Ahah….um….*sweat drops* Anyway….. *coughs and runs*
Some notes….: I'm using Isis's English dubbed name as her name in Egypt, in the present she is still known as Isis. Yeah, ok, so there really are two stories going on at once here if your haven't figured that out yet - the one of the past and the one of the present. I've finally fit it the stupid school thing I made up awhile ago and am giving Ryou a bit of spotlight, heh, um… Did I mention about chaseshipping being in this? I know I had Honda and Otogi with a minor hint of it or something in one chapter…hell, I'm getting confused. So yeah, chaseshipping (Honda/Otogi) in this, more noticeable in this chapter and also…..I might be having Tendershipping (Ryou/Bakura). Sort of. Donno yet. 'Kura ain't feeling too well.
You're all going to hurt me. Or Rekhi. But he's already on Todo's menu. Well, maybe you won't hurt me. Whatever.
(Gomen, didn't edit the chapter….I was lazy at midnight….)
"Will you quit agreeing with me?! I want to argue!" -Reba: Reba
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No one here but me. Ryou's eyes traveled around the classroom, Geometry to be exact. This was one of the only classes he had with a lot of his friends - and yet - first day back to school after Yami and Bakura's "little" prank, and no one is here. All the kids he hardly talked to though, were of course, all around.
Seto already told me he wasn't coming today…thus Jounouchi isn't coming…. He glanced around the room a bit more. I have no idea why Yuugi isn't here, no surprise that Shinkou is out…Malik….dammit, where is Malik…? He gave a sigh, shaking his head and leaning back - ignoring the teacher as he continued to think. Sure I saw Honda and Otogi, not in this class, but wherever they were going sure wasn't to their class…
He ignored the mumbles of his teacher from the front of the room, not caring about the lesson as he started to fidget with the Sennen Ring. Bakura… He shook his head with a defeated sigh. He had gone home the night before to find his dark half partially on the couch, but more on the floor. The yami seemed hardly in one piece, and Ryou even had to take the other to the hospital - hoping they could do something. But all Bakura seemed able to do was lay there. Ryou was planning to find Yami and Mariku after school and tell them where the other was.
Maybe he should have just skipped school like everyone else.
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"H-Hey! What are you doing?! Let go of my arm dammit!" Shinkou hissed, pulling away from Seth who was more than dragging him.
"Will you stop being so damn slow?" Seth sighed, rolling his eyes with annoyance. They got to the site, but looked around to see no sign of Osiris at all. His eyes widened and he ran over to the High Priestess and the other's around her, all trying to stand it seemed. The area itself was a wreck, buildings crumpled and other simple people of the city injured. "Shit…" he shook his head, helping the woman stand and she looked up at him wearily. "What happened, Reia?"
She started shaking her head, pulling off to walk on her own a bit before facing him, hair grazing almost to her ankles, light jade eyes shaken. "We managed to make it to Osiris, but he easily took us down - I shouldn't have been as shocked as I was. Seth, we need to find the oracle, she's the only one who will know what to do now as we have no idea where the Pharaoh is."
Seth gave a nod, about to speak when Shinkou's voice cut in, "I, um, hate to break up your little discussion, but Osiris is back…." Shinkou shifted a bit, watching the others getting ready to defend the city, even though they were beaten not too long ago. He had expected to see that they were all guards, but with a second glance it suddenly hit him that they were wearing light indigo robes signaling that they were normal ranked priests. "So….now what….?"
The High Priest immediately took charge, snapping out at two of the other priests for one to find the oracle, and the other to find the Pharaoh. "Everyone else," which was about three others including Shinkou and Reia, making five in total, "Reia and Shinkou summon your monsters, the remaining here keep you magic at a stable level and keep the area safe!"
No sense in arguing, was Shinkou's only train of thought as he held out his arms, a pale salmon toned aura forming around them. "Red-Eyes, come forth!"
Near him, the same situation was occurring with the High Priestess Reia summoning her Emerald Dragon. Seth smirked, looking over at the two, calling out the Blue-Eyes and eying all three dragons together. They were all weak. Hardly holding on, after all, each one was defeated by Osiris, and at the moment the Red-Eyes Black Dragon was the strongest because it had more recovery time.
"Reia, we're going to do a fusion spell."
The woman looked over at Seth as if he were insane. The High Priest looked incredibly calm, which was surprising with how Osiris was trying to break down a shield held up by three other priests.
"Oh, and what do you propose we fuse with?!" She glared as he shrugged.
"Listen up, Reia, we are going to fuse all three dragons and stay alive, understand me?" Seth nearly growled as he walked up to her, eyes narrowed.
"It's never going to work!"
"I don't care! That shield is going to break down soon enough and then we'll be killed!"
"So you want to waste all your energy fusing the monsters?!"
"Yes!"
"You're insane!"
"Good!"
"Will you s-"
"HEY!" Shinkou snapped out, getting pissed at the two arguing before him and they both stared over in his direction. "Can we just get this over with?"
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"What….did you just say….?" Mariku stared at the other blankly, unconsciously holding Yami closer to him as he could only watch the other. The presence was familiar….a bit too familiar if anyone asked him. He was lucky no one did, they were all lost by Rekhi's words.
Rekhi gave a false pout as he looked up at Mariku. "I said I just want to play with my pet." He leaned forward again, moving with ease from a sitting position to being on his knees, a hand suddenly pressed against Yami's face. "Don't you miss me, Pharaoh? I assure you I missed every bit of your blood…" He smirked at the horrified look on the other's face and felt Mariku shift, forcing him away from Yami.
"Get out of here, NOW BAKURA!!"
"I don't want to," he started to laugh, standing up fully as the ring flickered over with a glow. "I want to stay and get a present."
"Excuse me…?" Mariku hissed, standing in front of Yami who remained on the couch. "You'll leave here willingly or I'll force you out!"
"I'd like to see you try."
The Sennen Rod was out in seconds, held towards Rekhi, who started to laugh again and looked towards Malik. "Isn't this amusing? Have you ever seen your dark half so pissed off? Probably, but he's just so cute when he is…reminds me so much of the past…probably had the same look on his face when he opened the Shadow Realm in the past…" Rekhi gave a chuckle, slipping forward so he was up against Mariku's body, pushing the arm aside that had the rod somewhere in grasp. "Do you remember that? It's all your fault," he snickered, licking at the other's lips.
"You said you don't remember the past."
"Oh, the pathetic version of myself in this world today doesn't, but I am the true form of the past to finish what I started a Millennia ago," he started to nip at the other's lips when Mariku composed himself and shoved Rekhi back, who would have hit the floor if Malik hadn't helped him.
"You're….from the past….?" Yami finally spoke, eyes widening at the new realization as the thief nodded happily. It can't be possible…
"Malik, are you willing to help me?" Rekhi looked over at the other sweetly with a smile.
"Um…sure…"
"MALIK!"
"Gomen, yami," Malik shook his head to his dark half before looking to Rekhi again.
"How helpful, so if you don't mind giving me your rod," he took the item as it was handed to him, spinning it around for a moment and pointing it towards Yami. "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way, Pharaoh. Hand over the God of Osiris card."
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Ryou ran out of the school building as quick as he could, only being stopped when he heard Honda's voice and he pivoted around to face the other and Otogi who were leaning together against a tree. "What's with the rush, Ryou?"
"I have to get to the hospital."
Otogi pulled out of Honda's arms and moved towards the other with worry, "Why? What's wrong?"
"I had to bring my yami there last night, I want to see if he's doing any better," Ryou started to fidget, looking down the road and then back to Otogi. "I really need to get going."
"So you plan to run the whole way?" Honda rose a brow to the other and looked to his boyfriend.
"Well…"
"Aw, no sweat Ryou, I can drive you there," Otogi pulled out a set of keys, twirling them around lightly. "Come on, it's really no problem."
"…Really?" Ryou's eyes widened happily - he'd get there much quicker by car than he would running! And then he could save his energy.
"Yeah, we'll gladly help a friend in need," Honda exclaimed proudly, moving up besides Otogi and draping an arm around the other's shoulders. "Leave it to us to get you there in minutes - unless you want to practice for the track team or something."
"Hell no!" Ryou was horrified by the thought, causing the other two a brief chuckle before following them to the parking lot quickly.
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"Thanks for taking me you guys.." Ryou muttered, shuffling a bit as he headed to his darker half's room with the other two behind him.
"As I said, it's no problem, Ryou," Otogi gave a smile, watching the other stop by a closed door and jumped back when it opened, a doctor coming out. Otogi was going to step forward, but Honda shook his head to stay back, pulling his boyfriend away.
"H-How's he doing…?"
"He still has no sign of waking up…I'm sorry, we are trying as much as we can though."
Ryou gave a small, disappointed nod. "Can I go in and see him?"
"Of course, go ahead, I'll be waiting outside if you need me," he watched the boy smile a bit and enter when Honda and Otogi tried to follow. The doctor closed the door before they could get in with a sigh. "I'm sorry, family only."
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"Bakura…." Ryou stared at his other half, a pained expression on his face, taking a seat besides the other's bed. "I'll make sure to tell Yami for you…I don't know how he'll react - even if he doesn't care, you know I will at least…I always have…please wake up…" He set a hand on the blanket covering the other, pulling it up a bit so it was more around Bakura's neck and forced a smile.
"I tried asking Otogi and Honda if they knew what was going on….and I also tried Seto…and Jou…but no one knows…I'll ask everyone if I have to, I promise you I'll figure it out…" he gave a sigh, resting his hand fully against the blanket and blinking back a moment. "Hey…wait…"
He stood quickly, the chair almost falling back as he pulled down the blanket, looking at the other's shirt and jacket in shock. "Where's the ring?!" The boy's eyes widened even more severely and he looked around the room, hoping to see something, but had no luck, his feet taking him to the door and he opened it to face the doctor.
"Is something wrong?"
"Did you take anything that looks like this from the other?" he signaled to the Sennen Ring over his neck.
"No, I don't believe we did."
Ryou's eyes fell back to his yami, suddenly trying to get into the other's soul room or even just connect with the other as he closed his eyes - but failed to get anywhere near the other, panicking. "I…..I have to go!" In a sudden motion, not even saying anything to the two who helped him get here, he was fleeing down the hall. What's happening, yami?! What's going on with you…
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Yami grasped his puzzle, glaring suddenly at Rekhi. "You aren't getting the card, I don't have it anyway."
"Oh, I know you do," Rekhi gave a smirk, the situation turning from being between him and Mariku, to being between him and Yami. "The card calls to me, I am it's true master and the world will see it once again."
"It's not here."
"DON'T LIE TO ME, PHARAOH!" Rekhi snapped, eyes darkening and both the Sennen Ring and Rod blazed with a golden glow. "I'll kill you for it if I must, don't judge me on my power!"
"I don't have the card," Yami repeated again, looking away.
"Fuck you…" Rekhi sneered and glared at Mariku with a quick uplift of a smirk, "Don't blame me for this, it's your lover's own fault."
"What are you talking about…?" Mariku started, himself and Malik seeming completely left out of what was going on at the moment. He looked back to Yami, having not noticed the Sennen Rod's spurt of energy. "Yami, come on, we're getting out of here." He received no response and rose a brow. "Yami…?"
"Fool," Rekhi chuckled, hugging the rod against his body. "He's mine again now."
"W-What…" Mariku eyed the rod and then looked to Yami, finally noticing the blank orbs of the other and sat to the couch besides the other in fear, glaring back at Rekhi. "You can't control him! With his power, the rod should have no effect!"
"But he has a weak mind, I made sure of that in Egypt….therefore…he is under my complete control," he chuckled lightly, waving up a hand as he saw Mariku make a move for his own rod. "Oh, don't bother, you should know your little copy of the Sennen Rod you have is no match to the original…and I have the powers of the ring working for me as well…so don't waste your time." He smirked at the look of hatred on Mariku's face and set his eyes upon the blank seated Yami. "Now my little pet….hand over the card, now."
Mariku's eyes traveled wearily from Bakura to watch Yami's hand dip into a pocket and he suddenly jumped atop the other, arms embracing Yami to keep the other from taking out the card.
"Come on, Yami, snap out of it - break the spell, dammit, you have to!"
"Malik, would you please get your dear yami off him!!"
Malik looked between the two, than at the still unconscious Shinkou and bit his lip, moving over and started to try and drag his dark half from Yami. "Come on, yami, let him go…"
"Malik, hikari, if he gets that card in his hands - the world you see now will turn dark before your eyes just like it did in Egypt, and this time I haven't a fucking clue where you sister is to find a way out of this!" Mariku snapped forcefully, glaring darkly at Malik and returning to hold the mind-slave-Yami down.
Malik froze a moment and stopped trying to get his yami off the other and suddenly snapped back. "What the hell does my sister have anything to do with this?!"
"You idiot! She has everything to do with this!" Mariku growled in return, feeling the energy Rekhi was wielding start to become stronger over Yami and he gasped, falling in pain to the ground as the rod hit forcefully against his head and he groaned, feeling his wound and watching a flash off a card come out of Yami's pocket. "No! Yami, STOP!!"
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Mariku supported the young Pharaoh in a chair at the table, wrapping the last of wounds the other had. He had gotten a bad on around his chest somehow, then again, it was probably an older one that had opened. He shook his head, holding his silence as it seemed Yami was rather embarrassed to have his shirt off. But no matter, Mariku quickly helped the other get it back on after tying off the bandage. "There, that's all of them."
"Arigatou.." Yami murmured, head low a bit. He so much wanted to leave this house….see what was going outside to his country. It was his. Not Bakura's…it could never be the other's, no matter how hard the thief tried.
There was a soft knock on the door and Mariku moved to it, hoping it was Shinkou returning, but was surprised when he opened it to see a white-robed woman. "Um….can I help you…?" He blinked, backing away slightly and eying Yami, letting the woman step in and noticed the sudden light fill Yami's eyes.
"Ishizu!" Yami tried to stand, but failed a bit and sat back into the chair as he stared to the other.
"You know her, Yami?"
"Hai."
"Hello, Pharaoh, Mariku, I knew I would find both of you here."
Mariku blinked in surprise. "How do you know my name…?" She only smiled at him, fingering a necklace around her neck before turning to walk to Yami. Mariku followed in confusion after closing the door.
"Ishizu…what are you doing here…?" Yami stared up at the woman oddly.
"Some of the priests under Seth's command are looking for you and myself. I decided to find you first instead."
"Seth? Is he ok? How is everyone?"
"The High Priest tried to fuse his own monster and two others - that of High Priestess Reia and your cousin, Shinkou. They failed to do so, but they are still alive."
"Why didn't you help them?!" Yami snapped out, finally finding the strength to stand.
"I am a mere oracle, my Pharaoh, I could not have helped them in that moment. I have taken the last two days to research a counter spell to the Thief Bakura and the opening of the Realm of Shadows. Even something that will stop the great Saint Dragon Osiris." Her voice was neutral as she watched the other's reaction and could feel Mariku's shocked gaze on her back. "But it is a very difficult spell."
"Tell me what it is, Ishizu. What must I do to stop this…?" He looked to Mariku who walked up besides him and they both watched the oracle who had unexpectedly dropped her gaze to watch the ground contently before returning the depressed eyes to them.
"It requires the use of the seven items that can channel the dark powers. As well as three souls that can wield the power…"
"Mariku and myself can be two of those souls…Bakura can be the third if we can get Osiris away from his control, I suppose…" Yami mused quietly, looking away in worry. He could see the severe sadness in the oracle's eyes. "But what is it we must do with all of these things…?"
"We can seal opening to the Realm of the Shadows by using the seven items…with the price of locking the three souls each into a different item…"
Mariku's eyes widened and he suddenly spoke out after listening the entire time, "You can't be serious…? We have to be locked away into some….some item to stop all this…?"
"Yes…that is exactly what I'm saying. My Pharaoh, this is the only way to stop the thief's reign he is causing to darken our city. Please take it into consideration, I must now go and try to assist your cousin and the two head guards of the thrown. Seth and Reia and the ones serving them will not be able to hold off Osiris much longer, especially with no monsters to protect them."
"I'm coming with you!" Yami started to follow the oracle who turned away, but Mariku held him back and Ishizu gave them a brief look.
"You will not," she whispered, "you will come to the palace when you have reached an answer. I will be waiting there after I retrieve the other three. My Pharaoh, Mariku, I shall see you both soon."
She was out the door with ease, leaving the two in an off-minded state.
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The mind-control snapped seconds too late and Yami glanced around with a blurred gaze, trying to figure out what happened and stood off the couch with a stumble, looking around with confusion. Where is everyone? He stepped forward, tripping on something and caught himself before he fully fell.
Crimson eyes gazed to the chair where Shinkou…..should have been. But it was empty. Maybe he woke up… He shook his head with a sigh, reaching a pale hand to rub his temples lightly and glanced to what he tripped on and all color fell from his face in horror. "M-Mariku…"
A body lay on the ground by the couch, blood pooling beneath it as Yami helped the body up, checking for a pulse and was at least relieved by that to feel one. There were no lavender eyes to look up at him so he could see those pools and feel that everything would be fine. Instead the eyes were closed, blonde hair stained a bit with the blood and loosely hung arms were gashed at.
Without a doubt, even with the blood, it was Mariku.
"W-What happened…." Yami tried to think, but failed gravely and called through the apartment. "Shinkou?! Shinkou, are you here?!" Yami looked down, feeling the body he held stir and watched the pale lips of the other move only a tad bit, the voice he heard hardly even audible.
"………They took him…………M-Malik and the other…….took him…….and…..they have the card………t-they have Osiris…."
Yami's eyes widened and he embrace the other, tears filling over the crimson orbs in a clouded sense. "Mariku…w-what did they do t-to you…"
He received a seemingly forced smile, probably just to assure him. But only the eyes of the other could assure him, and that didn't seem to be happening soon. They remained closed and Yami felt his heart clench with pain at the sight of the other hurt so badly.
"Don't worry….I'm fine….really……"
"N-No you're not…."
"Sshh….it'll be ok…" Mariku reached up a shaking hand, eyes opening to slits as he gazed up at the other, the hand resting against Yami's face, tears rolling from the crimson eyes and touching against Mariku's bloodied hand. "Please….don't cry….I promise, I'm fine…" Yami shook his head in response and Mariku was about to say more when the door flew open and they both turned their attention to it.
The form stood breathing in the doorway, sweat over a pale face and silvery, innocent strands of hair trailing down his back. "I need to find the Sennen Ring for my…….yami…." the voice trailed off, the form stepping into the room more as he looked at the sight of Yami holding a bloodied Mariku. "What…happened…."
Yami's eyes narrowed at the other, snapping a bit at Bakura's hikari. "Your damn Yami has the ring, what are you talking about?!"
"He does not! He's been the hospital for a day and a half now!"
Yami growled in return, making sure he wasn't harming Mariku before voicing out again. "Oh really? Then how do you propose he came here with Malik and nearly killed Mariku?!"
"I propose that it must not have been my yami because he's laying unconscious in a hospital bed!" Ryou snapped back, his mood very anxious for himself and a bit on the snappish side.
"It couldn't have been anyway else!"
"It had to of b-"
"Stop yelling…" Mariku cut in, his eyes slipping shut again. The two looked at the other and Yami panicked, quickly heaving Mariku up and moving passed Ryou towards the door.
"You can prove your other is in the hospital after I get him to the hospital!" he grunted, eyes looking to Mariku to signal who he was talking about. He saw Ryou give a slow nod and moved to help.
Ryou took a chance to look Yami in the eyes, watching the fear and sadness mixed within them, yet Yami was trying so hard to stay strong. "I'm going to call an ambulance," the silver-haired boy spoke at once, moving to the phone and dialing 911. "But I am telling you, I'm not lying." He waiting for the call to get through.
Yami's eyes hardened as he watched Ryou, but relaxed himself as he looked down at Mariku. This is all my fault…again it's my fault…like always…and Shinkou was taken….you're injured…everyone involved around me are always hurt…He clenched his eyes shut, ignoring the sound of the other talking on the phone and it clicking back to where it belong.
Even ignoring the sound of sirens not long after.
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Yami was told to stay out of the way as doctors and nurses rushed the blonde yami away on a stretcher, he stared after it like some lost fool. I won't let you get hurt anymore… Yami gave a sigh, staring from the ground to Ryou's back. The other had been leading him down a hallway to a different room and finally stopped, a doctor who had spoken with Ryou earlier in the day greeting them.
"Any change…?" Ryou whispered.
"No, I'm afraid not. But the bright side is that nothing has gotten worse."
"I see…" Ryou sighed, looking down a bit.
"Oh, your two friends that were here said that they had to leave, but to tell you if you came back that they wish your brother in their the best of luck."
"Thank you…" Ryou murmured, and returned his eyes to the doctor. "I would like to see him again, and bring someone in with me," the doctor started to protest - but Ryou spoke up before he could, "I know it's only family, but it's very important."
"Alright…maybe more company can help the spirits of the other…" the doctor sighed, opening the door for them and closing it behind the two. "…It's not like the kind of thing happens everyday anyway…" He gave a brief sigh again, eying the files in a folder on the door and took it. Maybe he could run over them a few more times to see if he could do anything.
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"See…?" Ryou looked to Yami, moving to the bed and brushing a hand over the patient's forehead. "I told you I wasn't lying."
"It……it can't be….." Yami could only stare at Bakura in bed, moving forward a bit to look over the body. "It's not possible though….I know it was Bakura who came today….but no….wait…."
"What is it?"
Yami turned his eyes up to Ryou. "When he came, he had said some things that didn't make sense. He said he was from the past….that his 'version of himself in the world today' was pathetic…" Yami held his head in his hands in confusion.
"So you're saying that there are two Bakuras…?"
"…….I don't know…" Yami nearly whimpered. He slowly started backing for the door, shaking his head in the process as he looked at the hikari and yami. "Ryou….do something for me, ok…?"
"Sure…what is it..?"
"Tell….." he paused, closing his eyes, hand falling over the doorknob. Everyone is getting hurt because of me…I can't let it keep happening…I can't let Ryou get involved either… "T-Tell Mariku when he's allowed visitors that I'm sorry…I just don't want him to get hurt again…"
Ryou blinked softly, stepping away from the bed slowly with confusion. "What do you mean…? Where are you going, Yami…?"
"Nowhere," he spoke quickly, shaking his head, "don't worry…everything is fine. Just tell him, ok?"
"Yami, you're hiding something fr-"
"Ryou!" Yami snapped quickly, opening the door. "Just….do this, ok? Ok? Onegai, it's all I ask."
"I…" Ryou bit his lip, stepping forward again, but stopped to give a weary nod.
"Arigatou," Yami forced a smile over his features and moved out the door to leave Ryou. He silently strode through the halls, down a set of stairs and out the main doors of the building, tears in his eyes as he refused to look back. "I'm sorry…..I'm sorry…." Please don't be mad at me, Mariku…I….I can't let anyone try to help me now…it's all up to me… "But I can't even do anything…I couldn't even fend the control of the stupid rod…" The tears started down his face as he continued walking.
B-But I have to….this is like the eye of the storm now….this is my only chance to do anything…..
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"So what are you going to do now that you have the card…?"
"I'm going to wait…" there was a smirk crossing pale features, dark russet-red eyes looking to a distant corner of a dimly lit, abandoned tavern where a body lay unmoving.
"Wait..?" lavender eyes blinked in surprise as the owner of the gaze sat at the table across from the other.
"Yes….wait."
"For….what, may I ask…?"
"My pet shall be here shortly, I believe. So I will wait for him. And then I can play with him some more…"
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::Dances.:: That came out more complex than I thought it was going to be! ^^ ::Dances more.:: How many people want me dead right now? Come on, raise your hands! How can anyone not want me dead? Rekhi has the card of Osiris, Mariku is in the hospital, Rekhi has the still unconscious Shinkou, Bakura is in the hospital, and Yami is LEAVING without anyone. Idiot. He's so stupid.
I'll try to update soon…I want to work on Can't Stop Loving You (Darkshipping and brozeshipping) and also try to draw Bakura as a pirate. Hehe, saw Pirates of the Caribbean for the third time ^^
I know this is probably getting more confusing. I like Ishizu ^^ Somehow I'll get Isis back into this….I think I have a pretty good way….heh….because she was in the story earlier, after all. Eheh…
Ja ne all ^^
