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Chapter 36

The room was dark and silent but for the light snoring of the occupants of the room, soft knocking came on his bedroom door Bakura lifted his head up and glanced about, spotting the clock on the nightstand and groaned, the time had just ticked over to midnight.

Bakura grumbled, not because he was woken up but because Ryou hadn't woken up yet, he opened the door to find Seto waiting for him. "What?" Bakura mumbled as he stepped out side his bedroom and closed the door and lent on it.

"I'm going out in the morning and won't be around to give this to Malik, he'll need it." Seto passed Bakura a small case that held about four bottles of the same looking potion as he had given Malik before.

"I don't think sleep is what they need right now." Bakura raised an eyebrow at the Healer, he would have also asked what the Healer was up to not be around in the morning, but remembering what time of the year it was and what the Healer would be doing, he thought better of it then to ask.

"It's only for the pain he is in and will be in when Marik is done with him." A knowing smirk crept onto the Healer's lips. "His wing after all was broken and he is still recovering from it."

Bakura nodded his head and turned about to walk back into his room when Seto stopped him again. "A word before you vanish for a week." Bakura grunted and placed the case in his room and stepped back out and slowly followed Seto along the hallway and downstairs.

Bakura made a point to eavesdrop at Marik's bedroom door and found not a sound could be heard, strange considering what they would be doing. "About Ryou." Seto said.

"Your words exactly were 'he should be waking soon.' I've been waiting all afternoon and most of the night." Bakura growled out as he and the Healer reached the bottom floor.

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about." Seto said walking into the kitchen and Bakura flicked on the lights. A habit he had picked up and seemed he couldn't drop it because it was something that Ryou and Malik had always done and Seto ignored the fact.

"You said everything was fine," Bakura walked to the fridge and opened it up. "You choose now to come and tell me hours afterwards."

"I had the Witch to lock up and you were gone, I presumed you were busy." The Healer mumbled and then continued when Bakura gave him a look. "We were able to place what Ishizu had woken up in Ryou back to were it came from, but he had gained consciousness half way through."

"What?" Bakura turned from the open fridge to glare at him.

"It wasn't so much as Ryou's soul that was woken up, but his Dragon side that lays dormant within him, he had even begged us to leave him be so he could be with you as he held all the past memories." Seto sighed still feeling drained and tired, but the reason he was up now and not sleeping, was because he had to get up and get something to drink himself and use the bathroom.

"I know." Bakura shut the fridge. "I felt the Dragon there beyond the flesh and bones and eyes of the Human." He sighed and lowered his voice. "It's not like I could have missed him there." He sat down on one of the stools, watching as Seto checked the locks on the basement door, Bakura having the feeling of something tightening in his chest asked. "So what happened?"

"I had so much trouble sealing him away, he fought me every step." Seto paused his hand on the door handle. "That Witch had done so much damage… I can reverse it if you wish the old Ryou back?"

Bakura just stared at the countertop not sure what to say, here he was trying to get back his long dead Mate, something he had been doing for centuries and instead had fallen completely in love with someone similar in looks, but very different in personality, was it wrong to move on in a way that he could be extremely happy with what he had now? When his lost Mate had surfaced through nothing more then cheap magic of the Witch, he had seemed so sad as if Bakura had been the one that had killed him and placed him into the Human body that was sleeping peacefully in his bed right now.

He could change all that and have his old Mate back, but what of the Human he was currently in love with? "Due to having that trouble in sealing him away, he may surface from time to time, though I'm hoping he won't and shouldn't." Seto sighed as he saw the depressed and unsure look the pale Demon had, he walked over to Bakura and placed his hand on his shoulder. "Ryou died so long ago and he more then anyone else here would have wanted you to be happy, no matter what." Seto removed his hand and walked around the counter. "The Human in your bed, loves you for who you are, even though I have no idea why, but he does, and rightfully he has been here longer and it was magic that brought that side out in him."

"Is it wrong to move on?" Bakura glanced up at him, though he may not have gotten on with Yami, but he did get on quite well with Seto and he wasn't such a bad guy once you got passed his attitude of 'I'm better then everyone.'

"Don't mistake what happened wasn't real or that your past and present Ryou are separate, they are the same and in the one body." Seto smirked lightly.

Bakura got up and flicked out the lights and left the room, going back upstairs to his room. He needed to talk to Marik in helping him to make this decision, but knew he couldn't right now, but whatever choice he made he was sure that Marik and Malik would accept it no matter what, the problem was making the right one.

He would sleep on it until Ryou woke up, his patience for waiting were starting to wear thin.

The next day in the early afternoon hours, in the room next door to Bakura's, where a clock shone the three digits on it's face of 2:34 pm, lay on the floor upside down and the nightstand that it normally sat on was laying a few feet away, clothes thrown about the floor and on the furniture, the curtains were still drawn closed blocking out the sun.

When consciousness began to waken his other senses of hearing and feeling… Feeling more so of a very comfortable and familiar weight on top of him, Marik had draped himself over him. Malik at times wondered where he started and Marik ended, their bodies so tangled together that even for him it was hard to tell what belonged to who. It was hard when he was on the brink of sleep and reality that with the Demon so close to him and curled up on him so protectively, that Malik couldn't tell if he was still dreaming or awake.

Times like this Malik liked the most, reality or not, he was sound asleep as even deep breaths from Marik washed over his bare chest and the body heat to keep him warm, both snuggled down under the covers. Marik was in full swing of the Mating Season and as soon as they had started, Malik was too.

Malik stared at the ceiling, one hand was entangled with Marik's and his other hand was laying on Marik's shoulder blade. Malik had been in many seasons with Marik and this one seemed more different then the others somehow; oh Marik was still his relentless self as always and pushed Malik to his limits of stamina. Marik had licked, bitten, sucked, touched and kissed every part of his body and even though they had both stopped to get a little rest before they both started again, Malik was still tingling all over from Marik's burning touches.

What did Marik see in him that was so precious that he had abandon the possibilities of future Mates? There were acceptations though for Ryou and Bakura in their relationship. Why did Marik keep such a Mate that was weaker and had been Human at one point when he had someone like Bakura to start with? And now Malik had ruined what they had with each other… he had made a deal with the Witch that claimed to be his Sister that he couldn't even remember or all the important people that had been in his life back when he had been Human. All Malik remember of his life as a Human was nothing but darkness and blinding pain, then, it was all gone the pain the fever and in its place was Marik, and Malik had never been happier to spend his days by Marik's side no matter what danger lurked around every corner for them. Malik had saved Marik just as much as Marik had saved him.

Ishizu, Malik frowned turning his head glancing at the locked bedroom door, which caused his lips to press against Marik's forehead. She would be more then happy to pull him out of Marik, Bakura and Ryou's loving embrace and into a cold and lonely world where he would be once again reduced to criticizing, watchful eyes and a life with no meaning at all and where his opinion would be completely worthless.

Maybe Seto had some kind of miracle potion that would put Ishizu into a hibernating state and dump her body into an abyss somewhere, and then he wouldn't have to worry about leaving his Mate. There was also the deep fear of their separation that their Mated bond would be broken and Marik would… 'You're slipping again.' Damn voice, which just happened to be awake and called itself his Subconscious, spoke up. 'Demon's don't die from such things.' Malik would make sure that it wouldn't happen.

Malik shut out the voice and hoped it was right, and thoughts that this was his last moments spent with Marik because of the Witch, but he had done the right thing, he knew he had. Ryou meant just as much to him as Marik did… To leave Marik right in the middle of the Mating Season was going to be the hardest and no doubt would be the most violent when it came to his Sister walking out the door with him in toe like an obedient dog… if she had them he would be dragged from the house in chains of slavery for the rest of his life.

"Malik." Marik purred in his sleep, his Mate had worn himself out and was still worn out, they had only stopped when Marik had basically passed out on top of him and they both could no longer continue; it would be like that until it was over. The last few days of the Mating Season, Malik would be rendered back to his Human form while he would be resting in Recovery and in the safety of his Mate's arms, but since he wasn't going to be at his Mate's side for that, he would be Human in his Sisters company, something new that now placed a terrified feeling within him, he had never been in his Human form in front of anyone but Marik, not even Bakura or Ryou, this would give his Sister ample of opportunity to do whatever she wanted with him and have complete power over him.

Malik clutched onto Marik a little more, he wasn't complaining at all about what he had to go through with Marik at this time of year, in fact he loved it and had always looked forward to spending time with each other, but what was about to happen to them? He loved his Mate so much and would do anything for him, though he was only a half Demon, Malik still felt the effects of the Mating Season like all Demons, but not as badly as those who were full Demons such as Marik and Bakura.

Malik was half Demon so there for he was able to get up and leave his Mates side to eat, drink and showers were always necessary, and it gave him a chance to stretch his legs and return before his Mate would wake up and start all over again.

Malik was slowly kneading parts of Marik's back, under his wings, in between them, his side, hips and shoulders. It would be for the best that he left while Marik was still asleep, he didn't want to say goodbye to Marik… it just seemed to final for him and he would meet up with his Mate again at some point in the future, right? Heaving a sigh he knew that Marik wouldn't have had enough to last him through the remainder of the Season, Malik only hoped that Bakura and hopefully Ryou could handle Marik for him… he was going to be struggling enough with his own need, and putting up with the Witch at the same time was going to be hell.

Malik placed a lingering kiss to the top of Marik's head and took in his scent one last time and without moving or disturbing Marik too much, wriggled his way out from under the tanned Demon's body, glad when his Mate mumbled something and rolled over in his sleep, his large wings followed, one tucked in under him while the other wing lay over his side and Marik settled back down into his deep sleep. Malik walked into the bathroom and closed the door to take his shower.

Soon Malik was dressed and had packed a bag with a few of his things in it. Even though he feared what might be in store for him and more so the fact that he may never see Marik again, he wouldn't be a coward and try to hide from the Witch and his deal.

Malik lent over the bed and placed a lingering kiss to Marik's lips and pulled back slightly. "I'll miss you my love." Malik held in a sob and fled the room.

Marik snapped his eyes open and growled at the closing door, he hated when Malik left his side when he was needed here in bed.

In Bakura's room Ryou was slowly waking to the pale Demon's worry and delight. "Ryou?" Bakura moved so he was looking down at his Human, who was tucked under his covers with a sheet that Bakura had wrapped about his body when Seto had healed him.

"Hmm, my head." Ryou lifted his hand up and placed it against his forehead, the dull ache made itself known.

"I can get you something for it." Bakura whispered as he brushed Ryou's white hair from his eyes.

"No, it's not that bad, it's just… Malik!" Ryou snapped his eyes open and sat up, Bakura leapt back a little giving him room and watched as Ryou got up out of the bed and snatched up a pair of Bakura's pants. "Malik was hurt and at Yugi's place." Ryou had pulled on the jeans as he was running out the door.

"Wait! Ryou!" Bakura was up like a shot and was after him, this wasn't what he had in mind, for what he did have in mind was maybe getting started on his own Mating with Ryou.

Ryou was down the stairs and stopped half way down, when he saw Malik and his Sister at the front door. Bakura almost ran into him and spotted Malik and the Witch also. "What the hell?" The Demon growled and Malik turned glancing up at them with tears in his eyes and a smug look on the Witch's lips.

"Malik?!" Ryou rushed down and threw his arms about Malik's neck. "I'm so glad that you're okay, you were so hurt." He pulled back looking Malik over more closely, relieved to see him looking like his normal self again.

"The wonders of a Demon Healer." Malik gave him a small sad smile and now he wished that he had died there on the floor of Yugi's home, the emotional hurt he was feeling was suffocating, it hurt everywhere inside him and it took his breath away.

"Are you…" Ryou frowned at the backpack Malik had over his shoulder, "Are you leaving?" He then glanced at Ishizu.

"Malik made a deal with me." Ishizu said crossing her arms over her chest, and glanced to her right as Yami came out of the kitchen to see what was going on.

"For how long?" Ryou turned his worried look back onto Malik, Ryou's heart sped up with nervousness, the half Demon looked away unable to answer.

"For good." The Witch said. "Malik won't ever be coming back." Bakura growled at her in warning not to rub it in, but his mind was working over time on how to stop this from happening… damn it, Marik must be dead to the world to miss this or let it happen. Bakura thought as he glanced up the stairs behind him.

"But, what about Marik?" Ryou shook his head as he clutched onto Malik's arm the other hand on his side and it didn't seem that Ryou would let go of him any time soon. "What about Bakura and I." Malik's heart was now in his throat and threatened to choke him. "I wanted to get to know you better." Tears had gathered in Ryou's eyes and he trembled. "Don't go Malik, stay."

"Ryou it's not as easy as that." Bakura mumbled placing a hand on the Human's shoulder gently, he was close to tears himself.

Malik cupped Ryou's face and ran a hand through the Human's hair and stepped in closer so that they were flush against each other. "Take care of them for me Ryou, they're going to need it." Malik smirked a little as he glanced at Bakura then back at Ryou. "They aren't as strong as they make out to be."

"I won't replace you, Malik." Ryou bowed his head and shook it as his tears fell free, then rested his forehead against Malik's shoulder. "I can't do what you do, you know Bakura and Marik better than me."

"You will also know them in time." Malik pulled back and lifted Ryou's chin up. "You'll do a fine job."

"Lets go Malik, I fulfilled my part of the deal now it's your turn." Ishizu said getting sick on the mushy bullshit they were saying, no one loved anyone as much as they were putting on. She smirked as an idea hit her, it would be her farewell gift to them.

"Don't cry Ryou." Malik brushed the tears from the Human's cheek with a thumb and kissed him on the lips. "I love you too and I'll see you again."

Ryou gave him a small smile and reluctantly let him go stepping aside as Bakura now stood in his place and pulled Malik into his arms and kissed him. "Take good care of Ryou." Malik whispered to him.

"I will and I thank you Malik for what you have done for me, for Ryou and us." Bakura kissed him again on the lips and then whispered in his ear. "Marik and I will find a way to get you out of this." He pulled back to stare into Malik's tearful eyes. "Be strong for me."

Malik nodded his head and stepped back away from them clutching onto his backpack strap ready to leave. Ryou suddenly cried out holding his head on both hands and fell to his knees.

"Ryou?!" Malik and Bakura were at his side.

"No." Ryou choked back and pulled himself free of their grip as images flashed in his mind of what he had done to Bakura and Marik, how he tried to kill them. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt anyone." Ishizu held in her chuckle, her small spell had worked, if there would always be a way to make them suffer then she would find it and make it happen.

"What?" Malik glanced worriedly at Bakura then at his Sister, had she doubled crossed him?

"Malik I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt Marik like that," he glanced at Bakura. "Or you, I don't know how it happened or why, but I'm so sorry." Ryou was up on his feet and fled the house, he couldn't stand to look at them and know what he had tried to do, he wasn't that kind of person to hurt the ones he loved.

Yami shook his head, so he wasn't the only one getting rejected by his chosen Mate.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!" Bakura raged at the Witch, Ryou had no recollection of the fight or he would have remembered when he woke up, instead his Human had only remembered Malik being injured.

"I did nothing." Ishizu snapped back, they always blamed her.

Bakura growled. "Don't you move!" He headed for the door. "I'll bring Ryou back."

No one saw him, no one heard him, he moved so fast and the Witch was pinned to the wall by her jaw and lifted up off her feet. "Marik?" Bakura gasped as the tanned Demon was panting, his wings out and flexed and he was naked, he turned his dark crimson eyes to his Mate, to Bakura, then back to the Witch. "Malik is mine." He growled at her and the house started to shake.

She struggled to free her face from his large hand that caused pain to shoot up through the rest of her head. "Marik let her go." Yami said walking over to them, but stopped in his tracks when Marik turned his head and savagely growled and bared his long fangs at the Demon Lord and his wings flared out to make himself look larger and more threatening. Yami stopped where he was or Marik would attack him.

"The deal is broken Witch." Marik hissed at her, as things began to fall off the walls and things fell over. The large clock that sat against the wall toppled over and smashed on the floor. "You broke it, Malik is no longer obligated to fulfill his deal with you. Say it!" Ishizu tried to shake her head no.

"Marik." Malik dropped his bag onto the floor as hope restored itself within him that he didn't have to leave.

"What are you talking about, Marik?" Bakura demanded to know.

"Do something." Yami hissed at them, the house would be destroyed if Marik kept this up.

"You broke the deal when you placed that small spell on Ryou." Marik growled out, his mind still fogged up and he trembled with effort to concentrate at the problem at hand, with Malik so close to him it was taking its toll on him. "It may have been small but I felt it!" Marik stated as he removed his hand from over her mouth and jaw and took hold about her neck.

She had hoped no one would notice what she had done, damn Marik he should have been incapacitated with his Heat and need to Mate, he shouldn't have been aware of what was going on around him, did Marik truly think of Malik as more then just something to satisfy his need? She gave him a scolding look and said nothing; it was preposterous to think that such a beast had feelings for another other than himself, well beside to kill her. Now, that was more believable that Marik came down to just kill her to keep Malik as his whore.

Malik reached out to get Marik's attention, the tanned Demon moved out of his reach. "Don't touch me Malik." He warned his Mate. "Not yet, wait." Malik pulled back and took a step back towards Bakura.

"You know what you have done, Witch." Marik growled at her.

"Marik what are you talking about?" Bakura tried again, had the Heat of Mating gone to Marik's head?

"I know." Yami said suddenly, Seto had told him what had happened in the basement, as he would be losing a clan member to the Witches. "It's an old magic law." Bakura and Malik looked at him. "If I remember correctly, if someone made a deal for something such as what Malik had made with Ishizu, then you are both then bond by such law and Ishizu can never again touch the Human in anyway, by hand or…"

"Magic." Malik breathed out glancing at his Sister, not believing that she had slipped up on something so small.

"No, that's not right." Ishizu started to struggle, Marik stepped back letting her, and if she made any move to attack Malik then he would kill her.

She fell to the floor gasping and holding her throat and glanced up at Malik with tears in her eyes. "All I wanted from you Malik was acknowledgement as your Sister." She started to sob and Marik looked down at her and sneered in disgust. "I just wanted one kind word from you." Ishizu bowed her head and her shoulder slumped, she was beaten. "You where my baby brother, until Marik came and took you away. I was lonely."

"You left Malik to die, you basically buried him alive in your under ground home, left him to die in the darkness while the sickness ravaged what was left of his body and life." Marik snarled. "You're just pissed that you got there to late and I had saved him."

"No!" She shook her head. "It was because you took him from me and I never got to see him again, you bastard." She glared at him.

"Call it a pre-emptive strike for what you did to Ryou." Marik growled at her and the house stopped its shaking without causing to much damage to the building.

Malik walked forward and knelt down in front of his Sister, Marik growled and stood right behind him. "I didn't know." He shook his head, never had Ishizu opened up to them or him in such a way. "I'm sorry to hear it all, but nothing you say will stop me from being with Marik." Malik sighed heavily when she let out another sob. "But…" Malik glanced away for a second before looking at her again. "I can try and be nicer to you if you leave Marik, Bakura and Ryou alone."

"You will?" She asked wiping away her tears.

"Malik!" Marik growled in warning for him not to make any more deals with the Witch.

"I'll be nicer to you, only if you promise, only if you leave my Mate, Bakura and Ryou alone and never come after them again." Malik said sternly, Bakura snorted and rolled his eyes, there was no way that he was going to be nice to her, Marik growled again his wings ruffled and weren't so fluffed up.

"I promise." She nodded her head.

"I still want to have you locked up until the end of the week." Yami said, everyone here would be too vulnerable and he still didn't trust her. "I'll let you go after a week."

"Good idea." Bakura smirked as he walked up and grabbed her by her arm, this meant that she would still be there if Ryou didn't come back to him, he could kill her after he came out of his hibernation. "The spell you placed on Ryou?"

"It was only meant to bring out the guilt in him for what he had done to you both." She glanced at Yami as he took her arm. "It's not a lasting spell." So Bakura still had a chance to be with Ryou for the week.

Malik watched as Yami led his Sister back to the basement, it really didn't sit well with him that his Sister had turned like that so suddenly and agreed so easily, arms wrapped about his chest and waist. "Come back to bed, Malik." Marik purred his hand finding it's way under Malik's shirt.

"What about Ryou?" Malik glanced at Bakura holding back his moan by biting his lip, if he didn't hurry up then Marik would most likely take him here in the entrance hall.

"Don't worry about him." Bakura walked to the door. "I won't let him get away so easily spell or not." He winked at them and watched as the pair vanished from the room.

Ishizu watched as Yami locked the door and reinforced it with magic to keep her in, she grinned then started to laugh. There were more ways than one to get what she wanted and if she couldn't take it by force then she would try it differently.

Malik was so gullible, but it was Marik and Bakura she would have to watch out for, they never did believe anything she said or did.

Ishizu sat on the bed; she had a week in here while the Demons went through their Mating season, even though it was kept a secret from all the other races in the Realm, she had acquired this bit of information from a dieing Demon.

"Ishizu." Came a hiss and the Witch was wide eyed and on her feet looking about. "Master has been looking for you." The Servant appeared before her and the Witch fell to her knees from being over whelmed by its powers. "My Master isn't happy with you at all."

"No, I'm not done yet." Ishizu pleaded. "Give me more time."

"You tried to set them free, Master is furious." The Servant growled out. "Come along Slave."

"I didn't do it, it was an accident." Ishizu tried as she was pulled up by one arm to her feet, she wouldn't survive the Master's wrath for what she had tried to do, now she was wishing that Marik had taken pity on her and killed in the entrance hall. "Give me a few more days and I'll…"

"Silence!" The Servant snapped and then hissed out its demand. "You'll be obedient and come along quietly."

The Witch's mind raced and came up with only one thing that just may save her, but if the truth got out she would be dead anyway. "Ryou, I found Ryou in flesh and bone." The Servant froze looking her over for a second with narrowed natural black eyes. "He's Human." The Witch added.

"Human?!" The Servant spat outraged. "HUMAN?!" Never had the Servant heard anything so ridiculous in its long existence. "I tire of your lies and so does the Master."

"No." Ishizu backed up feeling the Servant gather up energy to take them out of the Human Realm and to the Master's lair. "No, no, NOOOOOOOOOO!" They were gone and no one in the house heard her screams.

Later that night Ryou stepped out of the shower and towel dried his hair, glad that Yugi's Grandpa had let him stay for a few nights and the old man was more fussed on why Yugi was so upset, his friend was in tears and refused to come out of his room.

Ryou had wished he had been as lucky to get off with something as light as finding out that he had slept with a Demon, instead he had stabbed the ones he cared for and tried to kill them, why was he feeling so damn guilty about it that he didn't want to be anywhere near them? Sure he felt guilty but he felt that it was something that he could have talked to Bakura about and get his forgiveness… but something was amiss.

Ryou walked into the guest room, closing the door behind him and lent on it for a few minutes, maybe tomorrow he would feel better to face Bakura, Malik and Marik again. He dropped the towel on the back of the chair and walked towards the bed and stopped upon seeing the wind blow the curtains open and a gust of wind made him shiver as he rushed over to close the window.

"Ryou." Came Bakura's voice from behind him, Ryou snapped the window closed and jumped around startled to see the pale Demon in his room.

"Bakura?" Ryou knew better then to ask on how he got into his room without using the door.

Bakura glanced him over taking in the shirtless body, bare feet and still very wet hair, he licked his lips and stepped forward, the aroma of coconuts in the air from perhaps a shampoo or a body wash only heightened the alluring natural scent of the Human. "I just came to tell you." Bakura stopped a few inches in front of his Human, Ryou's back hit the closed window as the pale Demon looked down a little into his wide light brown eyes.

Bakura had come down here to ask Ryou to be with him for this Mating season to finally be his Mate. He had sat outside and watched Ryou until he could get the Human alone in the house without being disturbed by anyone. The crazy girl was transfixed with watching t.v downstairs, while the old man was trying to talk to Yugi, who had locked himself in his room, no one would bother them.

Now Bakura thought second of it, if he wanted Ryou to spent that time with him, to become his Mate then he would let the Human come to him, so far Bakura had done all the chasing. "What happened and what you remember of the other night Ryou isn't important enough to change how I feel about you."

"I almost killed you and Marik." Ryou shook his head.

"Many have tried to kill us in the past and many more will still try it in the future."

"But it was, me, that tried it, not some hell bent insane creature after some kind of revenge." Ryou was close to tears as he gripped onto Bakura's shirt near his chest with one hand. "Worst of all I don't know why I did it."

"I have been so close to death and survived that what you did was nothing but flesh wounds." Tears rolled down Ryou's cheeks as he looked away. "Ryou." Bakura lifted his chin up to look him in the eyes as he caressed his cheek wiping away tears with his other hand. "I don't care, really I don't and if it is forgiveness that you are after then you have it."

"You can't speak for Marik and what would Malik say if he knew what I had done, he wouldn't want to be near me or have me around." Ryou bit his lip.

"Marik feels the same as me and as for Malik, he loves you to much and I guarantee that he'll be looking for you in a few days." Bakura smirked lightly knowing just how Malik could be and he would go hunting for Ryou and drag him back if need be and make the Human understand that he was loved.

"I need time to think, I feel so…" A small kiss to his lips cut him off from saying anything more; Bakura pulled back just enough to speak.

"I love you and I would be proud to call you my Mate." Bakura placed what hopefully wouldn't be his last kiss to those lips and pulled away with a purr.

Bakura didn't want to pressure Ryou into Mating with him, though he was worried that his Human might not come to him and he would be left to hibernate, as things would be awkward and hard to start again next week, especially if Ryou thought that they were avoiding him. "I just need a little time." Ryou whispered letting go of him and moved as Bakura now stood at the window.

"Just don't forget what I said." Bakura wanted to added, just don't take too long. Ryou nodded his head and watched Bakura leap out the window and was gone, he then closed everything up and went to bed, still feeling so strange and confused about everything.

TBC

The next chapter will be more on Seto/Joey and Yugi/Yami and Ryou/Bakura and if you are all really good and Review there just maybe a lemon in it for you. (Love and Cookies)