It took Bakura all of thirty seconds to get the door opened, it would have taken him less time but he had to check on Reeney first. Afterwards Lyn Reeney and Bakura had rushed in to find Juhux wipeing eyeliner off her face. And despite how angry Bakura had been previously, all his anger imediately degenerated into full out laughter. (they were standing in the doorway of the bathroom while Juhux was muttering to herself about the family resemblence between Bakura and Reeney ) So now Bakura and Juhux were sitting in the downstairs kitchen at the small mahongony table that was conveniently situated in front of the rather large open window that overlooked the backyard. Ryou who had been upstairs studying was outside with Lyn and Reeney and the three of them had started a furious water balloon war.
It was a tragicly breathtakeing battle that involved many bright colored water weapons and a few that had been filled with paint instead of water. Strangely enough it was actually Ryou who had filled the balloons with paint and now the two younger girls were covered with vibrant reds and yellows, not a big change for Reeney really but for Lyn it was. Now back to the story where we join Bakura and Juhux talking about the many serious matters that had occured that day.
"So let me get this straight," Bakura smirked, "that colorful goop on your face was eyeliner?"
Juhux blushed, "Yes."
"And she," he pointed to Reeney out the window who was throwing water balloons at Lyn and Ryou, "was the one who put it on your face?"
"Is there a point to these questions sensei?" she muttered angrily.
The thief king just grinned at her, "No not really, just trying to get my facts straight."
Juhux groaned banging her head against the table continuously, hopeing that the pain of her forehead hitting solid wood would make her black out, or at least stop blushing. Unfortunately the only thing hitting her head accomplished was that it amused Bakura enough to make him cackle, a happy cackle not an evil cackle.
"RYOU YOU BASTARD GET BACK HERE AND FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN!!" Reeney yelled loud enough to be heard even from inside.
"NEVER!!"
'Well at least Reeney and Ryou are haveing fun.' she thought bitterly, turning her head to the side to stare out the window, but somehow she forgot to stop hitting her head against the table. So it shouldn't have come as much of a surprise when she slammed her ear against the hard wood, but it did come as a surprise and that made it hurt all the more.
"GOD DAMNIT!!" she screeched falling onto the floor and grasping her painfully throbbing ear. Needless to say Bakura doubled over laughing.
--OUTSIDE--
"What the crud was that?" Lyn asked wringing some of the water from her hair.
Reeney frowned "Maybe it was Uncle Huxii."
Ryou who had just been hit by one of the dark orange paint balloons Juhux had stollen from him pause in his fervent efforts to wipe the cool goo from his clothes to stare at her.
"Uncle Huxii?" he repeated.
Lyn rolled her eyes, "Don't ask."
--INSIDE--
"Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow owwwww!!" Juhux moaned tentatively rubbing the bright red appendage.
Bakura just laughed luder burying his face in his arms and trying as hard as he possibly could to keep from braking the table in half during his wild hysterics. Juhux glared at him as mennacingly as possible but even with all her years of practice with glareing, it was extremely difficult to hold a decent glare when hexed with a bruised ear.
"You're punishing me for something aren't you?" she growled at the white haired maniac.
Said white haried maniac refused to answer, he didi however coninue to laugh at the younger thief's xspense.
Juhux rolled her eyes at him, decideing that she had had enough of talking with her sensei today. So she stood up, still craddeling her injureed ear in her palm, and made her way to the back door. Immediately the thief master's attitude turned sober. Then, in an instant, he reached out and grabbed Juhux's wrist in his own.
"And where do you you think you're going?" he asked calmly, turning her around to face him.
The young apprentice gulped, her eyes darting between the hand on her shoulder and the other on her wrist. ' Damn he has one hell of a grip.' she thought sulkily, 'It's almost not fair.'
"Juhux," he said, bringing her attention back to his face, "I don'tthink I recall giveing you permission to leave."
Juhux almost smacked herself, Bakura was very strict when it came to orders. Or at least the ones he gave to her.
"Sorry Bakura sensei." she muttered indistinctly.
Bakura stared at her for a moment, makeing her fidget nervously, before he rolled his eyes and released her.
"Forget it, training is canceled for today anyway, I got in an assignment from the Society."he grouched running his fingers through his hair, "Gotta go wack off some stupid politician in Russia who's sticking his nose a little to far into the Society's buisness."
"Then should I go get packed?"
Bakura shoke his head,"No, you're not to come with me on this one, and don't get all worked up about it either," he said for he had seen the look of defiant rage in his apprentice's eyes, "the Society specifically ordered for you to stay here."
Juhux bowed her head in defeat, she couldn't go against the Society, the Society's word was law for all members, especially for a low ranking apprentice such as herself. So if the Society said that she had to stay behind while her master went on a supposedly life threatening mission, then she had no choice but to obey. That didn't mean she had to like it though.
"Besides," Bakura said slowly, his eyes never leaveing the shock of blonde hair that shielded Juhux's face "I have a much more immportant mission for you then murdering a corrupt politcian."
The white haired thief smirked as his apprentice lifted her head, forceing her blonde locks to fall tamely (or as tamely as her hair can get) back into place. She seemed to have perked up immensly, and all it had taken was the threat of a challenge. Leave it to her to show interest at the first sign of trouble, but then again, if she did anything else then he wouldn't have taken her on as his charge in the first place.
"A mission Bakura-sama?" she asked calmly, though he could clearly hear the undertone of excitement in her voice.
"Yes," he said, his smirk widening into a slightly feral grin, "A very important mission, do you choose to accept it?"
She nodded her head vigorously, and Bakura's grin widened once again as he hid some last minute knives in his boots.
"Very well, but just for future referance you accepted this mission on your own, so you can't back out are we clear?"
Again she nodded. Bakura grabbed his suitcase in one hand and his gun in the other hooking it securly into its holster, and he couldn't help but feel some slight pride as the weapon glinted mischeviously. He basked in the feeling of anticipation that seemed to be building up in the atmoshpere around him and his apprentice, Ra how he loved messing with the girls head.
'She makes it so easy to,' he thought sadistically sauntering over to the door, knowing that Juhux's eyes were burning into the back of his skull with every move he made. He glanced over at the clock noticeing that it was almost three thirty, the society would be sending a jet to Glasses place for him soon, and Glass always threw a fit if he was late, 'Better not draw this out.'
"You will be guarding something very important while i'm gone Juhux." he said opening the door.
"What will I be guarding?"
Bakura stepped out the door as gracefully as a panther. The smirk that had left his face only a moment ago returning with full force as he turned to face his apprentice.
"My daughter." and with that he took a step back, allowing himself to be devoured in shadows as he dissapeared from sight.
END CHAPTER FIVE
BAKURA : Damn i'm cool.
WRITER : You just keep telling yourself that.
BAKURA : What did you sa-
REENEY : DADDY!!
BAKURA : Oh shit.
REENEY : DADDY WHY ARE YOU MAEKING UNCLE HUXII GUARD ME HUH?!
JUHUX : I DON'T WANT TO BABBYSIT!!
LYN :I should just bring a big old BAG of pain killers with me shouldn't I?
BAKURA : Um...I love you?
REENEY / JUHUX : grow;s angrily befeore attacking Bakura and beating him to a bloody pulp
LYN : And the winner is...me, because I found my pain killers. Reeney and Juhux are tied for second place, and Bakura is in last because he sucks.
WRITER : Where do I place Lyn-san? wide eyed puppy dog look
LYN : You can be the announcer.
WRITER : YAAAYY!!
LYN : ...Yeah, i'm gonna go find Kaiba.