Sorry if I didn't update in awhile. Writer's block was killing my idea, but I needed to get some these stories done as soon as I can before heading to college in a few months. So, I'm here to present the fifth chapter of One Touch, One Kiss!
Chapter 5-A Soul's Radiance
After the whole incident in the selection room, Serenity couldn't be able to control her own words or actions due to her transformation. She already had insulted her brother, stole her admirers' dignity, and caused the rest of her friends to be shocked about her actions. Only Maria and Seto weren't phased by this sudden transition, and it was the beginning of a new chapter in Serenity's life. How could she face her brother after what she said to him, let alone cheer him on if he was still mad at her? Serenity had guilt building in her heart already, and she was going to go in her brother's pride, despite the fact of having the Soul Crystal activate during his duel with Odion.
On the top of the blimp, Joey was clearly trying to figure out what was wrong with Serenity, along with thinking up a strategy for his duel. Something was amiss about his sister's attitude after the storm and wanted to find out what. Yami and Yugi were clearly thinking of the same thing, and they weren't as cheerful as the rest of the group. Yami needed to know something about what happened to Serenity, as well as finding out what caused her to go under such a transformation. Yugi was still shocked about what went on in the selection room. First, Mai was deprived of everything that described her inner and outer magnificence. Then out of nowhere, Serenity comes and surprises everyone with her new appearance and individuality. It wasn't adding up at all, and the duel was going to commence in about five minutes.
Seto, on the other hand, liked the new Serenity. Since the two hadn't said anything towards each other when they met, he knew that the sudden change of personality was getting to him. He still blames his hormones about thoughts of Joey's sister, and he wanted to know more about what caused such an angel to be an eye-catching mermaid. Serenity and Maria arrived just before the duel started, with Serenity being quiet to make sure that nothing ever happened to her while her brother's duel was on. Maria, even though surprised at her friend's actions, wanted to piss off Joey as much as possible that he'll lose control of his sanity.
"Maria, please don't do anything hasty." Serenity pleaded. "I have a massive guilt conscience already from what I said to Joey."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Maria asked. "That was the best ever! You told off Tristan and Duke, and the fact that all the guys were starring at you like eagles! Serenity, you needed that personality change, though I don't know how you pulled two years of puberty out of the blue."
"Whatever." Serenity sighed. This was harder than she thought.
Knowing that this was her first time seeing her brother duel, Serenity was ecstatic about cheering on the person that made her regain her eyesight. It was such a great time that her crazy personality didn't come back, but Maria had other plans. There was absolutely no way that she'll pass up on this opportunity to insult on Joey's current position. Also, she wanted to stir up the person within Serenity again, hopeful that she can set something straight on who's the boss around her family.
"Can you please hurry up? I don't want turned into an old lady by the time you make your first move, asshole." Maria retorted.
"Are you the one dueling!? No!!" Joey shouted. "Shut up, bitch, so I can concentrate! You already causing me enough problems?!"
"Who's the one who started all this mess? Wasn't me by chance."
'Cool it, Joey. She's just trying to piss you off. Go towards your happy place.'
Chances of Maria pissing off Joey Wheeler: Pretty high if what she said breaks the happy place.
"Not to mention that I'm Joey, a cross-dresser who wears skimpy clothing and peeks outside of a woman's window when she's taking a shower."
That did it. That broke Joey out of control and started swearing in every single language that he knew. Serenity, however, didn't like this one bit and the Soul Crystal started to react again, causing her head to be spinning like crazy while the two people she cared the most were insulting each other. The rest were trying to break the fight again, since the duel was about to begin.
"Come on, Maria! Joey's about to start!" Tèa said.
"Yeah, you can fight with him later!" Mai said. "Sheesh, what's so hard for you two to make amends?"
"Who cares!?" Maria retorted. "The son of a bitch can't even save his own ass anyway!"
"Shut da hell up, bitch!" Joey yelled.
"ENOUGH!!!!" Yami screeched, causing everyone to stop talking. "Maria, Joey's already been in enough problems as it is, so stop fighting with him. Joey, just concentrate on the duel and we can get this over with, alright?"
The two of them just gave one last death-glare before the duel started.
~Twenty minutes into the duel...~
"!"
After the duel started with Joey having a defaulted setback due to Odion's trap combo set onto the field, Serenity couldn't be able to hold control of the Soul Crystal's power and changed again into the personality that she never wanted back since the incident with Tristan and Duke. However, the crystal had a different set of mind and started to show her the possibilities of having such power to herself.
"W-what's going on? Why do I feel this way every time something happens in my body? Is it because that storm did something to me, or have I really lost a portion of my mind when that debris hit me on my forehead?"
"Who's to believe that set of lies? Open your heart to me, my dear and the power that I have in stored for you shall be unleashed upon those who stand in our way..."
"Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?? What have I ever done to deserve such attention and questioning from my friends and family? Tell me!"
"Why should I? Are you really that dense to see the truth behind the artificial you? I can see into the depths of your deepest desires and open the true you from within. I can in actuality sense the bloodthirsty taste for power and know that in truth you want freedom from those who trapped you in isolation for eternity..."
"I'm not that person!!" Serenity shouted.
"........Serenity, are you okay?" Mai asked, who with everyone else was staring at the young girl, who didn't realize that she was talking within her own mind.
"Huh?" Serenity was confused. Everyone she knew and somewhat knew didn't even hear the voice that she was speaking to just now, and it just made her even worse from the inside. "You guys didn't even hear the voice?"
"What voice??" It was now clear that the voice that left her questioning herself wasn't audible to anyone but herself. Then, another hit of the Soul Crystal took into her body, sending waves of electrical shockwaves through her neural system and changing her personality, again.
"Why would a bunch of shit-heads like you care about something that little over me? Assholes like you should be worrying about yourselves and leave people like me the fuck alone." Serenity stated.
'Not again...' "Seren, we care about your well-being, and now your telling us to leave you alone?" Joey maybe in the duel, but he was beyond disbelief. It has been so long since his little sister was taken away since the whole divorce settlement, and now after so many years, she wanted him to leave her alone? This was not the Serenity that he remembered those years ago. Maria, on the other hand, was glad that the personality she wanted to bring out of Serenity was back. Seto Kaiba, who didn't know anything about the whole situation, headed to see what was going on, only to find that what he saw next surprised him the most out of his alluring vixen.
"Come on, Serenity! You really ought to say sorry to Joey about what you said!" Tristan argued.
"Yeah, he's your brother, and just wants to protect you from any harm!" Duke said.
"Didn't I fucking tell you idiots that I don't want to deal with you in my life? I can protect myself, and instead of just saying it....Let me prove it!!" Serenity yelled.
Closing her fist as tight as possible, a strange power enticed itself to lifting both Tristan and Duke off of the ground, shocking everyone including Seto himself. With her hand glowing in a bluish-red color, Serenity send them hurling in collision with Namu and toppled onto the platform. A very icy glare was formed on her face, but then the waves hit again, but the difference was that she felt very weak for a reason and stormed off the dueling platform, leaving all the others to stare at her actions.
With Serenity, she was back to her normal self, but she clutched onto her chest, breathing very hard with sweat building up on her body. What happened to her since that storm? Sure she gotten much more beautiful at first, but when she hurled both Tristan and Duke towards Namu, she initially had a blow on her soul, the very foundation of her life. As if that power somehow took a portion of her life away and made her weak. She then vowed to avoid as much contact with everyone for the remainder of the tournament.
"See that power just now? That was your true self looking for the taste of power...don't even think that avoiding those who truly love you will still keep your true nature from unraveling itself..."
"Stop it, whoever you are! Whatever happened to me, will never happen again! I don't want to put anyone else in danger at all no more! Ever!"
"Please...you're only delaying the inevitable..."
Back to the gang, the duel has now resumed, but everyone's thoughts were how Serenity even possessed such an ability. Yami and Yugi were really concerned that Marik will be after her considering the power she displayed just now and would put him a few steps ahead of conquering the world. The others were thinking of how and why Serenity would change the way that everyone tries to protect her, even though it was truly clear of the power that she used. Joey had the most blow to the heart, knowing that the sweet loving sister that he protected so many years ago has completely changed.
'For some reason, Wheelerette...no, Serenity, has displayed something that has changed my view of her over the course of the hours that we met. Maybe...just maybe, I can somehow use that power to my advantage...'
This is the end of Chapter 5 of One Touch, One Kiss...
Okay, I am REALLY sorry for the huge lack of updates since September of last year, and I hope this doesn't really happen again...okay, maybe it might...but not for a long period, that is.
R&R, people!