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C-F: Anyone going to kill me??
Marik: I hope so; as long as they let me help, that is.
C-F: T-T
Malik: Awww, Marik.... Now you made her cry!
Marik: ¬_¬U A disturbing sight.
C-F: *sees chocolate that mamono offered in return for another quick update* Chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marik: ¬¬U That was a baaaaaad idea.
C-F: DIDIHEARASHEEP?!?!?!?!
Marik: Ra, SAVE US!!!!
C-F: !@$#(&^!@)^)@*^!^$@^#!@ (Not cursing, by the way, :P)
Ari: Just get on with the chapter!
C-F: I just want to ask for forgiveness, I have this bad problem of spelling thing the British way, colour instead of color, centre in stead of center, progarmme instead is program, favourite instead of favorite.
Marik: At least you don't spell "draft" "Draught".
C-F: (actually when typing that I did!)
Ari: ¬_¬;; JUST GET ON WITH THE CHAPTER!!!
C-F: Okay, before anyone kills me... I made up for it by having a long chapter with fluff! And from now on I am going to try and concentrate on a certain couple for most of the chapters.
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Wish 3: A Few Meetings
11:30 am EST, June 10th, 2004, The Gang's residence,
~~~~Marik's perspective
"Marik, don't you want to go with us?" asked Bakura.
"Why would I?" I asked, not really wanting to go and meet Duke at his game shop.
"Bonnie works there." bribed Joey.
"Fine. I'll go." I said, trying to sound like I was reluctant.
"Be easy on her, even though she works for Duke she still doesn't believe we exist." warned Yugi.
"I know, I know." I said.
"Let's get going!" called Téa, whom was way too excited, in my opinion.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
My plan to bring customers in had worked better than I thought it would; we were now blooming with customers and had decided to hold the contest twice a month.
"Bonnie!" called Duke.
"Hmm?" I asked.
"Some friends of mine are coming over, when they get here, would you please show them to my rooms?" asked Duke.
"Sure thing." I replied as I began to type on a computer.
"You'll know them when they come, Yuki, Pyra, Jenny and Erin are with them." called Duke as he ran over to an elevator, "When they get here; close the shop!"
"Close the shop?" I muttered to myself, "Weird."
"Excuse me, do you carry the God Cards here?" asked a kid.
"Yes we do, English, Japanese and Chinese." I replied.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
I sighed, finally we were here and finally I spotted Bonnie.
"How much do the English ones cost?" asked the kid.
"Well we're having a sale on them right now so that you can get the entire set for $30.00." said Bonnie with a smile at the kid.
"We'd like to buy a set." said a woman whom was obviously the kid's mother.
"Sure thing!" said Bonnie, cheerily.
"Who is that?" asked Marik.
"That is Bonnie." I replied.
I caught Bonnie's eye and she nodded then picked up a microphone.
"Everyone, the store will be closing in five minutes, if you have chosen what you'd like to buy, please come to the check-out area now." announced Bonnie.
~~~~Jenny's perspective
"She is creeping me out." I declared as Bonnie began checking-out customers with an amazingly charming smile and a cheery voice.
"Why?" asked Marik.
"Because she isn't normally this cheery." replied Erin.
The last of the customers departed.
"Hey, y'all." called Bonnie, suddenly slipping totally out of the "Miss Cheery and Smiley Girl" mode.
"Okay, good, you were just in a cheery and smiley mood for the customers." I said.
Bonnie grinned.
"Awww, was I scaring you?" said Bonnie in a cooing voice.
"BONNIE!" I yelled, making her grin.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"So, who're your friends?" I asked.
Jenny gave me a look.
"Don't give me that look." I said.
"This is Yami, Yugi Moto, Bakura, Ryou Bakura, Joey Wheeler," Jenny sure seemed to like Joey, "Tristen Taylor, Odion, Téa Gardner, Seto and Mokuba Kaiba, and Marik Ishtar." said Jenny, pointing to each person in turn.
"Nice to meet you all." I said.
"Well at least you didn't bow." muttered Jenny.
"Awww, you hate it when I bow?" I asked, pretending to be hurt.
"Don't start." growled Jenny, making me grin.
"You're evil." declared Erin.
"And that is new......... how?" I asked.
"Okay, that doesn't make any sense," said Yugi, "You just dissed yourself."
"Who said she was dissing herself?" asked Jenny.
I just grinned and strolled over to the counter.
"Whatcha doin'?" asked Joey.
"Telling Duke that y'all are here." I replied.
"Yes?" asked Duke as he picked up.
"Your friends are here." I said.
"Good! Bring them up!" said Duke, "And you're to come as well. I'll come down with the elevator."
I gave the phone a weird look then hung up.
~~~~Marik's perspective
While Bonnie went over to the counter I went over to Jenny and Erin.
"Why is she ignoring me?" I asked.
"She tends to try her best to ignore people unless they talk to her, she knows them, or they're customer." replied Jenny in a whisper.
"If they're guys she thinks are hot." added Erin.
I noticed the weird look Bonnie gave the phone a weird look before she hung- up.
"Why did you give the phone a look?" I asked.
Bonnie's blue-gray-green eyes met my lavender eyes.
"He said that I am to accompany y'all upstairs." she replied.
The elevator bell dinged and Duke stepped out of it.
"Duke, can we talk to you alone for a minute?" asked Yuki.
"Uhhh, sure." he replied.
Yuki, and the others ushered him to the opposite side of the room and I strolled over to Bonnie.
I noticed she was eyeing me as I walked over.
"What do you think they're talking about?" she asked, startling me.
"I don't know." I replied, "With those four involved, we will probably find out soon enough."
She grinned at me, making my heart race.
"So, how did you meet Yuki and Pyra?" I asked.
Bonnie got an odd look on her face and for a moment I thought she wasn't going to reply.
"It was a few days after my birthday in April," she started, "We were over at Target in Vestal, when I passed-out, for a reason they blame on a fortune cookie I had gotten earlier at a Chinese restaurant. Jenny and Erin said that Yuki was nearby and saw me collapse and came over to help, the she called Pyra," Bonnie winced, "who injected me with something that woke me up."
This, certainly gave me some things to ponder about.
"What's the matter?" asked Bonnie.
"Hmm?" I asked.
"You have a pained expression on your face." she replied, and I noticed that she was giving me her full attention.
"It's nothing, I was just thinking." I replied.
I could tell she didn't believe me, but she kept her mouth shut.
~~~~Duke's perspective
"What do you mean you want to see if Marik can persuade Bonnie of who we are?!" I whispered, harshly.
"Get them alone somewhere and let Bonnie yak and she'll wind up getting to know more than she meant to." replied Jenny.
"She'd kill you if she knew you said that." muttered Erin.
"Still, what makes you think Marik could get her to believe?" I asked.
Jenny and Erin started to snicker.
"What?" I asked.
"If we told you, we'd have to kill you." they choked.
"Never mind, we don't want to know." said Joey.
"So, how do you plan to get them alone?" I sighed.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
Boy, I thought, this guy sure is a hottie.
"So how old are you?" asked Marik.
"Fourteen." I replied.
He looked shocked.
"What?" I said with a grin, "Thought I was older?"
"Yes." he replied.
"The highest age anyone has ever thought I was, was twenty-two." I stated.
"I thought you were about eighteen." said Marik.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"Fifteen." he replied.
I noticed he still seemed to be in pain, but I decided to keep my mouth shut.
"They're taking long enough, aren't they?" I sighed.
"Tell me about it." he said, as he leaned against the counter, next to me.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"We're done now!" I said as the others and I came over to Bonnie and Marik.
I noticed that, surprisingly, Marik and Bonnie seemed to have been yakking and were side-by-side at the counter.
"Let's go upstairs." said Duke.
"It'll take two trips." said Bonnie, "The elevators are only so big."
I realized what Jenny and Erin were going to do.
~~~~Jenny's perspective
Thank you for pointing that out, Bonnie. I thought.
Bonnie and Marik started to follow us into the elevator.
"No, you two come up after us." said Joey as he and I pushed Bonnie and Marik away from the elevator.
"What?" I heard Bonnie mutter.
"See ya later!" I called as the door shut.
Bonnie gave me a dark look.
"She is going to kill you." sighed Erin.
"Why do you guys always say she is going to kill someone?" asked Téa.
"If you make her mad she looks like she's gonna kill you so we think it fits." I replied.
"Here we are." said Duke as the elevator stopped.
"To the control room?" asked Yuki.
"Yes." I replied.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
I glared at the elevator doors.
"Sometimes I wonder if they're plotting." I muttered, darkly.
Marik looked at me.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Oh, any time I'm stranded somewhere it's almost always Jenny and Erin's fault." I replied.
"And the other times?" he asked me.
"Other times it Yuki and Pyra's fault or any combination of the four you can think of." I replied.
"Huh." he said.
The elevator doors opened.
"Maybe they aren't trapping you with me after all." said Marik as we got into the elevator.
I nearly asked him why being trapped with him was so bad, but I managed to keep my mouth shut.
~~~~Marik's perspective
Bonnie sure seemed to be changing her mind about what she was going to say a lot. Heck, a few times she turned beet red.
"Crap." I heard her mutter, making me think she felt like she was trapped with me.
"What?" I asked.
"We're going the wrong way." she replied, pointing at the thing that told oneself which floor you were passing.
"What do you think is the problem?" I asked.
"Perhaps a power failure." she replied as the elevator landed on the last floor it could reach.
"Or?" I asked.
"Or our friends have an early death wish and have decided to trap us down here for awhile." she replied as she slid into a sitting position on the floor.
"Comfortable?" I asked, sarcastically.
She just grinned up at me.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"And you two say she's evil." I muttered.
"Ever think that you two may be the ones that are evil?" asked Pyra.
"Aww, what's wrong with trapping them in an elevator?" asked Jenny.
"Just don't turn the lights out." said Odion.
"Why not?" asked Erin.
"You'll give Marik a heart-attack." he replied, "He hates the dark, he lived for way to long underground to be comfortable in it."
"Hmmm." muttered Jenny thoughtfully.
"You wouldn't!" yelped Odion.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"What do you think it is?" I asked.
"They're probably trapping us down here on purpose." replied Marik as he slid into a corner across from me.
"Yeah, you're probably right." I said.
"Probably?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Are." I corrected myself with a grin.
The lights faded a bit and Marik yelped.
"What's the matter?" I asked as he scurried over to me as if scared of something.
"I hate the dark." he replied, huddling next to me.
I felt myself turn beet red and was glad it was almost dark.
"I have a flashlight." I said, but Marik was huddled so close that I couldn't reach the flashlight.
"It'll still be too dark..." he said.
"Why are you so scared of the dark?" I asked him.
"If you had lived underground for ten years without ever seeing the sun you would be too." he replied.
This was starting to sound way too much like Yu-Gi-Oh! for comfort.
"You are thinking this sounds way too much like Yu-Gi-Oh!, aren't you?" he asked, startling me.
"I can see it in your eyes." he said sitting up as he looked me in the eye.
I stayed silent as I looked away.
I felt his hand slide under my chin, making my breath catch in my throat.
"Aren't you?" he repeated as he made me look him in the eye.
".....yes." I replied.
"They had told me you didn't and wouldn't believe that Yu-Gi-Oh! was real." he said with a sigh as he broke eye contact.
I felt like I had been freed from an unbreakable spell when he broke eye contact.
"How can anyone expect me to believe something that ludicrous?" I demanded.
"How can I believe that I'm not dreaming right now?" he asked.
Now that is a weird philosophy. I thought.
"That makes no sense." I said.
"Neither does me and the others having the same names as the Yu-Gi-Oh! characters, does it?" he replied.
"You know, you're making more sense than I like to admit." I told him.
"And you are more beautiful than I can say." he said, making me gape.
He turned beet red.
"Well," said a voice, "It seems he has forgotten about the dark."
"Malik!" snapped Marik.
A male who looked a lot like Marik appeared.
"You two could be twins." I remarked, the two turned beet red.
"You know," said Malik, "you really ought to believe people when they tell you things are real."
I glared at him.
"So, if I was told that a Pterodactyl lived in the creek behind my house and that it was blue with red eyes, I should believe them?" I asked.
Marik grinned.
"That's not what I meant!" snapped Malik.
"I know that." I replied.
"Malik, would you please go away?" asked Marik - more like a demand, really.
Malik vanished with a sniff.
"So, why won't you believe that Yu-Gi-Oh! is real?" Marik asked me, again.
I sighed and put my head in a hand.
"Because, it sounds to good to be true." I replied, at last.
"And that would be why?" he asked me.
"I will not answer that." I declared, turning beet red.
He gave me an odd look.
"You know, the day you passed-out," he started, making my blood run cold, "you passed out because someone had given you a spelled fortune cookie and had used your strength to power the spells for whatever had been wished."
I looked at him.
"And the wish that did you in, was the one that you wished, the first one, anyway." he added.
"And you know all of this, how?" I asked, stunned.
"Because, when you passed-out I had a vision, of sorts, of you." he replied.
I decided I wasn't going to say anything about that.
~~~~Marik's perspective
"You know, this may be a bit surprising, but those four friends of yours, they are part of a secret society known as the Demon Hunters." I told her.
"And Demon Hunters are, what exactly?" she asked.
"They hunt and eliminate rouges who travel from world to world, changing, eliminating, and destroying things that aren't supposed to be messed with." I replied, "In my world, you and your friends are a manga and animé."
That, if nothing else, hit her.
Silence.
She turned beet red.
I figured I knew what she had just thought of.
"Well, do you believe me?" I asked.
Silence.
I waited.
"I find it hard not to believe you." she replied at long last.
The darkness increased.
"Wha-?!" she started as I huddled against her again.
~~~~Duke's perspective
"DUKE, DON'T LOWER THE LIGHTS THAT MUCH!!!!" yelled Odion.
I remained silent, after all, Jenny and Erin could be very convincing.
"LET HIM!!!!" yelled Jenny.
"NOT ALL THE WAY OFF!!!" yelled Odion.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
This is insane, I thought, How can anyone, even Marik be so scared of the dark?
The lights went off and Marik whimpered.
"If you let go for a second I can get my flashlight." I told him.
For a minute I didn't think he'd let go of me.
"O-okay." he replied as he let go of me.
I reached into my pocket and found my flashlight.
"There we go." I said as I flipped the flashlight on; it, unfortunately, only lighted half of the elevator.
Marik stayed silent, obviously pondering something.
I decided to let him ponder and I set the flashlight down so I could get my backpack.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm bored." I replied as I started rummaging in my backpack, "I have to have something in here, like my GameBoy Advance SP."
He went silent again.
"Ah ha!" I declared, triumphantly as I pulled a binder out of my backpack.
"What's in that?" he asked, suddenly interested.
"Duel Monsters cards." I replied.
He raised an eyebrow.
"What?" I asked.
"That's a lot of cards." he pointed out.
I looked at my binder.
"These aren't my only ones either." I said.
He gaped.
I remained silent.
I heard one of the speakers crackle.
I growled.
"Bonnie, Marik, if you want to kill the ones who made us do this, the culprits are Jenny and Erin." said Odion's voice over the speaker, "And, Marik, I'm sorry that I could not stop them from turning the lights off."
Marik growled.
"Jenny and Erin are going to die." I growled.
"And, Bonnie," said Yuki, "If you want help killing those two you aren't getting any help from me or Pyra, those two are scary when they want something."
This startled me.
~~~~Marik's perspective
The speaker clicked off.
"What is it?" I asked, Bonnie had the oddest expression on her face.
"Can Demon Hunters land on their feet when someone throws them?" Bonnie asked.
"No." I replied.
Bonnie got a concerned expression.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because last month I threw Jenny when she and the others were trying to make me go somewhere and she landed on her feet." she replied, "Perfectly."
"Either she is now a rouge," I started.
"And Erin too." Bonnie added.
"Or they aren't Jenny and Erin." I finished.
"Hmm." she muttered.
I remained silent.
"What's the matter?" she asked me.
"Nothing." I replied.
"You're lying." she said.
I winced.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"What makes you think I'm lying?" Marik asked me.
"I know you're lying." I replied, "I can see it in your eyes."
"It's nothing." he replied.
I noticed part of the back of his shirt was stained with blood, fresh blood.
"You're bleeding." I said, concerned.
Silence.
I rummaged around in my backpack to see if I had my first-aid kit.
I heard a zipper unzip.
"This is what's wrong." he said.
I looked at him and saw he had his shirt off and I turned beet red, then I noticed long and deep gashes across the tattoos on his back.
"Someone's been whipping you." I said, shocked.
"My sister and Shadi." Marik informed me.
"Why haven't you had anything done about these?" I asked him as I found my medical kit.
He turned to face me.
"Because I'm a vampire and I thought my natural healing powers would heal the wounds." he replied.
A vampire? I thought, stunned.
"Yes a vampire." he replied, as if he had read my mind.
"And you can read minds too?" I asked.
He smiled at that.
"Thanks to the Millenium Rod." he replied, "And you don't seem to be worried about me being a vampire."
"Let me see your back." I ordered.
He turned around.
"What did they use, Cats of Nine Tails?!" I asked, livid that anyone would do this to him.
"You don't sound to happy." remarked Marik.
I began to grumble about how mean his sister an Shadi were.
"Don't bother trying to kill them." said Marik as I cleaned his wounds.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because I already nearly killed them." he replied, "They're still in the hospital."
"what did you do to them?" I asked.
"Whipped them with their own whips." he replied.
"Serves them right." I muttered.
Even with his back to me I could tell he was shocked.
~~~~Marik's perspective
How could she not be mad at me for what I did to Ishizu and Shadi.
"I thought you would hate me for what I did." I said.
"Nah, you did a lot better than I would have done." she said, "Good grief, what did they do?! Poison the whips?!"
"What do you mean, 'that I did better than you would have done'?" I asked.
"If I had been in your shoes they would be dead right now." she replied.
"With how mad you seem to be at them right now, I'm not sure if they will be happy that they're alive." I told her.
She laughed.
"Hey!" she said as I turned around, "I wasn't finished!"
"Why in the world do you have a first-aid kit in you pack anyway?" I asked her, not turning back around.
"Because I go hiking in the woods a lot and Mother demands that I bring a medical kit of some sort." she replied, still trying to get me to turn around.
"It looks like the kind of medical kit that Pyra carries around." I said as I picked up the box and turned around.
"How do you expect me to-" she started.
"What?" I asked.
"Never mind." she said, "You can put you shirt back on."
"Nah, I'm more comfortable like this." I replied.
I could tell she had turned beet red, again.
"Who gave you this kit?" I asked.
"Pyra did." she replied.
"Ahh, I see." I said.
"I'm sure you don't; but thanks for tryin'." she said, sarcastically.
"I had been told that you like to say that." I said.
"Okay, who's been telling you about me?" she asked.
"Jenny and Erin, of course." I replied.
"Hmm." she muttered.
I realized it was still rather dark in the elevator.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"Marik, can I have my medical kit back now?" I asked.
"If you want it you have to come and get it." declared Marik.
"When you have your back turned to me?" I asked.
I could tell he was grinning.
"Yes." he replied.
I glared at him.
"Don't give me that look." he said.
"You," I told him, "are very naughty."
"Nah, just trying to keep you from getting to bored." he replied.
"Very funny." I muttered.
"You aren't getting you kit unless you come and get it yourself." repeated Marik.
I muttered and sat back against the wall.
"What are you going to do?" he asked, "Try and use telekinesis?"
"Tch, I wish." I muttered.
"Some vampires have telekinesis." he remarked.
I remained silent.
"I'm serious." he said.
"I know that." I said.
"Well, do you want your kit or not?" he asked.
I just glared at him.
"You know, if you glare any harder, you might burn off the tattoos on my back." he remarked.
I gave him a look.
"What's the matter, cat got your tongue?" he asked me.
"My father says that the Ancient Egyptians fell because they cherished cats." I retorted.
Marik laughed.
"Okay, crocodile got your tongue?" he asked.
"Yes, and that crocodile is sitting in front of me trying to get me to come and get my kit." I retorted, sarcastically.
"You are funny, you know that?" he said.
"Usually when people say that to me, they're being sarcastic." I remarked.
"Really?" he asked.
I decided it was time to shut-up.
"Being silent won't get you the kit." called Marik.
"Well, boo-hoo." I muttered.
"And you can't talk me into giving it to you, either." he added.
I stuck my tongue out at him.
He laughed.
I glared.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"I wish Jenny and Erin would untie us." I muttered.
"Yeah, that would be nice." sighed Seto.
"SHUT UP!!!" snapped Jenny.
"I hope Marik and Bonnie find a way out of the elevator." muttered Odion.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"Well?" asked Marik, holding up the kit.
I glared at him and went back to reading my Shonen Jump magazine.
"I'll take that." said Marik as he snatched my Shonen Jump.
"HEY!" I shouted, making him grin.
I growled at him.
"No, I won't give you back your kit. No, I won't give you back your Shonen Jump. Yes, I'm having fun irritating you. And no, I don't know when we'll get out of this predicament." said Marik, reading my mind.
"Humph." I muttered.
He began to look through my magazine.
"Hmm, which mangas do you read?" he asked me.
"All of them." I replied.
"Which one do you read first?" he asked me.
"Whichever one is first." I replied.
"Hmm." he muttered.
I glared at him and reached for my backpack.
"I'll take that too." said Marik, snatching my backpack.
"You still think you're going to get me to come and get my stuff?" I asked him.
"Yes." he replied, putting the two things he'd stole first in the backpack.
Grr, this is getting annoying. I thought.
"Good." he said.
"Would you please stop reading my mind?" I asked him.
"If you want me to." he replied.
"I want you to." I said, "Will you turn around?"
"No." he replied.
How to get my stuff back? I asked myself, And when he has his back to me at that? What is he really trying to do? If anything?
"Well, are going to get your stuff, or am I going to be taking it with me?" asked Marik.
"Look, bud, you are NOT taking my rare cards!" I said with a growl.
"Well then, come and get your stuff." he said.
"You make too much sense." I muttered.
"And you make no sense." he retorted.
How the hack am I going to get my stuff back? I grumbled.
~~~~Dwarntenankh's perspective
"Sir, Marik and Bonnie are trapped in a elevator, just as you wished." said one of my henchwomen who had taken the alias of one of Bonnie's friends.
"Good." I said, "Let's see if they can get themselves out of this predicament."
"Yessir." replied the other henchwoman.
~~~~Marik's perspective
I am surprised that Bonnie hasn't tried to get her stuff back yet.
I heard her grumbling.
"What was that?" I asked.
"Sounded like the brakes of an elevator." she replied.
I went pale.
"Don't worry, we're at the bottom and we can't go any farther." she said.
"I think someone was disconnecting the brakes." I told her.
"Don't be such a worry-wort." I heard her mutter, but she didn't sound so sure.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"Comfortable?" Marik asked me.
"No." I said.
"Bored?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Want to kill me?" he asked.
"No." I replied.
"Want your stuff back?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Well, you're not getting it unless you can take it from me." he said.
I growled at him.
I could kill him right now, I thought, If I wanted to.
"If you even get close to getting your stuff, I'll give it back." said Marik.
I gave him a look.
"How can you be so argumentative without even talking?" I heard him mutter.
"Easily." I replied, making him jump.
"Are you tired?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Are you going to fall asleep?" he asked.
"No." I replied, "And you ask to many questions."
"I'll stop asking you questions if you get your stuff back." he said.
Now that was a tempting offer.
I lunged for my stuff over his shoulder.
"Tsk, tsk." he murmured.
His hands wrapped around my arms and I found myself lifted over his shoulder and thrown onto the floor in front of him, which, of course, knocked the breath out of me.
"I would of expected better." remarked Marik, kneeling over me.
I glared at him as he put a fist on each side of my neck and leaned down until we were nose-to-nose.
"You," he said, "being a champion fighter."
I had finally caught my breath.
"Another thing they told you?" I asked, "Anything else they told you that I ought to know?"
He grinned.
"They told Odion to tell me that you're a bodybuilder as well." he said.
I rolled my eyes.
"They also gave me a picture of you." he added.
"What?!" I yelped.
"Yes, they gave me a picture of you." he said.
"I'll kill them." I muttered.
He grinned.
"Even though you're grinning, I can tell you have something bothering you." I told him.
"I am beginning to wonder if you're the one with the Millenium Rod and not me." said Marik.
I laughed.
"It's something my sister and Shadi said to me, and what they called me." he sighed.
I could tell he was hesitant to tell me.
"You can tell me." I told him.
"One, they said that I killed Ishizu and mine's father." he said.
"Uh huh." I said.
~~~~Marik's perspective
"And they called me a 'demon'." I added.
"Well, I doubt you're a demon or Yuki and Pyra would of dealt with you by now." she told me.
"How can you joke about something like this?!" I demanded.
"Because," she said poking my in the chest, startling me, "I know you're not a demon, of any sort."
"Oh really?" I asked, doubtfully.
"Really." she replied, stubbornly.
"Even after what I did at Battle City?" I asked.
"Even." she replied, "After all, you were just mad at Yugi and Yami because Malik had told you it was the 'Pharaoh's will' for your father to be killed. And you wanted the power of the Egyptian God Cards."
I blinked at her.
"DON'T YOU DARE TELL HIM ANYTHING!!!" yelled Malik.
"I banish you from my Millenium Rod, Malik, and you are going to find yourself in the same room that the others are in." I told him.
Malik turned solid and disappeared.
I saw the amused look on Bonnie's face.
"What?" I asked.
"I was wondering how much I would have to say about your past before he would tell me not to say anything else." she replied.
"Well, you were saying?" I asked, "Start from as far back as you know."
"Well, let's see." she muttered, "When you were ten you had your back tattooed, as a rite because you were the oldest son of the Tomb Keeper Clan, and after the ritual, you had an urge to go above ground. Odion let you and Ishizu go above ground, and when you came back your father was about to kill Odion for allowing you to go."
She appeared to be thinking.
"You picked up the Millenium Rod because you knew it was a dagger and as soon as you touched it, Malik was born; from all of your anger and hate. He took control of you and killed your father." she said.
I gaped.
"Malik told you it was the Pharaoh's will for your father to be killed." she said, "But, in reality, the 'Pharaoh's Will' is what is tattooed on your back, and it's use is a mind refresher for Yami."
I stayed silent.
"So I did kill Father?" I asked, finally.
"No." she replied, "Malik did, using your body."
"So, you're saying it wasn't Yami's fault?" I asked.
"Yes." she replied.
"I had better apologize." I remarked.
"First we need to get out of here." she pointed out.
"Good point." I muttered.
I was aware I was still on top of Bonnie but I was too busy thinking to sit back. So Malik had saved Odion's life by taking Father's?
"So, is Malik still like that?" I asked.
"No, not really." she replied, "It'll be interesting to see how he is now that he has his own body, though. He'll actually have emotions."
That worried me.
"Don't be worried." she told me.
"Did you steal me Millenium Rod, or something?" I asked her.
"No, I'm just good at reading facial expressions." she replied with a smile that melted my heart.
"But, anyway, why did Ishizu and Shadi call me a 'demon'?" I asked.
"Did your father favor you?" she asked me.
"Ishizu says he did." I replied.
"That's why." she told me, "Sibling rivalry. She wanted to be number one in his eyes but you were."
I stayed silent.
"Now, here's a question for you." Bonnie said.
"Hmm?" I asked.
"If you're a vampire," she started, "why haven't you bitten me yet?"
"Because the rules of vampires are different here than in my world." I said, and I knew I had turned red.
She seemed to find it amusing that I was blushing.
"In this world vampire usually drink blood if they want to change that person into a vampire." I replied.
"'Usually'." she asked.
"There's always vampires who drink just to drink." I replied.
"Ah, and I guess you are the former kind?" she asked.
"If not that definatly not the latter." I replied.
"That is comforting." she said, and I noticed that she wasn't being sarcastic.
"Now, tell me. Why, in the world, did you throw me?" Bonnie asked.
I grinned.
"I was wondering when you'd ask me that." I told her.
She cocked an eyebrow.
"You know, Jenny and Erin said that you and I look alike when we do that." I remarked, that startled her into laughing.
"So, why did you throw me?" she asked again.
"If I told you I would have to kill you." I told her.
"Why? So I tht woulden't kill you?" she asked.
~~~~Pyra's perspective
"What in the world are they doing?" I muttered, "You'd think they would of gotten out of the elevator by now."
"Bonnie is giving him a history lesson." replied Malik as he appeared.
"Why aren't you transparent?" I asked him.
"I have been banished from the Millenium Rod." replied Malik with a sigh, "I ticked Romeo off."
"Who's Romeo?" asked Téa.
"Marik." replied Malik.
"Why'd you call him Romeo?" asked Mokuba.
"Because he likes Bonnie way too much." replied Malik.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
Maybe I shoulden't have told him about his past, I thought, Now he won't get off of me, because he's thinking.
"Why do you think Yami didn't send me to the Shadow Realm?" he asked me.
What's with him and asking my opinion?
"He probably knew why you hated him." I replied.
"Huh." he muttered.
Am I going to have to make you get off of me? I asked him silently.
"Why do you think Shadi helps Ishizu?" asked Marik.
"Because he is under her spell." I replied.
He gave me an odd look.
"What?" I asked.
"I was told you voice could get weird." he remarked, "I didn't think they were serious, though."
"Once we get out of here you and I are going to have a talk about what Jenny and Erin told you about me." I told him.
"Assuming that we do get out of here, that is." he said.
"I'd say we should climb out of the top of the elevator, but there isn't any way to get out after that." I told him, "I woulden't even be able to hack into the door controls."
"So, we just have to wait for someone to get us out?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
He didn't look upset.
"Are you sure I'm not a demon?" he asked me.
"YES! You aren't a demon, you never have been and never will be!" I told him, a bit more firmly than I had meant.
He looked at me.
"What?" I asked.
"I could kiss you." he replied.
Now THAT I didn't know what to say about.
"What?" he said, "Can't think of something to say?"
"Nope." I replied.
"You like the idea?" he asked.
I DEFINATELY didn't know what to say to that.
"Well?" he asked.
"I am NOT answering that question." I replied.
"And why would that be?" he asked bringing his face inches away from mine.
My heart began to pound.
"Well?" he asked.
~~~~Marik's perspective
Bonnie sure seemed to not want to answer my questions.
"I am NOT answering that question." she repeated.
"Do you not want to answer my question?" I asked her.
Ra, does she smell good. I thought.
"More like can't think of an answer." she informed me.
"Ah." I said.
"Why the heck did you say that you could kiss me, anyway?" she asked obviously not able to believe anyone would want to kiss her.
"Because I could, kiss you." I replied.
"Without my permission?" she asked, crossing her arms.
"I'm not that stupid." I told her.
She grinned at that.
"Good." she said.
"'Good'?" I asked.
"If you were that stupid I would have to hurt you." she said.
"Who don't I believe you'd do that." I asked her.
"Okay, you're definat;y not stupid." she said.
"Well, I'm glad you figured that out." I told her.
She snickered.
"So, do you have an answer to my former questions?" I asked her.
"You ask too many question." she informed me.
"I ask questions until I get an answer or get forced to shut-up." I said.
"Well, I'm pretty close to the latter." she informed me.
"Does that mean it's time for me to back-off?" I asked.
"Yes." she replied, "It is also time for you to get off of me."
I turned red and got off.
"That," she said, "is much better."
"Sorry." I muttered.
She sat up and leaned against a wall.
"That's okay." she said, "But, next time you decide you're going to throw me? Make sure it's on a softer surface than this. Unless I'm trying to kill someone."
"Like who?" I asked.
"ANYONE." she said, "I don't wanna go to jail."
I grinned.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"Three." she replied.
"We've been down here that long?" I asked.
"Uh-huh." she replied.
This was beginning to be worriesome.
~~~~Rose Thorn's perspective
I had just gotten a call from the Demon Hunter's leader; me and Zarah were to go back to our world and deal with some imposters at Duke's game shop.
"Did he say who we're supposed to rescue from the elevator?" asked Zarah Ranmus, my partner.
"No." I lied, Zarah hated Marik and if I told her she woulden't want to rescue the tapped people.
"Okay, let's get going." said Zarah.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
If he asks me if I liked the idea of him kissing me I am going to scream. I grumbled to myself. The little voice in kept telling me that I did like the idea, though. But I was NOT about to say that.
"Two Demon Hunters just entered the building." said Marik, suddenly.
"Oh, joy." I said.
"It'll take them awhile to get us out though." he added.
"Oh, double joy." I muttered.
"Am I making you mad?" he asked me.
"Well, if you ask me another question I am going to scream." I replied, "And I'm already mad; mad as a hatter."
He grinned.
"Don't grin at me like that." I muttered.
"I'd ask you why; but I don't want you to scream." he informed me.
I glared at him.
"But I do want to know the answer to that question." he added.
I hit my head on the wall.
"What? You afraid I'll dislike the answer?" he asked.
He is driving me mad. I thought.
"You know, I could just use my Millenium Rod to find out the answer." he remarked, thoughtfuly.
~~~~Marik's perspective
She yalped at that.
"YOU WOULDEN'T DARE!!!" she yelped.
I grinned.
She glared at me then closed her eyes and leaned against the wall, again.
"Rather trusting, aren't you? Believing that I woulden't read your mind?" I muttered.
"More like, I know that I can't stop you from reading my mind so I'll submitt to that." she replied, startling me.
I began to play around with the idea in my head.
"And by the way, I won't kill you if you do." she said.
"You won't kill me if I do what?" I asked.
"Read my mind or kiss me." she replied.
Has she been down here to long? I asked myself.
"No, I haven't been down here to long." she said.
I looked to see her watching my face.
"You weren't kidding when you said you were good at reading expressions." I imformed her.
She just grinned and closed her eyes, again.
Why in the world is she even daring to take an eye off of me even for a second? I asked myself, Was she serious when she said that she didn't think I was a demon?
~~~~Yuki's perspective
Thank goodness! Rose and Zarah were here!
"Where are the imposters?" asked Rose as she untied me and the others.
"They're in the control room." replied Duke.
"How long have Bonnie and Marik been trapped?" I Rose.
"Since a bit before twelve." I replied.
"THAT LONG?!" yelped Rose.
"I don't think it will bother Bonnie much, but, Marik is a whole different case." said Odion, "They turned the lights down to a degree that Marik will panic."
"We have to deal with the imposters first then we'll help Bonnie and Marik." Rose assured us as she ran off to go help Zarah deal with the imposters.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
Yeah, I just have to and make a fool of myself by telling him I won't kill him if he reads my mind or kisses me. I grumbled to myself.
"I just might read her mind..." I heard Marik mutter to himself.
Why in the world does he want to know so badly? I though.
"Or I could just kiss her..." he muttered.
I rolled my eyes.
"Nah, I'm not that stupid..." he muttered.
"Good." I said, making him jump.
"You heard me?!" he yelped turning beet red.
I grinned at him.
"You probably think I'm an imbocile." he sighed.
"Nope." I replied, "If you want to meet an imbocile, you ought to meet Jenny's cousin once removed, he's kissed her seven times without asking her. And another time he did ask her, she said no, and he kissed her anyways."
"That guy IS stupid." agreed Marik.
"On another hand," I said thoughtfully, "I shoulden't ;et you meet him or you'd fillet him."
"Why?" asked Marik.
"Because of how mean he is to Jenny and I." I replied.
"I noticed you put Jenny's name before your's." Marik remarked, "Why?"
"Uhh, because no one but Jenny, Erin, Yuki, Pyra, my dog and my parents really care what happens to me." I replied.
He gaped at me.
"And you think I don't care about you?!" he asked, indignent.
I raised an eyebrow and he turned red.
Ahh, is this why he wanted to know what I thought? I thought.
"Yes." he replied to my thought.
"How long have you been reading my mind?" I asked him.
"I just started." he replied, "You said you woulden't kill me so I decided I'd see if you were serious."
Now it was my turn to blush.
He grinned.
"I'm not asking." I muttered.
"Because you already know." he finished.
"You think vampires are cool?!" he gaped.
"Would you please stop reading my mind?" I asked, "It tickles."
"Ahh, so you were seeing if I was lying earlier?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Why are you so honest with me?" he asked.
"I try to be honest with everyone." I replied.
He had a doubtful look on his face.
I rolled my eyes and leaned against the wall, again.
"Comfortable?" he asked as came over at sat next to me.
"No." I replied.
"Me niether." he said.
"Oh, that is such a consolation." I said, sarcastically.
He remained silent.
"Yoo-hoo?" I asked.
Silence.
"Anybody home?" I asked.
I was startled to see that there were tears running down his cheeks.
"What's the matter?" I asked, concerned.
"It's just," he started, "No one has teased me, stayed around me comfortably, or talked to me for that matter, in a long time."
Now it was my turn to be silent.
"Or ask 'me what's the matter?'." he added.
That startled me.
"The only person besides you who has asked me how I was is Odion. But he NEVER teases or jokes with me." he said.
Now I felt more sorry for him then I had before.
"I'm sorry, I shoulden't of told you all of that." he said.
"No, if it makes you feel better, you can tell me anything." I told him, "Or if you need a shoulder to cry on, I have two."
He looked at me surprised.
"I'm serious." I said.
He suddenly hugged me and cried into my shoulder.
Boy, he's been through a lot. I thought, I'm surprised he hasen't cracked.
~~~~Zarah Remnus' perspective
Rose wasen't telling me something, she wasen't telling me who we were going to rescue; which meant one of the people was someone who could make me blow my top.
"Who are we rescuing?" I asked Rose.
"I don't know." she said.
I decided it was time to bring my telepathic powers out.
"Marik and someone name 'Bonnie', huh?" I said.
Rose cringed.
"Yes, but let's get this over with." Reose said.
"Alright." I said.
~~~~Marik's perspective
I just sat here, crieng into Bonnie's shoulder. She didn't seem to know what to say so she remained silent.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked her as she held me.
"Because I like you." she replied after a moment.
I remained silent at that; it was just so hard to believe!
Ra! She has the voice of an angel! I wonder what she is thinking about?
"You're rather quiet." she remarked.
"So are you." I said pulling out of her embrace.
She grinned.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
He sure seems happier now. I thought, When he's like this, grinning and laughing are contagious.
"Soooooooooo." drawled Marik.
Uh-oh, I know that tone. I thought, Well of course I know that tone, I use it allot...
"Hmm?" I asked.
"Can I kiss you?" he asked, timedly.
Now, what do I say to that? I thought, Mah momma always said life was like a box of chocolate; you never know what you're gonna get.
Marik started to laugh.
"Good, I can still make people laugh." I said, slyly.
"You knew I was listening to you thoughts?" he asked.
"Of course." I said, "But it is true, you never know what life is going to hand you."
"Or take away from you." murmered Marik.
"True." I agreed.
"Well, what say you?" Marik asked me.
"You should already know; with all the poking around in mah mind you've been doin'." I replied.
He grinned.
~~~~Marik's perspective
Is she acually serious? I wondered.
"Yes." Bonnie said, "I am serious."
And I though she was joking!
I started to wonderif she really was joking.
"Wake me up when you're done thinking." said Bonnie.
"'Wake you up'?" I asked.
"Yes." she replied as she closed her eyes.
I had an idea.
"What if you don't wake up?" I asked her.
"What?!" she yelped.
She opened her eyes abruptly to find me scant centemeters away from her face.
"Are trying to give me a heart-attack?" she asked me.
I grinned at her and then pressed my lips to hers.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"I wish I knew what was going on!" I grumbled.
"Where?" asked Artemis, "With Rose and Zarah or with Marik and Bonnie?"
I turned red.
"Thought so." sighed Pyra.
"Thought so what?!" I snapped.
"Thought that you meant the latter." replied Joey.
"Thought that I what?!" I yelled.
"Just let her be indignant, she won't admitt it." said Tristen.
"I wish there were cameras in the elevator." I grumbled.
"There are." said Duke.
"There are?" I asked.
"Yes, but they need to be re-programed." said Duke.
My spirits fell.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm sure we'll find out somehow!" said Téa, cheerily.
"Good." I said.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
I can't believe I was just kissed!!!! I, mentaly, was gaping.
The light from my flash light died a bit.
"Stupid flashlight." I muttered.
My heart was still racing from the thrill of being kissed, so I wasn't really paying that much attention to ANYTHING. Come to think of it, niether was Marik.
"Don't worry about the flashlight." said Marik, absently
I looked up at him.
He was staring at the door of the elevator.
"Well, I am just about ready to try and get out of this elevator." I announced as I stood-up.
Marik looked at me.
"I thought you said you coulden't hack into the doors computer." said Marik.
"I did." I replied, "I didn't say that brute force woulden't work, though."
He got a concerned look when I said that.
"What?" I asked.
He grabbed me bythe shoulders and kissed me again.
Let's just say that I was quickly caught up in the sweetness of the kiss.
He broke our kiss.
"I could never forgive myself if anything where to happen to you." Marik told me.
He must sence something wrong...
"What's the amtter?" I asked.
"I think that we should wait for help to come." is all that he said.
~~~~Rose' perspective
"Phew, now that we've taken care of that let's go rescue Marik and Bonnie." I said.
These two imposters must have been some of the highest rouges, I had never seen any that knew such advace spells.
"Yes, let's, I tuckered-out." agreed Zarah.
We went to the control room and began to undo what the imposters had done.
~~~~Marik's perspective
This is insane. I thought, Now that I've kissed her twice I want to kiss her and never stop kissing her.
We both jumped as we heard a bang.
"The brakes re-engaging?" I asked.
"Indeed." said Bonnie.
A loud click.
The light turned on, gradually, thank goodness.
Another bang.
"The elevator being turned in." said Bonnie.
The elevator began to rise.
The elevator stopped.
"And now we find out if we're in trouble or not." I muttered.
The doors opened to reveal Rose and, to my disgust, Zarah.
"Don't worry, we're friends." said Rose.
"I know you are, Rose, but I'm not sure about Zarah." I retorted.
"You two." Rose muttered.
Oh, hush. Bonnie thought at me, Just be glad we're out of that elevator.
I gave Bonnie a look.
"Bonnie!" yelled Yuki, "Marik!!!!"
"Uh, Marik, I think it's time we left." Bonnie said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Do you really want to be bombarded with questions?" she asked.
"No." I replied.
"Too late." she groaned as Yuki reached us.
"Bonnie, your hair is a mess." remarked Yuki.
Bonnie's eye twitched.
"WHAT DO YOU EXPECT AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN A ELEVATOR FOR-" she started to yell but I kissed her to make her stop.
Now that was priceless! Yuki's expression!!!!
"Ohmygod!" gaped Zarah.
"Uhm, let's go." said Rose as she steered the other two off.
"Bu-" started Yuki.
"NOW." said Rose.
This left me and Bonnie to enjoy our kiss.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"I think your plan worked too well, Jenny." I informed Jenny, whom we had found out had been replaced while we were in the evevator - as was Erin.
"What do you mean?" asked Erin.
Duke was gaping at a tv screen.
"You guys ought to look at this!" gawked Duke.
"What?" asked Jenny.
"I knew they would get along well!" laughed Erin.
I shook my head.
"You two are evil." I declared.
"What? They're just kissing." said Jenny who was grinning.
"Never mind." I muttered.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
Marik broke our kiss.
"I think we'd better get out of here before Yukia dn the other decide to come back." I told Marik.
"GOod idea." Marik agreed, "I'll take you home."
We went ouside.
"Put this on." said Marik, tossing me a helmet.
I put the helmet on and got on the back of Marik's motorcycle.
He started the motorcycle.
"WAIT!!!" yelled Yuki as Marik began to pull off, "COME BACK HERE!!!"
I saluted her.
"BONNIE!!!!! THAT'S NOT FUNNY!!!!!!!!" roared Yuki.
I grinned.
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C-F: *grin* I always thought being trapped in an elevator with a hot guy was romantic.
ARi: You've been watching too much of Sailor Moon.
Marik: ..........................................................
C-F: What's the matter? Cat got your tounge?
Seto: ¬_¬U PLease R&R!!! Maybe you'll give C-F her sanity back while you're at it...
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C-F: Anyone going to kill me??
Marik: I hope so; as long as they let me help, that is.
C-F: T-T
Malik: Awww, Marik.... Now you made her cry!
Marik: ¬_¬U A disturbing sight.
C-F: *sees chocolate that mamono offered in return for another quick update* Chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marik: ¬¬U That was a baaaaaad idea.
C-F: DIDIHEARASHEEP?!?!?!?!
Marik: Ra, SAVE US!!!!
C-F: !@$#(&^!@)^)@*^!^$@^#!@ (Not cursing, by the way, :P)
Ari: Just get on with the chapter!
C-F: I just want to ask for forgiveness, I have this bad problem of spelling thing the British way, colour instead of color, centre in stead of center, progarmme instead is program, favourite instead of favorite.
Marik: At least you don't spell "draft" "Draught".
C-F: (actually when typing that I did!)
Ari: ¬_¬;; JUST GET ON WITH THE CHAPTER!!!
C-F: Okay, before anyone kills me... I made up for it by having a long chapter with fluff! And from now on I am going to try and concentrate on a certain couple for most of the chapters.
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Wish 3: A Few Meetings
11:30 am EST, June 10th, 2004, The Gang's residence,
~~~~Marik's perspective
"Marik, don't you want to go with us?" asked Bakura.
"Why would I?" I asked, not really wanting to go and meet Duke at his game shop.
"Bonnie works there." bribed Joey.
"Fine. I'll go." I said, trying to sound like I was reluctant.
"Be easy on her, even though she works for Duke she still doesn't believe we exist." warned Yugi.
"I know, I know." I said.
"Let's get going!" called Téa, whom was way too excited, in my opinion.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
My plan to bring customers in had worked better than I thought it would; we were now blooming with customers and had decided to hold the contest twice a month.
"Bonnie!" called Duke.
"Hmm?" I asked.
"Some friends of mine are coming over, when they get here, would you please show them to my rooms?" asked Duke.
"Sure thing." I replied as I began to type on a computer.
"You'll know them when they come, Yuki, Pyra, Jenny and Erin are with them." called Duke as he ran over to an elevator, "When they get here; close the shop!"
"Close the shop?" I muttered to myself, "Weird."
"Excuse me, do you carry the God Cards here?" asked a kid.
"Yes we do, English, Japanese and Chinese." I replied.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
I sighed, finally we were here and finally I spotted Bonnie.
"How much do the English ones cost?" asked the kid.
"Well we're having a sale on them right now so that you can get the entire set for $30.00." said Bonnie with a smile at the kid.
"We'd like to buy a set." said a woman whom was obviously the kid's mother.
"Sure thing!" said Bonnie, cheerily.
"Who is that?" asked Marik.
"That is Bonnie." I replied.
I caught Bonnie's eye and she nodded then picked up a microphone.
"Everyone, the store will be closing in five minutes, if you have chosen what you'd like to buy, please come to the check-out area now." announced Bonnie.
~~~~Jenny's perspective
"She is creeping me out." I declared as Bonnie began checking-out customers with an amazingly charming smile and a cheery voice.
"Why?" asked Marik.
"Because she isn't normally this cheery." replied Erin.
The last of the customers departed.
"Hey, y'all." called Bonnie, suddenly slipping totally out of the "Miss Cheery and Smiley Girl" mode.
"Okay, good, you were just in a cheery and smiley mood for the customers." I said.
Bonnie grinned.
"Awww, was I scaring you?" said Bonnie in a cooing voice.
"BONNIE!" I yelled, making her grin.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"So, who're your friends?" I asked.
Jenny gave me a look.
"Don't give me that look." I said.
"This is Yami, Yugi Moto, Bakura, Ryou Bakura, Joey Wheeler," Jenny sure seemed to like Joey, "Tristen Taylor, Odion, Téa Gardner, Seto and Mokuba Kaiba, and Marik Ishtar." said Jenny, pointing to each person in turn.
"Nice to meet you all." I said.
"Well at least you didn't bow." muttered Jenny.
"Awww, you hate it when I bow?" I asked, pretending to be hurt.
"Don't start." growled Jenny, making me grin.
"You're evil." declared Erin.
"And that is new......... how?" I asked.
"Okay, that doesn't make any sense," said Yugi, "You just dissed yourself."
"Who said she was dissing herself?" asked Jenny.
I just grinned and strolled over to the counter.
"Whatcha doin'?" asked Joey.
"Telling Duke that y'all are here." I replied.
"Yes?" asked Duke as he picked up.
"Your friends are here." I said.
"Good! Bring them up!" said Duke, "And you're to come as well. I'll come down with the elevator."
I gave the phone a weird look then hung up.
~~~~Marik's perspective
While Bonnie went over to the counter I went over to Jenny and Erin.
"Why is she ignoring me?" I asked.
"She tends to try her best to ignore people unless they talk to her, she knows them, or they're customer." replied Jenny in a whisper.
"If they're guys she thinks are hot." added Erin.
I noticed the weird look Bonnie gave the phone a weird look before she hung- up.
"Why did you give the phone a look?" I asked.
Bonnie's blue-gray-green eyes met my lavender eyes.
"He said that I am to accompany y'all upstairs." she replied.
The elevator bell dinged and Duke stepped out of it.
"Duke, can we talk to you alone for a minute?" asked Yuki.
"Uhhh, sure." he replied.
Yuki, and the others ushered him to the opposite side of the room and I strolled over to Bonnie.
I noticed she was eyeing me as I walked over.
"What do you think they're talking about?" she asked, startling me.
"I don't know." I replied, "With those four involved, we will probably find out soon enough."
She grinned at me, making my heart race.
"So, how did you meet Yuki and Pyra?" I asked.
Bonnie got an odd look on her face and for a moment I thought she wasn't going to reply.
"It was a few days after my birthday in April," she started, "We were over at Target in Vestal, when I passed-out, for a reason they blame on a fortune cookie I had gotten earlier at a Chinese restaurant. Jenny and Erin said that Yuki was nearby and saw me collapse and came over to help, the she called Pyra," Bonnie winced, "who injected me with something that woke me up."
This, certainly gave me some things to ponder about.
"What's the matter?" asked Bonnie.
"Hmm?" I asked.
"You have a pained expression on your face." she replied, and I noticed that she was giving me her full attention.
"It's nothing, I was just thinking." I replied.
I could tell she didn't believe me, but she kept her mouth shut.
~~~~Duke's perspective
"What do you mean you want to see if Marik can persuade Bonnie of who we are?!" I whispered, harshly.
"Get them alone somewhere and let Bonnie yak and she'll wind up getting to know more than she meant to." replied Jenny.
"She'd kill you if she knew you said that." muttered Erin.
"Still, what makes you think Marik could get her to believe?" I asked.
Jenny and Erin started to snicker.
"What?" I asked.
"If we told you, we'd have to kill you." they choked.
"Never mind, we don't want to know." said Joey.
"So, how do you plan to get them alone?" I sighed.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
Boy, I thought, this guy sure is a hottie.
"So how old are you?" asked Marik.
"Fourteen." I replied.
He looked shocked.
"What?" I said with a grin, "Thought I was older?"
"Yes." he replied.
"The highest age anyone has ever thought I was, was twenty-two." I stated.
"I thought you were about eighteen." said Marik.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"Fifteen." he replied.
I noticed he still seemed to be in pain, but I decided to keep my mouth shut.
"They're taking long enough, aren't they?" I sighed.
"Tell me about it." he said, as he leaned against the counter, next to me.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"We're done now!" I said as the others and I came over to Bonnie and Marik.
I noticed that, surprisingly, Marik and Bonnie seemed to have been yakking and were side-by-side at the counter.
"Let's go upstairs." said Duke.
"It'll take two trips." said Bonnie, "The elevators are only so big."
I realized what Jenny and Erin were going to do.
~~~~Jenny's perspective
Thank you for pointing that out, Bonnie. I thought.
Bonnie and Marik started to follow us into the elevator.
"No, you two come up after us." said Joey as he and I pushed Bonnie and Marik away from the elevator.
"What?" I heard Bonnie mutter.
"See ya later!" I called as the door shut.
Bonnie gave me a dark look.
"She is going to kill you." sighed Erin.
"Why do you guys always say she is going to kill someone?" asked Téa.
"If you make her mad she looks like she's gonna kill you so we think it fits." I replied.
"Here we are." said Duke as the elevator stopped.
"To the control room?" asked Yuki.
"Yes." I replied.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
I glared at the elevator doors.
"Sometimes I wonder if they're plotting." I muttered, darkly.
Marik looked at me.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Oh, any time I'm stranded somewhere it's almost always Jenny and Erin's fault." I replied.
"And the other times?" he asked me.
"Other times it Yuki and Pyra's fault or any combination of the four you can think of." I replied.
"Huh." he said.
The elevator doors opened.
"Maybe they aren't trapping you with me after all." said Marik as we got into the elevator.
I nearly asked him why being trapped with him was so bad, but I managed to keep my mouth shut.
~~~~Marik's perspective
Bonnie sure seemed to be changing her mind about what she was going to say a lot. Heck, a few times she turned beet red.
"Crap." I heard her mutter, making me think she felt like she was trapped with me.
"What?" I asked.
"We're going the wrong way." she replied, pointing at the thing that told oneself which floor you were passing.
"What do you think is the problem?" I asked.
"Perhaps a power failure." she replied as the elevator landed on the last floor it could reach.
"Or?" I asked.
"Or our friends have an early death wish and have decided to trap us down here for awhile." she replied as she slid into a sitting position on the floor.
"Comfortable?" I asked, sarcastically.
She just grinned up at me.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"And you two say she's evil." I muttered.
"Ever think that you two may be the ones that are evil?" asked Pyra.
"Aww, what's wrong with trapping them in an elevator?" asked Jenny.
"Just don't turn the lights out." said Odion.
"Why not?" asked Erin.
"You'll give Marik a heart-attack." he replied, "He hates the dark, he lived for way to long underground to be comfortable in it."
"Hmmm." muttered Jenny thoughtfully.
"You wouldn't!" yelped Odion.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"What do you think it is?" I asked.
"They're probably trapping us down here on purpose." replied Marik as he slid into a corner across from me.
"Yeah, you're probably right." I said.
"Probably?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Are." I corrected myself with a grin.
The lights faded a bit and Marik yelped.
"What's the matter?" I asked as he scurried over to me as if scared of something.
"I hate the dark." he replied, huddling next to me.
I felt myself turn beet red and was glad it was almost dark.
"I have a flashlight." I said, but Marik was huddled so close that I couldn't reach the flashlight.
"It'll still be too dark..." he said.
"Why are you so scared of the dark?" I asked him.
"If you had lived underground for ten years without ever seeing the sun you would be too." he replied.
This was starting to sound way too much like Yu-Gi-Oh! for comfort.
"You are thinking this sounds way too much like Yu-Gi-Oh!, aren't you?" he asked, startling me.
"I can see it in your eyes." he said sitting up as he looked me in the eye.
I stayed silent as I looked away.
I felt his hand slide under my chin, making my breath catch in my throat.
"Aren't you?" he repeated as he made me look him in the eye.
".....yes." I replied.
"They had told me you didn't and wouldn't believe that Yu-Gi-Oh! was real." he said with a sigh as he broke eye contact.
I felt like I had been freed from an unbreakable spell when he broke eye contact.
"How can anyone expect me to believe something that ludicrous?" I demanded.
"How can I believe that I'm not dreaming right now?" he asked.
Now that is a weird philosophy. I thought.
"That makes no sense." I said.
"Neither does me and the others having the same names as the Yu-Gi-Oh! characters, does it?" he replied.
"You know, you're making more sense than I like to admit." I told him.
"And you are more beautiful than I can say." he said, making me gape.
He turned beet red.
"Well," said a voice, "It seems he has forgotten about the dark."
"Malik!" snapped Marik.
A male who looked a lot like Marik appeared.
"You two could be twins." I remarked, the two turned beet red.
"You know," said Malik, "you really ought to believe people when they tell you things are real."
I glared at him.
"So, if I was told that a Pterodactyl lived in the creek behind my house and that it was blue with red eyes, I should believe them?" I asked.
Marik grinned.
"That's not what I meant!" snapped Malik.
"I know that." I replied.
"Malik, would you please go away?" asked Marik - more like a demand, really.
Malik vanished with a sniff.
"So, why won't you believe that Yu-Gi-Oh! is real?" Marik asked me, again.
I sighed and put my head in a hand.
"Because, it sounds to good to be true." I replied, at last.
"And that would be why?" he asked me.
"I will not answer that." I declared, turning beet red.
He gave me an odd look.
"You know, the day you passed-out," he started, making my blood run cold, "you passed out because someone had given you a spelled fortune cookie and had used your strength to power the spells for whatever had been wished."
I looked at him.
"And the wish that did you in, was the one that you wished, the first one, anyway." he added.
"And you know all of this, how?" I asked, stunned.
"Because, when you passed-out I had a vision, of sorts, of you." he replied.
I decided I wasn't going to say anything about that.
~~~~Marik's perspective
"You know, this may be a bit surprising, but those four friends of yours, they are part of a secret society known as the Demon Hunters." I told her.
"And Demon Hunters are, what exactly?" she asked.
"They hunt and eliminate rouges who travel from world to world, changing, eliminating, and destroying things that aren't supposed to be messed with." I replied, "In my world, you and your friends are a manga and animé."
That, if nothing else, hit her.
Silence.
She turned beet red.
I figured I knew what she had just thought of.
"Well, do you believe me?" I asked.
Silence.
I waited.
"I find it hard not to believe you." she replied at long last.
The darkness increased.
"Wha-?!" she started as I huddled against her again.
~~~~Duke's perspective
"DUKE, DON'T LOWER THE LIGHTS THAT MUCH!!!!" yelled Odion.
I remained silent, after all, Jenny and Erin could be very convincing.
"LET HIM!!!!" yelled Jenny.
"NOT ALL THE WAY OFF!!!" yelled Odion.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
This is insane, I thought, How can anyone, even Marik be so scared of the dark?
The lights went off and Marik whimpered.
"If you let go for a second I can get my flashlight." I told him.
For a minute I didn't think he'd let go of me.
"O-okay." he replied as he let go of me.
I reached into my pocket and found my flashlight.
"There we go." I said as I flipped the flashlight on; it, unfortunately, only lighted half of the elevator.
Marik stayed silent, obviously pondering something.
I decided to let him ponder and I set the flashlight down so I could get my backpack.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm bored." I replied as I started rummaging in my backpack, "I have to have something in here, like my GameBoy Advance SP."
He went silent again.
"Ah ha!" I declared, triumphantly as I pulled a binder out of my backpack.
"What's in that?" he asked, suddenly interested.
"Duel Monsters cards." I replied.
He raised an eyebrow.
"What?" I asked.
"That's a lot of cards." he pointed out.
I looked at my binder.
"These aren't my only ones either." I said.
He gaped.
I remained silent.
I heard one of the speakers crackle.
I growled.
"Bonnie, Marik, if you want to kill the ones who made us do this, the culprits are Jenny and Erin." said Odion's voice over the speaker, "And, Marik, I'm sorry that I could not stop them from turning the lights off."
Marik growled.
"Jenny and Erin are going to die." I growled.
"And, Bonnie," said Yuki, "If you want help killing those two you aren't getting any help from me or Pyra, those two are scary when they want something."
This startled me.
~~~~Marik's perspective
The speaker clicked off.
"What is it?" I asked, Bonnie had the oddest expression on her face.
"Can Demon Hunters land on their feet when someone throws them?" Bonnie asked.
"No." I replied.
Bonnie got a concerned expression.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because last month I threw Jenny when she and the others were trying to make me go somewhere and she landed on her feet." she replied, "Perfectly."
"Either she is now a rouge," I started.
"And Erin too." Bonnie added.
"Or they aren't Jenny and Erin." I finished.
"Hmm." she muttered.
I remained silent.
"What's the matter?" she asked me.
"Nothing." I replied.
"You're lying." she said.
I winced.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"What makes you think I'm lying?" Marik asked me.
"I know you're lying." I replied, "I can see it in your eyes."
"It's nothing." he replied.
I noticed part of the back of his shirt was stained with blood, fresh blood.
"You're bleeding." I said, concerned.
Silence.
I rummaged around in my backpack to see if I had my first-aid kit.
I heard a zipper unzip.
"This is what's wrong." he said.
I looked at him and saw he had his shirt off and I turned beet red, then I noticed long and deep gashes across the tattoos on his back.
"Someone's been whipping you." I said, shocked.
"My sister and Shadi." Marik informed me.
"Why haven't you had anything done about these?" I asked him as I found my medical kit.
He turned to face me.
"Because I'm a vampire and I thought my natural healing powers would heal the wounds." he replied.
A vampire? I thought, stunned.
"Yes a vampire." he replied, as if he had read my mind.
"And you can read minds too?" I asked.
He smiled at that.
"Thanks to the Millenium Rod." he replied, "And you don't seem to be worried about me being a vampire."
"Let me see your back." I ordered.
He turned around.
"What did they use, Cats of Nine Tails?!" I asked, livid that anyone would do this to him.
"You don't sound to happy." remarked Marik.
I began to grumble about how mean his sister an Shadi were.
"Don't bother trying to kill them." said Marik as I cleaned his wounds.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because I already nearly killed them." he replied, "They're still in the hospital."
"what did you do to them?" I asked.
"Whipped them with their own whips." he replied.
"Serves them right." I muttered.
Even with his back to me I could tell he was shocked.
~~~~Marik's perspective
How could she not be mad at me for what I did to Ishizu and Shadi.
"I thought you would hate me for what I did." I said.
"Nah, you did a lot better than I would have done." she said, "Good grief, what did they do?! Poison the whips?!"
"What do you mean, 'that I did better than you would have done'?" I asked.
"If I had been in your shoes they would be dead right now." she replied.
"With how mad you seem to be at them right now, I'm not sure if they will be happy that they're alive." I told her.
She laughed.
"Hey!" she said as I turned around, "I wasn't finished!"
"Why in the world do you have a first-aid kit in you pack anyway?" I asked her, not turning back around.
"Because I go hiking in the woods a lot and Mother demands that I bring a medical kit of some sort." she replied, still trying to get me to turn around.
"It looks like the kind of medical kit that Pyra carries around." I said as I picked up the box and turned around.
"How do you expect me to-" she started.
"What?" I asked.
"Never mind." she said, "You can put you shirt back on."
"Nah, I'm more comfortable like this." I replied.
I could tell she had turned beet red, again.
"Who gave you this kit?" I asked.
"Pyra did." she replied.
"Ahh, I see." I said.
"I'm sure you don't; but thanks for tryin'." she said, sarcastically.
"I had been told that you like to say that." I said.
"Okay, who's been telling you about me?" she asked.
"Jenny and Erin, of course." I replied.
"Hmm." she muttered.
I realized it was still rather dark in the elevator.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"Marik, can I have my medical kit back now?" I asked.
"If you want it you have to come and get it." declared Marik.
"When you have your back turned to me?" I asked.
I could tell he was grinning.
"Yes." he replied.
I glared at him.
"Don't give me that look." he said.
"You," I told him, "are very naughty."
"Nah, just trying to keep you from getting to bored." he replied.
"Very funny." I muttered.
"You aren't getting you kit unless you come and get it yourself." repeated Marik.
I muttered and sat back against the wall.
"What are you going to do?" he asked, "Try and use telekinesis?"
"Tch, I wish." I muttered.
"Some vampires have telekinesis." he remarked.
I remained silent.
"I'm serious." he said.
"I know that." I said.
"Well, do you want your kit or not?" he asked.
I just glared at him.
"You know, if you glare any harder, you might burn off the tattoos on my back." he remarked.
I gave him a look.
"What's the matter, cat got your tongue?" he asked me.
"My father says that the Ancient Egyptians fell because they cherished cats." I retorted.
Marik laughed.
"Okay, crocodile got your tongue?" he asked.
"Yes, and that crocodile is sitting in front of me trying to get me to come and get my kit." I retorted, sarcastically.
"You are funny, you know that?" he said.
"Usually when people say that to me, they're being sarcastic." I remarked.
"Really?" he asked.
I decided it was time to shut-up.
"Being silent won't get you the kit." called Marik.
"Well, boo-hoo." I muttered.
"And you can't talk me into giving it to you, either." he added.
I stuck my tongue out at him.
He laughed.
I glared.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"I wish Jenny and Erin would untie us." I muttered.
"Yeah, that would be nice." sighed Seto.
"SHUT UP!!!" snapped Jenny.
"I hope Marik and Bonnie find a way out of the elevator." muttered Odion.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"Well?" asked Marik, holding up the kit.
I glared at him and went back to reading my Shonen Jump magazine.
"I'll take that." said Marik as he snatched my Shonen Jump.
"HEY!" I shouted, making him grin.
I growled at him.
"No, I won't give you back your kit. No, I won't give you back your Shonen Jump. Yes, I'm having fun irritating you. And no, I don't know when we'll get out of this predicament." said Marik, reading my mind.
"Humph." I muttered.
He began to look through my magazine.
"Hmm, which mangas do you read?" he asked me.
"All of them." I replied.
"Which one do you read first?" he asked me.
"Whichever one is first." I replied.
"Hmm." he muttered.
I glared at him and reached for my backpack.
"I'll take that too." said Marik, snatching my backpack.
"You still think you're going to get me to come and get my stuff?" I asked him.
"Yes." he replied, putting the two things he'd stole first in the backpack.
Grr, this is getting annoying. I thought.
"Good." he said.
"Would you please stop reading my mind?" I asked him.
"If you want me to." he replied.
"I want you to." I said, "Will you turn around?"
"No." he replied.
How to get my stuff back? I asked myself, And when he has his back to me at that? What is he really trying to do? If anything?
"Well, are going to get your stuff, or am I going to be taking it with me?" asked Marik.
"Look, bud, you are NOT taking my rare cards!" I said with a growl.
"Well then, come and get your stuff." he said.
"You make too much sense." I muttered.
"And you make no sense." he retorted.
How the hack am I going to get my stuff back? I grumbled.
~~~~Dwarntenankh's perspective
"Sir, Marik and Bonnie are trapped in a elevator, just as you wished." said one of my henchwomen who had taken the alias of one of Bonnie's friends.
"Good." I said, "Let's see if they can get themselves out of this predicament."
"Yessir." replied the other henchwoman.
~~~~Marik's perspective
I am surprised that Bonnie hasn't tried to get her stuff back yet.
I heard her grumbling.
"What was that?" I asked.
"Sounded like the brakes of an elevator." she replied.
I went pale.
"Don't worry, we're at the bottom and we can't go any farther." she said.
"I think someone was disconnecting the brakes." I told her.
"Don't be such a worry-wort." I heard her mutter, but she didn't sound so sure.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
"Comfortable?" Marik asked me.
"No." I said.
"Bored?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Want to kill me?" he asked.
"No." I replied.
"Want your stuff back?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Well, you're not getting it unless you can take it from me." he said.
I growled at him.
I could kill him right now, I thought, If I wanted to.
"If you even get close to getting your stuff, I'll give it back." said Marik.
I gave him a look.
"How can you be so argumentative without even talking?" I heard him mutter.
"Easily." I replied, making him jump.
"Are you tired?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Are you going to fall asleep?" he asked.
"No." I replied, "And you ask to many questions."
"I'll stop asking you questions if you get your stuff back." he said.
Now that was a tempting offer.
I lunged for my stuff over his shoulder.
"Tsk, tsk." he murmured.
His hands wrapped around my arms and I found myself lifted over his shoulder and thrown onto the floor in front of him, which, of course, knocked the breath out of me.
"I would of expected better." remarked Marik, kneeling over me.
I glared at him as he put a fist on each side of my neck and leaned down until we were nose-to-nose.
"You," he said, "being a champion fighter."
I had finally caught my breath.
"Another thing they told you?" I asked, "Anything else they told you that I ought to know?"
He grinned.
"They told Odion to tell me that you're a bodybuilder as well." he said.
I rolled my eyes.
"They also gave me a picture of you." he added.
"What?!" I yelped.
"Yes, they gave me a picture of you." he said.
"I'll kill them." I muttered.
He grinned.
"Even though you're grinning, I can tell you have something bothering you." I told him.
"I am beginning to wonder if you're the one with the Millenium Rod and not me." said Marik.
I laughed.
"It's something my sister and Shadi said to me, and what they called me." he sighed.
I could tell he was hesitant to tell me.
"You can tell me." I told him.
"One, they said that I killed Ishizu and mine's father." he said.
"Uh huh." I said.
~~~~Marik's perspective
"And they called me a 'demon'." I added.
"Well, I doubt you're a demon or Yuki and Pyra would of dealt with you by now." she told me.
"How can you joke about something like this?!" I demanded.
"Because," she said poking my in the chest, startling me, "I know you're not a demon, of any sort."
"Oh really?" I asked, doubtfully.
"Really." she replied, stubbornly.
"Even after what I did at Battle City?" I asked.
"Even." she replied, "After all, you were just mad at Yugi and Yami because Malik had told you it was the 'Pharaoh's will' for your father to be killed. And you wanted the power of the Egyptian God Cards."
I blinked at her.
"DON'T YOU DARE TELL HIM ANYTHING!!!" yelled Malik.
"I banish you from my Millenium Rod, Malik, and you are going to find yourself in the same room that the others are in." I told him.
Malik turned solid and disappeared.
I saw the amused look on Bonnie's face.
"What?" I asked.
"I was wondering how much I would have to say about your past before he would tell me not to say anything else." she replied.
"Well, you were saying?" I asked, "Start from as far back as you know."
"Well, let's see." she muttered, "When you were ten you had your back tattooed, as a rite because you were the oldest son of the Tomb Keeper Clan, and after the ritual, you had an urge to go above ground. Odion let you and Ishizu go above ground, and when you came back your father was about to kill Odion for allowing you to go."
She appeared to be thinking.
"You picked up the Millenium Rod because you knew it was a dagger and as soon as you touched it, Malik was born; from all of your anger and hate. He took control of you and killed your father." she said.
I gaped.
"Malik told you it was the Pharaoh's will for your father to be killed." she said, "But, in reality, the 'Pharaoh's Will' is what is tattooed on your back, and it's use is a mind refresher for Yami."
I stayed silent.
"So I did kill Father?" I asked, finally.
"No." she replied, "Malik did, using your body."
"So, you're saying it wasn't Yami's fault?" I asked.
"Yes." she replied.
"I had better apologize." I remarked.
"First we need to get out of here." she pointed out.
"Good point." I muttered.
I was aware I was still on top of Bonnie but I was too busy thinking to sit back. So Malik had saved Odion's life by taking Father's?
"So, is Malik still like that?" I asked.
"No, not really." she replied, "It'll be interesting to see how he is now that he has his own body, though. He'll actually have emotions."
That worried me.
"Don't be worried." she told me.
"Did you steal me Millenium Rod, or something?" I asked her.
"No, I'm just good at reading facial expressions." she replied with a smile that melted my heart.
"But, anyway, why did Ishizu and Shadi call me a 'demon'?" I asked.
"Did your father favor you?" she asked me.
"Ishizu says he did." I replied.
"That's why." she told me, "Sibling rivalry. She wanted to be number one in his eyes but you were."
I stayed silent.
"Now, here's a question for you." Bonnie said.
"Hmm?" I asked.
"If you're a vampire," she started, "why haven't you bitten me yet?"
"Because the rules of vampires are different here than in my world." I said, and I knew I had turned red.
She seemed to find it amusing that I was blushing.
"In this world vampire usually drink blood if they want to change that person into a vampire." I replied.
"'Usually'." she asked.
"There's always vampires who drink just to drink." I replied.
"Ah, and I guess you are the former kind?" she asked.
"If not that definatly not the latter." I replied.
"That is comforting." she said, and I noticed that she wasn't being sarcastic.
"Now, tell me. Why, in the world, did you throw me?" Bonnie asked.
I grinned.
"I was wondering when you'd ask me that." I told her.
She cocked an eyebrow.
"You know, Jenny and Erin said that you and I look alike when we do that." I remarked, that startled her into laughing.
"So, why did you throw me?" she asked again.
"If I told you I would have to kill you." I told her.
"Why? So I tht woulden't kill you?" she asked.
~~~~Pyra's perspective
"What in the world are they doing?" I muttered, "You'd think they would of gotten out of the elevator by now."
"Bonnie is giving him a history lesson." replied Malik as he appeared.
"Why aren't you transparent?" I asked him.
"I have been banished from the Millenium Rod." replied Malik with a sigh, "I ticked Romeo off."
"Who's Romeo?" asked Téa.
"Marik." replied Malik.
"Why'd you call him Romeo?" asked Mokuba.
"Because he likes Bonnie way too much." replied Malik.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
Maybe I shoulden't have told him about his past, I thought, Now he won't get off of me, because he's thinking.
"Why do you think Yami didn't send me to the Shadow Realm?" he asked me.
What's with him and asking my opinion?
"He probably knew why you hated him." I replied.
"Huh." he muttered.
Am I going to have to make you get off of me? I asked him silently.
"Why do you think Shadi helps Ishizu?" asked Marik.
"Because he is under her spell." I replied.
He gave me an odd look.
"What?" I asked.
"I was told you voice could get weird." he remarked, "I didn't think they were serious, though."
"Once we get out of here you and I are going to have a talk about what Jenny and Erin told you about me." I told him.
"Assuming that we do get out of here, that is." he said.
"I'd say we should climb out of the top of the elevator, but there isn't any way to get out after that." I told him, "I woulden't even be able to hack into the door controls."
"So, we just have to wait for someone to get us out?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
He didn't look upset.
"Are you sure I'm not a demon?" he asked me.
"YES! You aren't a demon, you never have been and never will be!" I told him, a bit more firmly than I had meant.
He looked at me.
"What?" I asked.
"I could kiss you." he replied.
Now THAT I didn't know what to say about.
"What?" he said, "Can't think of something to say?"
"Nope." I replied.
"You like the idea?" he asked.
I DEFINATELY didn't know what to say to that.
"Well?" he asked.
"I am NOT answering that question." I replied.
"And why would that be?" he asked bringing his face inches away from mine.
My heart began to pound.
"Well?" he asked.
~~~~Marik's perspective
Bonnie sure seemed to not want to answer my questions.
"I am NOT answering that question." she repeated.
"Do you not want to answer my question?" I asked her.
Ra, does she smell good. I thought.
"More like can't think of an answer." she informed me.
"Ah." I said.
"Why the heck did you say that you could kiss me, anyway?" she asked obviously not able to believe anyone would want to kiss her.
"Because I could, kiss you." I replied.
"Without my permission?" she asked, crossing her arms.
"I'm not that stupid." I told her.
She grinned at that.
"Good." she said.
"'Good'?" I asked.
"If you were that stupid I would have to hurt you." she said.
"Who don't I believe you'd do that." I asked her.
"Okay, you're definat;y not stupid." she said.
"Well, I'm glad you figured that out." I told her.
She snickered.
"So, do you have an answer to my former questions?" I asked her.
"You ask too many question." she informed me.
"I ask questions until I get an answer or get forced to shut-up." I said.
"Well, I'm pretty close to the latter." she informed me.
"Does that mean it's time for me to back-off?" I asked.
"Yes." she replied, "It is also time for you to get off of me."
I turned red and got off.
"That," she said, "is much better."
"Sorry." I muttered.
She sat up and leaned against a wall.
"That's okay." she said, "But, next time you decide you're going to throw me? Make sure it's on a softer surface than this. Unless I'm trying to kill someone."
"Like who?" I asked.
"ANYONE." she said, "I don't wanna go to jail."
I grinned.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"Three." she replied.
"We've been down here that long?" I asked.
"Uh-huh." she replied.
This was beginning to be worriesome.
~~~~Rose Thorn's perspective
I had just gotten a call from the Demon Hunter's leader; me and Zarah were to go back to our world and deal with some imposters at Duke's game shop.
"Did he say who we're supposed to rescue from the elevator?" asked Zarah Ranmus, my partner.
"No." I lied, Zarah hated Marik and if I told her she woulden't want to rescue the tapped people.
"Okay, let's get going." said Zarah.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
If he asks me if I liked the idea of him kissing me I am going to scream. I grumbled to myself. The little voice in kept telling me that I did like the idea, though. But I was NOT about to say that.
"Two Demon Hunters just entered the building." said Marik, suddenly.
"Oh, joy." I said.
"It'll take them awhile to get us out though." he added.
"Oh, double joy." I muttered.
"Am I making you mad?" he asked me.
"Well, if you ask me another question I am going to scream." I replied, "And I'm already mad; mad as a hatter."
He grinned.
"Don't grin at me like that." I muttered.
"I'd ask you why; but I don't want you to scream." he informed me.
I glared at him.
"But I do want to know the answer to that question." he added.
I hit my head on the wall.
"What? You afraid I'll dislike the answer?" he asked.
He is driving me mad. I thought.
"You know, I could just use my Millenium Rod to find out the answer." he remarked, thoughtfuly.
~~~~Marik's perspective
She yalped at that.
"YOU WOULDEN'T DARE!!!" she yelped.
I grinned.
She glared at me then closed her eyes and leaned against the wall, again.
"Rather trusting, aren't you? Believing that I woulden't read your mind?" I muttered.
"More like, I know that I can't stop you from reading my mind so I'll submitt to that." she replied, startling me.
I began to play around with the idea in my head.
"And by the way, I won't kill you if you do." she said.
"You won't kill me if I do what?" I asked.
"Read my mind or kiss me." she replied.
Has she been down here to long? I asked myself.
"No, I haven't been down here to long." she said.
I looked to see her watching my face.
"You weren't kidding when you said you were good at reading expressions." I imformed her.
She just grinned and closed her eyes, again.
Why in the world is she even daring to take an eye off of me even for a second? I asked myself, Was she serious when she said that she didn't think I was a demon?
~~~~Yuki's perspective
Thank goodness! Rose and Zarah were here!
"Where are the imposters?" asked Rose as she untied me and the others.
"They're in the control room." replied Duke.
"How long have Bonnie and Marik been trapped?" I Rose.
"Since a bit before twelve." I replied.
"THAT LONG?!" yelped Rose.
"I don't think it will bother Bonnie much, but, Marik is a whole different case." said Odion, "They turned the lights down to a degree that Marik will panic."
"We have to deal with the imposters first then we'll help Bonnie and Marik." Rose assured us as she ran off to go help Zarah deal with the imposters.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
Yeah, I just have to and make a fool of myself by telling him I won't kill him if he reads my mind or kisses me. I grumbled to myself.
"I just might read her mind..." I heard Marik mutter to himself.
Why in the world does he want to know so badly? I though.
"Or I could just kiss her..." he muttered.
I rolled my eyes.
"Nah, I'm not that stupid..." he muttered.
"Good." I said, making him jump.
"You heard me?!" he yelped turning beet red.
I grinned at him.
"You probably think I'm an imbocile." he sighed.
"Nope." I replied, "If you want to meet an imbocile, you ought to meet Jenny's cousin once removed, he's kissed her seven times without asking her. And another time he did ask her, she said no, and he kissed her anyways."
"That guy IS stupid." agreed Marik.
"On another hand," I said thoughtfully, "I shoulden't ;et you meet him or you'd fillet him."
"Why?" asked Marik.
"Because of how mean he is to Jenny and I." I replied.
"I noticed you put Jenny's name before your's." Marik remarked, "Why?"
"Uhh, because no one but Jenny, Erin, Yuki, Pyra, my dog and my parents really care what happens to me." I replied.
He gaped at me.
"And you think I don't care about you?!" he asked, indignent.
I raised an eyebrow and he turned red.
Ahh, is this why he wanted to know what I thought? I thought.
"Yes." he replied to my thought.
"How long have you been reading my mind?" I asked him.
"I just started." he replied, "You said you woulden't kill me so I decided I'd see if you were serious."
Now it was my turn to blush.
He grinned.
"I'm not asking." I muttered.
"Because you already know." he finished.
"You think vampires are cool?!" he gaped.
"Would you please stop reading my mind?" I asked, "It tickles."
"Ahh, so you were seeing if I was lying earlier?" he asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"Why are you so honest with me?" he asked.
"I try to be honest with everyone." I replied.
He had a doubtful look on his face.
I rolled my eyes and leaned against the wall, again.
"Comfortable?" he asked as came over at sat next to me.
"No." I replied.
"Me niether." he said.
"Oh, that is such a consolation." I said, sarcastically.
He remained silent.
"Yoo-hoo?" I asked.
Silence.
"Anybody home?" I asked.
I was startled to see that there were tears running down his cheeks.
"What's the matter?" I asked, concerned.
"It's just," he started, "No one has teased me, stayed around me comfortably, or talked to me for that matter, in a long time."
Now it was my turn to be silent.
"Or ask 'me what's the matter?'." he added.
That startled me.
"The only person besides you who has asked me how I was is Odion. But he NEVER teases or jokes with me." he said.
Now I felt more sorry for him then I had before.
"I'm sorry, I shoulden't of told you all of that." he said.
"No, if it makes you feel better, you can tell me anything." I told him, "Or if you need a shoulder to cry on, I have two."
He looked at me surprised.
"I'm serious." I said.
He suddenly hugged me and cried into my shoulder.
Boy, he's been through a lot. I thought, I'm surprised he hasen't cracked.
~~~~Zarah Remnus' perspective
Rose wasen't telling me something, she wasen't telling me who we were going to rescue; which meant one of the people was someone who could make me blow my top.
"Who are we rescuing?" I asked Rose.
"I don't know." she said.
I decided it was time to bring my telepathic powers out.
"Marik and someone name 'Bonnie', huh?" I said.
Rose cringed.
"Yes, but let's get this over with." Reose said.
"Alright." I said.
~~~~Marik's perspective
I just sat here, crieng into Bonnie's shoulder. She didn't seem to know what to say so she remained silent.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked her as she held me.
"Because I like you." she replied after a moment.
I remained silent at that; it was just so hard to believe!
Ra! She has the voice of an angel! I wonder what she is thinking about?
"You're rather quiet." she remarked.
"So are you." I said pulling out of her embrace.
She grinned.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
He sure seems happier now. I thought, When he's like this, grinning and laughing are contagious.
"Soooooooooo." drawled Marik.
Uh-oh, I know that tone. I thought, Well of course I know that tone, I use it allot...
"Hmm?" I asked.
"Can I kiss you?" he asked, timedly.
Now, what do I say to that? I thought, Mah momma always said life was like a box of chocolate; you never know what you're gonna get.
Marik started to laugh.
"Good, I can still make people laugh." I said, slyly.
"You knew I was listening to you thoughts?" he asked.
"Of course." I said, "But it is true, you never know what life is going to hand you."
"Or take away from you." murmered Marik.
"True." I agreed.
"Well, what say you?" Marik asked me.
"You should already know; with all the poking around in mah mind you've been doin'." I replied.
He grinned.
~~~~Marik's perspective
Is she acually serious? I wondered.
"Yes." Bonnie said, "I am serious."
And I though she was joking!
I started to wonderif she really was joking.
"Wake me up when you're done thinking." said Bonnie.
"'Wake you up'?" I asked.
"Yes." she replied as she closed her eyes.
I had an idea.
"What if you don't wake up?" I asked her.
"What?!" she yelped.
She opened her eyes abruptly to find me scant centemeters away from her face.
"Are trying to give me a heart-attack?" she asked me.
I grinned at her and then pressed my lips to hers.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"I wish I knew what was going on!" I grumbled.
"Where?" asked Artemis, "With Rose and Zarah or with Marik and Bonnie?"
I turned red.
"Thought so." sighed Pyra.
"Thought so what?!" I snapped.
"Thought that you meant the latter." replied Joey.
"Thought that I what?!" I yelled.
"Just let her be indignant, she won't admitt it." said Tristen.
"I wish there were cameras in the elevator." I grumbled.
"There are." said Duke.
"There are?" I asked.
"Yes, but they need to be re-programed." said Duke.
My spirits fell.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm sure we'll find out somehow!" said Téa, cheerily.
"Good." I said.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
I can't believe I was just kissed!!!! I, mentaly, was gaping.
The light from my flash light died a bit.
"Stupid flashlight." I muttered.
My heart was still racing from the thrill of being kissed, so I wasn't really paying that much attention to ANYTHING. Come to think of it, niether was Marik.
"Don't worry about the flashlight." said Marik, absently
I looked up at him.
He was staring at the door of the elevator.
"Well, I am just about ready to try and get out of this elevator." I announced as I stood-up.
Marik looked at me.
"I thought you said you coulden't hack into the doors computer." said Marik.
"I did." I replied, "I didn't say that brute force woulden't work, though."
He got a concerned look when I said that.
"What?" I asked.
He grabbed me bythe shoulders and kissed me again.
Let's just say that I was quickly caught up in the sweetness of the kiss.
He broke our kiss.
"I could never forgive myself if anything where to happen to you." Marik told me.
He must sence something wrong...
"What's the amtter?" I asked.
"I think that we should wait for help to come." is all that he said.
~~~~Rose' perspective
"Phew, now that we've taken care of that let's go rescue Marik and Bonnie." I said.
These two imposters must have been some of the highest rouges, I had never seen any that knew such advace spells.
"Yes, let's, I tuckered-out." agreed Zarah.
We went to the control room and began to undo what the imposters had done.
~~~~Marik's perspective
This is insane. I thought, Now that I've kissed her twice I want to kiss her and never stop kissing her.
We both jumped as we heard a bang.
"The brakes re-engaging?" I asked.
"Indeed." said Bonnie.
A loud click.
The light turned on, gradually, thank goodness.
Another bang.
"The elevator being turned in." said Bonnie.
The elevator began to rise.
The elevator stopped.
"And now we find out if we're in trouble or not." I muttered.
The doors opened to reveal Rose and, to my disgust, Zarah.
"Don't worry, we're friends." said Rose.
"I know you are, Rose, but I'm not sure about Zarah." I retorted.
"You two." Rose muttered.
Oh, hush. Bonnie thought at me, Just be glad we're out of that elevator.
I gave Bonnie a look.
"Bonnie!" yelled Yuki, "Marik!!!!"
"Uh, Marik, I think it's time we left." Bonnie said.
"Why?" I asked.
"Do you really want to be bombarded with questions?" she asked.
"No." I replied.
"Too late." she groaned as Yuki reached us.
"Bonnie, your hair is a mess." remarked Yuki.
Bonnie's eye twitched.
"WHAT DO YOU EXPECT AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN A ELEVATOR FOR-" she started to yell but I kissed her to make her stop.
Now that was priceless! Yuki's expression!!!!
"Ohmygod!" gaped Zarah.
"Uhm, let's go." said Rose as she steered the other two off.
"Bu-" started Yuki.
"NOW." said Rose.
This left me and Bonnie to enjoy our kiss.
~~~~Yuki's perspective
"I think your plan worked too well, Jenny." I informed Jenny, whom we had found out had been replaced while we were in the evevator - as was Erin.
"What do you mean?" asked Erin.
Duke was gaping at a tv screen.
"You guys ought to look at this!" gawked Duke.
"What?" asked Jenny.
"I knew they would get along well!" laughed Erin.
I shook my head.
"You two are evil." I declared.
"What? They're just kissing." said Jenny who was grinning.
"Never mind." I muttered.
~~~~Bonnie's perspective
Marik broke our kiss.
"I think we'd better get out of here before Yukia dn the other decide to come back." I told Marik.
"GOod idea." Marik agreed, "I'll take you home."
We went ouside.
"Put this on." said Marik, tossing me a helmet.
I put the helmet on and got on the back of Marik's motorcycle.
He started the motorcycle.
"WAIT!!!" yelled Yuki as Marik began to pull off, "COME BACK HERE!!!"
I saluted her.
"BONNIE!!!!! THAT'S NOT FUNNY!!!!!!!!" roared Yuki.
I grinned.
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C-F: *grin* I always thought being trapped in an elevator with a hot guy was romantic.
ARi: You've been watching too much of Sailor Moon.
Marik: ..........................................................
C-F: What's the matter? Cat got your tounge?
Seto: ¬_¬U PLease R&R!!! Maybe you'll give C-F her sanity back while you're at it...
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