'My hikari seems awfully happy today,' thought Bakura as Ryou walked into the kitchen. Bakura went into Ryou's soul room to figure out why and nearly passed out in surprise. In his hikari's soul room there was a door with some thoughts and memories behind it. Around the door were chains and locks even he'd have trouble trying to pick.

/So Ryou, you thought you could keep something from me/ he sent through the link.

-What are you talking about, Bakura-sama-

/A bunch of thoughts and memories behind a locked door./

-…-

/Shall I open it/

-No! Bakura-sama, onegai! You won't like what you find out! Please don't open it-

/Makes me wanna open it even more./ Bakura cut off Ryou's pleas for him to stop. 'Why do I torment him? Oh, well. Time to open the door.'

"Ever heard the saying 'Curiosity Killed the Cat'? Though in this case, it might kill the tomb robber." Bakura turned around to see…

…Absolutely nothing.

"Who's there?" he asked.

"Just me."

"Who's me?"

"You're you silly. I'm Airina. And I want you to stay away from this door."

"Why should I listen to you, who or what ever you are?"

"Because Ryou'd like to keep you around for a while, mesa thinks." All or a sudden, he was thrown out of Ryou's soul room with a force so great he was sent flying into the kitchen wall and knocked unconscious.

"Bakura," Ryou cried, as Bakura was knocked into the wall, "Bakura! Wake up, please! I'll do anything, just wake up, please!"

"Anything, huh," Bakura said, waking up. Ryou blushed.

"Um…well," Ryou fumbled.

"I'll remember that," Bakura said, as he got up and tried to get upstairs.

'I wish he'd let me help him,' thought Ryou as he watched Bakura trip on another stair.

'Ow. Shit,' Bakura thought, 'I cant believe I'm about to ask this.'

"Ryou," said Bakura.

"H-hai," was the meek reply.

"Help." Ryou was surprised when Bakura said that but immediately set to helping him up the stairs only to find that Bakura's room was locked.

"Your room," said Bakura.

"M-my room? Why?" asked Ryou.

"Because I said so," Bakura growled.

"G-gomen nasai, Bakura-sama," said Ryou, as he helped Bakura to his room. He helped Bakura to the bed and laid him down. Before Ryou could leave, Bakura grabbed onto his waist and pulled Ryou down next to him. Ryou landed on the bed, on his side, with his back facing Bakura. Ryou started blushing when a half-asleep Bakura said, "Mine." before falling totally asleep. Ryou tried to get up but Bakura's grip on his waist tightened. Ryou gave up and fell asleep right next to Bakura, totally forgetting he had school. Airina smiled, then decided to try and figure out how the telephone worked. She needed to call Ryou in sick at school for today.

Bakura slowly woke up and noticed a warmth next to him. He pulled the warmth closer and snuggled into a head of soft hair. Wait a minute - HAIR? Bakura's head snapped up and he looked down. Ryou, still asleep, rolled over and snuggled into Bakura's chest, causing Bakura to blush and think, 'Thank Ra, he's asleep.'

"I'm not," the voice of Airina giggled before he saw a camera flash. He was about to get up to go kill the fairy when Ryou snuggled deeper into his chest. 'He's kinda cute,' Bakura thought as Ryou started to wake up. Ryou blinked a few times confused.

"Wha?" was all he could say, still being half-asleep. Bakura couldn't resist scaring him a little.

"Morning, Aibou," he whispered in Ryou's ear. Ryou shot up, knocking his head against Bakura's chin.

"OW," they both yelled rubbing the spot of contact. Bakura glared at Ryou. Ryou immediately looked down with tears in his eyes, shaking badly, and muttering, "Please don't hit me. Please don't hit me," under his breath. Bakura frowned. Did he really hurt Ryou this bad? Bakura sat with his legs crossed and pulled Ryou into his lap.

"Aibou, gomen," he said, resting his cheek on the top of Ryou's head. Ryou started crying into Bakura's chest as Bakura rocked him. 'Well it's a start,' Airina thought, 'A rather bumpy start, but it's a start nonetheless.'

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Bakura was thinking about his relationship with his hikari. Ryou had fallen asleep a few hours ago, exhausted from crying. Bakura knew he'd have to change for Ryou. But his damn pride was in the way. He wanted to change. He wanted to make Ryou happy. He'd have to get rid of his pride; he just didn't know how. He would figure it out, if only to get his hikari to smile.

"Uhh," Ryou groaned, waking up. He blinked a couple of times, before blushing, and burying his head in Bakura's chest. Bakura smirked before tightening his hold on Ryou and pulling him as close as possible. Bakura started to feel that strange feeling again. It was the feeling he got whenever Ryou was really close to him. Like he'd do anything for the smaller albino. And he probably would. Ryou was slowly moving his head to look up at Bakura.

"Bakura-sama?"

"Hmm?"

"W-why did you c-call me a-aibou?"

"Because you are my aibou. Now it's my turn to ask you a question."

"O-okay."

"Would you ever be able to forgive me for hurting you?" Ryou looked up, into Bakura's eyes as though trying to figure out if he meant it or not.

"I…" Ryou paused, "Yes, Bakura-sama, I'd be able to forgive you." Bakura let Ryou see his first true smile in nearly 5000 years, then frowned. Ryou looked out him curiously.

"No more -sama," Bakura said.

"W-what?" Ryou asked, his eyes widening.

"No more -sama. Just Bakura. Or if you want Kura."

"Kura?" Ryou asked, trying to hold in giggles.

"Yes, but only you can call me that."

"Okay Kura." Bakura looked down at his hikari, who was snuggling into his chest again. He realized there was a lot he didn't know about his hikari. And there was a lot Ryou didn't know about him. They were going to have several talks later on.

But for right now, cuddling was enough. For both of them.