Ch.11 Returning the Favor

Days passed, and Zeke saw none of Bakura. He felt weak, and in constant pain. His stomach growled loudly from lack of food. Zeke began to wonder if he would die.

The door creaked open, and Zeke shook his head with fear. He couldn't take it anymore. This was going to be the end…Bakura would surely kill him.

This was someone different. The footstep was lighter. Zeke glanced up, and watched the figure turn around to face him as the chains jingled. A flash of light, and Rose gasped at the sight of Zekes mangled body. Her tiara was illuminating a bright light.

"Oh damn… She was right!" Rose said, kneeling down, looking at how badly he had been hurt. "We need to get you out of here," she said, looking at his chains.

"No shit," he replied weakly. Rose smiled at the slight hint of humor in his voice. "My knee, and both my wrist are broken," he told her. He looked up at the glowing tiara. "So you took my advice…"

A heavy footstep echoed behind them. Rose turned around, the light from the tiara vanishing.

"Too late, you fell into my trap," Bakura said, laughing.

"Shit…" Rose whispered. Bakura was carrying the Desert Eagle pistol in his right hand. Bakura walked down the stairs.

"Now, I'm going to kill you both," he said, raising the gun, and aiming. Zeke sent a telepathic message to Rose.

I'm going to take the gun away. Get ready. He concentrated as hard as he could, and he felt the familiar warmth of the bracelet against his wrist. The gun ripped out of his hand, and Rose charged, tackling him to the ground. Bakura reversed the tackle, both of them struggling, punching and kicking the other. Zeke tried to get up, but without success. His body was too weak.

Rose Slowly stood up, bruises decorating her face. She stared hard at Bakura, who had bruises of his own.

"What is this boy worth to you? He hates you!" He said to Rose. Zeke felt a boiling anger rise within him. Adrenaline pumping through his body, Zeke stood up, forgetting about his injuries.

"That is NOT true!" he yelled, feeling all his anger focus into energy inside his bracelet, ready to unleash an attack on Bakura. He felt something restrain him, preventing him from unleashing his fury. He looked to Rose.

"What are you doing?" he asked her.

"This is my fight. He cut off Lillith and Silver from my contact. Now I can make him pay for all the abuse he has dealt Lillith," she replied

Zeke felt odd. His left arm began to ache, and he realized what was happening. The bracelet emitted what looked like bolts of electricity, and then a large wave of energy suddenly exploded. Rose was thrown hard against the wall, as was Bakura, who was knocked off his feet, and slid across the floor. After a few minutes of stillness, Zeke collapsed, and Lillith came rushing over to him. The Silver wolf also glimmered into view. She tried to chew threw the chains, but to no avail.

"Try to find the key," Lillith told the wolf, looking at the lock on his wrist. The wolf went over to the unconscious Bakura, and sniffed his pockets until she found a small bronze-colored key. Lillith quickly unlocked the chains.

"We need to get you to a hospital," Lillith said, kneeling down to help hoist him up.

Zeke shook his head. "No. we need to go to your house. The hospital will ask too many questions."

"But I haven't been home in over a year!"

"Exactly…the reason…" Zeke felt weaker and weaker by the second. Lillith sighed, but agreed.

"We need to get you onto Silver," she said.

"Fine," Zeke replied. Lillith crouched down to help him up. Using her as a crutch, he laid face down on the back of the Silver wolf, holding onto her neck-fur so he wouldn't fall off. "Let's go," he said, grabbing his gun off the floor. They went up the stairs, and entered the main room of the house.

"Grab my knives off the floor," he ordered Lillith, seeing them laid carelessly. She grabbed them, and slipped them into his jacket before they left Bakura's house. They all walked down the street in darkness. Silver growled to keep Zeke awake and conscious. After a couple minutes, the wolf turned its moon-yellow eyes towards him.

I apologize for my actions

"Don't worry about it," Zeke replied. The pain in his wrist was starting to annoy him, so he loosened his grip on her fur.

"So, what exactly happened back their?" Lillith asked. "You kinda knocked us all out." Zeke turned his head to look up at her.

"When Rose froze my attack, she activated a safety trigger. The Bracelet is enchanted to release energy, if it is suddenly stopped. It was made for enemies who were able to paralyze their opponent. By the way, when did the extra powers start?"

"I've activated two, nearly three, though I can't quiet control it," she said. "The light, a flashlight basically. That one was an accident. I had gotten home from a lat e night shift at the deli. I didn't know my way around the house, so in wish for light, the tiara started to glow, giving me a light. Now I just think of light…"

The tiara gave a responding flash, then dimmed once again.

"Theirs more," Zeke said.

"That one plays on both my instincts and the tiara's," Lillith explained. "It became like a lie detector for me." Zeke stared at the ornament on her forehead. It sounded like its power was evolving…

"I should be careful of what I say around you," Zeke said. Lillith gave a small laugh. After walking for Zeke didn't know how long, they reached Lillith's original home. She paused before the door, staring at the familiar wood.

"Well, here we go," Lillith sighed. She unlocked the door, and slowly turned the knob. Three heads turned from inside the house as the door creaked open.

"LILLITH!" Someone yelled as they saw who it was. Yugi, Joey, and her grandfather rushed up to hug her, dragging her inside of the house, not taking any notice of Zeke.

"Lets just go into the living room," Zeke whispered into Silver's ear. The wolf nodded, walking in, and helping Zeke onto the couch.

You must rest the wolf told him.

"Go return to your mistress," he said. The wolf bowed, and dissipated. Zeke stared at the ceiling. That was what you called a family. Someone always happy to see you… Zeke never had a family. The only closest people to him in his life, was Lillith and Ishizu. He sighed, his thoughts turning to something else. The tiara was strange. The powers seemed to act upon thought. Maybe their was more mental abilities hidden inside… he wouldn't know. His wrists felt horrible, along with the rest of his body for that matter. Zeke sighed once again. He would think it over in the morning. One thing he prided upon himself is that he could go to sleep in any amount of pain, or any kind of discomfort. Closing his eyes, he tried to forget how screwed he was on moving anywhere for a long time…