Pride and Soul
- Chapter7
A New Predicament
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Mediums Destroyed: 3 Kira cast a side glance to Seto; unable to remember the last time she�d felt so self-conscious. Why did he, of all people, have to see her when she hadn�t bathed in five days? Despite all of her preconceptions of him, he didn�t seem to mind at all. He just stood there, arms crossed over his chest, silent gaze engrossed on her. What was equally amazing was that he had come to see her in the first place. Seto didn�t visit just anybody in the hospital, did he? Wasn�t he busy running his company and all? And he looked good enough to eat. It wasn�t like he hadn�t turned her on enough with those trench coats, but he had to abandon them. Kira gulped, as she looked him over again, his lithe frame enticing her. �Did he really... come here because he wanted to see me?� she thought. �Oh why does he have to see me like this?� She chewed her lip as her inner-monologue continued, �it�s a good thing that no one else is here, too. I don�t need everyone seeing me at my worst.� Just to torment her it seemed, the door popped open. Jounouchi, Yuugi, Anzu, Honda, Otogi, Shizuka, and one white-haired teen Kira recognized as Bakura marched inside. �Hi everybody!� Mokuba waved excitedly. �Hmph,� his brother frowned. �Everyone!� Kira beamed. She was glad they came after all, even if their visit was going to make her extremely uncomfortable. �Kira-chan!� Anzu called over the others greetings. �We have to introduce Bakura Ryou to you!� Abruptly, the ornament hanging from Bakura�s neck covered the room in a golden light. The result was a far more fierce-looking Bakura, who glared at Kira like she was the most repulsive thing he�d ever seen. His liquid brown eyes burned with intense hatred as he leapt towards her. �You stupid bitch!� His hands wrapped about her neck, squeezing her like a vice. �I�ll kill you! I�ll kill you! I�ll kill you!� Two more golden lights flashed. One was from Yuugi�s necklace and the other resonated from his backpack. The light swatted Bakura against the wall like a fly, and the taller version of Yuugi flew to him, beating him senseless, as he demanded to know why he had just tried to murder Kira. Kira grasped at her chest, coughing as she searched desperately for air. Shizuka ran to her, holding her hand and asking her if she was all right. The others peeled Yuugi off a bloodied Bakura, whom vanished afterward. Seto bolted out the door, apparently to chase him down. �Yuugi! The Sennen Rod! It�� Otogi exclaimed. �Ah, I know, Otogi-kun. It reacted on it's own. I wasn't controlling it.� �The Sennen Rod just protected Kira?� Anzu pondered. �Ah, but... are you hurt, Kira-chan?� Yami Yuugi turned his attention to Kira. Kira nodded nervously, too panicked to do anything but cover the marks on her neck with her hand. Yami Yuugi returned the nod, then fished yet another gold object from his backpack. However, instead of a necklace, it was a staff. Despite the shock of her near-death experience, Kira found herself looked into the gaze of the staff's piercing eye. �What's going on, Yuugi-kun?� Kira fought back the tears of the mixed emotions purging through her. �What so special about those objects? Why do you look taller? And... why did your friend just try to...� �You deserve to know the truth, Kira-chan...� Yuugi was cut short by Seto stomping back inside. �What the hell is going on here?� Seto demanded. �That man must be the one who destroyed my Blue Eyes! I can't find him anywhere!� �He could be anywhere,� Yami Yuugi Yuugi countered. �Don't you think I want to go after him? He tried to kill Kira.� Yami Yuugi processed the situation. The defiled Blue Eyes and Bakura's attempt on Kira's life we're connected somehow. Bakura might've failed at completing both those jobs, but he was not the type to give up quickly. Seto's remaining two Blue Eyes and Kira were still in danger. There was no way Seto could take on the holder of a Sennen Item in anything but a duel, and he doubted that Bakura would draw his cards in the middle of murdering Kira or tearing up more Blue Eyes. But if he told Seto off, he would only hunt Bakura down on his own. He looked to Kira from the corner of his eye. She was absolutely petrified. It was impossible for her to beat Bakura down as well, unless they were dueling. Seto was a Chosen One, for that Yami Yuugi was certain. If Kira could wield the forbidden powers or not was still left in question. Still neither of these two were fit to track the ancient one inhabiting the Sennen Ring. �Seto I need your help,� Mou Hitori no Yuugi formulated a plan. The only difficult part would be persuading Seto to partake in it. �Hmph. That's the last thing I expected you to admit.� �I will find Bakura. When I do I will call upon you, but until then... I need you to protect Kira.� �WHAT?� �Keep her at your mansion. I think that Bakura pretended to have mono so that he could find a way to seek in your company before. But your house has even more excellent security, does it not? It will be difficult for him to break in, especially now that we are alerted to his scheming.� Seto's eyes were ablaze with disdain. He was about to open his mouth when yet again the Sennen Rod flashed to life. Seto grasped his cinnamon hair, his skin chalky pale as a familiar image flashed before his vision. It was the scene in which he was holding a girl before the slate of the Blue Eyes White Dragon. That was when he noticed how familiar the woman looked. If he didn't know any better he could've sworn it was Kira... Could the vision be trying to tell him that Kira would die if he did not look after her? Or was it simply saying she was connected to the Blue Eyes? Was it even her at all? �This is nonsense!� he spat as the Sennen Rod stopped shimmering and the vision disappeared. �I will not believe in these stupid mind tricks!� Kira had no idea what Seto was talking about, or even if this all was all just some crazy dream, but she trusted Yuugi. She should try to play along with his plan. Besides, it was the perfect scheme to give her some quality time with the inhumanely sexy CEO. �Seto...� Everybody flipped on their heels like they had forgotten she existed. When Seto finally shifted his mildly confused gaze to her, she continued. �I'd feel a lot safer if you were there to protect me.� He was momentarily lost in those beautiful, pleading blue eyes. Hearing Kira's sweet voice instantaneously reminded him of his lust for her. How could he deny her anything? Finally, he nodded in agreement. �I'll take care of it,� then made a dashing exit. �We're going, Mokuba.� �WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU JUST DO?!� Jounouchi was so close to Yami Yuugi that his spit coated his face. Yami Yuugi nonchalantly wiped it away. �We had to do something to keep him from going after Bakura-kun. Can you imagine what would happen if he found him? He'd kill Yami Bakura, and his innocent host as well! Do you want us to be responsible for that?� �BUT WHY DOES KIRA-CHAN HAVE TO STAY AT HIS PLACE?� �Protecting her will keep him busy. Besides none of us can do it. Your guys' and aibou's parents would flip.� �I'm afraid I have to side with Yuugi,� Honda strayed far from Jounouchi's fist. �That was a great acting job, by the way, Kira-chan. You had me believing that you had a crush on him for a minute there!� Kira blushed, though they thought from the complimented, rather than the implied truth. �Thank you, but... would you all mind explaining to me what's going on?� Yami Yuugi smirked,�ah. Sorry for making you wait, Kira-chan.� Seto's lawyers had whipped up a fifty-page document for the Ryuushous to sign. It would release Kira's care to Kaiba Corp., where they would research into Kira's illness. Though it never mentioned the 'Solid Image Theory,' it did inform her parents that they were looking into the harms of some of their inventions to the populous. In exchange, the company would accommodate all of Kira's needs, as well as pay for her latest hospital bill. Kunihiko had figured it was one big cover-up. They would trade such nice treatment for keeping their mouths shut. But her parents gave their signatures anyway. Their pockets were near empty and Kira wanted to be a guinea pig. What more could they ask for? In the meantime, Kira got a history lesson from Yami Yuugi and the others. The information had given her a headache when she tried to fit it all together, but she believed them. There were so many indescribable things that their story explained. To Kira's dismay, Jounouchi stayed with her when the others left, saying he had something he wanted to talk about with her. It wasn't that she disliked being around him, but her filthy condition was making her edgy. �Kira-chan,� Jounouchi sighed. �I'm sorry. I....� �What's wrong, Jounouchi-kun?� �I wanted to apologize for leading you on.� When Kira looked utterly confused he dug deeper. �I've been flirting with you non-stop, but really I.... I've got my eye on someone else. I didn't mean to, but I think I used you to get away from the pain of unrequited love.� She placed her hand above his, �it's okay, Jounouchi-kun.� �What? Really?� Kira nodded reassuringly. �I understand what you mean. And think it was brave of you for telling me.� He grinned as he leapt for the door. �Thanks. I was worried I have to put up with tears or something.� Kira giggled as soon as he left. Apparently, Jounouchi had thought she had taken his flirting seriously. But how could she when she hadn't even realized he was interested in her? In any case, she was way too stuck on Seto for Jounouchi's rejection to bother her. She buried her blush in her pillow. So she would be staying in Seto's mansion? Talk about luck! Sure she nearly had to get killed for it, but just thinking of Seto made all those awful memories vanish. Mediums Destroyed: 3 To Be Continued
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