Learn to be Lonely
fic by xnightmare'sxnightmare
song by Minnie Driver
A/N: I was watching Phantom of the Opera the other day and I heard this song in it. When I listened carefully to the lyrics I noticed that it was a perfect song to go with Thief King's life. So enjoy this small songfic I wrote in the spur of the moment before I leave on my trip to Japan.
Song in bold italics
Story in normal font
Please read the song to get the full effect of the story.
Bakura's POV
Child of the wilderness
Born into emptiness
Learn to be lonely
Learn to find your way in darkness
I've always been alone. Ever since the bastard Pharaoh burned my village to a crisp. But I had been alone long before that. My parents never really loved me. I was a born demon with white hair. They neglected me, they beat, the called me names... I would find comfort with myself. The voices in my head that would keep in company. Who would comfort me and help me find my way when I was alone in the darkness. When this first began, being in the dark was frightening to me, but I seek the darkness as my comfort now.
Who will be there for you
Comfort and care for you
Learn to be lonely
Learn to be your one companion
No one has been there for me. Except my voices, but deep down inside I know its just me so they really don't count. On my first raid, I was with a few other more experienced thieves. But a terrible accident occurred, the tomb caved in. But I was the only one inside. I waited. Hoping someone would come for me. But none came. I was alone once again, but I was used to it, I was used to being with myself. Learning that I would be the only one who would be there for me.
Never dreamed out in the world
There are arms to hold you
You've always known your heart was on its own.
After, maybe about seven days, of being trapped in there. Someone found me. He healed my wounds, comforted me like a parent would. But soon as I was healed. He left. Just like they all would. I've always known I would be alone.
So laugh in your loneliness
Child of the wilderness
Learn to be lonely
Learn how to love life that is lived
Eventually I drove myself crazy with being alone. After I was with people and I was alone again. I laughed. A crazed, neglected laugh full of pain and misery. I would find shelter in the night, alone in the wilderness. But I was used to being alone. I had come to love life alone.
Learn to be lonely
Life can be lived life can be loved
I had become a well know thief. Everyone knew and feared my name. It was what I lived for now. But my state of bliss was soon over. I was still alone, but now I was alone in a black abyss. The pharaoh finally caught me. He killed me but for the ultimate punishment, he sealed me away. Into a terrible place. And I laughed while I was there. I was alone again. And I loved it.