Crystal: Hi again, and just so you know you might want tissues for the end.
Kris: Crystal only owns her OCs.
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"Blah" = speaking
[Blah] = thoughts
//Blah// = yami to hikari
/Blah/ = hikari to yami
Chapter Six: Siblings, Past and Present
***Flashback1***
A young girl, who looked like a tanned more Egyptian version of Crystal, walked down a hallway lit by torches. A smile played upon her lips as she held a covered basket in her hands. Two soldiers passed her, returning her happy smile with smiles and nods of greeting. Sanura knocked on a door and a tanned version of Seto opened the door, a huge smile on his face. The two of them embraced lovingly, as a brother and sister should. Then Sanura opened the basket, causing Seth to gasp in delight.
"It's a wonderful cloak." He said, pulling out the dark blue cloak, "Who made it?"
"I did, in my free time." Sanura replied, "I'm glad you find favor in it."
"Of course I do; you made it with love by your own hands." Seth smiled, draping the cloak over his shoulders, "Now how do I look in it?"
"Noble, as any High Priest to the Pharaoh should." Sanura replied, "I must go now. I need to help prepare for your visit home."
"I will be there shortly before sundown." Seth said, "Good-bye, Sanura, and thank you for the wonderful present."
"I will see you then Seth." Sanura replied, "Good-bye, Brother."
Sanura left her brother's room and started to leave the Palace Grounds. As she walked down the hallway, she felt a pair of cold eyes watching her. This caused Sanura to feel panicky and run down the hallway. She knew something was wrong and did not want to be caught in the middle of it. Unfortunately, someone grabbed Sanura, covering her mouth to halt the oncoming scream. Then she was pulled into the shadows of a dark hallway.
"Be quiet and I will uncover your mouth." A voice hissed in her ear.
"Who are you?" Sanura asked in a whisper when the young man uncovered her mouth.
"You do not need to know that, Little Kitten." The young man replied, "However, I would like to know how you sensed my presence."
"I could feel your eyes watching me." Sanura replied softly.
"I will not harm you, but you must not say anything about me being here." The young man explained, releasing Sanura, "Now leave before you are noticed missing, but do not look back."
"Thank you, sir." Sanura said.
"Just go, before I change my mind." He said, pushing her out into the hallway.
***Flashback1***
"He let her go, just like that?" Crystal asked in shock, after the museum came back into view.
"Yes, that young man was affected by her." Isis replied, "Much like Bakura was by you yesterday."
"I should go." Crystal said, turning to leave.
"Wait, take this with you, but do not show it to anyone." Isis said, handing Crystal a small brown package, "Open it when you are alone in your room."
"Hai, Ishtar-san." Crystal said with a slight bow.
"Please, I am only Isis." She replied, "Now, go."
Crystal nodded and hurried up the stairs and out the door, clutching the small brown package to her chest. Isis watched as Crystal ran, smiling thoughtfully to herself before she closed the curtains that hid the third tablet. The one thing Isis hadn't told the girl was how she had found out her name from Seto. It was when she mentioned that his family might be in danger. Isis remembered how Seto's already cold eyes narrowed, and he demanded what sort of danger they were in.
***Flashback2***
"Woman, if you harm Mokuba or Crystal in anyway, I swear I will hunt you down and take you out personally." Seto growled.
"Crystal?" Isis asked, "You have a sister as well?"
"Crystal is a very close friend of mine." Seto explained, "And yes, she is like a sister to me. So if you harm her, it will be like you harmed my brother. Do not test me."
"I will not harm her, but I can not say the same for the ones who are after the God Card I gave you." Isis replied.
"Let them come, but if they hurt her, they will feel my wrath." Seto replied, walking out of the room.
***Flashback2***
"So she is the one." Shadi said, appearing from the shadows.
"Yes, that girl is the reincarnation of Sanura." Isis replied, "I can only hope my brother's yami doesn't not recognize her."
"What about the Pharaoh?" Shadi asked.
"He will not harm her, nor will the Tomb Robber." Isis replied, "Although the Crystal nor the Tomb Robber's hikari knows, Bakura is watching over her carefully."
"Why would he do that?" Shadi asked.
"The Pharaoh may not know the past, but Bakura remembers how and why Sanura died." Isis explained, "He has vowed to never let it happen again."
"Does he truly know who she is?" Shadi asked, not satisfied with the answer.
"He is not completely sure, but he feels the need to protect her." Isis replied.
"I see." Shadi said, "I will go, now that I know for sure that girl is the Item's owner. Good-bye, Isis."
"Good-bye, Shadi." Isis replied, as Shadi disappeared into the shadows.
Meanwhile, Crystal was downtown when she felt the same pair of cold eyes watching her. This time instead of changing directions, Crystal ran faster. However, she could not shake the feeling of being watched. Her mind reeled as she started to sprint down the road, looking for some crowded place to call one of the drivers. Finally, she came to the arcade and slipped inside. It was noisy and crowded, a perfect place to hide and call. Crystal found a payphone and dialed Daisuke's number.
"Hello. Daisuke speaking." Daisuke answered.
"Daisuke, it's Crystal. I'm at an arcade on the corner of Sakaki and Main." Crystal said, "Could you come pick me up?"
"Of course Hikari-san." Daisuke replied, "I just dropped off Kaiba-san at Kaiba Corp. and am heading your direction. I'll be there in a minute."
"Thank you, Daisuke." Crystal said, "I'll keep an eye out for you."
Crystal hung up the phone and waited by the Main Street entrance for Daisuke. It was about thirty seconds later that he pulled up to the curb. Crystal quickly walked out of the arcade and climbed in the limo. On the way back to the mansion, Crystal examined the package that Isis had given her. It was a simple box wrapped in brown paper. Crystal tucked it back into her inside jacket pocket and sighed tiredly. Her mind was exhausted from trying to understand everything Isis had told her.
[Not telling Seto will be the best idea.] Crystal thought, [He seemed stressed when he woke me up last night.]
"Hikari-san, we've arrived." Daisuke said, rousing Crystal from her thoughts.
"Arigato, Daisuke." Crystal said, climbing out of the limo.
"Crystal, you're back." Mokuba called from the doorway, "Yugi, Jono, and Ryou are waiting in the library for you."
"Thanks, Moku-chan." Crystal replied, "I'll be there just as soon as I take something to my room."
"Okay, I'll let them know." Mokuba said, running back out the door.
Crystal hurried up to her room and placed her jacket on the bed hid the package in a dresser drawer. Then she hurried to the library to see the others. When Crystal arrived, Jono and Yugi were dueling against one another, while Ryou watched, trying to cheer for both of them. Crystal giggled from the balcony, after seeing both boys' hands. This caused all three boys to look up at her.
"What's so funny?" Jono demanded in mock anger, "Have you been peeking at my hand?"
"Well, both your hands." Crystal admitted, "I think it's funny how your cards reflect who you are. Finish the duel so that we can get to work."
"Alright, alright." Jono said, "Just get down here before we finish."
"Fine, I will." Crystal said with a mischievous smirk.
Crystal hurried back through the balcony's door and went through another leading to the stairs that were to the right of the balcony. She slid down the banister and jumped off, just before the end. Crystal walked up to the boys just as Yugi beat Jono in their duel. Smiling brightly, Crystal told the boys where the Pyramid and Ancient Egypt books should be. Then the four of them searched the shelves. As they were searching for the books, Crystal couldn't help but notice that Ryou was always nearby.
"Find something Ryou?" Crystal asked, when she saw his shadow on the books in front of her.
"Well, I found it, not him." Bakura's voice chuckled softly, "He was too busy making sure I wouldn't try something."
Bakura handed Crystal the book with a satisfied smirk on his face. Then he relinquished his hold over Ryou, snickering at the fact that Ryou had tried to stop him. Ryou looked up at Crystal timidly, and then apologized that Bakura had scared her. Crystal replied that Bakura had only startled her this time; however, that didn't make her feel less nervous when he had been nearby. Ryou looked like he was going to say more, but quickly closed his mouth.
"Crystal, Ryou. Yuge found the mother load of Ancient Egyptian books." Jono called, hurrying down the aisle, "What are you two doing anyway?"
"Ryou found a book on the Pyramids." Crystal replied, showing Jono the book.
"Awesome, come on. Let's get busy." Jono said running back the way he came.
Crystal grabbed Ryou's hand and gave chase after Jono. Little did she know, Ryou was turning pink, not from running, but from the contact he had with Crystal. This caused Bakura to howl with spiteful laughter from his soul room. What was happening completely confirmed exactly what his host had denied from the first day of meeting the girl, Ryou liked her as more than a friend. Feeling Bakura double over in laughter through the mental link they shared made Ryou turn even redder. Then when Crystal looked at Ryou and told him to hurry, something inside Bakura clicked, silencing his laughter.
[Sanura?] Bakura thought to himself, [No, she died thousands of years ago. This girl just reminds me of the High Priest's sister.]
Then as they went over the readings, Yugi found something that took him by surprise. In the book he was reading there was a picture of a Locket that had the Eye of Anubis on it, just like his Puzzle. Yami was just as shocked as Yugi to see the Millennium Item, and told Yugi not to tell anyone what he had found. Yugi turned the page and continued to skim. A few pages later came a scene from inside a pyramid. It showed an Egyptian girl being sacrificed, however her face and the face of the one that held the dagger had been worn away.
Yugi closed the book and sighed heavily before looking up. Jono was poring over three books at once, displaying a passion for academics that Yugi had never seen before. Ryou was skimming through the book he was reading, taking notes of important information. Then there was Crystal, whose eyes seemed to stare right through the book as she sat murmuring rapidly. Yugi tried to read her lips, but could only tell that she wasn't speaking in Japanese or English.
//She's in a trance, aibou. Do not wake her.// Yami said in a firm voice.
/Right, Yami./
"Hey Crystal. What's wrong?" Jono asked suddenly, standing up.
"Jono, sit down." Yugi said firmly, "Don't disturb her."
"What's going on?" Jono asked warily, "Her eyes are all creepy and blank."
"She's fallen into a trance." Ryou answered, "If you break her connection, it might hurt her mind."
"How'd you know that Ryou?" Yugi asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Know what?" Ryou responded, facing Yugi.
"Know that if Jono break the connection Crystal might get hurt." Yugi replied.
"I read somewhere that it's like someone sleepwalking." Ryou shrugged, "You are never suppose to wake a sleepwalker."
"Is there anything we can do to make sure she remains safe in that state?" Seto's concerned voice asked, causing everyone to turn.
"Not that I know of." Yugi replied, "Crystal's done this before, hasn't she?"
"Last night she was talking in another language as she slept, according to Mokuba." Seto replied, "I'm beginning to worry about her. Crystal bottles her feelings until there is too much strain on her mind."
"Look she's coming out of the trance." Ryou said.
"You okay, Neko-chan?" Seto asked in a rare gentle voice.
Crystal shook her head as diamond tears started to trickle out from her sapphire eyes. Seto walked past the three other boys and embraced Crystal's trembling form as she started to cry. Jono, Yugi, and Ryou stared in shock as Seto stroked Crystal's hair and whispered soothing words to her. Even Yami and Bakura were shocked by Seto's reaction to Crystal's distress. Jono couldn't help but smile as he was reminded of how he would comfort his little sister, Shizuka.
"I should have never gone into the pyramid." Crystal whimpered, "I should have realized that it was black to symbolize death."
"It was just a dream, Neko-chan." Seto said gently, "It's okay."
"It was not just a dream, and it's not okay." Crystal sobbed, "She died. That girl died in the Pyramid. I never saw her face, but I heard her screams. It was terrible."
Crystal's sobs overtook her body and she buried her head even deeper into Seto's trench coat. Seto started rocking his weight from one foot to the other, humming softly. Then Seto started to sing to Crystal in a soothing manner. His rich tenor voice carried throughout the library. This shocked the three other boys and two spirits even more; they were seeing a completely different side to Seto Kaiba.
"Come stop your crying
It will be all right
Just take my hand
Hold it tight
I will protect you
From all around you
I will be here
Don't you cry
For one so small,
You seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
Keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I will be here,
Don't you cry."
"Come on, Yugi, Jono." Ryou said, turning to leave, "We should leave them alone."
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Crystal: Okay I guess we popped up at the beginning of this chapter, but I had to warn you.
Kris: I liked that song, very nice.
Crystal: Oh yeah. I don't own "You'll be in My Heart" either. That belongs to Disney and Phil Collins.
Kris: That was a good choice by Ryou for them to leave. Neko-chan and Seto needed some time alone, especially after that vision.
Crystal: The song makes the type of bond they have perfectly clear.
Kris: I'm glad Jono, Honda, and Crystal made up. That made me feel glad.
Crystal: I'm glad you're happy, Kris. Well, we got to go. Please review both chapters.
Kris: The quicker you review, the quicker the next chapter come up.