Note: Ittekimasu is somethign said when leaving the house sort of like 'I'm heading out!'
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"Ittekimasu..." Bakura said softly as he left the house, locking the door behind him. Even though the house was empty, he still announced his leaving as if his father was there. It make it almost feel like he was...
He paused, looking around as the strange paranoid feeling from the previous day returned. 'You're just being silly,' he reprimanded himself as he started walking. 'Mou Hitori no Yuugi-kun checked the Ring....'
His thought process was sharpy cut off as something stung his shoulder. He gave a soft cry as he fell to his knees, eyes closing as his head swam. With a soft whimper, he passed out.
"Kaiba-kun!" Yuugi called, rushing into the classroom. "Bakura-kun ga-- Bakura-kun ga.... He's not at home and I didn't see him anywhere on the way to school!"
Kaiba looked up, then clicked the collar of his school uniform. "Mokuba. Boot up the computer and trace Bakura."
'Hai, niisama.'
"Trace?" Yuugi asked.
"In his armband. There's one in your collar too."
Yuugi blinked at him. "Kaiba-kun...."
'I found him, niisama.'
"Good job, Mokuba." Kaiba rose. "Let's go."
The limo halted in front of a run down looking warehouse. With silent determination, Kaiba stepped out, trench coat billowing out behind him as he headed for the door.
The inside was dark, the only lighting was pointed at the middle of the room where Bakura was sitting, head on a slight tilt, eyes blank and expression dazed as a black clad figure adjusted the collar around his neck. He was completely unclothed, the sen-nen ring resting on his chest and the band from Kaiba resting on the thick manacles binding his wrists together.
Yuugi put his hands over his mouth to keep from making any noise and yielded control to the other him.
Kaiba's hand tightened around the handle of his briefcase. Nobody put a collar on what was his. He stepped forward to deal with the man in black.
The man looked up and swore loudly as his was knocked backwards and there was the sound of swift moment from the darkness.
"Hmph," the darker Yuugi held out an hand. "If you enjoy being unseen so much, then it's only fitting that that's how you'll stay!" he declared as his forehead began to glow. There was a burst of energy followed by exclamations that swiftly faded to nothingness.
Releasing any thought of the ones who were there, Kaiba knelt next to the chair Bakura was sitting in and removed the collar and handcuffs they had put on him. Taking off his trenchcoat, he wrapped it around the unresponsive boy, holding him protectively close as he rose to bring him away from the place.
Yami no Yuugi paused only to retrieve Bakura's clothing before following, giving his light half control once more.
"Well...?" Kaiba asked, looking at the physician he had called into attend to the catatonic boy.
"He was given a powerful sedative as well as a mild narcotic," the man said as he set up the IV. "There isn't much we can do except wait for it to flush out of his system. He'll be largely unresponsive until that happens."
"Was he...?" Yuugi asked, eyes almost vulnerable as he looked up from where he was snuggling against the pale haired boy.
"There's no signs of any trauma," the doctor assured.
"Yokatta," Yuugi said softly, squeezing Bakura lightly. "How long do you think it'll take?"
"He should be mostly recovered by tonight," the man assured. "Make sure he gets a lot of liquids when he's able."
"Hai, sensei," Yuugi nodded, settling into a more comfortable position to spend time in. He watched as Kaiba did work on his laptop, the tapping lulling him into a doze while he waited for Bakura to wake up.
He was woken as the pale haired boy moved slightly, leaning his head towards the smaller boy, lips moving silently.
"Kaiba-kun, I think he's waking up!" Yuugi called excitedly.
Kaiba put down the laptop and sat on the edge of the bed, taking Bakura's hand and watching his face closely.
Yuugi's expression melted as he realized that Kaiba really cared for Bakura.
Slowly, the pale haired boy's eyes opened, struggling to focus on the shorter boy. "..gi-kun..." he whispered. Weakly, his hand held on to Yuugi's shirt, while his other tried to clutch at Kaiba's.
Kaiba increased his grip, leaning over to hold him protectively while Yuugi cuddled close, squeezing Bakura tightly. "Bakura-kun," he answered. "I'm here. We're here."
"Boku... ga...." the boy's voice was weak, but almost frantic. "Boku no pendent ga... [My pendent is...]"
"It's here," Yuugi assured, pressing Bakura's hand to it.
Hand shaking, the boy pulled at it, looking almost as if he was in a panic.
"Ii yo, Bakura-kun. It's safe...." Yuugi said in concern, holding Bakura's hand.
"De--demo..." the boy's voice was shaking. "Boku-- boku no... atama... boku ga... inai... [In-- in my head-- I'm not there...]" he near whimpered.
"You're here," Yuugi insisted. "You were drugged...."
"Drugged...?" Bakura repeated, voice confused. "Not... the Ring...?"
Yuugi shook his head. "Iie."
The pale haired boy gave a relieved sigh, eyes closing again.
"What's wrong with the ring?" Kaiba asked, rubbing Bakura's shoulder and back lightly. Briefly, Yuugi explained about Yami Bakura and his own other. Kaiba snorted. "I can't believe you believe this rot."
Yuugi looked down. "I know mou hitori no boku is there. He talks to me. And I'm not insane!" he added, looking up. "It's because of these." He pointed to the Ring and the Puzzle.
"Hn," Kaiba snorted.
An hour later the trio was in the kitchen. Bakura looked like he would fall back asleep any moment, but groggily insisted he was fine, and only after both Yuugi and Kaiba threatened to tie him to his chair, did he stop trying to insist he should make dinner.
They ended up having pancakes after Yuugi admitted that he couldn't really cook well. Yuugi sat and helped Bakura eat. "You make good pancakes, Kaiba-kun," he said with a smile. "Doesn't he, Bakura-kun?"
The boy nodded. "Better then I do," he smiled slightly. "Kaiba-kun makes a lot of things good..." he said tiredly, head rolling slightly.
Kaiba smirked suggestively and propped him up gently. "We'll have time for that later. You have to get better first."
"I'm fine..." Bakura insisted, leaning against Kaiba heavily, nuzzling his chest tiredly.
"No you're not," Yuugi said fondly. "You should get some more rest."
"Don't want to," the pale haired boy said in an almost sullen voice, burring has face in Kaiba's chest.
"Then should we divert you?" Kaiba asked, stroking Bakura's hair.
"Kaiba-kun! You know he can't now!" Yuugi protested.
"But if we exhaust him he might go to sleep."
Slowly Bakura stilled in Kaiba's arms, falling asleep.
"Well, it seems we won't need to," Kaiba said with amusement. He rose and carried Bakura to his room, laying him out on the bed. He looked at Yuugi. "Shall we join him?"
Yuugi smiled and nodded.
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"Ittekimasu..." Bakura said softly as he left the house, locking the door behind him. Even though the house was empty, he still announced his leaving as if his father was there. It make it almost feel like he was...
He paused, looking around as the strange paranoid feeling from the previous day returned. 'You're just being silly,' he reprimanded himself as he started walking. 'Mou Hitori no Yuugi-kun checked the Ring....'
His thought process was sharpy cut off as something stung his shoulder. He gave a soft cry as he fell to his knees, eyes closing as his head swam. With a soft whimper, he passed out.
"Kaiba-kun!" Yuugi called, rushing into the classroom. "Bakura-kun ga-- Bakura-kun ga.... He's not at home and I didn't see him anywhere on the way to school!"
Kaiba looked up, then clicked the collar of his school uniform. "Mokuba. Boot up the computer and trace Bakura."
'Hai, niisama.'
"Trace?" Yuugi asked.
"In his armband. There's one in your collar too."
Yuugi blinked at him. "Kaiba-kun...."
'I found him, niisama.'
"Good job, Mokuba." Kaiba rose. "Let's go."
The limo halted in front of a run down looking warehouse. With silent determination, Kaiba stepped out, trench coat billowing out behind him as he headed for the door.
The inside was dark, the only lighting was pointed at the middle of the room where Bakura was sitting, head on a slight tilt, eyes blank and expression dazed as a black clad figure adjusted the collar around his neck. He was completely unclothed, the sen-nen ring resting on his chest and the band from Kaiba resting on the thick manacles binding his wrists together.
Yuugi put his hands over his mouth to keep from making any noise and yielded control to the other him.
Kaiba's hand tightened around the handle of his briefcase. Nobody put a collar on what was his. He stepped forward to deal with the man in black.
The man looked up and swore loudly as his was knocked backwards and there was the sound of swift moment from the darkness.
"Hmph," the darker Yuugi held out an hand. "If you enjoy being unseen so much, then it's only fitting that that's how you'll stay!" he declared as his forehead began to glow. There was a burst of energy followed by exclamations that swiftly faded to nothingness.
Releasing any thought of the ones who were there, Kaiba knelt next to the chair Bakura was sitting in and removed the collar and handcuffs they had put on him. Taking off his trenchcoat, he wrapped it around the unresponsive boy, holding him protectively close as he rose to bring him away from the place.
Yami no Yuugi paused only to retrieve Bakura's clothing before following, giving his light half control once more.
"Well...?" Kaiba asked, looking at the physician he had called into attend to the catatonic boy.
"He was given a powerful sedative as well as a mild narcotic," the man said as he set up the IV. "There isn't much we can do except wait for it to flush out of his system. He'll be largely unresponsive until that happens."
"Was he...?" Yuugi asked, eyes almost vulnerable as he looked up from where he was snuggling against the pale haired boy.
"There's no signs of any trauma," the doctor assured.
"Yokatta," Yuugi said softly, squeezing Bakura lightly. "How long do you think it'll take?"
"He should be mostly recovered by tonight," the man assured. "Make sure he gets a lot of liquids when he's able."
"Hai, sensei," Yuugi nodded, settling into a more comfortable position to spend time in. He watched as Kaiba did work on his laptop, the tapping lulling him into a doze while he waited for Bakura to wake up.
He was woken as the pale haired boy moved slightly, leaning his head towards the smaller boy, lips moving silently.
"Kaiba-kun, I think he's waking up!" Yuugi called excitedly.
Kaiba put down the laptop and sat on the edge of the bed, taking Bakura's hand and watching his face closely.
Yuugi's expression melted as he realized that Kaiba really cared for Bakura.
Slowly, the pale haired boy's eyes opened, struggling to focus on the shorter boy. "..gi-kun..." he whispered. Weakly, his hand held on to Yuugi's shirt, while his other tried to clutch at Kaiba's.
Kaiba increased his grip, leaning over to hold him protectively while Yuugi cuddled close, squeezing Bakura tightly. "Bakura-kun," he answered. "I'm here. We're here."
"Boku... ga...." the boy's voice was weak, but almost frantic. "Boku no pendent ga... [My pendent is...]"
"It's here," Yuugi assured, pressing Bakura's hand to it.
Hand shaking, the boy pulled at it, looking almost as if he was in a panic.
"Ii yo, Bakura-kun. It's safe...." Yuugi said in concern, holding Bakura's hand.
"De--demo..." the boy's voice was shaking. "Boku-- boku no... atama... boku ga... inai... [In-- in my head-- I'm not there...]" he near whimpered.
"You're here," Yuugi insisted. "You were drugged...."
"Drugged...?" Bakura repeated, voice confused. "Not... the Ring...?"
Yuugi shook his head. "Iie."
The pale haired boy gave a relieved sigh, eyes closing again.
"What's wrong with the ring?" Kaiba asked, rubbing Bakura's shoulder and back lightly. Briefly, Yuugi explained about Yami Bakura and his own other. Kaiba snorted. "I can't believe you believe this rot."
Yuugi looked down. "I know mou hitori no boku is there. He talks to me. And I'm not insane!" he added, looking up. "It's because of these." He pointed to the Ring and the Puzzle.
"Hn," Kaiba snorted.
An hour later the trio was in the kitchen. Bakura looked like he would fall back asleep any moment, but groggily insisted he was fine, and only after both Yuugi and Kaiba threatened to tie him to his chair, did he stop trying to insist he should make dinner.
They ended up having pancakes after Yuugi admitted that he couldn't really cook well. Yuugi sat and helped Bakura eat. "You make good pancakes, Kaiba-kun," he said with a smile. "Doesn't he, Bakura-kun?"
The boy nodded. "Better then I do," he smiled slightly. "Kaiba-kun makes a lot of things good..." he said tiredly, head rolling slightly.
Kaiba smirked suggestively and propped him up gently. "We'll have time for that later. You have to get better first."
"I'm fine..." Bakura insisted, leaning against Kaiba heavily, nuzzling his chest tiredly.
"No you're not," Yuugi said fondly. "You should get some more rest."
"Don't want to," the pale haired boy said in an almost sullen voice, burring has face in Kaiba's chest.
"Then should we divert you?" Kaiba asked, stroking Bakura's hair.
"Kaiba-kun! You know he can't now!" Yuugi protested.
"But if we exhaust him he might go to sleep."
Slowly Bakura stilled in Kaiba's arms, falling asleep.
"Well, it seems we won't need to," Kaiba said with amusement. He rose and carried Bakura to his room, laying him out on the bed. He looked at Yuugi. "Shall we join him?"
Yuugi smiled and nodded.