Kit: sniffles Court12! Kenshinfan21! hugs I'm so glad to have such understanding reviewers snifflesniffle and thank you all for helping me get past my old review record! You all rock and I hope I didn't kill you with the waiting… I used my free time during testing to finished the chapter. Enjoy this one has a bit of humor in it.


Chapter 8- There's no other choice…

Three days passed, Atemu's mind buzzed with thoughts on what to do. He had to warn Bakura but if he did he would be killed! There had to be something, Malik was planning to strike in two nights he was running out of time! He couldn't let his friend die, nor could he let little Ryou becomes Malik's slave. What to do? What if… no finding another vampire to turn Ryou wouldn't bold well with Bakura unless he knew what was going on! Damn fate to the uncaring abyss!

"Atemu, Atemu! Atemu!"

"Huh?" Atemu looked at his lover "What is it?"

"You had not blinked in three minutes what's wrong?"
"You need to ask?"

Set sighed and held Atemu close nuzzling his neck.

"Set… I can't let this happen."

"You have to."

"But he'd my friend! I can't let this happen!"

"Shhhh." Set nipped his ear "No more."

"Set…"

"Don't worry; take your mind off things."

Atemu sighed "I can't"

"Why not? It's not your fault that idiot fell in love with that human. I don't see why he'd want to."

"Because you and I have never been human…"

"Atemu, he broke our law, he knows the punishment."

"I don't care he's my friend!"

"Atemu, please, don't do anything drastic."

"I won't…"

"Good."

"But that doesn't mean I will sit back and watch."

"Course not, that would be too easy." Set grumbled sarcastically.

'There's no other choice…'

Meanwhile Ryou and Bakura were still very happy not knowing their tragic fate.

"What's wrong Bakura you seem trouble."

"I have a bad feeling is all."

"I see." Ryou snuggled closer kissing Bakura's cheek.

"You are so beautiful."

Ryou blushed "No" he smiled "You are"

"Not true."

"Yes true." Ryou tackled Bakura snuggling close. "You're also very comfy, pillow."

"Oh, so I'm your pillow now?"

"Yes." Ryou winked.

"I'd rather be a key." Bakura said pulling Ryou closer.

"Why?"

"So you could be my keyhole."

(I do not own that joke, it belongs to the people of Excel Saga)

Ryou turned a very bright red burying his face in Bakura's shirt.

"Oh? Did I embarrass you Ryou?"

Ryou mumbled and nuzzled his chest.

"I love you."

"I love you too Bakura."

"Good, I wouldn't want it any other way."

"Neither would I."

Bakura pulled his little Ryou closer to him trailing kisses down his neck, Ryou purred happily turning his head to give Bakura more flesh. Bakura grinned and ran his tongue over the skin nipping and sulking on it, pulling his lover into his lap.

"Umnf… Bakura." Ryou moaned.

"Yes?" Bakura hissed in his ear.

Ryou turned and kissed him deeply holding him close, Bakura gladly kissed back laying Ryou down. He undid the buttons on the boy's shirt and pulled it off slowly. Ryou was so soft, so sweet, he wanted to eat him up, consume him, mark him as his own forever.

"Ryou you're so beautiful, so delicate, I want to make you mine."

Ryou nuzzled him a soft blush on his cheeks "Then make me yours, my love."

Bakura responded with a heated kiss, one that lasted several minutes. The rest of the night was filled with passion and lust, both giving into their heated desires echoing moans and screams of pleasure, the music of the night.

(Please don't hurt me! I had to!)

Unknown to them, angry eyes wanted them, waiting for when he would have Ryou for his own.

'Soon Bakura, Ryou will be mine, and I'll finally be rid of you!'

The night went on, day soon came, and night came again. Tomorrow Malik and the others would strike and Atemu had a plan. One that he did not want to carry out, but what else could he do? He will not allow Ryou to become a sex slave!

"We're striking tomorrow Atemu."

"I know."

"Are you prepared?"

"…Yes"

Set stroked Atemu's hair.

"It will be all right…"

"No, it won't Set, Bakura is going to die."

"I really don't get you Atemu. You two used to hate each other now you would be willing to die for him."

"People change."

"And then there are people like Malik who never change."

Atemu nodded and sighed staring out the window. Set watched him, he didn't know what to do, and his poor lover was suffering, there was nothing he could do. Talking to Malik would just make matters worse.

"If only tomorrow would never come."

"Wouldn't make a difference."

"I know"

"Let's go get something to eat."

"All right."

They made their way to the dinning room and blinked at what they saw, Bakura and Ryou out of their room and eating with the others. Set and Atemu sat in their usual spots, Atemu a bit uncomfortable. Bakura had his eyes closed eating silently, Ryou next to him. Malik was watching Ryou with a predatory stare. Pegasus just sat their enjoying the show.

(Poor Pegasus is being ignored in this story)

"Well then how are you all doing?" Set asked.

"Fine." Bakura answer before putting some meat in his mouth.

"Well enough." Pegasus replied.

"Fine." Malik muttered. "What have you all been up to?"

"What's with all the questions Set-boy? Nervous?"

Bakura and Ryou looked up at him.

"No, just wondering."

"Well, I've been working on the powers of my millennium eye." Pegasus shrugged.

"Plotting, as always." Malik muttered

"Nothing important." Bakura said sneaking a look at Ryou, Malik scoffed "Have something to say Malik?"

"No, nothing Kura."

"BA-kura! BAKURA! My name is not Kura!"

"Kura, Kura, Kura, Kura, Kura!"

"Damn it Malik stop being such an ass!"

"Why should I? I have every right to be"

"Like hell!"

The others watched the two vampires argue, it's rather entertaining but for those who knew what was coming, it made them nervous. Malik was pissed as is and Bakura was not helping with this argument. Something needed to stop it before Malik went over the edge.

"Fuck you Malik!"

"I'd rather Ryou do that thank you." Malik smirked

Bakura growled looking about ready to strike when a voice caught their attention.

"Anyway! Uhn…" 'Subject change!' Atemu looked around for something interesting.

"Anyway what?" Bakura asked.

"…" Atemu couldn't think of anything so he went back to eating.

The rest of the meal was quiet and awkward no one speaking.

'Ryou has learned to cloak his thoughts from us, that or Bakura is keeping a mental like with him to keep us from hearing. They're cute together…' Atemu sighed.

"We'll see you all later… Come Ryou." Bakura walked off, Ryou following without a word.

'They're good actors, but not convincing enough.' Malik thought "I'll see you all tomorrow, be prepared." He walked off disappearing into the darkness.

"I don't want to do this."

"Suck it up Atemu-boy."

"We have to do it Atemu."

"Why?"

"Its' our law."

"Screw the law." Atemu muttered.

"Careful Atemu." Pegasus sipped some blood mixed with tea.

"Shut up."

"Atemu, enough."

"Set-boy, if he has something to say to me, let him say it."

"Go fuck yourself Pegasus."

"Only if you come with me Atemu-boy."

Atemu shuttered growled and stomped off.

"Quite the spirit."

"Stop it Pegasus."

"Why?"

"He's suffering right now, leave him be,"

"As you wish."

Pegasus left Set alone, returning to his chambers, Malik sat in his room angry that Bakura took Ryou's virginity. He wanted that, but it made no difference, Ryou would be his and no one could stop that.

"Tomorrow I will be the one you're screaming for little Ryou, your dear master will fall to me."

"Master Malik." The servant said as he entered the room kneeling at Malik's feet.

"What is it?"

"I think Bakura is catching on to your plan."

"Of course he is, he's not always stupid, unfortunately. Doesn't matter he won't find out in time he can't stop me."

"Yes Master Malik."

"Leave me Odeon (sp?)"

"As you command."

Odeon bowed leaving his master to think alone. The night began to lighten, the sun began to rise, day approached. As the sun rose the vampire retired and when they awoke they would have to kill one of their own.


Kit: Phew, that was tough to write! Sorry if it dragged! As for the jokes, I had to and Odeon, well I had to put him in somehow! Hope you like it sorry it took so long!