Disclaimer: No, I don't own it, you can all calm down now! Trust me, if I owned it, the whole world would know!

AN: Yes, well…Not much to say except that this story came to me out of nowhere and that I hope you enjoy it so far. The only thing that you need to know is that in this story, or, at least, prior to it, Bakura did not mistreat Ryou. Alright then, on with the first chapter then!

When The Light Goes Out

Chapter One

Ryou looked between the two glaring spirits and tried in vain to stop them from arguing.

"You've insulted me for the last time, Pharaoh!" Bakura snarled dangerously.

"Well maybe if you kept your hands to yourself then I wouldn't have to insult you, now would I?" Yami spat back.

Ryou looked confusedly at his other half. "What's Yami talking about Bakura?"

Bakura paused in his battle of wits to quickly explain to his hikari. "This-this pompous son of a bitch has accused me of, yet again, beating you Ryou and I am trying to tell him to keep his neatly polished nose out of our business!"

Yami smirked triumphantly down on the former thief. "I don't see you denying that you hit Ryou," he said.

"I don't see me admitting to it either!"

Ryou quickly stepped between the two, trying to defend his yami. "Oh no, Bakura doesn't hit me Yami! He wouldn't do that! He's actually very nice to me Yami!"

Yami looked pityingly upon Ryou. "Poor Ryou. He made you say that, didn't he? Well, don't worry any longer, for I'm going to get rid of this Tomb Robber once and for all!" Before anyone could do or say anything, Yami had pushed Ryou aside and brought his hands up, Shadow Magic emitting from the palms and blasting Bakura into the Shadow Realm, where his soul would be locked forever.

Ryou stared at the scene in shock, then, with tears streaming down his face; he turned and ran away.

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Ryou sat crouched in the corner of his bedroom, head in his hands as he sobbed his heart out. The door to his room opened quietly and Yuugi slipped inside. The shorter boy went quickly to his friend and slipped his arm around his shoulder in a comforting gesture. "Shhh. It's going to be okay Ryou. I know, it'll be hard to deal with at first, but you won't have to worry ever again. Bakura will never hurt you again."

Ryou glanced up from his crying to glare at Yuugi. He angrily shook Yuugi's arm from his shoulder and whispered tersely, "How dare you even suggest that Bakura beat me! How dare you! Bakura never laid a finger on me and he never would! He was the best friend I ever had and if you even begin to imply that he was horrible to me, I'll never speak to you again!"

Yuugi, shaken by the fierceness of Ryou's tone and words, stood up abruptly and exited the room.

Ryou, rocking back and forth and still weeping, pulled out from under his shirt his most prized possession: the Millenium Ring. Holding it to his chest where he guessed his heart was, he muttered under his breath, "I'll avenge your unlawful banishment, I promise you Bakura. I'll get revenge from Yami and his friends. I swear on the Millenium Ring I will!"

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So, what do you think? Good plot so far? I know this chapter's short, but most chapter's probably will be about this length, maybe slightly longer. So, yeah, anyway, review please!

Thanks!

Rowan and Sakura