Author's Notes: I think I've kept you in suspense long enough. So it's now time to find out what's going on in our friend Bakura's head.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Big Brother.
Japanese translation: See previous chapters.
Chapter 21: 'In the Mind'
By Glitnir Gebo
Two have gone, nine to go;
Three more shall enter on the show.
Seven days to complete the task
Of hidden faces to unmask.
Find the clues from the past,
Familiar faces, first to last.
When five are gone, they will arrive,
Big Brother's new guests and their surprise.
All will be revealed…
Bakura's POV:
And people call me evil. I reread the rhyme written on the white slip of paper and scratch my head once more. It seemed pretty simple at first glance, but this straight forward task was turning out to be pretty difficult.
I be Ryou could work it out easily. After having to put up with me for so long he's got pretty good at understanding cryptic messages. But that's not allowed. And even if I only talked to him through our mind-link he would probably tell Big Brother. Besides, I don't want to have to share my prize anyway.
The first part is pretty straight forward. Three more people are going to come into the house, and I have seven days to find out who they are. Which means my dead-line's tomorrow night and I'm still trying to find out who they are.
The second part seems simple too, saying they'll arrive after five people have left. I'm guessing "familiar faces" means they will be people we know. But when you have been around for a few thousand years you know a lot of people…even if most of then are dead.
I don't like the sound of "their surprise". And as for "find the clues in the past"…
This is so frustrating. Ra damn it!
I'm guessing that it won't be any of the evicted housemates, because Big Brother could have no way of knowing who else will go.
And since these tasks can be found by anyone it must be people that aren't only in my past. But that's still so many people!
But then again…Big Brother doesn't seem to realise how long some of us have been living…so perhaps it is someone from recent years. Like at Duelist Kingdom! Ra, that was fun! Almost got my hands on the Millennium Puzzle too. It would have gone as planned to if it weren't for that stupid pharaoh. But I'll get my revenge! I have a surprise in store for him…
A surprise…
Evil plan…
I growl as a thought occurs to me. It's got to be him!
But who else? There's meant to be three new people, but I've only worked out one.
Yugi's going to freak out. I laugh. I can't wait to see the look on the face when he arrives...if the pharaoh hasn't been evicted by then.
Why is everyone so noisy? I'm trying to concentrate!
I growl as Ryou glances at me. Distractions are the last thing I need.
Anyway, back to the task at hand. I read through the rhyme once more.
Normal POV:
Day 28:
In the Diary Room…
"The time limit that had been set for your task has elapsed. Have you achieved your task and found an answer to the rhyme?"
Bakura grinned evilly in reply.
Day 29:
Bakura skipped from one side of the Big Brother house to the other. The grin plastered on his face unnerved the other housemates somewhat, but none more then Ryou.
"I knew it." Ryou sighed. "He's gone and done something terrible and now I'm going to get the blame for it…again."
"I'm not sure that's it, Ryou." Yugi replied sympathetically. "This seems to be some sort of weird victory dance."
Yami nodded in agreement, following his hikari's train of thought. "And Bakura wouldn't be celebrating unless he had already finished whatever evil deed it was. It would give him away."
Ryou looked on in confusion.
"Which means he wasn't aiming to get you in trouble." Yugi finished.
Ryou sighed again. "What a relief."
"BUT THE DAY'S NOT OVER YET!" Bakura laughed happily, having heard his Ryou's thoughts through their mind-link.
Meanwhile…
Malik and Marik sat glaring at one another from opposite lounges; their faces twisted in equally aggressive glares. The pair were given a wide space by the other housemates, left to silently battle.
Malik's left eye twitched as Marik narrowed his gaze even further. In reply he matched his dark self's glare.
Elsewhere…
Kaiba and Mokuba were also in a stand-off of sorts. Kaiba paused in thought, considering his next move before moving a piece.
"Checkmate."
And so ends another day in the Big Brother house. Or does it?
Behind the cameras….
"Wait a minute…we haven't given them any more information on the next task!" The cameraman swirled around in his chair as Big Brother chuckled behind him.
"Which will make it all the more 'delicious'." was Big Brother's only reply.
Thanks to the reviewers!
Bakabakurasotherlady
Taisa'sFireAngel07: Bald Eagle? Is that another author? I'll have to go check it out.
equilla: We may never know...Big B's undies perhaps?
pink-kiss-candy: I'm not from the UK or US, so that makes no sense to me whatsoever. But that fasting because of destiny is actually quite a good idea!
Author's Notes: Oh, the suspense is killing me! What was the riddle's answer, and what did Bakura get for getting it right? It's just so exciting! But no time to explain now...
Author's Yami's Notes: Eek!
Next Chapter: Chapter 22 – Let's Race!
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