Ayumi: I hope you're summer's going great because mine isn't. I hate cleaning. Actually, I hate doing things for people to. Can you do this for me? Can you do that? Shut up, I have a life I need to live.

Sorry, had to get that out.

Well I kicked myself in the ass and said that I should get a move on. Miharu congratulated me because I started so early (it usually takes me 3 weeks). I also talked to Kage-chan while she was in Montreal with her second cousins. He's an asshole I tell you.

Ryou: =D Ahhhaahaahaa! Loser!

Ayumi: (Chucks duck at him)

Ryou: (gets hit) XD

Duck tape: Quack! (Rolls away)

Touzo: wack-jobs and weirdoes surround me. (Stalks off to annoy Life or Yami)

Duck tape: Quack! Quack! Quack!

Bakura: 0.o

Disclaimer: I may be good at drawing anime but come on! Who do you think I am? Kazuki Takahashi? (Snort) Get your brain checked for damage. (Goes off to yell at someone) I also don't own "Hero" by Nickleback. I'm obsessed with the song at the moment.

Warnings: Swearing (bad-Bakura) , some scenes might not make since at all (I was in a weird mood during the writing process of some of them) and no respect for Guards (bad Bakura!)

Dedicated to My Dad, thanks for being there, putting up with me and being the only one who doesn't mosey around in my business (hugs).

The Seven Curses of Egypt

Jubaku

Chapter 14

There are two quotes:

"All the worlds a stage...except when I blow it up." Bakura

"I am so high, I can hear heaven. Oh but heaven. No heaven, don't hear Me. -Nickleback's 'Hero'

Early the next morning the airport was bustling with activity as usual. Flights were being called; travelers running around trying to catch planes and see loved ones yet again. In a small-secluded area of the airport were there wasn't as much activity lay two boys.

One had stark white hair and pale skin. The other was rather short and had the oddest hairstyle imaginable and to save herself from an oncoming headache the authoress will NOT try and explain it for she is lazy (gasp!), but you already knew that.

Right?

Moving on...

But something was missing from this quaint little picture.

So we shall travel to the food court part of the airport. We see many different places to eat such as DQ, McDonalds, and Taco bell etc. etc. Some had tables outside with lovely little umbrellas creating shade. Now why they had those indoors is beyond the authoresses comprehension, but this is her world... controlled by her and you have nothing to say about it! [Insert 'Zeeky Boogy Doog' here]

It is calm and peaceful here and buzzing with chatting people like all food courts, and largely populated areas, but you already knew that. But one voice breaks through the silence (random reader: that's amazing! Is that possible? Authoress: shut up! In my world anything's possible!)

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A DOUBLE-DOUBLE IS!?!?!" [1]

This lone voice comes from Starbucks (there are a lot of them Starbucks aren't there?), an internationally known coffee shop. Now it is sad to know that such world-renowned place could not know what a double-double is. The authoress agrees full-heartedly on that statement. All you lower stature coffee shops shall bow down to the double-double!!! Let's zoom in for a closer look shall we? (Like you have a choice in the matter, Mawhahahahahhahahahahahahah!!!)

We see a white haired figure leaning over the counter to a waiter who looked fearful for his life (Bakura: he should be!) for this ominous figure wanted his 'Double-double' and he wanted it now!!! Now if you were a random person would you help the poor waiter or would you also be scared of the crazy albino?? (That was a pointless question, you don't have to answer that)

"I'm sorry sir but I don't know what this 'double-double' you speak of is. How about you order something else?" The waiter asked timidly, afraid of the psycho looming before him.

The figure eyed him, leaning closer. He eyed the waiter with the 'evil eye' then sighed exasperated. "Fuck. Fine, get me a," he scanned the menu displayed above. "Chilled chocolate mocha latté with cinnamon and chocolate shavings. Make it snappy." He said.

Now the aforementioned drink should seem quite familiar if you know the story well. If not... it just proves you don't know the story well. If you slightly remember hearing it... good try and hugs to you, your participation is thoroughly thanked by the cast and crew.

As soon as the white haired man got his drink he left (pre-paid) and got a table all to himself. He didn't mind. Let the mortals fear him. For he is Bakura, the darkness!

(Evil music plays)

Bakura sat there pondering what happened the other night. If they didn't hurry that Gray Plane (the realm between the shadow and reality realms) would cover the entire world.

They started in different spots around the world. There were at least one hundred on each tectonic plate, perhaps more. The more density of life, the more breakouts. Europe, United States, Japan, China, India were probably places for high-density breakouts. And the more magical activity that happened there the more breakouts as well.

North America had its Natives. Europe had the druids. Each civilization had them. Magic was everywhere. Where there is life, there is magic. Life is magic. The only place without mass magical energies was...

Antarctica.

Or as he called it: The-Ra-forsaken-spit-of-land-of-ice-and-snow-and-un- yami-friendly-temperatures.

Burr. Cold.

But why was the Gray Plane covering the world? Could it have to do with the Curses?

Bakura took a sip of his mocha latté, then stared at it's murky depths seemingly asking it to give him an answer when the sound of a chair being pulled and someone sitting down snapped him out of it. He looked up and saw Yami with a cup of Black coffee in his grasp. Yami looked at Bakura knowingly.

"I think the Curses and the moving of the Grey Plane are somehow connected." Yami said quietly, so no one could hear him except his companion.

Bakura sighed. "'After the seven Millenium Items are Reunited the seven curse placed on each shall be awaken one year later. The world will be plunged into chaos and darkness as the Shadow realm tries to take over this plane of existence.' Do you think the Curses awakening set it off?"

"It's a possibility." Yami said.

"Atemu," Bakura said using Yami's real name. "Who put the curses on the on the items in the first place?"

Yami looked at the white haired spirit. He knew Bakura was being serious when he used his real name.

Ryou was curled up on the annoying faux leather (i.e. pleather) seats, trying to get a decent sleep since there was nothing better to do. It was 11:45am and they wouldn't be leaving till around 8:00pm. Ryou rolled over and fell right off his seat. He sat up and groaned. This wasn't his day. He looked and saw Yugi, reading his duelist magazine... again.

Ryou didn't know how Yugi did it. He could read the same thing over and over again. Ryou found it hard to re-read something over and over. He was bored quiet easily. He got up off the floor, dusted himself off and sat back on the seat with his bag on his lap.

Ryou dug into his bag and took his CD player that Bakura had dubbed his own. He turned it on and leaned back to listen to the music. He also turned town the volume a bit. Bakura didn't have to watch how loud he listened to music, he wasn't human, but he did. Lyrics of Nickleback's "Hero" started somewhere from in the middle of the song.

Some one told me

Love would all save us

He looked at the television screens that hung from the ceiling, showing the news. Images of Iraq on the screen. Of explosions and men with guns.

But how can that be?

Look what love gave us

Ryou sighed sadly. 'What is the world coming to?' he thought sadly.

The images just didn't seem to stop. Finally, tenderhearted Ryou turned away from the screen and it's heart-wrenching scenes.

Two verses seemed to be screaming at him as the song continued. Loud, screaming out the truth to him.

A world full of killing

And blood spilling

Ryou skipped the song; he didn't want to listen to it at all. At the moment, he didn't want to listen to anything or anyone. He dug into the backpack and found another CD and put that one in instead. The soft and melodious music of Mozart filled his ears. He turned up the volume. Tuning out the airport noise and the world around him.

He was in his own world. Left to his thoughts. Music always seemed to help block out Bakura when he was at his worst. It was now more of a comfort thing than a leisure activity.

Ryou closed his eyes and lost himself in a sea of music and thoughts.

He was the only real person now.

And the funny thing was, he didn't mind.

That world never came

Yami looked at Bakura. "I don't know." He said with a sigh. "It could be anyone. Maybe the curses were placed on them after we died."

Bakura finished his Mocha latté and shook his head. "I don't think so. Maybe one of your priests—" Bakura started to say but Yami cut him off.

"I don't think it was one of my priests. Maybe it was someone off to the side. Maybe a scribe or a lower priest?" Yami said, sipping his coffee, which had cooled down. He shivered as the caffeine woke him up a bit more.

Bakura cupped his chin in his hands. The shadows of a headache starting to form. He hated being confused and frustrated. But this was one of those times when it was impossible to escape either of the aforementioned horrors (confusion and frustration... evil!).

"We should get back to Yugi and Ryou." Yami said. Bakura nodded and got up, walking next to Yami. Both were silent as the world buzzed around them.

"I think we should tell Yugi and Ryou what happened last night." Yami said.

"Go ahead, but I'm not doing it." Bakura said.

Yami glared at him but said nothing. The two continued on in silence.

After Yami telling Ryou and Yugi about there midnight discovery, a 6-hour flight (Ayumi: I have no sense of time and time zone so bare with me people) and 3 hours looking for a hotel our beloved light and darks were sound asleep in soft comfy beds. Yugi and Yami shared one room and Ryou and Bakura shared another.

Each got there own bed so it's easy to say no one was sleeping on the floor. Well Yugi wouldn't do that to Yami and vice versa. They would just share. But the white haired duo would probably have a fight, which would result in Ryou having the bed and Bakura on the floor with the comforter. By both these scenarios you can see the bonds between the two different duos.

Bakura, being the oddball that he was sleeping on his stomach with his head at the foot of the bead and his feet at the head of the bed at an angle. He wasn't going to waist this amount of space. The covers were on the ground and he slept in his boxers (Ayumi: drools half naked Bakura! Bakura: Pervert...). He had a pillow in his grasp and he hugged it tight like a teddy bear. All that was heard was his silent breathing.

Ryou was curled up on his side cuddling a pillow to his body as well. Soft snores came from his open mouth. He also had no comforters and was wearing boxers and a tee shirt. Yami like Hikari I guess.

Yugi was much like Ryou except he had PJ's and kept his comforters. And he opted for a cuddly Dark Magician instead of a pillow

Yami was asleep on his stomach like Bakura except that he was the right way on the bed and he had the covers pulled over his head. Snores came from the little bundle. (Hehehe! Pharaoh snores!)

Now if your asking why the authoress wrote this...she doesn't know. She was bored and had nothing to write. Plus at this hour in the night you'd think weird too (Ayumi: fantasizes about Bakura in just his boxers Squeeee! drool... giggle).

"Heeeeellllllooooooo?"

Stare.

"Hey! You in there!!!"

Stare.

"I hate being ignored ya know!"

Stare.

"You have a funny hat."

Stare.

"God damnit answer me!!!"

Stare.

"Bakura stop annoying the palace guards."

"NO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O!!!!!!!!! I don't wanna!"

"Yeah you've been trying to get him to react for an hour."

"Shut up Pharaoh! I know I can get him to do some thing!!! I know I can!"

"He's going to be there all day." Ryou said with a sigh. They had been watching Bakura for an hour now. The pale Yami was finding an interest in the Buckingham Palace guards and was currently trying to annoy the hell out of them. Bakura was currently waving two fingers around saying "Coca Cola is a drink. Coca Cola makes you Blink!" And he moved his fingers forward stopping millimeters away from the guards face.

"ARGH! He didn't even blink! What is wrong with you! Wait! Maybe you're some kinda alien or something! I mean no head is that deformed!" Bakura gestured to the tall black fuzzy hat thing.

"Bakura! We're leaving!" Ryou called.

"Go on without me. I'll come find you when I make this guy do something."

"Ok." Ryou said uneasily. "Just don't cause him bodily damage!" Then Ryou, Yugi and Yami walked around the corner and out of sight.

Stare.

"Do you have a staring problem?"

Stare.

"Well I do!" Bakura said and whipped out a camera. "Say cheese!" [2]

Click!

Flash.

Blink.

"HA! YOU BLINKED! You blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked you blinked!!!!!!!!!!! SO HA!" Bakura said waving a victory sign in front of the guards face.

"Mommy? Is that man crazy?" A little girl asked.

The mother pulled her daughter closer and moved in the other direction. "Just keep walking dear and don't pay attention."

Bakura watched as they left and put his hands akimbo on his hips. "The nerve of them. Calling someone crazy when they don't even know him or her! Now..." Bakura said, turning back to face the guard. "How to make you do something."

Bakura sat down on the pavement Indian style, deep in thought. He didn't know it but the guard's eyes followed him.

'I know he'll leave at some point. I know it I know it I know it I know it I know it I know it. Just make him go away Lord. Please. I know he'll go away. Any time now. Come on. BLOODY HELL LEAVE! He's not going yet. I know he will! I know it I know it I know it! I do... but I can't feel it." The guard moaned in his mind. Bakura was creeping him out.

Bakura was humming along to the 'meat ball song'.

'Once he's gone I'm quitting my job.' The guard thought.

Ryou, Yugi and Yami were at the site of where Big Ben, the renowned clock tower once stood proudly. Now all that was there was a patch of grass and yellow police tape surrounding the area, closing it off to the public.

Yami suddenly stood stiff. The Puzzle was giving off an odd vibration that only happened when... Yami looked up at the area where Big Ben used to be and saw the image ripple.

A Grey Plane was there in place of Big Ben.

"Yugi..." Yami said.

"Yes Yami?" Yugi asked, turning to the once Pharaoh.

"Remember what me and Bakura told you about the Grey Planes?"

Both Hikaris nodded.

"Well... there's one right there."

"What?" Ryou gasped.

"Yes. We need to get in there and solve the problem." Yami said, walking back to the direction of the hotel.

"But how can we, it's blocked off and surrounded by bobbies [3] and Inspectors." Ryou said, running up to catch him.

"I know. That's why we need to go at night. And I'd hat to say it, but we need Bakura's help more then ever. I wonder if he's done annoying the hell out of the guard yet?"

Yugi sweat dropped. "I don't think he is."

Ayumi: Well. Done. Hey! That only took 3 days to write! I'm good! And... 10 days to update! Ahhhaahaahaa!

Ryou: Finally, we get to the root of the problem.

Yami: (comes marching in) Who let Touzo into my room!?!?!

Touzo: :D I did!

Yami: (mumbles) Annoying Bastard.

Touzo: Yeah, yeah I know I know. (Bounces off) Sugar!!!!

Ayumi: Who gave him sugar?

Bakura: (runs away) You'll never catch me alive!!!! Mawhahahahahhahahahahahahah!!!!!

Ayumi: Right.

[1] Double-Double was started in Timhortens, a Canadian Coffee shop. You can find in some states near the boarder. It means double sugar double cream.

[2] "Do you have a staring problem? Well I do! Say cheese!" Was started by Cayla Pratt during the Quebec trip.

[3] Bobbies are what they call police officers in Great Britain

Review responses:

Una1: Yes he is smart. I just couldn't think of a name for the chapter. It's ok. I'm not mad. I like reviews. Yeah I can imagine it to (huggles Yami)! I sent you the e-mail explaining Life so yeah. No he ain't no Great Will of the Macrocasum (it makes me think of macaroni). Yes the pebbles poor fate! Mawhahahahahah! And I loved writing the part about them imitating people. Zeeky Boogy Doog! (Explodes) Well I made them tell them in this chapter. Hehehe. Don't hurt me. Well you got more. I updated fast.

Yoshikuni-Miharu: I'm sorry, but I wrote the warnings before the chapter. Yes Ryou sucks at cards. A friend hun? Well that was nice of her wink.

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