PYSI ch 9 Mystic's POV

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING! although I do have permission from my friend Khitoutsu Hikutsa to add to her fic, so check it out when you're done here. The lyrics in the letter are from Hoobastank's "The Reason" and don't belong to me either.

Kaido let my arm go, refusing to reveal what she'd said. She then told us that she wasn't finished with us yet and walked off with the girl whom she'd called Alek. I watched Kaido walk away, wondering why she couldn't tell me what she'd said on the phone. I let out a small sigh and looked to Marik who was still on the ground. "You ok Marik?" He wiped some blood from his mouth and narrowed his eyes at me, not saying anything. I crawled over to him and sat down, looking at the ground. "Look... I'm sorry, but if you were me... you would have done the same thing." I could tell that he didn't quite understand what I meant, so I began explaining exactly why I'd joined Kaido in the first place, leaving out the most recent development. By the time I'd finished, his expression had changed from pissed off, to shocked. "You what...?" I shook my head and stood up, wiping a tear from my cheek as I ran off, leaving him on the ground.

I decided to go to the office to finish researching a slight glitch in one of the VR programs Seto'd been working on. Sitting at my desk, I buzzed my secretary. "Liz.. could you come in here a sec please..." After a minute, my door opened and the Cajun girl walked in, choosing to sit with her laptop on a beanbag chair in the corner. I sighed as I looked over to her, "hmm... I don't suppose you've found anything in the system while I gone?" "Oui, I found de problem... erm, I dink." I sat listening to her explain the problem, thinking to myself: I wonder if Kaido knows Liz... she did say something about living in New Orleans for awhile... We sat together for the next couple of hours working in silence.

Later on, after I'd gone home and finished what little work I had left, I laid down on my bed. I decided that I needed to face up to what I'd done. Picking up my cell, I slowly dialed Kaido's number. One of her Bandits answered so I left a message for her saying that I wanted to see her after school, and I was ready to accept whatever punishment she decided to throw at me, even if it meant my death.

(Next Day, Domino High)

School went by in a blur for me. I ignored the glares I got from the school's staff for opting to wear jeans and a tanktop instead of the school uniform, and for spending every class mentally rehersing what I'd say to Kaido whenever she decided to talk to me again. Failing to come up with a decent apology on my own, I turned to a familiar stand-by, adding lyrics to a song into a letter.

' Kaido,

I can't begin to apologise to you for what I've done... maybe you were right when you said that Seto and I are just alike. I wish there was something I could do to make it up to you, but I can't even come up with anything to say, let alone do... I was listening to a song this morning that reminded me of you though, so I hope this helps you understand how I feel right now... "I'm sorry that I hurt you, It's something I must live with everyday. And all the pain I put you through, I wish that I could take it all away..." I hope someday you can forgive me...

Mystic'

Hoping that she didn't know the entire song, I slipped the letter into my back pocket and headed to my next class.As I walked into Study Hall, I saw the crowd gathered around her and listened from a distance. She handled them well, throwing them off by telling them she'd just been visiting New Orleans for awhile. I was about to walk away when I heard Yugi ask her if it had been Satoshin or Kaido that had been invited to Pegasus' tournament. I had forgotten to mention to her that Yugi knew who she really was, and was hoping she wouldn't be madder at me for it. I sighed in mild relief when their Spirits took over the conversation, and turned my attention to Ryou. My left arm began throbbing at that point, so holding my upper arm, and the Armlet beneath my bandana, I walked out of the room and went to wait by my locker for the final bell.

A/N: Sorry it took so long, but we've been busy!