Mixed Destinies

By Kaehimi

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Note: VERY OOC (out of character) ...well, that's the point but anyway, I warned you!

"The Confusion"

Bakura's Point of View...

I was in shock. No, seriously, I was in shock. My Yami, so far, had not hurt me at all for a whole five minutes. I think that's a new record!

My Yami may be good at lying, but five minutes is a long time for him to go without at least thwacking me over the head. Or yelling at me mentally. Or taking over my body. Or- well the point is that he may be pretty experienced with the art of fabrication, but he's not that good of an actor. Maybe he's trying to lull me into a sense of security and then lash out. Surprise always doubles the pain- I should know. I didn't say anything, he didn't say anything. We just kind of stood there and stared at each other. Finally, he broke the silence. "Aibou?"

There he goes again. I don't think my Yami has ever used the word "Aibou" more than once per millennia. And he just said it twice. Something is very strange here...

My surprise must have been still plastered to my face because he looked worried. "Aibou, are you okay?"

Three times. I shook my head, trying to shake the shock out of my mind. "Yes, Master?" I whispered.

His left eyebrow raised, in question. "What was that? I'm sorry but I think I missed the second part of your sentence."

Aibou- three times. Apology- once. Caring- once. Laughing- once. I wonder how long he can keep this up. "Nothing, Master."

"Master?" My Yami looked confused again. "Why do you say that?"

I kept silent. My Yami never really liked it when I answered his questions. He just asked them for his amusement.

"Aibou, what's wrong. Please, tell me."

That's four times. Wow. I shifted and kept my gaze on my shoes, which suddenly seemed very interesting.

"Bakura." Involuntarily, I looked up. His eyes were filled with genuine concern. "Tell me what's wrong."

Could I trust him? My mind debated over the idea. 'Why not? Because he'll just hurt you for being weak. I'm used to it. Why more?' I shuffled my feet. "You're acting strange, different..." I trailed off, not adding "Master" to it. If his heart were truly suddenly changed, then he would not notice. Actually, he would probably notice, but he wouldn't mind.

It was a risk, but it was one I was willing to take. That's a bit unusual, as I am not one to gamble with danger. I waited in anticipation for his response.

My Yami chuckled. That's two for laughing. "Aibou, is that it? You had me worried." Aibou- five times. "Tell me how I'm so different." His eyes smiled.

"Well..."

Meanwhile...

Fate was angry. No, she was furious. Her wings and gown were turning darker, expressing her frustration. Fate raised her hand above her head and a ball of black, gray, and white light began to form in it. She was about to strike down the boy on the spot when her assistant, Demise, rushed over. "Fate, don't!" He cried.

Fate whirled to face him. "Are you going to stop me, Demise?" Now the ball of raw power was pointing towards him.

"Milady, please calm down." Demise tried to keep his fear from showing.

Fate grew in size until she towered over Demise. "You're trying to tell me to calm down?!" She screamed, "You're trying to tell me to calm down?!" Her voice filled the workshop to the smallest corners. Everyone froze.

Demise swallowed. He wrung his hands nervously. "Milady..."

Fate sighed, snuffed out the ball of power, and shrank back to her regular size. "Demise, don't you have something to do?" She gestured to the crowd gathering around her. "Some work that needs to be done?"

Demise stared for a second, then snapped out of his surprise. "At once, Milady." He tried to disperse the students.

Fate turned to the child. "We have some talking to do." She leaned close, her piercing gaze holding his eyes.

Lapse of Time...

Looking into the water of the fountain, Fate sighed again. Her job was oh so stressful. From the top of the fountain, water dripped down the statue and into the pool, but it didn't disturb the eternally still waters. Fate put her hand into the cool liquid and stirred.

The water did not ripple, but a scene appeared. Fate studied it intently, then stirred again. It vanished and was replaced by another. Nodding her understanding, Fate withdrew her hand from the water. It was perfectly dry, and the water returned to its original state of bottomless blue.

"So, two destinies have been switched." Fate murmured to herself as she paced in front of the mystical fountain. "That's not so bad..."

Meanwhile...

Yugi's Point of View...

It was getting dark outside, and Yami still hadn't come back. I sat on the windowsill, waiting for him to return. I was sure that he had just had a bad day. I knew that he didn't mean to hurt me.

I pressed my hands against the windowpane, peering out into the silent street. "Yami..." I whispered to the night. As if from a dream -or a nightmare- a dark figure appeared, walking towards me. When he got closer, I recognized him to be Yami.

When he got to the door, I was already there, opening it for him. "I was worried, Yami." I said, looking up at him.

The next thing I knew, I was sailing across the room. "Did I not command you to call me 'Master'?" His glare was terrifying.

"I'm sorry," I whimpered. Then as a quick afterthought, I added, "Master."

Yami walked over to him and smirked. I had been preparing to ask him where he had been, but now that didn't seem to be like such a good idea. I got up, and my foot protested in agony. I bit back a sniffle when Yami shot me a look, daring me to cry.

I backed away from him, slowly. Yami threw his head back and laughed. I shivered. It was not a laugh of kindness or humor- it was a laugh of amusement at my pain.

"You want to know what I've been doing, slave?" He asked, turning away from me and walking towards the window. Gazing out, as I had been just a mere minutes ago, he fingered the Millennium Puzzle. "I've been quite busy contriving..." Yami laughed the unnatural laugh again and then turned around again. "And I know just how you will help me."

I gulped.

Kaehimi: I just realized something: this is gonna take forever to write! _ I have to be in a happy mood for Bakura's Point of View, and a depressed mood for Yugi's Point of View. Not even ffmusiconline.com can switch me around fast enough to write both parts at one time. Oh curses. *huffs* On the other side though, I am extremely moody all the time...Well, I'll try to get the chapters up as soon as possible, thankies all who read! ^_^

Sorry that Bakura's character is not as angsty as I made him in my last story, Deorc Leoht. This time, Yugi will be all sad and angsty and depressing. (I felt sorry for poor Bakura! Yes, I know that as strange it seems, I actually have a heart.)

Oh yeah, I have a question: Should Fate get a bigger role, or should she stay as a minor character? I was thinking about keeping her part small, but what do you think? You're the readers!