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Warnings: Yaoi obviously.
Pairings: (Yami) Bakura/Yami, Seto/Ryou, Malik/Yugi and others I think. . .
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Fading Light
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Chapter Five
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Tristan looked up at the clock, willing the time to go faster. He hated school and the last five minutes were always the longest. He and the others wanted to get to the hospital as soon as possible to find out what was wrong with Ryou. At the thought he felt his heart quicken. He liked Ryou; the silver-haired boy was like the little brother that Joey couldn't be for Tristan, and if something were to happen to him. . .
Well, Tristan didn't want to think of that.
"Alright class, I know there's a few minutes left, but you've been great all day so I'm allowing you to go early." Ms. Seiko smiled to the class as they cheered. "Oh, except you Yugi. I was hoping to talk to you." She said. Yugi nodded and went to the teacher's desk.
The group waited patiently outside of the room until finally Yugi came back out. "We're supposed to give Ryou her best." He explained before Joey could start an interrogation. "I think Bakura called in for him." Yugi said and forced a smile. "Well, we should probably get going huh?" Everyone nodded and together the group made their way out of the school to the nearest bus stop.
The ride was silent; everyone worried about what they'd find once they arrived at the hospital. Imagining horrible situations that they hoped and prayed wouldn't be true. Tristan and Joey sat close to each other for support while Malik had an arm around Yugi's shoulders. Tea had her head resting on Mai's shoulder while Mai had her arm around the younger girl's waist.
"I wonder if Kaiba was able to get away." Malik spoke softly, breaking the silence that had blanketed them since they were the only ones on the bus.
"I hope so." Yugi sighed as he leaned his head on Malik's shoulder. "If they found out today Ryou would have probably felt better with him there."
"And what about Bakura?" Mai asked. "He probably would have felt better if Yami had been there. Do we even know where he is now?" She asked.
"No." Yugi shook his head. "I haven't seen him since yesterday and the last I heard from him was when he called last night." He shrugged, hoping that the pharaoh had gone back to the hospital.
They were silent again and it stayed that way until they reached the hospital, having to walk a block from the bus stop. Malik went up to the desk and asked for the room number for Ryou Bakura.
"Room 7669." The nurse replied.
The group went to the elevators and traveled up them to the seventh floor. They walked around the large floor until they finally found the room they were looking for. There seemed to be no life around, until they were all startled by a slam of a door and they looked down the hallway to find Bakura storming down the hall away from them.
Yami was following him, trying to catch up. "Bakura! We're in a hospital!"
Bakura whipped around. "Do you think I've forgotten that? My hikari is lying in that god damned hospital bed, remember? I know exactly where we are. Now if I'm needed you'll find me on the roof debating whether or not to jump off!" He growled and disappeared around a corner.
Yami sighed and started back toward Ryou's room, figuring the boy could use some company after finding out. He glanced up and spotted the others and stopped. "Hey." He said softly.
"Yami?" Yugi stepped forward, looking worried. "Is Ryou okay?" He asked, getting right to the point.
Yami looked away. "It's not my place to tell. If you guys want to see him I think he's awake now. I've. . .gotta go see if Bakura's okay." He said and quickly ran down the hallway.
Yugi glanced back at the others and they all had the same thought as they went into the room. The small hospital room was in darkness, the only light being what came through the thin curtains. Ryou lay in the bed with his eyes closed. He looked peaceful and everyone figured that he was asleep.
At first nobody moved, then Mai finally moved forward and sat down in a chair, gently taking Ryou's hand and just holding it. The movement causing Ryou to open his eyes and he looked at the others and smiled.
"Hey guys." He greeted.
"Hey Ryou." Yugi said, moving to the side of the bed and climbing up so he could sit on the edge. "How are you feeling?" He asked gently.
"Me? I feel fine." Ryou said as he smiled softly.
"Have you heard from Kaiba?" Malik wondered as he stood beside Yugi.
The smile faltered slightly, but remained. "No. He had to go back to work." He shrugged, knowing that it had to happen. "What happened in school today?"
"Joey got a detention at lunch." Tea brought up.
"Tea lost a duel to Tristan during spare." Joey glared at the girl.
"Tea and Joey fought all day." Tristan rolled his eyes.
Ryou laughed softly at their antics.
"Ms. Seiko told us to say hello and that she hopes you get better." Yugi remembered as he looked down at his friend. He bit his lip. "Ryou. . .?" He started but didn't know how to finish; nobody wanted to ask the question.
Ryou saw this and smiled; though the look in his eyes were dead. "You want to know what's wrong with me, right?"
"We've been worried all day." Tea said.
Ryou swallowed and Mai felt him start to tremble. "I probably won't help your fears." He said, his voice cracking. He closed his eyes and his friends watched as two tears slowly slid down his cheeks.
"Ryou?" Malik whispered, finding Yugi's hand and squeezing tightly.
Dull brown eyes opened and he looked at Yugi, though he spoke to everyone.
"I have brain cancer."
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To be continued. . .
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Warnings: Yaoi obviously.
Pairings: (Yami) Bakura/Yami, Seto/Ryou, Malik/Yugi and others I think. . .
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Fading Light
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Chapter Five
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Tristan looked up at the clock, willing the time to go faster. He hated school and the last five minutes were always the longest. He and the others wanted to get to the hospital as soon as possible to find out what was wrong with Ryou. At the thought he felt his heart quicken. He liked Ryou; the silver-haired boy was like the little brother that Joey couldn't be for Tristan, and if something were to happen to him. . .
Well, Tristan didn't want to think of that.
"Alright class, I know there's a few minutes left, but you've been great all day so I'm allowing you to go early." Ms. Seiko smiled to the class as they cheered. "Oh, except you Yugi. I was hoping to talk to you." She said. Yugi nodded and went to the teacher's desk.
The group waited patiently outside of the room until finally Yugi came back out. "We're supposed to give Ryou her best." He explained before Joey could start an interrogation. "I think Bakura called in for him." Yugi said and forced a smile. "Well, we should probably get going huh?" Everyone nodded and together the group made their way out of the school to the nearest bus stop.
The ride was silent; everyone worried about what they'd find once they arrived at the hospital. Imagining horrible situations that they hoped and prayed wouldn't be true. Tristan and Joey sat close to each other for support while Malik had an arm around Yugi's shoulders. Tea had her head resting on Mai's shoulder while Mai had her arm around the younger girl's waist.
"I wonder if Kaiba was able to get away." Malik spoke softly, breaking the silence that had blanketed them since they were the only ones on the bus.
"I hope so." Yugi sighed as he leaned his head on Malik's shoulder. "If they found out today Ryou would have probably felt better with him there."
"And what about Bakura?" Mai asked. "He probably would have felt better if Yami had been there. Do we even know where he is now?" She asked.
"No." Yugi shook his head. "I haven't seen him since yesterday and the last I heard from him was when he called last night." He shrugged, hoping that the pharaoh had gone back to the hospital.
They were silent again and it stayed that way until they reached the hospital, having to walk a block from the bus stop. Malik went up to the desk and asked for the room number for Ryou Bakura.
"Room 7669." The nurse replied.
The group went to the elevators and traveled up them to the seventh floor. They walked around the large floor until they finally found the room they were looking for. There seemed to be no life around, until they were all startled by a slam of a door and they looked down the hallway to find Bakura storming down the hall away from them.
Yami was following him, trying to catch up. "Bakura! We're in a hospital!"
Bakura whipped around. "Do you think I've forgotten that? My hikari is lying in that god damned hospital bed, remember? I know exactly where we are. Now if I'm needed you'll find me on the roof debating whether or not to jump off!" He growled and disappeared around a corner.
Yami sighed and started back toward Ryou's room, figuring the boy could use some company after finding out. He glanced up and spotted the others and stopped. "Hey." He said softly.
"Yami?" Yugi stepped forward, looking worried. "Is Ryou okay?" He asked, getting right to the point.
Yami looked away. "It's not my place to tell. If you guys want to see him I think he's awake now. I've. . .gotta go see if Bakura's okay." He said and quickly ran down the hallway.
Yugi glanced back at the others and they all had the same thought as they went into the room. The small hospital room was in darkness, the only light being what came through the thin curtains. Ryou lay in the bed with his eyes closed. He looked peaceful and everyone figured that he was asleep.
At first nobody moved, then Mai finally moved forward and sat down in a chair, gently taking Ryou's hand and just holding it. The movement causing Ryou to open his eyes and he looked at the others and smiled.
"Hey guys." He greeted.
"Hey Ryou." Yugi said, moving to the side of the bed and climbing up so he could sit on the edge. "How are you feeling?" He asked gently.
"Me? I feel fine." Ryou said as he smiled softly.
"Have you heard from Kaiba?" Malik wondered as he stood beside Yugi.
The smile faltered slightly, but remained. "No. He had to go back to work." He shrugged, knowing that it had to happen. "What happened in school today?"
"Joey got a detention at lunch." Tea brought up.
"Tea lost a duel to Tristan during spare." Joey glared at the girl.
"Tea and Joey fought all day." Tristan rolled his eyes.
Ryou laughed softly at their antics.
"Ms. Seiko told us to say hello and that she hopes you get better." Yugi remembered as he looked down at his friend. He bit his lip. "Ryou. . .?" He started but didn't know how to finish; nobody wanted to ask the question.
Ryou saw this and smiled; though the look in his eyes were dead. "You want to know what's wrong with me, right?"
"We've been worried all day." Tea said.
Ryou swallowed and Mai felt him start to tremble. "I probably won't help your fears." He said, his voice cracking. He closed his eyes and his friends watched as two tears slowly slid down his cheeks.
"Ryou?" Malik whispered, finding Yugi's hand and squeezing tightly.
Dull brown eyes opened and he looked at Yugi, though he spoke to everyone.
"I have brain cancer."
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To be continued. . .
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