Kori: We're BAAAAACK!

Kiddie Kura: *sitting in Ryou's lap* Your nice...

Ryou: Awwwww, read and review...

Bakura: That is not me...

Just a Kid: Chapter 2

Bakura and Atem stared at each other for almost five minutes before either moved. Ryou was having a mini-heart attack at what could happen.

Bakura moved closer to Ryou's leg. "I'm B-bakura..."

Atem smiled very wide. He reached out and grabbed Bakura's hand. Bakura stiffened, but Atem pulled him forward a bit. "I'm Atem, wanna come up and play upstairs. There's a bunch of cool stuff!"

Bakura smiled softly, "Sure."

The duo ran upstairs, Bakura mostly being dragged. Both teens let out the breaths they had been holding. "That went better than I thought."

Ryou and Yugi went into the living room and plopped down on the couch. "So, what the hell is going on?" Yugi asked.

"No idea, but since both of our yami's are now apparently five, would it be safe to assume that-"

He was cut off by the doorbell. The two teens went to answer and were greeted by a tan, blonde teen and a spiky haired child. The child walked right in and looked around. "Is this some kinda store?" he asked, picking up a game.

The egyptian teen darted forward. "Marik! You can't just walk into somebody's house and start messing around!" he scolded.

"Your no fun!" Marik complained loudly. "I was just lookin'!"

Malik sighed and turned the boy away from the toy shelf. He looked desprately at the other teens. Ryou stepped forward and smiled at the boy. "Hey, there are some other kids upstairs who I'm sure would love to meet you. Why don't you go introduce yourself?"

Marik looked at the staircase warily, then back at Ryou. "Fine," he muttered and climbed the stairs.

Malik had collapsed on the couch. "That kid is a handful," he sighed. "He's even more demanding when he's small. He was convinced that I kidnapped him." He looked up. "But considering you two weren't particurally suprised, I guess you had something similar..?"

Ryou smiled. "Yup, but Bakura's a lot different than I thought he'd be. He's actually super shy. But Atemu seems bold as ever."

Yugi nodded. "Yeah. Anybody got an idea as to why though?"

Malik shrugged. "Probably something to do with Shadi or something."

Ryou frowned. "But why now, the whole millenium world thing was three years ago!?"

The other teens shrugged as the doorbell rang, again.

Ryou sighed. "Who could that be?"

Yugi facepalmed. "Dangit, I forgot that I invited the gang over today." He got up and soon their friends were sitting around them.

"So why are these two here, Yugi?" Joey asked. Without waiting for an answer,he turned to Ryou. "Been havin' problems wit Bakura again?"

"Well, Bakura is part of this but-" Ryou began quietly.

Joey threw an arm around Ryou's neck. "Is he buggin' ya again?"

Ryou sighed. "No, Joey." He removed the choking arm. "Now,what I was trying to say was-"

With a shreik,three shapes darted down the stairs. Bakura flung himself onto Ryou's lap. He was crying a bit and pointing at Marik. "He hit me!"

Marik glared back. "He broke my crayon,"he retorted. "It's not my fault he's a crybaby, I didn't even hit him that hard."

Bakura stopped and glared at Marik. He flew at the other child and hit him. Marik hit back and Bakura latched onto his hand. Ryou and Malik jumped in and pulled them apart. Luckily, Bakura's teeth had not broken the skin.

Ryou pulled Bakura onto his lap. "You can't hit people Bakura," he repremanded quietly.

Bakura pouted. "He hit me first, and then he called me a crybaby." He glared at Marik and growled, "I am not a crybaby."

Ryou sighed and tried to ignore his staring friends. "That doesn't mean you should hit him." He looked at Marik sternly. "And Marik, you had no reason to hit him."

Marik glared at Ryou. "He broke my crayon!"

Ryou sighed. "Weren't they Atemu's crayons?"

Marik looked down,"Yeah, I guess."

" Then if anyone should be mad, shouldn't it be Atemu?"

"Yeah."

"I think you two need to apologize to one another."

Marik looked at Bakura. "I'm sorry for hitting you."

"I'm sorry too" Bakura said. Then the white haired five year old looked around and only then did he notice all the staring people. He yelped and backed into Ryou's chest.

Ryou smiled. "Bakura, these are my friends. Joey, Serenity, Malik, Duke, Tea, and Tristan."

Bakura shyly waved. Joey leaned down to look the boy in the face. "Dis is Bakura?"he asked.

Bakura nodded slightly and mumbled something.

Tea pushed the blonde away. "Ignore him, Bakura. He's an idiot."

Bakura laughed a bit.

The entire group jumped as a golden light enveloped the room. The children screamed and hid behind their respective 'caregivers.' A figure appeared and the light began to fade.

The teenagers stood and faced the man. "Bakura, you and the other kids go upstairs," Ryou said quietly. A few soft footsteps were heard as the children scrambled upstairs.

The man stepped forward. "Greetings," Shadi said. "I understand you may have a few questions for me."

Kori: Mwahahahahahahahahahaah! I love cliffies!

Emi: And your readers hate them!

Kori: Where did you find those?! Is that a cape!?

Emi: Yup! SUPER EMI FLYS AGAIN!