Thank you for the reviews: they were insightful!

But I'd like to answer some questions…

To Demon: Thank you for pointing that out to me but the reason I chose Hades is that I had to take Latin (a/n: really I had to, no choice; the school required two years!) and my most memorable part was on the Greek Gods so I know more about Hades than Osiris. But thank you for your comments and I hope you review this chapter!

To Silently Broken: Yes, you caught me! I DID use the whole blue aura equals goodness, and red aura equals evilness concept from 'The Wish List'. I should've put that down in the first chapter. I don't know if Amane was Ryou's sister in the manga series but I just used it because I just heard it in other Bakura fanfics. (next time I'll do my research!) But if it is truly confusing I'll think on changing it. Thanks for your review!

To Maistwin: Hmmm…I like Hikari Lessons…I'll think about it. Thanks for the suggestion!

Note: I will answer practically any question you have in your review…except if it gives away the plot or something…Now onwards to the next chapter! (Me: galloping aimlessly and then run smack into a pole…sadly this HAS happened to me before…my friends won't let me forget it)

Disclaimer: Don't. own. (it's short and sweet: perfect!)
((Bakura to Nina)) (((Nina to Bakura)))

"Out of all the people you should fear…fear not the talkative one: he is predictable and tells all his secrets…fear the quiet, shy ones. They listen. They are dangerous."
-quote based on 'Trickster's Choice' by Tamora Pierce

"Is that the last box honey?" asked Mr. Robert Sky, calling upstairs to "honey". The honey in question was in fact his adopted daughter, Nina Sky. She was currently holding the slipping box of her possessions. With a grunt she let the box fall unceremoniously with a thump on her newly transported blue bed. Wiping beads of sweat from her forehead she replied with a yell,

"YES! But you should probably ask Adam if he did HIS!" She said this while making a meaningful look at Adam. There were boxes labeled "Adam" on the bottom step of he stairs.

"Oh yes I almost forgot! Adam I want to come back inside with all those boxes in your room!" cried Nina's father. 17-year old Adam glared at his little sister. (he had been lazing about in his room)

"You little tattle-tailer. You'll pay for that…" he growled as he picked up the boxes. Nina smiled innocently back at him with her beautiful blue eyes taunting him. There were advantages at being the youngest and 'Daddy's little girl'.

But just to be on the safe side she dashed into her room of sanctuary and locked the door. She caught a glimpse of herself as she went past her gold encrusted mirror. It had been two days of car traveling since she'd really got a good look at herself in her mirror. Long straight black hair that was beautiful in its healthy soft silkiness. (Though currently it was messy from the traveling) She glanced at her prim rosy lips as her gaze past her flawless beige skin and pert little nose…to her eyes. Here her eyes softened.

Mother's eyes…

Anyone who knew her well enough would know that Nina's eyes were truly the 'window to her soul'. A pale blue colorwhen she was scared or surprised, a bright azure when she was normal and happy, and stormy oceanic blue when she got dangerously angry. That was when she got scary. And that had only happened once.

Father…

She growled remembering him, and her slender hands clenched into fists. Oh how he haunted her: it had been 8 years since he'd been gone and yet even in Hell she couldn't escape him. Tears filled her eyes remembering in perfect clarity that day.

No! Nina shook her head in frustration. She had promised herself she wouldn't cry about this anymore. Nina wiped any tears that threatened with the back of her hand hurriedly. She had to move on.

"Nina! Adam! Come down it's dinnertime!" yelled the teenagers' father.

(a/n: if you haven't figured out yet Mr. Sky's wife is deceased BUT she is NOT Nina's mom…Nina is ADOPTED. So yes, not only has Nina lost her biological mother. Nina doesn't even have an adopted mother.)

Nina, glad to be away from the mirror that was evoking unwanted memories, came rushing down. But before she could take more than a step-

"Why hello munchkin!" said her dear older brother with false cheeriness. He had a firm hold on the back of her shirt with one hand while he brushed a lock of dark brown hair out of his face with the other. Uh-oh, thought Nina as she looked up into his merry hazel eyes that concealed the maniac. It was payback time.

"Don't call me that." Nina automatically retorted. She regretted it instantly.

"Does the little munchkin not like her name…too bad!" Adam said as he gave her the ultimate noogie. Ow. Nina winced as her head felt a) jackhammered and b) dizzy. She walked down the stairs and sat down at the opposite side of the dinner. She dared her father to comment on her now afro-style hair. He didn't take the dare. Yet he struggled to keep a straight face.

Later after a filling dinner of penne pasta…

"So kids…I hope you guys are all ready for school tomorrow!" said a casual Mr. Sky. He might as well has been talking about the weather.

"WHAT?!" bellowed the two teenagers.

(unfazed) "Why, of course. It's almost spring break, I bought your books-"

"That's right Dad. It's almost SPRING BREAK. The students should be doing EXAMS." said Adam, upset. He'd thought he'd be going a month without school when the family moved to Florida from Chicago.

"So? This way you'll get to know your new classmates, and begin to know your new school."

"Is this even allowed Daddy?" asked Nina. Maybe, just maybe this was all some twisted joke.

"Oh yes, Principal Watts was so delighted to hear that you children were so interested in learning that you wanted to transfer before the original date of after Spring Break. Of course I know you'll make me proud." Dreams die hard, thought Nina. Both children sighed: their father just had to lay on the Make-Me-Proud line that always made them guilty.

"Of course, Dad." the teenagers chorused. Unhappily.

"Cheer up kids, school's not the end of the world! (The siblings exchanged looks of disbelief) Don't you want to open your Welcome presents from me."

And that stopped any argument. Oh what a manipulative father they had.

"Okay for my computer-crazed Adam ,I got you this…" said Adam's dear Dad as he took off the gift wrap. Any hostility towards his father evaporated when he saw what his gift was.

"Thanks Dad!!!!!! It's a black Ipod Mini! I've been wanting one ever since it came out!" cried Adam as he immediately began to gaze at the ipod mini, imagining the possibilities.

"And now my little Nina's present. Yours is very special Nina: it's one of a kind…" Nina's Daddy said in a strangely mysterious voice.

Okay so her Dad was manipulative…yet sweet.

WAIT. This box was too big for the earrings she had been wanting…In fact, Nina felt very uneasy as she lifted off the lid of the gold wrapped box. Warning signals were screaming at her to stop but curiosity was momentarily overpowering her fear.

She lifted the lid and saw her present.

What the…?!

It was a flat triangle (perhaps it was meant to represent a pyramid?!) encircled by a golden ring. Well, everything about this ring, necklace?!, was gold. But that didn't really interest Nina. What interested her were the five lethal-looking spokes on the bottom of this gold ring, and the Horus eye in the center of the triangle. It seemed to be staring right at her soul…Nina shuddered: it felt…evil.

"Do you like it Nina? I know you wanted those earrings, but when I saw this necklace at a vendor one day I just knew I had to buy it for you. The strange vendor, his name was Shadai by the way, told me this Millennium Ring (he raises his eyebrows at the over-extravagance of the name) is from Egypt where (he laughs here) he believes an ancient Spirit once inhabited it! A ghost, can you believe that?!…" Nina's Dad went on to say more but Nina had tuned him out. She was staring in horror as her hands started to move towards the Millennium Ring WITH A MIND OF THEIR OWN. Nina tried to scream but found fear was clenching her voice tight.

Nononono! Nina struggled to pull her hands away but right now whatever control Nina had had over her body was gone. She was a puppet. A mind-controlled puppet.
Before she touched the Ring, she could swear that damn Horus eye was winking devilishly at her. Unwillingly she picked up the Ring.

And that's when her world went white.

Mr. Sky immediately halted his rant as soon as he saw Nina sway. Her eyes were glazed as she looked at the Ring. "Nina?" her Dad asked, starting to get worried as he saw her zombie appearance.

No response.

"Nina! Nina, what's wrong?! WAKE UP! (Nina stands there stroking the Horus eye with a finger, ignoring her father. Mr. Sky: panicking) ADAM! COME DOWN HERE AND HELP ME WAKE UP YOUR SISTER!" Robert Sky yelled as he raced over to Nina.

Adam had been lounging in the nearby couch looking over his Ipod Mini, but as soon as he heard his Dad's yell, he came rushing over. He looked horrified at the sight of his now-robot sister.

"Munchkin, wake up. (he snaps his fingers in front of her eyes, but Nina doesn't even blink) Nina, please SNAP OUT OF IT!" Adam yelled his voice getting desperate. Despite all the times he teased, and annoyed the heck out of his little sister, he still loved her dearly. Nina's dad was shaking her shoulders frantically, trying to get a reaction, but Nina was not acting like she was even there. Finally she swayed backward, and if it hadn't had been for Adam, Nina would've cracked her head open on the tile floor. Adam held her protectively, forgetting sibling segregation, and he lay on the couch next to her. Nina's glazed eyes fluttered shut.

No one noticed that the Millennium Ring had fallen on the nearby carpet as soon as Nina fell.

Suddenly Nina's eyes opened wearily. As soon as she saw where she was, and noticed the worried, pale looks on her family, she bolted up into a sitting position. She groaned, ugh…she felt extremely stiff for some reason.

"What happened? You look like you saw a ghost or something." Nina said casually as she gave a lazy yawn. Both men looked at her like she was insane.

"You looked like a zombie or something. Your eyes were unfocused and all you did was gaze at that Ring thingy." Adam said as he got out of Nina's proximity. He didn't like showing concern for his sister. Now that the moment of crisis had passed he could forget this had ever happened.

"Are you sure you're okay honey, what happened to you?" asked her father looking anxiously at his daughter. Nina ignored the question asking one of her own.

"Didn't you see him?" asked Nina.

"Who's him?" asked Nina's Dad, fearful for his daughter's mental health.

"The white angel that fell out of the sky…" Nina said quietly about to describe him until she saw the Oh-my-god-Nina's-gone-crazy looks passed between her father and brother. Perhaps it would be wise if she just kept her mouth shut.

"Maybe it was the pasta Dad." Adam whispered as he gave Nina a furtive glance.

"Yeah, I think so," Nina's dad replied in a hushed voice as if Nina were in the hospital or something. He continued in a louder voice to Nina, "Honey why don't you go upstairs, and go to bed early?"

"Erm…okay. 'Night Daddy, 'night Adam." Nina said as she went up to her room, leaving the bizarre Ring behind.Her familywasacting so strange.

As she sat in her room an hour later…(it's about 9:00 p.m. by now)

Nina was drawing furiously in her sketchbook. Her gray Egyptian Mau cat with eerie green eyes, Elf, was lying beside her with a clear look of Stop-drawing-and-pet-me written on his face. Though she had tried to go to sleep that angel?, man?(he didn't have any wings), was all she could think of. His spiky snow, white hair was as beautiful as it was dangerous. A crimson robe flapping behind him as the fallen angel was curved into a delicate 'C' as he fell downward. His head was facing the sky, and his eyes opened to reveal dark, calculating chocolate eyes. A jagged scar on hisleft cheek made him look almost scary. But how could that snow-white angel ever be scary?

Oh if she only knew.

She remembered those eyes meeting hers for the briefest of moments. The darkness, and the haunting lingering look in his eyes that told of a terrible past. Those eyes bore mercilessly into her innocent azure ones and he sighed,

Well at least wait 'til I land will you?! His annoyed voice echoed in her ear as she felt herself shoved back into reality.

Ah, wasn't this relationship looking promising. You could bet a million bucks Ra was up there biting his nails to the finger, cursing the day Bakura was born.
By now, Nina had finished the picture, and a sigh of admiration escaped her: she was a really good artist. But she didn't like to brag this exceptional talent of hers so she was all set to put her sketchbook in the bottom of her bed when-

Is that the Millennium Ring?! It was. But…wasn't the Ring downstairs? She remembered clearly that it was. That could only mean…oh no, that was a silly thought, Rings didn't move on their own! Just to be safe though she picked it up, ready to lock it in her unused, moth-infested drawer because, beautiful or no, this Ring was creepy.

The Millennium Ring as if sensing her dangerous line of thought immediately started to gleam treacherously and-

Let's see how Bakura's doing…
Bakura was lying eagle-spread face down on the springy Floridian grass. He was guessing that if he had been solid he would've created an enormous crater with the impact he'd just made as he landed. Welcome to Earth.

Bakura got up and made himself solid just in time to get a nice big mouthful of grass. Oh joy, thought Bakura as he spat out the grass and dusted himself off. He gave a deep breath (a/n: he hasn't breathed in a hundred years) and before he could ponder his options, he felt his solidness fade, and he was a spirit once more. Bakura began to float towards only Ra knew where. Damn that God! And when you're floating aimlessly on Earth, you're given a lot of thinking time. Bakura absently cleaned his nails as he remembered those turquoise, innocent eyes staring back at him curiously. He hadn't seen the rest of his hikari's body, but he knew this could only be Nina. Bakura was disgusted by the pure "goodness" gazing back at him. Bakura rolled his eyes revolted: this was going to be a loooooong lifetime. Of course, he had shoved her back into reality. Those eyes were unnerving.

So of course, it wasn't long until Bakura found himself staring into those eyes again. He was solid again and staring back at his new hikari. Ra must've heard his thoughts again.

Oh, how he hated the Gods.

Nina was currently staring at he snow white angel/man. He had appeared as soon as he blinding flash of light had disappeared.

"Ummmm…hi." said Nina, polite manners kicking in. She didn't want to say what she was really thinking : WHAT THE HECK IS THIS ALBINO/ANGEL/MAN/DEMON/WHATEVER DOING IN MY FRIGGIN ROOM!

((I heard that.))

(((You can hear my thoughts?!))) she squeaked.

((Duh. Turn it down squeaky, you're making my eardrums hurt.))

(((Not to be rude err…Mister…but would you mind telling me what's your name and who you are?))) She said this all in a nice, polite telepathic voice.

"My name…," Bakura whispered and suddenly he didn't look so angelic. He looked dangerous. He whipped out his curved blade and walked softly over to Nina. He had to make sure this new hikari stayed in her place. "is Bakura." Bakura murmured. He was trapping Nina with his haunting dark eyes. The cold metal of his blade caressed Nina's soft cheek. Nina shivered at the touch: she was trying to scream but it was as if she was a stricken deer looking into a truck's headlights about to meet Death. "I am no angel. I have done many bad things in my past. (the blade stopped at her neck as Bakura inched closer, his face inches away) I am an Egyptian tomb robber and I am your Yami." And with that scary introduction Bakura told his new hikari what no innocent girl should hear. The people he'd robbed, the ones he murdered, how he was captured, how he got paired up with Ryou, how he abused Ryou, and how he was eventually defeated by the stupid Pharaoh and sentenced to live forever in Hell. Nina blinked up at him, wishing she could drown out his voice and think he was just making this up, but looking into his serious eyes she knew it was true.

"Put the sword down Bakura." said Nina with the faintest hint of a threat. She had dealt with this before. Bakura was shocked at her bravery (after hearing everything about him, she wasn't scared?!) , but he didn't let it show.

"So my little Nina…you think you're so brave. I thought you would be afraid of the past." Bakura whispered. Since he didn't know of Nina's past he did not expect Nina's explosive reaction.

"Shut up…" she growled. Bakura had definitely hit a raw nerve. "The past is of no importance to me." She snarled, but her tear-filled eyes told a different story. Darnit! Why'd she have to be so weak! Bakura was surprised by the girl's reaction: she wasn't so innocent after all was she. For a moment Bakura thought a very unBakura thought: maybe we aren't so different after all…But he made sure that thought was crushed into oblivion. Then Bakura gave his trademark maniacal smirk.If his hikari wanted to play rough, well, he was game.

He maneuvered himself so he was directly behind Nina with a blade pointed at her delicate pale neck. He leaned down and whispered in her ear,

"Here's some advice my hikari girl…It is your past that shapes your future. Don't ignore it, or it will come back for you. I'm living proof. And second of all (the merciless chuckle he gave erased any thoughts that Bakura might actually be helping Nina) don't try my patience. I will not hesitate to cut off your pretty little head."

Bakura's voice in her ear sent shivers down Nina's spine. She had to think quickly. Unbeknownst to Bakura, Nina had taken self-defense classes and had passed with flying colors. She waited until he moved his head off her ear and then-

WHAM!

Nina had grasped the hand that had been holding her waist, and then with her other hand she elbowed Bakura hard in the stomach. Before Bakura managed to decapitate her, Nina got out of the sword's way. Bakura was reeling from the blow. He looked at her utterly shocked.

Nina graced him with a very unNinalike evil smirk.
(((I can play rough too Bakura.)))

Oh that little bitch. She was good.

"You're going to get it now girl." Bakura said as he recovered. His eyes flashed with evil intentions. But he put his sword away…Wait, thought Nina, WHY THE HECK WOULD HE PUT AWAY HIS MOST DANGEROUS WEAPON?!

Bakura smirked as he saw Nina's uneasy expression. Bakura picked up he Millennium Ring and put it around his neck. "Who needs a sword when you have the shadow realm?" Bakura whispered quietly. But Nina heard it as if it had been shouted. Bakura had told her all about the Shadow Realm in his lengthy autobiography.

Shoot. She was done for.

"B-but you can't I'm y-your whatcha-me-call-it…oh yes y-your hikari. If I go you go." Nina tried to say confidently but inside she was quaking. The whole spurt of karate she had just demonstrated had only happened because of her anger. Now, fear replaced her anger.

"Death doesn't scare me. Hell doesn't scare me. Those stupid Gods don't scare me. I don't care about dying…And anyways, technically I'm already dead." Bakura said as he punctuated each sentence with a step towards Nina.

There was only thing that scared him however. And she was standing right in front of them. Yes, this girl was a mystery that Bakura wanted to disappear. Forever.

But Amane…

Bakura longed to see his little sister once more. As he raised his hand ready to strike the girl, and then send her to her doom-

TO HELL WITH IT!

Amane. He couldn't kill this girl; he had to see Amane…and apologize.

Nina had closed her eyes, knowing there was no way to run and a magical Bakura clearly had the advantage. She waited for the blow that would come. She felt a rush of air suddenly go by, and Nina scrunched her eyes together waiting for it. But no blow came. Nina opened her eyes to find Bakura's hand inches away from her cheek, tensed and ready to strike. But he put the hand down and his eyes softened.

"Amane." He muttered softly to himself. In that moment Bakura lost all his menace and he actually looked, dare Nina say it…vulnerable.

But that moment passed all too quickly.

"What are you gawking at brat?" Bakura demanded as his eyes flashed back to their usual haughtiness.
"Nothing. Nothing at all." Nina said meekly. She wondered quietly to herself so even Bakura wouldn't hear: who's Amane?
"That's exactly what I want to hear." Bakura said. Before we could see what happened next in this entertaining hikari/Yami pairing…

"Nina, I keep hearing noises up here. But I specifically remember telling you to go to sleep." Nina's father teased as he opened the door. Nina waited for his gasp of surprise and shock when he saw Bakura. She waited…but no reaction. She looked over to where Bakura was. But Bakura was no longer there. Great, thought Nina, he can disappear at will.

"You seem distracted." Nina's father asked. That's an understatement, thought Nina. "Are you all right Nina?"

No. "Yes, Daddy."

"Tomorrow is your first day at your new school so get into your bed, CLOSE, I mean it, close the sketchbook." Nina does as told, and Daddy tucks her in. He brushes a stray strand of hair from her face and kisses her forehead lovingly. "Goodnight princess."

"Ugh, Daddy don't call me that," Nina said with mock annoyance. But she was grinning.

All too soon though Daddy left, leaving her alone in the room again with…Bakura. And sure enough there he was again. Life could really suck at times.

Bakura got out Nina's plush blue chair and sat on it, saying nothing. Nina sat up waiting for what Bakura would do next. Bakura put a leg on top of another in a half-Indian sitting position. He put a hand under his chin in the classic "Thinker's" position. Still, he said nothing; he just stared at her.

"Well, speak up already!" Nina cried, unable to take it anymore. His unwavering gaze was unsettling. Bakura smirked.

"Princess, huh." Bakura said in a quiet voice. Quiet but chilling. His words cut through the room like a knife. Her father really did love her. It was watching that father-daugher moment that made Bakura almost smile with remembering his own family…No. He didn't want to remember those painful memories especially in front of the girl.

"Erm…Bakura? (Bakura snaps out of his daydream and glares at her) Are you going to stare at me all night or can I go to bed?…and you can go back to the Ring and rest."

"But I'm not tired." Bakura said enjoying his hikari's discomfort. He roughly grabbed her chin. "What if I don't want to sleep, princess?" Nina felt her face grow warm with the innuendo, and she knew her cheeks were tinged pink. She was extremely uncomfortable: Bakura had positioned himself so he was hovering almost on top of her. And then she felt that anger fill her again. This time she welcomed it.

"Don't talk to me like that!" she snapped and kicked Bakura right in the groin.

OW.

Bakura bit back a howl of pain as he collapsed on the floor. For a few moments Nina had the pleasure of watching Bakura writhe and twitch around her carpet in unbearable pain. Too bad they only lasted moments. Getting up gingerly with murder in his eyes he whipped out his sword. He was going to cut her into pieces. Slowly.

Cursing (in her PG language: she is goody-goody after all) her rash ways Nina backed up to her wall.

"In all my years of living, never have I seen a girl stupid enough to hurt me. Until now. And you know what little Nina, I don't like it!" he said as the sword came flying towards Nina in an arc ready to cut her in two.

What about Amane? Asked that infuriating little voice in Bakura's head.
Oh yeah Amane…damnit.

He stopped the sword in mid-arc. "Radamnit." Bakura muttered. He put the sword back in its golden sheath. And without another word he sat back on Nina's chair.

Nina was mystified. What kept stopping him from killing her?! She looked at Bakura in shock, with her jaw dropped, not registering that she was still alive.

((Close your jaw and go to sleep brat…before I change my mind.))

Nina did exactly what Bakura had asked (more like demanded). Soon, she was curled up into a ball facing the wall (not Bakura) with Elf on her other side. Surprisingly, even though a volatile, maniacal ancient tomb robber watching her, she was actually getting sleepy. ::yawn:: Despite the attempted murder, threats, and possible assault from Bakura she still felt he wasn't so bad. No one could ever be as bad as her Father. A little rough around the edges, but maybe, just maybe he could be softened. She was truly a saint. Or stupidly naïve. Make your choice.

(((Goodnight Bakura))) Nina whispered kindly. Bakura was shocked: she still dared to speak to him after the attempted murder, threats, and possible assault?! She was either a saint or extremely stupid. Bakura chose the latter. But still she was brave, however stupidly…

(('Night brat.))

There's Chapter 2! YAY, I finished it! (I'm staying up so late writing this)

Important Note: No, Bakura doesn't have a body, but he does have the ability to make himself solid in this story. So while he is still dependent on his hikari for living (and he can use her body…you'll see about that next chapter) he has somewhat of a body that he can use as long as he doesn't leave her/kill her.

Sorry if i'm missing any t's but my computer has some issues with the letter 't'. Don't ask.

I'll be doing the next chapter soon (it's short), so don't worry about updating

R & R!

-Starlet36