Chapter 22: Without You
POV: Marik
I could now see everything my Yami could see and I could hear his thoughts echo off the walls of their own accord, but I couldn't affect them at all.
I could see Wheeler peck Kara on the cheek, and my blood boiled.
-Well, Kara,- my Yami thought, -if you're going cheat on your boyfriend...you aught to be punished...-
And somehow, I knew what he meant. He was planning to steal Kara for himself!
"LEAVE KARA ALONE!" I yelled, slamming on my soul room door, trying to open it, trying to get out, trying to stop him from hurting Kara... "LEAVE HER ALONE, YOU FILTHY SON OF A BITCH!"
"Leave her...alone..." I whispered, as I felt my legs give way, "Leave her alone..."
I couldn't help Kara...I couldn't stop my Yami...
Tears fell down my cheeks.
There was nothing I could do...
Unless...
-!-A Minute Later-!-
POV: Malik
I walked to the door of Odeon's room, and punched in the combination I stole from one of the guards upstairs. If I want to get Kara properly, I need to make sure there's nothing (and I mean nothing) in my way.
I took my Rod and was going to send Odeon to the Shadow Realm, when golden magic grabbed my arm.
I turned to see Bakura, smirking and his Ring glowing.
"You," I said in mild surprise, "What do you want?"
"It's not just about what I want," Bakura said smoothly, "I have company."
Marik then appeared next to him.
"I promised him the Millennium Rod if he could help me do away with you, and I assure you, I'll fulfill the promise."
I laughed.
"So, you think my weaker self can actually help you retrieve the Millennium Item I hold?" I whispered scornfully, "Only the desperate rely on the weak to help them."
I could see and feel Marik's anger.
"I want my body back!" he growled, "And I know you're planning to hurt Kara!"
I snorted. "At least you have a little sense. Unfortunately, if you had enough, you wouldn't be challenging me."
"That doesn't matter," Marik snapped, "If you don't accept, you'd be stupid. I'm still in your way. If you want Kara, you'll have to get through me first."
I smirked. "If you insist on me getting rid of you, then fine. The Shadows are always hungry."
POV: Kara
(((Dream)))
I found myself walking around the dueling field that I had seen everyone duel on, but somehow it was different. I couldn't explain how, but somehow it felt different.
Then flames shot around the arena, and right in the center of the flames, I could hear a desperate voice shouting,
"KARA! KARA, HELP ME, PLEASE!"
My eyes widened at the sight of Marik.
"MARIK!" I yelled, trying to get through the flames, "MARIK!"
"KARA!" he shouted, as the flames enveloped him like a Venus flytrap.
"MARIK!" I screamed, "COME BACK! MARIK!"
The flames burned me as I slammed my fists against the now-solid flames. The burns seemed to burn my soul as well as my skin, and the smoke was making it difficult for me to breath.
"Marik..." I croaked, "Marik..."
I felt my knees hit the ground, as the flames encircled me, and formed the shape of a face that burned itself into my mind like a brand on cattle...
The face of Yami Marik...
(((Real)))
I screamed, jumping up from my bed and in a deep sweat. But I didn't even pay attention to the realistic burns on my hands.
"Marik," I whispered.
I leaped out of my bed, slipped on my shoes and ran out of my room and up to the roof.
I need to find Marik before it's too late...
POV: Yugi
I was sleeping peacefully in my bed when Tea ran into my room, looking distressed.
"I was just in Bakura's room," she panted, "And he's gone!"
My eyes widened in shock. "Where could he be?"
"I haven't a clue," Tea replied.
"We've got to find him," I said, and Tea nodded in agreement.
POV: Marik
The Winged Dragon of Ra and my Yami attacked with a final blow, and brought Bakura's and my lifepoints down to zero.
I failed...
I failed Kara...
"Now," my Yami said quietly, "It's time for my hikari to leave us."
He raised the Millennium Rod, and pointed it at me.
I hung my head. Forgive me, Kara. I'm so sorry.
"Just to let you know, I'll have a lot of fun with your little girlfriend," my Yami laughed, and I felt my soul leave Bakura's body and away from all...
POV: Kara
When I finally got up to the arena and into the Shadow Realm cloud around it, the first thing I saw was Yami Marik. Then I saw a golden glow in his hand, which I realized to be the Millennium Ring.
Yami Marik smirked when he saw me.
"Well, well," he snickered, "How long have you been here, Kara?"
"What have you done with Marik?" I snarled, "If you don't tell me right now, I swear, I'll..."
"You'll what?" Yami Marik mocked, "You can't stand up to me. But I'll tell you. Marik is gone."
My eyes widened in fury.
"YOU LIAR!" I yelled, but I couldn't seem to believe it all the way.
Yami Marik laughed. "I can hear the doubt in your words. You know I've no reason to keep him alive now. He's useless to me. Besides," here he smirked evilly, "He was in my way."
"With what?" I spat, "He's not strong enough to help the Pharaoh, so what on earth was your reason of killing him?"
The next thing I knew, Yami Marik had grabbed my wrists so that I couldn't escape, and began whispering in my ear.
"He was in the way of me getting rid of you," he whispered as he would about a delicate pastry, "The slow and painful way."
"Let...me...go!" I demanded, trying to pull away
Yami Marik smirked, and licked my neck. "You're mine, Kara. No one can help you. You're mine."
I shivered under him, both in fear and anger.
I was going to scream when he captured my lips.
It wasn't a loving kiss. It was more like taking a bite out of a sour apple.
I struggled against him, but I couldn't seem to escape.
I was scared as hell...and I had no clue what to do...
POV: Yugi
Tea and I got up to the roof (it was the only place we hadn't looked), and the first thing we saw was what looked like a dark patch of fog surrounding the arena.
"W-what is that?" asked Tea nervously.
"A Shadow Game," I whispered.
POV: Yami
I stepped in right then.
"Bakura is dueling in there with Marik," I said, "I can feel it."
I went in, hoping that I was not too late.
POV: Kara
"GET OFF ME!" I screamed, trying to push and kick myself away from Yami Marik, "GET OFF!"
"Marik!"
I looked up to see the Pharaoh standing there.
My heart leaped. Thank Ra.
Yami Marik pushed me so hard, I almost lost my balance.
"What are you doing here, Pharaoh?"
"Tell me what you did with Bakura," Yami demanded.
Yami Marik laughed, pocketing the Millennium Ring.
"If you mean the spirit of the Ring, you tell me where one goes when he loses a Shadow Game."
Yami's eyes narrowed. "You're insane!"
"Tell me something I don't know," Yami Marik said dully, "Anyway, you shouldn't worry about him, you should worry about yourself."
And with that, he left.
I felt my knees give way, and I couldn't hold back my tears any longer.
I always knew Marik was still there somehow, just not in control, but now he really is gone. He's been sent to the Shadows. And I can't save him.
I suddenly felt a hand on my shoulder.
I looked up at Yami.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
I sniffed. "No."
"What happened?" he asked, "Why are you up here?"
"I had a dream," I said quietly, "And I sensed Marik was in trouble. But when I came up here...Yami Marik had already won," I hung my head, "Marik was using Bakura's body to try and get his body back and to save me from his Yami...but he got sent to the Shadow Realm instead."
Yami helped me up. "It's alright, Kara. Knowing Marik, he always has some kind of back-up plan."
I sniffed again. "I sure hope so."
'Well, I'd never thought I'd be,
Lying here without you by my side,
It's seems unreal to me
That the life you promised was a lie.
You made it look so easy,
Making love into memories,
Guess you got what you wanted,
But what about me?
Cause without you, I'm not okay,
And without you, I've lost my way,
I'm still stuck in second place, ooh,
Without you.'
-Dixie Chicks, 'Without You'
[Kitty: That's it!
Lina and Yugi: (cries) That's so sad!
Marik: (growls) I'm going to KILL my Yami...
Kitty: Yeah, yeah, aren't we all.
Lina: Reviews?
Yugi: 10! Jesus Christ...
Kitty: 104 REVIEWS? (faints)
Yugi: (uses mouth-to-mouth resuscitation)
Kitty: (wakes up)
Lina: (sweatdrop) You don't use mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for someone who faints.
Yugi: (grins) Only for Kitty!
Kitty: (glomps Yugi) And only with Yugi!
Everyone: (sweatdrop)
Kitty: (ahem) Back to reviews.
Kani said:
Buahahaha! You updated! I feel happy now! this is sort of turning into a love...square isn't it? ...it's a pretty square...er... yeah.
Kitty: I wrote to you about that. Yami Marik doesn't really LOVE Kara, he LUSTS after her. And he kind of takes Marik's side of the triangle while he's not there. (grins) Glad to know you're happy when I update!
Lina: NEXT!
Airimis said:
Excellent as usual! I love it, although it could've been a little longer. I might update either tonight or tomorrow, so look out for the update! And hurry up with the next chapter!------
Kitty: Like I said in my review of your story, I luv it! (grins) And thankies so much!
StoryWeaver1 said:
(blinks) WILL BE R LATER? I guess I know the answer to my question. (rereads last part) When did Joey get so bold? More importantly, Why didn't Kara get mad? Should the puppy be more worried about Mai? and Kara about her boyfriend? Hehehe, Jealous Malik amusing.-------
Kitty: The R section will be in a couple more chapters. Joey finally saw his chance, that's all. Kara, get mad? I suppose...she was more shocked, because she's starting to feel feelings for both Marik and Joey. And the puppy IS worried about Mai...he just loves Kara, that's all.
Lina: Yeah, I liked Malik's feelings too... (smiles) It was quite intriguing...
Kitty: (grins)
Hutchy said:
I've seen HP. The new characters are not how I pictured them. Buckbeak is so cute!-------
Kitty: I agree with you about the chars, but I found Buckbeak a little bit too computer-created. I liked the flying scenes with him, though.
Cocaine Kids said:
nice job update soon------
Kitty: (grins) THANKIES!
Lina: (blinks) Should I be curious about your name?
Kitty: (slaps her Yami for being rude)
Mystic Chaos said:
HELLO! Thank you for including me in your reviews (bows, bows) and since you updated, I'll tell you who Seto's girlfriend is that is only shown in THE COMIC! (gasp) But first, HP time!
Helen: IT RULED!
Me: IT SUCKED!
Helen and I: (glare)
Me: Remus and Sirius should have not looked like that!
Helen: it was so funny!
Me: All the scenes are incorrect!
Helen: It was entertaining! (glare)
Me: Blah! (sticks tongue out)
Helen: (takes out Legolas picture)
Me: AH! (covers face)
Helen: Mwahahahaha...
Me: WELL! Ahem...Let's get to Seto's mysterious girlfriend.
Helen: You'll never believe this!
Me: She just not might...Anyway, it's...
Helen and I: JOEY'S TWIN SISTER, NEVER KNOWN BEFORE, AMANDA WHEELER!
Me: Yup, yup! She's the top duelist and way better than Joey!
Helen: No wonder Seto likes her.
Seto: (glare)
Helen: EEP!
Me: And Amanda has a really rare Blue Eyes White Dragon...that's a GIRL!
Helen: (backs away from Seto) Um...we don't know how she really looks like, but we heard she looks almost like the Dark Magician Girl.
Me: Yup, yup! Well, update quickly or I WILL SEND RABID MONKEYS TO SEE TO YOUR DEMISE! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Helen: AH! (runs away from Seto who is, of course, trying to kill her)------
Kitty: (sweatdrop) I suppose if Seto succeeds, that'd be score one for you? And I agree with you about HP. (growls) I'M GOING TO KILL CUARON!
Cuaron: Eep! (jumps under Kitty's bed)
Lina: (raises her eyebrow) You have a twin, Joey?
Joey: YEP! (grins)
Kitty: And I don't like rabid monkeys, so I'll update again real soon.
Kara: A girl Blue Eyes? (sweatdrops) But I thought Kisara was the Blue eyes...
Kitty: (shrugs)
Josephine Jekyl said:
excellent chapter. just what i wanna see. Can't wait till the next chapter now, will she escape unharmed? oh I'll have to wait and see. as for the Yu- gi-oh DVDs, I've got them all up to when Yami tells Kaiba about what going on in the helicopter. I've also heard what Yami Marik sounds like. oh my god! how scary! normal Marik sounds weird but in a cool way, i think. specially when he's dueling through strings with Slifer and shouts "your finished Yugi" (I'm sure you know which bit I'm talking about)that had me laughing. i saw hp a couple of weeks go & felt a bit disappointed too cuz they missed so much out. i think they could have squeezed a bit more in there. oh well at least they put Snape in a dress i dread to think about the next film will be like though. keep up the good work ok? Bye, bye.
P.S. i love my Egyptian god cards. guess which is my fav? W.d.o.r.------
Kitty: I like Winged Dragon too. (smiles)
Marik: At least you know what my Yami and I sound like now...not like I'd like to hear his voice anytime soon...
Kara: I don't think anyone does.
Kitty: I liked them putting Snape in a dress, but I liked it when Hermione punched Malfoy better! (grins)
Yugi, Yami, Bakura and Marik (who are in Kitty's HP/YGO crossover): ME TOO!
MiraiTrunksLove said:
Yay, u updated, sorry my last review was short... but i had to watch a screaming 1 yr old and have to deal with the news that my friend got shot in the arm by her psycho ex- boyfriend...(sigh) so sorry i will try to make my reviews longer... ciao------
Kitty: (glares at Lina)
Lina: (sweatdrop) Sorry... I didn't know your situation...
Kitty: (glares again, but then turns to reviewer, grinning widely) Glad to know you enjoyed my update.
lc14 said:
PEPOLI, YOU COME IN PEACE, I COME TO PUT YOU INTO PIECES! KIDDING, I KNOW I SAID Y.MARIK SHOULDN'T KISS KARA BUT NOW I'M THINKING IT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING! PLEASE DO THAT AND PLEASE UPDATE SOON!
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Kitty: Well...he did...
Lina: Coincidence? I think not...
Kitty: (sweatdrop) And thank you!
MiraiTrunksLove said:
Malik Rules!------
Kara: (grins and glomps Marik) I COULDN'T AGREE MORE!
Marik: (grins)
Kitty and Yugi: (sweatdrop) Jesus...
Lina: (sweatdrop) R&R!]