Bakura yawned as he awoke next morning, smiling as he saw Akefia's head resting on his shoulder, the other slept soundly, carefully he got up, and placed Akefia gently to the ground. Before he looked at Ryou, who was also still fast asleep, breathing softly. Groaning he lit a cigarette before he buried his hand in his white locks of hair, shifting it out of his face before he tied it up to semi control it. He dared a glance at the clock, 5.00am.
He had never been good at falling asleep, not for a long time. He still had dreams about being trapped in the shadow world, being lost in its dark corners. Facing horrible monsters and haunting whispers. They haunted him to this very day, eating through his very heart and mind.
Hoisting himself onto the high windowsill he looked over the sleeping city of domino, the soft spray of rain dancing over the buildings and the land. Yawning once more he rested his head on the window, before he heard a noise, soft and gentle. Turning he smiled when he saw it was only Malik, walking over to him. "Can't sleep? Neither can I. Its the shadow realm isn't it?" He yawned before he pulled himself up next to him. Bakura nodded, before he buried his head in his arms.
"It is hard to escape Malik, the torture I witnessed there. Plus both Akefia and Ryou's memories. They have suffered so much pain, so much torture. I know I was created from these thoughts, but it still hurts to see the people I love have these horrible nightmares. Then I have to work, look after them and basically live" He yawned once more before he let out a soft sigh.
"Rough life. I am glad I only have Marik. Just think though, the Pharaohs yami has to go through the exact same thing. I know you hate him, I do also. But think it through, imagine if you had to deal with all that, and have to put on a happy strong face every day. Have to make sure the other hikari's are safe, as well as caring for everything else. I know you'll say that he doesn't have to. But he is meant to be the dark, the one that doesn't give a shit, yet he does. Makes you think don't it?"
Bakura stayed silent for a few minutes, before he nodded softly. "Your right, he doesn't deserve the shit I put him through does he? He works harder than me, and he still shows kindness to me, and Kaiba. He tries to protect us, as well as the people we love. He doesn't have to yet he does. He is a lot stronger than all of us, isn't he?"
He felt guilty, seriously guilty. He hated feeling guilty for Yami. Groaning he leaped from the windowsill. "Your horrible Malik you know that? Making me think of others!" Malik smirked and rested his head against the window. "That is my job darling, to make you feel as horrible as you can about yourself. I can make you feel a lot worse if you want?" He received a glare before he watched the albino walk to the door. "I'm going for a walk. If Akefia or Ryou wake up tell them I'll be back soon" Malik smirked. "You know I probably wont tell them and make them worry and panic right?" Bakura nodded. "Eh, you might, and that is all that I'm asking. Want me to buy more beer?" Malik nodded. "Hell yeah, also get more coffee. I checked earlier and you don't seem to have any more"
Bakura sighed walking out the house. He felt the cold wind brush against his pale skin. He was so tired, he knew it. But he couldn't get back to sleep, the strain was killing him both physically and mentally. The rain stopped suddenly and he smirked as the moon shone through the clouds. "Hmm, maybe that is hope"
Yawning he opened the door to the 24 hour shop and smirked. "Thank Ra you guys are open all the time, I have no idea how I'd survive" The shopkeeper gave him a small sympathetic smile before he went back to sweeping the floor, letting out his own yawn. Grabbing three jars of coffee he gasped when he heard a noise, turning his eyes opened wide with shock as he saw the Pharaoh enter the shop. Two things ran through his mind instantly. One the Pharaoh was shopping like a lower class peasant, he was going to be useless at it. Second was 'Oh great he's here, wait what is he doing awake at this time, shouldn't he be at home looking after the wide eyed kid with abnormally cute features.
"Thief? I bet your here to steal. Old habits die hard huh?" He snarled glaring at him. "No actually I'm here to buy things, I have a job and it would be the worst if I was kicked out of that. I need to behave myself and be good" Handing the money to the shopkeeper he turned back to the Pharaoh. "So what you doing awake at this time? And why the hell are you shopping?"
Atemu just smirked and went back to choosing items from the well packed shelves. "Both Yami and Yugi are fast asleep. I got bored, it is getting harder and harder to fall asleep I must admit" Bakura frowned. "The shadows haunting you as well? Malik is having trouble sleeping but it doesn't look to be affecting Akefia" He shrugged. "Same with Yami, but he has always been good with hiding his emotions I must admit. I wonder how my dear high priest is doing"
"Oh please don't speak about him, its been said if you mention anything to do with him, even if he is miles away he will be by your side" Atemu chuckled. "Seriously? Seth is hardly ever there when I call him anyway. He was too buried in his work. I only hope that Kaiba is looking after him and makes sure he gets enough rest" That made Bakura scoff. "Oh please Pharaoh they are just as bad as each other. They will be in their element with each other as companions. Believe me instead of resting I'm sure Kaiba will be able to get nine times more work done. His company will be profiting greatly from your dear High Priest being there. Either that or they will be fucking with each other"
Atemu faced Bakura instantly. "Fucking each other?" This made Bakura laugh again and he shook his head. "It was an honour to hear the usually polite Atemu swear. They are probably having sex with each other idiot!" This made Atemu frown and raise an eyebrow. "But they are the same gender, not to mention they look exactly like each other" Another burst of laughter from the whitette. "Oh please your majesty, don't tell me you have never done it with Yami or Yugi?" This made the frown on Atemu's face grow. "Are you being serious? I would never engage Yugi or Yami in that act, that is only for true love. Also Yugi is far too young for something like that"
Bakura sighed shaking his head. "Oh Pharaoh, you are too kind, and that is a bad thing. My hikari talks with Yugi when we allow it, and he told me that dear Yugi has a small crush on both his Pharaoh and his Yami. Relax, if he doesn't want it he'll say. But you'll break his heart if you don't show him love back" Atemu glared at him before he sighed. "I hate it when you are right thief. I shall need to speak with him about this obviously. After all you could be acting like usual and lie to me so, I get slapped or something"
Bakura shrugged. "Believe what you wish dear Pharaoh. Now about the trouble sleeping. Do you think something could be at large? I mean have you ever thought that others could be able to use Shadow Magic just like us?" Atemu thought this through before he gasped. "You mean there could be users of dark magic lurking the very streets of this city?"
Bakura shrugged. "Think about it. There are many people in this world. It can't be just a coincidence that we are the only people capable of magic. There could be evil afoot, and we could be bearing the brunt of it as we speak"
Atemu whispered something in Egyptian before he looked out the window. "If there is others who can use Shadow magic, why are they affecting us? We are not doing any harm by being in this world." Bakura snarled as he heard a noise outside. "I don't know, but how we became surrounded in less than five seconds I am not sure" Finishing the sentence was the last thing Atemu heard Bakura say, before the world went black around him.
"Atemu? Atemu are you okay?" Yugi's voice awoke him from the darkness. "Yugi? Yugi what happened?" he whispered looking up into the wide scared eyes of his treasured hikari. "Oh Atemu! Your okay!" The excitement of the hikari made him smile, before he heard another voice. "Thank Ra for that. We were worried about you Atemu." He turned to see Yami hovering over him. "My head hurts" He whispered, before glancing around at his surroundings. "Where are we?"
"In a cell deep underground, that is about all we know" Yami muttered. Yugi looked around in sadness before he hugged Atemu once more. "But your okay right? That is the main thing. Yami awoke about the same time as me. We were worried about you."
"Where's Bakura?" Atemu muttered looking around. "I was speaking to him in the store. We were on about shadow magic. We think that is the cause of the sleepless nights" Yami nodded. "It seems to be something much bigger. Why are we trapped here anyway? That is what I would like to know"
As if on cue a young woman opened the door to their enclosure. Laying down a large plate filled with food. "Hey! Why are we here?" Atemu said getting up. "Please Pharaoh, do not strain yourself. Your journey has been the worst. Master will see you tomorrow. Today you are to just rest. Eat, you shall need your energy later also" and as soon as she arrived she left.
Yugi looked at Yami and Atemu before he looked at the food. "Should we trust her? I'm not sure, but I'm ever so hungry" Yami shrugged and lifted a strange looking piece of food. "What I would like to know is, why in Ra did she address you as the Pharaoh. I mean we can't have time travelled could we?"
Atemu smiled softly. "I must admit, stranger things have happened to all of us. I wouldn't be that surprised if we have time travelled. But I am not sure that is it. I mean security cameras" He pointed to the camera in the corner making the others look up in curiosity. "Well that answers question one. But why are we here? That is what I would like to know" Yugi hugged Yami and smiled. "We'll find out soon, right now though I think we should eat. I can't think with a starved brain and I doubt you two can also"
Yugi was about to lift a piece when three large men burst into the room. Two went for Akefia and Yami while the other lifted Yugi up. "We have the Pharaohs light, bringing him and the other two up to you now"
"Yugi!" Atemu cried as the door closed, locking him in with Yami once more. "Oh Ra, Oh Ra! Atemu what are we going to do?" He muttered pacing back and forward. "I have no idea Yami, but we'll have to try and get Yugi back" He whispered, before he sank to the ground in sorrow.
Bakura slammed his body against the door of the cell. Ryou sighed resting his head on Akefia's chest. "Bakura, I don't think it is going to work" Akefia pointed out as the albino slammed his body into the door once more. "You are going to hurt yourself Bakura, I do not wish for you to hurt yourself" Ryou piped up before he got up and walked over to him. "It is okay. We can wait it out. Any idea who it might be that has done this?"
Akefia shrugged lazily resting his head on the cold stone wall. "Not a clue, but whoever it was must have a pretty good reason. I wouldn't want to keep a caged up Bakura, though chains decorating that body would look marvellous" Bakura chuckled and sat down next to Akefia, pulling Ryou down on top of him. "As long as Ryou is fine I don't care what happens. My precious hikari doesn't deserve any hassle" Nuzzling the young male he placed a gentle kiss on his forehead. "Wow, Bakura being soppy. Who would have thought" Akefia sneered ruffling Ryou's hair. "Have you tried shadow magic?" Bakura nodded. "Well then I'm stumped"
Ryou yawned, before he sat up, watching the door handle move slowly. Bakura stood up and Ryou cuddled into Akefia. A large man walked into the room before he slammed Bakura against the wall, while another man ripped Ryou from Akefia. "We have two Hikaris. The other one is coming soon." The man said over a radio.
"Ryou!" Akefia cried struggling against the large man. Bakura also tried, but no matter what he did he couldn't break free of the others grasp. "Let's go. The boss will love this cutie" And with that they left. Locking the door just as Akefia ran into it. "Bastards! Give us Ryou!" He snapped slamming against the door. Bakura groaned before he coughed loudly, making Akefia turn. "Are you okay?" Bakura nodded. "Fucking cunts. If they think they're going to get away with this, they've got another thing coming."
Marik sighed softly letting Malik play with his hair as he closed his eyes. "So bored" He muttered. They would get out soon, he just needed to wait for a plan to enter his brilliant mind. So far, zilch.
Malik chucked as he continued petting the smaller male. "I wonder if the others are in here somewhere. I mean we are no use to them really, except my handsome features. What do you think Marik?" He posed and Marik chuckled. "Oh yes Malik, you were kidnapped to be worshipped. Your so attractive people want you as their god"
"Thought so" Malik smirked resting his back against the wall. "You know hikari. I don't mind if we don't get out. Free food, nice bed, warm living conditions. I think this place is pretty good" Marik sighed and shook his head. "You think any place that gives you free food is good" This made Malik smirk, but that soon disappeared as he heard the door open, and two men walked in, pulling the light and dark apart. "Third Hikari received Master. We'll be bringing him up with the others"
Marik squirmed while Malik coughed roughly. The other had grabbed his throat, making it hard for him to move without feeling pain. "Lets go, this was easier than I though" One man said before they left the room, and left Malik alone to deal with the loss of his beloved hikari.