A new student wins over Ryou's heart, but Bakura isn't too happy with his new girl. When Bakura - and Ryou - discover her role in Bakura's past, Bakura get's angry. Angry enough... to turn her life, as well as Ryou's into a living hell.

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UPDATE! what's going on with Ryou-kun suddenly? why does he keep having these dreams? and why does Samayo seem to know so much about the Ring? Are Ryou's dreams actually... :gasp: MEMORIES from Bakura's past? and what will Tea find out about Samayo? Is Ryou gonna be okay? hmm... Read on!

Disclaimer: Dont own YGO nor Yuki Kajiura or any of her songs. Or the songs that belong to the anime/game .hack/SIGN

\\ \\-Ryou to Bakura

//-Bakura to Ryou

Aura-composed by Yuki Kajiura - sung by Emily Bindiger

#-footnotes (if any)

-Devil's Food-

Aura

Unfortunately, finding out more about what was happening to Ryou would have to wait until the next day.

Tea had to baby-sit for her half-sister, Yuki. Tea's other sister, her step-sister Amy 1 had "something for school" that day, so Tea couldn't visit Samayo and find out more about her. Amy, who is one year younger then Tea, smiled devilishly as she left the apartment. Their five-year-old half-sister was sitting on the floor, reading Tea's history book up-side-down.

if you are near to the dark
I will tell you 'bout the sun

No one visited Ryou at the hospital.

Yugi had to help his grandfather with the Game Shop, since he "didn't have anything to do", according to his mother. He wanted to visit Ryou, but it was impossible to get out of this job.

Joey became wrapped up in his work at home, struggling with their upcoming tests. Mid-year exams were upon them. Joey could be found lying on his back, holding a book in the air, a pen in his mouth, his eyes playing over the words that decorated the pages. His notebooks lay open around his body.

Tristan was busy with his nephew, Johji. His older sister had to go out to a meeting for a job, and their father wasn't there for two days. He was gone on a business trip. Which left Tristan to watch over both his nephew, and his dog, Blankey. 2

Duke was going insane with his computer, completely forgetting about his fallen friend. He had come up with a new twist to improve D.D.D., 3 and he didn't want to stop improving the game.

you are here, no escape
from my visions of the world

Who knew someone with six different friends and an ancient spirit living inside him could feel so lonely.

Ba-beep... Ba-beep... Ba-beep...

you will cry all alone
but it does not mean a thing to me

The steady rhythm of the EKG above him brought him back to consciousness. Ryou's eyes peeped open. The second sound he heard, as he came back to the conscious world, was the heavy rain pounding the windows. It made a loud, banging sound. A muffled voice came from outside the room.

Electrodes were attached to his upper chest, where his heart was. A bandage had been wrapped around his forehead. Ryou could see his arm reflecting the light of the room; his whole body had been cleaned in some type of oil. He turned his head, slowly and painfully, to the doorway. He could see his father's worried face outside, talking to someone. The door was closed somewhat. His father's voice drifted into the room.

Ryou only caught snatches of the conversation between his father and what appeared to be a doctor.

"...Sure he's fine?"

"Very sure, Mr. Bakura. Your son will..." But Ryou couldn't here what the doctor had to say about him. His voice disappeared as Bakura's became apparent in his mind.

/Ahh, you're awake, Ryou./

Ryou, however, felt a pain shoot through his heart every time he spoke to his yami... or Bakura spoke to him.

knowing the song I will sing
till the darkness comes to sleep

\\Please... Don't talk...\\

/Why? You have something against me talking/

\\Just... Don't...\\ The pain became apparent in his mind. It felt as though every time he spoke with his mind, someone hit him in the head with a rock.

/You're so weak. I just hope no more of my memories get past the barriers.../ Right before Ryou felt another twinge of pain, he thought

His memories? Barriers? What? But he couldn't think straight after another slice pf pain raced through his head. It was too much.

come to me, I will tell
'bout the secret of the sun

"Stop! Stop it right now!" he yelled, surprised at how hollow his voice sounded. He felt his head hit the pillow hard, his body bouncing back up at the aftershock of the bounce. His head lolled to one side, and he was twitching violently, his hands and arms and legs all jerking randomly.

The doctor and Ryou's father both tore into the room, the doctor with a clipboard under his arm.

"My God..." he muttered, as Ryou's father closed his eyes in silent prayer. The doctor ran to the door, shouting

"We need Morris in here! We need him right now!"

"Who?"

"Morris! The schizophrenic expert! Hurry!"

Bakura crossed his arms angrily, leaning against the wall of his soul room. He kicked out his legs and closed his eyes, fuming over the ignorance of his hikari.

"Foolish mortal," he muttered. "He just never seems to get it." He stared up at the dark ceiling of his room. Then, he looked over at the many open doors of his soul room. He had looked in them many times, and many had opened since he traveled back into the Pharaoh's memory.

Some had also opened after the part of his soul that had stayed behind in the museum had challenged the Pharaoh to the Egyptian R.P.G. 4 Playing that game had solved many mysteries about the Pharaoh's character... and his own...

Bakura scoffed. He was in a worse mood then usual; the presence of this 'new girl' in Ryou's life made him feel... uncomfortable. He had the feeling that she knew more then he wanted her to. He found he didn't much like that...

But Bakura had his own ideas about her. He thought that maybe, she's the reincarnation 5 of his old-time friend, Zamiya, a thief who knew her way around. He couldn't exactly remember the way she looked, but he certainly remembered her attitude. That Samayo girl... Had the same stanture...

it's in you, not in me
but it does not mean a thing to you

"She must be related in some way," he decided suddenly. He clutched the Ring hanging around his neck. It was his only tie to his past; that, and what he had remembered over the years. He stood up, and decided to venture into one of the unopened doors. His past was much more clear then the past of that Pharaoh, Atem... 6

He walked up to one of the doors. It looked just like all the others; a big, pewter door that had the Sennen Item Symbol embossed onto it. He reached out and grabbed the handle, pulling it outwards. He stepped inside, and was drawn into a memory...

A girl of only about twelve or thirteen was standing against a wall, her back pressed against it. She tried to make herself as flat as she could, so she couldn't be seen. A line of guards was passing by, making her more nervous every second. Her partner appeared beside her. The dark night sky mixed with a dark alley made for a good hiding place.

"Are you ready?" he whispered into her ear. He was at least two years older then she was, maybe more. He was standing beside her, a wickid gleam in his eye. He was a simple peasant to everyone who saw him; but to himself, he was dangerous, someone not to be taken lightly. This new recruit of his knew her way around this city. She would prove to be very, very useful to him here...

"I'm r-ready," the girl whispered back, sweat slipping down her forehead. Her partner placed his hands on her back, and gave her a little push, trying to get her to move.

'Once she sees the thrill of thievery', he thought, 'She's bound to stay with me.' She slipped around the corner and took off into the alley beside the large court house. Her partner went in the opposite direction, determined to confuse the guards. He ran over to where the market was set up, and 'accidentally' kicked over one of the booths. It collapsed.

The guards spun around, searching for the intruder. This allowed Samayo to take off down the alley without anyone noticing.

As she ran, her long, black ponytail flew out behind her, slapping the sides of her face at each step. She finally arrived in the back of the courthouse, and proceeded to climb through the window inside.

Bakura smiled to himself, his hands in his pockets, his eyes closed, remembering that night. When he first met her... His partner...

For some reason, he kept thinking about her every time he saw Samayo. He just couldn't seem to take his mind off of her... Almost like some type of lingering dream. It was strange, because he could hardly remember Zamiya at all... Even everything they went through together... He slid down the wall to the floor of the tomb-like soul room, closing his eyes and leaning his head back. Ryou kept on having dreams about Bakura's past.

"Fuck him," Bakura said defiantly. "They're my memories, not his. Hopefully he won't see the other memories... Of me and Zamiya... That night..."

Ryou was able to go home early the next morning. As Tea walked to school, she passed by his house, an old apartment covered in vines half hidden by bug-ridden plants. She looked up at the tall building, seeing Ryou sitting in a big, round room with big picture windows. His father was standing up, his back to the windows, looking like he was lecturing someone.

That 'someone' was Ryou. Ryou nodded, and his father left the building in a hurry, not seeing Tea dart behind the plants.

After he disappeared, Tea showed herself, still standing at the end of the walkway. She was fighting with herself whether to go up to the door, or just go to school. That's when she heard Samayo across the street.

"Come on, guys!" she said, running quickly. Two identical boys of about eight or nine were running after her. She was laughing and sliding in her shoes, her face bright and cheery, her slightly curly hair billowing back. Tea couldn't help but smile.

the sun is in your eyes
sun is in your ears

Samayo looked up and saw Tea across the street.

"Hey!" she called, waving. Tea smiled and waved back. Samayo turned to the two boys.

"Okay, Ju? Ki? I hafta go now," she said, leaning down towards them. Both of them pouted. She patted their heads, then ran across the street. Tea began walking as soon as Samayo joined her.

"Who were they?" Tea asked, motioning back. Samayo smiled.

"My brothers," she explained. "They're crazy."

"What're their names?" Samayo turned around and pointed.

"The one in the red jacket is Ju, the one in the black jacket is Ki." Tea raised her eyebrows in question.

"Those are... um... Odd names..."

"Yeah. My dad named them." After that, the two walked along in silence. Tea wanted to ask her more, but she didn't know how to phrase it.

"Umm, Samayo?"

"Yes?"

I hope you see the sun
someday in the darkness

"Do you, by any chance, ummmm... Well, Ryou-"

"Oh!" Samayo said suddenly. "Ryou! That's right!" She turned to Tea. "How is he? Is he alright? Do they know what happened?" Tea nodded.

"Yes, they do. He fell asleep and fell off the desk. That's all, really. People hurt themselves all the time on the school furniture."

"Oh yeah, I do that all the time," Samayo said sarcastically. Both laughed. Samayo looked at her feet, then up at Tea.

"Umm... Tea?"

"Yeah?"

"This may seem rude, but... By any chance, is Ryou, uhhh... A skizo?" Tea blinked, taken aback.

"A what?"

"A skizo. You know, a schizophrenic? Multiple personalities?"

"Oh! Oh, well, yeah... I mean, yeah I know what one is, but I don't... really... know..." Tea looked at her suspiciously. "I guess it depends on what you mean by 'multiple personalities'..."

"How many people do you know with multiple personalities?" Samayo asked. Before Tea could answer, she continued. "I mean, people show themselves differently when they're in school and then when their with their friends, but I mean someone different entirely." Tea rolled her eyes.

"You have no idea..." she said, accidentally out loud.

"What?" Samayo said, surprised. Tea, who didn't expect that, quickly tried to cover it up.

"I mean, uhh- Well, you see-" Tea stopped, then continued walking. The two walked in silence.

"I visited Ryou-kun this morning, when he came home," Samayo said, staring at the ground. "Something strange happened..."

"What?"

"Well, when I saw him like that, all roughed up with bandages and stuff, I had... I had a strange dejavu feeling." Tea shrugged.

"Maybe you saw someone with the same injury."

"No…." Samayo looked at her. "I said….. I called him….."

"What? What did you call him?"

the sun is in your eyes
the sun is in your ears

"Without thinking… I said…. 'Bakura-sa.' " 7

"She scares me," Tristan said, crossing his arms over his chest. "Personally, I think she knows the secret of the Sennen Ring." Yugi shrugged.

"Maybe she does…. Did she say anything about it, Ryou?" Ryou shook his head.

"Not yet, she hasn't…. She should be coming soon…."

"Oh, so the bitch is coming here?" Joey said, jumping off the arm of the chair Ryou was sitting in. They were all sitting in Ryou's living room after school. Ryou shrugged.

"Hey! Don't make fun of her!" Tea said angrily. Joey frowned, then hopped back onto the chair.

"Fine, fine…." The doorbell rang. It echoed throughout the empty apartment.

"I'll get it," Tristan said, running over to the door. He yanked it open.

Samayo was standing there, her arms folded behind her back, looking at the run-down garden surrounding the old place. She seemed surprised to find Tristan there.

"Oh, hi, Tristan. Ummm… Can I talk to Ryou for a moment?" Tristan eyed her suspiciously, then called Ryou.

"Oy! Ryou! It's Samayo! She wants to talk to you!" Joey said something inside, but it was muffled by Tea slapping him and Yugi's laughter. Tristan stood there until Ryou came to the door.

"Thanks, Tristan," Ryou said, as Tristan retreated back into the apartment. Ryou shut the door behind him.

but you can't see the sun
ever in the darkness

"So, Samayo…" he started. The Ring reflected the dull sunlight onto the leaves of one living plant. Samayo smiled. She was looking at the Ring with admiration. Then she looked up.

"Umm, you remember how I love the Sennen Ring?"

Not if you knew it's secret, Ryou thought, but he nodded yes, he did.

"Well… You see, it would be nice if I could, ummm… Look at it a little more." Ryou stared at her.

What the...

"W-why?" Ryou asked. Samayo smiled, her cheeks turning pink.

"Well... It would be a really great honor if I could just see it..."

"How come?" Samayo looked straight into Ryou's eyes.

"Well, that Ring means a lot to me and my family. My brother's and I... We're the youngest living descendants of Theif Bakura of KuruEruna." 8

it does not much matter to me

Footnotes

1 Amy: "Amy" is the "dub" name for Tea's sister, Tameo. I made her up; she's in mah otha ficceh, I'm Still Dreaming and Pride Within.

2 Blankey: "Blankey" is Tristan's dog in the manga. He doest seem to own one in the anime... but in the manga it was bcuz of Blankey that tristan found out something was wrong inside of duke's game shop. she started barking like mad when they walked by, and honda got all suspicious-likey.. ya gotta read it...

3 D.D.D.: duke's game. in the anime its "DDM: Dungeon Dice Monsters". in the manga its "DDD: Dice, Dungeons and Dragons" or something like that

4 Egyptian R.P.G.: this was a game that he and the Pharaoh were playing during the Egyptian Ark. Its a really, really LONG story.. sooo….LOOOOOONG... imam…. I dunno its weird…. It'll take WAAAAAAAAAAY too much time!

5 reincarnation: welll... for those who dont know... a reicarnation is when a tiny part of someone's soul is embedded into a new soul, and the new soul is formed around the old one. usually, the new person (who has that tiny part of that soul in their own soul) looks/acts much like the original person. sometimes they look alike, and act alike, but are also very different. often, reincarnations cant remember their past life, or the life of their incarnation. i.e. at one point in time, it was said in the manga that yugi is the "Present day pharaoh" meaning that he is Yami's reincarnation. Ryou is Bakura's reincarnation, and Kaiba is Seto's reincarnation, and so on and so forth

6 Pharaoh Atem: Yami's real name. Atem/Atemu. Easy as that!

7 Bakura-sa: "-sa" is a suffix used when talking to someone you'r married to i.e. im mah otha ficceh "I'm Still Dreaming" If Yami and Teanna were Japanese and not Egyptian, Teanna would most likely call te Pharaoh "Yami-sa" and Yami would do the same for her. if thats tru... dot dot dot...

8 Theif Bakura of Kuru Eruna: Theif Bakura- spirit in the Sennen Ring. KuruEruna- the village that he lived in. a town of theives. Akunadin tricked the Pharaoh (Yami's father) into letting him bring in about 10,000 troops to slaughter KuruEruna as sacrifices for the Sennen Items (they werent created yet) Bakura (he was only twee!) saw his family murdered and was convinced the Pharaoh was a traitor so... he goes off to kill him

WEEEEEEEEE! CHAPPIE THREEEEEE! yea yea i know i know mahaado owned the ring... its just that you think "MILLENIUM RING" you think "YAMI BAKURA" so... yesh sry!

Reviewz

Melinda the Digimon Poet: heheheheheeee! if you had any idea what im normally like, you woudlnt believe i could write stuff like this... dark and murderous...

Silent Watcher Ryou: well... he went to the hospital... nuttin special

Jeshoneur back! Hehe im glad! Im not done with the other fic yet!

DreamingChildwow, im soooo glad! Ooo, i bet you couldn't wait for this chappie!

Crimson-Eyed-Angel: interesting name. well, this is chappy 3! i hope you liked it as much as... CHOCOLATE COOKIES!

God Bless You
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btw... MERRY XMAS YALL!