~ Ok, so in my last chap some might have been confused at this part- "Bakura was halted in thought as an unusual feeling hit his mind. It took him a minute to recognize it as his and Ryou's mind link. A horribly twisted smile made it's way to his face as he knew the location of his pet."
Ok so I should explain no? ok well it's simple. ANYONE NOTICE BAKURA HAS HIS OWN BODY? Lol sorry, well that is to imply that he and ryou were separated, therefore cutting the mind link if you will. But! They can still feel eachother, like if one of them feels an emotion to strongly then the other has their mind link. Makes sense? Like when bakura gets really REALLY angry then she feels him and his thoughts. And likewise but it only stays as long as the emotions do. Ok and oh! Anyone notice how in the first chap there is a cap. Ishtar? Malik was working with Bakura when he killed Yami so Bakura only let him live because well Bakura's army is made up of scared musclebound men who are forced to work for him. So he needs someone he knows in charge ya know? Makes sense? well I don't own yugioh, and thank you all for the wonderful reviews! I hope to get this story updated every two weeks, sorry my grandpa recently has been diagnosed with cancer so until he, um unfortunately passes I probably won't update…I hope you understand, it's been rough for my family so I'm just glad I'm able to update, maybe in a couple of weeks I can update regularly.~
Ryou remained tucked into her knees all night as she watched the moon and stars go away and watched the sun begin to rise. It was then that she stood up and dusted herself off. She was safe for now but if she wanted to get away from Bakura forever then she needed a plan. She needed a plan fast.
She couldn't hide forever. Bakura would have the whole town stripped if he had to and she knew with his temper he would probably call for that to be done very soon. She couldn't run very far either. Ryou knew she was fast but she couldn't out run all of Bakura's men just by luck. No. She had to make it to the edge of town. If she made it out of Domino, or what was left of it…then maybe she could escape him.
It would be no easy task she knew. Ryou thought of all the dangers there could be. No doubt Bakura had sent everyone looking for her. Everyone was truly against her. She had to stay in the darkness and hide. She had to weasel herself out of Domino and to a less populated area. If she made it away from civilization she would be safe. Well, she would be safe from Bakura, but being safe from him was worth the pain of anything else.
Even if she made it out of Domino, Bakura owned the world now. Everyone knew who she was. Everyone hated her or pitied her. She could be killed by someone who Bakura had done wrong or she could just be reported and brought back to 'his majesty'. Neither choice seemed good to her. She had to try though. She wasn't going to sit here all day and wait for Bakura or Malik to catch her.
Ryou wasn't going back without a fight. Ryou wasn't going back period. Couldn't Bakura leave her alone? Why couldn't he understand that he didn't love her? Why couldn't he understand that she would never love him?
Bakura had claimed that now that the world was his that she would never be in need again. Bakura had gone on and on about how he was in control now so she wouldn't have to worry about the future. Ryou began to shiver as she thought of 'that' night and how he said he would always love her and that all she had to do was love him too.
That was all she had to do? Give her love to some egotistical monster who had destroyed everything! How could Bakura expect her to give her love to him? He had destroyed her whole life! Ever since she was 12 and had received that awful ring, Bakura had pushed her around, messed with her mind, and tortured her for his own amusement. That wasn't love!
Bakura had abused her always. Ryou knew he was just lonely now that he had nothing to do. That was it. He just wanted control in every way he could think of. He wanted everything she could give. Love was something she wouldn't give to him though. How dare Bakura even think that he could receive it!
It angered Ryou to no end that Bakura had the audacity to want her love. It scared her too though. It terrified her, what he did to try to win her affections.
At first he would leave her jewelry in the room he forced her to stay in at his 'palace'. The jewelry would always be golden or silver and have tons of diamonds or rubies. Of course it wasn't her choice to wear them or not, for Bakura would be sure to grow angry if she didn't accept his gifts.
Then he started to order that she do everything with him. At first she mainly just let him grab her hand and hold it as though they were a couple as they would walk through his 'palace' in silence. Bakura one day had a rose garden planted for her. All around the back of his 'palace' there was a path constructed for her. Ryou had grown very wary by the time that he told her she could walk around the garden freely as long as she with someone.
Bakura never did any good for anyone. She knew he wanted something from her but she wasn't sure as to what. It had frightened her that he was so desperate to obtain something from her. Couldn't he just beat her or something?
A month after Bakura had given her permission to visit the rose garden, he had began to eat with her and talk with her and just be in her presence for far longer than Ryou would have liked. One day while Ryou sat on the path near the giant rose bushes Bakura walked up to her and asked her to come with him. She was afraid to from the sound of his voice but she didn't want to dare to upset him either.
Ryou had followed him all the way back to the 'throne room' as they ran into Malik who brought forward a man who was bloodied and covered in filth. Bakura looked back at her and smirked as he grabbed her and walked her up to his supposed 'throne'. Ryou's eyes filled with shock as Bakura shoved her into his seat and leaned his face in near her ear so that Malik couldn't hear.
"Now Ryou you stay there and watch this my little flower" Bakura whispered as he placed a rose she didn't know he had in her hands and then stalked off toward the man.
That was the first time Bakura had made her watch him kill someone out of her own body. The experience she realized was much more painful in real life. Now she had to watch this poor defenseless man actually die instead of seeing her Yami's memories later.
That wasn't the last time either. Bakura continued everyday to go fetch her and have her sit and watch him murder all kind of innocent people. Ryou had never felt so helpless before as she tried not to look at the dying person who would look to Bakura in desperation, he would never be merciful though.
Ryou thought it couldn't get worse after the 43rd time she had watched someone get killed. She thought that Bakura would just continue to that to traumatize her. She was wrong though.
One day Bakura came and got her and sat her on his throne like he always did. That day was different though. Instead of their being some random stranger she didn't know, Malik brought in Yami. Ryou had never felt so crushed as she looked into the king's eyes and saw his confusion when looking toward her. Yami was going to die next…
After Bakura had finished showing off how disfigured he could make Yami's body look he turned his attention back to Ryou and it stayed with well into the night.
The next morning Ryou had woke up lying in bed next to Bakura while he stroked her hair and smiled at her. She had felt like puking upon the realization of what had happened wasn't a terrible nightmare she could pretend didn't happen.
Ever since that night Bakura didn't let her out of his sight. He constantly would hold her with him just to make sure she was there. He became possessive of her. He didn't trust her and he would constantly take her just to prove that he owned her. He was always striving to prove that point to her.
The only reason she had escaped in the first place was because of Tea. Tea had somehow made into the 'palace' and helped her get out of it before Bakura could notice she was gone. She sure hoped tea was safe. They had parted their ways after she was out of the palace. She just couldn't risk Tea getting hurt.
Ryou was knocked out of thought as the sun's rays shined in her face and she realized she had been standing around for a few minutes. She had to act quickly.
Ryou walked over to the edge of the building she was on and looked down at the area below her. It was clear. Looking all around three times over she started to climb back down and reach the ground below. She made sure to be very quiet as she stealthily climbed down the massive building. She was all the way down when she heard the sound of footsteps approaching.
Ryou quickly ran into the nearest excuse for a room and concealed herself behind giant messed up forms of old, rotten furniture. It was a good thing this appeared to be an office or she would have had nowhere to hide. She made sure to squeeze her body into the tiny space underneath a giant couch as voices began to fill her ears.
"Are you sure that you felt her here?" Malik's voice sliced through the early morning silence.
Ryou felt her heart beat faster as she knew who he was talking to. He said that 'you felt her', Bakura was here…Bakura was here! How could she have been so careless! Had he really felt her presence here?
"Of course I am you idiot! Why would I have dragged you here if I bloody didn't?" Bakura seethed to the blond as he walked closer toward the building.
Ryou began to feel out of breath as she heard each of them taking a step closer. She felt tears push themselves out as she began to think Bakura would find her.
/Hikari/ Ryou felt his voice in her mind as the footsteps got closer.
No! step, step, step.
/Ryou I know you can hear me! Just come back to me now on your own free will or I will force you to me myself/ he said to her as the steps became much closer.
Ryou literally began to sweat as the fear wrapped around her heart as Bakura's shoes stood right in front of the small opening that she was looking out of.
/I can sense your fear yadonushi. Are you afraid because I'm close to you?/ Bakura purred as she felt him shift through her memories.
No! She had to distract him! She couldn't let him find her. Instantly Ryou thought of the alley she had been in yesterday. She tried to only focus on that. She prayed her idea worked.
She heard a frustrated growl as the feet abruptly turned and stormed off.
"She left, I'm going to go get her. You go do whatever the bloody hell you do" bakura growled to Malik as she heard his angry footsteps eventually go out of hearing range.
After a few moments of complete silence she decided it was safe to leave. She had to be gone before Bakura realized she wasn't there and would come back here immediately.
Ryou let out a breath she wasn't aware she was holding as she pulled herself out from under the couch. She turned and started to walk out of the building when she locked eyes with a set of Lavender eyes.
"M-malik!" She squeaked as she felt her knees about to give in from the fear of being caught.
Ryou was so dead.
~So…what ya think? Hope this is kinda ok, I just gotta kinda build the emotions cuz I'm lame like that. I find it funny that Tea helped ryou escape but then her and Yugi were found long before Ryou was. Lol, oh the irony. Anyway. I hope to have another one up soon, luv you all! And if you have any questions please ask!~
