Three large in men in suits led Anzu, Mai and Serenity up on to a platform. There was a crowd of people gathered below, all male. The men were holding the girls tightly to prevent them from getting away. The crowd were cheering loudly and clapping their hands. Everyone seemed so happy.

Anzu, Mai and Serenity all looked at each other wondering what was going on. They had no idea what had happened or what was about to happen. The last thing they remembered was being attacked and then put to sleep with chloroform. They had woken up in the back seat of the limo, but were too groggy to escape. The large suited men easily dragged them out and onto the podium.

Anzu and Serenity had gone more or less willingly, knowing they had no hope of escape, but Mai was still fighting. The girl had a lot of pride and she wasn't going to let man have their way with her. However she had her right arm-twisted tightly behind her back. It hurt and the man was so much taller than her that she couldn't wriggle out or get any hits on him at all. Every time she raised her hands up or started to struggle, the man simply increased the pressure on her arm and Mai winced in pain.

Anzu looked closer at the crowd and saw they were all holding money in their hands; lots of money. There was another suited man at the front of the platform holding a microphone. He began to speak.

"Hello Gentlemen."

The crowd cheered loudly.

"We have three lovely ladies for you today. So with further ado, let the bidding begin!"

Bidding? What was this? Mai thought to herself. The auctioneer, so to speak, at the front of the platform was receiving lots of bids from the crowd. They seemed very interested in the girls. Anzu, Mai and Serenity looked at each other worryingly again. The girls couldn't make out the price through all the shouting and screaming, but suddenly the auctioneer said, "Sold, to the silver-haired young man at the back."

Everyone went silent for a second until the silver-haired young man emerged at the front of the crowd.

"And what is you name sir?" the auctioneer asked.

"My name is Bakura Ryou." The young man replied.

"Ok, Bakura, now you have to pay up front."

Bakura handed the auctioneer the money.

"Now, you have first pick. Which one of these lovely ladies would you like to be your bride?"

Bride? The girls all shouted at once. They all struggled furiously but were once again restrained with little effort by the large men. Bakura approached the three girls and studied them. Mai desperately squirmed trying to get away from the man who held her. She did not want to wed that man; he definitely wasn't her type. He was too small and child-like and she definitely didn't like the idea of being auctioned off as a bride. Love wasn't something you could buy. Mai spat at Bakura.

Bakura looked at Mai and smiled. But he turned his back on her and stopped in front of Anzu. He looked at her closely, his eyes running up and down her thin, shapely body. Even in her pyjamas, she her figure looked so feminine and perfect.

"I think I'll have this one."

"Very well," said the auctioneer. "It's a done deal. I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

The large man released his grip on Anzu and walked off the platform. Bakura took hold of Anzu's hand gently and brought it up to his mouth where he kissed her delicately. Anzu didn't try to get away; she was too shocked.

"You are so beautiful." Bakura said. "It will be an honour to be your husband."

Anzu then froze and gasped as Bakura reached put his hand round her waist, another one underneath her knees and swept her right off her feet. Bakura cradled Anzu in his arms as if she was a child and rocked her gently. Anzu still couldn't react; she didn't know what to do. Her mind and body didn't seem to be connected. She knew she had to get away but her body wouldn't allow her to. Instead she lay perfectly still in his arms as he began carrying her off the platform much to the delight of the crowd.

Anzu could hear Mai screaming in the background but she seemed distant and far away. She stared straight into Bakura's beautiful blue eyes. She was mesmerized. He leaned into towards her and kissed her on the lips. His kiss tasted so sweet. It was all too much for Anzu to take in all at once and she sighed as she fainted in his arms.

Bakura smiled looking down at his fainted bride. She looked so cute when she was sleeping. She had the face of an angel. Bakura then carried the limp, lifeless Anzu through the crowd and into a traditional wedding chariot that was waiting for him not far away. He placed her in the back seat and got in with her. The chariot rode off.

"Ok, I'm glad we found ourselves one newlywed couple here today." The auctioneer said. "Who will be the next?"

The auctioneer took the bidding for the next bride. The bidding went on with everyone trying cash in on this once in a lifetime deal. When the bidding finally ended, a fairly tall brown-haired young man stepped forward.

He walked onto the platform the same as Bakura had done. He studied the two girls left. Mai was still struggling furiously but still in vain. Unfortunately for Mai, her heart was much stronger than her body and she eventually became tired and her struggles weakened.

The young man, who introduced himself as Kaiba Seto, chuckled to himself whilst looking at Mai. Mai spat at him but Kaiba moved out of the way.

"Oh, I like a feisty girl," he said. "You'll do perfectly."

"Then I pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Kaiba pulled Mai in to a long, deep, passionate kiss. Mai tried to get out of his clutches but he held her strong up against him. Mai could feel his strong chest and his arms wrapped tightly around her. But Mai was infuriated that Kaiba has just kissed her and she leaned back and slapped him hard in the face.

Kaiba simply laughed. He then bent down and circled his arms around Mai's thighs and tried to lift her up. Mai tried to squat down and give herself a low centre of gravity so it would be harder for him to pick her up. But wasn't anything a bit of brute strength couldn't solve and Kaiba hefted Mai up and over his shoulder and Mai had no choice but to flop down helplessly with her head now upside facing his back.

Mai kicked and screamed and slammed her fists into Kaiba's back as hard as she could. However all this succeeded in doing was amusing Kaiba. Mai tried to raise herself up on his shoulder to give her some chance of attacking him and escaping, but as soon as she raised her upper body into an upright position, Kaiba simply took hold of her wrist, which pulled her straight back down.

Kaiba kept hold of a wrist and she could no longer raise herself up and she only had one hand free to punch him in the back. They didn't feel like punches to Kaiba anyway, more like soft strokes that felt tender and loving. Mai was so furious, it was so embarrassing to be in this position in front of so many people, especially in front of Serenity who looked up to her as a strong role model. But there was nothing Serenity could do to help. She was still being restrained on the platform.

Mai kicked and screamed more furiously than ever now.

"I think we need to calm you down dear." Kaiba said. "Here, perhaps this should do the trick."

Kaiba then started spinning round and round in a circle with tremendous speed. Mai was getting dizzy and all the blood was rushing to her head. Kaiba stopped spinning and Mai stopped struggling.

"Given up yet, my darling wife?" Kaiba asked, laughing.

Mai didn't respond. She was too disorientated. She was close to passing out but she managed to stay conscious but she was much too dazed now to struggle or fight. She was defeated and hung limp over Kaiba's broad shoulder as he carried her to the chariot.

Kaiba carried Mai to the chariot and placed her inside. Mai's eyes were rolling in circles, dazed and dizzy, and she had no idea where she was anymore. Kaiba took the opportunity to kiss Mai again on the lips. Mai didn't fight back that time. Kaiba put his arm round her and he waved to the crowd as the chariot rode off.

"Ok, we have one girl left." The auctioneer said. "An awfully pretty girl so there's no reason why she should be left out. Can we start the bidding please?"

The bids were high once again although not as high as for Anzu and Mai. Then suddenly a fat, sweaty man climbed onto the platform and approached Serenity.

"Here," he said, slobbering all over her. "I'll have her for free."

The fat man laughed manically as he took Serenity by the wrist.

"Now, I think that is against the rules." The auctioneer said.

"Silence, little man."

The fat man punched the auctioneer in the face knocking him out cold. His attention then turned back to Serenity who was cowering in fear.

"A lovely bride, you'll make," he said.

The fat man dragged Serenity towards the end of the platform. When she started to lean all her weight backwards to stop herself being dragged he reached down beneath her thighs before she could react and slung her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He then carried her off.

Then suddenly a young man came from the top of the balcony where they had banners and signs advertising the event. He jumped right on top of the fat man and he fell to the ground, releasing his grip on Serenity. The young man then got a card out of his pocket and threw it at the fat man. It caught fire in mid-air and it badly burnt the man's face. He ran off the stage screaming and crying.

Malik then approached Serenity. He helped her to her feet.

"I guess I will be your husband now." The young man said. "My name is Malik."

There were lots of jeers coming from the crowd. They didn't like someone getting a bride for free.

"No, no, please don't," said Serenity. But her words were nothing more than a breathless whisper. She tried to push away from him but her mind was all over the place and she could take no more. Inevitably, she fainted in Malik's arms.

He knew she was going to do that and quickly scooped her up and ran off as many of the crowd invaded the platform. Malik looked back every now and again to see the crowd still chasing him as he held the lightweight Serenity in his arms.

Malik then turned into a dark alley. He seemed to lose the mob. They ran in a different direction and then lost him. Malik knew he had done enough to fool them. He then looked down at the sleeping girl.

She began to stir and open her eyes. Malik quickly started to run back to his home. Serenity looked around confused. She had no idea why she everything was moving so fast and why she was being held in a man's arms. But she asked no questions and simply gazed into Malik's eyes as he carried her home. Serenity knew that Anzu and Mai had been carried off, so she knew she had no chance against this young man.

This was the young man who had saved her from that horrible fat man who tried to steal her. She was relieved but also scared. Serenity leaned her head on Malik's shoulder hoping and praying that he was in fact good and wouldn't hurt her.

Malik had no intention of hurting such a sweet girl. He simply carried her effortlessly for miles until he reached his home. By this time, Serenity had fallen asleep again and Malik smiled to himself. He wanted to get a lot of things ready for when she woke up to make her feel as welcome as possible in his home.

He was no kidnapper.

Malik was a hero.