Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ New Host ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

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Started chapter: Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Finished chapter: Saturday, July 03, 2004

`Blah'-person in the soul room speaking to the person on the outside.

`Blah'-person talking to the person in the soul room.

Chapter: Five (I think.)

Tea yawned and stretched as she felt the heat of the sun on her. Wait, heat from the sun? Since when did the soul room get sunlight? She opened her eyes and sat up to find herself in her own bed. She could have sworn she fell asleep in their soul room. How did she end up out her? `Bakura?' She asked into the soul room. She didn't get a reply. `Maybe he is still sleeping.' She thought as she got out of the bed and walked over to her fan and turned it off. Tea walked over to the window and looked out. Odion stood out by her garden looking at her flowers. Tea shouted down saying good morning and waved. He looked up and smiled at her shouting hello back calling her Miss. Tea yet again. Tea smiled and left her window walking over to her door and opening it slowly as to not make a lot of noise in case someone was still asleep. She knew of how much Malik slept in. Tea slowly went down the stairs heading for the kitchen.

As she thought Malik was still asleep on the small mattress she had let him sleep on, on the floor. Tea smiled at her friend as she stepped over his sleeping form and walked over to the guest room Mokuba was sleeping in. She slowly opened the door and saw the young boy sleeping soundly. She looked at the clock on the bed stand and shook her head. It was eleven o' clock. She smiled at the boy before leaving and keeping the door open. She slowly stepped over Malik who still slept mumbling in his sleep, and walked over and into the kitchen.

Tea smiled at Odion who stood in front of the stove cooking something that smelled extremely good. She walked up behind him and patted him on the shoulder. He didn't even flinch and continued mixing the food. "Good morning Miss Tea. How did you sleep? I hope it was a pleasant night." Tea smiled. `It was.' She thought.

"Good morning to you too Odion. I slept wonderfully. How about you?" she asked smiling at the tall bold man. Odion smiled at her.

"I slept quite pleasantly Miss. Tea. I am afraid that young master Malik and young master Mokuba are still sleeping. I think they should wake up soon. Maybe." He said slicing a carrot and adding it to the pot.

"What are you making? Is it soup?" Tea asked as she sniffed the air. Odion put the lid on the pot and turned to her and smiled.

"Why yes it is. I hope you don't mind me cooking. I usually do it at home, it is a habit." Tea smiled and waved it off.

"That's ok. I don't mind getting a break from cooking. So tell me when does Isis get back from her trip? Is it before Kaiba?" She asked.

"I believe she will get back later tomorrow a little before Mr. Kaiba. He is supposed to speak with more people then she is, being as his company is much bigger and has more investors and such." He said getting a ladle and mixing the soup. Tea smiled and started to turn and leave but before she could Odion asked her something she wasn't prepared for. "Master Malik told me you now house Bakura." He said.

Tea stopped and turned back to see him staring at her. He didn't put a Mr. of master in front of him name. He didn't have and respect for him. "I-I do."

"Has he harmed you? Why did he pick you?" He pried. Tea decided she might as well answer his questions truthfully and get it over with.

"If you don't tell the others I will tell you." Odion nodded. "He hasn't harmed me-"

"Explain the scar on you cheek and the bandage on your neck." He pointed at. Tea reached up and rubbed her bruises.

"I was attacked the other night. Bakura saved me before he could do anymore." Odion arched and eyebrow but nodded for her to continue. "I think he selected me because he knew he could trust me. I will not tell Yami and do not plan to. Ryou, Malik, and you know that he is resting within me. And I hope to keep the number small."

"May I speak with master Bakura?" Tea smiled. He called him master. Was it because he saved her? Tea nodded at him.

"Give me a moment." She said as she closed her eyes and descended to their soul room.

She opened her eyes and looked around trying to locate Bakura. When she didn't find him she started to panic a bit. "Bakura?" she asked, clapping and turning to light on. She ran over to the shelf and looked for the key. "He wouldn't leave without telling me goodbye to me, would he?" she didn't find the key and felt herself start to cry a little. "Of course he would. Why would he tell me goodbye? He doesn't care about me anyway, I am just his vessel." She put a hand in her hair and sat in a chair by the table. She looked at the large door and glared. She sighed and put her elbows on the table to prop her head up. "Couldn't you at least say goodbye to me Bakura?" she whispered whipping her face of her tears. "Do I really mean nothing to you?" she said slamming her hands on the table. She let out another heavy sigh and rose.

Walking over to the door she traced the inscriptions on it down to the knob. She tried turning it only to find it closed. She sighed and put her head on the door. "Be safe Bakura, I need you now." She said closing her eyes to return to the outside world.

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Bakura had sent Tea back to the outside world after she fell asleep. He couldn't let himself say goodbye knowing she would want to come with him and cause danger to herself in the shadow realm. He didn't want her to be hurt again because of him not paying attention to her. He had been floating around for hours now.

The shadow realm was not what one would expect. One might picture it to be dark and empty. But it was really far from it. It was more of a dark purple with dark pink in some spots. Everything ever sent to the shadow realm was there. Doors floated around only able to be opened with a key.

Bakura only was worried about one thing here. Running into Marik. He did recall Yami sending Marik to the shadow realm. And he could be anywhere. Who knew what he might do if he saw someone he knew. Especially one who had a key to get out.

Bakura put a hand in his hair out of frustration. "What if I run into the pharaoh?" he sighed and put his hand on the key that hung in one of his large pockets. He remembered what Shadi told him about the door he was looking for. `The one that you expect the most but also the least will lead you to your body.' He had told him. That was like trying to pick an cow in a black and white movie, he thought sarcastically.

The last time he saw a door it was the one leading into his soul room. "That was hours ago!" he said in aggravation. He looked down and smirked at what he saw. It was the stool that he sent to the shadow realm, when he first had Ryou's body, because it was in his way. That was a while ago. Bakura shook his head and continued floating throughout the realm of shadows and evil.

Bakura rejoiced as he came upon a door. It was yellow and had a moon crescent on the top. He pulled out his key and stuck it in the keyhole. The door opened which didn't surprise him. The key fit into any door, but only one would have his body. He turned the knob and pushed on the door making it open. A bright light came out from the room making him wince after being in the dark for so long. He put a hand up to shield his eyes from the bright light. He pulled the key out of the keyhole and put it back in his pocket. He stood on the solid ground in the door and waited for his eyes to adjust.

Once they did he lowered his hand and looked at the scenery. In side the door was a large oak tree with a long cemetery stretching behind it filled with grave stones. Bakura sighed. Was he looking for his name? It couldn't be that easy so what was he looking for. He slowly closed the door and walked up to the tree and put a hand on it rubbing it up and down.

The shadow realm never stopped amazing him. He looked over at the gravestones and started walking out. He looked at the first stone and read the name.

Andria Stenforn.

Bakura sighed and moved to the next.

Stan Isenburg.

"This is going to take a while." He said going to the next one.

Alexas Mostemer.

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Tea opened her eyes and looked at Odion. "Sorry he can't speak right now, but I can take a message." She said trying to kill her sadness. Odion smiled at her and turned off the soup and put a lid on it.

"That is ok Tea. I will talk to him later if I must. So are you hungry?" Tea smiled and went over to her to her cabinets and pulled out four bowls and put them on the table then reaching in a drawer and pulled out four spoons.

"Sure am. And I bet the others will be too once they wake up and smell the food." She said smiling at him. Odion smiled back and got a bowl and spoon then pouring some soup in his bowl with the ladle. Tea did the same and fallowed him to the table to sit and enjoy their breakfast or maybe since it was twelve, their lunch.

Tea heard the ruffling of sheets in the living room and a long yawn that ended as a groan. "Malik's awake." She said smiling at him as he walked in with his eyes half open and clumsy movements.

"Soup." He said as he poured some into a bowl and plopped down in a chair next to Tea. Tea giggled at him morning antics and continued to sip her soup. Odion nodded at Malik before he continued sipping his soup. Tea wondered how much longer till Mokuba woke up. She started to put another spoonful in her mouth when…

RIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG

Tea jumped spilling her spoonful on her lap making her scream and jump around fanning herself. Odion jumped up and grabbed a towel and tossed it to her. Tea dabbed at herself trying to cool off as she picked up the phone.

"Hello, Tea Gardner speaking." Tea said formally as she tossed the towel into the sink. Tea gasped at who was talking to her.

"Tea dear? Is that really you? Oh Tea we Miss you so much! Are you ok? Nothing bad is happening right? You haven't thrown any parties have you?" It was her mother. Tea felt herself once again start to cry. `Man I cry too much.' She thought.

"Mommy?" she asked making Odion look up at her, Malik still to asleep to notice anything. "Is that you?"

"Yes dear it is you mom." Tea smiled through her tears and hugged herself with one hand while the other held the phone then she started leaning against the wall.

"Hey mom, I am great, now that I got to speak to you. I haven't thrown a party but I do have some friends staying with me for a while. How are you dad and whoever you are staying with?" she asked.

"I hope you and these friends aren't breaking anything!" her mother said in a stern voice. Her voice started to soften though as she spoke. "We are with your aunt Shanta and uncle Venx in Kyoto right now. We are all doing great. Sorry for not calling sooner but we have been extremely busy here. You know dear, we are really sorry…"

"I know, I shouldn't have said and done those things, and now I won't see you for years." Tea sobbed.

"…" her mother didn't know what to say.

"Tell dad I love him, and Shanta and Venx too. I love you mom."

"I love you too Tea. I hope you are well and all. Don't worry about bills for now. We are taking care of those ok. Just get a job and get into a good college. We love you Tea. Bye."

"I love you to. Bye." She said as she hesitantly hung up. Tea didn't turn around but she knew that Odion and Malik both where watching her.

"Tea?" Malik asked. Tea smiled. `Finally awake I see.' She thought wiping the tears away and turning back. "Why are your mother and father gone?" he asked.

"Business." She said sitting back down next to him.

"For a year?" he asked arching an eyebrow.

"Yes, maybe more." She said sipping the rest of her now cold soup from the bowl. Malik looked at her a moment longer before he shrugged and continued sipping his soup. Tea rose and pulled his bowl and hers into a pile and put the spoons in the top one before she walked over to the sink and put them in. She stiffened when she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Let me." Tea turned to look at Odion. "You go wake up young master Mokuba." Tea nodded and left fallowed by Malik. Once she was in the living room Malik sat on the mattress in front of the TV and turned it on. Saturday cartoons. Tea smiled. He never got those in his childhood so let him have them now. Tea continued on her way to the guest room. She walked through the open door and up to the sleeping boy. How could he sleep so long? She asked herself as she sat on the end of the bed staring at the young Kaiba. He really didn't seem to be a Kaiba. She wondered what his real last name was. She shrugged and leaned forward and shook his shoulders.

"Mokuba, you need to wake up. You don't want to sleep your whole Saturday away." She said. Mokuba stirred a little before his eyes fluttered open. He sat up slowly rubbing his eyes. He stretched before he noticed he wasn't alone in the room.

"Tea? What time is it?"

"Twelve o' nine." She said patting his head. "Do you always sleep this late?" she asked laughing at him and his messed up hair. Mokuba blushed and rubbed his neck embarrassed.

"Only on Saturday's. I don't know why, I just do. Every other day that isn't on the weekend I can wake up about seven, no matter how late I am up. But never on Saturdays." He said putting his feet over the side of the bed, which surprisingly touched the floor. "What's for lunch?" he asked standing up and walking out the door. Tea giggled. She got up and tensed as she felt the ring bounce on her chest. `Bakura please be safe.'

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Bakura sighed. He had been searching for what felt like forever. He only had a row lest and then he could leave, most likely bodiless.

Shank Lee.

Nope.

Kiko Ventel

No.

Teana Garten.

He froze. That name. It sounded so familiar. Why did he feel like he knew that person? He shook his head. No. He was looking for his body, not searching through his past. He walked on. Only two more.

Yuli Oklen

No.

Brandon Stel.

He groaned. Not one of these stones where his. He turned and walked over to the door clutching the key in his pocket. With his luck he would be here for years. He stopped when he remembered something Shadi told him. His body was with Yami's. If he found Yami than….No he wouldn't stoop that low as to fallow that wasted pharaoh. He slammed the door behind him and felt himself start to float again.

Bakura stared all around him looking for another door. He spotted one a few feet away and turned toward it floating in that direction. This door was green and had a dog carved on it. Bakura unlocked it and stepped in. This one wasn't as bright as the other but he felt at peace in the strange place. It was a dark room filled with caskets. The room kind of reminded him of something he saw from a vampire movie.

He walked in and froze when he felt another presence in the room. He didn't close the door! He turned and came face to face with the last person he wanted to see.

"Marik!?"

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Tea felt herself jump slightly as some ones name pop into her head for some reason.

Marik.

Why that was so important at the moment she did not know but she couldn't get it out of her head. She shrugged and fallowed Mokuba out of the room as she continued to finger the ring around her neck. She exited the room and smiled at Malik who was watching something that had a little pink cat and green dog on. She walked silently behind him not wanting to disturb him.

Tea saw Mokuba eating some soup at the table talking to Odion about something. Tea smiled at Odion when he noticed her and walked up the stairs. She went to her room and grabbed a blue tank top and shorts to slip into for the day. Tea quickly changed and folded her pj's and put them up on the shelf in her closet. Tea walked out of her closet and sat on her bed pulling her ring off and playing with the things that dangled from it. `Could this mean that Yami is also out there looking? What will happen if he runs into Bakura?' Tea sighed. There was nothing that she could do to help him that she knew of at least. Tea sighed and put the ring on and stuffed it under her baggy shirt. Tea looked outside her window and smiled. It was going to rain soon. The clouds were gathering and getting darker. This morning had been so nice. Her smile got bigger as she ran down stairs and grabbed her jacket.

"Hey guys, get dressed and put on a jacket, I have extras in the closet, and meet me outside." Tea sighed running outside and closing the door. Tea turned her gaze up to the sky as she felt a raindrop hit her nose. Tea stretched out her arms and spun around like a little child giggling.

Malik was the first to walk out of the house wearing a blue jacket. He arced an eyebrow when he saw Tea acting like a child. "Do you always do this?" he asked her. Tea spun around her arms still outstretched and soaking wet giggling. Malik smiled softly at her before lowering his hood and joining her out in the rain.

"Yes I do. And I love doing it. Join me?" she said continuing to spin, now in a small mud puddle that formed in the grass. Malik shrugged and outstretched his arms and spun around with her laughing a little.

Odion was the next one out with Mokuba behind him who was laughing at Tea and Malik. Mokuba ran out from behind Odion and joined the two in the rain. Tea and Malik stopped, grabbing at the nearest thing, which happened to be each other to stop the dizziness that fallowed. The two laughed and watched Mokuba who still spun around.

Mokuba stopped and ran to Odion clinging to him waiting for the dizziness to subside. Odion laughed at the three and put a hand on Mokuba's now combed hair. "What is it you wanted to do Miss Tea?" he asked once he stopped laughing.

"Yes, I wanted to take you guys somewhere today." Tea sighed straitening and letting go of Malik. "It is the one place I love going to on rainy days."

"Where is that Tea?" Malik asked putting his hood back on. Tea put up a finger and waved it side to side.

"That, my friend, is a surprise." Tea sighed giggling and turned to the gate opening it and walking out, closely fallowed by Malik, Odion, and Mokuba. Malik stayed close to Tea while Odion and Mokuba trailed behind.

"Where is Bakura and the ring?" he asked. Tea sighed.

"I don't know where Bakura is but the ring is under my shirt." She said sadly. Malik looked at her for a lingering moment.

"He will come back." He said simply before looking ahead of them. Tea looked at him, not paying much attention to where she was going.

"How do you know?"

"He cares about you, somehow, and he will come back to you." He said pulling Tea to the side by the arm out of the way of a fence post. Tea blushed a muttered a thanks. Malik let go of her arm and looked out at a nearby park. "Where are we going? The park?" Tea looked up and smiled. She turned to look at Odion and Mokuba.

"Hey guys, I'll race you to the park." She said turning a running to the park closely fallowed by Malik and Mokuba, Odion deciding to walk the rest of the way, not wanting to run. Malik passed Tea and ran to the tree that was closets to the road. He laughed at Mokuba and Tea as they came in.

"A little slow aren't we?" he said tauntingly. Tea smiled at him and put a hand on the tree.

"Yea, guess I need to start to work out again." `And since Bakura is gone, I am not as strong as I used to be.' She thought. Mokuba laughed at the two.

"Hey look Tea, ducks!" he said running to them and scaring them all away, but fallowing them wherever they went.

"Why do you enjoy coming here Miss Tea?" Odion asked her once he came up behind her.

"No one is here when it rains and it is really beautiful." She said walking through the forest like park.

Malik looked at all the trees and frowned. "Look at all the trees Odion. Amazing isn't it? I wish Egypt had more of these." He said.

Odion smiled at his young brother and friend. "Yes, I do too." He said before walking through the trees his robe swishing as he walked. Malik sighed. No matter what he told Odion he would never change the style of clothing he wore. Malik ran up behind him and walked with him enjoying the scenery.

Tea and Mokuba where chasing the ducks around the small pond that was in the middle of the park. Mokuba laughed and continued to chase them like a small child as Tea stopped to catch her breath, Malik and Odion coming into the small area. "Come on guys there is a small café around here, somewhere." She said as she dusted herself off and walked over to Mokuba and putting his hood back on and pulling him behind her in the direction she thought the café was in.

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"Marik?!" Bakura shouted as he paled a bit. Marik smirked at him and stepped into the room shutting the door behind him with a loud thud. "How did you find me?"

Marik smirked as he came up to Bakura. "I have my ways. Now my question for you is why you are here?" he asked fingering with the earring hanging on his ear. Bakura looked at the nearest casket and frowned when he found no name.

"I am in search of my body." He said as he lifted the lid to the casket and put it back down when he didn't recognize the body. "And I have yet to find it. Why are you here?"

"Is there no better reason to be with my friend?" Marik said with a smirk.

"I am no fool as the pharaoh was Marik. I know you are up to something. And I am not going to help you get out of this place." He said slamming the lid down of another casket that was unfamiliar.

"What if I told you I know where to find your body?" Marik asked. He was baiting him, Bakura knew.

"How could you know where they are? You can't open the doors."

"What if I saw the pharaoh go somewhere and he came out with his body?" Bakura tensed. And he had taken the bait. He wanted to know, but what if Marik was lying. He wouldn't be able to know until he went to the other door. "I know you want to go to this door. And only I can tell you which one. It will take you a long time to find the right one."

"How did the pharaoh find his so fast?" Bakura asked trying to find him to be lying.

Marik fingered his chest. "His puzzle led him to it. It glowed in front of the right door." Bakura grabbed at him chest and frowned when he found his ring to be gone. It was still hanging on Tea's neck. He didn't bring it with him when he departed.

"If I let you escape with me how will you…" he left his words hanging not knowing how to ask.

"I will find my own body there. You may not have known it but I was there as well, I was not just Malik's anger, but also I am a Yami." He said. Bakura sighed. He would be searching for ever if he didn't except Marik's help. "I will not harm you when I escape." He said with his smirk.

Bakura sighed. He had no other choice. Once Marik was out he was no longer his problem. "I will help you escape the shadow realm if you show me where to find my body, and do not harm me or Tea when you return." Bakura said. Marik arched an eyebrow at Bakura.

"Why Tea? Isn't she the pharaoh's whore?" Marik asked.

Bakura looked at the ground not looking up at Marik as he mocked him. "Don't tell me you fell for the little whore?!" Marik said chuckling. Bakura growled low in his throat and jumped on Marik pinning him to the door.

"Don't you ever say that about her!" Bakura yelled at him. Marik's eyes got a little large for only a moment before his smirk returned.

"I guess that is a yes." He said pushing Bakura off of him and stepping out of his way. "The door you are looking for is not really a door it is more like an area in time." Bakura raised an eyebrow in confusion. Again the shadow realm surprised him. Marik gestured for him to fallow him as he left the room holding the door open. Bakura sighed. How else could he get what he wanted unless he excepted his help.

To Be Continued

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Hope you liked this chapter. I did. Now to write the next one. Please review, I really need the encouragement. Did anyone ever tell you guys that you rocked? You guys are. Thanks again for not flaming me if you hate this story. And now to the end. Review review review. Thanks.

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