Bakura.. Bakura… Heh, it's working. You're twitching, a good sign that you can at least hear my thoughts. Bakura, do you even remember me? If you don't then have no fear my pet… You'll remember my name soon enough and guess what else. I'm not part of your imagination, I am alive and waiting to be released from my prison.

There you go, turning your head to the side in a desperate attempt at ignoring me. I'm afraid things aren't going to work that way this time. You are insane if you think I am going to let you get off this easy like I had done the past several years. I've been waiting here long enough as it is!

Poor Kura, heh.. It is amusing to see you sleeping like this. Your pale face moving from one side to the other in what you are taking to be just a mere fitful slumber. Why don't you just accept that it is me, the one soul you trapped in the realm of shadows so long ago? Didn't our partnership mean anything or is that why you sent me here? All just because you didn't want me around to share things with!

Wake up my pet… Set me free won't you? I know you can't remember me right now, but if you can just spark that little speck of memory hidden deep inside that labyrinth of a mind… Then You would remember everything! All the good times we once shared and all the terrible ones as well! Wake up damn you! WAKE UP!

Gah! You are still fighting me! JUST GIVE UP AND SURRENDER TO ME! THEN GET YOUR ASS UP SO YOU CAN GET ME OUT OF HERE!

Put that pillow down and listen to me already! My words have no where else to go but into your ears so your fight is useless. Heh… That's right, settle down and listen to my voice..

I want out of this hell hole Bakura. I've been here long enough and if I stay much longer the reaper of the realm will finally get to me. I've been strong enough to keep him away when I first came here but as time went on, I've been losing more of that shred of a soul I managed to steal from my hikari. There is little left of it and it's getting fainter by the second.. So get up and let me out of here now! NOW CURSE YOU!

Yes. Good! That's getting somewhere. Your eyes are twitching more violently, this can only mean that you are about to wake up soon. I have just one thing to tell you before you open your eyes and awaken. Listen carefully… I need you to do this exactly as I tell you too…

Bakura's eyes snapped wide open as he jumped upright. His arms thrashed to one side and removed the blanket from himself in odd fear. That voice he had heard. It-It was so familiar. So incredibly familiar and it was talking to him in his sleep! Who did it belong to?

"RAH! Why is it so familiar?" Bakura snarled to himself as he turned. The pale male swung his slender legs over the side of the bed and let them dangle. Both of his hands went up the sides of his head as he clenched his eyes shut in painful memories that were now trickling back to his mind.

A night of when he and a tan man were alone in one room came in hazily. Their talk about love and what matters as this odd male swirled a vase about in his hands in a most curious matter. Bakura's hands clenched tightly to the hair that hung down to the sides of his face. Tugging at the soft silver strands as another memory came to him.

This memory was of the two of them coming back from a bar. This same tan and obviously foreign man, was walking along with him. Their arms both about each other as they walk for support. They were both drunk off their rocker and then things flashed further ahead. His own hand was in the lad's pocket and groping at their manhood while hidden within the thin fabric! This male had obviously held his affections at some point in time before…

"Who are you?" The once mighty king of thieves snarled as more past events started to flash into his mind. Each one come in faster and quicker then the last. None in any real order as he clutched his head and screamed out, unable to control it.

The pale yami never even heard his hikari running down the halls, towards him but the bright lights that were flipped on did catch some of his attention. This aluminous lighting caused him to yell even more and throw himself backwards. Thus, sending Kura rolling over onto the bed, trying to burry his face in the mattress.

The thief's lighter side made way to the bed in a near desperate attempt to see what was wrong; why he was screaming. Ryou had no clue that he was only adding onto his darker self's misery by blinding him with fluorescent light.

"Bakura, calm down! Everything is going to be fine, just tell me, what is wrong?" Ryou's eyes searched his other self over as Bakura was calming down. The thief's hands slowly dropped down from the sides of his head, down to his hikari's shoulders.

"… Ryou.. I-I need to see him.. Take me to Malik now," Kura croaked out. His voice low in order to keep it from getting to high pitched to understand. What choice did little Ryou have other then to obey his yami? If he didn't then who knew what would happen. All the same, the light wanted to know what was going but he took Bakura by the wrist then lead him to where he knew Malik would be.

"Bakura… This is what you have to do," these words echoed in Kura's mind. The instructions where clear. This voice promised to leave him alone if Bakura himself did everything as told. Everything to the exact letter.

"Ryou," Bakura hissed as he was released from the other's grasp when they were in front of Malik's place. The confused hikari blinked, what else could be wrong now? "Malik is here?" He asked. Ryou nodded in response unable to stop himself from shivering. He still had no clue what was going on and some reason was hoping that his yami wasn't going to harm his friend.

With a grunt, Bakura went up the front steps and knocked his fist against the door. He wiped his hand on the side of his pants as if that would remove his uneasiness. His heartbeat starting to pump just a little faster with each step he could hear that was coming towards the door. This was the moment of truth, if this was going to work or not; all would be revealed soon.

The door opened and in its place stood the golden haired hikari. A looked of surprise on his face as he was not expecting to see these two at his home. Why where they here? He would have sworn by gods that he'd never see Bakura back at his place after that incident that haunted him so long ago. So.. Why was he here and was that Ryou behind him?

"Malik, do you still have the millennium rod?" This question took Malik by surprise. Things were weird enough just seeing Bakura again and now he wanted to know about his item? The very item that was used to remove something he once secretly valued…

With questioning eyes, the hikari slowly nodded his head and was forced back into his own home. The two men were followed by Ryou who closed the door behind himself since he didn't want to be rude and leave it open.

Malik didn't bother to ask questions, he knew Bakura wanted to see the item to make sure he was telling the truth. The tan hikari lead the way back to his room and opened the door, letting himself and the others in as well.

Light shined in from the moon till Malik himself flipped on a light. The room was much more visible now and there over on the night stand, in a specially made case, was the millennium rod. Of course he let it on the stand nearby, obviously he wasn't going to sleep with something so sharp in his bed! That would cut his beautiful face up for sure if he were that stupid!

"Bakura, what are you doing? I didn't say you could touch it!" Malik snapped as the other was already at the stand and picking the golden item up with great care and what appeared to be fascination. "No, put it back!" snarled the light. A past event flashed in Malik mind as Bakura held the item, giving Malik the shivers.

"Take it then," Bakura offered as he held the item out with one hand for the tan hikari to take. A grin slipping onto his face as the other hesitated then reached out and took a hold of it. The pale hand around the base of the handle refused to let go while the free hand wrapped in behind the other's waist and he pulled him in closer.

"Bakura, let go of me! AND GIVE ME BACK MY ROD!" Malik hissed only to be silenced as a set of lips were pushed against his own. This action would normally have been sweet and wonderful possibly but this only fueled Malik's anger.

Why isn't it working? Bakura asked himself mentally then had a grand idea. His forced his tongue into the hikari's mouth and let it feel about in the warm darkness. Ryou's eyes grew large as he looked away; for some reason he figured this was not his business...

Malik growled in rage. How dare Bakura pull this shit to him? HOW COULD HE JUST DO THIS TO HIM? HOW COULD HE? HOW- His thoughts were cut a bit short as he couldn't help but squeeze his eyes shut. Something sharp was digging into his back, this something just happened to be Kura's fingernails, but in Malik's mind he say the rod's dagger.

More vile thoughts ran into the golden hikari's mind as suddenly he felt something else in his soul jerking at him for control and for that reason he tried to fight it but it took over...

"Mmm… Kura.." I whispered lightly as I slid my eyelids back open. Well, they were my host's but it seemed so much easier to call them mine since now I was part of him once more. Yes, that was the look I was expecting, Bakura was a bit taken back.

"..M.. M-Mar-Marik…" Why the hell his voice seemed to be trembling could be do to many things. Perhaps he thought I was going to kill him for revenge over what he had done to me but that wasn't it as he pulled my head back down into another kiss, this one was the longest I had ever had and gods he knew how to work that tongue of his.. It had been years since I had experienced anything good.

"Gah.." I winced as my own weakness pulled me out of the first kiss and tender thing I have experienced in so long. I growled hating myself for it as I tried to pull myself back up from my knees. I was still drained from being in there for so long.. So tired but I knew I would get better providing no one took advantage over my weak body and kill me before then.

"Marik.. I had to.." The king of thieves started as he pulled me up and slipped an arm over his shoulders. "You were going to-" I lifted a hand to silence him. This took a lot more effort then I wish it did.

"I know and I don't give a damn anymore… Just kiss me fucker!" I snarled in a demand to which was carried out as put his lips to my own. Gods it was good to be back, so damn good.. So damn fucking good…

(This chapter is odd I am sure since it goes from Marik's view from inside of Bakura's head, to where you can see what is happening, back to Marik's point of view. Anyway, I hoped it was amusing.. Yes I do realize there is little action for you and it wasn't so dark but blame the government for sending me to school that is 'required'.. Required my rear end! Yes, I can use better spelling, grammer, and what have you but it is their fault that I am taking so long to update! Also.. This is the last chapter- I think.. Actually I might make a sequal but it all depends and if I do then it will take me near a week most likely to put up a new post.. Please, tell me what you think? Good or bad, I don't mind. I have a broad view on things and comments are greatly appreciated. I thank you for reading all of this...)