Suspense, ha ha! Uhm (caugh) I'm sorry.

To fast-talking Johnny: Your reviews aren't boring at all, they're fun! Heh heh. You know; the last time I have worn a dress (I'm a girl too) was seriously eleven years ago, when I was seven years old. Since then I've only worn pants and a skirt twice a year (the skirt). Uhhh... dresses are so unpractical... especially when you like to read a book upside-down in a chair. Who does that? Well, I like doing that. When you wear a dress then... you know.

Oops... I'm wearing my pants with a tearing in the knees today... my Dad is going to freak out when he hears I've worn that thing in school too!

My laptop is broken... now it shows the letters in all the colors of the rainbow in stead of the usual black. Kind of cheerful, but it gives you a head-ache at the long terms.

Moonlight: Snf... It's unfair! Why do I have to suffer?

Ryou-Ran: 'Cause you're a Bakura.

Moonlight: ?

Ryou-Ran: All Bakuras suffer once in a while.

Moonlight: I'm going to change my name! (heads for the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages)

Ryou: Moonlight! You'll have to be able to write in order to change your name!

Moonlight: I... I can't write... (breaks down and cries)

Ryou-Ran: My poor Moonlight... (hugs Moonlight)

Ryou: C'est la vie.

Ryou-Ran: You can say that again.

Ryou: C'est la vie.

Yami Bakura: Wow! Deja vu!

Ryou-Ran: --" That was not supposed to be taken litterally.

Ryou: Oh.

Moonlight: I'M PITYFUL! WAAAAAAH! (anime-fountain of tears)

Ryou-Ran: Soon the house will overflow.

Yami Bakura: Cool! Then we can use my Hikari for a surfing-board!

Ryou: OO" Why?

Yami Bakura: You're thin enough.

Ryou: --"

Ryou-Ran: Okay, who's going to do the disclaimer?

Moonlight: Sob... Ryou-Ran does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Splutter... RRFFTT!

Ryou-Ran: --" You just blew your nose in my hair.

Moonlight: Sorry.

Sanity and serenity

Yami Bakura brought his claw down. Ryou cringed and tried to protect his face with his hands, but was surprised to see Yami Bakura's hand stopped just a few inches away from his face. Yami Bakura was looking at Moonlight. Ryou followed his gaze. When he saw Moonlight his heart sunk into his feet.

Moonlight was standing before them with his legs wide, laughing like mad. His usually calm eyes were bloodshot. The pupils were small, almost invisible. Foam came from the corners of his mouth and ran down his neck. His hands were forced into claws. Suddenly, without warning, he leapt forward and hit Yami Bakura's face with his sharp bracelets. Yami Bakura grabbed at his face. His tail and wings disappeared. His scales vanished too. He turned back into himself again. Golden blood oozed from the cuts in his face.

Moonlight threw himself on the Yami again and began to punch him everywhere he could hit him. All the time he had an insane grin on his face, a grin that made even Yami Bakura scared. Yami Bakura tried to protect his face with his arms, but witha quick motion of his fingers Moonligt broke them. He hit Yami Bakura's temple with his fist and watched as the Yami slid over the ground and stopped, face in the sand. He did not move.

Moonlight spun around and saw Ryou. His grin widened. He went over to Ryou, who tried to crawl away from him, but could hardly move. Ryou's eyes were filled with fear. "Please, Moonlight!"he pleaded. "It's me, Ryou! We're friends, remember?" Moonlight was irritated by him and roared like a lion. He raised his hand, ready to plunge his bracelet in Ryou's chest again. But now he would not bring him back. Ryou closed his eyes and waited.

"No! He's going to kill Bakura-San!"Téa cried. "Our friend!" Yami was frozen. After all Ryou had done the Shadow Soul had become insane. "It may sound cruel, but let us hope this ends... Moonlight ends before he gets the opportunity to kill Bakura-Kun."he said.

Moonlight wanted to bring the bracelet down, but froze. His eyes were opened widely and his teeth were exposed. His body began to tremble. A sigh escaped his mouth, together with a thin golden mist. His eyes turned away. He fell face-first on top of Ryou. Ryou's Spellbinding Circle emitted a bright light.

Ryou cried in pain. He felt Moonlight's heavy weight on his chest. He thought he was dying, that the heavy sensation meant his heart stopped beating. But then he felt something rustle against his cheek. When he opened his eyes he saw something white. He brushed it away and saw it was hair. It was not his own. When he looked at his right he looked right in Moonlight's face. Moonlight's eyes were closed and a bit of golden blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Ryou could not feel his breath. Moonlight was dead. For good. He had gone insane and had lost his soul in order to save the other souls present. Ryou leapt up, able again to move freely, and cried out in sadness.

Yami Bakura groaned, but did not wake up. Ryou looked at Moonlight's face. He could not believe that same face had looked so insane just moments before. Moonlight's face looked serene as ever. Ryou writhed and began to cry with his head on his knees.

But without knowing he activated the most special ability of his avatar. The blunt end of his rod began to glow. Ryou stretched his back with a start. The expression on his face changed completely. His face had been a mask of sadness, but now it displayed the same look it had had when Ryou's soul had ended up inside the Change of Heart. His eyes were dreamy and he had a vague smile on his face.

Yami Bakura woke up. He saw Moonlight lying in the sand and knew what had happened. He wanted to get up, but everything hurt like hell. His gaze shifted to Ryou. A shocked "No!" came over his lips when he saw what Ryou was going to do.

Ryou squatted on the floor. His face showed an expression of pure concentration. Then he launched himself in the air, raised his rod, shouted an Egyptian spell and brought the rod down. A brilliant, golden flash came out of it and hit Moonlight. Yami Bakura uttered a shocked cry.

Ryou fell down from the sky and slumped in a heap on the floor. His robes vanished. He lost the powers of his avatar. He was barely able to tilt his head, but he tried to and looked at Moonlight.

He saw Moonlight's chest going up. The man was still enveloped by the golden light. The wounds on his chest disappeared. Moonlight groaned, winced and opened his eyes. They were purple-blue, normal. He sat up and rubbed his forehead. Then he saw Ryou. "Ryou!"he shouted and rushed over to him. He slapped an arm around the weak Ryou and helped him sit up. "Ryou, are you alright?"he asked. Ryou looked at him. Moonlight's cheeks were round and copper-colored. His hair was as white as snow. His eyes were clear. He looked stronger and healthier than ever. A small smile crept on Ryou's lips. "I'm fine."he weakly said. "Because you are alive." Moonlight smiled at him, but then his gaze shifted from Ryou to Yami Bakura. He clenched his jaw. The look in his eyes became as cold as ice. Ryou could feel the muscles of the Shadow Soul tremble, full of restricted power, that wanted to be unleashed.

Moonlight carefully lay Ryou down and got up. He slowly walked over to the fallen Yami. His fists were clenched. Yami Bakura tried to crawl away from him, but his arms were powerless. Moonlight stopped right in front of him. Thick veins ran over his arms. He bent over, grabbed Yami Bakura by the throat and brought the face of the Yami close to his. "Don't even think of hurting Ryou; my son."he hissed. He had the same cold look in his eyes Yami Bakura could have too. Yami Bakura gasped. His lips began to turn blue. Moonlight released him, but before Yami Bakura hit the floor he gave the evil Spirit of the Ring a punch in the face. Yami Bakura uttered a long cry and rolled over the ground. Over and over his tormented arms hit rocks and sharp pieces of dead wood. When he had stopped he was still awake. Moonlight walked over to him again. Without a word he plunged his bracelet in Yami Bakura's thin chest.

The bracelet shattered Yami Bakura's ribs, cut through lung-tissue and hit the undead heart.

Yami Bakura gasped again. His feet kicked against Moonlight's legs, but he could as well have kicked against an oak-tree. Moonlight watched as the soul of the Yami died. When he walked back to Ryou Yami Bakura's eyes were closed and blood was running down his chest.

"Yeeeeaaaaah!"Joey shouted. "They did it!" Yami smiled. With a litle help from their avatars the two souls had managed to beat the evil Yami. Moonlight was saved and could return to his Shadow Soulroom in Ryou's mind.

Moonlight picked Ryou up. He threw a tender look on the exhausted boy. "Moonlight?"Ryou softly said. "You did it, didn't you?" Moonlight shook no. "We did it together."he said. "If you hadn't come here I would have been dead for sure." Ryou took a last look at the Yami. "We beat him together."he said, like convincing himself. "Yes."Moonlight said, from the bottom of his heart. "We did it." He began the walk back to the exit of Yami Bakura's soulroom with the soul of his descendant in his strong arms.

A little later they entered Ryou's Soulroom. Moonlight lay Ryou down on the floor and the next moment Yami was standing in front of him. Moonlight was shocked to death and immediately fell onto his knees. "Oh... Hello, my Pharaoh."he stuttered. He bowed his head, cheeks burning. Yami mentally sighed. He always felt uneasy when people or spirits fell on their knees in front of him. "Hi, Yami."Ryou gave a much less informal greeting. He did not bow, but just waved at Yami. Yami smiled at him, but then he looked at Moonlight, a little embarrassed. The Shadow Soul was still lying in front of him. Yami grabbed his shoulder and tried to pull the way too heavy Moonlight up. "Moonlight Bakura, you do not need to bow for me."he said when it didn't work. Moonlight looked up with a look of almost slimy devotion on his face that made Ryou burst into laughter. "Come on, get up."Yami told Moonlight. Moonlight stood. Yami looked in his face. The Shadow Soul shily looked away. He looked incredibly much like the usually shy Ryou, who was now completely cracking up. Yami grabbed Moonlight's chin and made the Shadow Soul look in his face. "Remember everyone is equal, Moonlight."he said. His pink-purple eyes locked with Moonlight's purple-blue ones. "I'm not better than you." A happy grin spread across Moonlight's face. "Always at your service, my Pharaoh."he said. Yami shook no. "No. I will always be at yours."he said. And much to Moonlight's shock he knelt down in front of the Shadow Soul. Moonlight gave Ryou a look of pure anxiety. Ryou, who had just calmed down a bit, got weak of laughter so badly that he got a hiccup.

Suddenly the door was slammed open. Yami looked up. Moonlight looked at the person standing in the door and gasped. Ryou's hiccup was immediately over.

"Hey, a marriage?"Yami Bakura shouted, looking at Yami, who was still on his knees in front of Moonlight. "Why haven't I been invited?" He stood there arrogantly, with one arm wrapped around his chest. He was in pain. Yami Bakura was dangerous when he was in pain. Moonlight quickly hauled Yami to his feet. Ryou got up. "Ryou, here we go."Moonlight said. More words weren't neccesary. Ryou simply nodded. Moonlight spread his arms. A blue ball of light enveloped him and Ryou. When the light vanished they had once again absorbed the powers of their avatars. Ryou raised his rod. Moonlight strained his muscles. Yami's hands formed a circle around the Millennium Puzzle.

"Huh... AAAH NOOO!"Yami Bakura cried, and activated his Millennium Ring. At that moment Yami sent out a Mindcrusher. Ryou pointed his rod at the evil Yami. A thick, blue beam came from it. Yami Bakura made a shield that absorbed most of the attacks, but with the rays came something else. The last thing he saw was Moonlight, fist raised, a look of pure hatred on his face, shouting a battle-cry. Then Moonlight's fist hit his chin, a blinding flash of light surrounded him and he fell into oblivion.

The Yami was blown back into his Soulroom and the door was slammed shut. The three souls inside Ryou's Soulroom slapped hands. "Yeah!"Moonlight and Ryou shouted. Yami smiled. "I think it is time for me to return to my own Soulroom."Moonlight said. He rubbed his knuckles. He had put so much power in the blow that they had burst. Ryou grabbed Moonlight's hand. He covered it with his own, slender hand. When he retreated it again Moonlight's hand had healed. "You should go back."he said. "It is not safe here." Yami and Moonlight exchanged sad glances. The soul of their friend lived in a dangerous place. Moonlight slapped his arms around the skinny boy and hugged him tightly. "I know."he said with his nose in Ryou's hair. They were both as tall, but Ryou looked like a frail twig, while Moonlight looked like a big tree. Their faces were, exept for the scar on Moonlight's cheek, identical. Moonlight held Ryou at arm-length. "Thank you, Ryou."he said. "I'll forever be a part of your soul." Ryou smiled. Then Moonlight went over to Yami. He bowed for Yami, but spoiled the moment when his tiara clattered to the floor. Ryou began to giggle as Moonlight picked the thing up, with a red head of embarrassement. Yami was amused. Moonlight made an almost indifferent gesture with his hand and the tiara vanished, together with the other pieces of avatar-clothing he and Ryou were wearing. He turned to Yami again, who had a grin as wide as the Ganges on his face. The bowed for each other... and banged their heads. "Ow!"they chorussed. Ryou wrapped his arms around his stomach and collapsed. He really lost it.

"Uhmmm... perhaps I should go, before more accidents happen."Moonlight said, involuntarily looking at the ceiling to check if there were any rocks loose. Ryou had finally stopped laughing and leaned on Yami's shoulder. Moonlight walked over to one of the walls of Ryou's Soulroom. The wall became a big vortex that sucked him in. Before he vanished completely he waved at Ryou and Yami.

"I wonder how Moonlight's Soulroom looks like."Ryou said, after a few moments of silence. Yami walked over to one of the walls. "This is your soul."he said. "You can take a look." Ryou walked over to the wall. "How?"he asked. Yami lay a hand on Ryou's thin shoulder. "If you really want it it will happen all by itself."he said. Ryou touched the wall with his hand. He saw the rocks became transparant. Behind the wall was another Soulroom. It was dark. The floor was covered with sand and soft grass. Moonlight was sleeping peacefully in the grass, underneath a blanket of shadows. Lying besides him were the necklace, his shoes and the golden rings his legs had been plated with. Clenched between his fingers was a sheet of paper. A small gust of wind made his hair billow and blew the paper out of his hand and into the wall.

The paper came right through. Ryou caught it. It was the picture of Lunar Magic User Bakura he had drawn before. Ryou looked at the paper, folded it so that it could stand upright and placed it on the Monster World field, besides White magic User Bakura. White Magic User Bakura and Lunar Magic User Bakura were standing besides each other like brothers.

Yami took Ryou's arm. The other wall of the room became some kind of window. Ryou saw the small circle of people, saw himself and Yami lying flat on their backs while the others held their hands. "Let's go."Yami said. Ryou nodded. Together they walked right through the wall.

The Ring and the Puzzle both emitted a bright light. Yami got up immediately, but Ryou took longer to wake up. He fluttered his eyelids and sighed. Tristan gently slapped him on the cheeks. "Wake up, Bakura-Kun."he said. Ryou opened his eyes and looked at the circle of faces above him. He sat up. A happy smile appeared on his face. "Moonlight is saved!"he said. The others patted him on the back and Téa even kissed him on the cheek, making the shy boy blush. "Well done!"Yami said. "You're a hero!"Joey bellowed.

About fifteen minutes later they had cleaned up the mess Ryou had made. Ryou was on the couch nodding off. His chin fell on his chest, but he immediately raised his head again. He could barely keep his eyes open. "You should sleep, Bakura-Kun."Yugi said. Ryou promptly fell onto his side. When Yugi had come over to him he had fallen deeply asleep. Téa covered him with a blanket and agreed to stay with him. They would not let him sleep alone yet.

The next morning Ryou was confused when he heard someone rumble around in the room next to the room in which he had fallen asleep. He sat up and grabbed a heavy book. The person he had heard walked near the doorstep and came in.

"Téa?"Ryou asked. "What are you doing here?" Téa came in with two glasses of milk in her hands and sat down besides him. "We thought one of us should stay with you while you slept."she said. "Just in case." She gave Ryou one of the glasses. Ryou began drinking eagerly. "Thank you."he said. He had slept a lot, but still felt weak. Nevertheless he was happy. Moonlight was saved. For a few minutes Ryou had been afraid he would lose him, but the Shadow Soul had come back alive, thanks to him and White Magic User Bakura.

Téa left to the kitchen. When she came back she saw Ryou had fallen asleep again, with a sheet of paper lying on his chest. When Téa picked it up she saw it was a picture of Lunar Magic User Bakura.

The End.

Too bad... no Bakura in the movie. Whatever. I've still got Shark Tale Haaiensnaaier. That's Ryou76.

In the Netherlands YGO has been outlawed again. They suddenly showed two (boring) episodes here and then stopped again. Luckily there's still Beyblade, with Ryou12 as Kai. Yes, I've numbered all of them. I just saw Ryou31 and Ryou74. There really are about eightty Ryous here.

Ryou-Ran: But you're my favorite Ryou, Ryou. (hugs Ryou)

Ryou: (big smile)

Ryou-Ran: And now I'm going to wash my hair. Moonlight blew his nose in it.

Moonlight: Hey Ryou, guess what!

Ryou: Well?

Moonlight: I'm sane again! Yipee!

Ryou: --"

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