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Chapter 4: the evil spirit of the ring

"Thank you," I said to the driver as I stepped out of the car. My backpack was on one shoulder as I made my way up to our small rundown apartment. The driver gave me a stiff nod that reminded me of Seto at school. Then of the kiss and I started to blush as the driver drove off. When I turned to the apartment and the blush faded. My happiness I had when I was with Seto was gone. It was replaced with an unpleasant feeling. My mother was in there, drunk, and expecting dinner. Great, I thought. I took a deep breath and opened the door.

"ABOUT TIME,"I heard my mom yell. Man was she drunk tonight, I thought. Then again, when wasn't she? "Make me and our guest dinner," she said motioning to her friend. This was one of the few friends who DID like me so I sighed in relief. I wouldn't get burned tonight, her friend would stop her, I hoped so at least. Quickly I went to our small, one butt, kitchen. I started to make dinner, chicken was easy enough.

"Dinner is cooking," I told my mother in the same emotionless voice she wanted me to use with her. She nodded in approval. Good, I thought, I seem safe for tonight.

"You can go upstairs, I'll get it out," my mom's friend told me and I nodded. Thank you, I spoke in my mind to her as I headed upstairs. My mom wouldn't argue, she was too far gone in her alcohol, cigarette haze. That was good, I could write to Amane. She would want to know about Seto. She would be thrilled to know I actually met him. When I got to my room I took out a pencil and paper I kept just for writing to Amane.

Dear Maney,

Today was my first day at school as you know. I met a really nice girl named Yugi. She may evne become a friend. Her friends though, I don't know them all that well. I have P.E. with one of them. A guy named Joey Wheeler. Guess who else I met! Seto Kiaba! Yes that's right! The head of your favorite company! You know

Before I could write how he kissed I was stopped. My ring was glowing. "Huh?" I said and then a splitting headache hit me. I clenched my head, it hurt so much.

Then a voice came, "Hello Bakura! I am the spirit inside your ring! I am the reason you survived the crash. You were right, it was because of your ring. I now inhabit your body as well as you. I wish to collect items like yours. If you wish to know more about the items that book right over there could help." Suddenly my head was turning without me telling it too. My eyes then fell upon a book Seto and I didn't check. In that book, I wonder. "Yes," the voice answered, "and you shall help me get all the items. For you are the landlord and think of as a… renter. In any case, you shall help me. I shall come back soon, for Yugi has an item I need! Till we speak again, farewell Bakura," the voice said and then the headache was gone. I was breathless, what was that? Did that happen? I looked down at my ring, it stopped glowing. Well, there was only one way to find out, I thought. Then I reached for the book. If what the voice said was true, then I know why I was spared, and I don't think it's because of good. I think the voice wants to do something evil; I must stop it. Slowly I picked up the book and saw a heading: Millennium Items. I took in a breath, it's now or never. So, I read it.

The more I read, the less I liked. There are seven of these 'items' the voice wanted. These include: the key, ring, rod, eye, necklace, scale, and Yugi's puzzle. The voice knew that Yugi had the puzzle, I mean I had picked it up. So it must have seen the puzzle through my very own eyes. But why did he want them, which was the true question. My question would be answered as soon as I turned the page. This was the part I didn't like, at all! According to the book, the myth is, that the person who wields all the items and returns them to the millennium stone- no one knows where it is hidden –then they shall have powers strong enough to rule the world. Oh no, I thought my face turning white. The head ache came back and I bit back a scream. "Oh yes Bakura, you will help me tak over the world. And the sad part is, you don't have a choice. While your body and will are strong you are no match for me," the voice told me. Menacing laughter filled the room. No, I thought, I must live for Amane and me! "And live you shall Bakura! You shall go down in history! We shall! But don't worry your pretty little head Bakura, I shall not interfere with personal matters, unless you get caught up in rage, anger, and hatred and let me out. That or Yugi, I need her puzzle Bakura," then the headache, and voice, were gone. This wasn't going to be good, I could feel it. How had this night turned so bad? Couldn't I turn back the clock and return to me and Seto kissing? The headache hit again and the voice spoke again, "not with your item," and as quickly as it started was how quickly it left. Pain was nothing new to me so I thought I could get use to this pain too. Couldn't be to hard right, I thought. After the headaches I was so tired. So, I crawled into bed and fell asleep.

I was so use to my normal dream, the one with Amane that I gasped when that wasn't what I dreamed. In the 'dream' everywhere was shades of blues and greens. The floor was covered in a white mist, this place gave me the creeps. "Relax," a voice said. Not just a voice, the voice. My head snapped up from looking at the ground and my eyes feel on a girl. This girl wore the same clothes as me, was the same height, same hair, eyes, everything, but hair style. While my fell in spikes down my back her hair fell the same way but had two lock of hair that stuck up like horns. Also, I had a British accent while she spoke with more of a rasp to her voice. My whole body stiffened, this can't be good.

"What do you want? Where are we?" I hissed. I was already tired of this darker me. What was the Japanese turn for dark… Yami?

"Is that any way to treat me? I shall dismiss it for now, but next time, you will be punished," Yami warned me. I had decided to call the voice that, Yami. "Anyway, I thought you might want to see me, and this is the realm we may talk in," Yami motioned to the room we were in.

"Why would I want to talk to you?" I asked raising an eyebrow. I really had no interest to talk to Yami. Why would I? She wants to take over the world using MY body!

"Well we are about to become business partners," Yami said. Yea, I thought, against my will I felt like yelling. All I wanted was Amane. "I am sure you are wondering what I could possibly do for you," Yami said. This was true, what could she do for me? Did I get anything from this deal? I doubt I did. "Well," Yami said, "this," she snapped her fingers. Suddenly there was a bright light and a person was forming from that light. Uh oh, I thought stepping backward away from the light. What had Yami summoned?

A girl emerged from the light and was sitting on the floor. She had long blonde hair and chocolate brown eyes, which mirrored mine. "Ryou?" the small girl said when she say me. I blinked back tears, "RYOU!" she called running towards me. We embraced and tears streamed down my face.

"Amane," I said hugging her tightly to me. Please don't go, I thought, I need you.

Amane took a step back, "I got the letter you sent. Stay strong sister. I love and, and yes I do lend you my strength and I always live. I am now your guardian angel sister! Now I can protect you like you protected me," she said. Then turned around so I could see two small white wings spring up out of her back. "And Seto will be good for you. Yugi too. You need friend's sister. I wish I could talk longer," she said giving me one last hug, "good bye Ryou," she said.

"Maney, don't go," I croaked hugging her tightly to me. I had just gotten her back, she couldn't go so soon. Tears streamed down as I hugged her. Amane looked up at me and look he thumb and wipped the tears off, like she used to.

"I must Ryou, I love you, farewell," Amane said.

"NO!" I screamed but she was gone. She turned back into the light, ripped away from me again. I fell to my knees and felt a hand on my back. "Amane?" I asked hopefully. When I turn, though, it wasn't Amane I saw, in fact it was the last person I thought it would be. Yami. "What do you want?" I asked her. I was hit by grief so badly I couldn't even use a harsh tone with her.

"I do care about you Bakura," Yami told me. "I won't put you in danger, and as you saw, I can awaken the dead in her," she commented. That was it, my end of the deal. Visits with Amane in here.

"That's it isn't it? Visits with Amane through here. That's my part, that's what I get," I observed. Smart, I thought, then again, she is part of me. She is going to use the one thing I want the most, my sister back, against me. "I'll think about it, now can I dream?" I asked Yami.

"As you wish," she said and the room faded, as did my hopes of seeing Amane again…

This dream was new, surprisingly. Maybe because I already saw Amane that I didn't get the dream of her getting hit by the car again. This time it was different. I was trapped, trapped inside my mind. No matter how much I screamed and yelled, no one heard. Just like me in real life, no one cared enough to listen to my cries. Well maybe Seto will. Then I crimpled on the floor, that was stone cold, and cried. Suddenly I was in chains and could get off the floor. I yelled again but no one came. They never came, not for me. Then a figure appeared. "HELP!" I called to them. The person came out, there hair spiked in horns, Yami. I hung my head in despair, she wouldn't care. She would never help me, just like everyone else. The shackles held me to the cold hard floor that was now wet with my tears.

"I'll help you. I really don't want harm to come to you Bakura, but at the same time, I have been waiting for five thousand years for the perfect person to come. The perfect person to hold the ring, now you're here. I must act," Yami explained. "I swear I mean no harm to you or those you love," Yami said.

"Well what's with these?" I asked holding up my hands to show the shackles.

"Those show that you are holding yourself down. With the grief and sadness you feel. Plus the fact that you don't let others in. you are a prisoner of your own mind, in a way," Yami explained. Suddenly she was holding duel monster cards, a card game I loved. "I share your love for these cards," she said shuffling them, "these cards shall help us."

"How do I get out of these?" I asked. Yami looked me over and shrugged. "Real helpful," I muttered to myself.

"You must do it yourself," Yami explained.

"And I suppose you can help?" I asked not really believing she could. I looked helplessly at the shackles that bound me to the cold hard ground.

"No I can't. Soon you will, I believe so. Seto will help you out, till then you are stuck," Yami said still shuffling her deck of cards. I had a feeling she was bored and it gave her a dramatic effect so that was why she was doing it. "Till then, farewell Bakura," Yami and as she dropped the cards and left. Well then... I thought, isn't she happy? I looked at the cards that had dropped, all were facedown but one. As if that card were the key to unlocking me. Then it hit me, the card was a Blue Eyes White Dragon. Seto's favorite card.

The next morning I got up. So many questions, so many. My mind spun with last night's two dreams; being trapped inside my mind, and seeing Amane again. They both held meaning, I knew it. Amane had become my guardian angel, I could feel it. Then with the trapped thing, what Yami said did make sense. UGH, I groaned. Pushing them out of my mind I packed the book that held the answers and then dressing my out school outfit. I looked at how skinny I really was, and it was sad. Also I saw the scares of my past, also sad. Quickly I covered both up with my uniform. No need to dwell on looks when I have more pressing matters at hand, the hardest thing in my life. The hardest challenge, my Yami. Did Yugi have one? Or was it just me? Plus, I was really looking forward to seeing Seto at school. When I walked downstairs I saw mom and her friend had passed out at the table. I laughed at them and got my breakfast, no mom for me, at least till she wakes. By then I plan to be out of the house, she should be pleased to see I am not home. "She is evil, we should send her to the shadow realm," I heard Yami say.

"Why am I not getting a head ache?" I asked aloud. No one was up to think I was mental, so why not?

"You are getting use to me," Yami explained. Seems true enough, I thought.

"What is the shadow realm?" I asked Yami eating again.

"A place of no return," Yami said and I could almost picture her grinning sadistically.
I shook my head, "nope we can't. I need her, in a way."

"No you don't," Yami pointed out. I rolled my eyes, was I arguing with myself.

"No is no," I said sternly.

"Fine," Yami mumbled moodily. God, a Yami with and altitude, great. Quickly I finshed the last of my breakfast and left the house before mom even got up, today was starting off good. She must have gotten very drunk last night though, I thought, this almost never happens, and when it does happen, it is heaven.

The bus ride was quite, I didn't care. Yami was quite too, I didn't know whether or not that was god or bad. Guess I will find out room, I thought to myself. Little did the people around me know but I housed a homicidal manic. "I am not a manic," Yami grumbled. You are homicidal, I thought to her. "So?" she said. I rolled my eyes and didn't replay, she wouldn't understand. When we got out of school I busted out of the bus. I wasn't sure I wanted to see first, Yugi or Seto? "They both are going to help you get out of those shackles," Yami reminded me. So she had been there, I thought as I looked for one of them. First, I thought, I needed to put my stuff away. I thought of what Amane said, I needed friends. Then of the dream, was I really a prisoner like Yami said? The warning bell rang, looks like I will see Yugi first. And I will talk to her about you, I thought to Yami. "Whatever, I won't steal her puzzle, yet," Yami said. Reassuring, I thought back to her but got no reply. Guess she isn't in the mood to talk anymore. I shrugged and went to homeroom. When I got there I smiled when I saw Yugi. Yes, I thought, I would show her the book and explain Yami to her. I only hoped she would understand.

"Hey," I said smiling at her. She looked up from her puzzle dazed. Was she talking to her Yami, did she have one?

"Oh, hello, Bakura," Yugi said smiling at me.

"I have something to show you," I told her sitting next to her and pulling out the book. She seemed mildly interested. Quickly, before she lost interest, I turned to the page about her puzzle. Yugi's eyes go huge.

"M-my puzzle," she stammered. I nodded and let her look at the page.

"I have a weird question… it's about your puzzle. Do you ever hear a voice, like another you, talking to you since you got it?" I asked her. Please don't think I am crazy, I pleaded in my mind.

"You hear one too?" he eyes got bigger.

I nodded, "looks like we have more in common than we thought," I told her. She nodded looking down at the page. So she had a Yami too, interesting. "Does your Yami wasn't something from you?" I asked her. Yugi looked confused, I bit my lip, would Yami be mad if I told her plan away?

"Tell it away, she will find out sooner or later," Yami told me. Okay, I thought back to her.

"My other half, I guess that's what you can call her, want all the items," I explained. Yugi looked confused and I turned to the page that talked about the power. Yugi's eyes got bigger and bigger as she read. "Yea and she says I don't have a choice, but she won't hurt me," I told her. I didn't put in that she let me see Amane, she would be worried I was giving into Yami. Was I?

"She has to be stopped," Yugi said. She sounded determined, like nothing was going to shake her from that goal. Hopefully she didn't target me, though if I died, would Yami die too?

"I don't know," Yami told me. "Don't try it though," Yami said. I wouldn't, I thought to Yami and in my mind I thought to myself, yet.

"We'll stop her, I promise. I'll help," I promised her. I didn't care if she was a part of me, she was NOT taking over the world using MY body. That was unexpectable!

"We will need all the help we can get," Yugi said and then the bell rang. She handed me the book and left waving bye.

"She was right," Yami said, "you will need all the help you can get. I want war. And with every goal, a little blood must be shed." Oh god, I thought, this couldn't be good. Blood must be shed, whose blood? That was what worried me the most, who was Yami planning to have their blood be shed? Why did Yami even want a war? I liked the way the world was now, why didn't she? Shaking my head I cleared my mind and headed to math. That was the class I had with Seto, he could clear my mind.

When I got to class I saw Seto was already there. My heart fluttered as I saw him and I made my way back to him. After yesterday I didn't know what to expect, cold Seto or nice Seto. We were at school, but still. When I slipped next to Seto he smiled, "Why hello there," he said smirking.

"Hello there kind sir," I said grinning at him. He knew me the best out of everyone, so he needed to know this. "Since you already know the whole class I think you have time to read this," I told him sliding the book towards him. He took the book and I opened it to the page about my ring. Lucky for me, it even said there was another soul living inside of it.

"Is this true, about the other soul?" he whispered asked me. Slowly I nodded and he looked me over. "Well you are definitely the most interesting girlfriend I have ever had," he said and I blushed. So he didn't forget about our kiss. The kiss did mean something to him, just like it did to me. The words he had said rolled around in my head, live and enjoy life for the both of you. I promised I would, and I shall.

"This explains why I lived, the spirit somehow protected me. The crash happened after I had put it on, so we were already fused together. Our souls already intertwined," I explained. He ran his fingers through his hair, it was a lot to take in.

"So what does this spirit want?" he asked. He caught on quick.

"All the items," I turned the page to where it explained the power, "she wants war. I don't know why. She wants the power the items have to help her bring the war that she thinks will end in her ruling it. She plans to use my body."

"No," Seto said and I nodded. "She can't, can she?" he asked me. I shrugged, she hadn't proved she could. Then again, she hadn't proved she couldn't either. He looked at me, not scared but interested. "Well you are differently different from my other girlfriend," Seto said smiling as a small blush spread on my face. "I will help you," Seto said smiling.

"Thank you," I said hugging him slightly so people wouldn't get suspicious.

"Don't be scared of me, you need to break those chains right? Fear won't help that," Yami said. You can't blame me for being a little scared, this has never happened to me before, I thought back to her, slightly annoyed. "I don't blame you for anything, Bakura," Yami said, obviously trying to calm me down. So are you here to be my friend, or my enemy? For a little while, while the teacher talked and Seto read, it seemed Yami wouldn't respond. "You decide," Yami said. This made me shiver a little in slight fear. Seto gave me a sideways look but didn't push the matter. He knew, I thought, he could tell I was talking to my Yami. The bell rang and i went out. Seto stopped me by grabbing arm. His blue eyes that held a cold look in them normally held a more loving and caring look.

"Be careful," Seto whispered in my ear before he released me. He slightly pushed me so it looked like he was threatening me rather than in love with me. I mean, in love with the new girl, not good for his image. Slowly I walked to my next class, drama. Drama was an escape, where I could pretend to be whatever I wanted to be. Needless to say, I was very good at drama. Amane and I use to play make believe all the time to take our minds off the pain and loneliness. In the class I saw Yugi's friend, Tea I think. She saw me and smiled at me.

"Hello Ryou," she said. Why did she call me that when I told her not to! Even though I tried not to I cringed. "Oh right, sorry, Bakura," she said. She really did seem sorry. I guess my cringing gave away the fact I didn't like being called Ryou, at all. Took her long enough, I thought bitterly. No, I scolded, bitter thoughts are what Yami wants. My life is just so complicated! In drama we didn't do much. Mainly talked about what we were going to want. Of course Yugi's friend wanted to sit by me. She whispered to me things she had already mastered and things she thought sounded fun. I had mastered all the improve stuff, that was easy for me. Act like you are not yourself, simple. Simple because I didn't want to be myself. After drama the bell rang and I had a flashback, figures.

FLAHSBACK

The end of school bell had just rung. I was eager to leave, Amane and I had plans to go to the park and play make believe. Somehow I managed to avoid all the bullies and get to Amane's school. The bullies seemed preoccupied with some other kid today. Which was fine by me. All I cared about was that Amane and I was safe. Any other kid picked on or bullied was none of my concern. Why should I care? They never cared for me. When I go there Amane had a friend with her. "Did you invite a friend?" she asked me smiling. We both knew I didn't have friends, but it was more routine. She always asked, hoped that I would big a friend, I never did.

"Not today Maney," I told her shrugging. I didn't need friends, I had Maney. "Now come on, let's go to the park," I told her smiling. She nodded and her and her friend led the way. They talked about funny stuff that happened at school earlier this week. I tried to listen but I kept zoning out. Wondering if dad was okay or where mom was. When we got the park we played for hours. It was fun, being someone else for a change. No bullies, no divorces, no problems. Well not no problems, just different, solvable ones. One we knew the outcome out be pretty, the games had happy endings. No one ever suffered for long, no pain, no scars. It really was a fun escape from life. A fun escape from the pain. A fun escape from suffering. A fun escape.

FLASHBACK ENDS

"Bakura-kun," a voice ended the flashback. "Bakura-kun are you okay?" the voice asked. Slowly and weakly I opened my eyes. Kneeling around me was Yugi and her friends. The one asking if I was okay was Tea, she must have seen me fall. We were in the hall but off to a corner so not many people saw. Seto did and came over. Then he realized that was a mistake, he wasn't supposed to like me. Not even in a caring friend way, let alone in a boyfriend way. Before I could even responed to Tea and assure her I was fine Seto was there. Oh dear, I thought but said ntihing.

"Did the newest member of the dweeb team slip?" he asked in a harsh way, liked he had tripped me.

"Go away Kaiba!" Joey barked. He sounded harsh and so un-joey like. At least the Joey I met in P.E…

"Oh look the dog has bark after all, to bad that's all he had," Seto taunted joey. What was up with him and these guys? What had happened? Joey was about to tackle Seto when Tristen held him back. Joey shot Tristen a glare but Tristen shook his head.

"He's not worth our time," Tristen told Joey. Joey still glared after Seto as he left with a smirk on his face. "Did he trip you?" Tristen asked me. How should I play this off, act like he did, say he didn't, act like I didn't know.

"The last one. That way you keep Seto out of trouble AND you don't completely lie," Yami told me. She had a point, I had no choice but to listen to her.

"I-I don't know," I said rubbing my head. "I don't even remember falling," I told them. This was true, though I knew it was because of the flashback, not Seto. Yugi could tell I wasn't telling the whole truth but the rest of them seemed convinced.

Tea responded first, "Well, let's go to lunch." The boys nodded, they always seemed hungry.

"You all go, Bakura and I will meet you there," Yugi said.

"You sure Yug?" Joey asked. Yugi nodded and they all shrugged and left.

"That wasn't Seto," Yuig said, "You aren't telling us something." Figures Yugi would be the one to figure it all out. Slowly I started to clap softly, I couldn't help myself. Yugi was so smart, yet still so clueless.

"Yes there is something I'm not telling you, but here is neither the time nor place to revel what it is. After school meet me out back, there I shall tell you," I told Yugi. I didn't even iknow why I was being so secretive or why I wouldn't just tell her there. Maybe it was my Yami's secret nature that was slowly rubbing off on my own. I hope not.

"Why don't you come to my house?" Yugi asked. I thought it over, why not?

"That sounds great, see you after. Now I'm starved, let's eat!" I told Yugi as she helped me up. We quickly got to the lunch room where I ran into Seto. He was holding his tray, he had finished but not all his food. Food was spilled down the front of his uniform. I covered my mouth as an embarrassed blush spread across my face. Great, I thought, I would be the loser who spilled food on the great Seto Kaiba. Seto slowly looked to see who it was, when he saw who it was anger left. He wasn't mad at me. I bit back a relived sigh, at least he still liked me.

"What are you doing runt?" his voice was cold and harsh but his eyes danced with love. Everyone thought he hated me, but I knew better.

"I am so sorry Mr. Kaiba," I said trying to help him get up. He smacked my hand away and gave me his best glare he could muster. I had seen MUCH better from him, but the crowd believed the glare enough.

"Get away from me, sir," he said smirking. Now he was making fun of the fact my name was really meant for a boy. What can I say? My parents wanted a son? "Oh I'm sorry, you're a girl right? Maybe I should help you, grandma," he said again. His voice was harsh and he was smirking. His eyes danced with love and teasing, it was a game to him, nothing more.

"Let's just go Bakura," Yugi said. She slowly dragged me over to her other friends leaving Seto smirking at me as I left. If he was someone else, I had a feeling I might have let Yami out and take care of them. he wasn't someone else thought, he was Seto Kaiba, my new boyfriend.

When we sat down Joey said, "Don't mind Kabia he's a prick all the time." This wasn't true, I knew that, he did not. I saw him in the library around books or at his house. He wasn't a prick when he was in a place he felt safe. Where he felt no one expected anything from him. I know the feeling, I thought thinking back to where I was almost like Amane's mother.

"We have half a mind to go beat that annoying prick to a pulp for that," Tristan said angrily. We had just met and they were already defending me like this, or was it just because it was Seto?

"Really guys it's okay. If he is what passes as a bully here I really do have nothing to worry about," I told them with a smile. The last thing I needed was these two guys beating up my boyfriend because we wanted to keep our relationship private. He meant none of it, but he did find it fun to see how quickly the others bought it. We were deceiving them so easily.

"I don't know what that kid was talking about when he said Kaiba seemed to like you," Joey said rolling his eyes. It took me a moment to realize he was talking about the kid from P.E. class. Its more than seems Joey, I thought laughingly. Seto's stunt did the trick. Quickly I ate my food, I needed to tell Seto I was going to Yugi's place tonight. Didn't Amane and Yami both say I needed to break the chains with friends?

"I have to go guys, see you all later," I said and quickly left. Seto saw me leaving and left too, he knew where I was going. When we got there we met in the back, near the ancient culture books.

"Here?" he asked, "I thought we already found what we needed?" He seemed really confused. I couldn't help it, I giggled a little. The great Seto Kaiba, confuse? GASP!

"That's not why. I couldn't really talk to you in the lunch room after that scene, now could I?" I asked. When he said nothing I took that as he understood my point but knew I was going to continue, he was good like that. "I am going to go to Yugi's after school," I told him. he didn't seem surprised.

"You do need friends, even if they are the dweeb team. I think they will be good for you," Seto said. so he didn't completely hate them if he thought they would be good for his girlfriend.

"What happned?" I asked the question I had been dying to ask.

"Yugi and I are rivals and the others formed a hate. I guess I was a little harsh to the poor girl," he said running his fingers through his hair. Man did that make him look sexy, when I thought that I heard Yami laugh. Oh shut up, I thought to her.

"Just wondering," I said not pushing it further. "So when is this date you promised me kind sir?" I asked him. I could see kind sir becoming his new nickname very fast.

Seto thought it over before answering, "What are you doing this Sunday?"

"Staying away from my mom, like normal," I told him shrugging. That is what I tried to do every weekend, curled up in my room.

"This Sunday, 5:30 p.m dinner, look nice. It's a really expensive place," he informed me.
sweet, wait dang it!

"What's wrong?" Yami asked me. I don't have any good dresses to wear, I thought back. "Maybe Yugi could help? Take you shopping?" Yami offered. Man she really wanted me to be friends with Yugi, wonder why. She would ask why, it thought back. "Ask if you can tell her, she will help break your chains Bakura," Yami reminded me. Right, the chains, my mind, all that.

"Can I tell Yugi about us dating?" I asked Seto. He thought it over for a few miniutes, he got me worried, was he going to say no? Then how could I get a good dress? My mom wouldn't take me, that's for sure. To my surprise, he nodded.

"Sure, I wouldn't mind HER knowing, but not that mutt Joey," Seto said bitterly. He really didn't like Joey for some reason. That story would have to wait till later I had a feeling.

I smiled and kissed his cheek, "Thanks." Just then the bell rang and I had to go to my next class, Language Arts.

When I got there I realized this one I had with Tristan. I wasn't sure who I liked more, Joey or Tristan. They both seemed squally rash, equally hot-headed, and could be equally as good of friends. Neither seemed like a bad guy really, so why did Seto hate Joey? Who knows? "Hey Bakura," said Tristan. I walked over and sat next to him.
"Hello Tristan," I said giving him a smile as the teacher walked in. she started to talk and I notice how Tristan was quitter than Joey when it came to classes. Interesting, I thought. That was all he said to me till the bell rang.
"See you later Bakura," he said. Before I could say by back he was gone, just like that. He was much more mysterious than his friend Joey.

"Mysterious doesn't always mean bad," Yami spoke. Was she talking about Tristan or herself? Who knows, all I knew is that I had one last class before I went to Yugi's. Only one more, I thought happily. While I hated home life I hated school almost as much. School just got a little more levege since mom wasn't at school. If she was, well I would skip school every day of my life. I entered science to see none of my friends were in it. Great, I thought. "You have me," Yami said. That makes things better? Not really, but I kept those thoughts to myself, who knows how Yami would responded. An agonizing 90 minutes later the bell rang. The teacher had even bored Yami so much she stopped talking. This was going to be a long year with him. How come I was so advanced compared to these people?

"Hey Bakura," Yugi called breaking my thoughts. She seemed ready to go to her house. "Ready?" she asked.

"Almost, let me just finish getting the rest of my stuff," I told Yugi as I stuffed the last of my stuff in my backpack. When I was done I turned to her, "Let's go."