A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I told you that I'd be posting a chapter every WEEK! Chapter eleven is great! I think I was possessed when I wrote it. Anyway, enjoy this one and I'll update next Wednesday or so.

Chapter 10

Kit's POV

I really don't blame Ryou for getting away from me. I understand the pain he feels. I understand the loneliness.

I sat myself down on the couch and turned on the tv to some movie channel. I wasn't paying attention to the movie. I just looked blankly at the tv and got lost in my thoughts. Seconds, minutes, hours passed as I sat in front of the tv.

The sudden feeling of someone's hands grip my shoulders caused me to throw my arms back, intending to startle the intruder. I shot out of my seat and spun around to see a very pissed off Bakura.

"You hit me in the fucking eye!" He screamed.

"Oh, sorry. You startled me." I said, losing interest and sitting down.

"Well, sorry for coming down to see if you were ok!"

I turned around, shocked by his comment, and faced Bakura. "Why would you care?"

"When you were in the shower, I heard the door downstairs slam. I figured it was Ryou. He usually does this when he's mad."

"He just walks out, like that?"

"Yeah. You might want to come upstairs. You don't want to be down here when he comes home."

"Ok, but why?"

"When he goes on his walks, he usually thinks too much and comes home even more pissed off."

"Oh." I said, not believing it.

"What? Something wrong?"

"It just doesn't strike me as something Ryou would do." I commented as I followed Bakura upstairs. I entered the room and I realized something. "Where am I going to sleep? There's only one bed!"

"It's big enough. As long as one of us sleeps against the wall, it'll be fine."

I looked at Bakura. "Ok ---" I said, wondering why Bakura was acting so weird. I sat down on the side of the bed.

"You have a lot of knots in your back." Bakura commented as he sat down too.

"Huh?"

"Earlier, when I put my hands on your shoulders and you attacked me, I noticed that some of your muscles are all knotted up. Doesn't it hurt?"

"I don't really notice it. Pain is like an everyday thing for me. I guess I'm used to it. Why? What are you trying to get at?"

"Well, I used to give back massages at my old job a few years back. I thought maybe you would want one. I understand if it's too weird. I was just wondering,"

Oh god, I hope he wasn't hitting on me, or trying to. I really can't stand all of these guys except Joey. "Well, it just seems weird because it would involve me removing all my top layers. Second, what if Ryou walks in on it? Third, this isn't meant in a sexual manner is it? Because I'll kick your ass if you try anything like Seto."

"Nothing sexual. Ryou would understand, I used to do it to him all the time. So what's this about Seto?"

I ignored Bakura's question as I gave him a questioning look about his last comment.

"NOTHING SEXUAL!" He screamed.

"Oh, ok. That was a scary thought." I said through my laughing. Everyone here was slightly different from the show; Ryou getting angry and Bakura showing a soft side. I laughed mentally at the thought of Bakura showing a soft side. " I guess I could use a massage ---- just don't try anything with me. I'm not in the mood. Nor do I care for it."

"Okay. Just, uh, remove your top and lay down on your stomach." Bakura said uneasily obviously because the words sounded a bit perverted.

I did as he said, keeping my shirt in front of me as to not show anything.

"Just a second, do you want lotion or oil?"

I mentally slapped myself for my sick thoughts. I've been reading way too many fan fictions with gay guys in it. "Uh, lotion will be fine."

"So what did you mean by what you said about Seto?" Bakura asked as he poured some lotion on my back and began to work it in. I began to feel revitalized at the feeling of my muscles relaxing.

"Well, ::sigh:: when I got into Seto's room, I layed down on his bed to rest, while Seto was doing work. Little did I know, he locked the door, intending to have some ::ahem:: action with me."

::gasp:: "Are you saying ---"

"Yeah. Seto tried to rape me."

"I don't know what to say!" Bakura said in a shocked voice. I didn't think Bakura would care. I thought he'd think it was funny. Maybe he's on medication; I don't have any other explanation for why he's acting so weird. I'll have to ask Ryou later, when he comes home.

"You don't have to say anything. Let me just say that I gave him a piece of my mind before he really got somewhere with me."

"Where was Joey while this was happening?"

"He was, uh, in the kitchen."

"Oh, I see. Are you sure you're ok then? It has to be hard getting over those kind of things."

"I'm more worried about Ryou."

"Oh." Was all Bakura said as he dropped the subject. Fifteen minutes later, I felt drowsy, my eyelids were fighting a losing battle to stay open, and I began to drift off -----

Bakura's POV

"Kit? Kit, are you awake?" I whispered in case she was asleep. As it came apparent that she was asleep, I put some blankets over her and walked out of the room and into the study room. I picked up the phone and dialed. First ring ------ second ring ------

"Kaiba."

"Hi, Seto?"

Kit's POV

When I woke up and put my shirt back on, I looked around the room observing that Bakura wasn't there. The clock displayed 11:36 p.m. I must have not been asleep for long. I got up and stumbled down the steps. I would've looked for Bakura, but I was still concerned about Ryou. He still wasn't home. Maybe I should call Joey. I sat on the couch and picked up the phone. I got out the piece of paper with Joey's number on it that he gave me earlier. I was about to punch in the numbers, when I heard two voices on the other side of the receiver.

"I hear you did precisely what I told you to do."

"Shut-up. I don't take orders from insignificants like you. This time was different."

"Ah, but you did it anyway."

It was Seto and Bakura. Bakura must be using the phone upstairs. What the hell was Bakura talking about? I kept quiet so I could hear the rest of the conversation.

"But I don't know what came over me! I'm telling you, I didn't do it!" Seto screamed.

"The video tape in my hands would beg to differ."

"How did you ----"

"That's classified information."

"Fine. But I didn't mean it! It was like something, someone inside of me controlled me! I'd never do that!"

"Whatever. Since you kept your side of the deal, I'll keep mine."

"You better. I just wish you didn't bring Kit into this. She had nothing to do with this ----"

"She has everything to do with it!" Bakura said in an annoyed voice. "Now, I'll burn the tape and not leak to the press about what you did to Mokuba ----"

"QUIET! What if someone is listening in on his conversation?"

"Nonsense! Who could? Kit's asleep, I made sure of it."

"Check to make sure."

::sigh:: "FINE!" Bakura said as I heard footsteps upstairs. " Shit!" I heard Bakura curse and run back into the other room. "I must go now. Goodbye." Bakura slammed down the phone.

I quickly hung up the phone and ran into the kitchen to make it look like I was getting food when Bakura came downstairs. I opened the fridge, got out a can of soda and some bread. I could hear swift footsteps approaching. I made it look like I got up for a midnight snack. I knew I shouldn't have trusted him. What made me believe I could? I shouldn't have even let my guard down. Stupid, stupid, stupid!

"Kit! What are you doing?" Bakura asked.

I spun around to look at Bakura. "Ryou ---- oh, hi Bakura. I got a little hungry. I came down to see if Ryou came back yet. I'm getting worried." Ha! I told the truth and I'm not lying --- yet.

"Oh. Are you sure that's all you came down here for?"

"Uh, yeah. After I make my sandwich and eat it, I'm going to look for Ryou, ok?"

"Isn't it kind of dark out?"

"Yeah, but the streetlights will lighten my way enough."

"Oh, ok. Well, if you don't find him now, I'll help you look later today."

"Ok. Thanks!" I ran out the door. I would've gone looking for Ryou, but I have to talk to Seto. I have to know what's going on. From what I heard, it sounds like Seto did something to Mokuba that's caught on tape. Bakura is blackmailing him and saying Seto had to do something so the public wouldn't find out about what he did to Mokuba. And somewhere I fit into this. Could it be the earlier event I had happened to have with Kaiba? I don't get it. I also didn't understand Bakura's behavior. Why did he act nice towards me earlier and act like he cared about me? Why is he blackmailing Seto? What does he want?

I made my way through town, trying to find my way to that mansion. I remembered some buildings we passed in the limo so maybe I could use that information to find my way.

While I was walking, I couldn't help but hope Ryou was okay. Who knows what kind of people are lurking around these streets at dawn? If Ryou didn't show up soon, I'd have to explain to everyone else what happened and why Ryou ran off.