Disclaimer: Urg not again………… I don't own the fucking show, or the damn lyrics so ya'll just leave me alone, lol. Oh, and I forgot the mention last time that Kaiya is property of DeceptiveInnocence, I'm just borrowing her for the time being. Her fics are great, even though they aren't YGO, go check 'em out.

A/N: OMG, I can't believe that this is the second to last chapter of my longest running fic. # Stares in bafflement #How did it ever get to this?AND SORRY TO EVERYONE WHO LIKE BAKURA/MAIYU!I just figuredI'd be a mary sue if all teh characters survived.Neways, I will warn you, character death, violence, things going boom, the usual. Neways, hope ya'll like this chapter. OK then - shout-outs:

Bakuras Dark Angel: Whether Seto lives or not # evil girn # well, you'll have to wait, now won't you? And the Bakura thing............... heeehee, don't kill me! I love Bakura-kun too! Anways, have fun with this chap!

WolfOfShadow: Wow, long review dude! Anyways, good at killing people, well what can I say.......... I've had a few rather creative murder fantansies about killing people I hate so.................... thank them I guess, lol.How can I stay in a room for 6 hours and not go crazy............. easy COFFEE! OH YA, Um, ok......... ya, never mind.Yami's funny when he's a little........ you know.. fucked up.Everyone seems to be curious on teh Seto thing....... well, like I said, you'll have to figure it out!

luckyducky: Thanks for all the encouragement! I try to touch a little on every genre of wirintg to broaden my horzions. A new fic in Ayashi No Ceres should eb coming out soon............. as soon as I'm actually pleased with teh plot, I tries wirting the fist chap and well............ ya. Anyways, hope you like this chapter!

surfergurl16: # Ducks behind computer hiding from random objects# WHY DOES EVERYONE LIKE THROWING SHIT AT ME??! Yes, Bakura and Maiyu kicked teh bucket, but hey, it's war people! Anways, Seto again? Everyone's been asking this question.................. and alwasy teh same answer - you'll see, lol!

GothPoetofDarkness15: Hair blows back anime style # Woah dude................ calm down! Yes, I killed them........ heehee, but hey, it's now liek you people don't liek angst! And with Seto.............again - you'll see!

Heehee, anyways, with all that said - on with the fic.

Open My Eyes

That Last Laughing Man Part Three

Kaiya stole a glance at the injured Seto, and immediately looked away, forcing down the bile that rose in her throat that rose at the sight of his mangled shoulder. She was guessing that someone had run him straight through with a blade, and the sight of the burned flesh just added to the grotesque image.

"Yami, Amaya? Is anyone there, look drop whatever the hell your doing and get the fuck out of the building, were burning it." She said, switching on the device and speaking into the receiver as she waited for a reply. All she heard was static, making her wonder exactly what the hell they were doing and if they had found Marik. "Shit." She growled, trying again but getting the same response.

"Kaiya?" Demi's voice asked. "You there?"

"Ya." She replied, trying to ignore the pain in her leg that was steadily increasing now that she had stopped moving. "I'm here, what?"

"Did you get a reply from them?"

"No." The blonde answer shortly. "I didn't, we'll have to wait it out, at least for a little while."

"What's that mean?"

"Never mind."

"How's Seto?" The sable haired girl asked, her voice dripping with worry.

"He's fine, he's still out of it." Silence greeted her, and she could practically feel her friend worry. "Don't worry, he'll be ok, I think he has a good chance of living." She said, leaving out the fact that he probably had a lot of nerve damage that might not be fixable.

"Ok, take care of him."

"I will." Kaiya promised, glancing down at him again and leaning against the wall. 'Shit, my leg's getting bad.' She thought, looking down at it. 'I don't know if I'll be able to defend him or not. He's a high rank, I know that people will target him now that he's down. Fucking cowards.' She looked down at her gun, cursing at the fact that she was nearly out of bullets.

'This is going to be harder then I thought.'

Amaya

smiled down at the jugs of gas and walked over to them, picking two up and slinging them over her back. 'This should work.' She thought, picking up speed. 'I have to get back to him, I can't just let him die.' Before she knew it she had broken into a full run, her gun ready if she needed it.

And as she ran, her mind slipped further into the darkness that Marik had created for her, and her alone. In that one impulsive act of revenge, she had sacrificed everything for her pride, and he was going to make her pay for it by taking away the only thing that she loved with everything she had.

If not physically, then he would rip them apart emotionally. Either way, he left his mark permanently in her life. He would always be there, lingering in the shadows of her mind.

Shaking her head the clear them of the unwanted thoughts she continued running, it was a race against time now, and she wasn't about to loose.

'Please Yami, just hold on a little longer.'

Lakoa

looked around the battlefield with wonder, gazing down at the dead bodies as if they were some kind of trophy before smiling and leaning against the side of a building.

The sound of breaking glass above her caught her attention, warning her to move as it rained down where she was a moment ago. Looking up at the window her brows knitted together before she heard a shout of pain.

"Marik." She whispered, turning and running into the building from the nearest door. "That fucker and his bitch better not lay a hand on you or else what I did to Kaiba is going to look like a scraped knee."

# Burn by Three Days Grace starts #

Yami

grunted as he was thrown back into the window, shattering it, making the shards rain down on the ground below them, and glanced at his arm which was oozing blood from both the outside of his shoulder and his forearm. Smirking, he wiped the blood from his chin.

"Clever." He commented, getting to his feet. Marik said nothing, merely smirked at the sight of his opponent's blood, and wondering why it was strangely arousing. (A/N: Yes, I know that could be taken as a yaoi hint, but if your not into yaoi, then he just likes blood. If you are then…….. )

I'll tell you now you can't win this

You're way too slow

I'll tell you now I'm gonna take this

Did you come here to watch me, watch me burn?

For a moment, the two men merely stood there, glaring at each, each wanting nothing more then to rip the other's beating heart out.

"But not clever enough." Bringing his hand back, Yami flung a shard of glass shaped like a blade. A small yell of pain pierced the air as the shard ripped at the flesh of the elder man's collarbone, slashing to the side of his arm before falling bloodstained to the floor.

A dark laugh escaped his lips as he brought his hand away, covered in crimson liquid. Fixing his lavender eyes on Yami he licked it off before spitting it out and glancing at the swords that lay unused on the ground. (They each threw theirs away when they got into that deadlock that happened when Amaya ran out of the room)

Saying nothing Marik pulled out a handful of throwing needles, making the Chain leaders eyes widen as he threw himself onto the ground and behind a crate as the needles flew through the air, sticking into the crate rather then his flesh.

"You know you can't hide forever."

Yami sat with his back pressed against the hard wood of the crate, trying to figure out what he as going to do next. He knew that he was trying to but Amaya some time before she came back with some kind of plan. He knew her better then to know that she had run off like some fragile female, but he was running out options, and fast.

'Amaya.' He wondered. 'What's taking so long?'

Kaiya

growled as she tried to fight the pain in now stiffing leg as she tried to move it a little bit. "Fuck, I knew I shouldn't have stopped moving." She cursed, fighting not to scream out as she tried to bend it, finally giving up after the second attempt. "Now I've fucked my leg up, godammit!"

"What's this?" A women's voice rang out, and Kaiya closed her eyes before re-opening them upon hearing the click of a gun and turning around to face two women and a man clad in all red in a contrast to her own immediate black. "A injured Chain bitch." Kaiya looked up, staring to woman down with eyes that had turned the shade of thunder.

"Better an injured Chain bitch then a healthy Dagger whore." She shot back, showing no fear as she stood up, trying her best to ignore the pain in her leg as she did so.

"Big mouth for a bitch." The man commented, his eyes running over her frame and landing on her breasts. "A hot bitch though."

"Go to hell."

"You first." The girl said, pulling back the hammer of her gun. Bracing herself on her injured leg, Kaiya shot out her good one in an attempt to knock the gun out of her head, only to fall on the ground beside Seto with a shriek of agony as her leg gave out from underneath her, rendering her helpless on the ground.

I'll let it show that

I'm not always hiding

Come all the way down

And watch me burn

"Fuck." She whispered, trying to pick herself up, but her body just didn't have the strength to move. Raising her head to the Dagger she looked down the barrel of the gun she held in her hand..

"Damn, this one is really hurt." She said smirking. "That's alright, it makes it easier for me." Pulling her finger, she applied pressure to the trigger. Kaiya closed her eyes, waiting for what would surely come.

The sound of a gunshot filled the air, followed by a thud as a body hit the ground with a yell.

"Fuck, what the hell was that?"

Kaiya lifted her head, and looked around in obvious confusion. 'I'm alive?' The sound of two more shots made her head snap up, her mouth dropped open at what she saw.

"Duke!" She cried, seeing the young man with his gun held out, a hard look in his deep eyes. He turned to face her, a triumphant grin on his face.

"Hey, you ok wonder women?" Kaiya nodded, pushing her gold and crimson hair out of her face impatiently, taking his outstretched hand as he helped her to her feet.

"Yeah." She replied, leaning against the wall, a small smile on her face. "That was too close."

"No kidding." He replied, reloading his gun before he noticed Seto on the ground. "Shit is he dead?"

"No." She replied, shaking her head. "He's still alive, I just hope he makes it through this. It's funny, I was here to save his ass, and I end up being the one who needs ass saving." Duke said nothing, just shrugged as Kaiya scanned the area, looking for any sign of Yami or Amaya. "Shit, what's taking them so long?"

"I don't know." Duke replied, having heard the conversations over the line. "Maybe they met up with Marik after all."

"That's what I'm worried about."

"Don't worry." He replied with more confidence then he felt. "They'll be fine."

I won't let it show that

I'm not always flying

So on the way down

I'll watch you burn

Amaya

"Shit!"She cursed, one of the jugs slipping from her hands. Sighing with annoyance she picked it up and continued running. "I don't have time for this shit right now." She stopped at one of the crossroads, quickly thinking of the right way and taking it.

She could hear someone's muffled grunt of pain, and she preyed that it wasn't Yami's.

"Almost there." She whispered to herself. "Shit!" She cried, stopping dead as a knife missed her by mere inches. Instantly alert she dropped the gas and looked around, narrowing her eyes when Lakoa stepped into view.

"Hello again, Chain Queen."

"You again." Amaya spat, her eyes instantly forming into a glare. "Look, I'm trying to do something here, so could you kindly get out of my fucking way?"

"I would like to, but I'm not going to let you kill Marik." The blue haired women answered, her green eyes seeming to glow in the dim lighting. Without another word spoken she aimed an unexpected kick at Amaya, hitting her in the chest and knocking her backwards.

'I don't have time for this.' She thought wildly as she retaliated, fighting the urge to look down the hall where she knew Yami and Marik were fighting. 'I can't just sit here and fight while he gets hurt.' In her distraction, Lakoa was able to land three more blows, making Amaya stumble back.

So let me know just how to take this

You're way to cold

"Fuck." She cursed, ducking as Lakoa swung her fist, coming up and hitting her in the jaw. Lakoa smirked wiping the blood from her lip.

"You've gotten better." She commented, walking up to her. "But your still no match for me." Grabbing Amaya by the shirt she threw her into a wall which she hit before rolling, but Lakoa pounced on her before she could do anything else. Picking her up again she kicked her in the stomach, making her fly back and roll over a crate, landing on her back.

Now show me how before it breaks me

Did you come here to watch me, watch me burn?

"You know what?" Amaya asked, getting back up and taking her fighting stance. "Your a real fucking bitch." Having made her statement the ebony haired teen spun kicked the older woman in the face before heading for the cans of gas.

"On know you don't." She hissed, providing Amaya with a sharp kick to the back, sending her into another wall.

"Ok." She snarled, turning to face her with hateful eyes. "Now I'm pissed." Grabbing one of the jug she flung it at the other woman, knocking her onto her back where Amaya ran up, slamming her booted foot onto her chest. "I'm not (Stamp) here (Stomp) to waste (Smash) my fucking (Crunch) time on some Ho (Slam) Ass (Smash) bitch who doesn't know her (Stomp) fucking place (Crunch)" Amaya bit out, slamming her heel into the woman's breast plate to punctuate her words. "Do you fucking understand me?" Lakoa smirked as she wheezed, trying to breath threw the pain from her chest nearly being crushed.

"No." She replied, grabbing Amaya's foot and using it as a brace as she threw her own feet up to hit Amaya in the lower stomach as she flipped back, landing on her feet.

"Trust me, your going to." Amaya replied, her voice a deadly calm as she slammed her boot down, making the switchblade pop up. Reaching down she picked it up, twirling it in her hands. "I can't afford to sit and entertain you while my boyfriend gets killed." With that said Amaya charged at her, swinging the blade out wildly, tearing at the older woman's arm.

"You bitch!" She exclaimed, holding her arm that was neatly sliced from the outside of the shoulder to her elbow.

I'll let it show that

I'm not always hiding

"Ha ha ha, bitch I am." Amaya replied, walking up to her again. "And you picked the wrong one to fuck with." Bringing the knife up she slammed it into her arm again, groaning with a small pain as it hit the bone, making her hand hurt a little before she ripped it out again. "So never.." She brought it down again, this time in the shoulder. "Fuck with.." She slammed it into her other shoulder. "Me…." She held it threateningly above her head, a cold hatred burning in her eyes as Lakoa screamed in pain. "Again." With one final thrust she slammed it into her breast, piercing her heart as a fountain of blood rushed out.

Leaving the knifein the women's bodyshe grabbed the jugs of gas and ran into the room, what she saw, made fear flow through her body.

Come all the way down

And watch me burn

Yami

stumbled back, nearly going through the window with the force of Marik's blow. Grabbing the side of it, he hissed as he felt the small shards of glass pierce his palm.

"What wrong Chain King? You seem distracted, worried about your whore, or should I say, your former whore?" Marik jeered, knowing that he was pissing him off.

"Leave her out of this." He snarled, clutching his fists.

"But she's the reason this is all happening." Marik replied, holding up his small throwing dagger. Yami's eyes widen as he threw himself to the ground, rolling to avoid that sharp blade that missed him by mere inches. Landing flat on his back he started to get up, but slammed back to the ground as Marik's boot slammed down on his stomach, sending a sharp wave of pain through him.

I won't let it show that

I'm not always flying

"Well, well, well." Marik chided, straddling the younger male. "It seems we've come to the end of the line for the Chains." He smiled, producing an assassin's dagger and pressing it to Yami's throat, making a thin trail of blood course down. "Goodnight, Chain King."

So on the way down

I'll watch you burn

Noooooooo, ooooooooh

"Fuck you!" A woman yelled and before he knew it, the weight of Marik's body had been lifted from him. Surprised he looked over to see him flip over, before his gaze turned a certain feisty female looking half pissed as hell, half scared shitless.

"Amaya." He breathed, pulling himself up, only to be knocked back by her hugging him like she was never going to let go.

"Oh my God, are you ok?" She asked, seeing him bleeding from several different places, her eyes glistening with unshed tears. He nodded.

"I'm ok, really, I'm fine." He replied, but was cut off when Marik's shout of anger filled the room as he strode over to the source of his anger.

"You stupid fucking little cunt of a Chain." He snarled, grabbing her by the throat, and slamming her against the wall before turning to Yami who looked like he was going to kill him for touching his girl. "I thought I told you to keep your bitch out of it."

"I don't (gasp) follow rules." She choked out, making Marik snarl with rage, throwing her into the desk which she toppled over, landing with a thud onto the ground. (A/N: She just keeps getting thrown over shit ne?)She groaned and lifted her head, seeing Yami and Marik fighting again. Taking her chance she grabbed the tank of gas and opened it quickly, splashing it outside the door and over the desk. "Yami!" She yelled, throwing the empty jug aside. "The door!" Yami looked up, spotted the tank of gas and nodded, punching Marik in the face before sprinting to her side and picking it up.

"So, think your going to set me on fire do you?" He asked, laughing as he stood in the center of the room, watching as Yami sloshed the fluid around the doorway, which was the only exit. "Go ahead, it won't make a shred of difference whether I live or die. My line doesn't end here." Amaya said nothing as she walked up to Marik, lighting the match and holding it for him to see.

I'll let it show that

I'm not always hiding

"See you in hell." She spat, before flinging it down, causing as instant trail of fire to appear in the room, going over the desk, making it's trail to the door.

"If I'm going to hell." He hissed, locking his arm around her neck in a choke hold before laughing like the insane fuck that he was. "Then I'm taking you with me."

"AMAYA!"

"Yami go!" Amaya yelled, struggling against him. "I'll be fine, GO!" But her pleas fell on deaf ears as he ran towards them, pulling out his knife and slamming it into his arm, making him cry out in pain and let go of her.

"Are you ok?" He asked, looking around the room which was quickly burning due to the dry wood that the building was made out of.

"Fine." She replied, her eyes widening as her gaze fell to the door in which a solid wall of fire rested. "Yami! Were trapped."

"Not necessarily." He replied, thinking of how he was going to get them out when an idea hit him. It was risky, but it as either risk it, or die. "Hold onto me."

"What are you going to do?"

Come all the way down

And watch me burn

"What are you going to do?" She asked again, coughing as the smoke filled her lungs and stung her eyes.

"Just hold onto me." Not thinking that it was the greatest time to doubt his judgment she held onto him as he approached the wall of fire. "Listen, I'm going to throw you through it, when you get to the other side, run as fast as you can, I'll catch up to you."

"No, I'm not leaving you here!" She protested, holding onto to him like she would never let him go. "I went through too much to get you back, I'm not going to lose you again!"

"You won't." He replied, hiding his own fear as he picked her up. "I love you." Giving her a quick peek on the lips he swung her towards the flames before letting go.

Kaiya

looked around for what seemed like the hundredth time, searching for any sign of the two leaders. Forcing her emotions down, she turned to Duke.

"It's been too long." She replied, steeling herself for what needed to be done. "If were going to burn it down, we have to do it now."

"But Yami and A-"

"Would want us to do what we have to do." She replied sternly. "I don't want to do it either, but we have to, it's been too long, we have to assume that they're already dead." She turned away and went to her device before Duke even had time to say anything. "Demi? Are you ready, it's time to do this."

"Are Yami and Amaya out yet?" Kaiya looked thoughtful for a moment, deciding on her answer. She knew that Amaya was Demi's best friend, but she also knew that she had to think of the gang first. Demi would understand.

"Yes." She answered, silently apologizing and begging her to understand.

"Alright then." Demi replied. "Just wait there and watch the fireworks." Kaiya nodded and signed off, turning back to Duke with unshed tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Oh God, what did I just do?" She asked, sliding down the wall, her legs not wanting to support her anymore. "I just lied to Demi about her friends life."

"No." Duke answered firmly, wrapping his arms around her. "You did what you had too."

"We've already lost so many people." She whispered, gripping onto his shirt and burying her head in his chest as tears splashed down her face. "Bakura, Maiyu, her baby, Tristan, all of them, their gone. Their gone." She sobbed as Duke stroked her hair.

"It's ok." He whispered, looking down at the figure in his arms. It was strange because he had never seen Kaiya cry in front of anyone, and hear she was, crumpled in his embrace. "It's ok."

Demi

looked straight ahead at the pile of explosives stacked against the wall and steeled herself for what she was going to do. She just prayed that she did it right or else she wouldn't be watching the fireworks - she'd be a part of them.

Checking her bike one last time she revved the engine, loving the sound of the steady roar it produced. She fixed her eyes in the ramp ahead, putting all of her concentration on her task.

I won't let it show that

I'm not always flying

Closing her eyes for a moment to clear her mind before opening them again. 'Ok Demi.' She told herself. 'You can do this shit. 1……2………..3………GO!' Without hesitation she revved the bike, pushing it forwards towards the ramp that lay ahead of her.

She looked down at her speed meter and pushed on the gas harder as she closed the distance between herself and the ramp. Soaring over the crates she knew that there was no going back. Bracing herself she grabbed the handle bars, focusing solely on shifting her weight over them.

Time seemed to almost stop as she hung suspended in mid-air, the crates of explosives coming closer and closer until at the last possible second she let go, falling back onto the safety of the ramp.

Without stopping she ran as fast a she could as the bike hit the crates, which exploded instantly, sending debris flying in every which direction, making Demi dive onto the ground. After it died down she turned and gazed at her work as the fire began spreading throughout the building.

'For Seto.'

So on the way down

I'll watch you burn

A/N:

Ok, I know that I said that this was only going to be a three part chapter but……… I just thought that this was a good place to end it. That and I feel like I'm about to fucking pass out (it 5:00 in the morning…..) And with the song ending and all…….. I just couldn't help it. Also, sorry if it's a little shorter then the others, the next one should be longer. Neways, like I said, please R&R, I really want your guys feedback on this.