My Stolen Heart

Chapter One---Running into the Rain

Marik stood there watching Bakura look through his closet. Bakura had tried on every article of clothing he owned now Marik was getting angry. "Bakura, you tried on everything, please just pick something" Marik said holding his head in frustration. "Shut up, i have to look good for Ryou...its our 2 anniversary" Bakura said putting on a pair of black leather pants. "If it bothers you, leave" Bakura said.

"You told me to help with deciding where to go, not find something to wear" Marik said to the ancient thief. Bakura looked even more pissed. "I thought you would help me" he said slamming the closet door shut. "Oh, so me standing giving you advice and you not taking it, is help?" Marik said getting off the bed. "Your just jealous because i have a dating life and you don't....ever since Anzu dumped you for Yami, you've been hanging all over guys" Bakura said with a smirk, knowing he hit a nerve.

Bakura just said he was gay....how would he have known....but last time he tried to talk to Bakura about it, Bakura laughed in his face. Saying there was no way Marik could be gay. Besides, he wasn't one to just up and take someones lover from them.

Marik glared at him. "You annoying ass-hole, if i was so jealous as you say, i would of tried to steal people's lovers if i was truly jealous, i would make them beg to be my lover" Marik said glaring at the thief. Bakura just felt his anger grow. "YOU are jealous you idiot, why else do you help with dates with me and Ryou and then spend all night talking to my date!" Bakura yelled, grabbing a chair and went to hit Marik with it. Marik jumped out of the way and struck Bakura in the back with the millennium Rod.

Bakura feel on his knees. Spinning around he glared at Marik. "Get out off this house RIGHT KNOW" Bakura screamed. "Fine I'm going, why would i want to be around such idiot love-birds anyway" Marik said calmly walking out of the room and towards the front door. Ryou came up behind him. "Marik, are you leaving already? It's pouring rain out there, you shouldn't be walking around in it" Ryou said kindly. Marik turned and smiled at Ryou. "Bakura kinda doesn't want me around this time....don't worry I'll be heading back to my house...Ishizu will be home soon...so don't worry Ryou" Marik said with a smile.

"Don't listen Ryou, Ishizu hasn't came home for days know, she's much too busy working at the museum, where Marik should be working too" Bakura said with a smirk. Marik glared at him. Ryou looked between the two. "What is this about?" Ryou asked. "Marik is jealous because everyone around him has someone EXPECT him, his just a lonely outcast just like before in Battle City" Bakura said laughing. Marik started to say something, but Ryou said something first. "That's not very funny Yami, to laugh at someone who doesn't have love" Ryou said shaking his head.

"What? Of course it is....his as alone as he was before, he can't possible find someone who will love him back....boy or girl" Bakura said laughing again. "That's not true Bakura, I just haven't found them yet" Marik yelled. His fists tightened in anger. He hated being laughed at. At school people teased him cause of the rumors that went around after Battle City, at the museum he worked at with his sister and brother people made fun of him saying he couldn't do the same job as his siblings. He truly hated it. He hated all the faces and pointing. He'd kill them all, if Ishizu wasn't around.

Marik turned and flung the door open, running out into the night. "Marik, stop you can't" Ryou yelled trying to chase after him but failed. "Ryou forget about him, lets go out" Bakura said smiling. "I'm not going out with you, not until you apologize to Marik....in fact don't even bother coming into my room" Ryou said in a harsh tone. Marik was the only other person that Ryou had almost all classes with, he was the only one that defended Marik against the cruel classmates. He hated seeing all the people laugh and pick at Marik. Marik, it was unfair to be laughed at because he had no one special.

Bakura stood there. "What? You can't be serious?" Bakura yelped. "I AM" Ryou yelled and walked back to his bed room. Ryou slammed the door to his room and sat on the bed. Suddenly an idea came to him. Kneeling down beside the bed, Ryou prayed for Marik to meet someone special, that would love him, tonight. On the other side of the door, Ryou could hear Bakura screaming up a storm.
"Please God, let him find someone special" Ryou said and turned on some music to drown out Bakura's yelling. After Bakura realizes Ryou was serious, he'd stop.


Marik ran as far as he could before growing too tired. He looked up and noticed he was in the Domino Park. Shivering he walked over to a bench and sat down. //Fucking Bakura....i'm not jealous of others...I'm glad they all have someone to love// Marik thought silently. As Marik thought he didn't notice someone standing over him. Marik finally looked up and saw a guy standing there, holding an umbrella over them both. "Oh....uh sorry i didn't notice you" Marik said.

The guy only smiled at him. "You must be very cold in this rain" he said and took off his jacket, he handed to Marik. Marik just looked at him. "This is your jacket though" Marik said. //His rather odd, but nice...handing his jacket to random people on the street// Marik thought.

"I always were two....just in case someone may need one" he said smiling. Marik looked at him closer. He was tall, maybe 6 foot, his hair was a light brown but was almost like Seto Kaiba's expect it grew long in the back, about waist length which he had in a braid. His eyes were almost allusive blue, his skin was rather pale, he wore small framed glasses. //Damn, he could pull of being Seto Kaiba if he tried// Marik thought.

He was wearing a long sleeve black shirt that had a phrase on it, in green letters- If you weren't so cute I'd have to put a restraining order on you. His pants were black as well. But everything else seemed like he wasn't a goth or prep.

"So what can i call you by my wet friend?" he asked. "Oh...uh Marik, Marik Ishtar" Marik said not really wanting to be rude to someone who just gave him a warm jacket, it had a fuzzy inside...almost like the sheets on Marik's bed at home. "Well then Marik, my name is Nebi Muhammad" he said with a smile.

"Nebi...that means 'panther'" Marik said looking at him. "My mother loved the Egyptian Culture, she named all my siblings in Egyptian" Nebi said smiling."But i grew up around my grandfather, who loved the Egyptians greatly...so i guess it evened out" he said rubbing the back of his head."Plus my father was fond of big cats, so he wanted all his kids to have big cat name meanings..which i know is weird" Nebi said smiling again.

"Well we can't sit in this rain all night...where were you headed?" Nebi asked kindly. "Oh, to the Egyptian Museum.....my sister works there" Marik said standing up. "Alright then that's where were going" Nebi said smiling and followed Marik.

Once at the Egyptian Museum, Marik gave the coat back to Nebi. "Thanks for letting me use it" Marik said feeling the warm air of the museum drift around him. "Your welcome" Nebi said. Marik noticed he was looking all around him, studying all the artifacts and pictures. "Marik" a voice said. Marik turned to see Ishizu and Odeon standing there.

"Hello" Marik said walking up to them. Ishizu reached out and hugged him. "Ryou called me and said you ran out in the rain...i was worried brother" Ishizu said.

"He helped me" Marik said pointing to Nebi. Nebi was still looking around at the artifacts until he heard his name mentioned.

Nebi turned to Ishizu and quickly bowed. "Its an honor, Ms.Ishtar, I've seen your shows on TV and all, but your museum is most magnificent" Nebi said. Ishizu smiled at him. Nebi's face suddenly turned bright red and he held out his hand. "I'm Nebi...uh i saw your brother in the park and went over to talk and get him out of the rain" Nebi said embarrassed.

"Well thank you for watching over my brother, Nebi.....its raining too hard know" Ishizu said glancing at the windows."Thank you, Nebi.....would you like to stay for the night?" Ishizu asks. "Oh...uh yes, no way I'm going home in this down pour" Nebi said smiling. "I would look like a drown cat" he said laughing a little.

"Marik, we're staying here to night...the rain is suppose to get harder and worse, so we're just going to stay tonight" Ishizu said. Marik only nodded to Ishizu.

"Uh, Miss Ishizu, you do have a room, i don't want to be a bother" Nebi said blushing lightly.

Marik studied Nebi's face. Cute. Like a small child yet he was like Seto Kaiba. Just as tall, almost identical, and handsome. Marik mentally scolded himself when he realized he was staring at Nebi. Nebi glanced at him, and smiled a cute, kawaii, smile. Marik felt himself turn red. //Stop it, he probably doesn't even like guys// Marik thought.

But Nebi continued to look at Marik then looked at Ishizu. "I have a room" she said and pointed to the hallway. She started to the hallway and asked him to follow her. As she walked down the hallway she noticed he looked at the artifacts on the walls. "My little brother has taken an interest in you, Nebi" she said as she walked.

Nebi turned red. "Well, he is a nice person, such strange spiritual powers though" Nebi said recalling the aura he could see around Marik. "My brother had an evil half....i hoped he was defeated but, he remains in my brother...but so far has done no bad" Ishizu said explaining.

"The aura i see is of two people...one is your brother, the other i guess is this dark half" Nebi said watching Ishizu's face. "Yes it is.....the evil side has a interest in you as well" she said and suddenly stopped. "How can you tell?" Nebi asked. "Most people can't see him, but at times i can....he came out and looked at you then went back into my little brother".

"In the Ancient World i was a Priestess, so my powers are somewhat strong" Ishizu said and stopped at a door."This is the room for you" she said and opened the door. Nebi walked in and looked around. He turned back to her and bowed. "Thank you kind Priestess" he said with a smile and walked over to the bed. Ishizu smiled back.

"Goodnight Nebi" she said and closed the door. Carefully taking off his shoes, Nebi laid down on the bed and closed his eyes. His back hurt and so did his legs. The more he was around that strange aura the more his body hurt.He took of his glasses and laid them on the small stand beside the bed. Then he took off the shirt and put on the other hidden in the pocket of the other jacket. A button up shirt, black. He put it on and laid back down. Drifting through his thoughts he finally fell asleep.

//Maybe tomorrow, i can learn more about Marik// Nebi thought before drifting asleep.