Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh. I wish I did, but all I own is about 200 Yugioh pictures on my walls…Most are of Bakura. (figures)

Ria: sighs okay, I know this is way overdone, but I couldn't help it. YSF had sent me this adorable kitty Bakura picture, and it inspired me.

Bakura: Why must you insist on tormenting me? First in Spirit Revolt you colored my hair…

Ria: Which was as funny as hell

Bakura: and now you are going to turn me into a cat? You better have a good plot line.

Ria: well, Nusumi ain't gonna be in this, so do you mind a little you and Ryou fluff?

Bakura: What type of fluff?

Ria: I'm not gonna spoil it baka!

Summary- Bakura is, put it bluntly, evil… maybe even a little too evil and is also very cruel to poor Ryou. Maybe that's why a divine being decides to teach him the meanings of love and good even if her techniques are a little out of the box. Co-written by YSF.

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"Hey Ryou! Wanna come with us to get a burger or something?" asked Yugi running up to Ryou after school as Ryou got on his outer shoes to go home.

Ryou stood up and faked a tired smile at his cheerful friend. "I'm sorry Yugi," he said trying to sound sincere, "I'm quite tired and not feeling all that well today, so you'll forgive me for skipping out this one time?"

"Of course, make sure you get rest though, okay?" Yugi asked.

"Naturally Yugi, have fun," Ryou said and walked off with a wave. Once out of sight, Ryou looked around and then looked at the Millennium Ring that hung around his neck. "It's clear Bakura," he said with a sigh.

Immediately the ring started glowing and a figure appeared next to Ryou. If you didn't know better, you would think that the two were twins. The only difference is that the one was the evil spirit of an ancient Egyptian tomb robber, and the other was a relatively normal and innocent British exchange student.

"It's about time," Bakura snapped, "What did the pharaoh's brat want?"

"He wanted me to go with him, Joey, and Yami to get a burger, but I told him I was sick and tired," Ryou said not looking at Bakura and continued to walk.

Bakura smirked darkly and followed. "So you were too scared to go against what I told you to do. Good little weak hikari," he mocked.

Ryou didn't reply until he had reached the front door of his house. Going in, he heard Bakura close the door behind him and come up close. Keeping his head down as he felt himself being turned, he heard Bakura chuckle.

"What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" Bakura sneered. Ryou shot his head up and glared at Bakura. Before Bakura could act, Ryou lifted his arm and punched Bakura across the face.

Bakura turned his head with the punch to make the blow hurt less. As Ryou dropped his arm in surprise, Bakura grabbed his wrist and started squeezing.

"Bakura, please stop, you're going to break my wrist!" Ryou cried, trying to get away. Bakura ignored Ryou and only squeezed tighter and started turning Ryou's wrist.

"You know what you have to do to make me stop," Bakura hissed.

Ryou bowed his head in defeat and fell to his knees. "I'm sorry," he whispered.

"And?"

"And I'm pathetic, weak, and don't deserve your mercy," Ryou said almost silently, but Bakura heard.

"Know what?" Bakura said in Ryou's ear as he relaxed his grip on the captive wrist, but didn't let it go, "You don't deserve my mercy, but I'm going to give it to you anyway." Bakura straightened up and pulled Ryou to his feet.

Before he let go though, Bakura tightened his grip once more on Ryou's wrist and gave it a hard twist and didn't let go till he heard the telltale crack of bones snapping.

Ryou held his wrist and ran up the stairs, where he turned and stared down at Bakura from just inside his room with tears in his eyes. "I hate you, and I wish I never met you," he shouted as Bakura opened his mouth to say something. "In fact, I wish I never even got the ring!" Ryou finished and slammed the door to his room.

Bakura raised an eyebrow and merely headed down to the basement where he slept when he didn't feel like returning to the Millennium Ring. Flopping on his bed, the spirit stared at the ceiling and sighed. "Stupid hikari," he muttered brushing his silver hair out of his eyes. "Knowing him, he's going to get the pharaoh in his corner as always and I'm going to end up spending about a week in the shadow realm before I actually decide to leave through my secret portal," Bakura chuckled after a minute.

'That, will be the least of your problems.' Came an echoing voice.

Bakura shot up straight. "Who's there? Show yourself," he growled scanning his room with his eyes.

'I'm merely a divine being who's been watching you for quite a while,' The voice replied as a bright light appeared towards one end of the room and took on the form of a female with long hair and a flowing outfit.

"What do you mean by the least of my problems?" Bakura demanded as the light subsided.

'Well the name's Maria, and I'm here to help/make you realize just how cruel you're being to such an innocent creature and until I'm done, the shadow realm will be the least of your worries,' the girl replied tucking her long brown bangs behind her ears.

"That hikari of mine is too weak. He's easy to push around. I'm trying to toughen him up."

'Ever think that might be because of the fear you impose on him?' Maria shot back. At this Bakura was at a loss for words. Seeing this, Maria continued.

'I now know what I'm going to do with you. Good thing my superiors gave me permission to do what I want since you're dead already,' Maria laughed as she started to glow.

"What are you doing to me!?" Bakura demanded in surprise as he also started glowing and levitated off the bed a little. Maria strode over to Bakura and reached out a hand towards him.

'Giving you a taste of your own medicine, and just so you know, you won't change back till you truly learn your lesson,' Maria replied, her sapphire eyes flashing.

Bakura was about to ask what she meant by 'change back,' but as he opened his mouth, Maria's fingers brushed his forehead and he crumpled to the bed unconscious.

Maria looked on as the glow surrounding Bakura flared and then faded after a minute. 'Good, it worked. Tomorrow begins your lesson in gentleness Tomb Robber, and I think I'm going to watch this to see how it plays out,' Maria said to herself before fading from sight.

A few hours later, Ryou poked his head through the front door and crept quietly into the house. About a half-hour after Ryou had slammed the door to his room, he had called Yugi and asked if Yugi's grandfather could drive him to the hospital on the account that he had tripped and fell down the stairs and possibly broke his wrist. Now he was quietly going up the stairs so Bakura wouldn't hear him, his arm in a cast and held protectively in a sling.

Curling up on his bed, Ryou remembered how Yami had suspiciously looked at Ryou's wrist and muttering something about the break not being an accident, settled for losing himself in his thoughts instead of trying to get the truth out of Ryou. Closing his eyes, Ryou fell into a sleep that was for once peaceful.

Bakura's P.O.V. -

Somehow before I woke up, I could tell it was morning. My head throbbing, I remembered that girl from the previous afternoon and how she spoke cryptically about a lesson of sorts. Trying to reach the back of my head to massage the pulsing spot, I frowned when my arms didn't seem to bend that way. Opening my eyes, I looked down and saw that my arms turned a fuzzy gray color. Suddenly, I felt myself be picked up by two hands.

'Good morning Bakura,' a giant version of Maria said looking into my eyes.

/What did you do to me?/ I snarled surprised that I wasn't actually talking, and that I was being easily picked up by an apparition. Maria just smiled and walked to a mirror that Ryou had insisted stay down there. Looking into the mirror, my eyes widened and I scrambled backwards on all fours. In the reflection, stood Maria, and in her hands was a small gray kitten with dark brown, almost black eyes and a notch in the right ear.

/Am I…/

'The kitten? Yes, now you be able to learn just how defenseless you really are inside. The only good part, is that in about a month, you'll grow to be a full-sized cat, and you'll hopefully learn your lesson before that,' Maria explained, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

I tried to hiss at her, but all that came out was a stream of air. Sulking, I suddenly felt myself be put on the bed hurriedly as we both heard footsteps approaching the basement door.

'Remember, I'm going to be around checking up on you,' Maria whispered before vanishing from human sight.

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Ria: reads over the chapter not bad. I don't know which way to make this turn. I'll leave it up to you guys. Do you want Yaoi or non-yaoi? I will have fun either way. Review and tell me!