HOLY SHIT! This is the longest chappie for the whole story so far! Bakura's POV is just...yeah it's very crazy let's just say that! I have a test tomorrow then I'm done with school for this semester! Yay! I have counseling appointment and Alyssa is coming over to spend the night...so hopefully I can update tomorrow...but I want to work on BTS too...but this story is just so addicting!
Bakura: That's because I'm in it.
Yeah...that's probably why...
Marik: And me! I make this fic go round!
Bakura: In your dreams!
Mariku: I think that would be me...
Bakura and Marik: You're not even in the story!
Mariku: Well I SHOULD be!
He really should be. I hate not having him in here...*sigh* anyways, enjoy! *squeee!
Endlessly:
I could love you endlessly, I could fall in love with you and we could keep a miracle alive. Every time I look in your eyes, I get lost inside of your soul. What are you doing to me? Don't you know that I hate you? Don't you want my blood on your hands? Don't you want me to scream? Don't you realize that it's too late to bring me back life? I'm already further than death. I'm drowning in my desire for you and my need to kill you. I want my hands covered in your blood, I want your skin underneath my fingertips I want you to reach out and touch me, I want you to burn me alive with your beautiful eyes. I want to hear your voice when I go to bed at night, I want to lie next to you and watch the world go by. I want to end you for good, I want to make you suffer, I want to see the look in your eyes when you look up at me when I hold the knife above your heart. I want you to know that any claims of hope you had of us is nothing but fantasy we'll never have. I want you to be the one that kills me, I want my blood on your hands.. I want you to end me I want to feel your passion. I want to feel your soul wrapping around mine. I I want to know if you feel this too. I want to know if I can kill you now. I want to feel you underneath me I want to feel something besides this loneliness I feel inside. I want to bring the demon out of you.
I want to know if it hurts when I cut you up inside. I want to know if you really hate me or if I really hate you. I want to make me scream, I want to feel the power within me grow. I want you to knock me out, I want you to defeat me. I want something so much more from you than I could ever get. I want you to bleed, I want you to scream. I need you to know you're driving me crazy. I need you to know my soul burns passionately for you every time you give me that look I think I'm going to lose my mind. I want you dead, I want your soul to scream, to earn itself to me. I need you to know this isn't a game anymore. And what would you think if I told you that loved you this whole time? What would you say if I told you I never wanted to hate you, that I never loved you at all? What if I was playing with your mind?
What if I was lying right now? What if I told it was too personal to tell you how I felt about you? What if I told you that everything you've done to me was nothing more than just a wicked fantasies you dreamt of? What if I can't take it back? What if I don't want to? What if everything I said wasn't a lie? What if I tried to bring you back? What if I really did love you? Would you love me back, even though you think of me as a fool? Am I fool to fall in love with you? What if I told you that loving you is so impossible, it's not reality. I couldn't take it anymore. You burn me alive, I'd give myself to you if I could.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh. If I did, then Yugioh would have ended with Bakura and Yami admitting their undying love for one another and Seto would have pulled Joey into a kiss to shut him up because Puppy and Darkshipping rock!
Warnings: My usual, y'all know what that means, but for those of you who happen to be new to my awesomeness, it means there's lemony goodness!
Summary:
Moments away from destroying Zorc, Yami hesitates, asking Horakhty if she can set Bakura free. She agrees, telling Yami that in order for him to pass into the afterlife, he must break his enemy of the darkness, and he only as a year to do so.
Chapter Twelve: Empathetic Destruction
[Joey's POV]:
"Well, that could have gone worse." Yug says.
"A lot worse," Anzu says.
Serenity had informed us-Yug, T, Duke, and I-about what she, Marik, and Anzu had discussed. Apparently Yams and the thief are madly in love with one another. I obverse them, but honestly I can't see it. Serenity says I've never been good about such things. Still, I can't deny that Bakura has changed over the month he's been spending time with us. I knew all he needed was some friends. I mean, don't get me wrong, I still hate the guy because of what he did to us and I know he's still up to something, but the fact that he's actually I don't know...smiling is a good start...at least for me it is.
Kaiba and Bakura are supposed to duel in three days. And honestly, I'm not sure who I'm supposed to be rooting for. I mean, if Bakura wins, Kaiba will take me out on a date, which would be fine except I don't really think Kaiba likes me too much. I mean I like him, but...being around him makes me nervous, and Mokie won't be there so that means I'll be all alone with Kaiba.
"Joey, is there something the matter?" Yug asks me concernedly.
I don't answer. What am I supposed to say? That I'm afraid Kaiba's going to lose? Then that'd make it appear that I want him to win. Or that I want him to lose? Then I'd be saying that I want Bakura to win meaning that Kaiba will take me on a date.
"He's just nervous because he can't make up his mind who he wants to win." Duke smirks.
"W-what?" I stammer. "What makes you think that?"
Duke snorts. "It's obvious. You want Kaiba to win because you're in love with him and you hate if he loses to Bakura. You want Kaiba to win so you won't have to deal with the consequences of him losing: taking you out on a date. But, if Kaiba loses that means Bakura will take Yami on a date and you're not into that idea too much despite the fact that they are deeply and madly in love with each other, and Bakura has shown to have changed to a degree, you don't trust him with Yami. So, in that turn, you want Kaiba to lose so Bakura can't take Yami out on a date and 'fall for his trickery and seduction' and you, yourself, want Kaiba to take you out on a date where the two of you can share your first kiss that you've been dreaming about since Kaiba called you a dog." Duke says leaning back in the chair with a glass in his hand.
I clench my fists, staring down at the table in front of me. How am I supposed to answer dat? He's right. I just wished he wasn't. Kaiba has been somewhat nicer to me, but I think that's just because Mokuba was around. I don't think he actually likes me.
And then there's the deal with Yams and Bakura. How can I ever be okay with this? Why is everyone assuming they're in love with each other? I mean Bakura constantly goes out of his way to make Yams miserable. Hell, he tried to kill him plenty of times! If he were in love with him, wouldn't he...I don't know be doing couply things?
Then again, it's not like I'm exactly telling Kaiba how I feel either. Maybe Bakura is in the same boat as me? Maybe he doesn't know how to tell Yams how he feels? But what about all that shit about him wanting to destroy all of us? Did Bakura ever want us destroyed, or was that just Zorc? Was Zorc controlling Bakura? Gods, I feel so bad for him being tormented by that...thing. Still, I don't trust him.
Suddenly, I remember Duke's last words.
"What'd ya mean I've liked him since Kaiba's called me a dog?!" I exclaim.
"Dude, you and Kaiba have been flirting since the two of you met." T says.
"I wasn't flirting with him!" I snap.
"When are Bakura, Yami, Marik, and Ryou supposed to get back?" Anzu asks changing the conversation.
"In about an hour." Yugi replies.
"What are they doin' anyways?" I ask.
"You know how Bakura is, Joey." Anzu reminds me pointly. "Bakura can only handle us for so long."
"Yeah but I mean Yams didn't have to go too…" I mumble.
"Why wouldn't he want to go?" Serenity beams dreamily. "He's in love with Bakura."
"Are you still going on about dat?" I growl.
Serenity glares at me. "You should be happy for Yami!" she shouts.
"Serenity, Bakura is a 5,000 year old psychotic magic-wielding murder!" I exclaim. "Sure, he's changed, but he still hates Yami!"
"Yes." Serenity concurs. "But he loves Yami as well!"
"You can't be both!" I shout. "It'll never work between them, just like it will never work between…"
"Between?" she presses.
I stand. "I'm going out." I say.
"Joey, wait." Serenity says grabbing my wrist. I look at her. "I didn't mean to upset you, I just...I want all of us to be happy."
"I know, but Bakura…" I trail off.
"How is he ever going to get better if you won't let him?" Serenity asks.
I stop. She has a point. I mean Bakura is actually spending time with us and he's gotten somewhat better. Maybe I haven't given him a chance. I mean Yams knows him more than any of us….
I sigh, "Alright, I'll try harder."
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[Ryou's POV]:
"Ugh! I can't believe we're already back in school!" Joey groans taking a seat across from me.
"I know and what about all that homework we have!" Tristan exclaims.
"Well, just think this is our last year." Anzu says.
"This shouldn't be my any year." Bakura spits glaring down at his food.
This is the first year for Bakura and Yami. Mr. Muto had insisted that everyone go to school. While getting my and Yugi's yamis signed in, Mr. Muto had informed the principal that Bakura was my cousin and his parents died in a car crash. As for Yami, he was my older brother who had been taken in by our father. Bakura wasn't too thrilled on being related to me, but he knew we couldn't tell them the truth, so he just dealt with it.
Bakura's been more at ease than I've ever seen him before. I was informed of the plan of getting my yami and Yugi's together. At first, I wasn't too keen on the idea, but the more I see them interact, the more I realize that Yami would be able to help Bakura. Bakura's not a bad person, I know that deep down inside. It's the reason I helped him, but he took my kindness for weakness and became too greedy and I was left with nothing. I still hate him for what he did to me, but I don't want him unhappy. What kind of person would I be if I did that? He's my yami, the other half of my spirit. He's a part of me whether I like it or not and I'm apart of him. I just wished there was some way to get him to realize that.
He thinks me as weak. He thinks that just because I handle things differently than him, he's stronger than me. The sad thing is, Bakura puts up this front that he's so tough when in actuality he isn't. Sure, he's strong. Who couldn't be after what he's been through?
Yes, I know what he's been through. And I know Yami and Marik do too. The rest of my friends are clueless and they will remain so until Bakura feels comfortable talking about it. It's not my place to tell anyone's business. Only Bakura knows about Amane and mom….
Bakura needs someone like Yami to help him. While I was in Egypt with my father, Professor Hawkins, and Mr. Muto, I had a lot of fun. I didn't have to worry about Bakura and Yami's crazy idea about saving my dark half, but the more I was away from him and thought about it, the more I realized that Yami could help Bakura. I mean they both grew up in Ancient Egypt. They had more in common that Bakura and I ever would. Sure, we shared a bond, but I would never be able to break Bakura out of his misery. So, all I can do is just be there for him, support him in every way I can. I'll show him I'm not weak, I think he sees that in me, he just hasn't admitted it yet.
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[Seto's POV]:
The geek patrol had stopped by a few weeks ago and asked me if I could help them in getting Bakura and Yami together. Now, normally I wouldn't do such a jester, but since Yami can't leave this world without Bakura's being saved and as long as Yami's here, he'll remain the 'King of Games' I opted on helping them because after Yami's gone, I'll be the King of Games. Of course, there's Yugi to contend with, but I'm not worried about him.
I did as Marik asked me to. Everyone played their parts perfectly. Yami and Bakura, of course, have no idea what we're doing. Now that I think about it, they really are in love. Mokuba said that I have the exact same look that Bakura gives Yami, only his hatred for Yami is more than my hatred for the mutt.
But do I hate him? Truly? No. He's annoying, yes. But he's never done anything to me or Mokuba to make me hate him. If anything, he's helped. I mean he takes the time out of his day to spend time with my brother when he doesn't have to. Mokuba's become part of their group. And while I don't want to be apart of that stupidity, Mokuba is happier. I'm grateful of that.
The thief and I are to duel Saturday. It's Wednesday so that means in three days I'll be able to kick his ass. I mean let's face it: I'm a much better duelist than he'd ever be. I've only dueled him once, and that duel never got finished because he got scared and ran away. I've been itching to destroy him, and since the agreement is that the loser take their crush on a date, he'll have to take Yami.
What's strange to me is that Yami hasn't admitted to the thief how he feels. He's always been upfront about things. Hell, during Battle City and when we went to America, he was constantly harassing me about being true to myself and accepting my destiny and blah blah blah. So why isn't he doing the same? Does he honestly think that tomb robber of his is going to just open up to him?
I mean sure, he's doing okay for now, but when Bakura needs him the most, Bakura's not going to trust him enough. He going to need to step it up and notch. They're in love and they need to admit to it already. Mokuba says I need to take my own advice and be with Wheeler. That is completely different. I'm not in love with anyone, especially the mutt.
I mean he complains about everything, he's obnoxious, annoying...why would I like him? Oh because he's 'what I need'? As Mokuba puts it? Psst. My brother reads into things like that too much. He, like the mutt's sister, is a hopeless romantic that thinks everyone who has some form of communication is in love. So who are they in love with? Each other? Wouldn't doubt it.
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[Yami's POV]:
The last month has been absolutely amazing for me. I never thought in a million years that I would have so much fun with Bakura. Sure, he's still rude and teases me constantly about me walking in on him that day, but he's not trying to kill me anymore. Still, I have to keep my guard up. Bakura is a thief, he has to be planning something, what I'm unsure of. Until I know his motives, I will not fall in love with him.
But, of course, this is easier said than done. Every time he smiles, laughs, or even makes those crude remarks of his my heart beats faster and thousands of thoughts of him rush through my mind. I shouldn't feel this way about him. I know he's up to no good, I know he still hates me, or does he?
No, I'm sure of it. I'm sure he's still plotting my demise. Still, it doesn't change the fact that I want him. It's not just his body I want. I want to know him. I want to hold him. I want to be with him. I know he doesn't want to be with me. I've come to accept that fact. And in any case, I'm here to set him free of his darkness. I'm running out of time. I only have ten months left.
Has Bakura made in progress or is this just some sick joke he's playing on everyone?
No, that smile and that laugh of his, he could never fake something like that. He's so much more at ease now. Does he realize this? How does he feel knowing that he's changing even if he doesn't want to? I can almost feel his emotions.
It's strange. Should I be able to do that? Should I be able to look into his eyes and see what he feels, to a certain degree? This shouldn't be happening. I should be in the afterlife with my friends and family from my past. I shouldn't be stuck here on earth helping a man that hates me, who wants me to be destroyed because of something that never was my fault in the first place.
But, I am here. I asked to be here and Horakhty allowed me a chance to set Bakura free. She's giving me a year to succeed. She trusts me with him. She said I was the only one that could save Bakura. What did she mean though? Surely, someone like Marik would be a better fit for this job. I mean they're best friends and were once lovers. So why me of all people?
When I look at Bakura, so many emotions flood in my mind. It's hard to control them. One side of me just wants to give up on him. He'd do the same to me, so why shouldn't I treat him that way? He's hurt me and my friends for far too long. He deserves to be punished for what he did. On the other hand, another part of me wants to help him, to hold him, to be with him. I want to marry him and adopt kids and live out our lives like any couple would. I want the chance to experience how it feels to be normal. But, I'm not normal and Bakura will never love me. I've come to accept this. It hurts, it shouldn't. I shouldn't care, but I do.
Kaiba and Bakura are going to be dueling tomorrow. The loser takes their 'crush' out on a date. Everyone assumes Bakura likes me. It's just sad how they can't see the truth behind this.
And neither can I.
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[Bakura's POV]:
The geek squad, the mutt's owner, and I are at KaibaLand in the Kaiba Dome. Today is Saturday, which means I have to duel Kaiba and his bitchy ass. He really thought he was going to win our little spat the other week. Ha, in his dreams! He doesn't have a chance in hell against me!
"Ready to lose," Kaiba jeers while shuffling his deck.
"You're no match for me so don't even go there. You do remember what happened last time we dueled, don't you?" I smirk, shuffling my deck as well.
"Yeah, you walked out in the middle of the duel!" he hisses.
I laugh, preparing my duel desk. "You know I had important business to attend to."
"Oh? Like getting into Yami's pants?" he leers.
"When are you going to stop pointing fingers and accusing me of something that everyone knows is true about you?" I shoot back drawing my cards.
"I have nothing to hide." Kaiba says.
"Really now? So why don't you tell Joey over there how you feel. I'm sure he's been dying to get some of his 'master.'" I cackle.
"Let's just play the game. I don't have time for this petty arguing." Kaiba snaps.
"Did I hit too close to home there, Seto? My, my you sure are something when you're in love. Though, it's rather shocking how you went from Kisara to Joey. What's up with that?" I ask.
"I am not that damn priest and I'm in love with anyone!" Kaiba shouts.
"Would the two of you play the damn game already?!" said blonde shouts. "We're here to see a duel, not nonsense!
"Go ahead, Kaiba. Draw your cards." I smirk.
The duel is very close. I have my amazing Diabound Kernel up at bat. He has his trusty Blue-eyes White Dragons. Excitement flutters inside of me when I glance over at the Pharaoh, who's watching our duel intently. It's happening, isn't it? My plans, my revenge, everything I've worked so hard for is falling down the drain. A month of spending with the Pharaoh and his friends and I've changed. It shouldn't be this hard! It should be simple to act. I've acted before, getting people in my arms, 'making love' to them and then destroying them. Why can't I do that with him?
No! I will not let this foolishness stop me! He must pay for what he did to me! But...what about what he's done for me? No, I can't ponder on such nonsense. I must get my act together and destroy him. The closer he gets to me, the more he'll hurt when I break him.
'Stop denying that you want to date him.' I hear Zorc's voice sneer.
Zorc? Wasn't he destroyed by the Pharaoh?
'I still live within you, pest. Now, what is this I hear about you falling in love with the Pharaoh?'
'I'm not in fucking love!' I growl.
'Denial will not get you anywhere with me. Now then, let's focus on the duel because the priest has Kisara's pet out and I don't want to miss its finest hour when your pathetic monster takes it down.'
I look at the field in front of me. Kaiba has Blue-eyes, Lord of Dragons, and two face downs on the field. I have Diabound Kernel, Dark Door and Squirt Illusion in play. I know Kaiba can get past these cards. Things aren't looking good for me, but that's never stopped me before. I just have to figure out how to take that dragon of his down so Diabound can take them for herself.
And I succeed. Blue-eyes has been destroyed and Diabound has taken her powers.
"Whoa! Did you guys see dat?!" the mutt exclaims.
"Bakura just took out Blue-eyes!" the Pharaoh's bitch of a midget gasps.
"Keep it up, Bakura!" the mutt's sister cheers. "You too Kaiba!"
I freeze when she cheers my name. Why is she cheering for me? I mean, Kaiba I'd understand because well..he's not me. I glance over at her and our eyes meet. She smiles at me after a while. It's not her usual clueless smiles, it's one of those: 'I know the truth about you and I can help you' smiles. I avert my gaze before she can do any more damage to me.
I always thought the mutt's sister was stupid like he was. She was, after all, the most clueless out of everyone during Battle City. Perhaps it was an act? Perhaps there's more to her than anyone knows. Resisting the urge to roll my eyes, I return to more important matters, like the duel. I have Kaiba's Blue-eyes down for the count. Diabound is 3000 points stronger. I'm sure Kaiba will bring his pathetic monster back and I'll be ready.
I wonder how Atem felt when I destroyed Blue-eyes and gained the upper hand. He seems to be really into this duel of Kaiba's and mine. Is he impressed by my skills? Does he think I'm a better duelist than Kaiba?
And another thing, why am I even thinking about this!
'because you're pathetic.' Zorc's voice sneers in my mind.
I ignore it. I know he's gone, I need to focus. But how can I when the Pharaoh is watching me? I'm not sure why this is bothering me so much. For some reason, I want him to be proud of me. I want him and his friends to congratulate me when I win this duel. But, they' won't. I shouldn't care, but for some reason, I do.
A part of me wants to lose. If I lose, I'll be able to take the Pharaoh out on a date and kiss him. Even if the kiss we had a month ago was nothing more than me teasing him into a fool, it felt right. I'm not sure how to explain it. I've kissed a ton of people, some of which I never wanted to kiss in the first place, but I did what I had to do.
The kiss we shared, it was like nothing I ever felt before. I want to kiss him again. I want to hold him in my arms and belong to him. I don't want to feel worthless anymore. I want him to-
'Are you a fucking moron!' Zorc's loud voice booms in my mind.
I cring. 'What-
'If you'd open your eyes and stop wishing the Pharaoh suck your cock then you'd see you're in deep shit now!' Zorc rants.
Growling, I snap back into focus. My eyes widen at what I'm seeing: Blue-eyes Ultimate Dragon. That's Kaiba's strongest monster. Can Diabound Kernel even defeat that beast? I'm sure Diabound could but..
I look over at the Pharaoh again. I see that everyone's in total shock at what has occurred. He meets my eyes and I all but melt. Why is this happening to me? I've looked him in the eye plenty of times! All of which only made my rage grow. I shouldn't be thinking about him in that way. I should be thinking of ways to destroy him and the rest of his bitch squad.
When I think of doing it though, I feel sick. All I can think about is how they laugh at my jokes and how Serenity is cheering me on.
I haven't had anyone cheer me on in over 5,000 years, before my mother died. She used to cheer me on. She used to encourage me. Serenity reminds me of her a lot. They both have that 'I know more than you realize' mentality. Do all girls have that? No, Anzu doesn't. Since when did I start calling everyone by their names?
I have to stop this. I have to get back into focus, but how can I when the mere thought of harming these people makes me want to die? I must be pathetic. These people don't care about me and I don't care about them! I shouldn't do this! I should just destroy the Pharaoh and his group of losers.
I gaze into each of their eyes for a moment. Each of them has a story, we all do. Joey, for example, has a bad home life. He'll never tell anyone, but I know better. You can see it in his eyes. Even Kaiba, you can tell he's been through so much. He's done everything he can to make his brother happy and he's not. Even with all that money he has, Kaiba is miserable, and whether he realizes it or not, Mokuba is too.
Tristan is concerned for Joey. He knows there's something going on with his best friend, but doesn't want to upset him by asking him about it. Anzu and Yugi are worried about everyone. Yugi is very concerned for his dark half, not that I could blame him. I wouldn't trust me either if I were him. Duke's just Duke. I don't think he's too worried about anyone...well, maybe Serenity…
Then there's Atem. When I look into those gorgeous eyes, I can't help but feel as though I'm going to melt. It's so pathetic and disgusting how he's making me feel! I'm supposed to be doing this to him! I've always been in control of my emotions. I've always been able to push my heart aside and focus on the task at hand.
Is it because I know I'll fail and I'm giving up on revenge that's causing me to act this way? Or is it something more? What's going on with me? No. I have to get these thoughts out of my mind! I have to win this fight and-
"Make your move!" Kaiba shouts.
I could win this duel. I could this around. The thing is, I don't want to. I want to lose. I want to take Atem out on a date. I want to tell him how i feel. I want him to feel the same way I do. I want to be here with him and the others. I want to fight with him in every way possible. I want to go to the arcade and kick Anzu's ass in dancing. I want to duel Yami and win. I want to lie on the ground with Atem cuddled up next to me watching the stars. I want to see him smile. I want to talk to him. I want to forget about this revenge nonsense. I want to feel. I want to live…
...I want to be happy.
'What did I tell you about that shit?!' Zorc snarls.
I close my eyes. He's right. He's been right and always will be. No matter how much I try to get his voice out of my mind, I can't. And it's a good thing too because it's the only thing that's keeping me sane. Part of me wishes he was still here so he could guide me, lead me away from this path my heart is begging me to take.
The path to weakness….
I'm here to crush the Pharaoh. I'm not here to fall into his arms and allow him to 'make love' to me. I don't 'make love' there's no such thing is that. Falling in love is for fools. If love was so strong, Kul Elna wouldn't have ended in tragedy.
'Don't get weak on me now, Touzoku.' Zorc says. 'We've come too far for you to fall in love now. Though, your pathetic ass has always been in love with him.' he sneers.
'What do you mean?'
The Dark God laughs. 'What do you think?' he sneers. 'You've been in love with that little prick since the day you met him! When you and he fought in the palace. I watched the whole fight! You thought you were hiding those feelings but you weren't! Admit it, you love him!'
'No I do not!' I hiss.
'You might as well admit to it, the sooner you do, the sooner I can destroy those foolish thoughts.' Zorc says.
Destroy those thoughts? Should I? Should I allow 'Zorc' to destroy the feelings in my subconscious mind? The answer is simple: yes. But…
'What makes you think I'm in love with him?' I spit.
Zorc fills my mind with his dark, eerie cackle that would put anyone in a frozen state of fear. I, however, am unaffected by his tactics. 'Oh, I don't know.' Zorc mocks sarcastically. 'How about when you came back all those dreams you had? Oh and let's not forget how you jacked off to him every fucking night. When you went out to fuck other people instead of coming back satisfied you came back like someone who got laid, your pathetic ass came back like you just committed a crime that can't go unpunished!' Zorc shouts. 'And, then there's the fact that when he's around you smile and laugh! I don't know about you, Touzoku, but I think that'd be classified as someone who's in love!'
Fuck! How the hell do I get out of this?
'By allowing me to take complete control of you. If you do, I'll destroy the Pharaoh and the rest of this bunch of bitches and then you will have gotten your revenge.' Zorc replies.
Destroy…
"Bakura, what's your favorite food?" Joey asks.
We're all sitting at the park, it's lunch time.
"Steak. And you?" I ask.
"No clue. I love all food!" he exclaims digging into the food that Serenity and Anzu made. "Gods this is so good, Anzu, Serenity!"
"It sure is!" Tristan exclaims.
"Bakura, are you going to eat anything?" Serenity asks.
"I-"
Suddenly, there's a plate of food sitting in front of me. I look up to see Yami standing above me, smiling down at me.
"Eat up or you won't have anything left to eat." he chuckles taking a seat beside of me. "Marik's already gotten all of the pie."
"I did not!" Marik exclaims.
"Are you okay? What's going on, Bakura?" he asks. "you don't have to be afraid of me. I won't tell anyone. You can trust me.
How can I do this? All those jokes, all that laughter. I want it. I want to be carefree and without worries. I want this to end.
'It'll never end! Not when I'm around! I'll destroy these fools and take what's mine!' Zorc proclaims. 'Horakhty may have destroyed me, but I still live within you! I'll use your body to help you get revenge!'
/Bakura…./
\What brat?!\
/I-I'm not trying to pry but I saw something and-/
\Whatever it was, it wasn't important. Now return to your stupidity so I can get some sleep! I was up all night and-\
/Because of the nightmares right?/ my Hikari whispers.
\What nightmares?\ I hiss. \I don't get nightmares. I am the nightmares!\
/Then who were those people screaming and shouting in that village?/ he inquires.
\How should I know! It was your drea-\
/No, it was your dream!/ Hikari shouts. /I know what it was yami. I know what you've been through….I know how it feels to be alone. Let me help you./
\Shut up little brat! You know nothing about me! Just stay out of my way!\ I shout.
/No! Now that I know you're not evil, I'm going to save you!/ he proclaims.
\You can't save the darkness, kid.\
Ryou, Atem, Anzu, Joey, Marik...all of them...they're trying to help me. Atem has given up his chance to go into the afterlife to save me. And how do I repay him? By trying to destroy him…
'Who cares!' Zorc barks. 'Do you not remember what he did to you?! Are you going to throw all that we've worked for, all of that training, that pain, that misery you endured at the hands of his guards just to fuck him?!'
'I don't want that!' I shout.
'Oh, let me guess. You want to make love to him?' Zorc leers in his sickening sweet voice. 'So sweet, Touzoku! My heart is leaping with joy that you've finally fallen in love! Your mother would be so proud of you!'
'Don't speak of my mother you worthless piece of shit!' I snarl.
Zorc only laughs. 'And why not? She's no longer here. And it's all because of the Pharaoh. You know this, right? You know you'll never see her, your sister, your father, any of them ever again because of what he did to them!'
'He didn't do it!' I exclaim.
'Oh let me guess, the tooth fairy did?' Zorc sneers. 'Face facts, Touzoku. You know his father sent his men to destroy your home and kill your whole village so he could have the power of the world! Then when he 'found out' he pretended to care so he died! Don't fall for this trickery! You're better than this! You have to avenge their suffering! Don't you care about them? Don't you want to see them again?'
'You know that I do.' I snap.
'Then stop standing around and do something about this!' Zorc shouts.
'And what the hell am I supposed to do exactly?!' I shout.
'Let me take control of Diabound….'
'You're not even here!' I shout. 'I won't let you harm Diabound!'
'Like that pathetic creature can really feel anything?' Zorc laughs.
"Make your move, Bakura!" Kaiba shouts.
'Time to take control of this shit.' Zorc cackles.
"Hey guys, what's up with Diabound?" Tristan asks.
"It's evolving!" Yugi exclaims.
"This duel is in my hands now!" I hear myself say.
'Zorc, what are you doing?!' I shout.
'Locking you away in your own 'soul room'. he sneers. 'I told you I'd be taking control of this duel! Since you're too pathetic and too much of a pussy to do anything!'
"I think it's time that I combine some shadow creatures together, don't you?" Zorc cackles. "Let's go Diabound Kernel and Dark Necrofer!"
"No way! He's combining them!" Yugi exclaims.
"Destroy that Ultimate Dragon!"
Zorc forces me to look at Atem. His eyes are boring into mine.
'No, Diabound please don't…' I beg.
'What are you waiting for, I said attack you little bitch!"
'Zorc, that's enough!' I shout. 'I don't want this anymore!'
'Well that's not your choice. You're my only chance at extreme power and I will not let you fuck things up for me!'
"Dark Diabound, attack Blue-eyes Ultimate Dragon and do it now!"
"Kaiba will lose the duel!" Anzu exclaims.
"Is that all you've got? I play 'Ring of Destruction!" Kaiba shouts.
"A pathetic move like that won't aid you in this battle, I'm afraid." Zorc laughs.
"What's gotten into Bakura?" Serenity asks. "He seems…"
Zorc forces me to look at Atem one more time. I can feel my lips curl into a sneer.
"You're next Pharaoh." Zorc says.
No! I won't let him!
'Stop it Zorc!' I shout.
'How about 'no'? You worthless piece of shit!' Zorc hisses. 'I'll finish Kaiba off then I'll destroy the Pharaoh and his friendship crew. You'll never seen them again!'
'No!' I scream.
'It's so pathetic how weak you've become! Stop being stupid! We have a world to destroy!' Zorc spits.
'I dont' want to anymore!'
'Then that means you want your family to suffer...'
'No I don't!'
'Then let me destroy these fools!'
"Attack!"
My eyes widen when I see it's not Kaiba that Zorc is attacking, it's Atem and the others standing next to him.
"NO!" I scream.
It takes all of my willpower to break free of Zorc's control.
"Diabound stop, please!" I beg my creature.
'You will not disobey me fool! You are me!' Zorc hisses.
"Go away!" I shout.
'I will never go away! I am the darkness, you pledge your loyalty to me, therefore I can tell you what to do!' Zorc sneers.
'It doesn't work that way! I just wanted your help!' I shout.
'Then take it fool!' Zorc snarls.
'I don't want you to destroy them!' I say.
'Why?! Oh let me guess: because you care about them?! How pathetic! They don't care about you! Now then, let's get back to the show. Time to destroy these fools!'
'I won't let you hurt them!' I shout.
'You don't have a choice!' Zorc cackles.
'You're not here! You're not real!'
'I'm real as your hatred for the Pharaoh is!' Zorc cackles. 'As long as you hate him and the rest of his petty bitch squad, I'll always be here! You can't destroy me! I'll always be apart of you! The best part of you! You gave me your soul and your stupidity! You must obey everything I say! Now, let's get to destroying these fools so I can rule the world!'
'You said I have to get rid of my hatred to get rid of you right?' I ask.
'You can't get rid of something that's your very being! It'll destroy you!' Zorc hisses.
"Is that a smile I see?" Koranna laughs setting dinner on the table. "What's gotten you in such a chipper mood?"
"Father's coming home!" I exclaim hardly able to contain my excitement.
"I wonder what he's bringing us." Adom asks.
"Well, whatever it is, it's going to be great." Mother says. "Now let's eat."
'You'll never see them again if you don't listen to me...'
"How the fuck are you good at this damn game and you've never played it before?!" I shout.
Atem shrugs. "Same way you're good at dancing, singing, drawing. It just comes naturally to me."
'Ready to go, Touzoku? Kaiba's getting impatient.' Zorc laughs.
His eyes widen as I come at him with full speed, we're sent plummeting to the floor in a tangled mess. I use the opportunity to punch him in the mouth. He grabs my hair, jerking me away from him. I snarl grabbing his wrist I jerk him over me, both of us fall down. I stand up on shaky legs, the Pharaoh doing the same. He charges at me this time, sending me down to the floor. I won't let him have the upper hand though. I wrap my legs around him, forcing me on top of him, straddling his hips. I pin his wrist with one hand and with the other, wrap it around his throat. He bucks against me, trying to get free from the hold he's in. I tighten my grip around his throat in reaction.
"B-Bakura," he rasps.
"It's time to die your highness." I snarl. "Any last words."
"Yeah," another voice says: "I've got five: let him go now, Bakura!"
"M-Marik." my victim gasps.
I stand up. The Pharaoh sits up slowly, holding his throat,he coughs and gasps for air. I turn around only be slapped in the face so hard it sends me to the floor. I stand up quickly, punching Marik in the face.
"What the fuck was that for?!" I shout.
Marik wipes his lip with the back of his hand. He glares at me. "What do you think it was for?" he hisses. "You're hurting Yami."
"And?" I spit. "You know how I feel about him! It's time for him to die!"
Marik lets out a chilling laugh. "You don't even know how much you owe that man do you?!" Marik shouts. "How he saved your life-no your existence! You're so self centered you can't see beyond yourself!"
I can't…
"Bakura why are you attacking Yami?!" Yugi shouts.
"Because the bastard hates him." Joey snarls. "I knew we shouldn't have trusted this asshole!"
Yami doesn't say anything, continuing to stare into my eyes.
'Don't look into his eyes, fool! The more you do, the more you fall in love and the-
"Weaker you become." I say,grinning despite myself.
'I will not let you do this! You are my pet!'
'I don't belong to you or anyone! Now, leave me alone!' I shout.
'I will never leave you alone! The Pharaoh will not be touching you! You're my lover, my slave, my prisoner!'
I pale. 'I'm your what?!' I exclaim.
'You heard me, brat. Now let's get to destroying the Pharaoh so we can destroy the world and you and I can be together, ruling as one!' Zorc shouts.
'I'm not any of those things!' I exclaim. 'You have done nothing for me!'
'Except show you the truth! I raised you! Now that you've spent a month with the fucking Pharaoh and his cock suckers, you fall for their trickery?!'
"Bakura snap out of it!" I hear Mokuba and Serenity shouting.
"What's going on with Bakura?" Joey asks.
"The darkness is consuming him." Marik says.
"We have to break him free!" Anzu exclaims.
"Attack already!" Kaiba shouts.
"Oh I'll attack alright and you won't be able to survive, fool.'" Zorc cackles.
'I won't let you...'
'Shut up, pet! You stay here while I destroy them all!'
I rip through the barriers. Zorc and I battle for control of my body. I can hear everyone shouting my name.
As long as you still hate him, I'll always be here…
I force myself to stare into Atem's eyes. I can't hurt him. And I don't want to...and I don't have to…
"Destroy them all!" Zorc exclaims.
"Blue-eyes Ultimate Dragon attack!" Kaiba shouts.
"Dark Diabound attack!"
"Bakura snap out of it!" they continue to shout.
"Kaiba, stop the duel!" Atem shouts.
"I'm not stoppin-"
"Oh yes you will! Bakura's in danger!" Mokuba says.
'We're not stopping anything fools!"
"Release your control on Bakura!" Atem shouts.
"How about 'no'?" Zorc laughs. "he's mine! You might have destroyed me, but I'm still living inside Touzoku. As long as he hates you, I'll be the supreme being!"
"Then I'll just have to break him free, now won't I?" Atem says coming closer.
"No, please don't!" I shout.
"Bakura?" he asks.
"Stay away-"
"You only listen to me, pest!"
"Let him go!" Atem shouts.
"Why should I? He doesn't love you!" Zorc cackles.
"I know, but I-"
My mind is spinning. I can't comprehend anything. The last I hear is some shouting and then, darkness consumes me.
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AHHHH did you feel that awesomeness?! Bakura's POV was crazy wasn't it?! Okay, now I'm going to explain things so people won't get confused:
Zorc is NOT here. It's Bakura's 'darkness' inside of him trying to break free...aka Zorc, but Zorc, himself is gone. And 'Zorc' was taking control of Bakura and now Bakura has passed out. Now, just because Bakura is having feelings for Yami and all that shit doesn't mean they're hooking up right when Bakura wakes up okay? Bakura still has the darkness inside of him...he's just fighting against it, not with it. We have a ways to go before he defeats it and can be with Yami...next chappie is going to be lots of fun. I'm going to have to do this from Yami's POV, Kaiba's POV and possibly Ryou's POV...all of them will be different of course, some a bit repetitive, but you get why I'd have to do that...anyways, I hope y'all enjoyed and like I said, I'll try to get the next chappie up. I let y'all with quite a cliffie there didn't I? Hehe.