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Awaiting the Battle City Finals landing, she sat with Ishizu, both gazing out the window in thought. Her y/e/c eyes could not help but swipe a glance or two over at her companion, though she internally chided herself for thinking such thoughts when there was so much more at stake. Though she had been spending nights in Ishizu's chambers more than her own on this travel through Battle City, her fond thoughts of her egyptian friend had to be held in secret.
Though she rarely saw Ishizu out of her hooded cloak, she could still relish in her beautiful blue eyes, and the gentle curve of her lips. As she glanced back upon them once more, she could not help but think of how kissable they looked, so plush and daunting. The girl could already feel blush rising in her own cheeks as she thought of how it would feel to kiss her beautiful companion.
Unfortunately, Y/N's tempting thoughts were cut short as the two could hear light footing coming their way, directly into her chambers. Y/N could not help but frown at the thought that someone would interrupt their quiet moment together, until her y/e/c eyes landed upon the brother of the girl she adored. She could not help but frown, her own heart tightening as the boy stepped closer with a vicious gaze, smirk never leaving his own lips.
The boy began laughing with sinister undertones, his forehead still glowing with the egyptian symbol that he adorned. Ishizu's gaze was quickly torn from the window that she stared, her blue eyes widening as she noticed the presence. Though Marik's evil side held a resemblance, it was frightening to see him in this state.
"It's you!" She exclaimed as he began to walk closer to the two of you.
In his deeper voice that seemed to shake you to the very core, he said, "Yes, and I've come here to get some vital information from you concerning your friend Odion. What have you done with him?"
Y/N felt her breath hitch in her throat as she felt powerless against the man, knowing he wished to thwart his own adoptive brother. In that state that Marik held, this darker side had no room for remorse towards his own misgivings. Sheepishly, she was the first one to speak, saying, "She's done nothing with him."
Ishizu's jaw practically dropped, if it were not for the fact that she needed to keep up her guise against the boy before the two of them. She had never expected her to speak out, nor as she watched her stand, taking a dominant stance in front of her, did she expect her to defend her. The girl wished to pull her dear friend back, knowing the damage the boy could cause to her, and yet she was frozen.
"I believe I was talking to her, not you, peasant," the dark Marik spoke as he made his way closer to you, gripping his millennium item tightly in his grasp. "Though I can see through your lies. Odion has the power to stop me, so she's protecting him!"
Though he drew closer to the frightened girl with the y/e/c eyes, she held her ground, tight lipped and stiff in stance. Ishizu stood behind the girl, attempting to call off his monstrous half that had taken the wheel in his mind. Both may have been frightened, Ishizu more so than the one that held ground in front of her, and yet luck was on both their sides today.
The Battle City Finals were announced, and the man who wished to send both of them straight to the shadow realm had to turn heel. It took until the boy was out of sight before Y/N was able to exhale the breath she had not known she was holding. Turning back to her beautiful companion, her y/e/c eyes read of worry, followed quickly by relief.
"You could have gotten yourself sent to the shadow realm!" Ishizu chided, her words practically breathless as the two were finally alone once more. The egyptian girl had not been wrong, and if it were not for that lucky save, it was likely that she would have been sent to the shadow realm. It would have bought Ishizu time, though, per Y/N’s intention. “That was incredibly reckless!”
I would do just about anything incredibly reckless for you, she thought to herself, simply staring into the concerned blue eyes of her beautiful companion. Letting out a soft sigh, she shrugged before sitting back down across from the girl. “I’m sorry,” she managed to force out after she finally got the courage to use her words once more. “I just - I want to make sure that you’re safe.” The words that came after the word sorry shocked even the girl that was speaking them.
“My safety?” Ishizu practically gasped out, her blue eyes wide to her companion. Despite herself, she could feel her heart beating faster in her chest as she stared over at Y/N. She could not help feeling as if the fact that she was doing it for her was the most wonderful thing that had ever crossed her lips. Yet, at the same time, it was the most terrifying thing to Ishizu. As a tomb keeper, it was her job to keep the secrets of the Pharaoh safe, and yet this girl was speaking of keeping her safe. It was a conundrum for the young egyptian. “What about your own?”
“I have faith that the Pharaoh will triumph,” Y/N replied with a gentle shrug. “And you happen to be a key role in that. On top of it, you, Ishizu, are someone I wish to protect. If it gets me sent to the shadow realm, so be it, as long as it keeps you safe.”
“I hope you understand that I care about you as well,” Ishizu replied, her words the slightest bit confused as she spoke them. She felt strange about the whole situation, a bit of worry and desire mixing in a way that she had not felt before. Y/N was someone that she had grown the closest to in Battle City, and she was someone that was always there for her. On top of that, she would feel these occasional poetic desires that she could not understand. “Very much.”
Y/N moved her slender hand to place against Ishizu’s, squeezing hers reassuringly as she did. Be it a jump of confidence in the girl who had just stood up against the great evil threatening the world, or plain word vomit, but the words that slipped past the girl’s lips were genuine, soft even. “I-I really like you,” she said softly, her voice barely above a whisper. “I may even love you, but I would do just about anything to protect you.”
Ishizu had not even realized what she was doing as she bashfully blushed. Her deep blue eyes averted for a moment, before resurfacing back into Y/N’s y/e/c gaze. In this moment, the egyptian felt warm, even at peace despite the impending situation that was plaguing the world. “I believe I love you as well,” she said, her words crossing her lips almost unsure, as she had not felt this way about another before.
Though the two would not connect lips in this moment, nor share in any sort of affection that Ishizu had yet to experience, it was a step. This step was just the start of something beautiful, blossoming in the moment of danger. Both girls were genuine in their emotions, yet both new to the whole process of it. Young love was something that planned to stretch between the tombs of Egypt, all the way back to Domino City.