I will warn you now and that is it… This story is REALLY TWISTED! In my opinion that is. I really hope you enjoy it though… And if not… PLEASE DON'T FLAME ME! It was all my imaginations fault!!!!!! I'm also gonna be switching from one name to the other for Ryou Bakura. I will now refer to Bakura/Raya as a she…

Oh ya… I DON'T OWN YU-GI-OH… Though I wish I did… Then I'd make Bakura the main character! =^-^=

I called this chapter Mask Of Dispel because of what came up in the Thesaurus when I checked it out… Dismiss, Chase away, Drive out, Disperse, Scatter. Describes the friendship between Raya and her friends at this moment.

Yu-Gi-Oh - Secrets From The Past

Chapter Four: Mask Of Dispel

Raya lay in bed. It was the same night where she'd tried to murder Seto Kaiba. She was angry with her "friends" for stopping her but she was also thankful. There was something inside of her that would have died had she finished what she'd set out to do. A long time ago she'd promised herself she'd never hurt anyone like that. She didn't want to be the one to put anyone through the misery she'd lived through all her life. She'd lived her whole life so far in fear… fear of the truth… the past… the future… There was so much that she had to fear. A tear rolled down her cheek to her pillow. She held the small teddy bear close to her as she let her weary eyes close. It was still very early but her head ached from crying and she was completely drained. Perhaps things would look better in the morning.

Morning came and Raya got ready and headed out early to go to school. She didn't really feel like running into her friends. She quickly headed down the street trying her hardest not to think about the events of the last two weeks.

"Bakura!" came a voice suddenly. Raya recognized it as Tristan's voice. She was fairly sure that he wasn't alone. He'd most likely brought the whole group with him. She ignored the call and continued on. She wasn't in a talking kind of mood.

"Bakura wait!" came Yugi's voice. Raya ignored the call once again and continued to power walk away. They must have been waiting for her… or him from what they knew.

"Maybe we should leave him alone for a few days guys," Tea suggested watching their friend nervously walk away. Something was very wrong but she knew that there was no way Bakura would tell them what it was until he'd cooled down a bit. He needed time to heal.

"So what… we just leave him and hope he doesn't try to kill Kaiba again?" Joey asked, lifting an eyebrow at Tea. It was hard to say but very true. None of them had ever thought of Bakura as a potential killer before but now they had no choice. They all wanted to help their friend but without any knowledge of what had happened between the two there was nothing that they could do for him except try to keep him from his intended target. Joey watched as his quiet friend quickly walked around the next corner and out of sight.

"I'd just love to give Kaiba a nice black eye right about now," Tristan said, "I don't know what he did but I know it couldn't have been anything good."

"We can't just go attacking people Tristan… Not without all the facts," Yugi said, "Even then… we'd do it in a more civilized way… like say… calling the police? If it were that bad that is." Seemed the whole group was fearing the worst... Even Yugi. But they had good reason to. Bakura wouldn't do something like that unless he thought it necessary.

Meanwhile Raya was beginning to wonder why she was going to school in the first place. She knew she'd probably run into one of her friends or Kaiba at some point. This wasn't exactly the brightest choice she'd ever made but she really didn't feel like running behind in school and being stuck in the house.

She soon made it to the school and quickly headed inside not wanting to run into anyone she knew. She headed for the library where it was peaceful. Maybe she could collect her thoughts before class started. She nodded to the librarian and walked over to a table, pulling out the chair and sitting down. She put her elbows on the table and her forehead in her hands as she took a deep breath and sighed.

"What a lovely coincidence seeing you here," came a voice from behind her.

She quickly whipped around to see Seto Kaiba standing there, "What do you want?" she said seething with hatred and narrowing her eyes.

"To talk," he said as he looked over at the librarian who was watching the two with a worried expression as though she thought they were going to start a fist fight. He looked back at Raya and stepped to one side of her pulling out a chair and sitting next to her. He felt his face flush slightly but shook it off.

"I don't have anything to say to you," she growled in her male voice.

"Fine… but I have something I need to say to you," Seto said taking a deep breath and closing his eyes for several seconds before opening them again and looking into her fake brown eyes.

"I don't want to hear it," she hissed. All she wanted to do at that moment was to stand up and run away but something kept her there. She didn't know what but it kept her there… looking into his cold blue eyes.

"I'm sorry," he said sadly looking away. He really was sorry but he knew that Raya wasn't the type to just forgive and forget… not with what he'd done.

"Save it," she growled as she got up and walked away heading straight out of the library and not once looking back.

Seto sighed putting his head in his hands. He looked over at the librarian who was still looking at him. He narrowed his eyes at her, "What are you looking at?" With that the librarian quickly found something to keep her busy.

The class bell soon rang and Seto stood up and headed to class.

He got there and sat in his usual seat. Tristan and Duke glared at him sending shivers up his spine though he didn't show it. They were really pissed off. He sent them his own death glare as the teacher walked in. She looked over at him and he stopped.

His classes were as boring as they had ever been. His mind was somewhere else completely. The teachers seemed worried as he was the brightest student they had. They could tell something was wrong.

"Seto… Could I speak with you please," Mr. Bradley asked as the last class of the day ended.

Seto looked over at him not really wanting to get held up but he supposed it was the least he could do for his rude behavior all day. He nodded politely to Mr. Bradley and the two waited till all the other students had gone.

"Mr. Kaiba… Is something bothering you?" the teacher asked.

"No sir… Everythings fine," he lied.

"Then why weren't you paying attention in class today? I can tell you have a lot of stuff going through your mind and if there's anything I can do to help don't be afraid to ask," he said with a kind voice.

"If I need any help you'll be the first person I ask," Seto said with fake sincerity, "Thank you sir."

"I'm just glad I could help," the teacher smiled.

Seto nodded to him and headed to the door opening it and heading into the crowded hallway.

"Kaiba…" came a very familiar voice.

"What do you want Wheeler?" Seto asked as he turned around and looked at the blond haired boy.

"Answers… Just tell us what's going on so we can stop Ryou from pulling another stunt," Joey pleaded.

"I don't need your help nor do I want it. I don't need some mutt and his pals following me around in order to keep some white haired freak off my back. I can take care of myself got it?!" Seto hissed. The people in the halls looked over at the two expecting a fight.

Joey was willing to give them the show that they wanted but just as his fist was coming up a hand grabbed it from behind, "Hey, what gives!"

"Joey… This isn't the way to solve anything," came Tea's voice.

Joey let his arm go limp and Tea let go. Seto laughed slightly then turned and headed towards the front exit of the school. Joey growled as the CAO of Kaiba Corp. walked out the door and out of reach… again.

"Why'd you have to stop me Tea?" Joey complained.

"You don't just go around attacking people Joey. It's wrong and you can get in serious trouble… especially when the one you attack is someone like Kaiba," Tea said to him in a harsh voice hoping to god that her message would infiltrate that thick head of his.

"Tea… We can't just sit around and do nothing… Bakura's hurting and I want to know why," Joey said with concern in his eyes.

"I know but we have to use something called tact. You can't just go barging straight into enemy territory… It's suicide," she said giving him a sort of metaphor hoping he'd understand.

"Fine… but if he says anything I'm gonna pop him one," Joey growled as he turned to head for the door.

"Hey Tea, Joey. Wait for us!" came Yugi's voice from behind them. The two turned and waited for their friends to catch up.

"What happened over here?" Tristan asked looking at all the people whispering to each other and watching Joey and Tea.

"Nothing we couldn't handle," Tea said avoiding the question.