Chapter 1

Third person POV

Bakura ran through rather crowded streets. The blood trickled down his side and left a trail of where he has ran. No wonder the palace guards could track him. A guard had stabbed him while he was trying to steal a necklace. Pretty it was, but also worth a lot. That's what he knew.

"Crap!" Bakura shouted as he hit the ground.

"Need help?" He looked up to see a young girl about his age standing in front of him. He couldn't see her face for it was covered by shadows. "Come with me." She said holding out her hand.

'I don't need her help but.' He noticed the gold rings she had on.' Maybe for some easy money it will be worth the time.' He thought taking her hand. She led him to an ally. Then she rubbed her hand in his wound taking some of his blood. Then she made markings along the building to make it seem like he ran into the building. 'She's good.' Bakura thought as he watched the guards run right into the building.

"Come on." The girl said taking his hand and dragging him to another place. Then he realized that his wound had healed somehow.

'Hey! What did you do to my wound?" Bakura demanded. But the girl never answered him.

They ran to the market area of town. They hid in a ally.

"Now return the necklace you stole Thief King." She said. Bakura tried to get a look at his helper and soon to be victim. But she hid her face real well in the shadows.

"Why should I? I stole it fair and square." Bakura said. Even if he hadden asked he still wasn't gunna give it back.

"Cause the man who made that necklace with all he had. He planned on selling it to afford somewhere to stay with his family. And to give them something to eat." She said pointing to the jewelry both he stole the necklace from.

Bakura watched three little kids run up to the stall owner. A woman followed. The littlest one jumped into his arms. Then the man looked at his kids then to the Inn behind him. He shook his head.

'My mind will not be changed so easily.' Bakura thought. The he looked at the littlest child and saw how skinny she was. 'By Ra! I can't believe what I'm about to do!'

The girl saw his eyes and could tell what he was going to do.

'My job is done.' She thought leaveing him to return what he stole.

Bakura looked back at the girl to find that she wasn't there anymore.

'Where did she-' Bakura thought but he was cut short by the sound of yelling guards. Bakura turned around only to have his stomach punched. He hit the ground hard. Then he was kicked hard in the face. He could feel warm blood running down his face then his stomach. But this didn't seem to register till he felt the knife in his stomach. He was kicked once more then everything went black.

Palace Gardens

A young girl with long black hair and lava red eyes sit on a bench near flowers of all sorts.

"You left the palace walls again sis." Yami said walking up to the bench.

"You know father does not like it when any of us leave the palace walls." Atem, Yamis older twin brother, said standing behind his brother.

"Now what makes you two think I left the palace?" She asked standing to face her older brothers.

"You weren't in your room and you missed lunch." Yami said. He crossed his arms.

"So what did you do?" Atem asked." You know we won't tell father."

"I helped the Thief King get away from so guards then I told him to return what he stole" The girl said.

"What!" Both boys said surprised.

"He was going to return the necklace. I know so." She said before either boy could say any thing.

"I don't think he had a chance to though." Atem said. Yami looked at his twin. Then to his sister who had a questioning look on her face. "The guards said that they had him in the dungeons."

"What!" The girl said. Then she took off of the dungeons.

"Wait! Maria come back!" Atem yelled after her.

"Dammit Atem!" Yami said following his twin.

Palace Dungeons

Bakura woke up with a sharp pain shooting through his body. He clutched his stomach. Then he remembered what had happened earlier.

"Stupid girl." He said sitting up. Despite all the pain he was in he still managed to sit up. He looked down to see dried blood cover his stomach. Not to mention his face.

A guard walked past his cell.

"So you are alive." The guard said. "Good."

"Oh yeah? Whys that? Sp I can kill you?" Bakura asked. Then he watched the guard open his cell and grab his arm.

"Sure." The guard said dragging bakura out of his cell.

"Let me go! I can walk myself!" Bakura said freeing his arm from the guard. He hadn't noticed the other guard behind him. That is till the other guard hit his back causing him to hit the floor. Then the guards both slammed one foot down on one of Bakuras legs. It snapped with a loud cracking sound. Bakura yelled out in pain.

"Now you can't." The second guard said. The other guard laughed. Then both guards dragged Bakura to a table and leaned him over it. The first guard took one of Bakuras arms and started twisting it. H e didn't stop till he heard another loud cracking sound.

Bakura knew that his arm wasn't broken. It was just popped out of place. The cracking sound came from the table breaking. He broke it out of the pain he felt. Then he was slammed against the wall. There he felt warm blood trickling down his face again.

Then the door to the dungeon was swung open. All Bakura could make out was three figures.

"What are you doing?" A girl yelled. It sounded like the same girl from earlier.

"P-princess we were just-" One of the guard started to say.

'Princess?' Bakura thought befor he blacked out again.