Important: I changed up the conversation between Atem and his father...I didn't like the other one, it was stupid.

Welcome to Chapter two my lovelies this is by far my favorite chapter of this story so far. It starts off in Bakura's POV then it goes to Atem's. This story will go back and forth between them so if you have some problem with multiple POV then I hate it for you.

As always have fun reading what my crazy wonderful talented mind has in store for you today. I'm so glad I'm doing this over again…why people loved my other version of this I have no idea. I read that and I'm like umm…this should be burnt…maybe I'm just being too hard on myself oh well….

DISCLAIMER:

I do not under any circumstances, own Yu-gi-oh. If I did, then Bakura would have been saved just like the rest of the villains. And there would be a lot of Darkshipping.

Warning: This story is Darkshipping/Casteshipping so if you have some type of problem with the pairing of Bakura and Atem then you obviously need to hit the back button because I love that pairing. So I'm writing this story. This is a Yaoi story as well and there will be eventually a lemon. If you don't like that either then I suggests you just leave this page.

I hope y'all enjoy the new and fabulous version of this story.

ENJOY :D

Chapter Two: Annoyance

[Bakura's POV, The Realm of Light]:

Falling, I never fell. I only stood, every lashing that I had gotten from the royal court, every murderous eye that averted his gaze to me. No, I never fell.

Yet here I was, falling, falling and falling. Where to? The Realm of Light.

Light

It only existed in the hearts of the pure. Darkness, it served me well. I served it well. We coexisted amongst each other. Time was on my side in the game, but somehow, being the ruler of fate, slipped through my fingers like grains of sand.

I stared in shock as my time-freezing hourglass shattered before my eyes. Yami, no Atem, that was his name smiled, not his usual half-heartedly smile, but something more. I owned that game, I invented it, no, that's a lie; it was Atem who had invented it, when his father carelessly listened to his twin brother.

I opened my eyes when I hit the ground hard. Stunned, I was confused that I could actually feel pain. Was I in the world of the living? No, I still had my original body, which had been destroyed along with Atem's. He used his powers; he was the chosen Pharaoh, the one who could summon the Gods at will. He locked his spirit within the Puzzle and mine within the Ring. He spilt Zorc's spirit along the seven Millennium Items, trying to lock the darkness away, but I returned!
Wouldn't it of made much more sense for him to have destroyed me back then?
The game, I played it well, believing that I was in control, but it was Atem who was all along and it infuriated me that I failed Zorc so miserable. I was sure I would be swallowed by Ammunt, but I wasn't. Instead, Horakhty sent me to the Realm of Light.

I stood, looking around me, there was light everywhere, the exact opposite of the Shadow Realm. The light danced around me, pushing and burning, urging me to move forward. I hissed in aggravation. Why did I have to listen to the light? Zorc said that the world was created from darkness so wouldn't it make more sense for the darkness to swallow the light?

I was the darkness, Atem was the light. That's why Atem was able to defeat me because he had the one thing that Zorc could not rise against: the light of hope.

No matter how hard I made things for him, he always, somehow in some way made it through. He was a master at games and I was a fool to have played it with the King of Games.

I walked forward the swirling of light around me was a mix of yellow, gold, orange, pink and red. Colors, something I didn't like either. I liked red and black: the colors of blood and hate. Hate was an emotion I had master for over five-thousand years. They say love is light; well, they can keep their sorry love because I refuse to have such a stupid emotion inside of me!

When I reached a small lake I stopped. The light swirled around me, surrounding my body. What did this thing want from me? I looked at my reflection in the water; it stared back at me with angry eyes, glaring at me threateningly. The lights bounced off the blue water which sparkled, I was mesmerized by it.

I got into the water and sighed. It felt nice here, the Shadow Realm had nothing like this, and it was just pure darkness and screams of pain, which, of course, I enjoyed immensely.

I let myself sink under the water, surprised that I could breathe under it. That was strange. Why would I be able to breathe underwater? I opened my eyes to see that the water was clear and pure. It didn't have tainted filth as the human world did. There wasn't anything in the water either, just clear blue nothingness.

I wasn't sure how long I stayed underwater just staring at it as the lights bounced off, reflecting over the clear blue. The water brought me thoughts that I left dormant after I surrendered my humanity to the Dark God.

"Bakura," a small boy with short brown hair, who was about seven years old called, I had been four at the time. I sneaked out of my house to play in the Nile. I just got out of the house when my best friend, Adom, who my sister and mother had raised since he was three years old because his parents died.

"Hey Adom." I said with a smile. "Come to join me in going to the Nile?"

"Of course," Adom giggled. We went to the Nile and got into the water.

"Think Mother will know we sneaked out again?" Adom asked.

"I'm more worried about Kora," I said.

Adom laughed "Ha, yeah knowing her she'll give us a lecture on how dangerous things like this are."

"She'll be okay, besides this is the only time we get to really spend time together." I said.

"Mother said it's for our own protection." Adom said.

"Against what?" I cried suddenly. Adom's eyes widened at my sudden outburst. I sighed."I just don't understand why Father and his men are always gone. They leave for months at a time. I never get to see him and I feel like he doesn't want to see me." I said tears forming in the corners of my eyes.

Adom pulled me into a hug. "Kura, it's okay, Father loves us."

"I know," I sighed hugging him back. "I just wish he could play with me. He has time for everyone else but me." I looked up at Adom who was biting his lip looking away awkwardly. "I should appreciate that I have parents, I'm sorry Adom."

Adom looked at me, smiled slightly, "It's okay, your family took me in. You're my brother Bakura." he said.

I smiled. "I love you."

I blinked. Where were these memories coming from? I had pushed them aside after my people were slaughtered in front of my eyes. I was told that I had to let go in order to save them. Why were memories of them suddenly coming back to me?

"Father's back! Father's back!" I shouted running outside I had looked out the window noticing that my father and his men had come back after a month and a half of being away from the village. Father, who was a very tall, strong man with long black hair and brown eyes stopped his horse and smiled down at me. I was about five years old at the time. I ran to the end of the village to greet him.

"Bakura get back here!" Koranna yelled. But I didn't listen to her.

He got off the horse, looking at the other men. One man grabbed Father's horse's reins and led the horse to the stables.

"Abasi," Father said turning toward the rest of the men. The one called Abasi, who was second in command next to Father of course, pulled the reins of his horse, who moved forward.

"Yes your greatness?" the man asked.

"Take the bags to my house and put the horses up." Father commanded.

"Yes, my Lord", the man said doing as Father said. I looked up at Father pulling on his robe. He looked at me and smiled, picking me up.

"Akefia," he said using my first name, picking me up. "You waited all this time to greet me son?"

"Of course Father" I said "I missed you." I wrapped my arms around his neck. He smiled, putting me on his shoulders.

"Yay a piggy-back ride!" I squealed in delight.

"This isn't a piggy-back ride." Father laughed. "I'm just walking right now"

"That means you can start running!" I giggled. "Hurry up!"

"Maybe I should drop you?" Father said leaning backwards.

"No, No!" I laughed holding onto his neck tighter. He leaned back up. I sighed in relief. Then he leaned backwards again.

"Hey!" I giggled "Stop that Father!"

He laughed. "Want me to run?"

I beamed. Father started running with me on his shoulders. I enjoyed this, the only time I ever got to see my father. He was always gone on his raids with his men. Sure, they brought back food and gold for us to survive. But it still hurt that he was always gone.

"Run faster, aren't you supposed to be a great thief?" I asked hugging him tighter.

"Of course," he said running faster. "Best thief in the land!"

Tears formed in my eyes. Where were they coming from? What was going on with me? I was frustrated. Maybe I should get out of this water? Quickly, I came to the surface getting out of the water; I put my clothes back on and sat at the water's edge looking down at my reflection. This time, it was full of sadness and confusion.

"What is wrong with me?" I asked out loud. I knew no one would answer the question, for I was alone. I had never been truly alone; I always had someone around me, someone with me. Whether I hated that person or not, but now, I was totally alone. I should welcome the loneliness with open arms. It's what I craved for so long after accepting that my family died a painful, agonizing death in front of my very eyes. I realized that the only thing I could do was accept the fact that I no longer had anything to live for and give myself up to Zorc.

Zorc.

I met him the morning after my village was destroyed…

"Bakura get down here," Koranna hissed pulling my arm. I jerked at my sister's touch; I wanted to see what was going on. Why was there fire everywhere and what happened to Mother, Father, and Adom?

"NO" I shouted. "Where is Mother?" I cried.

"She-Bakura just gets down here before they see you!" Koranna cried she picked me up. I kicked and screamed but she covered my mouth so they wouldn't hear me.

She took me behind a wall, gently placing me down. "Stay here and do not move." she ordered sternly.

"Where are you going?" I cried softly.

She leaned down to kiss me on the cheek. "Promise me two things: promise me you won't move from this spot no matter what you see and promise me that you won't change for anyone."
"I promise," I muttered into my sister's chest. She hugged me tighter before letting go, disappearing.
I inched closer to the wall, looking out. I watched in horror as everyone I loved, everyone who loved me screamed, begged for mercy. I cringed watching the men stir hot liquid in a pot. What was going on? I wanted to help them. But I was frozen in fear. I was pathetic and I collapsed hearing Koranna scream.

The next morning I woke up looking around. I noticed I was behind the sanctuary wall where Koranna had led me to the night before. What had happened? I stood up, my vision swaying in and out.

"Touzoku," a voice called. I shivered the voice sounded dark and terrifying. Who called my name?

"Touzoku," the voice called again, this time louder. I decided I should investigate the source. I walked from behind the wall the voice got louder and darker the closer I got. I came across a room that had a strange stone, a door and several candles lighting up the dark room.

"About time you got here" the voice said.

"WH-who are you?" a said shaking. I sat down burying my face in my hands, sobbing. I was scared and alone. "Where-where is my sister?"

"dead" the voice said acidly.

"What?" I cried. "How-no she-she's still alive, I-I know it!"

"Obviously not, look around you, I wouldn't be talking to you if they were alive." the voice said.

"What do you mean? Who are you?" I asked.

"My name is Zorc, why I am here is because you called upon me."

"I don't even know you, why would I call upon you?" I asked in confusion.

"Oh believe me Touzoku you did. Now then, let's get started shall we?" Zorc said.

"Where are you?" I asked. "What are we getting started?"

"I'm in this stone" Zorc replied. "And killing the Pharaoh of course."

"NO" I screamed suddenly. "I will NOT kill anyone! Especially the Pharaoh"

"You don't have a choice!" Zorc sneered.

"Mother says I always have a choice!" I cried out angrily.

"That's why she's dead isn't it?" Zorc snapped. I blinked, tears still rolling down my cheeks.

"Why-why do I need to kill the Pharaoh?" I asked wiping the tears away with my sleeve.

"Because he's responsible for me being trapped down here and you losing everything last night," Zorc replied angrily. I shivered at his loud, dark, booming voice.

"Who-who are you?" I asked again.

"A friend."

[Atem's POV]:

I blinked staring at her eyes larger than saucers. No. There was NO way that this beautiful woman was Bakura's mother. I growled, mumbling under my breath. How? She crossed her arms over her chest waiting for me to take in what she just said. White hair, that's where Bakura had gotten his from; she looked strikingly familiar and now, I knew why.

Because this angel like woman was the spawn of Zorc's mother.

"You're lying!" I said. "There's no way you could be Bakura's mother!"

"Oh?" Nalori said narrowing her eyes I shook that strange familiarity in her eyes shook my very core. "Don't you think I would know who my own son is?"

"It's just hard to believe" I said "But I supposed if you say you are, you are."

Nalori didn't say anything.

"Do you mind me asking why you wanted me?" I asked.

"You're going on a journey," she said suddenly. I raised my eyebrow in confusion.

"Ha, the hell with that, what's really going on here?" I asked getting irritated.

"Since you killed my son, then it's your job to set him free." she said.

"It's not my job to save your son, Mrs. Touzoku." I snapped. "He probably was already eaten by Ammunt!"

Nalori looked at me and burst into a fit of laugher. I stared at her, what was she laughing about? That her son was eaten by the Crocodile Goddess? Maybe she didn't love him; maybe Bakura really had no one. I thought so. He never had a friend in his life, he never had any kind of lover, and he probably raped people and abused them. He hurt everyone and everything around him. So long as he was happy, it didn't matter. And I hated him because of it. How heartless could one person be? Now I knew where he got it from…or so I thought.

Nalori stopped laughing glaring at me. "Ammunt feasts upon those who have not passed judgment upon MA'at's feather; my son, hasn't come here to even be tested."

"He combined himself with Zorc, so I'm pretty sure, he's wherever Zorc is." I said with a shrug. "Not that I really care."

"Of course you don't!" Nalori snapped her eyes were on fire, this woman, something about her was strange, and she was alluring and captivating. So demanding! What did she want?

"Is there a reason why you're bothering me about this?" I asked "I have things I want to do you know"

"Save my son." she said in a demanding tone.

"WHAT?!" I yelled in horror. Who did this woman think she was! "Don't you know that your son and I are enemies?" I cried out in anger, jumping up off the bench. Nalori still sat on the bench, seeming unfazed by my sudden outburst. Some people looked over at us, but I ignored them.

"I'm well-aware of what happened between my son and you, Pharaoh Atem," Nalori said. "However, I demand that you save my son."

"Save him yourself!" I hissed. "He's a worthless piece of-"suddenly I felt a slap across my face. Bakura's mother towered over me, so this is where Bakura gets his height from. His mother was awfully tall to be a woman; then again, I was short. I had technically died when I was seventeen years old, so I was in a seventeen year old's body. Nalori glared at me, eyes full of rage.

"My son is not a piece of shit!" she growled dangerously in my face. I didn't say anything, just glared back, this woman, beautiful or not, wasn't going to get the best of me. She was going to tell me what to do.

"Then go tell his fan club that!" I shot back. "I don't want anything to do with him, Mrs. Touzoku."

"Well that's just too damn bad isn't it Pharaoh?" she asked me.

"I don't have to listen to you!" I yelled.

"So all that shit about destiny that you said to Seto Kaiba that was just something you made up so that he would believe your stupid theories?" she asked. I moved hitting something. I looked behind me to notice I was trapped between a tree and Nalori.

"They weren't stupid theories." I said. "They were true."

"I know that," Nalori snapped in an aggravated tone. "So why are you not following your destiny to save my son?"

"Because that is a stupid destiny. My destiny was to save the world from him. Your son is a fucking psychotic bitch!"

Another slap to the face, this time much harder, luckily, I didn't feel the pain that I would have felt but it was still irritating.

"Want another slap?" Nalori growled. "You're not going to talk about Bakura like that do you understand?"

"Whatever," I snapped. "I have things to do, I'm not saving your stupid son, forget it, Touzoku!"

And with that I walked away. I felt Nalori's eyes glaring holes through me, but I didn't care. I didn't care who she was. She wasn't going to demand that I save Bakura. Why and how would I go about doing that anyways?

I sighed walking through the door that read Desert I needed to talk to someone about this, someone that had some damn sense. But who could help me with this? I stood at the door and thought. Most of my past people 'lived' in the desert part, occasionally going to the other places, I usually stayed in the Ocean part, it was very peaceful and relaxing, expect for today of course, that had been a nightmare.

What had Nalori meant when she said: "It's my destiny to save Bakura"? Wouldn't it make much more sense if she was the one who saved him? Having the excuse that she was in the Afterlife and therefore couldn't save him would be a stupid excuse if she used it, considering that I, myself am in the Afterlife.

I opened the door to the Desert not sure who I was going to talk to about this. I walked inside, noticing that Father was sitting on a bench beside of a cactus reading a book.

"Hey Father, what are you reading?" I asked after I walked up to him. He jumped up some and put the book away looking up at me.

"Oh, hey Atem," he smiled "What are you up to?"

"I need to talk" I said taking a seat beside of my father. He nodded.

"Go on," he said giving me his undivided attention.
"Do you know anyone named Nalori Touzoku?" I asked.
"Yes, I know her, she's Bakura's mother." Father said. "What about her?"
"Well, she came up to me, not too long ago and demanded that I save Bakura. She said that it was my destiny to."

Father closed his eyes, letting out a sigh. "I was afraid of this."
"Afraid of what?" I asked.
"Nalori knows you're the one that locked Bakura away, so she thinks it's your duty to bring him here." Father said.
"But I don't want to!" I shouted. "I don't ever want to see him again! He hurt so many people, he doesn't deserve to come here!"
"Only the Gods can judge who will come and who won't." Father said.
"Who's side are you on?" I asked.
"I'm on your side, of course," he replied. "But I'm just telling you like it is, you might not agree with Bakura, but you don't have the right to keep him from here. His family misses him very much."
"How can it be my destiny to save him?" I asked. "Isn't he gone for good?"
"Honestly, I'm not sure, but you must do what your heart tells you to do. In the meantime, why don't we go see Mana? She has a birthday present for you." Father said.
"Birthday present?" I asked, raising my eyebrow. "It's already March eighteenth?"

"Tomorrow is," Father chuckled. "But Mana made her present earlier and demanded that I bring you over here. I'm glad that you came over when you did, I was about to come get you."
I smiled slightly. "I'm sure Mana made me something nice, let's go." and with that Father led me to where Mana was.

Little did I know, a beautiful, long black haired girl watched from afar with silent tears rolling down her tanned cheeks.

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I hope that y'all enjoyed this chapter. I REALLY like this version better…how I even got reviews for the other one. It SUCKED so bad Uggh! Anyways, I'll try to get these updated as often as I can, I have school and so does my beta, and I want to have my own life someday so school is defiantly necessary. Anyways, review, questions, critics, NO FLAMES because I will wash those bitches away. I have a mouth on me and I'm NOT afraid to use it when provoke. And next chapter we should be meeting Koranna yay frans! I hope y'all enjoyed, until next time wheee :D