Chapter 2; 'Kitchen Casualty'
Seto walked through the door that lead back to the living room.
The gang looked up as he re entered.
"Anyone important?" Asked Emily as Seto sat back down after being on the phone.
"Most certainly not!" He replied ending the conversation.
Joey hiccupped and said,
"Hey the other two are taking along time aren't they?" Just then Sophie entered from another door while wiping her hands on her trousers,
"Sorry I took so long, that bathroom is huge!" Seto looked to her,
"Why did you go to the upstairs one?" "Because I don't know where the downstairs one is genius!" She said sitting down in front of the fire place.
Lizzy looked slyly to her friend,
"And how do you know where the upstairs one is?" Sophie's cheeks reddened as she diverted her eyes to the floor.
Lizzy smirked and looked over at Kaiba who's gaze was conveniently on the ceiling.
Joey glared at Kaiba and growled,
"Why I outta, money bags!" Kaiba shot him a death glare and replied,
"You're in my house mutt, be careful what you say!" "yeah and it seems someone else has been in here as well!" Snarled Joey; turning and looking at Sophie, who blushed even more and began to twiddle her thumbs.
With perfect timing Akifa entered the room through the same door Kaiba had. He carried a rather heavy looking crate of alcohol.
"Took your time!" Said Bakura jumping up to get more booze.
"Yeah the light's out down there!" He replied laying the drink on the coffee table that sat in the centre of the room.
"Oh yeah forgot to mention that!" Smirked Kaiba.
Bakura flumped himself on the couch and began gulping down even more units.
"Someone's on a bit of a binging cruise aren't they?" Asked Weevil looking at the semi-pissed tomb robber.
"Binging? Bit of a big word for you eh Weev?" Asked Rex sniggering.
"drinking really brings out the worse in people!" Stated Yugi.
Yami looked over at his aibou and raised a questioning eyebrow as Yugi stared down the neck of a breezer with slightly crossed eyes,
"Uh huh!" Tea laughed at his joke, Yami looked at her as though she was something stuck on the bottom of his shoe. She quickly took the hint and went back to being silent.
"Hey has anyone seen Mai recently?" Asked Akifa; searching the room for her.
"No!" "Nope!" "Not me!" "Um…hmmm……er…… Luckily no!" Laughed Lizzy.
"Me neither!" Replied Sophie.
"Well my eyes are still here; so I haven't spooned them out so im guessing I haven't seen her!" Said Emily smugly.
"Hate to be the one to say this but shouldn't we find her then?" Asked Akifa.
Silence was within the room for a minute.
"Suppose!" Replied Yugi.
"Hey maybe we should split up into groups and search!" Pointed out Ryou, "That way we'll, unfortunately, have more chance of finding her!" Several of the gang looked to each other but finally agreed.
"Well groups should be a mixture of the brave and the… Not so brave." Said Sophie turning to Lizzy.
Lizzy glared back.
"Group one will be as follows….. Me, Lizzy, Emily…. Ryou…. Serenity…" The four stood up and walked next to Sophie.
"The second group should be…. Tea, Yami, Yami Malik, Akifa…. And Joey." Once again the selected group stood next to their partners.
"And the third group will be who's left… That is…. Kaiba, Rex… Weevil, Mokuba… And Yugi!" "Oh joys I get stuck with the babysitting job!" Said Kaiba with fake enthusiasm.
"Hey!" Said Rex, "Mokuba is younger than us and you baby sit him all the time!" "Yeah but Mokuba is far more intellectual than you two!" He replied looking at Rex and Weevil.
Yugi couldn't help but laugh.
"Right group One shall look in the cellar area and where the phone is… Group two shall look in the Sauna and pool area…. And group three can start to look upstairs!" Said Sophie.
"Sounds like a plan to me Batman!" Replied Lizzy who was smiling at her friend.
"Cheers Robin!" Right we shall all meet back in the kitchen with Malik when were done ok?" Asked Sophie.
In turn they all nodded and started to go to the places they had been designated.
Group three walked up the huge stairs from the main hallway; upstairs was big but with a group this big it shouldn't be hard to find her.
"If she's upstairs I swear to God will I bring her hell!" Said Kaiba angrily as he stomped up the large carpeted stairs.
"What right does she have to be wondering in our house Seto?" Asked Mokuba looking up at his big brother.
"None." Group Two began to walked down the hallway that lead to the sauna and pool.
Yami Malik grinned evilly at Tea,
"You should be careful near water Tea; someone might accidentally push you in!" "Someone 'might'?" Asked Akifa smirking insanely.
"Oh man why did I get stuck with crazy lot?" Asked Tea slightly scared.
"Maybe someone is giving you a hint?" Asked Joey nastily.
"Come on guys we need to find Mai." Said Yami settling the argument.
"We 'need' to? " Asked Joey laughing.
Group One started to walk out the opposite door to the others and began to look down the corridor and cloak room.
"Like were going to find her!" Said Sophie in a snot about actually having to find Mai.
"Yeah who cares about her anyway?" Asked Emily turning to look at Sophie who was tying up her shoe lace.
The others carried on walking down the corridor and turned into the large cloak room and began to search in there.
In the kitchen
Malik was leaning over the blender as he piled various fruits into it to make a fruit smoothy with a hint of vodka.
He whistled as he put in each object; due to this he didn't hear the black cloaked figure come up behind him. He felt a tap on his shoulder. He jumped slightly and turned while saying,
"Dude you made me jump!" His eyes widened as he saw the killer standing in front of him.
"You really should never say you'll be right back. They never are!" The voice was distorted and hollow.
Just a Malik was about to scream the figure grabbed his voice box; preventing any noise from being made. The strong figure twisted his body to face the almost filled blender,
"Now for the final touch!" The killer shoved Malik's face into the blender and flicked the switch at the side. The blood spurted everywhere; hitting the walls and killer's cloak. The sound of chopping bone was faintly heard as the killer walked away.
The gang looked up as he re entered.
"Anyone important?" Asked Emily as Seto sat back down after being on the phone.
"Most certainly not!" He replied ending the conversation.
Joey hiccupped and said,
"Hey the other two are taking along time aren't they?" Just then Sophie entered from another door while wiping her hands on her trousers,
"Sorry I took so long, that bathroom is huge!" Seto looked to her,
"Why did you go to the upstairs one?" "Because I don't know where the downstairs one is genius!" She said sitting down in front of the fire place.
Lizzy looked slyly to her friend,
"And how do you know where the upstairs one is?" Sophie's cheeks reddened as she diverted her eyes to the floor.
Lizzy smirked and looked over at Kaiba who's gaze was conveniently on the ceiling.
Joey glared at Kaiba and growled,
"Why I outta, money bags!" Kaiba shot him a death glare and replied,
"You're in my house mutt, be careful what you say!" "yeah and it seems someone else has been in here as well!" Snarled Joey; turning and looking at Sophie, who blushed even more and began to twiddle her thumbs.
With perfect timing Akifa entered the room through the same door Kaiba had. He carried a rather heavy looking crate of alcohol.
"Took your time!" Said Bakura jumping up to get more booze.
"Yeah the light's out down there!" He replied laying the drink on the coffee table that sat in the centre of the room.
"Oh yeah forgot to mention that!" Smirked Kaiba.
Bakura flumped himself on the couch and began gulping down even more units.
"Someone's on a bit of a binging cruise aren't they?" Asked Weevil looking at the semi-pissed tomb robber.
"Binging? Bit of a big word for you eh Weev?" Asked Rex sniggering.
"drinking really brings out the worse in people!" Stated Yugi.
Yami looked over at his aibou and raised a questioning eyebrow as Yugi stared down the neck of a breezer with slightly crossed eyes,
"Uh huh!" Tea laughed at his joke, Yami looked at her as though she was something stuck on the bottom of his shoe. She quickly took the hint and went back to being silent.
"Hey has anyone seen Mai recently?" Asked Akifa; searching the room for her.
"No!" "Nope!" "Not me!" "Um…hmmm……er…… Luckily no!" Laughed Lizzy.
"Me neither!" Replied Sophie.
"Well my eyes are still here; so I haven't spooned them out so im guessing I haven't seen her!" Said Emily smugly.
"Hate to be the one to say this but shouldn't we find her then?" Asked Akifa.
Silence was within the room for a minute.
"Suppose!" Replied Yugi.
"Hey maybe we should split up into groups and search!" Pointed out Ryou, "That way we'll, unfortunately, have more chance of finding her!" Several of the gang looked to each other but finally agreed.
"Well groups should be a mixture of the brave and the… Not so brave." Said Sophie turning to Lizzy.
Lizzy glared back.
"Group one will be as follows….. Me, Lizzy, Emily…. Ryou…. Serenity…" The four stood up and walked next to Sophie.
"The second group should be…. Tea, Yami, Yami Malik, Akifa…. And Joey." Once again the selected group stood next to their partners.
"And the third group will be who's left… That is…. Kaiba, Rex… Weevil, Mokuba… And Yugi!" "Oh joys I get stuck with the babysitting job!" Said Kaiba with fake enthusiasm.
"Hey!" Said Rex, "Mokuba is younger than us and you baby sit him all the time!" "Yeah but Mokuba is far more intellectual than you two!" He replied looking at Rex and Weevil.
Yugi couldn't help but laugh.
"Right group One shall look in the cellar area and where the phone is… Group two shall look in the Sauna and pool area…. And group three can start to look upstairs!" Said Sophie.
"Sounds like a plan to me Batman!" Replied Lizzy who was smiling at her friend.
"Cheers Robin!" Right we shall all meet back in the kitchen with Malik when were done ok?" Asked Sophie.
In turn they all nodded and started to go to the places they had been designated.
Group three walked up the huge stairs from the main hallway; upstairs was big but with a group this big it shouldn't be hard to find her.
"If she's upstairs I swear to God will I bring her hell!" Said Kaiba angrily as he stomped up the large carpeted stairs.
"What right does she have to be wondering in our house Seto?" Asked Mokuba looking up at his big brother.
"None." Group Two began to walked down the hallway that lead to the sauna and pool.
Yami Malik grinned evilly at Tea,
"You should be careful near water Tea; someone might accidentally push you in!" "Someone 'might'?" Asked Akifa smirking insanely.
"Oh man why did I get stuck with crazy lot?" Asked Tea slightly scared.
"Maybe someone is giving you a hint?" Asked Joey nastily.
"Come on guys we need to find Mai." Said Yami settling the argument.
"We 'need' to? " Asked Joey laughing.
Group One started to walk out the opposite door to the others and began to look down the corridor and cloak room.
"Like were going to find her!" Said Sophie in a snot about actually having to find Mai.
"Yeah who cares about her anyway?" Asked Emily turning to look at Sophie who was tying up her shoe lace.
The others carried on walking down the corridor and turned into the large cloak room and began to search in there.
In the kitchen
Malik was leaning over the blender as he piled various fruits into it to make a fruit smoothy with a hint of vodka.
He whistled as he put in each object; due to this he didn't hear the black cloaked figure come up behind him. He felt a tap on his shoulder. He jumped slightly and turned while saying,
"Dude you made me jump!" His eyes widened as he saw the killer standing in front of him.
"You really should never say you'll be right back. They never are!" The voice was distorted and hollow.
Just a Malik was about to scream the figure grabbed his voice box; preventing any noise from being made. The strong figure twisted his body to face the almost filled blender,
"Now for the final touch!" The killer shoved Malik's face into the blender and flicked the switch at the side. The blood spurted everywhere; hitting the walls and killer's cloak. The sound of chopping bone was faintly heard as the killer walked away.