a/n: All right, I believe this is the chapter where things start to be explained. I'm going to tell you right now that there is a cliffhanger. Muahahahaha!!!! Ahem... right... well, read and get ready to be shocked out of your seat! Muahahahaha!!! I've been practicing my evil laughter, couldn't you tell?
@~ This is in Kai's head. ~@
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Kai awoke the next morning, a tingling sensation in her head. - Oh, great. A new discomfort. I wonder how long /this/ will last, - she thought bitterly as she sat up. She pushed her crimson hair out of her eyes and looked over at the bed. Tea was gone from it, the sheets neat in her place.
Kai got up and changed quickly. She left the room and headed into the living room where the gang sat. She greeted them and plopped down on the couch next to Bakura.
"Morning Kai," Tea said.
"So what's happening today?" Kai asked, putting her feet up on the coffee table and putting her hands behind her head. Joey and Tristan just shrugged. "Oh, you're a lot of help," she said, earning grins.
"Are you feeling all right?" Yami asked her.
She lowered her arms to her sides and put her feet on the floor as she looked at him. "Yeah, I'm feeling okay. My head still feels weird, but I haven't blown anything up yet."
"Let's hope you never blow anything up!" Tea said. A few members of the gang chuckled.
Kai nodded, giving a small laugh. "Yeah."
"So now what?" Bakura asked.
"Anyone hungry?" Joey asked and everyone laughed.
"Sure... are you volunteering to make breakfast?" Kai asked him, grinning.
"Huh? Oh... no," Joey said, waving his hands back and forth.
"I'll make it," Tea said, laughing as she stood.
"Thanks, Tea. I'd probably kill you if I made it," Kai laughed.
"No problem," the brunette said, entering the kitchen.
The gang sat in silence for a moment and Kai just looked around at them. Joey was lounging in the armchair a few feet away, much like how Carlos had been the night before. Tristan sat on the floor, his knees bent in front of him as he leaned against the front of Joey's chair. His arms rested on his knees as he too just looked around the room. Bakura sat to her left, his hands in his lap as he waited for someone to start a conversation. Yami sat on the other side of Bakura, his legs crossed and his arms folded across his chest.
Kai looked past Bakura a moment, her eyes resting on Yami. He was so pulled together, even in a crisis. She didn't know how he managed to keep a level head even in the worst of situations. She supposed some of this rubbed off on her, because when she was with him, she felt slightly stronger. Before anyone noticed she was watching him, she tore her eyes away and leaned back against the couch.
Her mind turned to her transformation. Exactly what /was/ happening to her? Why was it happening? What /did/ Yami have to do with anything? What did she have to /do/? There were so many questions unanswered and she was beginning to think they might stay that way. She wouldn't be able to take it if she didn't know what was going on. She would go out of her mind if this kept up. She had to know what was going on, she just had to. Why would her grandmother hurt her like this?
A little while later, Tea called them into the kitchen for breakfast. Her cooking was far better than Kai could ever hope to do and there were a few jokes made about it by Joey and Tristan. She attempted to glare at them, but she wound up laughing in the end.
Within a half hour, they were outside lying in the grass, staring up at the clouds, finding shapes in them. They all cracked up when Joey announced he had found a hamburger.
They had only been there for a little while when Kai's head started to buzz. She moved a hand to her temple as the sound grew louder. Soon the buzz was so loud it hurt. She sat up quickly, pressing her hands to her temples as she moaned softly in pain.
Yami sat bolt upright and moved next to her. "Are you all right?" he asked, placing a hand on her shoulder. The rest of the gang sat up as well and scooted through the grass around Kai and Yami.
"I don't know..." Kai moaned, her eyes squeezed shut. "It feels different... like there's a bee in my mind or something... the buzzing won't stop and it hurts..."
Quickly, Yami moved in front of her, taking hold of her shoulders. "You can block it out," he said, looking at her.
She shook her head as she winced. "No... I can't... this is different... something more is happening to me... I can feel it..."
"What? Do you know what?" Yami asked, tightening his hold on her slightly.
"How would I know that?" she cried, throwing her head back. Her hair fell away from her chest and her necklace was glowing.
Nervousness flooded through Yami as he stared at the stone. He watched it shift shape and in a matter of seconds the cobra was glaring at him with ruby eyes. He gritted his teeth as he glared back at it.
- You won't win her! - he thought at it. "Kai, you can fight it!" he said.
"No... let go of me..." she moaned, bringing her head forward.
"Kai..." he started but she cut him off.
"Let me go!" she screamed, pulling away from him. Yami stared at her as she stood. He quickly followed suit, but didn't attempt to touch her.
"Kai, I can help you..." he tried.
"Stay away from me, Yami! Something's wrong...!" she cried, stumbling backwards away from the gang. She didn't get to far, though, before a searing white light shot from the necklace. She cried out as the light engulfed her.
Yami was the only one who didn't shield his eyes. "Kai!" he cried, watching as the light moved around her. Her arms were out slightly to the sides and her face was turned towards the sky. Yami was frozen for a few seconds in panic, but quickly snapped out of it. He ran towards her, but when he got to nearly two feet away from her, he found himself flying backwards.
He felt like he was airborne for seconds before he finally skidded along the ground. He felt his back burn when he finally came to a stop. The gang rushed over to him as he sat up slowly, wincing in pain.
"Are you okay?" Tea cried, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm fine," he replied, getting to his feet, his eyes on Kai.
- What's happening to her? - Yugi asked, fear evident in his voice.
- I don't know, but I get the distinct feeling it isn't good, - Yami replied, taking a step forward. "Kai, can you hear me?" he asked, his violet eyes reflecting the light from her necklace.
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@~ Kai dropped to her knees, her eyes squeezed shut from pain. Her hands covered her temples as she tried not to cry out.
"Kai."
Startled by the female voice, Kai opened her eyes and looked up. It took a moment for her eyes to focus on what it was she was looking at. She was surrounded by darkness, even where her knees rested was indistinguishable from the rest of the place. Standing in front of her a few feet away was a woman.
She had black hair that came down to rest on her shoulders. She wore a band around her forehead, from which the head of a cobra protruded. Her eyes were dark and mysterious, but they showed kindness as well. She wore a dress of gold silk, with tiny gold chains decorating her waist. An armband in the shape of a snake was around her right upper arm. Attached to the cord around her neck was an upside down pyramid with a cobra engraved on the front. She stood with her arms at her sides, looking at the teen.
Kai stared at her. "Who are you?" she asked nervously.
"You would know me as Cleo," she answered, a small smile on her lips.
"Cleo?" Kai asked, staring at her. "You're not my grandmother!" Kai shakily got to her feet, glaring at the woman.
"No, I'm not. Maybe you will recognize me by my full name. Cleopatra," she said, penetrating Kai's emerald eyes with her dark ones.
"/What/?" Kai shrieked, lowering her hands to her sides. "You have /got/ to be kidding me!"
"No, I'm not. There is a lot to explain and not much time to do it in. So let me speak, and you listen," Cleopatra said.
Kai stared at her, shock and fear on her face. "What is going on?" she cried.
"At the moment, you are friends with Yugi Motou. You are aware that the spirit in his Millennium Puzzle is Yami, once Pharaoh of Egypt," Cleopatra said.
Kai's mouth opened slightly as she listened. "Yeah, so, what does that have to do with anything?"
"Kai, Yami is my son." ~@
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a/n: Bet you weren't expecting /that/ were you? XD Want to know what else I have in store for you? What other twists I have put into this fic? Then REVIEW!!! Or I won't post the end. heh heh heh
@~ This is in Kai's head. ~@
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Kai awoke the next morning, a tingling sensation in her head. - Oh, great. A new discomfort. I wonder how long /this/ will last, - she thought bitterly as she sat up. She pushed her crimson hair out of her eyes and looked over at the bed. Tea was gone from it, the sheets neat in her place.
Kai got up and changed quickly. She left the room and headed into the living room where the gang sat. She greeted them and plopped down on the couch next to Bakura.
"Morning Kai," Tea said.
"So what's happening today?" Kai asked, putting her feet up on the coffee table and putting her hands behind her head. Joey and Tristan just shrugged. "Oh, you're a lot of help," she said, earning grins.
"Are you feeling all right?" Yami asked her.
She lowered her arms to her sides and put her feet on the floor as she looked at him. "Yeah, I'm feeling okay. My head still feels weird, but I haven't blown anything up yet."
"Let's hope you never blow anything up!" Tea said. A few members of the gang chuckled.
Kai nodded, giving a small laugh. "Yeah."
"So now what?" Bakura asked.
"Anyone hungry?" Joey asked and everyone laughed.
"Sure... are you volunteering to make breakfast?" Kai asked him, grinning.
"Huh? Oh... no," Joey said, waving his hands back and forth.
"I'll make it," Tea said, laughing as she stood.
"Thanks, Tea. I'd probably kill you if I made it," Kai laughed.
"No problem," the brunette said, entering the kitchen.
The gang sat in silence for a moment and Kai just looked around at them. Joey was lounging in the armchair a few feet away, much like how Carlos had been the night before. Tristan sat on the floor, his knees bent in front of him as he leaned against the front of Joey's chair. His arms rested on his knees as he too just looked around the room. Bakura sat to her left, his hands in his lap as he waited for someone to start a conversation. Yami sat on the other side of Bakura, his legs crossed and his arms folded across his chest.
Kai looked past Bakura a moment, her eyes resting on Yami. He was so pulled together, even in a crisis. She didn't know how he managed to keep a level head even in the worst of situations. She supposed some of this rubbed off on her, because when she was with him, she felt slightly stronger. Before anyone noticed she was watching him, she tore her eyes away and leaned back against the couch.
Her mind turned to her transformation. Exactly what /was/ happening to her? Why was it happening? What /did/ Yami have to do with anything? What did she have to /do/? There were so many questions unanswered and she was beginning to think they might stay that way. She wouldn't be able to take it if she didn't know what was going on. She would go out of her mind if this kept up. She had to know what was going on, she just had to. Why would her grandmother hurt her like this?
A little while later, Tea called them into the kitchen for breakfast. Her cooking was far better than Kai could ever hope to do and there were a few jokes made about it by Joey and Tristan. She attempted to glare at them, but she wound up laughing in the end.
Within a half hour, they were outside lying in the grass, staring up at the clouds, finding shapes in them. They all cracked up when Joey announced he had found a hamburger.
They had only been there for a little while when Kai's head started to buzz. She moved a hand to her temple as the sound grew louder. Soon the buzz was so loud it hurt. She sat up quickly, pressing her hands to her temples as she moaned softly in pain.
Yami sat bolt upright and moved next to her. "Are you all right?" he asked, placing a hand on her shoulder. The rest of the gang sat up as well and scooted through the grass around Kai and Yami.
"I don't know..." Kai moaned, her eyes squeezed shut. "It feels different... like there's a bee in my mind or something... the buzzing won't stop and it hurts..."
Quickly, Yami moved in front of her, taking hold of her shoulders. "You can block it out," he said, looking at her.
She shook her head as she winced. "No... I can't... this is different... something more is happening to me... I can feel it..."
"What? Do you know what?" Yami asked, tightening his hold on her slightly.
"How would I know that?" she cried, throwing her head back. Her hair fell away from her chest and her necklace was glowing.
Nervousness flooded through Yami as he stared at the stone. He watched it shift shape and in a matter of seconds the cobra was glaring at him with ruby eyes. He gritted his teeth as he glared back at it.
- You won't win her! - he thought at it. "Kai, you can fight it!" he said.
"No... let go of me..." she moaned, bringing her head forward.
"Kai..." he started but she cut him off.
"Let me go!" she screamed, pulling away from him. Yami stared at her as she stood. He quickly followed suit, but didn't attempt to touch her.
"Kai, I can help you..." he tried.
"Stay away from me, Yami! Something's wrong...!" she cried, stumbling backwards away from the gang. She didn't get to far, though, before a searing white light shot from the necklace. She cried out as the light engulfed her.
Yami was the only one who didn't shield his eyes. "Kai!" he cried, watching as the light moved around her. Her arms were out slightly to the sides and her face was turned towards the sky. Yami was frozen for a few seconds in panic, but quickly snapped out of it. He ran towards her, but when he got to nearly two feet away from her, he found himself flying backwards.
He felt like he was airborne for seconds before he finally skidded along the ground. He felt his back burn when he finally came to a stop. The gang rushed over to him as he sat up slowly, wincing in pain.
"Are you okay?" Tea cried, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm fine," he replied, getting to his feet, his eyes on Kai.
- What's happening to her? - Yugi asked, fear evident in his voice.
- I don't know, but I get the distinct feeling it isn't good, - Yami replied, taking a step forward. "Kai, can you hear me?" he asked, his violet eyes reflecting the light from her necklace.
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@~ Kai dropped to her knees, her eyes squeezed shut from pain. Her hands covered her temples as she tried not to cry out.
"Kai."
Startled by the female voice, Kai opened her eyes and looked up. It took a moment for her eyes to focus on what it was she was looking at. She was surrounded by darkness, even where her knees rested was indistinguishable from the rest of the place. Standing in front of her a few feet away was a woman.
She had black hair that came down to rest on her shoulders. She wore a band around her forehead, from which the head of a cobra protruded. Her eyes were dark and mysterious, but they showed kindness as well. She wore a dress of gold silk, with tiny gold chains decorating her waist. An armband in the shape of a snake was around her right upper arm. Attached to the cord around her neck was an upside down pyramid with a cobra engraved on the front. She stood with her arms at her sides, looking at the teen.
Kai stared at her. "Who are you?" she asked nervously.
"You would know me as Cleo," she answered, a small smile on her lips.
"Cleo?" Kai asked, staring at her. "You're not my grandmother!" Kai shakily got to her feet, glaring at the woman.
"No, I'm not. Maybe you will recognize me by my full name. Cleopatra," she said, penetrating Kai's emerald eyes with her dark ones.
"/What/?" Kai shrieked, lowering her hands to her sides. "You have /got/ to be kidding me!"
"No, I'm not. There is a lot to explain and not much time to do it in. So let me speak, and you listen," Cleopatra said.
Kai stared at her, shock and fear on her face. "What is going on?" she cried.
"At the moment, you are friends with Yugi Motou. You are aware that the spirit in his Millennium Puzzle is Yami, once Pharaoh of Egypt," Cleopatra said.
Kai's mouth opened slightly as she listened. "Yeah, so, what does that have to do with anything?"
"Kai, Yami is my son." ~@
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a/n: Bet you weren't expecting /that/ were you? XD Want to know what else I have in store for you? What other twists I have put into this fic? Then REVIEW!!! Or I won't post the end. heh heh heh