Yay! Reviewers! And yet it is still not finished! Dedicated to Blue Magician Quebesenuef, Keta-Glass and Super-Nanny as always. Anyway, here is Chapter nine! Hope you like, oh and review! Hey I love them, what can I say?

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh, which is what I said EIGHT CHAPTERS PREVIOUS.

I'll Always Love You

'Ryou! Ryou-Chan! Aibou please wake up! Ryou?'

Bakura shook his hikari violently by the collar in vain. He wasn't waking up. He felt stupid, foolish, awful, heartbroken, but he couldn't let it get in the way. He'd said he needed his help, and he was going to prove to his hikari he wasn't as dangerous he had always assumed.

He ran into the kitchen and threw open the cupboards, the drawers, even the fridge. He found something called 'smelling salts' and grabbed them from their shelves when he heard his hikari's weak stirring in the lounge. He rushed in and held the smelling salts underneath Ryou's nose.

In two or three minutes or so, Ryou opened his eyes, and immediately started coughing, gasping for breath. Bakura helped him onto his feet and held him firmly by the shoulders, until his hikari had stopped panicking and was breathing normally.

'Bakura?' He asked, his Yami slowly coming into focus.

'Ryou? Ryou are you OK? Aibou? Answer me?' Ryou shook his head until the thrumming had stopped inside his head and looked at Bakura, his eyes wide.

'Did you just call me Aibou?' He asked, surprised.

Bakura looked shocked and uneasy. 'Yes.' He whispered, so that it was barely audible. Ryou stood there staring for a moment before he remembered about Lola.

'Lola!' He suddenly cried, tearing himself from his Yami and running into the hallway, grabbing the keys and fumbling about with them in the lock.

'Ryou?' His Yami called, following him into the hallway. Ryou managed to get the door unlocked and sprinted out of the gate, turning left and disappearing from Bakura's view.

'Ryou!' Bakura cried, also rushing out of the door and following the white-haired figure making it's way down the street. He was faster than Ryou, and easily caught up with him, so they were running to an unknown place together.

'Ryou! What the hell are you doing!' He said, out of breath and with a massive stitch in his side.

'It's Lola!' Ryou cried. 'They're moving her away from me!'

'What?' Bakura said, as the turned a corner into a place called Fujika Street. 'You shouldn't be going anywhere! You've just fainted!' Ryou looked at him, an old distrust back in his eyes.

'Bakura, don't take offence, but you are in no position to dictate.' He said, sprinting towards a large house with a big sign near the front.

The words almost tore Bakura in half, he wanted for Ryou to trust him so badly, but he couldn't make him, so he followed faster than ever. He was going to show him what he could do.

The sign read 'Halfway House, Fujika Street.' Or at least that was the gist of it, and Bakura went round in time to see his hikari rapidly ascending a flight of stairs.

'Hikari wait!' He shouted as he tailed him through the reception area.

'Now just you wait! I don't know who you think – ' Tracy the receptionist was met with a fierce glare from Bakura.

'Hang on, you just went up those stairs.' She said, a bit awed as the Ryou lookalike followed the real one up the stairs, turning the corner to Lola's room.

'Ryou!' Bakura yelled, seeing Ryou fiddle with a door handle and almost fall in. He followed his hikari in. Mistake.

What he saw was almost enough to shred his heart to pieces. There was his Ryou, holding a red-haired girl in his arms and kissing her passionately.

'Ryou?' He whispered, devastated.

Ryou turned round, Bakura seeing his face was streaked with wet, he was crying. He wiped his eyes and spoke.

'Bakura, this is my girlfriend, Lola.' There was an awkward silence in the room, broken only by the sound of 'Lola's' frantic sobs. He felt like dying, to immerse himself in sorrow, but he held up for his hikari.

Ryou was seeing the devastation in his Yami's face, but he couldn't deal with two of his closest companions being positively torn apart. He just wanted this whole mess to be sorted out, right then and now.

Lola looked at Bakura and smiled sadly before burying her head in Ryou's arms again.

Before any further introductions could be exchanged, a sharp looking woman burst through the door, followed by a meek looking Tracy.

'Lola! What on earth is going on here?' She demanded, looking fiercely at the girl in front of her, and again at the teen holding her and the older one observing them.

'Y…You're going to move me away!' She cried, clawing at Ryou's shirt, who held he even closer.

'Of course we are you silly girl! We agreed!'

'We never agreed anything! You told me I was being moved away! From my boyfriend Ryou and my schoolfriends! I'm happy here! You just assumed I wasn't!'

Ms Devere looked slightly shocked at this outburst.

'But Lola we've already arranged the transport!'

'Well unarrange it then! I'm not going!' She sounded hopelessly infantile and vulnerable to Bakura, and he felt sorry for her.

Ms Devere went tight-lipped and clicked her fingers at Tracy, who promptly scooted off downstairs.

'You are going, you spoilt little brat, and you are coming with me now!' She made to grab Lola's arm but Ryou stood in front of her, blocking the woman's intrusive move.

'She's not! She's staying here! She wants to! I thought you helped people like her, not attacked them!'

'Get out of my way you stupid boy. Lola's coming with me!'

'She's not!' Ms Devere looked at him, and without a moment's hesitation, hit him across the face and sent him sprawling on the floor.

Bakura's blood began to boil and he felt his whole self shaking. He saw Lola scream 'Ryou!' and make towards him but get pulled forcefully back by her that awful woman.

She dragged the girl towards the door, where Bakura was standing, blocking the entrance.

She sneered down at him and made to brush him aside, Lola still screaming her objections and her boyfriend's name, when Bakura pushed his hand into her abdomen and sent her falling backwards, letting go of Lola's arm, who promptly ran straight over to Ryou, whose nose was bleeding badly.

Bakura went and stood over the woman, who was winded and lying on the floor.

'You fucking bitch, think you can get away with punching my…' he made to say Ryou, but forcing himself to push the words away, and said 'mate' instead.

The woman glowered at him. 'She's my case, and she'll do as I say.' She replied daringly, smiling at Bakura.

'Oh no, she isn't going anywhere, but you are.' Bakura whispered, as the Millennium Ring around his neck began to glow. The woman stared as a black light engulfed her and swallowed her up.

Bakura heard her tormented scream as he banished her away forever. He looked over to Lola, who'd been busy nursing Ryou to notice, but he had. He stared but he mouthed the words 'Shadow Realm' back, and Ryou understood.

Before anything else could happen, Bakura grabbed them both by the arm and ran with them out of the room, down the stairs and out of the door, barely registering Tracy as they sprinted into the street.

They reached the house and bolted inside, slamming the door shut, as Bakura let go of Ryou and Lola, and watched, pained as they kissed yet again.

'She's grateful, you know, for everything that you've done.' Ryou was speaking quietly to Bakura, who was sitting opposite, avoiding Ryou's gaze.

'Bakura.' Ryou spoke again, a hint of annoyance in his voice. 'I know it hurts you to see us together, but you must understand, you know what my decision is.'

Bakura knew very well what the decision was. Earlier that night, Ryou had told Bakura he had chosen Lola to be with, not him. He remembered the words clear as crystal.

'I'm sorry, Bakura, I've… I've chosen Lola. I'm so sorry.' He felt like crying, and it was visible to his hikari.

'No, it's OK.' He muttered, even though it was agonising to even speak. Ryou looked sideways at him.

'Bakura…'

'Honestly Ryou, it is.' He looked so pained, Ryou was so sad. He thought back to the evening's events. He didn't want to tell him what had happened between him and Lola that night. He knew it would kill him.

Flashback

'Are you OK?' Ryou asked Lola as she rested on the bed. He ran his fingers through her hair.

'Yeah, I'm fine. You're such a brilliant boyfriend Ryou. I've never met anyone quite like you.'

'Then you obviously haven't met Yugi Moto.'

Lola laughed. 'No I haven't. But there's something special about you. Something I bet this Yugi Moto doesn't have.'

Ryou felt himself blush. Lola sat up and planted a kiss on his lips. 'You're really special and I love you.'

'I love you too, Lola.'

End flashback

Ryou pushed the thoughts from his mind as he concentrated on the agonised look on his Yami's face. There was an awkward silence between both of them. It seemed Bakura didn't want to talk, which Ryou could relate to. He'd experienced the feeling many times before. He began to think back to an hour beforehand again.

Flashback

Ryou pushed again one last time, then collapsed, rolling off of her. He lay panting.

'That was… cool.' He heard Lola say, who was breathless.

'Yeah, cool.' He replied, turning sideways to face her and stroking her cheek. 'I love you so much.' Lola smiled and looked away, embarrassed.

Ryou kissed her and pulled her closer. She looked up at him and smiled again, her eyes bright.

'I love you too.'

End Flashback

Ryou realised Bakura was looking at him again and smiled weakly.

'Ryou?' the younger boy focused his attention on Bakura again.

'Bakura?' He replied, staring into the deep crimson eyes that greeted him.

'I… I think I'm going to go away for a while, to clear my head.' Ryou was a little shocked.

'Go away? Go away where? You have no money! For how long?' Bakura looked and smiled sadly.

'To my homeland, Egypt. I want to see what's become of it. I don't know how long. Perhaps a month. Maybe years.'

'Years! Bakura please rethink your decision! I might need you here!'

'Ryou I can't stay. Too much has gone on. I'll come back one day, I promise.' Bakura got up to leave but Ryou caught his arm, staring into his eyes.

'You know I'll always love you.' Bakura's heart warmed immediately.

'Yeah, I do.'

'Then take this.' Ryou whispered, and kissed him gently on the lips, opening his mouth only slightly. Bakura's heart soared and it felt brilliant. When Ryou broke away, he reached out to touch his Yami's hair, then stepped away, blushing.

'I will always love you, Bakura. Remember that. You'll always be in my heart I promise. I shall never forget you. Will you remember me?'

Bakura smiled gently. 'I'll never forget you, Ryou.' He planted a wispy kiss on Ryou's lips for a second, then walked out of the living room door. Ryou watched as he shut the front door and walked off to wherever he was destined to go.

A silent tear slid down Bakura's cheek as he walked away from his only love.

Ryou missed him already, but he knew his place was with Lola. He was in love with her.

Before he could start dwelling on his thoughts, he walked back into the kitchen. He had to prepare his dinner. As he did this, he was humming a gentle tune.

I'm wishing… wishing on a star.

I'm wishing… wishing on a rainbow, that I see.

'I'll always love you Bakura. I'll never forget you. Don't forget me I beg you. I love you and I will forever. Miss you already.'

Wishing on a star.

'Goodbye.'

Wishing… for… you.

'Love Ryou.'

Can't really speak. Saddest chapter I've ever done. Official End. Please review. Epilogue to come.