Disclaimer: Noo, Nooooooooooooo, I refuse to own Yugioh. ^.^
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The boy stared at the older man who had grabbed his cheek and lifted him up to the sunlight. "Pretty Angel, I shall make you mine," he purred and grinned as the boy struggled. The once white hair was ragged, and it slowly turned red as his blood dripped from the latest wound.
'I had run away to escape all this too,' the boy thought and began to sob as the man lowered him to the ground.
'Some one, please save me.' Fluttering in the wind, a boy younger than him appeared and stared at the older man.
"I'd let him go if you know what's good for you," the blond hair boy stated.
"And what are you going to do about it?" the man sneered and pulled out a gun. Suddenly, the man found his head smashed against the concrete and dragged across the ground. Blood ran down his face and then it all went blank.
"I did warn him," the blond haired boy said after cleaning off his mouth from the remaining blood.
"Who, who are you? Are you going to drink my blood too?" the boy asked in fear.
"Hahahaha," slowly the boy shook his head,.
"No. My name is Jounouchi. What's yours? And I can promise you no harm shall come to you if you follow me home. It's what I offer to all children, if you follow the rules of course."
The boy thought about this for a second and bowed, "My name is Bakura Ryou."
"Well Ryou, 'tis a pleasure to meet you. Now I'm going home, so have a nice day." With that, Jounouchi took off walking with Ryou following behind.
"Why did you save me?" Ryou asked. "I save all who ask for my help if I can help them. Do you have a family?" Jounouchi said plainly.
"Not anymore, not since he killed them all," Ryou almost cried, but didn't because it would seem weak in front of this odd boy.
"It's been a while since I've talked to some one my age. Do you know a boy named Yugi?" Jounouchi asked.
"You don't mean Yugi Mutou. He's the talk of the school since he and Seto Kiaba began dating."
Ryou said in surprise that Jounouchi didn't know. In fact, since Jounouchi seemed his age, he should be at the same school, not out saving people. Jounouchi stopped and stared at the sky for a second.
"I'm sorry. Did I say something to upset you?" Ryou asked and looked at him gently. "That mangy bastard named Seto Kiaba actually convinced Yug he loved him," Jounouchi snorted, "Poor Yug."
"So, do you go to our school?" Ryou asked, "I'm new. My family moved here because of a special Egyptian project my father was working on. Now he's dead though, and people whisper it has something to do with an Egyptian curse. I think it's all this ring's fault though.
"Effortlessly, he picked up a ring that seemed to be made of solid gold. Shrugging, Jounouchi began walking and said, "I don't want to talk about school." Ryou stared at his savior and questioned his sanity by following this boy. Then he shrugged and went after him. If nothing else, the boy would stop Bakura from coming out and beating him.
To be continued…