Duel Masters: Seven Days

By. Tate Icasa

Chapter Three: Power Over Me

: Hakuoh's POV /

I wake up slowly.

I can feel my eyelids flutter and I moan.

"What happened?" I ask.

"Rockslide." A soft voice answers. "You were knocked unconscious, so I carried you here. We're

. . .kinda stuck."

"What does that mean?" I ask, opening my eyes and sitting up. I can barely see. I can feel my heartbeat spped up a bit.

"The only entrance is blocked." The voice says. I look around until I find the source. My eyes take a second to adjust to the light, er, lack of light, before I can make her out.

She has pure, jet black hair, perfectly straight. Kind of like Knight's (Knight: Should I take offense at that? Hakuoh: No. Now be quiet.), only more feminine. Her eyes I can see perfectly, bright crystaline green, and sparkling.

I can feel myself staring at her. I can't help it, it's like I'm under a spell.

"I'm Kitami." She says seriously, holding out her hand. I instnctivly shake it, still unable to break away from her gaze.

"Hakuoh." I say weakly. (Knight: Didn't she already know your name? Kitami: Yes, I did. Now will you just shut up? Hakuoh: Kitami! Be nice! Kitami: Pouts Long silence Knight: Are you going to continue telling the story? Hakuoh: Oh. Right.) The second I speak it's as if the splell has been broken.

I tear my eyes away from her.

She laughs. "No need to be ashamed, Hakuoh. I chose to look like this for you."

I must have gotten paler at that. And blushed at the same time. (Kitami: Yes. You did. And it was so kawaii. Hakuoh: Um. . .thanks. . .I think. . . Boy George: Can we just get on with it already?)

What's happening to me? I wonder. What power does this girl possess over me?

And though I hate to admit it, Kitami scared me. (Kitami: pouts I scared you? Hakuoh: Yes. You did. You were very frightning. Kitami: gasps and looks sullen Hakuoh: I didn't mean

. . . Kitami: still sullenly Just get on with the story. )

Kitami puts her hand on my chin and forces my head up.

"We should be trying to find a way out." She says.

I nod weakly, unable to speak. She smiles warmly and I shrink back.

: Kitami's POV /

You have no idea how much I wanted to kiss him at that moment. It took all of my self-control to let him go. (Kitami: glances nervously at Mimi)

I nodded sadly. I can wait for him to come around, I've got all the time in the world. Literally.

I stand reluctantly, sighing, and walk over to the stream. I hear Hakuoh grunt. (Hakuoh: Hey, I didn't grunt. That doesn't sound pretty. Kitami: raises eyebrow And you have objections to being call 'beautiful'? Sighs) Fine, I hear Hakuoh gasp and turn.

He's trying to stand, and not succeeding, as he collapses again.

"Oh!" I exclaim. "You're hurt!"

"I'll be fine," he says.

(Kitami: accusingly You were not. Hakuoh: Kit. . . Kitami: No, no, just leave it. Hakuoh: sighs)

"I'm sorry." I say softly. "For. . .earlier. . .um. . .yeah. . ."

Wow, Kit, that came out so smooth. I think.

(Boy George: That was sarcasm, right? You're not really that stupid? Kitami: Clobbers George Hakuoh: Kitami, be nice. Kitami: innocently What? I didn't kill him. All (except Kitami, and George, who's currently unconscious): sweatdrop)

Preview of Ch. 4:

I shudder at the thought of being trapped with her for the rest of my life. (No matter how decidedly short that seemed at the moment.)