Chapter 24

                                    

                                          
Christine and the gang went to a restaurant and sat at a table waiting for their order. 
                          
"so uh...Christine...Why didnt you come home last night...i mean...was the fight the reason...or" Joey started to say while she was taking a drink of her chocolate milkshake. "were you in the hospital all night?" he added. 
                          
Christine looked up at him. "i did come home last night...but then i left" she replied. Atem turned and looked at her. 
                          
"why did you leave? why didnt you say anything?" Atem asked looking puzzled. he felt slightly angry as he heard that she had come home and then left with out then knowing.
                          
Christine looked back down at the milkshake. "it's pathetic...being unable to feel comfortable in your own home...knowing that history is repeating it's self" she said with a sigh. 
                          
"history....repeating it's self?" Atem said confused. 
                          
Christine sighed a little and looked back at him. "I am in no position to make demands...nor do I really have the right to make this request...or any at all...but if i did...would you?" She asked. 
                          
"what is it?" Atem asked. Christine stared at him quietly for several moments debating on weather she should reply or not. He had a slight feeling that he knew what she was talking about, but he did not want to jump to conclusions just yet.
                          
"get rid of her." Christine said calmly. Atem stared at her quietly. 
                          
Christine watched him. She was beginning to feel uncomfortable by the silence, but then was surprised as he pulled out the deck of cards and removed one of them from the deck before putting the deck back into the holder. 
                          
They all stared at Atem stunned as he handed the card over to Christine who took it and looked down at it. She looked back up at him stunned seeing that it was the dark Magician girl. 
                          
*he did it! He actually did it!* she thought happily. 
                          
"this feud between the two of you has grown old, She was my best friend...but you are my wife" He said and walked away from the table as their number had been called to get the order leaving her staring after him stunned and eyes filled with tears. 
                          
*he finally chose me over her!* Christine thought inwardly squealing with excitement.
                          
"I cant believe you!" Tea hissed. Christine turned and looked at her blankly. "you made him give up his ace card!" Tea said in annoyance. 
                          
"I didnt make him do anything. I only made the request. he chose to do so" Christine replied coldly. she was mentally dancing on the inside. *bitch he chose me. He dont want you!* she thought smugly.
                          
"give it a rest Tea" Tristan said looking at the brunette girl. Tea only scowled and looked away, but they knew that this was not the end of it.
                          
*ugh i outta just poision her and be done with it* Christine thought bitterly. *but then the pharaoh would be mad* she added with an internal sigh as the pharaoh walked back over with two trays full of food. Christine looked at the food and her stomach growled. She reddened a little bit and took the salad that she had ordered from the tray. she was the only one who had ordered a salad.
                          
"So what are we going to do?" Joey asked looking to the pharaoh. 
                          
"actually....ive got an idea. I remembered something earlier when i was at the hospital." christine said. 
                          
"what is it?" Tristian asked. 
                          
"My....for the lack of a better word...darker self...used to talk about a stone. it's called oricalcum" Christine explained. 
                          
"you're darker self?" Joey asked looking confused. 
                          
"The one who attacked Egypt" Christine said looking impatient. 
                          
"Zorc" Atem muttered to himself. 
                          
Christine sighed a little and looked away. "yes...anyway...umm. this stone...had this....effect. it brought out negative emotions. it fed off darkness" She explained.
                          
"this stone wouldn't happen to be green would it?" Tea asked with a curious look. 
                          
Christine sighed and nods. "I believe so. The guy who attacked Bella in the bathroom had one around his neck. And the guy from the park last night had one too" she explained. She shifted uncomfortably as she remembered that she had a peice of it in her pants pocket.
                          
"so was the guy that challenged the pharaoh" Tristan said taking a bite of a cheese burger. 
                          
Christine looked down thoughtfully as she stabbed her fork into the salad. "the stone brings out the darkness in people. I'm almost positive that only people with darkness in them can use that card" she explained. 
                          
"But everyone has a little darkness in them" Tea said. 
                          
"not necessarily. Bella would not be able to use the card that i am sure of. I would be able to but she wouldn't....just like Your counter part would not be able to...but you could Pharaoh" Christine said looking at Atem. 
                          
"Why me but not Yugi?" Atem asked curiously. 
                          
"Our past has left us with darkness, anger...hatred for those who have wronged us. I have seen your counter part. there is no hurt or anger in him..i can tell he is incapable of hate" Christine explained. "now that is only a theory. I can not be for certain." She added. 
                          
"well say that is true. what is your plan?" Atem questioned. 
                          
"Dont have one. But," Christine pulled an envelope from her pocket and slid it over to him. "I got this a couple weeks ago. I didn't think anything of it, But Bella Has been obsessing over it since it was sent directly to me. It even is addressed to me. I thought that it was someone just trying to rattle me...but now i am not so sure...i think that who ever sent this to me....is involved with this" She explained as he picked up the envolope and pulled out a peice of paper.
                          
Atem began reading it quietly as she took a bite of her salad thoughtfully. swallowing she looked back up at them. 
                          
"If I am correct...which i normally am...This person is from Kul Elna...if he is...then i have no doubt that he is involved" Christine explained.
                          
"everyone from Kul Elna is dead expect for you and Bakura" Atem said looking over at her. "you said so your self" he added. 
                          
"I said that when i thought that i was the only survivor." christine said looking at him. "I didnt know Bakura was alive...he and i survived...who is to say someone else didnt." she clentched her fists.
                          
"but then they should all be dead..that was....a long time ago" Tristan said looking more than a little freaked out. 
                          
"So should we" Christine replied as she motioned between the pharaoh and herself.
                          
"christine" Atem said looking up from the letter. "is this..." he started to say with a little hesitation in his voice and with a look of worry. 
                          
"My father"