Chapter Twelve: The Start of the Month of Hell!
Masaki's eyes fluttered open; she'd been told that she'd been in bed until today. She smiled as she looked over to Yami, who had fallen asleep on the sofa. She stretched a little before her door was opened. "Morning Masaki! What you up to?" Ryou asked. She smiled at him. "Working Ryou and you guys can't stop me!" Yami had woken when Ryou opened the door and piped up. "You can't! You need rest!" Masaki smirked. "And how, pray tell are you going to stop me?" she asked when another voice joined the conversation. "Tie you to the bed." She turned to looked at Bakura who was stood behind Ryou. Marik joined put his opinion across. "Don't forget the ball gag!" she chuckled a little at there comments and noticed the slight blush on Ryou and Yami's faces. "Kinky you two but I'm a master of escaping being tied up…" she shuddered as she remembered the last time but Marik's next comment pushed those thoughts away. "Not the way I tie up!" Bakura grinned and she didn't like the look of it. "I'll give you 200 yen if she stays tied up and her 200 yen if she escapes!" she shook her head at this and pushed the covers off her and getting out of bed. Causing there blushes go from light to tomato as she was only wearing a short nightdress. "I'm having a shower and I'd better not see any of you in my room when I return!" she threatened as she walked in the bathroom. Hearing Marik and Bakura's "Really?" before they started whining as Ryou and Malik dragged them away. Locking the door she sighed, as she pulled her nightgown off and stepped under the water. Once she felt clean and had bandaged her knuckles again she walked out of the bathroom and saw Yami there. "EVERYONE included you Yami!" he shrugged and responded "I wanted to make sure you were alright." She groaned and said "Well unless you WANT to watch me dress I suggest you get out!" she watched with amusement as he blushed and dashed out of the room.
Yami walked downstairs to the living room of Masaki's mansion where everyone was sitting. "What happened Pharaoh?" Bakura asked at the blush on Yami's face. Yami mumbled "Masaki's getting changed…she'll be down shortly." Bakura started laughing like a maniac. "So she said something sarcastic and you thought about how she'd look naked am I right?" Yami felt his blush grow and they all started laughing at his discomfort...well, mainly Marik and Bakura. "I'm going to help Ryou with breakfast." He said, desperate to escape the embarrassing situation. Ryou accepted his help and it wasn't long before they were eating breakfast. Masaki had joined them and Bakura was still teasing Yami about imagining Masaki naked, she really didn't help him. "It's because I'm so iristable! Anyway I was wearing a towel." 'Why did she have to say that?' he thought as Bakura latched on to this information and continued to tease him. Her next comment shut the Tomb Robber up thought. "Besides, you've done it yourself haven't you Bakura?" he looked to her as everyone started jibbing at Bakura who was uncomfortable with the situation, she noticed Yami mouth 'thank you' to her before laughing at the Tomb Robber. However a knock on the front door interrupted the laughter. Everyone looked to Marik. "Fine I'll get rid of them…make my breakfast go cold!"
Marik walked to the door and opened it. Seeing an annoyed Seto Kaiba there. "Is Masaki there?" Marik grinned evilly. "I don't know. Hey Masaki are you here?" receiving no answer, mainly because Bakura had covered her mouth before she replied, he shrugged "Guess not…" enjoying the angry look on the CEO's face as he growled out "I need to talk to her! Where is she?" Bakura chose this moment to appear. "PRIEST! Good to see you." Marik smirked at the twitch of Kaiba's eye at the hated nickname the tomb robber spoke. "What are you doing here?" Bakura pondered this question for a moment before answering. "I'm here for food! Also to house sit for Masaki!" he was enjoying annoying the man in front of him as much as Marik. "I know she's in there and I want to speak to her." Bakura waited for a moment before grabbing a clipboard from near the door and responding "I will decide who she speaks to and right now Priest…you're not on the list…" He savored the angry look on Kaiba's face and continued "If you try to get in this house by force we will make you regret it…" he watched the brunette walk away grumbling under his breath. Masaki walked out of the kitchen coughing a little. "You shouldn't have done that you know…" they laughed for a moment and she was puzzled until they explained. "Our Hikari's have ordered us to look after you or we're in trouble…" she couldn't help but laugh at the thought of these two being afraid of Ryou and Malik.
She was in her home office, having compromised with them that she would work at home so they could keep her relaxing. Marik and Bakura had latched on to the two cordless phones she had and Ryou had taken her mobile. "If any work numbers come up I'll put them through." He'd told her. She looked to the two Yami's "It's not you I'm worried about…" she watched as they hunted through her draws and found her address book. She sat down as they looked through the book. Bakura sat in the middle of her desk cross-legged. It wasn't long before they asked "Hey Masaki…what's 'W' mean?" she looked up from her laptop and responded "It's a work number." She saw joint grins on there faces as they asked "Can we prank call them?" she glared at them "No, and if you do I'll ask Ryou and Malik about Yami's last birthday party." Seeing the seriousness in her eyes they then asked "So what do 'F' and 'A' mean?" she sighed as she logged in "F means friends and I don't think you want to know what A stands for." They grinned as they watched Ryou leave the room. "We do!" she sighed again. "Arsehole! Its people I don't like…" they gave evil grins. "Can we prank call them?" she nodded. "As long as you hide my number…" She checked her e-mail as they prank called all the numbers in her phone book that weren't work numbers. Amusement flickered in her eyes as they used her intercom system to prank Yami, seen as he was downstairs. "Hey Pharaoh! Can you bring some drinks! Masaki is dieing of thirst." She didn't hear the response until she heard a knock on the door. "Thanks Pharaoh!" Bakura responded as he took the drink. "I thought it was for Masaki!" he queried. Bakura just gave an innocent look and said "Well, if I'd said it was for me you wouldn't have gotten it." After Yami left she chuckled and shook her head at the thief's antics.
It was an hour later that the first call from Kaiba came through. Marik answered it "Hello Chinese Landry. How can I help?" he asked, she heard a little ranting before Marik put the phone down. A few minutes later Bakura answered the call. "No one needs to confess." And put the phone down. She chuckled and responded "You do know you can put the calls on speaker right?" they gave her a look as if she'd sprouted another head as she explained how to put it on speaker. Marik answered the next one "Hello Scarlet Dreams Lap Dancing Club! Which girl do you want to reserve?" she was amused by the response. "I AM NOT INTERESTED IN THAT I JUST WANT TO TALK TO MASAKI!" before once again the phone was put down. She answered a few e-mails from Pegasus and Bakura saw the phone ring. "No one has died…yet! So no one needs last rights or a funeral" and put the phone down. She checked some other things as they found Kaiba's number in her phone book and rang it. Marik started off. "Is your refrigerator running?" she heard the brunette's response of "Yes" and Marik responded "Well you should chase after it!" before putting the phone down. Marik then rang Yami, "Hey Pharaoh, we need snacks up here!" she bit her lip a little as he responded "They're for Masaki right?" Marik smirked as he responded "Yes it's for Masaki! Hurry it up." Bakura took the time to ring Seto. "Hey I need to book for a wedding." She watched as Bakura smirked at the brunette's angry tone. "FOR KAMI'S SAKE I'M NOT A PRIEST!" Bakura sighed and responded "Shame…I'm marrying Masaki!" at that she heard the "WHAT! SHE'D NEVER MARRY YOU!" Bakura smirked and responded "That's not what she said last night" before putting the phone down. Yami took this moment to come up with the snacks. Growling when he realized that he'd been tricked again. Marik took the next call. "Hello Pharaoh's harem. Which girl would you like to escort you…" She felt sorry for Seto as he responded "FOR KAMI'S SAKE! I'M NOT INTERESTED." Seeing Marik's smirk she guessed what he was about to say. "Well then, which guy would you like to escort you?" hearing silence at the other end he put the phone down. Bakura was laughing like a hyena by this point. Masaki sighed and pressed the intercom, calling Yami. The response she got was interesting. "Look, if this is Marik or Bakura I'm not bringing anything else up!" she waited for a minute before responding dryly "I certainly hope I'm not Marik or Bakura, considering I have breasts and no cock!" she listened to him stammer for a few minutes before asking. "Can you please bring me a drink, I'm really thirsty." At his response she went back to her work; both teens doubled up in laughter at Yami's discomfort. The next call by Kaiba was picked up by Bakura. "Hey Priest, Masaki? She's not here" he smirked at her as Kaiba's response came through. "Where is she then?" Bakura responded with a grin on his face. "She was coming to see you! She's not there?" hearing the dryness in Seto's voice made her bite her lip. "If she was would I be ringing her home, asking for her?" Bakura took on an amused tone as he responded "Good Point! …I think she was abducted by aliens." There was complete silence on the other end. Bakura gave an innocent tone. "What you do have aliens in the future right?" before putting the phone down and laughing like a maniac. Masaki responded "There are no aliens Bakura." He gave a look of surprise. "Really! There aren't?" she smirked at him. "Well, unless you count the one in front of me." Looking at Bakura. Marik grinned and started laughing like a hyena. "Damn! Why didn't I think of that one? Good one Masaki." She grinned as Bakura gave the blonde the finger, this caused Marik to produce his Millennium Rod and point it at Bakura, who disappeared. A loud thud was heard outside and Bakura's complaint of "Owwwww, my butt! They could drop me nearer to the ground!" she looked to Marik for an explination as Yami walked through the door with the drink for her. She smiled at him in thanks as he left. Marik shrugged and explained "Well, I sent Bakura to the shadow realm…but they keep kicking him out in fear he'll take over." She chuckled as he opened the door, seeing Bakura lying there motionless. Marik walked back into the room and grabbed the digital camera and took a photo before hiding the camera and answered the next call "Masaki? Well she'd like to answer but she's tied up at the moment, oh and don't worry it wasn't aliens…" before hearing Kaiba's groan and putting the phone down. He then rang back and said. "It was the Pharaoh." She chuckled before continuing her work. Ryou popped in with her mobile. "Its work." He explained. She smiled and took the call. Once the call was finished Ryou took her phone again and asked "Do you need a drink?" she shook her head and he walked away. Bakura was complaining "I doubt I can top that Marik." Marik just smirked "It's a talent!" she chuckled "You mean that you're competing over who can annoy him more?" they nodded and Marik picked up the phone to once again prank Kaiba. "Hi I'd like to order a pizza for delivery…" and heard the phone be put down on him. She shook her head and finished her work as best she could. While trying to bite her lip at the pranks they were coming up with.
It was midday when Masaki finished all her work. She walked out of her office, Bakura and Marik following her with her house phones in there hands. "Hey Masaki?" she heard from Bakura, she sighed "What?" Bakura fidgeted for a minute before asked "Can me and Marik actually tie you up? I wanna know who to give the 200 Yen to…" she groaned somehow knowing that was why he was giving an innocent look. "Maybe…but I want food first!" she responded as they high fived. Sighing again she almost bumped into Ryou. "Oh Masaki I was just coming to tell you that dinner is ready. I hope these two haven't been giving you too much trouble…" he trailed off as he noticed that they were arguing over who would prank Kaiba next. "I think I know what they've been doing." She just nodded and walked to the living room where everyone was waiting. The food Ryou had prepared sat in front of each person.
After eating she'd allowed Marik to tie her up. Bakura was currently taking bets on weather she would get out of it or not. Yami was sat next to her and asked "Are you sure your ok with this?" she smiled softly and responded "If I get this over with then they won't be annoying me to get me to do it." He was about to say something when Bakura shouted over. "Hey Pharaoh. You need to bet too…" Yami walked over and placed a bet on Masaki. They all watched as Marik tied her up with rope, having been unable to find any chains. He tied it just above her scars from when she'd fallen of her bike the eek before, Bakura then spoke the rules. "Ok no-one is allowed to help and Masaki is not allowed to use her teeth. Understand? You may take as long as you want Masaki." She smirked and examined the binding. It was well done, she'd give him that. She moved her wrists around, testing the strength of the bonds. Everyone was watching what she was doing intently. She could easily undo this with her teeth but she wasn't allowed. Twisting her wrists for a while she got them into another position. Stretching her wrists apart for a moment she smirked as she felt the bonds loosen. 'perfect…' she thought as she scrunched her hand up and pulled it free. Marik looked shocked as she pulled her other hand out as well. Everyone grabbed there winnings from Bakura and handed some to Masaki who just shrugged at the bewildered pair and said "What can I say…it's a talent!" as the two bickered over who could have tied her up better.