Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ New Host ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

Well chapter four is now being written and read. Hope you like it. After you read I would love it if you would review. Thank you.

Started chapter: Sunday, June 27

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Chapter Four

Tea felt herself be pushed into the nearby ally. She couldn't see who the figure about her holding a knife to her pale throat. Tea wheezed a heavy breath as she felt him breath against her. If she let too much air in her throat she knew the blade would cut her. Tea never had felt more terrified in her life, except maybe that one time at battle city when Marik had taken control over her mind. The man looked down at the ring resting on her lower abdomen. "This is a pretty trinket." He said fingering it before letting his finger drift up the chain up to her neck. Tea felt herself struggling to find her breath. "You won't mind if I take it from you now would you?" he said as he yanked it off from around her neck making her shout in pain when the chain snapped. The man held the rind up to the light the moon gave off and smirked. "This is quite lovely. Wonder if you have anymore things like this on you?" he said as he pulled back trying to search her. Tea took her chance and jumped up.

The man looked at her surprised before he smirked and raised the knife to eye level. "Think you can fight me girly. Don't think so." He said jumping at her. Tea felt a burst of energy as she jumped out of the way knocking over a few trash cans against the wall and tripped falling onto the ground. Tea struggled to untangle her legs so she could jump up but the man quickly turned around and jumped on her pinning her on the ground. "Smart little thing aren't you?" he said bringing the knife to her face and letting it slice her cheek to draw blood. Tea felt herself cry as she realized she couldn't get out of this situation. The man led the knife down to her neck leaving a blood path down to it.

"Bakura!!" she screamed into her mind as she man put pressure on the knife cutting the side of her neck slightly.

Bakura jumped up from the chair in his soul room. Shadi did the same looking out through the looking glass that was her eyes, seeing the man with the knife leaning over her and the knife that had blood on it. `WHAT IS HAPPENING?!' Bakura shouted.

"Help me!!" she yelled. Shadi looked at Bakura waiting to see what he was planning on doing. Bakura closed his eyes and prayed to Ra that he could become flesh.

Bakura found himself standing behind the man who was slowly trying to kill Tea. His Tea. His face hardened and he jumped on the man. His prayer had been answered as he and the man rolled off of Tea and into the opposite wall. He punched the man in the face before grabbing the knife and slashing the man's ankle. The man screamed as he grabbed his ankle trying to stop the blood loss he was getting. Bakura looked down at the man with extreme anger showing in his eyes. He grabbed the man's throat and pulled him to his feet.

Tea slowly rose up to her feet and grabbed her throat and slowly walked over to the two fighting men. Bakura had just finished banging the man's head on the wall until they could hear his head make a sickening cracking noise. Bakura dropped the unconscious man on the ground before kicking him up against the wall. Tea walked up behind him and put her hand on his shoulder. He stiffened under her touch before relaxing and turning to her. Tea looked at him with admiration but some terror at what he had just done to that man.

Bakura brought his fingers up to finger her bloody cheek. He traced it having some of the blood come onto his fingers. Bakura looked up at her as he felt her eyes on him. "Thank you so much Bakura. I… He could have ki……." She was cut of by Bakura putting his fingers on her lips, silencing her.

"Shh." He said before bending down and kissing her cut. Tea blushed as he slowly pulled away. "Come on. You should be going back now." Tea nodded as he put his hand on her lower back and guided her out of the ally.

"What about the man back there, what are you going to do about him?" she asked. Bakura didn't even look back.

"He can rot in hell for all I care." He said seriously. Tea smiled at him and put her head on his shoulder. Bakura smiled and brought his other hand up and ruffled her hair. Tea gasped as she realized something about him.

"Bakura! You are…um…well…solid." She said not finding the right word to describe it. Bakura looked at his hand and touched her face before he let himself let out a half smile.

"I guess I can." He said. "But don't jinx it." He said letting Tea giggle a little. Tea reached down and gasped realizing she didn't have the ring anymore. Bakura looked at her and before she could voice her concern he pulled the ring out from his pocket. Tea's eyes got big for a moment.

"How did you fit that in your pocket?" she asked bewailed. Bakura smirked and shrugged as he pulled his hand away from her back and started messing with the broken chain before he let the two parts of the chain mold together. Tea looked at him amazed.

"The ring and I have many powers within us. Speaking of within us I should go back and finish talking with Shadi." Tea paled and latched onto his arms.

"Don't leave me yet." She said panicked. Bakura looked down at her and put the ring around her neck.

"I will stay with you until you are safe in your home, but then I must return to our conversation." He said as his hand returned to her back, guiding her in the direction of her home, and in a way, his.

As they walked on the sidewalk he looked around. There weren't a lot of people out at this hour. Bakura looked down at Tea and noticed her face was still tearstained and she was slightly shaking. He put his hand on her back up on her arm and rubbed it up and down in a comforting way. Tea closed her eyes, trusting him completely. Bakura frowned at how easy it was to gain her trust and compassion. "You trust far too easily." He whispered in her ear making her eyes snap open. Tea looked up at him before smiling.

"And why shouldn't I?" She asked him.

Bakura put on a serious face before answering. "I have threatened your life more than once and tried to kill your friends." Tea stopped him and looked at the area they where standing in. It was the same spot they had been in when he had told her about his meaning in life. Bakura looked around with wide eyes realizing where they were. "Tea…" Tea nodded her head silencing him.

"This," she said gesturing at the ground but referring to what happened there, "is why I trust you." Tea said smiling kindly at him. Bakura blushed slightly before turning his head away from her alluring eyes. Tea sighed and turned around and started walking back to her house, their house. She looked over her shoulder before yelling at him. "Are you coming or not?" she said playfully. Bakura smirked back before jogging up next to her and walking with her down the sidewalk that led by their house. The two walked up to the door and Tea opened it. Bakura nodded at her before returning to the soul room, to finish speaking to Shadi.

Tea walked through the door taking of her jacket and putting it on the rack by the door. She looked at her top and noticed a small blood stain on the strap. She fingered the cut on the side of her neck and winced at the pain. She pulled her hand back and looked at the blood on it. She needed to dress it soon. She turned around and nearly screamed at the face that belonged to the young Egyptian called Malik. He looked at her intensely before fingering her cheek and lightly touching her neck. Tea felt herself relax under the touch.

"What happened?" he asked softly pulling her up the stairs and in the direction of her bathroom. Tea closed her eyes. Should she tell him? Yes. What would it hurt?

"I…I was jumped and this man…he was trying to get the ring…and he cut me. Then Bakura came and pulverized him." She said smiling at the end. Malik looked at her frowning. He looked down at the ring.

"Just wait Tea. It might get worse Tea, trust me I know." He said looking at the cotton ball he was applying cream to. Tea felt herself fill with pity as she leaned forward and hugged him.

"Bakura will not hurt me Malik. I know he won't."

"How are you so sure Tea? How are you so sure he isn't going to turn on you?!" he asked into her hair. Tea nodded.

"I just know." Malik hugged her back before pulling away and rubbing the cotton ball on her neck. Tea winced at the pain but let him finish. He got a bandage and put it on the cut on her neck. He fingered her cheek and got another cotton ball. Tea grabbed his hand and shook her head. "This one doesn't need it." Malik looked at her for a long moment before putting the things up.

"I want to speak to Bakura." He said. Tea nodded and closed her eyes going to the soul room. She opened her eyes and saw Bakura and Shadi sitting at the table she had put in there the other day. Bakura looked up at her and nodded in acknowledgment. Tea couldn't help but stare at the scar on his cheek. He felt her gaze on his cheek and fingered it.

"What is it Tea?" he asked.

"Malik wants to talk to you about something. I didn't ask what but it sounded important so whenever you are done in here…"

"I am done. Thank you Shadi." He said picking up a key that Shadi had put in the middle of the table and putting it on the shelf. Shadi nodded before turning to Tea.

"It was nice to meet you Tea. I hope Bakura treats you well. So far he is doing a fine job." He said before leaving in a flash of light. Tea looked at Bakura as he walked up to her.

"What were you two talking about?" she asked. Bakura looked at her as if looking for the answer.

"I will tell you later. For now I need to talk to Malik. I will be back. Please don't listen in. Just in case. I have a felling this is going to be personal." Tea nodded as he disappeared going out into her body to talk to Malik. Tea looked at the empty room filling the urge to look at the key Bakura put on the shelf. Not being able to control her curiosity, she walked over to the shelf and felt around for the key. She sighed and pulled her hand back, and then she clapped. The lights came on and she could now see the shelf better. She smiled as she picked up the key and looked at it closely. It was fairly big and had inscriptions on it in a language that she couldn't read. She then noticed the strange way the key was shaped. The key reminded her of the door that was next to the shelf. She walked over to it and felt the urge to try the key, but she was afraid of two things. One; Bakura would be angry with her, and two; what might be found behind the door. Tea sighed and put the key back on the shelf, and clapped turning the light back off.

Tea walked over to the bed and plopped down. She reached under her and pulled the blanket over her. She felt her eyes get heavy and her mind drift. Soon after her eyes fell and she fell asleep.

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Bakura stood in front of Malik and was extremely annoyed. Malik was lecturing him, about Tea, no less, and how he should treat her. He didn't want to be told how to treat her. He let out a sigh. Malik looked at him and threw up his hands.

"You're not even listening to me! Bakura, Tea is one of my friends; I will do whatever I can to make sure that she is safe." Bakura looked at him before relaxing a bit.

"Do you honestly think I would hurt her?"

"Bakura, when she came home she was all cut up!"

"But nothing worse. I nearly killed the guy who did this to her." He said pointing at her neck and cheek.

"But she did get hurt Bakura. And I don't know why you didn't stop them sooner. I know you need her to exist but still." Malik was angry. He was already red in the face and his hands were balled up into fist and shaking. "I will kill you Bakura if she gets hurt again." He said through gritted teeth, "She has become one of my best friends. The first person who gave me a second chance when I returned. I will not let you hurt her, or let her get hurt again. I will kill you if you do this again." He said and then turned aground and stormed out of the room and down the stairs.

Bakura stood in silence thinking about what Malik had just told him. He didn't stop that man from hurting Tea. Even though he had stopped him from doing more, he still had hurt her. Bakura slammed his fist on the counter making the little cups shake. He pulled back not looking at himself in the mirror. It was the past. He couldn't change that. But he could change the future. He would do what ever he could to protect her. Bakura left the room and walked into hers through the connecting door. He turned on the fan pointing it at the bed, than he got under the covers and pulled them up. The light was already off so he was already in the dark. He closed his eyes and focused on the soul room.

He felt light for a moment before opening his eyes looking into the dark room. Where was Tea? He looked around and saw a lump on his bed. The blue comforter was rising up and down with her breathing. He walked over to her and looked at her face. The cut was still there. He put his hand in his short hair and groaned. He could have prevented it. If he only had been paying more attention. Bakura looked back down and noticed her content face. How it is that she could be so calm after all that he could not understand. He put a hand on her cheek before he slung back and climbed over her to the other side of the bed. Why should he wake her up? She seemed so content.

He sighed as he slipped under the comforter and sniggled in next to her. (CUTE). He put an arm over her side and soon after he fell asleep.

Tea had felt him slip into the bed and had opened her eyes slightly. She felt him snuggle into her and put an arm over her side. She blushed bright red when he did this. Soon she felt his breathing calm and knew he was asleep. Tea turned over slowly, as to not wake him, and looked at his face. He looked a lot calmer than he usually did. He had a small smile on his face, which was not something she saw everyday. She lifted her hand and touched his cheek with the scars on it and slowly traced them. She felt him stiffen a moment before he relaxed under her kind touch. She felt him sigh and his breath mingled with hers. Tea giggled softly at how childish he looked in his sleep.

That giggle didn't go unheard though, as Bakura's eyes snapped open and he grabbed her wrist that connected to the hand that was touching his face. Tea let out a gasp at his tight grip which made him realize who was touching her. His grip loosened and he rubbed her wrist with his thumb. Tea sighed and closed her eyes at the comforting thing he was doing. Bakura moved forward and buried his head in her neck taking in her scent.

Peaches. She smelled like peaches. Tea gasped when he put his head on her neck. He rubbed his nose against it before he rose up to look in her eyes. Tea opened her eyes and stared back at him. Bakura leaned forward slowly giving her the chance to pull away. When she didn't he smiled softly at her and leaned in the rest of the way and captured her lips in his.

At first Tea was started at this but not for long. She put her hand up on his neck while the other stayed on his cheek. Bakura sighed and leaned more into her licking her bottom lip, he wanted in, but he needed her to let him. Tea slowly opened her mouth to him and his tongue swept in slowly going over everything that it could reach. Tea moaned as he continued his assault on her lips and mouth. His hand moved down from her wrist and to her shirt. He played with the straps that held her top up. Tea pulled back slightly getting a breath witch made Bakura move his mouth along her jaw licking and sucking on it. He moved to her ear and sucked on her earlobe making her gasp and moan. Tea put her hands in his hair and pulled at it when she couldn't take much more. Bakura smirked and moved down to where her shoulder and neck met. He stopped on his path whenever he got her to moan and stayed in the spot giving it extra attention. Tea had her head lying back on the dark pillow, giving him more access to her neck. He nibbled and sucked on her neck making her moan extra loud. Slowly he let his hand slip under her shirt making her tense slightly as his hand moved up. Bakura noticed this and pulled away from her neck and looked at her.

"B-Bakura, I…not so fast." She said. Bakura looked into her eyes and pulled his hand away from under her shirt. Tea smiled sweetly and sat up a bit to look at him at eye level. Bakura smiled at her and pulled her into his lap. Tea put her head on his shoulder as he stroked her hair.

"Shadi told me where I could find my body." He told her as he stroked her neck after moving her hair. Tea's head shot up and she smiled at him.

"Really? That sounds great. Where is it?"

"You probably looked at the key I put on the shelf." Tea blushed and nodded. Bakura smirked and continued. "The key opens the door over there. It leads to the spirit and shadow realm. In there I can search for my body, well look for where they put it after they put me in the ring. They did it to everyone who had a past life then and still has their item. Shadi couldn't tell me exactly where I could find it." He said.

"How long will that take you?" she asked worried about him leaving.

"I don't know. But I won't give up until I get my body back."

"Does this mean that Yami will get his body back as well?" Bakura's face hardened and he stopped stroking her hair.

"Yes." Tea nodded and put her head back on his shoulder.

"What will happen to the items, any changes in them?" she asked changing the subject hopping to make him less tense and forget about her last question.

Bakura looked thoughtful for a moment before he answered. "I don't think so. I hope not. It will be hard to get used to life without them."

"What do you plan on doing once you get your body back?" she asked. She didn't want him to leave, but he had the choice to do whatever he wanted to do. Bakura looked down at her and sighed.

"I-I don't know what I am going to do."

"Bakura, you know you can stay with me as long as you want." Tea said shyly. Bakura looked at her and smiled at her. Tea blushed. That smile did something to her. Bakura leaned down and kissed her softly before pulling away. Tea had her eyes closed and kept them that way when he pulled back.

"I really think that you where the person Shadi was talking about." He said before continuing to kiss her. Tea instantly opened her mouth but this time she let her tongue wonder. Bakura gasped at her boldness before joining her and tangling his tongue with hers. Tea smiled against his lips and put her hands back in his hair. Bakura slipped his hands around her waist before pulling back and looking at her. Tea kept her eyes closed a little longer enjoying the moment. Soon she opened her eyes and smiled at him.

"I am glad that, that person is me." She said before pulling him down on the bed next to her, lifting the covers and letting both of them slip under them. "Good night Bakura." She said snuggling into his chest. Bakura whispered a good night and kissed her forehead and then closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep.

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Well this is somewhat shorter than the others but I hope you liked it still. Please review for me. Thank you all.