Authors Notes: Wow, another chapter, and so soon too! I think I'm on a roll here. But any how please read and review. Reviews are always much appreciated. Enjoy Amelda-kun
The Mrs. stared at Arancione with a deep hatred in her eyes. The red head stared back with an equally intimidating glare. Jounouchi stared on shocked, waiting for them to start shooting at each other.
Arancione pinned the Mrs. against the wall and placed her gun under her victim's chin.
The raven-haired woman felt the chill of the metal against her warm skin and gasped.
"Turns out the game ends here . . . such a sad thing, isn't it?" the red head taunted.
The Mrs. took her own pistol and placed it on Aranciones skin, she could not see where, but did indeed know it had come into contact with her, though Arancione chose to not notice this.
"What does it feel like to have death creeping ever closer?" she said to the Mrs. with a menacing grin upon her face. She felt she had her enemy exactly where she wanted her.
Arancione tightened her grip on the Mrs. arm, pushed her against the wall even more, and jammed the barrel of the gun hard against her captive's chin.
"I'm taking you to hell . . . perhaps you'll meet Mikilo there . . .burn in hell Barabanschikova!" Aracione screamed getting ready to pull the trigger. The Mrs. had little time to think, she pulled the trigger down hard on her pistol. Aranciones eye's grew wide as blood splattered in every which direction. She dropped her gun and brought her hand to the wound on her shoulder. She screamed out in pain as blood dripped through her fingers. She breathed heavily in pain as she put her sight back on the Mrs. and then to her gun lying on the floor a few feet before her.
"Jounouchi! Grab the gun!" she shouted at him.
He dove off the bed and took the weapon into his hands.
"You bitch . . . I vowed to finish you off, but every time I try you fuck it up! You find someway to drag me down! But no . . . not this time!" she screamed as she ran towards the Mrs. with her fist out.
Barabanschikova raised her pistol and pulled the trigger again and again. Her gun had failed her.
She found herself thrust against the wall in one quick motion. Araciones hands were tightened around her throat.
"Katsuya! . . . Kill her!" she managed to shout out.
He stood there with the gun in hand, shakily holding it in front of him.
"Kill her!" she screamed once again.
Jounouchi closed his eyes tightly and pulled the trigger.
Slowly he opened his eyes. The Mrs. held Aracione up by her long red hair. She slowly brought her over to the broken window. Aracione's expression turned from one of pain to one of panic.
"You wouldn't!" she screamed, staring into the Mrs. red colored eyes.
She attempted to push Aracione out the window, before she fell out she grabbed onto the Mrs. clothing, pulling her out as well.
Jounouchi ran to the window and was able to grab hold of the Mrs. hand.
"Save yourself Jounouchi . . . don't worry about me . . ."she said.
He stared her hard in the face.
"No, . . ." he replied. He took aim upon the younger woman who had a firm grip on the Mrs. dress. She stared him hard in the eye, he was over taken by a deep sadness, he could do nothing but stare at her.
"Finish the job!" the red head screamed at him.
"I . . . I can't do it!" he shouted.
"Kill me, go ahead, I haven't got a life to live!" she screamed.
Jounouchi stared at her blankly, he didn't understand it. How could she not value life? How could she not live? His eyes widened as they became watery, the sadness he felt had become unbearable.
The Mrs. raised her leg free from her enemy's grip and brought it down hard on Aracione's face.
She lost her grip and began to fall to the ground below. Jounouchi snapped out of his spell of sadness and pulled her up slowly.
They did not hear Aracione hit the ground.
"She's not dead . . . she'll be back . . ."the explained.
Jounouchi stared at her; she was bruised, bloody, weakened.
She limped over to the door.
"I'm moving you to another room . . . come with me . . ." she said.
Jounouchi followed her down the hallway. The new room wasn't far from his old one at all.
"You may leave tomorrow if you wish . . . it would be much safer if you did." she told him.
"Does she do that often?" he questioned.
"More often then you'd think . . . we have to replace windows far too much . . ." she replied.
"Well, I hope your safe from now on." he said to her.
"It's been like this for years, I wish she would have killed me this time, it's getting old and I don't care for fighting her anymore . . ." she said.
Jounouchi frowned.
"You can't give up your life like that, don't let her take it from you so easily." he replied.
She took a deep breath.
"I haven't anything to live for, my one love is dead, and all I do is hide from the world." she explained.
"I'm sure you have something, what about your family? Don't they need you?" he questioned.
"My parents didn't want anything to do with me when they figured out I had been working with criminals, and my sister . . . she doesn't want anything to do with me anymore and, my . . . my little Ivana . . . she was taken away from me!" she said as tears fell from her eyes.
"Was that your daughter?" Jounouchi asked curiously.
"Yes, my sister, Viveka, she has her . . . I sent her away to my sister so she could be safe at home, in Russia. I haven't seen my Ivana since she was a small baby, it's been 4 years now!" she cried.
"That must be horrible . . ." he said.
"It's far worse then horrible, . . . I can't even see her because I fear she'll be killed as well, I have nothing left to live for. My daughter doesn't need me, she's content where she is." she said.
"But Mrs. . . you could take her back." he was interrupted.
"I could never . . . now go to sleep, I want you to leave in the morning. I've already put you into far too much danger." she explained.
"Ok, but promise me Mrs. . . promise me to keep living." he said.
She smiled.
"You hold very much kindness in your heart Katsuya, don't you ever change. Now I must be on my way, my leg seems to be injured." she said.
"Ok, hopefully your not hurt too bad, that was a bad fight you went through . . . goodnight Mrs." he said.
She smiled and shut the doors to his room.
Jounouchi sighed. As much as he hated this place he had become used to it. He stared at the clock on the wall, it was a little past midnight. He walked over to the bed and sat down. He took hold of the phone on the nightstand and began to dial a number. He had forgotten about his friends while he was here.
"Yugi, it's me, Jounouchi." he said with a smile.
"Jou! Where have you been? You've been missing for like two days! Your not hanging around with that group of thugs again, are you!" he shouted.
"No . . no way, I'll be at your house tomorrow morning Yugi. Wait for me, I need to get to somewhere else as soon as I can." he explained.
"Why? Who are you in trouble with?" he questioned.
"This is pretty crazy but, the Italian Mafia." he replied.
"The . . the Mafia! Jounouchi! I can't believe you'd do something to get into trouble with them!" Yugi said.
"I didn't do something directly, I saved someone . . ." he replied.
"Oh, someone they wanted sleeping with the fishes huh?" he said with a chuckle.
"Yes, just be ready for me to show up in the morning, sorry to call you so late." Jounouchi said.
"No, it's fine. After all me, Anzu, and Honda have been worried sick about you. But anyway I'll be waiting for you to arrive." he said.
"Good, see you in the morning Yugi."
"Bye Jounouchi, keep safe, ok?"
"Sure."
"Ok, see ya Jou!"
Jounouchi placed the phone down on the receiver.
"Hopefully I'll be back to living my old life soon, I don't want to have to hide my entire life like the Mrs. does, it's kind of a boring life." he thought as he turned the lights off in the room.
He lay down in the bed and went to sleep. He wanted tomorrow to come so badly; he would finally leave this place. He craved the freedom he once had.