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REMEMBER! CHARACTER DEATHS!!!!!
Chapter Six
"Mai's dead! She's dead!" Tea cried.
(A/N: Sorry for the confusion, people, but it was Mai who died last chapter, not Tea.)
"What?" Cried Joey and Tristan, who were sitting in the den.
"She's dead! I had set tea out and she had already drank hers, and now I checked up on her and she's dead!" Tea wailed. The last thing she done with Mai was get into an argument.
Tea had never felt so horrible.
They ran into the dining room, where, indeed, Mai sat at the table as if she was sleeping.
Malik and Ryou came running down the stairs.
"Look at this!" Tristan said, picking up the label.
"Bees? But........." Joey began, pointing at the framed poem.
"Yes. The last line was: 'six little kids playing with the hive,
One stung himself and then there were five.'" Malik read off, and looked at the one below it.
"The next one says: 'five little kids playing on the shore,
One slips and falls and then there were four." Malik said, and he looked at the others.
"This is bad. Someone poisoned Mai. Tea, YOU were the only one with the drinks........." Tristan began, turning to look darkly at Tea.
"What?" Tea exclaimed.
"Everyone was in the den." Joey backed up Tristan.
"Ryou and Malik wasn't." Tea protested.
Tristan turned to the two.
"We were in Ryou's room." Malik said. "Because someone, and I won't mention names, had upset him and I didn't want him left alone." He cast a glare at Tea.
"What is your guy's problem?" Tea sobbed. How could they think she did it?
"Well, you are the only logical one." Joey growled.
"Yeah, we can't believe anything you say. You have no one to vouch for you!" Malik agreed.
Tea sobbed.
It was too much.
She ran out of the house.
Back in the dining room, everyone argued.
"We should go after her." Ryou said, pointing towards the door.
"Why should we?" Joey asked. "Why should you want to after what she said to you? It was mean of her, even if it might have been true."
Ryou stared at him, shocked.
He fought back another wave of tears at the mistrust of others, and turned around and ran outside after Tea.
Malik growled at the other two.
"Great. Now I have to chase him again." He spat, running after his friend.
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Ryou ran.
How come they had to be so uncaring? Couldn't they see Bakura had changed? Sure, he was still a bit crazy, but he no longer sought to kill the entire world.
"Tea?" He called.
"Ryou?" She responded from the beach. Ryou turned and walked over. She was facing the water, musing on dark thoughts.
"What do you want?" she asked.
"You shouldn't be out here alone." Ryou responded.
"Why not? If I'm the killer, wouldn't I be safe?" Tea responded harshly.
"I didn't say I thought you were the killer." Ryou said quietly.
Tea blinked, but before she could respond a scream rent the peaceful feeling that had appeared and shattered it as easily as a mirror will shatter.
"Malik!" Ryou cried, leaping up and running. Tea followed him.
Tristan and Joey popped out from behind two rocks nearby and ran with them.
They saw Malik crouched down, hands clutching his head in fear, screaming.
Ryou ran quicker, and raced over the ground.
"Malik!" He yelled.
His friend looked up, and purple eyes widened in terror.
"Ryou! Look out!" he cried, standing up and running.
Ryou blinked and realized his foot was sliding.
He looked down and cried out in shock as he realized he had stepped into a rope that had been strategically placed there, and the movement caused it to fall of the cliff, with Ryou's legs tangled in it.
Ryou windmilled his arms, trying to regain his balance.
It was too late.
With a final scream, Ryou toppled over the edge and tumbled through the air until he splashed into the crashing waves below.
"Ryou!" Malik cried, and would have leaped off the cliff after Ryou but Joey and Tristan grabbed a hold of him.
"Ryou." Malik whispered.
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Later, in the den.
Malik was sprawled on the couch, eyes focused on the floor, red with dried tears.
Joey, Tristan and Tea were shocked as well. So Ryou wasn't Bakura in disguise, and he wasn't the killer.
It seemed that every guess they got was proven wrong.
Malik couldn't be the killer.........he had cared too much for Ryou and it showed.
So who was?
(End Chapter.)
Sorry for the VERY short chapter!
Thanks to all reviewers!
Who is the killer?
Who is the next victim?
JenniChan: Thanks for your reviews! I'm glad you like the story!
Yami No Marik: I don't know why, but people made the mistake of thinking the last death was Tea. It was actually Mai. I reread my story and I don't think I made a mistake.........thanks for your review!
Crash&Burn: Thanks for your review!
Rainystar186: I think some people misread. The last death was Mai, not Tea. Thanks for your review and I'm glad you liked the chapter!
DojomistressAmbyChan: Yes, very loosely based. There MAY be more than one murderer, but I'm not telling! Thanks for your review!
The Inspector: I don't know what foresight you have, but guess what? You guessed the right person again! Joey isn't dying yet, but bye bye Ryou! It was a heart wrench to do that to him, but I had too! Too many people were guessing him. Thanks for your review.
Ryou's Kitty: Thanks for your review!
Anime Crazed: Hair issues? Lol! That's good! Thanks for your review!
TCDOO12: It was actually Mai who died, sorry for the confusion. Tea hasn't died.........yet. You were right about Ryou though. Great job!