As Time Goes By Chapter 3

Jada pulled Ryou into her room and sat down on the bed, beginning to cry. Ryou put his hand on her shoulder for comfort and she looked up at him.

"What are we going to do, Ryou, she has the power to control anyone she wants!" Jada said and Ryou sat down beside her.

"I don't know, Jada. Jade seems unbeatable without the help of Yami. I think we need to ask him about this." Ryou said and Jada nodded, looking down at the floor.

"I thought I was rid of her. Why did she have to come back?" Jada whispered, so softly Ryou almost didn't hear anything.

"Maybe you can get her back to the Shadow Realm before the day is done." Ryou whispered back and she looked up at him and sighed.

"Hopefully." Jada replied and Ryou wiped the tears from her eyes.

-In the other room though. . .

"...And, then, Yami defeated him, sending him to the Shadow Realm." Marik said as Jade sat in the recliner across from him, her head on one arm and her legs over the other.

"Interesting." Jade said, her dark emerald green eyes, shining with real interest.

"He found a way back, though. He lives with me and Ishizu, now. He's calmed down a bit, but he's still insane." Marik said and Jade nodded, looking over at Bakura, who the two had tied up in the corner and gagged.

"He looks nice over there like that. Think we should keep him there as a permanent decoration?" Jade asked, looking back at Marik.

"Nah, I think he'd look better in that corner." Marik said, pointing to the corner nearest Jade.

"Yes, that would be much better. Thank you, Marik." Jade said and she got up from the chair and walked toward Bakura.

Jade stopped in front of Bakura and squatted down. Bakura started trying to yell through the gag and Jade smirked.

"Now, now, 'Kura. Don't start that again. You'll just make your throat hurt." Jade said in a sweet voice, that made Bakura shiver.

Jade stood back up and grabbed the the curtains that were used to tie him up. She picked him up, easily, and laughed, as did Marik, as Bakura struggled. Jade threw him into the other corner, when she got close enough, and flopped back down in the chair.

"Yes, you were right. He looks so much better other there." Jade said, grinning.

"I think so." Said a deep voice.

The three people in the room looked toward the doorway and saw Yami Marik, or Malik, leaning against the door frame, smirking.

"Uh, Jade, this is my Yami, Malik." Marik said and Jade nodded.

"Nice." Malik said, his eyes traveling Jade's body, which Jade threw the TV remote at him for.

The remote hit him in the stomach and he bent over in pain. Malik threw Jade a look of pure anger and Marik got up and, quickly, walked out of the room, getting a bit nervous.

Marik opened the door to Jada's room and shut it, fast, as soon as he walked in, making the two inside to look at him.

"Marik, what is it?" Jada asked and Marik gulped.

"Malik's here and he was eyeballing Jade and she got mad and threw the remote at him, hitting him in the stomach. He got mad at that and that's when I came in here." Marik said, all in one breath.

"Uh-oh." Ryou said and the three glanced at each other before racing out of the room and into the living room.

What they saw in the living room was quite unexpected. Jade was sitting in Malik's lap, in the chair Jade was sitting in before. The two were kissing!

Jade pulled away from Malik and look over at the trio. She smirked.

"This ain't a show, ya know." Jade said and the trio looked at each other again.

"Eeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwww!" They said and they rushed back out of the room.