I Own You

Chapter 11

Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh

Lunch was quiet, almost like breakfast but with no conversation what so ever. Seto appeared angry. Ryou had no idea why. Maybe he was just tired from the walk, but he highly doubted a business CEO being tired from a simple walk. They had salads. To be polite, Ryou remembered picking out all the tomatoes because they were red and mushy. He didn't think his mouth would care for something mushy like that. Firm things are okay, crispy is too, but mushy? It would be like Spinach or something icky like that. The blue eyed wonder looked up only once before turning back to his meal. Ryou had the impression he was being watched again. Watched under a steady eye as if no one trusted him.

The salad was pretty crispy. Nice, fresh...green. They used Italian dressing, he could taste the zesty tartness mix perfectly with the lettuce. It was absolutely delicious. Usually he would pass on 'zesty' things but this wasn't spicy rather than tangy. When he had finished, he used some french bread the nurse gave him to sop up the left over dressing and bits of carrots. Seto had left half way through, and Ryou didn't notice until the people had taken up his dishes. He thanked them kindly once again before standing up. The chair in front of his was deserted. "Excuse me, sir." he turned to see the chef. "He headed towards the library."

"Oh." he blinked. "Thank you."

The man nodded with a smile before walking back into the kitchen from which he came. For some reason, everyone here seemed pretty happy to be a servant of some kind. Probably because of Mokuba.

Once he got to the library, the doors were closed. Ryou took a small gulp before knocking timidly. "Come in." Wow, Seto had ears of steal...wait, can people have ears of steal? He suddenly didn't like metaphors. He walked in carefully. Not afraid, just a bit concerned for his safety. He knew secretly Seto would never hit him. "Do you need something?"

"I..I wanted to apologize." Ryou looked down, his cheeks turning shades of red.

He could hear the taller man stand up. "You don't need to do that." The sound of steps came closer. Ryou didn't look up. Seto smirked. "Tell me what happened." Silence was a trendy thing here. He had to go find a music player or something. Occasionally silence is good, but now a days it seemed rather disturbing. Hazel eyes finally reached his own blue ones.

He gave a sad smile that made his cheeks look a bit thinner. "I can't." Irritation formed in the older Kaiba. You don't keep secrets from the man whose giving you a place to live in.

"Why are you so afraid of him? Yami and I can protect you."

Protection? That nearly made him laugh. Protection for insanity is something pretty hard to do. "He told me not to say." Ryou tried to walk away from his cornered position but a hand snapped up to block him. That made his yelp, jump back, hit the door. Bakura could be felt growling in the back of his mind. How long had he been in there?

Kaiba bent down low so that they were nearly touching from nose tip to nose time. "Tell me." his eyes turned almost out of character soft. "Tell me now."

"Bakura came to say hi." he said quietly. "Roughly, but it's all good now."

"Did he hit you?"

"No, he just pushed me around a bit."

Kaiba backed away. The sudden coolness in the air made him shiver. Ryou suddenly felt tired. Exhausted tired. It was so sudden it made his tad bit dizzy. "I...I think I'm going to go lay down now..."

'Sleep Ryou. You know you want to.'

'What are you doing?'

'Having fun.'

Then that's all he remembered before blacking out. In his physical state, he knew he was on the floor, in his mental state he could tell everything around him. His yami had showed him this trick a very long time ago. To feel pain even when unconscious. "Ryou?" Kaiba called. "Maid!"

'Goodnight my precious Ryou.'

Sorry it was rushed, but I promise action next chapter! woot!