Demons
Chapter one
Ryou Bakura thought that the day was going quite well for a change, until Yugi asked a special question that made Ryou's heart skip a beat. He, Yugi, Honda and Jonouchi were walking home from school on a hot summer day. Everyone was tired and warm from the heat, even Yugi's hair seamed to be tired and stood up less than it used to.
"Ryou-kun, why do you have that sweater on you? It's so warm today!"
For a quick moment Ryou looked away, feeling uncomfortable, but the group didn't notice his change of mood. To answer Yugi's question, Ryou smiled.
"I'm not all that warm, Yugi-kun." He lied.
"Really? We're sweating like pigs here!" Jonouchi said, wiping sweat from his forehead. "If I were you, I would be unconscious from a heat stroke!"
"By the way Ryou-kun, you always wear a sweater! Even in gym class! What's up with that?" Honda asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Ah… well, I just… I just like sweaters I guess." Ryou answered, trying not to look uncomfortable. Suddenly he looked at his wrist-watch. "Oh! I must hurry home! I have so much to do today!" He said and started to run away from them, shouting a quick goodbye
over his shoulder.
Honda frowned. "He's acting a bit weird."
Jonouchi paled. "You don't think Yami Bakura is back do you?!"
"Jonouchi! It was years ago he and Yami Yugi-kun went away!" Honda said and rolled his eyes.
"But Ryou's yami always came back! Remember!?"
Honda smacked the blond boy on his head. "This is not the case now! Both yamis are gone, for real!"
Jonouchi still looked worried. "Yugi-kun, I… hey, why do have that strange look on your face?"
Yugi looked up at the two taller boys. "I… I'm a bit worried about Ryou-kun."
"Nah, I think he's fine. Just because he's acting a bit weird doesn't mean that he is in trouble." Honda said. "He always acts weird, well, sometimes anyway."
Yugi did not look convinced. "Guys… I saw something on his wrist when he was looking at his watch." He said and stopped walking, causing the other two to stop as well.
"What was it Yugi-kun?" Jonouchi asked.
"I… well, I'm not sure, but it looked like a wound… more than one actually."
Jonouchi and Honda first looked at each other and then back at Yugi. Both were frowning. "What? You think that he is hurting himself, Yugi-kun?" Honda wondered, now taking the whole thing more seriously.
"I don't know. I hope not, it might have been an accident or something…"
Honda looked both worried and frustrated. "What shall we do about this? Shall we ask him?"
"Isn't that a bit rude?" Jonouchi asked. "What if he's not hurting himself? Why should he, by the way?"
"…he have had a rather hard life, Jono-kun." Yugi said. The group grew silent.
"So… we're going to ask him?" Jonouchi asked quietly.
The other two shrugged.
