Ok, This chapter sucks, is pointless and I hate it, but it is nessasary, I think... If you get confused, sorry!

Anime Crazed: Yes, two Bakuras! &Giggles& Por Ryou when/if he get's back, poor Bakura!

darkcrimsonwater: Thanks! I'm sorry if I dont update very offen, exam year and loads of homework! .

Dark Magician Girl / Hikaru: x 1000000000! Thankyou! &Giggles& I enjoyed writeing that part to!

DojomistressAmbyChan: Confuseing? &Goes to read chapter& Guess I made it like that! '

Pharaoh Star Yami: I relised that when I read it back the other day. . And I know my spelling is awful, but i don't have a beta. . I know that's no excuse, I'll try harder in future. &Hangs head and feels ashamed&


"Ryou! Ryou, You're gonna be late for school! Get that lazy ass of yours out of bed NOW!" Bakura yelled, banging on his hikari's door and finally just giving up and kicking it sharply. But unlike he was expecting, the door swung open easily and Bakura fell flat on his face with the unneeded force of the kick. After muttering every curse he knew; the spirit dragged himself to his feet and looked over at his hikari's bed where he saw his little light curled up and muttering to himself. Bakura scowled, he was bloody asleep!

"Ryou!" He yelled, grabbing the boy's shoulders and shaking him ruffly.

"Wake the hell up!" He almost screamed, panic beginning to run through him for reasons unknown to him.

Something cracked inside Bakura and he took his hikari's light form in his arms and cradled him to his chest, muttering sweet things to him, thinking he was probably having a nightmare. He'd heard about a certain type of nightmare that the dreamer could not wake from until he or she had watched it play out. These dreams, he'd also heard, could lead to mental breakdown if the dreamer was not treated with care. You were also not supposed to wake people from these nightmares. So, for once, in the absence of another plan of action, he just sat with his hikari cradled to his chest, rocking him gently back and forth and talking to him, wishing he would wake up.

Ryou's face creased into a frown of pain then screwed up and his body went rigid, he was shaking all over.

Bakura watched his hikari's butifull form the feeling of helplessness and uselessness breaking him slowly from the inside out. He saw as a small drop of water splashed onto Ryou's face, and it took him a while to realize he was crying, which unnerved him even more.

He just gave up. He had no knowledge in these matters, so he called someone who he thought might know what was happening.

When he got through to Marik's house, Ishizo answered and informed him that Marik was grounded and was looking for a job after her incessant pestering.

Bakura thought Ishizo had done pretty well to get the other spirit to get a proper job, but he had an idea he'd end up in a strip bar or something. This, as far as he was concerned, was perfectly acceptable work, but he drew the line at prostitution, and knew Marik did to. But apparently, Ishizo didn't know about her brother's yami's views on the subject, as she seemed to think that was what he was going to do.

Anyway, that was all beside the point, and he quickly said,

"Look, I need to speak to Marik, I don't care if he's grounded, this is an emergency." He growled, scowling at the wall as though it was its fault.

Ishizo finally agreed and Marik's voice filled the line. He sounded exceptionally pissed off.

"Hey 'Kura! You know you just saved me from looking through the Yellow Pages for the rest of the day?"

"Yeah, Ishizo said, anyway, look, I need some help."

"The almighty Tomb Robber is asking help from a humble Assassin? I'm honored, what'd ya want?"

"Shut up Marik."

"Oh so sorry, what's wrong 'Kura-kun?"

"Don't call me that."

"What's the problem Bakura?"

"That's better, its Ryou."

"He is not staying here when you kick him out."

"I'm not going to bloody kick him out! He's in this sort of coma, in don't know what it is, but he just keeps muttering and looks like he's in pain."

"Oh yeah, I know what you mean, nothing to do 'cept wait it out, just stay with him, he might start sleep walking of fighting, you don't want him to do himself a serious injury, or if you do, just go out and leave all the windows and doors open!"

"I have not got it in for him! I'm worried is all."

"So you do have a human side! I gotta go now, you know Culties down town?"

"Yeah..."

"I'm gonna see if I can get in there."

"Not a striper then?"

"That's what I mean."

"Oh, good luck then, I'll let you go, and thanks."

"Not a prob. mate!"

"Whatever." And with that, he hung up, going back upstairs to sit with Ryou.