*Takes a sack of flour, coveres it in Duct Tape and puts a face on it*

There. Meet Cloud Jr....my son. His father is Bakura.

Bakura: What...! That's not my son.

Din (Authoress): Yes it is, now shut the hell up.

Bakura: Why the hell would I fuck you to have a baby?

Din: Because you were drunk and cute and I was acting perverted

that day. Now accept this as your child or I'll stick you in a room

and force you to propose to the Pharaoh.

Bakura: You wouldn't dare.

Din: I have the keyboard, so hell yeah I would!

Bakura: I hate you.

Din: and I love and adore you every single day of my life. so shut up.

Ryou: *walks up* Er...Obviously, Din is in a bad mood right now,

because she has to do the Flour Baby assignment for school, and she

doesn't own Yugioh....just Bakura and Malik, though he's not in this

fic.

Bakura: Shut up, Ryou. I don't belong to anyone.

Din: Hell ya I own you, so shut up! And don't you dare yell at the

main character of my fic! I won't beat you up, Bakura, because I

need you for the fic. The abuser can't be abused...it's just not right.

Bakura: ........

Din: Say it.

Bakura: NO!

Din: Okay...I'll give you twins. *grabs another flour sack*

Bakura: Fine! I'll say it! Just no more children!

Din: Okay. Go.

Bakura: ......Review, and request a Bakura Bashing at the end of the

fic if you want it.

Din: Thank you. I may now rest in peace.

In response to your reviews....

@Candy: Sorry, I had a little trouble putting the chapter on...it was

messing up.

@Wandering Shadow: Yes, I agree that all Psyciatrists are on crack,

and my mom thinks they're driving me farther into depression.

@Tawny-Eyed-Angel: ^^ Thanks for loving my fic and complimenting

me on my writing! God...you all make better Counslors then my

other three, who love to piss me off, obviously...and I read MSND

last year.. ^^ I like Puck...he's stupid.

@Mystical Sand 2100/1700: Your pondering what is happening next?

I bet you'll never guess...

@Shadow Ishtar: Yesh, you are cheering me up! Unlike some certain

husband I know.... *glares at Bakura* And Volleyball's okay, except

on my last game, I spiked the ball into a girl's face on the opposite

team...I was happy.

@Katia-chan: ^^ Yay! I'm on your favorites list! Thank you!! And I

now have like....*counts* 1..2...3..4...5 projects to do, plus exams

and finals, so it's gonna take me a while to update.

@Dark Magician Girl / Hikaru: I know, no angst in that chapter,

since Ryou wasn't in it.

@Mistress 9: OKay, okay! I'm updating!!

@ 0_o me: Yes, accually, cutting can kill you. Studies show that over

65% of teenagers who cut themselves end up commiting suicide or

dying because of it.

@Aozora-Mayako Shuki: I dunno if I want to make Ryou okay....I'll

just see how it goes.

@KuramaandHiei4ever: Yesh, I also love Ryou angst fics...it suits him

perfectly. I read a Jonouchi angst fic once...it was...not

Jonouchi...and I too wish they sold uncut Yugioh in the US...even

though I don't live in the US, but for all those poor, poor, dub-goers

in the US.

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The plan was set. It was perfect, it couldn't fail, no matter what

happend. Yuugi called everyone after he found out and figured

everything out to tell them, and tell them what to do. There was only

one drawback, but that was nearly impossible. It could never

happen, because it never did...why would it today, when they needed

it the least?

Except it did happen. Tuesday, school had just started. The

whole gang waited patiently for Ryou to arrive. Except he didn't. The

bell rang, signalling school to start, and Jonouchi was the last

person to enter. Normally, Ryou was one of the first, as he always

left home early, to escape as much time as possible with Bakura. But

today, Ryou didn't show up at all.

"oh dear!" Anzu sighed at lunch, "Ryou's not here...was he in

any of your classes, guys?"

Yuugi shook his head, "No, he wasn't....after school, do you

want to check go to his place and check and see if he's there?"

Everyone, save Honda, nodded. Honda sighed, "Sorry, can't....I

have to babysit.." he said with a heavy sigh, "Tell me how it goes,

okay?"

Jonouchi nodded, "Will-do...and say hi to your sister for me,

okay?" He said with a wink. Anzu just rolled his eyes at that.

After the last bell rang, everyone met at Yuugi's locker to

discuss what to do, "okay...when we see Ryou, ask him casually

where he was, okay? Don't mention anything about him cutting

himself until I give the word, okay?" Yuugi instructed them as they

walked out of school.

Anzu nodded, "What if he's not there, though? What if his

house is empty?"

Jonouchi shrugged, "We can always try this tomorrow, right?"

"Yeah, don't worry....I jsut want to get this done as soon as

possible...and also before it's too late..."

"Yeah, tell me about it....I wonder what it's like to have to rely

on cutting yourself to make you feel better....I wonder if I'd like it

myself..."

"Don't even go there, Jonouchi...having one friend is hard

enough, I don't want to have to help two.." Anzu warned.

Jonouchi shrugged, "Heh! I was just wondering. Don't worry, I

was never even considering it, okay? I don't even NEED to cut myself.

My self-esteem is high enough already" He flashed a grin.

Anzu sighed, "okay...just don't bring it up again, okay? Think

to yourself..."



It didn't take long to get to Ryou's apartment, as it was fairly

close by to the school. Anzu paused at the door, taking a deep

breath and looking at Yuugi and Jonouchi. The two nodded as she

knocked three times on the door, waiting patiently for Ryou to

answer the door.

After about three or four minutes, however, and no one came

to the door. Anzu was begining to look awefully worried. Jonouchi

stepped forward, grabbed the doorknob and turned it. The door was

unlocked. Yuugi nodded right before Jonouchi slowly opened the

door, poking his head inside.

"The lights are out...." he muttered, stepping inside, along with

Yuugi and Anzu. They closed the door behind them, looking around.

When they walked in, they could just see the entrance hallway,

which led into the kitchen.

They moved into the kitchen, looking around. No Ryou. Next

room was the dining room, and again no Ryou.

Anzu gasped when they walked into the Living Room, "Oh Dear

God!" She exclaimed, looking around. Yuugi and Jonouchi, who were

being a little slow and were still in the other room, ran to where

Anzu was, their eyes widening as well when they saw what Anzu was

seeing.

In short, they were seeing blood. Lots of it. On the walls, on

the carpet, everywhere. Some fresh, some old. And there was Ryou,

lying face-up, unconcious, on the floor, blood on him too.

Anzu ran up to him, kneeling at his side, shaking him slightly,

"Ryou, Ryou! Wake up, please! Speak to me!" She begged, checking

him over, looking at all his wounds.

A large gash was shone above his left eyebrow, and a large X

was carved into his chest, along with many more, smaller, cuts and

gashes. His breath short and shallow, it was hard to tell how long

he'd been there, but he had lost much blood.

Jonouchi checked for any broken bones, and found three

broken ribs, with a fractured collarbone.

Anzu pulled out her cellphone, "I'll call the hospital" She said

while dialing 110 (*) on her phone. In a few minutes, she hung up,

nodding, "They're on their way.." She said, then looked down at

Ryou, "Oh Ryou...what happend...?"

Yuugi stayed silent, looking at his pale and bloody friend,

silently knowing what just happend. Yami knew as well, apparently.

~When Ryou wakes up...ask him if I can see Bakura...~ Yami

mind-spoke to Yuugi, a threatining and steely tone in his voice. It

didn't take much to figure out to Yuugi that his yami was now pretty

pissed off at Bakura, for what he did to his Hikari....

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(*) 110- The Emergency number in Japan (like for all you in

America, it's 911)

From the Authoress: Okay, another chappy down. I'm sooo sorry it

took so long, but I now have finals, and along with my other extra-

cirricular (sp?) activities, I have very little time to write. I'm sorry!

So, don't get mad at me if I take a long time to update.

Ryou: ....I don't like what you did to me....

Din: Aw...well, Ryou...I didn't do it to you, Bakura did, remember?

Ryou: But you have the keyboard...

Din: Well...Bakura took over for that part.

Bakura: Bull Shit! I was busy changing Cloud Jr's Diaper...

Din: You. Took. Over. For. That. Part.

Bakura: ......baka.

Din: Remember, readers! Request a Bakura bashing at the end of the

fic!!

Bakura: Please don't.

Ryou & Din: Please do.

Bakura: But...don't you love me, Din?

Din: Hai, I do...but I love you even more every time I see you beaten

up.

Bakura: Shit.

R&R, folks!