Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh. If I did, I would keep Bakura all to myself. Alas, Kazuki Takahashi owns Yugioh.

Okay, I admit that Yugi is going to be way out of character, but you know what? I'm sick of reading Yugi being the sweet and innocent one. In this, he's... well... messed up.

Blah mind conversation through the millennium rod

Spirit Revolt

Yami woke up to the sun on his face. At first he couldn't make the connection that he was out of his soul room. Then, as he heard birds chirping, Yami realized that last night wasn't a good dream. Straightening his body from where it was slumped on the desk, Yami sat back and focused on Yugi's sleeping form.

After a while, Yugi started waking up. Yugi kept his eyes closed and sat up. Yawning, he reached for the Millennium Puzzle and put it on. After sitting for a second, Yugi's eyes snapped open. He couldn't feel anything from Yami's soul room. It felt... empty. Raising his eyes, Yugi met the angry piercing stare of Yami.

"Yami! What are you doing out! How did you get out of your soul room?!" shrieked Yugi.

"Easy Yugi. I just waited till the lock disappeared when you fell asleep, and now I'm not going back in the puzzle no matter what," said Yami in a dangerous voice.

"No!" shouted Yugi taking off the puzzle, "You will go back in."

Yami just chuckled at Yugi's temper tantrum. "Or else what?" Yami taunted.

Yugi just held the puzzle over the edge of the bed. "I'll smash it."

"You wouldn't," said Yami standing up.

"Watch me," snapped Yugi dropping the puzzle. Yugi honestly thought that the Millennium puzzle would smash when it hit the floor. What he didn't expect was for Yami to move quicker than lightning and catch the puzzle before it hit the ground.

"Too bad," said Yami sliding the puzzle over his head, "did you actually think I would let you smash my puzzle?"

Yugi, needless to say, left the room. At school, Yugi's friends were waiting for him. "Hey Yugi," said Jonounchi, "how come you're not wearing the puzzle?"

Yugi made a face. "Honestly, Yami has it. I don't know what's gotten into him. First he won't go back into the puzzle, and then he takes it. He's starting to act like Bakura," Yugi said.

Ryou, who was near the back of the group, just smiled and said nothing. Honda, however, did. "Yami probably just wants attention. You have been keeping him on a tight leash for a while. He'll give the puzzle up when he's tired of his game," said Honda with a shrug.

"Why do you keep him locked up all of the time?" asked Ryou.

Yugi looked down at the ground. "I-I don't want him ending up like Bakura and Marik. I think that not much exposure to the outside will take care of that."

I'd say it's a little late for that, eh hikari?said Bakura in an amused voice, If you ask me, that's made him like me and Marik.

Ryou smiled and shook his head remembering what Bakura had told him of his and Yami's entertainment last night. /It appears so,/ thought Ryou with a laugh.

I'm going to go join the pharaoh. Maybe me and Marik can convince him to get in touch with his darker side.said Bakura exiting his item as a spirit and solidifying once out of the school grounds. After Marik joined him a minute later after separating from Malik, the two psychos headed off to the downtown area.

Meanwhile...

Yami walked through the town looking around at anything that caught his attention. It felt so good to be out in the sun and not the rain for once. Searching his pockets, Yami found the money that he had borrowed from Bakura the previous night.

Flashback

"Here you go Yami," said Bakura putting several bills of money into Yami's hand as they prepared to part ways.

Yami looked up curiously. "Why are you giving me this?" he asked.

"To spend at your leisure if you manage to get the puzzle from Yugi tomorrow," replied Bakura shrugging and walking off into the darkness. "Hey Yami," said Bakura stopping before the shadows swallowed him completely.

"Yeah?"

Bakura turned slightly and gave Yami his trademark smirk. "I expect you to eventually pay me back... pharaoh," he said vanishing.

End flashback

Yami smiled and put the money in his pocket again. "Now where to go first?" he wondered out loud.

"How about go with us to get something cold to eat or drink," said a voice behind him. Turning, Yami grinned seeing Bakura and Marik right behind him.

"Sounds good," replied Yami, "It's hot out."

"That's because you're stupid enough to wear black leather in the sun," laughed Marik tugging both Bakura and Yami along to the nearest ice cream shop.

Bakura's P.O.V.

Towards the end of the afternoon... and two ice creams apiece, Marik, Yami, and I were sitting on a cliff overlooking Domino City dangling our legs over and commenting on the people down below. A first Yami had just remained quiet while me and Marik went about insulting people who couldn't hear us, then he started warming up to the idea that being crazy wasn't that bad of an idea and joined in. Needless to say, me and Marik were shocked at how well he could insult people on his first try.

Appears that Yami's been practicing while locked away, Marik mused to me.

I chuckled in response. Looks like it.

Looking at the sunset, I wondered idly if Yami was going to go back to the game shop. Voicing my wonder, I watched Yami's face grow troubled and dark.

"I'm not sure," said Yami holding the puzzle in his hands, "I know that as soon as I go there, Yugi's going to try to coax me to give up the puzzle and go back in... Why does he want me to be so isolated and lonely?"

Marik shrugged and told Yami what we had heard Yugi tell Ryou and the others this morning. "I don't know what got that notion in his head..." started Marik.

At this point I had to fake cough. "You," I said coughing.

You'll pay later Bakura

Yeah, yeah I know

Marik glared at me and continued. "As I was saying, I don't know what got him to think that, but you're welcome to stay with me and Malik if you'd like."

"If you don't mind, I would like that a lot," smiled Yami.

"Pharaoh, if he did mind, do you think he would have suggested it?" I asked looking at Yami out of the corner of my eye. Yami smiled an embarrassed smile and became immensely interested in the clouds.

Yami's P.O.V.

Towards nightfall, I headed back to the game shop to get some stuff that I did have in Yugi's room before he started acting like this. Sneaking in was no big problem, I just walked through the back door. Going up to Yugi's room, I stopped and put my ear close to the door. 'No sound,' I thought, 'Yugi must be doing something with Jonounchi.' Going quietly in, I went to the desk and started rifling through my drawer pulling out the contents and putting them into a bag. Thinking I heard something, I turned my head slightly, but not seeing anything, turned back to the desk. Looking on the top, I saw the Millennium puzzle's box, which I know had the three god cards inside for safekeeping. Reaching for it and then planning to leave, I was suddenly tackled right before my fingers brushed the box.

Looking up from where I had landed on my back, I saw Yugi pinning me down. "Get off!" I said.

"Not until you give me back the puzzle!" snapped Yugi grabbing hold of the puzzle. As we struggled, a memory of fight training with someone flashed through my head.

Flashback

We rolled around cheap fighting till I was pinned. Struggling with all of my strength, I couldn't get free.

"What's the matter 'tem? Can't get free?" asked a teasing voice. Looking up, I met the gaze of gray eyes and a laughing face framed by brown hair.

"Get off me Mahaado, I don't want to hurt you because then you will be unable to assist me, and another certain priest will get to take your spot in the upcoming festival," I heard myself say to the person.

"Not this time my pharaoh, last time I was fooled by your words, you sucker punched me. And besides, Set didn't earn that right this time," said Mahaado sitting on my chest. I didn't respond, but did a backward somersault, sending him flying.

End Flashback

Yugi, taking my sudden lack of struggling as a sign, reached up and slid the millennium puzzle off my neck and over my head. Without the familiar weight, I suddenly grew desperate and rolled backwards. Sure enough, Yugi flew off me, but maintained a strong grip on the puzzle.

"I win," he said looking up and putting the Millennium puzzle on. Realizing that I should leave before Yugi forced me into the puzzle, I grabbed my stuff and going transparent, jumped out of the window. Solidifying once I landed on the ground, I looked up to see Yugi glaring down at me.

"I told you that I won't go back into the puzzle," I called as Yugi opened his mouth to say something. Yugi, hearing this, glared again and pulled his head back through the window and slammed it shut.

With a laugh, I turned away and headed to Malik's. Reaching there, I rang the doorbell and heard almost immediately after a yell and a loud crash. A second later, Malik opened the door with a sheepish grin on his face.

"You scared me Pharaoh," said Malik holding the door open, "I was trying to change a lightbulb..."

"And fell off what he was standing on when you rang the bell," laughed Ryou as I walked into the house. The two hikaris then led me to the living room where Bakura and Marik were sitting on a sleeping bag, currently absorbed in a video game... a fighting one to no one's surprise.

"Dammit Marik! How the heck do you keep winning?" demanded Bakura throwing down his controller with a snarl. Marik grinned and just laughed as a response.

"He cheats. He waits till the other has picked and chooses the character that will be able to beat his opponent's character. Plus he knows the cheat codes by heart," said Malik climbing back onto the table and picking up the lightbulb.

Bakura punched Marik in the arm and turned around. "Hey pharaoh," said Bakura with a sly grin, "you're good at games. I challenge you to beat Marik at his own game. If you lose, you surrender your title of king of games."

Yami grinned in spite of himself. "And if I win?"

"I'll let you dye my hair any color except pink."

This was shocking. Even Marik turned to stare at Bakura's conditions.

"Bakura! You know you're going to lose this bet! You're nuts!" said Malik disbelievingly.

Bakura just shrugged and turned to Yami. "Well?"

Yami smirked, his eyes flashing. "You're on," he said sitting down and taking Bakura's controller.

Five minutes later...

Marik and Bakura looked at the screen in utter shock while Malik and Ryou rolled on the floor laughing their heads off. Yami stood smirking off to the side. "Any color I want eh?" he laughed.

"Unfortunately... How could you lose Marik!"

"It's not my fault!" protested Marik, "He picked the weakest monster. I have no clue how he won."

"Excuses excuses excuses," said Malik regaining his breath though still grinning. Ryou, still shaking with laughter, led Bakura to a chair and sat him down while Yami attempted to create dyes from the shadow realm.

Frowning, Yami couldn't figure out why they weren't appearing. Looking down, Yami grimaced as he remembered that Yugi had gotten the puzzle back. Malik, luckily looked over and wordlessly handed Yami the millennium rod. Grinning a thanks, Yami set to work.

An hour later...

Yami, Ryou, Malik, and Marik stood around Bakura laughing like crazy, making him confused. To keep it a surprise, Ryou had blindfolded Bakura's eyes shut, and now he couldn't tell what they were laughing at.

Bakura cut his thoughts off as he felt hands pull him up and guide him somewhere. Standing there, and wondering what was taking so long, he heard more laughter and Yami's voice say, "Alright Tomb Robber, I've had my fun. Open your eyes when we say." Bakura nodded and felt the blindfold be removed.

"Ready? NOW!" came the four voices in unison. Bakura opened his eyes and gaped in wordless disbelief at the image reflected in the mirror. Reaching up, he ran his hand through his hair and finally found his voice as Ryou snapped a picture.

"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY HAIR?" he yelled sending the group into fits of uncontrollable laughter. His hair was... indescribable. The only way to describe it was that every spike of hair was a different color, none brown blonde white or black, blending into a mix at the top of his head. Whipping around, he glared at Yami who was trying his best to keep a pharaoh-straight face.

As Yami regarded Bakura cooly, Bakura uttered one word that made Yami's crimson eyes widen: "Run."

Ria: giggles like mad oh my ra that was funny. I swear that I died laughing at the end. But then again, I have a sick sense of humor torturing my fav. bishie. Sorry Bakura.

Bakura: Shut up. glares daggers

Ria: hehe, read and review please, and thanks to those who did review.