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Chapter 9 Ryou's spirit talking is in italic with these '' around it.
"If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein
on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless."
James 1:26
Bakura had been reading constantly every day, now that Kaiba only gave him a 'visit' once a month, it gave him more time to study. Bakura admitted he skipped ahead, not intentionally, but the last book, Revelation, scared him a little. It said some thing along the lines of: then John saw the devil and his followers being thrown into the lake of fire. Bakura went back to Joshua 15:1 and started reading. He would wait for that to come later. As Bakura reached for his marking pen, he highlighted any thing important (which is practically everything), the book lost it's balance on Bakura's knee, and fell a short distance to the floor. The Bible closed. As Bakura went to pick it up again, the wind blew through the crack in the wall. The back cover flipped open. He looked down at the untidy scrawl on the back page. What Bakura saw made his eyes damp. There on the last page was a t- chart. At the top of the page, it read: how many times this Bible has been read. Below there where two columns. The first had Ryou's name on it. The second, Bakura. Under Ryou's name there had to be at least 10 or more, tally marks. On Bakura's side it only had words.
"I would have given you this sooner, but I was afraid. I'm sorry. My hope for you is that you will at least read this book as many times as I did.
Maybe more. All my care, Ryou"
A drop of water fell on to the page. Bakura wiped his eyes. It was only his first time reading the Bible, and it had already taken him more than three months or four. This wasn't like him. Now Bakura was determined to read the Bible at least as many times as Ryou did. Or more like he had written.
'Bakura.' Bakura's heart felt like it had stopped.
"Ryou?" He said in disbelief. "Ryou! What are you doing here?"
'Just came to give you a visit and brighten you spirits," Ryou's spirit took its 'earthy' form beside Bakura.
'So, how are things down under?'
"Well, other than Kaiba thrashing the living tar out of me yesterday, I'm good." Bakura gave Ryou a sarcastic smile. Ryou repeated 'living tar' to himself. Quietly. He didn't want to upset Bakura.
'Well, what did Kaiba want?' Ryou asked, not that he could do anything to help, but.well. You never know.
"Well, he said something about a 'secret' something or another." Ryou looked down at the floor.
"What?" Bakura glanced at Ryou. He looked as if he were thinking hard.
'Bakura,' Ryou's eyes filled with concern. Bakura felt something drop in his stomach.
'I know the secret.' Bakura felt a big liftoff on his shoulders.
"Well! That's great, now you can tell me." Ryou was silent for awhile.
'It's not that easy.'
"Why?" Bakura's smile faded.
'It's just, well.You know that I can trust you Bakura, but Kaiba has ways of making you tell him things. And If I tell you, well. It's not going to get any better down here.'
"You act like I'm already in Hell." Bakura crossed his arms loosely and gave Ryou the 'glare'. Ryou let out a little laugh and put his hand behind his own neck.
'Well, I'll see you later. Keep reading. You're getting it' Ryou gave Bakura the same smile he'd left Bakura with on the day he died.
"Bye." Bakura said after him. Ryou formed back into a little light and glided out the window (crack in the wall). He seemed so happy.
"How am I getting it? Getting what even?"
*to be continued*
A/N - Hey. I need your help. I would like you to take a minute and make a prediction about my story. What do you think so far? How is it coming along? What can I do to improve? And any other ideas/questions? Put your answers on the reviews please! I am interested in what you think. R&R!
- WB
Chapter 9 Ryou's spirit talking is in italic with these '' around it.
"If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein
on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless."
James 1:26
Bakura had been reading constantly every day, now that Kaiba only gave him a 'visit' once a month, it gave him more time to study. Bakura admitted he skipped ahead, not intentionally, but the last book, Revelation, scared him a little. It said some thing along the lines of: then John saw the devil and his followers being thrown into the lake of fire. Bakura went back to Joshua 15:1 and started reading. He would wait for that to come later. As Bakura reached for his marking pen, he highlighted any thing important (which is practically everything), the book lost it's balance on Bakura's knee, and fell a short distance to the floor. The Bible closed. As Bakura went to pick it up again, the wind blew through the crack in the wall. The back cover flipped open. He looked down at the untidy scrawl on the back page. What Bakura saw made his eyes damp. There on the last page was a t- chart. At the top of the page, it read: how many times this Bible has been read. Below there where two columns. The first had Ryou's name on it. The second, Bakura. Under Ryou's name there had to be at least 10 or more, tally marks. On Bakura's side it only had words.
"I would have given you this sooner, but I was afraid. I'm sorry. My hope for you is that you will at least read this book as many times as I did.
Maybe more. All my care, Ryou"
A drop of water fell on to the page. Bakura wiped his eyes. It was only his first time reading the Bible, and it had already taken him more than three months or four. This wasn't like him. Now Bakura was determined to read the Bible at least as many times as Ryou did. Or more like he had written.
'Bakura.' Bakura's heart felt like it had stopped.
"Ryou?" He said in disbelief. "Ryou! What are you doing here?"
'Just came to give you a visit and brighten you spirits," Ryou's spirit took its 'earthy' form beside Bakura.
'So, how are things down under?'
"Well, other than Kaiba thrashing the living tar out of me yesterday, I'm good." Bakura gave Ryou a sarcastic smile. Ryou repeated 'living tar' to himself. Quietly. He didn't want to upset Bakura.
'Well, what did Kaiba want?' Ryou asked, not that he could do anything to help, but.well. You never know.
"Well, he said something about a 'secret' something or another." Ryou looked down at the floor.
"What?" Bakura glanced at Ryou. He looked as if he were thinking hard.
'Bakura,' Ryou's eyes filled with concern. Bakura felt something drop in his stomach.
'I know the secret.' Bakura felt a big liftoff on his shoulders.
"Well! That's great, now you can tell me." Ryou was silent for awhile.
'It's not that easy.'
"Why?" Bakura's smile faded.
'It's just, well.You know that I can trust you Bakura, but Kaiba has ways of making you tell him things. And If I tell you, well. It's not going to get any better down here.'
"You act like I'm already in Hell." Bakura crossed his arms loosely and gave Ryou the 'glare'. Ryou let out a little laugh and put his hand behind his own neck.
'Well, I'll see you later. Keep reading. You're getting it' Ryou gave Bakura the same smile he'd left Bakura with on the day he died.
"Bye." Bakura said after him. Ryou formed back into a little light and glided out the window (crack in the wall). He seemed so happy.
"How am I getting it? Getting what even?"
*to be continued*
A/N - Hey. I need your help. I would like you to take a minute and make a prediction about my story. What do you think so far? How is it coming along? What can I do to improve? And any other ideas/questions? Put your answers on the reviews please! I am interested in what you think. R&R!
- WB