"Love is Sweet Salvation"
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Holy hell! I haven't updated in like, a billion years! Heh heh...um...sorry? I've been up to a lot (hm...I say that every time) and I've had, like, MAJOR writers block (oi)! So yeah, I'm going to try to make this chapter REALLY long (that never works very well)...look at me! I'm criticizing myself! Well, before I start cussing myself out, thanks to those who continue to read this story and on with the Fic!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the show Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters...the same goes for DBZ. I only own the plot of this story.
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Joey stalked into the mansion with Tristan following not too far behind. Joey turned his head this way and that, sending stabbing glares in all directions.
Nowhere.
"UGH! Where is moneybags?!?!?! I bet good money dat he took her up ta his room!"
Tristan's face lit up, "How MUCH money?"
Joey rolled his eyes and backhanded his spike-haired friend, "Don't be such a moron Tristan...it's a sayin'"
Tristan held the sore spot on his face as a look of understanding came over him, "Ohhhhhh....a sayin...." He slowly nodded his head. Of course, his expression soon turned to that of confusion, "Wait a minute! A sayin? Like the dudes on DBZ?"
Joey growled furiously, "NO YOU DIPSHIT!!!! A 'SAYING'!!!! GEEZ!" He gave the brunette another wack to the face, "Now let's go!"
Both boys returned to their journey to find Serenity. They were ready to search high and low for her...she meant a lot to both boys...
Meanwhile...back with Kaiba and Serenity...
Seto Kaiba stopped at his doorway and stepped aside, "Ladies first."
Suspecting that her boyfriend was just being a gentleman, she smiled, nodded her head, and walked inside. Little did she know of the millionaire's true intentions. He knew that she would enter first, leaving him the opportunity to shut the door behind them...and lock it.
Of course, the moment that the door closed, Serenity jumped and spun around, a look of terror spreading over her features. Her brown eyes look more like that of a frightened child than ever before...that's all it took. Kaiba saw his brother in Serenity's eyes...and that is what scared him the most. It was like anything he did to her, he did to his brother as well...how would he go along with his plan?
"Well," Kaiba thought, "I could just not make eye contact with her. Yeah, that's what I'll do...but...that wouldn't be right...she's so young...I don't want to be the one to break her youth. I can't do this."
Immediately, he unlocked the door and opened it. He felt much better in doing so as he saw Serenity relax.
"So," Serenity began, "Where is that camera of yours?"
Kaiba had forgotten, "Camera?" He thought for a moment as a feel of suspension drifted in the air, "Oh yeah! Heh heh, the camera! That's right!" He made his way over to his night stand and opened the draw.
Serenity tried to see inside, but Kaiba whipped out his camera and slammed the draw shut quickly, "There's nothing in there worth seeing." He spoke casually, but the slight quiver in his voice was enough to tell Serenity it was a personal thing. Serenity let the 'secret drawer' leave her mind and focused on her boyfriends movements as he paced the room.
"Um, Seto?" She questioned, "What are you doing?"
Kaiba stopped mid-step, placing his uplifted foot back on the carpeted floor, and turned to his girlfriend. Sweat beaded up on his forehead and his hands were clenched in tight fists as his skin went pale.
"Serenity," he nearly pleaded, "There's someone in my head...there is something wrong with me...get out Serenity! Get out now! Get help! Get Yugi!!!!" He dropped to his knees and placed his hands on either side of his head, letting of a bloodcurdling scream...the voice in his head persisted it's hypnotic taunts. In a dark voice much like his own, it chimed:
'Is it not love that you now face? What is love Seto? What is it? Is it the smile you get when you see them? The happiness? No Seto...none of that. For it is the pleasure of it all! Try it Seto...just let me take over. I can show your sweetheart true love! Seto...your mind is weak! You cannot hold out forever...but my voice shall not give out. You are limited when I am limitless! Give in child! Need I make you my slave just as the thief has made the albino his? Give in Seto...give in...'
Again and again it repeated in his mind...that voice that was so familiar yet so strange...so alive yet so cold and dark....whoever it was, he mentioned the yami of Bakura...and Yugi might be able to help! Was his own Millennium Rod responsible for this? Did Kaiba have a yami as well? Or was it just a dark conscience? No time for questions now! The voice in his head was getting louder and louder...stronger and stronger....until................. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Serenity had run down the stairs, her long hair flowing behind her in the breeze she had created. She jumped from the second to last stair and cut the corner...bumping into Tristan and Joey.
Stunned, Joey jumped back, knocking Tristan, who quickly dropped to the floor in a fetal position, begging for mercy...that is, until he realized that it wasn't Seto Kaiba coming down those stairs.
Tristan stood, "What's the rush Serenity?"
Joey shook away the shock, "Yeah sis! What's up? Did dat rich boy mess wit you?!?! I'll kill him!!" He began to march up the stairs, but Serenity frantically grabbed his wrist.
"NO JOEY!!!" Her eyes were a pleading gaze...Joey knew that now something was definately wrong, "BIGBROTHERWEHAVETOHELPHIMHEISTURNINGALLPALEANDHETOLDMETORUNAWAYANDHEWASSCRE AMINGANDSWEATINGANDIMJUSTSOSCAREDBIGBROTHERWEHAVETOGETYUGINOW!!!"
She panted heavily as Joey's expression remained worried, "Sis, I have no clue what you just said...listen, you just need to take a few breaths and calmly and slowly tell me what's wrong."
Serenity shook with worry and fear as she remembered the boy in need of help upstairs, "I said," she began, "We have to help him...he is turning pale and he told me to run away...he was screaming and sweating...im scared...we have to get Yugi...NOW!!!" At the last word, she bolted off toward the pool, leaving behind a very puzzled Joey.
Letting curiosity get the best of him, he took off up the stairs...Tristan followed.
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Serenity's mind raced, her heart pounded, and she blindly ran through the mansion, arms flailing about in any direction. She most likely looked ridiculous...it's not time to think about that kind of stuff! Her mind regained it's focus on Kaiba. She had to get help for her dear love, and she had to get it now.
She literally burst through the doors that led outside. She screamed at the top of her lungs the name of the boy that Seto Kaiba so greatly needed, "YUGI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The sudden outburst from the young lady nearly gave the swimmers a heart attack! Even the gentle Bakura shot out of the pool and onto a nearby lounge chair (wouldn't that be so cute???)!
Yugi also jumped out of the pool and ran to meet up with Serenity. The others followed with caution.
Guessing that it had something to do with the fight between Joey and Kaiba, Yami Yugi emerged from the Millennium Puzzle. As he stood before Serenity, he gazed into her eyes, seeing her fear.
As he opened his mouth to speak, Serenity interrupted him, "Yugi, there is something wrong with Seto and he wanted me to get you!"
Yami Yugi folded his arms, "Explain."
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Joey peeked his head into the millionaires oversized bedroom like a little boy looking in the living room on Christmas eve night. What he saw stunned him.
Standing before the blonde, looking directly into his eyes was Seto Kaiba himself...or was it? There was something different...something seemed out of place. That's when Joey saw it.
Neatly placed between Seto Kaiba's two sapphire eyes was a glowing emblem...the eye that Joey remembered from Yami Mariks forehead...there was no doubt in Joeys mind that Seto Kaiba was now under the control of a mystic Millennium item. As he tried to remain calm, Kaiba advanced towards him slowly...so slow that Joey could easily just walk away and not get caught.
If he could walk away.
His legs felt like lead and were impossible to move. It was almost as if he were an ice sculpture, frozen in place as he was judged. Kaiba was edging closer and as he did, the Millennium Rod was revealed. It was all clear now. The same Millennium item that had controlled the mind of Marik Ishtar had tried to overcome the young millionaire before, and alas he had now succeeded.
Fully aware of the horrid danger he was in, Joey Wheelers mind went spiraling into panic mode. His body shook with a chill of utter fear. He wanted to run...he couldn't. His next option was to scream. Surely someone would hear. His mouth shot open to its full size and he tried to let out a bloodcurdling cry for help...but all that came was dry air and a slight whimper.
Three feet away.
Time was running out. 'Move Joey! Come on legs!' He repeated again and again in his mind...when it came to him. His luck had run out. Seto Kaiba pulled the dagger from the bottom half of the rod and snickered. Joey gently closed his eyes and awaited the end. The footsteps rang in the blondes ears as thoughts of family and friends clouded his mind.
They stopped.
The footsteps had come to an abrupt halt. Assuming that Kaiba had reached his prey, Joey took a rigid breath...and nothing happened. Joey stood still for what seemed to him like forever. 'Why hasn't he got me yet? What's he waitin' for?' He wondered....and got the courage to open his eyes.
...and come face to face with Seto Kaiba. Sapphire orbs met chocolate ones....Evil met fear...the predator had its prey...what was next?
He raised the dagger high above his head while laughing psychotically, "Prepare to meet with a brutal end!" His voice held a shrill yet deep sound...both at once almost as though there were too people speaking at once. His grip tightened on the rod.
"SETO!!! IF YOU WANT TO MESS WITH MY FRIENDS, YOU'LL HAVE TO GET THROUGH ME!!!"
Seto Kaiba gasped and faced the unknown voice.
Joey's joints seemed to loosen...it was Yugi's voice. He was safe! Yugi was always there when the going got tough...especially the pharaoh...and when it came to Millennium magic, Yami Yugi was the man for the job!
Yami Yugi stood tall (um, well, yeah he's kinda short, not much taller than the normal Yugi...but you know what I mean!) In the doorway, his fists clenched tightly like he was ready for a fight...but deep down, The Pharaoh was confused. Confused and very afraid. He knew what the Millennium Rod was capable of...at least he had a pretty good idea of its immense power. Of course, he also knew that fighting alone against Seto Kaiba under its control would be foolish. He would need help.
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Holy hell! I haven't updated in like, a billion years! Heh heh...um...sorry? I've been up to a lot (hm...I say that every time) and I've had, like, MAJOR writers block (oi)! So yeah, I'm going to try to make this chapter REALLY long (that never works very well)...look at me! I'm criticizing myself! Well, before I start cussing myself out, thanks to those who continue to read this story and on with the Fic!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own the show Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters...the same goes for DBZ. I only own the plot of this story.
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Joey stalked into the mansion with Tristan following not too far behind. Joey turned his head this way and that, sending stabbing glares in all directions.
Nowhere.
"UGH! Where is moneybags?!?!?! I bet good money dat he took her up ta his room!"
Tristan's face lit up, "How MUCH money?"
Joey rolled his eyes and backhanded his spike-haired friend, "Don't be such a moron Tristan...it's a sayin'"
Tristan held the sore spot on his face as a look of understanding came over him, "Ohhhhhh....a sayin...." He slowly nodded his head. Of course, his expression soon turned to that of confusion, "Wait a minute! A sayin? Like the dudes on DBZ?"
Joey growled furiously, "NO YOU DIPSHIT!!!! A 'SAYING'!!!! GEEZ!" He gave the brunette another wack to the face, "Now let's go!"
Both boys returned to their journey to find Serenity. They were ready to search high and low for her...she meant a lot to both boys...
Meanwhile...back with Kaiba and Serenity...
Seto Kaiba stopped at his doorway and stepped aside, "Ladies first."
Suspecting that her boyfriend was just being a gentleman, she smiled, nodded her head, and walked inside. Little did she know of the millionaire's true intentions. He knew that she would enter first, leaving him the opportunity to shut the door behind them...and lock it.
Of course, the moment that the door closed, Serenity jumped and spun around, a look of terror spreading over her features. Her brown eyes look more like that of a frightened child than ever before...that's all it took. Kaiba saw his brother in Serenity's eyes...and that is what scared him the most. It was like anything he did to her, he did to his brother as well...how would he go along with his plan?
"Well," Kaiba thought, "I could just not make eye contact with her. Yeah, that's what I'll do...but...that wouldn't be right...she's so young...I don't want to be the one to break her youth. I can't do this."
Immediately, he unlocked the door and opened it. He felt much better in doing so as he saw Serenity relax.
"So," Serenity began, "Where is that camera of yours?"
Kaiba had forgotten, "Camera?" He thought for a moment as a feel of suspension drifted in the air, "Oh yeah! Heh heh, the camera! That's right!" He made his way over to his night stand and opened the draw.
Serenity tried to see inside, but Kaiba whipped out his camera and slammed the draw shut quickly, "There's nothing in there worth seeing." He spoke casually, but the slight quiver in his voice was enough to tell Serenity it was a personal thing. Serenity let the 'secret drawer' leave her mind and focused on her boyfriends movements as he paced the room.
"Um, Seto?" She questioned, "What are you doing?"
Kaiba stopped mid-step, placing his uplifted foot back on the carpeted floor, and turned to his girlfriend. Sweat beaded up on his forehead and his hands were clenched in tight fists as his skin went pale.
"Serenity," he nearly pleaded, "There's someone in my head...there is something wrong with me...get out Serenity! Get out now! Get help! Get Yugi!!!!" He dropped to his knees and placed his hands on either side of his head, letting of a bloodcurdling scream...the voice in his head persisted it's hypnotic taunts. In a dark voice much like his own, it chimed:
'Is it not love that you now face? What is love Seto? What is it? Is it the smile you get when you see them? The happiness? No Seto...none of that. For it is the pleasure of it all! Try it Seto...just let me take over. I can show your sweetheart true love! Seto...your mind is weak! You cannot hold out forever...but my voice shall not give out. You are limited when I am limitless! Give in child! Need I make you my slave just as the thief has made the albino his? Give in Seto...give in...'
Again and again it repeated in his mind...that voice that was so familiar yet so strange...so alive yet so cold and dark....whoever it was, he mentioned the yami of Bakura...and Yugi might be able to help! Was his own Millennium Rod responsible for this? Did Kaiba have a yami as well? Or was it just a dark conscience? No time for questions now! The voice in his head was getting louder and louder...stronger and stronger....until................. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Serenity had run down the stairs, her long hair flowing behind her in the breeze she had created. She jumped from the second to last stair and cut the corner...bumping into Tristan and Joey.
Stunned, Joey jumped back, knocking Tristan, who quickly dropped to the floor in a fetal position, begging for mercy...that is, until he realized that it wasn't Seto Kaiba coming down those stairs.
Tristan stood, "What's the rush Serenity?"
Joey shook away the shock, "Yeah sis! What's up? Did dat rich boy mess wit you?!?! I'll kill him!!" He began to march up the stairs, but Serenity frantically grabbed his wrist.
"NO JOEY!!!" Her eyes were a pleading gaze...Joey knew that now something was definately wrong, "BIGBROTHERWEHAVETOHELPHIMHEISTURNINGALLPALEANDHETOLDMETORUNAWAYANDHEWASSCRE AMINGANDSWEATINGANDIMJUSTSOSCAREDBIGBROTHERWEHAVETOGETYUGINOW!!!"
She panted heavily as Joey's expression remained worried, "Sis, I have no clue what you just said...listen, you just need to take a few breaths and calmly and slowly tell me what's wrong."
Serenity shook with worry and fear as she remembered the boy in need of help upstairs, "I said," she began, "We have to help him...he is turning pale and he told me to run away...he was screaming and sweating...im scared...we have to get Yugi...NOW!!!" At the last word, she bolted off toward the pool, leaving behind a very puzzled Joey.
Letting curiosity get the best of him, he took off up the stairs...Tristan followed.
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Serenity's mind raced, her heart pounded, and she blindly ran through the mansion, arms flailing about in any direction. She most likely looked ridiculous...it's not time to think about that kind of stuff! Her mind regained it's focus on Kaiba. She had to get help for her dear love, and she had to get it now.
She literally burst through the doors that led outside. She screamed at the top of her lungs the name of the boy that Seto Kaiba so greatly needed, "YUGI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The sudden outburst from the young lady nearly gave the swimmers a heart attack! Even the gentle Bakura shot out of the pool and onto a nearby lounge chair (wouldn't that be so cute???)!
Yugi also jumped out of the pool and ran to meet up with Serenity. The others followed with caution.
Guessing that it had something to do with the fight between Joey and Kaiba, Yami Yugi emerged from the Millennium Puzzle. As he stood before Serenity, he gazed into her eyes, seeing her fear.
As he opened his mouth to speak, Serenity interrupted him, "Yugi, there is something wrong with Seto and he wanted me to get you!"
Yami Yugi folded his arms, "Explain."
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Joey peeked his head into the millionaires oversized bedroom like a little boy looking in the living room on Christmas eve night. What he saw stunned him.
Standing before the blonde, looking directly into his eyes was Seto Kaiba himself...or was it? There was something different...something seemed out of place. That's when Joey saw it.
Neatly placed between Seto Kaiba's two sapphire eyes was a glowing emblem...the eye that Joey remembered from Yami Mariks forehead...there was no doubt in Joeys mind that Seto Kaiba was now under the control of a mystic Millennium item. As he tried to remain calm, Kaiba advanced towards him slowly...so slow that Joey could easily just walk away and not get caught.
If he could walk away.
His legs felt like lead and were impossible to move. It was almost as if he were an ice sculpture, frozen in place as he was judged. Kaiba was edging closer and as he did, the Millennium Rod was revealed. It was all clear now. The same Millennium item that had controlled the mind of Marik Ishtar had tried to overcome the young millionaire before, and alas he had now succeeded.
Fully aware of the horrid danger he was in, Joey Wheelers mind went spiraling into panic mode. His body shook with a chill of utter fear. He wanted to run...he couldn't. His next option was to scream. Surely someone would hear. His mouth shot open to its full size and he tried to let out a bloodcurdling cry for help...but all that came was dry air and a slight whimper.
Three feet away.
Time was running out. 'Move Joey! Come on legs!' He repeated again and again in his mind...when it came to him. His luck had run out. Seto Kaiba pulled the dagger from the bottom half of the rod and snickered. Joey gently closed his eyes and awaited the end. The footsteps rang in the blondes ears as thoughts of family and friends clouded his mind.
They stopped.
The footsteps had come to an abrupt halt. Assuming that Kaiba had reached his prey, Joey took a rigid breath...and nothing happened. Joey stood still for what seemed to him like forever. 'Why hasn't he got me yet? What's he waitin' for?' He wondered....and got the courage to open his eyes.
...and come face to face with Seto Kaiba. Sapphire orbs met chocolate ones....Evil met fear...the predator had its prey...what was next?
He raised the dagger high above his head while laughing psychotically, "Prepare to meet with a brutal end!" His voice held a shrill yet deep sound...both at once almost as though there were too people speaking at once. His grip tightened on the rod.
"SETO!!! IF YOU WANT TO MESS WITH MY FRIENDS, YOU'LL HAVE TO GET THROUGH ME!!!"
Seto Kaiba gasped and faced the unknown voice.
Joey's joints seemed to loosen...it was Yugi's voice. He was safe! Yugi was always there when the going got tough...especially the pharaoh...and when it came to Millennium magic, Yami Yugi was the man for the job!
Yami Yugi stood tall (um, well, yeah he's kinda short, not much taller than the normal Yugi...but you know what I mean!) In the doorway, his fists clenched tightly like he was ready for a fight...but deep down, The Pharaoh was confused. Confused and very afraid. He knew what the Millennium Rod was capable of...at least he had a pretty good idea of its immense power. Of course, he also knew that fighting alone against Seto Kaiba under its control would be foolish. He would need help.
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