Tenshi-Thanks to those that went to lady of love's fic. you are very much loved.
Spirit- thanks, my friend was very happy to get your reviews well here's the chap hope you all like it.
Diclaimer- i claim no ownership to Sailor Moon, Yu-Gi-Oh, or Practical Magic.
Pairings- Hotaru/Yami Marik, Steven(oc)/Minako/Yami
88 Last Time 88
After Minako had finished up in the bathroom she walked out and found her sister's door was already closed and the light was off. A noise startled her and she turned around to see Artemis. The little cat meowed and rubbed up against her legs. She smiled down at him then picked him up. "Hey pretty kitty. You can come sleep in my room tonight." she said then went into her bedroom. As soon as she changed into her pj's she fell onto the bed and closed her eyes. Artemis made himself comfortable onto of her. She smiled softly before falling into a deep sleep.
88 This Time 88
Oh no not again! Hotaru thought as she fell to the rough ground from the sky. In no time she hit the dirt and tumbled a little bit. A large rock actually stopped her from going to far, but it was painful when her back connected with it. Slowly she pulled herself up until she was sitting. However something else was beginning to sting. Looking down at her hands, she found both were all scraped up and bleeding. She had used them to help break her fall.
"Ow." she whimpered as she tried to pick the rocks and grains of dirt out of them. She winced as some of the grains just fell deeper into her cuts.
A sudden shadow loomed over her then kneeled down to her level. Looking up she saw it was Marik. "Stop picking at them. You'll have to wash the dirt out." he said.
"Is there water here?" he nodded and pointed to a small puddle. The violet eyed girl made a face. The puddle was probably full of bacteria and who knew what else. Marik rolled his eyes at her and pulled her up by her arm. He then proceeded to half-drag her over to it. Once there Hotaru found that the water was actually pretty clear. It didn't look so bad now. She bit down on her lip hard, when the boy grabbed her wrists and forced her hands into the puddle.
The water stung a little, and it didn't help when Marik began to brush away all the dirt and rock stuck in her palms. If she could she would have punched him. Unfortunately he had both of her hands, and both were all scrapped up. Finally he was done and she quickly pulled her hands back, away from him. He only smirked. "Are you going to cry now?"
Hotaru's violet eyes narrowed at him, "I don't cry, especially not in front of jerks like you."
"Good, cause I don't want to have to deal with a stupid little girl balling her eyes out."
"Jerk."
"Bitch."
Both teens were now locked in a glaring contest. It wasn't until Hotaru felt something on her palms did she look away. They were still bleeding, though not as bad as before. She didn't notice Marik look away when he had seen the blood. A shiver went up his spine when he threw a glance at it. The violet eyed girl was looking around for anything to clean up the liquid and wrap around her hands. She noticed her t-shirt was pretty long and smiled.
"Marik can you do me a favor?"
The lavender eyed boy looked over at her. "Depends."
"Can you rip off two pieces of cloth from the bottom of my shirt? And you better not rip off to much." he rolled his eyes then went and sat next to her. She moved her arms up some and out of his way. Hastily he tore the first piece off from the back. The second piece came from the front. "Thanks, now can you wrap my hands up with them?"
He glared at her. "That's two favors." she slightly pouted at him and he raised an eyebrow. Did this girl really think that was going to work? People had begged for their lives in front of him, and he never so much as winced from their teary eyes. Hotaru just sighed in anger and took the two cloths from him. Slowly and carefully she began to bandage her palms. However it was a lot harder then it looked. Marik watched her pathetic attempts at it and finally gave in. He grabbed the wrist closest to him and started to do it for her.
To keep himself occupied from the blood he asked, "so what are you anyways? The first time you came her you killed the pale beast monster with that weird blast."
"I'm . . . a witch." she said hesitantly. Marik arched his eyebrow again. A witch? Weren't those supposed to be ugly old women with warts and they killed men and ate children. He caught Hotaru smirking. "No we don't do that. And do I look that ugly?"
He blinked. "You. . .you read my mind."
"I couldn't exactly hear what you thought, but I did see the images you were playing. I'm not far along enough in my training to actually hear peoples thoughts yet." she explained.
A smirk tugged at his lips as he tied the cloth to that hand up. He remembered when he was able to read the minds of others. He could even take control of the weaker minds and make the person do anything they were told. That of course was due to the power of the Millennium Rod. He then quickly stopped that train of thought. A confused face had fallen upon the girl. It was clear she had ventured into his mind again.
"What are you?" she asked. Marik scowled.
"Just some grade A psychopath with a record. Not an official one, but I would have one if the cops had brought me down. Like they could though."
"Hey I told you what I was. Besides that couldn't be all you are. Then this place would be crowded with other psychopaths." she snapped. Roughly he grabbed her other hand and yanked it to him. She winced slightly but kept up her stern look. "Why won't you tell me? It's not like I'm going to go blab it to the world."
"Because what I am isn't even human." he growled out.
Hotaru grew quiet and just stared at him. Finally she spoke again. "Then what are you?" this she said softly and in a kind manner. The lavender eyed boy couldn't remember the last time someone had spoke to him like that, if at all. He stopped before he could bandage her hand and decided to answer her.
"I was born from a boys hatred and anger. I became a second personality you could say. When he was little I killed his father. Later on I tried to take over the world by controlling the minds of the weak and forcing them to be my slaves. However the soul of an ancient pharaoh beat me and sent me here." he looked at her. "There now. Are you satisfied?"
". . .I'm sorry." she whispered.
Marik rolled his eyes and went back to work. "There's nothing to be sorry about. You didn't do anything."
"Not that. I meant I'm sorry for how you came to be. You were created out of anger and hatred. That must've been hard on you. It's not like you could've helped but have done all the things you claimed. If those were the only emotions you could harbor, they should have tried to help you."
He shook his head. "They were only interested in helping my other half not me." why was she showing such sympathy for him? He didn't ask for it. He didn't even need it. Finally he was done bandaging her up. She seemed to be thinking about something, so he kept quite. Suddenly she stood up and looked down at him.
"Marik do you regret all the things you did? Would you do them again if you were allowed back to Earth?" her questions surprised him a bit. He shrugged as he stood up.
"I can't regret something I was basically created to do."
"What about my other question?"
He threw up his arms. "How the hell should I know? It was mostly my Hikari's hatred that drove me to commit all those crimes. The hatred I was created from. You'll probably have to ask him if he wants to take over the world again, which I seriously doubt. Why are you asking anyways?"
"Well I was thinking.. . What if the reason I come here is to help free you?" he rose an eyebrow at this. Why would anyone want to free him? That had to be the most stupidest thing he ever heard of. Could the girl even do that? She did say she was a witch, maybe she had some sort of spell that could free him.
"Can you?"
Hotaru thought a little more. "Well I'll have to look through all our spell books for a spell. Plus I'll have to learn a little more about this place."
"It's a graveyard for monsters and psychopaths. There's really not much else too it." the violet eyed girl gave him a stern look. He countered with a glare. She sighed and began to look around. "Why would you want to help me anyway? You're not going to gain anything by it, and I've been nothing but an ass to you since you got here."
The girl mumbled something that sounded like, "you got that right." before turning back to him. "Well I have been deprived of three nights of sleep because I keep coming here. Maybe if I actually free you, I'll stop showing up here, and actually get some sleep."
"You're willing to put the whole world at risk just so you can get some sleep?" he asked crossing his arms. It didn't seem very logical to him.
Surprisingly she nodded. "Yep. What do I care about the world anyways? They hate me, and treat me like a monster. I might as well act like one, and give them just what they want."Marik was taken back by this response. He wouldn't have believed it if she didn't have that angry and slightly hurt look in her eyes. "The only people I ask for you to leave alone is Minako, my guardians, and myself."
After a moment of reclaiming his composure. He smirked. "Done, that is if I get out of here and want to take over the world. I can't really unless I get the Millennium Items, which are now probably heavily guarded."
"So then you'll just be normal?"
"As normal as a psychopath who's only friend is a witch can be." Hotaru now was staring at him. The lavender eyed boy didn't understand why. Then he remembered what he had said. He had called her his friend. Well they weren't Exactly friends, but she was probably the closest thing he had to one. Narrowing his eyes at her, to tell her to shut up he began to walk back to the cave. Hotaru was about to follow when she could no longer feel the ground.
"Um Marik. . . I'm leaving now." she said as her body began to lift off the ground.
He turned around to see her beginning to look transparent. He grumbled in displeasure. "You better come back and figure out a way to free me." she smiled and slightly giggled at his anger.
"Don't worry I will. Bye!" she said and waved before completely vanishing.
Spirit- next chap will have the girls back at school.
Tenshi-Minako's plan will be revealed, and she'll meet up with Steven again.
Spirit- yep, now Please Review if you want the next chap! Ja ne
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