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Woman Of My Dreams
"Amelda!" cried out Miruko's innocent little voice "Come on big brother wake up!". Amelda quickly opened his eyes but when he did, Miruko wasn't there as usual.
He glanced down and realized that he was an adult and that a dense fog was surrounding him. "Miruko?" said Amelda as he desperately looked around "Miruko where are you?". "Just follow the light" suddenly said a soft female voice somewhere in the darkness "It'll lead you to them". At that moment a single light began to glow dimly somewhere in the distance so he began to follow it. After a few seconds the fog completely vanished and he realized that the light was coming from the same lone street lamp. Much to his surprise there stood Miruko smiling straight at him beside the black metal bench and the lady in black. "Big brother!" cried Miruko excitedly when he saw Amelda standing there "You found us!". Suddenly a chilling gust of wind blew out of nowhere and frightened Miruko so much that he jumped up and clung to the woman's dress. "Don't be scared" said the woman in a reassuring voice as she spoke for the first time ever "I'll protect you". "Really?" said Miruko as he slowly began to let go of her dress and looked up at her "Then I'll protect you". Amelda was really confused at this point but he slowly approached them anyways. "My big brother will protect you too!" announced Miruko proudly when he noticed him slowly approaching them "Right Amelda?". No sooner had Miruko spoken these words, a dense fog surrounded everything once again. When it subsided, Miruko was gone but the woman was still standing there. Her back was turned to Amelda as usual but now he had actually gotten to hear her voice. Her voice was that of a younger woman and it was not the same one that spoke to him from the darkness. "Who are you?" said Amelda as he suddenly grasped her left shoulder and tried to see her face "Who?".
"Who?"
RING RING RING!
"Huh?" groaned Amelda as he slowly opened his eyes and realized that his cellphone was ringing even though it was 5am in the morning "What the Hell?"
He slowly stretched his arm, reached over onto the nightstand, and decided to see who call him at such a time. Once he got a look at the caller ID he realized that it was Raphael. Raphael wasn't much of a morning person so why would he be calling at this time? It was probably something important, so Amelda flipped open his phone and sleepily muttered something.
"Sorry for waking you up at this time" said Raphael who realized that it was a pretty crazy time to call "But I couldn't sleep since I've been thinking some things over"
"Thinking about what?" muttered Amelda who was still more asleep than awake at that moment
"About that party tonight" said Raphael with noticeable displeasure in his voice "As much as I hate to say this...I'm going to it"
Raphael then explained that as much as he hated to admit it, he owed it to her. There were several fashion designers who resided at Azure Inc now, but none even came close to Constantina. Aside from the fact that she was strange and unpredictable, she was actually quite well known. In fact many people wondered why Constantina would even affiliate herself with a failed company like Azure Inc. Yet for some unknown reason she was there and she was bringing in more money than anyone could have imagined. After much thinking Raphael realized it was wise to stay on good terms with her. So if she wanted to throw a party why not? She'd earned it...although there was one catch.
"I'm also attending her party for another reason" said Raphael as he slowly rubbed one of his temples "I want to make sure things don't get out of hand"
"I'd probably do the same thing if I were in your place" said Amelda as slowly began to sit up in his bed "I don't trust that woman at all"
"Oh and there's one other thing too" said Raphael who finally revealed his true reason for calling Amelda so early in the morning "Since I'm going I need the two of you there as well"
"WHAT?" shouted Amelda as he suddenly jumped up and found himself wide awake from the shock "But-but-"
Raphael was prepared for Amelda to react in such a way so he knew just what to say. He then explained that he really just wanted them there so he wouldn't be completely alone. Especially since he had no choice but to stay there til the entire thing was over. After listening to what Raphael had to say, Amelda agreed to go and to get Varon to go as well. By whatever means necessary...
Saturday Evening
"Hey ya guys made it!" exclaimed Joey as he opened up the front door of his apartment and found Yugi and Tristan standing there holding pizza, chips, and sodas "And ya got da snacks too!"
Every Saturday night Yugi, Tristan, Joey, and Tea would meet up and to watch movies and eat junk food. At this point it was tradition and they never missed it no matter what. Once everyone was in the living room though, Joey realized that one member of their little movie/junk food club was missing.
"Hey where's Tea?" asked Joey as he took the snacks and put them all out on the coffee table "Did she forget dat today's Saturday or somethin?"
"Actually she's not going to make it tonight" said Yugi as he took his usual seat on the couch "She was invited to some kind of fashion party"
"Typical girl stuff" said Tristan as he took his usual spot on the recliner sofa and began to eat a slice of pizza "I mean what's a fashion party anyways?"
"I dunno but Serenity's goin ta one too" said Joey as he plopped down close to Yugi and helped himself to some pizza as well "She's waitin for her friend ta pick her up"
Suddenly Serenity entered the living room and when Tristan saw her he nearly choked on his pizza. She was wearing a very pretty full length pale pink dress, a sheer pink shawl on her shoulders, and a cute little pink purse. Her long auburn hair was also neatly pulled up into a high ponytail and showed off her lovely face.
"Hi guys" said Serenity shyly since she didn't expect to find Yugi and Tristan there as well "Um...so how do I look? Alright?"
"You look very lovely right now Serenity" said Yugi with a warm smile as he looked straight at the girl "Just like a princess"
"You look hot right now!" exclaimed Tristan as he ran forward and attempted to kiss her hand "You look so hot right now that-"
Before Tristan knew what had happened, Joey had pulled him away from Serenity and thrown him back into the recliner. There was no way Joey was going to let a pervert(even if it was his friend) get fresh with his litter sister in his own home. Joey then looked back at Serenity and couldn't believe just how grown up his little sister was.
"Yugi's right...ya look jus like a princess" said Joey as he gave Serenity a reassuring smile as they both headed towards the front door "Now remember ta be back by 11pm okay?"
"Don't worry I will" said Serenity with a sweet smile before stepping out the front door "See you guys later!"
"Bye Serenity!" cried out the still lovestruck Tristan as he tried to run towards her but was restrained by Joey "I'll be waiting for you!"
"Note ta self" thought Joey as he began to drag Tristan away from the front door "Kick dis pervert outta da apartment before 11pm"
"And what gave you the liberty of just taking off like this?" said Seto as he spoke to Mokuba on his cellphone "You're not just supposed to leave like that!"
Once again Seto had made plans to try and more spend time with Mokuba. When he got there though he was surprised to find out that Mokuba and one of the limos were gone. The only thing Mokuba had told the maids was that he was going out to a party. Once Seto found out he was pretty furious so he decided to call Mokuba and see where he was exactly.
"What are you so worked up about?" said Mokuba as he rolled his eyes while waiting outside of the apartment building where Serenity lived "I'm just going to a party with a friend".
"A party?" said Seto as he frowned since he didn't like the fact that Mokuba was acting as if he did nothing wrong "You know you're supposed to ask for my permission first!"
"I hate to break it to you Seto but I'm not a kid anymore!" said Mokuba who hated the fact that Seto obviously still saw him as a child "So get over it and stop treating me like a one!"
Mokuba then abruptly hung up the phone and turned if off to keep Seto from calling back. He knew very well that Seto was capable of showing up and dragging him back home. At that moment Serenity walked up and Mokuba couldn't believe his eyes. Serenity looked even more beautiful than he ever could have imagined. There was no way he was going to let Seto ruin this evening.
"Oh Tea dear you look so lovely right now!" squealed the manager of Tea's building when she opened her door and found Tea there "Are you going someplace?"
"I'm going to a party with a friend right now Mrs. Dominguez" said Tea as she handed something to the woman "But first I wanted to bring you the check for this month's rent".
Much to Tea's surprise the dress that Alex's sister sent her was the same one that she wanted to show Constantina. The dress was solid black, full length, strapless, and Alexandria had even included some long black gloves. The gloves went up past her elbow and covered most of her arms. Tea's hair was in it's usual hairstyle though since she really didn't want to overdo it. Either way she looked very lovely and Mrs. Dominguez was absolutely delighted to see her. At times Tea felt that even Mrs. Dominguez cared more about her than her own mother...
"Oh with which friend will you be going?" said Mrs. Dominguez with a curious look on her face and a twinkle in her brown eyes "Joseph, Tristan, or Yugi? I bet it's Yugi!"
"Actually I'm not going with any of them" said Tea who was surprised that Mrs. Dominguez actually knew her friends names "I'm going with a friend named Alex"
"Oh well I won't keep you then dear" said Mrs. Dominguez with a warm almost motherly smile on her face "Have a good time and be safe!"
Tea quickly made herself outside and quickly took her cellphone out to look at the time. It was already 6:50pm which meant that Alex would be there very soon. She then quickly walked all the way down the street and finally reached the spot where they had met the previous night. She then sat down on the black metal bench since her shoes were already starting to kill her. Then again no one ever said that four inch heels were supposed to be comfortable.
"I'd better hurry up since I'm already late!" thought Alex as he quickly locked the front door and bega to walk towards his father's car "I can't believe how long it took me to get into this stupid tuxedo"
Alex was just about to unlock the driver's side door when he heard someone clear their throat and he looked up. Much to his shock there stood Arielle with a wicked grin on her beautiful face. She was wearing a very tightfitting full length strapless fuchsia gown and her hair was styled in golden ringlets. She reminded Alex of a Barbie doll...a cheap Barbie doll. She then walked up to him and gently stroked his cheek. You will be mine...
"What are you doing here Arielle?" said Alex as he frowned and pushed her hand away "Shouldn't you be at that party already?"
"I am going to the party" said Arielle as she gave him a seductive grin and suddenly gripped his arm "But since we're both going there why don't we go together?"
"Sorry but I'm already going with someone else" said Alex as he pulled his arm away from her "Now excuse me but I've got to go pick her up"
"You're going with her aren't you?" said Arielle as her blue-green eyes filled with a rage when she realized who he meant "You're going with Tea!"
"That's none of your business" said Alex as his car keys accidently slipped out of his hands and he knelt down to retrieve them "Now excuse me but I'm going to be late"
Alex never would have imagined what would happen to him next. When Arielle was angry she was capable of anything as Alex would learn. He never even got to pick up his car keys since the next thing he felt was a sharp blow to the head and then everything went dark. Arielle just breathed heavily and suddenly her eyes widened in horror when she realized that she had just kicked Alex in the head as hard as she could. Now Alex lay facedown and unconscious on the driveway. She quickly looked around to make sure there were no witnesses before running away. I didn't want to hurt you...but you left me no choice.
Oh dahlings you came!" squealed Constantina as she teetered towards Raphael, Amelda, and Varon on her stilletos "I knew you would!"
The three tuxedo clad men had just entered Constantina's party and realized that it was at full capacity. The figured that they would never run into her in there with so many people. Unfortunately they didn't count on her find them instead. Constantina was looking fairly normal since she was wearing a long black ballgown with a matching jacket. She wasted no time in hugging the three of them like crazy. During this time she also took the liberty of squeezing Amelda's butt and pinching Varon on the cheeks. It was no wonder that they both suddenly ran off and left Raphael all alone.
"Oh come with me Raphael dahling!" said Constantina as she suddenly tugged at Raphael's arm and began to drag him off "I have some people you simply must meet!"
"It's going to be a long night..." thought Raphael to himself as Constantina pulled him into the crowd of people "A very VERY long night..."
"Can you believe the nerve of that woman?" said Amelda as he and Varon hid in a dark corner and watched Raphael get dragged off "What the Hell's wrong with her?"
"She's nuts mate.." said Varon with a bored look on his face and a sudden wistful sigh "I can't believe we've gotta spend our Saturday night here...it's not fair!"
For once Amelda had to agree since he really didn't want to be there either. There were many people walking around, chatting, drinking, and laughing like crazy. They were all either close friends of Constantina, employees, loyal fans, other designers, and a few random people that were there for no reason. Both young men just sighed and could just hope that the party would end early for some reason or other.
Two Hours Later
"Mokuba I feel so out of place here" said Serenity very nervously as she observed what many of the other women were wearing "Are you sure I look alright?"
"Trust me you look great!" said Mokuba who at that moment was just happy to finally be alone with Serenity "In fact you look alot better than lots of these other women!"
Almost immediately after arriving, Mokuba and Serenity found a place to sit and started to talk. They both just sat, talked, and laughed about things that they could never talk about in school. They were having a pretty good time with each other but then Serenity noticed people staring at them. She could only assume that they were looking down at her since it was obvious she wasn't rich. What Serenity never imagined was that people were indeed staring but not for the reason she thought. Many were simply intrigued by her angelic beauty, while a few of the girls were simply jealous. Mokuba looked around the party and when he did he noticed someone that looked very familar...but could it really be him?
"Hey Serenity I'm gonna go check something out okay?" said Mokuba as he quickly stood up since he was determined to find out "I'll be right back okay?"
"Okay" said Serenity who was honestly starting to feel even more uncomfortable now that he had left her alone "Oh please let him come back soon"
"So many pretty sheilas but none like her" thought Varon as he stood next to Amelda and tried his best not to pass out from boredom "I wonder if I'll ever see her again?"
The party was honestly the most boring thing Varon had ever attended. The only reason he was there was because Amelda had convinced him that it would be wrong to leave Raphael all alone. So far though they had spent all of their time hiding in the same spot since there was no sign of Raphael. The only thing Varon could really do was stare at all the pretty girls at the party. He just kept looking around and that's when he happened to notice a beautiful girl sitting by herself. After looking at her for a few few seconds, he realized that it was the same girl he had just been thinking about. Before he even knew what was happening he felt himself pushing through the crowd to get to her.
"I have to know more about her! I just have to-" said Varon as he headed towards her before someone abruptly bumped into him "Ow! Why don't you watch where you're go-Mai?"
"Huh?" said the blonde haired woman clad in a violet dress that perfectly matched the color of her eyes "Varon? What are you doing here?"
At that moment Varon's eyes opened wide and he just stared in complete disbelief. The last time Varon had seen Mai was two years before when the Doom Organization disbanded. He had never fully forgotten his feelings for her, but after awhile he had simply resigned himself. He figured he was never going to see Mai ever again so perhaps it was best to move on. Yet here she was once again and she was looking even more beautiful that Varon remembered. At that moment his old feelings were quickly rekindled.
"Varon?" said Amelda as he suddenly turned around and noticed that Varon had suddenly vanished "Hmm a pretty girl must have walked by when I wasn't looking"
Amelda suddenly realized that he was completely all alone in this horrible place. He then glanced over and noticed two men eyeing him. One of the men had bleached blonde hair, light blue tinted glasses, and wore a leopard print suit. The other man wore the same things but his suit was zebra print. They both giggled like crazy and seemed to be trying to flirt with him. Amelda suddenly felt a shiver go down his spine since it wasn't the first time such a thing had happened to him. Suddenly the safari duo began to head towards him. He then decided that this was an emergency and he had to leave right away. Besides it's not like anyone would really notice that he was gone. After all Raphael was currently kidnapped by a crazy woman, while Varon was off probably chasing girls.
"Oh where did that hottie go?" said the guy in the leopard print suit as he took off his glasses "He was right here a minute ago!"
"It's all your fault!" huffed the guy in the zebra print suit as he put his hands on his hips "He ran when he saw that hideous suit of yours!"
"You're one to talk!" said the leopard man as he turned away from his friend "The fashion police needs to arrest you!"
"I could have sworn I just saw him here" said Mokuba as he reached the spot where Amelda had been hiding "Um..excuse me have you two seen a guy with red hair that was just standing here?"
"That's what I'd like to know too" sighed the zebra man as he wrapped his arms around his body "He was really something"
Mokuba then noticed what they were wearing and began to giggle. Never in his life had seen such ridiculous clothes before. The two men didn't notice though since they were too busy wondering where Amelda had run off too. Well at least the safari duo helped confirm that Amelda really had been there. Mokuba giggled a bit more and headed back to go back to where Serenity was.
"Mai I never thought I'd see you again.." said Varon with a look of complete happiness on his face "How've you been?"
"I've been good" said Mai as she looked at Varon who still looked just like she remembered "So...how have you been?"
After the Doom Organization disbanded, Mai figured that she'd never see any of the other members again. She was surprised to hear that Raphael had become the new CEO of Azure Inc. Even then she never figured she'd run into Varon ever again since she just assumed that the three "Swordsmen of Doom" had gone their own seperate ways. Apparently not since Varon told her that he and Amelda now worked for Raphael. Varon seemed pretty happy but after talking to him for a few more minutes she realized something. He unfortunately still seemed to have feelings for her. She didn't want to give him any false hopes, so she knew what she'd have to do.
"Varon...I've already moved on with my life" said Mai as she looked down for a moment at the champagne glass in her hand "I think you should too"
"But you are a part of my life Mai" said Varon who couldn't believe what she was saying "You don't realize how much seeing you again means to me"
"Believe me you want nothing to do with me" said Mai as she turned away for a moment "You deserve to find a sweet girl who'll treat you like you deserve"
"But at least give me a chance!" said Varon who was determined not to get her get away from him again "I really care about you and-"
"Look Varon it was nice to see you" said Mai as she gripped Varon's shoulders and looked into his eyes "But I think some things are best left in the past"
Mai then tossed her golden locks over her shoulders and walked off into the crowd. She figured Varon would never want to see her again after what she said. Varon didn't even know what to think, but when he glanced over he got a sign. Mokuba and Serenity walked by arm in arm at that moment and they looked very happy. Varon sighed dejectly since he should have known that such a beauty would be taken. Perhaps it was also fate's way of telling him which path to take. Maybe he was destined to be with Mai and now was his chance to win her over. He never would have suspected that Mokuba and Serenity were just friends though...
Awhile Later
"This has been a very disturbing night" said Amelda as he walked down the far end of the street where he lived "Next time I'm staying home no matter what"
After exiting the Azure Inc building he decided to just walk back home. It was a very nice and quiet night and the stars were shining high above the city and the moon was full. He suddenly gave a slight laugh when he remembered how Miruko always used to believe that zombies came out when the moon was full. It was always up to him to calm the little boy and assure him that such things only happened in movies. He then sighed sadly and looked down at the pavement when he remembered he'd never see his little brother again. He knew he'd have to live many sad and lonely years before being reunited with his family. He continued walking and was just about to take the path leading up to the apartment when he noticed something.
"WHAT?" thought Amelda as his jaw dropped and his grey eyes opened wide in disbelief at what he was seeing "Am I going crazy?"
Not too far from him stood the lone street lamp and the small metal bench that had been put in earlier that week. That part didn't shock him anymore, but now he was seeing something that did shock him: The lady in black. She was just standing there with her back turned to him as usual and she seemed to be glancing out onto the street. Amelda couldn't even speak from the shock when he realized that she existed. Before he knew what was happening, he felt himself walking towards her. At this moment he was determined to find out who she truly was. You're literally the woman of my dreams...
"Alex what happened to you?" thought Tea as she stood underneath the street lamp facing out onto the street "Did you forget about me or what?"
Tea had been waiting outside in the same spot for about three hours at that point. For the first hour she figured that Alex was just late so she continued to wait. After the second hour she began to worry about him. So she began to call his cellphone but it just kept ringing which meant that he didn't have it with him or was simply ignoring it. Finally as 10pm rolled around she came to a realization: Alex had forgotten about her or had just decided not to come. Still a part of her refused to believe that and honestly wondered whether he was actually alright.
"Well I can only hope that he is alright" thought Tea as she looked down and realized that she had gotten all dressed up for nothing "Well I guess it's time to go put on something comfortable"
Tea was about to go back to her apartment when she suddenly felt someone put their hand on her left shoulder. It was nothing out of the ordinary but the moment she tried to turn around and see who it was, she began to feel really strange. Her body began to feel very limp and it was the most terrifying thing she'd ever felt. She tried her best to move away but before she had a chance to do so a wave of darkness washed over her. She immediately began to lose consciousness and felt herself falling to the ground. The last thing she remembered was feeling someone wrap their arms around her before completely losing consciousness.
"What the Hell?" said Amelda as he quickly caught the falling woman before she fell to the ground "What happened?"
After Amelda touched the woman's shoulder, she began to turn her head but then she stopped. She seemed to be frozen for a few seconds before trying to move away from him. Before she got a chance to do so, she suddenly fainted for some reason. Amelda quickly caught her before she hit the ground though and now she was in his arms. From what he could see she was definitely the same woman from his dreams. She wore the same long black dress, long black gloves, and she had dark shoulder length hair. Her head was slumped down and facing away from him though so he couldn't see her face at that moment. He felt his heart pounding like crazy since the suspense was killing him. He couldn't wait a second longer so he very gently reached down and tilted her face towards him. The moment he saw her face, his eyes opened wide in shock and he nearly dropped her.
"No!" exclaimed Amelda as he stared down at the girl in his arms in complete disbelief "It can't be! It can't be her!"
Nothing in the world could have prepared him for what he was seeing. The mysterious lady in black from his dreams was real and her name was Tea Gardner.
To Be Continued
Author's Notes: Once again thank you so much for all of the reviews! Oh and sorry for all the reading but I had no choice but to do this in two chapters. Ah and I hope no one objects to the whole tension between the Kaiba brothers(I love those guys!). Hugs and kisses people:)