Title: Who Knew

By: KuroSakura-chan/KuroSakura

Summary: Ryou has been murdered, and Domino City is paying for it. Now, Seto has to find a way to stop Bakura before either Yami kills the thief...or the thief kills Seto and Mokuba.

Genre: Angst, Tragedy, Crime,

Category: Yu-Gi-Oh

Couples: Seto/Bakura,

Warnings: Yaoi, 1st Person, Violence, Character Death,

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.

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-Seto-

I twitch, Bakura's grin meaning something is going to happen that he will enjoy, and I will not. I'm far too used to this by now, though, so I simply resign myself to my fate.

I knew this whole day would be this...aggravating, though. In fact, I'm surprised I've gotten this far without attempting to murder Bakura. I suppose that Mokuba is right; I've grown attached to Bakura for more than sex. I don't think I've quite forgiven him for trying to take over Mokuba yet, but even I can admit that he's changed since then. Perhaps it really was just the Ring that made him so psychotic. I mean, yes, he's still so fucking crazy that I worry he'll topple the world order in boredom, but he doesn't seem so murderous any longer.

Not that his murderous nature hadn't been a turn-on, because it had. But now, I don't have to worry about him suddenly changing his mind and stabbing me to death during sex.

So caught up in my thoughts as I was, I must have missed whatever Bakura was excited about. Knowing that is not proper behavior for someone in a relationship, and knowing that Mokuba will kill me if he finds out I wasn't paying attention to Bakura on this date, I turn to ask what I had missed. As I open my mouth, however, I notice that something is wrong.

Bakura is staring straight ahead, frozen mid-stride. I reach forward to touch his right shoulder, but his face contorts into an expression of utter pain and fury before I can reach him.

"Bakura?" I ask cautiously, stepping back as I notice the mad look in his eyes.

He says nothing, his face continuing to contort until he finally opens his mouth to scream. Everything stops around us, everyone transfixed by the pure pain and animalistic hate held within that scream.

"Bakura!" I step towards him, and his scream stops immediately. Shadows swirl around him, focused around his chest until the coalesce into the Millennium Ring. His eyes focus, all of the hate he is feeling staring straight at me. I find myself unable to say something in the face of that pure loathing.

Just seeing the Ring again is terrifying, but he is in pain, too. He turns and takes off, saying nothing to me. I'm unsure of whether it was good that he hasn't started using all of the Ring's powers or not...I just pull my cell from my pocket and demand a status report on Ryou Bakura.

A/N: Eee...I worry, I worry! Let me know what you all think!