Dawn came all too soon for those who had stayed up all night seeking the
Millennium Items. Of the seven that made it back from the island only Isis
woke earlier. Making her way onto the deck, Isis stared out at the sea, it
pained her greatly that she was about to lose her brother again. She knew
that Malik would not have an easy time upon returning home with their
father and she feared at what might happen. However through Malik's
clouded dark future she could also see some light. She knew that her
brother would find happiness once again.
"You're up early," a rough voice said from behind her. Isis did not have to turn around to know that it was Seto.
"You as well," she calmly replied.
"I don't sleep," Seto huffed.
"Yes, I sense that you are constantly troubled by something, which keeps you awake at night," Isis replied.
"Look, can you or can you not see things?!" Seto cried. His patient was wearing thin, which was something that wasn't uncommon with Seto when his puppy wasn't around to keep him calm. "In a few hours you'll be gone and I need to know!"
Isis continued to calmly stare at the irate pirate before closing her eyes in deep thought. "Your brother is fine, Seto Kaiba," she said upon opening her eyes. "He waits for your return as he misses you. He has the townspeople believing that you are a wealthy businessman so they now fear you and leave him and the girl that lives with him alone most of the time."
"Thank you," Seto replied, calm once again. "It has been eight months since we were anywhere close enough to Port Domino for a visit and Yami gave specific instructions that night that no one besides him could leave the ship."
"You'll see him soon enough," Isis told him before he turned away to find Jou and deliver the news to him.
*~*~*
"Yuuuuuugiiii!" Yami groaned into his pillow. Upon waking up a short time ago, Yami discovered his back muscles were sore and stiff from abuse they took the day before and Yugi had happily offered to give him a massage.
"Yamiiiiii! My hands are getting tired!" Yugi protested with a giggle before flopping down on the bed next to the pirate captain so that they were lying with their faces mere inches apart.
"Why did you stop?" Yami complained with a small pout.
Yugi giggled again before pressing his lips against Yami's in a quick kiss. "So I could do that," he said with a grin while Yami rolled to his side to he could collect Yugi in his arms.
"That was a very good reason to stop," Yami replied before kissing Yugi once again. The pair continued to kiss and cuddle as the hours wore by. All too soon there was a knock on the door and Ryou stuck his head inside.
"Yami?"
"What is it Ryou?" Yami asked with a sigh.
"We're at Canida," Ryou quickly informed the pirate captain before disappearing no doubt off to find Bakura again.
"Time for us to go little one," Yami told Yugi with a small smile and they both stood up and walked together hand and hand out onto the deck to find the others waiting.
"Do you have to do that?" Marik asked in annoyance to Bakura who was tossing some sort of ball up into the air and then catching it.
"Yes," was all that Bakura said before tossing the 'ball' into the air again and then catching it.
"Where did you get that thing anyway?"
"Finders keepers," Bakura replied with a smirk. It was then that he saw Yami and quickly put away the 'ball' into a pouch that was attached to his belt.
Yami ignored Bakura and Marik. Instead he walked over to Isis and shook her hand. "Thank you for helping us," he said to her. "Although we did not receive an item ourselves, I think I can speak for both Marik and Bakura when I say that poor deserving people received an item then us."
"Speak for yourself Captain!" Marik said with a snort. Bakura meanwhile grinned evilly as if he had a secret he was hiding.
"I wish all of you luck in the future," Isis replied ignoring Marik's comment. "But I'm afraid we must hurry now as I'm sure Shadi will be eager to hear of our story."
"Very well," Yami replied with a nod. The order was given and lifeboat was lowered to the water. The seven of them who had found the remaining Millennium Items climbed down to the boat and they began rowing to shore. A short time later the group was gathered in front of the place where they had met Isis and Shadi only a few days earlier.
"Take care," Isis whispered as she hugged Ryou and Yugi before moving on to her brother who hadn't left Marik's side all day. "Brother I will miss you," she whispered to him. "But fear not, I predict that soon you will find true happiness."
"How can I be happy without Marik?" Malik whispered back to her.
"I don't know," she admitted. "Just take care and remember that I will always be here for you. If you ever need me come and find me."
"Okay sister," Malik replied and he hugged her tightly. After a few minutes, Isis reluctantly pulled away and walked inside while Malik returned to Marik's side. The six then began walking back through the town towards the port so that they could return to the Duel Monster.
*~*~*
"Commodore!"
"What is it Captain?" Commodore Ishtar asked as he turned to face the Captain of the Trident.
"Our scouts are reporting that a ship was spotted not far from the Canida port. The ship is the same description of the Duel Monster. Should we proceed?"
"Yes," the commodore replied with a swift nod of his head. He could feel that they would soon be his.
*~*~*
"Seto we have a problem," Jou said as he approached his lover. "It looks like a ship is fast approaching in our direction. British flags are flying high."
"Shit," Seto muttered as he tried to think up a plan. "Have them pull up the anchor we have to get out of here."
"What about the captain and the others?!" Jou cried, shocked that Seto would even consider leaving them.
"We're not abandoning them," Seto calmly replied. "If we stay we'll get caught, which I can not let happen. I need to get the ship out of here. I also need someone to go to shore and warn Yami and the others. They need to hide until we're able to pick them up tonight under the cover of darkness."
"I'll go," Jou volunteered.
"Are you sure?" Seto asked, not liking to leave his puppy all by himself. "I could send Tristian or someone else."
"I'm sure Seto, let me go," Jou replied.
"Fine," Seto grunted and he pulled Jou quickly towards himself for a quick kiss. "Take care of yourself," he whispered when they broke apart. Jou quickly nodded his head before rushing off to row to shore.
"Lets get out of here!" Seto yelled to the rest of the crew as soon as Jou set off.
*~*~*
"Commodore the ship is leaving, but a smaller boat from the ship is now rowing towards the Canida port. Which course of action should we follow?"
"Leave the bigger ship for now," Commodore Ishtar replied. "If it is indeed the Duel Monster it'll be back to pick up the rest of its crew. Send out some of our troops to shore. Tell them to be on a lookout for anyone who is apart of the crew from the Duel Monster."
"Yes sir!"
*~*~*
Meanwhile Yami, Yugi, Marik, Malik, Bakura and Ryou were making their way through Canida when Yami suddenly stopped them. "Something's wrong, I can sense it," he said to the group.
"Great," Bakura muttered as he placed his hand over the hilt of his sword. Both him and Marik knew from experience to trust the tri-colored haired captain's senses.
"Let's get back to the Duel Monster now!" Yami ordered and the six of them began rushing through the busy streets trying to get back to the port as fast as possible. They didn't get far however when they literally bumped into an exhausted Jou running towards them.
"Captain we have trouble!" Jou frantically cried as he quickly explained the situation to them.
"We need to hide!" Yami stated upon hearing the news. There was no doubt in his mind that the commodore would be sure to search the town for any new leads.
"What about Isis?" Bakura asked. "Surely she would hide us."
"No!" came a fearful cry from Malik. "I don't want any harm to come to my sister! If father really is here then he'll make her return just as he will me. I can't do that to her!"
"It's okay, we'll figure something else out," Marik told his lover with a half-hug. He hated seeing Malik distressed and he was also worried at how close he was from losing Malik forever.
"I agree we can't involve Isis," Yami said. "Let's find an concentrate on finding a hiding spot somewhere close to the port so that we'll be nearby whenever Seto is able to return."
With little choice, the rest of the group could do nothing except for go along with Yami's plan. The seven of them tried making their way as casually as they could through the crowd but it wasn't going to be easy since Yami, Bakura and Marik were legends among common folks like those who lived in Canida. Many people could and/or would be glad to point out the famous pirates to any soldier that was looking for them. They only hoped that they could reach somewhere safe before the soldiers arrived in town.
Luck, unfortunately, was not on their side and they didn't get very far before they saw the first lot of soldiers marching through streets.
"What are we going to do?" Ryou asked as he moved slightly closer to Bakura. Ryou wasn't as skilled in fighting as the other pirates and he knew enough to stay close to Bakura or one of the others if there was a fight.
"Fighting will get us nowhere," Bakura grumbled with frustration. "This small group would be no problem but there's no doubt to be others shortly behind them and we would be quickly out numbered."
"Well what do you expect us to do?" Marik asked his voice a low growl; he also was frustrated by the situation that they allowed themselves to get in. "There's no place to hide around here and running will just draw attention to us!"
"Think fast guys, they're getting closer!" Jou frantically whispered to them, wishing he had stayed aboard the Duel Monster with Seto at that moment.
"We fight and take our chances that another group is too far away to get here quickly," Yami said thinking fast as he was about to draw his sword but he was stopped by Yugi.
"Please no!" the young tri-haired boy begged looking up at Yami with his big puppy eyes. "I don't want to see you or anyone else hurt, including them!"
"Yugi there's no other way," Yami told him with a sigh. He didn't really want to shed blood in front of poor innocent Yugi but he had no choice. "Marik's right, there's no place to hide here and running will only draw attention to ourselves resulting in a fight anyway."
"Yami they only want me and Malik," Yugi softly replied. "If we go with them while the rest of you sneak off they'll leave you alone. We'll tell them you abandoned us here. I want to stay with you but I also don't want their deaths hanging over my head when it can be avoid."
"I don't want to go!" Malik cried as he clutched onto Marik who wrapped his arms around his blonde lover. Yugi turned his sad eyes to his best friend.
"I don't want to go either Malik but we knew this would happen," Yugi told him. "We have to go home, it's the only way."
Bakura, Ryou and Jou were all reluctantly nodding their heads. Even though it had only been a few days it had seemed like a lifetime since Yugi and Malik were brought aboard the ship. Yami and Marik both had tears in their eyes, and Marik was hugging Malik tightly.
"I'll miss you," Yami admitted to Yugi who had turned his attention back to the pirate captain. Yami pulled Yugi close to him in a hug and kissed him. "I'll never forget you," he whispered as they separated. Meanwhile, Marik and Malik were having a similar goodbye.
"Take it," Malik insisted as he handed Marik the Millennium Rod. "Always remember me when you look at it."
"But your sister said--"
"Screw what my sister said," Malik replied angrily interrupting Marik. "It's mine and I want you to have it. Besides I know that Bakura has already stolen the Millennium Eye from Pegasus and nothing has happened to him yet."
"Thank you," was all that Marik could say as he took the Rod from Malik's hand, he then passionately kissed Malik on the lips and it was only the force of Yugi tugging Malik away that made them break apart.
With one last sad look the pirates went off in another direction while Malik and Yugi walked towards the soldiers and they identified themselves. Soon the two of them were aboard the Trident with Yugi being insanely hugged by his grandfather and Malik being glared at by his father. Malik knew that the only thing that was saving him at that moment from a beating was the fact the governor was right next to them.
"Sirs?" a soldier asked approaching the commodore and the governor. "Should we continue searching the town for any signs of the pirates who kidnapped the boys?"
"Grandpa I really want to go home," Yugi quickly told his grandfather before neither he or the commodore could give out an order. "Besides we told you the pirates who kidnapped us just left us there once they knew that the flagship of the British fleet was so close behind."
"Well do you see any reason to stay here" the governor asked Commodore Ishtar.
"No sir," the commodore replied. He cared little about the pirates at that point since he knew that he would catch them sooner or later, right then he was more concerned with getting his son home so that Malik could be properly punished for disobeying him that night he and Yugi went missing.
"Set a course for home immediately," Commodore Ishtar ordered before stalking off to his cabin but not without one last glare at Malik.
"Grandpa, I think that both Malik and I would like to rest of awhile," Yugi said to his grandfather who had gone back to hugging the life out of Yugi.
"Of course," Yugi's grandfather replied and he summoned an aid over. "Take my grandson and the commodore's son to their room."
The aid bowed his head to the governor before leading the two boys away where he quickly showed them the room that they would be sharing until they returned to Port Domino.
"Malik it'll be okay," Yugi said to his friend who had been strangely quiet since he had been reunited with his father.
As the pair sat on the bed, Yugi pulled Malik into a tight hug. Yugi knew that Malik's father wasn't the most loving person in the world but he didn't know how bad things could be for Malik at home.
"I want Marik," Malik whimpered onto Yugi's shoulder causing Yugi to sigh. It was strange for him to see Malik like this. Normally Malik was the stronger of the two of them and had always taken care of Yugi, now it was the other way around. Yugi knew that the change was because of Yami. He drew his strength from the pirate captain, strength the never even knew he had. But no matter how much strength he drew from Yami all he could do was sit there and hold Malik while he cried.
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A/N – it took me slightly longer then expected to get this chapter finished since I've been cramming so much vacation time into a so short of time but I was determined to keep my promise and get this chapter up this week.
I know Malik was kind of whinny in this chapter but he'll be back to normal soon. Not only losing Isis again but losing Marik as well and going back with his father really took a number on him. Also Mokuba and Serenity both have small roles coming up. I wasn't going to include them but Malik and Marik made me add more of them *glares at the two psycho blondes* into the story so I needed more characters.
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"You're up early," a rough voice said from behind her. Isis did not have to turn around to know that it was Seto.
"You as well," she calmly replied.
"I don't sleep," Seto huffed.
"Yes, I sense that you are constantly troubled by something, which keeps you awake at night," Isis replied.
"Look, can you or can you not see things?!" Seto cried. His patient was wearing thin, which was something that wasn't uncommon with Seto when his puppy wasn't around to keep him calm. "In a few hours you'll be gone and I need to know!"
Isis continued to calmly stare at the irate pirate before closing her eyes in deep thought. "Your brother is fine, Seto Kaiba," she said upon opening her eyes. "He waits for your return as he misses you. He has the townspeople believing that you are a wealthy businessman so they now fear you and leave him and the girl that lives with him alone most of the time."
"Thank you," Seto replied, calm once again. "It has been eight months since we were anywhere close enough to Port Domino for a visit and Yami gave specific instructions that night that no one besides him could leave the ship."
"You'll see him soon enough," Isis told him before he turned away to find Jou and deliver the news to him.
*~*~*
"Yuuuuuugiiii!" Yami groaned into his pillow. Upon waking up a short time ago, Yami discovered his back muscles were sore and stiff from abuse they took the day before and Yugi had happily offered to give him a massage.
"Yamiiiiii! My hands are getting tired!" Yugi protested with a giggle before flopping down on the bed next to the pirate captain so that they were lying with their faces mere inches apart.
"Why did you stop?" Yami complained with a small pout.
Yugi giggled again before pressing his lips against Yami's in a quick kiss. "So I could do that," he said with a grin while Yami rolled to his side to he could collect Yugi in his arms.
"That was a very good reason to stop," Yami replied before kissing Yugi once again. The pair continued to kiss and cuddle as the hours wore by. All too soon there was a knock on the door and Ryou stuck his head inside.
"Yami?"
"What is it Ryou?" Yami asked with a sigh.
"We're at Canida," Ryou quickly informed the pirate captain before disappearing no doubt off to find Bakura again.
"Time for us to go little one," Yami told Yugi with a small smile and they both stood up and walked together hand and hand out onto the deck to find the others waiting.
"Do you have to do that?" Marik asked in annoyance to Bakura who was tossing some sort of ball up into the air and then catching it.
"Yes," was all that Bakura said before tossing the 'ball' into the air again and then catching it.
"Where did you get that thing anyway?"
"Finders keepers," Bakura replied with a smirk. It was then that he saw Yami and quickly put away the 'ball' into a pouch that was attached to his belt.
Yami ignored Bakura and Marik. Instead he walked over to Isis and shook her hand. "Thank you for helping us," he said to her. "Although we did not receive an item ourselves, I think I can speak for both Marik and Bakura when I say that poor deserving people received an item then us."
"Speak for yourself Captain!" Marik said with a snort. Bakura meanwhile grinned evilly as if he had a secret he was hiding.
"I wish all of you luck in the future," Isis replied ignoring Marik's comment. "But I'm afraid we must hurry now as I'm sure Shadi will be eager to hear of our story."
"Very well," Yami replied with a nod. The order was given and lifeboat was lowered to the water. The seven of them who had found the remaining Millennium Items climbed down to the boat and they began rowing to shore. A short time later the group was gathered in front of the place where they had met Isis and Shadi only a few days earlier.
"Take care," Isis whispered as she hugged Ryou and Yugi before moving on to her brother who hadn't left Marik's side all day. "Brother I will miss you," she whispered to him. "But fear not, I predict that soon you will find true happiness."
"How can I be happy without Marik?" Malik whispered back to her.
"I don't know," she admitted. "Just take care and remember that I will always be here for you. If you ever need me come and find me."
"Okay sister," Malik replied and he hugged her tightly. After a few minutes, Isis reluctantly pulled away and walked inside while Malik returned to Marik's side. The six then began walking back through the town towards the port so that they could return to the Duel Monster.
*~*~*
"Commodore!"
"What is it Captain?" Commodore Ishtar asked as he turned to face the Captain of the Trident.
"Our scouts are reporting that a ship was spotted not far from the Canida port. The ship is the same description of the Duel Monster. Should we proceed?"
"Yes," the commodore replied with a swift nod of his head. He could feel that they would soon be his.
*~*~*
"Seto we have a problem," Jou said as he approached his lover. "It looks like a ship is fast approaching in our direction. British flags are flying high."
"Shit," Seto muttered as he tried to think up a plan. "Have them pull up the anchor we have to get out of here."
"What about the captain and the others?!" Jou cried, shocked that Seto would even consider leaving them.
"We're not abandoning them," Seto calmly replied. "If we stay we'll get caught, which I can not let happen. I need to get the ship out of here. I also need someone to go to shore and warn Yami and the others. They need to hide until we're able to pick them up tonight under the cover of darkness."
"I'll go," Jou volunteered.
"Are you sure?" Seto asked, not liking to leave his puppy all by himself. "I could send Tristian or someone else."
"I'm sure Seto, let me go," Jou replied.
"Fine," Seto grunted and he pulled Jou quickly towards himself for a quick kiss. "Take care of yourself," he whispered when they broke apart. Jou quickly nodded his head before rushing off to row to shore.
"Lets get out of here!" Seto yelled to the rest of the crew as soon as Jou set off.
*~*~*
"Commodore the ship is leaving, but a smaller boat from the ship is now rowing towards the Canida port. Which course of action should we follow?"
"Leave the bigger ship for now," Commodore Ishtar replied. "If it is indeed the Duel Monster it'll be back to pick up the rest of its crew. Send out some of our troops to shore. Tell them to be on a lookout for anyone who is apart of the crew from the Duel Monster."
"Yes sir!"
*~*~*
Meanwhile Yami, Yugi, Marik, Malik, Bakura and Ryou were making their way through Canida when Yami suddenly stopped them. "Something's wrong, I can sense it," he said to the group.
"Great," Bakura muttered as he placed his hand over the hilt of his sword. Both him and Marik knew from experience to trust the tri-colored haired captain's senses.
"Let's get back to the Duel Monster now!" Yami ordered and the six of them began rushing through the busy streets trying to get back to the port as fast as possible. They didn't get far however when they literally bumped into an exhausted Jou running towards them.
"Captain we have trouble!" Jou frantically cried as he quickly explained the situation to them.
"We need to hide!" Yami stated upon hearing the news. There was no doubt in his mind that the commodore would be sure to search the town for any new leads.
"What about Isis?" Bakura asked. "Surely she would hide us."
"No!" came a fearful cry from Malik. "I don't want any harm to come to my sister! If father really is here then he'll make her return just as he will me. I can't do that to her!"
"It's okay, we'll figure something else out," Marik told his lover with a half-hug. He hated seeing Malik distressed and he was also worried at how close he was from losing Malik forever.
"I agree we can't involve Isis," Yami said. "Let's find an concentrate on finding a hiding spot somewhere close to the port so that we'll be nearby whenever Seto is able to return."
With little choice, the rest of the group could do nothing except for go along with Yami's plan. The seven of them tried making their way as casually as they could through the crowd but it wasn't going to be easy since Yami, Bakura and Marik were legends among common folks like those who lived in Canida. Many people could and/or would be glad to point out the famous pirates to any soldier that was looking for them. They only hoped that they could reach somewhere safe before the soldiers arrived in town.
Luck, unfortunately, was not on their side and they didn't get very far before they saw the first lot of soldiers marching through streets.
"What are we going to do?" Ryou asked as he moved slightly closer to Bakura. Ryou wasn't as skilled in fighting as the other pirates and he knew enough to stay close to Bakura or one of the others if there was a fight.
"Fighting will get us nowhere," Bakura grumbled with frustration. "This small group would be no problem but there's no doubt to be others shortly behind them and we would be quickly out numbered."
"Well what do you expect us to do?" Marik asked his voice a low growl; he also was frustrated by the situation that they allowed themselves to get in. "There's no place to hide around here and running will just draw attention to us!"
"Think fast guys, they're getting closer!" Jou frantically whispered to them, wishing he had stayed aboard the Duel Monster with Seto at that moment.
"We fight and take our chances that another group is too far away to get here quickly," Yami said thinking fast as he was about to draw his sword but he was stopped by Yugi.
"Please no!" the young tri-haired boy begged looking up at Yami with his big puppy eyes. "I don't want to see you or anyone else hurt, including them!"
"Yugi there's no other way," Yami told him with a sigh. He didn't really want to shed blood in front of poor innocent Yugi but he had no choice. "Marik's right, there's no place to hide here and running will only draw attention to ourselves resulting in a fight anyway."
"Yami they only want me and Malik," Yugi softly replied. "If we go with them while the rest of you sneak off they'll leave you alone. We'll tell them you abandoned us here. I want to stay with you but I also don't want their deaths hanging over my head when it can be avoid."
"I don't want to go!" Malik cried as he clutched onto Marik who wrapped his arms around his blonde lover. Yugi turned his sad eyes to his best friend.
"I don't want to go either Malik but we knew this would happen," Yugi told him. "We have to go home, it's the only way."
Bakura, Ryou and Jou were all reluctantly nodding their heads. Even though it had only been a few days it had seemed like a lifetime since Yugi and Malik were brought aboard the ship. Yami and Marik both had tears in their eyes, and Marik was hugging Malik tightly.
"I'll miss you," Yami admitted to Yugi who had turned his attention back to the pirate captain. Yami pulled Yugi close to him in a hug and kissed him. "I'll never forget you," he whispered as they separated. Meanwhile, Marik and Malik were having a similar goodbye.
"Take it," Malik insisted as he handed Marik the Millennium Rod. "Always remember me when you look at it."
"But your sister said--"
"Screw what my sister said," Malik replied angrily interrupting Marik. "It's mine and I want you to have it. Besides I know that Bakura has already stolen the Millennium Eye from Pegasus and nothing has happened to him yet."
"Thank you," was all that Marik could say as he took the Rod from Malik's hand, he then passionately kissed Malik on the lips and it was only the force of Yugi tugging Malik away that made them break apart.
With one last sad look the pirates went off in another direction while Malik and Yugi walked towards the soldiers and they identified themselves. Soon the two of them were aboard the Trident with Yugi being insanely hugged by his grandfather and Malik being glared at by his father. Malik knew that the only thing that was saving him at that moment from a beating was the fact the governor was right next to them.
"Sirs?" a soldier asked approaching the commodore and the governor. "Should we continue searching the town for any signs of the pirates who kidnapped the boys?"
"Grandpa I really want to go home," Yugi quickly told his grandfather before neither he or the commodore could give out an order. "Besides we told you the pirates who kidnapped us just left us there once they knew that the flagship of the British fleet was so close behind."
"Well do you see any reason to stay here" the governor asked Commodore Ishtar.
"No sir," the commodore replied. He cared little about the pirates at that point since he knew that he would catch them sooner or later, right then he was more concerned with getting his son home so that Malik could be properly punished for disobeying him that night he and Yugi went missing.
"Set a course for home immediately," Commodore Ishtar ordered before stalking off to his cabin but not without one last glare at Malik.
"Grandpa, I think that both Malik and I would like to rest of awhile," Yugi said to his grandfather who had gone back to hugging the life out of Yugi.
"Of course," Yugi's grandfather replied and he summoned an aid over. "Take my grandson and the commodore's son to their room."
The aid bowed his head to the governor before leading the two boys away where he quickly showed them the room that they would be sharing until they returned to Port Domino.
"Malik it'll be okay," Yugi said to his friend who had been strangely quiet since he had been reunited with his father.
As the pair sat on the bed, Yugi pulled Malik into a tight hug. Yugi knew that Malik's father wasn't the most loving person in the world but he didn't know how bad things could be for Malik at home.
"I want Marik," Malik whimpered onto Yugi's shoulder causing Yugi to sigh. It was strange for him to see Malik like this. Normally Malik was the stronger of the two of them and had always taken care of Yugi, now it was the other way around. Yugi knew that the change was because of Yami. He drew his strength from the pirate captain, strength the never even knew he had. But no matter how much strength he drew from Yami all he could do was sit there and hold Malik while he cried.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N – it took me slightly longer then expected to get this chapter finished since I've been cramming so much vacation time into a so short of time but I was determined to keep my promise and get this chapter up this week.
I know Malik was kind of whinny in this chapter but he'll be back to normal soon. Not only losing Isis again but losing Marik as well and going back with his father really took a number on him. Also Mokuba and Serenity both have small roles coming up. I wasn't going to include them but Malik and Marik made me add more of them *glares at the two psycho blondes* into the story so I needed more characters.
Replies to reviews for Chapter 9:
YamiMariksMinion – If you like Malik and Marik you'll be glad to know that because of my newfound love for the pairing I've decided to add additional parts with them that will be coming up in a few chapters.
Nekostar 2 – There was a bit of Yami/Yugi fluff in this chapter. I do try to put it in but sometimes I forget. There is however lots of Yami/Yugi fluff in the ending.
little-kat-girl – Thank you very much.
Link-Roy-Marth-lover – I love your name. Those are my favourite guys to play as in Smash Bros. Thank you for your review.
GraveRobbers Aman - *hands head in shame* I hated leaving the story hanging so long, I really did. This has always been a hard part for me in the story to write since I never really knew how I wanted it to turn out. I know exactly how the ending is going to be so I should get chapters up more quickly now even though I'm going to be dying under a pile of work.
Yamishadowcat22 - I knew you wouldn't like it! lol It has always been my intention however to make Yugi and Malik go back at some point. I guarantee that there is a happy ending though.
yami blue eyes white dragon – Thank you. Reviews keep me going to make sure I finish.
reaper-from-heaven – Thank you. Reviews really do mean a lot to me, even one so simple as yours.