Chapter 28

Bronzed Chocolates

(Ishizu)

I escaped...with my life.

The man that I grew to love and later hate was finally out of my life.

Seto's limo stopped about 15 meters away from where I landed after I jumped. It was an insane decision but it had to be done. Saving me before he inflected more damage was all that matter to me.

I stood up and ran lifted my dress in order to. I could hear him repeatedly call my name from after me, with henchmen or not. And I knew he would be furious with me.

I busted through the doors of my office and picked up the phone on my desk.

First number, my home phone number.Marik or Keket had to be there. I prayed that they were.

Minutes past and the line remained ringing. Why weren't they answering? I tried not to panic. Keeping a clear mind was the only way to keep things organized.

I repeated the number.

(Keket)

I smiled watching Marik playfully pull me down the hallway when the phone began to ring yet again.

He growled. "Darn it."

"It's probably that person again." I ran over to the phone ignoring Marik's whinny calls.

I checked the I.D. It was different this time.

"Marik?"

"Hm?"

"Do you know whose number this is?"

Marik grabbed the phone from me. "Hmm.N- Oh! What a minute, this is my sister's number."

"Then answer it, silly!" I snatched it from him and answered it myself. "Hello-uh"

No answer.

"What is it?"

I turned to Marik hanging up the phone. "The line went dead."

(Ishizu)

I was starting to panic. The lights began to flicker and the phone went dead. The electricity was being toyed with. That's when I knew for sure that Seto had found me.

My heart leaped in my chest hearing glass chatter. It echoed through the hallway as well as the sudden footsteps.

"Mrs.Ishtar?" A voice called eerily. "Where are you?" It was Seto's.

He stepped slowly into my office after I crawled under my desk, pulling my dress under me.

"You could have really hurt yourself, Isis...Or did you?"

I looked down at my wrist. It was bleeding a little. I must have landed on it when I jumped.

"Where are you?...I'm TIRED OF PLAYING THESE GAMES, ISHIZU!" I tried held back a gasp as he slammed his fist on my desk.

I listened as he continuously shouted and flipped objects over in my office. I prayed that Keket would come looking for me before Seto found me. I could only imagine what he would do to me if he did.

"Please come." I cried softly.

(Keket)

After moments of begging, I finally convinced Marik to drive us down to Isis' museum and this time with a shirt on. It was extremely late and even the clubs were closed.

"This is ridiculous. She probably had a power surge of something."

"I know this is irritating you Marik, but I just have this bad feeling."

"Fine, Fine.But we're finishing what we started when we go back home." He smirked. Not evilly but sexually. Like he was thinking of something naughty.

What was he talking about? I raised an eyebrow at him and looked out the window seeing the museum quickly come into view. It looked shadowy and almost ghost like.

"Seems to me like Ishizu has company." Marik said pointing in front of us.

I recognized the limousine parked outside. "That's Seto Kaiba's limo."

"So I noticed." From the judge of Marik's voice I could tell he still hated the man.

We parked in front of the museum and knocked on the front double doors. No answer.

The mosquitoes were starting to bite at my legs. I was going to pay for this later. I leaned against the bricked wall rubbing my thighs while Marik continued banging on the doors.

"Darn. She's not answering."

"Why do you think she would keep the doors locked?"

Marik stepped away from the door and sighed. "I don't know. She has a bodyguard."

I could tell he was starting to worry so I rested a hand on his shoulder. He met my eyes and smiled briefly before turning his attention to the sudden male voices behind me.

He pulled me into the bushes before they could catch us.

"I don't see why Mr.Kaiba can't just find another woman or something."

"I think he's in over his head. All this trouble over some librarian."

"She works in a museum."

"Whatever."

Marik's sharp violet eyes watched them walk away. "Looks like we have to go around the back."

"Alright." I felt like a spy. It made me giggle.

"Shh!" He frowned at me grabbing my hand.

We ran to the back of the building dodging the bodyguards scanning the area.

"How are we going to get inside?"

Marik seemed to be thinking. "Stay here."

"Wait!" I whispered. "What are you doing?"

"Just wait here."

I leaned against the wall and sighed hearing shouting and of course fighting. Why did Marik always have to reserve to violence?

As the chaos finally ended, Marik came back with a gun in his hand.

"What do you plan on doing with that?"

"Hopefully I won't have to use it. Now come on."

We entered the back of the building through the shatter glass doors.

I looked around shaking my head. "It looks like a robbery went on in here."

"Yeah but I doubt that's what truly happened."

I followed Marik smiling at how cautious he was. He held the gun with both hands below him and leaned against the golden colored walls. Perhaps he was taking this a bit too seriously.

"Marik?"

"Shh...you hear that?"

I listened closely. My eyes widened hearing Ishizu's voice. She seemed to be...begging. Her voice was soft and small cries were heard afterward.

I could also hear Seto's voice. He repeatedly said how much he loved her and told her to shut up ever now and then.

I watched Marik's expressions change for the worst. His once beautiful violet eyes were now enlightened with rage and hatred.

"Marik?Do you think he's...hurting her?"

"Stay here." That was all he said before turning down the hall and running into the room were the two voices originated.

"Marik,wait! What are you going to do!" I hesitated before following him and as I searched through even room for him.

I heard three gunshots.