Chapter 3
Bakura was walking past the park when the Millennium Ring around his neck began to glow. He stopped and yelped when his Yami appeared before him, a cruel smile on his twin's face. "So. This Aisha is very dear to you, eh?" Yami Bakura asked.
"Stay away from her…" Bakura whispered, staring at his twin.
"You DARE order ME?!" Yami Bakura snapped, grabbing Bakura by his bruised shoulder.
"N-n-no, master…" he stuttered, terror shining his green eyes. "I-I-I-I didn't mean to…"
Yami Bakura threw Bakura onto the ground, standing over his weaker self, a smile on his face. "To late. Time for another lesson."
He smiled as he cracked his knuckles and kicked his twin in the ribs several times.
Bakura felt one of his ribs crack around the third or fourth kick. He screamed as pain shot through his body, making him roll onto his side and curl into a ball, sobbing as Yami Bakura laughed at his twin's weakness.
"Stop that!" someone yelled, kicking Yami Bakura. Bakura looked up and saw Aisha standing between Yami Bakura and himself.
"A-A-Aisha! Don't!" his pleas were ignored.
Yami Bakura wiped the blood from his lip where the girl's foot had connected. "Eh. So your Aisha?" he asked, standing up striate and giving Aisha a glare that told her that she was in way over her head. She ignored it.
"Yeah. That's me. And I don't care much for people who hurt my friends. Even if they are related to them." she said, her eyes telling him that she was scared, but willing to fight him.
He laughed harshly and vanished, making Aisha blink in surprise. "What the…Lemme go! Yipe!" someone grabbed her from behind. She yelped when something cold and sharp pressed up against her neck.
"Now your scared, aren't you?" Yami Bakura asked, pressing the knife into the girl's neck. It bit into her flesh, making her whimper in pain.
Bakura slowly stood and stuttered, "Please stop it!"
Yami Bakura grinned and pressed a little harder on the knife, making Aisha scream as it cut deeper into her. "Oh? And you're ordering me?"
"No! I'm begging you! Please!" Bakura was on his knees, tears streaming down his face as he begged his other self to let her go.
"…" Yami Bakura removed the knife and licked the blood off of it as he shoved Aisha forward and into Bakura's arms. "Fine. But if I see her again, I'll have a new toy to play with." he then went back into the Ring, leaving Bakura to hold Aisha, who was shaking madly and whimpering in pain.
"…Who…what was he?" she whimpered as Bakura pressed a clothe against the cut on her neck.
"He's what I was afraid you would get hurt by…I told you to stay away…why did you follow me?" he asked, wincing when he moved to stop the bleeding.
"I wasn't trying to. I have to go this way to get home." She said.
Bakura nodded as he wiped the last of the blood off of her neck.
Aisha snuggled up against him, trying to get rid of the fear that made her shiver violently against her friend. She felt his arms wrap around her, holding her against him as he whispered, "Don't worry…"
Bakura looked down at Aisha, who was shivering from fright. He ran his fingers through her red hair and, after a minute, rested his cheek against her hair, enjoying the softness of her hair against his pale face.
After several minutes of sitting in his arms, she was soon asleep.
Bakura saw this and stood, lifting her into his arms. He had no idea where she lived, so the only place he could think to go to was the Turtle Game Shop, Yugi's home.
------Later…
Yugi opened the door and gasped. "Bakura! What happened?!"
Bakura hadn't even realized that he had dirt on his face and that he had several cuts from the rocks that had bit into him while at the mercy of his twin. "…Yugi…can she stay here with you and Grandpa?"
"Sure…c'mon in…" he held the door open for his friend. He led him up the stairs and held open the door to the guest room at the end of the hall.
"Thank you Yugi." Bakura said as he laid Aisha onto the bed and covered her up.
"Your welcome. What happened?"
"My Yami is what happened." Bakura straitened then left the room.
Yugi's Millennium Puzzle glowed and Yami was standing beside his aibou. "What's wrong?" Yugi asked his other self, who was looking worried.
"Yami Bakura has taken an interest in this girl. And I fear that she will not live long if she continues to try to help Bakura." Yami said softly, shifting his gaze to the sleeping girl.
"…Why's that?" Yugi sat down beside Aisha and motioned for Yami to sit beside him.
"…" Yami sat and reached for the brown rope that poked out of her backpack. Tied to the end of it, was the Millennium Amulet.
"A Millennium Item!" Yugi gasped, seeing his Millennium Puzzle begin to react to the amulet's presence. Yami nodded.
"Yes. This is what he seeks, but he also wants the girl herself. She has ancient magic within her, but has no idea how to activate it. I doubt she even knows she has them." he said, replacing the amulet into her bag and returning to the Puzzle that hung from his aibou's (companion) neck.
Yugi cast a worried look to Aisha. He would have to tell Joey and the others about this. Maybe if they stayed with her, the Millennium Ring's power would be reflected by the Millennium Puzzle's power…