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Chapter Five:
"Weevil Underwood."
Malik smiled at the scene before him. Weevil, with his head hung very low. Then Tea, with a sickened look set on her face. With satisfaction in his step, he strolled out of the room to continue with his wicked scheme to get the Pharaoh to come to NYC. This left Tea and Weevil alone. Weevil moved his head up slowly and glanced at Tea, who was looking at the wall. He was about to say something to her when she looked at him and sighed deeply.
"Why did you do it?"
He was surprised by her question, but answered quickly.
"He did it."
Tea swallowed hard and stared at him.
"Malik summoned you from the Shadow Realm?"
He nodded and looked away from her. Tea sighed again. She didn't know why she was talking to him, but in some awkward way....she felt sorry for him. As she continued her endless stare at the wall, he said something quietly. She looked back at him and asked, "what was that?"
He didn't look at her. He only answered, "go while you still can...I won't stop you."
"Go? Leave?" She asked as he nodded.
"Even if Yami does give Malik the puzzle, he will kill you anyway." Weevil answered.
"Malik won't get the puzzle, and he won't kill me." Tea answered coldly as Weevil sighed.
"With his rod....and my millennium item....Yami will indeed fall to Malik....as will you." Weevil said.
Tea thought about this for a moment and then said, "what about you?"
"....me?" He asked with a surprised look on his face.
"Yeah....will he kill you too?" She asked as he cleared his throat.
"Possibly." Weevil said as he took his glasses off and cleaned them with his shirt.
"He probably will, if you let me escape." She said as he put his glasses back on.
"Doesn't matter to me, I have no life." He said. "At least, you have Yami as your future."
Tea closed her eyes and thought about what Weevil just said. "Don't give up."
"Listen, I did a long time ago!" He said angrily. "Now....leave! There's not much time!"
"You should never give up, Weevil." Tea said calmly as she stood up and walked toward him.
"Tea, this is no time to talk about my personal life....you need to leave...before he gets back."
"Come with me-"
"He will track my mind if I go with you." Weevil said as she stood silent. "Tea?"
"Why are you doing this?" She asked as she stood in front of him.
"Because....there's no reason for you to be involved in this mess," he continued, "it's between Yami and him."
"Still....why should I trust you?" She asked as he stood up.
"I'm all you got right now." He answered as he walked toward the hallway and looked both ways.
She followed him as he led her to the main exit.
"You're on your own now..." He said as she looked at him.
"I don't know about this.....it doesn't feel right..."
"GO!" He shouted as he drove her gently toward the door. "What are you waiting for?"
Tea nodded and looked at him. "I just wanted to....um...thanks..."
He didn't respond. She looked at him one last time and exited the building. As she left the building, she couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. It was....too easy. She knew that Malik needed her to get Yami's puzzle...so why was he not on guard? She shrugged her shoulders and broke into a run. Where? She did not know. She slowed down and looked around for a sign of hope. Nothing. But, as she turned the corner.......
~Meanwhile~
"Hmmm...I knew he would run to Kaiba for help." Malik whispered as he rubbed his millennium item. "It's only a matter of time before I destroy you and that foolish girl....."
As Malik continued to scan Yami's tracks, he sensed something going on nearby. Weevil. He knew he could not trust Weevil. He knew of Weevil's plans to take Yami's puzzle before he got his hands on it. It was only a matter of time before he sent his mind to the Shadow Realm for good.
"Fool." He whispered as he skimmed his thoughts.
His eyes widened as he scanned Weevil's last thought. He was going to allow the girl to escape. Who does Weevil think he is dealing with? "He shall soon learn...." Malik said as he lifted his millennium rod up in the air and whispered a couple of words to it. Soon, it started to glow. He smiled and concentrated on Weevil's mind.
"Now it's time to feel real pain...." Malik chuckled. "Kill the girl."
~Meanwhile: Domino City~
Yami stopped in front of Kaiba Corporation, breathing harder than usual. Literally, he was exhausted. Partly from running from the Game Shop to Kaiba Corps, and partly from being so tense about learning Tea's state of being. As he regained his composure, he walked into the building and asked where Kaiba was at the front desk.
"Third door to your right." The receptionist answered.
Yami nodded and dashed off toward the door the receptionist gave him. As he stood in front of the door, he knocked twice. Soon enough, Kaiba answered the door. He looked Yami up and down.
"May I help you?"
"I need your help." Yami replied.
Kaiba's eyes lit up and his eyebrow cocked up a couple of inches.
"Help?" Kaiba asked curiously. "With what?"
"It's Tea...." Yami swallowed hard at the sound of her name. "She's in trouble."
"What kind of trouble?" Kaiba questioned.
"I can't explain it now," Yami continued, "please Kaiba....I need a ride to NYC."
"Why should I do this for you?" Kaiba questioned as he sat down in his office chair.
"It's not for me, Kaiba," Yami said hastily, "it's to save Tea's life."
Kaiba looked at Yami and then picked up the phone.
"Yeah Hal, I need my private jet ready for take-off in thirty minutes.....no later." Kaiba said into the phone as he listened for the reply. "This is private business, now get a move on it."
With that, Kaiba hung up the phone and stood up. "Let's go."
~Thirty Minutes Later~
"There it is." Kaiba said as he pointed his finger out in the distance.
Yami looked to where Kaiba was pointing to. It was a large gray jet with the words "KAIBA CORPS" written on it. As the stairway to the jet slumped out of the plane, a man with dark shades nodded at the two. He signaled them to follow him as they walked up the stairway, into the large jet. Yami looked at Kaiba curiously. He was coming? He shrugged it off and looked around. It was like a miniature mansion, without the furniture. As they sat down in two seats behind the pilot, Kaiba looked at him.
"Are you ready?" He asked as he buckled into his seat.
"Yes." Yami answered as Kaiba signaled the pilot to prepare for take-off.
After two minutes, the plane started moving forward until it started picking up speed. From there it pulled away from gravity and moved up into the air. Yami watched from his window as the plane moved further and further away from the ground. He sighed and looked back toward Kaiba.
"Kaiba?" He asked strongly as Kaiba turned toward him. "Why....why did you come?"
"Same reason as you."
Yami didn't bother asking Kaiba any more questions. He reclined in his seat and thought about what harm Tea was facing right at the moment. He just hoped that he would find her in time.
"Be strong, Tea......."
A/N: Hmmm.....this was kinda weird. I hope you all got that. Sorry it was sooooo short. I'll really make an effort next time to make it longer and much more better. ^_^
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