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Chapter 2: Friends And Enimies.

ATEMU'S POV! YAY!

"MUST YOU SCARE EVERYONE THAT I MEET! OF COURSE SHE'S MY FRIEND!" i screamed, somwhat agitated. Yeesh, does he always hafta do that? I lose more friends that way... I thought. And you'll lose more. That way and another...Came a voice in my head.

I fought off the thought. Who knew what that insane-o-matic could do if he got loose? I knew i was giving my dad an ugly look but I was really trying to get rid of the monster in the back of my conscious, and they knew it too, because, not soon after, everyone split.

"Um.. why were they scared?" Aya asked me."Huh? oh they werent! Heh! They're all just joking!" I chuckled and fourced myself to smile, though I could tell she thought it fourced it's way onto my face. Then again, it did, so she had every right to think that. "Okay, whatever!" she said. Whew, that was close. I thought. "So, what do you wanna do?" I questioned. "I dunno..." so we both traveled to the "back yard" , as me and my friends called it. "HEY! ATEMU WAIT UP!" someone called. I turned around,Aya following suit, to see…

AYA'S POV! YAY!

"HEY! ATEMU WAIT UP!" someone called. Atemu turned to see who it was and she did as well. "Oh, hey Mahado. What's up? Something wrong?" he chattered, examining the worried look on-Mahado?- the brunet boys face.

"Yes! In the village, THIEF KING BAKURA! He's been spotted, and he's headed to the palace with is accomplise, Ryou!" Mahado exclaimed.

"Who?" Aya asked, totally clueless. Both Atemu and Mahado did an anime fall . Atemu stated, "Thief Bakura. His village was destroyed a year ago because of some of our soldiers-they've all been dismissed i may say- who said the Pharoh-my dad- sent them! That is entirely a lie! MY DAD-"

"Calm yourself Atemu! You know what happens when you lose your temper!" Mahado interrupted. What does he mean? What happens? she almost asked, but the older boy from before came rushing out.

"Atemu! What do you think your doing out in the open? Bakura has been spoted! It's not safe!" he cried. "Seth, im fine." Atemu said, clearly trying not to lose his cool, gaining a slight eye twitch.

Aya stood by and watched as a girl snuck up behind him and covered his eyes. "AHHHHHHHH!" Atemu screamed as he spun in circles, the girl clinging for dear life. "GUESS WHO?" she yelled really loudly. Dang, she got some lungs on her… she thought, wincing as the Prince stopped, grinned and barked, "MANA! LET ME GO NOW!" She obediantly realinqueshed her grip and Atemu spun on his heel to face the little spazzy girl.

"What?" Atemu fumed. This really isn't helping the little anger problem that he has, according to Mahado, is it? Aya mentally asked, concerned over what he could do. "That isn't a nice way to greet people!" somone else boomed behind her. She cautiously turned to see a tall girl with black hair and a shorter boy with sandy blonde hiar and violet eyes.

"Hi! I'm Malik. The loud one's Ashizu. What's your name?" his innocent voice rang, though he got quite a glare from his older sister.

Damn, is this some sort of meeting place? So many people… she thought. "My name is Aya. Pleasure to meet you." she greeted, bowing slightly. The other's continued bickering whilst Aya and Malik got to know each other better. Somehow, the conversation got turned in Bakura's direction and both of the children devised a plan to capture him and get the money for his arrest. It would be put into effect later tonight.

Later that night .

"Psst! Aya! you awake?" Malik whispered through the darkness of Aya's new room in the palace. "Yeah." she whispered back, tossing the blankets haphazardly onto the ground.

She then gathered the equipment they would be needing, consisting of a net, knife, and other essentials they had discussed. With that done, they took a single horse from the stable, coming to the conclusion that they were small enough to fit both of them together, and strode to the village.

They need some better guards… she thought as they worrilessly galloped out of the heavily guarded palace.

The two made it to the village at the peak of dusk. They made their way to a hiding spot, which just happened to be a random barrel parked in an alley.

Aya and Malik waited for what seemed like hours and she about to ask Malik how much longer until they were allowed to go home , when a mumbling sound echoed down the abandoned road. "SHH! Be quiet Bakura! somone will hear!" "Ryou, shut UP! Yeesh! Everyone is asleep, thus the reason we are looking around now you imbecile!"

Malik's eyes shot awake, following the source of the noise to two small boys, that couldn't be too much older than said bounty hunters. They were waltzing right into a trap. Malik gave Aya the signal, which was slapping her in the face and pointing, and he counted to three. One...Two...NOW! she screeched mentally as Aya and Malik jumped out from their hiding space and in front of the two convicts, net held in between them.

"I TOLD YOU PEOPLE WOULD HEAR!" the younger boy ,that the young girl assumed was Ryou, yelped as he hid behind Bakura.

"Ra, why is MY brother the idiot?" Bakura muttered. He got in a fighting stance, as did Aya and Malik, and prepared to fight him off, seeing as the thief that was willing to take them both on had a sword, so the net was but a false sense of security. It all happend in a flash. Bakura lunged forward and they two took the offensive, or so they thought.

About 5 minutes later, Bakura ,single-handedly,had Malik pinned to the ground, Aya near by.

"Now, give me one reason not to kill you." Bakura whispered loud enough for the brunet to hear as well as Malik.

"Because," Aya said slowly and carefully. "I'm the one who brought him out here. I was planning to take you in and I forced him to come with me so I thought we'd stand a chance."

He looked thoughtfully at Aya, then took his foot off of Malik's chest, where it had kept him pinned, knocked him out with the butt of his sword, repeating the action on the female. Before she were completely enveloped in darkness, the girl heard Ryou whimper, "I told you coming here was a bad idea..."

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