Chaos dragged Yami down towards the cafeteria. She wanted him at least a hundred feet away from Bakura when she told him the roles they would now have to play. She wanted to get herself a hundred a feet away from the Tomb Robber when she told Yami. Chaos knew that it had been a last minute thing, but it was still annoying.
She found a table in the corner and let herself fall into the chair against the wall. Yami pulled out his chair sat a slight bit more gracefully. The Pharaoh watched her for a moment as she watched the people move around the room. "What did he do?"
"Huh?" Chaos asked as she come back to reality.
"Bakura," Yami said with a annoyed tone. "What did he do? And don't tell me nothing." Chaos sighed and blew her bangs out of her eyes. She had cooled down and didn't feel like ratting on her friend.
"Just for future reference, Yami," she began. "We'll all laugh about this later."
"Chaos . . ." Yami warned sternly.
"Bakurasaidthatweweremarriedtothenursesowecouldstayinhisroombecauseonlyfamilymembersareallowed," she said quickly and quietly. Yami frowned.
"Nani? Try saying that a little slower," he said as he leaned forward. "And remember, I've got you outmaneuvered. You're in a corner."
"Bakura told the nurse that we were married because only family members are allowed in the room after visiting hours," Chaos muttered as she looked down at the floor. The tile pattern had become fascinating. She heard Yami growl.
"That no good, Tomb Robber . . ." Yami growled. "He's lucky to be in that hospital bed." Chaos couldn't help but laugh at him.
"I didn't like it either, Yam-chan," she told him. "But you're stuck with me, honey. There are no divorce papers in this marriage." Yami banged his head against the table. Between Bakura's lie and the nicknames she was throwing at him, he was gaining a major headache.
"I think you two are the worst thing that ever happened to me," Yami moaned. Chaos pouted.
"Don't say that, Pharaoh," Chaos pleaded. "You know your life would be boring without us."
"I could only hope," Yami said as he sat up. "I would like just one . . ." He suddenly turned around and his eyes quickly scanned the cafeteria.
"What is it?" Chaos demanded as she looked from Yami to the rest of the cafeteria. Her skin began to crawl and she felt a tingling on the back of her neck.
"I sense a dark presence," Yami announced quietly. "But I don't see anything."
"I feel it too," Chaos spoke softly as she felt the dark essence in her mind. Her blood ran cold. "It's him!" she cried. She bolted straight up, pushed her chair back against the wall and pushed the flimsy table forward. She began to run out of the cafeteria. "We have to get back to Bakura!"
"Chaos, wait!" Yami called as he ran after her. He couldn't have her going up there to face that fiend alone. He struggled, but finally caught up with her.
As they rounded the corner, both sets of boots slid on the slick floor. Both yamis regathered their bearings and ran to the elevator. Chaos pressed the button. When the elevator didn't open right away, she slammed her fist against the metal doors. "Infernal machine!" she shouted. Yami darted down the hall.
"Come on! We'll take the stairs!" he shouted as he skidded to a halt and flung open the door to the stairway. Chaos chased after him and took the steps two at a time. Memories of her nightmare came back to her and she ran harder.
Yami was slightly ahead of her and came to a halt next to a door. He looked at the sign and scowled. It was only the third floor. Chaos had caught up to him and he took the next flight of stairs.
Finally, they reached the fifth floor. Yami pulled opened the door and ran down the hall. Chaos was hot on his heels. They had ended up at the other end of the building. As they ran, they caught several on lookers who stared at them. Suddenly, they reached a place in the hall where it went three other ways. Both came to a halt.
"Which way?" Chaos asked as she looked desperately for a sign to tell them the room numbers. "I can't find a sign."
Yami growled in frustration. Suddenly, he heard a buzzing noise. He looked in the general direction of the sound and saw a soft glow coming from under Chaos's left sleeve. "Chaos, your Bracelet! It should tell us the way!"
'Chaos!' a hoarse voice cried in her mind. As soon as it came, it was gone. "Bakura!" she whispered. She shot out her left hand and her Bracelet let off a pulsing, gold glow. "Show me the way to Bakura!" she commanded. It suddenly pulled her to the left.
The two Egyptians dashed down the hall and Yami had to dodge a nurse and Chaos almost ran into a patient. Suddenly, the Bracelet stopped pulling. She looked up and saw that they were standing at Bakura's door.
Yami drew his gun and Chaos did the same. Then together, they kicked the door open, slightly knocking it off the top hinge. Yami was the first in.
He immediately saw the cloaked figure that was over Bakura and suffocating him with a pillow. The thief was still weak and now barely fighting back. Chaos came in behind Yami.
"Why don't you try someone who can stand on their own two feet!" she shouted as she lowered her gun. Yami looked behind him with shock at her strong outburst.
The fiend looked up, but they could not see his face. A smirk played on his pale lips and cold features. Wisps of black and purple hair escaped his hood and he chuckled. "If it isn't the Pharaoh and his little pet," he hissed. "I'll finish you off later." The man released Bakura from the death hold and ran for the window.
Yami raised his gun and fired. He failed to hit the cloaked fiend and shattered the window. The man ran through the broken window and onto the rooftop. Yami did not hesitate to run after him.
Chaos started to shout to Yami, but then turned and ran to Bakura. She quickly checked to see if he was alright. The spirit found that the fiend had taken the pointers of the Ring and had driven them into the thief around his previous wound. Bakura was gasping for breath.
The spirit of the Bracelet slammed her fist onto the call button for the nurse. "Don't leave him to fight alone . . ." Bakura rasped. Then, he slipped into oblivion. Chaos looked out the window and saw Yami begin to go down the fire escape. She heard footsteps running down the hall. Bakura would be all right, she hoped. Chaos stroked his cheek, then ran out the window.
She quickly discovered that the rooftop was covered in ice. The young woman skidded across the rooftop, then slid down the latter by putting her feet on the sides of it. Chaos finally reached the bottom and quickly looked in every direction to spot Yami. He was no where to be seen. "Crap!" she hissed. "Bracelet, guide me to Yami!" The Bracelet tugged her forward and she ran.
After several minutes, she reached a corner and stopped to catch her breath. It made small clouds in the chilled air. This was why she hated the cold. The Bracelet threatened to pull itself off her wrist. "I'm going as fast as I can!" Suddenly, she heard several car horns cut through the late morning air. Chaos looked to her left and saw that Yami had gotten stuck in the middle of the road, and almost hit by a car.
Without any more thought, Chaos dashed down the road. "Yami!" she shouted. "Yami! Wait for me! You can't fight him alone!" She soon realized that he couldn't hear her. For he made his way out of the cars and continued to chase after the cloaked figure who had disappeared into an alleyway. "Darn it, Pharaoh!" She then pushed herself to run faster.
Yami weaved his way out of the cars and chased after the culprit. He heard Chaos shout for him to wait. But he couldn't lose him now. The man had finally shown himself, and had almost succeeded in finishing off Bakura. If they lost him now, they would have to wait on pins and needles again for him to reappear.
The Pharaoh saw a piece of the black cloak disappear into the alley. He was quick to follow it. Once he reached the alley, he saw a silhouette of the figure ahead of him. Yami was tempted to shout for him to stop, but he knew that it would do no good.
It was strange that the man had made no real attempt to lose him. He wanted Yami to follow him. But where was he leading him? 'I'll just have to follow him and find out,' he thought fiercely as he gripped his gun tightly. If he got a clear shot, he would not hesitate to shoot. It was not only him that was in danger, but possibly his aibou as well, and that left no room for mercy.
As he ran, the Pharaoh took time to look at what part of town he was in. Yami knew this area well, it was near the park where Yugi and friends had been having snow wars after school. So the fiend had chosen his battle ground. Then the park it would be.
They reached the end of the sidewalk and they began to trudge through the snow. Yami growled in aggravation as the snow soaked his pants, causing his teeth to chatter. He regretted that he was not dressed properly for the weather.
Chaos made it to the alleyway and felt herself begin to grow cold. She broke out of the alleyway and saw that she had again lost them. Her Bracelet immediately picked up the trail and she followed quickly.
As she drew nearer, she began to also recognize where she was headed. But why the park? It wasn't the best battleground to find shelter. Was it because this fiend was ready for an all out war? If he was, she and Yami would have to be ready as well.
"Where are you, Pharaoh?!" she hissed as she dashed through a puddle, soaking her pants. Then, she found herself running through fresh snow. She looked up and saw that she had found Yami. He was still far from her, but there was a chance she could catch up. "Wait!" she called as she tried to catch up to him.
Unfortunately, Yami paid her no heed and continued to chase after the fiend. The cloaked man then ran across the frozen lake. From Chaos's point of view, it seemed very obvious that he wanted Yami to follow. But Yami, being in a state of rage, followed furiously.
Once the fiend reached the land once again, he turned around and smirked. Yami only continued the chase and did not notice the gun that was being drawn from his robes. The fiend took aim, and fired.
"Yami!" Chaos screamed as she tripped and fell in the snow. For a moment, she believed that her heart had stopped. Quickly, she got back up to see what happened. To her surprise, the shot fell short and smashed into the ice at Yami's feet.
The Pharaoh tried to stop, but found the ice slicker than he realized. He slipped and fell backwards. His head crashed painfully against the ice, stunning him for the moment. As the rest of his body hit the ice, it cracked and he fell into the frigid waters.
"No!" Chaos cried as she quickly scrambled to reach him. She saw the fiend as he chanted a few words. As she reached the lake and skidded across, she watched in horror as the spot froze completely back over, trapping Yami beneath the surface.