Cast The First Stone

When Bakura carried Mikado out of the tomb, Mikado wiggled away and quickly ran to where Yami was, kneeling down and looking him over.

The demon was passed out, but breathing.  His left wing was broken, as was his right arm.

Mikado frowned and looked back at Bakura.  "We have to take him into town!"  He called.  "We HAVE to put him back together with his better half!!!"

Bakura raised an eyebrow.  "He HAS a better half?"

Mikado gave Bakura a look.  "When you left me, I went to the demon realm with Yami and Ahmose.  While I was there, there was a revolt.  For some reason, the demons were convinced that Ahmose was trying to seize the throne.  They broke into the palace to kill him...  and me.  They thought Ahmose had brought me in to help with his take over.  Yami saved us and brought us back to THIS realm.  When he did, he was split into two beings...  this evil demon...  and...  his good side...  a human.  We HAVE to put them back together again!!!"

"He HAS a good side?"  Bakura repeated, skeptical.  "The idea of Yami having a good side's too far fetched even for me."

Mikado frowned.  "...  The first thing Yami's evil side did was...  throw me up against a tree and...  take me."  He said, staring down at the demon.  "Yami...  the good Yami...  has been beating himself up about it ever since...  I promised him I would CATCH his demon half, and the rapings and torturings and killings that he has done all the way here, would stop."

Bakura made a face.  "It will never stop for him...  if this is a part of him."  Bakura said after a moment.  "He will always remember...  and his evil side has likely grown a great deal stronger since it's being freed."

Mikado nodded.  "But...  we still have to put them back together...”  He said.  "It's the way they were born...  it's the way they have to be...  And...  we all promised...”

Bakura grumbled, plucking Atemu up from the sand.  "Then lets get him to the city."

Mikado nodded, standing.  "We uh...  we gonna walk?"

Bakura whistled and Strigoi appeared from behind the pyramid.  "No, we'll ride."  he said smirking and hefting Atemu onto his horse, then helping Mikado up.  Finally he mounted his horse and kicked him into a gallop.

Mikado squeaked, throwing his arms around Bakura's waist, but he grinned, squirming close and kissing the back of Bakura's neck.

Bakura smiled and turned to kiss at Mikado's chin.  "Once this buisness is finished...  we'll head home together."

Mikado smiled brightly.  "I would love that more than ANYTHING else in the world...”

Bakura nodded.  "Me too."  he purred as they rode.  "Now...  where are the others?"

"I uh...  I dunno...”  Mikado confessed.  "We docked in town, un loaded, and then he attacked and I went after him.  He snatched me up and took off!"

Bakura rolled his eyes.  "Brash as usual."  he chuckled.

"A woman was screaming!!!"  Mikado cried.  "I wasn't gonna just fart along while someone was being raped, tortured and murdered!!!"

"Oh yes, by all means jump in and take her place." Bakura grumbled sounding a bit upset.

Mikado frowned.  "Hello...  she was mortal.  I'm a vampire."

"She's expendable."

Mikado frowned.  "All life is sacred, Bakura.  And it's possible that there are people out there who love that woman as much as you love me.  I doubt THEY see here as expendable.  She might have a husband...  children...  I have...  you.  What makes me more important than her, other than how you feel about me?"

"The fact that if you're not more important than her then I'm going to kill the demon."  Bakura warned smirking.

Mikado blinked.  "...  what?!"

Bakura smirked.  "Either you're more important than everyone else, or I'm gonna kill him.  So admit it."  he purred.  "Because it's true."

Mikado rolled his eyes.  "Oh, good grief...”

Bakura rolled his eyes right back.  "Spoiled brat.  For that you're wearing lingerie under your christmas dress for me to appreciate."

Mikado's eyes widened and he blushed, but then he cuddled up to Bakura, again, running his hands over his sire's chest and stomach.  "Just as long as I don't have to wear white...”  He murmured, kissing Bakura's neck again.  "I'll wear NOTHING underneathe if that's what you want...”

Bakura chuckled.  "Nothing might be good...  but then I might be tempted to start having sex DURING the party."

Mikado smiled and nuzzled Bakura.  "...  Just as long as we don't get caught...”

"Getting caught might make it all the more fun...  to see you blushing and flustered is a turn on."  Bakrua said chuckling as they approached an inn.  "Well...  lets see if they're here."

Mikado smiled.  "Strigoi should let us know...  they have Geist."

Strigoi continued trotting on into the town.  Stopping at a larger inn and snorting as he walked to the stables.  Bakura grinned.  "Ahh...  here we are."  He chuckled.  Sure enough, in the stable Geist was munching on oats.

Geist, Nakhti and Confetti all looked up, turning.  Their ears perked, and then Geist neighed a welcome, that Confetti and Nakhti echoed.  Inside the inn, having dinner, the group stopped and looked up, recognizing the animals' vocalizations.

Ryou squeaked.  "Confetti!"  he quickly abandoned his food, worried about his beloved steed.

Ahmose blinked and raised his eyebrows, then stood and followed, as did Marik.

The group was surprised to find Mikado, Bakura and Atemu standing near the stables when they got outside. 

"Bakura!"  Ryou said eagerly, running over to hug not only Bakura, but Mikado as well.  "Oh we missed you both!  I was so worried...”  He hugged Mikado tighter.  "And Ahmose...  he was so worried too!"

Ahmose ran over too, eyes wide.  "You're okay!!!"  He cried, and Mikado grinned, turning around so Ryou wouldn't be squished when Ahmose tackled him.

"You found Bakura!!!"  Marik cried, grinning.

"Yeah!!!"  Mikado exclaimed.

"And you caught the demon!!!"  Ahmose gasped.

"...  More or less."  Mikado laughed.

Yami was peering out of the inn, but didn't dare go near Mikado, or Bakura.

Ryou giggled and got out of the way so Ahmose could tackle his brother, deciding to tackle Marik in joy.

Marik grinned, kissing Ryou's face over and over and over again.  Mikado and Ahmose embraced.

"I'm okay."  Mikado said, grinning brightly.  "I have Bakura back."  He said, as Bakura took Strigoi into the stable.

"I'm glad...”  Ahmose said, smiling.

"And we caught the demon Yami."

"I saw."  Ahmose said with a smile.  "Come on inside...  you umm...  don't seem to be wearing anything under that thing...”  Mikado flushed.

"Ummm...  I'm not...”  He mumbled, and they headed for the door.

Yami scrambled away from the door at that, tripping over a chair and yelping in pain before hurrying up the stairs, seeking refuge in his room.

Ahmose brought Mikado into the inn.  Pegasus, Seto and Otogi all jumped up, thrilled to see their fellow Agent alive and well.

But of course upon noticing that Mikado was lacking...  clothes...  the three coughed and greeted him from their seats, opting to let the vampire bathe and dress before dogpiling him with questions and hugs.

"I'm going to go to the river...”  Mikado said with an awkward smile.  "Where's my stuff so I can get a change of clothes?"

"It's in Ahmose's room."  Otogi said blushing, but doing a terrible job hiding the fact he was checking Mikado out.

Mikado raised an eyebrow, as did Ahmose.  Ahmose sent Mikado up to his room, then looked at Otogi.  "Don't let Bakura catch you looking at Mikado like that...”  He teased.

Otogi blushed more.  "I wasn't doin anything!"  he mumbled turning away quickly.

Ahmose chuckled and shook his head.  A moment later, Mikado trotted down the stairs.  "I'll be back soon."  He said, and headed outside.  Ahmose followed, meeting Bakura and taking Atemu from him. 

"Mikado's off to the river."  He said.

Bakura nodded.  "He needs a bath...  your prettyboy's demon side did some horrible things to him...”  he said giving the passed out demon a glare.  "Be thankful I didn't just kill it."

Ahmose frowned.  "...  I probably would have killed YOU."  He snorted.  "...  Thanks."

Bakura laughed at that.  "You?  Kill me?  Please.  Then your brother would have killed you right back, and I'd have the afterlife to laugh at your sorry ass."

Ahmose smirked.  "Well, it's a good thing we don't have to test that theory then, hm?"

Bakura chuckled and threw the body of Atemu at Ahmose.  "Take it before I change my mind and kill it anyway."  he snorted glaring at the demon.

Ahmose caught Atemu.  "...  Just...  don't tell me what he did to my brother...  not yet...  and...  don't tell Yami at all...”  He said softly, then turned and headed into the inn.

Bakura chuckled.  "He'll know...  he'll know the minute you put him back together."  he said coldly.  "That thing is a part of him...  and he cant escape it anymore than you can escape it."

Ahmose nodded.  "...  I know...”  He said softly, and headed up to his room.  "Yami!  Open the door!!!"  He called.

Yami opened it and backed away giving Ahmose room to enter.

Ahmose walked in, carrying the demon.  He smiled at Yami.  "Look what Mikado brought for you."

"Pardon my lack of enthusiasm...”  Yami said softly, glaring at the demon.

Ahmose sighed.  "Come on...  we have to figure out how to put you back together...”  He said, laying the demon on the bed.  He then poked his head outside of the room.

"Ryou!!!"  He called.  "Can you come up here please?"

Ryou blinked and nodded, stopping his Marik-kissing session, much to his lover's dismay and hurrying to Ahmose's room.  "How can I help?" he asked smiling.

"His wing and arm...”  Ahmose said, moving around to the demon's wing.  "We have to fix them."

Ryou nodded slowly.  "I can try."  he said taking a seat on the bed and beginning to heal the demon's wounds.  It took much longer than Ryou usually took, but he had to go much slower so as not to hurt the demon.  His magic WAS holy after all.  Though once he finished he backed away a bit, nervous.  "He's all healed."  he said smiling.

Ahmose smiled and nodded, then looked at Yami.  "Well...  let's try to put you back together then, hm?"

Yami made a face.  "How about you kill it instead?"  he said glaring at...  well...  himself.

Ahmose frowned.  "Yami...”  He said softly.  "Because...  he IS you...  and YOU are him.  And together, you make the demon I love...”

"I love myself a lot Ahmose...  but I don’t love that thing."  Yami said looking upset.  "You and I both know what he's done...”

Ahmose sighed.  "And I love you inspite of all that."  He said, then frowned and turned.  He picked up the demon's hand and looked at the palm.

There was one sparkling glimmer among the flesh, which was odd considering there was supposed to be four.  Where were the other three?

Ahmose frowned.  "Yami, let me see YOUR hand...”

"Oh no."  Yami said immediatly jamming his hands behind his back.  "You PROMISED no cutting things out of me!"

Ahmose rolled his eyes.  "Fine.  Tell me how many shards are in YOUR hand."

Yami pulled his hand from behind his back and looked.  "Three."

Ahmose frowned and sighed.  "Damn...  oh well."  And he pulled his belt knife.

"HEY!"  Yami howled.  "YOU PROMISED!"  He glared.  "And that includes demon me!  If you're not gonna KILL it then you're definatly not mutilating it!"

Ahmose gave Yami a look.  "Get over it.  You don't wanna be hurt, so you won't be.  I'll have Ryou heal this cut right away."

"A promise is a promise!"

Ahmose glared.  He lifted his knife and sliced into the demon's hand.  A quick flick of his blade, and the shard went flying.  And that was it.  The cut didn't even bleed.

Yami glared.  "You're such a liar"  he said looking away.

"Calm down."  Ahmose said, moving aside so Ryou could heal the tiny thing.  "It was just under the skin, I could remove the other three and you would hardly feel a thing."

"Not in your life."  Yami grumbled holding his hand.  "You're not cutting me, and if I ever wake up to find you did, I'll have so much hate for you."

Ahmose rolled his eyes.  "Yes dear."  He said, sheathing his knife.  "Now come here...  let's get you together again...”

Yami sighed.  "Are you sure I gotta?  I mean...”  he hung his head.  "As if I don’t feel bad enough...”

"Come on...”  Ahmose said, getting up and moving over to Yami, hugging him.  "I love you...”  He whispered.

Yami sighed and walked forward with Ahmose.  "You even know HOW to put us back together?"

"Uhhh...  no...  not exactly...”  Ahmose confessed with a sheepish smile.

"Oh that helps."  Yami gave Ahmose a look. 

Ahmose chuckled.  "Let's see...”  He mused.  He took Yami's hand, and the demon's hand, and pressed them together.

Yami blinked and raised an eyebrow. "Ewwww."  he said after a moment.  "I need to use more of that moisturizing salt in the castle...  gods my skin is dry."

Ahmose blinked, then smiled in amusement.  "Ooooookay...”  He said, then picked Yami up and plopped him down on the demon.  Now Yami was laying on his unconscious other half, their noses nearly touching.

Yami let out a whine and made a face.  "Nooot the image I want to remember."  he squirmed off.  "Should I be disgusted with myself?"  he shuddered.

Ahmose frowned.  "Well, let's hope you don't have to FUCK yourself to get put back together...”

"Not happening."  Yami blurted.  "Not EVEN gonna humor the idea."

Ahmose chuckled.  "Why not?  It might be fun...  you...  me...  and...  you...”

"...  I suddenly have to throw up now...”  Yami groaned holding his stomach.

"Awwww...  but I want a threesome!!!"  Ahmose whined, and Ryou giggled.  It was quite obvious that he was impersonating Yami.

Yami glared.  "I'm so not fucking you for the next thirty years."  He growled. 

Ryou giggled again, deciding to excuse himself and go back to Marik...  who was likely still pouting.

Ahmose smiled at Yami.  "No more bugging me for a threesome with my brother?"

"Your brother's hot."  Yami replied.

"So's your other half."  Ahmose said calmly, folding his arms and staring at Yami.

"Your brother didn't rape several village women, slaughter hundreds of men, or rape himself."  Yami countered smirking. 

Ahmose blinked.  "...  Rape himself?"

Yami nodded.  "I know that my demon side raped him at LEAST once."  Yami said looking away.  "And who knows what he did while we've been here...”

"Oh...”  Ahmose said softly.  "Well...  let's put you two back together and keep him from doing it again."

"You don’t even know how!  It's not like I'm fighting."  Yami crossed his arms.  "I'm so not fucking myself."

"We'll figure something out...”  Ahmose said.  He looked back and forth between Yami and the demon.  His eyes kept falling on the half of the collar that sat on each demon, the half link of chain dangling from it. 

"Hmmmm...”

Yami blinked looking at Ahmose, then at his demon form.  "Hmm what?"

Ahmose snatched Yami's chain and pulled it out.

Yami yelped, being tugged forward.  "What are you doing?!"  he tugged back.  "You know I hate when people do that!"

Ahmose reached out and grabbed the demon's chain and pulled IT out, too.

Yami blinked watching nervously.  "What are you doing?"

Ahmose looked at the two chains, then took the last half links, and put them together.

They glowed and snapped together,

Ahmose's eyes widened, and he jumped back.

Yami blinked and whined loudly.

Ahmose watched.  "Shush!!!"

Yami whined louder as the chain link suddenly snapped the next link up together.  It was slow, but the links were beginning to reconnect.

Ahmose's eyes widened and he began to grin in anticipation.  "Excellent...”

"Oh yeah easy for you to say!"  Yami wailed, panicking. 

Ahmose turned and gave Yami a deep kiss.  "Soon, you'll be back to normal.

Yami yelped as he was yanked closer to the demon, as the links continued to snap back together, their pace speeding up.  "Not fun!" 

"Just think about getting back your tail and wings!!"  Ahmose suggested cheerfully.  "And being able to FEEL each other again...  Not to mention...  TASTE...”

Yami yelped again as the links were slowly nearing the collar, and he was uncomfortably close to himself.  "I'm NOT happy!" he whined loudly as the snaps were heard.

"Shhh...  it will all be okay...”  Ahmose assured him, rubbing his back.  As Yami got closer, the demon began to stir... 

Suddenly Atemu gave a furious shriek and tackled Yami, attacking the human, sending them both crashing through the bedside window.  Yami yelping in pain and fear, Atemu shrieking in fury and bloodlust.

Ahmose's eyes widened and he leapt out the window after the pair.  "Shit!!!!"

Yami was trying to fight off the demon, who was tearing him up like a drenched cat that had been tied to another drenched cat.  Atemu raised his tail, bringing the stinging barb down straight into Yami's neck before he could block it.  His eyes widened and very quickly, his grip on Atemu died.  The demon snarled spreading it's wings and taking flight, trying to flee the collar, and it's attached human.

Ahmose leapt out and grabbed the human half of Yami, and seized the chain, beginning to drag the demon back down.

Atemu however, would have none of that, and turned, whipping Ahmose's face with his tail, knocking him away while he was stunned, and flapping out of the sorcerer's reach, and out of the city, Human Yami dangling (and likely hanging in the process) from his collar.

Ahmose burst into black flames, and in moments, the large black dragon was opening his wings and taking off after the pair, furiously blasting a fireball from his throat.

Atemu turned and smirked, doing a barrel roll and throwing Yami into the fireballs, which resulted in another pained shriek from the human.  And when he fell back beneath Atemu, he was scorched, and hanging limply.    Atemu sped up, much more adept in the air than Ahmose's bulky dragon form.

Ahmose shrieked in fury and beat his wings gaining.  He reached out and snatched Yami up in his tanlons.  Atemu gagged as he was suddenly jerked back.  Ahmose lowered his head and looked at Yami, crooning, worried.

The human side had a glazed over look in his eyes, not moving, hanging like a rag-doll from Ahmose's talons.  Atemu however was a different story, swiftly stabbed Ahmose's softer underbelly with his stinger, before once again attacking his human counter-part.  "I shall kill you!"  he announced triumphantly to Yami as he tore through the poor human's flesh. 

Ahmose shrieked again, grabbing Atemu in his OTHER massive paw, holding him MUCH tighter than he was holding Yami.

Atemu hissed, struggling, thrashing and attacking Yami with his tail and wings, Ahmose couldn't hold them far from eachother, as the collar was binding them quite close.  Yami's eyes were slowly dulling from pain and now bloodloss.  Atemu grinned wickedly, despite the chain snapping them closer and closer.  Now only one link from being complete.

Ahmose readjusted his grip on Atemu, now pinning his tail and wings as well.  He descended into the desert, backwinging and landing, sitting up on his haunches, keeping his wings out  and his tail coiled around himself to maintain his balance.  Then he laid the pair in the sand, but pinned Atemu with one paw while he crooned and nuzzled Yami.

But when the final link snapped together, Atemu and Yami began glowing, burning Ahmose's claws until he pulled them away.  Atemu shrieked in pain, while Yami merely lay there...  too pained to move.  There was a blinding flash...  then it was over.  Laying there in the sand was Yami, as Ahmose knew him, passed out.

Ahmose was immediately nudging Yami again, a soft, encouraging hum.

Yami groaned, his amulet swirling with a darkness...  Suddenly the crystals in his hand flared up.  Moments later the amulet blasted Ahmose off and away.   Yami growled, eyes opening and he sat up, crouching, his claws in the sand, his feet back as well, clawed and tail lashing as he crouched,  He smirked.  "I have won...”  he hissed.

Ahmose stared, then arched his wings and shrieked furiously, flames dripping from his jaws.

Atemu hissed in return, his amulet flaring up once more and knocking Ahmose back once more.  "You wont kill me."  he laughed wickedly.  "Because deep within me, prisoner is your precious 'Yami'."  Atemu teased.  "But he's too weak to hold me back any longer!  It's only a matter of time before the great master takes this world, and I will be there...  laughing as humanity falls!" 

Ahmose let out a thundering bellow, turning to face Atemu, wings spread and tail lashing.  But suddenly, both Atemu and Ahmose froze, as there was an answering scream in the distance.  Ahmose blinked, confused.  Then, there was a flash in the sky, out over the desert.  Ahmose's eyes widened, and his expression was obvious.  It was a major 'Oh shit...  '

Atemu smirked tail lashing.  He chuckled and flared his wings, quickly taking flight, leaving Atemu to deal with the dominant dragon, knowing he'd have time to escape unharmed.

Ahmose looked back and forth between the territorial Fire Drake, and Yami, flying away.  He shrieked angrilly, and turned to go after Yami.

The drake however would have none of that, soon tackling Ahmose to fight.  Atemu's laughter echoing back. 

Ahmose whirled with a shriek, and found himself with an Amphiptere coiled around him; an Egyptian dragon, a massive cobra like serpent with feathered wings.  He snapped at the thing angrilly, trying to get free before his wings were ensnared in the other creature's coils.

The drake made quick work of immobilizing Ahmose, and growled at him dominantly fire curling up from it's mouth, fangs bared.  It waited for Ahmose's reaction, before attacking. 

Ahmose let out a yelp as he toppled out of the sky, writhing with furious screams, eyes on the disappearing demon.  He dug his claws into the Amphiptere, twisting his long neck around, belching flames.

And that initiated the attack... 

Meanwhile, Atemu flew swiftly through the desert back to the inn, landing and shaking out before smirking as he began looking through the room...  a soft flash of blue gave away the location of his prize.  The shard. 

His tail lashed a bit as he picked it up looking it over.  'Mikado...  put it in the one called Mikado...  '  a voice seemed to eacho through his mind.  He nodded and his stance relaxed before he trotted out jewel in hand.  "Mikado?"  he called innocently. 

Marik looked up.  "He's bathing down at the river!"  He called, then blinked.  "Hey!!!  You got put back together?!"  Seto, Pegasus and Otogi looked up, too.

Yami grinned sheepishly.  "Yeah...  wasn't very fun."  he flicked his tail before turning to the door and trotting out to the river quickly, not knowing how much time that drake would buy him.

Sure enough, Mikado was still in the river, rubbing water over his arms, and splashing it onto his face.  He sighed, the dunked himself under the water, thoroughly wetting his hair and rubbing his scalp.

Yami grinned, and flcked his tail.  Now...  how to get it into the boy without him knowing...  He grinned and pulled downa palmleaf, balding it to the shoot and loading the crystal into it.  When Mikado resurfaced he blew into the shoot, effectively pegging Mikado in the shoulder.  It felt like nothing more than a misquito, who had mistargeted a vampire thinking it was human.

"Ouch!"  Mikado gasped slightly, frowning and rubbing his shoulder.  "What the hell?"

Yami chuckled and dropped the shoot.  "Mikado?"  he called once again, innocently.

Mikado turned, then yipped and jumped back, eyes wide.  But then he blinked.  "...  Yami?  You...  you're back?"  He asked, fear being replaced with releif and excitement.

Yami smirked suddenly.  "You...  could say that...”

"That's GREAT!!!"  Mikado exclaimed, grinning as he sloshed out of the river, wringing out his hair.  He picked up a towel and dried himself, then began to dress in his spare uniform.

Atemu looked Mikado over, flicking his tail.  "Soo...  I remember what happened."

Mikado winced.  "...  I don't hold it against you...”  He said, softly.  "I'm sorry you have to remember it...”

"Remember it?"  Yami chuckled suddenly.  "Hell I enjoyed it."  He gave Mikado a wicked look, lashing his tail.  "I could go for doing it again."

Mikado froze, then slowly turned and stared at Yami, eyes wide.  "...  Y-Yami?"  He gasped.

Yami smirked, eyes flashing.  "Hello slave."  he said launching at Mikado and stinging him quickly.  "Miss me?"  He knew how to take Mikado down at this point, and was already pumping the horrible paralyzing venom into the vampire at a quick pace.   "I sure missed you...  and you got out of my bed you bad little slave...  we'll just have to take care of that wont we?"  He withdrew his tail and wrapped it around Mikado, stinging him in the neck, knowing that would make him fall all the faster.

Mikado yelped as he fell, and gasped at the stings, thrashing.  "Yami?!  NO!!!  What have you done to Yami?!"  He cried.  ~BAKURA!!!  BAKURA, HELP ME!!!~

Bakura looked up from the horses blinking before dashing out of the stables.  When he caught sight of Yami that had clenched it.  He flew at the demon with inhuman speed and grabbed him by the throat, snatching his tail from Mikado and twisting it harshly.  "Demon...”  he hissed furiously, Squeezing Yami's throat tightly.  "I WARNED you about touching my childe!  This time I WILL kill you!"  And he forced the demon under the water, holding him there.

Mikado whimpered, dragging himself over to Bakura, grabbing his hands.  "N-NO!!!  Don't kill him!!!"  He cried.  "Ahmose!!!  Where's Ahmose?!  He was with him!!!"

Bakrua growled, still holding Yami under, the demon thrashing wildly.  "And who's to say he didn't kill him?!"  he said furiously.  "I say we just kill his ass now and be done with him!"

"NO!!!  Bakura, stop!!!  Please!!!"  Mikado begged, losing his balance and flopping over.  He whimpered again as he was no longer able to move.

Bakura grumbled picking up Mikado with one hand, still holding Yami under with the other.  As the demon's struggles died down, he tossed it onto the shore and kicked his side harshly, the loud snapping of ribs heard.  "If I catch you touching Mikado again, I don’t care WHAT my childe says...  I will rip your heart out with my own two hands, and eat it."

Mikado winced.  "Bakuraaaaaa!"  He whined.  "Ewwww...”

Bakura rolled his eyes and gave Mikado a harsh slap across the ass.  "And you silence yourself.  Stop enticing demons."

"Ouch!!!  I didn't mean tooooooooo...”  He wailed, very upset.

Bakura smacked him again.  "You're a troublesome fledgling."  he grumbled.  Despite Mikado being a century old, Bakura still referred to him as a fledgling.  "Now hush up and stop whining."

Mikado just sniffled, pouting.  "We...  We should find some way to contain him...  find some chains or something...”

Bakura snorted.  "I doubt we'll need to.  I might have killed him.'

Mikado's eyes widened.  "NOOOO!!!"  He wailed, wiggling slightly, as that was all he could do.

Bakura continued carrying him into the inn giving his ass another slap.  "Stop your squirming before I have to do something worse than spanking you.'

Mikado glared.  "...  That's low...”  He grumbled, but laid his head on Bakura's shoulder and remained still.

Bakura chuckled and kissed Mikado.  "Good boy."  he purred groping as he entered the inn.  Which left a waterlogged Yami laying unconcious on the shore.

Mikado turned his head slightly.  "Pegasus!!!  Yami is down by the river!!!  Go get him and make sure he doesn't get away.  Tie him up and lock him in the stable or something!!!  Where's Ahmose?!"

Bakura rolled his eyes, and a sharp CRACK was heard as he once again slapped Mikado's behind.  "I said hush!"  he scolded. 

Pegasus got up without a word (because if he said anything he knew it'd soon be followed by laughter at Mikado's expense) and hurried to get Yami.

Mikado let out a yip.  "What'd I do?!"

"You're talking."  Another crack.  "When I CLEARLY told you to be silent."

"You told me to stop squirming!!!"  Mikado protested as Bakura headed down to the basement rooms kept for vampires.

Of course the response Mikado got, was another CRACK.

Otogi snickered softly.  "Have fun Mikado!"  he called.

"OUCH!!!  STOP IT!!!"  Mikado howled.  Seto stared after them, then looked at Otogi. 

"I still can't beleive it...”  He said.

"Believe what?"  Otogi asked after a moment.

"...  Everything.  But especially MIKADO and his relationship with that...  that VAMPIRE!!!" 

Otogi snickered.  "That's Mikado for ya."

Seto snorted.  "He was always a trouble maker but THIS...”  He waved a hand.

Otogi chuckled softly.  "He takes after his brother." 

At that moment, Pegasus came in carrying the waterlogged Demon, who was now tied up tightly before laying him near the fire.  "Cant let the thing get sick."  he grumbled re-taking his seat.  "He's whiney enough."

Seto snored, eyeing the demon.  "...  Wasn't he upstairs with Mikado's brother?"

"He was...  but I'm going to take a wild leap and say that they left."  Pegasus chuckled.

Marik frowned.  "So where's Ahmose?"  He asked.

"Do I look like a baby sitter?"  Pegasus said giving Marik a look. 

Marik rolled his eyes.  "Ass...”  He said, turning and heading up the stairs to Ahmose's room.  He knocked on the door.  "...  Ahmose?"  He called, then opened the door.  He rushed into the room, calling for Ahmose again, then ran out.  "The window's busted and Ahmose is gone!!!"

"Well then it's safe to assume that's how the demon got out."  Pegasus said rolling his eyes.  "Ahmose probably went out after him."

"Then where is he NOW?"  Marik howled, throwing his hands up in the air.

"You've got a nose, go looking."  Pegasus snorted.  "I'm not Ahmose's keeper."

Marik gave him a look.  "Ass."  He snorted, and headed outside.  Malik blinked and looked around, then followed.

"Marik...”  Malik called.  "Wait up!"  he caught up to the wolf and yawned.  "Why you so worried about Ahmose?  He's always taken care of himself."  he offered as they walked.

Marik sighed and shook his head.  "Somethin isn't right.  Ahmose isn't hear, but Yami is, and attacked Mikado again.  Where's Ahmose, huh?"

Malik sighed and just as he opened his mouth to reply, They caught sight of a battered dragon...  flying back. 

Marik blinked. "...  Oh.  Great."

"Well...  I think I know where Ahmose was."  Malik said blinking.

The dragon came careening in.  Marik yelped and he and Malik ran as Ahmose crash landed in front of the inn, knocking over a supply shed with his left wing.

Both rushed to Ahmose's side as he changed back to normal.  "Ahmose!  Gods!"  Malik gasped.  "What happened?"

Ahmose lay on the ground, groaning.  Half of his body was covered in burns, and his right arm was broken.  He was also covered in bruises.

"Nnnnggg...  Don't...  ask me that...  right now...”

Malik snickered and helped Marik pick Ahmsoe up.  "Looks like Ryou gets another chance to heal tonight."  he said casually.  "You've got one handy boyfriend Marik."  he added winking. 

Marik snorted and gave Malik a look as they helped Ahmose into the inn. 

"Uh...  Ryou, honey?"  Marik called.

Ryou looked up from his book, yawning slightly.  But when the pale boy's eyes caught sight of Ahmose he yelped and hurried over.  "Marik were you playing with the flint again?!"  he scolded.

Marik glared.  "NO!  He just flew in like this as a dragon!!!"  Seto, Otogi and Pegasus stared.

Ryou began healing Ahmose, still grumbling about Marik playing with fire.  "Honestly you're as reckless as Marik...  you know he burnt down a storage shed playing with fire.  You really should be more careful!"

"I...  was attacked by an Amphiptere Fire Drake."  Ahmose groaned.  Seto's eyes widened.

"You SAW an Amphiptere Fire Drake?  A real live Amphiptere?!"  He gasped.  Ahmose gave Seto a look.

Pegasus laughed a bit.  "Judging from the burns, I'm going to go with 'yes' he saw a real live Amphiptere."  he said, amsued.  "By the way, your demon attacked Mikado again."  Pegasus added dully, motioning to the passed out demon by the fire, who was breathing in rasps.

Ahmose winced and looked away, suddenly looking very upset and confused and angry.  "I...  I put them back together again...”  He breathed.  "The human Yami and the demon Yami...  But...  but something went wrong!!!  When he got up...  it was the evil demon!!!  Not...  not MY YAMI!!!"

Ryou frowned as he healed.  "Did anything happen before they were put back together?"  he asked.  "Something that could have thrown off his natural balance?"

"The demon...  attacked the human...  he hurt him...  bad...”  Ahmose sobbed, letting his face fall into his hands.

"Well maybe that's why."  Ryou offered. "Didn't Yami's human side represent his goodness?"

Ahmose blinked.  "I...  I think so...”  He said softly.  "Why?"

"Well...  wouldn't it make sense...  that if he was hurt badly...  that he wouldn't be strong enough to keep his evil side at bay?"  Ryou offered.  "I mean...  if he's weakened...  then that means the evil side was stronger when they were put back together."

Ahmose gulped.  "But what does that MEAN?  Is...  is the Yami I lost...  TRULY lost?"

Ryou shrugged.  "I dunno...  he might be."  He finished healing Ahmose.  "I don’t practice that kind of magic...  but he might be.  he might not be.  It's all up to time."

Ahmose drooped, looking at the demon on the floor by the fire.  He sighed and moved over to him, kneeling beside him.

Yami coughed harshly, still sputtering water, his lungs rattling with the stuff.

Ahmose frowned, then rolled the demon over onto his stomach to help him get the water out.

Once weight fell onto his side where ribs were still broken, the demon jerked and howled in pain, sputtering and coughing up the water.

Ahmose jumped.  "Ryou?  Come over here please?"

Ryou blinked and stepped over to Yami and made a face.  "Eww...  wet demon smell."

Ahmose gave Ryou a look.  "Oh, hush.  Better than wet WOLF smell...”

Ryou made a face.  "I beg to differ."  He sat down and began healing Yami's wounds. 

Ahmose just snorted.  "What happened?  Who brought him here?"

"Bakura left him on the shore of the nile."  Pegasus explained.  "He attacked Mikado."

Ahmose's eyes widened.  "Attacked him?  Is he okay?!  What did he do to him?!"

"He's fine."  Pegasus laughed.  "Bakura came in slapping him on the backside.  Mikado was fine."

Ahmose blinked, then sighed and rolled his eyes in releif and annoyance, respectively.

Suddenly, a LOUD moan was heard from downstairs...  belonging to Mikado. 

Otogi blinked and giggled despite himself.  "Yeah...  he's fine."

Ahmose's eyes widened, then closed.  "...  Good greif...”  He grumbled, carefully picking Yami up in his arms and heading towards the stairs.  Meanwhile, downstairs, Mikado was whining again.

"This...  Isn't FAIR!!!"  He wailed.  "I'm PARALYZED!!!"

Bakura chuckled around Mikado's neck, sucking harshly.  ~Consider it payback, for your payback.~

Mikado whined again.  "Bakuraaaaaa!!!"

Bakura chuckled more, giving Mikado's length a soft stroke before giving another long pull at Mikado's neck.  ~stop your whinind before I start spanking you again~

Mikado moaned, shivering and rolling his head slightly, but other than twitching from time to time, that was the only motion he could manage.

Bakura pulled away, licking the wound closed.   "I need to get that demon to sting you more often...”  he chuckled lifting Mikado's hips and smacking him harshly on the behind.  "You've never been so well behaved in bed."

"AH!!!  That's not funny!!!"  Mikado howled.

Bakura gave him another slap before smirking and pulling over the nearby candle.  "Hmm...”  he grinned and let the wax spill over Mikado's chest suddenly "Ooops."  he chuckled.

"AHH!!!"  Mikado gasped, and squirmed slightly.  "Nnnnnhh...  Bakuraaaaa...”

Bakura let more wax fall to Mikado's chest.  "Such a pretty little masochist...  I'm the luckiest vampire on earth."  he purred letting the wax pool over Mikado's nipples, 

Mikado shivered and it didn't stop.  He moaned, twitching every now and then, and if he could move, he would be squirming.  "B-Bakuraaaaa...”  He moaned, flushed and sweating.

Bakura chuckled putting the candle down and flipping Mikado, propping his back end up with pillows.  He chuckled.  "I could get to like you being paralyzed...”  Then suddenly Mikado felt a candlestick penetrating him slowly.

Mikado's eyes widened and his mouth fell open.  "Ahh...  AHH!!!  Bakuraaaa...  you...  freak...  nnnnnhhh...”

Bakura let out a deep laugh, watching the wax trail down the candle...  slowly southward towards something VERY sensitive... 

 

Mikado was panting softly, but when the hot wax trickled down over his flesh, his body jerked and spasmed and he let out a heated sob of pain and pleasure.

Bakura smirked, beginning to draw the candle in and out of Mikado, which caused more wax to dribble down.  "Having fun?"

Mikado's body twitched again, and his fingers flexed, baring his claws.  "Nnnh!  Bakura...  God...  Oh God...  ohhhh...”

Bakura laughed again striking Mikado's prostate with the candle.  "I love hearing you moan...  do it louder."  Bakura hissed.

"AH!!  FUCK!!!"  Mikado yelped. 

"Language!!!"  Ryou shouted from upstairs.  Mikado groaned and rolled his eyes.

Bakura blinked and laughed.  "Aww you're upsetting the priest...”  he purred, jabbing Mikado's prostate again.

"NNNGGAAAAH!!!  GOD!!!  Bakuraaaa...  ahhhh...”  Mikado moaned, shuddering.

Meanwhile...  upstairs. 

Yami groaned as he heard Mikado through the floor.  "Nnng...  loud...”

Ahmose whirled, staring at the demon.  He had been TRYING to ignore his noisy brother... 

Yami slowly opened tired eyes, before closing them with a pained grimace.

Ahmose eyed the demon.  "...  Yami?"

Yami groaned.  "Hnn loud...”  he shuddered.  "My head...”

Ahmose slowly reached out, laying a hand on Yami's back, gently rubbing the base of his wing joints.

Yami groaned, stretching the wing out and making a crooning sound. "mmm...”

Ahmose slowly began to smile, hopefully.  "Yami?"

Yami groaned again, his tail slowly lifting to curl around Ahmose's wrist.  "My head...”

Ahmose sat beside him, running his hand up and down Yami's back.  "Are you alright?"

Yami folded his wing once more pouting at the attention to them having stopped.  "Nnng...  other than my head...  ugh it's throbbing...”

"Yami...  look at me."  Ahmose said firmly.

Yami whined and slowly forced his eyes open.  They were tired and bloodshot. 

Ahmose looked Yami in the eyes, staring at him, studying him...  looking to see WHICH Yami this was... 

Yami groaned, closing his eyes once more.  "You know I hate it when you stare at me like that...”  Yami mumbled covering his head with a wing.  "My head...  '

Ahmose smiled lightly...  this was HIS Yami...”I love you...”  He whispered, gently kissing Yami's cheek, beginning to massage his wings again.

Yami sighed, his wings stretching out once more.  "Ahh...  mmm thank you...”

Ahmose smiled.  "Any time...”  He said softly.

Yami's tail slowly drooped from Ahmose's wrist and he squirmed.  "Why...  am I tied up?”

Ahmose blinked.  "...  Don't you remember?"

Yami shook his head.  "No...”

Ahmose sighed.  "Do you remember when I put the chains together?"

Yami nodded.  "He attacked me...”  Yami mumbled shuddering.  "After we fell out of the window...  ugh...  I don’t remember...”

Ahmose sighed.  "Well...  your...  EVIL half flew away, dragging you with him...  I chased, shifting into a dragon.  I...  tried to shoot him down with my fire, but he threw you into it...  I grabbed you, and him, and he started tearing you apart...  I landed, and...  you two fused into one...  but when you stood...  it wasn't you.  It was him.  He ran, and I was attacked by a local Fire Drake who saw me as a challenging intruder...  the thing kicked my ass...  when I got back, you were tied up on the floor.  Apparently, you went down to the river and attacked Mikado.  Bakura stopped you and...  well...”  Ahmose shrugged.

Yami looked away.  "I told you, you should have just killed it...  How can I ever face Mikado...?”

Ahmose sighed, shaking his head.  "You face him honestly."

Yami shook his head.  "I think I may avoid him...”  he shivered.  "I'm sure I did some terrible things to him...  but I don’t remember...”

"Shhhh...”  Ahmose crooned.  "It's okay...  Mikado has a good heart...  and he loves you like a brother."

Yami sniffled.  "I'll never get a threesome...”

Ahmose blinked, then glared, and he stopped the massage and pulled Yami's tail.

Yami yipped slightly.  "OW!"

Ahmose snorted.  "You wouldn't get a threesome anyway...”

Yami pouted.  "I could always hope...”

Ahmose snorted.  "Nope.  Not even hope."

Yami grumbled.  "I can hope if I wanna.'

Ahmose sighed and shook his head, beginning to rub Yami's back again.

Yami squirmed again.  "Untie me?"  he pouted.

Ahmose smiled and reached out, removing the harsh ropes from his lover.

Yami slowly sat up and shook out, flaring his wings and giving them both light flaps making a face.  "Hnnng...  now I'm off center...”

"What?"  Ahmose asked.

Yami flicked his tail.  "I'm off center.  My wings."  he leaned forward making a face and flapping them again.  "You made me learn to walk...  and now I'm off center!"

Ahmose blinked, then chuckled.  "Well...  with this, it's just reminding yourself how to walk again.  It should be simple."

Yami nodded but wiggled his wings again.  "It's your fault."  he grumbled flicking his tail and curled it infront of himself, beginning to pick at it, seeming to clean it.

Ahmose snorted.  "Yes dear...”

Yami grumbled pitching a fuss.  "Demon me sure made a mess of my beautiful tail...”

"Oh?"  Ahmose asked, cocking his head.

Yami nodded.  "Just look at it...”  he flicked the tip, which still bore chips of blood and venom.  "It's terrible."

"Oh...”  Ahmose said, nodding.  He continued to rub Yami's back.

Yami crooned again smiling.  "mmm you're so good at that...”  He continued to clean his tail.  "I...  must not have been a bad fighter...  to have taken Mikado down."

"Well...  I...  I don't know HOW you did it...”  Ahmose said.

"You could always ask Mikado."  Yami said after a moment.  "Because I don’t know anything about it at all...  But I must have done it...”

Ahmose sighed.  "...  I'll ask him when he isn't getting fucked...”  He grumbled.

Yami grinned.  "I wish I could do that...” he purred.  "I bet he's got such a nice ass...”

Ahmose glared.  "I am NOT amused...”  He snapped.

"Oh well that's good, I wasn't trying to amuse you."  Yami said making a face.  "I'm allowed to admire him."

Ahmose glared.  "You are so stubborn...”

"One of my charms."  Yami said grinning.  "Isn't that how I won your heart?  By stubbornly continuing to try and seduce you?"

Ahmose blinked, then smiled.  "Yes...”  He said softly, leaning over and gently kissing Yami.

Yami nuzzled Ahmose and kissed him back, curling his tail around Ahmose's waist.  "Now if only I could go home...”

Ahmose sighed.  "That is something we must handle with caution...”

Yami's wings drooped.  "I miss my home...  and my friends...”

"I know...  we have to get back there and get you back on the throne...”  Ahmose said, gently rubbing Yami's scalp.

Yami suddenly let his wings droop to the bed, almost purring in delight.  Ahmose's hands in his hair was almost as magical as they were on his wings.

Ahmose smiled.  "Just like Mikado...”  He chuckled, nuzzling Yami and kissing his cheek.

Yami continued making his soft pleased sounds as Ahmose played in his hair.  "Gods...  I love your hands...  '  he murred.

Ahmose smiled and hugged Yami close.  "I love YOU."

Yami smiled and sighed happily.  "Mmm...  well I suppose I could extend my love to YOU too."  he chuckled leaning back into Ahmose and nuzzling him.

Ahmose snorted.  "Oh, you SUPPOSE you could, huh?"

Yami snickered.  "Yeah...  I suppose."

Ahmose smiled, yawning.  "I guess...  it's time to head back to the Vatican...  And find out who killed your mother...  and who is probably taking your throne."

Yami shivered.  "mom...”  he sniffled slightly, looking down.  He took a deep breath, trying to hide his tears from Ahmose.

Ahmose pulled him close.  "Shhhh...  it's okay...  cry all you want...”

Yami sniffled again shaking his head.  "mom wasn't supposed to die...  not...  not until I was so much older!"  he mumbled sadly.  "I miss...  mom...”

"I know...”  Ahmose whispered, rocking Yami gently.  "I miss her too...”

Yami wiped his eyes.  "But she didn't even like you...” he said after a moment.

Ahmose chuckled.  "We both know she did...  she was just hard on me...  on US."

Yami sighed and looked down.  "I miss mom...”  he sniffled again.  "She was a lot nicer...  when I was young."  he closed his eyes.  "She was the best...”

Ahmose smiled, gently running his hand through Yami's hair.  "She just wanted you to be ready...”

Yami sniffled.  "And I STILL wasn't ready...”  he mumbled sourly.  "All her harsh words meant nothing at all.  It didn't even take me a month to utterly devastate everything my family has always held dear.  Our kingdom...  our people...  I'm a complete failure!"  He threw his hands up.  "And because I'm such a failure, your world is going to suffer as well I'm sure!"

"Shhh...  It's not over until we give up."  Ahmose said.  "And I haven't given up.  And I won't let YOU give up."

"What's left Ahmose?"  Yami said bitterly.  "I cant dare go back...  I abandoned my duty to save you!  I'm a traitor to my own kingdom!"

"Hush!  Your kingdom betrayed YOU."  Ahmose said, firmly.  "You protected your Chosen...  surely they will not condemn you for that?  We will return and find out what happened.  And sure they would celebrate your return if your brought your mother's killer to justice...”

Yami sighed and nuzzled Ahmose, wiping the tears from his eyes.  "I can only hope such a thing is true...  because I did betray my people...  I chose a human over my own people...  it will take something great to undo that...”

"Shhhh...”  Ahmose cooed softly, holding Yami tightly, comforting him.  "Shhhh...  It'll all be okay...”

Yami sighed, relaxing.  "All this...  is doing nothing for me."  he grumbled drooping.  "I hate stress...  and responsibility...”  he drooped.  "Mom was supposed to rule until she FORCED me to take over...  not die and force me...  that's cheating."

Ahmose blinked, then chuckled, kissing Yami's forehead.  "Sleep...”

Yami sighed and nuzzled up to Ahmose before nodding.  "I will try...”  he mumbled sitting up and getting off the bed to undress, shaking his wigns out once more before crawling back into the bed and covering up.  "Tomorrow...  I want to bask in that sun...”  he said softly.   "That'd make me feel better...”

Ahmose smiled.  "Okay...  I can at least let you do that before we have to leave...”

Yami smiled.  "Bask with me?"  he said grinning.  "I'd enjoy some company too...”

Ahmose nodded.  "Sure...”  He said, kissing Yami.

Yami smiled and pulled Ahmose slightly.  "Bed?"  he asked softly, flicking his tail.  "You're warm...”

Ahmose stood, stripping, then slid under the covers with Yami, holding him close.

Yami smiled and curled his tail around Ahmose's waist, cuddling up to him and draping a wing over him.  "Much better...”  he purred, smiling and relaxing against Ahmose.  Ahmose could feel his lover's aura slowly relaxing from it's troubled state...  and the whispered 'thank you...  '

Ahmose smiled.  'You're welcome...  '  He sighed, closing his eyes and putting out the candles with a flick of his fingers.