Chapter 3: A Day With The Bakura's

One day, she thought that Bakura was finally ready for his first test. They went to school like they usually did, and went over to her house they way they usually did. After homework, they stretched and worked out.

"Bakura, I think you're finally ready." Luna said when they finished working out.

"Ready for what?" Bakura said confused.

"For your first test." Luna said.

"What do you mean?" Bakura asked.

"Today I'm going to test you to see if you're prepared to take care and stand up for yourself." Luna said.

"How will I know if I failed?" Bakura asked.

"You'll know you failed if you get pinned. You'll pass if you can get me pinned before you are. You can use anything you find to help you pass, but so can I. We aren't allowed to leave the city's borders but we can go anywhere we want within the city. These are the only rules. If you find yourself asking whether or not you're allowed to do something I didn't specify in the rules I just stated, the answer is yes. As long as you follow the rules anything goes. Any questions before we get started?" Luna said not giving him a chance to back out or refuse to take her test.

"One, how will I know you'll be okay if you get knocked out?" Bakura asked trusting that she knew what she was doing.

"Getting knocked out is a worse-case-scenario, so not only is it unlikely to happen but it's also highly improbable that you will knock me out. But to answer your question just check my pulse. And just avoid trying to knock me out. Does that answer your question?" Luna said.

"Yes. Thank you." Bakura said.

"I'll give you a 30-second head start. The clock is ticking go!" Luna said starting a stopwatch and Bakura bolted down the alley. After his head start Luna ran after him. She caught up to him and he jumped to a bar that was hanging out and used the gymnastics that he learned to flip up on the bar and get up to the roof. Luna followed him up and continued to chase him. Luna wasn't holding anything back. Bakura jumped down and detached a pole that was hanging out and took it with him as he continued to run. Luna jumped down and grabbed a pole half the size of the one he grabbed and continued to chase him. Luna was starting to become a little suspicious because the alley she was chasing him down wasn't connected to any of the others and led to a dead end. Bakura had gone ahead and Luna decided to slow down and let him go ahead, being nowhere for him to run. Bakura noticed that Luna wasn't there when he made it to the end of the alley and thought she had given him some time to prepare for her arrival, so he did. The alley was long but narrower than the rest of the alleys, so he used that to his advantage. He took the pole that he had grabbed earlier and used it to keep both him and the pole high enough that Luna wouldn't be able to see them, but close enough that when she would come he could pin her down easily without her having a chance to move out of the way.

When Luna finally came, his plan failed. Luna was very aware of her surroundings and saw him immediately. She stood directly under him and when he went to pin her she moved out of the way. He landed safely on his feet but cornered. Luna took her pole and Bakura took his. They fought using the poles. Then Luna got both of them, forcing Bakura to use what he learned from the across-the-floors and gymnastics to defend himself. Luna swing both at him and he simply jumped up on them and back flipped off. Luna cast the poles away from them so they couldn't use them. Now Luna wanted to see how well he does when no tools are used. Bakura got a new plan to try to pin her. He backed up to the end of the alley. Luna walked towards him. When she threw a swing, Bakura quickly grabbed the hand that she wasn't using, spun her around, and stuck the hand he had grabbed away from her while he took his other arm and wedged his elbow under her shoulder and put his forearm against her neck, pinning her. They stayed frozen for ten seconds before Bakura let go.

"Wow! I can't believe you actually passed! Great job Bakura!" Luna said smiling and impressed.

"I passed? Really?" Bakura asked shocked that he passed her test.

"Really! Tomorrow we should do something to celebrate. I'll let you chose and you can tell me what you want tomorrow. I'll be okay with whatever you choose." Luna said not wanting Bakura to hold back on what he wanted because it might not be okay with her.

"So I can choose anything? You'll be fine with whatever I choose?" Bakura asked wanting to be sure that's what she said.

"Why not? It's a celebration and you earned it! I'll be fine with whatever you choose." Luna said. Luna said that because she trusted Bakura.

"Tomorrow I'm yours. And when I say tomorrow I mean the stroke of midnight tonight from the stroke of midnight tomorrow is the time I'm giving you." Luna said wanting to give him a reward that she thought he deserved by passing her test.

"What do you mean by 'tomorrow I'm yours'?" Bakura asked.

"I mean that tomorrow you have me for the entire day. Tomorrow I am yours. I trust you." Luna said. Bakura felt like he really had a true friend when she said she trusted him.

"Thank you. I'll see you tomorrow, then." Bakura said leaving.

"See you tomorrow, Bakura." Luna said as they both left for home. That night, at the stroke of midnight, the other Bakura appeared in her room. This time, she woke up as soon as walked in her room.

"Well, aren't you up earlier than usual." Bakura said.

"It's the stroke of midnight, isn't it?" Luna said. Bakura remembered what she had told to the other him after he passed her test.

"Do I have a chance to play your little game or was it just for my other half?" Bakura asked.

"Okay, but how about we make it a bit more interesting?" Luna asked being put in a fiery mood at night.

"Alright." Bakura said starting to like where this was going.

"If I win, I get your Ring." Luna said.

"And if I win, you belong to me for a full 24 hours, do we have a deal?" Bakura asked with the stakes set.

"Deal, and if you do win, your reward time starts tomorrow at the stroke of midnight." Luna said.

"Alright. I remember the rules from when you told my other half so you don't have to repeat them." Bakura said wanting to get started.

"I'll give you a 30-second head start. Game start." Luna said as Bakura ran around the house, not giving Luna the knowledge of which way he went. Bakura went to the roof of her home. She wasn't going to be chasing him, he was going to be chasing her. That was the fact that she knew as soon as she gave him the option of taking her test. She ran the direction she thought Bakura had went with a pole she grabbed from her home in hand. Bakura, having grabbed two poles the same size as the ones she grabbed, jumped down and startled Luna. Luna turned around and ran, keeping a poker face from then on. Bakura had the same knowledge of what she taught his other half, so he also knew how he could corner her. Luna got onto a roof and went by rooftop. Bakura followed her lead and he chased her by rooftop. Luna, while being chased, didn't notice that Bakura was leading her to the same alley she had been pinned the first game. When he had led her to the roof where the alley was, he charged at her pushing her down into the alley. Luna landed safely and within five seconds Bakura had joined her in the alley. They still had their poles in hand so they used them. Bakura was more skilled with the poles than she thought. He managed to cast her pole away from her. He tossed away his poles as well. They seemed to chase each other in a circle in that part of the alley. Luna was having trouble keeping up while Bakura had hardy even broken a sweat yet. He managed to back her up into a corner. Luna had one last bold idea that might keep her in the game or even win. Luna grabbed onto the wall and placed both feet against it. When Bakura was only a foot away from her she sprung full force straight at him. Her arms flung behind her. Bakura dodged her charge and grabbed one of her arms instead. Luna planted her feet into the ground and spun Bakura around and tried to push him up against the wall, pinning him, but he instead moved to the side and had her pinned up against the corner like she had been before but this time her face was against the wall and Bakura held both of her arms behind her back. He had her pinned for a minute before he let her go.

"Looks like I win." Bakura said as Luna sighed and turned around to look at him.

"Looks like you do." Luna said looking at him directly in the eye.

"What's my prize again, I've seemed to have forgotten." Bakura said folding his arms and smirking. They both knew full well that Bakura just wanted Luna to say what his so called "prize" was.

"Tomorrow, from the stroke of midnight to the midnight of tomorrow, I am yours." Luna said hating the thought of having to say it.

"Could you clarify on that? I don't think I understand." Bakura said wanting her to say the full message even though they both knew full well what his "prize" was.

"Tomorrow, I...belong to you. I am yours. Happy now?" Luna asked dreading the thought of what she said being true. Although, Luna secretly thought that she might enjoy spending so much time with Bakura.

"Very. Goodbye Luna. I have to say, though, I'm impressed at the kind of games you like to play. The best games played have the best opponents. Until next time Luna." Bakura said.

"Were you talking about me or yourself when you said the best games played have the best opponents?" Luna asked.

"I was talking about both of us." Bakura said as they both left. Luna got some sleep and got to school early like she always does. When Bakura got there Luna asked if he had decided yet.

"I have, but you'll have to wait till we go to your house to know." Bakura said smiling. Luna smiled back glad to be talking to this Bakura instead of the one she saw last night. When they got in the classroom. They saw Tristan talking to his friends.

"Should I try today?" Tristan asked glancing at Luna and then looking at his friend for an answer.

"If you don't try soon she'll be Bakura's before you even have a chance. On second thought I think she already is, sorry bud." Joey said looking at Luna with Bakura. Joey instantly got a glare from Tea and Yugi.

"Just be yourself and you'll be fine, there just friends." Yugi said trying to give Tristan some encouragement.

"Alright, today's the day." Tristan says as he looks at Luna.

"On second thought I think I'll try at lunch." Tristan said looking back at the gang. Lunchtime came around and Tristan finally walked over to Luna. Luna looked at Bakura quietly asking for permission to talk with him. He okayed it and so she knew she could. She had a deal with him so she thought she should keep it.

"Hi Kyra. Can I sit with you guys?" Tristan asked. Luna just glanced at Bakura before looking back at Tristan when Bakura answered for her. He said that he didn't mind and so Tristan did.

"Can I ask you guys a question that everyone's been wondering, and give me the full truth, are you two, ya know, a thing?" Tristan asked.

"Can I answer?" Luna asked Bakura.

"Sure." he simply replied.

"I lost a bet to Bakura and I set the stakes so now I'm his for the entire day, and Bakura doesn't know this but I made the same bet last night with someone with the same stakes and lost so now tomorrow I'm that guy's for a day. But technically we aren't dating if that's what you were asking." Luna said like that was nothing.

"Wait a minute who was the other guy?" Bakura asked.

"Someone I underestimated and way out of my league, and that's saying something coming from me." Luna said looking at Bakura.

"Well at least that explains why you were asking for his permission a moment ago. Hey, so, can anyone make that bet with you?" Tristan asked and Luna knew exactly what he was thinking.

"You can make it if you can find me but you can't make it today or tomorrow. Okay. And I know what you were thinking so don't there's no reason for you to play dumb with me." Luna said.

"Are you serious?" Bakura asked like he couldn't believe that she would let anyone take her test with those stakes.

"There's know way he'll be able to find me or my home, which is what I mean by find me in case you were wondering." Luna said. They talked and ate lunch as normal. After school, Bakura said they should travel by rooftop, and so they did. When they got inside, they sat down at the center of the floor.

"Luna, when we were talking to Tristan you seemed to not want to tell him the name of whom I assume took the same test I did. Now that we're alone I want you to tell me who it was." Bakura said.

"It was you. The other you, that is. I didn't want him cutting in to your reward time so I gave him a chance to earn it, which he did. At the stroke of midnight, when your reward time ends, his begins." Luna said a little sad. Bakura was astonished at what she had done and that the other him took over while he was asleep.

"Anyway, the best leader is one that knows how to serve others and put there needs before their own. Don't you agree?" Luna asked.

"I guess." Bakura said still a little sad.

"What have you chosen? You said you tell me when we got here." Luna said trying to change the subject.

"Oh, right. I wanted to take you out and then come back here and choose out a song for you to dance to." Bakura said smiling.

"Alright." Luna said. They went to a ton of restaurants and places all around the city. Then when they came back Luna set up a speaker and gave her IPod to Bakura. It was categorized so he had an easy time choosing out a song. He chose out the song Human by Christina Perri. The way she danced was mesmerizing. She had this way of expressing such emotion and beauty in her dancing. You could really feel like any song she danced to was written for her. When the song was done Bakura clicked on a playlist that he acted like it was an accident and she danced nonstop to the playlist he had chosen. The songs were Love Me Like You, Good Life, Neverfade - all by The Young Escape, Stitches, Treat You Better, Perfect - all by Shawn Mendes, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri, and Heart Attack by Demi Lovato. Then the song Human had played again to end the list. Bakura fell in love with her dancing, he thought it was the only reward he needed. When all the songs were over she fainted from exhaustion. It was then that Bakura realized that he had pushed her to her limits. Then he remembered one of the last lyrics to the song Human. They were, "I can take so much… Until I've had enough. But I'm only human. And I bleed when I fall down. I'm only human. And I crash and I break down. Your words in my head, knives in my heart. You build me up and then I fall apart. "Cause I'm only human." Bakura then remembered the rest of the song, and thought that it was about Luna. It seemed to be meant for her, how she was pushed to her limits and still tried to dance just because he asked her to. He then looked at the title of the playlist, and it read "Bakura's Songs." Bakura was astonished that she might actually love him, and not just because of his accent or his looks, but for him. He sat down next to her and placed her head on his lap.

"What happened?" Luna weekly said finally coming to.

"You fainted. I'm glad you're alright. I was starting to worry about you." Bakura said with a gentle smile, like everything was going to be alright. Luna smiled the same gentle smile being comforted knowing that everything was alright. Luna sat up and looked at Bakura.

"Did you have a fun day today?" Luna asked not seeming to care that she had just passed out.

"Watching you dance was the highlight." Bakura said.

"I'm surprised you chose that playlist. Did you like it?" Luna asked with a kind smile.

"Yes, and watching you dance to them made it seem magical." Bakura said. It was getting late so after making sure Luna was okay he went home and Luna got some well deserved sleep. At the stroke of midnight the other Bakura appeared in her room. This time, instead of waiting for her to wake up, he pulled the covers off her, and went through her closet, choosing out something for her to wear for there day out. When Luna woke up she looked at her clock and saw that it was past midnight, then looked over to her left where her closet was and saw Bakura going through it.

"Ah, you're awake." Bakura said as her continued to go through her closet. He found a pitch-black Tee with so many holes in the waist you could mistake it for a belly shirt and a black leather jacket. Then he found some pitch-black jeans with holes in it. He grabbed a black choker with a diamond moon on it with matching earrings and some black high-heeled boots.

"Put these on, and don't take all night." Bakura said handing her the outfit as she ran to the restroom and changed. She came out dressed in what he had given her. She looked like something out of Yami Bakura's dreams. He gave her an evil grin as he leaned against the wall with his arms crossed.

"Let's go, I have you till midnight, remember?" Bakura said looking at her keeping his grin. He left and she followed him to a graveyard.

"I have to say, you look absolutely stunning in the moonlight." Bakura said looking at her.

"Now, I want to test how good you are to your word." Bakura said walking closer to her as she just stood there. He took her out of the graveyard and to an old warehouse in the city that was technically part of the city but there was no one around for miles. When they went inside, there was a speaker and next to it was Luna's IPod.

"Now, I think you'll enjoy this part." Bakura said walking over to her IPod. Then he sat down next to the speaker facing Luna. Luna got nervous after he said that he thinks she'll enjoy what was about to happen.

"But first, unlock all your playlists, they seem to have password on all of them." Bakura said looking at her IPod.

"Of course. Sorry about that. I wasn't expecting that someone would need to look through my IPod today." Luna said sarcastically since her IPod was one of the only things she had or really cared about, that's one of the reasons she has a lock on every playlist. Bakura saw her reaction and all he did was grin his mischievous grin.

"What's so important about this that would make you have a lock on every playlist?" Bakura said staring at her IPod.

"Well…?" Bakura said wanting an answer.

"Well if you must know I'm protective of the things I care about, and with that in mind you better not break it." Luna said and you could tell that she was serious.

"Is that so? Now then, here comes the fun part." Bakura said with a smile as he scrolled through her playlists.

"When the music is on, you dance. I'll be paying attention to the lyrics and your dancing. You can learn a lot about someone from their belongings. Are you ready?" Bakura asked as Luna turned around and looked at Bakura wide-eyed with her arms at her side now. Bakura was looking for the playlist his other half had selected before, but found one with his name on it and played that one instead. The songs on the playlist he chose were Fireflies by Owl City, Glad You Came by The Wanted, Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye Kimbra, Rude by MAGIC!, Heart Attack by Demi Lovato, Human by Christina Perri, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri, Give Your Heart A Break by Demi Lovato, Want U Back by Cher Lloyd, Love You Like A Love Song by Selena Gomez and The Scene, Viva La Vida by Coldplay, Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri, and Havana by Camila Cabello. Bakura thought that most of the songs on the playlist didn't fit in with the title(Yami Bakura was the title). He thought that maybe Jar of Hearts might fit, and he did like Havana, Viva La Vida and Fireflies, but the rest seemed to be to love-song-like for his taste. He thought that Luna put some of the songs meant for his other half there on accident. He only played it once, but Luna was passed out at the end of the last song. Bakura decided that he would wait to ask her when she woke up. Until then, he waited. She slept the entire day and woke up the next morning. When she woke up Bakura was there and had a few questions for her.

"How long was I out?" Luna asked not knowing how much time had passed.

"The entire day." Bakura answered.

"WHAT! THE ENTIRE DAY!" Luna yelled shocked because she had never passed out that long before after dancing.

"Is there a problem?" Bakura asked unfazed by here freak-out.

"I've just never been out that long before." Luna said calming down.

"I think you made a mistake when making my playlist. The love songs usually belong with my other half." Bakura said.

"Nope, sorry. Every song I put on your playlist was meant to be there. I don't make mistakes when it comes to music." Luna said with a smile. Bakura looked at her confused.

"She couldn't actually like me, could she?" Bakura thought as he continued to look at her confused.

"So Bakura, did you like any of the songs on your playlist?" Luna asked with a playful smile.

"Havana, Viva La Vida, Fireflies, and Jar of Hearts weren't that bad." Bakura said looking away stubbornly when he saw Luna light up.

"She sure is a strange one. I don't think anyone could be this happy all the time. Why is she so nice?" Bakura thought trying to understand her.

"I'm glad you at least liked some of them." Luna said smiling.

"How can you be so happy all the time?" Bakura asked.

"How can you not be? There's always a bright side, sometimes it just takes a while to find it." Luna said cheerfully.

"You're a strange one, you know that right?" Bakura said.

"Yep!" Luna said smiling.

"Yesterday was fun." Luna said. Bakura looked at her like she was crazy.

"Yesterday was fun?! How was yesterday fun?!" Bakura said as he looked at her both surprised and confused.

"Because I enjoy dancing and I'm glad you liked some of my songs." Luna said as she continued to cheerfully smile.

"There has to be something wrong with that girl." Bakura thought as he watched Luna stretch and then practice her flag. While Luna was practicing, Bakura was zoned out trying to figure Luna out. He thought that there must be something that she's not saying. No one could be genuinely this happy all the time he thought. After Luna was finished for the day she walked over to Bakura.

"Are you okay?" Luna asked as Bakura just looked at her.

"I'm fine, what's it to you?" Bakura snapped.

"Okay, sheesh! It was just a question." Luna said.

"You don't have to stay here anymore, my time is over." Bakura said.

"I know." Luna replied.

"Then why are you still here?" Bakura asked looking confused.

"Because I want to." Luna said.

"Why?" Bakura asked very confused.

"Why would anyone choose to stay with me?" Bakura thought very confused. He just couldn't seem to understand Luna at all.

"Do I have to have a reason to spend time with a friend?" Luna asked. She was really trying to get a fresh start with this Bakura so that they could be friends.

"We're friends?" Bakura thought. Bakura had more questions than answers when it came to Luna and he didn't like it.

"Anyway, I think that since both of you know how to defend and stick up for yourselves now, he doesn't have to come over any more. Besides, if he stops hanging out so much with me then people will stop thinking that we're dating. He's doing pretty good on his math anyway." Luna said with a sad smile.

"Alright, but just to be clear you have to tell him that you're breaking up with him. It's your problem, not mine. Why are you even telling me this stuff?" Bakura asked.

"I don't know. Sometimes it just feels good to get things off your chest."

"Hey, I said we weren't dating!" Luna said just realizing that he said that she was going to have to tell him that she was "breaking up with him." Bakura cracked a smile as he was trying very hard not to laugh.

"What's so funny?" Luna said crossing her arms and trying to look angry.

"You!" Bakura replied finally bursting out into laughter. Luna joined in laughing.

"So my other half won't be hanging out with you anymore?" Bakura asked when he finally stopped laughing.

"Yeah. I just want to hang out with some friends other than Bakura for once. We can still be friends, I just don't want to hang out with him for awhile. Wait… that came out wrong. I still like him it's just that I need some space. Does that sound better?" Luna asked trying to figure out what she should tell Bakura at school.

"If you were talking to someone else then maybe. Anyway, I was just making sure you weren't going to be spending so much time with him anymore." Bakura said.

"My place is pretty far away from here, I'd better get going before it gets dark. Bye Bakura!" Luna said leaving. Bakura left as well and went back to his home.