a/n: All right, we figure a little out in this chapter, but what you now know could fit on the head of a pin compared to what's really there. So, review and I'll keep posting...
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"Hello."
Kai was staring at a grinning Carlos in the doorframe. "Yeah, yeah, get in here," she said, pulling him inside.
He stumbled through the door and she closed it behind him. "Over here you twit," she said as he began to wander into the kitchen in the direction of the refrigerator.
"Oh, heh heh, the drawer. Right," he said, trying to give her an innocent grin but failing terribly.
Kai rolled her eyes and pointed to the drawer that had broken earlier. "That one there," she said. "I'll be down the hall if you need me."
"Hey, aren't you going to keep me company?" he asked, trying to give her puppy dog eyes.
She snorted and sat on the back of the couch. "Okay, fine. For a bit, until I get tired of you."
The rest of the gang was in the boys' bedroom. She had been there with them a few minutes earlier, before Carlos knocked on the door. Kai had already set the tools he needed by the drawer, so she didn't have to get them after he arrived.
He reached over to tousle her hair, but she grabbed his hand tightly and held it in the air above her head.
"Don't mess with my hair," she warned, grinning.
He grinned to and attacked her stomach with his other hand. She squeaked and fell backwards onto the couch. Kai was now very thankful she had chosen to wear jeans that day.
"Help me up," she said, laughing as she held up a hand.
"Okay," he said, taking it and grinning evilly. He pulled her halfway up, then let go. This time she flipped all the way over, landing on her feet on the floor. She brushed herself off, then folded her arms.
"You're far too dangerous to be around," she said.
"Yeah, that's why I'm your best friend, right?" he said, grinning.
Kai rolled her eyes. "I'll be in the room down the hall, all right? You can come in when you're done."
"Just leave me here to do your dirty work, that's right," he said, folding his arms.
"So glad you approve. See you!" she said, waving as she headed down the hall.
"What...?" he asked, confused. He sighed and started work on the drawer.
Kai went down the hall and put her hand out to grab the doorknob. The door was slightly ajar from when she had run out to let Carlos in. She wasn't expecting the knob to be drawn to her hand as if she were a magnet.
She gasped and immediately let go, stepping backwards. She glanced over at Carlos, hoping he hadn't seen. He was completely oblivious to anything that went on around him as he worked on the drawer and hummed a stupid song he made up as he went along.
Trying to calm herself down for fear of her friends noticing anything, she reached out for the doorknob again. This time it let her grab hold of it instead of doing it itself. She pulled it open quickly as if it might try to bite her, then let go when the opening was big enough for her to get through.
She entered the room, looking over her shoulder at it briefly. Kai sat down on the bed next to Joey and tried to look like nothing happened. She attempted to act as if she knew what was going on in their conversation, but Yami could see something was wrong.
Her headache started to sear, but she tried not to let it show. Suddenly, there was a hand on her shoulder. She screamed and jumped off the bed, spinning around to see Carlos.
"You idiot!" she cried, hitting him in the arm.
"Ow! Okay! Geez!" he cried, though he laughing along with the rest of the gang. "That was pretty funny," he said after she had stopped hitting him.
She scowled at him as she tried to get her heart rate down to normal again. "It was not," she said.
"Yeah, it was," he said, grinning at her and dodging another attack. "Anyway, I've finished your drawer. That'll be $12.50," he said, holding out his hand.
Kai snorted and knocked it away. "Yeah right. /Forget it/."
"Oh, I see how you are. You leave me all alone to do /your/ work and you won't even pay me for it," Carlos said, folding his arms.
"You have a paying job already!" she said. "You most definitely don't need my money."
"All right, I may not need it, but I want it," he said, giving her a defiant grin.
"Oh, would you just shut up? I'm not gonna' pay you for heaven's sake. You should be doing it for me because I'm your best friend," she said, putting on her best 'innocent' look.
He snorted. "Yeah right. So, what are you going to do for me in return?"
"Um... nothing," she said, giving him a mock grin.
"Hey, now that's not fair!" he said as she pushed him out the door.
"Life never is," she said, continuing to push him backwards until he was outside. She smiled at him before closing the door in his face.
She dusted off her hands, then turned around to head back to the room. She suddenly heard a click and she turned back around to look at the door. It had locked itself. She covered her mouth with her hand as her head seared again.
She stumbled backwards, running into something. She jumped forward and spun around, crying out, her heart racing.
Yami stood there, a concerned look on his face. "Are you all right?" he asked.
Kai's head felt like it was about to explode and she cried out, pressing her hands to her temples. She started to sink to the floor, but Yami stopped her and led her to the couch.
"Yugi... I don't know what's happening..." she said, wincing with pain.
"What do you mean?" he asked, concern in his voice.
"I know things... before they happen... I knew the phone was going to ring, and I knew it would be Elaine... and... the door just locked by itself and before the... the door to the bedroom just sort of... came to my hand... something's happening... I can feel it..." she said, growing more nervous as she recalled everything.
Yami stared at her. "What's happening?" he asked, confused.
"I don't know! But it has something to do with this headache!" she cried, jumping up from her seat, her hands still pressed against her temples. "I feel like someone's rearranging my mind!"
She turned and ran for the front door. She unlocked it quickly, then ran outside. Yami ran after her, catching up to her before she fell from the pain. He caught her and spun her around to face him.
"Kai! Calm down!" he cried, holding onto her shoulders. Her eyes were shut tight and she was wincing in pain.
~ - What's happening? - ~ Yugi asked, worried.
Kai's eyes snapped open and she stumbled away from Yami. "No... no!" she cried.
"Kai!" Yami said, grabbing her shoulders again. "Stop! You have to calm down! Tell me what's going on," he said.
"I don't know! I don't know!" she cried.
Slowly, the pain began to diminish. Her breathing was still rapid and her heart rate was through the roof. She let herself collapse into Yami's arms and he held her up, somewhat surprised.
He wasn't quite sure what to say or do. He had no idea what was going on or why. And, apparently, neither did Kai. Was there something he could do to help her? Or would she have to go through this alone?
A few seconds later, she pulled away. "I... I'm sorry... I... just don't know what's going on and... and it's scaring me," she said, fear evident in her eyes.
"I don't know what's happening either," he said. "From what you've said, it seems like you're gaining power of the mind, but that isn't possible."
She stared at him, panic flooding through her. "What? No... that can't be right... I... I don't know how to control it! I can't!"
"Have you tried?" he asked.
"It comes and goes! I can't... I don't know how!" she cried.
"Try to read my mind," he said.
"No... I don't want..." she started, but he interrupted.
"Try," he said.
Her pulse starting to race again, she concentrated. After a few seconds, she shook her head. "I don't know the first thing about this! I don't know how to do this! How am I supposed to read your mind when I don't know how?"
"Maybe you were right when you said you felt like someone was rearranging your mind," he said, thinking about it.
"What?" she asked, her eyes widening.
"Something is making you able to do these things. We just need to figure out what," he said.
"How are we supposed to do /that/?" she cried, spreading her hands and staring at him.
"I don't know. I've never seen anything like this before."
"Yeah, well, that makes two of us!" she said, rather scared. "I want this gone, Yugi. I want to get rid of it. I don't like it and it /hurts/! Every time it happens, my head hurts!"
She folded her arms and stared at the ground, breathing heavily.
"How often does it happen?" he asked.
She looked up at him. "I don't know, uh... every couple of hours since yesterday I guess. It varies... I don't know," she said, growing frustrated.
Yami stared at her for a moment. "Let me know when it happens again. Maybe we can figure something out then."
"When it happens I'm pretty much useless, you saw me," she said, going slightly red.
"You should still let me know. I might be able to come up with something," he said.
She nodded and shuddered slightly. "Yeah, all right."
She walked across the lawn and slid down the trunk of the old oak. She hugged her knees and buried her face in them. Yami went over and sat beside her and gently touched her shoulder. He had no idea what to do and he was extremely confused. But the confusion was only beginning...
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a/n: All right. Um... cliffhanger!! So, review and I'll post, kay? (*_*)
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"Hello."
Kai was staring at a grinning Carlos in the doorframe. "Yeah, yeah, get in here," she said, pulling him inside.
He stumbled through the door and she closed it behind him. "Over here you twit," she said as he began to wander into the kitchen in the direction of the refrigerator.
"Oh, heh heh, the drawer. Right," he said, trying to give her an innocent grin but failing terribly.
Kai rolled her eyes and pointed to the drawer that had broken earlier. "That one there," she said. "I'll be down the hall if you need me."
"Hey, aren't you going to keep me company?" he asked, trying to give her puppy dog eyes.
She snorted and sat on the back of the couch. "Okay, fine. For a bit, until I get tired of you."
The rest of the gang was in the boys' bedroom. She had been there with them a few minutes earlier, before Carlos knocked on the door. Kai had already set the tools he needed by the drawer, so she didn't have to get them after he arrived.
He reached over to tousle her hair, but she grabbed his hand tightly and held it in the air above her head.
"Don't mess with my hair," she warned, grinning.
He grinned to and attacked her stomach with his other hand. She squeaked and fell backwards onto the couch. Kai was now very thankful she had chosen to wear jeans that day.
"Help me up," she said, laughing as she held up a hand.
"Okay," he said, taking it and grinning evilly. He pulled her halfway up, then let go. This time she flipped all the way over, landing on her feet on the floor. She brushed herself off, then folded her arms.
"You're far too dangerous to be around," she said.
"Yeah, that's why I'm your best friend, right?" he said, grinning.
Kai rolled her eyes. "I'll be in the room down the hall, all right? You can come in when you're done."
"Just leave me here to do your dirty work, that's right," he said, folding his arms.
"So glad you approve. See you!" she said, waving as she headed down the hall.
"What...?" he asked, confused. He sighed and started work on the drawer.
Kai went down the hall and put her hand out to grab the doorknob. The door was slightly ajar from when she had run out to let Carlos in. She wasn't expecting the knob to be drawn to her hand as if she were a magnet.
She gasped and immediately let go, stepping backwards. She glanced over at Carlos, hoping he hadn't seen. He was completely oblivious to anything that went on around him as he worked on the drawer and hummed a stupid song he made up as he went along.
Trying to calm herself down for fear of her friends noticing anything, she reached out for the doorknob again. This time it let her grab hold of it instead of doing it itself. She pulled it open quickly as if it might try to bite her, then let go when the opening was big enough for her to get through.
She entered the room, looking over her shoulder at it briefly. Kai sat down on the bed next to Joey and tried to look like nothing happened. She attempted to act as if she knew what was going on in their conversation, but Yami could see something was wrong.
Her headache started to sear, but she tried not to let it show. Suddenly, there was a hand on her shoulder. She screamed and jumped off the bed, spinning around to see Carlos.
"You idiot!" she cried, hitting him in the arm.
"Ow! Okay! Geez!" he cried, though he laughing along with the rest of the gang. "That was pretty funny," he said after she had stopped hitting him.
She scowled at him as she tried to get her heart rate down to normal again. "It was not," she said.
"Yeah, it was," he said, grinning at her and dodging another attack. "Anyway, I've finished your drawer. That'll be $12.50," he said, holding out his hand.
Kai snorted and knocked it away. "Yeah right. /Forget it/."
"Oh, I see how you are. You leave me all alone to do /your/ work and you won't even pay me for it," Carlos said, folding his arms.
"You have a paying job already!" she said. "You most definitely don't need my money."
"All right, I may not need it, but I want it," he said, giving her a defiant grin.
"Oh, would you just shut up? I'm not gonna' pay you for heaven's sake. You should be doing it for me because I'm your best friend," she said, putting on her best 'innocent' look.
He snorted. "Yeah right. So, what are you going to do for me in return?"
"Um... nothing," she said, giving him a mock grin.
"Hey, now that's not fair!" he said as she pushed him out the door.
"Life never is," she said, continuing to push him backwards until he was outside. She smiled at him before closing the door in his face.
She dusted off her hands, then turned around to head back to the room. She suddenly heard a click and she turned back around to look at the door. It had locked itself. She covered her mouth with her hand as her head seared again.
She stumbled backwards, running into something. She jumped forward and spun around, crying out, her heart racing.
Yami stood there, a concerned look on his face. "Are you all right?" he asked.
Kai's head felt like it was about to explode and she cried out, pressing her hands to her temples. She started to sink to the floor, but Yami stopped her and led her to the couch.
"Yugi... I don't know what's happening..." she said, wincing with pain.
"What do you mean?" he asked, concern in his voice.
"I know things... before they happen... I knew the phone was going to ring, and I knew it would be Elaine... and... the door just locked by itself and before the... the door to the bedroom just sort of... came to my hand... something's happening... I can feel it..." she said, growing more nervous as she recalled everything.
Yami stared at her. "What's happening?" he asked, confused.
"I don't know! But it has something to do with this headache!" she cried, jumping up from her seat, her hands still pressed against her temples. "I feel like someone's rearranging my mind!"
She turned and ran for the front door. She unlocked it quickly, then ran outside. Yami ran after her, catching up to her before she fell from the pain. He caught her and spun her around to face him.
"Kai! Calm down!" he cried, holding onto her shoulders. Her eyes were shut tight and she was wincing in pain.
~ - What's happening? - ~ Yugi asked, worried.
Kai's eyes snapped open and she stumbled away from Yami. "No... no!" she cried.
"Kai!" Yami said, grabbing her shoulders again. "Stop! You have to calm down! Tell me what's going on," he said.
"I don't know! I don't know!" she cried.
Slowly, the pain began to diminish. Her breathing was still rapid and her heart rate was through the roof. She let herself collapse into Yami's arms and he held her up, somewhat surprised.
He wasn't quite sure what to say or do. He had no idea what was going on or why. And, apparently, neither did Kai. Was there something he could do to help her? Or would she have to go through this alone?
A few seconds later, she pulled away. "I... I'm sorry... I... just don't know what's going on and... and it's scaring me," she said, fear evident in her eyes.
"I don't know what's happening either," he said. "From what you've said, it seems like you're gaining power of the mind, but that isn't possible."
She stared at him, panic flooding through her. "What? No... that can't be right... I... I don't know how to control it! I can't!"
"Have you tried?" he asked.
"It comes and goes! I can't... I don't know how!" she cried.
"Try to read my mind," he said.
"No... I don't want..." she started, but he interrupted.
"Try," he said.
Her pulse starting to race again, she concentrated. After a few seconds, she shook her head. "I don't know the first thing about this! I don't know how to do this! How am I supposed to read your mind when I don't know how?"
"Maybe you were right when you said you felt like someone was rearranging your mind," he said, thinking about it.
"What?" she asked, her eyes widening.
"Something is making you able to do these things. We just need to figure out what," he said.
"How are we supposed to do /that/?" she cried, spreading her hands and staring at him.
"I don't know. I've never seen anything like this before."
"Yeah, well, that makes two of us!" she said, rather scared. "I want this gone, Yugi. I want to get rid of it. I don't like it and it /hurts/! Every time it happens, my head hurts!"
She folded her arms and stared at the ground, breathing heavily.
"How often does it happen?" he asked.
She looked up at him. "I don't know, uh... every couple of hours since yesterday I guess. It varies... I don't know," she said, growing frustrated.
Yami stared at her for a moment. "Let me know when it happens again. Maybe we can figure something out then."
"When it happens I'm pretty much useless, you saw me," she said, going slightly red.
"You should still let me know. I might be able to come up with something," he said.
She nodded and shuddered slightly. "Yeah, all right."
She walked across the lawn and slid down the trunk of the old oak. She hugged her knees and buried her face in them. Yami went over and sat beside her and gently touched her shoulder. He had no idea what to do and he was extremely confused. But the confusion was only beginning...
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a/n: All right. Um... cliffhanger!! So, review and I'll post, kay? (*_*)