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Bakura sighed. Joey grabbed his arm and threatened him over and over. Time to time he'd get on the point of actually trying to hit him. Tea stood quiet as she had something to say but had no way of saying it. Tristan just ate the last of his burger and sipped the rest of his soda. Yugi tried pulling Joey off of him, but he wasn't strong enough. Bakura told the others to stay down so they wouldn't try killing Joey. After five minutes Bakura freed himself from Joey's massive grip and sat down next to the puzzle. He handed them all to Yugi so he may place it all back together.
"Bakura you can't fool me. I know what you're up to. You're just like every other guy from the shadow realm." Joey said crossing his arms across his chest
"You're all my friends. It's just that something we can't even see is trying to kill Yugi!" Bakura pushed off from the chair and handed Yugi a piece that had been left on the floor
"Friends you have a funny way of showing it." Tristan added
"Hey I didn't choose this job." Bakura pushed pass Joey to get more room for breath
"Job? So we're not friends we're a job." Yugi sighed
"That's not what I meant Yugi." Bakura sighed again
"Then what the hell do you mean?!" Joey yelled
"Come on you guys. Bakura's our friend. He said so when he was going to duel Yugi." Tea finally said
"What are you talking about Tea?" Yugi turned his attention to the once talkative but now quiet girl in the corner
"At the dueling arena he said he didn't want to hurt us because we're his friends."
"Well he could've been lyin'." Joey argued
"Well why don't you ask him?" Tristan added
They all shrugged and looked at the spot where Bakura was supposedly standing. He was gone. Marik stuck his head out into the hall and into the rooms nearby. Yugi and Yami checked the shop. He wasn't there.
"Great! No explanation, and no beatin the crap outta our so called friend." Joey sighed
Tea rolled her eyes and turned her attention towards the outside world. She saw Bakura sitting on a brick fence that surrounded the park. Tea signaled everyone to look out the glass door and windows. They saw Bakura sigh and lie down on the probably cold wall. They looked at each other with asking eyes. Who's gonna talk to him? Yugi opened the door and walked towards the depressed boy. He tried to place a smile on instead on a concerned frown.
"Hey! You disappeared." Yugi smiled
"So?" Bakura sat up
"Well you had us worried."
"That I'd stolen something?"
"No that you were in trouble."
"I should worry about you." Bakura helped Yugi onto the wall
"Bakura if your our friends why do you seem like a bad person now?" Yugi's smile faded
"I dunno. Guess I'm mad about what happened." He looked up into the starry night sky "Losing everything. My family, my friends, my life. Although I've gotten used to the shadow realms, ancient Egypt I just want it to return like it was three years ago." He looked at Ryou watching from the store "Maybe even farther back."
Yugi laughed.
"Well I can bring you back to that time if you step aside mortal." A booming voice sounded
"What was that?" Yugi and Bakura searched the park from their over viewing seats. They saw nothing.
"Leave now mortal before I am forced to kill you!" The voice said again
This time Bakura fell backwards and into a bush. He looked over at the audience by the windows. They didn't seem to hear anything. Bakura quickly shook it off and ran to the other side. A form appeared out of the darkness. The same form that Bakura dreamt of. It surrounded Yugi in darkness. Bakura's sight was gone. When the darkness left, Yugi was gone.
'How do I explain thins one?' Bakura thought
Yami and the others ran to where Bakura was standing. They looked for Yugi.
"What'd you do to Yugi?" Joey picked him up by the collar
"I'm right here Joey." Yugi appeared from darkness
"Yug where'd ya go?" Joey asked dropping Bakura
"I was right here all the time." Yugi smirked
Something was different. Yugi didn't seem innocent and loveable anymore. He looked cold and evil. Bakura pulled out his deck from his pocket and searched through it like the speed of light. He stopped at the living arrow card. He looked up to see everyone talking to 'Yugi'. He quickly summoned it and aimed for Yugi's heart. If Bakura took this shot and it really was Yugi he'd be spending a long time in jail. He let go of the arrow from bow to boy's heart. When it struck the unsuspecting child everyone immediately turned their heads towards the source of the shot, then back at Yugi who was falling to the ground. Yami caught his head before it hit pavement.
"WHAT WAS THAT!?" Joey yelled at Bakura
Bakura stood quiet. Watching and hoping.
"You thought you'd kill him?" Tristan shouted
"You're not a friend! Your just another crazed jerk!" Tea yelled
Bakura watched as darkness came out from Yugi's heart. It flew into the air and straight for Bakura. He watched wide-eyed, as is came speeding towards him. He really wished everyone wasn't blind with rage to see what was coming. It hit Bakura throwing him into a wall that stood behind him.
Yugi awoke. Everyone ignored Bakura. Well except for Ryou and Marik. The others went to see if Yugi was all right.
"All this darkness and then some guy."Yugi thought "I can't remember!"
Marik and Ryou helped Bakura up off the floor. His eyes were blank. They seemed as though they were drained. Yugi shook off his dizziness and looked at Bakura.
"What happened to him?" Yugi asked
"It doesn't matter." Joey said blocking his view
"DOESN'T MATTER!?" Ryou yelled "Have taken a good look at him lately?"
"Yea and all I saw was a no good back stabbin so called friend." Joey crossed his arms around his chest
"You know although I hate to say this, but Bakura was only trying to help you pathetic mortals." Marik added "He risked his life to do so. I'm still puzzled as to why he should. He's been working his ass off and you've been accusing him of being a back stabber. All you mortals ever do is bitch and whine. My Rah! I should've killed you when I had the chance!"
"Big words from a little man." Joey smirked
"THAT'S IT! I'm going to kill him!" Marik drew his hidden sword
Bakura coughed and his eyes appeared full again. He shook off whatever was happening to him and stood up. Shakily but he was up.
"Don't Marik. They have every right to be mad." Bakura pushed the sword down
"Are you aware that they are BAD MOUTHING YOU!?" Marik yelled
"Zijk vehwok ak." Bakura said in the shadow realm language ^Just forget it.^
"Rik kxo timr mehkuc tojohloj ak." Marik replied ^But the dumb mortal deserves it.^
Yami laughed when he had heard that. So did Ryou.
"Let's go. NOW!" Bakura ordered.
He said goodbye to all of them and handed Yami and the puzzle back to Yugi. They then left towards the end of the street talking. Yugi sighed and followed the others into the game shop.
^*^*^*^ Bakura and gang ^_^
"Why would you leave them just like that?" Ryou asked with a concerned look
"Does it matter we're not helping mortals, as you would say." Bakura replied
"Well it matters to you, although I wouldn't care if the pharaoh and his hikari were killed." Marik replied
"You can't help without being trusted." Bakura sighed "Besides. They aren't my friends anymore. It's been three years, they probably had forgotten me if I hadn't returned."
"Bakura...we're your friends you don't need foolish and obviously naïve mortals." Ryou smirked
"You know I'm tired. I think I'll just sleep here."
They stopped at a tree. Bakura nestled into it and quickly dozed off. Marik and Ryou looked at each other and smiled. They grabbed their items and went off to the game shop. They would return by sunrise. They thought.
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Bakura sighed. Joey grabbed his arm and threatened him over and over. Time to time he'd get on the point of actually trying to hit him. Tea stood quiet as she had something to say but had no way of saying it. Tristan just ate the last of his burger and sipped the rest of his soda. Yugi tried pulling Joey off of him, but he wasn't strong enough. Bakura told the others to stay down so they wouldn't try killing Joey. After five minutes Bakura freed himself from Joey's massive grip and sat down next to the puzzle. He handed them all to Yugi so he may place it all back together.
"Bakura you can't fool me. I know what you're up to. You're just like every other guy from the shadow realm." Joey said crossing his arms across his chest
"You're all my friends. It's just that something we can't even see is trying to kill Yugi!" Bakura pushed off from the chair and handed Yugi a piece that had been left on the floor
"Friends you have a funny way of showing it." Tristan added
"Hey I didn't choose this job." Bakura pushed pass Joey to get more room for breath
"Job? So we're not friends we're a job." Yugi sighed
"That's not what I meant Yugi." Bakura sighed again
"Then what the hell do you mean?!" Joey yelled
"Come on you guys. Bakura's our friend. He said so when he was going to duel Yugi." Tea finally said
"What are you talking about Tea?" Yugi turned his attention to the once talkative but now quiet girl in the corner
"At the dueling arena he said he didn't want to hurt us because we're his friends."
"Well he could've been lyin'." Joey argued
"Well why don't you ask him?" Tristan added
They all shrugged and looked at the spot where Bakura was supposedly standing. He was gone. Marik stuck his head out into the hall and into the rooms nearby. Yugi and Yami checked the shop. He wasn't there.
"Great! No explanation, and no beatin the crap outta our so called friend." Joey sighed
Tea rolled her eyes and turned her attention towards the outside world. She saw Bakura sitting on a brick fence that surrounded the park. Tea signaled everyone to look out the glass door and windows. They saw Bakura sigh and lie down on the probably cold wall. They looked at each other with asking eyes. Who's gonna talk to him? Yugi opened the door and walked towards the depressed boy. He tried to place a smile on instead on a concerned frown.
"Hey! You disappeared." Yugi smiled
"So?" Bakura sat up
"Well you had us worried."
"That I'd stolen something?"
"No that you were in trouble."
"I should worry about you." Bakura helped Yugi onto the wall
"Bakura if your our friends why do you seem like a bad person now?" Yugi's smile faded
"I dunno. Guess I'm mad about what happened." He looked up into the starry night sky "Losing everything. My family, my friends, my life. Although I've gotten used to the shadow realms, ancient Egypt I just want it to return like it was three years ago." He looked at Ryou watching from the store "Maybe even farther back."
Yugi laughed.
"Well I can bring you back to that time if you step aside mortal." A booming voice sounded
"What was that?" Yugi and Bakura searched the park from their over viewing seats. They saw nothing.
"Leave now mortal before I am forced to kill you!" The voice said again
This time Bakura fell backwards and into a bush. He looked over at the audience by the windows. They didn't seem to hear anything. Bakura quickly shook it off and ran to the other side. A form appeared out of the darkness. The same form that Bakura dreamt of. It surrounded Yugi in darkness. Bakura's sight was gone. When the darkness left, Yugi was gone.
'How do I explain thins one?' Bakura thought
Yami and the others ran to where Bakura was standing. They looked for Yugi.
"What'd you do to Yugi?" Joey picked him up by the collar
"I'm right here Joey." Yugi appeared from darkness
"Yug where'd ya go?" Joey asked dropping Bakura
"I was right here all the time." Yugi smirked
Something was different. Yugi didn't seem innocent and loveable anymore. He looked cold and evil. Bakura pulled out his deck from his pocket and searched through it like the speed of light. He stopped at the living arrow card. He looked up to see everyone talking to 'Yugi'. He quickly summoned it and aimed for Yugi's heart. If Bakura took this shot and it really was Yugi he'd be spending a long time in jail. He let go of the arrow from bow to boy's heart. When it struck the unsuspecting child everyone immediately turned their heads towards the source of the shot, then back at Yugi who was falling to the ground. Yami caught his head before it hit pavement.
"WHAT WAS THAT!?" Joey yelled at Bakura
Bakura stood quiet. Watching and hoping.
"You thought you'd kill him?" Tristan shouted
"You're not a friend! Your just another crazed jerk!" Tea yelled
Bakura watched as darkness came out from Yugi's heart. It flew into the air and straight for Bakura. He watched wide-eyed, as is came speeding towards him. He really wished everyone wasn't blind with rage to see what was coming. It hit Bakura throwing him into a wall that stood behind him.
Yugi awoke. Everyone ignored Bakura. Well except for Ryou and Marik. The others went to see if Yugi was all right.
"All this darkness and then some guy."Yugi thought "I can't remember!"
Marik and Ryou helped Bakura up off the floor. His eyes were blank. They seemed as though they were drained. Yugi shook off his dizziness and looked at Bakura.
"What happened to him?" Yugi asked
"It doesn't matter." Joey said blocking his view
"DOESN'T MATTER!?" Ryou yelled "Have taken a good look at him lately?"
"Yea and all I saw was a no good back stabbin so called friend." Joey crossed his arms around his chest
"You know although I hate to say this, but Bakura was only trying to help you pathetic mortals." Marik added "He risked his life to do so. I'm still puzzled as to why he should. He's been working his ass off and you've been accusing him of being a back stabber. All you mortals ever do is bitch and whine. My Rah! I should've killed you when I had the chance!"
"Big words from a little man." Joey smirked
"THAT'S IT! I'm going to kill him!" Marik drew his hidden sword
Bakura coughed and his eyes appeared full again. He shook off whatever was happening to him and stood up. Shakily but he was up.
"Don't Marik. They have every right to be mad." Bakura pushed the sword down
"Are you aware that they are BAD MOUTHING YOU!?" Marik yelled
"Zijk vehwok ak." Bakura said in the shadow realm language ^Just forget it.^
"Rik kxo timr mehkuc tojohloj ak." Marik replied ^But the dumb mortal deserves it.^
Yami laughed when he had heard that. So did Ryou.
"Let's go. NOW!" Bakura ordered.
He said goodbye to all of them and handed Yami and the puzzle back to Yugi. They then left towards the end of the street talking. Yugi sighed and followed the others into the game shop.
^*^*^*^ Bakura and gang ^_^
"Why would you leave them just like that?" Ryou asked with a concerned look
"Does it matter we're not helping mortals, as you would say." Bakura replied
"Well it matters to you, although I wouldn't care if the pharaoh and his hikari were killed." Marik replied
"You can't help without being trusted." Bakura sighed "Besides. They aren't my friends anymore. It's been three years, they probably had forgotten me if I hadn't returned."
"Bakura...we're your friends you don't need foolish and obviously naïve mortals." Ryou smirked
"You know I'm tired. I think I'll just sleep here."
They stopped at a tree. Bakura nestled into it and quickly dozed off. Marik and Ryou looked at each other and smiled. They grabbed their items and went off to the game shop. They would return by sunrise. They thought.
