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Whenever, Wherever

Chapter 23: I Want You Back

       As Malik and his fellow Rare Hunters disappeared into the shadows, Yami and Bakura were left deeply shocked.

          'Our plan…… Malik …… Safiya…… she's gone…………' Bakura thought, while his mind was in another dimension.

          This feeling was also inside Yami's mind. The hardship of a brother is becoming harder and much more difficult. First, your sister gets kidnapped by 3 men, then she answers back at you with disrespect, then she gets kidnapped again. How much more confusing can this world get?

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          Bakura backed away from the edge of the balcony and leaned on the hard wall. His eyes looked so idle, so scared, so shocked, and yet so hurt. It was like his pupils wouldn't move. It was like his eyes were in a mixture of hypnotism, unbelief and suspense.

          He slid down the wall and sat on the cold floor. He felt so alone, so lonely so……………scared, his one, true love, taken away from him in just a faint smirk. Those times, the moments, the feelings, they were just so hard to let go. He started to sob as a word, a simple yet painful word, kept repeating in his mind 'No'

          "No-no-no-no-no………" and the words kept repeating itself. Bakura couldn't stop it, not the pain, not the words……not the tears.

          He didn't stop, he didn't resist, he didn't oppose. All he did was lean on that solid, hard wall and sob his way to death.

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          Even down below, the great Pharaoh Yami couldn't stop the tears from flowing. He fell to his knees and let the beads of water fall from his eyes to the ground. He sniffed and cried all the way.

          "Safiya……… Plea-please come back. Let this only be a dream." He murmured. He closed his shut eyes tight and let the final pearls of tears drop to the floor.

          He toughened up, and stood once more. He faced his back upon the crowd and guards and said in a cold, stern voice "Bakari, call all the guards of the land and prepare the weapons. In 3 days we will create the war of the century."

          With that he turned his heel and walked pass the guards and multitude of people, while his head was bowing down, not seeing his angered and sad face.

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          The faction ran to their master that was upstairs and there, they saw him leaning on a wall while shining drops of crystal were falling beneath his eyes.

          They slowly made their way closer to him and stared at their dear master. They all looked at him with sorrow and pity. Yazid was the first to come closer to the King of Thieves. He sat beside him and wrapped Bakura's arm around his shoulders. He looked up at his comrades and said "Funsani, help me bring master back at the lair."

          Funsani nodded and helped Yazid.

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          Safiya slowly opened her now heavy eyelids and observed her surroundings. She was in a, suspected to be, bedroom. The only things she managed to make out were a bed, a dresser and a closet. She also realized that her arms and legs were bonded together. She couldn't move.

          'Whe-where am I?' she thought to herself. She moaned in pain and was about to stand up but…

          "I see you're awake."

          Safiya looked behind her and saw a very familiar blonde hair boy. "Na-Malik!" she uttered.

          Malik was standing at the door, smirking while holding his Millennium Rod. "I'm surprised you even know my name Princess Safiya." He snickered.

          "Why shouldn't I know? You just confessed it in front of a crowd." She scowled.

          Malik walked to Safiya near the bed and he looked at her. He lowered down, eye level, and took hold of her jaw. "Now, now, don't be to mad at me, princess." He whispered.

          "Lay off." She scowled.

          Malik sneered "Feisty, are we?"

          Safiya kept glaring at him with anger and disgust "Take your filthy paws off of me."

          Malik just laughed and stared at her again "So the princess is in bad mood, huh. But what if I change that, hmm?"

          He then stood up before Safiya smirking evilly while raising his rod. Safiya, plastered her eyes upon the golden scepter and grew surprised.

          Suddenly from the top of the rod came gold, blinding light. Then suddenly the ropes that were around Safiya's arms and legs loosened and she was free. 'Free from the ropes but not from me!' Malik inwardly said. Just then Safiya stood up coincidentally and was approaching Malik.

          "Wha-what's going on?!" Safiya said. Safiya was confused 'Why can't I move?! Why can't I control my legs?!'

          When Safiya was closer approaching Malik, his grin grew wider and more malevolent. Just when they were centimeters apart, Malik removed his smirk and looked into her eyes. Unexpectedly, Safiya wrapped her arms around Malik's neck while he wrapped his around her waist.

          Then Safiya's face was approaching Malik's, then, suddenly Safiya pressed her lips on his. Safiya kissed Malik, right dead on the lips! Safiya's eyes grew wide like plates. What was going on?! She was kissing Malik, without her body's control!

          Just then Malik slowly closed his eyes and deepened his kiss, entering her mouth with his tongue. He moved his tongue about feeling every part of her mouth. Safiya was left shocked and immobilized. She couldn't move her head away from his, she couldn't stop it.

          Then Malik slid his arms behind her back feeling her spine letting her bend while he was catching her.

          After a long time of kissing, Malik parted from her and gazed into her eyes again. He let Safiya stand up straight, but was still in his control. Then he smirked once more "So how'd you like it?" he asked.

          Safiya was still paralyzed. Eyes still wide open, body still immovable and heart in pain. Malik brushed his lips once more on her lips and on her ear. "Just remember princess, as long as I have my rod, I can do whatever I want with you." He whispered seductively.

          Then he detached his lips from her ear and laughed maliciously once more.

          'Bakura, please help me!'

Chapter 23, done! Well, belated Happy New Year and READ & REVIEW!