A/N: I might put this story on hiatus for two weeks when I take my trip to Japan. But hold on you haven't heard my other idea. I might type up a few chapters before I leave and have my sister update the story. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. Who knows I might finish the story up before I leave. But I won't be leaving for awhile so you can relax. I leave July 5 and come back on July 18.

Disclaimer: Nope not mine...At least I dont think it is. :)

Warning: If you are a Metal Gear Solid Fan and haven't completed the fourth game yet then I advise you not to read the author's note at the end!! Don't say I didn't warn you, cuz I just did!

Marik's POV (have you noticed that sometimes I'll bold the POV and other times I won't? :))

Bakura had given me his number before I left but he told me that he wasn't going to get out of the hospital until eight. So I waited until 8:30 to call him to make sure he got out of the hospital okay.

"Hello?" Bakura's voice answered. I could've sworn my heart skipped a beat when I heard his voice.

"Oh, hey Bakura. Its me Marik."

"Oh hi Marik." Bakura said.

"Did you get out alright?"

"Yeah. I just checked out and I'm heading home right now."

"I forgot to ask you at the hospital, if we were still going out tonight?"

"Nah. Sorry. My dad left out of town today so I need to stay home and watch Ryou. But if you want to come over tomorrow?" He asked, hopefully.

"You would want to spend your only day off with me(1)?" I asked in disbelief.

"Sure. Your basically my only friend, so what do you say?"

"Okay. What time?"

"It doesn't matter. Show up anytime...well except something insane like 4 or 5 in the morning." I could almost hear his grin through the phone.

"Er, okay. How do you get to your house?"

He gave me the directions and then we hung up. I went to my room and sat on my bed. Then I let out a huff. This was the first time anyone had ever invited me to their house.

Bakura's POV Next day

For breakfast Ryou made blueberry pancakes. (Mmm those are good.) I woke up to the smell of them. Then I remembered Marik was coming today and I smiled. My stomach flip a little. I know I liked him a lot. It was a step above of a crush and a step below in love.

Before I went downstairs so eat breakfast I changed. I put on a black sleeveless shirt and blue jeans. I walked downstairs and saw Ryou sitting at our table cutting his pancakes. Mine were there on the table too, cut and all. Ryou doesn't trust me very much around knives. He smiled when he noticed me.

"Good morning Bakura! Is your friend coming over today?" Ryou asked me excitedly. This was the first time I had ever invited someone over to our house and he was happy for me. Probably more excited than I was. He was always trying to get me to make friends. Ever since we were little, I never had my own friends. I would hang out with his friends...

Flashback to when Bakura was 8 and Ryou was 6

Ryou and I were going to the park. He had been invited to a birthday part and I was tagging along. He had gone to go wish the birthday kid a happy birthday and I was sitting on a bench. I saw them talking for a long time so I went to hide behind a bush to hear what they were talking about. This of course was the biggest mistake I had ever made in my life.

"Bakura wishes you a happy birthday too." Ryou smiled.

"You brought that freak to my birthday?" The girl demanded.

My heart dropped a little then. "Yeah he's my brother. Why wouldn't he come?"

"Because no one likes him. He's a freak and a weirdo." The girl made every syllable clear and made sure everyone could hear.

"Who? That Bakura kid? Its true, he's a loser!" Another kid sneered.

When I couldn't take it anymore, when the tears spilled out of my eyes, I ran, I ran as fast as I could I past my house and kept on running. It wasn't until nightfall until my father found me.

"Get in!" He screamed at me. When I got in the car he began yelling at me. "You worthless piece of shit! Do any idea how worried we were? You don't deserve it! You are worthless! You are nothing! You are a freak, Akefia! A fucking freak!" He kept yelling at me until we got home. My eyes were red from all the crying. My father got off the car and didn't even let me out. I sat in the backseat, letting the tears run down my face. When I finished crying I fell asleep by saying "I will never cry again. Tears are for weaklings. No more tears..." over and over again until I fell asleep in the backseat of the car.

End of Flashback

I ate my pancakes in silence while Ryou rambled on and on about how happy he was for me. When I finished eating Ryou took my plate for me. "I'll wash it for you Bakura!" Ryou said a little too excited.

"Um...okay?"

Ryou smiled and disappeared into the kitchen. I swear that kid is up to something.

Morning of that same day in Marik's POV

When I woke up that morning I could hear some sounds coming from my mother's bedroom. And they weren't pleasant sounds. I cringed a little when the thumping became louder. I quickly dressed in a dark red shirt and black jeans and ran out of the apartment. When I got outside I wasn't sure what time it was yet. I stuffed my hands in my pocket searching for my needle, but it wasn't there. Then I remembered I had put my needle on the nightstand last night and didn't take it with me. I mentally kicked myself. And continued walking down my street. Since walking was my only transportation and didn't know how long it would take for me to get to Bakura's house I began walking in the direction in had pointed me in.

So Malik's family was coming for a visit. How nice. I hadn't seen anyone from their family since...three years ago. But Malik and I hadn't left on the best of terms. Three years ago, that's when I started doing drugs. And that was why we weren't on the best of terms. He saw me with the needle in my hand in my vein.

Flashback

My mom and I had just got in a fight so I went into my room. Malik, Ishizu, and Rishid all didn't know whether or not they should interject in the fight so they kept quiet. When I got into my room I took my needle out and poked myself a few times before it was in my vein. I pushed the drug into my vein deeper and deeper then before I knew it, it was gone. My eyes were closed through the whole ordeal and when I opened them I saw a horror struck Malik standing before me. His eyes were wide eyed. "What was that?" He asked even though he already knew what it was.

"It was a drug." I answered truthfully.

"Why?!" He asked, his voice going up a few octaves.

I looked away. I was ashamed of it. Who wouldn't? But I couldn't stop, it was so addicting. It was so powerful. It let me forget about everything.

"You disgust me." Malik said before leaving me to be. That was the last thing he told me. The next day they were boarding their plane to go back to Cairo. That sentence made me hate myself more than I already did. It made me start doing more drugs, venturing into more dangerous things. Drinking, smoking, and eventually having sex with people who I thought I could consider as friends. But as always they left. Everyone would leave. I would always be alone.

End of Flashback

When I stopped remembering that terrible memory I was stopped in front of Bakura's house. I walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. I waited for the door to open and it did after a few moments. It was Bakura, and when he saw me his face broke into a smile.

"Hey Marik." He said.

"Hi Bakura. Am I too early?" I asked.

"Nah. Come on in. Let me give you the grand tour." Bakura said proudly.

1 Japanese students go to school from Monday through Saturday.

A/N: ah I'm tired. Sorry I didn't update yesterday. Yesterday I was depressed all day. I found out that my idol died. He's not a real person he's from a game but it still saddens me deeply. If you wanna know more about him go to google and type in "ocelot mgs wiki" and click on Revolver Ocelot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

--xnightmare'sxnightmarex