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Thoughts: /Yami/ Carla

Carla's feeling really down (wouldn't you in her position) but she'll make a forbidden discovery that Yami has tried to keep from her...

Carla was sick of seeing the hateful glares at school. It was as if the world had secretly conspired with her family while Carla was sleeping and had decided that from that moment the world would be an I-Hate-Carla-Sanchez world. If it weren't for the fact that this was impossible since Yami would've noticed, Carla would have totally bought this idea.

Whack!

Ow. Not another one. Carla groaned inwardly as she read the note that had been flicked painfully at her head. "YOU SUCK. YOU'RE HIDEOUSLY DEFORMED. YOU HAVE NO FRIENDS. SO DO THE WORLD A FAVOR AND JUST DIE. -Phillip"

Jeez, even Phillip, the king of geeks, hated her.

At least they were getting better than the murder and stalker threats she had gotten in the morning. And it was true she no longer had any friends. Natalie and the rest of her friends had become like all the others, spitting at her, glaring at her, and muttering obscene remarks at her. What really hurt her heart was that Natalie, HER EX-BEST FRIEND, was one of the leaders in this I-Hate-Carla world since she had blackmail information.

Yami can't I just run away?! I'm sick of seeing everyone, even the teachers hate me; look at that unfair "F" I got today just because I walked in 1.5 seconds late! People are attempting to murder me! No one sat by me next to lunch!...Let me give up.

/No! Carla you cannot run away. Don't give up! If you do, you'll be letting the evil man that's after us win the battle, and the whole world would be in danger. Keep fighting my brave hikari!/

At the beginning of the day, Yami's pep talk had heartened and strengthened Carla. But now, she really didn't care if the world was in danger if she just gave up. Carla wasn't exactly getting appreciated for fighting. And the comments were really starting to get to her. Especially the one that Natalie had let out: the one where she was an insane lunatic who thought she had a spirit inside her puzzle.

Woops, that was true. ::sigh::

She was too tired, too depressed to keep going. If Yami wanted to keep fighting, fine. But she was no brave hikari.

I give up Yami. If you want to save this world so much then, here, take over. I'm through.

And with that the depressed hikari went into her soul room to sulk. Yami now stood there, not really surprised. He knew his hikari had given it her best shot, and who could blame her for wanting to give up. All those murder attempts and hateful glares had really shattered Carla's spirit. But he would never tell her that. Instead, Yami went through the school day (if anyone had paid attention they would have noticed that spiky-haired Carla was more clueless than usual, but they thought that a clueless spiky-haired Carla was natural), and got back home early. He went into his soul room searching for certain scrolls...

Meanwhile...

Carla felt like such a loser.

She didn't feel this way because of the way everyone was treating her (although that did help her get the thought that she was worthless), she was a loser since she'd let Yami down. She could feel the disappointment coming from him when she gave up. He had sworn to protect her (and he did mind crush a couple people who had tried to murder Carla on the way to school), yet she had failed him. All because she was sick of seeing people hate her. She was so pathetic. Wallowing in self-pity, she wandered out of her soul room, and, came upon a strange door. Hmmm...guess this is Yami's soul door. Curiosity overtaking her self-pity she tried opening the door. It opened with a groan as Carla gasped. WHOA. Carla looked stupefied as she saw all the stairs and doors, thinking that her mind was really simple compared to his obviously complex one.

"Carla? What are you doing here?" said a deep voice behind her. Carla jumped, and felt like she had been caught getting a cookie from a cookie jar like when she was little. Yet Yami showed no hostility on his face, only faint surprise as he held a dozen of odd scrolls stacked on his arms.

"Umm...I was tired of being in my soul room so I came here...(Yami looked skeptically at her)...ok, ok, when I was thinking over what happened today, I stumbled upon your room. (Yami gave a satisfied smirk)...Look Yami, I'm sorry I gave up, and left the burden on you. Please forgive me."

"What's there to forgive hikari. You're only human. I understand that you have a point where you can't cope anymore."

Carla knew Yami meant it kindly but the words "point where you can't cope anymore" stung. She could cope. She would cope. Out of all the people in the world, she wanted most of all to prove to Yami that she was no coward. She'd do it somehow, all she needed an opportunity. Hmm...what were those scrolls for?

Yami why do you have all those scrolls?

/Well...I'm looking for a spell to beat the person after us, or at least strengthen me.../

Maybe this was her chance.

Ooooh! Can I help?

(Reluctant for some reason) /Fine...but be careful. Oh and you'll have to use the light of the Millennium Puzzle if you want to read Egyptian./

Carla immediately snatched a scroll and started to read it (a/n: which looked like it was written in English thanks to the light the puzzle gave off). Blahblahblah, it was really boring, with the scroll droning on about the dangerous shadow games, occasionally letting out a tidbit about the Milennium items. Yami seemed really engrossed in his scroll reading. Yet there was a scroll beside him, which was obviously not meant for Carla's eyes by the way Yami had protectively positioned his body against it. There must be something interesting in there...With a mischievous grin that would match a chibi's, Carla sneakily got up (Yami didn't even stir, he was that engrossed) and quietly replaced her scroll with the forbidden one on the ground. Yami then stirred a bit and looked at Carla confused

/What are you doing there?/

Nothing...Just picking up another scroll to read

/Hmm...ok then just DO NOT, WHATEVER YOU DO, read this one. (points at the scroll Carla had just put there thinking it was the forbidden one) There are some dangerous spells in there that are not meant for your eyes, only for mine./

Carla smiled sweetly...too sweetly at Yami. Had Yami paid attention to that smile he would've known something was up, and could've saved Carla from the knowledge she was about to receive. But he didn't.

Carla immediately opened the scroll and read it with intense curiosity. But it was the same as her other scroll until...

Carla looked at the last paragraph shocked. So this was why Yami didn't want her to read the scroll. Yami didn't want anything to happen to her. How sweet yet pointless. She reread the paragraph to make sure it was right. It read:

For as long as we Egyptians have remembered, the greatest power that can be granted to a person is through sacrifice. There is a special sacrifice called Neferti's Wish that will give all of the owner's life energy to the person he or she wishes. But in order for the sacrifice to work it must be done willingly with all the owner's heart, or the sacrifice is worthless. It should be done not for selfish reasons, or for frivolous ones', but for the sake of others. Extreme caution should be heeded if one should ever use this spell for once it is activated by the three sacred words it will take all of the owner's energy until done, leaving the owner lifeless. The three sacred words are:

Hekeht Daibes Nahaphyt

I die for you.

Carla knew the words meant, "I die for you." by just looking at the words; it was one of those things were Carla just knew she was right even though the puzzle didn't translate the words. She whispered the words in her head making sure they sounded right. (A/N: pronounced HE-KET DIE-BES NAHAH-FIT.) She stored the information in her head, not knowing if she would ever use it, but if the time came...she would be ready.

She would do anything for Yami, even if it meant losing her life. (A/N: I do NOT support suicide!!!!)

In the meantime...

"Yami, take a break from the scrolls, let's go to the mall. Your clothing needs to get a serious update."

"Hmph...While I disagree with you on the clothing issue, my style is much more comfortable than the style nowadays...(Carla gave him a yeah-right look) I shall get new clothes just to please you.

"Yay! Let's go then!" cried Carla happily as she started to drag Yami to the nearby mall. Who cares if people would glared at her? She was no coward, and if the time came for her to use the spell, she would do it with all her heart. Feeling much more happy, Carla and Yami went to the mall, not knowing the consequences to come with Carla's knowledge.

Hekeht Daibes Nahaphyt Yami

Carla thought, not knowing how true those words would become.

Whoa. I'm getting serious here. I think I'm need to change the genre (but not before Yami goes to the mall! ::wink:: and I can tell you if you don't laugh or smile at least once next chapter then I'm not doing my job!)

If anyone is wondering how I got the three ancient words I used die in daibes, Hekeht...well it sounded neat and Egyptian like, and Nahaphyt sort of like Neferti, an Egyptian goddess of life and fertility, and doesn't it sound Egypian? So they're not complete gibberish...ok maybe they are, but you can PRETEND, can't you?

R & R

-Starlet36