After All This: Chapter ten
Marik growled as he stepped out of the shadows, he quietly pulled open the door and glance down the hallway. Seeing that no one was around he stepped out into the hallway, and shut the door behind him. The hallway was dark but not as dark as the room had been. He cursed the fact that at time's the Millennium eye on his forehead glowed when he got angry. Frowning he wondered if he should follow the Pharaoh and his newly claimed lover or if he should just go back to the cave. The decison was made for him when he heard voice's coming from the stairs. Marik strained himself to hear who was coming and then realized that It was the Pharaoh and Bakura's light's. With light and quick movement's he headed down the hallway, going towards the other set of stairs that would lead him out of here. What Marik didn't know was that the two light's; Yugi and Ryou were alot closer then they sounded and caught site of Marik as he retreated down the dimly lighted hallway.
"Yugi! Look!" Ryou said, grabbing his boyfriend's arm and pointing.
Yugi quickly caught sight of the back of the person retreating from them. He could tell right away that it wasn't Yami or Bakura, this figure appeared to be taller then Bakura. "Stop!" Yugi shouted, loudly.
"Oh Yugi! That's most likely the person who's been following us!" Ryou gasped out.
Yugi frowned at what Ryou had just said. "Well I really hope not, but if it is..."
"That mean's he's after Bakura!" Ryou shouted. "Oh I don't think so buddy! Yami! Bakura! He's here! The guy who was following us is here!"
"I hope they heard that, because I can't reach Yami through the link." Yugi said, as the couple went racing down the hallway after the other figure.
Yami and Bakura, who had thankfully heard Ryou yelling for them. Caming running out of a room together, just as Marik flew by them.
"Marik!" Yami yelled, as he started to race after the other. "Bakura, stay with Yugi and Ryou."
Bakura frowned slightly, the a smile crossed his face. As soon as Marik and Yami dissapeared around the corner he grabbed both Yugi and Ryou by the hand and started running. The two lights being dragged behind.
"Bakura! What are you doing? Didn't you hear what Yami said?" Ryou asked, as he too started running so he wouldn't be dragged.
"All Yami said, was to stay with the two of you, and I am." Bakura smiled. "He never said anything about staying In the same place, now did he?"
Yugi, who was now running as well nodded. "Yami did fail to mention anything, about staying in the same place."
"Yeah so tell him that when we catch up..." Bakura quickly stopped, causing Yugi and Ryou to crash into him.
The two lights were about to start protesting, but then the sound of Yami's voice caused them to stop, and all three strained to hear what was being said.
Yami, flew down the steps and glanced around quickly for Marik. Spotting the other, he raced toward's the figure. He some how managed to catch up to Marik, grabbing the other boy by his arm, he slammed Marik into the wall.
Marik let out a small sound, as his air was stolen away from him for a few seconds. Glancing down at the Pharaoh, he smirked slightly. "Well Pharaoh, your faster then i last remember you being."
Yami let out a warning growl from the back of his throat. "Marik. What are you doing here?"
Smirk still planted on his face, Marik liftted up the bag he had been carrying around. "I left this here yesterday. I just couldn't leave it lying around for other's to find."
"Your not welcome here." Yami told Marik, still holding him to the wall. "Your a traitor."
Marik frowned. "Ah, I see... so you sleep with the enemy, yet a traitor is not welcome in your presence, intresting."
"Don't push me Marik." Yami said, angrily.
Marik just sneered at him. "What do you plan on doing? Killing me? Or do you plan on sending me to the shadow realm?"
"You and I, both know that I cannot kill you. For i would just be killing the boy who's body you have taken over." Yami said, as he threw Marik to the floor.
"True, very true. Yet... it seem's to me that you don't need another's body to live. Your doing quite fine on your own, meaning I can kill you." Marik said.
"I realise this, but still you aren't welcome here. Leave." Yami demanded.
"Leave? Why in Ra should I do that?" Marik said, standing up. "Last time I check, the last one sitting on this throne in this palace was a King of Thieves, not a Pharaoh. I do mean that, I was the last to sit on the throne."
"True." Yami said, with a small nod of his head. "Except of course, your not the King of Thieves anymore."
"What do you mean by that!" Marik said, anger filled him.
"To take position of King, you must either be titled to it by birth or if the King before you dies." Yami told, him. "As i'm sure you already know, Bakura and I didn't die, our bodys might have but our spirt's still live on. I'm sure you can figure the rest out."
"With Bakura's re-awakening, that would make him the King, not I." Marik frowned at this. "No matter, he will still be mine."
"I beg to differ." Yami said, as he watched Marik, who was now moving away.
"Beg all you want Pharaoh. You just wait and see. He will be mine, one way or another. " Marik said, and with that he vanished into the shadows.
Bakura waited a moment or two before stepping from the stairs, Yugi and Ryou in tow. "Yami..."
Yami turned around quickly, the millennium eye was clear on his forehead and his fist's were tightly closed. "I thought I told you..."
"To stay with Yugi and Ryou. As you can see I did." Bakura said, as he walked up to Yami. "Are you alright?"
"No, can't say that I am." Yami sighed. "How much did you hear?"
"All of it of course." Bakura answered, as he pulled Yami into an embrace.
"You know, he's the one who helped me win my first major shadow game. The game against my father." Yami sighed. "I never told anyone this, but after I won... I went to go tell Marik. I never found him, until the next morning when he was sneaking back in. You... you were the person he was hiding in his bedroom. Were you not?"
Letting Yami go, Bakura looked down shamefully. "Yes." He said, in a whisper voice. "Oh Yami, if I could! I'd take it all back! What I did with Marik, but if what took place back then didn't happen... what would things be like now?"
"They would'nt be the same, chance's are we would'nt be standing here talking." Yami sighed. "I guess it was all for the best."
"Yeah, now come on love." Bakura said, as he pulled Yami back to the stairs. "You still have a tour to show. Yugi, Ryou. Join us?"
"Why not." Ryou said, with a small smile. "I want to see more of this place. Without getting lost."
"Sound's good to me." Yugi smiled, as he grabbed Ryou's hand. "Were to first?"
"Let's head back upstairs, and finsh from there." Yami suggested.
As the group walked back up the stairs, Bakura turned his head slightly to face the two behind them. "You know, you two never did answer my question."
"What question?" Ryou asked, confussed.
Bakura grinned and re-stated his earlier question. "How was it?"
Yami moaned slightly, and shooked his head. "One tracked mind."
"Not my fault! I was as horny as hell and then Marik had to go running through." Bakura grumbled.
"Something tell's me there will be a slight break on this tour." Yugi said, as he glanced up at the two in front of Ryou and him.
"Wouldn't doubt it." Ryou muttered.
"Waiting!" Bakura, said in an annoying sing song voice.
Yugi paused and then grinned. "Fucking rocked my world." He then leaned over and kissed a blushing Ryou.
Bakura was also grinning and Yami had a look of horror on his face. "Yugi!" He gasped out.
"What?" Yugi asked, looking up at his Yami innocently.
Elsewhere, Marik was quickly riding away from the palace. At the speed his horse was going it only took him half the time to get to the caves. Jumping off his mount he tossed his bag down to the ground, and let out a stream of curse words. "How dare that Pharaoh!" Marik shook with anger, he led his horse to the water and walked into it a short distance. "Bakura will be mine, one way or another." Marik smirked as he walked deeper into the water. "What i have planned will make Bakura mine, forever." Laughing madly, he walked deeper into the cave.