Author's Note: here's chapter three! I tried to make it longer than the last two okay! It is also has a very gory scene in it, maybe I should change the rating to an M let me know. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of the characters.
Recap:
"The storm won't let up for another five days. And then there will be flooding on all major roads." Amelda looked at each of his friends in turn. "She gonna be here for a while."
Dreams And Memories.
"Shit! Shit! And double fucking shit!" Raphael roared. He clenched his fists so hard a small drop of blood oozed out where his long nail pierced the skin.
His friends all stared at him intently. Raphael slowly uncurled his hands then ran them impatiently through his hair.
"Well I kinda like the idea of having a girl around. It'll be way more interesting than you three." Valon said his usual smirk in place. "I can see it now…she's scared and lonely and I'll be there to help her and she'll be so grateful, she'll…OW!" Valon turned out of his daydream to glare at Seto who had just cuffed the back of his head.
"What was that for?" Valon wanted to know.
"Serenity isn't going to come out of her room. She doesn't even know you three exist. Do I make my self clear?" Seto bared his teeth when no one answered. "I said do I make myself clear?"
"You make yourself clear Seto." Amelda murmured as he rolled off the settee in a fluid and graceful movement. Turning he set the book down on a small end table.
But what if she does find out about us? What will you do then Seto?
Get out of my head Amelda.
Seto… she is smart…she won't settle for anything but the truth. You know this.
I said get out!
If she finds out you'll have to kill her or change her…are you willing to do that Seto? Can you do that?
"She won't find out!" Seto snarled before turning on his heel and stalking out of the room.
Amelda sighed. Out of all of them he knew Seto the best and had been with him the longest. He knew Seto was still brooding over his death so long ago and had never forgiven what he was.
"What was that about?" Raphael asked. He knew of Amelda's psychic abilities and they unnerved the hell out of him.
"It's nothing. I'm going to bed." Amelda stated he snatched up the green book he was reading before and strolled out of the same door Seto had gone out of.
Raphael and Valon stared at one another for a few moments before heading out of one of the other doors.
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Joey wheeler paced the small office of detective Martin Wilson. Marty was tired and really did not feel up to having him and his team gallivanting all over the city looking for a sulking 17-year-old brat. But when that brat's brother, her sister-in-law and her mother were all glaring daggers at you for suggesting them going home and looking for her when the rain stops it changes a man perspective.
"And what if she drowns huh? What if she gets caught in the rain and get that cold thingy?" Joey raged.
"You mean hypothermia?" Mai asked. She and her mother in law were sitting down on the terribly uncomfortable chairs. She shifted slightly as her ass started to go numb. "Joey darling, Serenity's not stupid. She'll get out the rain and she'll be just fine you'll see."
"Mai's right Joseph. But that doesn't mean I'm going home and waiting for her to turn up on my doorstep detective. What would you do if it was your daughter? Just wait for her to get out of this mood and come home?" Mrs. Wheeler said.
"Look your girls over 16. Legally I can't do anything until she's been missing for over 24 hours but I know what you mean so here's what I can do, I'll get a couple of my best men to go round the city and just look out for her. If and when she has been missing for 24 hours I'll organised a full search for her okay?" Marty suggested.
"That's better. Now do you have the name of a motel nearby?"
"No ma. You can stay with us till we find Serenity." Joey said shaking his head. His messy blonde hair fell into his face and he shoved it irritably away.
"Thank you Joseph." Mrs. Wheeler murmured softly.
As they left Marty let out another heavy sigh and rested his head in his hands. He hated parents who fussed over their children coming home a few hours late, more than likely the girl would turn up in the morning all full of apologies and such. Lifting his head he called out for Carlos and Marks to come to his office. They were two of his best men after all a promise is a promise.
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Joey unlocked the door to his and Mai's apartment; Mai had a supporting arm around his mother. Joey was surprised to noticed she actually looked old despite the fact she couldn't be any older than 45.
Mai helped her onto the couch and made noises about making a pot of tea as she headed towards the kitchen.
"It's not much but it's what we got." Joey muttered. He didn't understand why he was nervous about his own mother being in his home. "There's a spare room there and the bathroom is to the right…" Joey trailed off miserably and shoved his hands in his pockets because he didn't know what else to do with them.
"It's beautiful Joey. I like the wallpaper." His mother mumbled. Joey wasn't the only one uncomfortable.
" Yeah Mai gave the whole apartment a makeover when she moved in." Joey said a quick easy grin flashed, as he thought about the argument he and Mai had about Mai flat deniable to move in with him until the apartment was 'liveable'.
" She has done a good job." His mother looked helplessly around the tiny living room. She looked up at Joey who was still standing, his shoulders hunched, his hands stuck deep into his jeans pockets and his head down. What went wrong? When did I lose that cheerful young boy that was my son?
"Joey" Mai had come back into the room; she held a small cork tray with three steaming cups of tea.
"Oh right" Joey looked around for a clear surface to put the tea; he finally found a spot on the coffee table after rearranging some of the junk that once covered it completely. "There!" he said triumphantly.
Mai and Mrs. wheeler exchanged softhearted looks before picking up their tea. "Don't worry Mrs. W. we'll find Serenity." Mai claimed confidently.
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The sun sunk to the east. A glorious rainbow of yellow, red, pink and purple bled into the sky around it. He watched it hide behind one of the pyramids before finally falling and setting the world around in darkness."Amazing is it not?" the woman behind him was still no more than a girl. She long blue-silver hair and dark blue eyes that held pure innocence.
"I love this time of day. Or night rather." He turned to her, a small smile played at his lips. He was the chief advisor to the pharaoh. She was a homeless, orphaned street urchin and yet here she was in one of the spare rooms in the palace.
As if she was reading his thoughts, she ducked her head; her face was pink from being embarrassed. "You saved me. I'm indebted to you." She lifted her head and he thought he could see traces of love in those gorgeous sapphire eyes.
"You do not owe me anything. Kisara." He reached out and gently ran a hand over her arm. She turned and stared up at him. To his horror tears welled up in her eyes.
"Don't cry, I didn't mean to make you cry." He whispered hoping to soothe her.
"I'm crying because I love you." She wept.
"Kisara…I love you too."
Her face filled with hope and awe. "Will you love me forever?"
Taken aback from the question he could only nod.
"In a thousand years would you love me?"
Another nod.
"If you died and we were together for all eternity, will you be loyal to me and only to me?"
"Yes." He didn't understand where she was going with these questions.
"Kiss me, I love you."
He turned and kissed her softly on her lips. He closed his eyes and didn't notice Kisara's own turn crimson. She reared her head back and sunk her now pointed teeth into his neck. He gave a strangled cry and fell limp against her.
As black rimmed his vision he could just make out Kisara rake her nails over the side of her neck, leaving deep gashes that oozed thick black blood. Supporting his head she brought his mouth to the gashes. He drank like a child, with no will of his own.
"What…what are you?" he murmured, he had no strength left and his head was spinning. His vision blurred and then everything was swallowed up by darkness.
" I am everything. I am forever and so will you be my love." In the distance he heard her whisper it.
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Seto woke with a start. The dregs of the nightmare still swirling in his mind, groaning he threw the cover off him and went to stand by the window. It was still dark but he could sense the sun would be rising soon.
"Are you okay?"
Seto whirled around to see Amelda leaning in the doorway. He was wearing an old pair of jogging pants and his chest was bear so he had probably come straight from his room.
"What are you doing here?" Seto asked coldly. His azure eyes flashed dangerously.
"You were screaming and it woke me up. I came to see if you were okay before it woke Raphael or Valon. Can you imagine what might have happened if you did?" Amelda straightened and walked calmly into the room. Seto turned back to the window.
"You know the dream then?" Seto finally said ignoring Amelda's question.
"If you can called it that. Personally I'd call it a memory." Amelda sighed then dug around in a pocket in his pyjamas before finding a crumpled cigarette box. Flipping the lid revealed two equally crumpled cigarettes.
"Want one?" Amelda said holding one out to Seto.
Seto took the stick and then opened the bedside table drawer to collect the lighter he knew was there. Lighting his cigarette he threw the lighter to Amelda, who was now sitting comfortably on the edge of the bed.
" Kisara?"
"Yeah. Dammit!" Seto raked a hand through his already dishevelled hair. He glared out of the window again; a small dot of lighter sky showed the sun was starting to rise.
"She killed you. You have a right to feel a little bitter."
"She didn't just damn me, she tricked me. Bugger I thought I was I love with her. And after 5000 years some would think I'd be over it by now."
"Do you think we are above loving mortals Seto? Do think that we can't? I was in love a mortal once." Amelda glared at Seto anger flared up in his silver eyes.
"I don't think we can't love. But Amelda can we ever survive it? I mean think about it. We live in darkness, they in the light. And Kisara never loved me. What happened with this mortal you loved?" Seto turned to face the second man while taking a deep drag on the cigarette.
"It was a long time ago. What was done was done and nothing can change that." Amelda stared at Seto with sharp eyes and cold fury.
"If you don't want to talk just say so." Seto hunched his shoulder defensibly.
"I don't want to talk about it." Amelda stubbed his cigarette out on the palm of his hand and then watched the skin heal instantly leaving a small red mark that would fade by lunchtime. "You going to be okay?"
"Yeah. Thanks Amelda, but you annoy the hell outta me when you just decide to come to my room." Seto said with a grin.
"What are friends for if not to annoy one another?" with that Amelda swaggered out of the room.
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Authors note: there's chapter three please review! I'll update as soon as possible. Sorry Serenity isn't in this chapter.