DISCLAIMER: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Also, this is a really long chapter and I don't know if the others will be this long. Kat is mad at me for the ending. Serves her right for not telling me the rest of the story she is currently telling me while I'm bored. We aren't speaking and seeing who will last the longest. This is gonna be fun! So... Enjoy! Comments are always welcomed!
I am walking down the street toward my house from the library. Why did I think it was a good idea to walk home at night alone? I keep walking as it grows darker. I hear fighting up ahead. Great, now I'm going to be mugged. I hear someone scream then see a flash of light. Oh shit, someone is seriously hurt! I run over to the alley where I heard the fighting and see five thugs unconscious with the most attractive man I've ever seen next to them. His white hair is damp from fighting off his attackers; blood runs down his arms and face. "Are you okay?" My voice is eerily loud in the quiet night. "I can help you."
"I don't need your help!" He snarls then passes out. I run over to him anyways. I hold him up and whisper in his ear "It's going to be okay. I'm going to take care of you." I wipe away some blood and kiss his forehead gently. "I'm taking you to my house." I finally make it home after an hour. I lay the strange man down on my bed and remove his shirt. I wash the blood away and find two wounds: one below his right eye and one on his upper arm. I bandage them up as best as I could. Don't worry you are safe here. I can't help running my fingers through his long white hair and admire his chiseled abs. Why do I feel kinship with him? Does it have something to do with Egypt all those years ago? This may sound crazy but I am the reincarnate of a peasant woman who saved her husband three thousand years ago from the pharaoh. He looks familiar. I don't know why. I sit next to the bed and stroke his hair and face until he wakes up.
"Where am I?" The strange man looks up at me. "Who are you?"
"I am Karen. You are my guest." He looks like I'm crazy.
"Why am I here?" He tries to move up from the bed and collapses back down. "Those damn mortals! I will send them to the Shadow Realm!"
"Please just lie still." I push him gently back onto the bed. "I am taking care of you." What the hell is a Shadow Realm? Wait! That name sounds familiar, like a distant memory. Is he dangerous? Maybe this was a bad idea. "I stayed by your side."
"Oh…" The man looks at me softly. "Thank you. I am Bakura." He looks so cute when he isn't in a rage!
"Bakura… Have we met before?" I look at him sideways. "I mean, you seem familiar to me."
"I don't think so. I would remember someone as beautiful as you." Bakura smiles up at me. "Are you Egyptian?"
I blush from his comment. "I am Egyptian, but I'm not even decent looking." I look down at my hands and avoid eye contact. "I just feel… Never mind it's crazy. You wouldn't believe me anyways."
Bakura reaches for my hand. "I have seen many things. I will believe you." I could actually believe him. But, it is so far-fetched.
I take a deep breath. "I am… I am a three thousand year old spirit in another body." I look away and wait for judgment. But, all he does is squeeze my hand. "You believe me?" I look into his brown eyes.
"Yes, because I am a spirit also." Bakura tries to sit up again in agony. "Bloody mortals! I am so sore."
"Please stay still my dear." I gasp. Did that just come out? Where did that come from? "I'm sorry you just remind me of my husband all those years ago. You even look a little like him." I look down. Nice Karen, he must think you are insane.
"Wait, you had a husband in ancient Egypt three thousand years ago?" He looks into my face anxiously.
"Yes, but I didn't mean very much to him I think." I sigh heavily. "He was my world even if I wasn't his." A tear escapes down my face. Bakura wipes it away.
"What was his name?"
I look down at him. "Why do you want to know?"
"I may know him. You could be the Pharaoh's wife." He looks up at me. There is more than that.
"Akefia." I smile at the memory. "His name was Akefia, though I called him Kitty and that irritated him so much." Then everything rushes back to me. "It's you!"
"What?" He looks at me confused.
"You are my husband! The thief Bakura!" I gasp at my memory. "I have missed you so much."
"Karen? Are you okay?" Bakura holds my hands tighter.
"Do you remember me?" I start to cry. Maybe he doesn't since I wasn't important. "It's okay that you don't."
"You look like my wife, but you don't have the same name." Bakura looks compassionately at me. "I'm trying to remember. I did everything I could to protect her. I even locked her up so no one can harm her. She thought me a brute I'm sure."
"Well, I changed it to Karen. It was Layla." I gaze into his eyes. "We don't have to be married in this world Bakura. Remember? You said I always slowed you down and I was useless because I only could produce a stillborn."
"Layla…I love you so much." He strokes my face. "You know I never meant it and I always protected you." Bakura pulls me down into a short sweet kiss. "That was my job. I'm sorry I never showed my love."
"Do I have my husband back?" I look at him and smile.
"Yes, and I'm not leaving you." He smiles back at me. "Look! I don't have my scar!"
"I didn't recognize you because of that. Don't look in the mirror cause you will have a similar one now." I giggle. "I loved your scar. It showed your toughness and passion. Bakura, in this world we are equals. Is that alright?"
"Yes Layla. Will you date me?" Bakura tries to stand from the bed.
"Don't get up! I will date you Bakura but please lie back down. You aren't strong enough yet."
"Layla? Do you remember my nickname for you?" He pulls me onto the bed next to him.
"You had a nickname for me?" I look at him astonished.
"Yes, have I never called you it?"
"You have called me mean names and Layla that's it." I look at his chest hoping I didn't make him mad.
"Well to the guys in the tavern you were my angelic princess. You were so pretty you could have been royalty." Bakura lifts my chin up. "You still are."
Tears come to my eyes as I laugh nervously. "About that…"
His face darkens instantly. "What is it Layla?" He growls.
"Ummm…Well…I am the lost princess." I look back down. "Can I get you anything Bakura?"
"No you don't have to." Bakura glares down at me. "You never told me?"
"I ran away from home. I ran from an arranged marriage." At this his body tenses. "I was afraid about what you would have done if you found out." I start to cry softly. "I'm sorry." I move away from Bakura.
He pulls me back to his bare chest and kisses my forehead. "Have I been that brutal to my sweetheart that you must move away in fear of me? I am here now. I know how to love you right Angel, as long as you are forever mine." Bakura holds me gently.
"Bakura? You have changed a lot. Where is the ruthless man you turned into after we married?" I look into his brown eyes. "Weren't your eyes purple?"
"You are the only one I am nice to Angel and yes my eyes have changed." After holding me for five minutes he asks if he could get up.
"Bakura, we can try but I'm going to help you." I get up and move to his side of the bed. "Are you ready?"
"Yes." Bakura drapes his long arm around my thin shoulders. "Can you support my weight?"
"I'm stronger than you remember dear." I help him walk over to a chair, but he doesn't sit. "Don't you want rest Bakura? You are still injured." He sinks to his knees and looks up at me with his good eye.
"Layla I know it's fast but I didn't know you were here in this world. I would have searched the world for you if I did. To make up for lost time," Bakura takes my hands in his. "Princess Layla Angel Atem, will you marry me?"
I gasp in surprise. "Bakura, I… I love you. Yes, I will marry you." I kiss him gently. "Now rest?"
"Fine Layla, but you have to lay with me." He smirks. "I missed having someone to protect."
"I'm here Bakura, but I am protecting you now." I lay down with him. I feel his soft long hair. "I love you." I lay my head on his chest and fall asleep.