Scarlet Storms

by Orochi-Dragon14

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. [Darkshipping, possibility of other pairings, AU-ish/post cannon]

31. Chapter 31: Umbrellas

So I have no idea what the hell I'm supposed to do for Sociology because my teacher is a complete moron. My sister emailed her, hopefully she'll get back to us soon. Anyways, I got y'all a lovely chappie for y'all right here. I loved writing this one. It was a lot of fun. Marik's POV returns. Yay! I missed my Marik! *huggles*

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 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 Thirty-one: Umbrellas

[Seto's POV]:

After work I head over to the Game Shop to get Mokuba, Joey, and Serenity. It's about ten o'clock at night when I get off. I usually get off much later, but we need to discuss things and I know no one wants to stay up until five in the morning talking.

When I arrive, Mokuba is the one that lets me in. Mr. Muto is already in bed. Mokuba leads me to the living area where Yugi, Joey, Serenity, Tristan, Duke, Ryou, Marik, and Anzu are sitting around in the living room. Yami and Bakura are unaccounted for.

When Joey and Serenity see us, they immediately jump up. I see the thief walking down the stairs. He stops just before he gets to the floor.

"Going back to your man?" Bakura teases.

. "Shouldn't you go check on yours?" Joey shoots back, turning to face him.

"I will in a second." Bakura says. "I wanted to talk to Yugi for a moment."

"Me?" Yugi asks pointing to himself.

"Is your name Yugi?" Bakura asks.

"Well, yeah...but.."

"Then I'm talking to you." Bakura scoffs rolling his eyes.

"Joey, Serenity, you guys ready to go?" Mokuba asks.

I ignore him. I ignore everyone except the man on the stairs. I haven't seen Bakura in months. There was no need for me to, but I know damn well something is off with him. He's got that look in his eye again.

Do the others see this? No, they'd have to sense something is off, especially Yami, Marik, and Ryou. Bakura looks really fucked up right now. I have to keep Mokuba away from him. Hell, all of us should keep away from him.

'I guess Yami still hasn't saved you from yourself, has he?' I think to myself.

"Seto?" Mokuba asks concernedly.

"Let's go," I say turning around. The other three follow. I don't look back at Bakura, let the so called Pharaoh and his passe deal with that stupid shit.

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[Yugi's POV]:

Kaiba and Bakura just stare at each other. I don't know what's going on, but it seems like Kaiba knows something is up. I'm not surprised. Kaiba's always been really good at such things. After all, he is the reincarnation of Yami's high priest, who apparently was extremely smart.

Bakura said he wanted to speak with me, but why? What purpose would I serve for him? Sure, I can talk to him, but I don't think coming to me would be the best option, but if he wants to talk then I'm here for him. He is my friend after all.

"Where would you like to talk?" I ask.

"Let's go out," Bakura says. "I need to get out of this house."

"Alright," I say getting up and heading towards the coat rack to get my coat.

"We'll keep an eye on Yami guys," Anzu says.

"Thanks guys," I say.

"Alright let's go, we're wasting time." Bakura snaps.

I sigh inwardly and we head out the door. Bakura and I walk down the streets in silence. Usually he'd be talking a lot-usually jokes and whatnot. But right now he's silent. It has to be the control Zorc has over him. Maybe I can get him to open up. Though, I don't want to push the Zorc matter, it's a very delicate situation for the thief. I'm sure he doesn't want to talk about Zorc, but sometimes you have to in order to get better. We reach a coffee shop then order some coffee.

"So, what did you want to speak about?" I ask wrapping my hands around the white glass mug. It's nice having something warm to drink in this cold weather. We should be getting on Winter Break soon. I believe next week we have three days to go to school. Works for me.

"I want to duel Yami," Bakura says.

"Okay then duel him," I say.

"I don't think you're understanding what I'm saying, Yugi." Bakura says.

I give him an inquiring look as he pulls out his deck. He hands the cards to me. Looking at these cards brings back bad memories, but I know that Bakura's cards can't hurt me. For one, he doesn't possess Shadow Magic anymore, and two he doesn't want to harm us anymore. My eyes widened when I spot the Millennium Item cards.

"H-how did you get these?" I gasp.

Bakura takes his cards back. "Mr. Muto gave them to me," the thief replies shuffling his deck. "I told him I wanted to use them to defeat Yami."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" I ask. "They're new cards and very powerful."

'That's the point. I mean he has the God cards. None of my monsters even come close to defeating them. I think with these cards I'll have a chance of defeating Yami." Bakura replies.

"But why would you want to duel Yami in the first place?" I ask.

Bakura looks down at his cards. "I think the only way for me to defeat Zorc within me is to duel Yami." he says almost inaudibly.

"Well, it could work I suppose." I say. "But why are you asking for my help?"

"Because I want you to help me convince Yami to duel me in Kaibaland." Bakura says. "And I don't want you telling him I have these cards."

I nod. I wasn't going to tell Yami anyways. He doesn't like to know what's in his opponents' decks. "You want to duel him in style, eh?" I chuckle.

"Something like that, yes. I want to prove my worth to him." Bakura says.

"Bakura, don't you realize you're already worth of him?" I ask. Bakura looks down. "You still believe you're worthless don't you?" Still, there's no reply. "What does Zorc have on you?"

Bakura snaps his head up. "What?"

"Zorc," I repeat. "What does he have on you?"

"N-Nothing!" Bakura exclaims.

"Bakura, it's okay. No one is going to hurt you. You know I won't judge you. I want to help you. I love you, you're one of my best friends." I say.

"I don't want to talk about it, Yugi." he says getting up.

"How will you ever get better if you don't talk about it?" I ask.

"I was never a man of words." he replies before leaving.

I sit at the table in the coffee shop watching him leave. What could Zorc possibly have on Bakura? Is it about his family? Is he reminding Bakura that it's Yami's fault even though it isn't? Bakura said he wants to prove himself to my yami, but he should know he's already worthy.

"Bakura, what's happening to you?" I ask myself.

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[Bakura's POV]:

Zorc forces my body to the coffee shop that Yami and I had our date at what seems like ages ago. Yugi seems very nervous. He ought to be. He's near an evil son of a bitch that's plotting his doom. I wish I could get out of this prison of mine, but the longer I'm here the weaker I become. Zorc is using my energy to take over my body.

Is this how it was for Ryou? Being locked inside his own body-his own mind watching through his own eyes as someone else makes use of it by their own selfish needs? I close my eyes. Now I know how he feels. Now I understand the pain I've caused him. They say you will never understand a person's pain until you walk in their shoes, and they're correct.

No matter how much my friends try and help me, they don't understand. They don't understand how it feels to be alone. They don't understand how it feels to have to worship the darkness just to feel important.

I lean back against one of the walls of my prison. Things are so fucked up right now. This shouldn't be happening. Zorc was supposed to be my idol, but I come to find out that all he wanted me for was to be his mate. Why me though? What is it about me that attracts the God of Darkness? He said he planned everything to mould me into the perfect lover. But why?

I have to stop him. The thing is, I don't know if I can. The longer I stay in here the more pathetic I feel. I can barely pay attention to what Zorc is telling Yugi because I feel so hopeless. Everyone is working their asses off trying to snap me out of my depressed state. I wished they'd see what's really going on with me. I wish Atem was here holding me. I wished my family was here with me. I feel so alone.

Maybe I have grown pathetic. I never wished such things before. Why am I caring if I'm alone or not? It shouldn't matter. For over five thousand years I've been trying to destroy Atem. Now I'm wanting him in my arms? What's wrong with me? Why am I in love with him when all my life I've wanted to destroy him?

I know he's not at fault for what happened to my village. Zorc is. Zorc is the reason I am so miserable. Zorc is the reason I lost everything, but I still feel I owe him. He did, after all, give me the power to try and save them. Still, he was doing that to make himself look good so I'd kill the one person I was in love with.

Zorc always told me that falling in love was wrong. When I fell in love with Atem, I was devastated. I didn't want anyone finding out. No matter what I did, I couldn't get him off of my mind. The power he had within him was like nothing I've ever felt before. I loved fighting with him. Even though I knew it was wrong, I loved it. He gave me a rush like no one else. He made me feel worthy.

Maybe that's why I looked up to Zorc for so long. Maybe that's why I feel like I still owe him. Because despite the reason why he did it, he gave me power to save them. He gave me power to match the chosen Pharaoh. The one that could wield the gods. I loved it. I loved feeling important.

I thought I was on top of the world crushing everyone I could, but deep down I knew it was wrong. But I didn't care. I wanted revenge. I didn't care who I was hurting as long as I stopped hurting. It wasn't fair to be in so much pain. Zorc constantly trained me both physically and magically, trying to increase my strength. But it wasn't enough. I wasn't able to beat Atem.

I knew during the Ultimate Shadow Game Zorc and I had thought of, I was going to lose. I knew it from the start, but I pretended that I was going to win. I did everything I could to defeat him, but it wasn't enough. It was because of everyone's bravery and Atem's determination that they were able to defeat Zorc.

I wished I had that determination. I wished I was able to defeat Zorc. I want to move on with my life. I want to be happy like everyone else is. Zorc said that happiness is weakness, but why is it? How could it be when all my friends are happy? When I make a joke and they laugh at it, I feel important to them. And when Atem and I are lying in bed, holding each other, I feel amazing. I feel as if he was made just for me.

Zorc wants to take that happiness away from me. He sees Atem as a threat. Zorc has already been psychically destroyed. I just need to find the strength to fight him off. Zorc wants to duel Atem with them Millennium Item cards. I know there's going to be a Shadow Game. Will I be able to stop Zorc?

From the looks of things, it doesn't appear so. Is this how Marik felt when his body was taken over by Mariku? Feeling so helpless. I hate feeling so pathetic. I want to help. I want to get out of here. I have to. But the longer I stay in here the more I feel I'll never let it go.

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[Joey's POV]:

"You want us to do what?" I ask.

"We want you to move in with us," Mokuba repeats what his brother said a few moments ago.

We're sitting in the living room. Seto said he wants Serenity and me to move in with him and Mokuba. I think it's a bit of a strange request, but it might be nice living with Seto. I've always wanted to live in a mansion.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Serenity asks. "I mean Mokuba and I just started dating."

Mokuba blushes, looking away.

"I'm well aware of that; however, I think it would be in your best interest to move in with us, Serenity." my lover says. 'We have plenty of room here and I want both of you safe in case something happens."

"What could happen though?" I ask.

"Anything," Seto replies. 'For example, your father could find his way to you, but with my protection he won't. You can't keep staying at Yugi's or Tristan's, Joey."

I sigh. "I know, I just…"

"That's why you guys are moving in here." Mokuba says.

"What about our stuff?" Serenity asks. "I didn't really bring a lot of things. I wasn't expecting Mom to let me stay here in Domino, honestly."

Seto and Mokuba exchange glances for a moment.

"We'll buy new clothes for you guys." Mokuba says.

"Alright that works for me." I yawn, stretching.

"Then you can get out of those raggedy clothes and get into something sexy." Seto says.

"Are you saying I'm not sexy, Seto?" I growl.

"I do believe a leash on you is in need." Seto smirks.

"Will you ever stop calling me a dog?" I pout.

Serenity giggles. 'You two are so in love."

"Very much so," Mokuba says wrapping his arm around my sister's shoulders.

"So when do we move in?" I ask.

"Today if you want to." Seto replies. "We'll get your clothes during break."

"In the meantime you can wear what you have and if you need more clothes, you can borrow ours." Mokuba says.

"Works for me." I say.

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[Serenity's POV]:

After we discuss with Kaiba and Mokuba about Joey and I moving in with them, we head back to the Game Shop. Yugi, Anzu, Tristan, and Ryou are in the living room. Marik,Duke, Yami, and Bakura are unaccounted for. Mokuba came with Joey and me.

"Where's everyone else?" Joey asks plopping down on the couch.

"Duke's at work. Yami and Bakura are upstairs. Marik went out." Tristan replies.

"Where'd he go?" I ask.

Tristan shrugs. "He said he wanted to get out of this nonsense for a bit."

"Can we blame him though?" Anzu asks. "His best friend is…." she trails off looking away.

I hate how things have gotten. Bakura was doing so well. Now he's depressed again. I wished he would open up to us. We want to help him, but we can't force him to talk. Maybe Yami can snap him out of it. I'm hopeful anyways. I'm willing to do whatever I can do to help Bakura. He deserves to be happy after all the things he's been through. The poor guy. He's really strong to have been able to go through that.

We believe how he's acting has something to do with Zorc. He has something on Bakura and he's making him feel worthless. We need to find a way to make him feel special again. Bakura is a wonderful person. He's funny, smart, and very caring. Once you look past what he did, you can see so much more in him. I think that's what made Yami fall in love with him. He saw something in Bakura most people don't. And because he saw it, he saved Bakura's soul.

But now, now Bakura is returning to his depressed state. Now he's falling into the darkness again. The whole Ancient Egyptian thing is quite confusing to me. But I suppose I'll never truly understand it. But that doesn't mean that I'm not here for Bakura nor Yami because I am. I think we give Bakura a sense of belonging. I think we make him feel like he's worth something. Being all alone for years has taken a toll on him.

What does Zorc have on Bakura that he's fallen into such a depressed state? He tries to hide it by hanging out with us, but it's not the same. He doesn't make jokes, he doesn't laugh, and he doesn't smile. His eyes, they're so sad. Yet he seems angry at the same time. Is he mad at himself because Zorc has a hold on him?

I know he wants to get better. I know he wants to get rid of Zorc inside of him for good, but Zorc won't let him. Bakura worships Zorc because he believes that Zorc helped him. I hope by now he realizes that that's not the case at all.

"I hope talking to Yami helps, Bakura." I say.

"Knowing Bakura, they're not talking." Ryou says.

"Well whatever they have to do, Bakura needs to snap out of this annoying state he's in." Tristan says. "I miss his jokes."

"We all do, T, we all do." Joey says.

Another thing we need to worry about is my father. Mom has already gone back to California. I knew she wasn't going to stay long. I've been pulled out of school until the paperwork can be transferred over. I still can't believe that Mom let me stay here. I'm glad she was able to open her eyes and see that Joey is in love and happy.

"Guys, Joey and I need to tell you something." I say.

"What is it?" Tristan asks.

"We're gonna move in wit Seto and Mokie." Joey replies.

"I get why you would want to, but why you, Serenity?" Tristan asks. "I mean you're just gonna be caught in the middle of Kaiba and Joey's relationship."

"Tristan, Mokuba and I are dating." I say.

"What?!" Tristan exclaims.

"Oh like it wasn't obvious?" Ryou mutters under his breath.

"When did you start-"

"A few weeks ago." Mokuba replies.

"And you were going to tell us when?" Tristan asks.

"We just haven't had the time, Tristan." Serenity says.

"Yeah that's true." Tristan sighs.

I hate that I had to break his heart, but I don't feel that way about him. Ever since I met him and Duke, they've been trying to impress me. Showing me stars on a blimp and lying to me about my brother winning a duel when he's obviously not isn't the way to impress me. What impresses me is being yourself. I want someone that's not afraid to make mistakes. I want someone that can be there for me when times get tough and I want someone that isn't afraid to disappoint me. I think Mokuba is that person.

No, I am not in love with him. And I doubt he's in love with me. But I feel alive when he's around. I love being around Mokuba, he makes me feel special. I think I make him feel special too.I was surprised that Kaiba was willing to let me move in. He set the ground rules and I will obey them at all costs. I just hope things don't backfire.

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[Yami's POV]:

Talking to Mokuba earlier today really helped me a lot. He told me that Serenity's and Joey's mom was fooling her children and that he and Kaiba were keeping an eye out on her. I knew when Serenity and Joey told us that their mother was okay with Serenity staying here there was something wrong with that situation. I wished Serenity and Joey weren't so dense though it might cost them. I guess it's a good thing Kaiba and Mokuba are observant. Ra forbid if Kaiba were like Joey.

There's a knock on the door. I sit up. The person on the other side never bothers to wait for my permission to enter. And I realize why when he does. Bakura closes the door, staring at me.

"Bakura?" I asks starting to get off the bed.

"Why have you been pouting all day, Atem?" he asks.

I blink. "Pouting?"

"Yes. You've been pouting all damn day." Bakura says. "I want to know what's wrong with you."

"I'm worried about you." I admit.

Bakura sighs heavily. "And here we go again-"

"Bakura stop it!" I shout.

"Stop what?" he asks.

"Put the walls down. I've seen all there is to see of you! Stop hiding things! Tell me what's wrong!" I exclaim.

"Why do you think there's something wrong?" Bakura asks approaching the bed.

"You're acting differently." I say.

"What will prove to you that I'm fine, Atem?" he asks sitting beside of me.

There is something definitely off with Bakura. The look in his eyes isn't like it should be. It's almost like he's forcing himself. Bakura leans towards me, pushing me onto the bed. He's straddling me his eyes full of lust.

"Bakura?" I ask nervously.

Bakura leans down until our foreheads touch. He closes his eyes, breathing me in. "I love you." he breathes.

"I love you too." I say.

"I wished you'd stop worrying about me. I'm fine." he says.

"You don't seem fine." I mutter.

"That's because you worry too much." Bakura says pressing his lips to mine.

"I know," I sigh brushing his hair away from his face. "But I can sense there's something off with you."

"I just have a lot on my mind right now." Bakura says.

"Then talk to me, Bakura." I say rubbing my thumb across his cheekbone. "I love you. I want to help you."

Bakura closes his eyes. "I'm fine, love. I promise. There's no need to worry about me. I've just been thinking about my family is all." he says.

I sit up and Bakura gets off of me. "Bakura, you do realize you're allowed to talk to me about them right?" I ask. "I know I don't understand, but I want to understand. I don't want you to sit here and bottle things up. You know that that's what happened before. You bottled things up too much and then you exploded. I don't want you to do that again, love." I say taking his hand in mine.

"I won't. I know how to control myself now." Bakura says. "I just…" Bakura looks away from me.

I move closer to my lover, wrapping my arms around him, bringing him closer to me. We both lie down so we're facing each other.

"You don't have to be afraid." I say tracing his jawline with my finger. "I will never judge you."

"I know." Bakura says.

"Then talk to me." I say.

Bakura closes his eyes. "I don't want you to have to deal with my problems, Atem." he sighs.

"I want to help you. I don't care if it upsets me. You're upset and I don't want you to be. I hate seeing you so sad." I say.

"I'm not sad. I'm very happy." Bakura says.

"I'm glad I make you happy,Bakura." I say, smiling.

Bakura smiles. "I am too." he says.

"You are so beautiful." I say.

"Then show me how beautiful I am."

"Gladly."

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[Bakura's POV]:

I watch through my mind prison as Zorc kisses Atem. My body reacts to the kisses and the way Atem presses up against me, grinding his hips into mine. I hate that it's Zorc touching my lover and not me. Atem senses something is off with me, but of course Zorc isn't going to let him know the truth. He'd use the excuse that it's my family that's bothering me. That's only part of the reason. I do miss them, but now that I know who really is responsible for their deaths, it makes me that much more determined to destroy Zorc.

At least, I keep telling myself that.

I let out a moan when Atem's fingers hit my prostate. Why is Zorc allowing Atem to take me? When I told him I was gay, Zorc told me that it's alright to be gay but only if you're dominate meaning that you do the fucking, not the other way around. So why is he letting Atem…

'Because I want to hear you screaming when you pounds into your tight ass.' Zorc replies.

'Zorc, you're taking this way too far.' I hiss.

'I'm not taking this far enough. Don't be jealous because you can't enjoy him like I can, but don't worry I'll send some of the pleasure over so you can feel him. I know you miss him inside of you.' Zorc cackles.

'Leave him alone, Zorc!' I shout.

'Just lay back and enjoy it, Touzoku. He's touching our cock, you know.'

'Ours? Last time I checked this body was mine!' I hiss.

'Until I can get my own body, we share everything. Now then, I have a Pharaoh to get pounded by so I'll be listening for your screams, my dear. And just remember, I'll be making you scream louder when I get a hold of you and fuck you into next century, my beautiful.' Zorc says.

A sharp jolt of pleasurable pain jolts up my spine as Atem enters me. My back arches off the bed causing my lover to go deeper within me. He groans, feeling me tighten around him.

'You must be really tight, Touzoku.' Zorc chuckles. 'The Pharaoh is about to cum over here.'

'S-shut up!' I pant.

'He feels good, doesn't he?' Zorc laughs.

I can only answer with moans. My hips back upwards, begging for my lover to take me deeper. My nails claw his back. Atem leans down to kiss me and we battle for dominance. I hate watching myself. I want to be in my own mind. I want to feel more than just the side effects of making love with Atem. I want to feel it all.

Zorc forces my hand to take my cock in it, stroking it in time with Atem's thrusts.

'You feel so sexy,' Zorc purrs. 'Just wait til I can taste you.'

'You're not doing anything to me!' I half shout, half gasp.

My hand squeezes my erection tighter. 'I'm making you feel good, aren't I?' he asks.

'Shut up!' I hiss.

'Just enjoy it, Touzoku. You know it feels good.' Zorc says. 'And your precious Pharaoh is getting a kick out of it. He thinks you're doing it because you're turned on from what he's doing.'

'I am turned on from what he's doing!' I snarl.

'You would be, you don't know what real sex is.' Zorc scoffs.

'And what the hell does that mean?' I snap.

'He's too gentle.' Zorc says. 'You should be in pain, screaming with your eyes rolling in the back of your head and begging for release. You're about to cum soon. When I get a hold of you, you won't be cumming that easily.'

'What is with your obsession with me?' I ask. I cry out when Atem hits my prostate hard.

'I don't need to explain myself to you. It's not an obsession, it's life. I need a mate and you will do nicely. I have already moulded you into someone that can fit the role. I'll just have to snap you out of your stupidity, but once that's over with you'll return back to how you were before.' Zorc says.

'I don't want to be-ahhh-I don't want to go back to that.' I pant.

'Not up for debate, I'm afraid.' Zorc sneers. 'Oh and look, it's time for you to cum.'

As if on cue, my back arches off the bed. I scream Atem's name as my orgasm washes over me. Atem groans, feeling me tighten around him. He releases his essence deep within me. He falls on my chest. I wrap my arms around my lover.

'You wore the Pharaoh out,' Zorc chuckles appearing in front of me.

'Why did you do that?' I hiss standing up shakily.

'You enjoyed it, so I don't understand why you're bitching for.' Zorc scoffs crossing his arms over his chest.

'Because you had sex with my lover!' I exclaim.

'And? What's wrong with that? It's still your body. You felt it too.' Zorc says.

'It's not the same!' I exclaim.

'Well he felt good and I plan on fucking him the next time. I want to see what gets you so excited about him. He must have a tight ass or some shit.' Zorc says.

'It's more than that.' I say. 'I love him.'

'But why do you love him?' Zorc asks.

'I don't know, I just do.' I reply looking down, my hands gripping the bars of my prison.

'Well, until you can give me a reason why you turned so pathetic and fell in love when I forbade you not to, then you will remain trapped in your own mind while I fuck the Pharaoh into oblivion. I have to enjoy myself and warm up to your loser friends before I destroy them after all. Plus, the Wheeler siblings' mother is about to strike here soon and I can't miss their finest hour.' Zorc cackles.

'I can't explain to you why I fell in love with Atem. It's just something that happens.' I say.

'One does not fall in love with their enemy just out of the blue, Touzoku.' Zorc spits. 'I taught you better than that.'

'You taught me stupidity!' I shout.

Suddenly, pain engulfs me and I fall to my knees. My whole body shakes. I cough up blood.

'I taught you the right way!' Zorc exclaims. 'It's not my fault you've grown so stupid you can't tell what the truth is! You owe me! I gave you my powers, I trained you, I helped you seek your revenge!'

I stand up shakily. "B-but you did it-' I cough harshly.

'I only did it because I wanted you to be stronger,' Zorc says.

I use the bars to hoist myself up, I look at Zorc. My vision is fading in and out. 'You didn't have to k-kill them.' I gasp.

'How else were you going to be my wife?' Zorc leers.

'I don't want to be with you!' I half exclaim, half cough.

'That's not your choice. I have chosen you as my fair wife and you will make me happy.' Zorc says.

'I thought happiness was for fools.' I say.

'Yours is. My's not.' he says.

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[Marik's POV]:

I had to get out of that house. There was too much shit going on. Bakura had left to go talk to Yugi, Yami was sulking upstairs, and Joey and Serenity were at the Kaiba's. I didn't want to be around the others, so I left. I didn't have a specified destination in mind, just somewhere where I could clear my head.

My feet carry me to the park. I'm not sure why and I really don't care. I sit under one of the shelters. No one is around. It's a bit too cold to be walking some dog or riding a bike. After all, it's December. I can't believe it's already December. Just two more left for Bakura to destroy Zorc within him, but can he do it in time. He could. The real question is: does he want to?

Bakura has always looked up to Zorc. He believes that Zorc delivered him from pain. The only thing fool did was bring more pain to my best friend. I wished Bakura would wake up and realize that.

I think he has though. I think he has realized that Yami and the others truly care about him. That's why he's opening up to them. Or he was at any rate. When he first woke up in these times, with his own body he hated it. He hated that Yami was the one that was going to save him. He hated that he had to depend on his enemy to provide for him.

He wanted to get close to Yami and to the others. He wanted to make Yami fall in love with him, the thing is the former Pharaoh was already in love with Bakura and Bakura was already in love with him.

Anyone with eyes could see that. The way Bakura looked at Yami, even if he was hating him at the time, you could see that there was love in his eyes as well. Both of them were fighting within themselves. Bakura, because he was told that Yami's family was at fault for destroying his village and taking his loved ones away, and Yami because he was trying to protect the world from Bakura's wrath, but also fighting within his own feelings and confusion as to what was going on and who Bakura was.

How did they feel once they started playing the RPG? Bakura called it the Ultimate Shadow Game. Bakura had set up a table for them and they controlled their lives in the past. Yugi, Anzu, Tristan, and Joey went into the world via the Millennium Puzzle. It was only by Yugi's connection to Yami that they even were able to get in and it was only through Yugi's bravery and Anzu's quick thinking that even allowed Yami to find his true name and defeat Zorc because I doubt those other two would have been able to do much.

How did Bakura feel when he had to relive attacking the palace all over again? That was the day that he and Yami met. I read on that day when I was a child. I didn't want to believe the scriptures of an evil man who had the power that rivaled that of the Egyptian Gods. But when I met Bakura and saw first hand how truly powerful he was, I knew the scriptures weren't lying.

Bakura craves power. He thinks it will save him. I think that's one thing that attracted him to Yami. Yami had a lot of power and Bakura wanted that power. He wanted to be the best, but he couldn't be because Yami was more powerful. And not because of his magic and connection with the Gods, but because he had the determination to save his people.

Bakura had that too, he had a will to fight. When he and I first met, he constantly talked about power and wanting to destroy the Pharaoh, but after a while when we truly got to know each other, he revealed to me what had occurred when he was a small child. I couldn't blame him for wanting revenge. Hell, I wanted to kill the Pharaoh because I believed he killed my father and I blamed him for making me stay in a horrid tomb my whole life.

Anyone can see that Bakura and Yami are deeply in love with each other. They've been since the day they met. Yami told me about the day, how he felt being in the face of Bakura. How he felt something he'd never felt before. He told me that whenever Bakura's around that feeling only gets stronger.

I knew Yami agreed to save Bakura because he loved him. You don't give up an opportunity to go to the afterlife to save your enemy for the hell of it. It took them a while to realize how they truly felt, but I'm glad they did.

Now Bakura's back to his depressed state. He's trying to mask it by hanging out with everyone, but he's not the same. I hate that he's gone back to this again. Zorc has control of Bakura, but there's nothing we can do. Unless Bakura wakes up and realizes he's the only one that can stop Zorc, he'll never be saved.

"Well, I'm surprised you're out here." a familiar voice says.

I look up to see the great bitch, Mai, take a seat across from me.

"Since when do you get your high priced miniskirt messed up?" I sneer.

"Since I'm going to take down a few bitches," Mai replies coolly.

"Ah, someone piss you off?" I ask not really caring.

"Something like that. Ms. Wheeler is planning her grand scheme and I'm leading her on like a rat in a maze." Mai smirks.

I can't help but perk up at this. "What's going on?" I ask.

I've been so obsessed with Bakura's moods and getting him better that I completely forgot about Joey's and Serenity's situation. The last thing I remembered was that they told us that she's letting Serenity stay and that was the end of that. I never gave it much thought because I didn't care I mean I do care about them, but…

"The bitch is planning on taking back her children. She's going to try and trick Serenity into believing she was kidnapped. She wants Rex and Weevil to duel them in a tag duel and if they win, both of them have to go with her." Mai spits.

"I thought she only wanted Serenity." I say.

"Apparently not. She wants Joey to be 'de-gayed'" Mai says rolling her eyes. 'Sick really."

"And I'm assuming you are part of this plan to take her down?" I ask looking at my nails.

"Naturally," Mai scoffs.

"Well, I wish you the best of luck. Though, it would be easier if you just told those two instead of doing all this stupid shit behind their backs." I snap.

"True," Mai says. "But you know how they are. They're never going to believe their mother lied to them."

"Well it's just the way things are." I say. "Nothing you can really do about it."

We sit in silence for a while. I don't even know why I'm talking to her. I can't stand her. And I'm not even sure why. Maybe it's the fact that she thinks she's better than everyone. Maybe it's the fact that she thinks she looks better than everyone. Everyone knows I look the best. No one can beat me in looks. Nobody.

The only thing that she's useful for is the fact that she and Bakura are close. I can't let her know I'm using her though. I have to be careful how I word this.

"How is Bakura doing?" she asks.

Jackpot.

"Horrible," I spit.

"What's going on?" Mai asks concernedly.

"I don't know," I sigh. "We're thinking it's Zorc but…"

"Who's Zorc?" Mai asks.

"It's a long story, but basically the God of Darkness." I reply. "Anyways, we think Zorc has some hold on Bakura, but we're not sure how deep."

"Do you want me to help?" she asks.

"Don't you have other things you need to do?" I inquire, raising a brow.

"I do, but Bakura's one of my friends. I can always make time for him." she says.

"Why do you even care?" I spit.

"We have a lot in common…" Mai trails off. "Bakura's a great guy. He's just lonely. I know how that feels. As do you." she says looking at me.

She's right. I do know how it feels to be lonely. I think that's what attracted me to Bakura. We understood each other. I used to believe I was in love with him. I believed he was in love with me. I thought together we were going to destroy Yami and take over the world.

But when I saw the way Bakura looked at Yami, I knew the truth. I knew he was in love. At the time, I didn't understand why or how he was when he claimed to hate him, but now I do.

"I want to help him." I say. "But I also want to help Serenity and Joey. Their mother sounds like a total bitch. I know how it feels to have a parent that doesn't give a fuck about you."

I shudder involuntarily, remembering my father. If Mai sees that I'm uncomfortable, she doesn't show it.

"Well, I suppose I could always use help to take her down." she muses pressing a manicured finger up to her lip chin in thought.

"Then tell me what I have to do and I'll do it." I say.

"Go find Rex and Weevil." she says. "Tell them to go to the place where Arkana dueled Yami and Yugi. I'm sure you know exactly where that's at, Marik."

I smirk. "Of course, and I'm assuming you're going to Joey and Serenity?" I ask.

"Yes, but when they get there, I want you to hide. They can't know you're there." she says.

"So I'll be hiding? What do you want me to do?" I ask.

Mai pulls out a device from her purse. "I want you to track down Ms. Wheeler and find out what she's up to. I'm sure she'll be planning something because she'll have a backup plan in case this one backfires, which it will." Mai says.

'Don't you need this?" I ask taking the device.

"I already have another one." she says.

I nod. "Then let's go take a bitch down." I say standing up.

"And after she's taken care of, we'll focus on the real bitch." Mai says.

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The hardest part in this chapter to do was Bakura's second POV where his body was having sex and he felt it, but didn't at the same time...I hope I pulled that off because I wanted it to be different for him. We're getting closer and closer to the doom guys! Marik and Mai are teaming up to take down the bitch, as everyone is calling her now. Or in Mai's case, the faggot. There's lots of stuff going on in this story! I have no idea how long this thing will be, but y'all know I usually do 40 plus chapters anyways and we're only in chapter 31 lol. So anyways, review lovelies! And I'll see y'all asap! :D.

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