IkutosGirl: Well we never got Bakura's confession, but that will come soon anyways.

Bakura: Wait, so I still have to explain my…actions..?

IkutosGirl: Of course, but we'll have to wait until once you're nice again.

Bakura: 'Nice again'? What do you mean?

IkutosGirl: Awww, is someone playing innocent?

Bakura: What the hell are you going on about?

IkutosGirl: We all know that you're looking forward to a nice fight!~

Bakura: …d-dammit…T_T…curse you and your authoress powers!

Bakura's POV

I shuddered; this wonderful feeling inside me felt so great. I felt stronger than I had in a long time.

Ryou's look-a-like noticed how his words hadn't affected me. He was angry; it was evident on his face. He was thinking now. He probably felt that he needed a new plan, one that would work. I felt sorry for him.

Nothing could stop me.

I kept my hand close to my pocket, but I didn't pull out the knife. I would surprise him. First he would come at me, and then I would dodge, turn on my foot's axis and pull out the knife and stab him in the left corner of his heart. He would die slowly and painfully, with about 4 minutes to live.

I smirked at the delicious thought and licked my lips. Oh how wonderful they would taste with blood on them.

"What are you waiting for then?"

I stared, shocked at the thing in front of me. How had he-?

"It really isn't that hard…I'm sure you're familiar with a simple mind link." Ryou's duplicate laughed at me.

"How do you know about them?" I questioned him, suspicious.

"I told you. Didn't you hear me?" He asked innocently.

My head reeled.

"You aren't implying…" I began but trailed.

"I'm not implying anything." He smirked viciously. "I am Ryou."

That was it; I snapped.

"LIAR!" I screamed.

I was about to lunge at him when I remembered I had to keep my cool. I stopped mid step and then straightened my back and took a deep breath.

"Lose your resolve already? I noticed you already lost your composu-."

"I didn't lose anything." I cut off the abomination in front of me.

I would gain the upper hand in this situation. The power in me was flowing steadily but it would overflow soon.

"Is that so? Once I mentioned my precious Ryou you just snapped." He stated matter-of-factly.

His Ryou?

Those words stirred something inside me. 'His Ryou'; the words made me feel weird. I was angry yes, but I didn't want to just cut him into pieces now; I wanted him shredded.

Screw the plan. I was pissed off now.

I took a step towards him. Then another. Soon I was just a yard from him; 3 more steps and I would be close enough to carve out his heart.

"What, are you going to kill me finally?" The person in front of me didn't look like Ryou anymore; in my mind it wasn't even there anymore. "Won't it bother you?"

What could possibly bother me?

"I'll tell you."

The mind link, I had forgotten through my rage that it had the ability that few people I knew had with each other. That was a question I would have to bring to Ryou's attention after I was done.

"When you're carving out my heart, whose screams will you hear?" It took a dramatic pause, checking for my attention. "Ryou's of course."

I turned my gaze to the thing in front of me and I smiled at it. It was confused I could tell; I might as well explain to it why it would die so-

"Whose tears and blood would be on your hands?" It asked again. "Ryou's."

I felt like laughing. This was ridiculous. Could this thing even prove it?

"Prove it? Why yes, of course. I'll explain everything now and I'll pick up where my Ryou left off. You see, you changed my Ryou's soul into the light half of the equation since you were so dark and evil. Once you were out of the picture though… things became much easier for me."

Again with the possessive attitude; it really pissed me off.

"You have to understand this, Bakura, I really am Ryou. I was the evil and darkness in my Ryou's soul before you came along. I was cast aside because of you, left all alone. I had found a way back into my Ryou's soul, but his body wouldn't cooperate with me. He got sick, so the only option left was for you to leave, and you did. Then I was able to act as a part of my Ryou's soul again and I influenced his thoughts again, clouding his judgment. The truth is that if you had never come in the first place my Ryou would have probably grown up to be like you."

"Ryou's a good kid!" I argued and my rage was building up again.

The disgusting thing in front of me laughed. "Because you managed to change his destiny with your stupid Millennium Ring!"

I did?

"Yes you did! And because of you my Ryou wouldn't accept me back! He acted like he didn't even know me; like he'd forgotten about me! So since my Ryou wouldn't shut up about you, I had to do the same damn thing you do! Take away his free will!" It was furious now, the loathing clear in its eyes. "I should…I should just kill you right now! Get it all over with!"

With that, it lunged at me, aiming at my throat. I repeated the plans I had gone over in my head.

I dodged it.

I turned on my foot and pulled out the knife quickly.

The knife was just about to break the skin.

"Bakura stop!" Ryou cried as he sat up, regaining conscience.

But it was too late.

It was laughing now. "You fell for it, thank god. At least I was able to corrupt one of you…"

The knife broke the skin, but I couldn't find the strength to pull it out.

I had played right into its hands. I was the monster now.

IkutosGirl: O_O

Bakura: …

Ryou: …

IkutosGirl: So yeah, ummm, not much dialogue right now… o_o Next chapter comes out Monday, though. :)

Ryou: …

Bakura: …

IkutosGirl: …okay I can't take this silence! AHHH YAH AHHH!

Bakura: Ra dammit! You kill every moment there is!

IkutosGirl: :P Silence is my worst enemy.