Thanks Retaw and Scarlett and Scar! Your reviews are apprieciated. Don't
these chapters just seem to be getting shorter and shorter? Gomen. Listen,
I have to write a long, horribly boring part after this chapter about how
the characters up for nomination as Tristen's cousins' dates get to know
them. Once I post it, you can skip or flame it, if you want. It bothers me
not. (This is my fanfic, not yours. *smiles*) Although it might help you
understand if you read it. Mind you, I'm talking about next chapter, not
this one. 'K? Toodles.
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Tristen flipped on the morning news to see if anything had been found out. No one had been called yet, but if the girls did not show up soon, someone was going to be.
"Yugi, go wake up Ryou." ordered Malik. The boy nodded and went upstairs to Ryou's room. He was shocked to find that Ryou was not in his room.
"R...Ryou!" he called in a somewhat shaky voice. "Ryou-"
"Down here." said a pathetic voice. Yugi looked down and saw Ryou, hiding underneath his bed. Yugi helped him out and sat on his bed.
"What were you doing down there?"
"I heard a whole bunch of screams, so I ducked under my bed. Then I heard more, and was so afraid that I fell asleep. What happened?" he asked.
"Oh, me and the guys were playing a trick on..." he got cut off.
"SAKARA! ATSURU! I was worried sick!!" screamed Tristen, first sounding angry, then weary.
"TRISTEN, YOU'RE NOT OUR KEEPER!!" returned the pissed voice of Sakara.
The two went downstairs to see what all of the ruckus was.
"It is true, we only went for a late night walk." added Alice, her eyes closed and looking ashamed.
"Two people DIED out there last night! I saw it on the news!"
"We-" started Sakara, flaring up.
"-are sorry, Tristen. Next time we'll tell you before we go for a walk that late." apologized Alice.
"Ah, it's okay." Tristen reconsidered. Alice hugged her cousin.
"Uh...what's going on? I'm confused..." Everyone looked at Ryou.
"Ehh...nothing..." giggled Joey.
"Family moment." stated Serenity.
"A whacko not respecting his relatives' privacy." explained Malik.
"We should go. I'm afraid we've caused too much trouble as it is." said Alice, shaking her head.
"No, don't go! It really isn't a big deal." reminded Ryou.
"That's nice of you, but I think that would be a good idea." Tristen glared at his cousins. The boy sighed and everyone said goodbye as the three left.
Once home, Joey called up Mai. He hadn't heard from her in the past few days, so he naturally wanted to know what was going on. Serenity was watching cartoons on the TV.
"Hey, Mai."
"Oh, hi Joey. What's up?"
"Just wanted to talk to ya. So what's up?"
"Well, I found the perfect dress for the Dance! I'm sure you'll just looove it." started Mai with enthusiasm and a giggle in her voice.
"What's it like?"
Malik's apartment was small, beaten, and empty. He had not but a bed, chair, coffie table, small 1970's TV, and one-half of a fridge. As he walked through the door, he kicked away the empty can of peaches and threw his coat on the chair. Digging through the fridge, he found a beer and downed it. It was no wonder he went to Ryou's house all of the time. His 'house' had only two tiny rooms. Even if he had had more furniture, he wouldn't have had room for it. Sighing, he flipped on the TV and flopped onto his bed. The news was on.
"and so the two boys that were found dead early this morning appear to have strange marks, none like seen in a long while. Could this be a sick joke, or has an omen plagued Domino? More on this at seven. Now for the weather, Jain?" Malik cut the TV off.
"Stupid people." he said, generally aimed at the entire world.
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Tristen flipped on the morning news to see if anything had been found out. No one had been called yet, but if the girls did not show up soon, someone was going to be.
"Yugi, go wake up Ryou." ordered Malik. The boy nodded and went upstairs to Ryou's room. He was shocked to find that Ryou was not in his room.
"R...Ryou!" he called in a somewhat shaky voice. "Ryou-"
"Down here." said a pathetic voice. Yugi looked down and saw Ryou, hiding underneath his bed. Yugi helped him out and sat on his bed.
"What were you doing down there?"
"I heard a whole bunch of screams, so I ducked under my bed. Then I heard more, and was so afraid that I fell asleep. What happened?" he asked.
"Oh, me and the guys were playing a trick on..." he got cut off.
"SAKARA! ATSURU! I was worried sick!!" screamed Tristen, first sounding angry, then weary.
"TRISTEN, YOU'RE NOT OUR KEEPER!!" returned the pissed voice of Sakara.
The two went downstairs to see what all of the ruckus was.
"It is true, we only went for a late night walk." added Alice, her eyes closed and looking ashamed.
"Two people DIED out there last night! I saw it on the news!"
"We-" started Sakara, flaring up.
"-are sorry, Tristen. Next time we'll tell you before we go for a walk that late." apologized Alice.
"Ah, it's okay." Tristen reconsidered. Alice hugged her cousin.
"Uh...what's going on? I'm confused..." Everyone looked at Ryou.
"Ehh...nothing..." giggled Joey.
"Family moment." stated Serenity.
"A whacko not respecting his relatives' privacy." explained Malik.
"We should go. I'm afraid we've caused too much trouble as it is." said Alice, shaking her head.
"No, don't go! It really isn't a big deal." reminded Ryou.
"That's nice of you, but I think that would be a good idea." Tristen glared at his cousins. The boy sighed and everyone said goodbye as the three left.
Once home, Joey called up Mai. He hadn't heard from her in the past few days, so he naturally wanted to know what was going on. Serenity was watching cartoons on the TV.
"Hey, Mai."
"Oh, hi Joey. What's up?"
"Just wanted to talk to ya. So what's up?"
"Well, I found the perfect dress for the Dance! I'm sure you'll just looove it." started Mai with enthusiasm and a giggle in her voice.
"What's it like?"
Malik's apartment was small, beaten, and empty. He had not but a bed, chair, coffie table, small 1970's TV, and one-half of a fridge. As he walked through the door, he kicked away the empty can of peaches and threw his coat on the chair. Digging through the fridge, he found a beer and downed it. It was no wonder he went to Ryou's house all of the time. His 'house' had only two tiny rooms. Even if he had had more furniture, he wouldn't have had room for it. Sighing, he flipped on the TV and flopped onto his bed. The news was on.
"and so the two boys that were found dead early this morning appear to have strange marks, none like seen in a long while. Could this be a sick joke, or has an omen plagued Domino? More on this at seven. Now for the weather, Jain?" Malik cut the TV off.
"Stupid people." he said, generally aimed at the entire world.
