Chapter 2: Dealing with the Devil

'Why do I keep doing it? If it hurts so badly, I should just let him feel his own pain.

What am I saying? I could never let him hurt like this. What am I here for if not to protect and guard him?

Did I really just spend the entire night out on a park bench? I really need to stretch, but for some reason I am just too comfortable.

Something shifted. That something is surrounding me. Oh yeah. Someone joined me on the park bench last night. He tried to comfort me, but his own pain was as bad as my own. I wonder what happened to him.

I finally crack one eye open and see that it is just dawn. I should be getting home soon. But first, I want to see who this is.'

The man opened both his eyes and turned his head. Shock filled his features

Bakura found himself staring at a pair of crimson eyes. The eyes were also filled with shock. Yami was holding Bakura.

In a sudden flash of movement, both spirits tried to get away from each other as fast as they could. Both ended up on the ground on either side of the bench.

Yami, being who he was, regained his composure first. "Good morning."

The white haired man turned his shocked expression into his normal look of discontempt and just grunted.

They sat a while longer in silence. Finally, Bakura spoke. "What are you doing here 'Pharaoh'?"

The said Pharaoh was about retort when a thought struck him. He smirked lightly. "The same reason you are here."

Bakura's look of disgust vanished instantly and was replaced with shock. "What do you mean?"

Yami's smirk grew with the knowledge of finding something out before his enemy. "You are helping your light. If I didn't know better I'd say the tomb robber has gone soft."

"Don't talk about things you don't know!" He snapped back with a growl.

The ruby eyed spirit ignored the other's protests and continued with the taunting. "Finally been tamed? Tired of beating poor defenseless children?"

"Shut up!"

"Or maybe your light threatened to abandon you? Do you have a fear of being alone now?"

Yami suddenly found himself pinned to the ground. He glared up at Bakura.

"What's wrong Pharaoh? Not used to this position? Its what you deserve. You know nothing, but you pretend to know everything. You want to know the truth? Ryou means a lot to me. When he's happy I'm happy, and I don't mind making a few sacrifices to keep him happy either. He is young and innocent and I plan on doing everything in my power to keep him like that till I think he's ready." Bakura got off Yami and sat down on the bench to think.

Yami sat up on the ground for a few moments staring at the darkness on the bench. They had a lot more in common than he thought. A sudden wave of emotional pain hit him hard. Tears began to form. He climbed up on the bench next to Bakura. "I'm sorry"

Bakura jumped at those words.

"I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to say those things. Everything just hurts so badly right now. We really have a lot in common, and we probably shouldn't fight."

The white haired yami stared as the person who was always admired for their bravery and confidence cried. Yami's tears continued for awhile, silent as always, before they slowly subsided.

The two sat in silence for awhile and Bakura was the first to break it. "so, now you know my secret, and I have seen you cry. These really aren't everyday happenings are they?"

He tired to give a laugh but it was strangled and ended up sounding more like a cough.

"No they aren't." Yami answered sadly, still in his own thoughts. "Life sucks."

"No, death sucks. I don't really remember how life was"

Both managed a small smile, directly at each other.

"That felt nice. Smiling through the pain." Yami smiled brighter. "Thank you"

"It does make it subside a little." He was about to continue when he was interrupted.

Yami stopped him with a kiss. Bakura's immediate response was to push him away, but stopped as he felt a little more of the pain vanish. It felt good.

The kiss broke as suddenly as it began.

"Did the pain seem to go away?" Yami's voice was soft.

Bakura could only nod.

"Bakura, how about next time this happens we can skip the fighting?"

"When would next time be?"

"Tonight. Here. Every time we take away the pain from the lights we can go to each other."

"Alright. It's a deal."

The two shared another small smile, and went their separate ways.

TBC

Thank you for reading. Just to let everyone know this isa short story, and it will not have many chapters. The chapters will also be pretty short. Sorry for those who wanted more than that. Thanks again!