In the Eye of the Beholder
Chapter Two:
Trapped
By: fairysphinxfairysphinx: Hello! Urg, I totally dislike the number one. So, I am getting this chapter up A.S.A.P. So, here's chapter two…er, after the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, although I do own Ktara and Y. Ktara/Yata.
/Yugi talking to Yami/
//Yami talking to Yugi//
!Bakura talking to Y. Bakura/Yaku!
!!Y. Bakura/Yaku talking to Bakura!!
{Ktara talking to Y. Ktara/Yata}
[Y. Ktara/Yata talking to Ktara]
+Malik talking to Y. Malik/Yaro+
=Y. Malik/Yaro talking to Malik=
* indicates action taking place *
indicates a passage in time
Yami paced back and forth, across the floor of the Game Shop. He couldn't stand the silence, or the pain. He had to tell someone. Someone. Quietly picking up the phone, so as Yata wouldn't hear it in the next room, he randomly dialed a number. Bakura picked up. "Hello?"
"Bakura, it's-."
"It's who?"
"It's Yami. I have to tell you something. It's very important."
"Go ahead. I'm listening. By the sound of your voice, it probably has something to do with Yugi."
"Right on target. Yugi-. Yugi's been kidnapped."
"WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! YUGI'S BEEN KIDNAPPED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
"Sh! Keep it down! You'll alert Ya-."
"Yami, what are you doing on that phone?!"
"-ta. Too late. * sigh * I'm talking to Bakura."
"Well, get off. I don't want to alert any of Yugi's friends."
"Hey, Yami, could you put me on speakerphone?"
"Sure. * presses the speakerphone button * You're on."
"Yata, why don't you want us alerted?"
"Because then we'll have everyone wanting to go along. Knowing Yami, he'd relent and let them come with us, taking them into danger. Plus, a large group in Kontop is just about the worst thing you can have."
"Well, I know you two can't go by yourselves. So, Why don't you just have some people come. Yaku and myself could be very helpful. I mean, I can cook excellently, and-."
"ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT I CAN'T COOK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!"
"No, no, you're a great cook, Yata!( * many sweatdrops appear over Bakura's head *) I was just stating some things that I could be useful in!"
"Fine, you can come!" Yata said sweetly. "Aside from your charisma (A.N: In case you're wondering, she said that because he gave her a compliment), the Millennium items could be useful. But alarm any of your friends, and I'll make sure you never again see the real world!"
"Fine! My mouth is shut to Yugi's friends!"
"Good. Now, Yami, we have to go shopping! And I don't want to hear it!" Yami swallowed a groan.
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Ktara moved her hand across the wall, slowly. Yugi watched. "Ktara, there's no use. We can't get out. Our only hope is if Yami and Yata come."
"Well! I'm glad you have so much faith in me! And for your information, we can get out. I just have to have something to work with!" Yugi rolled his eyes.
"Well, well, well. Some trouble in paradise?" Ktara turned to see a man standing in the doorway. He was very handsome, with bluish black hair, and deep blue eyes. A scar across his cheek only added to his handsomeness. Yugi raised an eyebrow. "Do you remember the day I received this scar, Ktara?"
"Unfortunately, yes."
"Oh, you're breaking my heart!" Ktara heard Yugi whisper something that sounded like, 'Well, she's very good at that!' Apparently, the man heard as well.
'I'll deal with you later. But for now, I must focus my attention on the girl.'
"You know Ktara, it doesn't have to be like this. You could be in a nice, warm castle. There could be comfy chairs, and warm food. What do you say? I'll offer you the same thing I offered you years ago! What do you say?"
"What are you saying?" The mans face showed a little surprise.
"I'm saying that I still love you." Yugi raised an eyebrow.
"Oh! You flatter me. But I'm afraid that you shouldn't say that!"
"Ktara, Ktara, it amazes me how you haven't learned me after all of these years! I say what I feel. And I love you!"
"After all these year? And after the horrid rejection I gave you?" The man stepped towards her. "You'd really take me back?"
"Ktara, I have thought of you every day since you left. Of course I would!" Ktara walked the rest of the short distance toward him, and leaned forward, before spitting in his face.
"I wouldn't go back to you if it meant I had to be a card for the rest of my life!" The man growled, before pushing her back into the wall with a blast of energy.
"My offer still stands." He left in a huff.
Ktara turned to Yugi, who was very pale. Swallowing hard, Yugi said, "You have a lot of explaining to do!"
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Yata tapped her foot impatiently. "Where are they?!"
"Relax! Geeze, you need to calm down! Bakura just had an, uh, errand to run."
"Why do I not believe you?"
"I don't know!!!!" Bakura walked up, followed by Yaku, and two people in robes.
"And who are they?"
"Just a couple of our friends."
"I said-."
"We said that we wouldn't tell any of Yugi's friends. We never said anything about our friends!" Yata growled.
"You never answered my question. Who are they?" Bakura smirked.
"Hi. Remember me?" the first one said. Peeling off his hood, Malik smiled at the overly stressed yami. Yata smiled. "You're not going to try to turn us into sushi this time, are you?" This time, she laughed.
"You remember that? No, that was Ktara. The demon lives within her, not me. And if you're Malik, then the other must be…."
"Yaro! And I'm the one that she tried to turn into sushi!"
"Yeah, with my body!"
"IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO KTARA TRIED TO TURN INTO SUSHI, SO STOP FIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!"
"Geeze, calm down." Yata crossed her arms.
"Can we get going now?"
"Fine. Let's go."
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"Uh, how should I start?" Ktara said. "Oh, yes. That was Demark. Before I met you-probably in some of the years I was with Pegasus. Yes, that's it. When I was with Pegasus. Well, he's kind of like a wanderer, like I was when I was a card. Anyhow, one night, he happened to peak in my bedroom, and just had this deep longing to be with me. So, he teleported me to his castle. Well, you can imagine my surprise when I woke up! I was in a bed in a castle, with some guy I didn't know! All I could really do was panic, since I was only, what, seven, eight? Well, he was a real romantic, and said all of the right things, and all of the right actions to charm even Yata! But, I was the kind of kid that didn't like being held captive. I felt like Andromeda (Andromeda- in Greek myth, princess of Ethiopia; daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. Poseidon, angered by her mother's claim that her beauty outshone that of the nereids, sent a sea monster that could be appeased only by her sacrifice. She was rescued by Perseus, who slew the monster and married her. Andromeda and her parents became constellations (I do not own this definition)), being dragged to the one that loved her, by force. That's the way it was every night. He brought me to his castle, and tried to make me his. But, there was something that forebode me from falling for it. And I'm really glad.
"Daren ended up one of those people that got drunk. Except he got drunk on something called samatch, a liquid that comes from the root of the porcupine bush. And he ended up abusing me, when I resisted falling for him. He was worse that Yata ever was. And back then, Yata still abused me, as well.
"Thankfully, when I was turned into a card, he stopped. He couldn't find me. No doubt that he's working with, um, the evil lord who brought us here, was because the evil lord promised him if he helped him do whatever it is he's planning, then I would be his to do whatever he liked with. Unfortunately for me." Ktara paused for a breath. That's when she really noticed Yugi's face. It was enraged. Ever since she had mentioned Daren beating her (and just for the record, before that, when she was stating all of the wonderful things about Daren, his face was VERY jealous). Silently, she slipped into his arms, trying desperately to reassure him that it wasn't anything to worry about.
fairysphinx: I know, there wasn't much action in here, but it'll get better. I'm working on about three thousand stories. Okay, major hyperbole. I'm only working on ten (minus the two that I finished, eight), although I will only post two of the ones I'm working on. So, sorry about that! I'll be in and out of this fic, so don't worry if I don't update for a while. And so far, no one has guessed the mistake I was focusing on, although, I've had a few nice guesses. Here's a hint: there's two pieces to it. One is in the beginning, and the other in the end. I suggest reading to text carefully. Well, I need some sleep! TTFN (F.Y.I: that means, 'Ta ta for now')!