(( A/N: Surprise couple. x_e; Little bit of a twist in the story.

By the way.... hope you're not too big of a Yami Malik fan. Or at least can stand a little Yami Malik insulting. It's supposed to be humor...

Yami Malik wasn't really in Egypt anyway.))

****Jounouchi's POV****

The next morning, I woke up in Yugi's bed. My eyes shifted to the side of me, only to find a vacant spot where Yugi should have been. Stretching and yawning, I wondered where my little koibito had gone. Sliding out from underneath the warm covers, a cold draft caught me off guard, sending goosebumps throughout my bare body. I threw on my robes, placing my feet on the icy marble floor.

"Yugi-sama?"

He apparently wasn't even in the room. Peeking my head out the door, my face met with brilliant golden rays of light. Damn bright sun. Raising my arm, I shielded my eyes, looking down the hallway. Just a few guards passing by. Yugi, where are you?

Deciding to check the throne room, I leaped out from behind the door, startling the passing guards, and taking off down the hall. Poking my head around the doorframe of the throne room, I spotted him. He was sitting on his throne, Anzu standing in front of him.

"Yugi-sama!"

I was about to jump on him, when the surprised look on his face caught me off guard. I stopped midair and landed beside his throne. Resting my head on the armrest, I looked up at him, then at Anzu, who had a gloomy look on her face. What had happened?

I began to study Anzu for a possible answer, almost instantly finding one. I hadn't noticed it yesterday, but her stomach was rather, erm, large? Blinking, I looked from Anzu to Yugi for some sort of explanation. Yugi simply lowered his head, almost as if he were afraid to say. Giving up on an answer from Yugi, I crawled over to Anzu, tugging on her robes. Her eyes shifted away from me. I whimpered, feeling ignored.

"Would someone please tell me what's going on?"

Anzu finally reacted to my voice, looking down at me. Sitting back on my feet, she motioned for her rather large stomach.

"Jounouchi… I'm pregnant."

My eyes widened as I fell back on my butt.

"Nani?!"

"I… I've been pregnant for a while now… I hadn't said anything because I thought you and Yugi-sama would get angry."

"Anzu, when did this happen? Who's the father?!"

Anzu stopped for a moment, a disgusted look forming on her face.

"I… Um… Yugi-sama has called for him. He'll be here today…"

With that, she turned from us, exiting the room as quickly as she could without running. I turned to Yugi, who looked as if he were in deep thought. I'd better not ask… Just wait and find out.

****Bakura's POV****

It was mid day when Seto came and brought me lunch. He seemed back to his normal self, not near as emotional as he had been the night before. Although his eyes were still tired, and his voice weak. Not like that didn't stop him from rambling.

Tearing off pieces of bread, I listened to him go on about stupid things until my ears picked up at the sentence 'Anzu's pregnant.'

Spitting out of piece of bread that lingered in my mouth, I began to laugh uncontrollably. I knew she looked rather fat when I saw her the day before! I had just figured it was from too many sweets.

"You can come with me later on if you want. I have to escort the father of her child to see Yugi-sama today."

I cringed at the name Yugi, but decided to go anyway. Why not? I didn't want to be locked up in this damn hot room forever.

About an hour later, we set out for the next town, where Anzu had spent the past few months. It was a small town with not many people. When we arrived at the home of the father's house, people shot strange glances and whispered comments to one another. What the hell were they staring at?

The door creaked open as a beautiful young lady came to the door. Dark brown, almost black hair fell down her back. She wore regular peasant clothes, but spoke as if she were high class. And by the looks of it, she recognized Seto.

"Oh, he'll be right out."

Apparently she knew we were coming. Seto and I waited for him for a while, fanning ourselves and trying to ignore all the stares we were getting. Come to think of it, who was this guy? Looking at Seto, I raised a brow.

"Do you know anything about this guy? Or why the hell everyone is staring at us?"

Seto lowered his head, giving me a slight nod.

"You see… he's-"

Before Seto could finish, the wooden door flew open, almost smacking me in the face as the young man stumbled out.

"Hey! What the hell are you doing?!"

I opened my mouth to shout more, but the man's looks caught me off guard. He was hideous! How did Anzu have sex with this guy?! Long, spiky cream-colored hair fell wildly over his tan face. Wild violet eyes seemed to eat at my skin.

"Huh heh huh huh!"

His laugh. Ugh… his laugh made him sound like… like…

"He's the village idiot."

Ding. That's the word I was looking for. The village idiot. A smile curved across my lips as I began to laugh hysterically. I felt bad for Anzu's child… their dad was the village idiot! Ahahahaha!

On our journey back to our town, the idiot wouldn't stop laughing. I pulled my camel up beside Seto's, trying to get away from him. He'd been riding a bit too close for my liking.

"His name is Malik Ishtar. His sister, Ishizu, used to work with me at the temple. She had to move back to that town to keep watch over Malik. Apparently, Rashid, his servant, hadn't been taking care of him well enough."

Seto continued to talk about how Malik caused chaos in the town until they called Ishizu back. Ishizu seemed to keep him under control until she herself went a little insane…

I felt a tug on my hair. Looking over my shoulder, I found Malik's face in mine, still laughing that retarded laugh. Trying to ignore him, I tried to speed my camel up a bit. The idiot persisted, pulling on my hair again. I spun around, my hand backslapping his face.

"Ra damn it! Stop!"

Malik simply laughed in reply. I didn't expect anything more. Seto seemed unfazed by his idiotic ways. But then again, he had to put up with Yugi all his life. By now, Malik had caught up again. I turned to hit him again, when the look on his face made me snicker. His eyes were going in two separate directions, that clueless grin still smeared on his face.

"Get the hell away from me!"

He then stuck his finger in my ear as if he were trying to be funny. My hand grabbed his wrist, pulling his finger from my ear. Malik was really starting to piss me off…

The whole way back, Malik did random things, just to irritate me. Seto tried to stop him multiple times, but every time, he would lash out and try to bite him. This only made my temper raise more.

When we finally arrived, we quickly put our camels in the stables, wanting to get rid of Malik as soon as we could. We were now walking up the endless stairway that led to the throne room, which looked like a freaking harem with the loincloths clothes the guards were wearing and transparent material that hung between the pillars, forming "walls". Not wanting to be caught by the Pharaoh, I trailed far behind Seto. Of course, Malik followed behind me, that constant laugher pushing my temper over the edge.

"Stop laughing!!"

I turned on my heel, my fist meeting with his face instantly. His head tilted back as if I knocked it off. And he was still grinning. No wonder Ishizu had gone insane as well… I've barely been with him an hour and he was already driving me crazy!

"Huh huh huh… I like yooouuu. You're Bakura the tomb robber. Heh. Ishizu told me about you. Huh huh. "

Without any sort of warning, he jumped on top of me, knocking me to the ground. Struggling, I did the first thing that came to my mind.

"High Priest!"

Seto turned, looking down at the scene. He jumped, then flew down the stairs that separated us. He kicked Malik off of me, leaping between us to prevent any more resistance. Malik skid a few steps down, muttering noises of pain. Once he stopped, he looked up, grinning. He then rolled down a few steps, just to see what we'd do.

Seto took him by the back of his robes, dragging him up the rest of the way. His ass was probably burned by now from skidding across those scorching hot stairs.

I felt so stupid afterward. I had called for help… I could have very well gotten him off myself.

Getting to my feet, I followed them until I was afraid of being caught by nearby guards. Slipping behind a pillar, I disappeared into the shadows, my eyes continuing to follow Seto and that idiot.

****Yugi's POV****

I could hear footsteps, as well as the sound of laughing, as Seto entered the room. Lifting my head, I realized he was dragging someone… Narrowing my eyes, I wondered if this was really Anzu's lover.

Seto bowed before me, letting go of the one he was pulling.

"Yugi-sama, I have brought you Anzu's lover, Malik Ishtar."

There was a hint of annoyance in his voice. Shrugging it off, I waved him away, leaving Malik and me alone.

Moments after Seto left, Malik remained on the ground, staring at the ceiling. What was he looking at? Tilting my head up, my eyes searched the ceiling for anything interesting, yet there was nothing out of the ordinary.

Sliding down off my throne, I walked over to him. As I looked down upon him, I drew back in disgust. Well, he certainly wasn't what I had expected him to be… He had a huge, oblivious grin on his face and a dazed look in his eyes. Was he drunk? No wonder Seto had to drag him in…

"Erm… Malik?"

"Huh huh huh huh…?"

My brow twitched at his laughter. Such a horrible laugh… It made me feel sick at my stomach. Wrapping my arms around my weak stomach, I nudged him with my foot, urging him to get up. After a moment, he finally got the message and sat up, his expression not changing. Giggling, he turned to me.

"You raped Anzu, didn't you?"

"Huh huh, who's Anzu?"

****Seto's POV****

I left that room as quick as I could. Ugh…. Malik was no better than he was when Ishizu left to take care of him. On the way to my room, I paused, wondering where Bakura had gone. Speak of the devil; he emerged from the shadows, surprising me as he spoke up.

"Are you sure we got the right person?"

I nodded, smirking at his comment. Even I had to agree, Anzu must have been drunk at the time. I studied Bakura for a moment, who continued to tell me about everything Malik did on the way back. He didn't seem to be bothered by last night… I had to admit, I was pretty relieved. He hadn't said a word about it.

I hoped to keep it that way. I wanted forget everything that happened last night. Everything, except falling asleep in Bakura's arms.

My brow twitched. I couldn't fall in love with anyone… Not anymore. I couldn't allow it. Not after all the shit I've been though; I've been used enough.

Shaking the thoughts out of my head, I turned to leave. My only wish was that Yugi, and Malik for that matter, leave the both of us alone.

The next morning, a scratching noise awoke me. Bakura was asleep, curled up beside me, so I tried my best not to awake him. I was almost fully clothed, so I saw no need in throwing on my cape. Although, as soon as I removed the warm covers from my body, I wish I had.

Opening the door, I looked out. There was no one there. Narrowing my eyes, I suspected a trick. It was then I heard a whimpering noise at my feet. Looking down, my eyes met with Jounouchi's heartbroken gaze. Jounouchi was sitting on the floor like a dog, whining and crying. Stepping back, I almost slammed the door on him.

"Jounouchi, what the hell do you want?" I whispered, still trying not to wake Bakura.

"Yugi wouldn't let me in his room last night… so I slept in Anzu's room… And when I went in there this morning, I found him with Malik-"

Jounouchi began to cry again, his sniffles breaking the morning peace.

"Shut up, Jou-inu! You're gonna wake everyone in the palace! …and why the hell did you come to me about this? I don't care."

Jounouchi leaned forward, rubbing his head against my leg.

"I figured since we've both been used by Yugi, we could be lovers!"

I gagged at his words. Jounouchi and me? A couple? Kicking his face from my leg, he landed outside my door, whimpering once again.

"What the hell are you talking about? Yugi uses everyone, not just us, dumbass! Besides, I love someone else."

With that, I slammed the door, hooking the lock at the top of my door so he couldn't pry himself back in. I stared at the door for a moment. Had I really said what I thought I said…? My fingers covered my lips as the words I had spoken began to smother me.

What was wrong with me? I told myself I would never love again…

My thoughts were interrupted as warm hands were placed on my shoulders. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw a drowsy Bakura wobble up to me, rubbing his eyes. My shouts must have woken him up…

Bakura now gazed up at me with a curious look in his eyes.

"I thought I heard Jounouchi a moment ago…"

"You did. He was just complaining about Yugi, nothing important."

Bakura- The one who made me a hypocritical person to my own promises. You made me say I loved someone, and I don't even know if it's true or not. I needed some time in the temple to think… Pulling on my turban and cape, I fled from the room, hoping to find some sort of sanity there.

****Bakura's POV****

I lay there half awake, half asleep when I heard Jounouchi scratching at the door. Hearing Seto stir, I pretended to be asleep, not wanting to get mixed up with anything that had to do with Jounouchi.

Although I hadn't been listening to what was going on, my ears caught the words 'I love someone else.' I had to fight to urge to lift my head. Seto loved someone other than me? I'll kick their- Wait. I don't care. Seto can love whoever he wants.

…Heh heh, as long as they prepare to die. The suspense was killing me, so I finally slid from the bed, tapping Seto on the shoulder. His body was so cold… Not warm like it usually was.

As he turned to face me, I tried to act like I had been asleep that whole time. Yeah, that innocent act gets them every time.

I could see it in Seto's eyes. Something was bothering him. Pushing past me, he grabbed his garments, leaving me alone in the room. No telling where he was going.

It didn't surprise me that Seto was upset. Even I had to admit he'd been though a lot lately. All these things seemed to add up, each thing pissing me off even more. But Jounouchi… That pushed me over the edge. I don't know why I hated Jounouchi so much. He'd never really done anything. Until now.

Poking my head outside the door, I saw Jounouchi was still outside, sitting on the floor and whimpering like a lost puppy. A grin swept across my lips. Oh how sweet revenge is.

(( Ok. Obviously I don't have a very high opinion of Yami Malik. x_e Complain all you want. I like him that way.

Next chapter up soon. I hope. v_v Please review. ))