*picks up next card* Gravity Bind?

Ryou: What are you going to make out of this card?

Amme: I'm going to write a Tendershipping song-shot! *writing*

Ryou: About me and Bakura?

Amme: Yup, aren't you lucky, you two get the limelight for a little while; this has been on my mind for a while but at least it's an epic one!

Ryou: I'm glad I get to be with Bakura for a while. Please review.

Ryou and Bakura ran and hid in the tower of the old village. Ryou panted before looking at Bakura disbelievingly. "Bakura, why couldn't you have stayed calm for once, instead of flying off the handle!" he asked, a little annoyed that he had destroyed his chances at the Priesthood of the Pharaoh's court.

Ryou shook his head at him "I hope you're happy!

I hope you're happy now,

I hope you're happy how,

You hurt your cause forever!

I hope you think you're clever!" Ryou said in a snappy manner.

Bakura glared at his friend, well slightly more than friend but Ryou didn't know that. He had also been amazed that he was a candidate but when he had seen what it took to make an item for the Priesthood he was horrified; he had lashed out with his Ka monster and freed the people who had been captured for sacrifices. "I hope you're happy," he shot back

"I hope you're happy, too.

I hope you're proud how you,

Would grovel in submission,

To feed your own ambition," he sneered at how Ryou hadn't said a word about the ways of making an item, though he knew he was being mean when he said that; after all Ryou had family to care for and he couldn't make any bad impressions.

They both stood across from the other and said "So though I can't imagine how!

I hope you're happy,

Right now," Outside the mob who thought Bakura was behind all the captures, as the currant Pharaoh was blaming it on him, looked for him. Bakura had a half scared half angry face on as he heard the shouts.

Ryou glanced at the shouting worriedly before turning to his friend. "Bakura," Ryou said soothingly "Listen to me.

Just say you're sorry.

You can still be with the Pharaoh.

What you've worked and waited for,

You can have all you ever wanted."

Bakura sighed deeply as his previous life ambition was placed before him, then rejected as the not to honorable highlights came into the equation. "I know. But I don't want it

No.

I can't want it,

Anymore…" He looked outside the window of the tower and whispered softly.

"Something has changed within me,

Something is not the same.

I'm through with playing by the rules,

Of someone else's game.

Too late for second-guessing,

Too late to go back to sleep,

It's time to trust my instincts,

Close my eyes…

And leap!" Bakura smirked at how good the idea sounded all of a sudden; to just defy everything that he ever wanted, just like he was denied.

"It's time to try Defying gravity,

I think I'll try Defying gravity,

And you can't pull me down!"

Ryou gasped and grabbed Bakura's arm worriedly, trying to shake some sense into him; he didn't want Bakura getting hurt, or hunted by the state, especially when he hadn't done anything wrong. "Can't I make you understand?

You're having delusions of grandeur!"

Bakura turned to Ryou and laughed once, very harshly "I'm through accepting limits',

'cause someone says they're so.

Some things I cannot change,

But till I try, I'll never know!

Too long I've been afraid of,

Losing love I guess I've lost." Bakura's jaw tightened and he sneered at the honor of being a priest when close to one hundred people had to die.

"Well, if that's love!

It comes at much too high a cost!" he decided.

"I'd sooner buy Defying gravity,

Kiss me goodbye I'm defying gravity,

And you can't pull me down" Bakura smiled, his aim in sight now.

He turned to Ryou and grasped his hands, warmly "Ryou come with me."

"What?" Ryou gasped in shock, he'd longed for those words to be said to him…

"Think of what we could do; together.

Unlimited,

Together we're unlimited,

Together we'll be the greatest team,

There's ever been,

Ryou… dreams, the way we planned 'em."

Ryou held his hands back and smiled "If we work in tandem," he agreed.

Bakura grinned and joined in so that they sang together "There's no fight we cannot win!

Just you and I Defying gravity,

With you and I Defying gravity," Ryou trailed off at the end.

"They'll never bring us down!" Bakura declared and summoned his Ka, diabound to ride away on, one of the unusual perks of his Ka monster was that is was solid to a degree and could carry him away from danger. Bakura stepped onto his monster and then looked back at Ryou expectantly "Well? Are you coming?"

Ryou hesitated; it wouldn't be good for him to leave. His sister was sick as was his Mother, and his Father was a tradesman who was often far from home. Ryou looked at Bakura sadly "I can't. My family needs me," he whispered brokenly. He'd longed to be with Bakura and now his only chance was gone.

Bakura hesitated as well before looking down "I understand," he said huskily. Ryou leaving with him made him so happy, but he couldn't; it was selfish of him to ask in the first place.

Ryou reached out and put a hand on Bakura's shoulder "I hope you're happy,

Now that you're choosing this."

Bakura smiled and nodded, holding the hand that held him. "You too…

I hope it brings you bliss."

They spoke at the same time again "I really hope you get it,

And you don't live to regret it!

I hope you're happy in the end!

I hope you're happy…

My friend…"

Bakura leaned forwards and kissed the younger boy "You don't know how long I've wanted to do that," he teased. Ryou could only blush. The two gasped as people barged the bottom of the tower open and charged up, guards and the mob, everyone!

Ryou pushed Bakura out of their reach before getting grabbed himself "Let go of me!" he shouted.

Bakura growled "Let him go, it's me! I'm the one you want! It's me!" he bellowed at them before making diabound fly out of reach. "It's me!" he laughed insanely as Ryou ran free to safety and the mob fruitlessly tried to throw things at him.

"So if you care to find me,

Look to the western sky!

As someone told me lately:

"Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"" He found Ryou's eyes and smiled as the boy smiled proudly back, using his words from when they were children.

"And if I'm flying solo;

At least I'm flying free.

To those who'd ground me,

Take a message back from me," He jabbed an accusing finger at the Pharaoh and his one eyed brother.

"Tell them how I am Defying gravity!

I'm flying high; Defying gravity!

And soon I'll match them in renown…" Bakura lowered his voice until it hinted on threatening. Glaring out over the crowds, the priests, the guards, Everyone who was against him!

"And nobody in all of Oz,

No Pharaoh that there is or was,

Is ever gonna bring;

Me Down!" He declared for the world to hear.

Ryou smiled with tears in his eyes "I hope you're happy!" he shouted up to Bakura.

"Look at him, he's wicked!

Get him!" The mob and guards shouted in retaliation.

"Bring me down!" Bakura challenged as he flew away.

"No one mourns the wicked,

So we've got to bring him…"

"Hahahaha!" Bakura laughed jubilantly as he shrunk to a speck.

"Down!" the mob roared back as he vanished into the sky.

Ryou smiled after him and kept looking until he had long vanished. "Good luck Bakura," he sighed, placing a hand over his lips and blushing. "Come back to earth soon." Ryou prayed for a moment before running back to his home and family; thinking of his friend who had defied the Pharaoh, the Priests and Gravity.

Amme: I'm Sure you know where I got the inspire for this story

Ryou: Wicked again.

Amme Yeah, I couldnt' help it, it seemed to fit Bakura so well. But let's just see what you guys think, please tell me!