Note: Thank you very much for waiting, and special thanks to Sansi and harleydbabe222 for reviewing my last chapter. Here is the next chapter for y'all!
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, Kazuki Takahashi does.
Key
#Blah# Someone thinking, or talking to someone else through a mind link i.e. Yugi to Yami.
"Blah"Someone talking on the other side of a phone conversation, etc.
Warning: This story contains bad language, so if you get offended easily please don't read. There is also a lemon in this chapter, so if you want it email me!
Episode 9 – Parallel Universe
Yami woke up and groaned, clasping his hand to his forehead. His head was throbbing; he had only had a few hours sleep. He looked up to the clock on the bedside table to see that it was half past ten, much later then he thought it was.
Yami looked over to the bed that Yugi and Ryou had been sleeping on, only to find that they weren't there.
#Yugi? Aibou? Where are you…# Yami asked groggily through their link, hoping that Yugi would answer him.
#Downstairs.# Came the short reply- Yugi didn't sound the slightest bit happy.
#Aibou, what's wrong?# Yugi remained silent however, so Yami thought it would be best just to leave him.
"Yami…" Yami looked down to see Bakura stirring underneath him, squinting up at him through half-closed eyes.
"Hello…" Yami whispered, kissing him gently on the lips. Bakura smiled, pulling Yami back down on top of him and hugging him tightly. While they were like this, Yami began to think about why Yugi had sounded so grumpy when he tried to talk to him. At first his brain came up with nothing, but then something slowly dawned on his mind, gasping when he understood what his brain was trying to tell him. "Yugi and Ryou must have seen us like this, Bakura…" Bakura gasped, simultaneously realising the same thing Yami had.
"Oh SHIT…they are NOT going to be happy with us…" Bakura said quietly, fear suddenly filling his eyes.
"I just hope they didn't see anything last night…if they did…"
"Then we are in a Ra-forsaken big shit hole…"
"Bakura! Language!" Yami was worried about what their hikaris would think of them being in the same bed like that, but Bakura swearing his head off wasn't exactly helping him.
"Sorry…"
"Have you tried talking to Ryou yet? I talked to Yugi, but he didn't sound very happy, which is not a good sign so far." Bakura shook his head, before closing his eyes and frowning slightly, obviously trying to make some sort of contact to his hikarai.
#Ryou? Are you and Yugi alright?#
#Yeah, we're just fine. Are you and Yami okay? I mean, you did just spend half the night practically jumping each other!# Came the angry reply, before the link was rapidly closed.
"Oh, we're definitely in big shit…" Bakura said quietly, lifting himself up into a sitting position.
"Why? What's wrong?" Bakura looked fearfully at him, not really wanting to repeat what Ryou had said.
#They saw us last night…Ryou said…# He shuddered, folding his arms tightly around himself.
#What did he say?# Yami's voice sounded urgent- he needed to know what their feelings were towards Bakura and himself.
#Well, I asked him if he and Yugi were okay…# Yami nodded, urging him to continue. #And then he said 'Yeah, we're just fine. Are you and Yami okay? I mean, you did just spend-'# Bakura stopped, lowering his head.
#It's not that bad, what he said, is it?# Yami asked.
#Well, he said that we…spent half the night…practically jumping each other.# Bakura closed his eyes, sighing. #We should have been more careful, Yami…they're furious at us.#
#Yes, but don't forget…they did almost exactly the same thing to us, did they not?#
#Yeah, but that's beside the point. I mean, they probably didn't do anything nearly as…well, as much, if you know what I mean.#
#But how do you know that?# Bakura opened his eyes and gave Yami a strange look. Why was he saying all this? #They did spend almost an hour and a half locked up in here when we were downstairs…#
#Yeah, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they did much, Yami! Why are you saying this? We're not trying to find ourselves excuses you know, we should be thinking of what we can do to apologise to our hikaris! They said sorry to US, didn't they?# Yami looked at him with shock for a moment, before bowing his head guiltily.
#Yes…you're right, Bakura. I'm sorry.# Yami laid himself back down, turning onto to his side so that he was facing away from Bakura. Bakura looked at him sadly, lying down next to him and embracing him from behind. He leant forward and kissed the back of his neck, hooking his leg around Yami's.
"Yami…you're so modest. Why are you always so submissive?" Bakura asked despondently, gently biting Yami's shoulder.
"I don't know…that's just they way I was taught to do things. I was told that I shouldn't argue with the others around me…they always made all the decisions. I was just their prop. They knew that because I was such a young Pharaoh, they could manipulate me any way they wanted to. I was never given a choice." Bakura felt great sadness inside Yami, heartache and pain beyond anything Bakura had felt himself.
"Yami…you really shouldn't keep your troubles to yourself. Have you told Yugi about any of this?"
"No. I've never told anyone…I didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings. I was so naïve…" #But that isn't the point right now. We have to go and apologise to Yugi and Ryou…# Yami tried to sit up, but he was held back by Bakura. "What are you doing?"
"Yami…you can't go downstairs in this state." Yami tried to vaguely pull himself free from Bakura's grip, but Bakura was much stronger then he was. "Please, Yami! I hate seeing you like this!"
"That's funny, you used to love seeing me in this state, didn't you?" Bakura gasped, feeling hurt. He felt tears stinging his eyes as he desperately looked at Yami, but Yami made no response.
"Yami, why are you doing this! No wonder you keep hurting Yugi!" Yami eyes suddenly darkened, his glare causing Bakura to recoil away from him.
"Don't you EVER say anything like that again." Yami growled, fury in his eyes. "Yugi has got nothing to do with you, so just stay out of it, alright!" He jumped out of the bed, not caring about the fact that he was completely naked, or that tears were streaming down Bakura's face. He rapidly pulled his clothes on before storming out of the room, slamming the door behind him.
"Yami…"
Ryou and Yugi had been listening intently to shouting that was going on upstairs, trying to figure out what was being said. They jumped as they heard the bedroom door slam shut, and watched with surprise as Yami flounced straight past the kitchen and out of the front door, banging it loudly behind him.
"Yami…?" Yugi asked quietly to the now departed Yami, confusion written on his face.
"What was that all about?" Ryou walked over to the window and looked out of it, watching as Yami walked down the street in the direction of the park. "He's going to the park…" Ryou turned back to Yugi, a questioning look on his face.
"Well, I don't know what it was!" Yugi said, looking annoyed. "If anything, we should be the ones storming out, not him!"
"Yugi, you don't know what happened up there. Maybe it was something bad." Ryou said quietly, his voice filled with that kind of sadness that was always there; it was one of Ryou's many qualities, one that Yugi loved so much. Ryou's voice was always so gentle, you could never get mad at him.
"Yeah, you're probably right…" Yugi sighed, smiling. Ryou smiled too, Yugi at once melting at the sight of Ryou's chocolaty-brown eyes. Ryou walked slowly up to him, and upon reaching him began to stroke Yugi's face gently, causing Yugi to blush. "I'll see if I can get anything out of him…" Yugi said, before closing his eyes and trying to make contact with Yami through their link.
#Yami…? What's wrong? Why did you run off like that?#
#It doesn't matter. Go home.# Yami replied harshly, hurting Yugi's feelings.
#Why?#
#Because I told you to, Yugi. Go home.#
#No, I won't. Yami, we still need to talk things through, but we can't if-#
#Yugi, how many times do I have to tell you!# Yami shouted, catching Yugi by surprise.
#But…#
#No more excuses! Go home now!# Yami shut the link off, leaving Yugi feeling hurt and confused.
Yugi opened his eyes to find a concerned Ryou looking down at him. He felt tears streaming out of his eyes, his heart breaking from the shouting Yami had just done to him.
"Yugi? What on earth's the matter!" Yugi remained still, not reacting to what Ryou had asked. Ryou sighed, placing his arms around Yugi and holding him tightly. Yugi buried his face in Ryou's chest, trying his best to control the tears that were still leaking from his eyes. "Yugi, please tell me…"
"Yami- shouted at me!" Yugi cried, hiccupping slightly.
"Why?"
"I don't know!" Ryou sighed, gently rubbing Yugi's back. "We have to find him!" He coughed, grabbing tightly onto Ryou's shirt. "I need to know what's wrong with him!"
"Maybe we should ask Bakura…" Ryou said quietly. Yugi nodded his head slowly, furiously wiping the tears from his eyes.
"Yes, I need to know…" Yugi limped his way out of the kitchen, leaning on Ryou's arm as a support.
They eventually managed to get up the stairs, and were soon standing in front of the bedroom door. Ryou opened it quietly, peering inside to see if Bakura was in a bad mood.
"Bakura?" No answer; it was still dark in there, the curtains drawn closed. Yugi and Ryou crept into the room, closing the door behind them.
Ryou walked over to the bed, staring down at Bakura's still form. He placed a hand on his shoulder, but Bakura didn't react; he appeared to be asleep. Bakura was facing away from them towards the wall, so Ryou carefully climbed over him and lay down next to him.
"Bakura…? Are you alright?" Yugi saw Bakura shake his head.
Ryou leant forward and gently kissed Bakura on the lips, tenderly stroking away the tears on Bakura's face. Yugi turned around, not wanting to intrude on their private moment. Ryou slid his arms around Bakura's bare chest, lifting him up into to a sitting position. Bakura let his head fall against Ryou's chest, too upset to make any kind of objection.
"What happened? Did Yami shout at you?" Bakura nodded his head. He felt the dampness of Ryou's shirt and lifted his head to look at him.
#Why is your shirt wet?# Ryou nodded his head towards Yugi, who was still facing away from them.
#Yugi…# Yugi turned around to find Bakura and Ryou staring at him; he was surprised to see that Bakura's eyes were red from crying, and Bakura was equally surprised to see that Yugi was crying, too.
"Bakura, what happened between you and Yami?" Yugi asked, his voice breaking.
"Yami got angry at something I said…" Bakura whispered, casting his gaze downwards. "I'm sorry, but I don't think I should be the one to tell you what it was." Yugi nodded his head.
"But why are you crying?" Bakura beckoned Yugi over to him, holding out his hand just the way Yugi had done to Yami the day before. Yugi walked uncertainly over to him, taking Bakura's hand and letting himself be pulled onto the bed. Bakura kept a firm grip on his hand, as if he needed to keep it somewhere where he could reach it.
"I'm crying because of what he said to me. He said that I love to see him upset, and that I should stop…I dunno, poking my nose in his business. And then he stormed off. But what happened to you? Yami was shouting at me because he thought I was offending you, but I wasn't."
"He shouted at me…he told me that I should just go home, and that I shouldn't question him." Yugi closed his eyes, drawing in a deep breath. Bakura reached his free hand out to wipe away Yugi's tears, surprisingly gently to what Yugi had expected.
"Why is he doing this?" Ryou wondered, tightening his grip on Bakura.
"I don't know, but I'm worried…" Fresh tears started to roll down Yugi's cheeks as he stared blankly at Bakura's torso. "Yami…I need you…where are you?"
"Yugi…" Ryou whispered. Bakura tugged on Yugi's arm, pulling him into an embrace. Ryou crawled around them so that he was now behind Yugi, reaching his hands round so that he was holding both Yugi and Bakura. "Don't worry, we'll get this sorted…I love you both so much, and I hate to see you upset." Yugi and Bakura looked at him gratefully, each leaning forward to kiss him.
"Come on, then…let's get going." Bakura said quietly, before lifting the covers up and sliding himself off the bed. Yugi gasped and turned around, wanting to avoid staring at Bakura's groin area. Bakura turned and smiled at him, before pulling his clothes on and running his fingers through his long white hair, ridding it of any knots he had gained in the night.
"Wouldn't it be easier just to brush it?" Yugi asked. Bakura turned to him with a look of surprise on his face.
"No! Hairbrushes are for poofs!" Yugi giggled slightly as he saw the shocked look on Ryou's face.
"Hey! I'm not a poof!" Bakura stared at him, suppressing a smile on his face.
"Ra, don't tell me you use a hairbrush Ryou! I mean, I know you have one but…"
"Yeah, well, don't start thinking I haven't seen you standing in front of the bathroom mirror with a brush in your hand! You know as well as I do that if you don't brush your hair it's going to be hell in the mornings…"
"Shut up." Bakura said, blushing.
"Heh heh…you can't escape the curse of the hairbrush, Bakura…it's calling to you to be used…"
"Oi, watch it!" Bakura said sharply. Ryou snorted, before grabbing Yugi's arm and dragging him out of the room.
"He's just too chicken to admit it…anyway, let's wait for him downstairs."
"'Kay…" Yugi took a hold of Ryou's hand as they walked down the stairs together, Yugi leaning his head on Ryou's shoulder. #Thank you.# They reached the bottom of the stairs and walked into the kitchen, still hand-in-hand. Ryou looked up at him, confused.
#What for, Yugi?# Yugi smiled and stopped in front of him, slipping his arms around Ryou's waist.
#I don't know…I just felt I needed to say it.#
#Hmm.# Ryou placed his arms around Yugi and held him gently, lightly kissing his forehead.
#I love you, Ryou…#
#I love you too, Yugi…# They held each other in their arms until they heard Bakura walking down the stairs, sharing a quick kiss just before he walked into the kitchen.
"Right, are you ready to go?" Yugi and Ryou nodded, before walking out of the kitchen and going into the hall. They quickly put their shoes on, opened the door and proceeded on their way towards the park.
"I wonder if he's still there." Ryou asked to no one in particular, feeling the need to voice the question.
"Well, let's hope so…I don't know if I can find him so easily." Yugi said, searching as much of the park that he could from the road.
"Why don't you try talking to him again, Yugi? Maybe he's calmed down a bit by now." Ryou suggested, trying to think of ways they could use to find Yami.
"I dunno, he sounded pretty mad last time. And I know him, he's not one to calm down so easily."
"Well, it's worth a shot…" Bakura murmured, speeding up as the entrance to the park came into view.
"Oh all right, I'll try…but I'm not promising anything…" Yugi sighed, before concentrating his mind on the Puzzle around his neck and connecting himself with Yami's mind. #Yami?# Silence. #Yami…? Are you there?# Still no answer. He sighed again, annoyed with Yami for ignoring him.
"Any luck, Yugi?" Ryou asked, noticing Yugi's look of annoyance.
"No, not a word…I guess he must have closed the link…" Bakura frowned, puzzled by Yugi's words. 'He must have closed the link…' Why would Yami do something like that?
"Why would he do that?" Bakura pondered, just as they walked in through the entrance of the park. They stopped for a moment, squinting their eyes against the brightness of the morning sun. "I don't see him…" he said, quickly scanning the edge of the lake in the centre of the park.
"No, neither do I…" Ryou confirmed, gazing at a spot some 500 yards in front of them. "You sense him, Yugi?"
"Yes…" He replied slowly, taking his time to thoroughly search all that he could see. "But I don't think he's near here…he's probably somewhere on the other side of the lake…" So with that they all set off in that direction, all the while straining their eyes to see if they could catch a glimpse of him.
Ten minutes later they had reached the other side of the lake, and Bakura and Ryou were now jogging to keep up as Yugi race ahead of them, sensing him more clearly with every step he took.
"Hey Yugi, slow down!" One of them would shout out occasionally, but Yugi would just mutter "Not far now…" and pick up his pace even more.
"God, what's up…with him?" Ryou panted, having trouble keeping up with them.
"I don't know, but we shouldn't lose him…keep him in sight…" Bakura found the pace easier to keep up with then Ryou did, and was constantly encouraging him not to stop.
"Can't…keep up!" Ryou gasped out, before stopping and bending over, hands on his knees. Bakura looked back at him with concern, he too stopping and walking the little way back towards Ryou. "Bakura…keep going…I'll be alright…keep an eye…on Yugi…" Ryou eventually managed to say, and no sooner had he said than Bakura was running off again, now able to run at full pelt as he chased after Yugi. #Yugi, please slow down!# Ryou called out to him, but Yugi appeared not to be listening as he and Bakura faded out of sight around a corner. #Why's he changed all of a sudden? I've never known him to run so fast before…# Ryou thought to himself as he slowly started to walk in the direction that Yugi and Bakura had gone. #This is going so wrong…in a way I wish none of this had ever happened.# His bitter thoughts remained with him as progressed across the park, occasionally looking to the lake, the bright sun glinting off the surface of the calm water and dazzling his eyes. #Things will never be the same…#
#Yami!# Yugi screamed as he fell to the ground, shaking and crying as he fought to take control of his emotions. "Please, where are you!" He cried, clutching at the grass beneath his hands. "Why are you ignoring me! What have I done?"
"You've disobeyed me…" Yugi gasped and looked up, Yami's face glowering down at him. He stared wide-eyed at the once kind and loving person Yugi had grown to trust and adore, but his face was no longer recognisable as that. Now his eyes were cold, and they held no kind of emotion as they continued to glare piercingly at him, holding Yugi in a kind of horrifying trance.
"Yami…what's happened to you?" Yugi whispered. "Where are you…"
"I'm right here…" The spirit said, in a voice of steely-malice.
"You're not-" Yugi said, shaking his head. "You're not…I can tell you're not…who are you?"
"It will be revealed to you soon enough, my love…" The spirit whispered, his voice now full of lust and wanting.
"Why are you doing this to him! He doesn't deserve this!" Yugi said desperately, trying to remain strong under the cruel eyes that will still staring down at him.
"You don't know that…" It whispered, eyes full of spite.
"What- what do you mean?" Yugi asked nervously, moving back as the spirit knelt down in front of him, reaching out an arm towards him.
"You don't know that he never did anything to me…" Yugi moved quickly away from the spirit's imposing hand, which was aiming towards his Puzzle. Yugi stood up and began to run, but fell hard on his face as the spirit shot out his hand and grabbed Yugi by the ankle, snaking up his body so that he was lying on top of him and pinning him to the ground.
"GET OFF, YOU FUCKING BASTARD!" Yugi screamed, struggling as hard as he could under the spirit's body, but soon found that he was growing weaker and weaker. Somehow the spirit was draining his energy from him, and could feel dark magic pressing in around him as the spirit became stronger and stronger. In a last desperate attempt to stop the evil spirit, Yugi reached a hand up to his chest, feeling around him for his sennen Puzzle and gripping it tightly. He forced himself to use it, but felt a searing pain inside him when he tried; the Puzzle he wore was slowly losing its energy, and was fading from his hand. Yugi was soon clutching onto nothing but air, fear gripping onto his heart. "What…" Yugi managed to whisper, before his body fell completely limp. He could no longer move, are barely seemed to be alive.
"YAMI!" Yugi heard someone shout, groaning as the noise started to make his head throb. "What the hell do you think you're doing!"
The spirit stood up, stepping carelessly over Yugi's body as he walked over to a furious-looking Bakura.
"What's it to you, Tomb Robber? I thought you would have enjoyed seeing the Pharaoh's little Hikari in pain…" Bakura glared angrily at him, the Ring hanging around his neck beginning to glow.
"That's what you think…" He muttered, a golden eye now appearing on his forehead.
"I don't think, I know…or have you really changed that much?" The spirit smirked as a look of surprise covered Bakura's face. "Well, I'm afraid there's little you can do to prevent me-" The spirit stopped short as he felt a sudden stinging pain on his cheek as Bakura's hand made contact with his face, gasping slightly at the shock of it. He raised a finger to his cheek, feeling it as though he had never experienced anything like it before; or at least not in a long time. "It's good to know what pain feels like…" The spirit remarked, before turning on his heel and walking off away from them, chuckling darkly to himself.
Bakura watched him go until he eventually disappeared, seeming to vanish into nothing.
#Ryou! Where are you?# Bakura called, stepping over to Yugi as he did so.
#I'm coming; I can see you from here.# Bakura looked around him and spotted Ryou walking quickly towards them, a concerned look on his face. Bakura looked back to Yugi, kneeling down next to him to make sure that he was okay. He placed a hand on Yugi's back, but the only thing Yugi could do was whimper slightly, still too weak to move.
"Yugi…what did he do to you?" Bakura whispered, gently picking him up and turning him over in his arms. Yugi whimpered again, his hand still clenched in a fist.
By now Ryou had reached them, and was rushing to Yugi's side.
#Yugi! Yugi, what happened?# He asked, taking a hold of Yugi's clenched hand.
#Yami…spirit…took…Puzzle…# Ryou looked confused for a moment, turning to look at Bakura.
"What did he say?" He asked, certain that words had passed between the two hikari's.
"He said something about Yami, spirit, and 'took puzzle'…"
"What…took… He took Yugi's Puzzle?" Bakura looked down as he felt Yugi move in his arms, who was feebly raising up his clenched hand.
#Yugi…did Yami take your Puzzle from you?# Ryou asked seriously, placing a hand under Yugi's chin. Yugi shook his head.
#Spirit…# was all he said.
#What do you mean, spirit?#
#Yami…taken…gone… Spirit!# Ryou turned slowly back to Bakura, a look of horrifying realisation appearing on his face.
"What? Ryou tell me, what-"
"I think…I think Yugi is trying to say that…Yami's gone. Taken over by a spirit or something…is that right, Yugi?" Yugi nodded his head slightly, opening an eye to squint up at them.
#Find…Yami…help him…please…#
#Okay Yugi, we'll find him…It'll be all right…# Ryou squeezed Yugi's hand reassuringly, gently stroking it with his thumb.
"I'll see if I can find him. You take Yugi to his home, and STAY with him, please. I'll come later to tell you if I've found Yami or not. Promise me you won't leave him until I come?" Bakura asked, letting Ryou pick Yugi up from his arms.
"Yes, I'll stay with him. Please…" Ryou paused. "Be careful… I don't want you to get hurt…" Ryou leant forward and planted a soft kiss on Bakura's lips, before standing up and shifting Yugi in his arms.
#Okay Ryou, I'll be careful…I'll see you later then, I guess…# Ryou nodded, before turning around and walking speedily out of the park. #Take care, Aibou…#
Joey and Seto decided that instead of staying indoors, they would take a walk in the afternoon sunshine, not wanting to stay cooped up inside. They chose to go to the park; that way they could talk to each other without anyone interfering.
"So…" Joey said after a while, stopping to stare at the lake. He was holding Seto's hand, and was leaning his head on his shoulder.
"Hmm?" Seto said, gazing listlessly across the park.
"How far are we going to take this?" Seto came out of his trance and smiled down at Joey, who was now looking quietly up into his eyes.
"Well, as far as we want it to go, I suppose…I won't force you to anything that you don't want to do. I don't want to hurt you…" Joey sighed happily, once again looking out to stare across the park.
"Okay…" They carried on walking slowly, taking their time to take in everything that had happened to them that day.
It didn't take long for them to get to the other side of the lake, and when they did they sat down on the bank, arms around each other.
"So how d'you think the others will react to this?" Joey asked casually.
"I don't know…I hope they don't react too badly. That is, if you actually want to tell them. You know we don't have to." Seto replied. Joey smiled, shaking his head.
"I think we should…it would just be too difficult if we didn't. I mean, we'll hardly be able to hide it from them anyway."
"Yeah, I suppose." They remained silent for a while, both pondering on things that were troubling their minds. "What do you think's going on with Ryou and Bakura? You remember at the cinema, they were acting really weirdly…"
"Yeah, they were…we should ask them what's going on between them…well, without trying to sound too rude, anyway."
"Huh." Seto looked up to the sky, in which there were now heavy rain clouds forming. "Looks like rain's on its way…" Joey looked up too to the darkening sky, and shivered as the sun disappeared behind a cloud.
"Come on, let's get going…" Joey said, before standing up. He turned around and stopped dead, staring straight into…
(Soz, I have to stop it there otherwise you're gonna know what happens!)
Tristan walked steadily on his way to the park, planning to meet Téa there so they could discuss some things that were on both their minds. They would have talked on the phone, but there would have been too much interference from the people around them, and it was just easier to talk face to face.
He arrived there about five minutes later, scanning the area to see if he could spot her.
"Hey Tristan! Over here!" Tristan spun around to find Téa walking towards him, smiling and waving. Tristan stood still and waited for her to reach him, greeting her when she did so.
"Hi Téa."
"So…we need to talk about the others, don't we? We have to get this straight…"
"Yup." They started to walk towards the lake, telling each other what they had been doing over the past few days, just to get it out of the way: but they soon found that this was turning into what they had come there about anyway.
"What IS going on with those guys? They've been acting so bizarrely recently…" Tristan pondered, letting out a sigh.
"Yeah…we should really ask them about it. I mean, it's not so hard, is it?" Téa bit her lip, placing a hand under her chin. "We need to find out if…they're…"
"Let's say together…I don't think we should be using the word 'gay'."
"Why not?"
"I don't know…it just sounds…weird, I suppose. Anyway, it may not be that." Tristan really didn't like that word; it was not that he had anything against gay people, it was just that it sounded strange to him.
"Oh…" Their conversation continued on like this for some time, occasionally looking up to see clouds in the sky getting bigger and more frequent.
"Hey…d'you think it's gonna rain?" Tristan asked, stopping so he could see the sky properly.
"Yeah…we should get going…" Tristan looked down again to edge of the lake, where he could just make out two heads over a hill in the ground. He walked over to the two heads, curious to see who they were.
"Where are you going, Trist'?" Téa asked, jogging to catch up with him.
"Just wanted to see…" He stopped when he saw one of the people stand up, and gasped when he saw it was Joey. He was about to say hi, when the other figure stood up too, revealing…
"Seto! What are they…" She didn't need to finish her question though, seeing as it was blatantly obvious what was going on. "Joey?" Joey was staring at them, an anxious look on his face.
"Oh!" Seto said with surprise as he spotted Téa and Tristan staring at them. "Ahh…umm…"
"Don't worry." Téa said quickly. "I think Tristan and I have already figure out what's going on here." Seto sighed with relief, but Joey still looked anxious.
"Hey, relax!" Tristan said cheerfully, walking towards them. He stopped when he was standing in front of them, a smile on his face. "You don't have to worry about it, Joey; it's nothing to be embarrassed about." Joey was just about to open his mouth to answer back, when they suddenly heard a cry of pain from behind them.
"What the hell was that!" Joey yelled, before sprinting off in the direction of the noise.
"Hey Joey, wait for us!" Téa called, running off as fast as she could after him. Tristan and Seto looked at each other, shrugged, and started to chase after them towards the source of the cry…
Bakura had been walking around the park for a few hours now, and he was beginning to grow tired and hungry. Apparently finding Yami was not going to be as easy as he thought…however, not really put off by this, he continued to search through the wooded areas surrounding the park, trying to find any clue that Yami had been there at all.
His hopeless search soon brought him right back to where it had all started for the fifth time that day, once again not having found any sign of Yami.
#Where on earth is that Pharaoh?# Bakura asked himself, staring hopelessly across the lake. #Surely if he was still here I would have found him by now?# He started to walk slowly along the bank of the lake, staring at his reflection in the water. He watched as he saw the sky grow steadily darker, a chilly breeze picking up and ruffling his long white hair. #It's getting late…maybe I should call it a day.# He sighed as he turned around and started to walk back to the entrance of the park, his mind a haze of words and thoughts. #How am I ever going to explain this to Yugi? I said that I would find Yami, but I haven't…#
"Whoever said I wanted you to find me?" Bakura started and turned around, Yami standing right behind him.
"Who are you? What do you want with Yami?" Bakura growled, getting into a fighting position.
"Ha ha! Don't be so foolish as to think you could ever beat me in a fight! You may be immortal, but you are not invincible!" the spirit sneered at him, showing none of Yami's true kindness and nature. "As for who I am…I am in everyone, and I am no one. Ever wondered what happened to you after you came back from the Shadow Realm, Bakura? Or have you been listening to the pathetic excuses the Pharaoh has been giving you? Tut tut, aren't we changed…"
"What are you talking about!" Bakura spat, feeling the anger bubble up inside him.
"Now, now, no need to lose your temper…" But this just provoked Bakura even more, his eyes turning into slits as he activated the power of the Millennium Ring. "But I thought you wanted me to tell you who I was…I can't do that if you hurt me…and besides, you don't want hurt Yami, do you? You love him…"
"SHUT UP!" Bakura said furiously, tears stinging his eyes.
"Aww, isn't that sweet…Bakura's getting all stressy and emotional. Strange…I thought you didn't have emotions, especially when I was with you…but you dumped me."
"W-what?" Bakura stuttered, eyes growing wide.
"It's because of you that this is happening to Yami…" Bakura felt both hurt and annoyed, still glaring determinedly at the spirit.
"I don't understand…"
"Huh, I didn't think you would…" The spirit suddenly came towards him, reaching out his arm to take Bakura's Ring.
"Oh no you fucking don't!" Bakura shouted, blasting the spirit with energy from his Ring. Being much more stronger than Yugi, Bakura's hit had done more then simply knock him over; he flew into the air, sailing a few feet before landing on the ground with a crash and a cry of pain.
"You'll regret doing that!" The spirit spat, before springing to his feet and running towards Bakura, screaming, "MIND CRUSH!"
"ARGH!" Bakura fell to the ground, rendered totally immobilized. The spirit walked quickly over to him, kneeling his legs on either side of Bakura's body and lying down on top of him.
"Can you hear me, bitch?" The spirit whispered harshly in his ear, biting down on it with his teeth. Bakura wanted to cry out, cry out for help, but found he could do nothing, even as the spirit began to sink his teeth into his arms and neck.
"What the FUCK!" Bakura heard someone shout, the sound of running feet now coming into earshot. He heard the spirit hiss in anger, gripping his shoulders in a painfully tight grasp.
"Let go of him!" A girl's voice cried: Téa. Bakura was grateful for Téa's timing, and to whoever the other people were.
"Why should I? He's mine…" Bakura felt the spirit stand up, before feeling a strong pair of arms wrap themselves around his chest, lifting him up off the ground. Bakura's eyes were open, and he could now see the other people he had heard running.
"Bakura!" He saw Joey shout, with Seto by his side. Téa and Tristan were standing next to him, all glowering at the evil spirit.
"He's not yours, now let go of him!" Seto said angrily, taking a step towards him.
"I wouldn't come so close if I were you." The spirit said suddenly, moving back slightly. Bakura felt dark energy pressing in around him, and immediately felt pain shooting through his body.
Bakura let out a long, loud scream of agony as the pain became unbearable, at the same time feeling himself fading from reality.
"BAKURA!" Bakura felt himself fall to the ground as the spirit dropped him, hearing him cry in pain.
"Curse you! I swear I'll make you pay for this!" He heard him scream, before the pain in his heart faded, and felt himself returning back to consciousness.
"Bakura…" Bakura was gently lifted into a sitting position on somebody's lap, firm arms supporting him around his chest. He opened his eyes and saw he was staring up into Tristan's face, which was looking concernedly down at him. "Bakura, are you alright? What happened?"
"I'm fine…" Bakura said quietly, leaning his head against Tristan. "But Yami…I dunno. He's been acting weird over the past few days…since we went to the cinema. He keeps hurting Yugi, and he's taken his Puzzle from him…"
"He did WHAT!" Joey shouted, looking at him with a mixture of shock and something that almost looked like disgust.
"Where is Yugi now?" Téa asked urgently.
"Ryou…took him home. I told him to stay with him until I could find Yami." Bakura said, coughing.
"But…why did Yami do it? It's not like him…" Seto frowned.
"Not at all…but it wasn't him." Bakura cast his eyes round to look at Yami, who was being lifted up by Joey. His head fell limply to the side, so Bakura could now see his face; it no longer looked angry and evil, but peaceful and tired.
"Oh?" Joey looked at him, puzzled. Bakura smiled, before trying to stand up; but he found that this was not possible as his legs collapsed and he fell to the ground again.
"Hey, take it easy…" Tristan said, walking up to Bakura and picking him up in his arms. Bakura made no attempt to resist it, just feeling grateful that he was still there.
"What do you mean, it wasn't Yami?" Seto asked, walking so he was standing next Tristan and Bakura.
"I dunno…it's kind of confusing…" Just as Bakura said this he felt a spit of rain on his face, causing him to shake his head with surprise.
"I think we should go…before it starts to rain properly." Téa suggested. Bakura nodded his head.
"Yes. I promised Ryou I would go to Yugi's home and tell them if I had found Yami or not…"
"Right, let's go." Joey said, before they rapidly walked in the direction of the park gates.
Ryou had managed to get Yugi home without too much trouble, and was now sitting on the floor next to the sofa on which Yugi was lying. He had made them both tea, and Yugi had managed to sit himself up, surrounded by pillows and blankets.
"Are you okay, Yugi?" Ryou asked quietly, feeling Yugi's forehead. Yugi shook his head; he looked utterly miserable. "Oh, Yugi…" Ryou put his mug down on the table and sat on the sofa, gathering Yugi up in his arms.
"Ryou…" Yugi whimpered, starting to cry. Ryou sighed gently, kissing Yugi's cheeks as he stroked his tears away.
"Don't worry Yugi…everything's going to be okay…please don't cry." Ryou took the blanket and wrapped him up in it, holding Yugi gently to him.
Ryou and Yugi stayed there for hours, growing ever more impatient and worried as there continued to be no sign of Bakura. Eventually Yugi fell asleep, but Ryou stayed wide awake, fretting over the things that might have happened to Yami and Bakura in the park while they weren't there.
"Oh, where is he…?" Ryou whispered, getting up and walking over to the window. He looked to the sky, which was beginning to darken. "Looks like it's going to rain…" He reached a hand to close the window, but stopped when he felt a sudden, agonising pain in his heart. "ARGH!" He screamed, falling to the floor with a crash. "BAKURA!"
Yugi woke up after he heard Ryou scream, and looked over to find him lying on the floor, arms crossed over his chest. Yugi slid off the sofa and walked as quickly as he could towards Ryou, falling to his knees in front of him.
"Ryou, what happened? What's wrong?" He asked, watching Ryou struggle on the floor.
"BAKURA!" He yelled again, his eyes swinging wildly around the room. He grabbed Yugi's arm and held it tightly, causing Yugi to wince slightly.
"Ryou, what's wrong!" Yugi said desperately, pain filtering through his arm.
"Bakura…" Ryou gasped, letting go of Yugi's arms and letting it fall down to the floor. The pain was fading from him, but it left him shocked and shaken.
Yugi tried to lift him up so he take him over to the sofa, but Ryou wouldn't budge; instead, Yugi went back to the sofa and took the duvet, walking back to Ryou and sitting him up, before sitting down next to him and covering them both with it.
"What happened?" Yugi asked again, settling himself in between Ryou's legs and placing a hand on the side of his face.
"Bakura's- hurt." Ryou stuttered, gripping Yugi tightly around the waist.
"How is he hurt?" Yugi whispered, kissing Ryou's cheek.
"I don't kn-know. He just is…or was."
"Well, it looks like we both have something to worry about…" Ryou shivered slightly; the window was still open. Yugi stood up and closed it, a few spits of rain landing on his face. He stared out onto the street, gazing listlessly at the ever-growing bank of clouds that was becoming greyer and heavier by the minute.
"Yugi…" Yugi looked down as he heard Ryou speak, smiling before sitting back down again.
"Sorry…" Yugi leant forward and kissed Ryou's lips, pushing himself as close as possible to him. #Please cheer up…I'm sure Bakura's okay…#
They sat huddled up like this, not willing to let the other go in case something happened to them if they did. It didn't take long for them to fall asleep, feeling safe in the other's loving embrace…
By the time Tristan and everyone else to get to the Game shop it was bucketing down with rain, and each of them was soaked and absolutely freezing. They rushed in through the front door, which was left open by Ryou and Yugi, and then proceeded to trudge their way up the stairs, careful not to get the floor too wet.
"Ryou?" Bakura called as he stepped in through the door, standing aside to let the others follow him in. "Are you-" He stopped when he saw Ryou poke his head round the living room door. "Are you alrigh-" He was almost thrown backwards onto the ground as Ryou jumped into his arms, crying loudly into his chest.
"Bakura what h-happened to you? You were h-hurt…" Bakura held Ryou gently, kissing his forehead.
"I'm fine, Ryou…sshh…" Bakura looked up to find everyone staring at him puzzlement, and blushed when he realised why. "Oh…err…I'll explain later." He turned back to Ryou, before asking, "Are you alright? Where's Yugi?"
#Living room…# Bakura nodded his head, before signalling the others to follow him in. They found Yugi lying on the sofa, apparently asleep.
"Yugi…?" Téa said, walking over to the sofa and kneeling down next to it. Yugi opened his eyes and stared with confusion at her for a moment, before looking up and finding everyone else standing around and watching him.
"Téa…? What are you doing here?" Téa looked apologetically at him, but before she could speak Yugi said, "You're soaked…you need to get dry…" Yugi sat up and got off the sofa, walking in a half-daze. He stopped when he saw Seto with Yami still lying in his arms. "You found him…" Yugi sighed, before carrying on past him and into the hall.
"Yugi…" Ryou whispered, before following him out.
"Ah, would anyone like to explain what's goin' on here?" Joey asked.
"Sorry…bad few days recently…" #Oh, Yami, wake up! Please! Don't let me have to face them on my own…# Bakura thought furiously, looking towards his unconscious form. "Oh, um, you can put him on the sofa, by the way…" Seto nodded, walking stiffly over in his wet clothes and laying Yami down. #Come on, Yami…you need to give Yugi his Puzzle back…#
#What?# Bakura started as Yami's voice filled his mind, which sounded confused and dazed.
#Are you alright Yami?# Bakura asked, walking over to him. Yami stirred, opening his eyes a little and turning to look at Bakura.
"Yes…I think. Where's Yugi? I need to…" He tried to get up, but was forced back down by a firm hand on his shoulder.
"Do you…remember anything that happened?" Yami nodded his head.
"I remember everything…I couldn't control it…please, I need to see Yugi…" Tears started to fill Yami's eyes as he once again tried to stand up, this time pushing Bakura's hand aside as he walked unsteadily to the bathroom. "Y-Yugi?" #Yugi…# "Yugi please…" Yami fell to his knees, leaning his arm on the bathroom's doorframe.
"Yami…" Yugi walked up to him, and stood in front of him quietly.
"Yugi, I'm so sorry!" Yami blurted out, tears streaming down his face. "I honestly didn't mean- oh…" Yami stopped as Yugi slapped his face, catching him unawares. He didn't react though; he just looked down at the floor, feeling sad and ashamed. "Do you…want this back? I understand if you don't…if you want me to go…" Yugi knelt down in front of him, placing his hand gently over where he had hit him.
"That was for your own satisfaction…I did it because I want you to stop punishing yourself for things that weren't even your fault…"
"But, what about…last night? Aren't you mad at me for that?"
"Oh, what's the point? There's nothing I can do about it…I can't control your life." Yami nodded slightly to show that he understood, but he still felt guilty. "As for wanting you to go…" Yugi placed a finger under Yami's chin and lifted it up, before locking his lips over Yami's and holding him in a deep, passionate kiss. #I told you that I would still love you, and I don't care about what you did…#
Yami felt a new, internal happiness as he clutched onto Yugi, tears of joy now filling his eyes.
#Yugi, I love you so much…# Yugi deepened their kiss as he felt his sennen Puzzle return to him, pressing himself closer to his Darker's body.
Ryou sighed with relief when he saw Yugi and Yami make up, his heart lifting from the heavy anxiety that had been there.
#It's good to know they're happy…# Bakura said, coming up behind Ryou and hugging him.
#Yeah…# Ryou turned around and slipped his arms round Bakura's waist, reaching up and kissing him softly on the lips.
#Are you still mad at me for this morning?# Ryou shrugged, an unconcerned look on his face.
#I don't know.# Bakura looked sadly down at the floor, letting his arms fall to his sides. #But what I do know is…# Bakura looked up just as Ryou's lips made contact with his, his stomach fluttering with happiness. #I love you…#
#I love you too…# They broke apart and stood there hugging, before turning around and walking straight into the accusing stare of Téa, Tristan, Seto and Joey.
"Uh!" Ryou gasped, blushing furiously. Bakura and he watched as their gazes turned towards Yugi and Yami, who appeared to be completely ignoring them. "What do you think you're doing! Come on, get back in there!" He whispered, before shimmying them along back into the living room, closing the door behind them.
"Why did we have to go?" Tristan asked, confused. Ryou sighed in exasperation, rolling his eyes at the ceiling.
"Why! One, because it's rude to stare, and two, those two need some time alone together! You have no idea how much they've been through recently!" Ryou snapped, looking angrily at them.
"Whoa, chill out, man!" Joey said, backing away slightly.
"Take it easy, Ryou…" Bakura said quietly, placing a hand on his shoulder. Ryou gritted his teeth, growling slightly.
"Why are you being so protective of them?" Seto asked in his annoyingly calm and cold voice.
"Because I AM! And that's got nothing to do with you!"
"Ryou!" Bakura said, surprised by his change in character.
"What?" He said grumpily, scowling at the floor.
#Just relax, okay? Don't get so worked up…# Ryou snorted before walking over to the window, opening it and leaning on the frame. It had stopped raining by now, and a watery sun was just peaking out from behind a fluffy grey cloud. He felt his nerves calm as the cool breeze blew in his face; he needed some fresh air. #Are you alright?#
#Yeah…sorry…#
#Don't worry about it. It's not your fault.# Bakura sighed a little before turning back to the others, smiling awkwardly at them.
"Uh…" Téa was indicating herself and the others, before pointing to the door.
"No, no, don't worry. We still need to talk, and we still need to get dry…" Bakura said quickly. He walked towards the door and out of it, to find that the bathroom was now empty. Yugi and Yami had obviously decided the bathroom floor was probably not the best place to make out…
Abit earlier...
Yugi and Yami broke up their kiss, gazing into each other's eyes.
#Come on, Yami…# Yugi said, taking Yami's arm and leading him towards their bedroom.
#What…# Yami walked in with Yugi following behind him. He closed and locked the door after himself, after checking that there was nobody nearby. #Yugi…# Yugi walked up to Yami and kissed him, peeling his shirt off and dropping it on the floor. #What are you doing?# Yami asked, holding Yugi by his shoulders.
#You're wet, duh. And freezing.# Yugi replied, taking a step closer to Yami. #And I plan on warming you up…# He grinned, before kneeling in front of him and unbuckling his belt. Yami smiled, relaxing as Yugi pulled his trousers down and started to gently rub his skin dry.
Sorry! No lemons allowed! Please let me know if you want it.
#Yugi…I'm sorry…we need to clean this up…# Yami slid his arms around Yugi's chest and pulled him up onto his lap, cradling him gently as he waited for Yugi to pacify. #Bakura…are you still here?# Yami asked, whilst kissing Yugi's forehead. Yami slid his arms around Yugi's chest and pulled him up onto his lap, cradling him gently as he waited for Yugi to pacify. Yami asked, whilst kissing Yugi's forehead.
#Yes, lucky for you we are. Do you realise we heard everything that went on in there? You need to learn to be a little more quiet, Pharaoh…# Bakura's amused voice came through. Yami grimaced.
#Uhh…#
#Look, there's nothing to hide. Everyone in here knows.#
#Oh.#
#Yes, OH! Anyway, what was it that you wanted?#
#Can you…keep everyone away from the bathroom? We need to-#
#Clean up? Yes, I figured. Okay, I will, but be quick Pharaoh. Your guests are getting impatient. Hmm, that's another thing me and Ryou have to try…fucking with visitors-#
#Yes, all right! I get the picture (Ooh missus!). I'll try and be quick.# Yami closed the link before carefully lifting Yugi up, carrying him and some clean clothes to the bathroom. #Aibou, are you okay?# Yugi didn't react at first, holding on tightly to Yami.
#No…it hurts…# His voice sounded muffled from crying.
#Okay, okay…shhh…it won't hurt for long…# Yugi nodded his head slowly, yielding his grip on Yami a little so that he could be lifted into the bath. He lay down on his front, too painful for him to sit up properly.
Yami turned the showerhead on and tested the warmth of the water on his hand, while Yugi looked up at him wantingly.
#Yami…# Yugi reached out his hand and grabbed Yami's arm, tugging him into the bath. Yami smiled lovingly at him before settling himself down, pulling Yugi closer to him. Yami turned the gentle spray of water on Yugi, slowly rinsing down his small body.
#Could you hold this for a moment, Yugi?# Yami asked, holding out the showerhead. Yugi nodded, taking it form him while Yami chose a bottle of body wash from the shelf and a sponge. He sat back down again before showing the bottle to Yugi. #Is this all right for you?# Yugi took a moment to read the label before nodding his head. As Yami was putting the shower gel on the sponge, Yugi started to spray Yami with the water, giggling as he saw Yami's hair drooping. #'Tis not funny, Yugi.# Yami said, frowning slightly.
#Yes it is…it makes you look cute.# Yami blushed a little at this, raising his crimson eyes to meet Yugi's sparkling purple ones.
#What, so I don't look cute anyway?# Yami said, with a mock look of astonishment. #How rude!#
#Yami! You can be so silly sometimes…# Yugi said, hitting Yami playfully on the arm. Yami pulled Yugi towards him before lathering him with the now saturated sponge, gently massaging his skin to get him to relax. Yugi leaned forward so he was resting against Yami's chest, occasionally raising the showerhead to splash Yami with the water.
#I think this would be easier if we stood up, Yugi…# Yami said, slipping his arms under Yugi's and gently pulling him up so that they were both standing. Yugi held tightly onto Yami while he put the showerhead back in its hook, before once again rubbing Yugi with the sponge. #Do you feel alright now?# Yugi nodded his head.
#It still hurts…but thank you.# He said, reaching up and kissing Yami's lips.
#What are you thanking me for?# Yami asked, confused.
#Just…because.# Yugi pressed himself closer to Yami, deepening their kiss. #You don't have to ask. Just accept it.# Yugi leaned back away from Yami, smiling at him.
#Hmm…#
Yami finished cleaning Yugi with the sponge, before rinsing it off and placing it on a rack to dry. He turned the shower off and climbed out of the bath, signalling for Yugi to stay in there. Grabbing a towel, he wrapped it around his waist before getting another one and covering Yugi with it. Yugi drew the towel tightly around himself, shivering with the cold.
#Are you okay with drying yourself, Yugi?# Yami asked, lifting Yugi out of the bath.
#Yes…unless you'd rather do it, of course.# Yugi smiled slyly at him.
#If you want me to…#
#Of course I want you to…and you know you can't keep your hands off me, anyway.#
#True, true…# Yugi giggled, Yami nodding his head in a considering way. #You'd better come over here, then…# Yugi stepped over to Yami, falling into his arms as he reached him.
Yugi stood still as he waited for Yami to dry him, before slipping on his clean clothes and watching Yami as he went through the same process.
#Err, Yugi?# Yugi started out of his stupor to find that his eyes had managed to wander down to Yami's groin, and was staring at it in a dreamy sort of way.
#Oh! Sorry…couldn't help myself.# Yugi added, blushing slightly. #You don't like me admiring your nature, then?#
#Yugi!# Yami gasped, a shocked look on his face.
#What! I don't see the problem…# Yami sighed before putting his clothes on, hanging his towel on the rail.
#Come on, aibou.# Yami walked over to Yugi and, seeing as Yugi was once again disabled from walking, picked him up and unlocked the bathroom door, before walking out and into the living room.
"Oh, at last! You two finished your little romp then?" Bakura asked, a wide grin on his face.
"Yes." Yami growled, before sitting down on he sofa next to him, Yugi on his lap. "Sorry…we took so long."
"Oh, don't worry about it, we heard everything." Seto said, a grim look on his face. Yami noticed Seto and Joey were sitting rather close to each other, and were holding hands.
"Yeah, Bakura kindly informed me of that…" Yami muttered, looking up at them. He found a load of confused faces staring back at him, though; how could Bakura have told him? He hadn't gone out of the room at any time…
"Uhh…" Bakura gulped, shooting a glance at Yami.
"I think we have a lot of explaining to do." Ryou said; he had remained quiet ever since he came back into the living room earlier on that day.
"Yes, we do. We hardly know what's going on ourselves." Yami stated, breathing out heavily.
And so they began to tell them everything that had happened over the past few days; even Yugi and Ryou discovered a few things that they didn't know had happened. Yami had to pause in telling them what happened when he expressed what it was like for him back in Egypt; Yugi had insisted upon 'comforting' him for five minutes or so because he felt so much anguish for him. He kept asking him over and over again 'why didn't you tell me!', before practically suffocating Yami with kisses and hugs.
After Yami and Bakura had explained everything, with Yugi and Ryou filling in a few gaps, they had managed to tell them everything that had happened over the last day or two. Everyone was silent; no one was sure how to react to their story.
"Uhh…well that's- interesting." Téa stated, feeling the need to break the silence.
"It's a bloody nightmare, more like." Bakura interjected, looking rather grumpy.
"Well, I have to say I think you've got yourselves into a pretty big mess." Tristan said, stressing the last few words.
"Oh yeah. I think we realised that already." Bakura sighed. He turned his head to stare out of the now darkening window, nighttime slowly descending on the world outside.
After Seto and Joey had told everyone their story, it was almost nine o' clock. By then, everyone was tired and confused, so they decided it was best if they went home.
"We'll be seeing you guys some time I suppose, then…" Téa said, turning around in the doorway with Tristan.
"Yeah. See you…" Yugi said, yawning. Joey and Seto waved goodbye before leaving as well, disappearing off into the night.
"We should get going, too…" Ryou said, turning to look at Yami and Yugi.
"I think we still need to talk." Yugi said.
"You look barely awake enough to do any kind of talking." Yami stated, rubbing Yugi's cheek with his thumb.
"But he's right, you know…" Ryou said, looking sadly at him.
"Well, maybe we should leave it till tomorrow then. I don't think I can stand up for much longer…" Bakura said groggily, rubbing his eyes to keep himself awake.
"Okay then. Well, I'll call you tomorrow so we can sort this mess out."
"'Kay. Call you tomorrow. Bye." Bakura turned around and began to walk away from the Game shop, Ryou holding his hand.
"Come on then, Yugi…" and with that, Yugi and Yami walked in back through the doors, locking them behind him…
I stare as I watch the two white-haired boys walk out of the shop, holding hands and waving good-bye to the other boys standing in the shop. Oh, how fun this is going to be…
"I'll take him first…" I say, watching the smaller and more innocent boy walk past me on the other side of the road. "The others will come in soon enough…" I walk back into the darkness, laughing darkly to myself as I think of the things that will happen. "How fun…"
Luff: ARGH! Who is that hiding in the bush? What is he going to do to them? Who knows!
Seto: Ah, you do.
Luff: Oh. Yeah. He he! What fun…!
Joey: You weird.
Luff: Hmm. I'm very weird. Or am I?
Yami: Dun dun dun! You worked it out!
Luff: Shut it, you. Why don't you go and have some fun with Yugi?
Yami: Oh yeah, good idea! #Cups hands around mouth# Oh Yuuuuuuugiiiiiiiiiiiiiii? Yami needs some loving…
Luff: Hey, you're copying that Virgin advert! (I don't own Virgin. : ) )
Yami: Oh well.
Yugi: YAMI!
Yami: Err…YUGI!
Luff: Okay, I think I'm going to leave those two-
Yugi: YAMI!
Luff: Shouting each other's name. 0.o;? Meh. Don't forget to review people! And tell me if you want the lemon.