I Will Always Be the Same
By Anime Queen
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A/N: So sorry for the super long wait! *bows apologetically* It's been a rather busy time , that with school and all, but it's quiet again, so, hopefully, updates will come a little faster. At least once a week for /something/ *lol*
Huge thanks to my reviewers, I owe you guys so much for inspiring me!!! ^___^
Child of Midnight: Thanks for reading!
Nelita: Sure, I'll go check out your story also!
Hawk Sage: I'm so sorry you get discouraged by not enough reviews!! Well, don't give up! After all, we're supposed to write for the pure pleasure of writing, not for quantity of reviews. If it makes you feel good to write, then you shouldn't worry about other people not reading it. Maybe some read it, but they just don't review *shrugs* Don't give up! ^_^ There are still many of us who do like to read your stuff!! Hai hai, the pen name change was good too! ^_^
Litena: Hope you're enjoying this! Thanks for the inspiration, I needed that! ^_^
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!... *ran out of creative ideas for disclaimers ^_^;;)
=...= Mai's thoughts
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Chapter 12 – Advil for the Soul
Kaiba stared at me in disbelief.
"And you actually think you can get out of here alive, with that kind of attitude?" he whispered in a hushed tone, his eyes wide. Even in the darkness I could tell he was quite shocked.
"Do you think you'll escape alive with yours?"
Suddenly it wasn't about who we cared for anymore. It was all about getting out, escaping this prison, and ending up still alive afterwards.
"Hell, I don't know!" Seto suddenly wailed, and leaned forwards to the wall, trapping me between him and the bricks behind me. He clenched his fists on either side of my head, and I felt his hot breath, coming in little gasps on my face.
"Stop asking me those kinds of things! I want to live as much as you do," I whispered, a little thrown off by his change of behavior. He was still leaning over me, breathing desperately. I couldn't think of anything to do or say, I just kept standing there.
He surprised me again when he slowly started sinking down, until he was sobbing quietly at my feet. I lowered myself to his level and sighed.
"Get a grip Kaiba."
=Please stop doing this=
His arms, that were still on either side of me, closed around my shoulders, drawing me closer.
"What the –" I tried to push at his chest, but he only tightened his grip.
"Just a little longer..." he whispered, barely audibly, next to my ear.
How? Why? What was going on? Who was holding us captive? Why us?
I relaxed and closed my eyes, trying to make the nagging questions go away. I didn't want to care anymore about the 'why'. All I wanted now, more than ever, was to get out of the cursed place.
His body suddenly stiffened, and a low gasp escaped from his throat. His arms fell from my shoulders, and he suddenly seemed to be fighting to kneel upright.
I gasped at first sight of the shadowy figures in the doorway, and then the sickening feeling of helplessness drenched my body in cold sweat. I looked at Kaiba. He was smiling as much as the pain from his wound in his back allowed him.
"You knew..." I whispered, on the verge of tears. Why?
"You knew it... too..." he whispered feebly back, "...that they would... eventually..." he collapsed, presumably from blood loss, and with him, my last hopes of escaping.
My fractured hand seemed to be hurting unbearably again, and my headache came back, as one of the guards pointed his rifle at me. Even as I longingly fingered the butt of my gun, I couldn't will myself to move. They got Kaiba, I could be next.
Their voices became less distinctive, as more of them poured in through the now open doorway. What little light from the hallway managed to penetrate into the room, they've obstructed. They were shouting, but I couldn't hear them anymore. Then pain in my body was making me dizzy, and just looking at Kaiba, lying immobile at my feet, instilled a different kind of pain. A sharp metal object collided with my face, and the red blurred my vision. I was faintly aware of my body being moved, and then...
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I come back from a long slumber, and what do I do? Go right back to the cliffies. ~_~ Either way, hope you all enjoyed it, I know this chapter was short, but if I continued, it would be way too long and a little rushed. ^_^;; Gomen! Thanks for reading, please tell me what you think!! Review pretty please!! ^___^
By Anime Queen
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A/N: So sorry for the super long wait! *bows apologetically* It's been a rather busy time , that with school and all, but it's quiet again, so, hopefully, updates will come a little faster. At least once a week for /something/ *lol*
Huge thanks to my reviewers, I owe you guys so much for inspiring me!!! ^___^
Child of Midnight: Thanks for reading!
Nelita: Sure, I'll go check out your story also!
Hawk Sage: I'm so sorry you get discouraged by not enough reviews!! Well, don't give up! After all, we're supposed to write for the pure pleasure of writing, not for quantity of reviews. If it makes you feel good to write, then you shouldn't worry about other people not reading it. Maybe some read it, but they just don't review *shrugs* Don't give up! ^_^ There are still many of us who do like to read your stuff!! Hai hai, the pen name change was good too! ^_^
Litena: Hope you're enjoying this! Thanks for the inspiration, I needed that! ^_^
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!... *ran out of creative ideas for disclaimers ^_^;;)
=...= Mai's thoughts
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Chapter 12 – Advil for the Soul
Kaiba stared at me in disbelief.
"And you actually think you can get out of here alive, with that kind of attitude?" he whispered in a hushed tone, his eyes wide. Even in the darkness I could tell he was quite shocked.
"Do you think you'll escape alive with yours?"
Suddenly it wasn't about who we cared for anymore. It was all about getting out, escaping this prison, and ending up still alive afterwards.
"Hell, I don't know!" Seto suddenly wailed, and leaned forwards to the wall, trapping me between him and the bricks behind me. He clenched his fists on either side of my head, and I felt his hot breath, coming in little gasps on my face.
"Stop asking me those kinds of things! I want to live as much as you do," I whispered, a little thrown off by his change of behavior. He was still leaning over me, breathing desperately. I couldn't think of anything to do or say, I just kept standing there.
He surprised me again when he slowly started sinking down, until he was sobbing quietly at my feet. I lowered myself to his level and sighed.
"Get a grip Kaiba."
=Please stop doing this=
His arms, that were still on either side of me, closed around my shoulders, drawing me closer.
"What the –" I tried to push at his chest, but he only tightened his grip.
"Just a little longer..." he whispered, barely audibly, next to my ear.
How? Why? What was going on? Who was holding us captive? Why us?
I relaxed and closed my eyes, trying to make the nagging questions go away. I didn't want to care anymore about the 'why'. All I wanted now, more than ever, was to get out of the cursed place.
His body suddenly stiffened, and a low gasp escaped from his throat. His arms fell from my shoulders, and he suddenly seemed to be fighting to kneel upright.
I gasped at first sight of the shadowy figures in the doorway, and then the sickening feeling of helplessness drenched my body in cold sweat. I looked at Kaiba. He was smiling as much as the pain from his wound in his back allowed him.
"You knew..." I whispered, on the verge of tears. Why?
"You knew it... too..." he whispered feebly back, "...that they would... eventually..." he collapsed, presumably from blood loss, and with him, my last hopes of escaping.
My fractured hand seemed to be hurting unbearably again, and my headache came back, as one of the guards pointed his rifle at me. Even as I longingly fingered the butt of my gun, I couldn't will myself to move. They got Kaiba, I could be next.
Their voices became less distinctive, as more of them poured in through the now open doorway. What little light from the hallway managed to penetrate into the room, they've obstructed. They were shouting, but I couldn't hear them anymore. Then pain in my body was making me dizzy, and just looking at Kaiba, lying immobile at my feet, instilled a different kind of pain. A sharp metal object collided with my face, and the red blurred my vision. I was faintly aware of my body being moved, and then...
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I come back from a long slumber, and what do I do? Go right back to the cliffies. ~_~ Either way, hope you all enjoyed it, I know this chapter was short, but if I continued, it would be way too long and a little rushed. ^_^;; Gomen! Thanks for reading, please tell me what you think!! Review pretty please!! ^___^