His Darkside

Ishtar sat on the boat deck starring into the water his hand on his cheek were a hand shaped red mark still stood out brightly despite the dark tone of his skin. Then he looked in the direction that he had left the sleeping Joey and sighed. He had made a huge mistake bringing him and enticing him to reveal what was inside. The part of him he hid from the rest of the world. He lied his head on the railing with a small sound.
Joey Wheeler had seemed far to nice he should have know that his darker side would be unusually dark. He had brought back a beast and right now his Rare Hunters were all out searching the city for the God Cards and he was all alone with him and with no where to run cause he didn’t want to risk his plan anymore then he already had.

"And did I give my Ishy permission to leave me?" Joey state as he loomed in the doorway that lead to where they had slept.

He flinched.
"I-I needed some air."

Joey walked out of the room, and up behind Ishtar. He began to gently rub the other teens back while he let his left hand rub upon the chest.

Ishtar let his eyes close not wanting to look at him. Joey Wheeler what would his friends think if they saw him like this? He almost smiled that would something that would hurt little Yugi something that he would love to see.

"I bet Yug would love to meet my lover...." Joey said as if reading the others eyes. "Course... no more wearing that ugly purple robe for you.."

"Ugly?" He gritted his teeth backing up a step away from him. He happened to like the color.

"You heard me.. now if they where black...."

"I like purple." he said as it was one of his favorite colors.

"Purple is just fine... but for a robe... they are ugly... besides you shouldn’t hide your beauty.."

He looked away blushing. Not to long ago when he had said that to Joey the man had gotten all bent out of shape.

"Thank you Ishy...." Joey said softly into the others ear.

"For what?"

"For opening this side of me.."

He shivered all over then backed up a step more but found the railing against him cutting off further escape.

Joey leaned forward, and nuzzled the others neck. "I love you Ishtar.."

Ishtar's eyes went huge then he swung hitting Joey in the jaw as hard as he could sending him stumbling back a few steps then let out a snarl.
"Don’t say those words to me. They are a mockery and a lie love isn’t real its a way to manipulate people to do things for you." He spat.

Tears streamed down Joey's face, and he retreated back into the bedroom. His face held down low.

Ishtar blinked then sighed sinking down to his knees relieved that Joey's dark side had subsided for now.

Joey lay upon the bed, and cried. "He hit me..... oey oey was having a hard time getting over the fact. Joey snuck back under the covers trying to hide from the pain that he felt. He had finally told a person he loved them... a guy none the less. Finally admitting of his nature... and now.. that person had hit him for loving him.

"Master Malik?"
The blond lifted his head seeing Rashid then held his arms out to him and was scooped up by the larger man.
"Your hurt. Someone hit you! Tell me who it was and I will kill them." He growled and Malik lied his head on the others shoulder shaking a bit from fear.
"No. Its ok. I’m ok." He murmured. "But he’s inside so don’t called me Malik call me Ishtar that’s what he thinks my name is."

He was carried inside and set in a chair while the man got some ice and put it in a cloth for him.
"Put this on the mark it will help."
Malik did as told hanging his head in silence not noticing as Rashid headed into his room to get a look at Malik's attacker.

Joey lay curled up in the sheets tears still streamed down his face. Once more he felt as if it had been Kaiba dealing out the insults. Every time he insulted Joey this is how he felt... there was no difference. Be it verbal, or physical blows Joey still felt the same reaction.

"You. Its time for you to leave." Came the dark angry voice of Rashid from the doorway. "Get dressed get your things and go re Ire I throw you over board."

"You will leave me alone now..." said a darker voice then the other could imagine. "I am in no mood for visitors." Joey looked at the other his face once more contorted into his darker side. Flames of darkness flickered behind his irises, and fists balled under the covers.

"Get out of here! You've done enough damage!"

Joey sat upon the edge of the bed now, and his fist shot out. The balled haaughaught the man in the groin as he let all of his anger fly with the punch.

Rashid let out a hiss stumbling back and hit the wall before sinking down against it his eyes filled with pain and anger.

Joey stood up, and gently walked over to the man. He then placed one foot upon the mans crotch. "I believe I asked you to leave, and you are still here. Now then GO!" Joey then pressed down hard upon the other man causing him much pain, though not severally injuring anything. "If I have to tell you again... you will be missing them." Joey then walked back to the bed, and sat upon its edge waiting for the other to leave.

He forced himself to his feet stumbling out and went over to Malik and grabbed his arm.
"Come on. He’s to dangerous. You cant stay with him."
Malik shiver in fear.
"Rashid..."

Joey followed the man up the stairs. "He will be staying.."

Malik looked over at Joey then got to his feet to stand between him and Rashid who was looking none to happy about the idea of leaving his master behind with this mad man.
"No he isn’t!"

"Honestly old man... You don’t value your life very much... He will be safe with me, but I start to tire of you. You can go.... my lover shall stay." Joey said the flames in his eyes burning brightly now.

Malik looked over his shoulder at Rashid then took his hand patting it.
"Please go. I don’t want you to get hurt anymore." he murmured quietly then released him. "Do as i say Rashid."
The man's eyes narrowed then he sighed heavily and turned to go in silence.

"Nice man really... Oh.. and I hear you lied to me earlier.. I didn’t catch the truth of what he said.. but I know your name isn’t Ishtar.." Joey said walking up to stroke the others cheek.

He shivered then gritted his teeth.
"I didn’t lie. My name IS Ishtar."

Joey kissed him again.. "Mayhap your family name."

"Its still my name."

Joey now was completely calm, and devoid of his darker self. "Yes... but I do wish to know YOUR name... not the name of your family’s."

He looked away.
"No."

"Please....." Joey said blowing a chilled breath upon the boys neck.

"Ah... No. I cant." He murmured.

"Yes you can... besides you owe me... You hurt me before... I wasn’t teasing, manipulating, or nothing else. I meant it.."

"Hurt... you?" he looked at him in disbelief. "I owe you nothing that was just a loving way of repaying you for hitting me!"

"Ah.. but you enjoyed it... I didn’t."

"I don’t care."

"Fine..." Joey grabbed the other teen's collar, and dragged him back downstairs.

"Stop it! Let go of me!" He cried struggling.

Joey tossed him upon the bed, and like before pinned him. "Now we are going to talk."

He glared up at him in stubborn silence.

"Why did you hit me?"

"I felt like it."

"Try again."

"Bastard. Because you said you loved me that’s why!" He spat looking as if he wanted to hit him again for it.

"So I get hurt for telling the truth?"

He snorted the turned his head to the side and closed his eyes he was through with this person. He didn’t like him or his stupid claims of love truth or not it mattered little to him. He was who he was and soon he would be getting rid of Yugi and taking his puzzle and then Joey would hate him again.

"Please... don’t do this..."

"Don’t do what?"

"Don’t hate me."

"Don’t feel as if I single you out. I hate everyone and everything."

"Yes... but unlike everyone else... I am useful to you."

"No your not. You want me to get things for you."

"its what a lover would do to help another...."

"Your not my lover either so stop saying that!"

"Fine... I guess I wont help you get one of the rarest cards...." Joey said as he got up, and started out of the room.

"Good. Finally you leave,:

"Yes... to bad, I know of the location of a god card."

"I know where they all are. Malik has one Seto has one and Yugi has the third."

"Very good, but I could get Yugi's."

He say up looking him over then started to laugh.
"So you have no loyalty to your friend only to someone who hates you and is using you. What a stupid fool you are." He said then started to laugh some more.

"Don’t get me wrong. I care for him very much so, but I am willing to prove that I love you. I can get you the god card, but I would have to return it. That is unless I could get you something more that you might want."

"I wont let you return it."

"Fine then... but I don’t doubt I could get it from him. He would love to see me win, and I have no doubt he would give me the god card to use in my duels."

He started to giggle again.
"I think that I might like this side of you far more then the other."

"Yes, but since you don’t wish me as a lover... then I have to say I cannot do nothing of a such for you. Good bye Malik."

"What did you call me?"

"Malik." Joey said as he started up the stairs.

Malik blinked then was on his feet running after the blond grabbing up the Sennan Rod from where he had placed it earlier. Malik tackled the boy before he made it to the top step and pressed the blade of the rod against his neck.
"You cant go now can you."

"Yes... I think I can.. all it would take is one good jerk, and my throat would be sliced. Not the way I would like to leave... but a way none the less."

"IT doesn’t matter to me if you do I ant let it get out to Little Yugi or that fool Kaiba what I look like." He snapped then grabbed a hand fu of hair twisting his hand into it and smirked at him.

"My father has done that to me.. I really hate it when he does. He learned not to hold me like you are though.. Even with a knife." Joey then kneed the boy in his nut. "You see I dont mind playing dirty."

Malik gritted his teeth his eyes rolling with pain then he shifted to he was lying on the boy's legs panting.
"Bastard!" He gripped the rod tighter and it started to shimmer and dig into Joey's mind.

Joey did not like the feeling his mind was giving so once more kicked the boy this time though square in the chest. "Ah... so that’s how you are doing that..." Joey said looking at the eye symbol upon the item.

He backed up a bit holding it out pointed at him and started the spell again.

Joey sighed, and raced forward kicking the hand that held the rod.

"You know.. I fought a lot before I started dueling.. Hell I still fight a lot."

Malik nearly dropped the rod but caught it with the other hand the other held against his chest then he gritted his teeth. He should have let him go. He was such an idiot at times. So what if Yugi knew what he looked like what could he do...

Joey reached forward, and grabbed the rod. "I really would love to have such a tool now my lover..."

"NO!" He screamed pulling it away from him his look desperate.

Joey tossed all his weight back so he fell over while still holding the Rod causing the other to land atop him.

Malik landed hard on him his breath getting knocked from his lungs then he let out a whimper still not releasing the weapon.

Joey smiled as he wrapped his legs about Malik, and then turned so he sat upon the others chest. "best to let go lover boy."

"I wont! Its mine!"

"I will share it with you.."

"I don’t share! Let go! This item is my families legacy let it go!"

"But... you tried to hurt me with it, and I know you would just try again." Joey then bent down, and kissed the bearer of the rod deep and long.

"I wont! I wont please don’t please let go!"

"no.. you tried to hurt me, and all I did was love you."

Malik started to whimper but his entire form went limp giving up.

Joey nodded and took the rod from him. He then sat upon the bed. "Up."
He didn’t move or respond.

Joey pointed the rod at the boy, and once more ordered. "UP!"

Malik let out a gasp feeling a tingling in his muscles that were trying to force him up. Luckily the boy had no real power and he could fight it but he sat up anyway just to stop the weird feeling.

"Good... Now then.. I will give you a choice. I can leave, and you wont ever have to see me again... or.. you can join me. Be my lover, and I will share my gains."

"Give me back my Sennan Rod and leave."

"Then leaving it is." Once more Joey pointed the rod at him. "You will stay there until I leave this ship." Joey said with much force behind his voice. He then got up, and headed up the stairs.

"NO! Give it back!" He sobbed struggling to get up but it hurt his muscles as if they were tearing.

"You wanted me to leave, when all I wanted was to love you. Oh.. right...." Joey walked back to the helpless boy. "Where’s your deck?"

"My what? NO!"

"Where is it.!"

"I wont tell you."

Joey nodded as he began to understand what powers he held. Once more the rod was pointed at the helpless blond. "Where is your deck." Once more the force in his voice was back as small flames burned in his eyes.

Malik let out a whimper and tears fell from his eyes as they started to grow hazy then his arm lifted pointing to a cabinet where his deck and duel disk were located.

Joey nodded, and headed over to the deck. Removing the god card he put it into his own deck, and replaced it with the parasite. "Very good lovely. Now then remember. Stay until I get off this boat." Joey then ran up the stairs, and off the boat. Remembering vaguely the way he came Joey hurried off in search of Yugi.

Once he was gone Malik sat there wide eyed looking down at his hands. The God of Sun Dragon Ra was gone as was his Sennan Rod. He fell over onto his side curling up into a ball and started to sob. It was all over all of his careful planning ruined and he was all alone.

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