AN-I think that the last chapter was my favorite and I think this one is too! Lol
Well, it seems like every time I write something, the first chapter seems to be suckish, but when I get into the next chapter, I know what I'm doing! Or something like that…
After you finish this chapter, why not go check out DevilsNvrCry and her stories! I love them too! :)
BTW-I still don't own YGO. Look at the first chapter… And I don't owe the song Whiskey Lullaby. It was made/sung by Allison Krauss and Brad Paisley.
Chapter Three – Our Kind Of Love
"Mana, what are you doing in that jar?" A mysterious man asked as Mana jumped out of it.
"Well, I was trying to scare you both, but I guess it didn't work!" Mana sighed as she put her hands behind her back.
"You're… Mana, right?" The Pharaoh asked her as she nodded.
"Have you been in the desert without a hat?"
"Mana! Be respectful." The mysterious man warned as she waved her hand in front of them.
"Oh, he knows I'm kidding! We've been friends since childhood!" Mana pointed out as The Pharaoh nodded.
"That's right. But, how did you get passed the guards?" He asked as Mana smiled and pointed to her right. Down some stairs, two guards were paralyzed as Mana giggled.
"Mana, release them. With Bakura around, we need all of our guards!" The mysterious guy announced as Mana sighed.
"Okay… Release!" She called out as the guards were released and looked at each other. "Geez Mahad, you never know when to relax and have fun."
I sat up in my bed as I glanced over to the window.
"Daytime…" I uttered as I shook my head and laid my head back on my pillow.
What was up with that dream? Hmm… Mana… I have an idea of what she looks like… And the Pharaoh… He looks like Yami! But, I bet he already knew that… And this Mahad guy… I've never heard of him before until now…
I got up from by bed and glanced at the clock: 8:02. I walked over to my door, and walked downstairs, to see if anyone was up. Getting to the kitchen, there was no one. I crossed my arms and wondered about Joey again…
"I'm sure he's fine… He didn't call, so I'm sure he's fine." I assured to myself as I looked for something to eat. I found everything I needed to make pancakes! "Maybe I should go wake the brothers and see if they wanted some…"
I had to get a bowl, and I found out that they were on the very, VERY top of the cabinets, over the oven. I sighed as I grabbed a chair to stand up on. I was very shaky, and I always am, but I'm not scared of heights… Maybe it's because I'm scared of falling and getting hurt. I grabbed my chest and found the perfect bowl for making pancakes.
"I can't believe I'm making breakfast…" I murmured to myself as I heard footsteps coming from somewhere. As I stepped off the counter, and back onto the sturdy chair, my foot slipped off the chair. I put the bowl on my head, jumped off the chair with my other foot, and landed-
"Hey, are you okay?"
-right into Seto's arms. I jumped out of his arms as I blushing ever so lightly.
"Yeah."
"Well, don't get into that chair like that again." I turned to face him and took the bowl off my head. "I've told myself that I need to get new chairs, since these are as old as this place, and I've been forgetting about it." I sighed as he pulled the chair back to the kitchen table.
"Well, thanks…"
"What are you doing up so early?" He ruffled his hair around as I glanced at him, since he had only pj bottoms on, just for a couple seconds, and blushed.
Oh come on… Your cousin did this before! Well, he dressed the same when you went to his house one day… It's no different! Sort of…
"I could ask you the same thing." I started to put the ingredients into the bowl.
"Well… I wanted to get up before everyone… Oh, everyone usually does not get up until nine." I huffed.
"Well, thanks for telling me."
"And, I felt like making breakfast…"
I turned as he turned from me. Coward. At least face me. OR, he's just messing with me…
"Umm… I had this weird dream…"
"Really?" He walked over to the counter as he watched me cook breakfast.
"Yeah… It was really weird."
"Explain."
"So… I'm this girl, Mana, if I remember…" I grabbed the bowl and started to mix the ingredients. "And she's with this mysterious guy, Mahad, I think… And the Pharaoh, which I figured is Yami…"
Seto looked up, abruptly.
"And she has jumped out of a jar and tried to scared them, and Mahad got mad that she freezes the guards because there was this… Bakura dude was still out and about, which I figured was a bad guy."
"Are you serious? Anything else?" He questioned as I looked up and stopped mixing the ingredients.
"That's it… I've never had a dream like that, until now… What's it suppose to mean? Should I know something?" I questioned Seto as he sighed and walked over to the stove and grabbed a pan, and started to heat it up.
"Sort of… Maybe I should explain it to you…" I nodded as I poured the solution into the pan, into little circles.
"Okay… That's fine with me. Oh, and I'm sorry I didn't put blueberries or stuff in them! I didn't know what you like." I added as he smiled.
"I'll get the butter and syrup." He uttered as I nodded and flip a couple over.
After I cooked our pancakes and stuff, we moved over to the kitchen table, made for twelve people, and sat down and ate.
"Okay… Where should I begin?" He wondered as I looked over at him. I was sitting to the right of him.
"Well, how about you give me the summarized version of everything, and if I have any questions, then I'll ask you." I suggested as he nodded and cut his pancakes.
"Hmm… Okay." He ate his pancakes, and slowly began his long explanation.
So, Seto told me everything. He told me that Yugi won at Duelist Kingdom, and he gave the money to Joey for his sister's eye operation. He also said that Yugi saved his grandpa, Mokuba, and himself. He didn't go into detail about that, so I didn't question him about that. Then, he told me all about how he was experimenting with a virtual reality thingy, and that Yugi's friends came in and helped him, again. I could tell he wasn't a happy camper on saying that.
"You're gonna kill me for saying this." I interrupted as he looked up, finishing our pancakes.
"What?" He sighed out as I crossed my arms.
"It seems that when you get into trouble, Yugi and his friends have to go save your sorry little ass." He glared at me as I ran to the kitchen with my plate and held my fork at him. "Get any closer to me and I have a fork, with syrup, and I'm not afraid to use it!" I yelled as he crossed his arms and ignored me.
"I don't care what you say. What's past is pass." I nodded and still stayed far away from him. I walked to my seat and carefully sat down. He looked at me as he continued.
Seto said that when he heard about the three Egyptian God cards that were roaming the area, he hosted a tournament. I knew little about this in America… And, after a long tournament, the semi-finals were held ontop of a blimp. Could Seto get anymore creative? I didn't wanna say something as he might blow up on me. As they were about to finish the finals, the crashed onto an island, where Seto basically says, "Another virtual reality world, we got caught, we kicked they asses, and escaped." I was a little concerned, but didn't want to bring up anything…
The finals were held at the Battle Tower. It was him versus Yugi and Joey versus Marik. He said that the battle was very intense. Joey would of won (AN-and I still think he did.) if he just called his monster to attack Marik.
"What happened? Why did you say he would of won?"
"The battle was taken to the shadow realm."
"T-the shadow realm?" I questioned as Seto nodded.
"It was eerie, and it shouldn't been allowed… But…"
"You allowed it anyways…" He nodded as he swallowed his coffee.
"I… Well… When a person battles in the shadow realm, if their monster gets attacked, they lose a part of themselves… I can't explain it. It's like," Seto looked up at me, "getting electrocuted. And, when you get attacked each and every time, you mind goes into shock…"
"S-so… Joey was basically getting shocked each and every time he laid a monster down… But, did Marik get the same treatment?"
"Yes. He did, but since he has fought so many of these battles like that, he was able to withstand the pain far better than the mutt…" I nodded as I drew my knees up in the seat."So, when Marik had no monster, trap, or magic cards on the field, same as the mutt, he drew, and the mutt was barely standing as it was, and it was a card he needed. He summoned it to the field, Gearfried the Iron Knight, and it was perfect because Marik had less life points that it's attack. However… The battle took its toll on him and as he was just about to call his move…"
"He fainted…"
"Exactly. Mokuba jumped up to his rescue the moment the duel was over…"
He doesn't sound too happy about that… Geez… Get over it!
I shook my head as he looked at the clock: 8:44.
"Well, keep going until everyone gets up." I said as he nodded and got up, taking his plate over to the counter as I followed him.
He continued on say that he went against Yugi, who turned into Yami, and lost that duel, giving his God card to Yugi. Yugi went against Marik, and also won that as well. Marik had to give up his God card up as well, and with that, Yami was another step closer with remembering his past. Then, there was this group, that were sacrificing souls, with The Seal of Orichalcos, to revive a monster that was strong enough to destroy Atlantis about ten thousand years ago. He, along with Yugi and Joey, had to join forces with three legendary monsters, and put a stop to the group's evil plans. They even had to save some people they even knew… Mai, Weevil, and Rex, if I remember… But Kaiba didn't stay on that story for long.
"Okay, there HAS to be something you're letting off here." I pointed out as he looked over at me.
"What now?" He sounded agitated.
"This group… What did they do to you guys?"
"Why do you want to get into my personal life?"
"Because I am living with you for a couple months. What if I wanna know more about you guys?" I said as he crossed his arms.
"Let me say this: Ask the mutt and his goodie-two-shoe friends Yami and Yugi. They'll tell you."
I gulped. I didn't want to know, but if I was gonna be here for a while, I should know about my friends, and not be left in the darn dark…
After all that happened, Seto hosted another tournament, and it brought all the best duelists in the world. To make a short story even shorter, some dude was trying to get rid of Kaiba Corporation, and had a little attachment to the group before. He was defeated and dealt with. Finally, Seto explained what happened with Yami's past. He told me, as he had found out, that he was the reincarnated Priest Seto and that he was one of the six guardians that protected the pharaoh.
"Well, that was ironic, wasn't it?" I pointed out as he shrugged. "Bet you couldn't believe that you, rivals now, were allies with Yami!" I wanted to laugh, thinking of the irony of this situation, but decided that he should continue.
He said that after Yugi and his friends found the Pharaoh in a memory world, they were brought back. Yami had the three Egyptian God cards, all seven Millennium items, and there was one thing left to do before he could past onto the next life: he had to be beaten in a duel… with the body he inhabited: Yugi's. It was a very close match, as everyone watched Yugi actually beat Yami at his own game. After the duel, they had to escape from the tomb that was collapsing, and they made it out, in one piece.
"The end."
"You're serious? You just said, The end like it was nothing!"
"It was nothing. Everything went back to normal, and that's basically it." He got from a stool, and walked over to a window, pulling the blinds closer as the sun got brighter.
"So, how did Yami come back? I thought he was…"
"It's confusing… I asked Yugi about it and he still doesn't know very well… Also, the others that had Millennium items and evil sides were brought back and they have their own bodies, as of now."
"You mean that evil Marik dude had an evil side? And that evil side fought against Joey?"
"Yes. Anything else?" I looked down as I walked away from him.
"That Bakura dude I mentioned this morning…" I turned around to face Seto. "Is he here now? Is he the same person?"
Seto put his hand through his hair, and I took as an "I don't know. Ask them."
"Probably. Why not ask them today?"
"Huh?" I heard a couple maids come down, along with Mokuba.
"Aren't you supposed to be seeing them this morning?" I gasped as I ran upstairs.
"I FORGOT!" I yelled as I ran to my room, and went through the drawers, not able to find my outfit for today.
"You do know that you're clothes are on the bed?" Seto pointed out as I turned around, and they were. "You must of picked it out, and put it on the bed before you left yesterday and the maid remembered and got it out for you."
"Yeah. That's right." I walked over to it as I turned to Seto. "I'll have to call Joey- OH, that's right. He has to call me. Should have gotten his number…" Seto sighed as he shut the door.
"I'll look for the number." He yelled through the door as he walked away.
Thanks.
I put my clothes on- a beautiful pink dress with pink flats to match with- and fixed my hair up, with mousse, and put a headband in my head. I was ready to go as Seto knocked on my door.
"Come in." Took ya long enough.
He walked in, pants on, and a nice shirt on.
"Are you serious? You have to work on a Saturday? And you're even your own boss!"
"Yeah, so?"
"Take the day off! You can't scold yourself for taking a break."
"Well, this is important. I have a business meeting, via video chat, and it concerns my company. Besides, I don't have time to take off." He said as he held his tie in one hand and a piece of paper in the other.
"Here, let me tie your tie." I uttered as he gave me the paper instead.
"This is the number for Yugi's game shop. If I was you, I would of gotten the number before you left there." I glared at him as he went to my mirror in my bathroom to tie his tie.
"Thanks, and I'll make sure to get all their numbers." I promised as I grabbed my phone, put it in my purse (inside that purse, I had my deck, just in case, along with my glasses, hidden very deep in there, and my wallet with that little friend I call a credit card), and watched him walk out of my bathroom.
"See? I can put a tie on myself." I nodded as he crossed his arms and looked at me. He buttoned his shirt, I made a very small awww noise in my head, and I sat on my bed.
Man. If awkward silence could kill…
"Am I ready to go?" I asked as Seto nodded, walking over to the door and opened it for me. I looked up at him. "If this is one way on paying me back for last night… You've got a heck of a long way to go." I poked on his shoulder and walked out.
I better watch what I say! Geez… Me and my big mouth.
I walked outside to the first limo as Roland was escorting me, again.
"Good morning, Emily."
"Good morning to you too, Roland."
"Where to today?"
"Oh, hold on." My cell phone was going off and a number popped up.
"Hello?"
"Joey! Are you okay?"
"Uh, yeah. We were wondering where ya at."
"Oh, I was just about to leave! Give me a bit to get there."
"Alright. Oh, and we were going ta go swimmin' at Téa's house, so make sure you get your bathin' suit."
I moaned as I shook my head.
"Seriously? Well, give me a bit. I'll be there ASAP."
"We'll see you at Yug's place."
I put the phone up, after saying goodbye, and put my stuff in the limo.
"Give me about a few minutes. I have to go get my bathing suit." I said to Roland as he nodded.
"No problem." I ran up to my room, searching for my bathing suit.
"I know I packed it in here… Ah-ha! Found it!" I grabbed my one-piece bathing suit, a towel, and a bag. I put it in the bag and ran back downstairs, and walked towards the limo. "Okay, I'm ready to leave." I breathed as he opened my door.
"Where to?"
"To where you picked me up yesterday afternoon: Yugi's grandpa's game shop." I said as he nodded. I slid in and he shut the door, waiting for him to drive away.
"Hey, big brother." Seto turned to see Mokuba behind him.
"What's wrong?" He asked as Mokuba smiled.
"Oh nothing. I just saw how you looked into that window."
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"I know something, and you know something that you won't admit to." Seto looked down as Mokuba walked out of his room, waiting for Seto to get the idea.
"Mokuba…" He shook his head and shut the door. "I need to get a Do Not Disturb sign on my door…"
So, after a long drive, like a good thirty minutes, we finally arrived at the Game Shop. I jumped out and told Roland that I'll call when I need to be picked up. He nodded and drove off, as I entered the shop.
"I so, SO sorry I'm late!" I cried out as they looked at me. I blinked as most of the guys were in their swimming trunks already, and a few had some shirts on. "Those damn traffic lights and traffic… I swear…"
"Hey, no sweat! We knew what the traffic was gonna be like today, so don't worry." Yugi assured as I nodded. "Oh, let me introduce you to the rest of our gang." I put my bag on the ground as I walked over to the group. "This is Tristan," he pointed to a guy, around my age, and brown pointed hair, "This is Marik and Malik, and this is Bakura and Ryou." I gasped softly, as I remembered what Seto said to me this morning.
"Marik and Malik are separate people. The person that went against the mutt was Malik. Marik had no control of his body. The same happened with Ryou."
I shook my head, and tried not to get mad at either of them.
"Nice to meet you all!" I said as they nodded. I turned to the others I knew from yesterday and smiled. "So, when are we gonna go swimming?"
"Well, since it's just a small distance to my house, we'll just walk there." Téa announced as we all grabbed our bags, and piled out of the shop within a heartbeat.
"So," I walked behind Téa, the couples (Marik, Malik, Ryou, and Bakura), and Tristan, with Yami, Yugi, and Joey behind with me, "how hot is it supposed to be today?"
"From what I heard," Yami began, "it's supposed to be around eighty. But, swimming will cool us off." I nodded as Yugi ran up to the others as they started to run away from us. Yami followed as Joey was about to as well, but I stopped him by pulling at his arm.
"What's wrong, Em'?" He asked as I walked behind him, trying to focus on the question I wanted to ask him.
"Well… I hate be a snoop… But, I talked to Seto-"
"Ugh!" Joey groaned.
"-this morning… He told me everything that happened from Duelist Kingdom until now." Joey looked down at me as I walked beside him.
"What… did he tell ya?"
"…It was about the Battle City semi-finals." He ran his fingers through his hair as I glanced downward. "I know about your battle with Marik…"
"Oh…"
"Seto said that you would of won…" I tried to brighten the mood by saying that, but Joey didn't noticed.
"I bet I would of too…" I closed my eyes as we came to a corner and saw Yugi and Yami at the end of the other corner, waiting for us.
"Joey… How can you still be friends with that… person?"
"…I have let… bygones be bygones." Yami and Yugi walked towards us as I sighed.
"But, it's what he did to you! Joey, he could have killed you! But, he took you and your friends to the shadow realm! It wasn't a normal battle-"
"My sister was there! She saw everything that happened, Emily!" He grasped my arms as I lost my breath for a moment. "If she knew how weak… I was… She wouldn't… look at me… the same way! Em'…" He looked down to me as I heard footsteps coming closer and closer to us.
"Joey… I don't think you're weak."
"Huh?"
"You braved the battle… I know that you should be strong for your sister… But there are days that you can't be the hero everyday! You are not weak. You are strong, and don't let anyone else tell you different!" I pointed out as he put his head down, releasing his grip on me.
"Guys, we're waiting…" Yugi trailed off as he looked over at Joey. "…for you… What's going on?"
"N-nothin', Yug. Just a little…" He trailed off himself as Yami looked over at me as I glared down to my shoes.
"I asked Joey a question. And he took it… a little too…" I looked up at him as he looked at me. "…personal…" I walked away, putting my head down, and tried to stay focused as Yugi followed me.
"Joey… What was going on with you both?" Yami asked as Joey shrugged.
"It's nothin'… But what she said was true… She did ask a question…" Joey walked ahead as Yami crossed his arms, unsure of what to make of the situation in front of him.
"Ahh! That was what I needed! The perfect day for a swim!" I cried out as I stretched. Yugi, Yami, Téa, Tristan, Joey, and myself decided to go for a walk. The others went home, doing whatever (and I don't wanna know) as we passed a little shop.
"Hey, guys! We should go in!" Téa cried out as we followed behind her.
"Umm… What's this shop?" I asked as Téa got her money out.
"A karaoke place!" I gasped as the guys decided to walk out of the shop.
"Come on… It won't be that bad."
"Téa, the last time we did this, we fell asleep." Tristan uttered as she crossed her arms.
"Well, fine then! Emily and I will stay here and have all the fun we want! Right?" She put her arm around me as I nodded.
"I would love to… And you guys are chickens!" I pointed out as Tristan and Yugi walked over to us. "See, at least these guys know how to have a little fun!" Yami walked over at I smiled.
"Joey, we might as well try it. It could be fun." Yugi tried to sway him as Joey sighed and walked with us towards a little room.
"Thanks, Yugi…" I whispered in his ear as he nodded. Joey still had his head down, but I tried not to get upset. We entered a little room, and we were left to have fun.
"Since we have a couple hours on our hands, how about you start off, Emily?" Téa asked as I shook my head.
"Oh hell no… I'm not really great at Japanese songs…" I admitted as Téa shrugged.
"The lyrics will pop up for you, and there are even American songs as well… Please?" Yugi pleaded as I saw Téa plead as well.
"Oh, you two are so low." I said as they laughed, Tristan and Yami joined in as Joey was still frowning as I smiled. "Okay, I'll do." They all cheered. "But, I get to choose the song…" I pointed out as Téa gave me a list, ten pages of songs, as I found the one I looked for.
"Alright, Yugi, punch in 429, and Téa, hand me a mic, please?" I asked as Yugi and Yami searched for the song. They found it, but Yami looked up at me.
"Emily, this song is a duet." Yami pointed out as I nodded as Téa gave me a mic.
"I know. So, I'll need a guy to do it with me." Yugi shot his hand up, along with Tristian, as I shook my head. "Joey."
He looked up at me as I smiled and gave my hand to him.
"Come on. I hate to see you sad." He moaned as I whispered in his ear, "I love it
when you smile… It makes me happy." He blushed as I nodded to Yugi as Téa handed Joey a mic.
"Here we go." Yugi pressed 429 as the song, Whiskey Lullaby, as the lyrics started to form.
"Do you know his song?" I asked as he nodded and the song played.
"Yeah… It's one of my favorites…" He whispered in my ear as the lyrics began to glow. "She put him down… Like the burning end of a midnight cigarette… She broke his heart… He spend his whole life trying to forget…"
He looked over to me as I nodded.
"We watched him drink his pain away, a little at a time… But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind. Until the night…"
We singed together as he glanced over at me-
"He put that bottle to his head, and pulled the trigger, and finally drank away her memory. Life is short, but this time it was bigger, than the strength he had to get off of his knees… They found him with his face down in the pillow, with a note that said I'll love her 'til I die… Then when they buried him beneath the willow, the angels singed a whiskey lullaby."-Not even singing the 'la-la-la' part.
Then, it was my turn to sing.
"The room was full… But nobody knew how much she blamed herself, for years and years… She tried to hide the whiskey on her breath… She finally drank her pain away a little at a time, but she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind. Until the night…"
I glanced over at Joey as he closed his eyes, holding back-tears?-not even looking at the screen.
"She put that bottle to her head, and pulled the trigger… And finally drank away his memory. Life is short, but this time it was bigger, than the strength she had to get off of her knees. They found her with her face down in the pillow, clanging to his picture for dear life. They laid her next to him, beneath the willow… While the angels singed a whiskey lullaby."
But this time, he actually singed the 'la-la-la,' as the lights were coming on slowly, I held his hand. The song ended as we looked at each other.
Oh, wow… Joey can sing so… beautifully! It was so… captivating! I'm in shock…
Everyone was looking at us; hoping one of us would break the silence. Joey pulled me out of the room the moment Téa was about to say something. He dragged me outside and put my back against the wall. I started to freak out saying the first thing that came to my mind.
"I'm sorry if the song was too much for you! I mean, I didn't think it was your favorite and I saw you crying, and I was going to stop the song but you didn't-"
Joey put his hand over my mouth as he shook his head.
"I'm not mad at ya… And, it's just… The song felt like my mom and dad… Dad's…" He trailed off as I looked up at him; he still trapped me against the wall.
"Joey… You don't wanna tell me, do you?" He nodded, and then shook his head. "Well," I whispered, "make up your mind."
"Don't get mad…"
I nodded. "How can I get mad at you?" I interlocked my fingers as he put both of his hands over my own.
"Well… My dad… He's a drunk… And my mom moved out… Wit' my little sister, Serenity… I was left with my dad since then…" I put my head down as I he put his head on my shoulder, making me look at him. "That was when I was ten… Once a week, after they left… He would get drunk even night, he'd get more frustrated, and scarier… I was ten, and what he was doing to me, throwing punches at me, throwing anything at me, was just the beginning..."
"Joey… What do you mean, just the beginning?" I asked, worried about getting more into his personal life.
"When I was thirteen, dad decided… to go further than… before…" He just kept his head on my shoulder, not wanting to hear anymore. "And until now, I wasn't able to stay out this long… I convinced him… And he let me go wit' you guys… Unless I paid him back…" Joey's voice started to crack.
Joey's inner most secret is coming out… And he's telling me… I don't know if I can take this…
"It would… hurt… But, after three years…" He looked up, holding back nothing, including tears… "It still hurts!" He cried as I started to cry.
"Why haven't you told anyone? WHY?" I asked as he embraced me.
"I don't know! I didn't think that anyone would believe me… And he said if I did tell… He'd kill me…" I gasped as I lost my breath for moment.
"But, how did you get by with swimming today?" I was unsure of what to say.
"I told everyone I've not been feeling well, and… That's why I kept everything on…" I held onto him, tighter. "I've not told anyone… You're the first."
"But, why not tell the others? Why tell me?" I was confused.
"Because…" He looked up at me, tears still falling out of my eyes and still out of his. "I feel like we have… this bond… And it makes me feel… at ease…" He leaned in closer to me as our lips brushed.
No… I shouldn't… It's like Seto all over again…
"Joey… Wait." I pushed him as he glanced at me. "I need… more time… Please." I uttered as my tears stopped falling as he nodded.
"I… Alright… I'll give you time." He murmured as I glared up at him, but not in a mad way.
"Joey… Answer this question, and you can cry for as long as you wanna, right on my shoulder."
He nodded as I swallowed my pride.
I have to make sure… I don't wanna be led on by another guy…
"Did you dad…" I wasn't sure how to say this. I wanted to hug him, tell everything was gonna be a-okay, but after putting up with him for this long… "Your dad… D-did he… rape you?" I murmured as Joey nodded and fell to his knees and I fell with him, crying our eyes out once again.
I held him in my arms, not letting go. This was cruel. His father was a beast. I would do ANYTHING to get rid of him, but now, I have to be careful. Joey didn't need this kind of stuff. Not now, not EVER.
We heard the door open, slowly, as Joey put his head on my shoulder, hiding the tears, and I wiped my own.
"Hey, you guys missed Tristan and Yami singing-" Yugi looked over at us as he ran over to us, kneeling down to our height. "-Fergalicous. What happened? Is Joey okay?"
No. He's not. He never will be okay.
"His stomach is acting up again…" I lied. "I think that we'll make a quick trip to the museum, then I'll take him home." I told Yugi as he nodded. Joey and I got up; Yugi did too, as I held Joey's hand, again. We were walking out as a tall, black hair dude walked pass us.
"What's up with Wheeler?" He asked as Yugi sighed, crossing his arms.
"His stomach has been acting up again, Duke." Yugi uttered as Duke smiled.
"His stomach? More like his heart."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Yugi asked as Duke pointed to Yugi's heart.
"I think he's love sick, and he won't admit it. I think he loves the girl, but won't admit it." Duke walked in the room as Yugi stared at the exit for a little bit.
"Love sick? Joey? I don't know…"
As we made it outside, I still held his hand as he looked down at me.
"Are we really going to go to the museum?" He asked as I nodded.
"We should, at least. It'll say that I'm not totally lying." I pointed out as he smiled and we walked towards the museum. "Are you feeling sorta better now?"
"A little… But," He wiped his eyes, "I'm sorry for breaking down in front of ya. It was really rude of me…" I shook my head as he looked down.
"Joey. At least you told someone…" I assured as he held my hand. We were only a half a mile away from the museum as my cell phone went off. "I'm sorry! Give me a moment." I broke away and grabbed the phone from my purse.
"Emily?"
Seto…
"Yeah? What's up?"
"Well, you know my plan about looking into the mutt's background…"
"Yeah… Do you have something?"
"Yes. And it's not the best…" I looked over at Joey, smiling, as I closed my eyes and turned back around.
"Can you print me the information and put it on my bed? I'll be home after I go to the museum. I have to go see something. I'll call you when I need to be picked up."
"Okay, sure. No problem."
"Thanks… And I'm sure that that info will definitely be correct."
"Well… I'll talk to you later…"
"Bye." I put the phone away, in my purse, and grabbed on to Joey's arm. "Well, let's go."
"Was that Seto?" He asked, making a unpleasant noise at Seto's name.
"Yeah. I asked him I needed him to print off stuff for something I was reading last night. It didn't make no sense, so he's actually helping me." I smiled as Joey put his hand through his hair.
"Guess that's… good." He admitted as we walked into the museum. We paid our fee, and walked towards a hallway. I heard footsteps and turned around, Joey as well, as we saw an Egyptian lady that Joey recognized.
"Ishizu."
"Nice to see you again, Joey." She uttered as he nodded.
"I heard you exhibit was in the city, and I wanted to check it out this time."
"That's wonderful. And," She looked over to me, "who's your friend?"
"I'm Emily Johnson. Nice to meet you, Ishizu."
"Oh, same here." She smiled as she gripped my hand, shaking it, and jumping back. I jump a little bit, but probably not for the same reason.
"Are you okay? Man, some static electricity here!" I pointed out as Joey smiled.
"Emily… She can't…" Ishizu murmured as she looked over at Joey and I. I looked over at her. "Emily, will you and Joey follow me?" She asked as I nodded.
"Yeah, okay."
We walked down a long hallway, gripping my dress, as we went downstairs into a little private exhibit.
"These are artifacts that were here last time. Atem and Seto have both seen them. Myself, my brother, and Odion as well… But, the last two haven't…" I looked at Joey as he crossed his arms.
"What do you mean, last two? You don't have your Millennium Necklace anymore, so you can't see into the future, right?" Joey assured as she shook her head.
"My family is watching out for the items now." She walked towards me, and pulled down her collar, reveling the necklace. "I was given this one back for a reason…"
"What's that reason?" I asked as she released her collar.
"…There's another evil force that is forming… A nasty one." I gasped as I covered my mouth. "It's growing, but not that fast… I've been watching their movements, but they haven't advance anywhere." She walked over to an artifact that had a carving of what seemed to Seto and Yami battling. "A few months ago, everything was back to normal, however… When the Pharaoh was going into sleep… An evil escaped, barely, and none of us knew it.
"When the cave started to collapse, that was the mastermind doing it's own personal work, trying to destroy any reincarnations... So, my family knew that the Millennium items would have to be back into some old, and new, hands. Your friend, the Pharaoh, Seto, my brother, myself, Odion, and both of you…" She turned to us. "…are all reincarnated into someone who had contact with a millennium item."
I looked at Joey, and he looked at me.
"Umm, Ishizu, I have to say that's very… high up there." He motioned as I sighed. "I don't know… This is too hard for me to bare…"
"I believe her." I uttered, unexpected, as Ishizu smiled. I covered my mouth as she put them down for me.
"Don't be scared. It's your other that's saying that."
"My other? Since when have I become Yugi?" I blurted as she nodded.
"Well, we did have this battle, her and Yugi battled each other yesterday…" Joey pointed out as Ishizu glanced over at him.
"I have seen it… You," she pointed to me, "had draw the Dark Magician Girl, and as you were about to surrender… You're other came out."
I nodded, as I looked over at Joey, wide-eyed.
"Do you know who she is?"
"I do know that your card and she had a connection." She described and I nodded as she walked over to Joey. "But, it's not the only connection. Joey was the second."
"I was the second connection? What th' heck is going on?" Joey exclaimed as he held his head.
"You're not the only one." I pointed out as I shook my head.
"Mana, the girl that was inside you, only came out because she only had a bond with the Dark Magician Girl card at the time. It's because she's WAS the Dark Magician Girl when Atem was pharaoh." I gasped as she walked over to Joey. "Your reincarnate was a childhood friend with pharaoh. He WAS the Dark Magician back then because it was his creature to control.
"Mana and Mahad was childhood friends. Mahad worked along side the Pharaoh, being there for everything, as you are with Yugi, am I right?" Joey nodded as I walked over to Joey.
"Oh, God… This is too much information…" I murmured as Joey nodded, again.
"Umm… When will I see this, Mahad, dude?" Joey asked as Ishizu gave him a card.
"When you draw the Dark Magician." He looked at the card, smiling. "Or when you both happen to be together, you'll be able to converse with your other when you actually let him take control… as it's a little bond." We looked at each other. "This might be silly, but if you ever need to be protected, their powers will become yours. They are, perhaps, guardian angels…" She turned away from us.
A guardian angel, huh? I bet Joey is lost like a puppy trying to find his master… What a strange simile… Don't say that to him!
"Ishizu…" She turned around to face Joey. "Thanks for the card. And for everything you told us." She nodded and smiled.
"When the time comes, I'll give you the millennium item of your others choice, but…"
"But what?" I asked as she glanced at us both.
"…I can't say until later… I am truly sorry…" She put her head down.
"It's okay. Besides, I think we'll have to go… I'm sorry, but I hope to see you again." I said as she nodded.
"Same here. I hope to see the others some day." I nodded and we waved and walked up the stairs, our destiny unknown.
Ishizu turned around and closed her eyes.
"Let's hope the Mana and Mahad do their part tonight… Even though they were friends… I only hope…" She trailed, as she knew the future of tonight's events…
We walked outside as I gripped my purse.
"Did you understand anything she said to us?" Joey asked as I shrugged.
"I sort of did… But she lost me at end, really…"
He nodded and we walked down the stairs.
"Let me make my phone call-" I glanced down to get my phone and groaned as I pulled it out. "Seriously? No service?" Joey looked down at his sighed.
"There is always no signal around here… Let's go to the park. There's more of an open area, and there's gonna be signal there." I nodded and we walked towards the park, which was only a stone's throw away from here. A light breeze passed us as I didn't see any tree branches move…
That's weird… I don't think Ishizu meant something like this would happen
Be careful! I sense something!
I blinked, stopping in place as Joey looked over at me.
"You felt something too?" I nodded as he tilted his head and pulled me towards the park. "It's okay… We'll be okay."
We sat down on a park bench, Joey looking everywhere, as I made my phone call.
"Hi."
"You're awfully cheery."
"Shut it." I warned as Seto laughed. "I need someone over here, please."
"Alright. Where are you?"
"I'm at the-"
"Where?"
"Joey! Watch out! Dark Magic Attack!" I yelled as Joey jumped over the mysterious person's head and knocked them out. I closed my eyes and noticed a staff in my hands. Joey did as well, and used it on the guys. There were three of them, and I jumped onto the bench.
"Emily! Where are you damn it?"
"Emily! Behind you!" Joey yelled as I flipped over the bench and dropped the phone in the grass. "Get away from her!" He did another attack and the guy fell to his knees.
I ran to Joey, our backs to each other, as there were more guys coming. It increased from three to seven!
"Joey… Is this what Ishizu meant?" I cried out as I battled a couple guys.
"I… don't know… Probably-Emily!" I turned and saw a guy land a punch on my face, then in my stomach, and I was out… "Emily!" Joey turned to see a couple guys tie me. Joey dropped to his knees the moment someone hit him on the head. The staffs disappeared and they didn't even bother getting rid of my cell phone…
"Emily! Joey! ANYONE!" Seto yelled into the phone as he ran to his computer, tracking the phone. "It's at the park…" He shook his head. "They're not there anymore…"
"Brother, what's wrong?" Mokuba asked as he ran into his brother's office.
"Get a limo ready, please." He said, firmly, as he nodded. "Let's hope that headband I put in the bathroom is gonna work…" He let the computer try to search for it as he was getting frustrated.
"Brother-"
"Come here." Mokuba listened as he glanced down at him. "Call me when this search is complete. Tell me the address. Then, wait until I come back." Seto told his brother as he nodded, not wanting to ask questions. "Thank you, Mokuba."
Seto ran down stairs, to the limo, and told the driver to drive towards the park.
"Let's see if I can get him…" Seto got his cell out, and dialed the last person on his contact list.
"Hello?"
"Yugi, this is Seto. We have a problem."
"What is it? What's wrong?"
"Joey and Emily have been kidnapped…"
OH NO! What will happen to them? Find out in the next chapter!
I love cliffys, when I write them, but I hate when I read someone's story and they left off of an awesome cliffhanger and never finish it! Just saying…
Also, how did I do with the Ishizu scene? Did I confuse you or not? I think I confused my own self… And what about that Joey and Em' scene?
Hehehehehehehehehe… Review please!