"Bakura-kun!"

Ryou looked up slowly, the haziness of his mind making it take a moment to register who had called his name.

"Bakura-kun, I'm so relieved you're okay! I-I looked for you for a long time last night. I... I..." Yuugi lowered his head. "I'm so sorry," he whispered.

Don't worry him. Tell him that every little thing is fine and he doesn't need to do anything rash like changing his travel plans, the voice that made Ryou's skin crawl instructed.

He knew that if he disobeyed or tried to fight, it would hurt. A lot. And maybe he wished that somebody would help him, but not Yuugi. Anyone but Yuugi and the bastard inside of him. "... I'd rather not talk to you right now," Ryou said quietly.

"I..." Yuugi mumbled, looking down. "Okay..."

Ryou turned back towards the front of the room and didn't absorb anything the teachers lectured on that day. It didn't matter. The day after tomorrow he was getting on an airplane and flying halfway around the world to destroy it. The world, that is. It was a good bet that next week, either the world as he knew it would be gone, or he would. Either way, it didn't really matter anymore. Nothing did.

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A/N: Yes, it's a tiny short little teaser, because this story will be continued Final Eclipse. Be patient, my pretties.