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Chapter Five: A New Alliance (((((5 pages on Microsoft Word. Size 11 font throughout the whole story. ^^;;)))))

Tristan lugged the body up on the bed. "Damn, Bakura's been packing up pounds, hasn't he....."

Tristan took out the pocketknife. With the knife in one hand, and the bottle in another, he slit open a cut, just large enough to take a few droplets of blood in the palm of Bakura's hand. The blood flowed easily into the tiny bottle, and Tristan sealed the bottle.

"That should suffice."

Tristan took the nearest sock on the floor and wrapped it around his shorter friend. He pulled the little clover out of his pocket and pulled a leaf off. He put the leaf to the wound on his victim and watched as it went through the same process as it had with Tea. He looked at the rest of the clover and started twirling it.

"Ok, evil spooky voice. You can come out now and revive Bakura. Helloooo? Voice guy?"

A whoosh swirled up the room. "I regret that. Never call me Voice guy ever again. Understand?" The Voice sent a chill throughout Tristan's bones that felt as if he was drowning in an ice-cold sea.

Tristan's body shivered and twitched. "I-I understand.....just......please......don't do that again!"

The Voice put on a mocking tone. "Oh, you don't like that? Why didn't you just tell me? Because then.......I would have done it sooner! Ha!"

Tristan grimaced. "Just......revive Bakura already......."

The Voice spoke. "You want him alive? Why didn't you say so. You'll have to take him to the hospital. The stuff that you gave him would eventually kill him without medical attention. Heh heh heh.........oops!" The Voice laughed a maniacal laugh.

Tristan fell back onto the wall, with his back leaning on it. "Oh shit. Man.......How do I explain this to the doctors?" Tristan picked up Bakura in his arms, knees trembling underneath all the weight.

The Voice had a tone of impatience in it. "Oh shut up."

The colors on front of Tristan's eyes swirled around into a pitch black. A terribly quick breeze swooped upon Tristan, still holding Bakura in his arms. The wind was drying out Tristan's eyes, so he shut them. When he reopened them, they were standing in front of the hospital. Bakura was still in his arms, and the clover gently floated down and landed on Bakura's nose. Tristan picked it up and pocketed it. He ran inside with the unconscious body in his arms.

"Nurse!! Nurse!! Help me!! This guy........he's been poisoned!!" Tristan ran in and panted out the words to the receptionist.

"Please. Calm down, sir. Now, calmly tell me what happened." The nurse sighed and hushed the anxious teen.

"Well........." Tristan quickly searched his mind for a good excuse. "See, Bakura, was, um, really sleepy, and he mistook the, uh, nail polish remover for, erm, lemonade.......yeah......." Tristan nodded.

The nurse raised a brow. "Oh.......I see........let me call a doctor." She pushed a button and her voice came onto the intercom. "We have a Code 17, I repeat, Code 17 at the Welling's Wing." (A/N: Ok, you know, I made all of that up.I have no clue how that works........the only time I went to the hospital, I was sent straight to the emergency room and had no clue what was going on........^^;;) She put down the phone and watched circumspectly as the silver-haired boy was put onto a wheelchair and wheeled down the hall and into the elevator. Tristan followed but was stopped at the elevator by one of the nurses.

"This is were you stop, buddy."

Tristan groaned. "Fine." He walked back to the front office and approached the nurse at the front. "Um, excuse me Miss.....um......." He looked at her nametag. "Hermione. (A/N: Ga! Sorry, I just had to rip off Harry Potter there....heh heh........) Um, could I use the phone?"

Hermione rolled her eyes. She lifted her hand and pointed to the large and obvious pay phone sign. (A/N: Do they have those at hospitals?! I have No Earthly Idea! T_T;;)

Tristan dashed off. "Thanks."

Tristan dialed the 1-800-CALLATT and then dialed the number he had memorized so long ago. "6-7-8-7-9-7-1-7-9-7" He listened to the rings and heard a slight click.

"Hello, Mutou residence. Yugi speaking."

"Yugi! I know you're really mad at me, but this is an emergency. Bakura's in the hospital! Come quick! Call Tea and Joey, will ya? I don't have any change and I hate having to charge the bills to other people."

Yugi was speechless. "Ba-Bakura? In the hospital?"

Tristan rolled his eyes. "Yeah, call everyone! Later!"

Tristan hung up the phone. "Yugi, Yugi, Yugi."

~*~*~*~*~Meanwhile, back at Yugi's house.........~*~*~*~*~

Yugi set the phone down. "Oh my god. Poor Bakura. I wonder what happened. I guess I'll find out later. But.......now I have to call Tea and *gulp* Joey........or, I could tell Tea to call him!! Yeah!! Then I wont have to confront him!"

Yugi picked up the phone and dialed the number of his childhood friend. "7- 7-0-3-4-5-2-6-6-3........" The phone rang once and was immediately picked up.

"Teeee-aaaa speaking!!" A few short girly giggles signified that it was definitely Tea.

"Hi Tea. It's Yugi.......I have some........bad news......."

Tea's eyes did that huge giant sympathetic anime eye thingy. "Oh, Yugi, what's wrong?"

Yugi wiped some tears from his eyes. "Bakura's at the hospital. Something's wrong.......I don't know what it is bu-"

"Oh my god! Is he okay? Oh my god I hafta go see him now!! Oh my god!!" Yugi was cut short by one of Tea's fits.

"Wait! Tea! Can you call Jo-" A click, and then the dial tone.

"No, no, no, no, no! I can't call Joey!!" Yugi banged his head on the nearest wall.

"Shit!"

Yugi picked up the phone and gently pressed the buttons he wished he hadn't memorized. "7-7-0-3-1-2-0-8-5-0"

A ring, then a click. "Hello?"

Yugi heard that voice. That voice that he had used to love to hear so much. That voice that had betrayed him. He hated that voice.

"Joey. Bakura. Hospital. Now."

Joey blinked. "What?"

Joey's words was lost in space as Yugi slammed the phone down.

"Oh. My. God." Joey grabbed his coat and dashed out the door.

~*~*~*~*~Back at the hospital~*~*~*~*~

Tristan's head hung into his arms, as he slouched into a corner. A tear glistened in his eye. "Bakura!.......How could I do that to you?" Tristan didn't bother to wipe the tear from his eye. It slid into the corner and started to slide down the boy's face. Suddenly, a usually chipper voice which was now sad and angstful.

"Tri-Tristan? Are you okay?" Tea leaned down next to her friend and stroked his shoulder.

Tristan wiped the tear in his eye. "Yeah........I'm fine......."

Tea sighed. "Tristan something's wrong. Just tell me."

Tristan explained the whole thing to the girl that he trusted. "And you can't tell ANYONE, Tea!! I know you're a big gossip and stuff, but please, this is something so important........so secret, that you cannot, repeat, CANNOT tell ANYONE at all!!"

"Oh my god......so, it was you who took my blood! Well, ......I forgive you, but why didn't you tell me sooner?" Tea sat down next to Tristan.

Tristan looked at her and blinked a few times.

Tea blushed. "Ooooohhhh.........heh.heh heh........"

Tristan nodded. "That's why........"

"I see......and I'll help you." Tea bowed her head.

Tristan looked up at the girl he trusted with his secret. "But, why? This is such an awful thing to do!"

Tea twirled a lock of hair in her finger. "Well.see, don't tell anyone, but I have this thing for Yugi. I was heartbroken when I found out that he was......um.......gay, cause I knew that I couldn't have him. Maybe, if Yugi and Joey are separated, I can be the one to console him, and then he'll fall in love with me........hopefully........"

Tristan nodded and hugged his friend. "I understand completely, Tea. Thank you for agreeing to help me." Tristan grinned and squeezed Tea tighter.

Tea nodded. "Anything for a best friend. Now, um, could you please not squeeze so hard. I think you're squishing some vital organs."

Tristan chuckled and released the brunette girl. "Oops! Sorry, Tea! Heh heh heh....."

Tea smiled and brushed a hair out of her face. "No problem."

~*~*~*~*~Meanwhile, at the other side of the waiting room......~*~*~*~*~

Yugi walked in and searched for some sign of Bakura. What he found, was his childhood friend in the arms of his ex-best friend, Tea and Tristan, respectively. He shook his head when they laughed and talked. Yugi's head snapped away when Tea got up and walked his way.

Tea called out to the short blonde. "Yugi! Hey, Yugi! There you are! I was looking for you! I'm glad you're hear! I was just about to-"

"Why were you talking to Tristan? You know how I feel about him." Yugi cut Tea off mid-sentence.

Tea was abashed. "Are you.........mad at me? For just talking to Tristan?"

Yugi turned his head.

Tea eyes widened in amazement and anger. "Yugi, just because you hate someone, doesn't mean the whole world has to! Yugi, what's wrong with you? You're usually so nice and caring! Yugi........." Tea trailed off.

Yugi's eyes gleamed as the Millennium Puzzle glowed and he transformed into his Yami. "Tea. I cannot choose who you decide to be friends with. I apologize for trying. But, you have to tell me whose side you're on at least. Tea? Tell me."

Tea shut her eyes. ::What do I tell him? The truth? I can't tell him that! I'll have to tell a lie. No, not a lie-lie. More like......a white lie! Yeah!::

"Yugi........er........Yami......you know whose side I'm on! Yours of course! How can I be on side after what he's done to you!"

"Thank you, Tea. I knew you'd understand." Yami smiled a mysterious smile.

Tea nodded her head sheepishly. "Yeah........"

Suddenly, a door burst open and in rushed a blonde with large bangs, hollering his lungs out. "Bakura!! Bakura!! Nurse, nurse!! Where's Ryou Bakura?!"

The nurse known as Hermione rolled her eyes. "Calm down, sir. Is Ryou the one who was poisoned?"

Tea, Yami, and Joey all said the same thing perfectly synchronized. "Poisoned?!"

Hermione blinked. "You didn't know?"

Tristan walked up. "Yeah, that's the one. Can we see him now?"

Hermione picked up the phone and dialed a few numbers. "Hold on."

While the nurse was on the phone, Joey tried to catch Yugi's eye. Tea nudged Tristan to watch what was going on.

Yami turned his head Joey's way. Joey smiled very slightly, but Yami turned his head away. Joey's feeble smile slowly drooped into a frown. The nurse hung up the phone and turned towards the gang.

"Yeah, it looks like you can go in now. Room 14. Have fun, kiddies."

Everyone turned and stared at the nurse when she said the "kiddie" thing. Yami gritted his teeth. "I'm over five millennia old, young lady, so shut your mouth unless you know what you're talking about." They all turned and left.
YAY!! Another fic up!!! I must hurry up and get to work on Chapter Seven!! See ya soon!!