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REMEMBER! CHARACTER DEATHS!!!!!
Chapter Five.
Everyone was silent, watching the other people around them.
Tristan and Ryou attracted the most stares.
Ryou was silent, leaning back in the soft couch with his eyes closed, seemingly trying to block out everything that was going on.
He couldn't figure it out. Who was killing these people? It didn't make sense on why someone would want to do that. What grudge could they have against him or any of the others?
Ryou shivered, even though it was a nice hot day. He could be the next one killed. He had been alone in the kitchen.........there were plenty of knives in there that someone could have killed him with.
Where was his yami? Ryou really wanted Bakura to be here. He felt so vulnerable without the Tomb Robber. He couldn't even communicate with Bakura through the mind-link.........either the spirit was blocking him off or they were too far away.
Ryou hoped it was because they were too far away.
He was getting worried. He glanced about.
Mai? Maybe.........
Probably not Tea, she had a crush on Yami.........
Joey didn't seem like a right choice.
Tristan could be probable, and he WAS the one who went after Yami.
Malik? Now Malik could have done it.........but according to the others he had been with them the entire time.
And Ryou himself.........how was he going to explain that he didn't do it? He remembered being in the kitchen, working and cleaning the dishes as the others left, and staying there until Mai called him out.
He was so confused.
Tristan was watching Ryou.
He was the killer, surely. He was the only other one who had been alone at the time of Yami's death, and Tristan hadn't killed Yami.
He was sure of that.
Joey was still in grief over the death of Serenity, but was glaring at Tristan every now and then.
It was obvious who he thought the killer was.
Mai and Tea were conversing silently, and Yugi was dueling Malik in a half-hearted way.
"Is anyone hungry? We skipped lunch........." Ryou said, hesitating as all eyes swung his way.
"That sounds good." Joey said, hungry as ever.
"I'll help you, Ryou." Tea said, smiling at the boy. It couldn't be Ryou.........
The two fixed up a wonderful late lunch. The pantry was full of food. Joey knew this, as he raided it a couple of times per night.
Ryou seemed a bit distracted as he helped prepare sandwiches, and Tea noticed.
"What's the matter, Ryou? Is it just the stuff going on?" She asked.
Ryou blinked at her and a pink tinge appeared on his cheeks.
"Er.........yeah, that's it." He muttered.
Tea eyed him.
"No it's not. What is the matter?"
Ryou sighed.
"I wish my yami was here." He whispered.
"What? Why would you wish something like that?" Tea scoffed. "He probably would be happy to help the killer pick us off."
Ryou stared at her, then suddenly his face darkened in rage and he lashed out, catching her on the side of her face.
The sound of the slap brought everyone into the kitchen, where Ryou was yelling at a shocked Tea.
"How dare you? He has always been there for me! It would be a great comfort having him here, but no! He decided to stay at home because Yami was coming! And then you have the nerve to say those horrible things about him??" Ryou had tears running down his cheeks. "Sure, my yami can be evil and sadistic, but I love him like a brother and he has changed! You just are too biased against him to see it!"
Ryou turned and fled, shoving past the others.
"Ryou! Wait!" Tea cried, blushing in embarrassment and shame. She stopped when Malik glared at her and ran after Ryou.
"Tea? What happened?" Mai asked with concern.
"Ryou.........he told me that he wished Bakura was here. I just can't see why, and I said so, and he got angry. He hit me." She whispered, feeling her burning cheek.
"That was a mean thing to say, Tea." Tristan scolded.
"Yeah, I mean, I understand what you're saying, kinda, but we're all tense here and you pushed Ryou too far." Joey agreed.
Tea gaped, then glared at them. She was in the right! Can they not see it? She was right! She was sure of it! Bakura would help kill them all if it wasn't for the fact that Ryou and Malik were here.........
Her eyes widened.
Ryou and Malik. They each had a psycho yami........they could BE the yami's! They could be the yami's pretending to be their hikari's! It makes sense, Bakura has done it with Ryou before.
But then where were the real Ryou and Malik? Or where was Bakura and Marik hiding while they waited to take over their light's bodies?
Tea was pondering this, and was interrupted but Mai.
"Excuse me, Tea, but I think YOU need a rest. You upset Ryou and he hasn't showed any reason to be the killer. I'm not saying he isn't, but right now YOU show more than he does." Mai said, disgust for Tea evident on her face.
Tristan and Joey glared at the two of them.
"Please! Just calm down. This is nobody's fault. We're all high strung. Come on, Joey, let's go back to the den." Tristan said, and the two seemed to have made up and gotten friends again.
Mai glared at Tea one last time before sitting at the table in the kitchen.
Tea glared at them all.
They're all fools.
Tea sighed and began to set tea on the table.
Malik and a sullen Ryou made an appearance then disappeared again, up to their rooms.
Joey volunteered to keep them company, saying he didn't want them to be all alone up there. He brought a couple of sandwiches up with him.
That left Tristan, Tea, and Mai at the kitchen table, drinking tea and eating sandwiches.
Mai felt tired, she closed her eyes briefly.
She distinctly heard Tristan and Tea arguing about something, then both left the room.
She looked down at her tea through foggy eyes, reading the label on the tea bag.
"The Hives Best Honey Tea."
Honey tea.........sweet stuff. There were even pictures of bees on the label.
She heard a distinct buzz in her mind, and she dropped off to sleep.
Some one watched as she sank into the depths of eternal darkness, silently reading the line of the poem.
"Six little kids playing with the hive,
One gets stung and then there were five.
The label of the tea held a hive and a bee." The figure smiled and walked off.
(End Chapter.)
Thanks to all reviewers!
Who is the killer?
Who is next to die?
Istharleaf: Thanks for your review! You have your money on Joey? We'll see.
The Inspector: Lol, yes, I understand about the computer. I'm not telling you what I intended, but I thank you for telling me that you don't mind. I'm glad, some things of mine get a bit similar to yours. Mai was your next choice? Oh dear, I seem to be killing them off as you choose them, don't I? And I assure you it is not on purpose.........I have them all written down in the order I'm going to kill them. Oh, that sounded morbid.........
Sugar-is-sweet-n-good: Lol, thanks for your review.
Crash&Burn: Joey did it and framed Tristan? Good guess, we'll see.
TCD0012: Tristan is the killer? You're the first to guess that! Not a bad guess either, but I can't say anything! Thanks for your review!
Anime Crazed: Thanks for your review!
Yami No Marik: You think it is Malik or Ryou? Not a bad guess at all. The book is really good, but I don't follow it real close. If I did, you might already know who was killed next and how they were, right? Thanks for your review!