a/n: Okay, another note. ^^Anything like this is a vision.^^
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Kai lay in bed, staring at the dark ceiling. She touched her lips, remembering her kiss with Carlos. In truth, she had felt a little something, but she couldn't tell if it was just the kiss, or if it was Carlos himself. What would she do if it /was/ Carlos?
- Carlos, what are you doing to me? - It was Yami she liked, right? Or was that wrong? Did she like both of them? How would she decide which one to go with? - Oh... I'll think about this in the morning, - she thought, rolling over on her side.
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{ "Kai, you are dwelling too much on this."
"Too much on what? Who are you?" Kai was standing in a dark place, unable to see as far as the nose on her face.
"Only one is right."
"What is /that/ supposed to mean? Show yourself to me!" Kai was slightly nervous. Where was the voice coming from? It was female, that much was for sure, but she didn't recognize it.
"You are what you are and you are what you are becoming."
"Becoming? What are you doing to me?" Kai cried. "Leave me alone!"
"One day you will rule. Now you must choose the correct destiny to get there."
"What are you talking about? Just go away!"
"You have a choice now since you have become confused. You must go the right way. The future depends on you."
"What? You're insane!" Kai exclaimed, shaking her head nervously.
"Your destiny lies in Egypt, not Italy."
"/What/? Would you stop speaking in riddles? Let's pretend I /don't/ know what you're talking about!"
"You must choose Yami. The future depends on it. Eliminate the competition, Kai-Tara. Right now, while it is still young."
"What competition? Who's Yami? What are you /talking/ about? Just leave me alone! Let me go back to normal! Please!" Kai exclaimed.
"That is not possible. The future needs you. You must not fight this or me. Do as I say and things will go much smoother."
"How can I do what you say if I don't know what you're talking about? What are you even referring to?"
"A kiss with the competition."
"What? Carlos? What does he have to do with anything?" Kai asked, confused and scared.
"You will see the silent hatred. You know who to choose. Your destiny lies in Egypt, not Italy."
"Who said anything about destiny? What are you talking about? What do I have to choose with? Do you mean Carlos and Yugi? Keep out of my personal life!"
"Yami. Remember the name, Kai. When it sounds in your ears you will know."
"Who is Yami?" Kai exclaimed. "What are you talking about?"
"You will know. Do not fight your changes. Let it happen and you will know."
"Maybe I don't /want/ to know! Ever think of that? Maybe I don't want to /change/. I don't even know what I'm changing /into/!" Kai cried.
"You have to know. You have to change. You will see."
"No! I don't want to see! Go away!"
"I can't. I can't stop your changes, even if I wanted to. I suggest you don't try."
"What? You're lying! You started this, you can make it stop!"
"I can't. You will see."
"Stop saying that! Just leave me alone!" Kai shrieked.
"Do as I say and you will see."
Suddenly Kai was falling... }
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Her eyes snapped open. She still lay on her back on the floor, though this time the ceiling was lit up by light shining through the window. Her dream was still vivid in her mind.
"Yami..." she muttered. - Who on Earth is Yami? - "Maybe the gang will know. Though I doubt it. Oh, they're going to think I'm insane."
She got up and looked over at the bed to see Tea was gone. Kai figured she must already be up then and left her room. Sure enough, the gang was sitting in the living room, talking.
"Hey guys," Kai said, taking a seat next to Yami.
"Hey, Kai," Tea said.
"Um... I'm just curious, do you guys know a Yami?" Kai asked, looking around the room.
Everyone looked up at her with wide eyes.
- How does she know your name? - Yugi asked.
- I don't know how she knows. My guess is whatever is giving her these powers is also feeding her information, - Yami said.
Kai still waited for an answer, looking at Yami. "What?" she asked. "Do you know him?"
"I don't know a Yami," Bakura said, genuinely confused. "Where'd you hear the name?"
"Um... this is going to sound really strange, but some voice told me in a dream. She was telling me that the future depends on me. If that's not the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, I don't know what is," Kai said.
- The future depends on her? What's that mean? - Yugi asked.
- I don't know, but I'm inclined to believe it. If she got my name from this voice, it must be telling the truth. - "Kai, what else did the voice tell you?" Yami asked.
"Um... it was saying something about Carlos, that my destiny isn't in Italy, but I never said it was. He wasn't even born in Italy! I'm getting very confused with all of this. Does it mean anything to you?" Kai asked.
"Well, the part about Carlos seems to mean that the voice doesn't want you to go out with him," Tea said.
"I wasn't going to anyway. He's my best friend," Kai said, confused.
"Were you thinking about it? At any time?" Tea asked.
"Um... well... I suppose... last night I was... thinking about him, but I wasn't exactly considering going out with him or anything," Kai said, feeling her face grow warm.
"Well, maybe the voice got nervous and had to make sure you weren't going to ruin whatever destiny she wanted you to have," Tea said.
"But what is the stupid destiny? She told me to remember the name Yami. What on Earth does he have to do with anything? I don't even know a Yami!" Kai exclaimed.
"Maybe you're gonna' meet him," Joey said.
Yami was feeling slightly uncomfortable with this. "Was there anything else she said?"
"Yeah, she said she couldn't stop what was happening to me, even if she wanted to. She said I was 'changing' but she wouldn't say into what," Kai replied.
"She can't stop it? That's not good," Tristan said.
"She could be lying," Bakura said.
"I don't think she is," Yami said, surprising the gang.
"Why? What makes you believe her?" Kai asked.
"I'm not sure, but I have a feeling she's being truthful," Yami replied, looking at her.
"Gut feelings are almost always right," Tea said.
Yami nodded. "Which is why I think we should pay attention to this dream and any others you may have. This voice seems to give you a little more of the puzzle each time."
"So, I'll just be a freak of nature until we figure it out, right? Sounds like fun," Kai said dryly.
"We will figure it out," Yami assured her, putting a hand on her shoulder.
She smiled gratefully at him before a searing pain shot through her head. She cried out and pressed her hands against her temples. She tried to stand, but stumbled. Yami quickly put his arms around her to steady her, but she tore away, running to the front door.
"Kai!" Tea cried, standing. The gang ran after her, Yami in the lead.
Kai had collapsed in the yard and was writhing on the ground. Yami ran to her side and dropped to his knees. "Kai! Listen to me! You can fight it! Concentrate on my voice!" he cried, putting a hand on her shoulder.
Kai immediately screamed as something shot through her mind. ^^An upside down pyramid with the Eye of Horus... The Eye started to writhe and move until it was a cobra, ready to strike... There was a deafening hiss and a blinding light...^^
Yami shook Kai's shoulder and a lock of her hair fell away from her chest, revealing her stone necklace. Suddenly a searing white light shot out from the stone and Yami and the gang stumbled backwards.
"What's goin' on?" Joey cried.
Kai was still screaming as her vision continued. ^^A boy pharaoh... A familiar voice... "Yami..." The speaker was a woman... Egyptian hieroglyphics lined the walls...^^
~ - Yami, what's happening? - ~ Yugi cried.
Squinting his eyes against the light, Yami moved over to Kai. - It's the stone! - he thought. Yami's fingers wrapped around her necklace and he yanked on it, breaking the chain. Immediately, the light faded and disappeared. Yami looked at it and his eyes widened. The necklace was no longer a stone, but a tiny upside down pyramid with a cobra on it. As he stared at it, it shifted form to once again be a polished stone.
"What is it?" Tea asked, scared and surprised.
"I don't know, but this is the reason Kai is how she is," Yami said. He tossed it to Tristan. "Get rid of it."
"Wait..." Tristan protested, but Kai's eyes snapped open.
"Are you all right...?" Yami asked, touching her shoulders, but she scrambled away, her face full of fear.
"It's you... You're not Yugi... you're... you're Yami!" she cried, staring at him with huge eyes.
"Kai..." Yami tried, attempting to move closer to her.
She quickly got to her feet and backed up. "No, stay away from me! There's two of you! I know... I heard in your head! You've taken Yugi over!"
"What's she talking about?" Bakura asked, confused.
"No, you don't understand..." Yami said, taking another step towards her.
"No! Stay away! Leave me alone! It's you! That voice was warning me against you! Keep away!" She turned and ran to the house, leaving the gang staring after her in shock and confusion.
"Kai!" Yami called, but to no avail. He turned to Tristan and held out his hand. "Let me see the necklace."
Tristan handed it to him and Yami closed his hand around it. He wasn't quite sure what to do with it to activate it. After a minute of it doing nothing, Yami put it in his pocket.
"I have to explain myself to her. This was why I hadn't told her to begin with," Yami said. He was slightly surprised to find he felt rather upset by the way she had been afraid of him. However, he pushed it out of his mind as Tea spoke.
"Maybe you talking to her isn't such a good idea. I don't think she'll listen to you. Maybe I should do it," she said.
"What's going on?" Bakura asked, confused and stunned.
"I'll explain it while Tea does to Kai," Yami said, nodding for Tea to go. He sighed, hoping Kai would understand and be able to think rationally.
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a/n: All right, based on what my best friend has said, Bakura doesn't know about Yami or his spirit of the Millennium Ring. She's watched the dub since it came out, so I'm inclined to believe her. However, if this is wrong, don't blame me, I came into the show at the beginning of Enter The Shadow Realm. Yell at my friend, not me. Kay? Well, you know the drill...
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Kai lay in bed, staring at the dark ceiling. She touched her lips, remembering her kiss with Carlos. In truth, she had felt a little something, but she couldn't tell if it was just the kiss, or if it was Carlos himself. What would she do if it /was/ Carlos?
- Carlos, what are you doing to me? - It was Yami she liked, right? Or was that wrong? Did she like both of them? How would she decide which one to go with? - Oh... I'll think about this in the morning, - she thought, rolling over on her side.
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{ "Kai, you are dwelling too much on this."
"Too much on what? Who are you?" Kai was standing in a dark place, unable to see as far as the nose on her face.
"Only one is right."
"What is /that/ supposed to mean? Show yourself to me!" Kai was slightly nervous. Where was the voice coming from? It was female, that much was for sure, but she didn't recognize it.
"You are what you are and you are what you are becoming."
"Becoming? What are you doing to me?" Kai cried. "Leave me alone!"
"One day you will rule. Now you must choose the correct destiny to get there."
"What are you talking about? Just go away!"
"You have a choice now since you have become confused. You must go the right way. The future depends on you."
"What? You're insane!" Kai exclaimed, shaking her head nervously.
"Your destiny lies in Egypt, not Italy."
"/What/? Would you stop speaking in riddles? Let's pretend I /don't/ know what you're talking about!"
"You must choose Yami. The future depends on it. Eliminate the competition, Kai-Tara. Right now, while it is still young."
"What competition? Who's Yami? What are you /talking/ about? Just leave me alone! Let me go back to normal! Please!" Kai exclaimed.
"That is not possible. The future needs you. You must not fight this or me. Do as I say and things will go much smoother."
"How can I do what you say if I don't know what you're talking about? What are you even referring to?"
"A kiss with the competition."
"What? Carlos? What does he have to do with anything?" Kai asked, confused and scared.
"You will see the silent hatred. You know who to choose. Your destiny lies in Egypt, not Italy."
"Who said anything about destiny? What are you talking about? What do I have to choose with? Do you mean Carlos and Yugi? Keep out of my personal life!"
"Yami. Remember the name, Kai. When it sounds in your ears you will know."
"Who is Yami?" Kai exclaimed. "What are you talking about?"
"You will know. Do not fight your changes. Let it happen and you will know."
"Maybe I don't /want/ to know! Ever think of that? Maybe I don't want to /change/. I don't even know what I'm changing /into/!" Kai cried.
"You have to know. You have to change. You will see."
"No! I don't want to see! Go away!"
"I can't. I can't stop your changes, even if I wanted to. I suggest you don't try."
"What? You're lying! You started this, you can make it stop!"
"I can't. You will see."
"Stop saying that! Just leave me alone!" Kai shrieked.
"Do as I say and you will see."
Suddenly Kai was falling... }
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Her eyes snapped open. She still lay on her back on the floor, though this time the ceiling was lit up by light shining through the window. Her dream was still vivid in her mind.
"Yami..." she muttered. - Who on Earth is Yami? - "Maybe the gang will know. Though I doubt it. Oh, they're going to think I'm insane."
She got up and looked over at the bed to see Tea was gone. Kai figured she must already be up then and left her room. Sure enough, the gang was sitting in the living room, talking.
"Hey guys," Kai said, taking a seat next to Yami.
"Hey, Kai," Tea said.
"Um... I'm just curious, do you guys know a Yami?" Kai asked, looking around the room.
Everyone looked up at her with wide eyes.
- How does she know your name? - Yugi asked.
- I don't know how she knows. My guess is whatever is giving her these powers is also feeding her information, - Yami said.
Kai still waited for an answer, looking at Yami. "What?" she asked. "Do you know him?"
"I don't know a Yami," Bakura said, genuinely confused. "Where'd you hear the name?"
"Um... this is going to sound really strange, but some voice told me in a dream. She was telling me that the future depends on me. If that's not the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, I don't know what is," Kai said.
- The future depends on her? What's that mean? - Yugi asked.
- I don't know, but I'm inclined to believe it. If she got my name from this voice, it must be telling the truth. - "Kai, what else did the voice tell you?" Yami asked.
"Um... it was saying something about Carlos, that my destiny isn't in Italy, but I never said it was. He wasn't even born in Italy! I'm getting very confused with all of this. Does it mean anything to you?" Kai asked.
"Well, the part about Carlos seems to mean that the voice doesn't want you to go out with him," Tea said.
"I wasn't going to anyway. He's my best friend," Kai said, confused.
"Were you thinking about it? At any time?" Tea asked.
"Um... well... I suppose... last night I was... thinking about him, but I wasn't exactly considering going out with him or anything," Kai said, feeling her face grow warm.
"Well, maybe the voice got nervous and had to make sure you weren't going to ruin whatever destiny she wanted you to have," Tea said.
"But what is the stupid destiny? She told me to remember the name Yami. What on Earth does he have to do with anything? I don't even know a Yami!" Kai exclaimed.
"Maybe you're gonna' meet him," Joey said.
Yami was feeling slightly uncomfortable with this. "Was there anything else she said?"
"Yeah, she said she couldn't stop what was happening to me, even if she wanted to. She said I was 'changing' but she wouldn't say into what," Kai replied.
"She can't stop it? That's not good," Tristan said.
"She could be lying," Bakura said.
"I don't think she is," Yami said, surprising the gang.
"Why? What makes you believe her?" Kai asked.
"I'm not sure, but I have a feeling she's being truthful," Yami replied, looking at her.
"Gut feelings are almost always right," Tea said.
Yami nodded. "Which is why I think we should pay attention to this dream and any others you may have. This voice seems to give you a little more of the puzzle each time."
"So, I'll just be a freak of nature until we figure it out, right? Sounds like fun," Kai said dryly.
"We will figure it out," Yami assured her, putting a hand on her shoulder.
She smiled gratefully at him before a searing pain shot through her head. She cried out and pressed her hands against her temples. She tried to stand, but stumbled. Yami quickly put his arms around her to steady her, but she tore away, running to the front door.
"Kai!" Tea cried, standing. The gang ran after her, Yami in the lead.
Kai had collapsed in the yard and was writhing on the ground. Yami ran to her side and dropped to his knees. "Kai! Listen to me! You can fight it! Concentrate on my voice!" he cried, putting a hand on her shoulder.
Kai immediately screamed as something shot through her mind. ^^An upside down pyramid with the Eye of Horus... The Eye started to writhe and move until it was a cobra, ready to strike... There was a deafening hiss and a blinding light...^^
Yami shook Kai's shoulder and a lock of her hair fell away from her chest, revealing her stone necklace. Suddenly a searing white light shot out from the stone and Yami and the gang stumbled backwards.
"What's goin' on?" Joey cried.
Kai was still screaming as her vision continued. ^^A boy pharaoh... A familiar voice... "Yami..." The speaker was a woman... Egyptian hieroglyphics lined the walls...^^
~ - Yami, what's happening? - ~ Yugi cried.
Squinting his eyes against the light, Yami moved over to Kai. - It's the stone! - he thought. Yami's fingers wrapped around her necklace and he yanked on it, breaking the chain. Immediately, the light faded and disappeared. Yami looked at it and his eyes widened. The necklace was no longer a stone, but a tiny upside down pyramid with a cobra on it. As he stared at it, it shifted form to once again be a polished stone.
"What is it?" Tea asked, scared and surprised.
"I don't know, but this is the reason Kai is how she is," Yami said. He tossed it to Tristan. "Get rid of it."
"Wait..." Tristan protested, but Kai's eyes snapped open.
"Are you all right...?" Yami asked, touching her shoulders, but she scrambled away, her face full of fear.
"It's you... You're not Yugi... you're... you're Yami!" she cried, staring at him with huge eyes.
"Kai..." Yami tried, attempting to move closer to her.
She quickly got to her feet and backed up. "No, stay away from me! There's two of you! I know... I heard in your head! You've taken Yugi over!"
"What's she talking about?" Bakura asked, confused.
"No, you don't understand..." Yami said, taking another step towards her.
"No! Stay away! Leave me alone! It's you! That voice was warning me against you! Keep away!" She turned and ran to the house, leaving the gang staring after her in shock and confusion.
"Kai!" Yami called, but to no avail. He turned to Tristan and held out his hand. "Let me see the necklace."
Tristan handed it to him and Yami closed his hand around it. He wasn't quite sure what to do with it to activate it. After a minute of it doing nothing, Yami put it in his pocket.
"I have to explain myself to her. This was why I hadn't told her to begin with," Yami said. He was slightly surprised to find he felt rather upset by the way she had been afraid of him. However, he pushed it out of his mind as Tea spoke.
"Maybe you talking to her isn't such a good idea. I don't think she'll listen to you. Maybe I should do it," she said.
"What's going on?" Bakura asked, confused and stunned.
"I'll explain it while Tea does to Kai," Yami said, nodding for Tea to go. He sighed, hoping Kai would understand and be able to think rationally.
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a/n: All right, based on what my best friend has said, Bakura doesn't know about Yami or his spirit of the Millennium Ring. She's watched the dub since it came out, so I'm inclined to believe her. However, if this is wrong, don't blame me, I came into the show at the beginning of Enter The Shadow Realm. Yell at my friend, not me. Kay? Well, you know the drill...