OMG! So many review all at once! * Glomps reader* and look! You're still here too! OK, because I'm tired of interrupting the fic with AN ever 5 paragraphs, I'm just going to number some things that may need explanations and you can look em up at the bottom! Ok? GOOD!

BAHA! Er, yah… Fic:

~Chapter 5

           Remember That Guy You Killed?

Ammut glided through the streets along the rooftops. She liked the way the wind felt in her hair and the rain tasted on her tongue. She smiled ear-to-ear letting the flashing lights of the city dance along her mind long after her eyes had strayed to the tangled branches and weaving floral seas of the shadowed park.

There was something in the air that night that captivated her inner senses. It lingered in the rain and the residue it left as an icy token of its presence before cascading down her bare skin. She let the rain drain down her darkened cheeks and onto her lips, breaking the tension of the glass beads with her tongue. The taste was familiar and sweet; her memories welcomed the flavor with anticipation and by name… Fear.

She slid down the roofing of the last building in the sequence. She missed the way the bittersweet emotion tasted in the back of her mouth and mind. She wanted more. Mindful of the muddy puddles at her feet and any chance she might be seen, she griped the edges of the robe in her fingers and slinked into the park without a shadow to betray her.

She wandered along the side of the path, running her tongue along the roof of her mouth in thought. Perhaps earth wasn't so bad these days, or at least not here. She was free to roam where she wished, and feed when she desired. The long winding path led her to the gardens. Here, somewhere here… This is where she felt it, so this is surly where she will find it.

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With a submissive sigh, Shadi shuffled back into the wall behind him. He had nothing plastic that he could give to the demon. NOTHING! He wondered if she would accept water from a pail of some sort… It was worth a shot.

He gathered himself up and headed towards the closet. He dug the umbrella out from the back and fumbled around with the snap that bound it together. A strong, damp wind from his left managed to draw his attention from his task; to the open door from witch it came.

Twitch…

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Peering around the branch of a conveniently placed sakura tree, she confirmed her source. A man was hovering over what seemed to be a smaller boy, with a blade to his collarbone.

'This should be fun!' she beamed, opening her senses to the wind and breathed in. Something lurid strung in the breeze took her by surprise.

'What was that!?!' She leaned closer, squinting for a better view. 'that pendant…' Unconsciously, she stepped out from behind the tree and towards the man with the silver hair. 'sennen ring…he's the first…'

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"Good night little dragon"

Otogi shut his eyes and inhaled sharply in preparation for the impending blow. But it never came… He opened his eyes and Bakura was gone. He looked around furiously for his assailant while scrambling to his feet.

'Never mind that!' He stumbled over to Ryou and quickly pulled his arm around his neck with one hand and slid the other under his back. Ryou blinked a moment but didn't squirm. Ryuugi freed his hand of Ryou's hand and hooked it under the smaller boy's knees.

"Ryou!" he whispered into his ear. "I'm taking you away, can you hang on?"

Ryou didn't respond. He closed his eyes and made an effort to hold onto the neck of Otogi's sweater. That was enough of an agreement for Ryuugi. He got up and backed into the tree again, adjusting Ryou in his arms to find a more comfortable weight distribution.

"You're heavier then you look," He grunted as he began down the path towards his house.

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Bakura hurriedly picked himself off the ground. He rubbed the back of his head as he trailed the path of crushed flowers and shrubs marking his rather violent decent down the hill with his eyes.

"Quite a fall, wasn't it?"

Bakura spun around at the sound a new voice, coming face to face with Maát's demon. Taken back be the sudden, and rather unexpected visitor, he just stared.

"What? You didn't think you'd ever be caught?" She leaned forward slightly.

"What are you talking about?" Bakura snarled. He was in no mood to play this game. "What do you want!?" Make it fast and I may let you live!

"YOU may let ME live? HAH! Don't humor me, I'm not in the mood…." She rolled her eyes.

"What do you even want with me?"

"Sinner"

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"That's my excuse for executing you, though I won't secret my true intentions for you…"

"I don't even know you…"

"Remember Karimu? [1]"

"…"

"You're going down!" Leaving no more room for conversation she lunged at Bakura…

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Yami shut the door slowly behind him as he shuffled into his room; careful not to disturb the serine atmosphere he left behind when he darted down the hall. He walked over to the desk pressed into the wall under the window where he left the puzzle and traced over the markings with his index finger. "liar…"

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Otogi stumbled down the street as quickly as he could, making sure no one would see him. His house wasn't more then a block away, but it felt like he was walking to Russia. He panted heavily and fell against the closes lamppost. He shuffled down so that he was sitting, readjusting the unconscious boy in his arms. His legs just wouldn't move anymore. He shut his eyes tightly and willed it all to go away. He opened his eyes when he felt Ryou stir. With one hand he pulled his stray locks from his face and wiped the rain from his eyes. Now was not the time to let die. One more block… Just one more…

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The rain came to call upon Budgie's dreams and bring them to an end. Not that that mattered really, it was a pretty empty dream, or at least that's what she would have said, if she should remember what it was… She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and tolled off the couch. She would have cared, but that would have required effort.

"Ow…" She mumbled into the carpet.

She listened to the rain on the deck. "What do you want?" She got up and stumbled to the glass door. "Stupid rain!" She muttered, opening the door and stepping onto the patio to retrieve her plants. "If you had legs, you could come in yourself… And not have to bother me about it!"

"Mmm?" came a voice from behind her.

"AH!" She screamed, spinning around to the intruder.

"And they say I'M crazy…"

"Who…who are… Who are you? WHO ARE YOU GET OUT!" She yelled.

"Shhh! I'm not going to hurt you… I'm just passing through!" Replied the figure. Budgie grabbed the spade sitting beside the troth of blue roses she had lining the dark railing of the balcony.

"We'll I'm going to hurt you!" She screamed, trusting the spade towards his gut. He caught it by the blade's edge, slicing the webbing between his thumb and his forefinger clean in half. 

"Hey!" He cried! "Simmer! I just want through!"

"Sucks to be you then!" She snarled, taking a shot at his neck. He yelped and jumped to the side, hitting the railing in the process. He grimaced and wavered back to the wall, completely cornered. Hurriedly, he reached into his pocked and polled out what looked to be a pocketknife. Budgie shrieked, whipped the spade at him and fled into the apartment slamming the door shut behind her. The news broadcast replaying in her mind… She ripped the drapes closed and scrambled into the hallway, banging furiously on Ryou's door.

[1] In the past (ref to manga) Karimu was the priest who originally had the sennen scales.

Bebebebe! This is sh0rt, but I'm putting it up anyways to let you all know I Haven't forgotten! Lol, I know that took FOREVER to get up, but I just assumed the lack of reviews meant no one read, but I guess I was wrong. I've read every one of em and love all the input. Ah! * Points * my friend has informed me that Ammut is no longer an OC! That's right, she's in the manga now , they call her Ammit or something, I guess that makes this story AU now?

Reviewers (I figure if I keep getting reviews, I should make one of these ne?)

Yami Maleci: I love OTOGI too! And I'll murder him if I see fit! * Grin*

Nix Entente: yes… hurting things IS fun!

Allenby: will do!

CaRoLyN CsOhJv: your reviews seem like threats to me! If you don't like how I write or how frequent I can get it up, then that's YOUR call, not mine Hun. I cater to no one!

li li: lol! Ok!

neko-mimi: bites thumb, will do!

Effera: when I write it, id doesn't break up, but when I make it a format ff.net can use, it does that weird spacey thing…

Kaiba-Corparations: am doing

Fang Lirui : yah… J

Aithril the Elf-Maiden: Bakura: I'll kill who I see fit peon!

Those are all the reviews for chappy 5 J they inspired me to keep going.