The ever so glorious disclaimer: Yu-gi-oh does not belong to me. If it did, Malik would probably wear pink. Then he would look pimpin.

Yami Marik's POV

I slowly open my eyes, blinking several times because of the bright light. I didn't know where I was, but hopefully dead. I quickly dispelled that answer from the pain from the chest injury I had given myself. It had been hard to regain consciousness, but now I wish I hadn't tried. Maybe if I had stayed in the black, I would have eventually died. I fully opened my eyes, to find myself looking at a group of people. It was still hard to focus, so I waited until my vision became unclouded. I soon reconized the people the people to be Ishizu, Odion, Pharaoh's pet, the Pharaoh, Joey, Tea, Ryou, Duke, Tristan, Ryou, and Bakura. Then I saw my hikari, who was right next to me.

I gave a small jump, realizing the room I was in was full of my enemies. Just great. I wasn't terrified, just scared. And confused. Why would my hikari save me? I had hurt him the most. I saw my blood covered robes and shirt on the floor, and it was then I noticed the gauze wrapped around my chest, rather tightly. They had bandaged me, and brought me into their house? Why? What had I done to deserve being treated... like I didn't do anything wrong? Like I hadn't hurt them?

I attempted to get up, but immediately fell back down, being exhausted from blood loss, and my hikari noticed this movement. He looked at me, as if to question me. Eventually the rest of the room noticed. Wonderful.

"Well, at least you've woken up. Which is surprising because of the blood you lost, some would have taken at least one more hour. Guess this means you are probably going to be okay," came the voice of Ishizu, who had obviously been the one to bandage me, from the blood on her hands.

"Why?" I couldn't help saying.

"Why what?" answered my hikari.

"Why did you stop me?"

"Well, I quite obviously can't just let someone commit suicide while I'm watching. And, you are my yami. Maybe you could... start over. I heard everything you were talking about before you tried to kill yourself. I guess I just thought that you did realize what you had done. You aren't really that bad. I mean, we gave Bakura a second chance, and he hasn't killed anyone yet," he cast a look at Bakura, who had started to whistle," or, no one that we know of. Now my question, why were you attempting suicide?"

"Because... I don't deserve to live. I didn't do anything right. I'm... worthless," I had managed to sit up and curl myself into a ball, hugging my knees, tears coming down from my eyes, "The Shadows were going to take me before I was shot back... I would have been gone... Forever..." More tears were coming down, as I spilled out my feelings, "I don't want to live... Ever..." I finished, before I fainted from exhaustion.

Third Person POV

The room had gone silent when everyone had heard what Mariku had said before fainting. Marik was looking at his yami, lost in thought. Until he spoke up.

"You know, Isis, if my yami doesn't want to live, or thinks there isn't anything to live for, could I, maybe... Take him out for a day tomorrow, maybe show him some things to do, change his mind?"

Isis was taken aback by this request, to say the least," I guess you could if you wanted... And if he agrees. I don't want him angry."

"Hey, I don't have anything planned tomorrow, maybe I could help," came the ever-polite voice of Ryou, "And Bakura will come, too, if it's okay."

"What did you just say? I'll be helping?" Bakura burst out, angry to be included in it with out a say.

"Yes you will. I'll let you turn anyone who attacks you or threatens us tomorrow into a chess piece if you come!"

"Yay! Okay, I'll come!"

At this point, everyone was backing away from Bakura. Amongst all the talk everyone had lost track of time, and it was already about 10:00 at night.

"Well, have to go Marik. Grandpa's probably worried as heck about me. See you later!" said Yugi, as he stepped out of the door, his yami following him. Yami was still eyeing Yami Marik as he stepped out.

"Yeah I have to go back to my shop, bye," and with that, Duke was gone.

"Bye Marik, Odion, Ishizu, hope to see you around!" Said Serenity, stepping out.

"Yeah, and hope we don't have to see your yami on a killing spree tomorrow!" said Joey as he laughed and also stepped out. You could hear a slight thump sound as Serenity hit Joey in the head, saying to be nice.

"Bye," said Tristan, as he exited the building, although we could hear him running off after Serenity and Joey saying it was true that they didn't want Yami Marik on a killing spree. A second thump and an ow could be heard.

"Good bye, Marik, Ishizu and Odion! Hope you have a nice night!" said Tea, stepping out.

Bakura and Ryou were still there, though, talking with Marik. Actually, Ryou and Marik were talking. Bakura was plotting on how many ways he cold turn people into dolls or chess pieces. Ishizu had gone to bed, and Odion had decided to sleep downstairs, probably to watch Yami Marik, so he was lying down on the couch parallel on the other side of the room, lightly sleeping under a blanket, in full clothes.

"Hey, Ryou, if you don't have to go home, do you want to spend the night here? Then you could help wake up my yami," said Marik, after exhausting anything to talk about.

"Sure! Do you think we could sleep in here? And yes yami, you are also sleeping here, so don't try to wriggle out, said Ryou. Bakura stopped with his mouth open, closed, and simply sat down.

"Fine. But we are going back in the morning to change."

"Whatever. So, what are we going to sleep on, Marik?"

"I guess we'll sleep on the couches and chairs," marik answered, looking around. There were definitely enough couches, there were about 10 in that room. It was a big room, "Let me get some blankets," and he got up and went to a hall closet to grab a few blankets and quilts. He paused to drape a quilt over his unconscious yami before returning to Ryou and Bakura to give them both a blanket, before settling down on a couch with his own quilt wrapped around him.

"Night Marik, Bakura."

"Night Ryou, night Bakura."

"Does it matter if I say goodnight?"

All three boys dropped off into slumber after about 5 minutes of tossing and turning.

Gig blipdot: Hope you all liked it! Feel free to suggest more for the next chapters!