Chapter 6: A Tug on the Heart Strings
Bakura sat by the side of the bathtub trembling. "Ryou." He kept repeating the name over and over in his head, until it made little sense.
Bakura arose shakily to his feet. Maybe he could still save Ryou. He swallowed, his throat dry.
He looked down into the bathtub, his eyes greeted with the sight of the facedown Ryou. Slowly, and as steadily as he could, he flipped Ryou over and picked him up out of the bathtub. He then placed him on the white tiled floor.
Bakura kneeled down next to Ryou's cold body. He checked Ryou's pulse, but could not find one.
Holding back his tears, Bakura gently pushed his Hikari's bangs out of his eyes.
"I have to revive him," Bakura said out loud, warily. "He can't just die. He can't!"
Bakura parted Ryou's cold lips and placed his own upon them. He proceeded to give Ryou CPR.
'Please open your eyes, Ryou. Please breathe. Please,' Bakura thought sluggishly.
Ryou, though, did not move. He just lay there, lifelessly. His skin pale, and dripping with freezing water.
Bakura pulled away. "He's dead." It was said bluntly, and spoken as if someone else was in the room.
Bakura's head dropped on Ryou's chest. The tears flowed freely and couldn't seem to stop.
"I'm so sorry, Ryou. I'm sorry I hurt you so much."
A small choking sound came from Ryou. Then another.
Bakura lifted his head up. "Ryou?"
Ryou continued his little choking fit until he finally coughed up some water.
Bakura continued to stare, not believing what he was seeing.
Ryou opened both of his eyes, and tried to sit up. He saw Bakura, and he immediately stopped moving. "Bakura," he croaked. He said the name with hate on the tip of his tongue.
"Ryou, you're alive," Bakura said almost a little too joyfully for his reputation.
"I'll be you're disappointed." Again, there was the hate. Ryou shut his eyes again. "Why couldn't I have just died? What did I do to deserve HIM?!"
Bakura looked away from Ryou, stung. His words felt like a slap in the face.
Ryou sat up, rubbing the back of his head. Blood came off on his hand.
"Ryou, I know that this is going to sound stupid," Bakura started. "But it wasn't me who tried to drown you."
Ryou stared at Bakura. "That's a load of shit."
Bakura looked down. "Someone was controlling me."
Ryou looked at Bakura suspiciously. 'Maybe he is telling the truth. After all, Bakura did revive me.' The meaning of the words hit Ryou liked a sac of flying bricks. 'He REVIVED me! His lips were on mine!' Ryou recalled the moment during the time he was half-conscious. 'Oh my God.'
Bakura was still looking down at the floor, when he felt Ryou's hand squeeze his shoulder. He looked up, confused.
"Bakura, I believe you," said Ryou. "I remember now. When you where dragging me up the stairs, your eyes were blank."
"Why would someone want to control me to kill you?" said Bakura.
Ryou shrugged and rubbed the back of his head again. He winced slightly.
Bakura looked at Ryou. "Only Malik and Marik have access to the Sennen Rod."
Ryou nodded, then shivered. The water he had been shoved into had been freezing.
"Ryou," said Bakura, fresh tears shining in his eyes, "you scared me."
Ryou stared at Bakura. /Why are you crying?/ Ryou was beyond amazed. And touched.
//I don't know what I'd do if you ever left me.//
"Bakura," Ryou said softly. "Don't cry." Ryou wrapped his arms around Bakura and hugged him tightly.
Bakura hugged Ryou back, not caring about showing emotion. It seemed that his protective wall that took him so long to build, had collapsed.
Ryou could feel his own tears sting his eyes. "Bakura, you care about me?"
Bakura didn't say anything, but nodded his head. "Why do you think I revived you?"
Ryou looked at Bakura. He was a bit reluctant to ask the question he wanted to ask. "Bakura, when you hit me, is it to get rid of your own pain?"
Bakura hung his head, but didn't say anything.
"It's okay, you don't have to answer. I have no business asking that," said Ryou.
"No, Ryou. You do have a right to ask that. Nobody should be abused like the way I abuse you," said Bakura guiltily.
Ryou gently traced his finger along Bakura's face. His skin was soft, much like his own.
Bakura stopped Ryou's finger and placed it to his mouth. He kissed it softly.
Ryou felt his heart do a flip-flop. "Bakura," he murmured.
Bakura pulled Ryou's face towards him, and kissed him.
Ryou kissed Bakura back, pulling him closer.
Bakura's heart pounded against his chest as he slid his tongue over Ryou's lower lip.
Ryou opened his mouth, allowing the entry.
They explored one another's mouths, savoring the sweet taste.
Finally, Bakura pulled away. "We should stop."
Ryou nodded his head and stood up.
Bakura stood up also, and placed a small kiss on Ryou's nose. "You're freezing. You should take a shower to warm up, and to wash that blood out of your hair."
Once again Ryou nodded. He started to pull his shirt off when he noticed that Bakura was still standing there. He raised an eyebrow.
Bakura's cheeks turned red. "Uh, I'll be downstairs." He quickly left the room.
Ryou shut the door. First, he drained the tub of the cold water. Then, he finished undressing and started the shower. Bakura was right. The warm water felt good against his cold skin.
Downstairs, Bakura had wandered into the kitchen. He went to the fridge, feeling a bit hungry. He grabbed an apple out of the crisper, and jumped up on the counter. He was about to take a bite out of it, when the telephone rang.
Bakura muttered something, jumped down, and answered the phone. "Hello?" he said, his tone expressing annoyance.
"Bakura! It's me, Marik!" said the frantic voice on the other line.
"And what might you want?" Bakura said in cold voice.
Marik ignored Bakura's iciness. "Bakura, the Sennen Rod! It's gone missing!"
Disclaimer: I do not own, "Yu-Gi-Oh!" although I wish I did. ^^ Kazuki Takahashi does. ^^
A/N: Hey, dudez! ^^ I hope that you liked that chapter! :P See, I didn't kill Ryou, now did I? ^~
I would like to thank all of my reviewers! ^^ You know who you are! ^^
Thanks to: Alyia, Yami Tsuki Tenshi, noname, CrYsTaLdRaYgOn98, OtakuChild, Jessy, Tohru, Anubis's Avatar, Yami-Jen, firedraygon97, Rachel Marianne, AngelBakuraIshtar, SSCeles, Cat, Phoenix Cameo, and Duet Masaki. ^^ I love ya guys!
AngelBakuraIshtar- Maybe it wasn't Marik controlling Bakura after all. ^~
OtakuChild- Calm down! Ryou's not dead! Yet. ^^;; Just kidding! :)
firedraygon97- Yes, questions, questions, and questions! ^^
SSCeles- Yup! You were correct! Bakura used CPR to revive Ryou! ^^;
Cat- You must calm your anger also! ^^ Who said it was Marik? ^~ -insane laugh-
Rachel Marianne- Is there going to be rape? Actually, I have no idea yet. There may or may not be. ^^;; You're a friend of R Amethyst? That's awesome! :P I love her fic, "The True Heart of the Dice." I'm glad that she likes Ryou/Bakura. Hmm. -tries to decide if there's going to be rape or not- If there is, it won't be graphic, believe me. @.@
Phoenix Cameo- -is touched- You like my spelling and grammar? -cries tears of joy- Thank you so much! :D
Anubsis's Avatar- o.O Sporks?! No, anything but those! ^~ And, how do you know it's Marik? -evil laugh- I love keeping people in suspense!
Duet Masaki- ^^ Thank you for the nice review!
Yami-Jen- *GASPS* I'm touched! :D Thank you! And as soon as this is done, I'm going to read your 'Interlude' fic. ^_^
Well, I must be going! Please R&R! Oh, and please take the time to remember the seven astrounauts that were lost aboard the Columbia space shuttle on Saturday, February 1, 2003. I cried so hard when I was watching the news. ;_; May their souls rest in peace.
Ja ne!
~Blue-Kool-Aid~
Bakura sat by the side of the bathtub trembling. "Ryou." He kept repeating the name over and over in his head, until it made little sense.
Bakura arose shakily to his feet. Maybe he could still save Ryou. He swallowed, his throat dry.
He looked down into the bathtub, his eyes greeted with the sight of the facedown Ryou. Slowly, and as steadily as he could, he flipped Ryou over and picked him up out of the bathtub. He then placed him on the white tiled floor.
Bakura kneeled down next to Ryou's cold body. He checked Ryou's pulse, but could not find one.
Holding back his tears, Bakura gently pushed his Hikari's bangs out of his eyes.
"I have to revive him," Bakura said out loud, warily. "He can't just die. He can't!"
Bakura parted Ryou's cold lips and placed his own upon them. He proceeded to give Ryou CPR.
'Please open your eyes, Ryou. Please breathe. Please,' Bakura thought sluggishly.
Ryou, though, did not move. He just lay there, lifelessly. His skin pale, and dripping with freezing water.
Bakura pulled away. "He's dead." It was said bluntly, and spoken as if someone else was in the room.
Bakura's head dropped on Ryou's chest. The tears flowed freely and couldn't seem to stop.
"I'm so sorry, Ryou. I'm sorry I hurt you so much."
A small choking sound came from Ryou. Then another.
Bakura lifted his head up. "Ryou?"
Ryou continued his little choking fit until he finally coughed up some water.
Bakura continued to stare, not believing what he was seeing.
Ryou opened both of his eyes, and tried to sit up. He saw Bakura, and he immediately stopped moving. "Bakura," he croaked. He said the name with hate on the tip of his tongue.
"Ryou, you're alive," Bakura said almost a little too joyfully for his reputation.
"I'll be you're disappointed." Again, there was the hate. Ryou shut his eyes again. "Why couldn't I have just died? What did I do to deserve HIM?!"
Bakura looked away from Ryou, stung. His words felt like a slap in the face.
Ryou sat up, rubbing the back of his head. Blood came off on his hand.
"Ryou, I know that this is going to sound stupid," Bakura started. "But it wasn't me who tried to drown you."
Ryou stared at Bakura. "That's a load of shit."
Bakura looked down. "Someone was controlling me."
Ryou looked at Bakura suspiciously. 'Maybe he is telling the truth. After all, Bakura did revive me.' The meaning of the words hit Ryou liked a sac of flying bricks. 'He REVIVED me! His lips were on mine!' Ryou recalled the moment during the time he was half-conscious. 'Oh my God.'
Bakura was still looking down at the floor, when he felt Ryou's hand squeeze his shoulder. He looked up, confused.
"Bakura, I believe you," said Ryou. "I remember now. When you where dragging me up the stairs, your eyes were blank."
"Why would someone want to control me to kill you?" said Bakura.
Ryou shrugged and rubbed the back of his head again. He winced slightly.
Bakura looked at Ryou. "Only Malik and Marik have access to the Sennen Rod."
Ryou nodded, then shivered. The water he had been shoved into had been freezing.
"Ryou," said Bakura, fresh tears shining in his eyes, "you scared me."
Ryou stared at Bakura. /Why are you crying?/ Ryou was beyond amazed. And touched.
//I don't know what I'd do if you ever left me.//
"Bakura," Ryou said softly. "Don't cry." Ryou wrapped his arms around Bakura and hugged him tightly.
Bakura hugged Ryou back, not caring about showing emotion. It seemed that his protective wall that took him so long to build, had collapsed.
Ryou could feel his own tears sting his eyes. "Bakura, you care about me?"
Bakura didn't say anything, but nodded his head. "Why do you think I revived you?"
Ryou looked at Bakura. He was a bit reluctant to ask the question he wanted to ask. "Bakura, when you hit me, is it to get rid of your own pain?"
Bakura hung his head, but didn't say anything.
"It's okay, you don't have to answer. I have no business asking that," said Ryou.
"No, Ryou. You do have a right to ask that. Nobody should be abused like the way I abuse you," said Bakura guiltily.
Ryou gently traced his finger along Bakura's face. His skin was soft, much like his own.
Bakura stopped Ryou's finger and placed it to his mouth. He kissed it softly.
Ryou felt his heart do a flip-flop. "Bakura," he murmured.
Bakura pulled Ryou's face towards him, and kissed him.
Ryou kissed Bakura back, pulling him closer.
Bakura's heart pounded against his chest as he slid his tongue over Ryou's lower lip.
Ryou opened his mouth, allowing the entry.
They explored one another's mouths, savoring the sweet taste.
Finally, Bakura pulled away. "We should stop."
Ryou nodded his head and stood up.
Bakura stood up also, and placed a small kiss on Ryou's nose. "You're freezing. You should take a shower to warm up, and to wash that blood out of your hair."
Once again Ryou nodded. He started to pull his shirt off when he noticed that Bakura was still standing there. He raised an eyebrow.
Bakura's cheeks turned red. "Uh, I'll be downstairs." He quickly left the room.
Ryou shut the door. First, he drained the tub of the cold water. Then, he finished undressing and started the shower. Bakura was right. The warm water felt good against his cold skin.
Downstairs, Bakura had wandered into the kitchen. He went to the fridge, feeling a bit hungry. He grabbed an apple out of the crisper, and jumped up on the counter. He was about to take a bite out of it, when the telephone rang.
Bakura muttered something, jumped down, and answered the phone. "Hello?" he said, his tone expressing annoyance.
"Bakura! It's me, Marik!" said the frantic voice on the other line.
"And what might you want?" Bakura said in cold voice.
Marik ignored Bakura's iciness. "Bakura, the Sennen Rod! It's gone missing!"
Disclaimer: I do not own, "Yu-Gi-Oh!" although I wish I did. ^^ Kazuki Takahashi does. ^^
A/N: Hey, dudez! ^^ I hope that you liked that chapter! :P See, I didn't kill Ryou, now did I? ^~
I would like to thank all of my reviewers! ^^ You know who you are! ^^
Thanks to: Alyia, Yami Tsuki Tenshi, noname, CrYsTaLdRaYgOn98, OtakuChild, Jessy, Tohru, Anubis's Avatar, Yami-Jen, firedraygon97, Rachel Marianne, AngelBakuraIshtar, SSCeles, Cat, Phoenix Cameo, and Duet Masaki. ^^ I love ya guys!
AngelBakuraIshtar- Maybe it wasn't Marik controlling Bakura after all. ^~
OtakuChild- Calm down! Ryou's not dead! Yet. ^^;; Just kidding! :)
firedraygon97- Yes, questions, questions, and questions! ^^
SSCeles- Yup! You were correct! Bakura used CPR to revive Ryou! ^^;
Cat- You must calm your anger also! ^^ Who said it was Marik? ^~ -insane laugh-
Rachel Marianne- Is there going to be rape? Actually, I have no idea yet. There may or may not be. ^^;; You're a friend of R Amethyst? That's awesome! :P I love her fic, "The True Heart of the Dice." I'm glad that she likes Ryou/Bakura. Hmm. -tries to decide if there's going to be rape or not- If there is, it won't be graphic, believe me. @.@
Phoenix Cameo- -is touched- You like my spelling and grammar? -cries tears of joy- Thank you so much! :D
Anubsis's Avatar- o.O Sporks?! No, anything but those! ^~ And, how do you know it's Marik? -evil laugh- I love keeping people in suspense!
Duet Masaki- ^^ Thank you for the nice review!
Yami-Jen- *GASPS* I'm touched! :D Thank you! And as soon as this is done, I'm going to read your 'Interlude' fic. ^_^
Well, I must be going! Please R&R! Oh, and please take the time to remember the seven astrounauts that were lost aboard the Columbia space shuttle on Saturday, February 1, 2003. I cried so hard when I was watching the news. ;_; May their souls rest in peace.
Ja ne!
~Blue-Kool-Aid~