Title: I'll Cover You ~Reprise~

By: KuroSakura-chan

Summary: Things had been going well. Kaiba Corp. basically ran itself, Mokuba had plenty of friends, and Seto had Bakura. And then, one night, it all changed.

Category: Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Genre: Angst, Drama, Romance,

Couples: Seto/Bakura,

Warnings: Yaoi,

Disclaimer: I do not own YGO.

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-Seto-

He could only thank whatever gods may exist that Mokuba was not home.

"Bye, Oniisan! I'm going to a friend's for the night! I'll call when I get there!"

No, thankfully, Mokuba was off being a teenager, having fun with his friends. It was something that happened often, now. Especially since Seto had stopped hosting duel tournaments. While the tournaments had been ongoing, Seto couldn't risk something happening to Mokuba, not after what happened with Duelist Kingdom and when Bakura kidnapped him. Was having a little brother really that much of a weakness? Apparently it was.

But that was all over. No more tournaments for Seto. Sure, he continued creating dueling equipment, but he did not participate any more. After the incident in Egypt, they had all retired. Ryou was glad to escape from the troubles of dueling, which was made simpler by the fact that whatever magic had been activated split the Yamis from their Hikaris. Ryou no longer had Bakura in his mind. Yugi no longer had Yami in his. And Malik no longer needed to take medications for split personalities, because he no longer had one. Marik was free to roam the world, as terrifying as that may seem. However, he seemed to take a liking to Ryou, and with a few well-placed and backed up threats from Bakura, Marik had started to act like a normal person. Well, as normal as anyone in Domino is.

Right before the Egypt incident, when Bakura kidnapped Mokuba, Seto realized something. Whatever Bakura was up to, it wasn't as malicious as it seemed. Or at least, what the real Bakura wanted. Zork, the demon controlling Bakura, was the one that had all the malicious intentions. Perhaps it was the fact that Bakura gave back Mokuba that made Seto realize that Bakura didn't actually want to hurt him. Seto didn't really know, and now it doesn't matter.

Bakura was gone.

He'd been sitting on the stairs right inside the mansion when Seto returned from work. Not a strange coincidence, to find Bakura in the mansion. The strange thing was where he was at. He didn't like to sit on the stairs, said they were too uncomfortable in this age of comforts. Seto overlooked it. Now that he thought back, perhaps he overlooked too many things. Though, he had no idea why Bakura left, so there's no way he can look back and see if there were signs he missed. It wouldn't stop him from trying to figure it out, though.

"It's over, Seto. I'm leaving."

Those words would forever haunt Seto.

There was nothing he could do to stop Bakura-there never was when the thief had his mind set on something. Only Ryou had even a shred of a chance, and sometimes Mokuba, but never Seto. Once Bakura had decided something, Seto was simply along for the ride. There were many memories that were once great and would now sting every time they came to the forefront of his mind.

He'd been sitting on the stairs, in the same place that Bakura had been sitting. He had sunk down to the stairs when Bakura had walked out of the mansion, the sundown light giving him an angelic appearance, even as he broke Seto's heart. It was almost like Bakura was ascending to heaven, despite the fact that both he and Bakura knew that no place existed for either of them.

The sun was fully set now. It had been for awhile. Seto hadn't moved, hadn't stopped staring at the door, hoping that Bakura would come back through, and laugh at him, saying that he was an idiot for believing that he'd really go. Bakura hadn't come back, and in his heart, Seto knew he wouldn't.

That thought nearly pushed Seto over the edge, but a thought occurred to him as he felt his grip on his emotions slipping. If he'd left Bakura without a reason, Bakura would never let him be until he got at least a reason. Maybe not even then. So why should he allow Bakura to get away with it? Though, with the hours passed, the thief had plenty of time to get far, far away...Perhaps Ryou would have some information.

Having finally decided on a course of action, Seto stood and walked through the door, not pausing to look back.

A/N: Well? I hope it's not too bad...It's been quite awhile since I've written 3rd person YGO, after all...

Preview:

-Bakura-

He hissed and grabbed his head, running into the wall beside him.

Let me know what you think! R&R, please!