Chapter 6 – NORMAL POINT OF VIEW.
"Wheeler, you could never beat me, so bow down like the dog you are." Kaiba had just thrashed Joey in a duel.
"Kaiba! Ya jerk. Ya beat me but ya ain't gotta put me down."
"Actually Joey, he can." The others looked over and stared at Kashadra. She stood up and walked, a slight bit unsteady
"Michiko you're awake. Are you sure you're okay enough to stand?"
"I'm fine. So back off Yugi." She walked over to where Kaiba was standing. "Sorry about not finding you earlier. I'd passed out. But if you want to reach Pegasus faster than hanging around here, you can follow me." She stared walking into he woods.
"Fine by me Sha."
"Sha?" the others ran and cut her off.
"What did he mean by Sha, Michiko?"
"I think he meant just what he said Tristan. Kashadra is my real name. Sha is a nickname. And Michiko Mezoona is only an alias I assume when dueling." She pushed Tristan out of her way.
"So ya been lying ta us the entire time?"
"Yes I have Joey. And I've been plotting with Kaiba here to take down both Yugi and Pegasus for what, four weeks now?"
"More like six Sha. Now let's get going."
"See all of you later." Kashadra and Kaiba walked into the woods and disappeared. The group of now four, stood there in a stunned silence.
"I just can't believe it. And I carried her around while she was out too." Tristan shoved his hands into his pockets. "We best get to sleep. We may need it. You could never know what people like that might have planned." They all agreed and climbed into their sleeping bags.
"Yeah, but still. How could we not set hour that?"
"She must be one good liar, Téa."
"That was almost funny. The duel I mean. And the looks on their faces. Just priceless."
"You saw the entire duel? You looked asleep to me."
"I was half-asleep. I'd passed out at the start of the tournament. One of my blackouts. They happen every once and a while. Never can tell when. There's no pattern."
"No pattern? I could likely find one."
"Yeah bet you could. And what were you thinking of calling me Sha instead of Michiko?"
"Actually it just slipped." Kaiba stopped for a second. He looked around. "You can tell your way around this forest?"
"Yeah, I used to play here as a kid."
"As a kid? You used to live on this island?"
"Not live. But Shadi, my guardian, would come to visit Pegasus. And I'd be dragged along. I played out here almost every summer. How'd you think I knew so much about Pegasus and the way he thinks?"
"I didn't think of that reason."
"So you don't think of everything now do you?"
"I never said I was perfect. Anything else you could tell me about Pegasus that might be useful?"
"I think I've told you all of what I know. I never really did like him. He and Shadi would hold secret meetings late at night. Don't know what for. Shadi never did tell me. But he said this one time. 'Blackouts are good. Remember them and your dreams.'"
"Hmm, sounds odd to me. But, who is this Shadi?"
"A friend of my fathers. He used to take care of me when I was younger and my father was away." The stopped to rest for a minute. "He was really freaky. But his advice always seemed to come in had at one point or another."
"Like the dram advice?"
"Yeah actually it still does. Whenever I blackout I have these implausible dreams. Almost as if…it's another time and place. I think it has to do with the Millennium Items."
"So the one you just had was…"
"The most vivid yet. I don't think they're going to stop anytime soon. But, they're useful. I still don't' understand half of them and the other half I can't remember."
"About, hmm, four years now. With a total of thirty-five." Kashadra sat down. "I need to rest though." Kaiba sat down beside her. "The dreams take a lot out of me, but it feels like I receive much more in return. I know it sounds stupid, but I think everything that's ever happened to me is being made clear by these dreams."
"Hmm, Sha. About these dreams." Kaiba looked over at her.
"What about them?" she was puzzled. 'He's never stopped in the middle of a statement before. Could something be wrong? I don't know. I never can tell around him. He keeps so much to himself.'
"Exactly what do they portray?" Kashadra blushed at that.
"They portray many things. But you'd have to specify something for me to give it a definite yes or no."
"Okay. Fair's fair. How about this. Do any of them include me?" Kashadra blushed harder. "I'll take that for a yes."
"I don't know why they any of them would, but yes they do portray you." Kashadra tried to hide the scarlet blush climbing up her neck and expanding along her cheeks. She felt as if her face was on fire. When Kaiba placed his hand on her cheek, she felt as though she'd burn to ashes right there.
"Don't hate me for this Kashadra." He brought his lips down and kissed her.
Somewhere one the island, a clock struck twelve.
