Acceptance
Bakura's POV
It was so dark and lonely back there. I was slowly drifting towards insanity, a mortal's mind would not survive long there. I remember all kinds of people trying it on and I wondered if each of them would be remotely worthy of having me at their side. Every time it tested them I would be incorrect about their worthiness. The thing that tested those foolish mortals was the Millenium Ring. It was mainly made out of the souls of my family. Even though all of the Items are mostly made out of the souls of my I have a connection with the Ring. In short many mortals would make a feeble attempt of bring my vessel but none of them were strong enough. It took over five thousand years but the Ring managed to find me an appropriate vessel, who happened to be my reincarnation. At first he may appear weak to a large amount of people and his hair makes him a magnet for bullies. But on the inside my host is actually stronger than everyone thinks. I used to abuse him a fair amount and at the same time I would tell him to create figures of the many people that he knows and if those particular people hurt my Hikari their souls would instantly be sent into the figures. Apart from granting my vessel's wishes I would try to collect the Millenium Items at all costs. In truth I was only attempting to escape the loneliness and insanity by finding acceptance. This is how I managed to find it.
Ryou's POV
I'm excited for tonight! Father is going to be home for a little while! He also said that he has a gift for me and I really want to know what it is but I suppose I'll have to wait until he gets here.
Bakura's POV
I felt the Ring being carried around by a foreign set of hands. These hands felt like they were going to take me somewhere. I felt a strange surge of light within me so powerful I was tempted to take possesion of the person's body but some sort of unnatural power was preventing me from doing just that. I recall the feeling of wind going around and through me, it was so strange feeling the same rush as riding on a horse. At least I have all of my memories, it would be irritating having to relearn everything that I already knew. The rush of wind was becoming slower than before and it had stopped entirely. I remember having a constricted feeling surround me and being carried again. Being carried had become quite a habit for me unfortunately.
Soon enough the feeling of being constricted had vanished and I felt a smaller pair of hands. These hands felt right to be carried in and the small hands felt warm and comforting unlike the other pairs of hands. I gasped as I felt something form a connection. I stopped falling through darkness and I saw two rooms. One of them seemed dark, cold and foreboding, and the other room felt light, warm and welcoming. I wondered if I should go into either of these strange rooms.
Ryou's POV
I felt an odd presence in my mind. It was faint but it was still there. The unusual presence was neither welcoming nor unwelcoming. It seemed suspicious, then surprised and then suspicious again.
Bakura's POV
I looked down at my hands wondering what I should do about the rooms but I found that both of my hands had turned white and that my hair seemed longer and spikier than before. It all felt so foreign to me. I looked at both of the doors one more time and I decided to open the door that looked warm.
Ryou's POV
The presence felt stronger now. I also felt a small tug until I found myself falling through darkness until I was caught in someone's arms.
"Are you okay?" My saviour asked me.
"Yeah I think I'll be fine. Do you know where we are?" I questioned him.
Bakura's POV
"I believe we are currently in your Soul Room." I replied.
"How do you know we are not in your Soul Room? And what is a Soul Room?" The boy asked me.
"I'm a theif therefore my Soul Room must be darker than yours. A Soul Room is where your Soul lives." I responded with as much knowledge as I knew This boy strikes me as extremely inquisitive.
"Would I still be able to go back to the real world?" The boy asked me.
"Yes you would if you wished to return. But first, what is your name?" I responded to his question with an answer and I asked him a question as well. The boy nodded.
"My name is Ryou." The boy answered while holding out his right hand to shake.
"Hello Ryou my name is Bakura." I told the boy while shaking his hand.
"Alright Bakura do you think I can get out of here just by wishing myself out?" Ryou asked me. I nodded.
"Of course you can Ryou. Just focus on the place you were before you got sucked into the Ring." I told him.
"That sounds easier than it should be." Ryou stated.
"A lot of things in this world do." I countered. Ryou shook his head in mock disbelief.
"Alright I'll give it a try." He told me. I nodded in approval.
"Good luck, you will never know when you will need it." I responded. Ryou closed his eyes and tilted his head slightly back. It looked like Ryou was concentrating as much as he possibly can. It looked absolutley adorable. I froze. What did I just think? I shut my eyes tight and shook my head trying to get rid of that stray thought that was floating around in my mind. The thought remained there and all I could choose to do was ignore it. As soon as I reopened my eyes Ryou had vanished into thin air.
'Ryou where did you go?' I thought.
/I'm outside of the Ring in my kitchen./ I heard a thought float back to my mind.
\\Ryou we can talk to each other through our minds!\\ I shouted through the mind-link. I smiled. Maybe I would find acceptance in the end after all.