Disclaimer: I don't own YGO, and I don't own the ideas I borrowed from Reaper.

Posted: 12/5/07

AN: Malik is the hikari

Ryou The Reaper

By Fired Icicle

Chapter Seven: Old Lady Homicide

"I'm so bored." Malik whined, looking at one of several TV screens in front of him. All were showing different news reporters. So far no deaths of woman had been reported. One man had been brutally attacked by an alpaca, but no murders had occurred.

"Stop being a wimp." Bakura ordered. "This is for a good cause. If we can find this escaped murderer we can kill him and get away with it."

"I thought that was Ryou's job?" Marik asked also bored out of his mind.

"Shut up." Bakura replied.

"Hey! All I did was ask." Marik said. "I didn't say I didn't like your reason."

"Got one!" Malik said excitedly pointing at a screen as he pushed the volume up.

Bakura and Marik stopped their arguing to look at the screen.

"Today," The reporter began. "The oldest woman in Domino, 103 year old Himiko Saito, just died. It was a tragic accident that took her life. A drive by shooter in a limo took her out. Her last meal was a burrito with cheese and jalapenos. Himiko was a lovely woman who will be missed by many. Her tragic death will not be forgotten."

"Think it was the soul?" Malik asked, turning away from the TV.

"Probably, it sounds weird enough." Bakura responded. "We should check out the scene of the crime to be sure."

"Good idea. I feel like an enchilada." Malik said.

"Me too. I hope they're still open." Marik agreed.

"They are always open." Malik said.

The door to the room they where in opened and Ryou poked his head in.

"Please tell me you found something." Ryou whispered quietly. "We've been here too long. We're going to get caught. We should have just searched the internet."

"Stop worrying." Bakura said. "Anyway, great news, we found one. An old lady was murdered."

"Bakura, that's not a good thing."

Bakura glared. "An old lady was gunned down by limo diver, or passenger."

"How horrible." Ryou said shocked.

"Whatever. The reporter sad the old lady was eating a burrito with cheese and jalapenos so that means she was at Domino's only Mexican restaurant. We've decided to check out the scene for clues."

"Oh. Okay." Ryou muttered in reply. He'd do anything to get out of here.

"Great!" Malik exclaimed as he, Bakura, and Marik got up from the expensive rolly chairs. "Let's get out of here before Kaiba gets back."

"I though he was supposed to be back by now?" Marik said.

"What!" Ryou screamed. "I don't want to go to jail."

"Marik!" Bakura glared angrily at him. "When will you learn to keep your mouth shut? Ryou, if were going to jail, it's because of your screaming. Shut up."

Ryou glared at Bakura.

"Now let's go. Malik already left us." Bakura said as he left the room with Marik. Ryou followed silently. He hated his life.

The three carefully snuck out of the Kaiba manor, although, admittedly, Ryou wasn't sneaking, more like stumbling.

They took the bus; again Ryou was paying for all. No one else had any money. The ride was filled with a great deal of talk about burritos and enchiladas, and no talk of the murder.

The got of the bus near the scene of the crime. Ryou looked at the policemen still investigating the shooting.

"Ooo, look!" Malik said excitedly. "There's the limo."

"I thought it drove away." Bakura said. "Isn't that what drive by shooting means?"

"Apparently not." Ryou said. "Let's go see if the policemen will tell us anything."

"Right." Bakura said "After we get something to eat."

Malik and Marik nodded. "We're hungry from all that investigating." The three then ran under the 'do not cross' line and into the restaurant.

Ryou sighed. They abandoned him rather quickly. Oh, well. They would get it in the end. Ryou continued to the nearest policemen.

"Excuse me." Ryou said politely. "I'm-".

"Unhand me!" A familiar voice screamed in anger. "If you don't release me this instance I will sue you so hard that your great, great, great, great, great, great, grandchildren's in-laws best friend's sister will suffer!"

Ryou looked towards the screaming man in hand-cuffs pushed against a police car. "Kaiba!" Ryou said in shock.

Kaiba heard him and look in his direction. "Great, just great. A member of friendship gang."

Ryou hurried over to Kaiba as Kaiba was shoved into the police car. "Are you okay?"

"Do I look okay?" Kaiba glared angrily at Ryou.

"No, not really. What happened?" Ryou asked concerned.

"My driver went crazy and how dare the arrest me like a common criminal! I will sue! Sue!" Kaiba yelled angrily at the police. "Everyone will pay!"

"Er, okay." Ryou said nervously. "Um, how did your driver go crazy?"

"He started muttering about his wife or something. I wasn't really paying attention. Then he stopped the limo, pulled out a semi-automatic pistol, and started firing out the window. Then he ran off." A slight maniacal gleam, the one usually reserved for Bakura and Marik only, entered Kaiba's eyes. "I will track him down and he will pay!"

"Um, good luck with that." Ryou muttered nervously as he stepped back.

"Young man," A voice behind him called. "This is a crime scene. Please remain behind the line."

"Alright. Sorry." Ryou said as got behind the line. Ryou watched as the police car drove away with Kaiba in the back, still screaming.

When the policemen weren't looking, Ryou ran under the line, along with a family of five, and when into the restaurant.

Ryou quickly found the others sitting at a table in the back. They were eating an awful lot of food.

"Hey, guys." Ryou said standing in front of the table.

"Find anything?" Bakura asked with a mouth full of taco.

"Yeah." Malik said eating his enchilada.

"I guess. It was Kaiba's limo that shot the poor old lady, so Kaiba has been arrested."

"Really?" Malik asked excitedly. "Is he still out there? I wanna see him arrested."

"No, the police took him to the station. I think." Ryou replied. "Poor Kaiba. It's not fair. He didn't do anything wrong."

"That explains why he wasn't at his house when we where there." Bakura said thoughtfully as he took a sip of his drink. "To bad we missed him getting arrested. And to bad Yami's in Hell. I would have loved to see him taunt Kaiba."

"Bakura, you can be so horrible." Ryou said sadly, although there was a small look in his eyes that made Bakura and the others uncomfortable.

"What is it?" Bakura asked suspiciously.

"Oh nothing." Ryou said innocently, though the others knew that he was lying immediately. "I'm going to the library to do some research on Bob Nakamura. I'll see you guys later." Ryou speed walked out of the restaurant.

Once clear of the restaurant and crime scene, Ryou gave a bright smile. He wondered how long it would take them to realize that he wasn't there to pay for the food. According to Joey, that restaurant was the only restaurant he couldn't get away with not paying. Ryou remembered the punishment that Joey had to do in order to leave.

Ryou cheerfully walked towards the library. Now he could do things his way, and maybe actually get something done.

I was really craving Mexican food when I wrote this.