Kuyashinaki- Tears of Regret
This is not a happyful fic. Seto and Bakura get into a fight, and Bakura runs off. Seto somehow has to prove that he still loves him, and will Ryou ever return? Ok, we know he will, I'm me, so... read anyways!
Um, REALLY short chapter, shorter than I'm used to. This is kinda like a prologue... kinda. Blah. Later chapters WILL be longer.
Seto's POV:
"You're never around anymore!" He yelled.
My tears stung my eyes. Why was he doing this?
"Seto, I don't understand, why are you never around?"
"I've been working. That's it."
"How do I know you haven't been seeing anyone else? Do you even still love me?" His words sting, did he really not trust me?
"Ryou, I love you. I love you so much."
"Then why are you never here for me? Here for your brother? Here for us." His deep brown eyes shed tears of anger and sorrow.
I grabbed his arm, maybe a little too roughly. He shoved my hand away. Why was he acting like this? Did he truly think that I'd do him wrong? He meant so much to me...
He stormed off, upstairs to bed. I think it'd be best that I slept on the couch tonight.
I turned over again. I couldn't sleep, thinking how upset Ryou had been.
I admit that I was hardly at home anymore, but I had practical reasons! I had to attend financial meetings, and that meant that jobs could be lost if something went wrong. Then, mergers, meetings with supplier companies... too much!
Maybe I had been ignoring my family lately. Mokuba was used to it, I had gone through stuff like this before, but he too seemed a little distant. I hardly had time just to sit and talk, was hardly at home, period.
Somehow, I fell asleep, eventually. It was probably the pills.
I woke up the next day. Softly, I crept upstairs to our room and opened the door. Then, I threw it open.
"Ryou?" I looked around. Where was he?
He wasn't in bed, he wasn't in the bathroom, where?
"Ryou! Where are you!" I ran through the house, yelling his name, waking a tired Mokuba.
"Seto?" He asked, wiping sleep from his eyes.
"Mokuba, do you know where Ryou is?"
"No."
I looked out into the driveway. The car was still there, so he hadn't driven off.
"It's my fault." I automatically said. It was my fault; he felt I was ignoring him. Running outside, I continued my search.
And I shed tears of regret.
Ryou's POV:
I ran. I don't know why, but I did. I had crept out of the house in the dead of night, just to leave Seto behind.
I ran towards the card shop. My breath came out as steam. I needed to stop by Yuugi's. I had to see him, to get everything out.
I opened the door. The tinkling bell announced my arrival.
"Yes? Oh, hi Ryou!" Yuugi smiled. "Where's Seto? Did he not come?"
"Yuugi. Don't tell Seto that you've seen me."
"What? What happened?" Concern filled his voice. "What's wrong?"
"We had a fight." I paused. "I-I don't know if he still loves me anymore."
Yuugi led me upstairs to his room and let me sit down. "You may stay here as long as you like. Now, tell me, what brought on this thought?"
I was grateful for his kindness. "He's never home anymore. And-and I missed him so much, but he never pays attention to his family anymore. I just doubt he needs me as he used to." I was a mess probably, what with the tears streaming out of my eyes and the quavering voice.
Yuugi shook his head. "Ryou, really. Look at the ring on your finger. Would he have made that commitment with you had he not been sure that he needed you and that you were the one? Would you have gone along with it had you not been that sure as well? Think about it."
I shook my head. "I can't go back, not until he comes home and becomes Seto again."
My eyes widened as Yuugi's Puzzle glowed and his Yami materialized next to us.
"Ryou, if you do not wish to see him, I will make sure you don't." He paused. "Are you sure you are doing the right thing? He will be worried greatly; and searching for you. He'll ask us where you are."
"I doubt it." I mumbled. "He probably won't notice I'm not there.
"Don't say that!" Yuugi gasped.
"It's true! You don't know how it is there anymore. I never see him anymore. He'll come to bed in early hours, then leave before the sun rises. I never see him." Tears filled my eyes. Why did I cry them? "Yuugi, Yami, you two don't understand."
"But we'll do anything we can." Yami placed an arm on my shoulder.
But still I cried, those tears of regret.
