xnightmare'sxnightmarex: yay a happy reader :D btw I'm try hard to make fewer mistakes again but it is very late so I might slip up! Sorry in advance.

Strange Liou: wow what a thought out review! LOVES IT! I wrote some Ryou and Bakura time in this chapter just for you ^__^ I'm guessing Seto has an attempt on his life at least once a month and Bakura is the only one that gets a sexy sleep over with him!

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BTW to anyone that cares, I'm writing a few stories at the moment most which I haven't posted but this one is by far the easiest to write and most popular. I'm hoping to update more regularly now. Oh and just one last thing, I might add in the slight pairings Marik/Ryou and MalikxOtogi just as a side plot, tell me what you think ^^ Enjoy!

The limo rolled up at the school gates and Bakura watched the CEO slide the laptop back in the expensive looking briefcase. He absently wonders how much he can flog it for when he realised that a pair of azure eyes were on his.

"Aren't you going to get out?" He asked bluntly. Bakura flushed and glared at him but grabbed the door handle and hauled himself out of the stationary car.

It was strange seeing the world form a rich person's view, Bakura mused. The school looked very ordinary compared to the grand abode that was the Kaiba mansion and the kids buzzing around it looked almost shabby compared to the crisp elegance that the Kaiba's had, mostly the elder Kaiba but the younger was slowly losing the scruffy boyish look.

Bakura heard Kaiba mutter some instructions to the driver and the car pull away. He glanced at him slyly and noted the way he smoothed out his jacket and brushed his hair out of his eyes.

It must be hard to be constantly on show.

"Well?" Kaiba snapped at him, striding forward. Bakura glared at the retreating back, smirking in realisation that Kaiba did not like being stared and remembering to do it more often.

He rushed to keep up with Kaiba's long strides, glancing around at all the students whispering and pointing at the pair walking together.

"It appears that our partnership has caused quite a scandal." Bakura chuckled, glaring at a young girl who was gawping slightly opened mouth at them but then hurriedly turned away at Bakura's deadly gaze.

Kaiba's mouth twitched slightly and Bakura was sure he was trying to repress a smile.

"It's not every day I turn up with a strange boy in tow."

"Maybe you should, it does create rather a stir." Bakura snickered leering at a pack to giggling girls who had been pointing at Kaiba.

Bakura turned back to Kaiba and saw him smirking at him.

"What?" Bakura demanded.

"You, practically begging me to take you in."

"What?!" Bakura repeated this time a lot more confused. "How the hell did you get that from what I said?"

Kaiba shrugged, still with infuriating smirk on his face. Bakura ground his teeth. This man had an expert way of getting right under his skin.

They had made their way to Kaiba's locker and now they were just standing there looking at each other.

"Well, my class is this way." Bakura muttered, pointing behind him, getting quite annoyed now at all the people staring at them.

Kaiba raise an eyebrow at him and turned to open his locker.

"Don't you need you books of something?"

"Nah, you don't really need books when you don't intend to learn anything." Bakura shrugged. Kaiba chucked.

"Well you've got a point there."

Bakura smirked and walked off in the opposite direction, pleased because his next lesson had his hikari in and none of the friendship crew so he could talk freely to him. He really had missed him even though he would never admit it. Maybe he could help suss out this weird Kaiba situation.

Bakura slid into the noisy class room, unusually on time for once as Kaiba had an unhealthy obsession with being perfect at everything, even time keeping.

He spotted his other half at the back of the classroom, quietly reading a book. Life must have been so boring without him.

He took the seat next to him and snapped the book closed. Ryou jumped, looking around widely but his face lit to see his yami.

"Bakura!" He beamed. Bakura grinned back.

"'Sup hikari, missed me?"

Ryou rolled his eyes placing his book neatly on the desk.

"Of course I missed you, I didn't really want to go away but the guys are just a little overprotective." It was Bakura's turn to roll his eyes.

"Yeah, like they cared for you so much before. Tell me, how much do they actually talk to you when you're with them?"

Ryou thought for a minute.

"I see your point." He smiled weakly; he really didn't like to think of his friends as not caring about him even though he knew it was true. He just wasn't as vocal as they were so sometimes got forgotten in conversation.

"Besides they only wanted to keep you away from me to spite me, hikari. I wish you'd find some friends I approve of." Bakura sighed.

"What thieves like you, you mean?" Ryou smile grew slightly.

"Hey thieves are people too." Bakura said, mock offended.

As they were catching up, a pretty girl approached their desks looking nervous but determined.

"Hey you," she said looking at Bakura, "Is it true you're fucking Kaiba?"

Bakura felt the rage boil in his stomach.

"What busyness is it of yours, you little fuck-tard?" He growled. How dare she talk to him like that! How dare she talk about Kaiba like that! Wait, when did he start caring about what people said about Kaiba?

The girl looked a little startled, clearly she hadn't heard what a complete psychopath Bakura was or she wouldn't have come over. She quickly turned away and scurried back to her desk to join heads with her awaiting friends to tell them what had happened.

Ryou looked at Bakura with a questioning look.

"What?" Bakura asked for the third time that day.

"What's all this about Kaiba and you?"

"Not really much to tell, hikari." Bakura said stretching. "'Sept I stayed round his house last night after trying to kill him in a revenge driven rage and he gave me a lift to school today."

Ryou stared at him in disbelief.

"You know what, why am I even surprised by that story?" He said raising his eyes to the heavens.

"What, it's not like we are fucking like the bitch said." Bakura pointed out.

"Bakura!" He hissed, glancing over to when the girl now sat.

"What, I bet she's been called a lot worse."

Ryou slapped him lightly on the arm but went back to the conversation at hand.

"Why did Kaiba let you stay over?"

Bakura shrugged.

"Dunno, maybe he fell for my thieving charm." He grinned.

"I highly doubt that. Kaiba doesn't seem the type to fall for any ones charm." Ryou said thoughtfully.

"Yeah well there's a first time for everything. Who could resist this?" Bakura said pointing to his face.

Ryou smiled but didn't answer.

"I take your silence as complete and utter agreement, hikari." Bakura said.

Ryou chuckled.

"OK, believe what you want."

They sat in silence for a bit, comfortable in each other's presence. Bakura fiddled with the desk screws, seeing if he could get it to collapse.

"Hey hikari, why don't you hang around with Marik and them lot? You were getting on alright with them on trip back from Alcatraz." Bakura asked, looking up from the desk.

Ryou mulled it over.

"Em yeah they were nice but aren't they a little, ah, ripe for me?" Ryou said slightly uneasily.

"What? No way, you're just fussy. I bet you'd have a right laugh with them." Bakura said encouragingly.

"I thought they were all like, a couple." Ryou whispered.

"Nah, Otogi and Malik are together but Marik's single." Bakura recalled.

"How do you know all this?" Ryou asked a little exasperated.

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, Ryou. And seeing as I don't have friends, I just keep an eye on everyone." Bakura said as if this was treasured information and Ryou should be taking notes.

"Ok, I'll bare that in mind." Ryou smiled. He found it slightly worrying that Bakura would prefer him hang around with psychopaths and murderers, rather than his 'friends'.

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Blah finished on a crappy note

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