"Yo, Ryou! Hey, wait up Ryou!" Bakura chased after him and cut him off at the door.
"What do you want, 'Kura? Can't a guy go the bathroom in peace?" Ryou looked at his yami and scowled. More and more lately 'Kura was becoming protective of him, practically stalking him everywhere he went. He tried to shove past his yami but 'Kura cut him off.
"Oh, please understand Ryou, I'm only looking out for you!" The yearning in his eyes was candid enough for Ryou to read. With one last attempt to stop him Bakura sighed and let Ryou pass. In truth, he was very worried. Marik was coming back to town with his yami and the moment of their arrival was pending quickly. Bakura didn't want to see his little Ryou mixed up with Yami Marik again, not again. Bakura had nearly lost him to the yami's seductive tricks.
"Just be careful, okay?" 'Kura asked him quietly.
"Okay 'Kura, relax! Nothing bad is going to happen to me in the boys' bathroom!" Ryou shook his head and marched through the door, grumbling incoherently about being overprotected and something else Bakura couldn't understand.
Bakura waited. And waited. And waited. Ryou hadn't come out in almost a half hour.
Where is he? What if he snuck out the bathroom window and ran away? Oh, no!
Bakura stormed through the bathroom in search of little Ryou. He saw that the window wasn't open so Ryou hadn't snuck out. But he did hear somebody moaning, as if in very deep pain.
"Ryou, are you in here?" 'Kura spoke. A long droning sound replied. 'Kura walked over to the stall where the sound was emitting from. Inside was Yugi Mutou, clutching his stomach and writhing on the floor.
"Oh my goodness, what happened Yugi?" The unnaturally solicitous behavior caught Yugi off-guard, then coughed violently and he shook with a spasm.
"H-h-h-h -he's b-b-b-back!" He groaned louder and doubled over the toilet, retching.
"Hold on Yugi, I'll go get Atem," said 'Kura before he ran out in search of Yugi's yami. He found Atem standing beside his locker talking to Jounouchi and Anzu.
"Hey, come and help me! Yugi's in the bathroom and he looks extremely sick!" 'Kura yelled breathlessly. The shock registered in the three and they took off down the hall. When they reached the bathroom all entered except Anzu.
"What are you waiting for, Anzu? Yugi needs our help!" Katsuya said.
"Um…hello, this is a guys' bathroom. Do I look like a guy to you?" Anzu set her fists on her hips, challenging Jounouchi to answer her.
"Uh…no?" Before she could react he bolted through the door.
Inside Bakura, Atem and Jounouchi all gathered around Yugi asking him what happened, vying him for details.
"Well," Yugi croaked. "I was washing my hands when Ryou came into the bathroom. He went into a stall and was quiet for a few minutes. Out of nowhere…he…appeared. I was so scared! But then he grabbed Ryou and used his Item to hurt me. 'Kura," he looked at Bakura. "I'm really worried about Ryou. He's gonna do something bad to us, I can feel it."
"Who? Who was it in the bathroom?" 'Kura almost shook the sense out of Yugi before Atem's warning glance stopped him short.
Yugi shuddered convulsively before whispering in pure fear, "Yami Marik."
