Author's Note: I'm on a roll! At first, I thought this fic would be a failure. Well, I can't say anything yet, but at least I got reviews. Oh and Bakura finally gets some attention! Enjoy!

Stormy Weather

Chapter 2-Realization

Yami Bakura:

          Where was he? It was simply too quiet in this blasted house. Not only that, but blood was still all over the walls. /Damn that boy. He probably got sick again. That child is always sick./ I don't know why I bother to stay within this child's body.

          ~Because his soul and mind are weak enough for you to easily seize control.~

          /Ah, yeah, that is right—wait…/

          "Is someone in here?" I asked out loud.

          Silence. I moved into the living room slowly, getting ready to yell at whoever was there. Surprisingly enough, there was someone there in the living room.

          "Who in the nine hells are you?"

          The figure stared at me with vivid blue eyes. That's when I noticed that she was a woman—no an angel with one angelic wing and one demonic wing. I recognized her as the Change of Heart card. But why would she be out of her card? This was something I couldn't explain.

          ~Don't you recognize me?~

          I narrowed my eyes.

          "Why wouldn't I?"

          ~The years have messed with your mind, tomb robber. I think you would know that by now.~

          "Obliviously enough, you're here to tell me something."

          The Change of Heart card nodded and flashed a smile full of fangs. I found it just the slightest bit disturbing, but my curiosity overruled that.

          ~You better watch your hikari, dear yami.~

          "What about my hikari?"

          The Change of Heart's smile vanished instantly.

          ~Do you not remember what you have done to him? Do you realize that he wields powers you don't understand?~

          I snorted. /Ryou having powers? That's hilarious./

          "I doubt that child can do anything by himself, let alone wield power."

          ~You're having trouble accepting the fact he is more powerful than you.~

          "Lies."

          ~He will banish you if you don't change, Bakura. It's only a matter of time before those powers awaken.~

          I laughed; shaking off the thrill of fear that had wormed it's way down my spine. I wasn't afraid, but the thought of Ryou using any power against me unnerved me greatly. The Change of Heart saw my reaction and laughed.

          ~That's what I like to see.~

          Before I could say anything else, she vanished in a fit of haunting laughter.

          ~Beware, Bakura.~

          Ryou wouldn't dare think about going against me, would he?

Ryou Bakura:

          I thoughtfully chewed on the breakfast Yugi gave me with a frown. By this time, Bakura would be shrieking in my head about what he'd do to me if I weren't home by a certain time. But so far, there wasn't even a growl from the mental link we shared. /Oh, I had it in for me now./ My yami was plotting silently again and was probably gathering an arsonal of weapons to hurt me with. But somehow, some part of me wasn't afraid at all. That will change when I actually get home.

          "Hey Ryou, your going to be late for school!"

          I groaned inwardly and gathered up my books one by one. School was the last thing on my mind now. Nevertheless, I ran outside and caught up with the gang.

Domino High

7:30 A.M.

Ryou:

          The school grounds were nearly empty today, except for a small group near the main gate. In some way, I thought this was unusual, but that's just me. /Maybe Bakura's lessons on observing things has rubbed off on me or maybe I'm just being paranoid./

          That's when I saw a figure that was standing right outside of the group. She (yes, it's a girl) turned around slowly with a wide grin full of fangs. I blinked slowly. Fangs? Was I seeing correctly? I glanced at her again and noticed that she had two mismatched wings. Was that girl the Change of Heart card?

          "Ryou, are you ok?"

          My attention snapped to Yugi's short form instantly.

          "I-I'm fine, but there was this girl over there…"

          I pointed to the gate, expecting the girl to still be there, but the area was empty.

          "Are you sure you saw something?" Téa asked.

          /But I saw her, I swear! Great Ryou, how are you going to make them believe you? They already think your crazy as a result of sharing a body with Yami Bakura./

          I nodded weakly then sighed.

          "Forget it. It was just my eyes playing (bloody) tricks on me," I said softly.

          Yugi glanced at me worryingly before joining his friends up into the folds of the classroom. I sighed and followed after them slowly. A rough hand seized me by the throat and I bit back a fearful whine. I was forced to look into the eyes of my childhood (high school) bully, Antsei.

          "My, my, look who it is."

          "Oh hello, how are you today, Antsei?" I asked nervously.

          I was turned around violently and shoved against the wall. A fist slammed into my chest painfully, making me cough in agony. I didn't bother to plead for him to stop; it only made things worse. I should have put that into practice with my yami. All of a sudden, the punching stopped and I opened my eyes only to see a girl standing over me. She looked like the girl I saw before, only there was one subtle difference: no wings.

          "Are you ok?" She asked, helping me onto my feet.

          "I will be. Thank you."

          The girl smiled, revealing rows of straight teeth. There was the small indentation of fangs as well, but I ignored it.

          "What's your name?"

          "Ryou. Ryou Bakura," I answered, picking up my schoolbooks.

          "I'm Kalani, pleased to meet you!"

          "Pleased to meet you as well."

          Kalani waved and smiled, running into Domino High. /There's something strange about her. Maybe I should ask my yami about it./ I shook my head vigorously. /I will be better off not saying anything to Bakura./

6:29 P.M.

Ryou:

          The house was quiet again, like it usually was. The only thing that had changed was the oblivious presence of my yami. I doubted he was happy, for I had been without the ring for two days.

Yami Bakura:

          The familiar presence of my hikari washed over me, stirring me out of my light, stress-induced sleep. I was irritated now due to the unwelcome visit from that spirit. I got up and used the shadows to arrive downstairs. My aibou stood motionless in the doorway, body tensed as thoughts ran through his silly head. I was overwhelmed with the desire to taste blood and to feel pain. And suddenly, I knew who I'd take it out on.

          "My dear aibou, where have you been?" I asked softly.

          Ryou jumped.

          "N-Nowhere, Bakura."

          That was a lie.

          "Close the door."

          Ryou did as I said and whimpered. Within seconds, I had him pinned against the door. I grinned and dragged him across the room and into the mirror that rested on the other end of the room. Ryou cried out, trying to get his hands to his face.

          "You can't lie to me, aibou!"

          I pulled a knife out of my pocket and sent it slowly through his shoulder blade. Ryou, my hikari, my light, shrieked and struggled to get out of my grasp. I dug it in further, erupting maniacal laughter as I did so. Then Ryou fell silent and stared at me. His eyes…those vivid blue eyes…were completely black and emotionless.

          ~She warned you, Bakura. You wouldn't listen.~

          //That voice in my head…is that you, Ryou?//

          ~I will make you pay, Bakura. She told you about that power!~

          An unearthly force sent me flying across the room and the knife that I put into Ryou's shoulder went right through my chest. It hurt, but it didn't kill me, seeing as I was a spirit. For once, I was…scared. Fear wasn't a new issue to me, but I despised it just like I despised the Pharaoh. But now, I was about to be banished to the Shadow Realm, something I had control of.

          ~And now, you pay!~

          "No!"

          I blinked, noticing that the scream came from Ryou. I knew it was a cowardly move, but I quickly dived back into my soul room, locking the door with all my mental defenses.

Ryou:

          Tears streamed down my cheeks and onto my tattered shirt. Had I…had I just struck Bakura back with my energy? Wait a second…my energy? It was as the Change of Heart said. I had power and I almost banished my yami to the Shadow Realm because it took over me.

          /Yami!/

          No answer.

          /Yami, answer me please!/

          //Go away.//

          /But Yami!/

          I bit back my sob and moved to the phone. I slowly pressed in the numbers to Yugi's phone, wincing in pain from my hurt shoulder. The phone rang twice and then a sleepy sounding voice answered it.

          "Hello?"

          "Yugi…I need y-your help…"

          My vision spun and I landed on the floor heavily.

          "Ryou, what's wrong?"

          The voice grew strong with concern.

          "My yami…"

          I trailed off abruptly. I couldn't speak or hear anything anymore. I glanced at my shoulder, which was oozing blood and let out a soundless sigh.

          "Ryou, hold on. I'll be right over!"