The sun rose over the tops of the trees and into the house of the Wheeler's where a certain little blonde could be heard making breakfast and singing Cindy Lauper girls just want to have fun. Mokuba walked into the kitchen with a look of horror slash deformation upon his face. Serenity closely followed behind him,
"Yo Moku why have you stopped?" "J-J JOEY'S SINGING!" He screamed running past her and back up stairs. Joey stopped singing and looked at his sister,
"I don't know what he's talking about!" He turned his nose up and continued to cook his speciality… Toast.
Just then the phone rang as Joey started humming,
"Ill Get it!" He ran to pick it up but fell on his sister's outstretched foot as she said,
"Yello? Oh hi… Do you want to speak to him? OK just a sec." Joey outstretched his hand all smug at having someone call him. He closed his eyes in a big grin waiting. When then phone wasn't put into his hand he looked to see Serenity call up the stairs to Mokuba,
"Mokuba your brother is on the phone!" "WHAT! That Kaiba is phoning my house!" Said Joey getting angry. He looked up at Mokuba at the top of the stairs,
"WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE?" Asked Joey looking at Mokuba like he had no idea he was there.
"Don't be a knob!" Said Serenity clipping him around the back of the head.
"Oh I remember now…" He said walking mindlessly back into the kitchen.
Several minutes later Mokuba walked into the kitchen,
"He's being released on bail, they cant prove he's done it." Said Mokuba not sounding happy or sad at the verdict.
"So what happens now?" Asked Joey.
"Well Kaiba said he'll phone Sophie to let her know so we can all meet up and decide what we're going to do…"
"Why hasn't he phoned her already?" Asked Serenity.
"It's half 10 Sophie isn't going to be up for another couple of hours…" Said Mokuba trying not to laugh.
"You really don't know her at all do you sis?" Asked Joey, "Sophie up before noon now that's funny."
It wasn't until half past four when Kaiba was released and by then darkness had settled softly over the place. He was driven to the meeting place that Sophie had arranged; Lizzy's house… He felt slightly self conscious about catching a taxi when a murderer was about but he was more scared of what Liz would say when he turned up at her house, he wondered what they would all say.
Quarter to five he pulled out outside her bungalow, the lights were lit and silhouettes passed over the drawn curtains. He walked up the driveway and wondered if he should have brought a bottle of sherry or some mingles like on TV… Nah he was pretty sure they would forgive him under the circumstances.
He knocked briskly, the door drew open with the chain drawn across,
"Oh it's you." Said Lizzy not too pleased to see him still alive. She opened the door and everyone turned to see him.
His brother dived for him in happiness, the others just sat; most were certainly not pleased to see him even if they knew he wasn't the killer.
"Right we all here?" Asked Sophie taking charge.
"Yeah all those from the party but Tristan is at his "grandma's" and Mako is on his way back to shore…" Said Liz.
"Right and Duke is where?" Asked Sophie.
"He said he was staying at friends and didn't care…" Said Emily.
"Right… Wait where's Weevil and Rex?" Asked Yami looking around.
"Oh shit…" Said Yugi noticing that they weren't there.
"Right were going to have to find them!" Said Sophie standing and grabbing her jacket.
"WHAT?" Asked Joey gobsmacked, "We're gonna leave the house? Oh mérdé…"
"Well some are going to have to stay here in case they turn up while the fast and eligible will go out looking…" Said Sophie.
"I want to go looking!" Said Yugi volunteering.
"Fine you'll go with Liz, Yami you should stay here… To look after the Joey… He gets scared easily.." Said Sophie
"No I don't!" Said Joey, "Argh what was that?" He asked jumping up.
"Sorry dude couldn't resist…" Said Marik laughing with the feather he had tickled Joey with.
"Right Yami Malik you can go with me…" Carried on Sophie, "Emily? You up for a trip?"
"Yeah… But I would go with Bakura…" She said sniffling, "I cant believe he's dead…"
They had all been informed of Bakura's body including the FBI who now sealed off the area. Emily had taken the news rather badly, as had Sophie after discovering the body; it was far from over, even if they were out of the house…
"Akifa will you look after her?" Sophie asked.
"Yup suppose so…" He looked over at Emily. She soon lost her depression and said in a Joey Tribiani ("Friends"….don't sue!) voice,
"How you doin?"
Akifa nodded his head while rolling his eyes.
"The rest will stay here, no more can be spared; our numbers are becoming limited. I want all doors and windows locked at all times and at the time of our return I want you ready to let us straight in… We may be being followed." Said Sophie ordering her "troops".
"NO PARTYIN IN MY HOUSE!" Said Liz looking over at Marik… "Not until we get back…"
With that the four moved to the door ready to brave the darkness and all that lurked in it.
The door closed behind them with the clunking of the locks being drawn.
"Here we go…" Said Sophie looking out at what eyes could not penetrate.
"Im scared of the dark…" Said Liz looking at the floor ashamed.
"You're also afraid of heights!" Pointed out Sophie "boosting Liz's ego.
Yami Malik laughed,
"She's also slow, stupid, and easily outwitted…" He laughed.
Liz looked up as Sophie tried not to laugh,
"You're afraid of heights too…. And you're not exactly the smartest pea in the pod!" Said Liz looking at Sophie with a point.
"Im a pea?" Asked Sophie not catching on.
Yami Malik chuckled as the two argued down the street towards where to missing two lived.
Sophie and Liz both looked over at him,
"Er excuse me? YOURE GAY!" Pointed out Sophie.
"What?" He asked gobsmacked.
"We all know dude… You love Marik."
Yami Malik was mortified at the accusation.
"Yeah that's why you killed Malik coz you thought he was a threat…" Said Sophie not realizing the possible truth of what she had said.
"Oh my God… You're the killer" Said Liz wide eyed and stepping back in shock. Sophie stood frozen in place as he turned to her expressionless and said,
"I killed Malik…"