I guess this is an update um I don't have much to say like last chapter lesse caeruleus violinist the song was "Sweet Child of Mine" by GUNS~N~ROSES not Sheryl Crow!!!!!! Gun N Roses did it first and best Sheryl Crow sucks!!!!! Okay she doesn't suck she is a good singer but anyway sorry I didn't let you know this sooner I always forget what to put here right when I go to post my chapter ^_^;;; well hope you enjoy the next chapters its not one of my favorites but it will have to do until the next two chapter are up since they are really good chapters!

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THIRTEEN

Fear

Jonouchi didn't stay much longer he had to get home too. Now that Jonouchi knew about Yami, Yugi would more then likely tell Honda and Anzu about him. He didn't like keeping the secret from his friends anyway and it would be good to get it off his chest. Yami stood by the window in deep thought. His mind still ran over what the other spirit had told him. Exactly what did he mean by 'There is more to why you are here then you think'? Yugi looked up at the darker side who looked to be deeply pondering.

He must have had a propose. Everyone did. Everyone was here for a reason. Yami's however was unclear. He was with Yugi. Maybe to protect him. But was it as simple as that? Or like Bakura said was there more to it then that? Yami frowned. He had a bad feeling about it all. He shifted his gaze to look at Yugi who had his eyes fixed upon Yami.

"Mou hitori no boku..what are you thinking about?" Yugi said solemnly. Yami smiled with downhearted eyes.

"Nothing important Aibou. Don't worry about it." Yami said. Yugi tried to smile but he knew Yami was hiding something. Soon there was a knock at the door. Yami looked at Yugi questioningly.

"I think maybe I should explain it to him first." Yugi said Yami nodded then returned to the puzzle.

"Time to eat." Yugi heard from behind the door.

"Hai." Yugi replied.

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Ryou stepped in his house. It was empty of course. His father was at work and his mother no longer lived with them. He set his book bag down on the table and went to get something to drink. He got a glass of water the started to look around the kitchen. He had only stayed in this new house for a few days so he wasn't sure where his father had put everything. Soon he came across a bottle of pills. The label was marked with his name. He quickly dumped them out knowing he really didn't need them anymore.

//You know that will only piss off your father.//

/I know but it doesn't matter. Besides they don't help me to get you to leave me alone anyway./ Bakura became mad. He quickly appeared beside Ryou grabbed him and slammed him into the dining room table.

"What was that?!" Bakura hissed. Ryou flinched. He made an effort to get away which cause Bakura to pull him closer and swing him towards the wall.

"G-g-gomen nasai!" Ryou whimpered. Bakura slammed Ryou into the wall.

"Do you want me to hurt you?" Bakura asked holding him to the wall with his hand grasping Ryou's jaw and the other gripping his shoulder. Tears forced their way out of Ryou's eyes. Ryou slowly shook his head as much as Bakura's restraining grip would let him. Bakura leaned in close to Ryou pressing against his slender body. He got right up to his ear.

"I want to hear you cry." Bakura growled.

Suddenly he let go and Ryou nearly collapsed at the sudden loss of support. Bakura went to the counter and took the nearest kitchen blade. Ryou's chocolate eyes widened seeing Bakura coming at him. He was already up against the wall so he couldn't back up, so he decided to shoot off to the side. Bakura had already figured this and caught him. Bakura slid the blade over Ryou cheek. Ryou was shaking by now as the blade traveled down to his neck then his chest. Bakura licked his lips slowly.

"Yadounshi.." Bakura whispered looking into Ryou frightened eyes.

"O-o-onegai don't do this!" Ryou managed.

Tears rolled down his cheeks. Bakura placed his hand under Ryou's chin lifting it up a bit then turning it to the right. Ryou didn't know what to think so he only shut his eyes and shivered. Suddenly he felt something hot and wet on his cheek. It slid all the way up to his eye. Ryou's eyes shot open to see Bakura had licked him. Bakura smiled seductively.

"Your tears taste like..." Bakura started then he tilted Ryou's face to the left. "..fear." He said before pressing his tongue to Ryou's other cheek to lick up the other tears.

Bakura now took this chance to press the blade nearly braking skin on Ryou's chest. Ryou's eyes went wide then he struggled to get free but Bakura was holding him to the wall effectively. Ryou now felt the cold tip of the blade push inside ever so slowly. Ryou cried in pain and tried to stop it from going in any farther. A smile grew on Bakura's face. He inched the blade inside Ryou's flesh.

"Do you feel that? Pain? Isn't it delicious?" Bakura said and he pressed against Ryou and only again lapped up the hot salty tears that ran down Ryou's face.

Bakura withdrew the blade and backed up. Ryou reached for the wound. Bakura brought the knife up to his mouth and slipped the blade part way in his mouth pressing his lips to the cold metal. He pulled the blade out licking his lips of the blood afterwards. Ryou looked up at him with his wide eyes

"I-Iti..Itei yo." Ryou said as his hands became covered in blood. Bakura dropped the knife to the floor then took a step towards Ryou. He pushed Ryou against the wall then took a hold of his shirt.

"Does it hurt?" Bakura said softly between bloody lips.

Ryou didn't answer. Bakura looked over the boy. He was so innocent. The boy would easily trust anyone or do nearly anything for someone. He was too naive for his own good maybe. Bakura pressed against him holding his hand to the injury. Ryou cried out as more tears flowed down his cheeks. Bakura presses his palm into the bloody area then slipped his finger to the opening of the wound. Ryou jerked away.

"No please...!" Ryou pleaded weekly.

"You're alright." Bakura said softly, then he pressed harder. Ryou choked back a cry then his legs gave out. Bakura held him up harshly.

"I said you're alright!" Bakura yelled slamming him against the wall.

Bakura now let go of him and he sunk to the floor in tears. Bakura kneeled down next to him looking him over then he took his bloody hand and wiped Ryou's tears. He stood up licking his lips then he stuck his bloody finger in his mouth taking in the mixture of blood and salty tears. Ryou gazed up at him with his blood smeared face.

Bakura stared down at the boy. The sliver haired boy who was his other half. He frowned seeing the boy whimpering on the floor. He left quickly, back into the ring. Ryou cried on the floor for a short while until he got a hold of himself. He finally pushed himself off the floor. He did his best to stop crying as he picked up the blade from the floor. He cleaned it and all the other blood that was on the floor. He decided he wouldn't tell his father about this since he would just say that he was trying to commit suicide or something even though it was Bakura who did this to him. His father would never believe Bakura was real. The biggest reason is that Bakura would never appear in front of him which made Ryou seem crazy in his father's eyes.

Bakura would always hurt him. Whether it was through physical abuse or mental or emotional abuse he would always find a way to hurt him. He said the Ryou was weak. That he was too soft too kind. He also said he loved the fear Ryou would show. Ryou was thankful to know at least the Bakura WAS real and he WASN'T crazy. That was a big relief. Ryou went up to his room now to tend to his wound and change.

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Yami was waiting for Yugi in the room when he came back upstairs. Yugi began to look through his book bag for whatever homework he had. He pulled out a notebook and began to write down answers to his math problems. Yami was quiet for a long while. He stood at the window as Yugi finished up his homework. Yugi began to wonder if Yami would ever tell him what was wrong. He didn't want to pry if Yami didn't want to talk about it, but it worried him.

"Mou hitori no boku is there something wrong?" Yugi asked. Yami snapped out of his daze to see Yugi looking at him. Yami didn't know what to say. He didn't want to keep anything from his other self and he also didn't want to worry him.

"I don't know why I am here. Or who I am." Yami said after a while. Yugi looked down.

"Maybe I shouldn't have asked." Yugi said sadly.

"I know as long as you have the puzzle I will be here with you. I don't know why or what I am here for. I want to know. What is my purpose to be here, and why was I sealed away for so long? I can't help but feel it was some horrible reason." Yami said.

"What ever the reason may be I trust you. You have helped me so much and now I will help you in anyway I can..no matter what the outcome is..no matter where fate leads us." Yugi said standing up to look at Yami. Yami smiled gently.

"I want my memories back, but I don't want to ever leave you. I want stay by your side...forever. Even if I don't get my memories back." Yami said stepping closer to Yugi.

"I don't want you to leave either. I want to stay by you forever to! We...we can make our own memories together!" Yugi said bringing tears to his eyes. Yami looked down at his aibou who was in tears. He took a hold of him putting his arms around him. Yugi hugged him and snuggled into his strong chest.

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Ryou rested in bed drifting off to sleep. He relaxed with his hand over the wound that his yami had so lovingly gave him. The ring sat on his dresser glittering in the light that came from the full moon that shown in the window. Bakura appeared in the room after he knew Ryou was sleeping. He walked over and sat down and rested against the frame of the bay window. He looked over his hikari who peacefully rested in bed.

He was so pure, so fragile, and so helpless. Bakura felt torn every night. He would appear a watch his hikari sleep. But it tore him up to know that he could so easily scare the boy and hurt him, and hear his cries saying stop please stop. However he would always continue to hurt him. But why? Why did he hurt him so much? Why did he take pleasure in his fear? To make him tougher. That was the only answer he could come up with. To toughen him up, make him stronger. Make him see what it was like to feel pain to feel suffering. It was an answer but somehow it wasn't satisfying enough, yet he would continue to hurt his hikari.

But why?

Because. That is why. Because. There doesn't need to be any other answer.

Bakura got up from the window seal and moved over to the bed to get a closer look at Ryou. He looked on at the boy. Silver hair. Creamy colored soft skin. Untouched. Pure. Bakura leaned in closer moving his chocolate eyes over the slim blanket covered body. He frowned.

"Ai fukanou." Bakura mumbled. Ryou stirred a bit. Bakura backed up seeing Ryou's eyes move from under their lids.

Ryou's eyes slid open slowly just as Bakura returned to the ring. He just barely caught sight of him as he faded away. Ryou sat up slowly and looked around the room. He always left. He was never there when Ryou woke. He laid back down and closed his eyes. As soon as his body came to a rest and he was asleep Bakura reappeared.

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Yugi trembled. His body shook like mad. He could see his face in his dream. That horrible cruel face with no mercy. Yugi sat up in bed in a cold sweat. He was just getting used to sleeping through the night again then the nightmares came again. He was over it right? The happenings nearly a year ago were just a memory were they not? Then why was he having the nightmares again? Yugi rolled over and hugged his pillow tightly. He tried to shake the vision out of his mind. There had to be a reason. There just had to. Yami had already appeared feeling that his hikari was in distress. Yugi sat shivering not looking up.

"Aibou." Yami spoke trying to get Yugi's attention. Yugi was quiet for a while. Yami only stood next to the bed giving him time to clear his mind.

"He is still in my mind." Yugi said not looking up.

"It will get easier in time." Yami said trying to console him.

"But I will never forget. No matter how hard I try, I will never ever forget." Yugi said as his eyes studied the wrinkles in the covers. Yami sighed.

"If I could only take away your pain I would. I would give anything to take it away." Yami said. Yugi finally looked up and faintly smiled.

"You are helping me more then enough right now." Yugi said.

To be continued...

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