Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Spirits ❯ Confessions ( Chapter 2 )

Broken Spirits II: Confessions

Everyone watched the horrific event with shock and a sense of disbelief in their eyes. Merisusa stared wide eyed. Her look with fear, horror and complete surprise. A dead silence consumed the dark dueling alley, now stained with the blood of the son of the rare hunter.

Rex stared at Merisusa. He was rather surprised in himself, he could not speak, all he could do was stare into Merisusa's frightened eyes, and at the same time, wonder what he had done.

In an uproar of commotion all of the spectators, students and duelists alike, began to talk all at once, like a swarm of bees, their conversation became muffled. Rex, still standing there became consumed with his thoughts and began to trail off into them, not noticing anything around him. When he came through, Merisusa was gone.

"That's strange..." Rex said to himself. "Where did she go? I wanted to.....thank her."   The dino duelist stared down at the Rare hunter's son, who's body had began to stiffen. Rex walked slowly over to where Merisusa once stood. He looked down at the ground, thinking that Merisusa hated him for killing Iefuza. He took a step forward and heard something crunch beneath his foot, like crisp leaves in the autumn. He moved his foot to the side; it was a piece of Exodia! Merisusa must have dropped it when she walked off. Rex bent over and picked the Exodia card up; he straightened it out and rid it of the dirt his shoe had placed upon it. He stuck it in the pocket of his shirt; near his heart. He walked around trying to find Merisusa.

Just as Rex had lost hope and was headed back home, he saw Merisusa. She was walking home. School had ended and the day had come to a close, Rex ran as fast as he could to Merisusa.

"WAIT!!" Rex called out as he was trying to reach Merisusa as she began to turn the corner.   "Huh?" Merisusa looked over her shoulder, her brown hair made waves in the wind like the calm sea on a fresh summer's day. Rex finally made it up to the girl. He began to breathe hard, for he was out of breath and still weak from his injuries. He put his hand on his bent in knee and began to heave and wince in the pain that his arm caused him.

Merisusa walked slowly up to Rex and put her hand gently on his shoulder.    "You shouldn't run with only one arm, Rex," she said sweetly ," That cast is not aerodynamic, it's a lot of weight to lug around. Remember, your still hurt Rex, and if you don't take it easy, you'll never recover." Rex reached into his shirt and Pulled out the Exodia card.    "Well, it wouldn't be right to play a headless Exodia, would it?" Rex said as he kind of chuckled to himself.   "Headless Exodia?" Merisusa said in question.

Rex slowly handed her the torso and head of Exodia. Merisusa gently took it from Rex's hand. She looked at Rex for a minuet, and smiled warmly at him.   "Thanks Rex."   "Hey, no problem. That card saved my career as a duelist." Rex said warmly to Merisusa. He had been taken in by such a duelist; he gave a heart-filled smile at her.   "That was a very courageous thing you did, Merisusa." Rex continued, gazing into Merisusa's warm emerald eyes.   She took her hand and gently ran it down Rex's shoulder and broken arm. Her hand reached her side once again.

"Well, guess I'll see you later, Rex." Merisusa said as she turned to go.

"No, Wait!" Merisusa heard him say sternly. She felt a firm, strong grip on her hand. Merisusa felt a rush of feelings and blushed.   "Rex..." She said as she soon trailed off afterwards for lack of anything else more to say to the dinosaur duelist.

"I've been thinking about...A lot of things...” Rex finally said, a little unsure of himself and feeling kind of shy. “My mind has been anything but normal this past 3 weeks. I once thought I could never duel again, until you came along. You have always been so uplifting, even when I thought I was just going to sit there and die. I saw you with Exodia and I saw Iefuza, I saw the conclusion of the duel...”

"You were watching the whole time?" She asked as she turned around to see the smiling Rex behind her. "Your..your smiling...Rex." Merisusa said. It was true, that was the first time Rex smiled since he was beaten by Iefuza.

"Yeah," Rex said in a calm, gentle voice. Merisusa giggles cutely for a minuet at Rex.

"What?" Rex replied. "What the hell is so funny?"   "You," Merisusa replied. "Your face," She laughed again.   "My face?" Rex questioned.

"Your face looked really funny there for a minuet! You looked like you are relaxing in a hot tub or something, or staring at the magnificent sea."

"Oh, you like the sea?" Rex asked.

"Yes, I used to live by the sea. It was so beautiful; I talked to the top ranked sea duelist, Mako Tsunami. He and I are very good friends." Merisusa said happily.

"Ok, your going to think I'm weird for asking you this, but, Um...well.....You see.....and....um....well....my question is....that...um....well....." Rex said calmly, but it was doing him no justice.

"Um...well...Um...well." she giggled as she imitated the stuttering dino duelist.

"Very funny." Rex implied with a smile as he pointed his finger and turned his head, looking like a smart ass. Merisusa giggled once more, she thought Rex looked very charming in that pose.

"You look so confident." The girl added, as she looked at Rex with a gentle smile.

"Glad I could make someone else smile." he said, still gazing into her emerald green eyes.   "Ok," Merisusa said getting kind of freaked out, by Rex's loving glance. "What's wrong with you, why are you staring at me like that?"

"I'm staring at you?" Rex asked as he got frightened and confused by her sudden outburst. "Looking at you like what?" He proceeded to say.

"You’re weird." Merisusa said as she started to walk off.   "Wait!" Rex called out once more.

"What now?" Merisusa asked with a bit of exasperation in her voice.

Rex walked up to the girl slowly and with confidence. But that was exterior, on the inside was very different. He was consumed with emotions. His heart beat fast, increasing blood flow. His stomach felt as if it were filled with a whole colony of butterflies; each one racing around, pounding against the lining; trying to escape, but to no avail. Nervous. Rex was very nervous. He wanted to speak. Oh! How he wanted to! He wanted to tell her! But he just could not gather the courage to speak even a letter. Merisusa stared at Rex with a confused face. Rex was acting a bit off today. And she thought he was acting strange before!   "Well," She said sternly, as she looked at Rex, still confused.

Rex proceeded as he did before, staring at her. "That's it! You're creeping me out! Good bye Rex!" Merisusa says as she walks off again.

"GOD DAMN IT!" Rex yelled with anger once he saw that his friend has walked completely away. He started following her, in a stalking sort of way, making sure to keep not too far away, but to keep her in his sight. He followed her down the side of the street.

Merisusa had a sudden feeling that a presence had been following her; she turned to look behind her and saw nothing there. Her face twisted into a thoughtful position. She saw Bakura approaching her up the street with Yugi, Tea, Tristan and Joey.

Merisusa walked up to them.

"Hello Merisusa." Bakura said with a friendly smile. "Hi Bakura, Yugi, guys." Merisusa said happily. Everyone greeted Merisusa with glee.

"Hey Merisusa," Yugi said. "That was really brave what you did back there. I'm proud of you."

"Thanks, Yugi." She said with a smile. " Can I walk with you guys for a while?"

"Sure, but why?" Tristan asked.

"Is somebody pickin' on ya?" Joey asked. "Because if they are I'll..."

"No, Joey, calm down." Merisusa ensured Joey. "It's just Rex."

"Rex?" Tea' asked.

"Are you still worried about him?" Bakura asked Merisusa.    "Not in the same way you'd think. You see, I was talking to him a while ago, and all he did was stare at me all weird and stuff. Then I was walking home and I could've sworn he was following me, but when I turned around there was nothing there. He's acting a little...well, weird." Merisusa responded.

Rex, who was hiding in the bush, waited patiently until Yugi and the gang walked by. He began to follow them once more. Merisusa looked behind her once more and all of a sudden there was a crash, of what seemed like many trash cans. She walked over to them and saw him amongst them. The girl had no choice but to laugh.   "Need a hand," she finally said, as she extended her hand to the fallen Rex.

Rex looked at her hand and blushed.” Thanks," he said as he timidly put his hand in hers. She helped him up. He stood up on his feet.

"Merisusa..." he said in a calm, gentle voice.

"Oh no!" The brown haired girl said, "No, no no no no no NO!. We are not starting this again! No creepy staring, no nice voice, no stalking! Just tell me what you want!" She demanded.

Rex took his hand out of hers and ran it up her arm and to her shoulder. Merisusa was staring with a look of bewilderment, as the dino duelist wrapped his arm around her neck and pulls her in, bringing her body close to his. Now they were touching, heart beat to heartbeat. Rex brought his head down and rests it on her shoulder. He could not hold his feelings any longer, and he did not care about Yugi and the others, or what they thought.

"What I want," Rex said as he whispered in Merisusa's ear, "is you. Will you accept my feelings as I should’ve done yours?"

Her face was in a state of shock, as she stared at the others who had faces that seemed to say one of four phrases: "Random." "O---k" "What the hell?" and "Wasn't expecting that!"

She stood there with the dino duelist hugging her passionately, his heart filled with love.

"I think...we'll leave now..." Tristan said looking rather surprised. He drug the gang, who had similar faces, off behind him.

"Me?" Merisusa asked the heart-filled Rex.

"Yes,” He responded back. "I'm kind of shy so, I couldn't tell you right off. I wanted to get you when you went home, so we'd be alone together. The thing is I didn't know where you lived, so I had to kind of sneak around and follow you home."

Rex took his head off of Merisusa's shoulder and gazed into her eyes, smiling that same smile that has always meant something, that something was finally revealed. "Merisusa.." Rex said, his heart beat with the love he felt. "I love you, with all of my heart. Nothing can change that. Do you except my love?"

"Yes," Merisusa replied. She had waited for this moment. The final moment when Rex admits his true feelings for her, as she did for him when he was lost in despair. For once, Rex would be there for her as she was there for him. But as he there for her all along? What about the duel with Iefuza? Was Rex not there to deliver the last blow that put an end to Iefuza's dueling career and his life as well? Merisusa drew her head in, closing her eyes and opening her mouth a bit. Rex snapped out of the loving gaze and begins to blush, making an expression of "Oh my God I'm going to get kissed. Help! Save me!" Rex took a few steps backwards.

Rex felt Merisusa's gentle hand on Rex's back and pushed him in. They're mouths lock together in a passionate embrace, He was stunned that he let himself be pushed in, but he didn't care. Rex closed his eyes and let his feelings take over. He moaned a little at the intensity of the kiss. He dared not to move; even if he could he wouldn't know what to do. He was left speechless.

Merisusa took her lips from Rex's and turned to go, leaving the dino duelist standing in question, both as to what happened and what drove him to let a woman push him into anything.

"Please," Rex said softly to Merisusa. "Please....don't leave..."

"But I have to go home Rex, it's been at least 5 hours and they were expecting me home a while ago." Merisusa preceded to Tell him. "I have to go, Rex, Sorry.."

"But I don't want you to. Doesn't it matter what I want!?!" Rex asked.

Merisusa had a surprised expression on her face. "Do you have to yell, Rex? I am right here. Isn't that a bit overbearing there?"

"I want to be strong...for you...To protect you...I wouldn't care if I had to face Iefuza again; I'd do it just to prove to you I was strong. When I saw you duel, you gave me the strength to go on. I Have never seen anyone stand up to someone as brutal as Iefuza, just to get a deck of cards back for a single duelist, just to resurrect the soul of the person you love. But I was too self-centered to realize how far you were willing to go to save me... “Rex replied with a deep set sorrow for what has haunted his past.

"Rex...” Merisusa trailed off, feeling his pain.

"No,” Rex said sternly. "I'm tired of being weak."

"He had a God card Rex!" Merisusa said. "How did you expect to stand up to that?"

"I don't know, ok!!" He yelled feeling immense pressure being put on him by her words.

Merisusa looked at him with an upset face, as if she was about to cry. The dino duelist felt a sharp ping of pain originating in his heart and resonating across his body and soul just at the very thought he hurt Merisusa. *What have I done?* He thought to himself.

Rex began to contemplate to himself. Suddenly pain disappeared and Rex was filled with rage. She is just a girl, thought him, and look what she's turned you into! Once you were a man, now you are just her puppet! So what, you think you owe her something now? I hardly think so! The darker side of the dino duelist fought, trying to revert him back to his old former self.

Just as Rex turned to leave, a teardrop traveled down Merisusa's cheek, glistering like a diamond in the moonlight. As if by magic, Rex's rage passed like a summer rain and his entire being was filled with love. Love for the girl. Rex stood there, feeling exiled. He was ashamed that he could ever think such a gentle soul would try to control him, especially when she worked so hard to return his free spirit. Feeling expelled from heaven, he had discovered only minutes, felt like eons ago . The dino duelist walked slowly up to Merisusa, but she turns coldly away as if to cut him off.   "Merisusa..." Rex said in a low, saddened voice as he looked down. "Sorry I hurt you...." Merisusa turned around and looks at him with contempt. Her tears seemed almost emerald colored in the moonlight, as if she was crying her very life essence out. "Please stop crying," Rex said, as he tenderly wiped the tears from Merisusa's beautiful, angelic face.

Rex drew his head in and slowly closed his eyes. He kissed her as she had done him, it was a kiss meant to give comfort and strength. His arm gently caressed Merisusa's soft hair. He would continue to prove himself strong in her eyes to claim back the title once given to him. He would try to be there, as Merisusa had been there for him. He would be there for her, for she was the only one to help him in time of need, and that help was an invaluable source.     TBC