A/n: I need motivation, I'm totally dry! I'll be attempting to finish "Where am I Going?" as soon as I finish this so if you're interested in my other chapter fic, go check out my profile! Reviews are welcome any time and I have a variety of pairings. Mostly oneshots.
Forever in Darkness: Unclear Intentions
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Bakura gently placed Anzu on his couch and sat next to her as he smirked down at the card he held.
'Pathetic. I thought the former wielder of the sennen rod would be harder to take down than that. A two turn win. Enjoy your new habitat; you don't know how long you'll be in there...'
He tossed the card onto the coffee table and glanced down at his current houseguest.
'Safe now...well, from the psychopath anyway. I'll decide what I want to do with you in the next few hours.'
He watched almost curiously as her lips parted slightly and she let out a soft moan.
Smirking, he stood.
'She's coming off of the drug. And I'm the first person she'll see when she opens her eyes. This could work to my advantage.'
He quickly went into the kitchen so she wouldn't see him just yet.
Confusion met her as she opened her eyes.
This place seemed vaguely familiar but she wasn't sure why.
She was startled to hear banging coming from the kitchen.
She tested her feet to make sure they would work still and nervously tip toed up to the closed door.
She prayed that she wasn't back with Seto.
The night was long and he had tortured her using almost every method of mental agony he could think of.
The last thing she remembered before waking in the dueling rink was the passionate kiss he'd given her, and the promise that he would do it again if Yugi didn't show up.
The air in this place felt different though.
Somehow charged with energy.
She was about to push the door open when it did so by it's self.
She stood frozen as she stared at the figure before her.
"Please tell me you're the good Bakura."
He smirked as he handed her a cup of steaming tea.
"The "good" Bakura as you put it, prefers to stay in his spirit room most of the time. Despite what you might think, I don't hate everyone...just your boyfriend."
Suddenly she seemed defensive.
"He's not my boyfriend, he's hardly even my friend anymore. What am I doing here anyway? Are you working for Kaiba?"
He rolled his eyes.
"You mean the pathetic fool in that card there? I work for no one but myself. As to what you're doing here...I knocked Yugi out and came to your rescue myself."
Ignoring her look of total shock he sat down on the couch, setting his cup on the table before him.
"Why?"
He turned to her just in time to see her stumble.
He leapt over the couch and caught her.
"Are you alright?"
She closed her eyes and nodded.
"I guess it just hasn't worn off completely."
He took her cup from her hand and set it on the shelf they were standing by to get a better hold on her.
He could feel her trembling.
"Don't exert yourself...you'll need your energy to get home."
That said he lifted her up into his arms and carried her back over to the couch.
Her eyes were still questioning as he sat next to her.
"To answer your question...I can't let Yugi lose any of his sennen items and he was prepared to give it up for you."
She looked down, a blush creeping to her cheeks.
" I thought that..."
He smirked and took her hand gently.
"Ryou has told me all about this little rumor that I have those feelings for you. Tell me...would I frighten you more if I did?"
She stared at him for a moment, thinking that over.
"Who said I was afraid of you?"
She began to shake as he gently tipped her chin up.
"Your eyes."
Flashes of Seto ran through her mind and the words he said to her.
"What do you want?"
"You."
"Don't be afraid of what I'm going to do to you, be afraid of me. as long as you do as I say I won't hurt you."
"Please take me home, I swear I won't tell anyone, just let me go!"
"Every woman in this city wants me, and I know you do too. The sooner you stop denying it the sooner I'll stop toying with you."
She looked away suddenly as he backed off.
"Please don't do that again."
Bakura turned to her, staring at her in concern.
"What did he do to you last night and this morning? I've seen Yugi do that before and it didn't upset you."
He was further concerned to see tears spring to her eyes and her voice was choked.
"Nothing that hurt...not physically anyway. He told me he hoped that Yugi wouldn't come. That he'd marry me and I'd be his forever. We could torment Yugi by being together...I don't know how he found out but...He swore he'd never hit me!"
Slowly he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer.
He stared at the card as he subconsciously smoothed her hair out over and over again.
'You have quite lost your mind haven't you? Mental torture didn't seem like you...and how could you have known about that little tiff between her and the Pharaoh? I was the only other person in that room.'
He gently pushed her back and stood, speaking quietly.
"You need to sleep. Yugi will be looking for you soon and I have no intension of calling him."
He sighed to himself as she shivered.
It was rather chilly in here and her miniskirt and sleeveless tank top didn't cover her enough to keep her warm.
She lay there silently with her eyes closed until she felt warm arms come around her.
Opening her eyes she found a blurry sennen ring on a gray button up shirt.
Glancing upward she found his ruby eyes staring down at her and he smiled.
"I don't have any clean blankets...this happens to be laundry day."
She really didn't believe that but nodded and closed her eyes anyway.
He looked down curiously as she draped a loose arm around his waist and she heard him chuckle slightly.
This sound subsided into a dark purr that she found oddly soothing and she drifted off to sleep easily.
He closed his eyes and pulled her just a little closer.
A small voice in his mind startled him.
' So...do you have those feelings for her?'
He thought about that for a moment.
' Maybe tomorrow Ryou...tomorrow I might know the answer to that.'
'.'...'.'...'.'...'.'
Night fell and Anzu woke to find the strong arms replaced by a sheet and a strong smell of curry wafting through the small apartment.
Bakura smiled pleasantly up at her from where he sat across from her.
"Are you hungry? Ryou cooked us dinner."
She shook her head slightly.
"Actually I feel a little sick. I think my nerves are still straightening themselves out...you don't know what hell he put me through."
He stood and offered her a hand.
"Try to eat something. It smells strong but Ryou rarely makes anything hot. You might be starving, when did you last eat?"
She thought for a moment.
"Yesterday at lunch."
He nodded and helped her stand.
"Don't make me feed you, it's degrading to me too."
She gave a weak smile.
"Alright. You don't have to feed me, I'll eat."
He neglected to let go of her hand as he led her into the kitchen.
As they sat together, a question began to form in Anzu's mind.
A question that hadn't occurred to her before.
Why was he being so nice to her?
"Bakura-san..."
He looked up at her after setting his chopsticks aside.
"Because I want to."
She blinked at him for a moment.
"I didn't even ask you anything."
He chuckled.
"You didn't have to. There are many reasons why I'm being nice to you. The most important of which would be that you are currently in my hands. Should anything happen to you, my friendship with Yugi would crumble and I'd lose my foothold on his darker half. Not to mention the fact that as of yet you haven't crossed me."
She looked down.
"I was hoping there wasn't a selfish reason behind it. So few people are nice to me just because they want to these days."
He took her hand softly, startling her.
"I said that was the most important reason. I never said it was the only. Right now I feel that you would be safer with me. As soon as I give that card to Yugi, he'll set Kaiba free and the first person he'll go after is you. If I frighten you, or hurt you, you'll leave."
She stared at him, beginning to shake.
"You mean you're really going to let him out of there! That's one person I wish would stay trapped. He's gone crazy."
Bakura looked out the window for a moment in thought.
"I noticed. The way he was babbling about how bad he wants you was just sickening."
Suddenly she slammed her fist down.
"I want you to tear it up! I don't care if he dies, I want him gone for good!"
Bakura wasn't quite sure what to do as he stared at her in total shock.
"There is no way of locking him away for good, short of dueling with that card and taking it to the graveyard. Even then he could escape if you played the card. His inability to believe in magic gives him the upper hand. You just need to go to the police."
She looked away.
"With his political power and money he wouldn't ever even see a trial."
He squeezed her hand gently and looked into her eyes.
"Now that I have something personal against him, you'll be safe."
She dug her fingers into her bangs and he was startled to hear her scream before she was able to pant out an answer.
"I wish I could…believe that. I'm just so...scared!"
He released her hand and stood, walking over to her.
He drew her up and wrapped his arms around her tightly as she began to cry.
Something suddenly hit him and he swallowed the lump of tears in his throat.
"Please don't cry Anzu. The only thing in the world that can bring me to my knees is a woman crying."
He closed his eyes.
'Only once before...I didn't comfort her like I should have...I just drove her away.'
The ring suddenly began to glow and in his place stood Ryou.
Anzu stepped back and stared at him for a moment.
"Ryou?"
He nodded with a cheerful smile and brushed away her tears.
"He's not good at making people feel better, so I decided to."
He gently pushed her back into her chair and sat across from her.
"Come on now, you're bound to feel worse on an empty stomach. Eat up."
She smiled slightly as she took another bite.
"So...am I horrible? I haven't tasted my own food in quite some time."
She shook her head.
"It's good. So, are you and..."
Ryou frowned.
"No...We're not exactly friends and I still don't like the things he does, but we've learned to live with each other."
The two quietly finished dinner and Ryou showed her to his room.
"I'll take the couch tonight and cook you breakfast in the morning before you leave okay?"
She smiled sadly and nodded.
"Thank you."
Ryou nodded.
"Goodnight Anzu."
"Goodnight Ryou."