Before anything else, I'm going to respond to the reviews.

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Millenium Elf-Thanks! Same here! Malik's my 2nd fave character and Marik's in my top five fave!

Indigo Tantarian-Hai, Jounouchi is a baka, and the others are too in this fic. Thanks! Well, I didn't exactly continue soon, but I did continue. Point of Advice: Never attempt a Marik/some-girl-from-the-show romance fic!

K*Fox: Thanx!

AiKorosu-Thanks! I will! It does get very boring, ne?

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Gomen Nasai for not updating sooner! Marik's been making it hard for me. NEway, here's this chapter!

Note: Thoughts have changed to Italics.

~...~ = song lyrics

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        Shizuka walked in the park. She loved it here. The frsh air, the scent of flowers, and just about everything else you could think of, especially the fact that she could finally see everything with perfect eyesight.  She turned her head and saw Marik sitting underneath a tree staring at the pond that was in the park right in front of him.

Maybe I'll stop and say hello, she thought to herself.

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    Ryou looked over to where Bakura was sitting. Bakura had his headphones on and was most likely listening to his George Jones CD again. Ryou couldn't stop thinking about what Shizuka said and was still wondering what made Bakura act the way he did. He decided to go turn the CD player off and ask him.

-----Bakura-----

   I know that Ryou's watching me as I listen to the Possum sing "Choices." I try to ignore Ryou as I close my eyes and  listen to the music.

~ I've had Choices

Since the day that I was born

And there were voices

That told me right from wrong

If I had listened

No, I wouldn't be here today

Living and dying

With the choices I've made~

The music stops and I open my eyes to see why. Ryou cut the CD player off.

"What do you want?" I asked him.

"I just wanted to ask you a question," he answered.

"What?"

"Why do you act the way you do?"

I was caught off guard for that question. In all the years I've known Ryou he's never once asked me that. My mind races to try to find a way to answer that question...

-----End POV-----

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"Hello, Marik," Shizuka greeted Marik with a smile.

"What do you want?" He asked her angrily.

"Can't a person say hello without being yelled at?" She asked him.

"I guess so," He paused for a moment. "So what do you want?"

"I was just walking in the park and saw you here and thought you might want someone to talk to," She answered as she sat down next to him.

"What made you think that?" He asked her.

"Everybody needs someone to talk to at some point, no matter who they are," She answered.

He was surprised to hear her say this, but tried not to show it. "Not me," He told her.

"Yes, you do."

"I've been doing fine so far without anyone, so why should I try to talk to someone now?" He asked her as he walked away.

This will take some time, she thought to herself.

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I know that was short and not very good, but I'm in a hurry so review and the next chapter will be longer & better!

Disclaimer: I don't own YGO or the song "Choices" by George Jones.