Disclaimer: I don't own yugioh. If I did I would be the happiest person in this universe, but sadly, I don't.

I dedicate this fic to Lizzy-chan and Tiffy for being so supportive of meHappy St. Patrick's Day! Kiss the Irish now!

A week later

Ryou was looking forward to seeing Bakura hoping that him and Julian were getting along though he really didn't care but it would make things run more smoothly around the house. He put the bike up and went inside.

"Where have you been!" Tristan yelled at him the minute he walked in the door. Ryou took a step back.

"What?" He asked totally confused.

"Bakura locked himself in your guys' room…a week ago!" Joey explained as calmly as he could. Ryou paled.

"Has he come out?" Everyone shook their heads no. "Did anyone take food to him?" The worst was going through his mind.

"We tried but he said to just leave him alone and then he stopped responding to us two days ago."

"Why would he do this?" Ryou ran and unlocked the door to the room he shared with Bakura.

"Because Julian said you were leaving him." Yugi spoke up. Ryou froze with the door handle in his hand.

"And he listened to him why?"

"Because you did."

"What?" Ryou was confused.

"When they got in that fight, you believed Julian and didn't even Bakura a chance to defend himself. He just gave up I guess." Yami told him. Ryou felt so guilty. It was his fault, why didn't he listen to Bakura. This wasn't going to happen again, not by him.

"'Kura? Oh Ra 'Kura!" Ryou saw a very thin Bakura sleeping on his bed holding a shirt of his. Ryou ran to his side. "Bring me some water and soup, now!" Tea came in with a pitcher of water and an empty glass.

"The soups being made, wow, he looks terrible."

"Leave us. Bring the soup when it's done."

"Ok" Tea left and closed the door behind her. Ryou poured a little water into the glass, lifted Bakura's head and put a little down his throat. He choked.

"I need an IV." Ryou got up. "I'll be right back." Ryou kissed Bakura and got up to get the first aid kit. Lucky for him Marik had several IV's for when his prisoners got dehydrated. Bakura didn't open his eyes but he knew who was with him. He hoped he wouldn't leave him this time. Ryou found the first aid kit and got out an IV. "Good now I just put it in Bakura.

"This might hurt for a moment but it will help you." He cleaned a place and put the IV in. "There this will help. Yugi!" Yugi came into the room.

"Yes?"

"Forget the soup, he won't be able to eat until he's conscious."

"Ok." Yugi closed the door as he left. Ryou stayed by his lover's side day in and day out, only leaving to use the bathroom. After a week of no sleep Ryou broke down and just cried into the sheets that covered Bakura but the covers didn't quiet his sorrowful screams and everyone could hear his painful cries.

"Maybe we should try and calm him-" Joey suggested.

"No!" Yami rejected.

"Why, I mean, can't you hear him, he's in pain!" Tristan argued.

"Ryou needs to be left alone. He's letting it out."

"Letting what out?" Duke asked.

"All his fears, regrets, and pain. He needs to do this. It's been bottled up way to long and Bakura's condition set it off."

"What are you talking about?" Mai demanded.

"Look the same thing happened to me, ok? I had held in all my worries, regrets, fears, everything from my sister beating me in a match to almost losing Yugi." Yugi looked at him. "I kept it all in and hidden from Yugi. But when me, Marik and, Bakura were given our bodies again it took Ryou, Malik, and Yugi's energy. Malik was ok, Ryou passed out for a bit, but Yugi almost died and when everyone else had left the hospital I curled up next to Yugi in the bed and cried. I let it all go. And ever since then I've been a lot easier going. Yugi's condition pushed me over the edge. I blamed myself for his condition. That's what's happening with Ryou." Everyone was silent. Yugi crawled into Yami's lap and whispered I love you.

"So you're saying Ryou blames himself for what happened to Bakura?" Minoko was making sure she heard right.

"Yes and that set him off. He's letting go of all the things he's done in the past." Marik understand what Ryou was going through. "Do you remember when Bakura broke down like that a few weeks ago? Right after Ryou left?"

"Yeah."

"Well he was letting go of his past. I heard him make a promise that if the gods would bring Ryou back to him then he would do everything in his power to make friends with Julian."

"So he won't be bothered with the fact he was the reason his family was killed and his village was burned to the ground." Julian asked.

"Right but if you ever bring that up around him or any of us again you'll get the beating of you life." Malik warned him. Bakura woke up to the sound of his name.

"Bakura I'm so sorry! I never meant for this to happen, honest! I promise I'll never leave you again! Just please wake up! Please!" Ryou cried into the bed sheets. What had he done? Ryou looked like the little boy that Bakura had become fond of so many years ago. He was…torn. He was pissed that Ryou had left him again but on the other hand felt sorry that he had put Ryou through this. It hurt. He couldn't do it, not to his lover who had taken care of him and was there when he needed him most? No. Suddenly, Bakura found his anger toward the smaller boy fade.

"Ryou…" Bakura spoke softly but still audible enough for him to hear.

"'Kur, 'Kura?" Ryou threw himself on Bakura. "I'm so sorry! I never meant to put you through this I really believe you didn't start that fight! I don't care if you're friends with him or not I just…please forgive me! I promise I will never hurt you again and I will never leave you're side!" Ryou buried his face into Bakura's chest and cried.

"Ryou. Ryou! Ryou!" Bakura pulled him off and shook him until he looked into his eyes.

"Stop. I'm forgiving you but no more crying." Ryou wiped away his tears.

"I'll try."

"No. Don't try. Do."

"Ok." Bakura gave him a hug.

"Good. Now have you eaten?" Ryou shook his head. "Why not? Go get some."

"Yes." Ryou got up and left the room and headed to the kitchen. Marik and Yami slipped in.

"Hey you're up." Bakura smiled as his old friends came and sat on the bed next to him. They had always been close. Bakura and Marik grew up together in the same village but when they were seven Bakura ran into Mila, Egypt's princess. He brought her home fed her then took her to meet Marik. For two moon cycles she stayed by him and Marik. Then the pharaoh came to their small village with his son and his children's priests. Mila went back with Yami and their father but she and Yami came back often and him and Marik went to see Mila and Yami at the palace. Over time the Istar family was appointed tomb-keepers. But then Bakura was found as a tomb-robber and sentenced to death. The Istars were brought to the palace and spared, but no one else. Now, 5000 years later they're still friends just as they were when they were young. They had been friends for 10 years before he died and even now they're still friends. He still remembered the temple incident when they were 14. (An: I don't know if any of that is true but that's how I see it so please no yelling about it.)

"You know he's scarcely left your side." Yami jerked him out of his memories.

"Huh?"

"Ryou, he's hardly left your side. He really loves you." Marik said.

"Just as you once had." Bakura shot at him.

"Bakura…"

"No. I know ok? But that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt." Marik and Yami hugged him.

"We'll always be here for you, 'Kura. Know that ok?"

"Here Bakura I brought you some food. Eat up." Ryou set some food down as he gave Bakura a shot into his stomach that was full of luke-warm soup. Ryou patched up the spot where there were many needle holes. Bakura watched him as he moved and his soft touch ticked him. It felt like the inexperienced, scared, shy touches of a newly turned teen again. It felt good and Bakura suddenly found himself aroused.

"Ryou don't just leave it be." He was half done patching up the wound.

"But 'Kura."

"I said stop!" Bakura spat making Ryou flinch. "If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have needed this! Now go!" Ryou looked hurt and about ready to cry but obeyed. As he left he closed the door, leaving the three alone once more. Marik moved over him and finished patching his wound.

"You didn't have to do that, Ryou was only trying to help." Bakura caught Marik's eyes.

"I just had to get him away from me." Marik sat down on Bakura's lap.

"Why? Oh." He said upon feeling Bakura's arousal. "When did that happen?" He asked moving up a little so as not to turn him on more.

"When he was patching up this damn wound. When he was crying earlier he reminded me of when he was five years old and just busted his knee. Then when he was fixing this, I remembered how he was when he had just turned 13. His hands barely touching me, tickling me, sending shivers down my spine, and the way he was sitting! It just happened. I had to get him out of here before I…before something happened. I hope he isn't mad at me."

"By the way you acted he's probably thinking you're mad at him!" Yami commented.

"Oh. Well then I've got to go make things better so do you two think you can help me?"

"I can try." Yami moved to the other side of him and placed one hand on his wound and the other on Marik's shoulder. Marik placed one hand on Yami's shoulder and moved his other arm around Bakura's back and pulled him up to him and then it started. Bakura's wound started to heal but their breathing became shaky and uneven. When the wound had healed they jerked apart; Bakura landing back on the bed, Yami jerked back into the wall, and Marik fell off the bed. (An: now to explain. They can heal each other by sharing emotions but with so many emotions…like those for their lovers, turns them on. It's not a good thing now because they're with other people but back in ancient Egypt they were together and could satisfy that need immediately. See the problem?)

"Wow. I still…wow." Bakura breathed. Yami jumped up and started to head to the door when Bakura lifted his leg making him trip and land on Marik.

"Oh, hi." Marik said looking at Yami.

"I need Yugi, now!" Yami got up and headed for the door. Bakura took the IV out.

"Yeah let's go. I don't trust the three of us alone like this." Marik snickered.

"Me either." The three left the room and Yami grabbed Yugi and without a word pulled him into their room and shut the door. Marik laughed and sat down next to Malik placing a hand on his upper thigh telling him what he wanted.

"In a minute ok?"

"Ok. For you I'll wait." Ryou came in and headed for the door.

"I'm leaving."

"What?" Everyone exclaimed.

"First Serenity and Duke leave and Tea and Tristan left with them, now you!" Bakura stared then turned to him.

"What? We're in another fight? We haven't even had make up sex for the first one!" Ryou turned around showing his tear-stained face. "Hey, what's wrong?" Bakura went over to him.

"I've hurt you too much. I'm leaving so I won't cause the one I love any more pain." Ryou stared toward the door when Bakura grabbed him.

"Ryou I'll be damned if I'm going to let you go! Believe me, leaving me would hurt worse than anything else you could do."

"But you seemed so mad at me when I was bandaging your wound."

"I just had to get you away from me before something happened!"

"Yes, you were mad at me and wanted to hurt me!" Ryou started to cry.

"No! Whether you realize it or not you were turning me on! The way you barely touched me and the way you were sitting…I was afraid I would do something that would hurt you yes but not in the way you were thinking."

"Really?" Ryou looked hopeful.

"Really." Ryou smiled and jumped into Bakura's arms and licked his ear just to unnerve him. Bakura moaned as Ryou nipped it.

"Ryou, you shouldn't do that. Not after what Marik and Yami just did." Ryou kissed him as they went and sat down.

"What did they do?"

Next chapter: Ryou finds out about what Julian's been trying to do. And everyone finds out a little more about Bakura, Yami, and Marik's past together. How will they take it?

To reviewers:

Sami Ryou's Hikari: I know you hate them and Ryou will go off on him eventually but not before Julian reveals more about Kura-kun. I don't know if that's what happened in Kura Eruna but that's what I think happened. And Minoko and Julian go away…eventually.

Saffron-Starlight: showers them with gifts Welcome new reviewer. Many people want to hurt Minoko and all of my permission to. All reviewers beat Minoko into a pulp Does that help anyone?

Inuhanyou-fire-sit: showers them with gifts another new reviewer!…? Huh?

Otaku22: thanks! I thought of that and no matter who you are it just fits Bakura when it comes to Ryou. Ryou does eventually realize what Julian's doing and then things get…interesting…at the lake…with Ryou and Bakura…but not before a few more fights.

Rose-child-of-light: glad you liked it! And yeah they would act like that around each other. I still find it funny that Frank and Heather are going out! Laughs I'll see you later.

Mistress of Yugioh: Pats her head It's ok. If you didn't kill them someone else would have.