Chapter 6: Brother
Just after Yami had caught Jessi from her strange daze, a knock was heard at the door. Immediately, Jessi opened her eyes and sat up. The knocking continued. Jessi, who looked like as if she was hit by a train, jumped up and went to open the door. Yami stared into space, wondering about what just happened; the pendant began to glow, Jessi goes out cold, and as he held her, she asked if her mother was there. The continuous knocking had then turn to banging.
"I'm coming already! Just hold tight for a sec!" called out Jessi to her visitor. She put away a few things, and opened the door. A young man with jet-black hair of about twenty-five stood at the doorway. His clothing made him look like a carbon copy of Kaiba.
"What took you so long?" asked the young man, "I was worried that something happened to you."
"Ahhh, forget it, its nothing." Replied Jessi, "Come in, we'll get started in a few minutes…"
He went inside and took off his shoes. He looked at the pondering Yami who was still sitting at the table with the ramen.
"Jessi, I didn't know you already had company…" said the man.
Jessi looked around. She wondered what he meant. Then finally she remembered about Yami. Am I this forgetful? asked Jessi to herself.
"Oh, he's just…well…um…"
"…He's just a what?" asked the man.
Jessi hesitated and blushed a little, "He saved my life today…so I uh…treated him to dinner…"
The man walked towards Yami, who had no idea what was going on; he looked down at the ramen. He chuckled a bit.
"You call this dinner?"
"Well to me it is dinner! You have to consider the fact that I'm still a student working my ass off that I have no time to cook luscious food!"
The man turned to Yami. He took a good look at him. Yami felt his deep blue eyes pierce his body. It was almost as if he was trying to read his heart. He smiled and held out his hand.
"The name's Vaan Reisia. Pleased to meet you- I'm Jessica's older brother."
Yami stood up and shook Vaan's hand. "Nice to meet you too…um…so you're her brother?"
"Yeah." Replied Vaan, "Didn't you just hear me say that a second ago?"
"I'm sorry. Its been a really long day." Said Yami.
Jessi looked down. Her face was filled with discontent. She didn't want anyone to save her. She wanted to prove to herself and her brother that she was strong enough to hold out on her own. She didn't want to return to her father's doorstep begging for mercy and shelter.
"Hey, Vaan…" muttered Jessi softly.
Vaan turned around. "What is it?"
"We should get going now…" replied Jessi. She walked over to Yami. They stared into each other's eyes. Jessi blushed a little more. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek as her thanks for saving her. His face turned bright red and his heart started to beat rapidly. She whispered something in his ear that sounded like "Thank you….but next time, don't save me."
Yami looked perplexed. Why does she not want to be saved? It took him a while to see it, but he finally sensed loneliness in her eyes. Her dark brown eyes were cold in a way, but they were lonely. Maybe she does need to be saved, even if she doesn't want to be.
"You should get going now…" said Jessi quietly, "Its getting late."
Yami nodded and quietly left Jessi's home. He made his way back to the Kame Game Shop on the silent streets of Domino. There was some conflict deep within him.
I don't understand…I just met Jessi today. Why does it feel like my heart is about to explode when I think about her?
Jessi and Vaan went out into the city for the evening. They wandered around downtown spending quality brother-sister time with each other. They caught up with each other, told each other how their lives were going. They had a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant that overlooked the entire city of Domino.
"Vaan…why have you come here?" asked Jessi.
"I came…to check up on you…" said Vaan, "The last time I saw you was the night before you left home long ago…"
"You're hiding something." Said Jessi, "Let me ask you again, why have you come here?"
"I came…" muttered Vaan quietly, "…to warn you that he is coming to Domino…for you…"
Jessi face was distressed. She whispered to herself, "Tokugashi…damn it all, he found me…"
