[Kitty: After that seriously sad chapter, I think it's time to cheer up all
the miserable chars.........
Joey: Especially me! (cries)
Kara: (looks guilty) R&R!]
Chapter 18: A Thousand Beautiful Things
POV: Kara
I sobbed into my hands, shutting myself off from everyone.
Marik's gone...and there's no way I can help him...
Odeon is unconscious, Ishizu won't help, and the others don't care...
I'm all alone.
Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder.
My head shot up to look at the intruder of my misery.
It was Joey.
My face was wet with tears, and my cheeks were red from crying. Looking into Joey's eyes made my heart ache.
"Kara, are you okay?" Joey asked, sitting next to me and putting his arms around me.
"H-how can you even look at me, Joey?" I moaned, looking at his face but not his eyes, "After everything I did..."
"You did nothing wrong that I know of," said Joey, "Marik said you were really my friend..."
"B-but I lied to you..."
"To protect the guy you love," Joey sighed, "I can't blame you for that."
I could barely believe my ears.
"C'mon Kara," Joey said, pulling me up, "Let's go back to your room, you need rest."
"B-b-but Odeon..." I whispered, "H-he needs help..."
"We'll get him, Joey," said Tristan, "You and Kara go downstairs, we'll be with you in a sec."
"'Kay," Joey said.
We walked into the elevator, Joey still holding me tight.
I felt slightly uncomfortable. No one had ever held me like this except Marik.
My eyes filled up with tears at the thought of him.
Oh, Marik... how could you be gone?
POV: Joey
I lifted Kara's chin to look at me. "I'm so sorry, Kara," I whispered, "I... wish I could've helped..."
"No, Joey," Kara said quietly, "It's not your fault. If I hadn't left Marik the first time, none of this would've happened."
I didn't know what she meant, but I ignored it for the time being. I didn't want to make the situation worse.
"Kara, look at me," I said, making our eyes lock, "You can't go back to the past. The only time you can effect now is your future."
"Who told you that?" Kara teased, "A scholar?"
"No," I laughed, "Just a friend of mine named Yami Yugi."
POV: Kara
My eyes hardened.
"The Pharaoh told you that?"
"Yes..." Joey said, frowning now, "And listen, I know you guys were fighting earlier... I may not know what you were fighting about, but I can tell you this, Kara; Yami's a true friend, and even if Marik and he haven't been very friendly, he will help you save him."
"No, he won't," I sighed, "Not after the disrespect I handed him."
"Whoa, remind me never to get you angry," Joey teased, and then added in a serious tone, "Look, Kara, even if Yami won't help you, I will."
I looked up at him. "Really, Joey?"
"Yeah," he said, "I'll always be here for you, Kara, I promise. I won't let anything happen to you."
I hugged him.
"I promise the same, Joey. I won't let the evil Marik harm you or any of your friends."
-!-On the Upper Deck-!-
POV: Mai
Why do I feel this way?
Every time Joey is around Kara, I feel like ripping her to shreds.
She's not right for him... and after everything she's done, Joey still chases after her like a puppy. It's obvious she likes Marik, and Joey still trusts her.
Y'know, I thought he was insane, but now, I'm just worried.
POV: Yami
After everything's said and done, I can't deny Joey is totally in love with Kara. And I can't really deny that Kara thinks fondly of Joey...
/But Marik also cares about Kara,/ Yugi said, /If Joey AND Marik both like her.../
Yugi was thinking the same things I was.
This will start more problems in the future, I can tell...
-!-Downstairs -!-
POV: Ishizu
[Kitty: Here's Ishizu!
Ishizu: Thank Ra the author didn't forget me...
Marik: How could she forget you? You're the one who told our dad about Kara & me, for the love of Ra!
Ishizu: (glares) Shut up about that already.]
I looked toward the sky from my window, already knowing everything that happened up on the roof thanks to my Millennium Necklace.
So Marik's evil side has returned.
I sighed.
Kara is heartbroken without my brother, and when she runs to Joey's comfort, they will both be great danger...
POV: Kara
Joey and I went into my room, and I sat down on my bed.
"You feeling better?" asked Joey.
"A little," I admitted, smiling sadly, "Thanks for talking to me, Joey. I... didn't think you'd look at me after everything..."
"I'd never turn my back on a friend," Joey said humanely, "And you're a great friend, Kara, even Marik knew that."
I looked down at the floor.
"I don't know how I'll go on without him..." I whispered, closing my eyes as more tears fell, "H-he's never been away from me, except when we were separated the first time, and that was torture..."
Joey hugged me again, and for the first time, I buried my face into his chest. He smelled like strawberries...but I also smelled a hint of cinnamon.
Joey stroked my back as I felt myself cry into his chest, letting all my feelings pour out like a river.
It felt so much better not to hold back the tears, and let someone comfort me instead of crying into my bed covers back home.
And in my heart, I prayed to Ra silently, 'Thank you for sending me Joey.'
POV: Joey
I held Kara in my arms, and for the first time ever since my sister got her sight back, I felt my heart swell with joy.
Oh, Kara, if you could only see how much I care about you...
I sighed, feeling like I had died and went to heaven, and found an angel, by the name of Takara Rozene...
Then I remembered Marik.
[Kitty: Thank you, he still has enough sense to back off!
Marik: He better!]
I glared at the floor at the thought.
How could he just let himself get taken over by an evil psycho and break Kara's heart?
Well, I'll help Kara, no mistake.
[Kitty: You asshole, Joey!
Lina: That's only going to make things worse!
Marik: WHEELER, STAY AWAY FROM MY GIRL!]
'To live,
to die,
to sleep,
to try and make your life complete,
So...
Light me up like the sun,
To cool down with your rain,
I never want to close my eyes again,
Never close my eyes, never close my eyes...'
-Annie Lennox, 'A Thousand Beautiful Things'
[Kitty: Chapter 18.
Lina: Oh, God, Joey is going to cause even more problems...
Kitty: It's not his fault, though... he's only trying to help Kara...
Marik: WELL, HE BETTER KEEP HIS GRIMY HANDS OFF MY GIRLFRIEND!
Kitty: Well, you did leave her...
Marik: (glares)
Kitty: Reviews, Lina?
Lina: Many people enjoyed the double-chapter thing... 9 reviews.
Kitty: YAY!
Yugi: I'll do the first one. Dranzy- It probably will...
Marik: (rolls his eyes) Damn optimist.
Yugi: (sweatdrop) Anyway, (smiles) Sure, Kitty'll update again ASAP.
Kara: Hutchy- (raises an eyebrow) Why does everyone die when we end a chapter?
Kitty: Oh, God... Someone call the doctor, Hutchy died because I used a cliffhanger!
Yugi: (scolding) Now, Kitty, you know that's a serious medical problem...
Kitty: (sweatdrop) Help?
Yami: Oh, Ra... (answers the next review for these idiots) Kani- Yeah, he's back again... How scary can you get?
Malik: (from under Kitty's bed) I HEARD THAT!
Yami: (rolls his eyes) Yeah, double chapters are nice, and Kitty's nice too...
Kitty: (ears perk up) Oh my God, Yami, was that a compliment?
Yami: (sighs) Yes...
Kitty: YAY! (glomps him) I GOT A COMPLIMENT FROM A VERY HOT PHARAOH!
Yami: (sweatdrop)
Lina: Josephine Jekyl- He killed her parents in order to weaken Kara so that she won't have anyone to turn to. After targeting Marik and her parents, he'll target Joey and the others... And yes, since Malik is part of Marik, he does feel a trace of the same feelings for Kara as Marik...
Kitty: England? YOU'RE SO DAMN LUCKY! (cries) I WANNA LIVE IN ENGLAND! (ahem) Do you live in London?
Yugi: Stupid obsession with Harry Potter... (sweatdrop)
Kitty: (sweatdrop) HARRY POTTER RULES!
Yugi: If you insist...
Kitty: (ahem) Story Weaver 1's TWO reviews- Mai's feelings have been shown slightly in this chapter. Luckily, more of the episodes are coming out, and if all else fails, I can ask Yugi to move back to Japan and tells me what happens next... (cries) But I'd miss my Yugikins too much...
Lina: Yeah, right. More likely you'd miss your daily snogs.
Yugi and Kitty: (blushing furiously) LINA!
Yami: (sweatdrop) Airimis- Yeah, we noticed that. And Kitty's checking in regularly on your story, don't worry...
Lina: I like it! (winks)
Kitty: Mya Starnight- (sweatdrop) I'm so sorry. Misprint... anyway, I'm still holding fast to my Yugi! (grins) But Yami's cool... and I don't mind hanging out and watching movies with Marik...
Marik: (grins broadly) Thank you, Ra, for letting Kitty introduce me to Star Wars! (pulls out his lightsaber) DIE, ALIEN SCUM!!!!!!!!
Kitty et all: (sweatdrop)
Kara: lc14- I agree! (growls) I'M GONNA KILL MALIK FOR HURTING MY MARIK- CHAN!
Malik: (from under Kitty's bed) EEP!
Kitty: (sweatdrop) R&R!]
Joey: Especially me! (cries)
Kara: (looks guilty) R&R!]
Chapter 18: A Thousand Beautiful Things
POV: Kara
I sobbed into my hands, shutting myself off from everyone.
Marik's gone...and there's no way I can help him...
Odeon is unconscious, Ishizu won't help, and the others don't care...
I'm all alone.
Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder.
My head shot up to look at the intruder of my misery.
It was Joey.
My face was wet with tears, and my cheeks were red from crying. Looking into Joey's eyes made my heart ache.
"Kara, are you okay?" Joey asked, sitting next to me and putting his arms around me.
"H-how can you even look at me, Joey?" I moaned, looking at his face but not his eyes, "After everything I did..."
"You did nothing wrong that I know of," said Joey, "Marik said you were really my friend..."
"B-but I lied to you..."
"To protect the guy you love," Joey sighed, "I can't blame you for that."
I could barely believe my ears.
"C'mon Kara," Joey said, pulling me up, "Let's go back to your room, you need rest."
"B-b-but Odeon..." I whispered, "H-he needs help..."
"We'll get him, Joey," said Tristan, "You and Kara go downstairs, we'll be with you in a sec."
"'Kay," Joey said.
We walked into the elevator, Joey still holding me tight.
I felt slightly uncomfortable. No one had ever held me like this except Marik.
My eyes filled up with tears at the thought of him.
Oh, Marik... how could you be gone?
POV: Joey
I lifted Kara's chin to look at me. "I'm so sorry, Kara," I whispered, "I... wish I could've helped..."
"No, Joey," Kara said quietly, "It's not your fault. If I hadn't left Marik the first time, none of this would've happened."
I didn't know what she meant, but I ignored it for the time being. I didn't want to make the situation worse.
"Kara, look at me," I said, making our eyes lock, "You can't go back to the past. The only time you can effect now is your future."
"Who told you that?" Kara teased, "A scholar?"
"No," I laughed, "Just a friend of mine named Yami Yugi."
POV: Kara
My eyes hardened.
"The Pharaoh told you that?"
"Yes..." Joey said, frowning now, "And listen, I know you guys were fighting earlier... I may not know what you were fighting about, but I can tell you this, Kara; Yami's a true friend, and even if Marik and he haven't been very friendly, he will help you save him."
"No, he won't," I sighed, "Not after the disrespect I handed him."
"Whoa, remind me never to get you angry," Joey teased, and then added in a serious tone, "Look, Kara, even if Yami won't help you, I will."
I looked up at him. "Really, Joey?"
"Yeah," he said, "I'll always be here for you, Kara, I promise. I won't let anything happen to you."
I hugged him.
"I promise the same, Joey. I won't let the evil Marik harm you or any of your friends."
-!-On the Upper Deck-!-
POV: Mai
Why do I feel this way?
Every time Joey is around Kara, I feel like ripping her to shreds.
She's not right for him... and after everything she's done, Joey still chases after her like a puppy. It's obvious she likes Marik, and Joey still trusts her.
Y'know, I thought he was insane, but now, I'm just worried.
POV: Yami
After everything's said and done, I can't deny Joey is totally in love with Kara. And I can't really deny that Kara thinks fondly of Joey...
/But Marik also cares about Kara,/ Yugi said, /If Joey AND Marik both like her.../
Yugi was thinking the same things I was.
This will start more problems in the future, I can tell...
-!-Downstairs -!-
POV: Ishizu
[Kitty: Here's Ishizu!
Ishizu: Thank Ra the author didn't forget me...
Marik: How could she forget you? You're the one who told our dad about Kara & me, for the love of Ra!
Ishizu: (glares) Shut up about that already.]
I looked toward the sky from my window, already knowing everything that happened up on the roof thanks to my Millennium Necklace.
So Marik's evil side has returned.
I sighed.
Kara is heartbroken without my brother, and when she runs to Joey's comfort, they will both be great danger...
POV: Kara
Joey and I went into my room, and I sat down on my bed.
"You feeling better?" asked Joey.
"A little," I admitted, smiling sadly, "Thanks for talking to me, Joey. I... didn't think you'd look at me after everything..."
"I'd never turn my back on a friend," Joey said humanely, "And you're a great friend, Kara, even Marik knew that."
I looked down at the floor.
"I don't know how I'll go on without him..." I whispered, closing my eyes as more tears fell, "H-he's never been away from me, except when we were separated the first time, and that was torture..."
Joey hugged me again, and for the first time, I buried my face into his chest. He smelled like strawberries...but I also smelled a hint of cinnamon.
Joey stroked my back as I felt myself cry into his chest, letting all my feelings pour out like a river.
It felt so much better not to hold back the tears, and let someone comfort me instead of crying into my bed covers back home.
And in my heart, I prayed to Ra silently, 'Thank you for sending me Joey.'
POV: Joey
I held Kara in my arms, and for the first time ever since my sister got her sight back, I felt my heart swell with joy.
Oh, Kara, if you could only see how much I care about you...
I sighed, feeling like I had died and went to heaven, and found an angel, by the name of Takara Rozene...
Then I remembered Marik.
[Kitty: Thank you, he still has enough sense to back off!
Marik: He better!]
I glared at the floor at the thought.
How could he just let himself get taken over by an evil psycho and break Kara's heart?
Well, I'll help Kara, no mistake.
[Kitty: You asshole, Joey!
Lina: That's only going to make things worse!
Marik: WHEELER, STAY AWAY FROM MY GIRL!]
'To live,
to die,
to sleep,
to try and make your life complete,
So...
Light me up like the sun,
To cool down with your rain,
I never want to close my eyes again,
Never close my eyes, never close my eyes...'
-Annie Lennox, 'A Thousand Beautiful Things'
[Kitty: Chapter 18.
Lina: Oh, God, Joey is going to cause even more problems...
Kitty: It's not his fault, though... he's only trying to help Kara...
Marik: WELL, HE BETTER KEEP HIS GRIMY HANDS OFF MY GIRLFRIEND!
Kitty: Well, you did leave her...
Marik: (glares)
Kitty: Reviews, Lina?
Lina: Many people enjoyed the double-chapter thing... 9 reviews.
Kitty: YAY!
Yugi: I'll do the first one. Dranzy- It probably will...
Marik: (rolls his eyes) Damn optimist.
Yugi: (sweatdrop) Anyway, (smiles) Sure, Kitty'll update again ASAP.
Kara: Hutchy- (raises an eyebrow) Why does everyone die when we end a chapter?
Kitty: Oh, God... Someone call the doctor, Hutchy died because I used a cliffhanger!
Yugi: (scolding) Now, Kitty, you know that's a serious medical problem...
Kitty: (sweatdrop) Help?
Yami: Oh, Ra... (answers the next review for these idiots) Kani- Yeah, he's back again... How scary can you get?
Malik: (from under Kitty's bed) I HEARD THAT!
Yami: (rolls his eyes) Yeah, double chapters are nice, and Kitty's nice too...
Kitty: (ears perk up) Oh my God, Yami, was that a compliment?
Yami: (sighs) Yes...
Kitty: YAY! (glomps him) I GOT A COMPLIMENT FROM A VERY HOT PHARAOH!
Yami: (sweatdrop)
Lina: Josephine Jekyl- He killed her parents in order to weaken Kara so that she won't have anyone to turn to. After targeting Marik and her parents, he'll target Joey and the others... And yes, since Malik is part of Marik, he does feel a trace of the same feelings for Kara as Marik...
Kitty: England? YOU'RE SO DAMN LUCKY! (cries) I WANNA LIVE IN ENGLAND! (ahem) Do you live in London?
Yugi: Stupid obsession with Harry Potter... (sweatdrop)
Kitty: (sweatdrop) HARRY POTTER RULES!
Yugi: If you insist...
Kitty: (ahem) Story Weaver 1's TWO reviews- Mai's feelings have been shown slightly in this chapter. Luckily, more of the episodes are coming out, and if all else fails, I can ask Yugi to move back to Japan and tells me what happens next... (cries) But I'd miss my Yugikins too much...
Lina: Yeah, right. More likely you'd miss your daily snogs.
Yugi and Kitty: (blushing furiously) LINA!
Yami: (sweatdrop) Airimis- Yeah, we noticed that. And Kitty's checking in regularly on your story, don't worry...
Lina: I like it! (winks)
Kitty: Mya Starnight- (sweatdrop) I'm so sorry. Misprint... anyway, I'm still holding fast to my Yugi! (grins) But Yami's cool... and I don't mind hanging out and watching movies with Marik...
Marik: (grins broadly) Thank you, Ra, for letting Kitty introduce me to Star Wars! (pulls out his lightsaber) DIE, ALIEN SCUM!!!!!!!!
Kitty et all: (sweatdrop)
Kara: lc14- I agree! (growls) I'M GONNA KILL MALIK FOR HURTING MY MARIK- CHAN!
Malik: (from under Kitty's bed) EEP!
Kitty: (sweatdrop) R&R!]