You wake up early one morning and take a shower. You decide to go for a long walk (It's summer, so you don't have school.) you head to your favourite park, the one with the million trees and a lake. As you sit on a stone bench, you see a boy walking up the path holding a little girl by the hand. They look alike, so you assume they are brother and sister. The boy has spiky white hair and very pale skin. As they come near, you see that the little girl is holding a tiny puppy in her arms. The boy comes over and sits down next to you. The girl drops the dog in your lap.
You say "hi I'm Melanie."
The boy says "my names ryou, but my friends call me bakura. Nice to meet you" he has a British accent, which you consider to be very hot.
The little girl looks over at you "I'm Amane. Ryou's sister. My dog's name is Lizzy. She's a black lap!" she says.
You and bakura start talking about everything; school, which is starting soon, animals, families, and on and on. Suddenly you look at your watch "OMG!" you say "how'd it get so late?! I'm sorry, I have to get home" you jump up and start walking. Bakura got up and started and follows you, Amane tagging behind.
"Hey," he says "can I walk you home" you nod and when he comes next to you, you touch bakura's hand and he slips his into yours. You hear Amane giggling about her brother's new girlfriend and you laugh. She's so adorable.
You get home and bakura takes out a pen and writes his number on your hand. He smiles, you wave goodbye and go inside, you look out the window and watch him go down the street with his sister and her dog.
The next day, you sleep really late and so you don't get to the park. You take a shower anyway with your favourite scent and you eat your favourite breakfast. You plan to spend a lazy day at home, since you have nothing to do. As you glance at your watch, you see bakura's number written on your hand. 'I could call him' you think. But you're really tired for some reason so you don't when evening comes you're just about to head upstairs when there is loud knocking at the door, and it's not stopping. So you rush to the door and open it slightly. Bakura is standing there and he's crying.
"She's dead!" he screams. Bakura throws himself into your arms and sobs into your shoulder.
You take him inside and sit down on the couch with him "who's dead?" you ask gently.
"Amane!" he cries. "she was hit by a car, now she's dead" you can't believe what you just heard. Is he talking about the little girl you met yesterday?
'how can she be dead? It's impossible' you think. You hold bakura while he cries, and when he stops it's really late.
"you can't just go back to that empty apartment" you said firmly (he told you about his screwed-up family life) "you're staying here tonight" you go get some blankets and make up a bed for him on the couch. You go up to bed and fall asleep. Sometime later you felt a hand on your shoulder and jerk awake. Bakura is standing next to you, with red eyes.
He says in a choked voice "I-I can't stay by myself…can I sleep up here?"
You say "sure" and roll over to make room. He comes in with you, you sit up and ask him how he's doing.
He shrugs and sighs shakily "I think I'm in shock-it hasn't hit me yet, that-she's…gone…" you both stay awake talking for a long time until finally you both fall asleep, your head on his shoulder.
The next morning (day three) you both wake up and realize you're sort of snuggling bakura blushes hard and jumps out of your bed.
"Hey it's okay I didn't mind" you say bakura comes back and sits next to you. You eventually push bakura out of your room so you can shower and dress. You go downstairs and bakura has fixed breakfast for both of you. You eat with him, then he thanks you for letting him stay with you.
Then he says "I can't stand to go back yet…can I-"
You cut him off and say "stay as long as you want, there's no one else here anyway. It's nice to have someone here…" bakura drops his head.
"there's another thing, I have to…plan a funeral…for my sister" he starts crying again. You help him with the whole thing.
After you set up, he takes you to a little shop called kame game shop. Inside are a lot of people that bakura knows. He introduces you, and breaks the news about Amane. They all hugged him. One girl, named Anzu, is hanging over him too much. She's practically drooling. You bite your lip and look away. Bakura never said he had a girlfriend…
Later, you and bakura are back at your apartment, he has brought his friends too. You go over to bakura the funeral will be starting soon, so you offer to drive everyone over in your car. There aren't enough seatbelts so Anzu "has" to sit on bakura's lap. She sticks her tongue out at you.
After the funeral you drive everyone home, and Anzu sits on bakura's lap again and she plays with his hair. Then you take bakura back to your place,
After you give him some hot tea you ask "are you and Anzu dating or something?"
Bakura answers "no she's just pushy, I don't even like her like that..." he looks at you. It seems maybe he can read your mind, because he gets up from his chair and puts an arm around your shoulders. "there's someone else I like…" he drops his eyes. "I can't explain it so any one will believe me, but…it's dangerous for me to love someone" he looks back at you. "I'm sorry" by now you've figured out that he likes you. You blush and kiss him on the cheek, he blushes too.
"I'd believe you…it can't be that crazy…"
He bites his lip, then says "It's crazy, but…I'll tell you" he pulls out a golden object (the millennium ring) from under his shirt. He holds it up so the sun glints off it.
"Basically, there is an ancient spirit who lives inside this ring. He's evil, and sometimes he possesses me. When he does…well, I am not responsible for my actions. He has hurt many people I've loved in the past."
You sigh and hug him "I maybe insane but…I believe you" then a chill runs down your back. Bakura's hands tighten around your body. He pulls his head back to look you in the eye. Suddenly, his eyes are ice-cold. "bakura?" you say he narrows his eyes.