Wow, I got a few well-thought out reviews for the first chapter =]. I'll take the time to respond to a few, since you all took the time to write them, ha ha.
Blue Moon Wolf- I know how long you've been waiting, bwaha…. But don't get your parents mad at you if you print it off as well it's much easier to copy just the story and condense it and go to Kinko's. I printed the whole thing off for something like $5. Anyway! I'm glad you're liking it so far!
Jon- Gods, that had to be the longest review in the history of fanfiction =} arigato. Pulled Into Colour did end with Marik dying and nothing was really happening, but if you go reread the first chapter, Kinou mentions that she's been there several months already, so that's time for stuff to happen. And yeah, where Mokuba was going wasn't too clear, nor did I mean for it to be. Use your imagination :p. And you will be seeing a fic without Yugi here. I'm sorry, but he's just too annoying and not really necessary for the plot I have worked out. There are a few more characters from YGO that I will be using, however, you'll just have to read and find out who they are . And there's no way I'm putting in a Duel Monsters tournament; I can't duel worth squat and if I try to get my brother to help me write it, I'll go nuts. Thanks for the suggestion though . And just for you I'll draw Seto in his dishevelled state with Kinou poking him, heh. And thanks again for writing so much!
Goddesskali- 0o whoa, two squeals; thanks for the compliment!
Dragons of Life/YugiFreak- Glad to know you guys are sticking with it and reviewing
You all make me happy! Ok, onto the next chapter! Warning—this does have some slight lemon in it! Hope you enjoy reading!
2. Darkness Emerges with Memories
Kinou blinked and stared up at him, confused, for he had never spoken to her when he was in one of his trances before, and he had called her Anji. "Seto?" she asked, peering into his face. His azure eyes had gone a dark, violent shade of purple and made her feel like he was piercing her deep within her soul.
"I'm not Seto," he growled, following her as she took a hesitant step backwards.
"Who are you?"
He laughed. "From watching through his eyes you seemed to be a relatively intelligent girl, but I suppose I was wrong. Do you really need that much of a hint?" He raised his arm, manifesting the Millennium Rod, now aglow with a radiant energy.
"The spirit of the Rod?" she whispered. "I suspected as much, but why have you taken over Seto? What has he ever done?"
"I have not taken over him to punish him, though he shall pay a hefty price for what he did to me in ancient Egypt. You're the reason I've come."
"Why me? I wasn't even around back then, not even in the same dimension!" said Kinou, thoroughly frightened.
"You are quite mistaken, little girl. I know you more than you could possibly imagine. And we'll have no more of that," he said, as she backed away from him even further. He aimed the Rod at her and she felt a freezing sensation as she lost all of her ability to move; seconds later, he swooped her into his arms as her body went limp. He carried her back to the bed as she helplessly looked back at him, hoping that Kaiba would have the strength to come back before anything horrible happened to her.
He laid her on the bed, crawled on top of her, and continued speaking from his position on her waist. "I know you even more intimately than my hikari himself. I can't even begin to remember how many times my hands had travelled over your delicious body…" He untied her robe and started trailing his fingers over her thin nightdress, following her curves with delicate strokes. "Ah, how much I have missed you, Anji…"
"Stop it," said Kinou, yearning to shrink away from his touch.
He leaned closer to her until his face was mere centimetres from hers and whispered, "You used to say that all the time to me; what makes you think it will make any difference now?" He closed the small gap between them and kissed her, his tongue sliding into her mouth without permission as she closed her eyes, trying to block him out completely, tears streaming down her cheeks as she pleaded that Seto would come back. His hands still roamed her body and found their way to her legs; he pulled them up as he settled himself between them and she let out a whimper as she felt his arousal, only separated from her by a few layers of clothing. Slowly, keeping his lips connected with hers, he started to lift up her nightdress, putting his hands underneath it to caress her breasts.
Kinou could not take it anymore and pushed his tongue out of her mouth and screamed, "Seto STOP!"
And he indeed did stop, completely frozen above her, though as she opened her eyes, she could plainly see a small battle going on inside his head. Suddenly, Seto blinked and she felt the aura of evil leave completely as she regained control of her body. He looked down at her, shocked at the frightened, helpless expression on her face; he realised where his hands were and got off her immediately, stumbling slightly as he clambered off the bed; his face had gone rather pale as he watched her sit up shakily and pull her robe about her once more.
"Kinou—I—I—" He faltered as she kept her arms wrapped about herself and stared back at him with a strong plea in her eyes. His mouth was slightly open as he gazed at the Rod, now on the floor beside the bed, and then at his hands, as though he couldn't come to grips with what had just happened.
"Please listen to me, Seto," said Kinou, not once letting her eyes wander from his face. He looked back at her, his face still pallid. "Please, let's go to Ishizu like I had asked the first time you acted like that. I know it wasn't a big deal before, since you were just looking at the Rod, but this time I almost got hurt by him… please Seto, we need a way to get rid of him… I can't sleep peacefully at night knowing that you could go and pick it up at any time and be transformed into someone like that… please…"
Seto closed his mouth and nodded slightly, though he still looked genuinely frightened. "We'll go and see her after breakfast, I promise," he said, his voice wavering. Kinou nodded and he put a hand to his face as he walked out and shut the door without a backward glance. Kinou couldn't help but feel more sorry for him than she did for herself as Marik's words filled her mind: "You have obviously not experienced the terrors of having a darker half…"
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Breakfast was eaten in almost complete silence, and the CEO never looked her in the eye as they made their way to the limousine going to the Domino Museum. She could tell he was not pleased about going there, but something told her that he was forcing himself to for her sake; she did not dare to ask. The ride there was just as quiet, Kinou staring out the window as she was accustomed to do whenever she was in a moving object, and Seto only spoke to tell the driver when to come and get them as they stepped out of the limo. As they ascended the stairs, Kinou unconsciously put her hand in her front left pocket to grasp Emily with a somewhat sweaty palm. The CEO still did not look at her; he only looked up at the top of the stairs with a scowl, his skeptical feelings etched into every muscle in his clenched jaw. She knew how much he disliked Ishizu, but this was the only way they could find out about the Millennium Rod, and she could see him kicking himself on the inside for letting her bring him there. As Kinou suspected, the mysterious Egyptian was waiting for them right on the inside of the front doors and bade them good morning before having them escorted into a private room. She sat down across from them in an ancient-looking chair that looked like the gold coating was all that was keeping it from collapsing underneath her.
Her dark blue eyes were shining out at them, completely the opposite of her sleek black hair, a thin golden head dress intertwined at the front of it.
"I have been expecting you for quite some time," she said. I already knew that you were, sighed Kinou mentally, having seen her greet people this way every single time they had come to her for advice. She noticed that Ishizu now had the Millennium Necklace once more around her neck and gave her a quizzical look.
"Why do you have that? I thought you gave it to Yugi ages ago because it no longer possessed its power," she said.
The Egyptian bowed her head solemnly. "I did give it to the chosen one, yes, but I received it much later on when both of us knew I would need it back for various reasons."
"Us being one of them?" scoffed Kaiba, sitting with his arms and legs crossed next to Kinou.
She nodded again and continued. "Though it does not allow me to see the future anymore, it can still show the past, and that is precisely what you and Kaiba need to do to find out about his item."
Kinou edged to the front of her seat, ready for anything, but Kaiba put his hand on her shoulder and leaned forward as well, glaring at Ishizu. "We don't want any cheap tricks, Ishizu. If you mess with either of our heads I'll be sure to shut this place down and send you back to where you came from."
"Seto," said Kinou warningly; he glanced at her, then took his hand off her shoulder as he looked back at Ishizu, who looked as calm as ever.
"There will be no trickery involved, High Priest. I will only show you truth, though I will require your help to do so."
Seto growled at being called "high priest", but he kept his mouth shut and sat back, indicating somewhat that he was willing to only go so far, but somewhat willing all the same. Ishizu leaned forward and looked straight into his eyes as the Millennium Necklace began to glow.
"I need you to start by simply recalling every flashback you have ever had from your past, Kaiba. I will watch from afar, but I will see what you see, and when the I say so, stop and focus on one particular memory."
Seto rolled his eyes and then sat forward, closing them. Kinou could only watch as Ishizu closed her eyes as well, and both sat in silence for a long time, Kaiba occasionally grimacing as floods of memories invaded his mind, Ishizu's expression remaining blank and nonexpressant. Suddenly, Ishizu shifted in her seat and touched Seto's hand.
"There! Stop!"
Kaiba jerked his hand away from hers and opened his eyes. "Why that one?" he asked, sounding angry.
"What? Which one?" Kinou implored, looking between the both of them.
Seto turned to her. "The vision of 'me' holding a dead girl in my arms, kneeling in front of my Blue-Eyes White Dragon tablet."
Kinou looked over at Ishizu as she opened her eyes and stared placidly back. "Yeah, why that one?"
"You will see, Anji, you will see," she replied.
"Why did you call me Anji?" said Kinou, angered as well. "My name is Kinou; the only other person who has called me that was the spirit of the Rod—" Her eyes went wide. "You mean… I do have a past in Egypt?"
The woman bowed her head, and Seto shook his. "She's crazy, Kinou, let's just get out of here…" Kinou looked over at him pleadingly, and he gave a heavy sigh. "Fine, we'll waste our time on this lunatic. Then will you come home?" Kinou nodded, and Ishizu held out her hands.
"I will now take you both into the past; join your hands with mine and with each other's and we will travel back to Ancient Egypt together."
The CEO looked thoroughly annoyed and thrust out his hand towards Ishizu, gently taking Kinou's hand in the other. Kinou placed her hand gingerly in Ishizu's as she grasped Seto's hand; Ishizu held both of their hands in a surprisingly strong grip and closed her eyes. Seto and Kinou followed suit.
"Let us begin," said the Egyptian, and they were suddenly blinded by a bright light as their minds were pulled along a whirl of colour and noise.
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Hah, ok, well I've made about two sentences further in chapter 4(it was chapter 5, till I realised that chapters 2 and 3 were too short, so I smushed 'em into this one xD); the Writer's Block is slowly but surely ebbing away! Huzzah!