The Key to Power

L: OMG I AM SOOOO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING SOONER!!!!

YL: She's had this chapter written for months but she's been too lazy to type it up.

L: It's not just laziness I've been busy, My mother was pregnant and miscarried and I've had boys all over me right and left, oh yeah and I'm engaged! My Parents don't know of course but I am.

YL: We are going to live with him someday and you'll forget all about me.

L: I will not.

YL: Whatever.

L: sighs ok I must have someone do the disclaimer, I think today I will pull a name out of a hat at random....and the name is...Seto Kiba!!!!

SK: Ummm I'm not even in this story.

L: I know, but you are just so cute. glomps him

YL: --; where did I put that crowbar?

SK: HELP ME!!!!

YL: Since Kiba and Lilly are busy I guess I'll do the disclaimer: no she doesn't own it, if she did she would have run away from home and changed her name so none of her crazy relatives could find her.

L: I hope ya like chapter twelve: Bruises and a kiss to make it better.

SK: HEEEEEELLLLLLLPPPPPPPP MMMMEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

L: giggles Silly Seto.

Yami looked over at Nakia as she stopped the bleeding of Malik's nose. She was so loving and attentive to Malik, being careful with his injury, wincing whenever he hissed with pain.

Ok, yes their relationship was definitely a weird one but she seemed happy with him. Yami knew he still needed to keep an eye on Malik. He wasn't going to let that freak hurt her. He'd let her be happy, if Malik hurt her at all to the shadow realm he would go.

"Nakia, I..." Nakia looked up from Malik to meet Yami's eyes. "It's alright." She said quietly. The link Yami had felt before between them opened, Nakia had blocked it before, and now could feel her emotions again. She forgave him for being an over protective brother, she knew he would always be there for her and she was comforted by that thought. But just as so suddenly her emotions were there they were gone again.

Yugi reached out for Yami,

"Come on Yami, lets go home." Yugi said pulling on him. Yami followed, knowing that Nakia could hear his thoughts, if he let her, he said,

Good bye Nakia... I'm sorry again, call me tomorrow ok?Nakia only smiled and nodded.

Yugi and Yami walked home in silence until they got to the front door.

"Yami?"

"Yes Yugi?"

"Those emotions I felt coming to you before, were those from Nakia?" Yami had left his link open with Yugi when his and Nakia's had opened, without even thinking about it.

"Yes Yugi, they were."

"So you have a link with her too?"

"It seems as if I do, Yugi."

"That's odd, how could that have happened?"

"If I understand correctly, I created the powers of the key, binding my sister to the items, and myself."

"Why would you do something like that?"

"I'm not sure Aibou." Yami said as he opened the door and they entered the shop. They went upstairs and went to bed, leaving the mystery of the power of the key for the next day.

Nakia had helped Malik up and had taken him home. His Yami was nowhere in sight. Malik told her where his room was and they started slowly up the stairs. They had almost reached the top when Marik appeared at the top of the stairs.

"What have you done to him?" Marik growled.

"I didn't do it, Atem did." Nakia growled right back.

"That stupid pharaoh." Marik said as he took Malik's other arm and began to lead the way down the hall and to Malik's room.

"My brother isn't stupid. Just over protective." Nakia snarled at Marik. The two of them lay Malik down on his bed, the room was dark, the walls and draperies black. With a wave of her hand Nakia lit all the candles in the room; the light bouncing off the walls gave it an eerie glow.

"Marik go get something to clean him up, and bring back some ice and a first aide kit, just in case." Nakia said, giving orders. Marik didn't like being ordered around and brought up a hand to strike her from behind.

"Marik, hit her, and I won't stop her when she kills you." Malik said softly while opening his eyes. Marik lowered his hand and left the room while grumbling. Nakia smiled down at Malik.

"I'm having a déjà vu moment, but if I remember correctly, last time I was the one laying on the bed." Malik smiled,

"You aren't going to chain me up are you?"

"No." Nakia smirked and leaned down to place a gentle kiss on his lips.

"Nakia, did I hear correctly before when I heard you say you loved me?" Malik asked, his eyes looking deeply into hers, pleading for the answer he was longing to hear.

"Yes, I did say that I love you." Malik's face broke out into a grin only to be replaced with a grimace of pain seconds later.

"Owww!" He brought his hands up to his nose. Nakia grabbed his hands.

"Don't, you'll make it start bleeding again." Malik found it hard not to grin at the girl that was looking down at him and smiling so lovingly.

"Malik, why are you smiling like that?"

"I Like what?"

"Like you were hit harder than I thought." Malik laughed.

"Owww!" Nakia shook her head at him.

"You know it hurts to laugh and smile so you should just cease doing so until your nose is no longer broken."

"I was hoping I hadn't broken it."

"You did, I've heard Atem break noses before, several in fact."

"Is he always this protective?"

"Sometimes he's worse." Marik came back in the room, still grumbling, with a basin of water, a wash cloth, a bag of ice and a first aide kit. He placed these items all on the bedside table.

"Thank you Marik." Marik grumbled and retreated to a corner. Nakia began to clean off the blood on Malik's face, when she had finished that she placed the bag of ice carefully on his nose.

"Ok, hold it on, this'll keep the swelling down." Remembering that Malik had other injuries Nakia blushed and said.

"I'm going to have to check your other injuries, I'm going to have to remove your shirt."

"You just have to see me with my shirt off huh?" You just can't resist." Nakia continued to blush. Marik began to snicker in his corner. Nakia threw Marik a death glare over her shoulder, Marik sneered at her, Nakia looked back to Malik.

"You can either be cooperative or I can do this by force." She said.

"Force please." Malik said grinning.

"You little pervert." Nakia said giving him a look.

"Yes you are in love with a pervert." He said. Nakia just gave him a look he couldn't decipher and slipped her hands under his shirt. Her fingers were cold and he breathed in sharply. She slipped the bloody shirt off over his head. She ran her fingers lightly over the darkening bruises. She carefully examined for breaks to his ribs. They all seemed fine. But Malik definitely was enjoying her hands on him. Marik got fed up watching the two of them and sulked out of the room.

"I thought he'd never leave." Malik said.

"Why did you want him to leave?" Nakia asked, playing dumb for a moment.

"Nakia, don't try to play innocent, it doesn't work with your personality." Malik said, removing the ice pack from his nose. The swelling had stopped, his nose was bruises and he had a black eye.

"You are in no condition for the thoughts you are having right now." Nakia said.

"Are you sure about that?" Malik asked as he took a hold of her hands and pulled her down onto him. Nakia let out a squeak of surprise as she fell onto his chest. Now blushing like mad, Nakia looked up into Malik's eyes. He wrapped his arms around her and moved her so she was lying entirely on top of him.

"Malik..." She protested softly. Malik kissed her softly and tried not to wince from the pain.

"Malik I felt you wince."

"But it's a good pain." Malik smiled as one of her hands snaked down his bare side.

"How much pain are you in?"

"I'm fine, not too much pain to do this." He turned over, pining Nakia underneath him. His legs straddled her hips, his hands braced on either side of her head. He leaned down and claimed her lips with his own. He kissed her harder and more fiercely with passion. His hands moved to unzip her hoodie, he slipped it off Nakia's body and threw it off the bed and onto the floor. His hands ran down her bare arms, his lips moved down her jaw and to her neck.

"Malik..." Malik stopped and looked into Nakia's eyes.

"Is something wrong?"

"Malik I... I've never been this 'close' with someone before." She said quietly, looking up at him. A look of understanding shone on his face.

"It's alright Nakia." Malik said, giving her a kiss. "I understand." Malik glanced at a clock on the bedside table. It was a little after 4 am. "We should get some rest Nakia."

"Maybe I should just go back to my hotel." Nakia said as she tried to get up. Malik didn't let her move.

"You don't have to go, don't fear the loss of your purity." Malik said with a sly grin.

"I do when I see that grin." She said giving him a small smile.

"I promise you that you will still be pure when you wake up." Malik and Nakia climbed under the covers and the candles went out all at once. Malik pulled Nakia into his arms and held her tightly. Nakia felt so warm and safe in his arms. They quickly drifted off to sleep.

L: Waaaaaaaa! I really need some ideas! I really need some readers! And I really need a better car!

YL: The car is your fault.

L: It's not my fault I crashed it and ended up with this junker!

YL: Think about what you just said, "I crashed it"

L: Glares

YL: Grins evilly

L: Grabs bat I'm sooo tired of being teased!

YL: You wouldn't hit me, you are my hikari, my light, you are the good one!

L: Ya wanna bet? lights go out and crashes and screams are heard. Then the lights come back on. Bye!

YL: xx