Return to the Light

Return to the Light

Summary: It’s been three years since Seto Kaiba left Domino. He now returns only to find his friends have gone down a dark path. After all they had done for him, Seto now feels that it’s up to him to bring his friends out of the darkness, and help them start over.

Disclaimer: I don’t own a damn thing.

******YAOI WARNING********

Chapter 8- Last Time

“Yes, yes, we get the message, we’re leaving, yes, we’ll just go up and pack now, and, oh, well thank you packing it for us, but we want to make sure nothing is getting left behind, and, yes, yes, my sincerest apologies, yes, I know you said ‘no loud sex in the apartments,’ yes, I fully understand, yes, ma’am, yes, we’re leaving…” Marik chuckled as Malik droned on tonelessly as their land lady screamed herself hoarse at him.

“We just want to tear up the floorboards in the bedroom, we left something there.” Marik said, before dragging Malik upstairs. The land lady stared, bewildered as they went to their apartment. Marik shut the door in her face, and followed a very harassed looking Malik to the bedroom. They moved the bed aside, and began tearing up floor boards. They looked at everything they had stashed.

“What do we do with it all?” Malik asked, staring at the drugs Marik was supposed to sell. Marik sighed, and looked up at his light. He smiled, gently, something only Malik had the privilege to see.

“We’re starting over, Malik, love. Let’s flush it.” Malik looked up, startled, then grinned. Marik smiled too, loving the joyful look on his light’s face. They gathered up the bags of cocaine. They trooped into the bathroom, and began dumping the powder into the toilet. Then, they flushed it.

“There are gonna be some very happy rats in the sewers tonight.” Marik joked. Malik turned, and smiled at him. Marik pulled Malik into his arms.

“I love you…” Malik crooned.

“I love you too, Malik.” Marik murmured, pressing his lips to Malik’s. They pulled back, groaning, when their land lady started banging on the door. “Let’s get our stuff and let the old bitch alone, huh?”

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“Well, that’s everything.” Yami said, looking around their empty apartment.

“We’re late for work.” Yugi said, checking his watch.

“We’re quitting, remember?”

“Yyyeeeaaahhhh……” Yugi said. “I’ll kinda miss it. I mean, I’m glad we’re getting out of it, but it was kinda fun….”

“Well, we can’t leave our boss hanging.” Yami said. “How ‘bout we give a farewell performance?” Yugi grinned.

“Let’s go!” He said, and the two ran out the door.

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“Ryou?”

“Yes?”

“Do you forgive me?”

“For what?”

“For, for selling you. Like a whore. I’m so sorry.”

“Yes. I forgive you, Bakura.”

“You’re expected tonight at eleven, at the club, to meet one of the usual. You don’t have to go.”

“Who is it?”

“Kuro.”

“Kuro?!”

“Hai.”

“Iie, Bakura. Remember that time we canceled on him?”

“Hai. We had to call the police.”

“If we don’t show, he’ll come looking.”

“Ryou, I don’t want you to go.”

“Bakura, I’ve been doing this for over a year. One more time won’t kill me.” Bakura looked down at the box he was packing. Ryou walked over to him, and took his face gently in his hands, forcing him to look at him. “After tonight, you will be my only one.” Ryou whispered. Bakura looked up, and a tear slipped down his face.

“As it always should have been, Ryou-chan. I’m so sorry.” Ryou smiled, and kissed Bakura. Bakura responded heatedly, pulling Ryou’s body hard into his.

“We don’t want trouble with him, Bakura. Just one more night.”

“Yes. Just one more night. And then, I’ll never let you go.”

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“You’re _what_?!?” Yugi flinched at the loud shout.

“We’re quitting.” Yami said, calmly. “We’ll work tonight, but only tonight.”

“You, you can’t just quit!!!” The manager gasped.

“We can, and we are.” Yami said.

“But you two make me more money than any one else!”

“Well, since it’s our last night, we’ll give it all we’ve got, okay?” Yugi said, smiling. The manager glared at him.

“You’re doing double. Both of you.” He snarled. Yugi gave a very Yami-like smirk.

“they won’t know what hit ‘em.” He said, devilishly, making Yami smirk.

“Then get out there! Now!” the manager shrieked, and stormed off.

“Think he’s sore with us?” Yugi asked, innocently.

“He’ll get over it.” Yami snickered.

“Well, let’s do it.” Yugi said. “Last time.”

“Yes.” Yami said, smiling. “Last time.”

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Malik sighed, and handed the phone number to the man with the da Vinci sketches.

“You’re joking…” the man wheezed.

“No. I’m getting out of the business. This is the number of someone in town you can go to now. He’ll be able to find a buyer for the sketches. Look, I’ve got an opportunity to live well, and honestly, and I’m taking it. Don’t come to me, ‘cause I won’t help you. Good luck with those sketches.” Malik said. The man nodded, and scurried off. Malik sighed, and looked at Marik.

“Hey!” A hoarse voice whispered. They turned. And obvious druggie came staggering up to Marik. “I been looking for ya! I need a fix, real bad! I got the cash.” Marik looked at the money, and sighed, then nodded. He pulled out what Mokuba had taken from his pocket the other night, and shoved it into the man’s hands, taking the cash.

“Here. Take it. And don’t bother looking for me again. I won’t be around. Now get lost.” The man turned, and ran off. Malik looked at Marik, mournfully.

“Last time?” He asked. Marik smiled, and nodded.

“Last time.”

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Bakura glared at Kuro.

“You know the drill. Back here, at 3:30 am. You hurt him, I’ll hurt you worse.” He snarled. Kuro nodded, and passed Bakura the money, then grabbed Ryou’s elbow, and began pulling him away. “Wait.” Bakura said, and pulled Ryou to the side.

“You sure?” He said. “We could go to the bathroom, switch clothes. You could hide backstage with Yami and Yugi.” Ryou shook his head.

“Kuro would know. I’ll be back.”

“Just get through tonight, love. Then you never have to do it again.” Ryou sighed, smiling.

“Last time?” He asked. Bakura smiled, and nodded, putting his palm on Ryou’s cheek, briefly.

“Hai. Last time.”

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Last time for all their sinful deeds! Next chapter, we hear about their last time, and see them ready to walk away from it all. But not as easily as they would have liked. Someone doesn’t make it through the last time unscathed….
Next Chapter: Consequences