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REMBER! CHARACTER DEATHS!!!!!
Chapter Three
"Find anything?"
"No. You?""No."
"We searched the cliff sides. It scared the daylights out of me to go down there!"
"The girls thought we were the killer. Jumped out at us."
"Scared me too."
"You guys made a lot of noise."
"Sure. Whatever you say. My yami's a thief. You don't think he wouldn't have taught some of that to me?"
"Alright, let's go eat some lunch and then we will decide what to do then." Yami said and they went to the kitchen, where Ryou and Tea immediately began cooking something.
(In the dining room.)
Mai was reviewing the poem as the others ate, and she returned.
"Well, I can't figure it out. The line is just so odd, with so many different possibilities, that I'm stuck." She admitted, helping herself to a sandwich.
"I'm sure we'll know when the time comes." Ryou said offhandedly.
Everyone stared at him.
He blushed.
"Sorry, been around my yami too much." He whispered.
The others eyed him for a moment, before shrugging and getting down to business.
"Well, speaking of your yami, the name 'Karu' seems kind of suspicious, doesn't it?" Tristan asked.
"Yeah, if you switch the letters around you get 'Kura', which is the nickname you use for Yami Bakura, Malik." Joey said, eyeing him darkly.
"Please, do you really think Bakura would do something THAT obvious? He would be more deceptive and subtle about it if it was him." Malik protested.
"He's right." Yami said, and the others looked at him in surprise. "He would be quiet on it. This is not his way. But then, he might have done that just so that we would think this."
"I don't know. But I do know that I want to go to my room and take a nap." Serenity said, standing up.
"And I would like to go to the bathroom." Ryou said, standing up as well.
"You guys shouldn't go alone." Joey said.
"I'll go with Serenity." Mai volunteered. She stood up and followed the girl.
"I'll go with Ryou." Malik said and went up the stairs.
"Alright, now we have to decide what to do."
(Upstairs.)
Serenity walked towards her room, yawning. She was tired.
She turned the corner and walked up the stairs. She had decided to take the long way around.
She reached the top and turned to walk to her rooms.
As she turned her back to the shadows of the stairs, a hand reached out and shoved her over the rail.
"AAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!"
She screamed as she tumbled and then everything went black.
(In the kitchen.)
"What was that?"
"Who was that?"
"Come on!"
Everyone stood and ran.
Ryou and Malik came running in from the downstairs bathroom, shouting about what was wrong.
They stopped at the sight of Joey, kneeling on the ground and clutching Serenity's body to him.
Mai appeared upstairs.
"What's going on?" She yelled.
"Serenity fell down the stairs!" Tristan shouted back, practically pulling his hair in distress. He had had a major crush on her, and now she was dead. "And YOU were the one supposed to be going with her to her room!" He accused.
"What? What in this screwed up world made you think that I would kill Serenity?" Mai exclaimed, shock written all over her features.
"You were the only one up there!" Tristan shouted back.
"What about Malik or Ryou? They left as well." Mai protested.
"Yeah, but we were down stairs." Ryou said softly, staring at Joey and Serenity with what seemed to be shock.
"You could have gone upstairs though." Mai pointed out. "There was plenty of time for you to get upstairs and shove poor Serenity down and then get back downstairs without me seeing."
"Why would you think I did something like that?" Ryou whispered, wide-eyed.
"Everyone is suspect, even those who had not left the room. We all are suspect. Someone is killing us off, and we have to find out who, and until then, we're traveling in groups and not trusting anyone." Yami stated firmly.
Joey sniffled and picked his sister up, walking with her upstairs. Tristan walked with him, and both were deep in grief.
"The possible killers for Serenity are any of us, but right now it points to either Mai, Ryou, or Malik." Tea said, pointing to the three in question.
"Yeah. What's the next verse?" Yami asked. It would be handy to know how the next person was going to die.
"Seven little kids chopping up sticks;
One cut himself and then there were six."
Tea read it off, and they glanced at each other.
"How do we understand that?" Ryou asked, bewildered. Malik shook his head.
"Obviously one of us does something with a sharp object and gets cut and dies." He pointed out.
"Yeah, but we will need more specific facts." Mai said.
Joey and Tristan walked down the stairs, and the group went back to the lounge.
The atmosphere was tense, everyone watching another.
Malik. It's Malik. He doesn't like anyone here but Ryou. Mai thought, eyeing the Egyptian closely.
Tristan. He killed off Duke to get rid of competition, and I bet he went after Serenity and she fell down the stairs on accident, trying to get away from his advances. Joey's grief fogged mind thought darkly.
Who could it be? Tristan wouldn't do a thing like that. Or would he? I'm so confused. Yami despaired.
Not Serenity. Not her. She had always been nice to me. Why she did I don't know, but I don't understand... Malik's thoughts swirled around, a chaotic mess.
Who did it?
(End Chapter.)
Sorry for the short chapter! Having a bit of writer's block right now. Trying not to copy any of the other "And Then There Were None" stories.
Thanks to all reviewers!
Who do you think is the killer?
Ryou's Kitty: Lol, thanks for your review!
AnimeLuverGurlz: Don't worry, Mokuba isn't going to die.
Shinjite Kibou: Yeah, I didn't realize there were other "And Then There Were None" Stories. I probably would've still done one, but I don't know. Anyways, you think it is not detailed enough? That's alright, I guess I did automatically assume that people had read the book. But don't worry! The reason they are being killed is totally different than the book's reason, which is why I didn't have the recording thing done, and other things I'm changing as well, so I don't know how much of the book to use just yet. I will try to be more detailed, though. Tristan (Honda) is as good a guess as any so far. :)
Croquet: Lol, you think it's Malik? Could be.
JenniChan: Lol, they were too shocked to try it. I guess. I just didn't think of it. Thanks for your review.
C.A.M.E.O.: Thanks for your review.
The Inspector: Lol, I'm Ryou and Bakura biased too. No shame. Glad you don't mind. You think it is Yamiâ€â€.well, I'm not telling! You'll just have to keep guessing. But I do have a twist on mine. You better update yours too! You might not be all wrong in your guesses though