Three reviews… Damn me and my uploading chapter one at 12AM in the morning! No one's on then… TT

Now to acknowledge said reviews.

Ytak-The-Dragon-Master -does as you say!- Don't hurt meh… -cowers in a corner-

Xx-One-Odd-Gurl-xX -ish prodded- oO. Well yeah, chappie…! Right here! -dodges away pretend Barney plushies thrown at her- D:

slimyfrogz Dude, Britnee- Get an account! -pokes- XD But thankies for the compliment on my fic! …And what Cheetos? -looks around in her freezer-

-coughs- Last time, if you didn't read, Ryou started a search for Bakura, who was no where to be found. He tried calling the Ishtars to see if he was there; no luck. Here's the rest. The incredibly short rest… again. -falls over-

Disclaimer- Yuugiou is owned by Kazuki Takahashi. Not me.

Warnings- Hints of shounen-ai, rape, and violence. As said in the preview, this is a Ryou/Bakura fic with hints of Malik/Marik. No like, no read. -nods-

Chapter Two:
In the blackness of night, you hear a rumbling of a motorcycle engine being ran, then stop all of a sudden.

"Where's Ryou? He was at this exact phone booth when he called. It said so on the Caller ID." Marik said as he pointed at the unoccupied phone booth.

"Oh God, I hope he and Bakura are okay." Malik said softly. He got onto the motorcycle with Marik as they drove off in search for the two.

Ryou continued the tiring search for his other. Something caught his attention rather quickly as a fairly expensive red car drove down the deserted street. He caught a glimpse of two people inside the car as they blasted music and sent it pumping vibrations through the air.

"It looks like they're having fun. Only if I could be having fun right now, also." Ryou muttered to himself out loud and continued running.

Ahead, Ryou noticed that a streetlight was out. The whole street was luminescent, but not that certain one. Normally, he wouldn't notice this. But when anyone was in this type of situation, every attention at detail had to come into perspective.

Quietly, Ryou began to walk to the muffled-of-light post. Blood was trickling out in a thin stream from the alleyway closest to the broken streetlight. He stopped and prayed for the best as he turned the corner…

Hopeful, both of the Ishtar's stopped their bike in front of the apartment complex where Ryou and Bakura lived. They really hoped that both were inside, safe and sound.

"Let's go in, don't bother knocking. It's takes too much time." Malik said to his other half as he got a key from under a welcome mat.

While unlocking the door, both men spun around as they heard a shrill scream from a few streets over.

"Oh gods! Ryou!"

"Oh no. Oh God, please, no. No no no…" Ryou continued his string of words as he cradled Bakura, bloody and naked, off the ground. He continued cradling the badly battered entity as people turned on the lights to their houses out of curiosity, questioning what was going on around them.

Many saw. Many came. Ryou couldn't notice, he was fixed on Bakura. Right at that moment, Bakura was his world. All that went through his mind was Bakura. Bakura, Bakura, Bakura!

In his mind, he laughed. It was a dream! Just a horrible dream! Bakura would roll over in his bed shared with him and wake him up. He would say it was all a bad dream.

But his bad dream was real.

Ryou closed his eyes that were drenched with tears. He then laid his head onto Bakura's and closed his eyes. Blood covered his cheeks, clothes, and the Sennen Ring; but he didn't care. He just wanted this all to be over with.

While his eyes were closed, red was all around him.
Red lights flashed.
Red blood trickled.
Red madness ensued.

Yup, another short chapter. But! Not chapter three! -has it written up already- It should be double the size.
And if you like short chapters, I'm sorry. I, myself, like long chapters. Not short ones. -sheepish smile- Aheheh…

Anyway! Once I get more reviews, I'll upload chapter three.

And before I go, sorry about the non-paragraph thing before. Stupid FF just kind of spaced them different.

11.14.04