Chapter Ten

"Took ya long enough !" Yugi exclaimed as Atem and Azuka walked in from the front door.

"Sorry, Yugi ! the line was too long," Azuka said.

"Here you go !" Atem said as he gave Yugi a glass of water.

Azuka gave Yugi the pills.

An hour passed, Yugi was laying on the couch, Azuka was reading a book and Atem was too busy complaining about different mistakes Yami Marik did.

"Can't you boys ever stop fighting ?" Azuka sighed.

"It's a Yami thing" Yugi joked.

"Ha ha ha….VERY funny, Aibou" Atem rolled his eyes.

Just then, the door opened and Bakura and Ryou walked in.

"Never again will I go shopping with you !" Ryou shouted.

"Not my fault that the security caught us !" Bakura yelled.

"Oh, Shut up !" Ryou stomped to the kitchen.

Azuka blinked at Bakura, "errrr…."

"Don't ask…" Bakura sat grumpily on a chair.

At 8 pm, everyone was talking and chatting about their day.

"Mine was fine, I guess" Marik sighed. "Although, I was dragged through the mall by two girls"

"I wasn't that bad !" Kate protested.

"I wasn't complaining !" Marik defended.

"And you, Yugi. How was your day ?" Ryou asked.

"Stayed inside the whole day." Yugi groaned.

"I'm bored.." Bakura complained.

"Oh stop your whining, Florance." Yami Marik folded his arms.

"But I wanna do something !" Bakura frowned.

"Instead of being a big baby, why don't you go clean your room or something ?" Atem suggested.

"Oh shut up ! you sound like a parent !" Bakura yelled.

Azuka yawned, "let's do something…"

"Like ?" Renzu asked.

The room fell into an awkward silence.

"You guys are so boring !" Bakura groaned.

Yami Marik and Atem smirked at each other then at Bakura.

"What ?" Bakura blinked.

"Oh nothing…" Yami Marik said suspiciously.

"That smirk says otherwise !" Bakura dashed upstairs.

Everyone else blinked. Atem and Yami Marik chuckled.

"What was that about ?" Ryou asked.

"That's a way to stop him from complaining" Atem smiled.

Azuka's phone rang. "Yes ?" she answered.

"Hey, Azu ! it's me, Akari !" the female voice said.

"Hey, Aki" Azuka smiled, "how are you doing so far ?" she stood up and walked to the balcony.

"I'm fine, dear." The female on the other side replied. "say, would you mind meeting downtown ? I need help in something" she said.

"Sure, I'll be there soon" Azuka said and ended the call.

"Everything fine ?" Atem came from behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist with a smile.

Azuka smiled with a slight blush as she looked up at him, "Cousin Akari needs my help in something. I need to go downtown."

Atem was silent for a moment then opened his mouth for a reply but he closed it again.

"I know it's late but can you trust me with just that ?" she asked him.

Atem sighed but nodded."Be careful.." he said.

"I will" she smiled and walked away to the door.

Atem turned back to the view of the perfectly garden in front of him, he closed his eyes and felt the breeze that was in the air. 'I think I'm ready for this…' he thought.

Meanwhile, Azuka was wearing a coat as she walked through the streets of Domino in the cold weather. 'Yami…it's been four years ever since you got your body…' she thought as she slowed her pace a bit.

"But why would a king choose me ?" she whispered to herself. "Cousin is waiting.." she reminded herself and walked in a faster pace.

Atem was sitting on a chair in the living room, when the doorbell rang.

"Hm ?" Ryou stood up and opened the door to see Akari, "Oh, hey Akari !"

"Hey guys ! how's everything ?" Akari said as she walked in.

Atem stood up quickly and walked to Akari, "where's Azuka ?"

"Azuka ? why ask me ?" Akari replied, "I haven't seen her all day."

"You mean you didn't call her or ask her to go downtown ?!" Atem's eyes widened.

"What ? I said nothing of the sort !" Akari shouted.

Azuka reached downtown and it started raining, "Oh great..should've got an umbrella with me." She sighed. "Cousin ?" she looked around.

"Azuka, so glad that you could make it." A female voice said from behind.

Azuka turned around, "Where's Akari ?" she said.

"Don't you get it ? This is where your path ends, darling !" yelled the female voice.

'Darling ? but that's….oh no..' Azuka thought.

"YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT ?!" Atem yelled.

"No ! I don't !" Akari shouted.

"We need to find her quickly ! before anything happens to her !" Renzu said.

"Let's all search for her !" Ryou suggested.

"Good idea ! let's go!" Kate agreed.

Meanwhile, Azuka was standing still as she looked at the female.

"What was your aim ? why call me here ?" she asked.

"No one should have the king except for me, sugar !" Vivian yelled.

Azuka's hair was left over her eyes, "That's it ? you wanted Yami ? for fame ?"

"As if you didn't want to be famous too ?!" Vivian exclaimed.

"I never-" Azuka was interrupted.

"You hog him all to yourself, you little brat !" Vivan roared and pinned Azuka to a wall.

"Vivian, let me go !" Azuka frowned.

"heh" Vivian smirked."Let's handle this like we used to !" she activated her duel disk.

Azuka frowned, "I don't have my deck !"

"Too bad." Vivian smirked again, "More fun for me" she summoned 'Kung fu Nian nian'

"What are you doing ?!" Azuka's eyes widened.

" Attack her !" Vivian commanded, Nian nian dashed to Azuka.

Azuka quickly jumped from the slash of Nian's sword and hid behind a mailbox.

"Where did she go ?!" Vivian searched the area with her eyes.

'If I don't figure something out soon, I'm a goner !' Azuka thought.

Author's note : CLIFFHANGERS ! I just don't stop, do I ?

Hope you enjoyed the chapter. R&R !