For SRRH, for asking me so nicely to update :3. Thanks to everyone else for reviewing! :3


--Chapter 4—


Yami stopped cold at his yami's sentence. They had been driving for almost 30 minutes now, telling Yami that wherever they were going was far away…but…

"Master…are you sure…they…" Yami stopped talking at his Masters look. "Do you doubt my judgment, kitten? I know what I am doing." He said in a final tone, turning his attention back to the road.

Yami nodded, and sat back, looked down to comb his dolls hair once again. Atemu smiled, and grabbed Yami's hand. "Do not worry, my kitten." With that, Yami calmed down, and simply placed his trust in his master.

They quickly arrived at the house they were driving towards, and Yami waited until Atemu came around and opened the door for him. He held his doll tightly as he clutched one of Atemu's hands. The two walked up the walkway, and Atemu knocked on the door. There was a crash, and loud voices cursing in different languages.

The door opened slowly, and Ryou smiled at them, but it faltered at the sight in front of him. "Oh...oh my...oh...Bakura!" Ryou called, not taking his eyes off the pair in the doorway, but turning his head slightly to call to his yami.

There was a thump upstairs, and then Bakura appeared, clad in nothing but Tripp shorts. He came around the doorway, and rose an eyebrow. "Well..."

Yami wasn't even paying attention, focusing on trying to get his dolls hair straight with one hand, humming lightly as Atemu held the other hand. Atemu smirked at Bakura. "I need your help. Some bastard raped him, and between all the other shit that happened, he broke. We need somewhere we can stay on a semi-permanent basis while I try to fix him."

Yami giggled, and looked at Atemu, holding his hand up to his mouth as if he knew a secret. "Thiefy loves yadonushi..." He sang quietly, giggling harder when both Bakura and Ryou blushed.

Atemu smiled, and pet Yami's hair. Part of the time, Yami seemed lucid, and then he regressed into this childlike state. What was he going to do? "Yes Yami. He does."

Ryou smiled, even though he was blushing. "Would you two like to come in? I was just finishing lunch." Atemu turned to Yami, who smiled and nodded. "Sure. Would you mind feeding Yami? I have to run somewhere quickly. I'll be right back." Yami whimpered, and Atemu held him close as Yami clung to Atemu. "Don't leave me, Master…." Yami whimpered, clutching tightly to the Shadow King.

Atemu smiled, and gently pried Yami off of him, carefully passing him to Bakura. "Now, listen to Bakura and Ryou like you listen to me, okay? They will treat you well." Yami nodded hesitantly, and Atemu left.