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For everyone who wanted it (if anyone wanted it) a kinda sappy moment between Yami and Bakura.
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 Six
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Yami slowly made his way on to the roof. He gulped as he looked over the edge. He hated heights, something that nobody knew, with the exception of Yugi. He swallowed his fear though, as he searched the flat area until he spotted the tomb robber sitting on the other side of the building right on the edge, dangling his legs over the edge.
Yami walked toward him, making sure to make noise on the gravel beneath his feet so he didn't startle Bakura and the other boy fell over the edge. He stood behind Bakura unable to find something to say to make him feel any better.
"He told them." Bakura was the first to speak.
"Pardon?" Yami asked, moving closer to his boyfriend.
"Ryou, he just told them that he has cancer." He shuddered at the thought and Yami had to fight an urge to hold the other boy. He had a feeling that Bakura would push away from him and that would result in a few things happening, one of them being Bakura falling off the roof. "He's my hikari, I'm supposed to protect him from harm! I can't protect him from this!" He growled, clutching his fists together.
Yami stood silently and listened to the other spirit venting. "Why didn't he tell me? He knows he has no reason to be scared of me anymore! Why didn't he just tell me?" Bakura's voice trailed off in pain and this time Yami didn't fight the urge. He slowly put his arms on Bakura's shoulders and when the boy didn't jerk away he wrapped his arms around him in a hug.
"You know Ryou. He didn't want you to worry about him. I know it was foolish, but he thought it was nothing. I'm sure that if he had sensed anything wrong he would have told you." Yami reasoned as he felt Bakura turn in his arms and bury his face in Yami's shoulder. The pharaoh knew how out of character this was for the tomb robber, but he kept silence and gave what comfort Bakura needed.
After a few moments, Bakura moved away from him, surprising Yami by not pushing him away harshly. The tomb robber's hands still clung to the leather of Yami's jacket and shook slightly as the white-haired boy tried to calm his erratic breathing as he stared at the ground, away from Yami's eyes. Finally he spoke. "Thanks." He whispered, almost so quietly that Yami hadn't heard him. "For being here I mean." Bakura looked to the side, down to the ground.
"You don't have to thank me for that." Yami shook his head, but was interrupted.
"I *do*." Bakura growled as he sat up straight and looked at Yami. "I lo. . ." He suddenly stopped and his eyes grew wide as his throat closed up. Then he got up and shook his head. "I have to go." He said softly as he left Yami by the edge and disappeared back into the hospital.
Yami sighed to himself and looked back out into the city, resting his head on his arm. Would nothing change?
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Bakura trudged into the hospital room his other half was in to find it empty again, except for Ryou. The boy was lying in the bed talking on the cell phone that Kaiba had left him, so that Ryou could reach him directly at anytime he needed. Wordlessly Bakura sat down on the edge of the bed and then lay down gently beside Ryou. The bed was gigantic and there was room for the both of them and probably Yami if the pharaoh decided to join them.
"No, it's okay. You can't just leave your business like that." Ryou was saying as Bakura stared at the off-white ceiling, grayed from the darkness of the room. "Seto, I'm happy that you consider me more important, but you can't leave and you know it." Ryou's voice cracked. "It's only a few days.of course I want you here! Please, I don't want to argue with you. Yes, I love you too. Bye." Slowly, the boy hung up the phone then hugged it to his chest as he curled up into a ball, his back away from Bakura.
Without saying anything, Bakura curled up against the smaller body, and wrapped protective arms around the trembling creature. The only sound in the room was the sound of the heart monitor that had been hooked up to Ryou, and Ryou's soft sniffs as he tried to calm his tears.
"I keep waiting for you to tell me 'I told you so'." The boy sniffed, his voice hoarse.
"No." Bakura shook his head even though Ryou couldn't see as he gently ran his fingers through Ryou's hair, moving it away and tucking the strands behind his ear so Bakura could see his face. "I understand why you didn't tell anyone." He whispered softly.
"Bakura?" Ryou whispered almost too softly to hear.
"Hmm?" Bakura wondered, wrapping his arm around Ryou's waist.
"I'm scared." Ryou whimpered.
Bakura was silent for a few moments, thinking of the right words to say. He wasn't the best at this comforting thing, but he'd try his hardest for his light. "It's okay to be scared, it doesn't make you weak or pathetic." He offered as he lightly kissed Ryou's head. "It makes you human."
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To be continued. . .
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For everyone who wanted it (if anyone wanted it) a kinda sappy moment between Yami and Bakura.
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 Six
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Yami slowly made his way on to the roof. He gulped as he looked over the edge. He hated heights, something that nobody knew, with the exception of Yugi. He swallowed his fear though, as he searched the flat area until he spotted the tomb robber sitting on the other side of the building right on the edge, dangling his legs over the edge.
Yami walked toward him, making sure to make noise on the gravel beneath his feet so he didn't startle Bakura and the other boy fell over the edge. He stood behind Bakura unable to find something to say to make him feel any better.
"He told them." Bakura was the first to speak.
"Pardon?" Yami asked, moving closer to his boyfriend.
"Ryou, he just told them that he has cancer." He shuddered at the thought and Yami had to fight an urge to hold the other boy. He had a feeling that Bakura would push away from him and that would result in a few things happening, one of them being Bakura falling off the roof. "He's my hikari, I'm supposed to protect him from harm! I can't protect him from this!" He growled, clutching his fists together.
Yami stood silently and listened to the other spirit venting. "Why didn't he tell me? He knows he has no reason to be scared of me anymore! Why didn't he just tell me?" Bakura's voice trailed off in pain and this time Yami didn't fight the urge. He slowly put his arms on Bakura's shoulders and when the boy didn't jerk away he wrapped his arms around him in a hug.
"You know Ryou. He didn't want you to worry about him. I know it was foolish, but he thought it was nothing. I'm sure that if he had sensed anything wrong he would have told you." Yami reasoned as he felt Bakura turn in his arms and bury his face in Yami's shoulder. The pharaoh knew how out of character this was for the tomb robber, but he kept silence and gave what comfort Bakura needed.
After a few moments, Bakura moved away from him, surprising Yami by not pushing him away harshly. The tomb robber's hands still clung to the leather of Yami's jacket and shook slightly as the white-haired boy tried to calm his erratic breathing as he stared at the ground, away from Yami's eyes. Finally he spoke. "Thanks." He whispered, almost so quietly that Yami hadn't heard him. "For being here I mean." Bakura looked to the side, down to the ground.
"You don't have to thank me for that." Yami shook his head, but was interrupted.
"I *do*." Bakura growled as he sat up straight and looked at Yami. "I lo. . ." He suddenly stopped and his eyes grew wide as his throat closed up. Then he got up and shook his head. "I have to go." He said softly as he left Yami by the edge and disappeared back into the hospital.
Yami sighed to himself and looked back out into the city, resting his head on his arm. Would nothing change?
***
Bakura trudged into the hospital room his other half was in to find it empty again, except for Ryou. The boy was lying in the bed talking on the cell phone that Kaiba had left him, so that Ryou could reach him directly at anytime he needed. Wordlessly Bakura sat down on the edge of the bed and then lay down gently beside Ryou. The bed was gigantic and there was room for the both of them and probably Yami if the pharaoh decided to join them.
"No, it's okay. You can't just leave your business like that." Ryou was saying as Bakura stared at the off-white ceiling, grayed from the darkness of the room. "Seto, I'm happy that you consider me more important, but you can't leave and you know it." Ryou's voice cracked. "It's only a few days.of course I want you here! Please, I don't want to argue with you. Yes, I love you too. Bye." Slowly, the boy hung up the phone then hugged it to his chest as he curled up into a ball, his back away from Bakura.
Without saying anything, Bakura curled up against the smaller body, and wrapped protective arms around the trembling creature. The only sound in the room was the sound of the heart monitor that had been hooked up to Ryou, and Ryou's soft sniffs as he tried to calm his tears.
"I keep waiting for you to tell me 'I told you so'." The boy sniffed, his voice hoarse.
"No." Bakura shook his head even though Ryou couldn't see as he gently ran his fingers through Ryou's hair, moving it away and tucking the strands behind his ear so Bakura could see his face. "I understand why you didn't tell anyone." He whispered softly.
"Bakura?" Ryou whispered almost too softly to hear.
"Hmm?" Bakura wondered, wrapping his arm around Ryou's waist.
"I'm scared." Ryou whimpered.
Bakura was silent for a few moments, thinking of the right words to say. He wasn't the best at this comforting thing, but he'd try his hardest for his light. "It's okay to be scared, it doesn't make you weak or pathetic." He offered as he lightly kissed Ryou's head. "It makes you human."
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To be continued. . .
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