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OK, on a reviewer's advice, I gave up the play titles. Hope this is better…this one's for you, Splintered Star! Also, thanks to everyone who told me that fire, earth, air and water are NOT actual elements. I can't believe the response on this fic. Thank you all so much!
Chapter Two: Elements
"What kind of an idiot clue is this? This tells me nothing!" Then he looked at it again. This was clearly all he was going to get, so he'd better figure it out. He was still having some trouble accepting that Bakura was really missing.
Why does it have to be me? I can't solve anything, not even jigsaw puzzles; I'm no detective or whatever!
He was holding the paper so tightly he nearly tore it. He read it through three times.
The second part is obviously about me and Bakura…
What's with the first part?
'Fire, earth, air and water…what about them?'
He couldn't really concentrate on the clue because his mind kept wandering back to what was going on. Why would anyone kidnap Bakura, and then tease Ryou like this? It didn't make sense.
Ryou had no idea why anyone would do that, but he did know one thing for sure.
They were threatening to kill Bakura, and he was almost certain they were serious. He had to figure it out.
Fire, earth, air and water…
He suddenly remembered science class.
Sensei had been droning on and on and ON about the periodic table of elements.
Ryou had nearly been asleep, and only one sentence was remembered from that entire class.
"Fire, earth, air and water were once believed to be the four main elements. Now, however, we know that…"
Elements…
'Where meet fire, earth, air and water…'
Where could all four 'elements' meet? The beach was where water, earth and air were, but still…he needed fire.
All four couldn't meet. It was impossible! Water extinguished fire, fire burned earth…They couldn't all go together, damn it!
This was no clue. This was stupid!
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How had a week gone by so fast?
Ryou still had no idea where to look.
Fire, earth, air and water…
He had to figure it out. Now, if not sooner.
That didn't change anything. He was still stuck.
Finally, he went and stared out the window.
The sun was setting.
It's beautiful…like fire…
Fire.
He knew. Just like that. There was a bonfire at the beach last month, and the old shack nearby had caught fire.
He ran the whole way there.
Gods, I hope I'm right…
He stopped at the ash-filled, blackened ruins of the old place. A little piece of paper was waiting for him there.
About time. If you keep going this slowly, he's doomed. Hurry up.
Find the End of the Rainbow.
You don't have much longer.
WHAT THE HELL!
The end of the rainbow? There isn't any such thing!
Wait…why is it in capitals?
The next morning, it was suddenly so clear he wondered how he could have missed it the first day.
It's the name of a place.
It had to be.
He even knew where to go.
It used to be a club, but it had been closed down years ago. The Rainbow's End.
That was his next stop. He worked carefully around all the rubbish, and found the paper sitting on the cracked counter.
Wow. Much better this time. Okay, so here's your last clue.
Find the tree that marks the K
Midnight moon will show the way
Ryou shook his head. This was truly stupid. If he'd been doing this for anyone but Bakura, he would have stopped right here.
AN: Ugh, again with the terrible attempts at poetry…I will never be a poet, that's for sure…So, this is my second chapter. (Sarcastic) Wow, I'm good. There will probably be only five to seven, tops, as I have an extremely short attention span…
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