"Hmm…a squared plus c to the tenth power divided by three times forty-seven and a half equals b to the twentieth power plus two…" Leticia furiously tapped her pencil against her skull, pounding away on her calculator. "Hmm…no…that doesn't work…c equals…four, right? No. Augh, I give up!" She slammed her algebra book shut and threw it on the table beside her before casting a glance at Yugi, who was sleeping peacefully. He had woken up for a minute or so, and she had made him eat a little food, and then he had fallen back asleep. Leticia was just glad to see that his wounds were healing nicely, and his broken arm wasn't causing him pain anymore.
She rubbed her eyes wearily. She needed a nap, or maybe a nice hot bath. Hot cocoa sounded nice too…maybe when Bakura returned…
Leticia flicked off the light she had been using; Yugi rolled over onto his side, his hurt arm dangling over his waist. She grinned. He was cute when he was sleeping…but then again…Her smile faded slowly. He looked disturbed and unhappy at the same time.
She heard the front door open and close, and then heard Bakura's voice call her softly. "Leticia, are you still in there?"
"Mmm?" she mumbled sleepily. "Oh, yeah, I'm in here."
The door opened, and Bakura walked in while peeling off his jacket. "How is he doing?"
"Yugi's fine. He woke up for a little bit, and I gave him something to eat. That made me feel better…I guess."
Bakura looked both sympathetic and worried simultaneously. "Is there something wrong?"
Leticia's lips tightened. "I'm tired, I need a nap, I want to soak in the bath, and I want hot cocoa! With little marshmallows! But I can't have that because…!" She stopped and took a deep breath. "Yugi's depending us to take care of him."
The white-haired boy winced. "That was a little loud…" He paused and looked at Yugi. A secret, malevolent grin spread across his lips, then he turned back to face Leticia, the grin gone. "You deserve a break. You've done a lot already; let me take care of Yugi for a little while. We'll switch in a bit. Go on, have some time to yourself."
Leticia thankfully threw her arms around his shoulders and then darted off to the kitchen before heading to the bathroom. She called over her shoulder to him: "Thanks a lot, dude!"
"You're welcome," Bakura said before slamming the bedroom door shut. He locked the door and turned to Yugi, who was lying on his back now. "It won't be much longer, boy. You'll soon belong to Osiris, and then…" He laughed to himself and threw open the bedroom window, beckoning for the others to enter.
"So, this is the Chosen One, Yami's hikari," Runihura said, placing the tips of his claws gently on the sleeping boy's cheek. "I should have known it was him when I first saw him at the museum…how ignorant of me." He turned to Anubis and Khalid. "Take him."