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Disclamier: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its characters. I only own Sakura and any other OCs that show up but alas, the actual show or card game is not mine.
Chapter 9
Kaiba awoke as soon as the sun arose, clearing the sky of stars. Yami and Yugi still slept. Kaiba shook his head trying to rid his mind of his nightmare. I know Sakura is in trouble but I don't know what to do... Kaiba got up and stood before the entrance once more. It was still dark inside and he knew a torch would help.
"Dammit... If only I thought this through." Kaiba mumbled to himself. Yami awoke when Kaiba kicked sand in his face when he got up. When he heard Kaiba mumbling, Yami chuckled. Kaiba turned quickly towards the sound then relaxed when he saw it was only Yami.
"What the fuck are you laughing at?" asked Kaiba irritably. Yami got up and dusted off the sand, still smiling.
"Nothing. For some reason, I always get the feeling that I can trust you. Is my feelings true?" Kaiba scrunched up his face in disgust and turned his back on him, not saying a word. Yami chuckled more.
"You know, I love her. I really do, but, I can't have her. She's not mine and never will be truly mine. All my life I would give anything for a woman like her. What would you give for her?" Kaiba thought for a moment and sat on the boulder.
"I would give my life for her in a heartbeat. My heart already belongs to her and nothing I can give her material wise wouldn't measure up to what she deserves." Yami was shocked at the answer but then smiled wisely.
"Sakura chose her man well and I will support her on it however painful the decision will be." Yami suddenly said. Kaiba just got up and left to go into the Valley of the Kings after a long awaited night. Yami scooped up Yugi in his arms and followed closely.
Sakura woke up to a well lighted room. The golden room shimmered from the torchlight and pillars were covered in ancient Egyptian writing that was long lost. She looked around, admiring the art until a icy voice interrupted her.
"Welcome to my humble abode." A tanned man stepped out of the darkness behind the pillar. He had golden hair that was close to white and purple eyes. He wore a sneer and a dark purple cloak that covered his whole body except his black boots which pertruded under the cloak.
"Who are you?" demanded Sakura confidently. She got up and brushed off her aching limbs. The man stood closer to her now, almost an arm-length away. He chuckled under his breath.
"I am Yami Malik and you just intruded into my home." Sakura smirked.
"If you'd kindly tell me where to go to leave and hand me a torch, I'd gladly leave." Now this time Yami Malik sneered.
"I don't think so. You disrespected me and I don't tolerate that. Your punishment will be severe." Yami Malik laughed snisterly. Sakura scowled.
"Do what you want. There is nothing you can do that will break my spirit." Yami Malik laughed more loudly.
"I love a challenge." Yami Malik then opened his arms wide, revealing his slim body with a black muscle shirt and khaki pants. Sakura just barely glimpsed the Millennium Rod in his hand before she tackled him to the ground.
"Why do you have a millennium item?" Sakura searched his eyes questionly but Yami Malik threw her off of him. He quickly got up, with the Millennium Rod shining brightly, and pointed it at Sakura. She screamed and everything soon turned black.
Kaiba and Yami jumped when a scream sounded all around them. Yugi awoke, starteled.
"What was that?" asked Kaiba.
"Sounded like a scream." Said Yami calmly. Kaiba's heart pounded in his chest but he maintained his cool demeaner.
"Let's hurry. I've got the feeling Sakura is in trouble." Yugi jumped down and clutched Yami's jacket as they all walked faster.
Sakura looked around and saw Kaiba. For once that day, she was glad to see him.
"Kaiba!" she shouted. Sakura tried to wave a hello but he kept looking around. She tried to run to him but an invisible force stopped her short. She felt around to see if she could proceed further but it was an invisible wall. She started to pound on the wall helplessly.
"Kaiba! I'm right here! Please.... Can't you hear me?" Sakura stopped pounding on the wall and slumped down defeatedly. She heard a cry of pain and she quickly turned around. Kaiba was just stabbed behind his back by Yami Malik. Yami Malik sneered, looking straight at Sakura, who watched helplessy. She just sat and stared then laughed.
"Malik! Your mind games won't work! Now let me leave or I'll make you!" Yami Malik smiled evilly.
"No little girl, this is real." He grabbed the limb Kaiba's head, who's face was of utter helplessness, by the hair.
"Help me.... Sakura...." Then Yami Malik stabbed his Millennium Rod through his throat. Sakura screamed at the realness. It looked too real to handle watching it all happen. What if Malik was right? What if he really did kill Kaiba and I just laughed in the last moments he had left? Tears streamened down. Yami Malik sneered and made the mirage disappear. Sakura was still on her knees crying.
"Your friends will be here in an hour. Let's amuse ourselves shall we?" Yami Malik stepped towards Sakura, licking his lips. Sakura tried to shield herself from him but his Millennium Rod shone brightly and her body worked against her. She tried to scream but her mouth wouldn't move. Her body moved towards Yami Malik, who gribbed her waist and pulled her ever more closely. He gently kissed her neck, removing her shirt. She tried to struggle, tried to scream but, her body was his to command and not hers to use anymore. Tears streamed down her face as he continued to satisfy his hunger for her.
Kaiba stopped suddenly, looking around in the darkness. Yami and Yugi procedded but stopped to look at him when they saw he wouldn't follow.
"What's wrong Kaiba? Is something wrong?" Yugi asked after he finally let go of Yami's coat. Kaiba looked down where his feet should've been but it was just shadows.
"She didn't go that far into the Valley. She stopped short somewhere around here." Yami tried to look at him weirdly but couldn't pierce it through the darkness. Kaiba searched around by feeling with his hands but suddenly fell. He thought he'd hit the ground but he continued to drop.
"Ahhhh...!!"
"Kaiba!" yelled Yami and Yugi. They ran towards his direction but started to drop also. They yelled out falling deeper into the unknown.
Sakura just looked up at the ceiling blankly, not moving. She was able to move her body now but her spirit was badly broken. Yami Malik laughed sinisterly, satisfied that he had broken her spirit. He had already gotten dressed but her dress was lifted over her legs still and was ripped every which way.
"Now maybe you'll learn to never to act smart to me!" Y. Malik disappeared to hide in the shadows behind the pillar. There was several thuds and then silence. After a few minutes there was moans of pain that sounded familiar.
"What was that back there?" said Yugi who rubbed his head in pain. Yami got up rubbing his back while Kaiba got up slowly trying not to show he was in pain even when his limbs hurt.
"I don't know but at least we can see in here." Said Yami looking around. Kaiba turned his head and his eyes landed on a dirty figure on the floor.
"Sakura!" Kaiba quickly ran to her aide and saw her just staring blankly at nothing. She didn't make a move to do anything and her dress was a mess, it was ruined.
"Sakura! Speak to me! Please just say something!" Kaiba clutched Sakura to himself closely. She didn't move or speak but the blank look in her eyes was haunting. Yugi and Yami stared sadly at the sight but said not a word.
"Sakura... Please... Don't do this to me..." A few tears fell from his eyes as he held her. It was so real compared to the dream he had when he held Siris in his arms. Was she doomed to die like her also?
"Kaiba...?" Sakura said almost like she was realizing who it was the first time. A menacing laugh sounded within the room.
"Welcome my Pharaoh and, of course, his lapdogs." He stepped out from behind the pillar. Yugi clutched his hands tightly.
"What did you do to her?!" yelled Yugi loudly, his voice filled with anger. Yami Malik only laughed. Yugi yelled a battle cry and tried tohit him square in the gut but, was stopped short. Yami Malik laughed more as Yugi tried to struggle against his invisible barrier. Yami Malik threw more energy into his barrier and Yugi flew back into a wall, knocked out cold. Yami was furious. No one was to do that to his aibou.
"Malik!! You will pay dearly for what you have done!!" shouted Yami but it was Kaiba who caught them all off guard. He stood, his eyes shadowed over, and the millennium eye was shining on his forhead. Yami Malik's rod shone brightly, reacting towards him.
"Whats? My rod is only supposed to answer to me!" Kaiba stood before Yami Malik with a look in his eyes that could kill. Yami Malik sneered but then slumped to his knees in pain. Kaiba had landed a blow to Yami Malik's stomach.
"This is impossible! How can anyone break through my barrier?!" Yami Malik yelled out, trying to stand. Kaiba quickly grabbed Yami Malik by the neck and held him off the ground.
"What did you do to her?!?!?" Kaiba asked with an icy voice. Yami Malik actually was scared and his rod wouldn't work for some odd reason.
"I will not be intimidated by you! I will kill you all!" Yami Malik grabbed Kaiba's arm and slipped out of the death grip. Kaiba tried to punch him but Yami Malik dodged expertly. Yami suddenly knocked him out with his rod.
"Well that solves everything." Yami threw away the rod carelessly. Kaiba blinked and the millennium eye that was once on his forehead head faded away.
"Just what happened?" Yami chuckled.
"You saved Sakura although I was the one who knocked him out with his own item." Kaiba smirked and knelt back down beside Sakura.
"Sakura, it's all over now. Please come back." He moved aside strands of her hair that fell over her face. Yami went over to where Yugi was and helped him up.
"Yami, what happened?" Yugi was rubbing his head trying to ease the pounding headache. Yami picked Yugi up and took him over by Kaiba and Sakura who also carried her.
"Let's go. We need to leave." Kaiba said gruffly. Yami Malik moaned out in pain but Kaiba kicked him in his stomach, making him knock out again. They carried Yugi and Sakura outside which was night again.
"Dammit. I was hoping we could leave right now." Said Kaiba irritatedly. He looked down at Sakura, who still held that blank stare. He sighed and lay her down on the boulder he slept at the other night. Yami set Yugi down and walked towards Sakura. Yugi knelt beside her as soon as he was set down.
"Sakura? Can you hear me? Your safe now. Please don't ignore us. We love you." Yugi choked on the last words. Why is she withdrawing herself from us? Kaiba just sat with his face in his hands. Why is she being like this? Yami kneeled beside Yugi and held Sakura's hand for comfort.
"Sakura... Come back to the people who love and care for you. We are lost without you." Yami smiled sadly looking into her lovely face. It hurt him beyond words; that blank look. She turned to look at Kaiba but then continued to stare at the sky with a far away look now. There was a shuffling noise and it made Kaiba, Yami, and Yugi jump to their feet looking at the source. Yami Malik stood kneeling beside the entrance way of the forgotten tombs.
"Sakura, your father's spirit sends word. He'll be back. Be ready for him." Then Yami Malik collapsed finally and didn't move. Somehow they all knew he wouldn't get up. Kaiba relaxed and went to move Sakura farther away from him but she was already standing, a death glare in her eyes. She smiled evilly, almost like she was possessed.
"Good. My reason for living is no longer without reason." She laughed loudly and menacingly. Yugi looked down at the ground darkly and just lay down to sleep. Yami and Kaiba just stared, confused. Wasn't she just tramatized? Yami sighed and just sat beside Yugi worriedly.
"Sakura, explain yourself!" Kaiba had yelled. She just smiled her evil grin and looked at him with cold eyes.
"I'll be able to exact my revenge. Blood will be spilt soon." She laughed more which made Kaiba's skin crawl.
"I knew that old man couldn't wait to come back! Too bad his visit will be short-lived. All my pain and suffering, I'll finally be able to pay back. I have to prepare." Sakura rambled on and walked off just far enough to 'train' her mind and body. Kaiba just looked on, confused at the whole ordeal. Yami shrugged and lay down to sleep also. This was out of his hands now.
"Yami! How can you just watch all this? You know full well what she means to do and when it does happen, we'll all be in trouble." Yami looked up at Kaiba and shrugged.
"It is her decision if she wants to go through with this. All we can do is support her no matter the consequences. Nothing can stop her except death itself." Kaiba shuddered at the idea. Yami went back to sleep leaving Kaiba alone to his thoughts.