WhiteMageRyou: Woo! Chapter 6! -does dance-

Marik: it's a shame you don't own ygo, letting me kil-

Everyone: -tackles marik- SHUT UP! The viewers haven't read yet!

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Chapter 6: Is this really happening?

"Not my maid? Ryou I knew that!" Bakura said laughing a bit.

Ryou narrowed his eyes. He couldn't believe this was the same person he thought he had loved. He knew Bakura was evil but after everything they did together, he didn't think Bakura was so bent on ruling the world anymore.

"So my Ryou," Bakura started walking towards him, "What do you think of the place?" He put his arms around Ryou's neck but Ryou drew back and out of his clutches.

"Do you think this is just some game?" Ryou asked.

"Maybe I do." Bakura said. He pulled Ryou back near him and kissed him on the lips. Ryou tried not to give in, but he couldn't stop himself. He started to kiss Bakura back. They stepped closer to each other, pressing their bodies against one another. Bakura took a deep breath, being able to smell the sweet sent of his hikari.

"Bakura, I love you." Ryou said softly, holding his yami around the waist. Bakura closed his eyes and took another breath of Ryou's sent. He wrapped his arms around Ryou's neck and smiled. The hikari pressed his head against Bakura's chest and closed his eyes.

"Please don't let me go." Ryou whispered. "Don't ever let me go."

Bakura ran his hand through Ryou's hair. "I won't."

"Meow?"

Both of them looked at each other.

"Ryou … did … you just … meow?"

"Oh!" Ryou's cheeks flushed. "I forgot."

-Flashback-

A tiny black kitten popped out from behind a car. The kitten watched Ryou walking down the empty street, then jumped out and followed.

Ryou blinked at hearing small footsteps and turned around. "Hello?"

He looked around but didn't see anything. So he continued walking, and the footsteps started again. He sighed and turned around, nothing. "Who ever you are, come out."

The tiny kitten walked out and looked at him. Ryou kneeled down and picked up the kitten. "Are you the on following me?"

"Meow." The kitten said.

"You gave me a bit of a scare, you know that?"

"Meow." The kitten nodded.

Ryou petted the kittens' head and looked at the silk pink bow around its neck. "I'm guessing you're a girl?"

"Meow." The kitten nodded again. Ryou saw a tiny cupcake picture sewn into the bow.

"Is your name cupcake by any chance?"

"Meow." The kitten nodded once more.

Ryou let the kitten climb into his pocket as he started walking again.

-End flashback-

Ryou pulled out Cupcake and held him out for Bakura to see. "This is Cupcake, she's yours."

Bakura looked down at the dark brown-eyed kitten. Cupcake looked back up at him. Ryou smiled and put Cupcake on Bakura's shoulder. Bakura took Ryou back into his arms and kissed the top of his head.

"Thanks." His eyes flashed as he looked up. "Ryou, get out of here!" Bakura suddenly swung Ryou behind him as an arrow flew towards him. Bakura fell back against Ryou as the arrow hit him.

"BAKURA!" Ryou screamed holding Bakura onto his feet. He looked up at the doorway to see a group of people standing there. The one in the middle lowered his bow.

"Ryou … get out of here." Bakura repeated pushing Ryou away from him. Ryou looked at his dark eyes.

"But…"

"GO!" Bakura looked at him, "Don't hate me if you die … now go!"

Ryou did understand what Bakura had meant, how could he hate Bakura for something like that? He hesitated but took off, Cupcake followed, jumping onto his shoulder. He looked back to see Bakura fighting with the people. He found a door, opened it and ran. A tear flew from his eyes as he ran down the stairs. The tea landed in the water of the statue from before. He ran outside the castle and didn't look back.

Bakura stopped fighting and watched Ryou run from the castle. "Kaiba! What the hell did you do that for!" Bakura yelled. The arrow in his chest vanished along with the people. Kaiba walked out and laughed.

"You're growing soft Bakura."

"I am not!"

"Not anymore that is. I think its time to take control of this game." Kaiba said. He held his hand up and Bakura froze. His eyes grew blank and his mouth was slightly parted. Kaiba laughed again as he put his hand down and Bakura looked at him.

"How are you feeling now Bakura?"

"I feel like killing someone." Bakura said smirking. He pulled a knife out and licked the blade. He looked back out the window at the running Ryou, his eyes flashed red.

"That's more like it." Kaiba said walking away.

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Malik took a deep breath and pushed open a stone door. "Odion, bring your torch over here." Malik said starting down another passage. Odion followed him closely.

The passage opened up into a small room. In the middle was an open, stone coffin. Malik walked towards it.

"Master Malik, are you sure you should go near there?" Odion asked getting a strange feeling.

"What else is there to do?" Malik asked looking inside the coffin. "Hmm, its empty."

Suddenly a line of clothe wrapped around Maliks wrist, then another piece around his other wrist.

"What's this?" Malik pulled back, the cloth started to roll up his arms. "Odion!"

Odion was already on it; he pulled out a small knife and slashed the cloth, but the cloth already covering most of Maliks arms kept growing. Malik grabbed the cloth, crossing his arms in the process. The cloth wrapped its self around his chest and back around his arms.

Odion tried to cut the cloth off of Malik, but every time he cut it the cloth it reattached the pieces. Before long Marik was wrapped up like a mummy. The only place the cloth hadn't covered was his head.

Marik stepped out of the shadows. "I see you're all tied up at the moment Malik." He said laughing at his own cheesy joke.

"Marik!" Malik glared at him as he continued to struggle to get out of the cloth.

"How's it feel to see what you couldn't do be done by me?"

"When I get free, you'll be eating your words."

"You're getting annoying." Marik said. He held up the millennium rod and the cloth wrapped around Maliks mouth.

Odion, who was holding Malik up since his feet had been tied together, went to pull the cloth away from Maliks mouth.

"Not so fast Odion." Marik said grabbing his hand.

Malik's eyes widened, he yelled something, but the cloth muffled it. It was too late to warn him though; Marik stabbed Odion in the side with the millennium rod's knife. Marik shoved Odion away and looked at the blood-covered knife. He looked at Malik and smiled. Licking the knife and put it away and grabbed Malik.

Malik looked at the fallen Odion as Marik picked Malik up and tossed him into the coffin. He then slid the stone top to close it. He struggled more than ever to get free. He knew with the coffin closed, he would run out of air.

Marik flung his head back and started to laugh. He could hear Malik moving around.

"It's useless, even if you got free, there's no way you could get the top off in time, you'll run out of air first."

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Ryou ran inside a building and leaned against a wall to catch his breath. He looked at Cupcake and nearly broke into tears. How could he just leave Bakura like that?

"Oh Cupcake…"

Cupcake started to rub up against Ryou's face, purring loudly. "Meow."

"Ryou, are you alright?"

Ryou looked up. "Bakura!" His excitement to see Bakura dropped instantly. Bakura smirked, his eyes flashed red and he held up a knife.

"Ryou! Run!"

Ryou started to run just as Bakura threw the knife at him. Bakura walked over to the knife, which was sticking out of the wall, and pulled it out.

Ryou closed a door and slide a desk in front of it. He looked around for a place to hide. "Why is he doing this?" Ryou whispered as he climbed onto a desk and lifted a ceiling tile up. He lifted himself up and into the hole.

"It's just what I thought." A tiny girl's voice said.

Ryou froze. "What?" He looked around, but didn't see anyone.

"Bakura's not himself, you should really put the ceiling tile back."

Ryou slowly put the tile back. "Who are you?"

"It's me, Cupcake." The voice said. Ryou looked down at Cupcake, who was looking back up at him.

"But… how?"

"I don't have time to explain. We should keep moving for now."

"…Okay." Ryou said. Below them they heard Bakura pushing the door and the desk open.

"Ryou, come out, come out where ever you are."

Ryou slowly crawled into the air vent, trying to not make any noise.

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Malik felt dizzy as he started to take longer and deeper breaths. He had started to give up on getting free. He barley moved now, his eyes felt so heavy. 'I can't … but how can I get out of this? …There's just no way.' He thought, giving up hope. Still gasping for air, he gave one last try to get free.

Malik moved his head up against the side and got his earring out of his ear. He opened his mouth and pushed the cloth off his mouth with his tongue. He titled his head over and picked the earring up with his mouth. He started to rub the earring back and forth on his shoulder where his fingers were.

The cloth slowly ripped, he pulled his arm up, ripping the rest of the cloth He started to pull the cloth off his arms and then looked at the top of his coffin. He felt so weak and tired now, his lungs hurt and he was having a much harder time breathing.

He managed to pull the cloth off his feet and then placed them on the top. Putting his hands on the top too, he pushed with the last of his strength.

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Ryou continued to crawl but then the air vent snapped and Ryou went flying out. He crashed through the ceiling and landed on a desk. Coughing, he looked at the dazed kitten on his shoulder.

"So that's where you've been hiding?"

Ryou jumped and looked at Bakura. "Bakura, why are you trying to kill me?" He asked.

"Because."

"I want a real answer, please tell me, what did I do to make you go crazy like this?"

Bakura's eyes looked normal for a moment but flashed red as he started to walk towards Ryou. "I enjoy the thrill."

"Bakura…" Ryou stood up but didn't run. Instead he walked towards Bakura.

Bakura stopped walking as Ryou came towards him. Ryou closed his eyes and kissed Bakura on the lips. A line of blood dripped off of Bakura's chin. He slowly pulled the knife out of Ryou and dropped it.

"Ryou…"

"Don't let go of me … please."

Bakura held Ryou, keeping him from falling to the floor.

"You said … you wouldn't…"

Bakura's eyes filled with tears, what did he just do? How could he have just done that?

"I not.. I'm not going to let you go. Just wake up, you have to wake up Ryou."

"Bakura…"

He buried his head into Ryou's hair. "I love you Ryou.." he said quietly, but Ryou had already gone limp.

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With sudden jolt, his eyes opened. His chest hurt exactly where he had been stabbed. Pulling the earpiece out he realized he was back in him home. He felt the familiar arms around him, holding him close. "Bakura?"

Ryou blinked, not understanding what just happened. He gasped realizing something.

"Don't hate me if you die." He repeated Bakura's words. "Then … none of that was real?"

He looked down at the ear piece. Bakura hadn't stabbed him after all? Ryou threw the ear piece across the room and hugged Bakura. How could he have doubted him?

"Master Malik, can you hear me?"

Ryou looked up. "Odion?"

Odion walked out of the kitchen, "Ryou, you're awake. I was afraid I was the only one."

Ryou got up and walked into the kitchen. At the table was Malik, Isis and Mokuba, all sleeping.

"How did this happen?" He asked looking at Odion. Odion walked over to Malik.

"I don't know. I awoke suddenly here after having a horrible dream."

"Before you woke up, where you killed?"

Odion looked at him, "Yes, I was stabbed by Marik."

A bead a sweat rolled down Maliks face. Odion shook Malik a bit. "None of the others will wake up." He started for the ear piece in Maliks ear but Ryou stopped him.

"No, don't."

Malik took a sharp, deep breath. His head flew up; the force of the movement made his chair topple over. Malik coughed, grabbing the ear piece from his ear and tossing it to the side.

"Master Malik." Odion kneeled down. Malik looked at him.

"Odion? How?"

Ryou leaned against the counter. "Bakura had asked me not to be mad at him when I died. Then as I was dying I remember him telling me to wake up. I'm pretty sure now that he meant from this."

"And what's this?" Malik asked standing up.

Ryou held up Maliks ear piece.

To be continued...

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coming up in the next chapter...

"I'LL KILL YOU KAIBA!"

"Thats right, so get dressed and let the games begin!"

"You and the cat are the ones who will be my downfall? HA!"

"Don't make me laugh Bakura."