Jaazi: Hey people! The eighth chapter of Cuddly Bakura is here, yay!

DJ: (narrows eyes) Why is THIS fic longer than Cuddly Seto?

Jaazi: Umm…because I've improved as a writer since the time I wrote Cuddly Seto…?

Damian: Nice answer.

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Disclaimer: Mariku and Thief King Bakura would be squeamish and faint of heart before I ever owned Yugioh.

Previously

With that thought, Bakura closed in on himself also failing to hear Chibi Bakura's last comment.

"That would only make the hurt get worse, Bigger Me."

Chapter Eight: Odd Encounters

Chibi Bakura paced the misty gray area that he usually visited while asleep. Diabound, his ever loyal spirit-friend-thing, floated back and forth right next to him. Chibi Bakura's lips formed a pout.

"Diabound, how are we gonna get Princess and Bigger Me together?" Chibi Bakura asked. Diabound tilted its head and shrugged. Chibi Bakura crossed his hands over his chest and glared at his friend.

"That's not helping," Chibi Bakura whined. Diabound quickly tackled him with a hug. Chibi Bakura laughed.

"Hey, get off! We gotta be serious about this!" Chibi Bakura said, "Princess and Bigger Me are hurting and we gotta make 'em stop hurting so they can be happy!"

Before anything else could be said, Chibi Bakura felt his shoulder get shaken softly. His Princess's voice was calling his name gently as Chibi Bakura's form slowly faded out of the gray misty place.

Kaiba entered his office and was about to sit in his fancy chair that all big-shot company owners had when he was stopped short. He stopped short because he saw a pair of kitten ears peeping over his desk. Tightening his grip on his briefcase, he approached the desk, ready to yell and intimidate whatever was on it.

He felt his eyes widen without him wanting them to when he saw a small child-cat thing. The thing giggled as its fingers twirled its black hair.

"Hi! Kitty Kira here to inform you that you've witnessed something you weren't supposed to!" the thing known as Kitty Kira chirped.

"What are you?" Kaiba asked out of shock. It giggled again.

"I'm a fairy, of course! You saw Chibi Bakura the other day, and you really weren't supposed to. I gotta erase your memory now. I'm very sorry, but it's kinda my job," Kitty Kira said, a bit saddened.

Before Kaiba could retort that magic and its creatures don't exist, Kitty Kira pulled out a small pouch of blue, glittering, dust. Taking a single pinch's worth of dust, she quickly blew it into Kaiba's unsuspecting face.

Kaiba blinked rapidly for a few seconds. Once his sight cleared, he glanced around in his once again empty office. Muttering slightly to himself, he sat down and started to work.

Malik and Mariku were currently playing video games in the living room of their house. Or at least they seemed to be playing video games. Mariku however was spending more time watching Malik than watching the television screen. Malik's attention, though, was solely focused on the television.

With a loud pop, a little girl appeared between the Egyptian blondes and the TV.

"Hi!" the girl giggled. The two blondes stared at her in shock.

"…hello?" Malik said uncertainly after he managed to get his jaw off the floor.

"I'm Kitty Kira. You saw Chibi Bakura the other day, didn't you?" she asked.

"…you mean Khalid? Ha! I knew it! It was Bakura!" Malik cried excitedly.

"Yep! But now I-" Kira was interrupted.

"Ooooh, we shall torment Bakura-thief about it when he returns," Mariku cackled. Malik grinned, agreeing completely.

"Um, no. See, I have to erase your memory of him now. I'm very, very sorry, but it's against the rules to have others find out about a fairy's spell and stuff," she apologized.

She got two pinches worth of blue glittering powder and flicked it into their faces. Malik let out a small sneeze and Mariku was rubbing both his eyes which were suddenly very irritated. Malik looked up at the TV screen.

"Aww, Mariku you made me lose!" Malik whined when he saw his character very unconscious while surrounded by its enemies.

"But 'Riku didn't do anything!" Mariku protested, pouting at Malik's slight glare.

Isis was upstairs in the attic of their humble abode looking through photo albums. She had just started a hobby of collecting photos of her brother, Mariku, their friends, and herself. Their past wasn't very full of fond memories, she wanted to record and have mementos of the happy memories her brother and Mariku were making here.

"Watcha looking at?" a voice from behind her asked.

"Pictures. Would you like to look at them, Kitty Kira?" she asked smiling.

The little fairy/cat hybrid took a glance at the photos.

"You're a Seer, aren't you?" Kira asked softly.

"I suppose I am," Isis replied.

"But that means my memory dust won't work on you," Kira said sadly.

"I know."

They both stayed silent for a moment. Suddenly, Kira's sad face lit up. From a third pouch she had hanging on her waist, she took out a rather large amount of silver sparkling dust. She pricked her finger with a claw and let a couple drops of blood fall onto the silver dust. Kira then compressed the silver dust and blood between her two small palms, whispering a few words of enchantment. When she finished, she opened her clenched palms and revealed a pure silver coin that seemed to shine with moonlight.

"Nobody's supposed to know or remember about fairy wishes being fulfilled but I can't suppress any of your memories because of whatever magic you have that allows you to see into past and future events. But if you promise not to tell anyone, I'll owe you my job and you'd have my undying gratitude," Kira started.

Isis watched as the girl displayed the glowing silver coin.

"This is a special coin. It allows you to call on me once, afterwards it disappears. It's kinda like a token for a free wish. If you stay quiet about this, you can have it. I'll grant you one wish of whatever you like whenever you decide to use this, okay?" Kira pleaded timidly.

Isis let out a soft laugh and patted the girl behind her cat ears. She took the coin and tucked it away.

"You needn't have worried. I hadn't planned on telling anyone, but I'll accept your gift. I believe it might be useful later on," Isis said. Kitty Kira smiled and gave Isis a big hug.

"Thank you uber-much! I gotta leave now. Till your next wish then, bye!" Kitty Kira disappeared with a pop.

From downstairs, Isis heard her brother call.

"Sister, are you alright?" Malik rushed upstairs to Isis with Mariku at his side, "We thought we heard something…"

"No, Malik. I'm fine," Isis replied calmly. Malik stared at her for a moment.

"If you're sure…c'mon Mariku, we have to defeat that sub-boss now before we forget how," Malik said running back downstairs.

"Yes, hikari-pretty," came Mariku's enthusiastic reply.

Isis was left in the attic examining the glowing silver coin. Her brother deserved to be happy.

Chibi Bakura sat on a kitchen chair swinging his legs back and forth. His eyes followed Ryou as Ryou moved around the kitchen, preparing a meal for them. Ryou always tried to be so happy and kind, but Chibi Bakura could see that Ryou was sad inside, no matter how hard he tried to hide it.

"You really, really liked Bakura, didn't you Princess?" Chibi Bakura asked suddenly. Ryou stiffened.

"I…I guess I did." Ryou said hesitantly.

"Are you gonna tell him when he comes back?" asked Chibi Bakura cheerfully.

"I don't think so. It's better this way, you know?" Ryou replied. Chibi Bakura frowned.

"But, mommy says that if you really like someone, you should tell them," Chibi Bakura said.

"Your mommy is a very smart person, but it's scary sometimes. Nobody likes getting hurt," Ryou said.

"Doesn't it hurt to not tell, too?" Chibi Bakura questioned.

"You're very smart too," Ryou laughed.

"So, if it hurts to not tell and if it can maybe hurt to tell, isn't it better to tell?" Chibi Bakura reasoned excitedly. Ryou sighed dramatically.

"You've convinced me, I'll tell him that I really, really like him when he comes back. Okay?" Ryou said happily. Chibi Bakura nodded enthusiastically.

"I think Bakura really, really likes you, too," Chibi Bakura chirped.

"Oh, really? And how would you know that?" Ryou asked as he set the food on the table.

"Because, I'm smart! And he told me so," Chibi Bakura said, "Hey, what is this stuff?"

"It's…it's uh, spaghetti and meatballs. It was one of Bakura's favorite…wh-what do you mean he told you so?" Ryou stuttered.

Chibi Bakura would've answered sooner except he was currently getting yelled at, again. Chibi Bakura winced internally.

"You idiot! What do you think you are doing? Don't tell him! He can't know!" Bakura yelled.

"But why? I just wanna help! You really, really like him too!" Chibi Bakura whined.

Ryou kneeled down to the child so they could be eyelevel. He grasped Chibi Bakura's shoulders gently.

"Khalid, do you mean to tell me that Bakura has been with you the entire time?" Ryou asked shakily. Chibi Bakura nodded solemnly.

"He's stuck in my head. I wanted to tell you, but Bigger Me didn't want you to see him like me," he leaned forward and whispered loudly, "He wants to impress you and doesn't want you to see him as a little kid like me."

"R-really?" Ryou asked blushing slightly.

"SHUT UP! THAT'S NOT TRUE AND YOU KNOW IT!" Bakura yelled embarrassedly. Chibi Bakura winced.

"What's wrong Khalid?" Ryou asked worriedly.

"Bigger Me didn't want you to know that…he was yelling at me again," Chibi Bakura said, smiling.

"Do you think I could speak to him, Khalid? Could you switch places with him for just a moment?" Ryou said as kindly as possible. Chibi Bakura frowned.

"I really want you and Bigger Me to talk, but I don't know how. Don't worry, I'll try real hard anyway!" he chirped.

"No, Khalid, wait! It's too risky…" Ryou trailed off as Chibi Bakura got that familiar glazed look in his eyes. Ryou sighed. He didn't want the little one to get hurt because of him. Who knows what could happen? Chibi Bakura hadn't ever done something like this before.

TBC

Jaazi: Okay, you all probably want to kill me for a couple of reasons…such as like not updating and the somewhat cliffy…

DJ: If you all wanna torture her, feel free to. I may not be able to harm her, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying watching her be tormented!

Damian: Ignore her, she never says anything of importance anyway. (ignores DJ's death glare) I would just like to say, that the chapter would've been longer but Jaazi wanted to post it as soon as possible, so she cut it short.

KK: But if you want to see what happens next, you must leave a REVIEW PLEASE!