---Not much to say...

Mikari, that's an awesome idea, we shall join forces and fight against the forces that take down innocent stories!

Ok you may read now---

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Twisted Chain

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(Chapter Three: Candy Hearts)

"Yani" Bakura said, slightly annoyed. "I was so close to giving your hikari what she deserves"

"Gomen nasai koi" Yani said "but I couldn't let you kill my hikari."

"She should be killed" Bakura growled as he got up off of Yani. "Protecting that Boy"

"I know, but you'd miss me to much" Yani said sitting up. She looked at her wrists, they were red "that's gonna leave some pretty interesting bruises"

Bakura reached down and pulled the other spirit to her feet.

"Tell that hikari of yours that's a warning" Bakura said. "If I ever find out that she, or any other hikaris, touches my stuff then the boy will pay dearly."

Yani nodded and delivered the message to Laria, who was, for now, trapped in her soul room.

"Poor hikari, trapped in her soul room, crying" Yani said with no tone, and no caring at all.

"Pity..." Bakura said, just the same.

"Oh yeah, she says your daggers in the Shadow Realm."

"I should have known that" Bakura said "she hides everything there"

Yani nodded, remembering back to countless bad reports cards, stolen stuff from Seto, and the Ryou plushie she burned, that were in the Shadow Realm. There was a burned Seto plushie in there at one point but Mikari found out about it, and almost killed Laria about it.

"Ryou!"

The two spirits looked up to see Marik run from Bakura's room to Ryou's. The two spirits in the living room followed to see what was up. As they passed by Bakura's room the Tomb Robber noticed a white puff ball.

It was Sugar, one of his hikaris pet rabbits. He had two of them; the other one was brown, named Honey Bun. Bakura really didn't mind them, as long as they stayed out of his way and out of his room.

"Ryou!" Marik screamed again "your flesh-eaters are after me again!"

Ryou gave a loud sigh.

"The bunnies aren't going to eat you Yami" Malik said annoyed

"Sugar tried to eat my ear!"

"He wasn't going to eat it;" Ryou protested "he was only nibbling"

"For now!"

"You nibble my ear all the time and I'm not afraid you're going to eat me"

"I'm not a flesh-eater!"

"Yami..." Malik groaned "come on, lets go make dinner. I'll make sure the bunnies don't get you."

"Thanks hikari!"

The two came out of Ryou's room and headed toward the kitchen.

"Boy!" Bakura called as soon as the other two were gone.

"Yes Bakura-sama?" Ryou asked coming out of his room.

"Get this damn bunny out of my room!"

Ryou quickly nodded and went to retrieve Sugar.

"I'm going for a walk" Bakura said to Yani "keep an eye on the Boy"

"Ok Baku-chan" she gave him a passionate kiss and then let him go.

"Sorry about that Bakura-sama" Ryou said quietly as he came out with a white fluff ball in his arms "I..."

Ryou gulped as he bumped into Yani. He glanced up at her and she grinned down at him, laughing slightly to herself. Ryou whimpered as Yani reached out and snatched Sugar out of his arms.

"Baku-chan put me in charge of you Boy"

Ryou gave a frightened look to the spirit who was holding an equally frightened looking bunny.

"Now, I have Tarot cards to learn" she said pushing Ryou in the direction of his room "and I do not want to be disturbed"

"Yes Yani-sama" Ryou practically whispered as he headed to his room. Yani glared at the white puff ball and dropped it on the floor. She gave it a small kick toward the living room.

"Go on flesh-eater" Yani said heading towards Ryou's room "go eat Marik- Chan"

When Yani got to Ryou's room she grabbed her Tarot book and sat down on the floor and leaned back against the lights bed. Bakura knew how to read the cards, she watched him once and got into them. So she was trying to learn for herself. Of course her hikari decided that she wanted to learn them to.

It was unusual for Laria to want to learn anything Bakura knew how to do, but with Laria learning them too she could just pull the knowledge out of her hikaris thought... instead of having to learn everything her self. Which was always a plus.

Yani was brought out her reading, and thoughts, when she heard strange music. She looked up at Ryou, who was sitting in the corner. He had his Game Boy out and was playing it. He looked up and met her eyes, then quickly turned off the sound.

"Gomen Yani-sama"

Yani just went back to her book with out paying any attention to the apology. For about ten minutes the two sat in silence, every once in a while Yani would look up at the light. Not for any real reason, it just gave her a break from reading. She looked up once again and noticed a bag a candy hearts sitting by Ryou. She grinned evilly.

"So where's that protector of yours Boy?" Yani asked putting her book down. She knew very well where her hikari was, still locked in her Soul Room. Ryou looked up from his game and shrugged. "It's a real pity she's not around isn't it..."

Ryou gave Yani a fearful look as she started to crawl over to him

"... No one around to protect you from Baku-Chan..." Yani said drawing closer to the light. "... or me"

Yani made a quick grab in Ryou's direction. Ryou squeaked and jumped, thinking that Yani was going after him. Yani laughed at how easy the boy was frightened as she reached into the bag of candy hearts and pulled out a white one.

"Neurotic" Yani muttered as she went over to her book. Ryou scooted back further into his corner, looking hurt. Yani grabbed her book and leaned about against the bed, eating the candy heart.

"Umm... Yani-sama?"

"What?" Yani glared over the top of her book.

"Can I have a candy heart?" Ryou asked quietly, not looking up at the spirit "please?"

"One" Yani said returning to her book and finishing off her own candy heart "not that you deserve it, baka"

"Thank you" Ryou said softly taking a white candy heart from the bag. He turned off his Game Boy and sat in the corner in silence eating the heart. He did fell stupid for thinking that Yani was going to hurt him... she never did. She only helped so that Bakura could hurt him.

She would take Ryou away from Laria, or Vic versa, if Bakura was thirsting for his hikaris blood. She would hide in the shadows, or in her hikaris Soul Room, watching them. Just so she could find some reason for Bakura to hurt Ryou. But she was just as bad as the Tomb Robber by not helping.

Of course Yani only did it because Bakura rewards her greatly for getting his hikari for him. She would she would stand back and watch Bakura as he beat Ryou, waiting for her turn. Plus she was still mad at Ryou for telling her she could set the pool water on fire.

"I'm back"

Yani and Ryou looked up to see Bakura in the doorway. Ryou whimpered softly.

"Welcome back" Yani said looking back at her book.

"Has the Boy been good?"

"For the most part"

"Laria around?"

"Nope"

"Good" Bakura grinned sadistically, taking his dagger out of his back pocket "I'm thirsty"

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---Translations:

(these are for the whole story so don't forget them)

Yami – Dark

-sama – very respectful, like Master

-chan – sign of affection

koi – love

hikari – light

Konnichi wa – hello

Gomen nasai – I'm really sorry

Gomen – I'm sorry

Baka – stupid/idiot

Tenshi – angel

Aishiteru – I love you

-baba – old hag

koibito – lover

Yasha - demon

Je t'aime mon ange – I love you my angel

Aishiteru watashi no yasha – I love you my demon

There may be some I forgot... I donno... if some are wrong, sue me---