Yami CS: Huh? Atari? Who's that?

CS: I came..

Yami CS: Ahem!

CS: Fine..we me and my Yami came up with this not anyone else.

Yami CS: If you feel like arguing about it go ahead find someone who believes ya.

Ryou: Really she did come up with it on her own.

Bakura: I agree with my light and the idiots who wrote this..

Yami CS & CS: Ok who wants to have Bakura get in an accident now?

Everyone but Ryou and Bakura: ME!!!

Bakura: Wait a second!!!!!!!

Ryou: I don't like the sound of all this.

Yami CS: Oh well you're not the writer are you?

Bakura: *nods * Yeah I'm in deep trouble

Yugi: Yeah I think..you might be

CS: Anyway here's chapter 11 sorry it took so long but I was waiting for reviews!



Chapter 11 - I Want You To Want Me



Bakura sighed and sat on the cold ground of the room. Everything there was cold and harsh..dark as he himself was. But it was just how he appeared to be. He would never let anyone know he was not these things not truly. He could never let his shield down..he could be hurt..then again wasn't he right now? By the person who he insulted as being weak and pathetic yet he stood no chance of a fight against them.

Ryou had decided to go for a walk to clear his mind of at least to try but it didn't do him much good. He sighed why him why him? He hated this all. He hated their fights, their bonds, their distant attitude toward one another; He hated how he felt empty most of the time. He wandered the streets trying to keep it off his mind if he couldn't figure it out. He found himself going to places he wasn't even too sure where they were. He stopped at a bride over a river. The water moves quickly below and was fairly deep. He glanced back and saw no one, heard nothing. He looked back at the water. He got up on the rail of the bridge sitting on it thinking looking at his reflection in the water. He hated it. He looked like HIM. He shuddered. It was almost frightening at the resemblance. Then again he didn't look a thing like him.

He shook his head that didn't matter though. He was and wasn't his Yami which was doing nothing but confusing him further. He closed his eyes but instead he saw the eyes on the one who so plagued him. Before he knew what happened he was falling. Ryou expect to hit the water first but he wasn't alone. He felt arms around him. He felt the splash back of water before he himself hit the water. He opened his eyes to see Bakura and that shocked him more than he realized. He almost forgot about the river below.

The water moved faster than he thought since he and his yami had already cleared the bridge. Bakura looked at him "Ryou are you alright?"

Ryou nodded "Yeah. What about you?"

Bakura laughed slightly "I'll be fine.."

Ryou noticed that was water was freezing and knew they should get out as soon as they could. Ryou was starting to shiver and as much as Bakura wanted to keep it from him he could tell Bakura was doing the same. Ryou say a branch up ahead and readied himself to grab it.

"Hold on yami." He said before reaching up and grabbing the branch holding on with all his might. Bakura grabbed Ryou with one arm tightly reaching up as well grabbing hold to the branch.

"Go Ryou I'll go after you.." Bakura said weakly unlike his natural self. Ryou looked at him and shook his head

"No we go together or I won't." Bakura looked at his light stunned.



Yugi looked up at Yami and smiled. Yami could only look at him stunned and amazed, which he most defiantly was. Yami sat down on the side of the bed in a state of shock trying to wake himself from this state he was in.

'No I've imagined all this..' He tried to tell himself and he was stunned to feel a hand on his cheek.

"No you're not Yami."

Yami shivered looking at Yugi thinking this must be another dream. Yugi just smiled at him. Yami nearly melted looking at him. He was loosing his composure and he knew it. Yami wasn't the only one who knew. While he tried to regain himself he somehow missed Yugi nearly pushing him down on the bed climbing on top of him. When Yami came back to reality he let out a yelp of surprise. The rest was just a blur to Yami.

Yami was amazed to wake up the next morning lying next to Yugi both almost totally clothed just their shirts missing. Yugi was fast asleep curled up against his chest. Yami to a point didn't care how it happened.

Yami pulled up the blankets around he and his aibou smiling to himself hoping this last forever. He could lie there as long as his light was safe and happy. He would do anything for Yugi, it was like wise for the boy to his darker half. Such feeling I doubt their hearts could fully comprehend. It's rare in this time to see such a thing but what should it matter if love is part of you even if you may not have noticed.

Yami he could go on for hours why he adored the boy and why he loved him so. Yugi could do the same for the former pharaoh.

Yami loved Yugi's heart and his purity. These things caused him such fear of the boy acceptance as well as his rejection. He feared he could not take from the boy one of the things he loved from him. He could be crushed by the violet-eyed beauty, which lay beside him in a peaceful slumber at the time. His face pale yet angelic, not at all sickly or ill. He was shorter than most his age but he was thin and the frame was not ill suited of him. Yami loved Yugi because he was just Yugi as well something he could not describe. It was an unseen connection they both had that drew them to one another.

Joey was in awe of the boy who had saved him and now offered to take him from the nightmare that he lived. He this boy, this man, his enemy, was offering to take him from what he wished to hide from the world. Seto Kaiba was opening himself to Joey hoping to find Joey would do the same. Joey was half wondering if he was sleeping still or if Seto had no clue who he was any longer. Maybe he just wants to honestly.

Suddenly Joey stopped in mid thought as he felt a hand gently move the bangs from his face with such tenderness he dared not left unnoticed. Joey without hesitation hugged Kaiba who returned the embrace happily smiling at the blonde. Joey looked up at him and took a deep breath that he noticed caught in his throat as he looked up in those eyes. Those eyes. Joey hadn't noticed they were so close or how good the brunette seemed to look. Hell let alone just how dreamy his eyes were. Joey dared not move but he wondered if Seto would snap back to his senses to leave him alone again without hope.

"Seto..?"

"What is it Joey?"

"Do you promise that you won't..you know..leave me alone?"

Seto looked him in the eye giving an empathetic smile "I would never dream of it Joey and I swear on it."

Joey smiled he had promised to leave him. Joey was on cloud nine already let alone if Seto were to do what he wanted to with the blonde. Seto leaned down kissing the blonde's forehead fondly smoothing his hair. Joey shivered slightly looking at him and hadn't realized he was holding tighter to the brunette before him, or his heartbeat speeding up. Seto looked at him smiling. Joey looked at him wondering why did he feel so strange suddenly. Yes he was more one to be attracted to males he never really argued much with that. This was Seto Kaiba he was very out of Joey's reach so why was he suddenly so attracted to him? Was it how he was acting suddenly? So warm and caring toward Joey when all he had seen Seto do was act coldly to him and others, all but Mokuba that is, was it? Could it be that Joey didn't get much comforting and care so he was attaching himself to Seto? He of all people!

Suddenly that didn't matter. All that mattered was the brunette reassuring him everything would be all right. His voice was soft and calming. It was having an obvious effect on Joey as he rested his head on Seto seeming to be ready to fall asleep at any given moment. He knew he wouldn't. He dared not let this be lost to him after he had lost so much already. One question ate away at him though.

'When all this is over..will I lose Seto too?'



Yami: You can't stop there!!!

Yugi: *ish still fast asleep *

Seto: Umm keep going!

Joey: NO!!!!!

Yami CS: *Evil laughter *

CS: Right..anyway that's chapter 11 sorry I took so long! Well I was gonna wait till I got 35 reviews but oh well. Bakura and Ryou fans gotta be happy with this chapter..at least I hope they are.

Bakura:..

Ryou: Oh my..how sweet of my yami!

Bakura: *blush * ....Shut..up...