-1(Yuugi POV)
It has been 2 days since Ryou collapsed in our home. I have never been so afraid in my life. Even being up against that psycho Malik didn't fill me with this much terror. My friend seemed alright after I called him.

(Flashback)

Yuugi picked up the phone, his heart racing. Just yesterday his friend had suddenly fallen out in his room after a spell. He dialed the number, praying that his friend didn't die overnight. The phone rang in the Bakura household, and a hand reached for the phone. "Hello?" a feminine voice answered. "Is Ryou home?" Yuugi asked timidly. There was silence, then the voice talked again. "This is him. Might I ask who this is?" Yuugi was stunned. He knew his friend had a feminine voice over the phone, but it was never this feminine! "Ryou?! You sound like a girl! Are you feeling alright?!" Yuugi spoke rather loudly. " Gee...Thanks for the comment, Yuugi-kun..." Ryou sounded hurt. "Oh...Sorry." Yuugi felt a little upset after making his friend feel more like a girl. "No, no.. It's alright. If you mean after what happened on Saturday, I feel much better." Ryou sounded happy.

(End Flashback)

Thank Ra he is alright. I was worried. I couldn't sleep last night. I kept thinking about what would have happened today at school, if Ryou would have shown up. Would he have cursed me? I also wondered if the curse went through. I guess not. Ryou might have been affected, so now I have to wait next week before I could do the spell again. Walking from school was a chore. Yami decided to stay at the game shop, since he and Grandpa are getting ready for the new shipment of Dual Monsters cards. There he was...Bruce stood at the entrance to the school, his hands in his pockets. Man...This guy beats me up everyday, yet I hide it. Jonouchi and Honda don't need to get expelled for fighting, and Yami doesn't need to send another soul to the Shadow Realm.

Bruce smiled his signature sinister smile, and glared at me. Ra, my soul is melting under his glare! "Yuugi...You got my money? My bitchy mom forgot to give me lunch money, and I can't steal from my beloved mom." I fell silent, and waited for his punishment. "No...? Fine...Yuugi, you won't forget this beating!" His hands came out of his pockets, and I braced myself for more after school excitement. But it never came. There was a yelp, and garbage cans falling. I opened my eyes, and saw white. Was I dead? No. this white had texture, fluffy texture. "Are you o.k.?" a voice questioned, and my eyes came in contact with blue eyes. "Yeah, I'm..Ryou?!" I asked. I backed up some, and got a good look at Ryou. "I thought you would be home! You missed the whole day of school! Why did you come?" "Something in my heart and soul told me to come, for your rescue." Ryou smiled. Bruce was started to get up, and he rammed Ryou into a wall.

"Ryou! No! Bruce, you leave him alone!" I shouted. "Oh. Standing up for your friend. He got the best of me, but it won't happen again!" He picked me up by the collar of my jacket. I looked over his shoulder, and saw Ryou getting out of the trash. He didn't look too happy about this incident. "Leave him ALONE!!" Ryou roared. I would have jumped, if I wasn't in Bruce's grasp. Bruce was so shocked, he dropped me. I gasped, as Ryou lunged at Bruce, growling and snarling like a beast. Bruce screamed in horror, as Ryou ripped at his shirt. I slowly stood and leaned, just so I could see the horror that my captor was going through. I didn't see much, because some red stuff flew into my eyes. I panicked, and fell, and in a heart beat, Bruce stopped screaming. I heard footsteps running away, and I felt someone by me.

Something wet wiped that red gunk out of my eyes so I could see the damage. "Ugh..That was nasty!" I groaned, as my vision came back. Ryou was sitting by me like an animal, and he smiled. I blinked a couple of times to see, and saw a very gruesome sight. "Ryou?! Did he make you bleed?!" I gasped, and took my jacket off, and wrapped it around him. "Nah.It was the other way around."Ryou looked happy. Wait? The other way around?! I noticed some cloth hanging out of his mouth, covered with blood. "Did you beat Bruce?!" I gasped, trying to pull the cloth out of Ryou's mouth. Ryou didn't reply, just growl. I let go, and he kept gnawing on the cloth, eventually eating it. "What?" Ryou stared at me.

"Yuugi!!" a voice called my name, and I turned around. Yami was running up the side walk toward us. Ryou crawled closer to me, and whimpered like a wounded animal. I looked at Ryou, then back at Yami. Yami was staring at Ryou in disbelief. "Are you hurt, kitten?" Yami bent down, and pet Ryou's head. Ryou purred happily. I looked a little confused, and Yami could see that. He helped Ryou stand up, but he just fell back down. Now I was really confused. "Yuugi.Help him onto my back."Yami bent down. I pulled Ryou slightly, and he climbed onto Yami's back. Yami stood up, and started walking home. "What did you mean when you called him kitten?" I asked Yami, as Ryou drifted to sleep. "I'll tell you when we get home..." Yami said. The rest of the trip home was quiet.