Ever Present Voices

by Military Mechanic

He hears them, every time that he closes his eyes. The screaming, the howling, the cries for help and vengenance and for others to suffer. There is no one to protect him now. Just those voices, that echo constantly in Ryou's mind. Crying for him to take action, threatening him if he refuses, and they are always there. So he doesn't sleep and slowly, very slowly, he breaks.

1. Chapter 1

A/N: Yep, have a multi-chapter story from me. No clue who I'm going to pair Ryou with yet, so let me know what you all want!

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Listen.

Closely now.

Lean in further.

Let the sound envelop you.

Let it carry you away, deeper into the smooth darkness.

You can hear it, can't you?

The sound of screaming. Everytime you close your eyes. Or maybe you can't.

No.

Of course you can't.

Only Ryou can hear those screams, echoing through the night. Every time that he closes his eyes, they are there. Right there. Trying to get the young boy's attention.

Fight it.

That's what he should do.

But he can't.

Not any more.

Not now, that they're gone. Bakura. Akefia. The yami. The spirit. Taken from him - and for what?

For others, always for others, forever for others.

Everything that happens to Ryou, it's for others.

Never him.

So the screams? They always continue.

Long into the night.

With nothing there to keep them at bay.

Ryou doesn't know how much longer he can stand it.