Author's notes: I'm back, and only one reviewer since last chapter -sad face-. I need reviewers. I have a tendency to get easily distracted so I need people to review or I run out of ideas. Anyway, I borrowed a lot of quotes and ideas from MMMG, because I was kind of running out of ideas. Please enjoy the chapter.
A week passed since I had gotten attacked and the Mazaki family was about to head home, taking the bitch with them. "Tea is leaving today." says as he enters the lounge, Joey right behind him. "Good riddance." I say as I watch Atemu play a game of Senet with Yugi. Small discussions during the previous week had revealed that Yugi loved to play games, and rarely lost. Atemu also rarely lost games, so playing with Yugi proved to be a challenge. "Aw." Bakura pouts. "Are you pouting?" Marik asks as he studies his friend. "Yeah." Bakura answers. "I wanted to play more pranks on her." "Same." Marik and I sigh.
"Why do you guys not like her so much?" Malik asks. Another rule that had been laid down, long before Yugi and his friends became servants, was that when they were in the lounge, as long as they didn't get loud, or into trouble, the servants could talk and play games with their friends. Occasional questions were also asked. "You don't get it?" Seto sits down as he glances at the most Egyptian looking teen of the four. "I get you guys don't like her." Malik replies. "I just don't get why."
Twenty minutes, plus some laughter later, the personal servants understood why we hate Tea and the now deceased Vivian. "You got horses into the throne room?" Joey laughs from his position on the ground. "What a riot." "I wish I could have been there to see that." I sigh with a smile. "And we pranked them every chance we got after that." Bakura finishes. "I'm extremely grateful they did." Atemu adds. "I fear I would have lost my sanity if they hadn't." "Same." I sigh.
"My prince." Everyone turns to see Honda standing in the doorway. "What is it Honda?" Atemu asks as Yugi takes his turn. "Your father requests your presents for the departure of Lord Mazaki and his family." "Very well." Atemu sighs. I look at Yugi and nearly burst out laughing. "Uh, Atemu?" Yugi asks. "Yes Yugi?" Atemu turns his attention back to his servant. Yugi taps the board and Atemu looks down. All of Yugi's pieces were off the board. He has won. "Well done." Atemu nods. "But now we need to go and see the Mazaki family off." "The rest of us should go as well." Seto says as he stands from his seat. "I need to be there because it is my duty as Atemu's." I say, "I will also need to be there since I am Atemu's bodyguard, and Bakura and Marik will just show up anyway." "You know it." The mentioned two grin.
Half an hour later, the Mazaki family was ready to depart, good riddance. As the pharaoh and Lord Mazaki talk Tea comes up to Atemu and me, and Tea and I exchange death at each other and I think I'm winning. "I hope we will see each other again soon, my prince." Tea says seductively. I wisely think to myself, 'That day will be too soon for everyone.' and Atemu says, "We shall see, Lady Tea." As I notice Tea leaning closer to Atemu, I get ready to slap her in the face, when I notice Yugi release a frog onto Tea. She screams and the everyone realizes it is just a prank. "Come my dear." Lord Mazaki says, a bit embarrassed. "It is time for us to go home." Tea follows without a word, as the frog hopped after her and outside of the palace.
Once the gate closed, Aknamkanon turns to Bakura and Marik. "A frog?" "We didn't do it." They said together. "Indeed." Aknamkanon shakes his head. "You are all dismissed until the evening meal."
"Where did the frog come from?" Bakura asks once everyone is back in the lounge. "You mean you didn't do it?" Seto asks. "No." Marik answers as he and Bakura shakes their heads. "Then who did?" Atemu asks, then turns to Joey and Malik, who are quietly arguing about the game of Senet they are playing. "Joey, Malik." "Yes?" Joey asks as they turn to the prince. "Did either one of you let loose the frog that got Tea today?" Seto asks. "I wish." Joey says. "Me too." Malik adds. "If neither of you did it," Marik questions, "and if we didn't do it, who did?" Atemu looks at me and asks, "Hashira, did you do it." I smirk and say, "No, when I saw Tea about to kiss you, I was getting my smacking hand ready, but out of the corner of my eye, I actually saw Yugi with a frog in his hands and release onto Tea." Atemu's eyes go big and he looks at Yugi and asks, "Yugi, did you release the frog onto Tea." Yugi nods. Atemu says, "I thank you, Yugi, into eternity, or near to it. Tea's face was priceless."
That evening after supper, we went to our chambers to get ready for bed. Atemu says, "Seriously, thank you, Yugi." I sigh and say, "Atemu, you have said that 100 times since you found out it was Yugi, stop saying thank you." Yugi gives a small hum of acknowledgement as he continues to work with a pillow that looks like it refuses to fluff. "Yugi?" Atemu asks. "Yes?" Yugi glances up from the rock hard pillow. "Is everything alright?" Atemu questions. "I'm only asking because you seem to be beating the non-existent life out of my pillow." "Everything's okay." Yugi replies patiently. "Your pillow is refusing to get comfy." I say, "Let me see it." Yugi hands the pillow to me and it is not comfortable at all, so I beat it until it gets soft. "Alright then." Atemu nods and changes into his sleeping shendyt. Yugi and I are so grateful that the prince is changing on the other side of the bed curtains.
As Atemu climbs into bed, Yugi places the last pillow at the head of the bed. "Good night Atemu. Good night Hashira." Yugi says as he picks up his oil lamp, and the jewelry. "Good night Yugi. Good night Hashira." Atemu replies, and closes the curtains. "Good night boys." I say as I transform and lay down. A few minutes later, my acute hearing picks up small sniffles from Yugi's room, and the sound of tears falling from Atemu's bed and Yugi's room. I think to myself, 'Two cracked hearts are calling for each other, but they don't even know it.' I sigh and go to sleep, planning on asking a little help from Toshiro.
Author's notes: Yeah, next chapter will be some Puzzleshipping, and some Fantasyshipping maybe. Please review.
