Before the real battles began, Malik and the thief spirit have some time alone, though later on the thief speaks to Ryou about everything that will soon transpire, while Ryou voices his own fears in regards to his friend.

Boys don't cry. Boys don't play with dolls. Boys don't wear dresses. Boys don't wish to be girls. But that's the thing. Kek isn't a boy. [Christmas One-Shot]

My name is Marik Ishtar and I just moved to America. Abandoning my country, my history, my family to chase the dream of freedom without fear, a life without suffering in toil for a dead pharaoh. And of course to escape arrest for my sexuality. Enter Domino City and thanks to the kindness of strangers I have a life, I have some small quality of life I can hold onto. But I'm not happy. I'm not happy because the one thing I crave and desire, the one person who could make me happy, is an absolute asshole. I might not understand Akefia, but I know I'm drawn to him. I need him and want I'm and will make him want me too. Cover art credit - YuuGiOKaeri

[Edit] THIS STORY IS SCRAPPED. Over a year has passed and I no longer have the desire to keep writing for it. This may change at some point, I may even use this premise in the future, but as of now I'm dropping it. Feel free to carry it on yourself if you really want to. This is a kinda random story that started out as a competition of sorts between my friend and I on who could write a better story with the same basic requirements... Another friend of mine read it and said I should upload it here and finish it, so that's what I'm gonna do. WARNING!!! Contains hard yaoi (guyxguy) and rape, if you are sensitive to either of those then don't read this story, just back away now.