Tsukiko continued to make her way up the stairs while she contemplated what that boy just told her a moment ago. She found it rather peculiar that he wanted to warn her about the card yet he didn't care about her well-being. She knew that he did care, but he didn't want to show up though she kept those thoughts contained at the time to prevent her from distorting her own words. If he wanted to he could have just taken her out of the picture, but he just wanted to chat which didn't sit right with the silver haired maiden. Most of what he told her she already knew about the card from the experience she had when she traveled with her brother on the World Circuit. He didn't actually account for that fact which made think he might actually be trying to hide something which may prove valuable toward her own cause. As much as she disliked the insolence of that boy and the fact he was of the male gender she couldn't help, but think he was trying to help though she wasn't entirely sure how? Just when she was going to think about it further a familiar loathsome voice interrupted her train of thought and derailed it leaving her mind almost in a train wreck which made her frown. [b]"How are you doing Tsukiko."[/b] He said in a slightly annoyed manner. [b]"If you're so annoyed to see me then why don't you just ignore me like you usually do? You'd be doing us both a favor."[/b] The girl sighed when she heard the annoyance which could be heard plain as day from his voice. She was heading back up the stairs and didn't understand why he stopped her. If he was so annoyed then why just walk by her and ignore her completely? He didn't even think to look for her after she had gone missing either. Then again, one would be interested in someone like that woman who could use cards in a way that her brother had been studying about. [b]"Other than being spirited away and kidnapped I'm doing fine. Still a strange way to abduct someone since they only wanted to leave me with food for thought. You didn't come down here to check on me and I already know that. So get to the point? What exactly did you stop me for?"[/b] Tsukiko said as she stared at him coldly. The way she stared at him wasn't like the one day when she wanted him dead. When he chased after Maisy like he did even though it might have just been a Good Samaritan act of retrieving her hat and returning it to her it left her with an impression that he might not be as bad as he looks. She was about to apologize for what happened in the past. She didn't really care what happened in the past or the results that came from the past. The only thing important her was the future and how she would press on from there. Tsukiko appeared to be a very intelligent girl who wasn't easily fooled. The fact Vincent still looked like he felt the same way he did the first day they met didn't surprise her at all. After all, the first day she almost wanted to destroy him, because she felt her father's presence inside of him. That same wicked dark aura which didn't care who it harmed as long as it got the results it wanted. That was until Vincent showed a compassionate side of himself after chasing after Maisy though she wasn't entirely sure why. She shifted her head a bit as she stared down toward the floor not making eye contact with Vincent as she had something she wanted to say. It didn't look like she wanted him to see her troubled face which looked like a hot mess. [b]"I guess you're more compassionate than I gave you credit for. Don't think just because I said that means we are friends, because I hate to tell you we are not. I'll be damned if I trust anyone after all those who I put my faith in ended up treating me like trash. I don't need anymore pain and I certainly don't need someone to shoulder the burden of my agony. If I live this way, I won't have to suffer or be betrayed again. I won't have to be hurt again where all the pain will be washed away by the darkness that will encompass me in time. If I fall to my own darkness, don't you think I'd be saved?"[/b]It was obvious from the deep cold tone in her voice and the icy gaze in her eyes that she didn't look like she was the kind that wanted friends or put her faith in other people. Though her eyes told a tale of sadness of one who looked like they were deceived by those who she in. Despite her expression betraying her letting him see the emptiness in her red eyes which screamed bloody murder, she contained herself to make her screams silent. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shinrei searched the entire desert, but he couldn't find any sign of Tsukiko. Hayato mentioned she could have been kidnapped by that individual which started to make him sort of lose sight of himself. Shinrei's eyes became a very fierce diabolical red as the aura around him changed dramatically. A cold expression embraced his face as he survey his surroundings with a very serious look placed within his eyes. He tried to contain his anger from not being there for her so he didn't just lose it and find some random person to vent toward. Hurting a random individual might not be the best idea despite him feeling like his heart had been crushed and sprinkled over intense flames which turned them into ashes leaving almost no sign of sanity left. Just when he was about to go on a rampage one of his bodygards reported he saw a girl with silver hair that looked like his sister headed up the stairs. This news came as a relief as Shinrei had returned to him normal self. He felt like a weight had been taken off his shoulders as he made his way back into Duel Tower to search the flight of stairs for his sister. He would also ask around to see if anyone saw her. At least this person she met with didn't take away one of the most important things in his life. If he lost her, his whole world would come crumbling down.