A.N: ^_^ There's a huge clue to who Secret Santa could be. Anywho, remember, things are not what they always seem to be. Oh and by the way, there is a slight lemon. And…uh…how did I leave the last chapter as cliffie?!? That chapter was never intended to have a cliffhanger to get things straight with you guys ok. ^_^()

Dark Surprises

            It was about 1:30 in the morning. Midori was weakly trying to claw away the basement window. She hadn't been feeling healthy as of late. The only thing she had to eat was a piece of bread and a glass of water. Only once a week would she get either sushi or noodles.

            She reached into her pocket, taking out her cell phone. There was only one bar left. Her phone was slowly dying, no doubt.

            "My only chance," Midori whispered softly. Pressing a few buttons, she dialed her cousin's number.

            The phone started to ring…

            Once…

            …twice…

            …three times…

            "Hello?"

            "Tea," Midori whispered, her fingers slowly clawing the glass. "I…I want you to meet…"

            "Midori-chan?!?" Tea shrieked. "Is that really you?!? Where are you? Are you still trapped?!? What's going on?"

            "Tea please," Midori leaned against the wall. "Look, as of now, I'm trying to figure out a way to break out of this prison cell. I want you to meet me at Domino Park."

            "Are you sure?" Tea sounded worried.

            "If you want, bring your boyfriend along. I'll be there…that is…if he…" suddenly, her phone clicked off. Her eyes widened as she looked down on the phone, realizing that it was now dead.

            Then something clicked her mind. Suppose if she could use something to crack open the window. Her fingers fumbled for the light switch, switching it on. Her eyes roamed. She knew exactly who had kidnapped her. After all, he had a thing for the dark arts. She picked up a metal rod, and as hard as she could, swung the weapon to the glass. Surprisingly, she managed to make a slight crack but not hard enough to shatter the glass. Weakly lifting the rod once again, she bashed the basement window once again yet still failed to shatter the window.

            A soft chuckle rang off throughout the room, the lights suddenly going out.

            "I should have known you were going to pull off that stunt." He made his way down the wooden steps, the wood creaking below his feet. "Too bad." He shook his head slowly.

            "No, please," Midori's voice shook with fear, her body leaning against the wall. "I…I don't know how much more can I take. If I stay one more day, I'll go crazy!" tears streaked down her face.

            "Well then," he slowly approached her, a dagger in his hand. "I'll make your desires come true." He stopped when he was exactly an inch apart from her. His fingers wrapped around her slender neck. "Such a delicate creature you are."

            "Please," Midori started to sob. "I won't tell anyone, I swear! I'll just tell her that the one who tried to kidnap me decided to leave the country!"

            Her tormentor grabbed her raven hair, tilting it sharply so she was looking up at the ceiling. "Nice try Midori but those bastards will keep pressing you for details on who was the bitch that messed with you." He raised the weapon as if ready to strike. "I don't think either of us can trust you." He was ready to attack.

            Suddenly, Midori did the unthinkable. She pulled her attacker close to her, pressing her lips against his. Her arms coiled around his waist, her eyes closed as she could feel his lips pressing onto hers.

            His knife dropped to the side, placing it back in his sheath. He pressed his body against hers, pinning her to the wall. With his hands, he uncoiled her arms, pinning them to the wall as he inserted his tongue inside her mouth.

At Domino Police Headquarters

            "This case is getting so fucking annoying." Namu slammed a manila folder down. "Five people have been killed."

            "Actually four," Rishid looked up at a ticked off Namu. "I just visited the hospital. Joey is barely hanging on."

            "Other than that, it's getting nowhere!" Namu shrieked. "I don't think we have any real suspects." He slammed his fists on Rishid's desk. "And those who know who's been behind this hell hole are dead! We lost our keys to the killer!!"

            Rishid slapped Namu on the head. "Quit your ranting. There are two people who are still alive…well we hope…that hold the answer to our case. But, in my opinion, I believe only one person knows the true answer."

            "And who would that be?" Namu watched Rishid sitting on his chair, tilting it back.

            Rishid sipped on his coffee. "Common sense. The young girl who is still missing. Tea's cousin Midori Hamasaki."

            "No offense detective but what if she ends up on the sushi platter before we could even question her?"

            "We're not here to think up that bullshit but yeah, it's a possibility."

Domino City Hospital: 2:17 a.m

            "Joey…Joey can you hear me?"

            Joey's eyes slowly opened seeing Duke and Tristan looking down at him. "Huh…Tristan? Duke? Is that really you?"

            Duke nodded. "Sorry, we just came from the movies." He chuckled. "You wouldn't believe who we saw working as a mall Santa."

            "Hard to believe Ryou's Saint Nick." Tristan grinned. "He didn't need the wig, his hair is already white enough."

            Suddenly, police chief Shadi entered the room. Making his way towards Joey's bedside, showing his badge. "Joey Wheeler, Shadi from Domino City Police Station. I'm just here to ask you a few questions."

            "Chief," Duke glared at Shadi. "Can't this wait? Someone tried to murder my friend!"

            "Duke calm down." Joey called out weakly. His eyes shifted towards Shadi. "Go ahead."

            Taking out a pen and notepad, Shadi was ready to jot a few notes. "Could you tell me who it was that attacked you and Yugi in the parking lot?"

            "Yugi?" Joey's eyes widened. Weakly, he sat up looking side to side. "Where's Yugi? Where is he? Is he all right?" he noticed another hospital bed beside the window. The moonlight illuiminated on a familiar body. "Yugi?" he slowly slid off the bed in an attempt to see his friend. "Yugi!"

            "Joey," Tristan and Duke tried to pull Joey back and onto his bed.

            "What are you guys doing?" Joey glared at his friends. "I need to see him!"

            Duke sighed, giving Joey a sad look. "Joey, I don't want to tell you this but Yugi…" his eyes shifted to the lifeless Yugi. "He's dead."

            "Say what?!?" Joey shrieked.

            "You two," Shadi took a glance at Duke and Tristan. "Come with me outside." He then shifted his gaze towards Joey. "Forgive me but I will be back."

            The three went out of the room and stood in the hallway. Shadi closed the door behind him, looking up at the two. "I…I just visited your friend Serenity."

            "Hey we just visited her too." Said Tristan. "She still hasn't woken up from the coma. They just put the life support on her this morning."

            "See, that's why I brought you two out here. I did not want to explain this to Mr. Wheeler but the doctors have taken Serenity off life support."

            "Say what?" Duke was shocked. Tristan reacted the same way. Shadi simply nodded in reply.

            "But is she fine?" Tristan's voice remained strained.

            To this, Shadi shook his head. "She has suffered the same fate as how the last of your other friends who passed on."

            "NO!!!" Duke started to strangle and shake Shadi. "She's not dead!! Quit lying to us you crackpot!!"

            Calmly, Shadi placed his hand on Duke's arm, his eyes looking down at him. Easily, he managed to grip his arm like a vice, causing Duke to drop his arms.

            "Lucky for you, I'm not pressing charges." He then made his way back into Joey's room. He was surprised when he saw Joey still sitting up on the bed, glaring at Shadi.

            "You heard everything did you?"

            Joey stared out into nothingness, his hands folded in his lap. "Why couldn't anyone do anything for her?"

            "Look Joey, I'm really sorry about your sister. I just want to know if you have any idea who attacked you and Yugi, that's all."

            For minutes, there was only silence. Joey didn't say anything as he stared at the wall, allowing the numbness of the fact that his sister's dead take over him. Finally, he answered. "No."

            "But you…" Shadi started to ask.

            And from that point on, Joey snapped. "Didn't you fucking hear me?!? I said I don't know!!" he then threw his food tray right at him, shattering a soup bowl. "Get out! Get the hell out of here!!"

            "You've gone crazy! Shadi stepped to the side.

            But Joey kept ranting like a mad man. "Get out! Get out! Get out!"

            Calmly, Shadi left the e room. As he walked down the halls, he saw nurses running for Joey's room. One, he noticed, had a syringe in hand.

Back at Domino Police Headquarters: 3:19 a.m

            Rishid was looking over the files of Ishizu and Yugi, two of the people that have fallen in the hands of death. He had just gotten back the autopsy report.

            "Face it Rishid," Namu slumped on the chair in Rishid's office. "We got no leads! No suspects! Face it, we suck."

            "Well, we could ask that Joey kid. He's still all right."

            "Forget it Rishid." Shadi stepped in the office. "I just tried questioning Wheeler and the poor guy went crazy."

            "Whaddya ask him?" Namu tilted his head to the side.

            "Well, besides asking if he had any clue on who was behind this, I told him Serenity had died. Or at least he overheard it."

            "Oh well," Rishid picked up the phone. "Guess I gotta call the guys for another autopsy report."

            "I don't think you have to." Namu tossed a rubber ball. "I mean, after all, she drowned."

            "True, yes," Shadi leaned against the wall. "But when I was at the hospital earlier that day, her vital signs did begin to show. One of the nurses told me that a doctor had visited her and gave her some sort of medication earlier that night. Then a few hours later, I came back and found out they were taking her off the life support."

            "Something doesn't seem right though." Rishid closed the manila folder. "If she's hooked up to the life support, why would she need medication when there are a bunch of those tubes running down." He then paused. "Hey wait, have you seen the doctor who went to Serenity's room?"

            "At the time I was there and left, no. It's a shame that they don't have hidden cameras blotched up somewhere. Could've been useful."

            Suddenly, a UPS guy came in with a package. "Uh…Rishid?"

            "Right here." Rishid held his hand up.

            The UPS guy handed Rishid the package. He then held out a clipboard. "Just sign here."

            "Who is that from?" Namu looked at Rishid curiously.

            Rishid signed away on the clipboard. "Don't know." He packed the file folders in a briefcase before tossing it to Namu. He then proceeded to open the package. A miniature black radio nestled itself in a shoebox the size of a stick of butter was revealed to him.

            "Hey, that's kinda cute." Namu pointed at the miniature radio. He noticed a folded white piece of paper attached to the box. "There's a note."

            "Hmmm…" Rishid took out the white piece of paper, reading it. "Rishid, Namu and Shadi: I seem to have finally caught on to your game. Too bad. I know you bitches are slowly on to my game and I know exactly which one of you bastards know who's the true killer."

            "Shit!" Namu snatched the note from Rishid's hands, reading it.

            Suddenly, the phone rang. Rihid pressed the speaker button. "Detective Rishid."

            A dark, unfamiliar laugh escaped through the speaker. "I'm glad you have noticed the gift I sent you. I see it has arrived on time."

            "Who the hell is this?" Rishid hissed.

            Meanwhile, Shadi was on his laptop, trying to trace the call. "Rishid, we got a problem."

            "And what would that be?" Rishid eyed Shadi.

            "Whoever is calling you is using Mai's phone. The phone has been stolen!"

            "That's very nice chief," the caller laughed. "You're smarter than I thought."

            "Who are you and what do you want?" Rishid looked down on his phone.

            "You'll soon find out. First tell me the time."

            Rishid looked down on his watch. "3:26."

            "Good," The caller rasped. 'Then it should be any second."

            All was silent for a moment. Namu then spoke up "What should be any second?"

            Something clicked in Shadi's mind as his eyes widened for he realized what's going on. "It's that radio!"

            "Say what?" Rishid gave a surprised look.

            Suddenly, a huge blast tore throughout the room. Shadi and Namu were thrown through the window, shattering it, landing next to a cherry blossom tree. Fire had spread quickly throughout the building. Many of the officers managed to escape.

            Shadi counted of the officers who were outside. "Well, that's all of them."

            "RISHID!!" Namu screamed out the detective's name. "RISHID!! Rishid, are you still there? Did you get out?" he turned to the awaiting officers. "Any of you guys seen Rishid?!?"

            Th officers shook their head, claiming that they haven't seen Rishid.

            "Rishid?!?" Shadi called out, trying to peer through the flames. Rishid are you still there?"

            Surprisingly, a hand reached out as a figure weakly crawled out, the flames dancing on parts of his clothing. His arm and a part of his face were scorched and burned.

            "Rishid?!?" Namu looked down at the detective, running to his side. Rishid collapsed onto the grass, breathing heavily.

            "Rishid," Shadi made his way towards the two. "Are you all right?"

            Weakly, Rishid looked up at Namui, then at Shadi. His lips parted as if to say something. Finally, he whispered. "So it's come to this."

            "What's come to this?!?" Namu shrieked. He watched as Rishid fell in and out of unconsciousness. Noticing this, Namu started shaking the detective. "Damn it Rishid, not you too!!! Don't you fucking dies on us now! You know who's behind the bombing, TELL US!!"

            Unfortunately, Rishid's eyes closed, falling into a state of unconsciousness. Namu's eyes widened,  releasing a terrifying scream.

            "RISHID!!" he screamed.

            As Shadi tried to get Namu to calm down, sirens whirled down the streets. His fingers gripped tightly on the briefcase Namu had dropped.

Within the basements of the unknown…

            Midori and her kidnapper were still making out in the darkness of the basement. The stranger crushed her body on the wall. His hands were inside her pants, grabbing her ass, squeezing it lightly.

            A sense of euphoria filled the air and stopped time. Midori's eyes felt heavy. She could feel his heavy breathing on her neck. Every twenty seconds, she winced, feeling his teeth nipping on her neck. Some were sharp and others are soft.

            Twenty minutes passed by as heavy breathing was what both could hear. Most of Midori's clothes were scattered on the floor except for her undergarments. Meanwhile, his shirt, pants, and cape were on the floor, only leaving him in his boxers.

            "So…" Midori whispered in his ear. "I told you…not to mention proven that I still love you, even if you did murder the others."

            "So what do you think you deserve little girl?" he smirked.

            Midori kissed him on the neck. "I just want you to free me from this dungeon. I promise I won't tell anyone what you two have been up to."

            The stranger smirked. He pressed his lips onto hers once more. The kiss seemed more out of hunger of lust than passion. All of a sudden, as he kissed down her stomach, his fingers gripping on to the knife that he secretly picked up from the floor. He came back up, tilted her head back and kissed her once again. Pulling back, he smiled a sadistic smile.

            "So do I. I love you too but seduction will lead you nowhere." He forced his lips on her and in a matter of seconds, he pierced the knife through her stomach. He tasted the blood splattered from her mouth. His eyes watched her body collapsed onto the floor. Looking down on it for quite some time, he then picked her up by the leg and dragged her up the basement stairs.

What you guys think? To be continued.

Oh and by the way, to give you a preview, there are two more chapters to go which are currently being written. Thoughts of…will probably be up by next week along with Whose Line Is It Anyway Resseruction. All The Things She Said will probably be up by tomorrow and To Dance In The Dark Night could probably be up by the middle of April.