Oh my God! I cannot believe this crap that I have bestowed upon me! For all faithful and loyal fans of One Touch, One Kiss: I am truly sorry for holding this much(and I'm so not gonna have a two-year hiatus on this story). So, I'm here to present the sixth chapter of One Touch, One Kiss!
Chapter 6-Dark Blessings
She want to avoid everyone that she cared for out of whatever was happening to her.
The boundary between reality and fiction was torn within her judgments; everything that she held dear to herself started to slip away from her grasp, as if insanity has gained a new face in the public eye.
She was afraid of what was in her body; of herself and of others.
It had been less than an hour after Joey's win against Odion, Marik's win against Mai, Seto's win against Ishizu and the events of what happened afterwards, and there was still no sign of Serenity as the others plus Mokuba were looking for her. It was clear that Ishizu told them to find her if she is able to diagnose the problem that they had witnessed during Joey's duel. The girls checked the upper deck, while the guys searched the lower, considering that had to split Maria and Joey before they started another argument.
Joey, Tristan and Duke had no luck searching around the living quarters, while Yugi and Mokuba had little luck in the summoning areas along with the cockpit. The girls haven't gotten results either, and all of them met up at the arena, with Tèa and Duke keeping both arguers away from each other.
"This is bullshit! How can Serenity disappear on us like that, and hasn't even come up to see us after what happened?" Tristan said.
"Considering what she done, Serenity would be terrified of the same thing happening again." Tèa argued. "I mean, c'mon; the personality change was an issue to us, but we got bigger things to begin with."
"Tèa's right, guys." Yugi agreed. "You saw that power she displayed in front of us? I fear that Marik might use that power against us; yet we don't know anything about this power ourselves."
"You think that son of a bitch Marik would use ma sista against us?" Joey shouted. "Not when I'm around!"
"Then let's try again." Duke said. "Let's search in places that we haven't looked in yet, and report back to the summoning area within the hour."
~Computer Network Room, 10:22 p.m.~
He searched the network of many countries, but none have proved worthy of his attention as he pondered his thoughts into the lovely angel that was Serenity herself. The power he saw during Joey's duel proved she was something worth his time into knowing such talent she possessed in under the time that he knew about her. He wanted to have that kind of power should he fail defeating Yugi, and surely his pride would not take another blow if it happens again.
Seto pondered though endless thoughts and theories on whether Serenity's power was obtainable through force or awaken during the storm that delayed the first duel of the finals. No matter what it takes, he will be sure that by the time her power was at its peak, he'll take it to finish off his enemies and rivals with one shot. But, he had a few bumps along with his plan to obtain such power.
The first was of course her brother, the worthless idiot he called him. Joey would be furious if Serenity was ever near him, or perhaps it was the other way around. Still, it wouldn't be much of a challenge, seeing that he had the upper hand when it came to his security force. Tristan and Duke were out of the equation, knowing that what he saw during that time when the vixen herself displayed enough to conclude that she didn't want to be involve with either one of them.
The second was her attitude. How to counter such a personality that was truly like him? Temptation was always key to him, so what better way than to earn her trust than to allure her into his own claws? He smirked as he concluded his research and started to find out if the dweebs found some useful information about his target.
'Hmph...If the world's leading information bureau couldn't tell me how to obtain a power like Serenity's, then I'll have to go looking for the dweebs for the information, even if it means listening to more shitty lectures about magic.' Seto thought.
~Within dimensional space...~
She saw dark clouds around her, not seeing the roads or anybody for that matter since the personality she thought was gone forever reappeared again, this time causing physical damage to her soul and body. Laughter bounced around the area, spinning her like crazy and making her yell out the voice in the shadows of the unknown.
Serenity couldn't take it anymore. What happened to her during that storm that caused her to be completely opposite of herself? And speaking of the storm, where was she? She wasn't on the blimp, nor the dreaded Shadow Realm that her brother told her about. She shook her head until the voice that caused her to transform herself spoke once more.
"Well, well...Trying to deny your true self once again? You have got to be the weakest person to be my synchronic partner. Then again...you also happened to be holding back the most power in all that possessed me."
"Where the hell are you?" Serenity shouted. "Come out, and face me! Why do you have to make me like the person I never wanted to be at all?"
"Such a snappy remark. Very well, I'll show myself to you and you'll be satisfied. Be warned, though...What you're about to see is a version of the true you."
A shadowy figure appeared right in front of her, making Serenity shocked of who she truly looked like on the inside. Her reflection had a sadistic smirk planted on her face, everything around her never bothered nor intimidated her. Was this really the person she feared to become the most? Power-crazed and isolated from the world itself, even those who she grew close to?
"Ugh, stop doubting your reflection. It's making me sick."
"I'm not!" Serenity said. "Now, tell me where I am, right now! I want to go back to my brother and my friends!"
"You're not getting out that easily...This is the realm that crosses dimensions throughout space itself; where time is infinite and where your deepest secrets and even the greatest sins of your life are kept within the boundaries of your heart. This...is the Dimensional Realm."
"Why was I brought here?" Serenity asked. "I have nothing to do with anything! I don't have psychic powers or any of that shit you pulled on my body! Take me back, now!"
"You ask too many questions...so I'll make this short. You have been given a crystal that has the abilities that no mortal man nor woman could ever possess. Those who do wish to control must be people pure of heart, and able to fight back the dark forces that are after this powerful gem. The true you, is also your fighting soul. Apparently, you wanted to avoid everyone that you might think would try to take over your life. Not gonna happen with me around.
"Your true self is derived of qualities that you have been exposed to you during the several hours that the Soul Crystal was getting adjusted to your body. Once the changes were made, that body became my physical way to control you. No sense of getting anyone from your previous life involved in the mess you're in now, is it?"
"But it doesn't explain the sharp pain I felt after that second takeover!" Serenity said.
"If the crystal's powers is exposed to people that are corrupted by power and revenge, the crystal will have to make it up by taking a portion of your life force to sustain its' purity. Now that we have met, we are fully in sync. I hope you don't deny your true self once again...or I'll have to take complete control of your body to make sure you get adjusted to your new self. Ta-ta for now!"
"Wait-" But Serenity couldn't see the shadowy figure of herself anymore as she opened her eyes to look around, only to notice that she was back on the blimp. What mess did she get involved in? What did the voice in her mind mean by the words she spoke to her about the people around her? She asked so many questions, but didn't get enough answers, so she went out of the room she was in to find Ishizu to talk about the crystal inside of her, and maybe the answers she seeks might be there.
Finally done! I blame writer's block with the combination of laziness. Next three chapters will be done in April and posted in May. Until then, I'll be working on a DBZ short-fic along with a couple of one-shooters stories involving some pairings, but don't be surprised about the pairings I choose. Throughout the summer, I'll be typing up the seven starting chapters of "Temptation to Madness", and I'll post them up somewhere late September to early October. Now, R&R, people!