Two Broken Minds
Disclaimer: Don't own. Enough said.
Warning: Fluff, OOCness
Non yaoi! As with all my fics, this is just friendship.
I've read quite a few all-dialogue fics, and I thought they worked really well, so here's my attempt.
Italics: Bakura
Normal: Ryou
Enjoy!
"I don't understand…"
It's all right. You don't need too. Just trust me.
But why? You hurt my friends. Why did you do that to them?
Does it matter? They weren't really your friends anyway.
They were kind.
They pretended to be kind. They didn't mean it.
They- they didn't?
No.
I don't understand.
You must learn, little one, that humans are cruel. If you are weak, they destroy you. If you are strong, they revere you. That is how the world works. And you are weak.
I am?
Yes, but don't worry. I'll look after you. I'll protect you.
How do I know that you will? You'll just hit me again. You wouldn't hit me if you wanted to protect me.
It makes you stronger.
No, it hurts me.
You really want to know why I beat you?
Yes.
I'll tell you a secret. You must never reveal this to anyone, all right?
I understand.
I wasn't always like this. Back in Egypt, I was evil, but I was rational. I was sane. Despite the things I went through, I didn't succumb to the darkness. But all those centuries trapped in the Ring; reliving painful memories, it ripped me apart. I lost my mind. I lost myself. Do you understand, little one? I hurt you because I think it will save me. That it will take away my pain.
-Silence-
Are you afraid, young one?
Yes.
But…?
I don't care.
Why not?
I know how to save you.
Oh, really?
Causing pain won't help you. Hate will only deepen the scars. But maybe love will heal them.
Love is for weaklings.
No.
Who do you suggest I love then?
Me. Be my friend. Be my brother. That might help.
'Might'?
It's worth a try, yami.
Maybe, hikari. We'll make a deal, then. I'll protect you from reality, and you save me from the darkness. What do you think?
A winning partnership.
Hm.
You've made a start. Talking to me. Hasn't it helped?
I don't know.
If the nightmares are gone then it has.
How do know about my nightmares?
I have them too. We do share minds, remember?
Two broken minds.
Yeah. Broken.
Go to sleep, little one.
One more question.
Just one.
Why are you trying to collect the Millennium Items?
-Silence-
Yami?
I don't know.
You don't?
I used to. But I don't anymore.
But…
That was your last question. Now sleep.
Goodnight, yami.
Goodnight, little one.
You'll be here in the morning?
I'll always be here.
Always.
If this is popular, then I'll write a sequel. What did you think?
Thanks for reading!
-Always a Bookworm
