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Love & Hate
Martha had started worrying about Selene since she got back from shopping and Selene had discovered her obsession. So Martha talked Yusei into taking care of her for a few days while she worked on trying to find out about Selene. So now, here they are. Yusei's working on his deck for an upcoming duel and Selene, as she has for the past few days, just stares into the nearest mirror. Something at the back of her mind prods at her conscious to remember it, something to do with mirrors. She tilts her head to the side and frowns, unable to remember. She glances at Yusei and his cards for a moment. She's been wanting to ask him about them, but she doesn't want to look stupid in his eyes. Besides, as inaccurate as the statement is to her, curiosity killed the cat. She doesn't want to be the metaphorical cat. Still, as always, she craves answers and knowledge. Not school knowledge, she likes to study things herself like mythology and 'unconventional' medicine.
"Yusei?" she asks timidly.
"Is everything okay?" he frowns.
"I'm okay," she replies. "Um, Yusei, what is duelling?"
She notices his shocked expression and lowers her head. That was the dumbest thing she's ever done. She desperately tries to go through ways to retract her question, or to change the subject and maybe just forget about it. No such luck for her though.
"You don't know what duelling is?" he asks, incredulous.
"Never heard of it…" she replies.
Half an hour later; and Selene is okay at the basics. She left Yusei to finish organising his deck and is staring at the ceiling of the guest room. She goes over everything that happened since she was brought to this strange other world. She briefly wonders if anyone's looking for her, but waves the thought away. Of course they'd be looking for her. She wasn't exactly inconspicuous. Not after that incident. The one that made her an orphan, for the second time. She sits up and walks over to a small mirror placed on the bedside table. She adjusts it so she can see her reflection. After a moment or two she jerks back from it. Not because of the doorbell, but because she saw a face. Someone she doesn't remember, but somehow recognises. Selene glances at the door for a moment, knowing that someone is bound to come in sometime in the visit, as always. She turns the mirror to face the window and the pretty tree outside.
She sits down and tries to take her mind elsewhere from that face, but it looked murderously angry. She knows that look was directed to her. Surely though, she would remember making someone that furious. She places her palms against her temples, rubbing away the head ache from a slight premonition and the head ache that's going to come. The door opens and Akiza comes in, followed by the twins who've just been clued in about her. Leo jumps up onto the bed, next to her with a large grin. Selene looks to Akiza, slightly afraid and confused. Then she looks to Luna who's frowning at her brother's overzealous behaviour.
"Wow!" he grins. "I heard you can see the future! Will I win my next duel? I don't actually need an answer, of course I will, but still! Oh, what are the answers to the next test and do you know where-"
"Leo, leave her alone," Luna scolds.
They start arguing over him asking things like that while Selene just frowns at them both. Akiza looks at Selene apologetically before turning back to the twins. She doesn't seem worried, so Selene tries to ignore it, but she daren't look away from them. That face is too hard to forget. It haunts her mind so fully already that she's absolutely terrified, but she daren't show it.
"Loss," Selene murmurs.
"What?" Leo asks.
"Your next duel, you'll lose," she replies.
His face falls and he scoffs. "Psychics are just out to steal you money. Except for you Akiza, you're the real deal."
Selene looks at him, confused. She was sure he wanted an answer. A loud crash from downstairs suddenly catches her attention. She shakes her head when no one moves. The instinct to help from her medical training is still strong enough for her to rush downstairs. The twins and Akiza follow her, confused until they're halfway down the stairs. A loud crash comes from the dining room and they rush in. The remnants of a vase are scattered across the floor in microscopic fragments. Selene flinches back at her place in the doorway. She almost shows how scared she is, but somehow manages to keep in check. She rushes our into the hall before running outside. Selene doesn't stop running until she's very far away and at a small bubbling brook. She kneels down by the water's edge and skims the surface gently.
She's surprised to find some small bright orange flowers dotted around the brook. She looks at everything from the grass to the trees and the glimmering water of the brook. It's obvious that she's fascinated with them all to the point where it crosses over to insanity. The only thing she doesn't look at are the buildings and the man made things. Looking back at the water, she decides that a brook is just like a mirror. Then her mind suddenly catches up with her senses. A mirror is like a brook. A brook reflects light and whatever is around it, but it also shows just exactly what's on the other side. Like the fishes. Selene could almost giggle at the thought of the face being like a fish if it hadn't been such a terribly frightening experience.
Her head feels like it's spinning suddenly. She feels faint and weak, and very near collapsing. Her heart thumps against her rib cage and it's just too much. Two hands catch her before she falls though. Her eye lids droop against her will and she wants to see who it is, but she's not strong enough to fight it any longer. Darkness clouds her vision and numbs her mind until light flashes before her eyes and she groggily looks up. Yusei. Selene stares up at him, knowing fully well that she's in a lot of trouble. She smiles nervously before he pulls her up and they walk back together. In silence. She wonders just how much she's annoyed him, and if he'll ever talk to her again. She looks away briefly, at another small, bright orange flower. They make her feel happy whenever she sees them. Like she's safe and everything will be alright. Something in her gut tells her that nothing will be alright. It pains her to believe that, but what else is there for her to do? Selene stops walking.
"… I'm sorry," she murmurs quietly.
"What for?" he asks.
She looks up at him, slightly confused. "For running away like that. I shouldn't have left. I'm not even sure why I did."
Selene mentally recoils at the last part. She wasn't meant to say that! She sounds so stupid, using such an over-used phrase. Besides, people usually only say something like that when they're lying. She's not lying though, she really didn't know why.
"It's alright. You're safe," Yusei replies.
She nods and follows him the rest of the way back. The house was empty and all the lights were off. Her first instinct is to grab onto him, but common sense warns her better. He flicks the switch and light pours out from the bulb. She glances back at him before heading up the stairs. Usually, she would stay in with him until it got really late, or she fell asleep. Tonight is different. When the lights went on she expected to see blood smeared against the walls and bodies littering the floor again. She knows she can't be with people like that so she forces herself away so she can cry herself to sleep. Selene hopes she doesn't wake up screaming.