Chapter 2
Homecoming and Dreams
A young woman walked into the Kaiba mansion, looked around, "Hello anyone home?" she asked. A young woman with light tan skin with long black hair that hung over her shoulders and wore tan shorts with a black tee shirt walked in to the mansion main hall. She walked in the mansion and looked around, "Gosh thought some one would be here to welcome me home," she said.
The woman put her bags down and walked towards the dinning room on her right. The minute she opened the door, "SURPRISE!" everyone yelled as the young woman entered the room.
She saw Yugi, Mokuba, Jenny, Andy, Kate, Alec, Yamu, Tea, Mai, Joey, Troy, Jade, Seto, and Matt as they came out from their hiding places, except Jenny who was standing next to the light switch.
"Welcome home Melissa," said Alec hugging her niece hard. "Aunt Alec you didn't need to go through all this," said Melissa in surprise. Alec smiled, "And give up a chance to throw a party in this place, come on Melissa, I maybe old but I know when a party is needed. Not to mention it isn't everyday that you come home from Egypt after four years of digging," she said.
Melissa smiled, "Yeah good point, Aunt Alec," she said, she turned her eyes towards Jenny, "Wow Jenny you have grown and I see your parents let you change your hair to purple, nice, you look like a rock star," she said as she hugged her cousin. Jenny smiled, "About time some one noticed, around here," she said glaring at Andy, Matt, and Kate out of the corner of her eye.
The welcome home party did not last long, Yugi, Matt, Jade, Tea, and Joey, Mai and Troy had a long drive back to Domino. Melissa thanked everyone for coming and welcoming her back, once mostly everyone had gone home or to bed, Melissa turned towards her three cousin, "So where's my Mom?" she asked.
Kate and Andy looked at her, "Well she kind of got hung up at KIC (Kaiba Illusions Corporation), you know how hard it is there," said Andy. Melissa nodded, "Yeah, even though Mokuba still runs the place, she still doesn't make time anymore," she said taking a seat next to Jenny.
Andy and Kate nodded, "Well Sara been busy, she making another Duel Monster tournament," said Kate. Jenny sat silent while her brother and sister talk to their cousin.
"Well, I am going to spend the night here since it is a two hour drive back to my place," he said yawning. Kate shook her head, "well I don't live too far from here so I am going to say good night Melissa," she said.
Melissa bided her two cousins good night then looked at Jenny who appeared to be daydreaming. "Hey, earth to JB," said Melissa. Jenny broke her trace gaze at the window, "Huh," she said.
Melissa gave a small laugh, "Hey you want to talk?" she said. Jenny sighed, "Just been thinking," she said. Melissa sat back in her chair, "About your dream man?" she asked. Jenny popped up, "Not so loud," she said trying to keep it quiet. Melissa laughed, "Come on lets go someplace not as open," she said.
The two girls walked out of the dinning room and into the large living room with three couches all against the wall, the windows in the room were large and black almost as if they were the walls themselves.
The large plasma flat screen TV sat on the wall, "Glad to see Uncle Seto has upgraded," said Melissa, taking a spot on one the couches that surrounded a small coffee table. "Mom, told him to buy it last mouth, we haven't really used it much," said Jenny taking a seat on the couch on the other side of the coffee table from Melissa.
"So, since it's just you and me, tell me as your dream man, has he said anything?" asked Melissa. Jenny laughed, "Were at the kissing stage," she said. Melissa laughed, "Ever since you told me about it I been looking in to it, but I can't figure it out," she said. Jenny rolled her eyes, "I can't either, and all I see is me, in Egyptian attire, walking around a palace about maybe 100 years after Pharaoh Atem. Meet this guy on a balcony then he looks at me takes my hand and kisses me," she said.
Melissa moved in her seat, "So, he hasn't said anything but the kissing is new," she said interested. Jenny nodded, "The dreams seemed to have been getting longer, about six months ago after I got that necklace you sent me."
Melissa nodded, "the eye one that was from a gift store," she asked puzzled. Jenny shook her head, "No, not that one, the," Jenny paused, "The black arrow shaped one," she said. Melissa shook her head, "The black one?" she said puzzled. Jenny pulled out a necklace concealed by the collar of her shirt, "This one," she said.
Melissa sat up, "Oh that one, yeah an Egyptian Pharaoh once owned it after the shadow games, as a symbol of peace and hope, he gave it to the love of his life," she said, "Even if it wasn't his wife."
Jenny shook her head, "I still think it should have gone to your exhibit in Domino," she said putting in back under her collared shirt. Melissa shook her head, "Jenny there is no need to worry it, it's old but it doesn't have any powers, not to mention, Yugi's Grandfather used to take items and not report them. Remember the stories I used to tell you about the millennium items?"
Jenny nodded, "Yeah, if Uncle Yugi did not put that puzzle together, my Dad would have never held Battle City and Mom would be on the run with no children," she said. Melissa nodded, "Yeah that was some time before I was even born," she said.
"So, fill your cousin that treats you better then a sister, have you got any guys in mind? That are actually in the present," asked Melissa. Jenny shook her head, "I am loner, much like Dad was," she said.
Melissa laughed, "You'll meet a guy some day and fall in love, and have a bunch of kids," she said. Jenny laughed, "I think I have, just he is in my head," she said. Melissa shook her head, "Don't be thinking that guy in your dream is real, remember I have studied dreams for years."
Jenny nodded to her cousin's comment, "So you think I am crazy?" she said. Melissa shook her head, "Jenny, you can believe what you want, but this guy in your dream either is your past lover or just some one you made up," she said not knowing what else to say.
Jenny nodded, "Yeah it could just be someone I made up, but it causing me to lose sleep now," she said. Melissa sat up, "There is more that you're not telling me," she said. Jenny sighed, "Every time I break my kiss with the guy in my dream, and try to see his face, as I told you a few years ago in the email his face is covered in shadow and I can't see it," said Jenny.
Melissa nodded, "Well I wouldn't lose sleep over that?" she said. Jenny shook her head, "No, I normally wouldn't either, but, something seems to happen because I suddenly feel like am alone unless he is with me," she said.
Melissa nodded, "Go on," she said trying to figure it out for her cousin. "I see a battle field, dead bodies everywhere, I am looking for the guy and well," she paused. "You find him dead," finished Melissa. Jenny nodded, "yes," she said in a sad tone. Melissa sighed, "Sounds like your afraid of something and your using the guy to represent it." Jenny sat back in her seat, "So what could it be?" she asked.
Melissa laughed, "What about that singing career that you wanted so bad?" she asked. Jenny popped up from her spot on the couch leaning on the table with her palms on it, "No, it's not that," she said. Melissa smirked, "Oh, really when was the last time you got in front of a group of people and sang your heart out?" she questioned Jenny.
Jenny flopped on her back on to the couch, "About…" she thought about it, "Two years ago, when I got…" she stopped. Melissa raised an eyebrow, "Stage freight." Jenny shot up, "It wasn't stage freight, my mouth got dry and I couldn't sing, that night," she said trying to keep her composer. Melissa shook her head, "You were scared, like your dad, you won't admit to anything that shows weakness."
Jenny gave a sigh laugh, "Yeah right," she said. Melissa smiled, "You can tell me anything, after all in a few days, I am off to Egypt again, and my secrets go with me," she said. Jenny smiled, "It wasn't stage freight, because I can sing on stage no problem it just that," she paused again, Melissa waited for an answer, "I don't know who I am singing for, or what I am singing for," she said finally.
Melissa nodded, "So, you want to sing for someone or something else other then yourself." Jenny nodded, "As Uncle Yugi puts it, "if you can't put your heart into it then don't do it,"" she said. Melissa smirked, "So, you won't put your heart in to it unless there is someone to give it too," she concluded. Jenny nodded, "Exactly," she said lying back down on the couch.
"So, your mystery man is this someone that you want to sing your heart too but, you don't know who, exactly it is, because you can't physically fine him," said Melissa. Jenny let out a loud breath, "you hit the mark, I think?" she said questioning her self.
Melissa smiled, "So that brings me back to my first question, any one special?" Jenny shook her head, "The answer to that is the same as before, no, just the mystery man," she said in a depressed tone. Melissa nodded, "Well it was a long flight, and you have to get some sleep and see Mystery Man," she joked. Jenny sat up, "Fine, I will," she said in a laughing voice.
Jenny's head turned back and forth, as she was experiencing a new part of her dream. Jenny looked around she was standing on a field looking around her, she saw men thousands of them, slathered. She stood at the front of troops cheering; she looked down and saw that there was blood on the sword in her hand. She looked up and saw the suspected owner of the blood, a young girl no younger then she was when she started to talk again. Jenny dropped the sword and looked at the troops as one took his sword and jabbed it in to her abdomen.
Jenny woke from the dream covered in sweat, "NOOOOO," she screamed, breathing hard, Andy, Alec, Seto and Melissa stood in Jenny's doorway. "Jenny!" said Alec worried. Jenny closed her eyes and started crying as Alec took her daughter in her arms.
Seto stepped into the room, "Jenny?" he spoke in a quiet tone. Jenny was crying, "It was horrible," she said. Melissa shook her head and looked at Andy they then left Jenny to Seto and Alec.
Melissa leaned against the wall opposite the door, "I am worried," said Andy shutting the door behind him. Melissa looked up, "I would be too, we all heard her scream throughout the mansion," she said looking at the ground. Andy leaned against the wall, "I heard her scream in her dreams before, but Melissa, this is different for once I think she is afraid to tell anyone, what she sees," he said. Melissa nodded, "Well do you know of anyone that she shared these nightmares with?" she asked trying to draw attention away that she had talked with Jenny just before bed.
Andy shook his head, "She stopped telling people her nightmares about 6 years ago after she started talking again," he said. Melissa shook her head, "Not even Kate?" Andy shook his head, "That was her reaction too when I told her that Jenny started to act strange, why didn't she just come to me," he said.
Melissa sighed, "Andy if I tell you something would you promise not to tell anyone," she said. Andy moved over to his cousin, "What?" he asked. Melissa nodded, "Jenny for a while now has been telling me about these nightmares, but only that they start happy and end in disaster," she said.
Andy shook his head, "You mean she is seeing the future again?" he asked. Melissa shook her head, "No, I think she is seeing herself do in the past," she spoke worried. Andy looked at his cousin, "Melissa if you know anything tell me," he demanded. Melissa sighed, "You have to swear never to tell her, I told you," she said. Andy nodded, "Then tell me," he said.
"Jenny has been having these dreams for the past few months, she is first walking through an Egyptian palace, she comes to a balcony where she sees a man but with no face, she and him share a passionate kiss then Jenny would wake up after that," said Melissa.
Andy nodded, "Ok, I take it that is the good part," he said with a smirk on his face. Melissa nodded, "That is the only good part, the next thing she sees is a battle field and she is looking for the man but finds him dead," she said. Andy nodded, "And she told you this," he said.
Melissa nodded, "I think Jenny's dream just got worse Andy," she said. Andy nodded, "Then we both better keep an eye on her," he said. Melissa agreed, "I don't like telling you these things behind her back but, I don't see any other options," she nodded. Andy leaned against the wall, "I won't say a word about it, your secret is safe with me," he said and walked back to his room, which was down stairs and across the way.
Melissa looked at Jenny's door as it opened, Alec and Seto stepped out, "well is she ok?" she asked her aunt and uncle. Seto nodded and headed off to his room, Alec looked at Melissa, "Yes, she is fine now, just another nightmare, but she told us what it was, I couldn't help but over hear you and Andy talking out here," she said.
Melissa looked worried, "Did?" she started. "No, I am old but my hearing is really good especially if you're next to the door," said Alec quickly. Melissa breathed a sigh of relief "at least she told you, and me," said Melissa. Alec nodded, "But she was hiding information you told Andy there was a good part, she didn't mention the faceless man," she said. Melissa looked at her Aunt, "May be I shouldn't have come back," she said turning away from her Aunt.
Alec touched her niece's shoulder, "No, it's good you did, you have no reason to blame yourself, Jenny is getting these dreams for a reason I might know why," she said. Melissa turned and faced her aunt, "What do you mean?" she asked.
Alec nodded, "Like I told Jenny, I will explain in the morning for right now we should get some sleep while we still can," she said. Melissa nodded, "yeah, I am still a little tired." Alec and Melissa walked to their rooms; Alec entered the far door on the right and Melissa on the left.
Alec stepped into the room and looked at Seto, "You were a big help tonight!" she snapped. Seto looked up from his book, "I wanted to check something and I think I have a hunch," he said. Alec rolled her eyes, "Yeah, well turns out Melissa was holding information about Jenny's dreams," she said crawling in to bed.
Seto looked at her, "You're not sleeping in here," he said looking over at Alec with the book still in his hand. Alec smiled, "Why not, isn't like you had a problem with me in your bed before," she smirked.
Seto closed the book on his hand, "Not tonight Al…" he was interrupted by Alec's kiss, she then pulled away, "You know, stop trying to crack that brain of yours tonight and enjoy life for once," she snapped.
Seto threw the book over the side of the bed, "You know you're pushing it," he said. Alec smirked, "Seto Kaiba, I know I am," she said leaning forward placing her hand on his shoulder. Seto reached over and pulled Alec close to him, there loving embrace tighten as reach behind Alec' s back and clapped his hands turning off the light in the room.
In the shadow a male figure loomed in the trees out side of the bedroom of the Kaiba mansion, "Soon, young Kaibas you will know what is like to feel death," spoke a sour male voice full of malicious. "So," The figure looked up, "What are you doing here?" it asked. A strong female voice answered, "Why do you think I am here, our master wants us to return to our time and prepare," she said.
The figure looked at the female dark shadow figure, "You know you still need to get Jenny, Alec, Seto, Andy, and Kate back to Egypt to make this work," he said. The female figure moved out of the shadows and in to the moon light, "Why do you think I took over Melissa Ishtar's body?" asked the female now appeared to be Melissa.
"Be careful, even if you control that girl's body her mind is a different matter," said the male figure. Melissa moved down to the tree branch of the other figure, "What about Yugi, Tea, Jade, and Matt are you going to get them to Egypt as easily," she asked. The figure looked at her, "What do you think? Jenny will ask that her Uncle, Aunt, and Cousins to come, then we will trap them in the 4900 years in the past," he said.
The evil Melissa looked at the figure, "How are, you going to do that, she won't even tell her own brother what is going on," she snapped. The figure looked at Jenny's window, "I will make her, in the dream world," he said. Melissa looked at Jenny's window, "What did you show her?" she asked.
The other figure laughed, "Her death, and my murdering of her lover's younger sister," he said. Melissa shook her head, "You mean you sent her your plan nice move," she said. The figure laughed, "Unlike you, the real Melissa Ishtar can talk to her youngest cousin Jenny for their bond as children was strong," he said.
Evil Melissa leaned back on a branch, "What makes you think that she can't talk to Jenny, I let her get away with that as long as I get to listen," she said. The figure moved his hand, "You should return to the mansion, I see someone approaching your room.
The Evil Melissa disappeared and the figure laughed, "Your so gabble," he said. An apple hit him on the head, "Shut up, and take care of it," said an evil voice.
The figure rubbed his head, "Yes, Master, your plan to take Jenny Kaiba as yours will happen," he said. The voice laughed, "Then I will have all the power I need, now that I know she is the seer that I seek," she said and both the figure and evil voice vanished.
Andy stood at his window in the window he had been looking at the figures in the tree, "so your back, Saran with your little henchmen too," he said in a cold voice clenching his fists.