Ryou; Well... at the moment Rya's still in the Shadow Realm with Raven...so...um..

Rose; *Sighs* Ryou, GO PLAY OR SOMETHING!

Bakura; Hey! *Angry* He's not allowed to play!

Ryou; *Facepalm* Never defends me...

Rose; Oh...*Sees the readers* OH! Damn, um...! Read or whatever!

Marik; Hehe...

Bakura; And he's still a moron..

Ryou; HELP! I'm surrounded by idiots! And Rya doesn't own Yugioh!

Warning, this chapter contains many spoilers' to season five.

Chapter 4 - Disappearance

That night had gone better then last night, we actually spoke to each other during dinner and the food tasted better then burnt dirt, far better in fact. Ak was going out tonight, so Yami and I were going to watch some sort of horror movie tonight. I wondered if Yami would cry… Oh, that would be hilarious!

"See you kids later, don't stay up too late!" Ak told us, dressed in, undoubtfully, his fanciest business attire. A white long sleeved shirt with folded cuffs, a brown jacket hung over his shoulder, and brown pants with black hoes. His hair was combed back and from my spot on the couch I could smell the cologne he wore, ugh! How could humans endurethat dreadful stench?

"We'll try," Yami replied, now wearing a black t-shirt that snuggled against his thin upper body, blue leather pants and socks. He was sitting on the couch next to me, writing things down in his notebook - not school stuff, phone-numbers.

It'd been hours since I had a vision, for what reason I had no clue, so I couldn't be certain Yami would go to sleep at the right time. I had a full night planned for myself, so I knew I wasn't going to sleep, didn't need to in the first place. "I'll make sure he goes to bed at the right time, dad." I called, it was easier to call him 'dad' now out in the open.

"Thanks Rose,"

"No problem,"

Then Ak left, I could hear and smell the car engine roar to life moments later with a silent protest, then the tires drive away. I could still hear the car driving after it had turned out of the neighborhood, but I ignored it and turned my attention to Yami.

"So when does the movie start?" I asked curiously.

It seemed Yami was barely paying attention when he answered. "About 8;30, I think…."

I sighed and looked at the clock, 8;15. "Cool,"

Fifth teen minutes later, the movie started. The titles were supposed to be scary, but really they just looked like they were splattered paint. The rest of the movie was pretty boring, to me anyway, Yami seemed a little jumpy, but other then that he looked perfectly at ease. His heart beat even stayed easy and normal.

I actually paid little attention to the none-frightening movie myself, I kept thinking about earlier, in the forest. Malik nor Bakura seemed to have any individual gift like Jealousy, Ria and I. That was definitely a mystery to me. Jealousy could read minds, Ria could sense auras, I think, and I could see visions. Or maybe I no longer could - I haven't had a damn vision since before they decided to talk! It was frustrating, VERY frustrating!

I felt such regret for unthinkingly telling them about my Past, my secret, my reborn into this suppose to be none-existent realm of the world. The world of vampires. But maybe it was for the best, or worse. Either way, I knew I had to comfront them again. Soon.

Yami fell asleep before the movie came to an end, obviously that was proof to how boring it was. It was 10;15, actually, maybe he was just tired. I stood from my spot on the couch and walked over to his side. "Yami, wake up." I didn't go to push at his shoulder to awake him, my skin would be too icy. "C'mon….bro - wakey, wakey."

He stirred slightly and opened his exhausted amethyst eyes with a silent groggily moan. "Is the movie over….?" He asked sleepily, his voice almost rusty with his little nap.

I nodded, grinning slightly. "Yep, as boring as it was I'm really astonished you didn't fall asleep during the beginning credits."

He sat up on the couch, stretching his arms a bit while yawning. "Well, I guess I'll see you in the morning." He stood, and I quickly moved so he wouldn't bump into me. Maybe he didn't notice I was even standing in front of him, he kept closing his eyes.

"Yeah, you look tired." Was all I could think to say.

He rubbed his eyes and looked at me sleepily, then gave a confused look. "You don't look tired at all…." He observed, blinking confusedly and tiredly. Damn!

I shrugged. "I'm not much of a long-time sleeper - two hours and I'm good for two days." Ha! More like one night of sleep and I'm good for eternity! HA!

"Oh," was all he said, apparently too tired to acknowledge any further. He yawned again, then slumped his shoulders. "Well, you should still get some sleep, we have school tomorrow." He walked passed me. "Night, Rose."

"Night, Yami."

I watched as he walked up stairs, then heard as he walked into his room and shut the door.

I sighed to myself and turned off the TV and all the lights but one, so when Ak came home he didn't trip over something, and then swiftly ran up stairs to my room. I closed the door and lay on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. Merely seconds ago I was downstairs watching a movie...

I emerged from the bathroom in a simple green t-shirt and jeans with socks, my hair still wet. I'd brushed my teeth and washed my face. Every once in a while, I'd take a shower or something just because I was bored. I walked to the desk. Maybe tonight I'll research something, Egypt? Rome?

I sat at my desk, my laptop fully charged. The lights were off, but I saw everything. I turned the laptop on and waited, relaxed and content for the moment. When the laptop was finally on, I clicked onto the internet and typed; Egyptian Legends. I read about two rivals of Egypt, a Pharaoh and a Thief King. The story was fascinating; Atem and Akefia, the Pharaoh and Thief King. Amazing, what information people had discovered of their story was absolutely and utterly captured my fascination.

I read, researched and found all the information I could about the legendry story of Egypt. Then I clicked onto a site about some thief who was a servant to the Thief King. Her name was - I suddenly froze as I heard the car nearing the house, turning onto the street, driving… I quickly turned off the laptop and swiftly moved to my bed, snuggling comfortably to the pillow. The blankets pulled up to my nose, I stayed there, pretending to sleep in case Ak decided to check on me.

Minutes went by, I heard Ak walk into the house after unlocking the door. He yawned and went upstairs, to his room. I sat up in bed and swiftly returned to my desk, turning on the laptop. I was disappointed in myself, however, that I was stupid enough to turn the damn thing off in the FIRST PLACE! I lost the site I was on about the Thief girl or something, and I realized the battery was very low, a small warning appeared on the bottom corner of the screen. I sighed and turned the laptop off before plugging it in, I could wait until tomorrow. But my fascination couldn't… that was for certain.

But I couldn't do anything at the moment, I had to wait. So I fixed the bed so it was more comfortable and the blankets were fixed before lying down, my head rested on the palms of my hands on the pillow. I stared up at the lavender ceiling, not even actually looking at it, my thoughts were too focused on what I'd learned.

Atem had been born and raised in the Palace, he had a sister but something happened to her, she was erased from the Palace history - almost the world, it seemed. She seemed to have died or something, I don't know… Anyway, when he was sixteen his father died and he was crowned Pharaoh, that day the Royal Guards had captured the Thief King, Akefia, and was taking him to the Palace. Somehow Akefia escaped and robbed the previous Pharaoh's Tomb, Atem's father Akunumkanon.

I'd looked on every single site I could to get the rest of the story, but unfortunately I only got a small piece; Atem, Akefia and some mysterious person, whom I'm positive is the thief girl, were racing through Egypt. The Pharaoh was chasing after the two with some dragon thing that was said to be an Egyptian God. There was a picture of a large stone also, it had the Pharaoh and his opponent Seth, both were having some sort of battle. Atem had the Dark Magician and Seth had the Blue Eyes White Dragon, why they were playing Duel Monsters, I didn't know.

But the hieroglyphics' seemed like perfect English or Japanese to me, being I was raised in Egypt and my grandmother was constantly teaching the forgotten language to me. Although secretly, somehow, I felt to have already known.

It was a "Shadow Game", Seth had apparently betrayed the Pharaoh for some reason. After that there was nothing I could find, just things I already knew.

I heard Ak finally climb into bed and quickly fall asleep, quiet snores filling his room.

For the rest of the night I thought about things, I wondered what Jonouchi would say tomorrow - probably something about me being his second girlfriend, I had to admit that was funny. I wondered what Bakura would do, hopefully leave me alone, his scent drove me crazy. Just thinking of it…I sighed.

What was I going to do now?

The next morning seemed to skip by, today was Friday so Yami was for some reason eager to get it over with. We ate cereal for breakfast since Ak had to go to work early, Jonouchi arrived to pick us up for school in his red, rusted truck a few minutes later.

"Watch'cha dhink?" He asked from the driver seat, his black sunglasses reflecting the overcast sky. It didn't rain that much, but it was cold and rigid just like yesterday.

I rolled my eyes, Joey looked like a young movie star who was acting in a scene. "Well," I walked over to the passenger seat, the truck didn't have a back seat so I climbed in the middle. "you look like a misplaced movie star with those glasses, and your truck has captured my heart."

Yami quickly sat next to me and buckled himself in after shutting the door, he chuckled at my comment and looked out the window as we drove. But wait, how could he have hear my comment? Ah, I pushed the thought aside.

I felt surprisingly small as I sat between Jonouchi and Yami, my sides pressed against theirs. I was very lucky that I was wearing the pink jacket I despised more then unions. I would constantly glance at Yami and Jonouchi's expressions and check their heartbeats, so far they didn't feel my frozen skin. But I was still wry.

But their scent….UH! I hated being so close to humans, their scents were strong - not as strong as Bakura's was to me - but definitely strong still, no, I could handle it with my much practiced effort. So really, I was fine.

"Say, Rose," Jonouchi spoke finally, breaking the lingering silence. "Where were you yesterday? After school?"

Oh, talking to some fellow vampires. "Looking around town, familiarizing myself with the city. I was actually hoping to go somewhere tonight, ya'know… have a little fun." Translation; Go straight to the Library then run around like a chicken. Oh, that sounded both amusing and entertaining. I was held in suspense already.

"Sounds interesting, are ya goin' with anyone?"

"No," unless they have sharp fangs, that is.

"Oh," was all he said, he wasn't thinking…..OH HELL NO! He DID like me? AH! Ra, I HOPE I'm being paranoid right now - I REALLY DO!

When we pulled into the school parking lot, I darted out of the truck after Yami got out. Oh, I was going to avoid Jonouchi all day! I ignored everything and stormed into the school, not caring at all.

"Hey! Excuse me!" Shouted a girl with long white hair, bright blue eyes and pale skin. She wore a Domino High uniform like myself, and was running down the hall toward me. She stopped and smiled in front of me. "Hi, I'm Kisara Anime, you're Rosemary Montgomery, right?"

Kisara? Who the hell is Kisara?

Suddenly, a few minutes later, my vision happened; Kisara came running toward me with a huge smile. She held some books in her arms also, and surprisingly didn't trip over and drop any. "Hey, excuse me!"

I blinked and turned to her, acting curious as though I hadn't known what was going to happen. Like in my vision, she came to stand in front of me with that same smile. "Hi, I'm Kisara Anime, you're Rosemary Montgomery, right?"

I'd forgotten my name was legally 'Mutou' now, how strange…. "Just Rose Mutou actually."

"Well Rose," she said pleasantly, cheerful and calm some how, "I would've introduced myself yesterday - but I was visiting Egypt with my boyfriend. I heard you were from Egypt too, and I simply had to met you!" She shouted with a thrilled edge.

I grinned, feeling disoriented of what to do. "You're from Egypt?" I was hiding the doubt in my voice, she was a bit….pale…. like me. I looked her up and down, yes, she was definitely pale.

She blinked confusedly, then smiled once she understood. "Yep, my family and I moved to Japan a few years ago. Kaiba takes me to Egypt when he isn't busy with school or work," she blushed suddenly, "he's kind of a CEO…."

I rose my eyebrows, still grinning, but now it was more true then before. "Really? That must be….awesome," I began walking through the hall, passing chattering and texting students, Kisara walking beside me as though we'd been friends since childhood.

She shrugged. "At times yes, but he's been busy a lot lately…" She sighed, her smile fading and sadness appearing rapidly in her voice. "This is his last year of school, he doesn't have enough time for Collage - so he's going to be working all of his free time after this…"

I frowned, the poor girl. I didn't quite understand relationships - but Kisara seemed really effected by this. It made me wonder if all that emotion and drama stuff wasn't some chichi crap. "Dang… That…sounds horrible," no, I wasn't going to lie, either way - it did sound horrible.

She nodded in agreement. "Yeah, it is. But it's okay, Seto promised he'd try to spend as much time as he could with me."

Seto? That reminded me of my research last night, the Pharaoh and his opponent…. "That's good, I suppose. Is he cute?" I asked, trying to seem very curious and 'girly' about it.

She smiled again. "I don't think cute would be the proper word, perhaps handsome - yes, that's just the word."

Kisara and I surprisingly became best friends very quickly, and had most classes together also which doubtled the happiness I suppose. I realized, during one of the classes I usually had with Bakura, that he wasn't there. His scent was no where, and I scowled at myself for missing his scent and him. Why couldn't I get that sweet smelling fool out of my head?

We sat at lunch together, Kisara and I, and would not stop talking for one instant - not even to catch a breath, I think. I was surprised either of us even finished our lunch, and I - VERY surprisingly - didn't pay attention to the horrible taste of the human food. In fact, I almost ignored the food all together thanks to Kisara distracting me.

Gym was even more hilarious then yesterday, the guys were all prepared for my skills - even at human pace, I was beating them at everything, that's what made it so hilarious! - , but unfortunately they all ended up pouting again. Kisara felt bad for them, but couldn't help but try not to laugh as one of the guys grumbled under their breath.

After that, there was still no sign of Bakura….. Where had he gone? WHY DID I CARE? Grr…..Why was I pissing myself off over this? Every time I expected him to be there - he wasn't, and it not only disappointed me, but also sort of upset me that I couldn't see him.

I walked through the parking lot with Kisara, talking like we had been all day. Seto was busy so Kisara asked if she wanted me to join her shopping at the mall downtown, I'd already told Jonouchi and Yami I wouldn't need a ride. Yami explained to me that I had a curfew now, I had to be home by seven or eight o'clock pm.

"So… I heard you sat at lunch with Bakura yesterday," she said suddenly as we walked, her voice held an unfathomable edge to it.

I blinked as a sudden fear washed over me. "How did you know about that?" I asked curiously, now comfortable with having a real conversation with her despite that strange feeling.

She shrugged and began skipping beside me as she spoke. "News travels fast around here - especially when it has to do with the Touzoku's. Everyone says you had an argument or something…"

I froze in the middle of the parking lot, how many people didn't miss that? "Yeah, um… He's very…. sincere about key chains." It was funny to me, the double meaning. "I thought it was hilarious and I guess he took offense, I haven't had the chance to apologize yet." I began walking again.

"Oh my," she looked down, walking now instead of skipping. "And I didn't hear anything from his fan girls," she glared at the many girls who searched endlessly for their prized Bakura, she surprised me, I didn't know Kisara could glare so easily. She turned back to me with a small grin, the half-way evil look melting away. "Maybe he decided to ditch, he does that sometimes. But he'll be back tomorrow,"

"I hope so," what on earth am I SAYING? "I feel really bad," well I kinda did, Bakura….well…. He's a half-bred, he didn't mean any harm to my family - he was just trying to protect them from me, I suppose. I could see the reason in that, but half of me was grateful, half of me was angry that he'd dare to even think...

"Hmmm…. Well, I'm sure he wasn't too offended, I mean…well…. From what I've heard, he's a nice guy - but then again, I heard that from one of his fan girls….so…yeah…"

I sighed. "Could we change the subject…please?" A tiny flame had begun to burn my throat, just remembering his scent drove me half mad, if I continued to talk about him I may lose it.

She nodded, smiling slightly. "Okay, so what about we head over to the mall in a while?"

"Sounds fun," yay…..shopping, totally my thing….

Kisara and I went to the mall in a limo Seto had arranged for us since Kisara didn't have a car yet, so that was interesting. Leather seats that were strong against my nose since my smelling was more developed, and Ra was that horrible. It was long, large and seemed to me like a small room with long couches made of black leather. And a mini fridge full of ice cream, soda, cream puffs and Pocky. Kisara enjoyed eating the chocolate ice cream, completely comfortable and relaxed. Apparently this was not her first time in a limo, well, that was kinda to be expected if her boyfriend was a CEO, I suppose.

I just sat there though, looking out the dark glass window and secretly pointing out everything that I'd seen yesterday to amuse myself. Kisara and I chattered a lot, mostly about Duel Monsters and movies. Before we went to the mall Kisara stopped at my house so I could change into something more…. normal, so I put on a black sweater that hugged my arms, blue jeans with a silver chain-like belt and sneakers. Then went back to the limo where Kisara waited.

After we stopped at her house, nearer to downtown Domino, she changed into a blue and white sweater that sparkled silver, white jeans and silver boots. Her hair set in a ponytail now, we went to the mall.

And that was…interesting also. Kisara dragged me all over the clothing section, for about two hours.

"What'cha think?" She asked, holding up a blue dress with one shoulder hung down, a light white rose at the opposite shoulder.

"I think Seto would like it," I told her honestly, maybe the firm looking CEO would like something like this for her to wear, it seemed he liked her more then what I'd seen earlier. But then again, I'd only been in Japan for a few days. Nothing was as it seemed.

"Really?" She asked gladly, her eyes widening with a brightly sparked happiness. "I hope so, we're going out tonight. To a fancy restaurant, I think. He said he had something important to tell me,"

I looked through some freaky looking clothes, spotting an awesome black t-shirt with a silver spider on it. "Maybe he wants to propose…" I said without thinking, BIG MISTAKE! She went completely and utterly silent….. Had I just unleashed a powerful force that threatened to destroy my poor, innocent ears?

"You….You really think so?" She gasped. Yep, my ears were definitely going to suffer now.

I heard her heart pounding very, VERY loudly in my ears. I looked at her and her features were…unreadable. "I….I dunno, I was just saying - "

She gasped again, her eyes wide with shock and overwhelming surprise. "Oh Ra….I NEED TO FIND SOMETHING BETTER THEN THIS TO WEAR!" She shouted in a low whisper, setting the dress onto a pile of others as though it were the most dreadful thing she'd ever encountered. She ran off to look for a more fancy dress, maybe something she thought would be appropriate for that certain occasion.

I sighed and shook my head, then pulled out a black dress that belonged on a gothic girl going to prom. Oh, if I ever go on a date I could definitely scare someone, even with my attire.

Another hour passed before I saw Kisara again, but I could hear her heart beat from where I was no matter where I was. When she ran over to me, she carried at least two large piles of the most sparkly clothes I'd ever seen. I couldn't even see her face. "Um…hey Rose, could you help me?"

"Sure," I took more then half of the large pile off her arms easily. "Kisara, you do realize it's probably just a normal dinner - he could've done something new, like…." I thought, and I thought as quickly as I could, "maybe he fixed…a machine or something." I guessed almost randomly.

She looked down, her heart beat going back to its normal level. "Maybe you're right…. But what if he is going to propose…? I…." She sighed, then grinned. "I guess I'll find out tonight, huh?"

I nodded. "Yep, and you'll be looking great no matter what the news - I guarantee that." Yep, she'll be sparkling like a frekkin Diamond.

Another few hours passed before we left the mall, it was surprisingly enjoyable outing. But of course during the ride Kisara kept telling me about tonight and how very excited she was. I had to admit, she definitely loved Seto. Even the mere mention of his name sent her heart flying and her eyes sparkle as through she'd seen an angel, I couldn't help but smile at that.

Some time around six we left the mall, never stopping to breathe as we talked endlessly. It was very strange, how fast I became best friends with this human girl. I'd never known friendship could start so quickly, it was very interesting.

We both said goodbye as I walked onto the sidewalk in front of my house, I turned back and waved at Kisara. "See ya tomorrow,"

She had the window rolled down, smiling hugely. "I'll call you after dinner with Seto and tell you everything!" She promised. "All the details you can handle!"

"I'll be waiting," I laughed, well that was something to look forward too I suppose. I watched as the limo drove away, then turned and walked up to the front door. The sky was dark now, and I was glad it wasn't raining. I walked into the house and noticed Yami was sitting on the couch, talking to someone on the phone, Ak wasn't here.

"Oh," Yami looked at me then down at the carpet floor in front of him. "My sis just got home, Anzu, call you later?"

"Yep," she giggled, "Don't forget."

He grinned. "I won't, talk to you later."

I rolled my eyes and walked over to the couch and sat a cushion away from him, ignoring the rest of their goodbyes until Yami finally hung up. I set a large bag in front of me and Yami gave me a curious look.

"Have fun at the mall?" he asked without any real curiosity.

I nodded. "Yeah, it was interesting. I got a new dress…." I held up a black dress with fake silver at the designingly torn hems. "I got it for…." My voice trailed off to the funeral.

"Oh…." Was all he said, giving the dress an odd look. "Um...interesting choice of style..."

Yami and I didn't have much of a conversation after that, I focused on studying whilst he called Anzu again. And I was surprised to find I was eager to get Kisara's call, to hear what had happened on her date was Seto. Was that a human thing? I didn't know.

"Hey, Yami, could I ask you something?" I asked after he and Anzu finally ended their conversation and hung up.

"Sure, what is it?"

I hesitated, closing my school books and leaned against the back of the couch. "Well….. I was wondering… Do you know why I was with…Dolly for so long?" I didn't want to say 'grandmother', I knew that would be more painful to us both probably. It was better to think it, sometimes, then say it, to me anyway.

He sighed and leaned against the back of the couch, his expression seeming to be deep in thought. His heart rate was beating a little more faster then normal, his eyes searched for something I couldn't see. And it was a long time until he finally spoke. "Well…" His voice was low and soft, he paused as though waiting for an order to continue.

"Yes?" I prompted eagerly.

"It's a long story…"

"I have time," all eternity, actually.

"Hmmm…." He was debating with himself, I could tell, whether or not to tell me. But why?

"It's okay, you don't have to tell me…." I reopened my school books, looking away from him now. I could wait until Ak came home, that is, if he came home by whenever we were suppose to go to bed. But it was Friday, so I didn't care really.

"Actually, I think you should know…." He spoke, surprising me. "I thought…Dolly or dad told you, but apparently not." He laughed - but it sounded breathless, a maybe a little angry.

"Told me what?" I waited. Completely frozen with fear of the unknown.

"Well….." He sighed, "it was a very horrible time for us…. dad was working a lot and mom and Dolly were staying home taking care of you and I."

Huh, didn't know grandma lived with…us. I sat silently, waiting for him to continue. But surprisingly, I didn't have to. I had a vision instead…

"One day we walked through the park together, dad was at work, so it was just mom, Dolly, you and me. You kept running off somewhere, pointing at something. And it took us forever to understand you, you kept saying something in Egyptian - Dolly wouldn't tell us what you were saying though, so we of course became worried. An hour later, you kept repeating whatever you'd been saying. So Dolly finally told us. "Zero." That confused us greatly, but we thought it was just you trying to count. Dolly didn't share our relief or joy, she immediately packed her things, and after three days; finally convinced mom and dad to let you go live with her in Egypt. Mom died after getting attacked in the woods, and then dad and I never saw you or Dolly again."

Was that really what happened? All because I said 'zero'? I don't quite understand all of it, but I suppose I'll find out - after all, I haven't heard anything from Ak yet. Maybe even Jonouchi knew something about all this. This was intriguing, I had to know more.

I listened as Yami explained what I'd already heard in the vision, and I took a few seconds of false absorbing to think of what to say.

"All because I said zero?" I asked, truthfully shocked.

Yami nodded. "Yep, I was just as shocked as you are. No idea what was wrong with gra - Dolly."

I shrugged, looking at my books again, then sighed. "Maybe she just thought it was something else…"

"Maybe," he agreed, smiling slightly.

The rest of that night it was silent between us, Yami watched some channel called Card Games(1) while I finished my homework. I was still waiting for Kisara to call, wondering how her date with Seto had went. But I wouldn't get the call, I would've seen it beforehand.

Even if she did call, Yami was far too busy talking with Jonouchi to notice. They were talking about the new Championships' of Monster Duel, Dungeon Dice Monsters, Duel Monsters and a newly created game called Monster World; Made by the adorable Ryou James Bakura, my old friend in Egypt.

Ak came home around 9;15, he asked us about our day and then if we'd eaten anything. Yami had some noodles, but of course I'd already ate. He immediately went to bed, Yami just continued to watch his game channel.

I sighed, tonight I wouldn't get an e-mail from Ryou or Malik, being they were probably already in Florida. I wouldn't get a call from Kisara, so I'm guessing she either forgot or the date went horrible. So I was stuck here on a Friday night, with nothing to do but finish my homework…yay…

Or I could go to sleep, no, maybe I'll go out - but what would happen if I ran into…no, focus on something else, Rose.

I did. I said goodnight to Yami then walked up stairs to my room, I set my schoolbooks on the desk next to my fully charged laptop and sat on the chair. I thought about Bakura despite how much I tried to banish him from my thoughts, a half-bred vampire… So fascinating and sweet smelling! I'm curious about him, and curious to see if his blood tastes the same - damnit, this needs to stop!

Once my laptop was on, I clicked onto the internet and typed in the Egyptian word for 'zero'. I didn't find much that would be helpful, nothing actually, that would help me figure out why grandma would freak out and take me away from Japan. It's so strange, I had to know.

I tried to think of something she'd told me, something about numbers or people. She only talked about the Pharaoh's like Ramses the second and Tutankhamun, how they lived, how they spoke and all kinds of different things. But never about zero, nothing in fact. Not a number, person….nothing… she avoided that word very much.

I searched everything I could on both the internet and my photograph memory, still, I found nothing helpful.

I heard Yami go to bed at 12;03, maybe he stayed up so late because he wanted to watch TV - preferably the Card Game Channel, while I still search for an answer.

I sighed, maybe she just lied about what I really said. But that doesn't help at all!

Grr….. After another hour I decided maybe it would be better if I just went out tonight, I wasn't thirsty, I was just extremely frustrated and confused. I stood, froze, and listened. Checking Ak and Yami's breathing, their heartbeats, their slight snoring. Yes, they were asleep.

I swiftly ran to the windows and opened the one I'd escaped from the first night I came here, then I smoothly jumped onto the lawn. Never relaxing my set muscles for a second as I hit the ground, I immediately began to run. I was going to the forest again, if I ran into Malik, Bakura or those strange twins….well… I think I'll be asking more questions.

It was beginning to rain, but I didn't care if I got wet. I just wanted to be surrounded by the night, the peaceful, calm, pouring night that reflected me so well.

I arrived in the forest, surprised that it was so dark, but relived that it was. I sighed and walked over to a fallen log before sitting, the air was more fresh here, more damp with the rain. I liked it. Rain poured lightly over the trees, but didn't pour over me much with the protection of the trees.

Suddenly, unexpectedly, I heard a twig break - like someone was walking and accidentally, carelessly even, stepped on it. I didn't move, I just sat, my featured set in a firm line. I smelt the air, there was a new edge to it, an edge I recognized to be a vampires'. Oh, not one of them!

"Do not fret," spoke the gentle voice of Jealousy, and I saw his figure suddenly appear in front of me. "I'm not here to argue with you - I simply wish to speak to you."

"Well, I'm not one for gossip." I answered lowly, the little polite moron!

He laughed, whether at my statement or my thought, and sat next to me on the log, studying my expressions as though he were preparing to say something important.

"Well, it's sort of like that." He answered my thought.

"Damnit, stop reading my mind already."

"Sorry, I can't…. Trust me, it is not a welcomed gift."

I huffed. "Sure, kid."

He chuckled, amused apparently. "Pardon me, but I'm not exactly a kid - I'm two thousand years old, far more mature then any mere kid."

I grumbled under my breath, why was I so pissed at him?

"Actually, I was going to ask why you were so angry. I did not realize it was toward me,"

"Stop reading my mind!"

"Must I always apologize?"

I blinked, he's polite, huh? Even to an order he still responses so polite and gentlemen like… "No," I answered, already knowing he'd read my thoughts. "Apparently I was wrong, though, you're more of a gentlemen then expected. So what do you want to talk about?" My voice was calmer now, less angry.

Ryou;...oh dear,

Bakura; What?

Ryou; This story has a sort of reasonable plot...

Rose; What's so damn horrible about THAT?

Ryou; Nothing...

Mairk; Teehee, review ^^