I Own You – Chapter Two
Revised
By: Kerigan
Metal springs groaned in protest as Ryou rolled onto his side. His hands tucked themselves under the side of his head to soften his stiff pillow. Mentally, he knew he was uncomfortable, but physically the drugs had made him numb. His limbs tingled and his vision remained blurry.
Since being stuck in the asylum for over three years, he had already memorized his surroundings. Here…in this nice, quiet, blue room. Not a bold blue, or dark blue…a powdery soft blue. The color of angel's robes, or so he imagined. He rather liked the color. It was better than white. Anything was better than white. His old room at home used to be white. He didn't like his room that much. Luckily, when he was sane, his friends kept him away from his house as much as possible. They were so good to him. Whatever happened to them?
You never had any friends. Bakura's voice whispered from within his head. The hair on his neck stood up a bit. No one wants to be friends with a child like you.
Ryou sighed, the air released from his lungs was warm on his skin. His silky white locks fell into his eyes like a blanket of serenity. They hid him from his surroundings. Unfortunately, there wasn't anything to hide him from his mind.
Are you listening to me?
Click.
Ryou looked up towards the rectangular window across the room. His room had no privacy. The wall which faced the hospital's hallway had a rectangular shatterproof window that was big enough for a team of people to watch in on him. Besides the huge window, was a metal framed door.
Click.
Quickly, he sat up on his squeaking bed. The sudden movement caused him to sway backwards a bit. The light above him glowed warmly as he gained his balance. Many times, after the end of torture session, he would wake up and mistaken the soft glow for God. Bakura always threatened to shut off the white comfort in the air... but he never did. If Bakura had shifted the only light he knew into darkness, life would just be…empty. He would be stuck in infinite paranoia.
The bogey man is coming for you.
Creeeeeak.
The aluminum door slowly swung open and Ryou pulled the covers up to his face in fright. "Ryou?" Dr. West came in. Her soft features made her so soothing to see, Ryou lowered his shield of fabric. "How are you doing this morning?"
Ryou's chocolate colored irises looked up at the woman. Deep purple circles were painted under his beautiful eyes and his silver hair seemed a tad droopy. His thin, frail body was buried underneath the baggy grey pajamas. With a friendly smile, she closed the door softly. "A guest has come to see you, and I wanted to know if that was okay with you."
His face must have changed because she suddenly smiled. "Well, I'll take that look as a yes. Now let me check to see if the drugs wore off safely." Instantly, she had taken out a tiny flashlight. Her fingers helped Ryou widen his eyes as she examined them. She hummed a familiar tune while she continued her exam.
She thoroughly checked his ears, wrists, heartbeat and blood pressure. Doctor West was very fast, and very experienced. Ryou was used to these checkups. Every time they would have to use sedatives, it was normal to do these.
He cleared his throat. "Who...who is it?" his mouth seemed dry. He could hear his voice sound pathetically weak. Her beautiful blue eyes looked up at him, her mouth formed a smile once more.
"His name is Seto Kaiba from Kaiba Corporations. Do you remember him? He went to the same high school as you."
That name echoed through his ears, and into his mind. Faces of his older friends appeared into his mind – Yugi, Tea, Joey, Tristian….and Seto? He remembered Seto's dark chestnut brown hair and his deep blue eyes. For a split second, he could feel a warmth in his chest that he hadn't felt in a long time. The voice, the being within his soul, suddenly cackled. Bakura laughed so viciously, Ryou shuddered.
Click.
Ryou snapped his head towards the door to see that Dr. West had already left. No! What is she doing? Tell Kaiba to run!
"No, keep everyone away." he grimaced silently. Bakura laughed again.
Another chapter down! :]
I'm positing these chapters fairly quickly due to my workload. It's crazy, when I was writing the original story I was a freshman/sophomore in high school, having the craziest years of my life.
