Fall Baby Fall

by Celestsubasa

Ever since Ryou came into his life Bakura has learned to live all over again, but when dreams of his past love haunt him, will he ignore them or follow them?

1. Chapter 1

Fall Baby Fall By: Celeste-The-Hikari

This is my very first fanfic and it's based on a dream I had so I would super appreciate any advice on how I am doing or how I can improve my work. -

I wanna thank Angelic Candy b-c I had this dream after reading a chapter of her story Rebirth. Long live Horus and the power of orange juice:P

Summary: Ever since Ryou came into his life Bakura has learned to live all over again, but when dreams of his past love haunt him, will he ignore them or follow them?

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or any of its chars. All I own is my dream.

Key

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(R: Ryou thru mind link )

(B: Bakura thru mind link )

(N: Marik )

(M: Malik )

(Y: Yugi )

(A: Yami )

Celeste: I am sooooooo sorry about the suckie key. I really wanted to include the mindlink, but the last 2 dozen times (very very literal here) I tried to put up it wouldn't let me. --' I finally found the source of all my troubles; it was that awesome key! So, I revised it. And although it sux royally, it laccepted it so I'm rollin' with it. all destructive critism, ideas, suggestions, comments, & advice will be much appreciated.

Bakura: Yeah, Ra knows she needs it.

Celeste: throws her track-ball at him

Bakura: Ow! Why you! I'll send you to the shadow realm!

Celeste: Hides behind Ryou

Ryou: Sweatdrops

Chapter One It Was…Just A Dream

There was sand blowing wildly all around me. What the hell possessed me to go out in a sand storm? I thought to myself as I trudged on. I noticed a dark patch in my vision; a building or structure of some sort. I guess I should make for it and wait this out. I walked on a little ways until I could just barely touch it. I searched all around it, banging at it, looking for some sort of entrance; but I could not find one. Seeing as how I couldn't get in, I decided to climb up and jump over. This is just my luck, isn't it? I put both hands on the side and prepared to ascend the wall when suddenly the wall flung itself at me and I fell backwards. A small, pale hand reached out to me. I reached out and gripped the hand and it pulled me up to the ground and beckoned me inside and slammed the door behind me. I wiped all of the loose sand out of my eyes and looked around. It appeared to be a tower of some sort. I looked at my mysterious rescuer, wondering what kind of person he would have to be to live in a place such as this. They locked the various locks on the door. "I could have gotten in myself you know." I spat out. "I know…but…I couldn't help myself…" a young woman's voice said. I was taken back. A…a woman? "I'm sorry. Next time I'll ask before I help." She said as she began to turn around.

"Bakura? Bakura wake up." "Ryou?" I opened my eyes to see my Hikari looking down at me expectantly. "Ryou, I thought it was Saturday." I stated looking at the clock at my bedside which read 9:30. "It is. And you promised to help me clean up this place so that we can meet Marik for lunch for 12 so get up lazy bones!" Ryou stated cheerfully. "I do not remember promising to get up at 9:30…" I stated, seeing my Hikari frown at me. "…but since I'm already awake I guess I could get an early start with you." Ryou leapt with joy and hugged me tightly. "Thank you Yami! I'm so happy you agreed! Ok well I'll just go get started. Meet me down stairs when you're ready!" he declared happily as he ran out of my room and shut the door behind him. I sighed as I grabbed jeans and a t-shirt out of the drawer and threw them on. I walked down stairs to see Ryou already hard at work at folding cloths so I decided to tackle the dishes from the previous night.

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After cleaning up the whole house, I showered and changed into khakis followed by a light blue dress shirt with a white t-shirt thrown on underneath. I stuck a toothbrush in my mouth and went to check on Bakura. I knocked on his door lightly before opening it. "A-re yo-u al-most rea-dy Ba-kur-a?" I asked while brushing my teeth. He had been sitting on his bed with dark blue jeans and the same top as me except he left his unbuttoned. He had seemed to be deeply lost in thought though. I looked at him quizzically and tried reading his mind through the link. (B: I'm alright Hikari. I was just thinking to myself is all. ) (R: You sure you're alright? ) Bakura looked up at me. (B: I'm quite sure. …speaking of which…where is my toothbrush? ) "I dun-no i-t wa-s i-n th-e-e ba-th-ro-om la-st I s-aw i-t." Bakura laughed lightly and ruffled my hair lightly as he went into the bathroom to search for his toothbrush. Well if he says he's o.k.… I said to myself as I went back to rinse and mouthwash.

We went down the stairs and I grabbed the keys as we walked out the front door and locked it behind us. We turned around and went down the stairs (A.N. I have know clue where Ryou's house is, but I always pictured it to be a sort of apartment or condo and for it to not be on the first floor :-) ) and headed towards the pizza shack. We arrived about 15 minutes early, but it was alright seeing as how Marik and Malik were already there. "Hey guys. A bit early, aren't we?" I said to them as we sat across from them. "Oh and YOU have room to talk! You are just as early as we are. And besides, Malik and I really had nothing else to do today." Marik said to us. Marik had on black pants held together by a huge black belt with silver buttons and complete with a white tank top that showed off his tan skin. Malik looked pretty much the same, only his pants were shinier and he had no belt. "Sorry I didn't call you guys, last night Ishizu 'attempted' cooking again. She blew up what ever it was and it went all over the walls and floor. She was cleaning it up for hours. I finally gave in and helped her clean it. It took us 3 and a half hours to finish." Marik said. "Well at least you didn't have to eat it, right!" I said to him. "Thank Ra himself for that" Malik stated just as our waitress walked up. "How are you all doing this afternoon?" she stated cheerfully. "Damn hungry." Malik responded. The waitress made a face that said plainly that she didn't know who to respond. "We'll take 4 cokes please." I said before either Malik or Bakura could torment the poor woman any further. She smiled her thanks and replied "Sure thing. You boys wanna order or do you need some more time?" "Actually we'll take 2 pepperoni pizzas with extra cheese please-" "And a dozen of those bread sticks with a ton of sauce. Pronto!" Malik said as he interrupted Marik. "Uh…yes sir right away sir!" The woman stated as she turned quickly and jogged towards the back. "Malik!" Both Marik and I stated at the same time. "What? I'm hungry!" he said in his defense. "Be nice, I think she's new." Marik said. "Yea I don't ever remember seeing her here." I said. "Plus she has 'Fran' written on a piece of duck tape." Just then the woman walked up and set 4 cokes and 2 dozen bread sticks with 4 huge cups filled with sauce on the table. "Your pizzas will be out shortly, until then is there anything else I can get you?" she asked. "No, we're fine thank you." I said before Malik could harass her with anything else. As she walked away Malik turned to me and said "What'd ya do that for? We need more-" "Because we really don't need any more stuff. And you'd better tip her well for all the trouble you caused her!" Malik gasped at that. "TIP!" "Yes, tip."

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The words 'I'm sorry. Next time I'll ask before I help.' And the sound of that woman's voice kept ringing in my head. I wonder what she was doing in such a place. And how did she know that I was out in that storm? It does seem weird. Was she…waiting for me? But how would she have known it was me? "I know…but…I couldn't help myself…" …she was- "Bakura? Aren't you gonna eat any pizza?" Ryou said, bringing me out of my thoughts. "Hn? Wha'd you say Hikari?" Ryou frowned at me. "Bakura, are you alright?" "Yea. I'm fine. You worry too much." I said as I grabbed a slice of pizza and began to eat. "He's right you know. You haven't made one comment since we got here, and that's not like you." Malik stated. "You two are just angry because I'm not acting like a child as you are I'm sure." They all frowned at me as I took another bite of my pizza. "Wha?" I asked while chewing. The others started eating again. For a few minutes a silence arose. "So, what's the plan for the rest of today?" Malik asked. Ryou answered, thankful to have the long silence broken. "Well, we have to go shopping for our Halloween costumes." "Yea, that's gonna be so much fun!" Marik admitted. "What is a 'Halloween' ?" I asked quizzically. "It means 'All Hollows Day' or 'All Saints Day'. It's a Catholic day of observance in honor of saints. But it originated from Celtic Ireland, when summer officially ended on October 31. The holiday was called Samhain (A.N. pronounced 'sow-en'. How you ask? I dunno :P), the Celtic New year. It was believed that on that day, the disembodied spirits of all those who had died throughout the preceding year would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year. They believed it to be their only hope for the afterlife. The Celts also believed that all laws of space and time were suspended during that time, allowing the spirit world to intermingle with the living. Naturally, they didn't want to be possessed. So on the night of October 31, villagers would douse the fires in their homes, to make them cold and uninviting. They would then dress up in costumes and noisily parade around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess." All three looked at Ryou, shocked, amazed, and confused. "What?" Ryou said, noticing the looks they were giving him. "How do you know all that!" Marik finally asked. "I had to do a report on it for English class." "Oh. Yeah, that's right! I did mine on spirits!" Marik stated triumphantly. "What an absurd thought! We can possess people whenever we want, not just on one day!" Malik said, slamming his fists on the table and earning himself some nasty looks. "And why would they think that they could stop ancient spirits by merely dressing up like idiots! Didn't anyone tell them that they looked scary enough!" Bakura said, as Malik laughed. "Yeah, you're right about that!" The two Hikaris frowned. "They didn't know any better." Ryou said. "And besides, now it's just a free holiday where people dress up in costumes and get free candy!" Both Yamis stopped eating just then. "CANDY!" Bakura said. "FREE!" Malik said. "Well, why didn't you say so!" the two said at the same time. "…We just did." Marik said. "So, what do we have to do to get the candy?" Malik asked nonchalantly. "You have to dress up in costumes and say 'trick or treat' door to door." Ryou said. "And people actually give it to you? For free?" Bakura asked. Ryou giggled. "Yes Bakura, for free." "Well then, what are we waiting for!" Malik asked, jumping out of his seat. "We're waiting for you to tip and pay our waitress." Marik plainly stated. "Oh. Right." He said as he walked up to the register to pay.

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"So, where are we headed?" Malik asked anxiously. "The biggest costume shop in Domino; 'Freaks-R-Us'!" Marik stated happily, unable to contain his joy. Ryou looked over his shoulder to see Bakura trailing behind the three of them, deep in thought. The thing that bothered him the most though was that Bakura had severed the link to think quietly to himself. I wish he'd just tell me what's wrong. I'm worried. He doesn't usually think on something for so long and when he does, I can see it via the mind link. What is he thinking! (R: Bakura? Are you alright? ) (B: Hn? Of course Hikari, why? ) (R: Well…you aren't talking and you just seem so lost today. ) (B: I just need some time to think to myself. It's nothing, I promise. I tell you what, I'll let you pick out my costume if you promise to stop worrying over nothing. Deal? ) (R: Deal! ) An enormous grin graced Ryou's face as he couldn't contain his joy. Heh heh heh. Anything, huh? "What's up! Spill!" Marik asked in a low voice, so that Bakura couldn't hear. Not that he was paying attention or anything. "Heh heh. Bakura said I can pick out his costume." Ryou whispered back to the two. An equally large grin crossed Marik's face. "I'm picking out Malik's too." Marik replied. "Since when!" Malik stated, utterly surprised. "Since you said 'I'll do anything, just save me from Ishizu!" Malik opened his mouth, but shut it quickly, saying Egyptian curses underneath his breath. The two Hikaris grinned from ear to ear as each grabbed their Yami and dragged him to the costume shop. They pushed themselves into the extravagantly lit costume shop. "Slow down, Hik-wow." Bakura said upon entering.

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Damn! I can NOT allow myself to dwell on her…and yet…I can't help but think of her… "Here, Yami! Try this one!" Ryou cried as he handed Bakura a nurse's outfit. "…You have GOT to be kidding me." He stated as he threw it out. "I refuse." "But 'Kura you promised!" Ryou cried. "I'm sure the Pharaoh is not being humiliated like this." Bakura said. "No kidding." Malik said threw a southern belle mask. Bakura lifted an eyebrow as he said "Nice dress. Red is your color." Just then Ryou gasped. "This one's just so perfect!" he said as he handed it to Bakura. He walked out and stared darkly at Ryou. "…" "It's perfect!" He stated. "We've got ours!" Ryou said to Marik. "Us too!" He responded. Both grinned in triumph as they each checked out, they lady oddly eyeing their purchases. …Maybe I should just forget about this woman…after all…it was...just a dream… He said to himself as he followed the group out of the doors and to the apartment complex.

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Well? What do you guys think? This is my first so destructive criticism, helpful hints, and luv will all be truly appreciated! Please, tell me watcha think! Till next chappie!