[Kitty: ;_; So our new computer didn't work exactly like I thought it
would.
Lina: -`_`-;;;;;
Kitty: ^_^; But to make it up to you readers, this part will be longer.
Yugi: R&R!]
Chapter 15: Bitter Feelings
~*~POV: Kara~*~
Marik held me in his arms, and I didn't budge at all.
I barely can believe I told him. I was so afraid Marik would get mad at me......or that he wouldn't believe me.
~*~POV: Marik~*~
Oh, Kara...
I smiled just at the thought of her name.
I can barely believe someone possessed me, but I don't believe Kara would joke about anything this serious.
{And now, Slifer, attack my opponent directly!}
My ears pricked up. That was the Pharaoh.
Kara looked at the TV screen that showed the duel of upstairs. "Yugi won," she said simply.
I shook my head, smirking. "I should've known that fool didn't have a chance."
"You mean Bakura?" Kara asked.
"Well, yeah... I mean the spirit of the Ring."
She shrugged. "Joey and the others were surprised to hear he was in the finals."
"You do know that being friends with both me and them could be dangerous, don't you?" I asked, "If they found out about me, they could get very angry at you."
Kara sighed. "I know," she looked at me significantly, "But I care about you, and if they can't accept that, they aren't true friends."
"Even Wheeler?" I asked, trying not to sound jealous.
~*~POV: Kara~*~
I raised an eyebrow. "Why is it Joey in particular?"
Marik shrugged. "You two seem close. As friends, I mean."
I blushed, looking at the floor.
"Well, Joey and I have a little in common. He's got a little sister. I envy him. She loves him so much, and vice-versa," here I glared at the floor and spat my next words in resentment, "And Roth doesn't care about me, and vice-versa."
"I doubt that," Marik said reproachfully.
"You shouldn't," I said, "He didn't want me to find you. After I traveled to Egypt, he said I had to stop looking for you right then. I didn't listen though."
"Because of my Yami?" Marik guessed.
"You could say that," I said dully, "Only he doesn't believe in Yamis."
"So I thinks I killed my father on purpose?" Marik said indignantly.
"Yeah," I admitted, "And our parents too."
Marik looked furious. "I would never!"
"I know that," I said, "I know, Marik. My brother's just an asshole, that's all."
Right then, a knock came at the door.
I blinked, going over to the door and answering it.
"Hey, Joey," I said sweetly.
"Hey," he replied with a cute smile, "Just wanted to check up on you two."
"We're fine," I said conversationally, "Yugi won?"
"Yeah," Joey said, "Not easily, though. Did you see it all?"
"I didn't," I admitted, "Mar... uh, Namu and I were catching up on stuff."
~*~POV: Joey~*~
I tried to hold in my jealousy.
"Well, Yugi wanted to talk to you, Kara..."
She blinked. "About what?"
"I dunno. He just said, and I quote, 'Could you please tell Kara that I'd like to see her as soon as she finds possible?'"
She frowned in a suspicious way. "Odd." Then she smiled. "Alright, I will in a minute. Thanks, Joey."
I smiled. "No problem," and left.
~*~POV: Marik~*~
"Yugi wants to talk to you?" I repeated.
Kara looked puzzled too. "I don't think YUGI wanted to see me."
She looked at me significantly, and my eyes widened. "You think the PHARAOH wants to talk to you?" I said in a hushed voice.
"I hope he didn't find anything out..." Kara gulped.
~~~2 Minutes Later~~
~*~POV: Kara~*~
I seized up all the courage I had and knocked on Yugi's door.
"Come in."
It was the innocent side's voice.
I opened the door.
"Um... you wanted to see me, Yugi?"
"Well, kind of," Yugi said, "Could you close the door?"
"Uh, sure," I said nervously, closing the door.
"Actually, Kara, my Yami wanted to talk to you," Yugi said carefully.
I tried to act confused. I don't know how well the act worked.
"I beg your pardon?"
Yugi sighed.
"To cut the long story short, Kara, there's another me. His name's Yami, and he was an ancient Pharaoh."
"A Pharaoh?" I said, adding fuel to the fire, "Now I know you're making this up."
"I'm not," Yugi said quietly, "He lives in my Millennium Puzzle," he held it up, "And that Marik guy that we know...he's after it."
'Not anymore,' I thought to myself.
"Why would he want an upside-down triangle necklace? Seems too girly for him."
"It's supposed to have magic powers," Yugi explained, "Only Yami and I don't know what those are yet."
"But wouldn't the spirit inside it know the item pretty well?"
"He lost his memory of Egypt. He doesn't remember it at all."
I was almost afraid to use the next part of my clueless act.
"Alright then, prove it."
Yugi bit his lip, and then the Pharaoh took his place.
My eyes widened.
He looked just as the scriptures described him. He was taller than Yugi normally was, some new gold steaks went up through his tricolored hair, and his now crimson eyes weren't innocent, but intense and a little scary- looking...
I shivered.
"Hello, Kara," Yami said. His voice was much deeper than Yugi's, and it gave him a very superior influence.
"S-so you're the Pharaoh?" I stammered.
"Yes," Yami said, and his eyes focused on me as if he was looking into my very soul.
I shivered again.
"Y-you wanted to speak to me, then?"
"Yes. I would like to know about your past."
I stared. Could he know the truth?
"I was born in Arabia," I said, trying to act puzzled, "What else d'you want?"
"I know you weren't born there," Yami said firmly, his eyes serious, "Where are you really from?"
"You think I'm lying?" I said, now trying to act indignant.
"Yes, I do," Yami said, "I think you're closer to my past than everyone else thinks."
I trembled.
"W-what are you talking about?"
"You knew about me before Yugi even opened his mouth," Yami said, "I know you did. Now I all I want to know is how."
"I don't!" I snapped, my face going red, "I didn't!"
"I see beyond your lies," he said in a deathly calm tone, "Now tell me how you knew about me, and how you know about Marik. You recognized him when he arrived at the stadium back in Battle City. Your eyes widened when your eyes passed over him. You knew him before you met us. How?"
"I didn't know him, and I barely know him now!" I yelled, "You may have been the Pharaoh once, but that doesn't mean you're always right!"
Yami looked livid, his scarlet eyes widening in hostility, but he said nothing.
I breathed hard, knowing what I said, but still glaring cruelly at Yami.
I'm going to be fed alive to Ammut for saying such a thing to a Pharaoh, but right then, I didn't care in the least bit. I'm not going to tell the Pharaoh anything about Marik or Odeon, no matter how good of a duelist he is or how high his status is.
"Alright," Yami whispered in a cold tone, "Keep telling your lies if it helps you. But I warn you, lying will only make more suffering for you."
I could feel myself shake in both fear and anger.
"I won't keep you up, Pharaoh," I spat scornfully, "Good luck at your next duel in the finals. You'll need it."
And with that, I stormed out.
~*~POV: Yami~*~
Yugi appeared in his misty form next to me, looking concerned.
"Why'd you say all that stuff to Kara, Yami?"
I sighed.
"I was trying to get answers, but she refused to give them to me. Now things are only going to get worse."
'When I'm feelin' low,
And there's no place to go,
And I'm on my knees,
Falling back down on the floor.
And I've had enough,
And the situation's tough,
And I'm hangin' on
By my nails,
Holdin' on,
Hopin' I won't fail.
This is what reality is made of
Can't you see, I'm relatively twisted.'
-Annie Lennox, 'Bitter Pill'
[Kitty: That's it! ^_^; Hope you liked that.
Yami: 0_o Why'd I do that, Kitty?
Kitty: ^_^;;;;; You were confronting her, that's all.
Yami: _ I'm not a interrogator, I'm a Pharaoh.
Kitty: ^_^;;;;; Lina, any reviews?
Lina: Yeah, and a nice amount, too! They missed you.
Kitty: ^_^;;;;; Oh, shit, really? How many?
Lina: Uh... *counts* Seven.
Kitty: Well, let's answer them!
Yugi: kani's first. ^_^ As you see, Kitty updated, and she's glad you like it enough to miss reading it.
Kitty: Story Weaver 1- Noa won't be mentioned very much. When they get back, they'll only mention it, and then they'll go back to the finals. Most of the things in that period will be in Malik (a.k.a. Yami Marik) and Kara's point of view, and will be stuff you never saw in the series. ^_~
Lina: Darkfire75- It's nice to know you enjoy it.
Kitty: Oh, crap! ^_^;;;;;; Well, too late now. But thanks for telling me. I thought he was the same age as Yugi and the gang. Aren't they 14 or 15?
Kara: *blushes when she reads Hutchy's review* Yeah, he does.
Kitty: *glares at her computer* And I'll enjoy what this piece of crap will even let me do. MYA STARLIGHT- I'm so sorry, did I email you? ^_^;;; Final exams are coming up, so I've lost most of the sanity I had before I started 8th grade...
Kara: Andrea- From what I can tell, Kitty's going to be using mostly Dixie Chicks and Suzanne Vega.
Kitty: I will use some Annie Lennox, and some songs from movies. Annie Lennox's music is more an older mixture of Evanescence and Good Charlotte, but not all her works are as dark.
Lina: MoonbeamMarik'skoi4456- 0_0 Long name. Anyway... ^_^ You've got the idea. I believe Kitty is going to do something with Malik and Kara...
Kitty: My philosophy is that Malik is still part of Marik, so Malik will still feel a trace of the feelings Marik feels for Kara. Joey and Kara will become pretty close after what happens to Marik... and Malik might have a say in that. ^_~
Yugi: R&R, people! And please R&R Love in Blind Eyes--
Kitty: ;_; PLEASE? I'm not getting many reviews, and I want to hear opinions, good or bad!
Kara: Kitty'll update again soon! Lots of luv! ^_^]
Lina: -`_`-;;;;;
Kitty: ^_^; But to make it up to you readers, this part will be longer.
Yugi: R&R!]
Chapter 15: Bitter Feelings
~*~POV: Kara~*~
Marik held me in his arms, and I didn't budge at all.
I barely can believe I told him. I was so afraid Marik would get mad at me......or that he wouldn't believe me.
~*~POV: Marik~*~
Oh, Kara...
I smiled just at the thought of her name.
I can barely believe someone possessed me, but I don't believe Kara would joke about anything this serious.
{And now, Slifer, attack my opponent directly!}
My ears pricked up. That was the Pharaoh.
Kara looked at the TV screen that showed the duel of upstairs. "Yugi won," she said simply.
I shook my head, smirking. "I should've known that fool didn't have a chance."
"You mean Bakura?" Kara asked.
"Well, yeah... I mean the spirit of the Ring."
She shrugged. "Joey and the others were surprised to hear he was in the finals."
"You do know that being friends with both me and them could be dangerous, don't you?" I asked, "If they found out about me, they could get very angry at you."
Kara sighed. "I know," she looked at me significantly, "But I care about you, and if they can't accept that, they aren't true friends."
"Even Wheeler?" I asked, trying not to sound jealous.
~*~POV: Kara~*~
I raised an eyebrow. "Why is it Joey in particular?"
Marik shrugged. "You two seem close. As friends, I mean."
I blushed, looking at the floor.
"Well, Joey and I have a little in common. He's got a little sister. I envy him. She loves him so much, and vice-versa," here I glared at the floor and spat my next words in resentment, "And Roth doesn't care about me, and vice-versa."
"I doubt that," Marik said reproachfully.
"You shouldn't," I said, "He didn't want me to find you. After I traveled to Egypt, he said I had to stop looking for you right then. I didn't listen though."
"Because of my Yami?" Marik guessed.
"You could say that," I said dully, "Only he doesn't believe in Yamis."
"So I thinks I killed my father on purpose?" Marik said indignantly.
"Yeah," I admitted, "And our parents too."
Marik looked furious. "I would never!"
"I know that," I said, "I know, Marik. My brother's just an asshole, that's all."
Right then, a knock came at the door.
I blinked, going over to the door and answering it.
"Hey, Joey," I said sweetly.
"Hey," he replied with a cute smile, "Just wanted to check up on you two."
"We're fine," I said conversationally, "Yugi won?"
"Yeah," Joey said, "Not easily, though. Did you see it all?"
"I didn't," I admitted, "Mar... uh, Namu and I were catching up on stuff."
~*~POV: Joey~*~
I tried to hold in my jealousy.
"Well, Yugi wanted to talk to you, Kara..."
She blinked. "About what?"
"I dunno. He just said, and I quote, 'Could you please tell Kara that I'd like to see her as soon as she finds possible?'"
She frowned in a suspicious way. "Odd." Then she smiled. "Alright, I will in a minute. Thanks, Joey."
I smiled. "No problem," and left.
~*~POV: Marik~*~
"Yugi wants to talk to you?" I repeated.
Kara looked puzzled too. "I don't think YUGI wanted to see me."
She looked at me significantly, and my eyes widened. "You think the PHARAOH wants to talk to you?" I said in a hushed voice.
"I hope he didn't find anything out..." Kara gulped.
~~~2 Minutes Later~~
~*~POV: Kara~*~
I seized up all the courage I had and knocked on Yugi's door.
"Come in."
It was the innocent side's voice.
I opened the door.
"Um... you wanted to see me, Yugi?"
"Well, kind of," Yugi said, "Could you close the door?"
"Uh, sure," I said nervously, closing the door.
"Actually, Kara, my Yami wanted to talk to you," Yugi said carefully.
I tried to act confused. I don't know how well the act worked.
"I beg your pardon?"
Yugi sighed.
"To cut the long story short, Kara, there's another me. His name's Yami, and he was an ancient Pharaoh."
"A Pharaoh?" I said, adding fuel to the fire, "Now I know you're making this up."
"I'm not," Yugi said quietly, "He lives in my Millennium Puzzle," he held it up, "And that Marik guy that we know...he's after it."
'Not anymore,' I thought to myself.
"Why would he want an upside-down triangle necklace? Seems too girly for him."
"It's supposed to have magic powers," Yugi explained, "Only Yami and I don't know what those are yet."
"But wouldn't the spirit inside it know the item pretty well?"
"He lost his memory of Egypt. He doesn't remember it at all."
I was almost afraid to use the next part of my clueless act.
"Alright then, prove it."
Yugi bit his lip, and then the Pharaoh took his place.
My eyes widened.
He looked just as the scriptures described him. He was taller than Yugi normally was, some new gold steaks went up through his tricolored hair, and his now crimson eyes weren't innocent, but intense and a little scary- looking...
I shivered.
"Hello, Kara," Yami said. His voice was much deeper than Yugi's, and it gave him a very superior influence.
"S-so you're the Pharaoh?" I stammered.
"Yes," Yami said, and his eyes focused on me as if he was looking into my very soul.
I shivered again.
"Y-you wanted to speak to me, then?"
"Yes. I would like to know about your past."
I stared. Could he know the truth?
"I was born in Arabia," I said, trying to act puzzled, "What else d'you want?"
"I know you weren't born there," Yami said firmly, his eyes serious, "Where are you really from?"
"You think I'm lying?" I said, now trying to act indignant.
"Yes, I do," Yami said, "I think you're closer to my past than everyone else thinks."
I trembled.
"W-what are you talking about?"
"You knew about me before Yugi even opened his mouth," Yami said, "I know you did. Now I all I want to know is how."
"I don't!" I snapped, my face going red, "I didn't!"
"I see beyond your lies," he said in a deathly calm tone, "Now tell me how you knew about me, and how you know about Marik. You recognized him when he arrived at the stadium back in Battle City. Your eyes widened when your eyes passed over him. You knew him before you met us. How?"
"I didn't know him, and I barely know him now!" I yelled, "You may have been the Pharaoh once, but that doesn't mean you're always right!"
Yami looked livid, his scarlet eyes widening in hostility, but he said nothing.
I breathed hard, knowing what I said, but still glaring cruelly at Yami.
I'm going to be fed alive to Ammut for saying such a thing to a Pharaoh, but right then, I didn't care in the least bit. I'm not going to tell the Pharaoh anything about Marik or Odeon, no matter how good of a duelist he is or how high his status is.
"Alright," Yami whispered in a cold tone, "Keep telling your lies if it helps you. But I warn you, lying will only make more suffering for you."
I could feel myself shake in both fear and anger.
"I won't keep you up, Pharaoh," I spat scornfully, "Good luck at your next duel in the finals. You'll need it."
And with that, I stormed out.
~*~POV: Yami~*~
Yugi appeared in his misty form next to me, looking concerned.
"Why'd you say all that stuff to Kara, Yami?"
I sighed.
"I was trying to get answers, but she refused to give them to me. Now things are only going to get worse."
'When I'm feelin' low,
And there's no place to go,
And I'm on my knees,
Falling back down on the floor.
And I've had enough,
And the situation's tough,
And I'm hangin' on
By my nails,
Holdin' on,
Hopin' I won't fail.
This is what reality is made of
Can't you see, I'm relatively twisted.'
-Annie Lennox, 'Bitter Pill'
[Kitty: That's it! ^_^; Hope you liked that.
Yami: 0_o Why'd I do that, Kitty?
Kitty: ^_^;;;;; You were confronting her, that's all.
Yami: _ I'm not a interrogator, I'm a Pharaoh.
Kitty: ^_^;;;;; Lina, any reviews?
Lina: Yeah, and a nice amount, too! They missed you.
Kitty: ^_^;;;;; Oh, shit, really? How many?
Lina: Uh... *counts* Seven.
Kitty: Well, let's answer them!
Yugi: kani's first. ^_^ As you see, Kitty updated, and she's glad you like it enough to miss reading it.
Kitty: Story Weaver 1- Noa won't be mentioned very much. When they get back, they'll only mention it, and then they'll go back to the finals. Most of the things in that period will be in Malik (a.k.a. Yami Marik) and Kara's point of view, and will be stuff you never saw in the series. ^_~
Lina: Darkfire75- It's nice to know you enjoy it.
Kitty: Oh, crap! ^_^;;;;;; Well, too late now. But thanks for telling me. I thought he was the same age as Yugi and the gang. Aren't they 14 or 15?
Kara: *blushes when she reads Hutchy's review* Yeah, he does.
Kitty: *glares at her computer* And I'll enjoy what this piece of crap will even let me do. MYA STARLIGHT- I'm so sorry, did I email you? ^_^;;; Final exams are coming up, so I've lost most of the sanity I had before I started 8th grade...
Kara: Andrea- From what I can tell, Kitty's going to be using mostly Dixie Chicks and Suzanne Vega.
Kitty: I will use some Annie Lennox, and some songs from movies. Annie Lennox's music is more an older mixture of Evanescence and Good Charlotte, but not all her works are as dark.
Lina: MoonbeamMarik'skoi4456- 0_0 Long name. Anyway... ^_^ You've got the idea. I believe Kitty is going to do something with Malik and Kara...
Kitty: My philosophy is that Malik is still part of Marik, so Malik will still feel a trace of the feelings Marik feels for Kara. Joey and Kara will become pretty close after what happens to Marik... and Malik might have a say in that. ^_~
Yugi: R&R, people! And please R&R Love in Blind Eyes--
Kitty: ;_; PLEASE? I'm not getting many reviews, and I want to hear opinions, good or bad!
Kara: Kitty'll update again soon! Lots of luv! ^_^]