Chapter Three

Yugi woke up to the feeling of two strong arms holding him close. He felt so warm; he didn't want to get up. He then remembered that it was the vacation, and he didn't have to get up after all. He then remembered what had happened to Triston. He then realised that the phone ringing.

Yugi whined and sat up. Atem opened his eyes slowly when the warmth of his hikari left his side. Yugi climbed over Atem and grabbed the phone.

"This is Yugi Mutou,"

"This is the Domino Police department," the reply came. "I spoke to you yesterday about your friend Triston Taylor,"

"Yeah," Yugi noticed the tone of voice the police man was using. Atem walked over to Yugi's side, sensing that something was wrong.

"There's been another incident…I believe you're familiar with the Millennium Key?"

"The key? W-wait—that isn't important—are you saying the key is a murder weapon? Who!? Who is it?!" Yugi practically screaming down the phone.

There was a long pause, before the reply came. "Miss Tea Gardner,"

Yugi very nearly dropped the phone. "W-what…?" he asked in a shaky voice. "N-no way…,"

"It was an injury to the forehead," the police man explained. "The key was forced into the front of her skull, and turned…I'm sorry for your loss-it's hard to lose a girlfriend,"

"S-she wasn't my girlfriend," Yugi responded out of habit. "Did the murderer leave any clues?"

"Unfortunately, no. They keep leaving the weapons at the scene of the crime, and I'm not sure why yet. But I think it'd be safe if you and your friends came to the dorms,"

Yugi nodded. "Y-yeah,"

"We'll call everyone we feel is in danger,"

Almost an hour later, everyone had been called to the dorms at the police station. There was Yugi, Atem, Joey, Seto, Mokuba, Serenity, Duke, Bakura, Ryou, Pegasus, Ishizu, Marik, Malik and Mai.

"These dorms are for believed victims and police officers," the police man in charge explained. "This is a very serious chain of murders, so we've called you all here. We're sorry for the inconvenience, but it's necessary for your safety. No-one can get into this facility without our knowing so,"

The group filed into their rooms. The rooms were split up by group; Yugi and Atem; Seto, Mokuba, Joey and Serenity; Duke and Mai; Ishizu and Pegasus; Bakura, Ryou, Marik and Malik.

Arguments took place, as expected, before everyone settled down. One officer asked to speak with Yugi and Atem in private.

"What's this about?" Yugi asked, as him and Atem were led into a small room.

"Do you have any enemies, Yugi?" the officer asked. Yugi shook his head in response. All of his enemies were more or less allies now. Pegasus, Dartz, Marik … and Noah was supposedly dead. "Because we believe that these murders may be centred around you,"

"How do you mean?" Yugi asked.

"So far, two of your closest friends have been killed. The killer used the Millennium Items, which I've gathered are important to you," the officer explained. "Who is most important to you? Because they might be one of the victims. I believe that you will be targeted at some point,"

Who was most important to him? Yugi didn't even have to think about it. It was obvious; Atem. He'd lost Atem once and he didn't want to lose him again. This killer would have to get past security and cameras and armed guards in order to make the next killing … unless …

Unless the killer is already inside.

Yugi jumped slightly and looked at Atem, who didn't make eye contact. It had been a while since either of them had used their mind link, and it startled Yugi to hear Atem's voice in his head again.

Are you saying that one of us is the killer? But we're all friends … who would do that? Yugi replied. Atem didn't respond.

"You two are free to go," the officer dismissed them.

The night was peaceful until about 3 AM. Everyone fell asleep and the guards remained stations at every entrance. The outside doors were locked and the items were placed under high security.

At 3 AM, everyone in the building was startled by a piercing scream.