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5:00 pm
Malik was not hard to find. He was in her room as usual. Yuugi knocked on the door like he had so any times. "Go away," said a distant voice from within the room.
"But, Malik. It's me, Yuugi. I just came here to visit you!"
"You can't come in. You never can." He was right. Every time Yuugi came, he would have to sit outside Malik's room. But, today was different. Yuugi felt around in his pocket and took out a credit card. He slid it into the door's crack. Carefully, he pushed the card up and down until click. The door opened. That was just another trick that Bakura had taught him.
Inside Malik's room, it was very dark. He flipped on a light to reveal a room with no theme. His bed was black, the walls were violet, his carpet blushed a light pink, and the curtains were lime green. Plastered all over the walls were posters of Kitty, Evanescence, Linkin Park, and Metallica. Strangest of all was a giant pile of dragon stuffed animals in the corner. "Well, now I know why you never let me in here!" Yuugi said with bright eyes and lips curling.
"Sit down," Malik commanded. Yuugi looked around for a nearby seat. He fell backwards into the stuff animal pile. It was cushy and very comfortable. Malik sat on his bed and whipped out his rod. Using the bed sheet, he began shining its polished gold. Yuugi continued to look around the room. He noticed there was a tube of mascara on a table.
"So, why is your room so freaky?" Yuugi wondered.
Malik sighed deeply. "I got the crappiest room in the house. I think it used to be a daycare room."
"Why?"
"The walls have rainbows and leprechauns painted all over them. So, I had to cover it up with posters."
"But there are at least a dozen other empty rooms in the house."
"This one was closest to the Jacuzzi."
"Ohhhhhh," Yuugi commented. All of the sudden, he heard a voice coming from outside the room.
"Yeah, it's already open!" The door creaked open several inches and Jouno poked his head in. Malik looked up for a moment, grunted in annoyance, and then continued shining. Jounouchi pushed the door all the way open with a deafening slam. He then rolled into the room jumped behind a table. Yuugi stared at the scene. Did he think they did not notice him? Jouno peeked around the table's legs. Yuugi thought he heard Jouno muttering, "I'm a spy, oh yeah," under his breath. He saw an opportunity. Jouno leaped into the air and landed several feet away from Malik. He reached over to grab the rod. Then, 'seemingly unsuspecting' Malik raised it and clunked him on the skull.
"Ow!" Jouno yelped. He stood up. Trudging towards the door, he vigorously rubbed his lump. At the doorway, he spun around and proclaimed, "I shall be back!" Malik sighed again. Yuugi decided that it was time to go.
6:00 pm
This was his last person for the day. Bakura always seemed to be in a different place everyday. Sometimes he would be robbing Seto, or he could be looting Yami Malik's room, or he could be thieving in the living room. Yuugi started to search on the first floor. Nothing. Same with all the other rooms and floors. Then, out of a window, he spotted him lounging on the lawn. Yuugi went to go meet him.
"Hey, shrimp," Bakura welcomed. "Look what I got today." He picked up a bag that lied next to him. Bakura pulled out a video system. It had to be Jouno's. Next, he took out what seemed to be Seto's laptop. Ryou's favorite frying pan and a small stuffed dragon came next. "But," Bakura added, "this was the best thing." He slid a long, flat cleaver out of the sac. Slowly, he ran the flat metal surface over his cheek and smiled devilishly. He returned from his simple euphoria and put all the items back into the bag.
"So, what does little Yuugi want to learn today?" Bakura was referring to the lessons in cleptoism that he taught him every so often. Yuugi never wanted to learn them, but it was Bakura hour.
"Whatever you want!" Yuugi answered.
"Well, how about how to get into Seto's secret room?"
"What secret room?"
"You know," Bakura replied, "the one that is behind his bed and has a network of locks that makes it impenetrable." Yuugi nodded but still did not understand.
They went inside and headed up to Seto's room. His door was locked, so Bakura took out a credit card and opened it. Just like he had taught Yuugi. Luckily, Seto was not there. "Okay, now the floor around the door is pressure sensitive, so we have to go down from the ceiling." Two harnesses appeared from nowhere. They strapped in and went up. Together, they inched closer to the door using ropes. Bakura lowered himself to the doorknob. He pulled out a mini laser and began to cut. "Damn, this is not working." He pulled out a credit card and tried that. No results. Bakura then tried to unscrew the hinges. Nothing. Out of his pocket, he took a little pen shaped device. After pushing a button, a set of metal piece came out. It was a lock pick, specialized to work on any lock. He shoved it into the keyhole and jiggled it around. It, too, did not work. Bakura yelled out a string of Egyptian curses. Yuugi felt like he had to cover his ears. Then he remembered.
Yuugi let himself down to Bakura's level. He reached into his hair and pulled out a bobby pin. With a simple inserted and twist, the door unlock. "Hmm," Yuugi said. "That was easy." Bakura grumbled. They got rid of the harnesses and stood facing the unopened door. The floor sensors had been deactivated. Bakura smiled. He reached forward to turned the knob with great anticipation. The door creaked open and they stepped inside. All it seemed to be was a long hall with many doors. It was Yami's wing of the mansion.
"Oh," Yuugi said. "So that's why this door was locked."
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Okay, so that was a bit longer than expected. Coming up: doing laundry, Seto tracks Jouno, a picnic, and fun with hair. Come back soon and make sure you review!