Ryou sighed contently as Bakura kissed him gently, "Bakura, that's enough." He said softly as he pulled away
"Why did you leave me, Ryou?" Bakura asked softly
Ryou sighed sadly, "Leaving you was the hardest thing I've ever had to do, but it was also the right thing to do. You used my masochism against me, Bakura, even after you promised to take care of me. You told me that you would love me and not treat me differently and I was the one who was hurt in the end. You didn't care 'Kura, you just didn't care." Ryou said his breath hitching as tears spilled down his face
"I did, I do care for you Ryou and I'm sorry for hurting you! You could have told me at any point that I was being too rough and I would have fixed it, but you didn't, you didn't tell me anything! You just left; you can't have a relationship without trust and communication and it's obvious that you could do neither." Bakura hissed
Ryou flinched away as though he had been slapped, gasping painfully at Bakura words, "I was scared Bakura, I thought you would leave me like everyone else has, because I wasn't strong enough. I'm sorry I didn't talk to you about it, but I'm afraid 'Kura and so alone, even with Yugi and the guys with me, I'm always alone in the end." Ryou whispered crying softly
"You're not alone Ryou, I'm here and I'll take care of you. I promise to every dainty known to man that I'll protect, love, cherish, and care for you until the day I die and continue to in the afterlife!" Bakura proclaimed passionately, "If you'll take me back, of course." He added afterwards
"I'll take you back, but if you screw up this time… I don't give third chances Bakura." Ryou told him seriously before he was swept off his feet and kissed so hard it took his breath away
"Come home with me Ryou?" Bakura asked after he pulled away a few minutes later
"I can't 'Kura, at least not right now. I don't want to dive right back into this and end up back where we started the first time." Ryou said shaking his head
"Alright then I'll court you, take you on dates and prove my love to you. I'll gain your trust again and we can finally be happy together." Bakura declared
"Trust isn't easily earned Bakura." Ryou said softly
"I'm willing to work for it." Bakura said smiling at him gently as he set him on his feet again
"Alright." Ryou said nodding as he looked up at Bakura smiling softly
"Well I should get going; I'll call you later ok?" Bakura said reluctantly
"I'm looking forward to it." Ryou teased as he kissed him on the cheek and ran upstairs to his room
"Bakura smiled shaking his head as he walked back to the living room before he and Seto left the house all together
"So how did it go?" Seto asked
"It went well, he's willing to give me a second chance and I'm going to court him in order to gain his trust again." Bakura said smiling a little
"That's great Bakura, at least one of us got through to them on the first try." Seto said giving him a small smile before going to his room and locking the door to bury himself in his work again
"I hope you each succeed in gaining your loves back as I have." Bakura whispered closing his door and staring at the opposite wall that was entirely covered in pictures of Ryou from all stages of his life (Don't ask how he got them, even though I'm the writer I find it creepy to try to figure out)
To Be Continued!
Nieka1995901: Hope you enjoyed this chapter, even though it's short! I'll try to make the next one longer I promise!