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"Teá? Are you okay?" Yugi asked, worriedly. He looked up, bent double.
"Yeah, listen, I just heard that Ryou's been seen on a train to Osaka!" She gasped.
"Osaka? Why would he-"
"The Puzzle, Yugi, Bakura!" Teá managed to splutter a few words then took a deep breath, "Bakura wants the Puzzle!"
"Come on, we have butlers and stuff.... can't they buttle?" Mokuba asked, watching Aurora's wide grin out the corner of his eye. She was watching the discussion like a particularly intresting tennis match. Seto closed his eyes and sighed; Mokuba smirked; Aurora jumped up from the couch.
"Sorted, I have her leash, water and food bowl, food to last a week and some of her favourite toys at home, I'll just go grab them!" Aurora said, "Thankyou so much, I was worried what i was going to do with her. This is the owners phone number, they come home in two weeks. Phone them then, they'll pick her up from here."
"Hold on, she already has owners?" Mokuba's face fell, "Oh well."
"Her names Jessy."
"Where's that train going?" Joey asked, angerily, grabbing the collar of a Porters shirt.
"O-Osaka!" The man spluttered. Joey threw him from him and turned to the rest of them.
"She's gone after the Puzzle!" Yugi said suddenly. "She's going to try and get it back!"
"God, 'elp us all!" Joey muttered, watching as the Train dissapeared out of view....
Ryou Bakura awoke in his room on the train for the second time, he remembered the fight with Suayo... well, part of it. He looked down, the Ring still hung round his neck, a good sign right? Or was it a bad one? His head hurt from being flung against the wall. His memory of what Bakura had done a complete blur. He slowly sat up as the train started to slow to a halt. Ryou rushed outside the compartment and out the train before anyone noticed it was him, he sighed heavily and looked down at the ring again, trouble was out and about. He pulled the gold Egyptain artifact off his neck and put it saftly in his bag, walking quickly as another train pulled up opposite the one he had taken. He watched the passengers get off the train and began to turn away when someone grabbed his shoulder, he gasped.
"I thought you were-" He was cut off by Suayo, he's eyes were dancing, in a rebellious way.
"- Well, obviously... I'm not," he said quickly, "Listen, shut up and come with me, Damien thinks I'm out of action."
Ryou stopped before following, "How do I know I can trust you? You tried to... kill me I guess." Ryou replied, looking around to make sure no one heard him.
"I'll explain, it's not you I'm trying to... kill." Suayo countered, looking exasperated. "Simply, it's him." he added, pointing to the Millenium ring in Ryou's bag.
"What on earth would you have with my... other half?" Ryou asked, finding this a very strange conversation to have in public, but Suayo seemed relaxed, as if this happened every day.
"We can't speak here, come on." The light green haired boy told the white haired one, grabbing his arm and dragging him out of the train station.
Ryou was sat on a chair, in a small cafe.
"Let me get this straight, Bakura... beat you in something and now you've come to kill him?" Ryou asked, looking astounded. "That's absurd... what did you say your name was again?"
Suayo's mind sprang to action, "Rob." he said quickly, "Robin..."
"As I was saying, Rob, it's outragous to just kill someone for beating you in something." Ryou said, looking down at his bag. Suayo tried to relax, but every muscle in his body had to be ready for this moment. Ryou made the move he wanted, he reached for the Ring, opening the bag. Suayo moved quickly, within seconds he'd sprang into action, holding Ryou back as his other hand grabbed the Ring. Ryou fell backwards as Suayo pushed him.
"I shouldn't of trusted you." Ryou shouted, how could Suayo do this in broad daylight? The green haired boy was already out the door, the Ring clasped tightly in his hand. He ran, feeling the pain as his foot touched down on every stride. Ryou had been so gulliable, so easy to decieve, it had easily been the most shortest assignment he'd expreincied.
Suayo was running when he crashed into someone, who fell back and dropped her bag.
"Watch it buster!" she snapped up him, Suayo looked up into the blue eyes of Aurora Samaki. She looked down at the Ring in his hand, up at Suayo's face and quickly made the calculations. He narrowly ducked her fist and scrambled under her arm, and ran again. She turned to run after him then looked back at her bag. Grabbing it she ran the opposite way; Ryou had to be here somewhere.
Ryou looked up and saw a white haired girl pass, he frowned, it couldn't be Aurora, she'd left for Kyoto, he reminded himself and sat up again. He leant back on the chair and held his head in his hand... he couldn't believe how easy he'd lost the Millenium Ring.
Yugi watched Joey and Tristan play at the arcade, and turned to see Teá offering him an icecream.
"What are we going to do about-"
"Da Rookie?" Joey butted in, Teá glared at him.
"She just happens to not be as good as you Joey! You're not as good as Yugi but does he label you Rookie?" she asked, almost dropping her icecream. Joey just turned away and continued to play on the game with Tristan, who had turned to watch the two talk.
"I think you're being too soft on her, for one!" Tristan told Teá, who glared at him in turn. "What do you think Yugi? I mean, she lost your Millenium Puzzle, if it had been the other way around she would of thrown a fit and axe murdered you."
"I wouldn't say that Tristan, but... true,"
"Ya have all da right in da world to hate, dispise and detest her, Yug'." Joey added, his eyes still intent on the game. "So don't abuse da right."
"I don't want to hate, dispise and detest her Joey... we've all made mistakes." Yugi replied, looking down at his icecream.
"I'm just sayin', ever since she came here we've had nothing but bad luck. First these great dogs attack us, den da Millenium Puzzle goes walkies, den Ryou and da Seal goes missin', then Aurora goes off after dem!" Joey said, "I mean, for all we know, Ryou could be lying in a ditch, covered in blood-"
"Too graphic Joey!" Teá said, "Ryou is not dead,"
"What proof is dere of dat?" Joey replied. Teá didn't reply for a moment, all eyes were on her.
"Because I just know. He has Bakura with him, and if anyone can take care of themselves, it's him." Her now sad, faraway look detoured Joey from replying, and the 'subject of the day' was left to rest for now.
"Icecream anyone?" Tristan asked, leaving the game to take an icecream off Teá, she thanked him for changing the topic with a smile. "Toffee! The best flavour ever!"
"Chocolate's the best!" Joey replied, getting up and taking his icecream.
"But Toffee is tasty!" Tristan countered, pitifully.
"Chocolate is a classic!" And so the debate carried on all down the street, Teá and Yugi on the sidelines, making sure there was a referee in this match to stop the fight before it got too much.
They were all gathered in the Turtle Game Shop when the door opened and Ishizu and Malik entered. Yugi smiled at them, Joey was expressionless, he just coughed and turned to look at Teá, who was listening carefully.
"She went didn't she?" Malik said, before Ishizu could say anything, "The complete baka!"
"Hold on, no one but me and Tristan can insult Aurora!" Joey snapped, Malik just shrugged and Ishizu stepped in before anything could happen.
"I should of seen this, she's made a mess of this now, Ryou Bakura has lost the Millenium Ring." she informed them. Yugi sat up straight, completely alert.
"How? Who took it?" He asked, wondering if someone was after all the Items.
"The very same person that took your Millenium Puzzle." Ishizu replied, as the door of the Turtle Game Shop opened again and Duke entered, Joey's face become angry because Duke wasn't alone... he was with Serenity.
"What are you doing with ma-" Joey began, as Mai entered after them, he closed his mouth quickly and looked at them. "Joinin' the party?" he asked.
"No, actually, we got a phone call to come here." Duke told Joey. "What's the emergancy?" The group exchanged looks, no one had made a phone call for them to come... Yugi was the first to realise it, though.
"A trap." he muttered, almost as on cue three gaint dog like creatures appeared outside.
"Why can't they use doors like the rest of us?" Mai asked, backing up into Joey, who pushed her behind him as the dogs came in, snarling and baring fangs. Yugi's eyes darted to Ishizu and Malik.
"They want the Items." He reminded them. He could just imagine Malik resisting, but this creatures seemed to of scared them both into silence. There was no way of fighting them, they looked too strong and intimidating, Ishizu's hand darted to her neck, in a natural reaction. She was unwilling to give up the Millenium Necklace, but also very unwilling to die. Yugi backed up, silently.
"What are we gonna do?" Joey asked him in a whisper. Yugi looked at him, quizzically.
"What gave you the idea I know?" he asked, "We could give them the Items, and live, or not give them the Items and die..." Yugi looked over at Mai, who was fiddling with her purse, she looked up at him, not looking scared, not looking too thrilled either. Yugi stepped back, so the formation was broken and Mai could step out from behind Joey, who turned to stop her. She stepped under hius arm and held out her perfume, straing it into the eyes of the first dog. It howled and pawed at it's own eyes, knocking back into the dog behind it. The group took the chance and scattered, all making for the door. Yugi bent double and looked around.
"Malik?" he asked, quietly, looking for the blond. He looked up at Ishizu who was battling with herself, her fear of the dogs and the love for her brother. "He'll be okay." Yugi assured her.
"What on earth are ya doin' with perfume in ya bag?" Joey asked Mai, who frowned at him.
"You should be on your knees and thanking me!" she snapped at him, looking him in the eye, "I just saved your life!"
"Ya could of been killed!" he told her.
"And you care why?" she asked, a small smile playing on her face. He opened his mouth to counter but shut it quickly again.
"Because... because I care what happens to ya Mai." he told her, defiantly. She turned away from him to look at Yugi, smiling broadly and holding back a laugh.
"It doesn't matter now, everyone's fine." Teá said, breaking the moment which seemed, to her, very tense. "No Items are missing."
"But Malik is missing!" Yugi replied, he was watching Joey turn red now.
"Yeah, well, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, let's go get icecream!" Joey replied.
"You are so self centered, Joey!" Mai replied, "I was going to go shop!"
"To the arcade!" Tristan smiled, starting to walk off. Te's mouth dropped open.
"We've just been attacked by huge dogs and Malik is missing and all you lot can think about is food, shopping and games?" she asked.
"That about rounds it up, Teá, let's face it, he had it coming." Mai replied. "Come on Serenity, we can still catch the sales if we go now..."
"You're just... so..." Teá was unable to finish her sentence, "Fine! Fine! Me and Yugi will go and look for Malik ALONE!" she snapped. She looked around for Yugi, who was behind her.
"You're with me on this right? I mean, Malik IS human, and nothing deserves to be stuck with those creatures!"
Yugi found he had to drag himself out of bed the next morning. They still hadn't found Malik yet and he was beginning to worry. He was going to go look for him again with Teá, maybe they could even beg Joey and Tristan into helping. So many thoughts ran through his mind... What did the creatures want with Malik besides the Millenium Rod? Where was Malik? Was he okay? He only grew more agitated as he thought ths and hurriedly ate his breakfast.
"Got to be somewhere Grandpa bye!" Yugi said, running out the door of the Turtle Game shop fast. He was halfway down the road when he saw Mokuba... being pulled along by a collie dog. He reconised it faintly... The dog Aurora had brought to the musuem!
"Hello Yugi!" Mokuba said, cheerfully as Jessy stopped to sniff some intresting smell on the ground.
"Hey Mokuba, what are you doing with Aurora's dog?" Yugi replied, wondering why exactly he was standing around to find out.
"She asked me to look after it." Mokuba replied, "What are you doing out without your friends?" he asked.
"Malik went missing yesterday, I was going to go to Te's, we're trying to find him." Mokuba nodded as if this explained all.
"Good luck!" the boy said to Yugi as Jessy dragged him off again. Yugi watched them for a minute before turning and walking hurriedly to the Gardener residence.
"Hey Yug'!" Joey greeted his friend, Yugi smiled; this meant Teá had convinced Joey somehow. "Ready ta look for the missing Malik?"
"Ready as ever Joey. I just saw Mokuba walking Aurora's dog." he informed them. Teá and Joey exchanged glances.
"We know Yugi... we saw him too, it's a bit too strong for him." The brunette girl replied.
Joey hid a laugh, "How he ever convinced Moneybags ta let him keep it is mystery ta us all."
Later that day the three were still searching, but to no avial. They had to eventually face it... Malik was gone.
"It's impossible!" Teá complained, siting down on the sofa in her house, "no one just dissapears!"
"Well, Malik ain't like the rest of us is he? He has ta be special and go missing and get us all ta be looking for him!" Joey started, but Yugi looked up at him, he quickly shut up about Malik being different.
"Why would anyone want him though?" Yugi asked.
"I wouldn't worry, they'll give him back pretty quickly."
"Joey!" Teá growled at her friends comment, "stop being nasty to him, if it was you we wouldn't be going on about how they'd give you back quickly."
"Nah, us lot ain't really good with the truth." Tristan sighed, Joey didn't even reply, they were all looking out the window... Where was Malik?
The boy sat up, rubbing his head angerily. He looked around, he seemed to be in a hotel room or something. He checked the door but it was locked from the outside.
Malik sighed. He looked at his new surroundings... walking to the Kitchen something caught his eye. He swallowed; on the table was the Millenium Ring and the Millenium Rod... and the Millenium Puzzle. He reached over to grab them when someone slapped his hand back.
"You?" he asked, in astonishment.
"Me!" came the reply, "Don't touch them or you'll get us in more trouble."
"How did you come to be here then?"
"Long story short I had a run in with the wrong kind." Malik looked up at the person on the other side of the table, they were eating a chocolate bar.
"Why didn't you do as my sister told you to?"
"One thing about me Malik, I'm nobodies slave."
"Is that so? Or are you nobodies fool?" he expected the person on the other side to get mad, but they didn't. Aurora just smiled.
"Guess who's lying on the sofa asleep." she told the teenager.
"I'm not good with guessing games... who is it?" came the emotionless reply.
"Ryou." Aurora snapped, chucking the chocolate wrapper in the bin.
"Ah... okay, so... how did you get here?" Malik repeated.
"Has anyone told you how annoying you are?" Aurora asked, looking at Malik, then looking at the gathered Millenium Items. "Just leave me be, I didn't ask to be stuck in a hotel room with any of you, that's all you need to know!" she snapped, walking to the door and pulling hard on the door handle. Malik watched her in amusement. When she finally gave up she walked to the sofa and almost sat on Ryou.
"Come on, give us some room!" she snapped at the sleeping white haired boy.
"Do you see any connection with the people that are here?" Malik asked, as Ryou awoke.
".... I can't say I do." Aurora replied, not looking over at him.
"2 of us have Millenium Items?" Ryou asked, sleepily.
"No. All of us had a past 5,000 years ago." Malik said.
"But... you said your other half was made out of-"
"It was!" Malik sighed, "But we all have a past 5,000 years ago. Maybe I slipped on the details a bit, but so did my sister!" Aurora rolled her eyes.
"Will you shut up for one minute about your sister?" she asked, "I'm not intrested in playing a game of 'guess my family tree'. My past is my past, maybe I did live 5,000 years ago but that person wasn't me! Maybe I did know you lot possibly 5,000 years ago but this is different, this is now, this is the present, and for the present we're all stuck in a hotel room in the middle of Osaka with no way of escaping. Why are we here? Why do they want us? What the hell do they plan to do with us?"
"That's the same as 'why do they want us?'." Malik said, dryly.
"No it's not, why do they want us and what are they going to do with us are completely different things baka! They might want us because of out 'pasts' and they might decide kill us all." She snapped back, pulling her legs up to her chest.
"Oh, I do hope so if you don't shut up!" Malik replied, "I'd rather be buried alive than listen to you whine!"
"That can be arranged!" Aurora growled, looking at him with a sneer.
"Stop fighting. As long as we're here we have to get along together. That means no fighting!" Ryou pleaded.
"I'm jumping off the balcony," Aurora informed them. "If being alive means I need to get along with you lot I'd rather be dead."
"Well be my guest and jump," Malik told her, holding the balcony door open for her. She opened her mouth and shut it again quickly, she hadn't expected that reaction. Malik just smirked and slammed the door shut again.
"So... do we expect to see Yugi here anytime soon?" Ryou asked as Aurora left the sofa to sit in armchair where Malik couldn't see her. No one replied, but they all looked up when the door opened. Aurora jumped up, ready to fight her way out if needed. Damien stepped in, smiling broadly. Aurora watched him carefully as he walked around the room.
"Good afternoon." he said to them all.
"You're dead!" Aurora cried at him, "you're holding us against our will, this is kidnap, this is illegal, this s-"
"Shut up, can't you see the guy couldn't care less about what was illegal and what isn't?" Malik asked. Aurora looked over at him, for the first time worry replaced her angered expression.
"Well, thankyou all for the Millenium Items... my client will be extremly impressed with them." Damien smiled. Aurora turned her head back to him and gritted her teeth.
"Look, the Millenium Items still belong to Ryou and Malik, your client can't actually use them... Can he?" she asked the two boys quickly. Damien just walked to the Kitchen and picked the Millenium Items up. Aurora watched him, as he taunted her about her loss.
"My 'employee' told me how great you are at dueling, Aurora. He said you were fantasic... fantasically easy." Aurora tried to calm herself, but it wasn't working. "He also informed me of your loss to Yugi Muto... now, that was a failure. Tell me, did you intend to lose or was it accidental?"
Aurora got up and walked to him then, "I'm just as good as anyone in this room, and I'll prove it, I challange you... right here, right now. You win, you can walk away with all the Millenium Items and you can taunt me for the rest of my life, I win, you hand all of the Items back to their respectful owners!"
Damien smiled, this could be amusing.
"Aurora... why don't me or Malik duel in your-" Ryou began.
"No, listen to me, I'm going to prove to you all, especially Bakura, that I can duel just as well as anyone. Non, I'm not certain I can win, hai, I will try my best." her hand felt her deck, she was relieved Damien hadn't taken that from her. "And if my best isn't enough, then what will? Just give me this chance to prove myself, Ryou!" Ryou shot a look at Malik, who'd settled down to watch the match, intently. "Please." Ryou just looked down and Aurora knew she'd won this battle. She knew, deep down, this wouldn't be easy, this wouldn't be quick... but she wouldn't be a pushover this time. She had taken into account Damien's deck would be full of sneaky tricks to lead her down the wrong way, but she wasn't going to fall for it, she was going to follow her own way. She saw Damien was already ready for the duel, but she frowned.
"We're going to duel in a hotel room? Here?" She questioned.
"You did say right here, right now." Damien reminded her.
"Well excuse me for being dramatic!" Aurora snapped. Within minutes the duel was well under way.
Seto was sat at his desk when he saw Mokuba come in. He looked up at his brother and waited for him to start talking.
"Aurora went to Osaka." Mokuba told his brother.
Seto frowned, "Okay, is there anything else?" he asked.
"Jessy escaped this afternoon and everyone is looking for her." Mokuba added. Seto put his head in his hand, he had known this dog was a bad idea.
"Mokuba, if anything happens to Jessy... don't get upset, okay? These kind of things happen all the time, it's part of life." he told his brother. Who nodded and turned to go. Seto sat and thought for a while... why did he want Jessy back more than just to save Mokuba from heartbreak?