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~thoughts~ *italics*
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 Twelve
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Bakura slowly entered the room. He saw that almost everyone had left. Only Malik and Yugi remained, besides Kaiba and Mokuba. The tomb robber ignored the two brothers for the moment and went over to Yugi who had fallen asleep. Gently, he shook the small boy who was cuddled up to Malik. The young Egyptian was also sleeping.
Slowly, Yugi's violet eyes opened and he blinked in confusion. "Bakura?" He whispered, wondering what the spirit could possibly want from him.
"Where's Yami?" He asked.
"Yami?" Yugi rubbed the sleep from his eyes. "I though he was still moping around here. I haven't seen him in a few days."
"Kaiba said he went home." Bakura blinked.
"What?" Yugi was now wide-awake. He tried his mental link with the pharaoh but found it had been closed off. "He's closed me off, what did you do to him?" Yugi asked, actually glaring at the tomb robber.
"I didn't do anything to him!" Bakura growled protectively. "I told Kaiba to tell him to go home because I didn't. . .I didn't want him to see me cry alright?" The white-haired boy closed his eyes and clenched his teeth.
"You kept pushing him away! It's not a surprise that he hasn't shown up!" Yugi jumped off the small couch, waking Malik. "I don't know where he is Bakura, but if something has happened to him I'm going to blame you." Yugi growled and ran out of the room.
Bakura looked after him then felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked back to find Malik looking at him. The Egyptian just shook his head and then let Yami Malik take over. The spirit looked at Bakura and gently flicked his nose, then quickly ran out of the room following the pharaoh's light.
***
Bakura was wandering the dark street aimlessly, as he was lost in his thoughts. He hadn't left the hospital in almost four days and it felt weird to be out without Ryou around. His poor light. . .Ryou wasn't even seventeen yet. Far too young for anyone to die, though Bakura wouldn't know anything about something like that, it's not like he had ever actually died.
He and Yami had a lot more in common then he thought. One day the pharaoh's light was going to pass on, the same with Yami Malik's. "I want to be there for Yami when that happens, and I won't take no for an answer." He resolved. "He didn't deserve to be treated like that, I know this. I'm so stupid!" Bakura growled angrily, and for the first time in his life he didn't try to place the blame on someone else. It was his fault.
The Millennium Ring, which hung loosely around his neck, suddenly began to glow. Ryou hadn't been allowed to wear it and this way, Bakura felt closer to his fading light. As the boy watched, one of the cones glowed and pointed into a direction off to his right. "The Game Shop?" He wondered out loud, wondering why the Ring would be activated by Yugi or Malik who were probably at the Game Shop.
Bakura was about to walk away when he stopped, hesitating. It might not be Yugi that it was responding to. . .
Figuring he had nothing left to lose he began to jog toward the dark building.
***
Ryou coughed weakly as he tried to take in a breath. Kaiba was beside him within seconds, helping him to sit up, which Ryou was too tired to do on his own. He leaned against the warm body and concentrated on the slow circles that Kaiba was rubbing into his back. When his coughing fit had finally calmed he looked up and smiled at his love.
Kaiba couldn't help it; tears cascaded down his cheeks, dripping onto Ryou. One landed on the pale boy's cheek and continued its path down to Ryou's chin. "I'm going to miss you." Kaiba forced from his mouth, but it came out as a pathetic whisper. He wrapped his arms around Ryou and held him gently.
"I'll miss you too." Ryou whispered as he nuzzled closer to the warmth, wishing he could spend forever in those arms. As it was he was going to spend the rest of his life there. "Seto? Are you sure you want to hold me until the end?" He asked, looking up into dulled blue eyes shimmering with unshed tears.
Ryou saw Kaiba's chin tremble as he replied. "I wouldn't have it any other way."
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To be continued. . .
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~thoughts~ *italics*
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 Twelve
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Bakura slowly entered the room. He saw that almost everyone had left. Only Malik and Yugi remained, besides Kaiba and Mokuba. The tomb robber ignored the two brothers for the moment and went over to Yugi who had fallen asleep. Gently, he shook the small boy who was cuddled up to Malik. The young Egyptian was also sleeping.
Slowly, Yugi's violet eyes opened and he blinked in confusion. "Bakura?" He whispered, wondering what the spirit could possibly want from him.
"Where's Yami?" He asked.
"Yami?" Yugi rubbed the sleep from his eyes. "I though he was still moping around here. I haven't seen him in a few days."
"Kaiba said he went home." Bakura blinked.
"What?" Yugi was now wide-awake. He tried his mental link with the pharaoh but found it had been closed off. "He's closed me off, what did you do to him?" Yugi asked, actually glaring at the tomb robber.
"I didn't do anything to him!" Bakura growled protectively. "I told Kaiba to tell him to go home because I didn't. . .I didn't want him to see me cry alright?" The white-haired boy closed his eyes and clenched his teeth.
"You kept pushing him away! It's not a surprise that he hasn't shown up!" Yugi jumped off the small couch, waking Malik. "I don't know where he is Bakura, but if something has happened to him I'm going to blame you." Yugi growled and ran out of the room.
Bakura looked after him then felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked back to find Malik looking at him. The Egyptian just shook his head and then let Yami Malik take over. The spirit looked at Bakura and gently flicked his nose, then quickly ran out of the room following the pharaoh's light.
***
Bakura was wandering the dark street aimlessly, as he was lost in his thoughts. He hadn't left the hospital in almost four days and it felt weird to be out without Ryou around. His poor light. . .Ryou wasn't even seventeen yet. Far too young for anyone to die, though Bakura wouldn't know anything about something like that, it's not like he had ever actually died.
He and Yami had a lot more in common then he thought. One day the pharaoh's light was going to pass on, the same with Yami Malik's. "I want to be there for Yami when that happens, and I won't take no for an answer." He resolved. "He didn't deserve to be treated like that, I know this. I'm so stupid!" Bakura growled angrily, and for the first time in his life he didn't try to place the blame on someone else. It was his fault.
The Millennium Ring, which hung loosely around his neck, suddenly began to glow. Ryou hadn't been allowed to wear it and this way, Bakura felt closer to his fading light. As the boy watched, one of the cones glowed and pointed into a direction off to his right. "The Game Shop?" He wondered out loud, wondering why the Ring would be activated by Yugi or Malik who were probably at the Game Shop.
Bakura was about to walk away when he stopped, hesitating. It might not be Yugi that it was responding to. . .
Figuring he had nothing left to lose he began to jog toward the dark building.
***
Ryou coughed weakly as he tried to take in a breath. Kaiba was beside him within seconds, helping him to sit up, which Ryou was too tired to do on his own. He leaned against the warm body and concentrated on the slow circles that Kaiba was rubbing into his back. When his coughing fit had finally calmed he looked up and smiled at his love.
Kaiba couldn't help it; tears cascaded down his cheeks, dripping onto Ryou. One landed on the pale boy's cheek and continued its path down to Ryou's chin. "I'm going to miss you." Kaiba forced from his mouth, but it came out as a pathetic whisper. He wrapped his arms around Ryou and held him gently.
"I'll miss you too." Ryou whispered as he nuzzled closer to the warmth, wishing he could spend forever in those arms. As it was he was going to spend the rest of his life there. "Seto? Are you sure you want to hold me until the end?" He asked, looking up into dulled blue eyes shimmering with unshed tears.
Ryou saw Kaiba's chin tremble as he replied. "I wouldn't have it any other way."
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To be continued. . .
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