Mai: Sorry it took me so long to update to his chapter. But anyway, its here!

Chapter 10:

I sat up suddenly as cold sweat dripped down my face. I glanced around as it was dark. I heard little beeping sounds and smelled medicine and plastic. I am in the hospital? I felt a rustle as I glanced down to see Bakura sitting on the floor resting his head and arms on my lap. I blushed seeing him like that. Even if we had sex I still felt shy towards him.

I reached out my hand placing it on his shoulder, I shook him slightly. I heard a soft moan escape from his lips and I couldn't help but smile. Then suddenly an idea hit me. I slid out from under his arms and climbed out of bed. I wrapped my arms around his chest then pulled him off the bed and laid him on the floor on his back. I moved onto him and sat on his stomach and ran a finger through his hair. He responded by nuzzling his cheek against my hand. I bent down my head and placed my lips on his slowly. I kissed him soft while running my hand down his chest. About a few seconds later Bakura's eyes flew open in surprise.

"Chris! You're awake!" He threw his arms around me and hugged me tightly. Then all of a sudden he was shaking while resting his head on my shoulder. "I though I lost you. You've been asleep for about a week. I wasn't sure if you would make it."

So this is the Great Thief that supposedly never gave a hint of having a heart. "Bakura. I saw memories . . . of the past."

He froze as I told him this then pulled back to look at me. "You unburied memories?"

I nodded slowly then smiled. "You were there. I never knew a princess could love a thief so much." I leaned forward and kissed him on the mouth. "Can we go home now?"

"Yes." Answered Bakura as we both got to our feet.

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A man sat on the cliff as he gazed at the city below. It was the same man I saw before at the palace and the tomb. His silver hair swayed slightly in the breeze exposing a huge long scar on this right cheek. Sadness filled his eyes as they traveled over the ruins of his long lost hometown.

"You will pay Pharaoh. You will pay for all my sadness and suffering. You will pay for what happened to my city, Kuru Eruna Village. You will pay with your life." Bakura sneered as a fire lit in his eyes. He stood up as his red rove adjusted itself as he turned to meet a familiar pair of eyes.

"Plotting your destruction already, Bakura?" A tall blonde haired Egyptian stared at Bakura with a smirk showing his violet fearless eyes.

"Marik, you do as you wish. I do what I want. Stay out of my business."

"Are you really willing to kill the father of the one you love most?"

Bakura glared as he responded but I couldn't hear as the voices faded away and the scene vanished from sight.

I woke up feeling Bakura's breath on my skin. I glanced around the dark room looking for one of Bakura's long shirts (considered he had any). I found one handing out of the dresser and pulled it out. I placed the shirt on and buttoned it up to cover my body. I slipped on a pair of slippers and snuck out of the room and down to the kitchen. Moonlight poured through the kitchen window casting silver pools across the floor. I poured myself a glass of milk and sat down at the table. I gazed out the window to see the heart of the night. So calm, so tranquil. But then I was surprised as a pair of arms wrapped around me and a hand covered my mouth holding me tightly. I tried to struggle lost but I was to strong for me.

"Stop your struggling child; you'll be unharmed." Whispered a deep voice. He suddenly through a cape covering us both as the kitchen before me disappeared.

~Normal POV~

"Ryou?"

"Yes Bakura?"

"Have you seen Chris?"

"No. I thought she was with you."

"She was but now I don't know where she is."

"Did she go to Yami's house?"

Bakura growled under his breath because he despised the Pharaoh so much. "Perhaps."

Suddenly Ryou's kitchen door burst open as Yami stomped in with Yugi tailing behind him. "Where is she Tomb Robber? What have you done with Chris?"

Ryou stood startled as Yugi stared down at the floor. Bakura glared at Yami as hatred fired up in his eyes. "How dare you march in here and accuse me of harming her."

"Why not? You did so in the past! You never card about her! You just wanted her to her close to me!"

"Yami, Bakura really does love her."

"Ryou, stop stickling up and protecting him! He has to pay for his actions!"

"Don't you tell my hikari what to do in his own house! Get out you power hungry asshole!"

"Bakura!"

"No Ryou. He has to learn his place. You're luck Pharaoh. If it weren't for me, Chris would have never spoken to you again."

"That's enough!" Yami yelled as he raised his hand as the millennium symbol appeared on his forehead. "MIND CRUSH!"

"NO!" Screamed Ryou as Bakura disappeared.

"Be gone with you!" Screamed Marik as he sent Yami to the Shadow Realm.

"Yami!" Yelled Yugi.

"No, Marik!" Malik ran through the door as he cursed something in Egyptian as Marik vanished inside the Millennium Rod. Marik then ran over to comfort his friends.

~Shadow Realm~

"This is all your fault."

"Shut your hole Yami." Said Bakura as he sat on the floor grumbling to himself.

"If you would have just left Chris alone. . ."

"I said shut up! Or would you like me to come over there and shut you up!"

Yami fell silent and sat on the ground away from Bakura. Silence remained for several hours until Yami spoke up. "Thank you." He said cautiously.

"For what?"

"Convincing her to speak to me."

"Whatever."

They both remained silent until once again Yami spoke. "I'm sorry."

"Excuse me?"

"I guess, perhaps a thief can change his destiny. I know a pharaoh's daughter can." Answered Yami as he tilted his head downwards closing his eyes.

"What are you getting at?" Bakura questioned.

"Maybe. . .maybe I should just let her go, you know?"

"Whatever gave you that idea."

"That's exactly why I don't want her to be with you."

"What?" Bakura glared over at Yami.

"you have an attitude I don't like and I don't want Chris to get hurt by it!"

"I would never hurt Chris!" Bakura stood up grabbing the collar of Yami's shirt and lifted him off the ground. "How dare you even think I would hurt her! Where were you when she was in the hospital! Where were you when she almost died in the ally!" Tears started to form in Bakura's eyes as Yami started at him surprised. "You weren't there, I was! I was!" Bakura dropped Yami down on the floor. "I was."

Mai: That was chapter 10. I hope you enjoyed reading it. It is almost time for Christmas vacation for me and I won't be able to update until I come back to school. So, please if you could wait, I might have chapter 11 all done writing and read to type up when I get back.