Mystified
Yu-Gi-Oh! Ryou/BakuraBy: Klyukaizer
Summary: [Chapter version to "Numb", same plot… but different all throughout!] Bakura keeps on beating Ryou… Ryou continues receiving them! But what do they truly feel about each other? And why do they continue doing it?
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Tikaru, darkangel322, Aurora of the Moon, and Shadow Sanctuary! Thank you SO much guys for the first 4 reviewers!!! ^^ May the obsession of Ryou Bakura run through our bloodstream FOREVER!!! ^^;; XD
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Mystified
Chapter 2 - Agony
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"What are you smiling at? Dammit!" Bakura said as he pulled Ryou's hair forcibly. "You're already doing it!" Ryou answered with a smile, "You're killing me slowly… and painfully…"
Bakura's eyes widened once again. "I may not be enjoying this, Bakura! But I'm sure you are! And it's good to see someone happy… knowing your plain existence is amusement for them!"
"SHUT UP!" Bakura was getting annoyed by every second, "I don't need you, Ryou! I don't need you right this instant!" He said as he left towards the kitchen, leaving the injured boy at the floor to moan in agony. Bakura took out a knife from the drawer and returned to Ryou.
"A Yami is supposed to do what the Hikari wishes him to do!" Bakura said as he lifted the weak Ryou and supported him from the back, holding the knife in front of the unconscious boy's face.
//This is your wish…// Bakura glared as he prepared to end everything right here, right now. But then stopped when he saw Ryou's pained face leaning against his chest. Bakura was holding Ryou in the back with his hand on Ryou's shoulder. They were in a position not one of them thought they would encounter.
Slowly, Bakura trembled and the knife in his hand made contact with Ryou's beautiful skin; creating a slash on the cheek and blood gushing out of it. He dropped the knife to the ground as it clanged noisily. Ryou was still in deep sleep, the brim of his eyes was full of tears and blood started flowing from his mouth again.
"Such a pathetic Hikari! If only I had a Hikari like Yami has!" Bakura softly said to the sleeping Ryou. He frowned visibly to his master as he recalled the things that happened before…
~ Flashback~
"I am sick and tired of this!!!" Ryou yelled as he stood up, "Why are you doing this to me? What did I ever do to you, Aibou?"
~ Flashback end ~
//He still called me 'Aibou'… for all the things I had done to him, he still treats me as his Aibou!// Bakura thought as his frown turned into an anxious look. "Aibou… Aibou…" He chanted as he brushed the dirty bangs out of his Hikari's face.
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It was still early in the morning… there were only a few people inside the classroom while a silver-haired boy sat alone in his seat. Ryou was looking at his palms as he took out a mirror from his backpack. He stared at his reflection for a while and smiled to himself, "Such a pathetic little whore!" He murmured to himself as he touched the bandaged slash on his cheek.
"Ryou?" A voice called out as Ryou raised his head. "Yugi!" Ryou smiled as Yugi smiled back. "Ryou! What's happening to your cheek? Last time I saw it, it was swollen! Now it has a bandage on it! Did Bakura do something to you again?" Yugi raised an eyebrow.
"I- I don't know! Honestly, I don't! I just noticed it when I woke up!!" Ryou said as he touched the cut once again. Yugi didn't buy it, Ryou could tell. "Honest, Yugi! I haven't even talked to Bakura this morning! When I came down from my room, I quickly dashed out the door! We didn't engage in a conversation!"
"And why did you leave the house at such haste? You're not going to be late! You're very early in coming to school, we still have an hour before classes start!" Yugi paused with a suspicious look, "Something must've happened last night, Ryou!"
"I told you, Yugi! Nothing happened!" Ryou raised his voice as he slammed his fists on the table, attracting the few people around them. "What part don't you understand?" Ryou yelled as he sat on his chair again and buried his face on his arms.
"I- I'm s- sorry, Ryou!" Yugi stuttered. "Just. Leave me alone!" Ryou was mad, Yugi noticed. The kindness that has always been at the tone of Ryou's voice was gone.
'Great! Now Yugi hates me too!' Ryou thought, 'In the end, everyone will end up hating me…'
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Ryou was surprised when he came home not finding Bakura anywhere. He was surprised… and relieved. Finally, he can do his homework and all the assignments he had missed when he was absent. "It's Friday today!" He blinked, noticing just now. 'Maybe he's out in a bar or something… Friday has always been my favorite day!' He smiled mentally.
He was in the middle of his work, Ryou grasped his head when he felt a surge of dizziness and just shook it off. Then he heard the phone ring, he had to go downstairs to pick it up. He walked to the cordless phone on the kitchen table and answered it while heading back to the stairs, "Hello?" He answered irritably.
"Umm… Ryou?"
"Yugi?" Ryou asked.
"Umm… I- is this a bad time? Cause I- I'll just call again-" Yugi stuttered and was about to hang up but was cut off by Ryou. "No! Yugi… I'm glad you called!" Ryou can't help but smile, "But… I'm kind of busy right now! Can- can we talk tomorrow morning?"
"Do you hate me, Ryou?" Yugi asked, hurt and guilt present at the boy's tone of voice. "N- no, Yugi! I don't hate you!" Ryou answered. "Look Ryou… I'm really sorry about what happened at class! I shouldn't have doubted your explanations!" Yugi apologized.
"I should be sorry, Yugi! I yelled at you in front of everybody else!" Ryou apologized too as he was hit by another wave of dizziness.
"Are we still friends?" Yugi asked from the other line.
"…"
"Ryou? You still there?"
Ryou felt like falling, he grasped at the rail of the stairs but his legs weren't able to support him. He fell backwards, falling down from the stairs. He heard running footsteps at the stairs, the last words he heard were, "RYOU!!!"
/To be continued…/
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