Crimson
Chapter 10:Remember
"ISIS!!! SHE'S DEAD!!!!"
That was the last thing Bakura heard before Marik fell limp to his outstreached arms, ready to catch the sixteen year old boy.
He stood there for a moment just staring at Marik, currently unconcious, head thrown back and lips parted. Bakura shook his head and picked the boy up.
'This CAN'T be true ...'
He brought out his wings and flew to what used to be Marik's home. He saw the window broken, shards of glass sticking out at odd angles. He peeked inside and gasped. Sure enough, there was the body of the Egyptian woman, her neck clearly broken.
Bakura looked away from the horrific sight and sighed.
'Marik really is alone in the world ... I'm the only thing he has left ... maybe he has some friends ...'
Flashback
"Don't you miss your friends?"
Marik laughed outright at this, "FRIENDS?!?! WHAT friends?!?!"
End Flashback
'Guess not ...'
Bakura stretched his wings once more and flew off, heading home with Marik in his arms, who was still clutching the book. Bakura smiled.
'At least I can pretend it's Malik ...'
Then his expression saddened.
Flashback
"Oh Ra! NO!!" Marik yelled waking the sleeping form beside him.
Bakura's eyes snapped open. "What is it?!"
"I HAD SEX WITH YOU!!!!"
"Yeah ... so?"
Marik ran to the bathroom and threw up. "SICK!!!"
End Flashback
'Or not ...'
Marik woke up in the same bed he had woken up exactly eleven days ago. He sat up as he remembered what happened. He shut his eyes and cried softly, his face against the pillow muffling his sobs.
He felt a hand on his shoulder. He gasped and rolled over. He saw Bakura with a sad expression on his face.
"Marik ... I ... I'm sorry ..."
Marik shut his eyes again, filling his emotions spill out once more. "BAKURA!!!! I'm alone!!! Please ... promise you won't abandon me!!!"
Bakura held him tightly, "I'd never ... I promise."
Marik looked up at him. "You know all this time ... I've been trying to tell you I'm not Malik! BUT I AM!!! I got my memories back!!! PLEASE!!!! Believe me!"
Bakura gave him a sad smile, "Marik ... you don't have to pretend to be what ypu are not, anymore ..."
"BUT BAKURA I AM MALIK!!!!!"
Bakura shook his head, "I'm not going to leave you not matter what, Marik."
Marik hugged Bakura again, "I AM MALIK!!!! WHY WON'T YOU BELIEVE ME!!!!"
Bakura stood up. "Marik ... stop."
Marik grabbed onto Bakura's jacket and found himself on the floor, hugging Bakura's legs, "BAKURA I AM MALIK!!! VLADIMIR KILLED ME!!!! I REMEMBER!!!!"
Bakura was half-annoyed now. He pulled away from Marik. "I said STOP IT! I know you're lying! Marik, I told you that! Stop it, now!"
Marik stayed on the floor, tears spilling from his eyes, hugging his knees. "Bakura ... believe me .... Bakura ... Benhibik ..."
Bakura froze.
"Don't forget me ... Bakura ... Benhibik ..."
'I swear I never told ANYONE what Malik said to me ... it was HIS special way of saying 'I love you' to me and ONLY when we were ALONE! There's no way Marik could have known that ... unless ... or maybe I imagined everything ...'
"Bakura wipped around, "WHAT did you say ...?"
Marik looked up, his face wet and hopeful, "I said I love you ... Benhibik! I DO!!!! I AM YOUR MALIK!!! And now that I'm back ... you reject me ..."
Bakura literally flew over and embraced him tightly. "MALIK!!!! OH RA IN HEAVEN!!!! YOU HAVE BLESSED ME TODAY!!!! Malik ... my Malik ... oh gods ... you swear it's you ...?"
Marik (we'll call him that for the sake of not confusing you guys ... but the names Malik and Marik may alternate so be on the lookout! Marik/Malik are the SAME person now, got that? Good! "smile") nodded.
"I'd never lie to you ... my koi ..."
Bakura smiled, "Aishteru ... Malik ..."
Marik gave him a sad smile, "Aishteru too, Bakura ... my sister is dead. And I know who killed her."
"What son-of-a-bitch did that?"
"Vladimir Dracul, he's back. He knew where I was! Fucker knew ... I have suspicions that Seto told on us ..."
Bakura nodded and picked Marik up off the floor. He brought him back to the bed and forced him in. "Rest ... you look tired ..."
Marik shook his head, "NO!!! WAIT!!! Where's my journal?! Bakura NO! Don't! I'm NOT tired!"
Bakura sighed, "Your journal is on the table next to you, calm down! You need to sleep."
"NO! NO!!!! KURA! I know what you're gonna do! NO! PLEASE!!!"
Bakura grabbed Marik and forced him to look into his deep brown eyes. "Good night Malik."
Marik opened his mouth to argue, but sleep overtook him. Bakura saw the lavender eyes close and Malik's body fell back limply, onto the bed.
Bakura smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
Then he stood up and his expression hardened.
'Asshole Seto ... you're DEAD!'
A/N:So what did you think? I know weird chpater ... boy, Seto is in DEEP WATER now! R&R
Benhibik:I love you
Aishteru:I love you