BL: well, I'm finally back! Sorry for the long wait you guys!

Bakura: damn…

BL: glares at him well, if you didn't read my ultra-long profile, I said that my fics won't be updated very quickly, due to the fact that I have just gotten part 3 and 4 of the .hack series, and I am totally obsessed with it.

Ryou: well, she should still be able to write when she's not playing!

Bakura: rolls eyes

BL: well, I'll have Marik do the disclaimer for us!

Marik: Bakuralover-2008 does not own YuGiOh. We all would be in deep shit if she did.

BL: Hey!! That's not very nice!

Ryou: well, on with the fic!

A Light in Darkness

Chapter 3 – The Truth about Yami

"Yami?" I asked, entirely confused. Marik just nodded, and I shook me head in disbelief. "But…that's impossible. You said that Yami died in-" He cut me off.

"A downpour? I found it amazing that people actually believed my lie. I had to cover up the way Yami truly died; he would never be that careless." He said, staring at me. I couldn't believe that all this time, Yami's death, was totally different than what had been told to us. Sure, everyone believed it, but I can't say that I am the only one that found that to be a little odd.

"So, how did Yami truly die? How is that related to me?" I asked him, asking questions before he could give me the answers. He sighed, and looked out the window at the dropping beads of water falling from the windowsill from the previous rainfall.

"First, I will tell you the reason why I wanted you to destroy Ryou. He is…a special human. One that is not afraid of vampires, and he has a soul of purity and light. Yugi was the same." He stated. I was puzzled.

"Yugi?" I asked lamely. That name was unfamiliar to me, and Marik continued with his explanation.

"Yugi was another soul of purity, and another that I had ordered Yami to destroy for me. He agreed, but, was unable to kill the boy, for…several reasons." That's just like what happened to me.

"Several reasons?" I questioned. He looked at me, with a somewhat distressing look in his eyes.

"Like you to Ryou, he found the boy enchanting, and was completely drawn to him. He asked me how he expected me to kill someone as pure as Yugi, and every night, he would leave to go to the boy's house. Yami and Yugi had a special bond, one that can only be shared between a pure human, and a dark vampire. This combination does not go together."

"What do you mean?"

"Destiny had those two's lives intertwine, however, their fate was never to be together, no matter how much they wanted to." I was still left with questions.

"But…how did Yami die?"

"Let me finish. Well, it is said that light always shines through darkness, and so, the stronger their love got, the weaker Yami got. Yugi's overpowering light had rendered him almost powerless. Yami did not want to think of a life without Yugi, and so, he continued to see him. The first kiss those two shared, was also the last. Once that happened, Yugi's light overpowered Yami, and he died from the inside out. I had to watch that painful moment; I had warned him, but his love for Yugi was unbreakable. Now, Yugi is still alive, but in complete depression, for even if he died, they could never be together." I was shocked. Yami had died…because of his love for Yugi? But that would mean…

"So what you're saying is that destiny made it so that Ryou's and my lives intertwined, and that our fate is that one of us will die?" He nodded, staring at me painfully.

"Exactly, unless you two do not fall in love. However, that is highly unlikely, seeing that you're already obsessed with him. One of you will die, and one of you will live in sorrow." He said, not taking his eyes off me. I couldn't believe it. How was it that we, Ryou and I, were chosen for this fate?

"There's nothing we can do?" Then, I noticed something. Marik had a stream of blood falling from his eyes down his cheeks. He's…crying? It was a rare sight to see a vampire cry; when we cried, we cried blood, not tears like humans did.

"Marik? Are you alright?" I reached over to help him, but he slapped my hand away. I looked at him.

"Leave me." Were all the words that came out of his mouth. I stood there. Surely Marik can't be crying like this, all because of Yami.

"I said go!" He snapped at me, and that time, I got the picture. He wanted to be alone, so, I decided to go to Ryou's house and explain this to him. Unquestionably, Ryou would understand that we cannot be together. Am I just saying that…because I don't understand? If we are drawn to each other, then, how will we understand? Destiny chose our lives to be entwined, but, can we sit back and let fate take its course? To make it so that one of us will die and the other live in misery? This repeated over and over again in my mind, as I set of towards Ryou's house.

Marik's POV

I cursed at myself for not being able to control my own emotions when telling Bakura of the true story of Yami. He had no idea how close I was to him. Everything was happening all over again, and I couldn't believe it. There was no way I was going to let my third love slip from my grasp.

Yes, third. Although I never told him, I had been in love with Bakura for some time and Yami as well. But…those two weren't the only ones who were attracted to a human. My memories brought me back to my first love, Malik. Yes, it was just like Yami and Bakura's case. I was a vampire without wings, of course, and after meeting Malik, I was never the same.

He captivated me. I never stopped thinking about him. But…we both knew of the dangers that our love held in store for us. And, because of that, we knew that one of us would die.

I had believed that it would be me, ever since I found out. But, I was willing to make that sacrifice, for Malik's sake. However, he did not agree with that. I remember that fateful day as thought it happened yesterday.

Flashback

I was on my way over to Malik's house, knowing that one day, we would be separated. But, for now, that did not bother me, for as long I was with him, my life was perfect.

Walking into his house and up to his room, I felt something strange emanating from him. A sort of…sad presence. When I entered the room, he was standing there, with tears running down his delicate face.

"I know you wanted to give up your life for me, but I cannot let you do that. Marik…you're everything to me, and if you die, I don't know what I would do." He said to me. I was standing there, dumbfounded.

"Malik, we don't need to discuss this now." I told him, trying to give any attempt to prevent him from keeping this subject at the top of our discussions list. Sadly, he continued.

"You need to understand. I know how important you are over there, and, well, your life would be so much more productive than mine. I cannot let you give up your life for me." Before I could react, he pulled out a knife and plunged it into his chest. Blood poured from his open wound as he collapsed onto the floor.

"Malik!" I ran to him as my eyes began to form crimson tears. Kneeling next to him, I shook his already lifeless body. I called his name out several times, but, he did not awaken. How could I let this happen? All I could do was cradle his body in my arms, my clothes now stained with his blood, and weep.

End Flashback

Steaks of blood stained my face as I remembered that day. Malik had not wanted me to give up my life for him, so he killed himself in order to save me. That was the most painful sight for me to watch, and every day, it replays over and over again in my mind. I didn't do anything to stop him.

"And then, I let Yami die as well." That was also true. After a while, I had fallen in love once again, with Yami. However, he was stuck with Yugi, so I never told him my true feelings. But…I let Yami stay with Yugi, although reminding him of the dangers, but not doing anything to try and stop him. I had wanted him to be happy. And then…he ended up dying, and I was left with a lost love once again.

And now, my third love, Bakura, was going to be taken from me as well. Was this truly my fate? To be trapped in this swirling pool of misery for all of my existence? I could not let Bakura be with this human. I would do anything to make him mine, but, would he so easily give up his bond and love for Ryou, for me? If he doesn't, I will make him…

There is no way I am letting another die…

Bakura's POV

I entered the front door to Ryou's house, and saw him sitting on his couch, deeply engrossed in a book. When I closed the door behind me, he sat up and smiled at me.

"Oh, hello Bakura. Are you feeling better?" He asked. I looked at him sadly. Why couldn't we be together? After hearing the story about Yami, I felt as thought I had to tell him. But, the thought made my heart ache. Like Marik said, we did have a special bond, and now I understood that, and I would do anything for him, even if that meant taking my own life. He looked at me curiously, with those big brown eyes of his.

"Bakura? What's wrong?" Before I knew it, I had embraced him, stroking his soft white hair with my hand. He blushed a little, confused.

"Ummm, Bakura?" I ignored his comment. Instead, what was on my mind was how I was going to tell him the things Marik told to me. Closing my eyes, I sighed. I had to tell him; it was either now, or never.

"Ryou…I need to tell you something." I said to him, trying to ignore the pain in my chest. He looked up at me, inquiringly.

"About what Bakura?" He asked, his voice ringing in my ears as though it was a choir of angels. Looking at him pathetically, I sighed again.

"About…us."

BL: well, there's the third chapter!

Marik: I can't believe how much of a wimp I am!

BL: you're not a wimp; you've just gone through too many things.

Marik: sighs

Ryou: well, please review, and hopefully the next chapter will be up sooner than this one!