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Chapter #8: Take Off? (III)
*~*~*On the Plane--Elaya's POV*~*~*
Is it just me, or can Joey and Tristan get any stupider?! I mean, it's bad enough that they crack all those perverted sex jokes but when they start flirting with the stewardess, that just crosses the line! How many times can they ask for a drink that is 'conveniently' located on the last shelf of the trolley so they can look down her top or at her butt? It's kinda getting old......and disturbing.
My throat still kills.....and I will not take the medication that comes from Tristan's sock stash. Groaning I sink back in my seat. I've been on the plane for two hours......been to the washroom twice and have listened to most of my CD's twice. And my cold wasn't getting any better.
A gentle nudge shakes me. "Hey, you okay?" A voice whispers.
Not bothering to open my eyes I mumble, "I hope so...."
"You just......try and get some sleep..." The voice advised.
"How can I with those two idiots?" I mumble again, trying to put a smile on my worn out face.
"Block them out. I have. Most annoying sounds--after a while--usually drone out with their surroundings. Now, for all I know, those idiots can be the plane's engine."
Chuckling, I open my eyes. Seto looks so concerned for me. Why? Do I look that sick? Oh my God! Am I gonna die?! "Jesus! What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?!"
"Excuse me?"
"Never mind."
"M'am? Can I have a refill?" Asked the annoying voices to my right. Apparently, they had already emptied their glasses......
Man, I am SO glad Seto doesn't act like that. His hormones are in check! Sighing, I shut my eyes again, and lean back into the seat.
*~*~*In the Plane--Seto's POV*~*~*
Poor E. Her eyes are all red.......so is her nose........and I bet her throat is red too.......I hope she'll be alright.
I sit back in my seat and look out the window. Just clear blue. I wonder what we're flying over now........The Atlantic? North America?
Shaking my head, I grunted mentally. This is no time for that. You still have work to do, I scold myself.....I pull out my laptop and switch it on.
Staring at the bright screen, I blink a couple of times before continuing. Before I knew it I was typing away. Surprisingly, I basically tuned out of all the distractions around me.....and the main distraction being the mutt and Tristan.
A gentle weight fell on my head. Startled, I turned around to see Elaya's head on my shoulder--and she was too out of it to notice. Sighing, I rest back into my seat, content with the feeling of her steady breathing on my arm. I felt her shift around as she curled up into a little ball beside me.
"Goodnight E." I mumble softly, so Joey and Tristan won't hear. I carefully take my blue trench coat which was lying in my lap for most of the trip and place it around her shoulders. I guess that her black one was in her suitcase.
Looking back up, I notice Joey and Tristan with stupid grins on their faces. "Grow up." I glare.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Elaya's POV*~*~*
Ah! Finally, some peace and quiet......Man, I haven't been here in a while. You see, sometimes, if I will myself hard enough, I can force myself NOT to dream while asleep, but to come here instead. This barely happens because half the time I'm unconscious before I hit the pillow.........The last time I've been in my mind chamber was when I used to switch with.......Justi.......
Hey, if she's on the plane, maybe I can talk to her! I ran to the entrance of my chamber and looked out. I barely remember what this place looked like. After Justi left, there wasn't a point for me to come here--to where our mind chambers meet.....
Looking out, I see the same stone walls with the same tall stone door that has the Millennium Symbol on it. Slowly walking out of my chamber, I walk the short distance to where hers was.
I don't know how long I was standing there, just looking up at the same stupid door that was locked every other time I tried this. I was somewhat expecting some freakish ghoul to jump out and scare the shit out of me, but no one came. Staring at this old, dark, cold stone door, made me want to jump back into the comfort of my bright happy mind chamber--but something made me stay. It was just a feeling, but there WAS something in there......Please don't let it be that freakish ghoul!
That feeling....it was getting stronger....and more familiar! It's now or never Elaya! Just turn the knob already! Reaching forward, after my motivating self-talk, I grabbed the cold knob and turned. The metal clicked. It was opened!
Pushing the door all the way, I saw, darkness.
Total and complete darkness.
*~*~*On the Plane--Reader's POV*~*~*
"Yugi?" Téa nudged me.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think that this trip will be a success?"
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked, becoming concerned.
"Do you think that......that Atem will get his memories back," Téa started to say. She stopped to snap her fingers, "just like that?"
"I hope so." Yugi mumbled in response. [Oh man......There IS something about this that seems so unsettling.....It seems too perfect.....too easy....]
Sensing his light's anxiety, Atem broke his thoughts. \ Yugi, listen to me. You have nothing to worry about. \ He lied. The great Pharaoh himself lied to his other half. He too was feeling the same sense of dread and worries. \ Just don't worry about it. Okay? \
/ But Atem, I-- /
\ No buts Yugi. We will get through this. Don't worry about a thing. \ Atem did not sound as convincing as he wanted to. But he felt that Yugi somewhat accepted his statement and moved on. Even though his light had stopped talking to him, he still felt Yugi's uneasiness about the whole situation.
[It seems too perfect.....Everything is planned out and it's going according to plan....Something doesn't seem right....] Yugi thought, but he made sure that Atem didn't hear him.
"Yugi?" Téa nudged him again.
"Yeah?"
"I hope so too." Her blue eyes fell to the ground. [It's not only the Pharaoh's life in danger, but it's also their holders! Elaya, Kaiba, Bakura and my Yugi are all at risk--if something goes wrong.....or if someone makes it go wrong......]
*~*~*Inside the Puzzle--Reader's POV*~*~*
"You cowardly bastards! COME OUT!" Atem shouted angrily. He was getting sick and tired of this cat-and-mouse game he was playing with his 'intruders'--he wasn't even sure if there was such a thing in here.
But something in his gut made him look for it.
"And I must find them...." He muttered under his breath, walking up another flight of stairs to another dark corridor.
The only sounds the Pharaoh heard were his footsteps against the cold stone....and then....laughter? He paused in step and waited for the sound to commence again.
And it did.
"I've found you now...." Atem whispered under his breath as he crept along the corridor to where the sounds where.
"Now you see us. Now you don't." A familiar mocking voice rang out in the hallway. Two cold winds passed by around him, making Atem's eyes widen in surprise and fear.
[There IS someone here......] The Pharaoh thought as he turned around. [But who are they?] More laughter was heard as the winds died down. All was quiet once again.
Staring into the dark halls which he had currently come out from, he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.
[Evil.] The one word that spoke true in Atem's mind. [It's evil.]
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Elaya's POV*~*~*
It's empty. It's fucking empty! What the hell?! I thought this time she'd be in here! I thought that this time--after a LONG time--since she was so close to me that I'd see her in here!
"Fuck this..." I mumble, turning around and moving towards my mind chamber once more. I was better off not caring about it in the first place. I was better off not giving a damn about her....
"Elaya?" A soft voice fluttered in my ears, stopping me dead in my tracks.
"Elaya?" It called again. I didn't realize that I hadn't responded yet. Turning around, I saw her. She was so happy. Justi...
"Oh my God! You're back!" My enthusiastic attitude returned full force as I ran up to hug her. Unfortunately, she was in spirit form and I went right through her. "Huh?"
She chuckled. "You haven't changed a bit my child."
Smiling, I turn to face her. "So, what's up?"
"Nothing." Her smile faltered. "Not yet..."
What?! What's going on?! "Hold up. What do you mean, 'not yet....'?" I asked, totally taken back.
She stared back at me, somewhat depressed now. "Justi? Are you alright?"
"I can feel it." She whispered, not bothering to use our almost forgotten mind-link.
"Feel what?"
"It." She whispered again. "I'm not sure what it is. I'm not sure if it is a good omen or a bad one.....it is just a feeling."
No way! I thought all the evil bullshit was dead and done! With a surprised expression on my face, I couldn't move--let alone speak English for that matter.
Suddenly, Justi began to cry. "Whoa! Justi! What's wrong?!" I rushed to her aid and put a comforting pat on her back and my arm around her shoulders as she continued to sob.
"Justi?" I asked again. It drove me to tears to see her like this.
"I don't want them to hurt you, your friends or Atem.....I don't want it to happen...." My darker half muttered between jerks of tears. "But that feeling.....it tells me otherwise..."
*~*~*On the Plane--Elaya's POV*~*~*
I gasp loudly as I awake to the same stupid plane that I was still in. Joey and Tristan--beside me--were fast asleep.
"E? What's wrong?" Seto's voice asked concerned. He's someone you KNOW will never sleep.
Sitting up and stretching all the cricks in my back from that horrific sleeping pose I was in, I looked back at Seto. "Don't worry..."
"Tell me."
"No, really, it was......it was nothing." I said, giving nervous glances to the floor of the plane and his gaze. "Just a dream....that's all..."
He seemed unsatisfied with my answer, as he continued to look down at me, eyes narrowed. But he didn't press me for answers. He stayed silent and merely nodded as his gaze returned to his laptop.
I knew that he was worried for me, but I don't want to tell him. Looking around, I noticed that mostly everyone has fallen asleep. Shoot. I wanted to ask where Yugi put the box with the Items.....I wanted to talk to Justi a bit more......Since I wasn't wearing her, our communication was cut short and that's why I went right through her when I tried to hug her.
It was a long shot, but I tried my mind-link anyways. // Justi? Justi? Ya there? //
Silence for a bit....but the weak reply came. \\ Yes? \\
// What did you mean by that? //
\\ I--I.....Elaya.... \\ Justi's voice got softer and softer. Dammit! I can't contact her! Either she's all the way down in the luggage part of the plane, or just not used to using the mind link.....
"Elaya?" Another quiet voice asked. This one I KNEW was Bakura's. Turning around and sitting in my seat backwards--so that I was facing him--I replied a quick, "Yup?"
"I'm surprised that you're not asleep." He was leaning forward in his seat.
"Yeah. Just woke up. You?"
"Actually, I don't sleep well on planes..." He replied, brown eyes shining.
Wait...shining? This guy hasn't gotten a wink of sleep and his eyes are shining? Must be a trick with the light.... "Ah well....Hey, do you know when we're gonna land?"
"The captain's voice said that in approximately 30 minutes, if we continue at our current speed of 650 km/h, and have no interruptions, we'll be touching down in Cairo."
"Man Bakura, do you know what speeds the winds are travelling too?" I joked.
"Uh, no."
"It was a joke."
"It wasn't very funny." That was odd. I mean, VERY odd. Bakura's voice just dropped three octaves from that happy, somewhat of a British accent, to a harsh and raspy voice.
"Okay..." I regarded him with a raised eyebrow. "Sorry about that." I wasn't fully turned around, but I thought that I heard him say, "You will be..."
*~*~*In Egypt--Reader's POV*~*~*
"Sister, when are the Pharaoh and his friends coming?" Marik asked, stepping out of the washroom and into the bedroom of there hotel room.
"Be patient my brother. They will come." Ishizu was currently sitting on the bed, with her hands clasped in her lap, looking down on the floor. [There is something very wrong....]
Marik, who had been regarding his sister very closely ever since they left Domino, caught on to her anxiety. "Ishizu, what is wrong? If you tell me nothing, I'll ask you again."
Raising her blue eyes to her brother, she simply responded. "Nothing."
"What is wrong?!" Marik asked again, as promised.
"Nothing!" Ishizu bit back, equally as hard. Calming down, she mumbled, "And, if you ask me again, I have nothing to tell you."
Marik narrowed his eyes. [She's keeping something from me.] "Look, this won't get any easier! Just tell me and I'll leave you alone!"
"There are evil forces at work." She replied, giving in.
"Really? What do they want from us?"
"What do you think? The Pharaoh and his mighty power." Ishizu explained.
"Do you know who they are?"
"Yes. That odd boy, Bakura....and you."
*~*
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Chapter #8: Take Off? (III)
*~*~*On the Plane--Elaya's POV*~*~*
Is it just me, or can Joey and Tristan get any stupider?! I mean, it's bad enough that they crack all those perverted sex jokes but when they start flirting with the stewardess, that just crosses the line! How many times can they ask for a drink that is 'conveniently' located on the last shelf of the trolley so they can look down her top or at her butt? It's kinda getting old......and disturbing.
My throat still kills.....and I will not take the medication that comes from Tristan's sock stash. Groaning I sink back in my seat. I've been on the plane for two hours......been to the washroom twice and have listened to most of my CD's twice. And my cold wasn't getting any better.
A gentle nudge shakes me. "Hey, you okay?" A voice whispers.
Not bothering to open my eyes I mumble, "I hope so...."
"You just......try and get some sleep..." The voice advised.
"How can I with those two idiots?" I mumble again, trying to put a smile on my worn out face.
"Block them out. I have. Most annoying sounds--after a while--usually drone out with their surroundings. Now, for all I know, those idiots can be the plane's engine."
Chuckling, I open my eyes. Seto looks so concerned for me. Why? Do I look that sick? Oh my God! Am I gonna die?! "Jesus! What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?!"
"Excuse me?"
"Never mind."
"M'am? Can I have a refill?" Asked the annoying voices to my right. Apparently, they had already emptied their glasses......
Man, I am SO glad Seto doesn't act like that. His hormones are in check! Sighing, I shut my eyes again, and lean back into the seat.
*~*~*In the Plane--Seto's POV*~*~*
Poor E. Her eyes are all red.......so is her nose........and I bet her throat is red too.......I hope she'll be alright.
I sit back in my seat and look out the window. Just clear blue. I wonder what we're flying over now........The Atlantic? North America?
Shaking my head, I grunted mentally. This is no time for that. You still have work to do, I scold myself.....I pull out my laptop and switch it on.
Staring at the bright screen, I blink a couple of times before continuing. Before I knew it I was typing away. Surprisingly, I basically tuned out of all the distractions around me.....and the main distraction being the mutt and Tristan.
A gentle weight fell on my head. Startled, I turned around to see Elaya's head on my shoulder--and she was too out of it to notice. Sighing, I rest back into my seat, content with the feeling of her steady breathing on my arm. I felt her shift around as she curled up into a little ball beside me.
"Goodnight E." I mumble softly, so Joey and Tristan won't hear. I carefully take my blue trench coat which was lying in my lap for most of the trip and place it around her shoulders. I guess that her black one was in her suitcase.
Looking back up, I notice Joey and Tristan with stupid grins on their faces. "Grow up." I glare.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Elaya's POV*~*~*
Ah! Finally, some peace and quiet......Man, I haven't been here in a while. You see, sometimes, if I will myself hard enough, I can force myself NOT to dream while asleep, but to come here instead. This barely happens because half the time I'm unconscious before I hit the pillow.........The last time I've been in my mind chamber was when I used to switch with.......Justi.......
Hey, if she's on the plane, maybe I can talk to her! I ran to the entrance of my chamber and looked out. I barely remember what this place looked like. After Justi left, there wasn't a point for me to come here--to where our mind chambers meet.....
Looking out, I see the same stone walls with the same tall stone door that has the Millennium Symbol on it. Slowly walking out of my chamber, I walk the short distance to where hers was.
I don't know how long I was standing there, just looking up at the same stupid door that was locked every other time I tried this. I was somewhat expecting some freakish ghoul to jump out and scare the shit out of me, but no one came. Staring at this old, dark, cold stone door, made me want to jump back into the comfort of my bright happy mind chamber--but something made me stay. It was just a feeling, but there WAS something in there......Please don't let it be that freakish ghoul!
That feeling....it was getting stronger....and more familiar! It's now or never Elaya! Just turn the knob already! Reaching forward, after my motivating self-talk, I grabbed the cold knob and turned. The metal clicked. It was opened!
Pushing the door all the way, I saw, darkness.
Total and complete darkness.
*~*~*On the Plane--Reader's POV*~*~*
"Yugi?" Téa nudged me.
"Yeah?"
"Do you think that this trip will be a success?"
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked, becoming concerned.
"Do you think that......that Atem will get his memories back," Téa started to say. She stopped to snap her fingers, "just like that?"
"I hope so." Yugi mumbled in response. [Oh man......There IS something about this that seems so unsettling.....It seems too perfect.....too easy....]
Sensing his light's anxiety, Atem broke his thoughts. \ Yugi, listen to me. You have nothing to worry about. \ He lied. The great Pharaoh himself lied to his other half. He too was feeling the same sense of dread and worries. \ Just don't worry about it. Okay? \
/ But Atem, I-- /
\ No buts Yugi. We will get through this. Don't worry about a thing. \ Atem did not sound as convincing as he wanted to. But he felt that Yugi somewhat accepted his statement and moved on. Even though his light had stopped talking to him, he still felt Yugi's uneasiness about the whole situation.
[It seems too perfect.....Everything is planned out and it's going according to plan....Something doesn't seem right....] Yugi thought, but he made sure that Atem didn't hear him.
"Yugi?" Téa nudged him again.
"Yeah?"
"I hope so too." Her blue eyes fell to the ground. [It's not only the Pharaoh's life in danger, but it's also their holders! Elaya, Kaiba, Bakura and my Yugi are all at risk--if something goes wrong.....or if someone makes it go wrong......]
*~*~*Inside the Puzzle--Reader's POV*~*~*
"You cowardly bastards! COME OUT!" Atem shouted angrily. He was getting sick and tired of this cat-and-mouse game he was playing with his 'intruders'--he wasn't even sure if there was such a thing in here.
But something in his gut made him look for it.
"And I must find them...." He muttered under his breath, walking up another flight of stairs to another dark corridor.
The only sounds the Pharaoh heard were his footsteps against the cold stone....and then....laughter? He paused in step and waited for the sound to commence again.
And it did.
"I've found you now...." Atem whispered under his breath as he crept along the corridor to where the sounds where.
"Now you see us. Now you don't." A familiar mocking voice rang out in the hallway. Two cold winds passed by around him, making Atem's eyes widen in surprise and fear.
[There IS someone here......] The Pharaoh thought as he turned around. [But who are they?] More laughter was heard as the winds died down. All was quiet once again.
Staring into the dark halls which he had currently come out from, he let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.
[Evil.] The one word that spoke true in Atem's mind. [It's evil.]
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Elaya's POV*~*~*
It's empty. It's fucking empty! What the hell?! I thought this time she'd be in here! I thought that this time--after a LONG time--since she was so close to me that I'd see her in here!
"Fuck this..." I mumble, turning around and moving towards my mind chamber once more. I was better off not caring about it in the first place. I was better off not giving a damn about her....
"Elaya?" A soft voice fluttered in my ears, stopping me dead in my tracks.
"Elaya?" It called again. I didn't realize that I hadn't responded yet. Turning around, I saw her. She was so happy. Justi...
"Oh my God! You're back!" My enthusiastic attitude returned full force as I ran up to hug her. Unfortunately, she was in spirit form and I went right through her. "Huh?"
She chuckled. "You haven't changed a bit my child."
Smiling, I turn to face her. "So, what's up?"
"Nothing." Her smile faltered. "Not yet..."
What?! What's going on?! "Hold up. What do you mean, 'not yet....'?" I asked, totally taken back.
She stared back at me, somewhat depressed now. "Justi? Are you alright?"
"I can feel it." She whispered, not bothering to use our almost forgotten mind-link.
"Feel what?"
"It." She whispered again. "I'm not sure what it is. I'm not sure if it is a good omen or a bad one.....it is just a feeling."
No way! I thought all the evil bullshit was dead and done! With a surprised expression on my face, I couldn't move--let alone speak English for that matter.
Suddenly, Justi began to cry. "Whoa! Justi! What's wrong?!" I rushed to her aid and put a comforting pat on her back and my arm around her shoulders as she continued to sob.
"Justi?" I asked again. It drove me to tears to see her like this.
"I don't want them to hurt you, your friends or Atem.....I don't want it to happen...." My darker half muttered between jerks of tears. "But that feeling.....it tells me otherwise..."
*~*~*On the Plane--Elaya's POV*~*~*
I gasp loudly as I awake to the same stupid plane that I was still in. Joey and Tristan--beside me--were fast asleep.
"E? What's wrong?" Seto's voice asked concerned. He's someone you KNOW will never sleep.
Sitting up and stretching all the cricks in my back from that horrific sleeping pose I was in, I looked back at Seto. "Don't worry..."
"Tell me."
"No, really, it was......it was nothing." I said, giving nervous glances to the floor of the plane and his gaze. "Just a dream....that's all..."
He seemed unsatisfied with my answer, as he continued to look down at me, eyes narrowed. But he didn't press me for answers. He stayed silent and merely nodded as his gaze returned to his laptop.
I knew that he was worried for me, but I don't want to tell him. Looking around, I noticed that mostly everyone has fallen asleep. Shoot. I wanted to ask where Yugi put the box with the Items.....I wanted to talk to Justi a bit more......Since I wasn't wearing her, our communication was cut short and that's why I went right through her when I tried to hug her.
It was a long shot, but I tried my mind-link anyways. // Justi? Justi? Ya there? //
Silence for a bit....but the weak reply came. \\ Yes? \\
// What did you mean by that? //
\\ I--I.....Elaya.... \\ Justi's voice got softer and softer. Dammit! I can't contact her! Either she's all the way down in the luggage part of the plane, or just not used to using the mind link.....
"Elaya?" Another quiet voice asked. This one I KNEW was Bakura's. Turning around and sitting in my seat backwards--so that I was facing him--I replied a quick, "Yup?"
"I'm surprised that you're not asleep." He was leaning forward in his seat.
"Yeah. Just woke up. You?"
"Actually, I don't sleep well on planes..." He replied, brown eyes shining.
Wait...shining? This guy hasn't gotten a wink of sleep and his eyes are shining? Must be a trick with the light.... "Ah well....Hey, do you know when we're gonna land?"
"The captain's voice said that in approximately 30 minutes, if we continue at our current speed of 650 km/h, and have no interruptions, we'll be touching down in Cairo."
"Man Bakura, do you know what speeds the winds are travelling too?" I joked.
"Uh, no."
"It was a joke."
"It wasn't very funny." That was odd. I mean, VERY odd. Bakura's voice just dropped three octaves from that happy, somewhat of a British accent, to a harsh and raspy voice.
"Okay..." I regarded him with a raised eyebrow. "Sorry about that." I wasn't fully turned around, but I thought that I heard him say, "You will be..."
*~*~*In Egypt--Reader's POV*~*~*
"Sister, when are the Pharaoh and his friends coming?" Marik asked, stepping out of the washroom and into the bedroom of there hotel room.
"Be patient my brother. They will come." Ishizu was currently sitting on the bed, with her hands clasped in her lap, looking down on the floor. [There is something very wrong....]
Marik, who had been regarding his sister very closely ever since they left Domino, caught on to her anxiety. "Ishizu, what is wrong? If you tell me nothing, I'll ask you again."
Raising her blue eyes to her brother, she simply responded. "Nothing."
"What is wrong?!" Marik asked again, as promised.
"Nothing!" Ishizu bit back, equally as hard. Calming down, she mumbled, "And, if you ask me again, I have nothing to tell you."
Marik narrowed his eyes. [She's keeping something from me.] "Look, this won't get any easier! Just tell me and I'll leave you alone!"
"There are evil forces at work." She replied, giving in.
"Really? What do they want from us?"
"What do you think? The Pharaoh and his mighty power." Ishizu explained.
"Do you know who they are?"
"Yes. That odd boy, Bakura....and you."
*~*
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