YSF: hi. as you may recognize this fic, it's my good friend Angel's fic. I have her full permission to post it since she took it down from her name

BAkura: Oh ra...

YSF: Hush Kura...

yes, this is going to be circled mainly around a Bakura/Yami relationship...But I might do a little more pairing elsewhere. Who knows.

Okay...So here's how its gonna be:

"Speaking"

'Thinking'

/Ryou to Bakura-Royko/

/Bakura-Royko to Ryou/

\Yugi to Yami\

\Yami to Yugi\

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or the charecters. I just own this particular plot...Well, part of it. ; A friend helped me with it as well.

Hidden Secrets; Chapter One

Bakura laid on his bed, waiting for Ryou to get home from school. 'Dear Ra...I've only been back from the Shadow Realm for a few days and already I'm running out of things to do inside this house,' he thought.

He checked the clock again; his hikari would be home at any moment now and hopefully it would give him something new to do when he did. Hearing the door open, Bakura shot to a stand and headed downstairs.

"I'm home!" Ryou's voice rang out through the house, followed by another's, which made Bakura stop in his tracks. He stood on the bottom step of the staircase. His hikari had brought home guests.

"Who're you talking..." Yami trailed off when he saw Bakura, his eyes widening before he looked at Yugi, who looked equally surprised.

Ryou, realizing his mistake in bringing Yugi and Yami home with him so soon after the return of his darker half, bit his lip and quickly moved over to where Bakura was standing dumbfounded on the staircase and grabbed his wrist, pulling him over to Yami and Yugi. "Uh...this is my twin, he just moved here from..."

Bakura's eyes widened as he stared in disbelief at his hikari. /Ryou, what are you thinking/

/Just play along. Please? Unless you want Yami to send you back to the Shadow Realm/

/Alright, I'll play along, but what am I supposed to say! If you think I'm going to be nice to the Pharaoh, you've got another thing coming./

/You have no choice at the moment, 'kura./

Bakura sighed, shaking his head before putting on his best smile and nodding at the two, finishing Ryou's sentence. "From England. Hello...I'm Royko," he said in a shy voice, with a faint touch of a British accent.

/Royko? Where'd you get that from/

/I don't know. It just came to me. Not that you were of any help though. Thanks a lot, hikari./

Ryou didn't reply, just smiled sweetly at him through the silence that followed, before turning to look at the two before them.

Yugi, who was always happy to make a new friend, was the first to speak up, "Nice to meet you Royko, I'm Yugi." He smiled brightly, before glancing too Yami, who looked stunned. "And this is Yami."

Coming out of his trance Yami smiled weakly. "It's a pleasure to meet you Royko," he stated softly, holding out a hand to shake. Royko...he was beautiful. He seemed to have a confident air about him under the mask of shyness he seemed to be hiding behind now.

Glancing at Ryou, 'Royko' took Yami's hand in his own, sharing a firm and yet somehow calm handshake. He couldn't help but smile softly at Yami's grip. He quickly released his grip on Yami's hand, pulling his hand back as he turned towards the stairs. "I'm sorry. I have a few things I need to do, so if you'll excuse me..." With that he ran up the stairs and into his room, closing the door behind him and leaning against it. 'Dear Ra, what have I gotten myself into?'

Sighing, he pushed himself off the door and moved over to his dresser, which he shuffled through for some clothing. Maybe a shower would help him calm down. Nodding to himself, he slipped down the hall with his things and into the bathroom.

---Back Downstairs---

Yugi watched as Royko ran upstairs, thinking for a moment before frowning. "Hey, Ryou?"

"Uhm, yes, Yugi?" The white haired teen bit his lip as he turned to face his best friend, smiling nervously.

However, before Yugi could, Yami voiced the questions that had been tugging on both of their minds. "Why didn't you tell us before that you had a twin? And why has he been living in England all these years?"

"Oh, uhm, well, it's complicated, really..." Ryou didn't know what to say, so instead he decided to change the subject. "So, would you two like some tea?" he asked, heading towards the kitchen as Yami sat on the couch, thinking.

"Sure. Here, I'll help you." Yugi smiled, heading into the kitchen with Ryou, to let his dark side think.

"Oh, thanks, Yugi."

"No problem. So...wanna tell me what's really going on here?" Yugi smiled. He may seem naive, but he wasn't as dense as one would think. He knew his best friend well and was sure that there was something more going on then Ryou was letting be known.

"What do you mean, Yugi? There's nothing going on other than what I just told you."

Yugi sighed, but nodded. He wouldn't press the matter right now. He knew that Ryou would tell him when he was ready to.

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Yami rubbed his forehead, Royko seemed so familiar...he had even mistook him for the Tomb Robber at first until Ryou introduced him as his twin, but who would've thought that Ryou would have a twin? Or even a brother for that matter. Something seemed wrong though... The way that Royko had suddenly left the room after meeting he and his hikari seemed as if he were intimidated. 'Maybe I did something wrong?'

Yugi and Ryou came out of the kitchen, Yugi carrying two cups, one of which he handed to Yami as he sat down next to him. Ryou sat in a armchair next to the couch.

"Yami, are you ok? You look tired." Ryou frowned, watching the former Pharaoh with a worried expression written all over his face, no matter how hard he tried to hide it.

"Huh? Oh, yes. I'm fine Ryou. Just tired is all. I think I'll go wash my face. Excuse me." Yami stood, heading up the stairs and towards the bathroom, where he bumped into none other then Royko.

"Oh!" Royko stumbled backwards, falling backwards onto the ground as Yami stumbled back against the wall. 'Blasted Pharaoh...' Neither had been paying much attention to their surroundings and so both were caught off guard by the other's sudden appearance.

"Oh dear. I'm so sorry. I didn't see you..." Yami took a step forward and kneeled beside the white haired teen, offering his hand to help Royko up.

"It-It's fine. Don't worry about it, Yami." Taking the hand that was held out in front of him, and with a little help from Yami, Royko managed to pull himself back up into a stand, dusting himself off. "What about you? Are you alright?"

Yami smiled and nodded. "Yes, I'm fine. Once again, I apologize for being so careless." Blinking, he reached over to Royko's face, pushing a stray strand of hair back behind his ear. "There. Much better."

Royko felt his face heat up a bit as Yami did this. "It's quite alright...Yami," he replied softly, before turning in the direction of his room. But before he could even take so much as a step, Yami caught his wrist.

"Hey, would you like to, uhm...come over to my and Yugi's place tomorrow? I mean, for a little get together Yugi planned... You could meet the rest of the group there." Yami bit his lip, praying silently that the answer would be yes.

Royko frowned, glad his face was out of Yami's view. /Ryou.../

/What is it, 'kura/

/Yami just invited me over to their place tomorrow. For a gathering with the rest of your little group/

/Oh. He did? Well I guess you're coming with me then./

/Wait. You just assumed that I'd say yes/

/You're dying to get out of the house. Admit it./

At this, Bakura didn't answer. He simply gritted his teeth before forcing a smile onto his face and turning to face Yami. "Of course I'll come. I'd love to meet Ryou's other friends." He did his best to sound excited.

Grinning, Yami nodded, letting go of his grip on Royko's wrist. "Okay. I guess I'll...see you then."

Nodding, Royko turned and headed down the hall, smirking. 'Just because I'm not going after the puzzle anymore doesn't mean that I can't play with the Pharaoh's mind a bit... This should be fun.'