((OOC)) Fic - Time Slips By
This is an overview ficlet of Seiran's time back home between DR visits, put in sentence challenge format. It's roughly in chronological order, and shouldn't be too rough to follow. (Do post if anything's completely confusing, though.) And no, I'm not sure I am using semicolons right. I used the Alpha challenge set from onesentence, but I haven't listed myself there - the site's for pairing claims only.
Time-Slips-By
#21 - Life
There was no time to adjust when she found herself home again; she was running for her life the first day, first hour.
#42 - Clouds
By the time she made it to the evacuation boat, mother at her heel, Cairo was half-covered in a thick, rumbling fog.
#16 - Weakness
Five days later, the three retreated to the sanctuary of plastic - she wasn't strong enough to hold them to her.
#31 - Home
Lost, Seiran went home and found the key, exactly where it'd been for seventeen years.
#13 - Death
In some ways it was like a tomb, and just like another years ago, this one protected a golden box with a hidden treasure.
#47 - Moon
She should never have slept in her old bed; it took weeks to chase away the certainty of who she'd seen, sitting at her desk in the moonlight.
#36 - Market
When she finally approached him, Jounouchi was ordering steak from the meat vender.
#06 - Rain
They didn't have an umbrella, but when the restaurant closed they walked the block; it takes more than an evening to catch up on a lifetime.
#08 - Happiness
When they realized they'd both been there, Jounouchi asked her what she remembered of the place.
#39 - Smile
As her mother shook her best friend's hand and smiled, Seiran knew she was going to have to come up with something else, before she found herself on a plane to a boarding school.
#19 - Wind
Two decades, and Kujaku Mai could still blow everyone away just walking into a room.
#29 - Melody
That first trip, it wasn't bad sharing a bed with her new chaperone; listening to her sing in the shower the next morning, that was uncomfortable.
#20 - Freedom
The preparation, the battle, the support - winning didn't mean near as much as the chance to play the game.
#05 - Potatoes
The day after the tournament, Seiran choked on her lunch when Mai admitted she just now believed who she was.
#03 - Soft
The beds were always big with plenty of room, but sometimes the weight of someone at her back reminded her of being held, and she'd curl around an extra pillow to curb the memory.
#34 - Lightning/Thunder
The first nightmare they saw came during a thunderstorm in Baltimore; she spent the rest of the night ignoring the questions and watching a Cheers marathon.
#46 - Sun
Things looked better in the light of day, laughing as Jounouchi fought with the coffee maker and lost.
#07 - Chocolate
She drank something else with breakfast, but she couldn't finish it when she recalled the last time she made hot chocolate.
#35 - Bonds
She kept that one piece tucked in her pants, and when no one was looking she'd take it out, rub the metal, and whisper into her mind, pretending someone listened.
#44 - Heaven
Sometimes she tried to curb the habit by saying she'd see him again, but could she really get into heaven with a god's scorn?
#27 - Blood
She grew paranoid of the peace, but when she laid in the remains of a glass table, card clutched in hand and blood dripping down her leg, all she felt was shock.
#28 - Sickness
Staring at the iv running in her wrist, she suddenly worried whether vampires could be hurt by the blood of the weak (not that she could check now).
#24 - Taste
She'd dealt with hospital food all her life, but when he snuck a burger in for her, she wasn't lying about it being the most delicious thing she ever ate.
#09 - Telephone
Thousands of miles apart with no way to see her was not how she pictured meeting Anzu again, but it turned out talking over the phone was more than enough to choke her up.
#49 - Hair
It didn't take more than a glance of white hair to recognize him; it didn't take more than a single, partnered duel to recognize her.
#22 - Jealousy
When people came up and asked Mai and Jounouchi for autographs, it was the fans she envied; they watched them grow into champions, while she missed it all.
#14 - Sex
Mai could never understand why Seiran would stare red-faced at her feet when they soaked in the public bath, but that was one story she wasn't sharing.
#37 - Technology
She realized how far she'd fallen behind when she mistook her birthday present for a simple bracelet.
#10 - Ears
She recognized him by voice before she even turned around, though Jounouchi's reaction to the call of “pathetic dog” would have been telling enough.
#41 - Completion
She was so focused on destroying Blue-Eyes, she didn't realize what she'd won until Jounouchi jumped onto the ring to lift her up, Mai laughing and calling congrats to the second queen.
#38 - Gift
Kaiba wouldn't accept the God in honor of the fight; he only took it when she pressed it as a parting gift.
#50 Supernova
Jounouchi expressed surprise when she gave him Osiris, saying he'd expect her to hold onto that one, but she just shook her head, fingering the edge of the one she kept.
#23 - Hands
The second time there was no blood, just her dropping Kuraz and clutching a hand to her chest.
#15 - Touch
She never once regretted that attack, since she woke up to Anzu holding her hand.
#40 - Innocence
It amazed her Anzu thought Mutou Yuugi never saw of her as more than a friend; she saw no reason to correct her now.
#25 - Devotion
She hadn't expected to see Rishid at the apartment, but helping her friend up the stairs fit well enough.
#01 - Comfort
The number listed on her phone reassured her that even when she left, she wasn't losing anything.
#32 - Confusion
She spent the flight from New York considering the address now in her pocket, and wondering why she was afraid to see him - a shared face did not make him him.
#18 - Speed
But it turned out she didn't need to worry, as the only chance she had to come by the circuit, he was nothing but a blur on the road; she called instead.
#02 - Kiss
Mai shot off the couch and dashed to the bedroom with a laugh as Seiran came back with the ice; she never asked what was going on, because it was easy to read on Jounouchi's face.
#48 - Waves
As soon as they arrived in Tokyo, they drove out to the ocean - it was far too cold to swim, but they sat in the car, listening as they traded advice on decks.
#26 - Forever
The rest showed up that evening, and even if she hadn't seen some of them in a lifetime and they gave her uncertain looks at the restaurant, it's like they never got off that boat.
#12 - Sensual
He got up at one point - to the bar, the restroom, who knew - and she watched him go; the walk was similar, but it wasn't quite as-
#45 - Hell
When it dropped the energy, the black reflected off the stairs it passed, then slipped out of sight; for a moment, she thought it would fall straight down to hell and drag them with it.
#33 - Fear
She'd all but looked death in the face, but she didn't panic until she was safe in a hospital bed, reading the truth in Honda's eyes before he opened his mouth.
#04 - Pain
The pills and iv could help numb her body, but did nothing to take the sting out of looking her friends in the face.
#11 - Name
In the drugged rift between sleep and reality, she thought she heard someone call her name, but the one she hadn't heard since...
#30 - Star
Four in the morning, completely alone, caught between doses, staring out at the city lights, that's when she decided to quit running.
#43 - Sky
When he asked her why she didn't keep Ra, and pass Osiris on to someone else, she just shook her head; she'd trust him with the sun, but she needed the sky.
#17 - Tears
Leaving Anzu crying on the floor, chair tipped over behind her, she walked out without turning back.