Disclaimer- OMG! OMG! I got the rights to Yu-Gi-Oh! No wait….I lied . Still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but I can hope can't I?
Me- Ok people here is my special treat and good-bye before I head off to the sunny beaches and mountains of Hawaii!
Myself- Can we go?
I- I get to go!
Me- Ummmm no Myself.
Myself- WHAT!
I- I got my ticket. Didn't you get the memo?
Myself- Obviously not!
Me- Don't worry there Myself, I have room in my suitcase for you.
Myself- At least you care…
Me- As long as you are nice to me for 3 months.
Myself- O.O
Me- ;
Myself- Anything for Hawaii! I'll be nice to you for a year if I can go!
Me- Alright it's settled. You have to be nice to me for 5 consecutive periods of 2 months at a time.
Myself- …it works.
Me- Well onto the fic!
Souls and Hearts
Chap 10- A Bond of Bloody Tears
"Are you going to talk girl? We are slowly running out of patience. Where are they!" The tall man from before nearly screamed, kicking a crate away.
"If you don't tell us we will revert to more productive ways. Our employer is tired of this resistance." The short counter part smiled viciously, cracking his knuckles. Ankari stood tall and proud in a defiant manner, she was not going to talk to the likes of them.
"Stubborn eh? I think I know something that may get you screaming." The tall goon laughed walking out of the room.
"Oh you are going to like this surprise, all the way from your home continent." The short goon kneeled coming face to face with her a grin etched into his face. Ankari glared hatred as she spit in his face.
"Disgusting little brat! Who knows what disgusting diseases you have in you!" He back handed her as he stood.
"What did she do now?" The tall one reentered carrying a brown cloth bag that was twitching violently.
"She spit on me." He grimaced wiping the saliva off his face.
"I doubt spitting will save you from thus." He held up the bag grinning from ear to ear, the bag thrashed and started to hiss. She stood unfazed almost daring them to come at her. He untied the bag and flung the contents at her. Ankari's eyes gave a faint glow s the black blur raced towards her. The thing stopped short at her feet and slithered up until it draped comfortably around her shoulders hissing at its captors. Both men stumbled back in shock groping all over for their guns. That little girl just tamed their Black Mamba. As both goons where ready to shoot, the doors burst open as a figure and 3 body guards walked in. He had his ebony hair slicked back in a cooperate fashion, allowing fire set umber eyes to pierce into his next victim. Skin the color of butter cream sat nice against his black 3 piece suit pin stripped with red. The snake hissed at rearing and baring its fangs.
"Boss she tamed the snake!" The tall one squawked out pointed dumbly at the snake.
"I've accredited too much power to myself. You broke my spell on that snake." He clapped stepping closer. The snake inched farther out starting to move in its deadly sway.
"Boss careful, her eyes glowed." The short one squeaked crawling closer to the door.
"You two may leave, I can handle this form." He dismissed with a wave of his hand. The goons fled out of the door and out of the building. The body guards walked out of the room and reported to their respectful positions.
"Finally you come out." Ankari spoke glaring at him.
"You would have been brought to me if you just agreed to talk." He countered back walking towards her.
"You've gained more power Oruke, not even I can escape from the bonds you placed." Ankari smiled petting the snake.
"Reincarnation has been nice to me. I kept all my power and had time to train it again."
"Yet you lost your touch with snakes. It took more effort before to break your taming spells."
"There are antidotes to cure snake venom in this age; it doesn't have the same effect as it did 5,000 years ago."
"Why have you retained me here? You know I would never tell the location of my mothers."
"I was hoping you would to me." Oruke spoke softly his hand caressing her cheek. The snake lunged out sinking its teeth through the material and into the flesh of his arm.
"You hope wrong, I know your plans and malcontent. You seek vengeance for the loss of your wars. You wish to kill the victorious pharaoh." Ankari smirked having the snake release his arm.
"Yes I want beautiful revenge for my lost wars. I want the king of games to shatter and break." His hand ran down her neck and her right arm.
"He will not shatter nor break; his alliances are too great for you and your master." Ankari shifted over to her truest form. In place of a girl was now a woman. She had the face and build of a 19 years old and beauty incarnate. Raven hair now shoulder length with dark blue eyes holding more mystery and wisdom then joy. Her skin still remained that soft ivory now complimented by long legs and more mature features. She stood straight at her full height of 5'7", just reaching his nose. The snake gave another hiss slithering down and back into the bag to sleep.
"Spirits are always so beautiful; your mothers built you well." Oruke purred taking her wrist and placing a gentle kiss upon where her pulse was.
"Sweet talk will not work with me anymore. It lost its sweetness 5,000 years ago when you yourself lost your sweetness." Ankari sneered jerking her wrist from his grasp. Oruke held onto it tight pulling out a switch knife from his back pocket. He pressed the tip to her skin and started to slice almost elven patterns into her arm. He smiled watching the blood seep out careful to avoid her main veins.
"So it's true, spirits don't feel the pain that is inflicted on their bodies. The shell may be mortal but their spirit is still ascended. This form is nothing but a puppet for you to move around in. Though if you feel no pain, why did you show pain when my goons abused you?" He asked pocketing the knife.
"Boost their ego? Make them feel in control? I doubt you want insecure goons, well you don't want them to be more insecure then they already are." She took her arm back letting the deep colored liquid drip to the floor.
"Even facing death, covered in dirt and blood you still look heavenly; such a blessing to have." He whispered into Ankari's ear his left hand running through her hair.
"If you left your vengeful ways you could become like this, and we could be together again." She whispered in his ear placing a soft kiss to his cheek.
"After this adventure; it's my destiny to fulfill the sister legend to your legend. Then I will accept my ascendance into the spirit realm." Oruke then pressed a sweet kiss onto Ankari's lips. She almost seemed to float as he added more pressure. Just as she was about to respond he broke the kiss off.
"Though with all your power you would not prevent me from bringing in someone; I no longer know the location of my mothers." Ankari gave a rueful smirk highlighting the danger that flickered in her eyes.
"A chase? Seems the pharaoh is not the only playful one. Well we may be together again sooner then expected." He kissed her again then left the room locking the door. Ankari reverted back to her child form. For the first time that week Jou almost catapulted himself out of bed, a gasp caught in his throat.
"Oh good Jou you're up. You gotta get ready for school." Yugi yawned standing in the doorway.
"It's Monday already!" Jou shouted his hands flying up to his hair.
"Yea you slept all yesterday… WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!" Yugi screamed pointing to Jou's right arm.
"Uhh nothing, why what's wrong?" Jou blinked going back into a sleepy haze.
"You're bleeding! You sleeve is covered in it." Yugi dashed over yanking Jou's arm into the light.
"I really don't know Yugi, I was just sleeping." Jou just stared at his sleeve in wonder. Though the gaze shifted to wide eyed horror as he saw the intricate patterns adorning his arm. These dreams where becoming serious now, before he was just watching but now he was even getting the same injuries! He didn't know if he could handle the pain of being beaten again.
"God Jou what happened? To have such an intricate design just from sleeping." Yugi gasped in awe smearing away some of the blood; though no more blood came out to join its lost reminiscence. Actually there wasn't even a break in the skin. All the new information from the dream and his arm was too much of a shock to his system. He scrambled out of the bed and flew down the hall almost knocking Yami down the stairs. He skidded into the bathroom emptying his stomach into the accepting porcelain bowl. Yami staggered into the bathroom clinging to the door frame.
"You feeling ok? Did you catch the flu?" Jou's response was more hurling.
"Yami I think you need to hear this." Yugi whispered pulling him into the hallway. There he explained the morning's events to him.
"There was no wound?" Yami asked in surprise.
"Yes no wound on his skin. It seemed as if his blood just popped up there."
"I know ESP energy will leak out though the skin as a way to vent the built up tension. But it has always been another color then red. Also never in such patterns that you described. Normally through the finger tips or sometimes looks like a straight cut."
"Well it looked like more the just a cut. Looks like someone wanted to tattoo his whole arm."
"Let's just keep an eye on it for now. It could just be his ESP leaking out. After all it is untapped and may have other patterns then tapped energy." Yami gave his light a gentle hug placing a kiss at the top of his head.
"Can you two get a room? Watching mush first thing in the morning is not something I regularly look forward too." Jou teased as he trudged by the couple back into his own room.
"He seems well enough now." Yugi giggled.
"You get changed and ready for school. I'll make breakfast." Yami pushed Yugi off to their room as he headed downstairs to the kitchen. Ahh school, such a nice place to come to almost everyday. Meet your friends, gossip and even get good grades! Unless you are the average C student like Jou. History class was one of the longest, most drawn out, boring classes of the day. Jou was about to pull his hair out if the teacher didn't shut up about the Edo period. Wasn't 10 years of studying that period long enough!
"Jou are you even listening? Takano sensei is going over the test material. Also saying what notes you can use on the cheat sheet." Yugi whispered poking Jou in the arm.
"Oh thanks." Jou mumbled taking notes on the test. Seto, forced, was taking quick glances at Jou from the corners of his eyes.
'There is nothing wrong with him Seth, just drop it and leave me be!'
'There is to something wrong with him. His ESP is on sever fluctuations. Also hid wrist is bleeding.'
'What, is he a woman now? Only they have fluctuations…did you say his wrist is bleeding?'
'Yes the inside of his shirt cuff is red.' Still not believing Seth, Seto took a quick glance for himself. Sure enough the cuff of Jou's shirt was a deep red.
'What is that dog thinking? Slitting his wrists at a time like this.'
'Is cutting your wrist a bad thing? Besides the obvious fact that you bleed and are at risk for infection.'
'Yes, many main veins are along your wrist. That's why suicidal people slit right there, more blood flows out at a faster rate.'
'Seto if you have driven him to this I will send you back to the Shadow Realm!' Seth roared in his head getting a shutter out of Seto. He remembered all to well the horrors of the Shadow Realm when Pegasus sent him there. He doubted Seth would make it better for him.
'If you send me off you go as well.'
'Remember my idiotic reincarnation; I can survive the Shadow Realm. Your innocent soul would break in time. Something I would gladly do and watch to keep Jou off this path.'
'Jou would probably die if I left.' Seto boasted.
'You're heartless.'
'That's business.'
'I would never put Jou through that. I would make sure he finds some one else to love.'
'Heh, some love he has for me then if I can be forgotten so easily.'
'It's easy if he doesn't remember loving you.' Seth taunted.
'Going to give him amnesia I suppose then?'
'I'm not that stone age to give him complete amnesia. Simply shadow magic to remove all the memories you are in. So he can live on like you never existed.'
'He would forget you too.' Seto reminded bitterly.
'I do what I can for the one I love, even if that means he would have to forget about me.'
'You sound so noble.'
'Seems you hold resentment to being rejected and forgotten; I think you should remember this feeling the next time you rudely brush off Jou.'
'I hold no resentment to him forgetting me. By all means have him forget and then I don't have to deal with his feelings.'
'I'll let you ponder this little bit of wisdom and intelligence Seto, since you obviously lack in the wisdom. You cannot break something that is already broken. And Jou is very broken.' Seth then cut the line in a harshness that Seto had never seen. After Takano's test speech Jou went back off into his dazing state; though he was not visited with his normal visions of sweets and Seto. Instead it detoured left of the school towards the ocean and the cliffs.
"Little girl last chance, tell us where those two are and you can see another sun rise again." The tallest of Oruke's bodyguards snarled holding Ankari over the cliffs edge by her shirts collar. A shake of her head was the only needed action to convey her message.
"Please dear child you do not have to go through this. Just mention the location of the cards and you are set free." Oruke almost purred sliding a finger down her cheek. Ankari shyed away from the digit touch biting his finger as a warning.
"Your funeral." Oruke smirked placing a wounded finger in his mouth. The body guard gave a smirk of his own letting the fabric slip from his grasp. Life had been on edge all day at the card mansion. Everyone was trying to figure out where the tension and insanity had started from. First Anka, in his 5,000 year career, burned breakfast, which pissed him off to no end. Second, Pursha and all her grace broke a stack of plates. Belik burned him hand on his own sword, no one still knows how, and Kilia spilled ink on her favorite skirt. Yet the real kicker of the day was Fir actually shoving Vestive into some room and keeping him in there. Everyone wanted to know what went on in that room, but with the way the bad luck was going around it was better to leave it unknown. Death found her own way of venting out the tension, though she was wondering when someone was going to complain about all the withered flowers in the garden. Oh well Life could relieve some pent up power when she revived them.
"Can we see the outside world from here?" Life asked Gilin, their local Celtic Guardian.
"Yea Anka has a seeing pool in the library."
"Thank you so much." Life bowed and ran off to find the old magician.
"Why would you want to do that?" Anka asked in bewilderment whipping his hands on a kitchen towel.
"I just want to check up on someone, make sure that they are ok." Life stared down at her shoes sounding as meek as possible. Anka thought for a moment looking at his coarsely chopped carrots. Well if it got his cooking skills back it couldn't hurt, could it?
"Yes. Meet me in the library in 5 minutes."
"Thank you Anka!" Life squeaked hugging him before she skipped off to the library. When Anka arrived in the library almost the whole house was in there waiting for him at his basin.
"Can I ask why the audience?"
"Well Death has to be here as well when we look. And the other people came on their own." Life smiled sweetly.
"We wanted to see the outside world as well." Kilia pouted.
"If you are going to watch then please be quiet." Anka warned as he sat down on the pillow in front of the basin. He started an incantation and the water glowed.
"State whom or what you want to see. But be as specific as you can." Pursha whispered.
"Ankari." Both sisters said in unison. The image shifted and distorted for a minute before sharpening into ocean cliffs.
"No!" Life gasped eyes widening as she saw Ankari struggling as she was held over the cliffs.
"Shh everything will be alright." Death tried to comfort, holding Life close. Then Oruke appeared before them trying to indulge in a conversation with Ankari.
"Not him!" Life growled clutching his twin closer.
"That bastard just had to survive." Death gave a glare planning his slow death when she got a hold of him. The conversation stilled and Oruke gave a signal, then she was dropped.
"NO!" Life screamed reaching out to touch the basin. Death tapped into her powers releasing Ankari's soul from her body before she impacted on the rocks below. Anka dissipated the spell leaving everyone in the room tense with sorrow.
Me- You all must think I am insane by now. Adding new and interesting plot twist with this. And killing off poor Ankari! Who isn't as sweet as she seems.
Myself- So about Hawaii?
Me- So about this fic?
I- Well people this is our last chap for like 2 weeks!
Me- Yeps, once I get back I will see if I can update another one or not. AP Chem exam is coming up. Damn studying. And then Prom. Yea and I am making my dress for that, lovely fun.
Myself- So updating after this?
Me- Ummmmm………yea not likely.
I- So cruel too! At a cliff hanger!
Me- Literally!
Myself- Well please be happy reviewers! This was a long chapter and was typed during the chaos of packing and getting other things ready.
Me- Well please R&R and byes for now!