My Gift
Ryoko Avalon
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"Any idea what those people wanted?" Jounouchi sat across from Ryuiji in the restaurant's booth. Honda beside him and Alu leaning on Otogi's arm.
Otogi hadn't spoken much since the incident a few hours ago, he just kept off in space and to himself. God, he couldn't even bring himself to speak when the waitress (Who just HAPPENED to be Anzu. (Die you damn Anzu!!!!! Sorry....I HATE her...can't help it...it's a habit...)) asked him what he wanted.
Honda had to order for him.
"They wanted my girl. That's all I know. And they can't have her." Otogi said in a low tone, sipping his steaming chocolate cappuccino.
"Otogi..." Jounouchi looked out the window, his eyes following the falling snowflakes blankly. "What if...what those two WERE her real parents? Then what would you do?" he asked solemnly.
The boy clenched his teeth, fighting back the tears threatening the corners of his eyes. Alu felt her father's aura change rapidly and stared up at him.
"I DON'T CARE IF THEY WERE!" He roared, standing up and pounding his fists on the table. "THEY'RE NEVER GONNA TAKE HER FROM ME!" he took Alu into his arms and walked calmly out the front door, leaving the restaurant silent and staring after him.
"Poor guy. I hope they weren't. He really loves her." Honda sighed, setting the money for the bill on the table.
"What? No tip?" Anzu pouted.
"Oh...I'll give you a tip alright...don't wear such a short skirt in this part of town." He was totally serious, but said it in a wise-ass tone. Jounouchi snickered, getting up and following the taller teenager out into the cold afternoon.
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"Daddy? Why are you so angry?" the girl asked quietly. Otogi couldn't bring himself to use a frustrated tone around her. He sighed and nudged her forehead with his cheek.
"Don't worry about me little one, I'm fine. Sorry if I scared you."
"You didn't...but...why are you so angry?"
"Those people...that man I fought earlier...he wanted to take you from me. Alu...tell me...when you saw that woman this morning while I was fighting, you tightened your grip on my leg, like you were afraid of her...did she scare you?"
"Mhm." She nodded, hiding her face in his chest.
"How come?"
"She looked like my mommy." She sobbed, starting to tremble.
Otogi went silent for the rest of the walk until he came to Ryou's house. Without even meaning to, he opened the front door and stepped in.
Ryou, being constantly terrified if he was going to live through a single night or day, had given Ryuiji permission to come into his house at any time. He'd given him a copy of the house key just in case. Ryou's uncle didn't like the idea very much, but really had no idea that Ryuiji would actually take the boy up on the offer.
Hearing a faint sound coming from Ryou's room, Ryuiji moved quietly to the door, placing Alu on the floor and instructing her to bury herself the best she could in the closet. He was very familiar with this sound, and had recently advised a plan to take care of it without any harm coming to Ryou.
Quietly, he tested the doorknob.
Locked.
Using the safety pin he always carried with him in case of such emergencies, he picked the lock and kicked open the door. Luckily, Alu couldn't see the sight Otogi did.
Ryou was pinned underneath his yami, nearly being suffocated and raped at the same time. Otogi dashed for the millennium ring and called back the spirit, saving Ryou just before the boy lost consciousness. He rolled onto his side, panting and gasping for breath, tears streaming down his face in fear. Otogi pulled a blanket over the boy and wrapped his arms around him to calm him.
For some reason, Ryou's yami would never show himself when Otogi was around. And he vowed that he never would.
"You can come out Alu. It's safe." He announced, cradling a shuddering Ryou in his arms, kissing his forehead as he rested it on his chest.
"Thank...thank you Ryuiji..." he panted, just catching his breath long enough to cough out the words.
Alu appeared in the doorway, moving closer to the teenagers and reaching a hand out to touch Ryou's face, wiping a set of tears from him.
"Oh, Alu." He smiled, relieved for some reason that the girl was there.
"You okay?"
"Y...yeah...thanks Otogi." He smile weakly. Ryuiji lifted the boy to the bed and rested him back into the mattress.
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(It took Ryou a good hour and a half to regain himself before he could speak and move like normal again)
"So...why are you here?" Ryou leaned his back against the wall, allowing Otogi and Alu to sit on the other end of the bed.
"I came to ask you something...would you mind coming over to my place and watching Alu for a little while? I gotta straiten something out with myself, alone."
"I see. Don't worry about it. I'd be more than happy to."
"Thank you so much. I'll pay you back later." He winked. Ryou punched him playfully in the shoulder.
"Oh behave." He giggled.
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Game Over?
Continue?
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"Any idea what those people wanted?" Jounouchi sat across from Ryuiji in the restaurant's booth. Honda beside him and Alu leaning on Otogi's arm.
Otogi hadn't spoken much since the incident a few hours ago, he just kept off in space and to himself. God, he couldn't even bring himself to speak when the waitress (Who just HAPPENED to be Anzu. (Die you damn Anzu!!!!! Sorry....I HATE her...can't help it...it's a habit...)) asked him what he wanted.
Honda had to order for him.
"They wanted my girl. That's all I know. And they can't have her." Otogi said in a low tone, sipping his steaming chocolate cappuccino.
"Otogi..." Jounouchi looked out the window, his eyes following the falling snowflakes blankly. "What if...what those two WERE her real parents? Then what would you do?" he asked solemnly.
The boy clenched his teeth, fighting back the tears threatening the corners of his eyes. Alu felt her father's aura change rapidly and stared up at him.
"I DON'T CARE IF THEY WERE!" He roared, standing up and pounding his fists on the table. "THEY'RE NEVER GONNA TAKE HER FROM ME!" he took Alu into his arms and walked calmly out the front door, leaving the restaurant silent and staring after him.
"Poor guy. I hope they weren't. He really loves her." Honda sighed, setting the money for the bill on the table.
"What? No tip?" Anzu pouted.
"Oh...I'll give you a tip alright...don't wear such a short skirt in this part of town." He was totally serious, but said it in a wise-ass tone. Jounouchi snickered, getting up and following the taller teenager out into the cold afternoon.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Daddy? Why are you so angry?" the girl asked quietly. Otogi couldn't bring himself to use a frustrated tone around her. He sighed and nudged her forehead with his cheek.
"Don't worry about me little one, I'm fine. Sorry if I scared you."
"You didn't...but...why are you so angry?"
"Those people...that man I fought earlier...he wanted to take you from me. Alu...tell me...when you saw that woman this morning while I was fighting, you tightened your grip on my leg, like you were afraid of her...did she scare you?"
"Mhm." She nodded, hiding her face in his chest.
"How come?"
"She looked like my mommy." She sobbed, starting to tremble.
Otogi went silent for the rest of the walk until he came to Ryou's house. Without even meaning to, he opened the front door and stepped in.
Ryou, being constantly terrified if he was going to live through a single night or day, had given Ryuiji permission to come into his house at any time. He'd given him a copy of the house key just in case. Ryou's uncle didn't like the idea very much, but really had no idea that Ryuiji would actually take the boy up on the offer.
Hearing a faint sound coming from Ryou's room, Ryuiji moved quietly to the door, placing Alu on the floor and instructing her to bury herself the best she could in the closet. He was very familiar with this sound, and had recently advised a plan to take care of it without any harm coming to Ryou.
Quietly, he tested the doorknob.
Locked.
Using the safety pin he always carried with him in case of such emergencies, he picked the lock and kicked open the door. Luckily, Alu couldn't see the sight Otogi did.
Ryou was pinned underneath his yami, nearly being suffocated and raped at the same time. Otogi dashed for the millennium ring and called back the spirit, saving Ryou just before the boy lost consciousness. He rolled onto his side, panting and gasping for breath, tears streaming down his face in fear. Otogi pulled a blanket over the boy and wrapped his arms around him to calm him.
For some reason, Ryou's yami would never show himself when Otogi was around. And he vowed that he never would.
"You can come out Alu. It's safe." He announced, cradling a shuddering Ryou in his arms, kissing his forehead as he rested it on his chest.
"Thank...thank you Ryuiji..." he panted, just catching his breath long enough to cough out the words.
Alu appeared in the doorway, moving closer to the teenagers and reaching a hand out to touch Ryou's face, wiping a set of tears from him.
"Oh, Alu." He smiled, relieved for some reason that the girl was there.
"You okay?"
"Y...yeah...thanks Otogi." He smile weakly. Ryuiji lifted the boy to the bed and rested him back into the mattress.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
(It took Ryou a good hour and a half to regain himself before he could speak and move like normal again)
"So...why are you here?" Ryou leaned his back against the wall, allowing Otogi and Alu to sit on the other end of the bed.
"I came to ask you something...would you mind coming over to my place and watching Alu for a little while? I gotta straiten something out with myself, alone."
"I see. Don't worry about it. I'd be more than happy to."
"Thank you so much. I'll pay you back later." He winked. Ryou punched him playfully in the shoulder.
"Oh behave." He giggled.
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Game Over?
Continue?