Hey, guys! Welcome to the tenth chapter of my story! Happy day! This means I'm half way through with this story! X3 Now you get to see the action I have been planning! If any of you wants Yami's moral code so you can keep up, tell me and I'll send it to you through my email. Enjoy~! X3

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Chapter 10 - Capabilities

Bakura had searched for about an hour for a way out, but every wall looked exactly the same. No secrets or anything obvious to help him. He sat down on the floor and muttered, "Damn. They're much smarter than they were last time." The albino looked around hopelessly. "How do I get out of here?"

An alarm started blaring.

The thief jumped at the sound not at all expecting it to go off. Standing to his feet, he cried, "I haven't left yet! What gives?!"

The PA system came on as one of the guards said, 'Attention all units! We have a security breach at the front gate! Any and all suspicious individuals must be brought to the dean's office immediately!'

"A security breach?" he wondered before three of the guardsmen burst into the room from the left. "Oh, so that's where the door was! I'm impressed."

Two of them grabbed either of his arms. "Hey, what gives? I've got nothing to do with this!"

"We think this may be a prison break. Considering what happened last time, we can't take that chance." the other said gruffly, turning on his heel and walking out of the room.

Bakura saw numerous guards running around in search of the person who broke in. The albino looked around himself, curious to know what merited him yet another meeting with the dean. When they entered, Bakura couldn't help but notice that he was shorter than the last time he was brought in which just so happens to be this afternoon. "Bakura Ceruno?" the man asked.

"Yes, sir." one of the guards confirmed.

"Leave us." the dean dismissed.

Once they were out of the room, Bakura had the nerve to demand, "What the hell is this bullshit?!"

The dean laughed, "Now, where are your manners, Ceruno?"

The albino fumed, "With all due respect, you arrogant prick, I think you need to have a reason before thinking that I have something to do with any of this madness! Besides, I don't require an outside influence to escape from prison!"

The man turned and approached him. "Oh? Is that so? Well, then, will this..." The male looked him in the eye, an amused crimson staring up at the albino. "Be enough reason for you?" he asked as he took off his hat.

Bakura stared at him in confusion. "How in Ra's name did you get in here?!"

After applying Rule 13, Yami continued walking after knocking out the guard. He kept his guard even if there was no one around. You never know when you could be ambushed. His Rule 4 may mean his survival someday. Yami kept to the shadows so he wouldn't get caught. He couldn't help overhearing a conversation.

"I still can't believe he risked himself for some boy! I mean, whoever he is, he's worth something to him." one of the three laughed. Yami furtively crept closer to hear more.

"Now here's a question." another piped up. "Why did Bakura call him 'Pharaoh?' I feel like we're seriously missing something about his personal life."

Yami gritted his teeth, sorely tempted to come out of his hiding spot and potentially kill them for prying. But he mentally reminded himself to not break Rules 7 and 15. He was already breaking his Rule 17 as it is. He waited until they walked away to sneak over to the dimly hallway.

Since he was so well-hidden in the darkness, any time he saw a moving light, he would retreat until he was safely away. As soon as the man passed by him, he would step forward and knock him out. "Too slow, fool." he would mutter before going on his way.

He happened to find the dean's room. Yami slowed his speed to eavesdrop on the ongoing conversation.

"It seemed a little too easy catching him this time." a deep voice said. "Sure, he fought like he did any other time, but this time is was for a boy. Not only one that we conveniently seem to have no records of whatsoever, but that has some sort of affair with our criminal." Yami pulled out his knife. He was going to need it for this.

When both of the guardsmen in the room walked out, the man called, "If you see that boy again, capture him. I want to have a word with him." As they cotinued on their way, Yami dared to glance inside. He was in luck when the dean's back happens to be turned. He approached him slowly, quietly, to avoid drawing any unnecessary attention to himself. The victim was caught completely off-guard when the former pharaoh the knife to his throat.

"What the-"

"You have 15 seconds to tell me where Bakura is before I take matters into my own hands." Yami quickly mumbled. "Your time starts now."

The dean chuckled quietly, "Do you honestly think that I'll tell you where he is?" At that, Yami retaliated by shoving the blade into his left shoulder. The satisfying gasp of pain as he slowly pulled it out made him smile.

"Ten seconds left." he sang sweetly as he replaced the now bloody knife at his neck.

"Bastard! I'll have you arrested for tresspassing, aiding a felon, and assault. Maybe I should put that as attempted murder." the man said, moving only to clutch his own shoulder to slow the bleeding.

"Have it your way." he whispered before using the hilt to knock him out. He quickly closed and locked the door before dragging the body into another room. Within moments, he stepped out wearing the dean's uniform. Closing the door, he walked over to a mike that was linked to the PA system. Yami decided to make this a little interesting.

Pressing the button, he sounded alarmed as he said, 'Attention all units! We have a security breech at the front gate! Any and all suspicious individuals must be brought to the dean's office immediately!'

*Hopefully, that means Bakura.* Yami hoped as he unlocked the door and let it swing open. He could only wait now with his back to the halls as the guards scattered in search of him. "Rule 21 I suppose..." he whispers as he hears a few of the prison inmates shouting.

"It's all quite simple when you think about it for a moment or two." Yami laughed as he unlocked the cuffs that were chafing the thief's wrists.

"How the hell did you get through the front gate?" the albino demanded.

"Simple: Rule 13." Yami answered cryptically

"Rule 13?" he repeated.

"Yeah. Rule 13: Don't Take 'No' As An Answer." Yami explained as a satisfying click came from the cuffs.

"You do realize that you just painted a target at the back of your head, right?" he asked, slightly worried. This is not what he expected to happen.

"Oh, please, I've been under the radar for eight years. They haven't found me yet."

"But what about your house?" Bakura wondered, thinking about the numerous ways the former pharaoh could be found. "Surely they'll check there for you!"

"Signed under my dead girlfriend's name." he scoffed. "After her murder, I supposedly took off."

"Are there any records of you?" Bakura asked.

"If there are, that means I missed some." Yami sighed. The thief stared wide-eyed at him.

"You deleted them?!" he said incredulously.

"Oh, I did more than delete them, love. I made sure they couldn't follow a paper trail back to me." Yami added with a smirk.

"You burned everything?" Bakura sighed. He's never seen this side of the Pharaoh before.

"I'm positive I did." Yami said thoughtfully.

"Only fools are positive." Bakura pointed out.

"Are you sure?" Yami raised an eyebrow.

"I'm positive." Bakura stopped for a minute. "Wait..."

Yami laughed, "Then I guess we're both fools!"

"You bastard, you tricked me!" the albino said indignantly.

"I'm a particular kind of bastard to most." Yami laughed. "Then again, I'm the one who fell for a thief."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Bakura growled half-heartedly.

"It means I'm not going to leave you behind." Yami sighed, taking his lover in a sweet kiss. When they parted, Yami said, "Perhaps we should get going before we're caught."

Bakura nodded, "Yeah, I think it's time to go."

Yami discarded the clothes we wore and took his thief by the hand as they ran into the halls. This is going to be interesting after all.

~A/N: Bakura: You are unbelievable.

Yami: *smirk* And...?

Bakura: I honestly didn't expect you to pull a stunt like that.

Yami: I could leave you behind! It goes against my code.

Bakura: Your code?

Sakura: Don't worry, I wrote them down for you.

Bakura: Keep it. Let me figure these out for myself. There's no better teacher than experience, right?

Yami: I suppose you could say that.

Bakura: Now, how do we get out of here?

Yami: ...Um...

Bakura: Pharaoh? You do have an escape plan, right?

Yami: Yeah, I didn't think that far ahead.

Bakura: Yep, we're fucked.

Yami: *smacks Bakura at the back of his head* Don't give up on me yet! *pulls out black box* I brought these for a reason.

Bakura: How's that going to help us?!

Yami: My Plan B in case we get caught.

Sakura: Alright, that's enough outta you two before one of you spoils the next chapter. Please Review! X3