I lied. The ending that was in chapter 10 was only the ending to the first arc. This is the second arc ^^ Super special awesome arigatoo to Kuraki-chan and Punk Rock Kitsune for helping me with the plot and such!
Everyone: ARIGATOO!
And to my lovely reviewers... HOLY CRAPPE LONG LIST!
Adorehim88: Thanks so much :D I'm so glad you liked it! But... the ending is as the cake is, was, and forever shall be: a lie.
Clarissazeniarosele: Lunch isready! And on the menu is a new chapter! Hurray desu~
IncurablyAwesome: Well hey there *wink wink nudge nudge* Akane says she likes the dress, and the way she sees it, fat is an improvement since she's so bloody skinny!
Akane: I'm not that skinny!
Riv: You're skinnier than me, bitch. And here's the complete "aww" collection: . W.
To those on you on mobile edition, I sincerely apologize for making the page asymmetrical.
Everyone: Gomennasai!
Punk Rock Kitsune: Haha, tis up! *does a dance* And may sadness be parted unlike Baku-chan's hair!
Stormygio: *joins the fangirl squeeing*
heartsneverfall: I'm so glad you like it :D Thanksies!
Kuraki-chan: UAAAAAAAHHHH! I CONTINUED IT! NOW PLEASE CALL OFF SHADOW! SHE'S SCARY!
And yes, there shall be a lot of PMSing Baku-chan, even though he denies it.
Bakura: For the last time, STOP CALLING ME BAKU-CHAN!
Me: See how he doesn't deny it? Gorgeous, Baku-chan.
Ni2Kitsune: Aha! Another Kitsune! (will someone explain to me what a Kitsune is?) And you may have a Kuriboh! But... the only one left is extremely perverted... I think I named it Tarou... (MM! reference, btw.) And the voices think I'm funny too. That's why they let me write these little notes at the beginning ^^
yugioh lover13: Happy endings are surprisingly happy :)
And woot canoe for everyone who favourited, alerted, and reviewed all the way through the first arc. Let's just hope that I can write the second one as well, or even better!
Akane: What is 'woot canoe'? It doesn't make any sense!
Me: YOUR FACE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!
Amanet: ...failure.
Riv: So, without any further ado-
Malik: ADO!
Riv: ... let's just start the story.
When the Snow Falls, the Second Arc.
Chapter 1
The police discovered my Father's body today. Although it's surprising how long it took, being as it has been at least three months since he died, that feeling is toned down by the fact that nobody has a reason to go near that house.
I heard how they found him too. The people in charge of taxation weren't getting any property taxes for the lot. When they started knocking on the door and received no answer, they beat the door down. That's when they saw it: my father's rotten corpse, still hanging from the ceiling in the front room.
How do I know this? Well, it's amazing what they show on television these days...
"-In other news, a body has been located in the residential area of South Domino. The identity of the victim is believed to be one Izumi Rouda-san. This murder may be linked to the series of homicides that have been taking place within the city, but confirmation from the police is still required. If anyone has any information, please contact the Domino Police Force imme-"
The power to the television switched off with a jerk. I felt Ryou wrap his arm around my shoulder and pull me closer to him. I sank right into his embrace, needing something to comfort me.
"I guess... they would have found him eventually..."
Ryou looked me right in the eyes and held me tighter.
"It'll be alright. I'll make sure of it."
I nodded gently and smiled up at him. A loud scoff took us right out of the calm, fluffy mood.
"Yadonushi, taking charge! It's so cute that it's disgusting." Bakura laughed. I clenched my fist in irritation as Ryou sighed.
"Thanks, Bakura. Really nice." He muttered sarcastically.
"What exactly happened? I'm in the dark here." Amanet inquired, obviously trying to change the subject. Bakura huffed, and then started telling us his version of the story.
"I felt a disturbance in the flow of the Shadow Realm with Amanet's signature trail to it. I just followed it to South Domino, and subsequently to your home. When I noticed what was going on in there, that being your father apparently trying to rape you and all-" he looked over at me with a strange variety of... sympathy (?) and continued, "I felt like being a nice person and helped you out a bit. Unfortunately for him, my definition of 'helping' generally means that someone is going to end up dead. So, long story short, I killed Akane's bastard father, left her alone after I saw that Amanet was nowhere to be found, and then she started stumbling out onto the street before passing out. Mr Goody-Two-Shoes here brought her to the hospital, and the rest is known to you." He smirked scarily at me and then passed his overly sarcastic gaze over to Ryou. "And before I forget, if they find DNA evidence on his body, it will be yours, Hikari. Just saying ahead of time."
"I know that." Ryou growled. "You possessed my body after all; I would be surprised if it wasn't my DNA." His body shrunk upon the weight of the matter. "And I would be charged if I was caught. I wouldn't be able to say that it was an evil spirit that killed him; as accurate as that would be."
I peered questioningly at the Yami.
"How in bloody hell do you know about DNA evidence systems Bakura? I'm sure they didn't have the technology back in your time."
Bakura laughed oddly before responding.
"I've been watching a program on that infernal moving box called CSI in my spare time. You would have no idea how stupid some of these people are when it comes to killing people, not to mention uncreative. They all use guns and it's just so dull..."
I sighed wholeheartedly. That guy really needs to get his mind off of excessive violence... Amanet also sighed as she stood up from her place beside Bakura.
"I can see that the situation is rather dire. That and the methods of law are different to the ones that I am accustomed to." She turned to me and asked, "How do you plan on rectifying this situation?"
I adverted my gaze from her crimson-grey eyes to the ground. Honestly, I didn't know what I should do, or how to go about doing it. Should we turn ourselves in? No, that would be completely counter-productive. Ryou would definitely go to prison and get labelled as insane (because a person getting possessed by spirits that live in golden pieces of jewellery happens every day.)
"If the time comes that we must act, we'll run."
Everyone turned to the speaker, who was the normally shy whitette sitting beside me.
"Ryou..." I breathed. His eyes were glazed over with so many different emotions I couldn't even identify. One thing I could tell was that he was incredibly tense. It seemed that he was so close to breaking that if someone threw a stone at him, his heart would shatter into millions of pieces. He was never put into a situation this horrid before; anyone would be that way, right? I got up, and stilled my shaking hands.
"We'll be alright. I won't let anything bad happen." I declared. "And if something does happen anyway, I'll be the one to fix it. I'm the one that got us all into this mess, right?"
Ryou hesitated for a moment before closing his eyes reflectively and nodded. I smiled brightly; something I personally think I do enough of.
The sub-mini-meeting of the two Hikari-Yami pairs broke, and we went our separate ways. Ryou followed me into my pseudo-bedroom (it used to be a rather large closet) and we sat on the bed side by side. After a short, awkward silence he softly put his hand on mine. The simple gesture made all of the emotional barriers I had built up after years of cruelty come crumbling down. Silent tears rolled down my face as I collapsed into Ryou's arms. He unwrapped his fingers from my hands and started running them through my long fiery red hair. The calming touches made me shudder, which pulled me closer to him.
"Are you going to be alright, Akane-chan?" he whispered lightly in my ear. I tried my hardest to stop crying; if not for myself then for him, and smile. What came out was an odd combination fo the two with pouring tear ducts and a quivering lipped grin. I wanted so much to hide that face; that depressed and ugly face from him, but he wouldn't let me. As I attempted to turn away, he removed his hands from my hair and relocated them to my chin and cheek and brushed his lips against mine. At this point, I just ceased resisting Ryou's physical influence. I bit my lip to stop his quivering and kissed him back. Ryou smiled slightly at my emotional change, and took the initiative to deepen the kiss. When he did, I breathed in a bit in slight surprise, but then resumed with the same course of actions.
The feeling of his soft, kind, loving lips on mine was almost heavenly; whenever he kissed me I was on cloud nine. My heart fluttered away, high and drunk on his love and our happiness. 'This' I thought 'is my real life, with Ryou and happy. I don't have to think about my old life in that basement anymore.'
I was tossed from my thoughts as Ryou's cold hands trailed slowly up my arm. Everywhere they went, gooseflesh sprang up and covered my skin. I could feel myself unconsciously pulling closer to him with every kiss, with every touch. Ryou leaned closer to me as well. Eventually some mix of gravity and momentum bowled us over; the blushing whitette on top of the even pinker-faced me. I chuckled nervously at our slightly more than awkward position and he smiled back at me. Using his left forearm as support he used his right hand to brush away the strands of my bangs that had fallen to my eyes. They were still slightly puffy from the most recent cry session, but were in significantly better condition than normal.
"That's... That's the smile I love seeing." Ryou murmured sensually. I giggled almost childishly before whispering back,
"Well, I would hate to disappoint you, Ryou." I kissed him chastely on the cheek before moving back to his lips. He hummed quietly as we kissed, the inaudible vibrations sending shockwaves through my nerves at each note. I wrapped my arms around his neck, wanting to hold him closer and fill the gap between us.
The most horrible time to walk in on someone was taken as the most opportune time.
"Hey Akane, would you be able to help me with- Aah! Osiris, Isis and Ra I'm sorry!"
I squeaked in shock when Amanet opened the door to the bedroom... and subsequently bolded back out. Great. She just walked in on us at a slightly risqué position. It's really funny how thinking about something happening will make it happen.
Ryou immediately rolled over, letting me sit back upright. I groaned in exasperation at the turn of events before brushing myself off slightly and heading towards the door. I made a point to look back at Ryou, still sitting on my bed with the most embarrassed of faces and smile to him. It made my heart flutter again when he smiled back.
"That was the most awkward thing I've ever had the not-pleasure of walking in on. I'm sorry about that, by the way."
I waved nonchalantly in dismissal.
"It's fine, Amanet. To the point, what was it that you needed help with?"
She gasped in remembrance and started digging into her pockets. I tilted my head in curiosity and was slightly shocked when she pulled out a strange golden chained necklace.
"This is one of the Millennium Items, like the Millennium Ring. It's called the Millennium Necklace. It has the power of premonitions. Bakura and I talked about this just now, and have decided to let you use it, to shed some light on what may occur." My eyes widened in utter shock. 'Premonitions... so seeing the future?' I reached out to hold the necklace, but before I could touch it, Amanet paused and grasped onto my arm. "You should know this before you use it: the future is a fickle thing. It can, and will change depending on the actions and desires of people around it. It also may not show you what you want to find. Do not be convinced by what you see, alright?"
I, too, paused before nodding and clasping the necklace together around my neck. I stood silent before muttering,
"Ok, is there a 'start' button or someth-"
The words were taken from my tongue as I was ripped from my world and tossed into the bonds and bindings of the Millennium Necklace.
A/N:
Riv: Did I do good?
Bakura: No.
Riv: D: Bu-but why?
Bakura: I had virtually no screen time.
Riv: Bu-but why?
Bakura: You're the one who wrote it!
Riv: Bu-but why?
Bakura: I suppose your parents don't love you enough, so you vent your fantasies about them dying fictionally, along with your dreams of finding a sad little albino boy to make 'friends' with.
Riv: Hehe, it's funny because it's true...
Rena: KONO HENTAI!
Riv: ...last time I let you watch anime...
Rena: Bu-but why?
Riv: *facepalm* Do we really have to start this again? Aaarg, voice number 7, finish this.
#7: Alright, miss. RiverTear980 does not own anything other than the plot, Izumi Akane-san, and Amanet-san. If she did, she would not need the voices for company. She would have fangirls surrounding her. LittleKuriboh and Kazuki Takahashi would be saddened to find that the fangirls disappeared.
Ah yes, and before I forget, the young miss would like to tell everyone that there is another poll. This is for requests for pairings for a new series that she is beginning. It is on her profile, and she will certainly appreciate the votes. Thank you, and have a nice flight on Air *******
Riv: ...sure. And reviews! I love them! And you know that you love writing them, right~? Yes you do. Because if you don't, I'm going to get Kuraki-chan to send Shadow-chan after you.
Shadow: And I feel scary today ^^