Chapter 4:

Encounter:

It was 6:45 when Yugi and the gang had left the cafeteria.

The group decided to hang out in Atem's suite, for lack of nothing to do.

The 3rd floor of Dumont was shrouded in silence. The occupants of the 3rd floor were either out or being respectful and not having their music or TVs blaring.

However, a dinging sound from the elevator had broken the eerie silence as a white hair teenager stepped out of the contraption.

Ryou had forgotten his cell phone and wanted to grab a book for Malik, so he agreed to meet up with his friends as soon as he gathers the needed items.

As the teen was walking down the hall, the silence began to suffocate him, putting him on edge.

I don't understand, I knew that the hallway will be quiet, but not this quiet; it doesn't feel normal he thought.

Suddenly, the atmosphere around the boy changed, as the air turned cold.

That is strange, why is it all of a sudden cold, it was warm a few seconds ago.

The teen brought his black zip-up hoodie closer around his body in hopes of gathering warmth from his body. Whispering was heard from behind the nervous teen, causing him to stop in his tracks.

The whispers got louder as they came close, nervously Ryou turn his head to look over his shoulder and was met with nothing.

Suddenly, the hairs on his neck stood, while goose bumps were popping all over the boy's arms despite his arms being protected within the sleeves of the hoodie.

His body then froze as he felt a cold sensation on his neck; he felt the brushing of ghostly fingertips as they travel up his neck and into his hair.

The Brit winced when he felt a light tugged but kept still in hopes that whoever was touching him would stop.

"W…ho….a..re…..y..ou" he whispered hoping to receive an answer.

"Who are we" the voice whispered in Ryou's ear? Ryou couldn't tell if the voice was male or female.

Taking in a shaky breath the boy continued "what do you want?"

All of a sudden the whispers had grown louder, echoing throughout the hallway, "pain…..revenge….justice…death" they said simultaneously.

With a shriek,Ryou ran down the hall in hopes of making it to the safety of his suite.

As he reached his door, the teen began frantically searching for his keys with shaking hands, making the task more difficult.

With a smile, Ryou found them and brought them out, hoping that he won't drop them due to lack of control over his hands.

After successfully being able to unlocking his door, the whitenette grabbed for the knob but noticed that his hand was paralyzed.

Confuse, he tried moving his hand again but the results were the same.

His chocolate eyes widen when he felt the same cold touch from earlier, on his hand forcing it to stand still.

He tried to free his hand but couldn't due to the death grip on it.

Then with a gasp he was pushed back hard.

The teen let out a grunt as he smashed hard and painfully into the wall that is going to leave a dent he thought.

His body would've hit the floor if something wasn't keeping it in place.

He tried moving both of his arms but couldn't realizing that someone was holding them in place what in bloody hell is going on he thought frantically.

However, his thoughts froze when he heard footsteps coming from his right, moving his head towards the direction of the noise; he didn't see anyone though the footsteps were getting closer. He then heard laughter, a child's laugh.

The other laughter that was heard sounded older mixing with the child's laughter.

His body was shaking in fear as Ryou tried to struggle against the hold, hoping to be more successful this time.

His body than stopped its thrashing when he felt a cold sensation against his ear, "watch you're back, always; you are never alone; fear us and you may live" it stated.

Ryou was able to recognized the voice as a child's voice, and the unexpectedly he crashed hard against his door his body landing with a thump onto the ground.

Groaning, the whitenette tried to lift his head but found his vision to be blurry.

Shaking his head, Ryou's vision cleared.

Looking across to the wall, he cringed when he saw a dent in it; a dent his body had made.

The door to the suite was flown open from behind the shock boy who screamed as his hair was grabbed from behind.

He struggled against the hold but gasp as he felt himself being pulled back into the suite, the door slamming, cutting off his scream.

When he was dragged into his room, the grip on his hair was release and all was quiet except for a child's laugh, which was different from the first as it slowly vanished.

Seeing that he was now alone, Ryou just sat there, shaking, trying to comprehend on what the hell just happened.

Shaking his head in hope of getting himself under control, he reached for the back of his desk chair, using it as a support as he lifted his body off the floor.

After a few failing attempts to stand, the teen finally managed though his legs were still wobbly.

Suddenly, Ryou jumped as his ring tone was heard; with a shaky laugh he bent over his desk to grab his cell.

Looking at the CID screen, it read "Malik". Trying to get himself under control, he slowly flipped the phone open and he place the accessory against his ear.

Keeping his voice stable Ryou began "hello" he asked?

"Ryou, hey it's me, listen where are you?"

The whitenette smiled at the blonde's concern, "I am still in my room, sorry I didn't plan on taking this long" he stated.

Malik sigh "so you coming or what, I mean we're not doing much , Bakura and Marik are playing with Atem's XBOX 360 (a/n: do not own).

Ryou smiled, "yes, I hear Bakura's taunting in the back ground."

Malik laughed "yea, so you coming" the Egyptian begged?

This time Ryou sighs, "sorry but I think I'll pass, I want to take a shower and have a little R&R."

He knew Malik was disappointed with his answer "fine, if you change your mind just come on up; Yugi is going to crash here."

Ryou nodded "I will call before heading up."

After the two said their goodbyes, Ryou flip his phone shut as he set it back onto his desk.

With a tired sigh, he headed into his closet to gather his toiletries.

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After Malik had hanged up his cell, he laid it beside him and rested his head on Yugi's shoulder. Looking at the young Egyptian Yugi had to ask "is he coming?"

Malik turn his lilac eye's to his friend and gave him a sad smile, "nope, he said that he wanted to have some private R I hope he is alright?"

This caught Bakura's attention who paused the game, ignoring Marik's protest in the progress.

Studying the blonde on the bed, "what do you mean, you hope that Ryou is alright, Malik" the teen asked as a frowned marred the older albino's face.

The said teen shrugged "I dunno, he sounded depress, if you could call it that; and he was so looking forward in hanging out with us too" he mumbled.

With a sigh, Bakura stood as he threw the game console in Atem's lap, "cover for me Atem, I am going to check on Ryou." The older Mouto looked at his friend and nodded, "just make sure he is alright Bakura."

The teen shot him a look "I know, idiot" he stated as he walked out of the room and out of the suite.