Like Oil And Water
Chapter 12: The Temple of Duat
Bakura frowned, "No, I mean it. What are we going to do to him!"
Remus smiled, "Shut up, get off your damn camel, tie them up, and don't you dare do anything you'd regret."
Bakura glared at him, "Asshole."
Marik cried out when Remus unchained him and flung him to the ground, "You're still bleeding, bitch?"
The thief stole a look at Marik and almost died.
Marik was as pale as death, his lips were bitten, chapped, and bruised, his legs were dripping blood onto the sand in a puddle, and he looked just about to die, if it were not for his eyes. His eyes full of pain and hurt. Bakura turned away from him to keep from crying, "Remus ... enough is enough. Just bring him in."
"As you wish."
Remus grabbed Marik's hair and forcefully pushed him into the Temple. Inside there was a table, much like the table used to make mummies, and a statue of Anubis looking down on said table. There was a door with hieroglyphs etched around it and eyes staring out at Bakura, Remus, and what was left of Marik.
Marik whimpered and refused to be dragged to the table, "NO! NO! Bakura please help me! Please don't let him! Please! BAKURA PLEASE! BAKURA LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME!"
But, Bakura couldn't. Or else Remus would kill Marik. At that point Bakura felt like dying ... but outside, he was as cold and emotionless as ever.
Remus succeeded in dragging the screaming boy onto the table and chaining him up.
Then the Falcon turned to Bakura, smirking as usual, "Now Bakura ... it's your turn ..."
Bakura walked forward, unsure of what to do.
Marik screamed as if he'd been burned and thrashed around, his ripped clothes flailing wildly around him.
Bakura looked at Remus, "What now?"
"Take his soul ... and offer it to Anubis ..."
Bakura froze. He felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him, "WHAT!"
"Do as I say!"
"You said he wouldn't die! We had a deal!"
"He, technically isn't going to die ... he'll be souless ... but still alive ..."
Bakura lunged at Remus who quickly dodged, "Bakura ... do it. Or I will."
"YOU CAN'T!"
Remus lunged at Bakura and pinned him to the ground. They fought and pulled and threw punches and kicks, fighting for the Millennium ring, until finally, Remus threw Bakura off him and raised the Ring, "All mighty Anubis, accept the offering before you! Open the doors to The Ultimate Power!"
The Ring hovered in midair glowing.
Marik screamed and Bakura ran to his side, nothing mattered now. Nothing except saving Marik.
He reached the boy's side and tried to unchain him. Marik screamed as he felt his soul being drained from his body. Through his open mouth, what looked like thin white steam was rising. And the door was opening.
Bakura gasped, "NO! Marik! Listen to me! Please ... please don't go! Hold on as much as you can! Please! I love you!"
But Marik's eyes had already gone blank and he was losing his soul fast, the door was almost half open.
Bakura cried out in frustration, "NO! DAMMIT NO! Stay! You can't leave me! Stupid, stupid Ring!"
Bakura looked up at Remus, "How are you doing this! You CAN'T!"
"And why not!"
"You just CAN'T!"
"WHY NOT!"
""YOU CAN'T! Only a Ryou can!"
Remus stood up, "And that's exactly what I am!"
Bakura fell to his knees, "WHAT! "
"You heard. I am Remus Khofra-Ryou. Bakura ... look into my eyes ... look into the eyes of your brother."
Bakura felt weak, "What!"
"Khofra ... my mother's last name ... out mother's last name ... she died giving birth to you ... I loved you, ever since I saw you, a little boy. I loved you ... And I could have stayed by your side forever ... I would have treated you like you deserved-"
"REMUS! We're BROTHERS! That's DISGUSTING! YOU SICKO! I don't LOVE you! And now, I HATE you! You have PROBLEMS, you bastard! I love Marik! And now you're trying to take him away from me! STOP RIGHT NOW!"
Remus looked hurt for the first time in his life, "Bakura I ... to stop we need to have a sacrifice ... a soul ..."
Remus saw desperation in Bakura's eyes, "TAKE MY SOUL! Take my soul for Marik's!"
Remus gasped, "Bakura ..."
The thief ran to the door. It was almost all open. Inside were the three god cards shining, hovering in midair.
Bakura looked at them for a second, "These cards ... power ... I once only desired power ... it's because I knew not how to love ... but now ... I ... do. I love Marik."
Remus looked at Bakura rushing back to Marik, who had almost become a souless body.
Remus walked to the door and pushed at it with the Ring. He pushed hard and it was closing.
Bakura hadn't noticed yet, that Marik's soul was coming back, that his eyes looked less unfocused and dead.
It wasn't until he felt Marik's arm twitched that he looked up, "Marik!"
He looked at the door which was almost closed, only a crack left.
Bakura gasped as realization hit him, "Remus!"
He ran to Remus, feeling a wave of warmth overcome him.
He panicked, "No Remus!" But Remus had closed the door and stood back. He swerved unsteadily and fell back, Bakura was ready to catch him, "Remus!"
Remus looked up at him, his eyes becoming paler.
"Ba ... ku ... ra ... I ... I love ... you ..."
Bakura hugged Remus, "I love you too ..."
Remus smiled slightly and then he was gone. His eyes were lifeless, his body limp.
"My brother ..."
Bakura heard a clang. The Millennium Ring had fallen to the floor. Bakura looked at it disgusted and rushed to Marik, "MARIK!"
Marik was blinking up at the statue of Anubis, "That was so ... I felt so ..."
Bakura touched his arm, "Marik?"
Marik yerked away as much as he could; he was still chained. Bakura struggled to unchain him, but Marik only kept moving away.
"Marik! I'm sorry .. please ... forgive me ..."
Marik let Bakura unchain him and struggled to get away. But he lost his balance and fell into Bakura instead. Bakura caught him and hugged him close.
"It's okay ... it's okay ..."
Marik broke down and cried. tears spilling out onto Bakura's chest.
"I love you Bakura ... please ... don't ever do that ... please ..."
"Marik ... he told me if I didn't ... he'd kill you! If I didn't let him ... he'd ... kill you! I did it for you!"
Marik hugged Bakura tughter, "I love you Bakura ... don't leave me ... don't let go ..."
Bakura shook his head, "Never. I will never let any harm come to you. Shh ... it's over now ... it's over ..."
They stayed like that, in each other's arms, holding each other tightly for the longest time. When finally they let go, it was holding hands that they walked over to Remus to retrieve the Rod and Necklace. Bakura hesitated when they walked to the Ring.
Marik frowned, "What's that card? On the Ring ...?"
Bakura looked at the floor, "His soul card ... I can't bear to look at it but ..."
Bakura picked the Ring and the card up. After putting the Ring on, he finally turned the card over and gasped.
Marik too looked at it shocked, "Bakura ...? Why ...?"
"He was my brother, you know ... I ... I'll treasure this card forever ... I guess this was really his soul card ... what lay withing. Not his fault ... he was made that way ..."
Marik nodded, "Alright Kura ... let's go home."
Bakura put his arm around Marik's waist and they walked out. taking one last look at the Temple they got on a camel and rode away. Not knowing where ... Bakura rode to the sea. Marik went to sit near the shore, but Bakura held back, looking at the card. He touched the gold lettering that gave the card its name. Sighing sadly, he put it down and walked next to Marik.
Marik looked up at him and smiled, "I like it at night here ... "
Bakura hugged him, "Me too."
Marik looked up at the stars, "I think they're up there. Watching us ... making sure we don't do anything stupid ..."
Bakura frowned, "Who?"
"My mom and Remus ..."
Bakura looked up at the stars, "Yeah ... yeah. Sounds like Remus to spy ... yes. I think so too."
Moonlight was their only source of light in the cold beach where two naked bodies lay, sweaty and hot, pressed together on the sand. Moonlight reflected on the card in Bakura's deck ... the gold lettering spelling out its name: The Man-Eater Bug.
A/N: Hey! How was THAT for an ending, huh? So yeah ppl ... R&R PLZ!