Could this be a fourth? Wow, I'm good.

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What's happening to me,

what have you done?

You've worked magic upon my soul

and brought me back to life.

But the room still seems foggy,

A piece of the puzzle is still hiding

under the razor blade

of which I've been avoiding.

There's still something missing,

although you've returned

you're not the someone I desire most.

You could go away,

for all I care,

dissapear into the darkness.

All I want is my lover,

then I will truely be happy again.

If I give you the chance,

will you truely redeem yourself?

And retrieve the piece for me

so I won't be tempted to harm myself?

I will guide you to your path of freedom

If you show me the path to him.

There is something missing in both of our lives,

together we may be able to find it.

You want relief,

I want my love,

Without my help you'll pay the price.

You have no choice,

you must take a risk

to get what you want

you have to help me.

Retrieve the missing link,

that's hiding under death's tool

even if your tempted to use it as well.

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I think I'm awake. The phone's screaming at me. Luckily it's nearby, so all I have to do is roll over and grab it.

I answer in a scratchy voice. How long have I been out anyways?

It's Yuugi. Wow, so he wasn't joking when he said he would call me. That's amazing.

"Why haven't you been at school all week?"

Shit. What day is it?

Apparently It's Friday from what I'm told. Our little run in on the roof took place on Monday. Wow. I was out for a long time. From what I'm feeling, the words "out for a long time" seemed to bring my stomach back to life. It burns like hell, I've gotta get something in it before I die. Scince when do I care anyways?

"What the hell did you do to me?" I guess I'm thinking aloud, because he's asking what I mean. "I'm...feeling..."

A small laugh from the other line is real assuring. "Yeah. I feel a little better now knowing that you're feeling better." Who says I'm feeling better! "Hey. I wanted to let you know that I meant every word I said about helping you bring him back."

"Where's Yami?" I found myself asking that. I really need to learn to keep my thoughts in my head. Then again, the only one who I've talked to in so long is a wall. It feels kinda comforting to know that I'm talking to a human being that can respond.

There's silence. "H-he's upstairs." He's whispering to me now. "He doesn't know I'm talking to you right now." Well don't I feel special? He wanted to talk to me so bad that he's going against "orders" to contact me. He must be really desperate.

"Let's make the talk about plans quick, just in case he comes downstairs." Can do, I guess. "Meet me tomorrow night, 11 o'clock at the Battle City train station. We'll have to make a pretty lengthy trip. Isis and Malik are going to meet up with us and take us to a secluded part of town. They said they can't tell me where just incase he gets suspisious and tries to read my mind."

Of course that bastard would end up doing some bullshit like that...wait, why am I on Yuugi's side automatically!

"I got it." Why are Malik and Isis getting involved in this? Can I trust them? What if they're on Yami no Yuugi's side!

"So rest up. And for gods sake Ryou, eat something before you dissolve away to nothing! It's gonna be a long- Yes, of course I'm coming to school tommorrow Anzu! I wouldn't ditch you on the day our project is due! You have to give me more credit than that!"

"Yuugi, what the hell?" I asked, not having the slightest clue what happened.

"Gotta go. Don't forget." I barely caught that whisper. "Whatever. Believe what you want!...Ok, fine! Good bye!"

Click!

I take it Yami must have heard him talking to me. Out of all of his stupid friends, he had to pick Anzu for me to be! Ug, shoot me before I ever act like that friendship fag!

I stumbed off of the couch and into the kitchen. Wow. This is what it looks like. I haven't been in here for a while. I'd usually nibble on something from the cafeteria on the days that I wasn't staring at a wall in the library, pretending to do homework to aviod the "friendship squad."

As I boiled a pot of water, I let my mind wander to the doors that were sealed shut in my mind. Why didn't Yuugi ever say anything before? How does he plan to bring Bakura back? We can't just hold our breath, rush into the shadow realm, find him, and swim out of there as fast as we can! And what does Malik and Isis have to do with this story anyways! In the previous chapters, they haven't even popped up once, not even in my mind!

Opening the cabinet, I found a single cup of ramen that hadn't been attacked by my darker half. Something as simple as instant ramen was a challenge for him. I thought it was funny, watching him trying to read the directions on the back. And he'd always mess up on the part where you pour the water into the cup. Somehow, like a magnet, it always seemed to find his hand. He would scream out his favorite word in the english language.

Yeah, he indeed did overuse the "f word" and if he wasn't so scary, he would have already gotten his ass kicked multiple times. Between flicking off cars that passed and his choice to speak in the colorful language (which he learned from the psycho tomb keepers) at random people who passed by his humble presence, He made quite a few enemies. But I don't think anyone would dare touch him. He saved me many times that way.

I wonder if it's his eyes that make him look so menacing? I admit, the first time I looked in the mirror and saw his reflection staring- well, make that glaring- back at me, I was intimidated. But really, once he softened, his eyes were his most comforting feature. It might have been relief because I knew he was with me, or maybe I got used to the way he looked. But sometimes I wonder if I was comforted because I knew that I was the only one he would look at with such compassion in his eyes...I guess I was the only one who ever got somewhat close to him.

We had a close bond for a while...

I did get a little pissed when he made that deal with Malik. He let me out to suffer in the middle of the duel between me and Yami no Yuugi. I guess I deserved it...I did betray him. I didn't want to see anyone else get hurt. But it was after that duel that he softened. Even as I was out on the battle field, in unbearable pain, I felt him watching me. I could feel through our link his desire to comfort me, how bad it hurt him to watch me suffer. And even after I passed out and that bitch Anzu had the ring, I felt relieved to know that he really did care.

He lost the duel to Malik soon afterwards. For that, we were both thrown into the shadow realm. He told me not to worry, for a part of him was hiding in the puzzle, and he would make sure that he got me out of there.

I'm guessing he did his work, because I'm back in this world. Yuugi kept the ring for himself for a while. I tried to convince myself that life was better without him manipulating me. I told myself that he was a liar, and that he would never return the feelings that I had for him. I even got scared when I heard his voice in my head shortly before the two dumbasses stole Yuugi's bag of items. Then again, I have to give those two credit...they did reunite me with my love.

After he took me home, we had a talk. He seemed angry at me, yet harmless at the same time. I told him how I felt about what he had done to my life. I just wanted to be normal, which he said would never happen. I was scared, but I let him know about my love towards him...and I was suprised to hear that he felt the same way. He appologized to me, told me that he was sorry for ever hurting me or my life. A guy of his extent has a lot of guts to do something like that. I think he earned my respect that night, before I thought of him as unfair and a cheater who would do anything to get what he wanted. That was also the night he first kissed me.

I guess we had no choice to have such a strong bond, for a while we were in the same body. When we first met, I admit, he was...hm...how do I say this...a sadist for a while, but it didn't take him too long to change towards my favor. By the time he had seperated from me, that vengant demon had changed into someone who was capable of love. I liked him from even the second I first saw him, and I didn't really mind that he was attacking my friends after a while, as awkward as it seemed. As long as he was with me, I didn't care about anything.

But where does love get you? To my house, that's where. My ramen's done, and I'm wondering if I can even stomach it. I never really was much of an eater. I would usually eat half of something, and give the rest to the "more or less human garbage disposal" named Bakura. My yami always was a carnivore. I don't mind meat, it just isn't my favorite food. I'm more of a pasta person myself. I'd choose a plate of spaghetti over a bloody steak anyday.

And once again, I'm thinking about Bakura. I can't go five seconds without thinking about him. But I think I'm allowed to be obsessed. I miss him so much!

Ug! The damn phone is ringing again!

I try to answer it nicely, for I'm a little agitated by the noise.

"Ryou! Change of plans, we have to leave now!"

It's Yuugi..."Why? What's going on?" I don't think I managed to block the fear out of my voice.

"Please Ryou, we have to hurry...Yami found out!"

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Dun dun! Had to add something like that there...

Can anyone see a distinct change in Ryou? One of my reviewers asked what would happen if someone volunteered to help him. He's still bitter in a way, and obsessed with Bakura of course. But I was in a way realating it to my own life. I didn't have someone who "helped me" when Sunny dissapeared (hell i had someone to make it worse), but now that she's back and best friend and blood sister notices that i'm still alive again, I feel better. Love ya, Shiira-san! (applaudes)

In a way, Ryou still will never be happy again until he gets his lover.

I'm thinking that the ending isn't going to be as happy as I'm making it seem...

Thanks much for reading this crap. Review!