Ohh, thank you to all my reviewers!! I appreciate your comments, even if I don't quite understand them… Anyway, the story is treally starting to get interesting now, so here is the next part. yay!
Part Six
Kaiba lay on his back against the ground. His shirt hung open, and the gentle breeze that wafted through the cavern felt icy against his hot skin. He allowed his thoughts to aimlessly meander about his mind for a while, until they decided to settle on one distinct question:
What have I done?
It was a question he feared to answer, so he pushed it from his mind for the present. He looked at Delaney, who was curled up beside him and apparently dozing soundly. How she could sleep after that kind of adrenaline rush totally mystified him. Another breeze floated by, pushing a strand of hair into her eyes. He reached over to brush it out, when his hand froze.
Wait a minute. How is a breeze getting all the way in here? He carefully got up so that he wouldn't disturb Delaney. Then he headed through a nearby archway, which led into a vast chamber of rock. Looking around, he noticed that there were three openings in the walls! They cast large circles of light on the stone floor, and they were definitely large enough to crawl through.
Kaiba ran back to Delaney and threw his jacket over his shoulders. Then he knelt down beside her and was going to shake her awake, but something stopped him. His hand hovered millimeters over her shoulder, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
A stranger's voice was resurrected in his mind. Am I nuts?! This is my chance to get away from her!!
I can't just leave her here... He felt like those kid's cartoon characters with an angel version of themselves on one shoulder and a devil version on the other.
SHE trapped me in this crummy cave...
That doesn't give me the right to abandon her...
I've never wanted anyone else around...
But, I-I...
Another voice interrupted his argument.
"Seto...?" Delaney asked softly. She had turned so she was laying on her back and looking up into his eyes. "What's wrong?"
He looked back at her, silent. How could he answer her? Where would he even begin?
Dammit! Ditch the bitch and move on!! You don't need anyone else around, especially not one who's this annoying. You don't need this kind of aggravation! Get rid of her!
He was appalled at the cruelty of his own thoughts. How could he think that about her? Especially after...
Then it hit him. These weren't HIS thoughts at all! They were a stranger's voice. A voice that caused so much anger in him he could feel his muscles tense unconsciously.
I... I ne... I...
Delaney reached up and stroked his cheek with the back of her hand. As her fingers slid across his skin, he could feel the twitching of tiny stubble on his face. The simple feel of her against him was exhilarating.
He leaned down and kissed her softly once, using her overwhelming presence to silence the storm in his mind.
"I found a way out of the cave," he said when they finished.
Delaney sat up. "How far is it?" she asked.
"A hundred feet or so through that archway," Seto answered, indicating the formation of rock behind her. He stood and held out his hand. She took it and he pulled her up off the ground. "Follow me."
He led her back to the place where he had discovered the openings in the stone walls.
She took in the sight of daylight, but also noticed the sharp, jagged edges around the holes.
"You seriously want me to crawl through that thing?" she asked.
"Well, you could always stay here," Kaiba retorted.
"Oh, you'd love that wouldn't you?" Delaney shot back.
Kaiba's eyes narrowed. "I just might," he responded angrily.
Delaney growled quietly in reply. Kaiba turned away.
Dammit! he thought to himself. Dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit!! Why can't she just be normal for a change?!? Why does she have to make everything so...
A small yelp of surprise from Delaney interrupted his thoughts. He looked back and found her attempting to squeeze through one of the holes in the wall.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"I am trying to get out of this hell-hole! What does it look like I'm doing?!" she answered.
Seto laughed. "Trying...and not succeeding."
"Are you going to help me or what?" Delaney demanded.
"Actually, I'm thinking about just standing here and watching you," Seto answered.
"SETO KAIBA YOU GET OVER HERE AND HELP ME OUT OF THIS THING OR I SWEAR TO GOD I'LL..."
"You'll what? You can't even get out of that crack in the wall and you're threatening me?"
"AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!" Delaney roared in frustration.
Seto tried to stifle his chuckles, but he wasn't too good at it. He watched her struggle to get through for another five minutes until he saw her body go limp from effort. He walked over to her and inspected the situation. The opening was large enough, why couldn't she get through? Then something caught his eye: a long piece of material strung between an edge of the rock and her shirt.
"Here," he said. He reached down and yanked the cloth from the rock. It made a loud ripping sound, but Delaney was able to fit through the rest of the crevasse.
"Thanks," she muttered from the other side.
Seto grinned and took off his coat. He tossed it out through the hole, then pushed himself out.
Delaney saw the smirk on his face. "Jack-ass..." she mumbled.
She and Seto looked around their new surroundings.
"Where are we?" she asked.
Damn good question, Kaiba thought. Before he had time to formulate an answer, the ground rumbled beneath them. A huge shadow cast darkness over the whole field before them and shaded half the mountainside.
"Oh, dear god, PLEASE not another cave-in!!" Delaney whined.
The shadow split and became several large shadows circling the ground. Kaiba looked up at the sky. It was just as he suspected: his first real fight in the damned game. Silhouettes of half a dozen large dragons circled overhead. Delaney looked up at the sight.
"What the hell are those?" she yelled, trying to be heard over their deafaning roars. One of the figures in the sky opened its jaws, between which were formed a great sphere of white electric light. It let out a roar that Kaiba knew all too well.
"MOVE!" he yelled, pushing Delaney behind a large boulder nearby. The ground where they had been standing was struck with the dragon's attack and sprayed into the air in a million shattered pieces that rained back down on Delaney and Kaiba.
Who the hell programmed Blue-Eyes White Dragons into the game!?!?
O_O scary, isn't it?! Hope you like, and don't forget to review!!
P.S. Just a reminder, I don't own Yugioh (as much as I'd like to), no money was made, Delaney and Raia are MY characters, etc…