Gomen for making you guys wait so long.  I was feeling a bit under the weather yesterday.  I think the cherry soda was drugged, Katana-chan.   California is evil!  Kitsuni-chan, get your ass back to New Jersey!!!!!  *sobs* 

"Wha-what the hell?"  Joey cried.  The message had been finished, and still glittered in the candle flame.  The blood was still fresh and was running down the wall in crimson rivulets. 

"C'mon, let's go!"  Tristan cried as he and the other two took off down the hall, Yugi still clutching the candlestick, the wax having burned all the way down and blown itself out.

They finally stopped as they ran out of the gruesome hallway.  Yugi had squatted down and was vomiting fiercely.  Tristan and Joey were both trembling violently, fighting down the warm bile that threatened to erupt from their throats. 

"Shit.  What the fuck was that?"

"I have no idea.  I don't want to find out, either." 

Yugi straightened, having finally finished emptying his stomach, and wiped his lips, face pale. 

"That-that was disgusting."

"Yeah.  What the hell is going on around here?"

 "I think we'd all like to know that one."  

Yugi looked up suddenly to see someone he never though he would see again.

"Tea?"  Her figure was pale, but she was still dressed in her school uniform, what she had been wearing when she was killed.  She put a finger to her lips. 

"Shh." Then she disappeared around the corner. 

"Tea, wait!"  Joey blinked.

"What?  Whaddya talkin' about, Yuge?" 

But the short teen didn't answer as he took off after his dead friend. 

"Hey, Yugi, wait up!" Tristan shouted as he and Joey ran after their friend.  But Yugi was oddly fast for his small size. 

Tristan skidded to a halt, causing his blonde haired friend to crash into him.  He shot his friend an annoyed look, then looked around.

"Hey, where'd he go?" 

"Shit.  We lost him."  Joey cupped his hands around his mouth. 

"Hey Yuge!  Where are ya buddy?"

"Yugi!  Hey Yugi!  Where did you go?" But neither of them received a reply.  Silence was all they were answered with. 

"Damn it." 

*~* 

"Tea?  Tea, wait!"  Tea stopped and turned for a second, before opening a door and beckoning for Yugi to follow.  He obliged and shut the door behind him.    

"Tea, you're alive!" 

Tea smiled as the tri-colored haired teen ran up and hugged her tightly.  She stroked his hair. 

(A.N- Okay, well, it was one-sided love.  On TEA'S side!) 

"I missed you so much!"  Her smile grew wider, but, had Yugi seen it, he would have noticed the slightly sadistic feel to it, like the way Bakura or Malik would smile. 

"I missed you too, Yugi." 

"I thought you were dead."   Silence for a few moments. 

"Tea?"

"Friendship can overcome anything, right Yugi?" 

"…Yes." 

"Even death?" 

"What?" 

"Friendship can overcome death, right?" 

"Tea…" Tea lifted her hand upwards, lightning flashing briefly; glinting off of the steel blade of the dagger she had been hiding behind her back.

"Friendship can overcome anything, Yugi," she repeated before she plunged the blade deep into Yugi's back.  He gasped, his innocent violet eyes wide as he collapsed against the person who he thought had been his dead friend, but really wasn't.  The person snickered her laugh deepening into that of a man's, her shape changing into that of a man's, and out of the pink jacket into the black pants, black shirt, and black trench coat.  Short brown hair lengthened until it reached the small of the mans back and changed into black and blood red, blue eyes changing to match the crimson streaks of hair.  He grinned sadistically as he stood, pulling the dagger out of the small boys back and letting his body fall to the ground with a dull thud

"Pitiful mortal," he sneered as he left the room, silently closing the door behind him.  He made no sound as he made his way down the hallway, swallowing the laughter that threatened to burst out of his mouth as he heard the young boys friends looking for him.  He could soon make out the duo in the dark.  The laughter became even harder to control as he heard the franticness in the blonde one's voice. 

"Your faith will get you killed," he whispered, but it was inaudible to the two teenagers.  Should he go after him next?  No, he could wait.  He wanted to finish off the sadistic white haired one first.  He would have fun with that one.    

BlackRose:  And I will end it here

Bakura:  -.-  These chapters aren't getting any longer. 

BlackRose:  Shaddap.  Don't forget, I have something bad happen to you in your next chapter. 

Bakura:  O.O 

BlackRose:  Well, now you know what's gonna happen in the chappie after Malik, Ryou, and Otogi's

Bakura:  You're going to kill me, aren't you? 

BlackRose:  Not tellin'