Calai'di- He he, I had more fun writing this half. A bit of implied yaoi. PG-7
"Go Headless Knight!" Bakura exclaimed, throwing a card out. A full suit of Knight's armor took shape in front of Bakura, but the armor didn't have a body; it was just armor, but it could move.
"Go Alpha the Magnet Warrior! Destroy his Knight!"
"All right, I summon the Gross Ghost of Fled Dreams!"
"Go Gazelle the Mythical King of Beasts, attack his ghost! Alpha, attack him directly!"
The two went on like this for quite so time; Yami never managed to get more than one attack through to Bakura before the latter summoned another monster. But in the end, Bakura had been attacked enough times that he was kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily. Ryou knew one more hit would probably cause a considerable amount of damage to their body, and Bakura didn't have any monsters on the field.
/Yami, if you go one with this anymore, you'll get hurt…/
//Don't you think I know that? I'm not losing to this bastard again!//
/You've already lost; I know it, the Pharaoh knows it, and you know it. You don't need to hurt yourself any more./
//Shut up! Who's side are you on?//
/Yours, of course-/
//So why don't you leave me be? I'll manage!//
Ryou sighed. Bakura was so stubborn; he just didn't know when to give up. But if Bakura wanted to be left alone, he was left alone. Ryou knew his place in their partnership; he was the hikari, patient, merciful, and never to contradict Bakura.
His yami was struggling to his feet, muttering something like, "Stupid Pharaoh, how dare you try to beat me? How did you learn to use the Puzzle? If ever get my hands on you…"
"So, do you give up Bakura?" came Yami's voice. "I don't want to hurt you, but if you insist…"
"You're a sorry excuse for a yami, Pharaoh. Are you protecting Yugi back there, or Ryou?"
"You've protected Ryou before," Yami answered quietly. "And I think you should protect him again. Are you going to play any monsters, thief?"
"Yes, go Earthbound Spirits, defensive mode!"
"Is that your only option? Well then, I summon the Dark Magician Girl by sacrificing Alpha the Magnet Warrior, and because of her effect, she is 300 points stronger since I have a Dark Magician on the field. Now Dark Magician Girl, destroy his Earthbound Spirits!"
It was a good thing Bakura had played his monster in defensive mode, or he'd probably be unconscious now. As it was, he was on the ground again, and feelings of pain and distress were coming through their mind-link. Ryou wished he could do something, but he wasn't about to do what he wanted in front of Yugi and Yami.
"Do you give up yet?"
"You wish."
"Than you give me no choice. I hate to do this, Bakura. Dark Magician, Dark Magic Attack!"
A body dashed past Ryou and out in front of Bakura before he could do anything. The air grew still as the Magician's attack hit the figure, but it didn't scream or even make a sound. The only sound that was heard after Yami's order was that of two bodies hitting the ground, one after the other.