Here's chapter 3. I changed this story's rating to R not just for the sex scene in the last chapter, but because I decide to write out some of the torture scenes. I said this story was going to be dark, and I plan on delivering my promise. I hope you all enjoy.

Psychotic Yami – I know your pain. I love when good characters go bad. There are just not enough evil yugi fics out there…maybe I should spawn a challenge or something….

HAZZAGRIFF – Thanks. You've been following my stuff for a long time now. I hope this story doesn't disappoint you.

Ileana DuBaer – Glad you like. This chapter is pretty fast paced as well. The next one will probably be a little bit slower though...probably…

Mariku-san – nod like I said in my email I am horrid at grammar. Its not mean its me. Like I said I wouldn't mind a beta reader, I'm just usually impatient with posting my stories. Though I'm first to admit I really really need one. This story as got me in a groove so I should be updating pretty regularly.

Father into your hands, I commend my spirit

Father into your hands, why have you forsaken me?

In your eyes, forsaken me

In your thoughts, forsaken me

In your heart, forsaken me

Oh, trust in my, self-righteous suicide

I cry when angels deserve to die

-Chop Suey, System of a Down

After school the group gather together with glum faces. By now Yami had figured out that Yugi had taken the deck and the millennium items. Honda was in near hysterics. Yami looked almost lost as Ryou leaned into him. Seto's steel cold gaze had returned. Though that was from running over the events in his mind. Jou looked like he was about ready to kill someone. This is what Otogi walked into as he rounded the corner.

"Eh hey guys. I've been looking for you all day." He said scratching the back of his head. He was rather confused. He'd spent the last two months in America. "Where's Yugi and Anzu? I figured where I found you guys I'd find them too." He said placing his hands on his hips.

At this the looks on their faces darkened and Otogi noticed the look in their eyes.

"What did I do or say something wrong you look like somebody died." He said a little stressed.

Finally the quiet Ryou looked up at Otogi, tears not falling through their eyes. "Anzu…she's been kidnapped." He said softly. At this Honda's temper flared. "BY HIM!" he screamed.

"Kidnapped? By who. What are they after this time!" Otogi exclaimed.

"Yugi apparently went off the deep end" Seto scowled. "He's decided to start picking us off one by one. Anzu was on the top of his list."

Otogi gasped. Yugi? As in Yugi Mouto it wasn't possible. He knew Yugi they all did…he wouldn't hurt a fly.

"How…why?" He asked finally. So confused he didn't realize he said it.

"We don't know for sure." Ryou said.

"Yes we do." Said Yami almost broken. "He did it because I took his life away. I pushed him aside. I took advantage of him. Now he's lost his light and we may have lost him forever."

Crack Yami now had a red handprint on his face, his crimson eyes staring up into seething Cobalt blue.

"This is not your fault Yami. Yugi made his own decisions. Maybe we did neglect him a little, but he started to be come so closed off. We thought he wanted to be alone. None of us knew or planned for this to happen. Stop feeling guilty it wont do Yugi or Anzu any good. We've got to figure out if its really Yugi or if he's being possessed. And the cause behind it." Seto said.

"Maybe we should take this someplace private. School maybe out but there are still teachers and other students on the grounds." Otogi suggested.

The others nodded.

"My place then?" Seto suggested, simply because it had the highest security level. No one argued.

Yugi woke the next morning, smirk on his face. That had been a rather /enjoyable/ experience. One he'd have to repeat. Bakura looked down right sexy even as a slept. How could the pharaoh have got gone for the puny little imitation? Bakura radiated strength power and confidence. Ryou on the other hand was weak and pathetic. No matter soon the pharaoh wouldn't even have his little fuck toy at his side.

Yugi stood letting the sheets fall off of him. He didn't even bother to cover himself as he slinked from Bakura's bedroom to the bathroom across the hall. He stepped into the shower, he hated feeling dirty. It one thing he wouldn't stand for. He let the water spray as he thought over his next plan. By now the friendship squad would have figured out Anzu was gone…and not coming back.

They probably convened at the game shop to figure out what madness had taken over the quiet reserved Yugi. Why he was doing this. What could drive such an innocent soul to do such things? Yugi almost laughed at his own thoughts. None of them knew him very well at all. Not anything really passed when he had met Anzu Honda and Jou. Yami in the early stages wasn't much more then a dark ancient spirit and he hadn't even been with Yugi /that/ long. It was almost simple keeping his past from Yami, and his memories. If Yami would ever of found them he certainly would never of called him a hikari. All those years ago, he had gotten fed up with his life. Mouto, that wasn't even his real last name. Sure he and the old man had shared a hair style, but his lovely daughter and her husband had adopted a young boy from Samaria all those years ago. Solomon never knew, and unless someone told him in the after life he would never know.

The lather felt good in his hair. And he was still high on his last success. But he knew well not to become too distracted by it. His little play was just starting and it was going to be and interesting one right down to the final act.

After his shower he stared at the mirror. All traces of amethyst gone from his eyes, Ebony and Charcoal swirling together, reflecting his soul, 'Darkness, yes that's what I am now and what the world will be soon'

He slipped a towel around his waist. Malik and Marik were up now, and while he wasn't modest he didn't want the perverted duo to get any ideas. He headed back to his room, and dressed.

Slipping his way downstairs he went to the kitchen to find Malik frying up some bacon.

"So are you the resident cook." Yugi said leaning against the door. Marik was sitting at the table poking an apple with a knife in various places.

"Let those to near fire? I'm insane not stupid" Was Malik's reply. "And I'm not so sure about you either." He added.

Yugi just laughed. "A little homicide in the morning does the body good."

At this Marik laughed. "See what did I tell you" he said looking at Malik.

Malik just continued frying the bacon.

"Actually last time I saw you, seemed perfectly willing to be a good little boy, do your duty, and be a good little brother." Yugi said as if he were talking about the weather.

Malik clenched his hand.

"Touchy subject I see." Yugi mused sitting down in a seat near Marik and kicking his feet up.

"Don't tell me that baka pharaoh didn't even tell you that." Marik exclaimed sensing his hikari wasn't going to speak.

"What?" Yugi said still using his same uncaring voice.

Malik tossed the skillet on to the back burner and shut off the stove, then rounded on Yugi.

"He didn't even say anything to you? Consult you at all? Damn I hate him. Do people mean that little to the high and mighty Pharaoh?" he seethed

"Isis wrote to Yami about 6 months ago asking for help. She felt a dark force after her, Malik and Rashid. He wrote back telling her that at the time, he was unable to but would come as soon as he could, to aid her. Though his aid never came and Isis and Rashid, they were killed." Marik continued.

"Thus your hatred for the pharaoh returned." Yugi said nodded at Malik.

"Yes that bastard. He could of saved them. What was he doing then that he couldn't be bothered to help us?" Malik seethed.

Yugi scowled. Six months ago, his grandfather had died, but Yami had also started dating Ryou. "Probably fucking Ryou's brains out." Came the scathing reply. "There wasn't anything that should of kept him from your aid."

Malik's fists turned white. "How did you survive?" Yugi asked.

"That's when Marik reappeared full force. I was afraid at first but he banished those that followed us. He's protected me ever since. That's all he's ever done really." Malik said looking away.

"True true." Came Yugi's reply. "And no I never heard a word of it. I've no idea if the others heard. That was about the time we started having a falling out. But he will pay trust me. For everything he's done and everyone he's hurt."

With this they heard heavy footsteps on the stares. For a thief Bakura was awful loud in the morning. He walked over to the coffee pot and grabbed a cup before sitting down next to Yugi. "Ra I don't know how I survived without this stuff." He muttered as the soothing taste engulfed his mouth. (ewwwwwwwww coffee but Bakura seems like a coffee drinker..)

"So what's our next plan of attack O' Fearless leader?" Marik dramatized, holding his hand to his heart before extending it in mock salute.

"Today we wait." Yugi said placing his hands, locked together behind his head. "Tomorrow is Saturday. They'll be expecting something today, but get even more ansty as it goes. Building fear and terror is what part of this is about. Tomorrow they will all think things over, be watchful and cautious. They can officially file a report on Anzu today. Though I bet Kaiba's squad is already searching. Not that they will ever find anything. When they will finally decide to do something on their own and they will. Reckless fools that they are, will probably split up, searching for clues. Jou and Honda will probably be running all over the city looking for signs of me. Seto will be on the internet looking for clues. And Ryou and the Baka no Pharaoh who I doubt will split up willingly will be hitting the museum and library for clues. Tomorrow we are taking his pet, and bring him back to his real master." Yugi smirked.

"Ryou then?" Bakura picked up immediately, a gleam in his eye.

"Of course. This will devastate him. He couldn't help the one he loves. (Yugi took on a melodramatic voice for that statement). He'll be sloppy the rest of time. When I took Anzu he thought I could still be helped. But after the show I'm planning on putting on with Ryou, well he'll have to accept that, I'm not the creature he thought I was. He'll be determined to stop me at any costs"

"You're a sadistic bastard." Marik spat out in almost surprise.

Yugi eyed him. "And you have a problem with this."

"No not really, actually I like this, just still adjusting. You see there are things you expect insane demented people to say and things you expect happy sappy people to say. You haven't completely made the transition in my head yet. Well not completely" He smirked.

Yugi visibly twitched an in an instant Marik found the same knife Bakura faced before at his throat. "Well you better make the transition quick. I don't want the worlds 'happy sappy' used to describe me ever again" Yugi hissed.

"That helps" Marik said his voice a little higher then normal.

Yugi relaxed and replaced the knife in its sheath. All three took a mental note to remove those words from their vocabulary.

Malik got his play time.

He strode with confidence down into the basement followed by his Yami. Anzu was sitting on the floor. Her eyes took on a fierce determination.

"Oh miss pretty no one is going to save you." Malik said in a teacher-to-student voice

"Yami and the others will come for me. They'll stop you. They have before." Anzu growled out.

"Brave words girl. But this time Yugi's on our side." Marik purred.

"I don't believe you." She spat out.

"Believe them my dear, for it is all so true." Yugi said trotting down the stairs.

Standing upon the threshold to the basement was Yugi using his arms to brace himself upon the beam on the ceiling. Dressed in black leather, everything about his screamed dangerous , and his eyes, so dark and cold they sent a shiver down Anzu's spine. "Your not Yugi." She ground out.

"I am very much so. Your never knew me foolish girl. All you saw was him. But that's ok. Marik Malik I just came down to remind you not to let her scream- to loud." And with that he bound up the stairs to find Bakura.

"You heard him." Said Malik amused.

"Get away from me." Anzu shouted as Marik walked over and slapped her face so hard her neck was sore.

"Shut up stupid girl." He said forcefully tying a gag around her mouth. Tears came to her eyes at the same time as fear.

"Ah now you see your all alone." Said Marik as Malik opened up a chest.

"What should we start with first?" Malik asked casually.

"We need to keep her alive." He said turning to Anzu "Sweetie that isn't a good thing for you." And flashed her a grin.

Malik took out a brand and a small knife. "Then lets show her what its like to be marked, as one of the pharaoh's servants, she is a willing one after all."

With that he tossed the brand to Marik and walked over to Anzu.

"These will just get in the way." As he tore her clothing from her body, the gag muffled her scream as she thrashed about.

"You can do that all you want. It will make the markings sloppy but it will cause you more pain. So go one move."

And with that he started to carve into the flesh of her back with the knife. Tears spilled down as she pulled against her bindings, the script few from Malik's hands as quickly as the blood flowed from the wounds. Marik inspected the heating rod, and a tremble of fear passed the Anzu. They may save her eventually but this was a fate she was stuck with.

"You know" Marik said raising the brand from the air. "I think I'm going to mark you as one of the betrayers." He said.

"You see." He placed the brand between her breasts as again the gag contained her screamed. She thrashed about more but her arms were beginning to bleed from the torture. "That's were most royal sluts are branded. But-" with that he placed the red hot brand over her right nipple. And jerked violently but Malik shoved her back closer to the brand as the blood flowed down her back. "Those that were caught being un faithful to their pharaoh were marked as such." The sickening sound of human flesh burning continued as he moved on to her left breast. "Fitting for you I think" He replaced the brand in the fire as it was starting to cool. But this was all her body would handle as she passed out.

"Damn, oh well she lasted longer then I thought she would. We can continue later." And with that Malik bandaged her wounds. They did need her alive after all.

Meanwhile Bakura was wondering if he would even be able to walk for tomorrow's events.

"So everyone has their respective parts down? Remember don't separate for any costs and if you see Yugi do your best to stay out of his sight, if he does see you run get out of their, but do not separate. Otogi and Honda you two need to be especially careful." Seto said looking at the others. "You each have cells right? Call in at least once every 2 hours. Sooner if you find something."

They all nodded. Yugi had them pegged almost exactly. Accept for the fact that Otogi was back and thus Kaiba was not letting his puppy out of his sight. They had all agreed to stick together, even in the mansion with its security Seto reasoned they needed too. Jou there would be the 'net control' for lack of a better word. Everyone would check in to him and he would keep track of anything useful.

"Everyone be careful please" Yami said as he stood with his coat on, Ryou at his side. "I know deep inside our Yugi's still there lost, hurt and confused. We can get him back. We have too."

Jou smiled and threw his arm around Yami. "We'll get him back and Anzu will be fine. He wouldn't really hurt her."

Yugi sat his back resting against the cement that made up part of the fixture of the library. He was alone up here gazing at the sky as the night over took the day. The sun fought fiercely, bathing the sky in blood, but in the end it lost the battle. Some say it was an endless cycle, but the day began in darkness and ended in darkness, and that's what this cycle would be. Bakura Marik and Malik were stationed in the library. They knew their job well. Now he would have to sit and wait. The pharaoh would be here soon and scene 2 of act 2 would commence for his little play. For now he was content to watch the stars shine in the night sky.

Malik and Marik were in a more adult section of the library.

Marik purred into his hikari's ear, "We should try that sometime."

"Looks painful." Said Malik leaning over Marik's shoulder.

"I know" Marik replied with a grin.

"Crazy sadomasochists." Malik shook his head.

"Like your one to talk, torture boy" Marik laughed.

"I'm the only semi-sane one." Came the retort.

"You know you love us." Marik laughed turning the page to an equally disturbing page.

Yami closed another book and leaned back. "Nothing, none of us have found anything not a trace."

"I'm sure someone will find something soon." Said Ryou hopefully.

"Your right I shouldn't lose faith. Not when I need it now more then ever." Yami stated.

"I think we should head back to Kaiba's place. And relax a bit." Ryou said expecting a debate.

He got a nice surprise when Yami simply nodded in agreement. "I can't read another page."

They stood to leave. Marik Bakura and Malik were watching. Ryou didn't have the ring to protect him so his mind was open the to the Rod's manipulation. He left his bag at the table.

They reached the door when Ryou stopped. "I left my bag back there. Go on outside, I'll catch up."

"I better go with you." Yami said

"Nah that's ok. It will only take a minute. Besides it just a library, and nothing's happened all day." Ryou said and before Yami could protest he turned to go.

Yami didn't like it but he didn't want to make Ryou mad. Ryou hated feeling like someone always had to protect him, so he turned and headed out the door. Then he felt the familiar darkness surround him and he panicked. Yugi was here! He had to be after Ryou, though he figured it out to late. He turned at the sound of hysterical laughter. "Just figure it out, pharaoh? 'Oh I forgot my bag' I didn't think you'd go for it but well Bakura did always call you a baka."

"If you lay a hand on him Yugi." Yami snapped.

"Threatening you sweet hikari oh my." Yugi sounded out in fake concern.

Bakura stood next to Yugi holding an unconscious Ryou in his arms.

"I found this toy lying around. I lost it once, but I just had to get I back and break it again." He snickered.

Yugi ran a hand true Ryou's hair. Yami growled.

"Stop picking on the weak. I'm the one you want come get me now!" Yami snapped

"No I haven't had fun for a while. And this is getting to be so much of that. I'm going to take a new pet. I bet with a little manipulation I can get him to scream my name louder then yours." And with that the darkness disappeared as well as Yugi, Bakura, and Ryou.

Yami dropped to his knees as it began to ran, and cried out his broken soul. He took out the phone and made one of the most difficult calls of his life…"Hello, Jou…"

And there is chapter 3. I hope you all liked it. I've got an idea of who Yugi is going to take next and I know who is last and how this ends, but who do you think should go next and so on and so forth? Let me know!.