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Chapter Twelve: Two Men and Dancing Girl
(*~Flashback~*)
"So we're dueling in the sky?" asked Yugi in shock, looking at the huge blimp.
"You got it!" said Mokuba, "Hereby initiates the first flight of KaibaCraft3, and the start of the Battle City Finals!"
(*~Return~*)
~*~POV: Kara~*~
I can't believe this. I'm in a blimp above Battle City, and Roth doesn't even know where the fuck I am! I smiled. This is SO FANTASTIC!
I walked with Marik into his room (I can tell he wishes me to follow), and I watched as he closed the door behind me, locked it, and then sat near the window.
I sat next to him. "I just don't understand, Marik. Why do all this?"
Marik didn't meet my eyes. I felt hurt. Why was he avoiding my gaze?
"Revenge," he said simply, "You've heard plenty from Ishizu." He said his sister's name rather bitterly.
"Marik......." I hugged him. "She's only trying to protect you."
Marik didn't respond. I could tell, just by his body language, that he felt awkward about this subject.
"Kara," Marik said after a minute, "Why did you leave Egypt?"
I stared at him. "I had to. My parents didn't give me any choice. We left immediately, I didn't even have time to say goodbye."
I tried to get Marik to look at me, but his lavender eyes wouldn't leave the floor.
"You had time to leave a note." Again, Marik's voice sounded cold.
I was confused. "What note?"
"This one, remember?" He pulled the ragged sheet of paper out of his shirt pocket.
I read it, my eyes widening as my mind processed each unfamiliar word.
Dear Marik,
I am so sorry for the trouble I had to cause you. And I am sorry about your father. My parents wish me to move, and I am sorry, but I feel the strong need to go with them. I need to move on, and so do you. Fulfill your destiny, and I wish you well.
At Your Service Until Destiny's End,
Kara
"Marik...... I-I never wrote this!"
~*~POV: Marik~*~
WHAT?
I looked up at her, trying to find out if I had heard her wrong.
"Of course you did."
"I didn't, I swear!"
I looked into her green eyes for trickery. This can't be true, she wrote it, it was her signature, it------ she didn't. The truth slapped me in the face. She didn't write it.
I felt like crying in relief. Kara DOESN'T hate me!
"Kara......" I said, barely finding my voice in my disbelief, "you mean...... you never wrote anything?"
"No. My parents grabbed me and took me away."
"Then how'd you get here?" I asked.
"My parents were killed by unknown causes. My brother Roth and his wife Heidi took me in."
"Did you even come back?" I asked reproachfully.
"Of course I did! I looked in Egypt for you two weeks ago, even if Roth was trying to stop me from going back and finding you."
"Why?"
"He thinks you killed my parents."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
"WHAT?"
"I know he's being stupid," Kara growled, "But that's why he wouldn't let me near the Tomb Keepers' homes."
"But you've been looking for me anyway?" I guessed, a slow smile of pride forming on my face. Why am I not surprised?
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because I wanted to tell you something......something I should've told you a year ago."
"And what's that?"
~*~POV: Kara~*~
This is it.
I have to say it. This is the chance I've been dreaming about, and the chance I've been dreading.
I knew it's only five words, but it took everything within me to say them,
"I love you too, Marik."
~*~POV: Marik~*~
I stared.
Kara.
Loved.
Me.
KARA LOVED ME!
I felt like zooming around the earth a hundred times, I was so happy.
Not that I could show how happy I was to her............... *sweatdrop*
"K-Kara......y-you......"
All I brought across was that I was stunned.
"Yeah," she whispered, blushing, "I have for a while now......"
Kara loves me.
I couldn't stop repeating it to myself.
Kara loves me!
I realized that I was staring, my mouth open like a big mouth bass, so I closed it.
"Kara, I-I just can't believe that you......you know.........I mean, when I read that letter, I......thought you hated me." I felt so guilty now.
Kara looked shocked. "I would never hate you!"
"Really? Even after everything I've done?"
"I would never hate you, Marik. I love you."
I smiled. I love it when she says it. It sounds so.........poetic.
"And I love you, Kara."
I felt her draw closer, and three seconds later, our lips met.
~*~POV: Kara~*~
He wrapped his arms around me, bringing me even closer, which I didn't mind at all.
Marik.........
I couldn't get him out of my head.
I love him.
I always will.
Now and forever.
I made vows to Marik that usually people would think on before saying, but I didn't care.
I felt his tongue push into my mouth, and I had no regrets. After he explored mine, I explored him, licking within and conquering my territory.
Marik.........
~*~POV: Marik~*~
Our lips finally separated, but I just couldn't let go of her again.
Kara smiled subtly at me.
"Wow," was all she could say.
"My thoughts exactly," I said, smiling right back at her.
I embraced her. Her head rested on my shoulder. She smelled like a bouquet of flowers, and she definitely looked as beautiful as one too.
"Kara......" I whispered into her ear, "I don't want to let go of you."
"I know. I don't want you to let me go."
"Are you sure this isn't a dream, Kara?"
"I don't know. If it is, I don't want to wake up ever again."
"Neither do I."
I sighed. But my plot just couldn't go down the drain.........
"All finalists," someone said through the speakers, "please report to the main hall, the duels are about the begin."
I sadly let go of Kara, but she was still here, so I wasn't as sad as I could've been.
Kara looked at me, smiling. "That's you they're calling; the victor of the Battle City Tournament!"
I smiled back.
"Are you coming with me?"
"Yeah!" she said eagerly, "It'd be interesting who'll duel first. After all, it might be you or Odean, and I don't want to miss it!"
"You better not cheer for Odeon, though," I warned, "Since he's posing as me."
"C'mon, Marik," Kara replied, smiling, "You shouldn't say that, or I really will."
I smirked. "Kara, I'm serious."
"So am I," she said innocently, "I would cheer for you, and I shall."
"I don't have much competition anyway."
"Really? What about Yugi, Joey and Kaiba?"
"Wheeler's a piece of cake, he doesn't have God Card. Kaiba doesn't believe in destiny, and Obelisk isn't even close to Ra, so he's not a problem. The Pharaoh is the only real duelist I'm worried about."
"You shouldn't be," Kara said, "I mean, I'm sure you could beat anyone you really wanted to."
"I'm sure I will, as long you're there."
"Let's get going, then!"
(*~Down in the Main Hall~*)
~*~POV: Joey~*~
I sighed.
Namu.........with Kara? How on earth can I have a crush on someone who likes someone like Namu?
I know I shouldn't be jealous. Kara knew Namu a lot longer than I have, and he's know her longer than I have too.
I sighed again. What bad luck I've got. Kara hasn't even shown up yet.
"Joey!"
I turned around to see Kara coming down the stairs.
I smiled when I saw her. Then I frowned.
Namu was right behind her, smiling as if Kara and he had had the time of a life together.
I mentally slapped myself. Stop being so damn jealous! You'll look bad in front of Kara!
"Hey Joey," Kara said as she approached me, "I just wanted to wish you luck......you know, before the duels start."
My heart fluttered. She wished me luck?
"Th-thanks," I stammered.
She smiled. "It'll be interesting to see you duel. I've heard from Namu that you're quite good."
I blushed. Namu said that about me?
I pushed that kinder thought away, feeling rather smug. At least he knows I'm a better duelist than he'll ever be!
"Nah, I'm average," I said dismissively, "I've beaten some good ones, but Yugi's much better than me."
"So I've heard," Kara said, shrugging, "But he's the King of Games, after all, what would you expect?"
~*~POV: Marik~*~
I felt myself blush with fury.
Why on earth was Kara talking to Wheeler?
...........................
Great. They're friends. I better hope Kara isn't very fond of Yugi.........
'I stand in a wide flat land
No shadow or shade of a doubt
Where the megaphone man
Met the girl with her hand
That's covering most of her mouth.
Fall in love with the bright idea
And the way the world is revealed to you,
Fat man and dancing girl
And most of the show is concealed from view.
Monkey in the middle,
Keep singing that tune
I don't want to hear it,
Get rid of it soon.'
-Suzanne Vega, 'Fat Man and Dancing Girl'
[Kitty: ;_; I can't get onto ff.net right now, so.........I'm afraid there's no reviews answered today.
Marik, Kara, Yugi, Yami: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Lina: That's the only thing that allows us to act crazy!
Kitty: On the lighter note for any of you have wondered who these singers I take songs from are; Suzanne Vega wrote a song for the 'Haunted Mansion' soundtrack called Gravestone............and Annie Lennox wrote a song for 'LotR: Return of the King' Album (it's the one sung during the credits).
Lina: 0_0 Those are the same people?
Kitty: YAH! ^_^
Lina: Cool, you got me hooked on Annie, then! ^____^
Bakura: -_-;;;;;;
Yugi: R&R, just don't ask tons of questions if you expect immediate responses!]
Lina: -_-; Until the end of February, Kitty will have to be VERY careful when she's posting.
Kitty: ;_; I will not be able to answer review questions until the end of February. I am so sorry for the inconvenience; I'm just grounded, and technically, I'm not even supposed to be posting.
Yugi: R&R anyway, just don't ask a lot of questions!]
Chapter Twelve: Two Men and Dancing Girl
(*~Flashback~*)
"So we're dueling in the sky?" asked Yugi in shock, looking at the huge blimp.
"You got it!" said Mokuba, "Hereby initiates the first flight of KaibaCraft3, and the start of the Battle City Finals!"
(*~Return~*)
~*~POV: Kara~*~
I can't believe this. I'm in a blimp above Battle City, and Roth doesn't even know where the fuck I am! I smiled. This is SO FANTASTIC!
I walked with Marik into his room (I can tell he wishes me to follow), and I watched as he closed the door behind me, locked it, and then sat near the window.
I sat next to him. "I just don't understand, Marik. Why do all this?"
Marik didn't meet my eyes. I felt hurt. Why was he avoiding my gaze?
"Revenge," he said simply, "You've heard plenty from Ishizu." He said his sister's name rather bitterly.
"Marik......." I hugged him. "She's only trying to protect you."
Marik didn't respond. I could tell, just by his body language, that he felt awkward about this subject.
"Kara," Marik said after a minute, "Why did you leave Egypt?"
I stared at him. "I had to. My parents didn't give me any choice. We left immediately, I didn't even have time to say goodbye."
I tried to get Marik to look at me, but his lavender eyes wouldn't leave the floor.
"You had time to leave a note." Again, Marik's voice sounded cold.
I was confused. "What note?"
"This one, remember?" He pulled the ragged sheet of paper out of his shirt pocket.
I read it, my eyes widening as my mind processed each unfamiliar word.
Dear Marik,
I am so sorry for the trouble I had to cause you. And I am sorry about your father. My parents wish me to move, and I am sorry, but I feel the strong need to go with them. I need to move on, and so do you. Fulfill your destiny, and I wish you well.
At Your Service Until Destiny's End,
Kara
"Marik...... I-I never wrote this!"
~*~POV: Marik~*~
WHAT?
I looked up at her, trying to find out if I had heard her wrong.
"Of course you did."
"I didn't, I swear!"
I looked into her green eyes for trickery. This can't be true, she wrote it, it was her signature, it------ she didn't. The truth slapped me in the face. She didn't write it.
I felt like crying in relief. Kara DOESN'T hate me!
"Kara......" I said, barely finding my voice in my disbelief, "you mean...... you never wrote anything?"
"No. My parents grabbed me and took me away."
"Then how'd you get here?" I asked.
"My parents were killed by unknown causes. My brother Roth and his wife Heidi took me in."
"Did you even come back?" I asked reproachfully.
"Of course I did! I looked in Egypt for you two weeks ago, even if Roth was trying to stop me from going back and finding you."
"Why?"
"He thinks you killed my parents."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
"WHAT?"
"I know he's being stupid," Kara growled, "But that's why he wouldn't let me near the Tomb Keepers' homes."
"But you've been looking for me anyway?" I guessed, a slow smile of pride forming on my face. Why am I not surprised?
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because I wanted to tell you something......something I should've told you a year ago."
"And what's that?"
~*~POV: Kara~*~
This is it.
I have to say it. This is the chance I've been dreaming about, and the chance I've been dreading.
I knew it's only five words, but it took everything within me to say them,
"I love you too, Marik."
~*~POV: Marik~*~
I stared.
Kara.
Loved.
Me.
KARA LOVED ME!
I felt like zooming around the earth a hundred times, I was so happy.
Not that I could show how happy I was to her............... *sweatdrop*
"K-Kara......y-you......"
All I brought across was that I was stunned.
"Yeah," she whispered, blushing, "I have for a while now......"
Kara loves me.
I couldn't stop repeating it to myself.
Kara loves me!
I realized that I was staring, my mouth open like a big mouth bass, so I closed it.
"Kara, I-I just can't believe that you......you know.........I mean, when I read that letter, I......thought you hated me." I felt so guilty now.
Kara looked shocked. "I would never hate you!"
"Really? Even after everything I've done?"
"I would never hate you, Marik. I love you."
I smiled. I love it when she says it. It sounds so.........poetic.
"And I love you, Kara."
I felt her draw closer, and three seconds later, our lips met.
~*~POV: Kara~*~
He wrapped his arms around me, bringing me even closer, which I didn't mind at all.
Marik.........
I couldn't get him out of my head.
I love him.
I always will.
Now and forever.
I made vows to Marik that usually people would think on before saying, but I didn't care.
I felt his tongue push into my mouth, and I had no regrets. After he explored mine, I explored him, licking within and conquering my territory.
Marik.........
~*~POV: Marik~*~
Our lips finally separated, but I just couldn't let go of her again.
Kara smiled subtly at me.
"Wow," was all she could say.
"My thoughts exactly," I said, smiling right back at her.
I embraced her. Her head rested on my shoulder. She smelled like a bouquet of flowers, and she definitely looked as beautiful as one too.
"Kara......" I whispered into her ear, "I don't want to let go of you."
"I know. I don't want you to let me go."
"Are you sure this isn't a dream, Kara?"
"I don't know. If it is, I don't want to wake up ever again."
"Neither do I."
I sighed. But my plot just couldn't go down the drain.........
"All finalists," someone said through the speakers, "please report to the main hall, the duels are about the begin."
I sadly let go of Kara, but she was still here, so I wasn't as sad as I could've been.
Kara looked at me, smiling. "That's you they're calling; the victor of the Battle City Tournament!"
I smiled back.
"Are you coming with me?"
"Yeah!" she said eagerly, "It'd be interesting who'll duel first. After all, it might be you or Odean, and I don't want to miss it!"
"You better not cheer for Odeon, though," I warned, "Since he's posing as me."
"C'mon, Marik," Kara replied, smiling, "You shouldn't say that, or I really will."
I smirked. "Kara, I'm serious."
"So am I," she said innocently, "I would cheer for you, and I shall."
"I don't have much competition anyway."
"Really? What about Yugi, Joey and Kaiba?"
"Wheeler's a piece of cake, he doesn't have God Card. Kaiba doesn't believe in destiny, and Obelisk isn't even close to Ra, so he's not a problem. The Pharaoh is the only real duelist I'm worried about."
"You shouldn't be," Kara said, "I mean, I'm sure you could beat anyone you really wanted to."
"I'm sure I will, as long you're there."
"Let's get going, then!"
(*~Down in the Main Hall~*)
~*~POV: Joey~*~
I sighed.
Namu.........with Kara? How on earth can I have a crush on someone who likes someone like Namu?
I know I shouldn't be jealous. Kara knew Namu a lot longer than I have, and he's know her longer than I have too.
I sighed again. What bad luck I've got. Kara hasn't even shown up yet.
"Joey!"
I turned around to see Kara coming down the stairs.
I smiled when I saw her. Then I frowned.
Namu was right behind her, smiling as if Kara and he had had the time of a life together.
I mentally slapped myself. Stop being so damn jealous! You'll look bad in front of Kara!
"Hey Joey," Kara said as she approached me, "I just wanted to wish you luck......you know, before the duels start."
My heart fluttered. She wished me luck?
"Th-thanks," I stammered.
She smiled. "It'll be interesting to see you duel. I've heard from Namu that you're quite good."
I blushed. Namu said that about me?
I pushed that kinder thought away, feeling rather smug. At least he knows I'm a better duelist than he'll ever be!
"Nah, I'm average," I said dismissively, "I've beaten some good ones, but Yugi's much better than me."
"So I've heard," Kara said, shrugging, "But he's the King of Games, after all, what would you expect?"
~*~POV: Marik~*~
I felt myself blush with fury.
Why on earth was Kara talking to Wheeler?
...........................
Great. They're friends. I better hope Kara isn't very fond of Yugi.........
'I stand in a wide flat land
No shadow or shade of a doubt
Where the megaphone man
Met the girl with her hand
That's covering most of her mouth.
Fall in love with the bright idea
And the way the world is revealed to you,
Fat man and dancing girl
And most of the show is concealed from view.
Monkey in the middle,
Keep singing that tune
I don't want to hear it,
Get rid of it soon.'
-Suzanne Vega, 'Fat Man and Dancing Girl'
[Kitty: ;_; I can't get onto ff.net right now, so.........I'm afraid there's no reviews answered today.
Marik, Kara, Yugi, Yami: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Lina: That's the only thing that allows us to act crazy!
Kitty: On the lighter note for any of you have wondered who these singers I take songs from are; Suzanne Vega wrote a song for the 'Haunted Mansion' soundtrack called Gravestone............and Annie Lennox wrote a song for 'LotR: Return of the King' Album (it's the one sung during the credits).
Lina: 0_0 Those are the same people?
Kitty: YAH! ^_^
Lina: Cool, you got me hooked on Annie, then! ^____^
Bakura: -_-;;;;;;
Yugi: R&R, just don't ask tons of questions if you expect immediate responses!]