Disclaimer: Do I really need to say this every chapter!?? I DON'T OWN
YUGIOH!
Chapter Four
~~The next day~~
"Ryou! Ryou, where are you!" Seto called desperately, driving around as he searched for the albino.
"Seto?" Seto turned to face the petite form of Yugi.
"What?" Seto asked, impatient to continue his search.
"Are you looking for Ryou?" Yugi asked.
Seto immediately focused all his attention on the boy in front of him. "Have you seen him?"
"Well, actually, he came to my house last night. You two have a little quarrel to resolve, don't you." Yugi said sympathetically.
"Which way did he go?" Seto demanded.
"Ummm.I'm pretty sure he went that way." Yugi pointed in a direction.
Just as Seto was about to drive off, Yugi said softly, "Seto, you may be mad at Yami Bakura, but just remember he has his reasons."
"Whatever." Seto muttered as he drove off.
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Yami Bakura growled as Ryou sulked. He went over and grabbed his arm, yanking him up. "You worthless moron, get over him already!" he yelled.
Ryou answered in a tiny voice. "I can't."
"Argh! How can someone possibly hang onto someone as much as you do to Seto? Don't you remember, he rejected you, he doesn't care for you anymore!" Yami Bakura shrieked.
This caused Ryou to snap. He wrenched his arm out of his Yami's grasp, shouting, "Shut up, you, you insensitive.jerk! How would you know, and even if you did, it was all your fault! Just shut up and leave me alone!!" Ryou cried while he feebly pounded his Yami, trying to get him to go away.
"Just leave me alone." Ryou whispered.
Ryou's eyes widened as a hand came in contact with his face. He fell from the impact of the slap, but the pain wasn't what shocked him. 'I thought Yami agreed not to hurt me anymore.'
Yami Bakura just stood there, his eyes unusually bright. Ryou could have sworn he saw unshed tears in Yami Bakura's eyes. "Is that how you want it?! Fine. But let me just ask you this, Ryou Bakura. You feel it is painful to be away from your love, yes?"
Silently, Ryou nodded.
" That's nothing. My pain is tripled to yours. How would you feel if you were with the one you love everyday of your life, yet he loved someone else. Yet he paid no attention to you unless he was alone. He would only come to you if he had no one else to be with. And if you tried to tell him of your love, he would not believe you because of what you did in the past. You had to watch your love be with someone else, watch him enjoy being with someone else, while not thinking once of you. And this you had to endure every single day. Well?!? Tell me! TELL ME, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?" Yami Bakura shouted bitterly.
Ryou was stunned. "I-I-"
Yami Bakura didn't want to hear it. He stormed out the house, shouting as he ran. "You wanted to be alone, fine, you'll be alone!"
Ryou cried out, "Wait, Yami, come back, please!"
His Yami ignored his pleas and continued to run, away from his light.
Ryou sunk to his knees. 'Yami, is this how you felt? I'm so sorry. I didn't know.' Tears wet the rug he sat on.
'Please come back.'
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"Stupid, stupid, stupid!!" Yami Bakura scolded himself, banging his head on a tree. He hadn't run far. He could still see the house, but he was far enough to escape if Ryou came after him.
"Idiot!" Yami Bakura continued to reprimand himself, even as he felt hot tears spill. "Great, now what will Ryou think of me? And what did I go shooting my mouth off for? He probably thinks I lost my mind. If I haven't already." he sniggered mirthlessly, despite his tears.
"Stupid, stupid me. He'll think I'm weak now. I hope he didn't see my tears. Ugh, what would _that_ do to my reputation?! Argh!" the frustrated Yami resumed banging his head, harder and harder, not stopping even when he nearly got a bruise.
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Seto drove, not really caring if he was speeding or not. Besides, he was in the countryside where there were hardly any people. 'Come on, Ryou, where are you!' he thought frantically.
Seto spotted a small house, a little distance away. Deciding to investigate, hoping Ryou would be there, Seto was about to step on the gas a bit more when he noticed something else.
A person, who seemed to be banging his head against a tree. He looked like Ryou, but when Seto observed more closely, he realized it was the yami. Quickly, he got out of the car and rapidly made his way towards the dark side.
Yami Bakura didn't seem to notice the approaching other. Roughly, Seto grabbed Yami Bakura's shoulder and spun him around so they faced each other. "Where's Ryou?" Seto hissed.
The other boy's expression hardened further upon recognition of the taller boy. "Why should I tell you?"
"He's not with you in his soul room?"
Yami Bakura sneered, "No, he's not."
"Then where is he?!?" Seto was becoming very impatient.
"Why do you want to know? From how you acted back at the mansion, you don't love him anymore." He was about to throw a punch, but Seto noticed with his lightning reflexes. In the blink of an eye, Seto had Yami Bakura pinned against the tree.
"Tell me where he is." Seto whispered dangerously.
Yami Bakura clamped his mouth shut.
"Why are you so determined to keep him away from me?! What did I ever do to you?" Seto asked, frustrated.
"You stole his love from me!" Yami Bakura spat out.
"What?!" Seto was so shocked, he loosened his hold. The moment he felt the other's grip slacken, Yami Bakura shoved Seto forcefully off him, and leaped up. Before Seto could even stand, he was off like a rocket.
However, Yami Bakura wasn't fast enough to keep Seto from glimpsing his face. And this glimpse left the billionaire very puzzled indeed.
'Tears?'
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'This was all my fault.' This was the main thought that ran through Ryou' head.
'I should have prevented my yami from hurting Mokuba. But I should also have noticed how Yami felt for me. Now, they both hate me!' Ryou continued to sob, his shoulders shaking violently. 'I'm all alone. I shouldn't have shouted at Yami like that.I didn't really want him to leave. I just wanted some time alone.'
If Ryou had listened hard enough, he would have heard the car engine outside. But he was too busy blaming himself to do so.
'All my fault.' The albino felt a hand on his shoulder. Thinking it was his Yami, he turned around, about to apologize, when he realized it was someone else.
"Seto!" he gasped out.
Ryou threw himself forward, hugging the other youth tightly, burying his nose into Seto's trenchcoat. "Seto, I'm really sorry, I really am. You're right, I should have controlled my Yami better, I didn't mean for Mokuba to get hurt! Please, will you forgive me?"
Seto gently placed a finger on the other boy's lips, silencing him. He smiled, then suddenly leaned down to capture the white haired boy's lips in a kiss. It was short, but sweet. The two savored every second of it, as they both hadn't done so in such a long time.
When they broke apart, Seto was still smiling. "No, Ryou. It wasn't your fault, I shouldn't have blamed you for someone else's actions. I-"
Suddenly, there was a crash of glass being smashed, causing the two boys to jump in surprise. The two rushed out of the room to see what had caused the noise. They looked out the broken window, and could see in the distance a certain Yami running fast.
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When Yami Bakura escaped Seto's grasp, he ran away from the house. Then, when he was out of Seto's field of vision, he sprinted back to the house, back to Ryou.
He hoped to make it there before Seto's car did. Pulling a bit more magic from his ring, he boosted his speed and made it to the house. As he entered, he could hear Ryou who was still weeping pitiably. Standing right outside the room Ryou was in, Yami Bakura tried to think.
'Okay.Seto's coming soon, I really should apologize to Ryou. But what'll he think of me!' Yami Bakura tried to decide quickly. 'He'll definitely be convinced I lost my mind. But, otherwise, he'll feel so hurt. That boy's the most self-blaming person I've ever known. He'll definitely heap all the blame onto himself, unless someone is there with him. Well, here goes.' Yami Bakura was about to enter the room to comfort his light, when he caught sight of the blue trench coat of Seto Kaiba. Seto had entered the room before him, through a different entrance.
'Damn! When'd he get here?' Yami Bakura thought angrily, as he slipped back into the shadows, so as not to be noticed.
He watched them, as Ryou said something, then Seto. But the next action made him want to punch something really, really hard. He felt his anger build up as the two boys kissed.
Yami Bakura clenched his fist so hard, his nails dug into his palm. 'I suppose Ryou needs me no longer. Huh. Who am I kidding? He never needed me. Especially after what I used to do to him.' He turned and ran at the window, breaking through. Shards of glass scattered everywhere, cutting into Yami Bakura's skin, yet he felt no pain except the one deep in his heart. Landing on the ground like a cat, he stood up and took off, not caring if Ryou or Seto saw him or not.
Chapter Four
~~The next day~~
"Ryou! Ryou, where are you!" Seto called desperately, driving around as he searched for the albino.
"Seto?" Seto turned to face the petite form of Yugi.
"What?" Seto asked, impatient to continue his search.
"Are you looking for Ryou?" Yugi asked.
Seto immediately focused all his attention on the boy in front of him. "Have you seen him?"
"Well, actually, he came to my house last night. You two have a little quarrel to resolve, don't you." Yugi said sympathetically.
"Which way did he go?" Seto demanded.
"Ummm.I'm pretty sure he went that way." Yugi pointed in a direction.
Just as Seto was about to drive off, Yugi said softly, "Seto, you may be mad at Yami Bakura, but just remember he has his reasons."
"Whatever." Seto muttered as he drove off.
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Yami Bakura growled as Ryou sulked. He went over and grabbed his arm, yanking him up. "You worthless moron, get over him already!" he yelled.
Ryou answered in a tiny voice. "I can't."
"Argh! How can someone possibly hang onto someone as much as you do to Seto? Don't you remember, he rejected you, he doesn't care for you anymore!" Yami Bakura shrieked.
This caused Ryou to snap. He wrenched his arm out of his Yami's grasp, shouting, "Shut up, you, you insensitive.jerk! How would you know, and even if you did, it was all your fault! Just shut up and leave me alone!!" Ryou cried while he feebly pounded his Yami, trying to get him to go away.
"Just leave me alone." Ryou whispered.
Ryou's eyes widened as a hand came in contact with his face. He fell from the impact of the slap, but the pain wasn't what shocked him. 'I thought Yami agreed not to hurt me anymore.'
Yami Bakura just stood there, his eyes unusually bright. Ryou could have sworn he saw unshed tears in Yami Bakura's eyes. "Is that how you want it?! Fine. But let me just ask you this, Ryou Bakura. You feel it is painful to be away from your love, yes?"
Silently, Ryou nodded.
" That's nothing. My pain is tripled to yours. How would you feel if you were with the one you love everyday of your life, yet he loved someone else. Yet he paid no attention to you unless he was alone. He would only come to you if he had no one else to be with. And if you tried to tell him of your love, he would not believe you because of what you did in the past. You had to watch your love be with someone else, watch him enjoy being with someone else, while not thinking once of you. And this you had to endure every single day. Well?!? Tell me! TELL ME, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?" Yami Bakura shouted bitterly.
Ryou was stunned. "I-I-"
Yami Bakura didn't want to hear it. He stormed out the house, shouting as he ran. "You wanted to be alone, fine, you'll be alone!"
Ryou cried out, "Wait, Yami, come back, please!"
His Yami ignored his pleas and continued to run, away from his light.
Ryou sunk to his knees. 'Yami, is this how you felt? I'm so sorry. I didn't know.' Tears wet the rug he sat on.
'Please come back.'
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"Stupid, stupid, stupid!!" Yami Bakura scolded himself, banging his head on a tree. He hadn't run far. He could still see the house, but he was far enough to escape if Ryou came after him.
"Idiot!" Yami Bakura continued to reprimand himself, even as he felt hot tears spill. "Great, now what will Ryou think of me? And what did I go shooting my mouth off for? He probably thinks I lost my mind. If I haven't already." he sniggered mirthlessly, despite his tears.
"Stupid, stupid me. He'll think I'm weak now. I hope he didn't see my tears. Ugh, what would _that_ do to my reputation?! Argh!" the frustrated Yami resumed banging his head, harder and harder, not stopping even when he nearly got a bruise.
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Seto drove, not really caring if he was speeding or not. Besides, he was in the countryside where there were hardly any people. 'Come on, Ryou, where are you!' he thought frantically.
Seto spotted a small house, a little distance away. Deciding to investigate, hoping Ryou would be there, Seto was about to step on the gas a bit more when he noticed something else.
A person, who seemed to be banging his head against a tree. He looked like Ryou, but when Seto observed more closely, he realized it was the yami. Quickly, he got out of the car and rapidly made his way towards the dark side.
Yami Bakura didn't seem to notice the approaching other. Roughly, Seto grabbed Yami Bakura's shoulder and spun him around so they faced each other. "Where's Ryou?" Seto hissed.
The other boy's expression hardened further upon recognition of the taller boy. "Why should I tell you?"
"He's not with you in his soul room?"
Yami Bakura sneered, "No, he's not."
"Then where is he?!?" Seto was becoming very impatient.
"Why do you want to know? From how you acted back at the mansion, you don't love him anymore." He was about to throw a punch, but Seto noticed with his lightning reflexes. In the blink of an eye, Seto had Yami Bakura pinned against the tree.
"Tell me where he is." Seto whispered dangerously.
Yami Bakura clamped his mouth shut.
"Why are you so determined to keep him away from me?! What did I ever do to you?" Seto asked, frustrated.
"You stole his love from me!" Yami Bakura spat out.
"What?!" Seto was so shocked, he loosened his hold. The moment he felt the other's grip slacken, Yami Bakura shoved Seto forcefully off him, and leaped up. Before Seto could even stand, he was off like a rocket.
However, Yami Bakura wasn't fast enough to keep Seto from glimpsing his face. And this glimpse left the billionaire very puzzled indeed.
'Tears?'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Okay, I know it is very unlikely for Seto to actually find the house Bakura was in, but I couldn't think of any better way!)
'This was all my fault.' This was the main thought that ran through Ryou' head.
'I should have prevented my yami from hurting Mokuba. But I should also have noticed how Yami felt for me. Now, they both hate me!' Ryou continued to sob, his shoulders shaking violently. 'I'm all alone. I shouldn't have shouted at Yami like that.I didn't really want him to leave. I just wanted some time alone.'
If Ryou had listened hard enough, he would have heard the car engine outside. But he was too busy blaming himself to do so.
'All my fault.' The albino felt a hand on his shoulder. Thinking it was his Yami, he turned around, about to apologize, when he realized it was someone else.
"Seto!" he gasped out.
Ryou threw himself forward, hugging the other youth tightly, burying his nose into Seto's trenchcoat. "Seto, I'm really sorry, I really am. You're right, I should have controlled my Yami better, I didn't mean for Mokuba to get hurt! Please, will you forgive me?"
Seto gently placed a finger on the other boy's lips, silencing him. He smiled, then suddenly leaned down to capture the white haired boy's lips in a kiss. It was short, but sweet. The two savored every second of it, as they both hadn't done so in such a long time.
When they broke apart, Seto was still smiling. "No, Ryou. It wasn't your fault, I shouldn't have blamed you for someone else's actions. I-"
Suddenly, there was a crash of glass being smashed, causing the two boys to jump in surprise. The two rushed out of the room to see what had caused the noise. They looked out the broken window, and could see in the distance a certain Yami running fast.
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When Yami Bakura escaped Seto's grasp, he ran away from the house. Then, when he was out of Seto's field of vision, he sprinted back to the house, back to Ryou.
He hoped to make it there before Seto's car did. Pulling a bit more magic from his ring, he boosted his speed and made it to the house. As he entered, he could hear Ryou who was still weeping pitiably. Standing right outside the room Ryou was in, Yami Bakura tried to think.
'Okay.Seto's coming soon, I really should apologize to Ryou. But what'll he think of me!' Yami Bakura tried to decide quickly. 'He'll definitely be convinced I lost my mind. But, otherwise, he'll feel so hurt. That boy's the most self-blaming person I've ever known. He'll definitely heap all the blame onto himself, unless someone is there with him. Well, here goes.' Yami Bakura was about to enter the room to comfort his light, when he caught sight of the blue trench coat of Seto Kaiba. Seto had entered the room before him, through a different entrance.
'Damn! When'd he get here?' Yami Bakura thought angrily, as he slipped back into the shadows, so as not to be noticed.
He watched them, as Ryou said something, then Seto. But the next action made him want to punch something really, really hard. He felt his anger build up as the two boys kissed.
Yami Bakura clenched his fist so hard, his nails dug into his palm. 'I suppose Ryou needs me no longer. Huh. Who am I kidding? He never needed me. Especially after what I used to do to him.' He turned and ran at the window, breaking through. Shards of glass scattered everywhere, cutting into Yami Bakura's skin, yet he felt no pain except the one deep in his heart. Landing on the ground like a cat, he stood up and took off, not caring if Ryou or Seto saw him or not.