Phoenix: Sorry this took so long to be published! I had a real busy week and I hope that this next chapter's good.

Chapter 4: Faint Memories

Kari was just staring at the boy blankly. Am I just imagining things? She thought. Her shock was broken when he spoke again.

"Are you okay?" He repeated. When he saw that she didn't respond, he said, "Someone call an ambulance for this girl!"

James was walking towards Kari slowly. He was stuck in the car when the truck was falling over. He pulled out his phone, only to discover that it was broken. He turned to ask the boy if he could borrow his phone when he stopped suddenly.

"Seto Kaiba?" He said disbelievingly. "Aren't you supposed to be at Kaiba Corp or something?"

"I'm not supposed to be anywhere right now. I was walking on the sidewalk, and I didn't want someone innocent to die." He replied. He turned to Kari to discover that she was struggling to stand up.

"Stop!" Kaiba said as he helped her sit back down. Once he touched her though, and looked at her fully, he froze.

"What's the matter?" James asked. "Are you hurt now, too?"

"No," Kaiba said matter-of-factly. "What's your name?" He whispered to Kari. It took her a while to realize he was talking to her.

"…Kari…"

Then everything became a blur as Kari's eyes slowly drifted shut, and her body grew limp. Strong arms picked her up and carried her into the ambulance that had just arrived. Passerbys were watching with wide eyes, as not only a girl was hurt, but her rescuer was none other than the famous Seto Kaiba.

"Can you hear me?"

James was leaning over Kari as she opened her eyes to the emergency room in the hospital. Her leg had a cast on it.

"I'm fine," Kari said and sat up.

"More like the opposite," Kaiba said from leaning against the wall.

"Hey, it's you again!" Kari said before realizing that nobody knew he was in her dream as well.

"What are you talking about?" James said with disbelief. "This is the first time you and Seto Kaiba have met."

"Oh, right," Kari blushed. "You just look like…I must have hurt my head," She said quickly.

"Really?" Kaiba said with a little interest, as if he knew something. "Who do I look like?"

"Umm…uhh…" she sighed. It's just a dream, Kari thought. "Just somebody in my dream last night."

Kaiba stared at her intensely. Kari was starting to feel uncomfortable.

"What did you say your name was again?"

"Oh, it's Kari!" She laughed. Then, trying to avoid being stared at, she tried to make conversation. "My real name's Kisara, but everyone calls me-"

"Kisara?" Kaiba breathed. Kari had a feeling she just made this situation even more uncomfortable. Then, as if realizing he was staring, Kaiba shook his head. "Well then. Hope you feel better." He said as he walked out of the emergency room.

Kaiba slammed the door behind him. Could it be? He thought. The same Kisara in my own dreams and the one from when I traveled to Yugi's memories of Ancient Egypt? He started walking down the hall and sighed. I must see her again.

"You know, I don't think Kaiba realizes we have to see him again." James said as he readied Kari's crutches. She was ready to leave the hospital after 24 hours of rest.

Kari shrugged. "Well, I guess he's going to be in for a surprise." And so am I.

James opened the car door for her. Then he got in and started driving back to Record Times. He seemed a little edgy, since he caused a car accident a day before. They got there in no time, and people started coming up to Kari in her office to ask if she was alright or yelling at James because he didn't help her. Kari tried to go on about the day normally until she remembered the whole reason why they went out yesterday.

"James!" She yelled from her seat since she couldn't exactly stand up to go see him.

"What is it?"

"We still have to go interview Kaiba!"

"Calm down, will you? You just got back from the hospital! Just be patient and wait a day or two."

Wait? James was asking her to wait? Kari couldn't do that. She didn't just want the job done like a reporter should, she wanted to go see Seto again. She didn't know why or how, but she knew he was the same person in her dream. And she knew that he knew it too.

"Fine," Kari said at last. She commenced her work and drove on through the day with half a mind. Then she finished, packed up her things, and was driven back to her apartment. It was twice as slow to get into bed and such at night, and it was very late when she finally did. Kari closed her eyes and went to sleep.

She looked down at the cold sand and dropped tears. Although she did not know if these were tears of happiness or of sorrow. She looked off into the distance to see the same boy with brown hair and blue eyes. He ran to her and picked her up.

"Kisara, I was worried about you." He said. He held out his hand, and she took it. He rode her back to the distant land of where he came from. At that moment she cared nothing about what was going on, because she knew that she was safe with him. And always will be.

Phoenix: Alright, next chapter is the interview with Kaiba! The plot is being developed now. Review, please!!