"What's wrong with your boyfriend that you can't spend time with him?" Angel asked.
Shizuka explained what all she knew about Ryo and Mokuba and their relationship.
"Seems like that brat can't figure out where he belongs and stay there." Ange said.
"Since he can't seem to keep from ruining your chances of happiness, have you had it out with him yet?" Angel asked.
Shizuka blinked, "Had it out with who, Ryo? He adores that brat he'd hate me if I told him to stop being with him."
"I was referring to the brat. If it were me, I'd kill him myself, then since my boyfriend didn't know I had killed him, I'd be there for him to help pick up the pieces. He'd be so devastated that he'd fall into my arms looking for comfort." Angel said.
Shizuka had wanted the boy out of her and Ryo's lives but she never thought to kill him.
Just then a young man entered.
"Aren't you girls done yet? You said two hours. It's been a lot longer than that, Dad's getting impatient."
"Tell dad to calm himself and get us a room." Ange said.
"Yes, we've decided we want to stay a few days." Angel said.
"He's not going to like it."
"Too bad, it's the way it is. Shizuka, this is my brother Aqua."
"Aqua?" Shizuka questioned.
"You don't think I hate it? My real name is Andrew, but our parents and their friends couldn't get over my blue eyes and one person commented and said they were Aqua blue. So since then the names stuck and everyone just calls me Aqua."
"I see, well it's nice to meet you." Shizuka said.
"Pleasure." Aqua said, kissing her hand.
Just then another young man followed by a woman came in slamming the door. Everyone looked over in surprise.
"WC what the hell did you do this time?"
"Nothing, honest!"
"He hit on some woman and she started throwing things at him."
"Shizuka this is by fiancé Margie and my best friend WC."
WC walked over to Shizuka, took her hand and bowed. "WC, Wallace Chance at your service my lady."
Ange and Angel soon explained Shizuka's problem with her boyfriend.
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Meanwhile Ita and Malka had finished their out of town gig early and returned. They went to an old abandoned house where Brenne had told them she was staying.
Brenne!" Malka yelled.
Brenne ran into the room startled. She wasn't expecting them back for another week.
"W-what are you doing here?"
"We were able to take care of part of the job just as soon as we got there." Malka said. "We never got around to completing the other half."
"They paid half up front and when we demanded the other half before we completed the job, the bastards told us they didn't have the money for the second half of the job." Ita said.
"Yeah started in with promises that they'd have the other half by the time the job was through." Malka said.
"We pushed for details of how they planned to get the money, they started in on how once the job was completed they'd try to sell the owners stuff to try to earn enough to pay us."
"I told them to pay up within a few days or we were leaving without fulfilling the contract." Malka said.
"And?" Brenne asked.
"And they didn't have any more money to give without selling everything they owned and they didn't want to do that!" Malka said.
"So, we left the job undone. Now where's your partner?"
Brenne fumed, "She's not my partner! Last account I had she and Wolfgang were stoned out of their minds on opium!"
"Funny, I didn't know she was into drugs." Ita said.
"Well believe me she is!"
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Ryo and Bakura were interrupted when their father came out.
"Well boys I just heard on the radio that there's a major storm brewing. We have to make sure everything is nailed down. It's said to be a major one. We'll need to check the barn roof as well as board up the window and get wood for the fireplace. It could be a while."
"How long is a while? I promised Seto, I'd have Mokuba home Monday! If I'm any later than lunch without a good excuse he'll kill me!"
"Just why would that be? You indicated that the king forgave you and understood your reasons for taking the boy with you."
Ryo was a little reluctant to tell his father that his and Seto's friendship wasn't truly the same as it was before they left. He knew that Seto didn't totally trust him anymore.
"Wouldn't you be?" Bakura spoke up. Surprising everyone. "You promised to return something to someone on a specific time and day and not show up?"
"Yes, I suppose you're right. We'll let's see what we have to do before the storm hits."
Ryo sighed, he never did get his answer. He decided he'd better call Seto after they were through and tell him about the storm and then ask him what to do. Whether to just keep Mokuba until the storm passes or bring him home and wait for another day to keep him.