Sorry this took so long, this is honestly getting hard to get around to writing this (w/ writer's block...), exams coming, reading my beloved Gordianus the Finder series, and trying to find the time to write more to my Harry Potter fanfic! ^^() TOO MUCH!!!

Disclaimer: *mystic voice* Go back... Go back.... Go back to the beginning...

Well I hope, despite the writer's block this chapter is somewhat decent… Enjoy?

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Chapter Four: The Turning

Warnings? ...There is none!! ^^;;

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Yami held the body of his aibou, Yugi, as if in reassurance he wouldn't leave again. The youth allowed himself to be held, sensing that his Yami needed this. Across from them Yami Bakura sat across them in a chair, his arms crossed and glaring at them- or rather at Yami. For it was him, who had posed the question he couldn't- no didn't- want to answer. The question? Was Yami Bakura going to hold them there, in the shadow realm, for the rest of Yugi's life?

You may be wondering, what's keeping Yami from just snatching up Yugi and returning to the shadow realm. It would seem that Yami Bakura had hidden Yugi's puzzle, so Yami didn't take the risk of being trapped in the puzzle and leaving Yugi alone with that mad man, and surprisingly, Yugi had made it quite clear he wanted to stay with his new "friend". This comment had sent both Yamis for a loop, but enough of that. Why don't we return to the story?

"Of course not!" Yami Bakura snapped as if it were the most obvious thing on earth. "Yugi may leave anytime he wishes. If he says wishes to stay, why do you want to force him to leave."

Yami twitched unwilling to answer the question with his light in the room, and Yugi sighed. They had been like this ever since Yami had awoken hours before. He didn't know what had gone on before he had woken himself, but he had sensed the tense between both Yamis. Now they were almost constantly fighting. Almost as if they were fighting over the affections for the same person... [1]

There was a silence that followed and Yugi sighed again. Yami Yugi and Yami Bakura would never get along. Then an idea came to mind. What if... "You know what I want?" He posed the question as a hypothetical one. "I want you two to learn to get along."

They stared at him. Stared at him some more. And just for good measure, stared at him a little bit longer.  Finally they couldn't take it anymore. "What???" They both screamed. They looked at each other in disbelieve. Yugi wanted them to get along? Was that even possible?? The boy sitting in his Yami's lap had to cover the lower part of his face to keep to very amused smile hidden. The looks on their faces were just so funny!

Yami Bakura growled and stood abruptly. "I must think about it." With that he stalked out of the room. The other two blinked, Yugi in confusion and Yami because he hadn't fully recovered.

Brown eyes glowered at the two before him in a burning jealousy. He was sleeping with his little angel. Holding him as if he had a right to. Angrily, he reached out, fingers brushing against the cold metal of the Sennen Puzzle. This thing was the only thing keeping him in a solid body. It would be easy, he thought, to just rip it from his throat and be rid of the accursed pharaoh, once and for all. A strange smile touched his lips. In a swift movement he gripped the chain and lifted it.

A moment before the amulet left his body, Yami's eyes shot open. In a second they saw what was happening, but was too late to stop it. The chain slipped over his head. The Yami watched delightedly as the ruby eyes dulled- life leaving them, before he completely vanished. Yami Bakura nearly jumped for joy. Yami Yugi was finally out of his hair, and the puzzle was his!

"Yami Bakura?"

Yami Bakura's thoughts of joy came to an abrupt end. Yugi was sitting up, rubbing his eyes.

"Hai, Yugi?" The white haired boy asked.

"Where is Yami? Do you know?"

The Yami opened his mouth to say something when a lovely idea came to mind. Slowly he said, with the saddest voice he could get, "He left. He went back to the other world." He pulled a surprised face. "He told me he never wanted to see you again, I tried to stop him, but he wouldn't listen to me!"

Yugi looked at him, frozen. Yami had left him... Again? No... He wouldn't do that, not again.

"You're lying."

Yami Bakura's eyes narrowed. "You don't believe me Yugi? I've been kind to you have I not? Cared for you, and you still don't trust me?"

The little angel stared at him; something wasn't right. Yami wouldn't leave him. Something in the back of his mind hinted that his Yami hadn't left on his own. "Where is Yami?"

Yami Bakura growled. He stalked up closer to the other boy, who moved back until his back hit the wall. "You are supposed to listen to your friends, are you not?"

Yugi looked back into the other's brown eyes fearfully. "P-please, Yami Bakura." Tears welled up in his eyes, as he pleaded. "Give me back Yami."

The cold brown eyes stared into pleading, fearful, and pleading violet eyes. Something within the cold Yami twisted. His little angel was asking him, pleading with him to return something he'd wanted almost all of his existence. He'd wanted the puzzle, and he had it, it wasn't his fault the pharaoh was part of the package.

Yami Bakura sighed, backing of the boy. He found himself flicking a wrist, bringing forth the golden, Sennen Puzzle from where he'd hidden it, and then tossing it to his little angel. Both were so surprised, Yugi almost didn't catch it. "Yami...Bakura?" The Yami said nothing, but slowly turned and in mid-step returned to the real world.

To be continued...

Next time (whenever that is...):

-Yami and Yugi return to the real world.

-Yami Bakura does something "startling".

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Ugh, that came out bad. I have serious writers block with this, and I was drawing from a horrendously dry well with this chapter. Arg, It's getting hard to do everything that needs to be done...

[1] I know I wanted to put a note here, but I can't honestly think of what it was...

Oh, one other thing. I have started to write a much better written story (even in my opinion), which has a much better plot, The problem is I'm not to sure if I should post it or not. So, read the teaser and tell me if you're interested!

Teaser: (Note this is NOT an AU/past story. If you want to know how this came about you have to read the beginning of the story.)

Yami stood stiff and still. His "master" Gnaeus was in the other room, ordering his other slaves to have the baths readied. His back sported six welts where the cruel slave owner had punished him for his stubbornness. This new task was a test of his obedience.

"Slave, get in here!" The Egyptian twitched, slowly moving forward. He almost retreated when he saw Gnaeus naked and spread out in the bathing pool. "Come, boy," the large man beckoned to him. Yami did as he told, hissing as he entered the hot water.

Gnaeus turned his back to him. "Wash, or else I'll have a little fun with you're little brother tonight." Yami suppressed a growl and began his work. He would do what he was told for now, and if the others didn't find them soon, he would find a way to rescue himself, Yugi, Mokuba and Ryou from Gnaeus. Then he would track down the traitorous mage, Heishin.

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