IMPORTANT NOTICE! PLEASE READ!

Kurai-onii: If I may start off by saying something important about updates. You see, I'm falling out of the Yu-Gi-Oh fandom. There are many projects for other animes that I would love to start working on, but I already have so many stories for Yu-Gi-Oh that I'm worried about neglecting any of them (though I kind of already am) so I have worked out a schedule that will be put into effect immediately. Please bear with me.

Weekdays: Stories for other animes that will be updated continuously throughout the week. (Ex. Chapter stories, one-shots, etc.)

Weekends: Yu-Gi-Oh stories.

So I'm thinking of finishing this story and then starting on a Hetalia story that I've been working really hard on and am very excited for. In case any one of my lovely readers is a Hetalia fan, the story is the Disney movie Tangled with spamano. I've been thinking about it non-stop and I really want to type it soon. I just don't want to completely abandon my stories, because that wouldn't be fair to any of you. Updates on them may be slower, but you have reassurance from me that they will be updated at least once a week. I'm sure you'd rather have week updates rather than having to wait months.

Please tell me what you think of this new schedule!

~I don't own anything!~

The three boys chased after Bakura. Marik yelled, "What are you doing? You're letting him get away!"

"Yeah, so what's your point?" Bakura hissed through clenched teeth.

"There's something about him that you don't know." Yami reached out and gripped the demon's shirt. "We talked to him last night-"

"Yes, I know you talked to him last night. You're all just the best of friends aren't you?" Bakura pulled away and whipped around. "If you like him so much then why don't you follow him?!"

"W-we want to stay with you…" Marik trailed off and flinched away from the angry look in the blood red eyes.

"Well, I don't want you! I just want to be alone in my home! Why the hell can't you morons figure that out?!"

"I thought we were friends." They all looked hurt beyond belief.

"Well you thought wrong!" And with that Bakura turned and stormed off, leaving the others standing alone with pained expressions.

Bakura walked across his land and sighed heavily. Tents and smoldering camp fires litter the ground, trash and bits of broken glass lying in multiple areas.

Ryou gazed sadly into a mirror as servants tailored his white, silk suit. A small golden crown nestled in his hair and the women left him to add the final touches. He smoothed his hair out and looked himself over.

Marik sat alone at a stream, Yami and Yugi had left him there to be alone with his thoughts for a moment. The sound of sniffling caught his attention and his gaze turned to the small blond boy with large, leathery wings. One of them was bent at an odd angle, most likely from his brief imprisonment under a stone pillar. The hybrid walked over and sat beside him, slipping an arm over his small shoulders. Malik looked up at him and smiled kindly.

Bakura sat slumped over at the dinner table with a grieving expression, a loud thump and serious of angry curses forced him to stand and fling open the door. Marik and Yami were building a wall with large branches while Yugi stood there with a hand on his face, his expression said he was surrounded by idiots and was getting tired of it.

"What are you doing?" Bakura asked as he approached.

Marik barley offered him a glance before placing another branch down. "Building a wall."

"I can see that. The question is why?" Yami glared at him.

"We did half the work while rescuing the prince. We get half the land."

Bakura gave his best evil look. "Like hell you do. Get out now, before I kick your asses."

"No." Marik stood his ground, even under the intense stare.

"Stubborn bastard…fine do whatever the hell you want." He turned and headed back to his hut but yugi cut him off.

"I need to talk to you."

"Well I don't want to hear it shrimp."

"Shut up you bastard. When I want your opinion I'll beat it out of you, for now you're just going to listen. You're selfish, whiny, rude, and a jerk to the people who care most about you. You've been nothing but mean to us." As he said this the boy backed the demon up against his house.

"If I'm so horrible why did you come back?"

"Because friends forgive each other." Marik whispered.

"Fine, I forgive you all for stabbing me in the back!" He tried to leave but Yugi slammed him against the wall. For such a small, sweet looking boy he sure did have a lot of inner strength.

"You're pushing us away, just like you did Ryou all he did was like you, perhaps even love you!"

"Love me? He called me a monster!" He looked the short boy straight in the eye and sneered. "I heard you talking."

"He wasn't talking about you!" Yami yelled.

Bakura was taken aback. "He wasn't….. Well, then who was he talking about?"

"He was talking about…" Yugi caught himself before he revealed the prince's secret. "Someone else."

"Who…" He paused as he took in the angry looks he was receiving. "Look…I'm sorry. You're right Yugi, I'm just a big, selfish, jerk. Do you think you could find it in your heart to forgive me?" He held out his hand and Yugi took it gingerly. "Truce?"

"Truce." His angry glare melted into a warm smile. "That's what friends are for."

Bakura nervously ringed his hands. "So, did he say anything about me?"

"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Marik questioned.

"Oh shit, the wedding! We'll never make it in time!"

"Never doubt the abilities of a sexy hybrid like myself." He put two fingers in his mouth and whistled as loud as he could. That was when Malik swooped down and landed beside him. "He can't resist my animalistic charm." He climbed upon the succubus's back and motioned for the others to do so as well.

"He's not big enough to carry all of us." Yami stated bluntly.

"Duh. You'll carry the runt and yourself with your magic and Bakura will ride with me." Malik picked up Bakura by the back of his shirt.

"Though you deserve it, I won't drop you." He whispered.

Yami picked Yugi up bridal style and planted a small kiss on his nose; he then pulled his staff from his belt and waved it over both of them. Red magic lifted them off the ground and into the air, Malik trailed behind due to his crooked wing and heavy load. They soared through the clouds at an unbelievable speed, the ground miles and miles beneath them.

-End-

Kurai-onii: Next chapter and epilogue will be uploaded tomorrow, along with a new story which may or may not be uploaded today.

Yugi: Please review!