Note: Itadakimasu - said before a meal. Roughtly traslates as 'Thanks for the food'/.'I'm about to partake'
Yadonushi: Mean's host. It's what Yami Bakura refers to Bakura-kun as.

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Kaiba supposed it had to happen. Yuugi was away for the weekend, at some gaming con with his grandfather and practically the instant he left Kaiba was horny. He had, for once, a free weekend while the latest duel disk system got more than his initial pair produced for more extensive testing and Yuugi was away.

Glancing around the almost empty classroom before he left his caught sight of Bakura. He smirked.

"Bakura," he called.

The boy looked up from putting his books in his briefcase like bag. "Kaiba-kun...?" he blinked, looking slightly startled and confused.

"What are you doing this weekend with Yuugi gone?"

The pale haired boy blinked again. "Not too much... just work on school work mostly, I guess... Why?"

"How would you like to work on it with me?" Kaiba asked with a smirk.

Bakura blinked once more, looking utterly confused at the young CEO.

"I have the weekend free, so there's no reason not to spend it with someone else, wouldn't you say?"

"I-- I guess..." Bakura said, looking slightly nervous.

Kaiba turned and led the way out of the school. After walking a few blocks in a mostly uncomfortable silence, they were picked up by a limo and brought to Kaiba's home.

Bakura tried hard not to fidget as they rode, hands somewhat tense on the handle of his bag. He and Kaiba hadn't exactly been on the best of terms recently and the taller boy's sudden shift in attitude was making him very nervous. That and the look in Kaiba's eyes....

"Your father is on another dig?" Kaiba asked.

Bakura nodded. "Until next week."

"It must be hard being alone so much of the time."

Bakura gave a slight shrug. "I'm used to it."

"I'm not," Kaiba said flatly. "Mokuba is away with school this weekend and all my business is finished for now. I don't know what to do with myself."

The pale haired boy looked slightly startled. "So... so that's why you invited me...?"

"I suppose," Kaiba allowed. "I'm not used to having nothing to do." He glanced at Bakura out of the corner of his eye.

Bakura gave a small nod. "I'm afraid I'm not very entertaining," he half apologized. "I'm only really good at games."

"Games, you say?" Kaiba asked with real interest.

"Un," Bakura nodded. "I'm no where near as good as Yuugi in Duel Monsters, but I almost beat him in Monster World," he said proudly.

"I'd be interested in challenging you. It would give us something other than homework to do."

"Ee..?" Bakura exclaimed, alarmed. "Sou naa! I wouldn't have a chance against you, Kaiba-kun!" he protested.

"If you can beat Yuugi, you must be decent. I'd we interested to see how you play."

Bakura rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. "So--sou...? Do you have the game...?"

"I think there's one around."

The pair haired boy gave a small smile.


Bakura's face was almost glowing as he rolled the dice. Kaiba's team of characters was slowly losing against his monsters. "Aa," he exclaimed at the numbers the dice showed. "Your character's hit points are all lost. Gomen ne, Kaiba-kun," he smiled.

Kaiba looked at the board. "Hn. You win," he said, leaning back with his arms crossed.

Bakura gave another large smile. "Arigatou. Tanoshikatta yo!"[That was fun!] He began cleaning the board. "You did well for never having played before. You'd probably be able to beat me easily if you played again."

"I'd rather try something else," Kaiba said, eyes glinting slightly. "What other games do you play?"

Bakura began listing of a long list of games before stopping him self with a small embarrassed smile. "We've already played one of my best games, we should play a game that you like," he smiled.

Kaiba smirked. "Well, there's one game that Yuugi and I like to play together."

"Eh? Nan no geemu?"[What game?] Bakura asked innocently.

Kaiba stood, pulling Bakura to his feet, and pressed his lips to the other boy's.

Bakura's eyes went wide and he pulled away in shock. "Ka--Kaiba-kun!" he exclaimed, a slightly shaking hand touching his lips.

"Ii geemu da ne?"[A good game, isn't it?] Kaiba said in a low tone.

"Geemu jaNAI!" [That's NOT a game!] Bakura exclaimed.

"Sou?" Kaiba asked. "It can be like a game. And it's one that everyone wins."

Bakura looked slightly frightened as he shook his head. "Something like that... to me, it's not a game...."

Kaiba leaned close, hands skimming Bakura's sides. "Sou?"

The pale haired boy trembled slightly. "Kaiba-kun... oneigai... yamate kudasai....[PLease... please stop]" he near whispered.

Kaiba pulled back. "Mou hitotsu no geemu,"[One more game] he said in thought. After a moment he pulled out another game.

Slowly, Bakura relaxed again as they played, smiling warmly as he played. "Aa... I lost..." he lamented. "You're a much better player then I am at this..." he smiled.

Kaiba smirked. "Your turn to choose," he said.

Almost an hour later Bakura sighed again in disappointment. "Kaiba-kun, you're just like Yuugi-kun! The only game I have a chance at is Monster World," he lamented with a small smile.

"Care to try again?" Kaiba asked, with something approaching a true smile at the praise.

Bakura shook his head, smiling. "Maybe later. Chotto onaka suita..."[I'm a bit hungry] he admitted.

"What would you like?"

Bakura hesitated. "Anything's fine," he decided with a small smile.

"Then let's go see what's in the kitchen. It's the cook's afternoon off."


"Aaa, sugoi!"[Amazing] Bakura exclaimed, eyes going wide in aw at the large kitchen.

Kaiba chuckled. "And hardly needed for just me and Mokuba."

"Aaaa!" Bakura exclaimed, looking around in wonder. "Ne, Kaiba-kun? Is it all right if I cook for us?"

Kaiba smiled. "If you'd like."

"Arigatou!"

Kaiba set and watched Bakura cook, amused at the other boy's enthusiasm. Before too long Bakura had made them dinner.

"Hai!" Bakura beamed, setting a plate down in front of the taller boy before sitting down across from him with his own plate. "Ittadakimaaasu!" he smiled happily before starting to eat.

Kaiba shook his head at Bakura and began eating more sedately. "Oishii desu."[It's tasty]

"Arigatou," Bakura smiled. "Since Otousan's always away on digs, I learned to cook for myself. It's a fun hobby too."



When it was starting to get late, Bakura decided he should go home for the night. Kaiba invited him to stay, citing the fact that they were working well together on a school project.

The pale haired boy hesitated. "Demo... I don't have any other clothes with..." he pointed to the school uniform he was still wearing.

"We can find you something. There are a lot of old clothes around this place."

Bakura hesitated again, looking slightly nervous. "I wouldn't be in the way or anything...?"

"No, this place is too large for anyone to be in the way. You can have the guest room that isn't Yuugi's."

Bakura debated a moment more before nodding.

Kaiba smiled and went off to find him pajamas.

Bakura emerged from the bathroom, feeling rather silly in the over sized pajamas. "I feel like Yuugi-kun," he said mostly to himself with a small smile.

"Yuugi doesn't generally wear over sized pajamas," Kaiba said. "Has he unexpectedly had to wear yours?"

Bakura nodded, blushing as he looked down.

"Did you enjoy it?"

The pale haired boy looked up, blinking in confusion. "Enjoy Yuugi-kun wearing my pajamas...?"

"Enjoy him, sleeping over."

"Un..." Bakura smiled. "It was nice, sleeping in the same bed and snuggling as we slept..." he said softly.

"We could do that if you'd like," Kaiba offered in a low voice.

Bakura's eyes went wide. "Ka--Kaiba-kun.... Doshite, anata ga..."[Why are you...] he trailed off, looking at the taller boy with slightly vulnerable eyes.

Kaiba reached out and touched Bakura's face gently. "Since Yuugi isn't here, we have to find other comforts."

Bakura's breath caught "Ka-- Kaiba-kun..." he said softly. "De--demo..."

"I'm not doing this just because of him. I was impressed by your skills, gaming, cooking, and work."

"Honto....?" Bakura asked, voice small and amazed.

Kaiba nodded. "I was impressed with how long you were able to go against me. Not even my father could last that long against me at chess."

Bakura gave a small smile, blushing slightly. "A--Arigatou..." he said softly.

Kaiba caressed Bakura's face. "So?"

The boy hesitated. "I-- I don't know..." he said, looking down nervously.

"Shall I show you to your room, then?"

Bakura nodded, still looking down. "Gomen..." he said softly.

Kaiba nodded and showed him to a guest room. "Mine is just down the hall," he said, pointing out the door. "If you need anything, come and ask. I'm a light sleeper."

Bakura nodded. "Arigato, Kaiba-kun," he said, looking up. "I enjoyed today..."

"As did I."

Bakura gave a soft smile before entering the room, closing the door behind him.




The pale haired boy's eyes widened as he felt himself slipping away from his own mind. 'Iya!' he exclaimed, near frantically reaching to get a hold of something to keep himself from falling further. 'Yuugi-kun to yakusoku!' He struggled, fingers finally connecting with something. His eyes widened as he saw the object in his grasp. 'Yuugi-kun's puzzle...?'

A familiar laugh echoed harshly in his ears and he looked around franticly for the source. 'Dare?!'[Who?!] he cried.

'Nan da,' the voice chuckled. 'You don't recognize me, Yadonushi? Ore-sama da....'[It's me...]

Bakura's eyes widened as his other materialized before him, smirking.

'Kore ga ore-sama no mon da yo, [This is mine...]' the wild haired mirror said roughly, snatching the puzzle from Bakura's grasp. 'Arigato yo, Yadonushi,' he smirked, holding the inverted pyramid in his hands. 'I knew you'd be useful somehow...'

'Iya!' Bakura cried, trying to get the puzzle back. 'Sore ga Yuugi-kun no mono yo!' [That's Yuugi's!] he protested, launching himself at the puzzle.

The instant his hands touch it, it glowed brightly and Bakura cried out, blinded.

'Remember, Yadonushi... you'll never be rid of me,' Bakura's dark half whispered in his ear as he began to dissolve. 'I'll always be waiting in the darkness to take you back...' The spirit cackled with insane glee as he shot his hand into his host's chest, squeezing his heart.



Bakura gave a gasp, eyes shooting open in a panic. He sat up, putting a hand over his chest to try and calm it's frantic beating. When that failed he slid out of bed, heading out into the hallway in search of a bathroom to get a drink of water. His panic wasn't helped at all by the unfamiliar hallway, barely lit by the window at the end of it. He gave a small whimper as image from his nightmare seemed to appear in the darkness, taunting him.

The light flipped on. "Bakura?" Kaiba asked. He stood in his doorway wearing white pajamas with a picture of a blue eyes above the front chest pocket, looking as if it were sitting in the pocket.

The pale haired boy gave a terrified cry, turning, eyes wide with terror. "Ka--Kaiba-kun..." he recognized with a releived sigh. "Yokatta..." [Thank god..]

"What's wrong?"

The boy put a hand over his heart, again, trying to will it to stop beating to franticly. "I-- I was looking for the bathroom..."

"It's two doors down," Kaiba pointed. "Is something wrong?"

"I-- I had a nightmare..." Bakura admitted, looking down, feeling slightly ashamed. "Gomen... I didn't mean to wake you..."

"Do you need the bathroom or did you just need to move?"

"Drinking sometimes help me calm down after..." the pale haired boy explained.

"Then go get your drink," Kaiba said with a nod.

Bakura nodded, heading down the hall.


"Dame..."[No good...] The boy sighed, putting down the cup. Even after five glasses of water, his heart still was racing. He bit his lip slightly, debating just staying in the bathroom until it passed. 'But what if Kaiba-kun has to use it?' he though. He shook his head and opened the door to the hallway again, shoulders curled slightly as he headed back. He blinked slightly, seeing Kaiba still standing in the doorway to his room.

"Did it help?"

Bakura shook his head.

Kaiba nodded. "Come here," he said, holding an arm out.

The pale haired boy blinked, but walked over.

"Mokuba gets nightmares sometimes. Human contact makes him feel better." That said, Kaiba wrapped the arm around Bakura, pressing the smaller boy to his side.

Bakura's eyes went wide a moment before he near melted against the other boy, feeling his eyes water slightly.

Kaiba yawned and led Bakura into his room, turning the hall light off. After leading Bakura to the bed, he helped the boy take his slippers off and lie down, lying behind him with an arm around his waist.

Bakura closed his eyes, feeling the comforting presence and melting into it, his heartbeat finally slowing to normal. "Arigatou..." he said softly.

"Ii yo," Kaiba said, voice half asleep already as held Bakura close.

The pale haired boy gave a soft smile before falling asleep, snuggling against the taller boy.