Okay, here are the standings:

Atemu:(2) Thanks to someone changine thier vote! -My mom will love you forever -hands extra cookie--

Bakura: (1) It's really close now! NOT A LANDSLIDE!

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(Chapter 11) THIEF!

Aya found who she was looking for in the dungeons, interrogating the two said thieves.

"Where are the others?" Atemu spat, looking at the thieves in new, hate-filled eyes. After all, one had just killed Mahado.

She smiled. Boy did she have a surprise for him.

Aya motioned for Dark Magician to follow her, leading him all the way to Atemu. Mahado cleared his throat, attracting the young Pharaohs attention.

Eyes widening, he looked from Aya to the "monster". "I know what you're thinking: "Why is the Dark Magician in my dungeon?" right? Well, I've got news! Say hi to..."

"THIEF!"

She was shocked. He thought she was a thief? Or did he thinkMahado was?

"W-what?" she stuttered, looking at her fiancé'.

"GUARDS!" he cried, pulling out his weapon. She backed up, Mahado stepping in front of her to protect.

"Run!" he ordered, pulling out his staff.

She was about to protest when the Millennium Symbol became apparent on his forehead. Mahado's eyes lolled back into his head, putting him into a trance like state.

"Mahado?" she whispered, taking a step towards her comrade. "He can't here you." a voice called from the shadows. "No one can."

Aya's first thought was rested on Bakura. He had to be doing this. She turned, eyes looking into the thief's own crimson orbs.

"What have you done?" she scowled, glaring daggers at him. He narrowed his own eyes.

"Nothing of the sort. I don't know how to control minds." he growled, though she could tell that he sure as hell wished.

Ryou meekly shook his head, telling her that it wasn't him, though she doubted that he would ever even try such a stunt.

Wait! That's it! she thought, it finally hitting her. Aya scanned the room. He had to be here. She only knew one person that could control minds.

Thinking they had hidden, she cried out, "SHOW YOURSELF MALIK!"

He wields the Millennium Rod, the one capable of this feat. He's the only one that could be behind this. Aya smiled in triumph. Logic never failed her.

A low chuckle cut through the stale air, soon growing into an all-out evil laugh. "You fool! You think Malik did This! Think again!" the cold voice mused.

Her eyes widened. If he didn't do it... who did?

"W-where's Malik?" she asked. She still didn't fully trust Malik, after all, he'd told everyone she'd ran away when she'd been kidnapped. But she still cared.

The man laughed yet again. "Right here!" As if on cue, because it probably was, Malik stepped into the light.
She smiled and sighed, finally seeing a familiar face that wasn't working for whoever this was. "Malik...!"

Without warning, the blonde fell forward, causing Aya's happiness to fade and her to jump forward to catch her friend. Her eyes widened considerably as she noted...

Malik was dead.

There, in the center of his back, was a knife, blood still flowing freely out of his wound.

"No..." she murmured, weakly.

--Bakura's POV--

"No..." Aya murmured as she look upon her fallen friend.

A smirk came across my lips. Whoever was doing this had outdone themselves!

I turned my head, noticing something move out of the corner of my eye. There, in the shadows, was the last person I'd have expected to see.

"Howkind of you to join us, High Priest Seth." I cooed, causing both my brother and Aya to look up from their current views as said Priest stepped in, Millennium Rod held tight in his sweaty little hands...

Well, that's it for chapter 11! LoL!

I hope you liked it!

I know, Seth is the bad-guy in alot of stories, and I also know that he was the original holder of the Millennium Rod in the ancient past, but I'm changing it for my story! ORIGINAL STORYLINE you know, right? Lol!

Also, thank you for the reviewers! I have been notified, though, that I'm not allowed to communicate with you so here! -hands cookie to reviewers- You know who you are!

Anyways, I hope the villian wasn't all-too obvious! Sorry for how long it took to update too! I've had softball practice!

My first game -though it's a practice- on Monday! WISH ME LUCK!

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