A.N: Hahaha! I'm not dead everyone! Sorry I haven't updated this story
in so long, but school started to get a bit hard for me for awhile. I'm
really not the brightest crayon in the box! I've also been working on some
new stuff, such as the three Yu Yu Hakusho songfics that I've posted! The
pairings are Yusuke/Keiko, and the other two are Botan/Kurama. So if
anyone who is reading this story likes those pairings, Clay Aiken, and
Luther Vandross, please, please read and review! I love all of you so
much, now on with the story!
Help Me
Malik watched in awe as Tea tore the white envelope open. She seemed to have the white piece of paper torn into a million pieces.
Tea finally pulled out a plain piece of notebook paper. She unfolded it and began to read out loud. "Hi Tea! I was hoping this letter would get to you soon. I just wanted to let you know that I'm doing fine. I'm staying with my grandmother who lives in the country. I've been riding all of the horses she has! Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that if you ever want to come and visit me, you can call our house, and my grandma will give you directions. The phone number is: 856-2596. I hope to see you soon!"
Tea was absolutely ecstatic. "Oh, I'm so glad he's okay." She murmured to herself, as she brought the letter up to her chest. The two teens were quiet for a few moment, until Malik finally spoke up.
"So, let's call his grandmother, and we'll go see him." Malik said cheerfully.
Tea's head darted over so that she was facing Malik. "What?" She asked, looking somewhat confused.
A smile crossed Malik's lips as he nodded. "Yeah, let's go see Mokuba." He repeated to the shocked girl.
Tea's deep blue eyes danced with happiness as she stared at Malik. "You really mean it?" She asked. Malik didn't even know Mokuba personally. He knew who Mokuba was, but he had never spoken with him before.
Malik nodded his head. "Now hurry up and call that number, or I'll have to do it for you." He told her, as he smirked a bit.
Tea quickly ran over and threw her arms around the Egyptian boy. Malik was startled at first, but then he hugged her back.
"Thank you so much Malik." She whispered to him. Malik smiled at the brunette in his arms.
"You're welcome." He replied.
An Hour Later...
Tea pulled a CD out of her CD case and gently pushed it into the radio in the car. Music began to flood the speaker system as Tea turned it up just a bit louder..
Malik, who was driving glanced over at the girl who had begun to sing the lyrics to the song. "Who is this?" He asked.
Tea stopped singing for a moment to answer him. "It's Story of The Year. They're a hard rock band from the United States." She answered, smiling at him. (I had to use Story of The Year because they're one of the best bands out there! Plus, I got to meet on of the guitarists, and they graduated from my high school!)
Malik nodded. "I like how they sound." He told Tea. She smiled back at him and then went back to singing.
It took the pair about two hours to reach the farm that Mokuba's grandmother lived on. Malik parked the car on the long gravel driveway.
Tea opened her door quickly and jumped out of the car, followed by Malik.
Tea stared up at the farmhouse in awe. "Oh, it's so beautiful." She said in a amazement.
The house indeed was beautiful. It was a large; two story house that looked like it had just been painted white. The windows had sky blue shutters attached to either side, and flower boxes in the sills. There was a wrap around porch attached to the house, and Tea noticed two large wooden chairs which sat upon the floor, and a porch swing that swayed back and forth gently in the light breeze.
Malik stepped up next to Tea. "Well, let's go knock on the door." He said, as he took her hand and gently laced his fingers through hers.
Tea glanced at Malik, and smiled. "All right." She agreed, as the two began to walk up to the house together.
Once they were at the door, Tea raised one of her hands, and knocked loudly. The pair waited for a few seconds, before Tea knocked again. Again, they waited for a few moments, but still, no one answered the door.
Tea looked up at Malik, who looked very puzzled. "I wonder if they can't hear us." She suggested.
Malik shrugged. "Maybe the door is unlocked." He stated. He reached a hand out and gently turned the knob on the door. To their surprise, it was unlocked.
"Let's go in." He said, as he stepped into the house first, followed by Tea.
"Hello?" Tea called. "It's me, Tea, and my friends Malik! We came here to visit Mokuba!" She said loudly. When she got no answer, she glanced back at Malik, who was trying to find an explanation.
"Well, this is a very large house. She's probably in a room upstairs or something and she can't hear us." He stated.
Tea saw the uneasiness in the blonde's eyes, as he looked around.
"Why don't we split up? I'll search down here, and you can search upstairs. We're bound to find her that way." He suggested.
Tea nodded. "All right." Let's meet back here in ten minutes if we don't find anything." She replied, as she let go of his hand.
The two split up, and Tea walked up the stairs slowly. She made it to the second floor, and saw a small hallway with four rooms on either side.
"Hello!" Tea called loudly. "Mokuba! Are you here?" The brunette took slow strides down the hall as she checked in each of the rooms.
There were seven bedrooms, and one bathroom. Each room was furnished nicely, and was perfectly in order.
Tea shrugged. "Hopefully Malik had better luck than I did." She murmured to herself, as she began her descent down the stairs.
She walked into the living room to see Malik standing there with his hands in his pockets.
"You didn't find anything?" She asked, looking disappointed.
Malik shook his head. "No, but when I went into the kitchen I found a full pitcher of lemonade, and a plate of cookies that looked like they had just been baked." He replied.
Tea looked thoughtful. "So, we know that she was expecting us." She stated. Suddenly, it looked as if a light bulb just flashed in Tea's mind. "Of course! The horses!" She exclaimed happily.
Malik cocked an eyebrow at her. "Horses?" He asked, looking quite confused.
Tea nodded her head vigorously. "Yes, In Mokuba's letter he said that he had been riding the horses. They're probably outside!" She said, as she grabbed Malik's hand.
The two rushed through the kitchen, and through the open back door. When they made it out onto the grass, and saw the horses walking around in the pen, Tea frowned.
Malik scratched the back of his head. "Well, I guess they're not riding the horses." He commented, as he glanced at Tea.
Tea looked absolutely stumped. "I don't get it." She whispered quietly. "Where could they be?" She walked over to the pen, where one of the horses was standing, his head over the large fence.
Malik followed her over to the horse, and watched as she stroked its head gently.
"Have you seen Mokuba?" Tea asked, as she talked to the horse in a soothing tone.
The horse just stood there, soaking up the attention he was getting from the brunette girl.
Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She spun on her heel to see Malik standing behind her, a horrified look on his face.
"What, what's wrong?" She asked, looking frantic.
Malik pointed to the ground, and Tea's eyes followed ever so slowly. Finally, she gasped loudly when she saw what he was looking at.
On the ground was a spot of think, red, liquid.
"Blood?" Tea asked, now looking as horrified as Malik had looked.
Malik nodded, as he slowly knelt down. He examined it closely. "It looks new." He commented.
This sent chills up Tea's spine. Her gaze shifted from the small spot of blood, to another one close by. The spots continued on in a small trail, until it reached the barn.
"Malik, look." She whispered, as she pointed to the rest of the blood spots.
Malik's eyes widened as he watched the trail continue to the barn. He slowly stood up, and Tea moved closer to him.
"What's going on here?" She asked quietly.
Malik shrugged his shoulders, and then began to follow the blood drawn trail slowly.
Tea followed close behind him. They walked for a few moments, until they reached the double doors of the barn.
Malik turned around to face Tea. "Are you sure you want to go in?" He asked gently.
Tea nodded. "Yes, I want to." She replied, trying to sound as brave as she could.
Malik tried to give her a reassuring smile, but he didn't succeed in making her feel any better.
Finally, he turned around, and slowly pushed one of the huge doors open. He took a step forward, and felt Tea grab his hand.
The pair walked forward together, now following a new trail of blood spots.
Finally, they came upon a heap of body lying in a corner of the barn. Tea gasped loudly as she stared at the pile, looking absolutely horrified. She felt hot tears form in the back of her eyes, and they began to slide down her pink cheeks.
Malik heard the little gasps coming from Tea, as he heard her cry. He stared at the body. Whoever had done this must have had a lot of time on their hands. The person had been murdered, and then the murderer had cut each of the limbs off, and carefully stacked the body in a neat pile.
Tea buried her head in Malik's back and began to sob loudly.
Malik turned around so that he was facing her. He gently took her into his arms, and rested his chin on the top of her head.
She managed to calm herself a bit, but when Malik pulled away from her she had to turn around so that she wasn't facing the dismembered body.
Malik turned back to examine the body closer. He noticed a plain white envelop lying right next to the body. He carefully knelt down and picked it up. The envelop wasn't sealed, so he pulled out the plain white piece of paper that it contained. The handwriting was very messy, and it looked like it had been written quickly.
"Mokuba had been kidnapped. Tonight, you must come get him. We will be holding him at the old mansion on Baker Street. Bring us the new program Kaiba was working on for his company, and we will give him to you. If you call the police, he will be killed. If you don't show up at twelve a.m., he will be killed."
Malik finally stood to his feet, clutching the letter tightly. "Tea." He said quietly.
Tea spun around quickly, trying to avoid the body in the corner. "What is it?" She asked, tears still running down her cheeks.
Malik handed her the letter, and Tea read it, her eyes widening. "Mokuba." She whispered brokenly.
Malik frowned. "What are we going to do Tea?" He asked.
Tea could only shrug.
Twenty minutes later... The police had arrived on the scene, and they had just finished placing the body parts into a body bag, and carrying it out of the barn.
"So, did you folks see the murder?" One of the policemen asked, as he interviewed the pair.
Malik sighed. "No, we didn't." He stated rather coldly. An irritated look crossed Malik's features.
The policeman nodded. "Well, did you two find anything else?" He asked, eyeing the teens closely.
Malik glanced at Tea, the irritation leaving his face, and uneasiness replacing it. "No, we didn't." He replied, as he slid the note that they had found into the back pocket of his pants.
The policeman nodded once again. "All right, you both can leave if you want to." He told the two.
Malik and Tea jumped at the opportunity to leave, and they quickly rushed back to the car. Once they were back on the road, Malik decided to break the uneasy silence.
"Tea, do you know where Kaiba's program is?" He asked the quiet girl.
Tea turned to look at him. "Yes." She answered.
"We're going to have to give it to the people who kidnapped Mokuba if we want him alive." Malik told her as he kept his eyes on the road.
Tea nodded. "If we can stop by his house, I'll go in and get it." She replied.
Malik nodded.
When they reached the Kaiba mansion, both of them stepped onto the porch. Tea still had a key that he had given her, and she unlocked the door.
Malik watched as Tea glanced around the all too familiar house.
Tea turned to face him. "I have to run up to get it. I'll be right back." She told him, as she spun around, and began to run up the flight of stairs.
Malik glanced around the room. He saw dozens of pictures of Kaiba and Tea together. They looked like they were having so much fun. His mind began to wander, until he noticed the brunette girl standing in front of him again.
Tea was holding a silver colored disk in her hand. She had a grief- stricken look in her eyes.
Malik eyes her carefully. "Tea, are you okay?" He asked, looking genuinely concerned.
Tea shook her head, as tears threatened to push past the rim of her eyes gently. "I'm tired of going through this!" She exclaimed.
Malik was a bit taken aback by her outburst. He watched as tears streamed down her cheek.
"I'm sick of people getting hurt because of me." She whispered in a hushed voice. Her head hung in shame, and Malik could only look at her. He wasn't quite sure what to say to make her feel better, so he just wrapped his arms around the trembling girl, and the two just stood there together in the silence of the mansion.
A.N: Yay! I updated! I hope you all enjoyed that chapter! I'm going to try and update tomorrow because I'm at my Dad's house in Arizona! So, like I said before, I hope you all enjoyed it, and please review!
Help Me
Malik watched in awe as Tea tore the white envelope open. She seemed to have the white piece of paper torn into a million pieces.
Tea finally pulled out a plain piece of notebook paper. She unfolded it and began to read out loud. "Hi Tea! I was hoping this letter would get to you soon. I just wanted to let you know that I'm doing fine. I'm staying with my grandmother who lives in the country. I've been riding all of the horses she has! Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that if you ever want to come and visit me, you can call our house, and my grandma will give you directions. The phone number is: 856-2596. I hope to see you soon!"
Tea was absolutely ecstatic. "Oh, I'm so glad he's okay." She murmured to herself, as she brought the letter up to her chest. The two teens were quiet for a few moment, until Malik finally spoke up.
"So, let's call his grandmother, and we'll go see him." Malik said cheerfully.
Tea's head darted over so that she was facing Malik. "What?" She asked, looking somewhat confused.
A smile crossed Malik's lips as he nodded. "Yeah, let's go see Mokuba." He repeated to the shocked girl.
Tea's deep blue eyes danced with happiness as she stared at Malik. "You really mean it?" She asked. Malik didn't even know Mokuba personally. He knew who Mokuba was, but he had never spoken with him before.
Malik nodded his head. "Now hurry up and call that number, or I'll have to do it for you." He told her, as he smirked a bit.
Tea quickly ran over and threw her arms around the Egyptian boy. Malik was startled at first, but then he hugged her back.
"Thank you so much Malik." She whispered to him. Malik smiled at the brunette in his arms.
"You're welcome." He replied.
An Hour Later...
Tea pulled a CD out of her CD case and gently pushed it into the radio in the car. Music began to flood the speaker system as Tea turned it up just a bit louder..
Malik, who was driving glanced over at the girl who had begun to sing the lyrics to the song. "Who is this?" He asked.
Tea stopped singing for a moment to answer him. "It's Story of The Year. They're a hard rock band from the United States." She answered, smiling at him. (I had to use Story of The Year because they're one of the best bands out there! Plus, I got to meet on of the guitarists, and they graduated from my high school!)
Malik nodded. "I like how they sound." He told Tea. She smiled back at him and then went back to singing.
It took the pair about two hours to reach the farm that Mokuba's grandmother lived on. Malik parked the car on the long gravel driveway.
Tea opened her door quickly and jumped out of the car, followed by Malik.
Tea stared up at the farmhouse in awe. "Oh, it's so beautiful." She said in a amazement.
The house indeed was beautiful. It was a large; two story house that looked like it had just been painted white. The windows had sky blue shutters attached to either side, and flower boxes in the sills. There was a wrap around porch attached to the house, and Tea noticed two large wooden chairs which sat upon the floor, and a porch swing that swayed back and forth gently in the light breeze.
Malik stepped up next to Tea. "Well, let's go knock on the door." He said, as he took her hand and gently laced his fingers through hers.
Tea glanced at Malik, and smiled. "All right." She agreed, as the two began to walk up to the house together.
Once they were at the door, Tea raised one of her hands, and knocked loudly. The pair waited for a few seconds, before Tea knocked again. Again, they waited for a few moments, but still, no one answered the door.
Tea looked up at Malik, who looked very puzzled. "I wonder if they can't hear us." She suggested.
Malik shrugged. "Maybe the door is unlocked." He stated. He reached a hand out and gently turned the knob on the door. To their surprise, it was unlocked.
"Let's go in." He said, as he stepped into the house first, followed by Tea.
"Hello?" Tea called. "It's me, Tea, and my friends Malik! We came here to visit Mokuba!" She said loudly. When she got no answer, she glanced back at Malik, who was trying to find an explanation.
"Well, this is a very large house. She's probably in a room upstairs or something and she can't hear us." He stated.
Tea saw the uneasiness in the blonde's eyes, as he looked around.
"Why don't we split up? I'll search down here, and you can search upstairs. We're bound to find her that way." He suggested.
Tea nodded. "All right." Let's meet back here in ten minutes if we don't find anything." She replied, as she let go of his hand.
The two split up, and Tea walked up the stairs slowly. She made it to the second floor, and saw a small hallway with four rooms on either side.
"Hello!" Tea called loudly. "Mokuba! Are you here?" The brunette took slow strides down the hall as she checked in each of the rooms.
There were seven bedrooms, and one bathroom. Each room was furnished nicely, and was perfectly in order.
Tea shrugged. "Hopefully Malik had better luck than I did." She murmured to herself, as she began her descent down the stairs.
She walked into the living room to see Malik standing there with his hands in his pockets.
"You didn't find anything?" She asked, looking disappointed.
Malik shook his head. "No, but when I went into the kitchen I found a full pitcher of lemonade, and a plate of cookies that looked like they had just been baked." He replied.
Tea looked thoughtful. "So, we know that she was expecting us." She stated. Suddenly, it looked as if a light bulb just flashed in Tea's mind. "Of course! The horses!" She exclaimed happily.
Malik cocked an eyebrow at her. "Horses?" He asked, looking quite confused.
Tea nodded her head vigorously. "Yes, In Mokuba's letter he said that he had been riding the horses. They're probably outside!" She said, as she grabbed Malik's hand.
The two rushed through the kitchen, and through the open back door. When they made it out onto the grass, and saw the horses walking around in the pen, Tea frowned.
Malik scratched the back of his head. "Well, I guess they're not riding the horses." He commented, as he glanced at Tea.
Tea looked absolutely stumped. "I don't get it." She whispered quietly. "Where could they be?" She walked over to the pen, where one of the horses was standing, his head over the large fence.
Malik followed her over to the horse, and watched as she stroked its head gently.
"Have you seen Mokuba?" Tea asked, as she talked to the horse in a soothing tone.
The horse just stood there, soaking up the attention he was getting from the brunette girl.
Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She spun on her heel to see Malik standing behind her, a horrified look on his face.
"What, what's wrong?" She asked, looking frantic.
Malik pointed to the ground, and Tea's eyes followed ever so slowly. Finally, she gasped loudly when she saw what he was looking at.
On the ground was a spot of think, red, liquid.
"Blood?" Tea asked, now looking as horrified as Malik had looked.
Malik nodded, as he slowly knelt down. He examined it closely. "It looks new." He commented.
This sent chills up Tea's spine. Her gaze shifted from the small spot of blood, to another one close by. The spots continued on in a small trail, until it reached the barn.
"Malik, look." She whispered, as she pointed to the rest of the blood spots.
Malik's eyes widened as he watched the trail continue to the barn. He slowly stood up, and Tea moved closer to him.
"What's going on here?" She asked quietly.
Malik shrugged his shoulders, and then began to follow the blood drawn trail slowly.
Tea followed close behind him. They walked for a few moments, until they reached the double doors of the barn.
Malik turned around to face Tea. "Are you sure you want to go in?" He asked gently.
Tea nodded. "Yes, I want to." She replied, trying to sound as brave as she could.
Malik tried to give her a reassuring smile, but he didn't succeed in making her feel any better.
Finally, he turned around, and slowly pushed one of the huge doors open. He took a step forward, and felt Tea grab his hand.
The pair walked forward together, now following a new trail of blood spots.
Finally, they came upon a heap of body lying in a corner of the barn. Tea gasped loudly as she stared at the pile, looking absolutely horrified. She felt hot tears form in the back of her eyes, and they began to slide down her pink cheeks.
Malik heard the little gasps coming from Tea, as he heard her cry. He stared at the body. Whoever had done this must have had a lot of time on their hands. The person had been murdered, and then the murderer had cut each of the limbs off, and carefully stacked the body in a neat pile.
Tea buried her head in Malik's back and began to sob loudly.
Malik turned around so that he was facing her. He gently took her into his arms, and rested his chin on the top of her head.
She managed to calm herself a bit, but when Malik pulled away from her she had to turn around so that she wasn't facing the dismembered body.
Malik turned back to examine the body closer. He noticed a plain white envelop lying right next to the body. He carefully knelt down and picked it up. The envelop wasn't sealed, so he pulled out the plain white piece of paper that it contained. The handwriting was very messy, and it looked like it had been written quickly.
"Mokuba had been kidnapped. Tonight, you must come get him. We will be holding him at the old mansion on Baker Street. Bring us the new program Kaiba was working on for his company, and we will give him to you. If you call the police, he will be killed. If you don't show up at twelve a.m., he will be killed."
Malik finally stood to his feet, clutching the letter tightly. "Tea." He said quietly.
Tea spun around quickly, trying to avoid the body in the corner. "What is it?" She asked, tears still running down her cheeks.
Malik handed her the letter, and Tea read it, her eyes widening. "Mokuba." She whispered brokenly.
Malik frowned. "What are we going to do Tea?" He asked.
Tea could only shrug.
Twenty minutes later... The police had arrived on the scene, and they had just finished placing the body parts into a body bag, and carrying it out of the barn.
"So, did you folks see the murder?" One of the policemen asked, as he interviewed the pair.
Malik sighed. "No, we didn't." He stated rather coldly. An irritated look crossed Malik's features.
The policeman nodded. "Well, did you two find anything else?" He asked, eyeing the teens closely.
Malik glanced at Tea, the irritation leaving his face, and uneasiness replacing it. "No, we didn't." He replied, as he slid the note that they had found into the back pocket of his pants.
The policeman nodded once again. "All right, you both can leave if you want to." He told the two.
Malik and Tea jumped at the opportunity to leave, and they quickly rushed back to the car. Once they were back on the road, Malik decided to break the uneasy silence.
"Tea, do you know where Kaiba's program is?" He asked the quiet girl.
Tea turned to look at him. "Yes." She answered.
"We're going to have to give it to the people who kidnapped Mokuba if we want him alive." Malik told her as he kept his eyes on the road.
Tea nodded. "If we can stop by his house, I'll go in and get it." She replied.
Malik nodded.
When they reached the Kaiba mansion, both of them stepped onto the porch. Tea still had a key that he had given her, and she unlocked the door.
Malik watched as Tea glanced around the all too familiar house.
Tea turned to face him. "I have to run up to get it. I'll be right back." She told him, as she spun around, and began to run up the flight of stairs.
Malik glanced around the room. He saw dozens of pictures of Kaiba and Tea together. They looked like they were having so much fun. His mind began to wander, until he noticed the brunette girl standing in front of him again.
Tea was holding a silver colored disk in her hand. She had a grief- stricken look in her eyes.
Malik eyes her carefully. "Tea, are you okay?" He asked, looking genuinely concerned.
Tea shook her head, as tears threatened to push past the rim of her eyes gently. "I'm tired of going through this!" She exclaimed.
Malik was a bit taken aback by her outburst. He watched as tears streamed down her cheek.
"I'm sick of people getting hurt because of me." She whispered in a hushed voice. Her head hung in shame, and Malik could only look at her. He wasn't quite sure what to say to make her feel better, so he just wrapped his arms around the trembling girl, and the two just stood there together in the silence of the mansion.
A.N: Yay! I updated! I hope you all enjoyed that chapter! I'm going to try and update tomorrow because I'm at my Dad's house in Arizona! So, like I said before, I hope you all enjoyed it, and please review!