by Tat Claire Kokoro and Rhapsody Moonschild
DISCLAIMER: Yu-Gi-Oh! does not belong to us, it belongs to a bum named Kazuki Takahashi. This fanfic's title comes from a poem by Maya Angelou. We'll sprinkle bits of it throughout the story.
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wings
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky…
--Maya Angelou
CHAPTER ONE (by Tat)
Ryou's POV
I'm alone. Completely and utterly alone. I have no one to hold special conversations with nor even someone to hold. Most of my old friends are dead or in a coma (thanks to Yami Bakura), and my new ones… they've discovered girlfriends or boyfriends. Yugi finally confessed to Anzu. Bakura and Marik have found a liking for each other and the others… I don't know. But even without knowing who the others are with, I know they have SOMEONE special.
I sigh as I walk to the park, a book in hand and an old blanket to sit on. I come to my favorite tree and spread the blanket out. Then I sit down and enjoy my book.
Lately I've taken a break from my usual fantasy/adventure books and switched to romance. Reading romance doesn't really help. It makes my lonesomeness even worse. But still… I keep reading. I can't help but turn a page, read the contents and then turn another page, and another, until I'm done with the book.
Yes, yes, I KNOW I am a bookworm. What else do you suggest I do? I don't really like TV, nor do I like to stay in bed all day and mope. Besides, it's such a lovely day, why waste it indoors?
After an hour I'm almost done with my book. Just one more paragraph and I'm finished… Oh! The suspense is killing me! What will happen? Will the girl reject the guy, or no? Closer… closer… almost done…
"You read too much." I hear Yami's voice, and he snatches my book from me.
"Could you please give me my book back?" I ask.
He shakes his head. "No."
"Why not?" I reach my hand out. He lifts the book up in the air out of arm's reach. Curse my height…
"Like I said, you read TOO much. Come on, why don't you enjoy the scenery?"
I sigh, "I would if I had someone to enjoy it with…"
Yami smiles. He has a nice smile. It's full of trustworthiness, but also, in a way, kind of plain. Still, I won't let his nice-looking grin stop me. I still want my book.
He hands it back to me and I sit back down to finish. When I close it and sigh because of how great of a story it was I notice Yami has been watching me the whole time.
"Want to go walk around the park?" he asks. Right then, my hope feels as if it is flying. Maybe this will be the end of my secluded life… I hope. The spiky-haired yami holds out a hand and I take it.