Yami Bakura was the first to pull back while leaving Kagome in Ryo's hold. He reached forward and stroked a finger down the side of her cheek causing her to tilt her head into it.
His lips moved as if he was speaking but Kagome couldn't make it out as the darkness around her started to blur. All of a sudden it was like she was floating. She didn't feel Ryo holding her anymore. It was only for a moment though and then she found herself sitting back at a table staring at Yami Bakura.
Once. Twice. Three times she blinked before her focus came back fully. She immediately reached for her coke to take a large gulp. "What was that?" she asked him. She knew it had to have been real as she could still feel their lips on her neck and her cheek still tingled from where he stroked it with his finger.
Yami Bakura swallowed the last of his burger and took a sip of his coke before deciding to answer. "That, my dear," he leaned forward resting his chin on one hand, "was the Shadow Realm." His calculating eyes were watching her carefully and critically.
"The Shadow Realm," Kagome repeated it softly as if talking to herself. "There was nothing there. A space devoid of anything, it was almost suffocating. It was like I was on the border of despair and nothingness," her words were soft as if she was thinking back on the place and trying to study it.
He found himself pleased greatly with this Kagome in front of him. She was beautiful, powerful and smart. He definitely wanted to study her some more and get to know her. She would fit well into his plans. If he had her by his side then he could use her against that blasted Yugi and his spirit. She also had something about her that just called out to him and made him want to dominate and protect her.
"Is this Shadow Realm where you happen to send all your enemies?" she asked once she focused back on him. The only answer she received was a dark smirk but it was enough. A shudder wracked her frame at that. Being left in a place like that would drive anyone insane in a short amount of time. She quickly finished her burger off and crumpled her trash together all the while studying the male in front of her.
"Where is Ryo?" she asked looking him straight in the eyes. She just hoped he didn't say the Shadow Realm. No one deserved to be banished there while someone else hijacked and used their body. 'Though Ryo really didn't seem to mind,' she thought.
"Why, he's right here my dear," Yami Bakura stated as a finger brushed the necklace lying on top of his shirt. He greatly enjoyed the small blush his endearment brought to her face. Her eyes locked onto his necklace and he could see the fascination she held with it. He also knew her next question before she even asked it.
"This is where Ryo stays while I am in control but don't worry, my dear. He's quite comfortable inside of here. We can even share consciousness when we choose to," he chuckled at her relieved expression. It was almost too easy to read her.
"So how do you change back and forth?" she asked. Her powers seeped forward slowly and carefully to try and study the necklace. They tentatively touched it but she was quickly repelled with a slap of darkness. She winced as she found her wrist in a grip and barely caught herself as she found herself hauled out of her seat and towards the alley close to their table. The dark energy swirled dangerously around the man in front of her, keeping her from trying and stopping him. Plus, whatever he tried to pull if she stopped him out in the open, it would draw attention that she didn't need or want.
Once they were deep enough into the alley Yami Bakura wasted no time in pushing Kagome up against the wall. She probably had no idea what the feel of her power brushing up against him had done. The feel of her power brushing against him had set every nerve ending on fire.
"What has gotten into you, Bakura?" Kagome asked after she caught her breath from hitting the wall. This was different than in the Shadow Realm. It wasn't until he had grabbed both of her hands and pinned them above her head with one hand that she began struggling.
"Bakura," she yelped out his name as she found his knee between her legs and he had leaned down and nipped her neck. She felt him begin to suck on her neck and her struggling began to slow. 'What is up with him,' is all she was able to think before a pleasant haze began to overtake her senses. His knee had also come up between her legs pushing her skirt up about her waist and found just the right spot and that's when she lost all rational thought.
Yami Bakura waited until she stopped struggling in his hold before backing off her throat. He watched her face as he continued to grind his knee into her. Her eyes were beginning to flutter and he knew she was close to a release; one that he was going to deny her, for now.
She had completely stopped struggling against him and was now grinding shamelessly against him. It was definitely a sight he wanted to see many times in the future. 'But for now,' he thought while moving his knee away slightly. A sadistic grin appeared on his face at her whine of disappointment.
Kagome whined out and just as suddenly it felt like a bucket of cold water had been dropped over her. Red seeped into her cheeks as she opened her eyes to stare into the sadistically amused ones of Bakura. She went to move her hands to smooth down her skirt but realized her hands were still held above her head.
It took her two tries to ask him why. Her heart was pounding and she could still feel his power dancing across her skin. It was just enough to keep all the nerve endings in her body confused. She was aroused, embarrassed, confused and scared all at once.
"Your powers," he stated while watching her as she tried to calm her body down. He found he didn't want that quite yet. She looked so delicious with her face flushed the way it was.
"My pow…" she was cut off as his lips slammed down on hers. She felt his tongue slide across her bottom lip as if asking for entrance but she stubbornly kept her lips shut this time. She wanted answers and was determined to get them.
Yami Bakura chuckled as he pulled back. He then rested his forehead against Kagome's while gazing into her eyes. It was fascinating to watch the desire, confusion and determination swirl in them. The desire and confusion was slowly seeping away leaving behind determination. He supposed there would be no harm in humoring her.
"Your powers, my dear, call out to me. Your light is a siren to my darkness. How can I not help but answer," he paused in his answer as he brought his lips to barely brush against hers with her entire focus on him, "the call when you flare your powers so invitingly."
His lips brushed hers in the barest of kisses before he used his tongue to caress her entire bottom lip. He then brushed his lips against hers a few times and found himself amused when she tried to shift and bring herself closer and tempt him into a full kiss.
Kagome found herself wanting to whine at his actions. She wanted him to quit teasing her and kiss her. Each slight brush of his lips was a tease and suddenly she understood. This is what her powers felt like to him. She had unknowingly teased him and now he was returning the favor. 'Damn. How do I even get myself into these situations,' she thought as she allowed her lips to part slightly, hoping it would tempt him into a full kiss.
It worked as he descended on her. A short battle of wills took place as tongues clashed but Yami Bakura quickly won. Something seems to change mid kiss though.
Kagome pulled back in shock as she felt a wave of power and the slight shift of the body in front of her. Her eyes widened in shock when she saw the differences. "Wow!" she breathed out before she was pulled into a kiss but this time by Ryo.
Ryo was highly amused with Kagome and excited. So few recognized when he shifted so he was happy she could. They would have to leave the alley soon and he wanted a chance to kiss Kagome as well so he had taken back control of his body. Yami Bakura had handed over control quite easily this time though he wasn't going to complain. He did wonder what he was planning though but found he didn't want to focus on that too much. Not with a very willing Kagome kissing him.
Kagome had to admit that Ryo was just as good a kisser as Bakura. While he wasn't as rough, he was as passionate and dominating as Bakura was. When he pulled back she began studying him, noting the differences between Ryo and Yami Bakura. She couldn't stop herself as she brought a hand up and threaded it through his long hair. It was as soft as it looked.
Ryo pulled back from Kagome slowly as found himself slightly disappointed as her hand slid from his hair. He then straightened his clothes and helped her smooth hers down.
It was only now that everything calmed down that Kagome felt her face flush as Ryo hooked her arm in his and began walking out of the alley. She waited until they were clear of the alley and walking down the street before deciding to talk to him. It was only then that she realized how oddly calm she had been about all of this but then again it wasn't stranger than time travel and the necklace didn't shock her too much considering her history with the Shikon jewel.
"So, Ryo," she paused for a moment unsure of which question to ask first, "how long have you had Yami Bakura with you?" she decided to ask that one first.
Ryo glanced at the female beside him and decided it wouldn't hurt to answer her, "We've been together for almost two years now."
"How long have you gotten along," she asked. It wasn't hard to assume he probably wasn't happy with a spirit taking him over at first. 'Unless he invited him,' she thought.
"You are quite perceptive, Kagome, but to answer your question it did take us a few months to come to an agreement with each other," he answered. He found he enjoyed her perceptiveness whereas in others it would hinder his plans. It had taken him a while but the spirit and he had finally reached an agreement.
"It must have been difficult learning to cope with a spirit with such power inside of you," she stated.
"You sound as if you have personal experience with that but Yami Bakura didn't sense anyone else within you," he said while looking down at the smaller woman. He didn't miss her blush as she ducked her head in embarrassment.
"Is that how you spotted what I was so quickly? Have you been possessed before?" He questioned her and made sure to watch her closely. While he wasn't as vicious or as serious as the spirit inside of him, he was genuinely curious about her answer to the questions.
"Actually yeah," she brought a finger up to scratch her cheek in embarrassment, "I have been possessed before. That was part of how I recognized you. The other reason is because I am a priestess with the real powers of one." She looked up at him curiously after her explanation. Part of her was curious to see if he would believe her but with his own powers and spirit possession he most likely would.
"A priestess," he stated while looking down at her. He didn't realize they had both stopped in the middle of the street to stare at each other until someone brushed by him. He started them walking again and thought over what he had heard about the powers of a Japanese priestess. "Were you raised on a shrine then? Does everyone in your family have these powers?"
Kagome couldn't help but laugh at that. "My grandpa wishes he had my power but surprisingly no one in my family has shown powers for a few generations. I'm the first, that we know of, in about four or five generations," she figured she could be honest with him to an extent.
"And your brother? Was that just your power surrounding him?" at her curious look he elaborated that they looked enough alike to be siblings.
"Yeah, that was my power. We aren't from here so I wanted to keep track of him. What about you? Do you live around here or are you here for the tournament as well?" she asked.
"I live here and go to school here. I will be entering the tournament along with several others whom you will probably meet very soon. Are you familiar with the game?" he asked.
"I'm afraid that I don't know much about dueling. Souta is the one obsessed with it. I watched him play with a few friends but from I understand their will be holographic technology involved in this tournament. I decided to tag along to cheer him on and see what it was all about. He was excited to come here. Something about meeting some famous, top duelist," she told him.
Ryo couldn't help but laugh. It had to have been fate for her to cross his path. "And what duelist was he interested in meeting?" he asked even though he could probably already guess.
"Hmmm, let me think," she said tapping her chin in though. She glanced around quickly and was shocked to find she was closer to her hotel. They had left one side of the city and were almost several blocks over. "Ah! Now I remember the names. One was a Yugi Muto and the other a Seto Kaiba. Why did we come this way Ryo?" she asked.
"I thought you would enjoy some ice cream or a slice of cake after the lunch we just ate. My treat of course and I guess I can tell you what I know about Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba since I have battled both of them in a duel. It should be an interesting conversation for our first date. Don't you think?" he asked.
Kagome found herself in front of a bakery. She just had to go in because it smelled so good and then what he said hit her. "Wait, a date! Who said we were dating?"
Ryo took the arm he had been holding and dropped it. He then pulled Kagome to where she was standing in front of him. His finger under her chin forced her eyes to meet his. "Would you truly turn me down if I were to ask you out on date?" He was curious about how she would answer that.
Kagome swallowed thickly while trying to keep eye contact with Ryo. "No. I would not have turned you down at all but being asked would have still been nice," she finished her statement by poking him in the chest with a finger.
Her breathe hitched when a smile spread across Ryo's face and his eyes seemed warmer somehow. She felt him grab both hands gently and bring them to where they were between them.
"Kagome," he paused to kiss both of her hands, "would you allow me the honor of courting you and our first date could be here at this bakery?" Not only did he kiss the backs of her hands but his hands were now moving up until he had his hands wrapped around her. He then leaned in closer to her and laid a few kisses along her jaw line all the way up to her ear lobes.
"Yes," was all she managed to breathe out.