~*A.N: This story has no relation to the TV Series so no flames if my story is so inaccurate*~

Disclaimer: Do not own Yu-Gi-Oh. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200. Hey Monopoly man thanks for the free parking!!

~*Abandoned Feelings*~

It was already a month after the Battle City tournament. Yugi, with no avail, had crushed Marik with his Egyptian god card. Whatever happened to Marik, however, remains a shrouded mystery.

"For he's a jolly good fellow," Joey and Tristan sang, lifting Yugi up in the air. "For he's a jolly good fellow. For he's a jolly good fellow…who made Marik get down and cry."

"Guys," Yugi smiled at first but his tone of voice was of irritation. "It's already been a month."

"But we never had the time to honor it." said Joey, placing Yugi down.

"Party at Yugi's house!" Tristan beamed.

"Yeah!" everyone but Yugi and Tea agreed with enthusiasm.

"Party?" Yugi's eyes widened. "Hey wait a minute…" but no one listened as they ran off to the game shop.

"Wow…" Tea looked on as Joey, Tristan, Duke and Serenity run off. "They waited a whole month just for this?"

"Joey and Tristan get weirder and weirder everyday." Yugi nodded, sitting on the park bench. It was a late afternoon and everything seemed back to normal.

Well…almost.

Mai had disappeared right after the finals. And Ryou…Ryou was still in a coma. Last time they heard from him, he was being taken care of by doctors at his own home.

Something didn't seem right. Things weren't all what they seem for Tea. She sat on the bench, staring out into space. She realized, ever since the finals, that she was in love.

Who she was in love with, however, is a different story.

"Tea? Tea?" a voice broke out her thoughts.

"Huh?" Tea looked up, seeing Yugi was still there. "Oh…Yugi."

"Maybe the rest didn't notice but something is bothering you."

"Well…" Tea started to say.

"There's something we need to talk about." Yugi sat up, his tone of voice held a hint of seriousness.

"Oh?" Tea's gaze turned towards the grass, her hands shaking slightly. "What is it?"

"It's rather strange indeed." Yugi held his millennium puzzle in his hands. "I notice this a lot but Yami…well…." he tried to find the right words to say. "I think he has a thing for you."

"H-he does?" Tea's face blushed with embarrassment as she looked back at her friend.

"Yeah. Every time I fall asleep, he would always talk about you non-stop until two in the morning on how beautiful you are and all that lovey-dovey mushy stuff."

"If I recall," Tea forced a grin. "Didn't you have a crush on me back in the fifth grade?"

"Hold it. Please, don't mention about that day…"

"It was Joey's birthday party and Tristan came up with the idea of playing spin the bottle."

"I would assume that was when you had your first kiss." a deep voice called out.

Startled, Tea jumped slightly at the sight of Yami sitting there instead of Yugi. "Wha…When did you…Since when….?"

Yami released a soft laugh. "It's all in a matter of timing Tea."

Tea gave out a nervous laugh before gazing back at the ground. 'Yugi told me everything."

"H-he did?" Yami was surprised at first but attempted to cover it up. "What are you talking about?"

"Yugi told me you had a crush on me." Tea didn't look up.

"Oh, that?" Yami looked down at her. "Well…you see…"

Tea looked up suddenly. "Look…Yami. I really like you, I do. Just how I like Yugi. You two are like my best friends. Heck, maybe even my brothers. In fact, you two, Joey and Tristan, you guys are like a family. A family I never had since both of my parents had died in a plane crash when I was a child."

"I'm sorry to hear that."

"I just hope you understand how I feel." Tea ruffled Yami's hair playfully.

Yami nodded. "I guess it's okay. As long as…yeah."

"As long as what?" Tea tilted her head to the side confusingly at Yami.

Yami shook his head. "Nothing, never mind. Let's go back to the game shop."

Tea nodded in agreement. "Right." she then stood up.

As the two walked, Yami took a quiet glance at Tea a few times. Finally, out of the blue, he asked. "Is it because there's someone else?"

Tea didn't answer his question so Yami decided to drop it. Tea, however, could not seem to get rid of the name chanting over and over in her mind.

Bakura…

Meanwhile, a tall lanky man with hair as white as snow, stood in the darkness gazing down at his hikari. His fingers gripped onto the millennium ring in his hand. Looking out the window to gaze at the neighborhood view, he then shut the curtains closed, blocking any sunlight from entering the room.

A lot had remained in Bakura's mind ever since the Battle City tournament. The images of Tea could not seem to pry off his mind yet he found himself thinking of her in his dreams and in a wakeful state.

"Bitch," he muttered to himself. "That little skank, why the hell am I thinking about her? Anyone who sides with the pharaoh is nothing but dirt."

"Muttering to yourself aren't you Bakura?" a figure stepped out from the darkness. He wore nothing more than the same clothes he used during the Battle City finals, gripping the millennium rod in his hand. "That's a bad sign."

"If it isn't the ultimate dark side of Marik." Bakura sneered. "How have you escaped the shadow realm?"

Marik spun his rod like a baton. "Let's just say I have my ways. I know a part of your soul had resided in the pharaoh's puzzle. How you managed to come back is one thing."

Bakura laughed. "It's like what you said Marik. I have my ways."

"Hmph,' Marik crossed his arms over his chest, not knowing how to comment on Bakura's remark. He then looked down at Bakura's hikari, Ryou. "How long has he been like that?"

"He never woke up ever since my little battle with Yugi in the tournament."

"Screw that shrimp. It's not him you have to worry about. The pharaoh is still alive."

Bakura slowly made his way towards his counterpart, Ryou. Placing the millennium ring around the boy's neck, Bakura gripped his fingers on the ring. "I did not come back to only exact my revenge on the pharaoh."

"Oh?" Marik quirked an eyebrow. "If you're not only here for revenge, what exactly are you after?"

Closing his eyes, he replied softly. "It's more along the lines of who I am after." slowly, his body began to materialize, his soul entering the ring. Seconds later, eyes began to open, the body changing from Ryou to Bakura. Slipping off the bed, he made his way towards the closet, tossing out what he thought was crappy.

"Damn Ryou," he muttered. "The guy doesn't have any good clothes at all."

"Rather odd to see you be so picky." Marik snuck an undercover laugh. "You're not usually this fashionable."

Ignoring Marik, Bakura pulled out Ryou's school uniform.

"So where are you off to at this hour?" Marik chuckled.

A smirk played Bakura's lips. "Where else would those twits be at 6:00? Yugi's house of course." he looked at himself in the mirror.

Suddenly, two doctors stepped in, surprised to see their patient standing, not to mention dressed up.

"Ryou," the elder doctor made his way towards him. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Going out." was his only reply.

"Not so fast Ryou," the doctor took out his clipboard. "I have no idea how in the world you could have recovered that quickly and all but you can't go places in your condition. This is just temporary but…"

Suddenly, a huge glow came about Marik's millennium rod. The eyes of the doctor turned lifeless as a shattered scream broke from the doctor's lips. His hands held his head, as if he was possessed. Soon, his body fell to the floor, lying lifeless.

Marik chuckled as if he was proud of his deed of sending the pathetic doctor's mind into the shadow realm. The second doctor was equally horrified. Before Marik could deal with him, he charged out of the door.

"Just look at it this way," Marik smiled. "You owe me a favor."

Bakura slowly made his way towards the bedroom door and out of the house. The image of tea still remained constant in his mind. Irritated, he tried to get her off his mind and focus more on important things like dealing with Yami and Marik.

He had a rather vague memory of Tea sitting by his bedside when he was unconscious. Actually, she was bent over, sleeping on the mattress. Her eyes…

"No!" he screamed out loud. "That Tea's a bitch! She's dirt! She's nothing! She's…"

He then topped. After bicthing about Tea, something struck him. "It can't be!" he just realized he had fallen for Tea. Suddenly, the rain started to pour down, every inch of him was soaking wet. The game shop was only a block away.

Here we go…

His millennium ring glowed as he changed back to his hikari side. Casually, with hands in his pockets, he made his way towards the game shop."

~*If the characters are being made fun of, I'm not bashing them so back off flamers ::has water hose in hand::*~

~*To Be Continued*~