Joy: -waves- Yello! I'm getting excited but I don't know what to do to make them find the boys...I already have the next chapter but I don't know what to do after that...

By the turn of the week, the boys' room, along with all the other destroyed rooms, was fixed and ready for use. Vivian had screamed her hatred for the twin brats when she'd found her room a mess. She'd instantly blamed and pinned everything on the young neko prince.

Atem was currently listening to Vivian's complaints about the mess her room had been and the terrible things that had happened to her things. Atem calmly looked at her, "Your room has been reconstructed, your belongings restored. Nothing permanent has happened to you or your things. There is no problem."

Vivian's mouth opened but Atem continued, "If you have any other complaints bring them up with your father and he will bring them to me. I have a court to hold and an alliance to review. I do not have the time to be bothered with your complaints that have already been solved."

Vivian's face broke into an epitome of shock.

Atem spun around on his heel on that note and walked to the throne room where he settled down on his throne.

The council had been a little miffed at the incident in their meeting room but it had eased away because they understood that the princes were young, testing their boundaries, and knew that they had been given a just punishment for their destruction.

That night, a black figure crept through the dark and entered a room. The shadow moved silently about the room, tying up one of the sleeping individuals and taking the other before stealthily making an exit.

It wasn't long after the two had left that the remaining person woke only to be bound to their bed and gagged slightly. With hard maneuvering of their jaw and head, the gag fell from their mouth and he screamed as a sharp pain abruptly hit his forehead. He knew for a fact that nothing had hit him but blood started to flow onto his blind fold into his eyes.

The servant just outside the door opened it and flicked on the light, "Prince Heba, what-" Anzu cut herself off. She screeched and stepped out of the room. She had knocked on her pharaoh's door and returned to the princes' door.

At the sound of both screeches, the guard down the hall came up, "What's going on?"

Yami was the one to open the door and he looked at Anzu, "What's wrong?"

Anzu motioned for both men to come and pointed at the bed.

Yami ran over and he stopped dead at the sight of his son.

Heba had his arms tied behind his back, a blindfold over his eyes and a gag beside his head. The boy wasn't screaming anymore but he was whimpering at the pain searing through his forehead.

Yami quickly ran to the bed and set to work on untying the blindfold and the ropes binding him to the bed. He looked at the gash that was gushing blood all over his head. Yami frowned and pressed the blindfold to the wound. He looked at Anzu, "Get Atem."

Anzu nodded and exited again. Her own child could wait for now.

Yami looked at the guard, "Honda, get Marik."

Honda turned and sped down the hall just as Atem and Anzu stepped into the princes' room.

Yami looked at Atem, "He's gone. Yugi is gone."

Atem walked over to his husband and son. He cupped Heba's chin and had the younger copy look him in the eye.

Heba's crimson amethyst eyes were twisting in pain. Now it wasn't just the forehead but his chest too. It felt like it was closing in on his heart. There was no pressure but it felt as though he was ribcage was growing too small for his chest.

Atem frowned and let Heba go and looked at Yami, "I thought it had settled down. It's been a year, a full year, and nothing's happened. Why now?"

Yami held the pressure down on the wound to stop the bleeding. He frowned and pulled Heba into his arms, "Who is doing this?"

Anzu was trying to make herself as small as possible in the room. She started to inch towards the door but before she could get out, Marik and Honda blocked the door, "Where do you think you're going?"

Anzu flinched, "My quarters. I have a son to take care of."

Marik narrowed his eyes, "Why do you look guilty?"

Yami looked at Anzu and he frowned, "Anzu, what's going on?"

She lowered her eyes, "I'm not going to say who for you wouldn't believe me but I heard two people talking. The first time the princes disappeared, I heard them in the public gardens the day before. This time they really intend to kill them."

Atem's eyes narrowed to slits, "Tell us who."

Anzu shivered, "You wouldn't believe me."

Yami held onto his son, his eyes narrowing slightly when Heba whimpered. He spoke kindly but urgently, "You know who they are. Tell us."

Honda took hold of Anzu's arms and held her in place, "Who is it?"

Anzu shrunk even more. She tucked her chin down to her chest and began to shiver. If something happened to her what would they do about Christopher? She blurted it out and squeezed her eyes shut in order to stop the tears from flowing.

Atem's eyes opened before narrowing to slits again, "Why am I not surprised?"

Joy: Okay. The next one is slightly longer. Just slightly. -dives for cover- I feel like I'm cheating you all out of a good story...

Next chapter: Scared? Of you, I don't think so.