Yes I know it took a long time, but here it is. (oh, i forgot the disclaimer on the previous chapters. i don't own YuGiOh, never have, never will. I do own a snazzy tee-shirt though... pretty sweet)

Chapter Three:

Marik went into the kitchen of the apartment.

"Does Joey have any booze in this place?" he called to Yugi.

"There's beer in the cabinet above the stove, and vodka in the sink." Yugi called back.

"Sweet."

Yugi heard the doors opening and bottles clinking. He really didn't want Marik drunk when Yami showed up. He could hurt him… not that Yugi cared about the pharaoh—he was so over that loser—but… some little voice in his head was telling him that he shouldn't do this to someone who obviously loved him very much. He'd been so caught up in his joy of bringing Marik back that he never stopped to think about what Yami might be feeling.

He didn't have tie to dwell on he subject because Marik came back into the room with a six-pack of miller light.

"Let us drink to the Pharaoh's demise." The silver haired Egyptian said, opening a bottle and pouring some for him and Yugi.

"To the Pharaoh's demise," Yugi replied lifting his glass to Marik's. Marik downed the glass in a few gulps. Yugi drank some and then set it down; he never had liked the taste of beer.

"How long do you think it'll take him to get here?" Marik asked.

"I give him two hours, less if he's with Joey and Kaiba." Yugi answered.

"Good, what should we do while we wait for them?" Marik asked, with a malicious gleam in his eyes.

"I don't know," Yugi sighed. But he really didn't have any time to think about it, because just then, there was a loud knocking on the door. Marik stood up to answer it. He looked through the peephole and saw that it was Yami. Kaiba and Joey were with him, Kaiba's arm protectively around Joey's shoulders. Marik smirked inwardly. It's not like he would do anything to the kid, he had his true pet now.

He opened the door.

"Hello Pharaoh," he said.

"Where's Yugi." Yami growled.

"He's in the den."

"What did you do to him?" Yami asked in his frustratingly calm voice.

"Nothing, he's perfectly fine."

"Let me see him," the Pharaoh demanded.

On cue, Yugi called from the next room, "Mari-kun, who is it?"

Joey whispered something to Kaiba.

"It's your little friends, Yugi," Marik called back, "Why don't you come and say hi to them."

Yugi walked out into the room, avoiding looking at Yami. He flashed Joey a quick glance. The blonde's face was unreadable, as was Kaiba's. Finally he looked at Yami. The Pharaoh's eyes were moist.

"Y-yugi? What are you doing?" he asked quietly.

"I'm sorry Yami." Yugi said.

"Why didn't you tell me," the Pharaoh whispered.

Yugi's voice caught in his throat. He didn't know what to say. Why hadn't he told Yami? He knew; he had wanted to do something 'bad', something to show he wasn't a child; something to show that he was capable of something cruel.

But he hadn't realized how cruel he truly was.

He couldn't look at Yami's face. He knew he would break down.

Yami just stared at Yugi in shock. His face showing his hurt, but probably less than he felt.

"I can't believe it Yugi. I seriously thought you loved me. Now I know I was foolish to trust you."

"That's right, Pharaoh," Marik cut in, "You're a fool. That's all you've ever been."

This was too much for Joey. Not only had Yugi broken Yami's heart, but Marik was eing a complete ass about it. Something inside him snapped. He pushed Yami out of the way and drew back his fist.

"You bastard," he growled at Marik and punched him in the jaw. Marik staggered and Joey punched him again, this time directly in the nose, knocking him unconscious.

He stepped back, massaging his hand. Then he glared at Yugi.

"And to think I once called you my best friend," he spat. He turned to the others.

" Come one, let's get out of here."

The Pharaoh allowed himself to be lead out of the apartment and into the street.

(A/N: damn my writing SUCKED! Haha the newer part is coming up soon, whence I get the chance to type/post (my laptop's being a bitch). But anywho, I have up to chapter 15 written currently, it's a total of 79 pages (holy crap, I have to type all of that?!? Eep!) and should be coming within the next two years. Please continue to read and review! I need a heck of a lot of encouragement if I'm going to post this whole thing!)