Konnichiwa, minna! Wow- so many replies in the first day! (well- 6 as I write ^_^.) Thank you so much you guys for the support! Here are some responses:

Midnight Phantom: Thanks! [gives a copy of the next part]

Hiro Yuri: Wow- you reviewed to both my stories! Arigatou! [huggles]

Animegirl: hehe… I don't know if you'd call Ryou/Bakura/Jou a PAIRING! [taps her chin] but… I wonder if that could be arranged… hehehehe…. Muahahahaha! [chokes]  urhg! .

Hyatt Insomnia: Yes- Ryou/Jou needs. [nod nod] it sucks that there really aren't that many out there will that pairing… [grumble] but I'm still on the search!

Noname: [glomps on Malik all of a sudden] you don't look fat, baby! [snuggles and then pulls out a picture of him] not even the camera puts extra weight on you! [kisses] and Yuugi… well- [holds her hands up like a balance] hmph… [looks at one] going to the prom… [looks at the other] wearing a dress…. [looks back at the first] trying to look nice… [looks back at the other] going with YAMI. [crosses her arms] right.

Silverdragon: calm down, calm down!

Okay- done with that… hmph… I decided to use the song "Predilection" in here just for the heck of it- and cuz it seems like this would be something Jounouchi MIGHT listen to. I don't take him for alternative or punk rock or metal… techno in my opinion (that doesn't mean you have to agree! [looks at everyone suspiciously]). I forgot I had a CD with this song on it (Gravitation Sound Story: 3! KAWAII!) and it felt pretty tempting. I know Gravitation has nothing to do with Yu Gi Oh- and that Ryuichi Sakuma isn't an actual person- but humor me, okay? It's a sweet song! If you wanna download it, it's at: nittlegrasper.com in the section labeled "nittle grasper" in the dropdown menu… Um… it's techno/Jpop/Jrock-ish-ish. VERY cool ^_^. [huggles Ryuichi and Tohma] I love your music!

-_-. I've babbled enough! Oh and yeah- THERE'S LIGHT LEMON IN THIS SECTION! (very light- but I don't wanna get in trouble for not warning anyone!)

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Gi Oh- and I don't own Gravitation, or the song "Predilection" [sniffle] I only own the CD… [weeps miserably] waaahhhh!
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Just Let Me Be in Love: A song

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The tingling sensation on his scalp was sending a slight chill down his spine; soft fingers brushing through his silver locks. The smaller boy's eyes were closed- Bakura was always so tender when he brushed his hair at night. He felt a soft nip at his neck which made him smile, Bakura's livid lips gently trailing kisses up his neck to his ear lobe, taking the soft flesh into his mouth, teeth teasingly grazing over it softly.

/That feels nice…/ Ryou leaned back into his yami's touch, the man's arms wrapping around his slender waist, pulling the small boy against his chest. The hikari's hands caressed Bakura's arms as he moaned; Bakura had found the place at the nape of his neck that always made him shiver.

Slowly, Bakura's fingertips trailed their way down the young man's body and along his inner thighs, tracing small circles with his fingertips. He smiled- he loved seeing Ryou so weak in his arms. At one point he knew he once hated it- but now seeing him shiver like that made all his sensations heighten and scream in adoration.

//Ryou…// He rested his chin on the hikari's shoulder from his position behind him, one arm around the boy's bare chest, the other still teasing him with the massaging circles on his thighs.

/Bakura…/

//…I… need to ask you a question.//

"Hmph?" Ryou moaned in acknowledgement, hands still gripping the arm around him.

//How do you feel about Jounouchi?// Ryou's eyes snapped open, Bakura feeling the boy tense beneath him. He stood from their position on the corner of the bed, turning and looking at his yami.

"Why are you asking me this?" He whimpered out- he was suddenly tearing up, chocolate orbs shining much more brightly in the room. It had been the third time that month he'd asked- all three times the question had come unexpectedly- and all those times he never answered. The young man couldn't take the question anymore. "Why?" Tears started to spill from his eyes, causing his yami to narrow his own.

"Ryou- I-" He started, the young man putting his hands over his ears to drown out the sound.

"No, Bakura- no." He continued crying, shaking his head softly. "Why should I have to tell you how I feel?"

"Because I love you and I want to know!" Bakura chocked out, Ryou blinking several times in surprise at his determination.

Breathing deeply, Ryou looked at the ground. "I'm scarred to tell you." His whimpering eyes never stopped. "I'm scarred because I love you so much and I don't want you to hate me."

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His eyes were closed, foot moving swiftly to the pace of the music flooding his ears. Unknowingly, he began to hum along and soon he was singing.

"Nijuuhachi-ji no yoru wo kirotoru (during the twenty eighth hour, the night will end)
Mado wo toshimetara hajimaru  (it begins when the window is closed)
Ichido shikaketara tokenai wana wo (I don't want to undo the time I had here,)
Ma ni awanai PROTECTION (yet there is no protection)"

Jounouchi's mind was instantly filled with the familiar mental videos of Ryou's smile causing a blush to spread on the blonde's features.

"Tatoeba kimi wo kizutsuketai (I want a scar to remain on you)
Jiorama ni tojikomete (shutting you in this diorama)
Tataitemita tte sakendetemo (passing by, I shouted and tried to lash out)
Kikoenai sa PREDILECTION (yet nothing I heard exceeded my predilection)"

He could feel the liquid behind his eyes starting to form. Jounouchi was starting to hate the lyrics that were spilling from his lips.

"Iki mo dekinai (even if you breathe, it isn't possible)
Joukyo shita de wa (under these circumstances)
Sugureta ai wo musaburo… (the love that stays strong is superior)"

His eyes began to brim with the clear liquid.

"Can't get enough- kotobo yori mo motto (it's more than words)
Don't let me down- tashika ni misete hoshii (I want it to be revealed)
One more night- kusuka ni kizutsuita (even if a scar remains)
Kimi wo mitsumeru me sono saki ni (the eyes you look into were the first you saw)

The stereo was blaring loudly, Sakuma Ryuichi's words echoing through the empty apartment. Jounouchi breathed deeply, eyes shifting open to the ceiling that he saw only as an incredibly blur through his tears.

'God- this is so sad…!' He frowned at himself listening to the lyrics start once again.

"Uragiru tame ni umaretekita (I was only born to betray)
Kuchibiru wo togisumase (my lips, in the end, feel sharp)
Muimi na rikutsu ni mata muragaru (you're lost in a cloud of meaningless reason)
Orokashisa ni PREDILECTION (in your foolish predilection)

Nasuketa mo nai (there is no longer a solid beam)
Kono heya kara (from this room)
Hayaku sukuidashite yo…(you will quickly be rescued…)"

The teenager sat up, sitting with his legs crossed Indian-style and starred at his hands. He didn't want to admit anything.

"Can't get enough- utsukushii mayonaka (of this beautiful midnight)
Don't let me down- hashiritsuzukete mo mata (I'll still run to you)
One more night- nigerenai no wa dare (which of us will never escape?)
Kizukitaku mo nai sono shinjitsu (of your heavy heart or face)

Can't get enough- kanashige na kao kara (of your heavy heart or face)
Don't let me down- itami sae fukuetara (I'll wipe you clean of the pain)
One more night- junsui na ai dake (of true love)
Tookunai mirai kaneaeru sa… (will you ever be mine..?)"

His words were empty- no emotion. The truth was that he really did know what he felt but was scarred of everything that came with it. A million questions consumed his thoughts- they were inevitable. But they also continued to revolve over everything that had happened to Ryou over the past year. He closed his eyes again, the questions flooding him again.

'What will *he* think? What will Bakura think? What will Yuugi think? What will Serenity think? What if I get AIDS? What if I get beat up constantly? Will I get kicked out of my apartment? What will happen at school?!' His hands gripped onto his yellow hair. It all seemed too much.

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His pale hair shone in the waning moon as his eyes followed the young man. Bakura sat outside Jounouchi's window- listening to the music that spread through the building.

Jou was crying- not whimpering- but letting silent tears fall as the final chorus approached. He was singing along, his voice reminded Bakura of the singing of chorus ladies during a god ceremony from his days in Egypt. He knew that the line of thinking was pathetic, but he listened nonetheless.

"Hajimari sae… (even when it began)
Ushinawareta… (it was lost)
Owaranai geemu wo shiyou… (this game doesn't seem to end - will it?)"

Bakura's eyes widened as he watched the blonde's tears to increase in sparkles of light running down his faintly tinted skin. His eyes were shut tightly as he sung towards the ceiling as if it would somehow release any pain he had. The yami hadn't seen someone that mentally distressed for some time.

"CAN'T GET ENOUGH… kotoba yori mo motto! (of this beautiful midnight)
Don't let me down… tashika ni misete hoshii… (I'll still run to you)
One more night- suka ni kizutsuita? (even if a scar remains)
Kimi ga mitsumeru me sono saki ni… (I wish I knew the truth…)

Can't get enough- usukushii mayonaka…! (of your heavy heart or face)
Don't let me down- hashiritsuzukete mo mata (I'll wipe you clean of the pain)
One more night- nigerenai no wa dare (which of us will never escape?)
Tookunai mirai kanaeru sa… (will you ever be mine?)

Can't get enough…
Don't let me down…
One more night…"

Jou was breaking apart, slumping against the wall his bed was pressed up against, arms hugging his legs protectively to him, forehead against the wall as if in complete pain. Bakura stood from his place outside on a nearby tree, eyes narrowed in concern. There was nothing he could do about it, but at least he knew what he felt about the blond teenager.

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Be nice everyone!