Ryou looked down at the paper in his hand. It was the 'lost' poster the police had come up with. If he was correct, the day count was now at 4. Ryou sat there at his desk looking at the paper.

The police had asked for the most recent photo they had. It wasn't a very good one being as Marik had taken it. The picture was blurred slightly and you could see a finger on the edge of it. That and Bakura himself didn't look all too happy about it.

Since he had been trying to avoid the camera when they tried to take the picture. Ryou had proof of this by give or take 10 pictures from that role of film that had Bakura's hand out preventing them from actually seeing his face.

The feminine hikari let out a sigh. It had been almost a week and they hadn't received any word from anyone about Bakura's whereabouts. He stood up gathering a few of the posters with him and set out of the house.

He figured he might as well put a few more of them up on his way to Marik's.

...

Ryou walked up to the front door and opening it stepping inside. He blinked noticing Yugi and Yami sitting at the table. Yami's elbows were propped on the table with his hands folded in a way so his chin could rest on them. Yugi seemed to be fiddling with his own hands at the moment. Both of them, however, were looking at the same thing.

Ryou glanced over to see Malik standing by Marik who's back was to him at the moment.

"Marik please go upstairs and rest or something, I can watch the phone." Malik said sounding desperate. He had been trying to get Marik to move for hours, but he wouldn't budge.

Malik was getting frustrated, "Come on Marik the phone hasn't rung for five days!" he said with aggravation. Marik looked up at his hikari glaring at him.

"And?" he asked warningly. "So what should we just declare him dead then?" he asked spitefully. Over the time period Marik had become more irritable, more testy, more high strung, and more aggressive.

Malik frowned. Ryou stepped forward into the kitchen looking into the other room where the two tomb keepers were.

"So, I guess that means no ones called yet." Ryou noted softly. Malik turned around hearing the voice.

"Oh hi Ryou." he said in a not so cheerful greeting.

"You don't really think he could be...dead do you?" Yugi asked tentatively. Ryou looked at him.

"I don't think he is...I'm sure I would have felt something," he remarked. He looked down picking up his Millennium Ring. "..At least I hope I would have." he added.

After Bakura had gotten his own body just like the other yami's had, the Millennium Items almost copied so each of them still had one. Although Ryou's didn't have the magical powers that Bakura's had.

"Maybe we just need to wait more," Malik said crossing his arms. A grunt was heard from Marik when he heard this.

"Yeah wait, we've seen what good waiting has done." he remarked.

"Well maybe we do, maybe we just haven't given it enough time." he said.

"Enough time!" Marik snapped turning his head to him. "The hell we haven't given it enough time!" he snarled out. "I don't even care if we have or haven't I want my boyfriend back NOW!" he said in emphasis.

Malik looked back at his yami with a look of doubt in his eyes.

"But...maybe Yugi's right Marik..." he said silently. "...What if Bakura is de-"

"Don't you dare say that."

Marik's voice ripped through his sentence. His gaze could be considered near deadly now. His tone was low and warning.

".." he said. Standing up from his seat with his hand holding the edge of the table. "I don't care what any evidence you have says, or what anyone says but Bakura is not dead!" he snarled out the last words.

Marik would never believe it. Even if the odds pointed to it. Hell! Even if Ra himself said it he wouldn't believe it.

"But Marik what if he is," Malik said looking at him.

"I don't care if you showed me his fucking corpse! Bakura is not-!" The end of his sentence was immediately cut off by a shrill sound.

*RIIIIINNNGGG RIIIIIINNNGGG!*

The sound rang loudly through the house making nearly everyone jump out of their seats from it. Marik's eyes widened his head snapping to the phone that was on the table. He grabbed the phone faster then lightning putting it to his ear.

"Hello?" he asked panting lightly from the near heart attack it had given him. There was silence on the other end though. He raised a brow. "Hello?" he said again.

"I was wondering when we'd find you." a voice said on the other end. Marik's brows knitted at this.

"What?" he asked. He couldn't recognize the voice at all. He could tell it was a male but nothing else.

"I have to admit finding you was a lot harder then finding him," the voice chuckled.

"What? Who the hell is this?" he asked. The others were practically leaning forward with confused expression.

"But we've gotten all we need from him for the time being as it were." the voice said uncaringly.

"Who the hell is this, are you the people who took Bakura!" he snapped. The others in the room widened their eyes.

"So testy, hm, you sound just like him...heh well, what he sounded like before." the voice snickered over the line. Marik's eyes flared at the statement a loud snarl tore through his throat.

"You bastard what the hell did you do to him!" he nearly shouted into the phone. He felt his anger boil even more when all he heard was him snicker over the phone. "Where the hell is he what did you do with him!"

"All those questions will be answered in time I'm sure, but for now we decided to be nice and...hmm, let you deal with what's left of him for the time being."

"Huh?" Marik asked widening his eyes when he heard a click and the ending tone. Ryou blinked when he felt something he looked down at his Millennium Ring to see one of its needles pointing.

"Huh..thats odd." he noted silently. At nearly the same time they heard a loud noise at the door. The wooden door shook slightly at the sound of impact.

They all rushed to the door opening it and were shocked at what they saw.

"Bakura!" Marik cried out seeing the white haired teen laying there. The boy looked barely conscious though not to mention bruised and bloody. Marik kneeled down next to the boy gathering him up in his arms looking over him with sheer panic.

The boy cringed letting out a pained noise as he was gathered up. He was panting rather quickly letting out small sounds of pain. Bakura opened his eyes looking up at Marik. His eyes were half lidded and looked unfocused.

Bakura let out another pained sound shutting his eyes again for a moment. He opened them again, however.

He said something incoherent. Marik looked at him.

"What?" he asked. Bakura winced saying it slightly louder but still they couldn't hear him. "What?" Marik asked again. Bakura shut his eyes leaning forward as he said it.

"It's gone!" he said painfully half in a groan straining his voice. Marik stared down at him his eyes filled concern for his lover; he held him closer.

"What's gone?" he asked.

Bakura rolled his head to the side so it was leaning against Marik now. He kept his eyes shut though appearing to be in pain.

"The ring~" he said in a moaning manor. Marik widened his eyes looking at him.

"The ring," he said and looked down at Bakura to see that he was exactly right. The place where is normally hung around Bakura's neck was completely empty.

"Gone~" Bakura groaned out his voice filled with pain. Marik looked back down at the others face holding him close to his body.

"I know," he said trying to keep his own voice calm. "It's alright Bakura." he said.

The others looked down at the two with worried gazes, mainly because their suspicion had been correct.

"Everything's gonna be alright." Marik said silently.

TBC

okay yes i finally at least got this chapter done which is good because now bakura is BACK! and i can start writing some helpless scenes! HURRAY! guys please please be honest and tell me is this story any good i was so nervous starting the series again and trying to type for it i looked at the views and it was like 57 and i am freaking out ppl! oh and also i said this in the first chapter i may not be continuing the stories and please if you want to ask me stuff about the twilight stories don't leave it as a comment just message me. i get really miffed when im all excited to see a new comment and find its only a question about my other stories