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This is Yaoi and is boyxboy love.

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I TOO HAVE A HEART

I love you. That what he said to me and he knows how I feel now too. Has it changed the way things are between us? I...I think so. I'm not entirely sure, having never felt these emotions before. All my life, I was taught to hate. Now that I DO feel love, its confusing. I want to be able to tell Ryou that I do love him but I just can't. That makes what happened next all the more evil and damning. No...I must prove strong for Ryou because...I'm all he has. He relies on my strength and maybe we can make it through this whole, terrible ordeal. I think the gods are mocking me. The minute I find love, its ripped from me. He may not die...I'm not sure. I'd like to believe he'll live but those stupid doctors claim he has three weeks to three months left. Gods Ryou... This shit has to happen to us, doesnt it?! Fate has dealt us a bad hand. I'll do everything in my power to make you well again. I'll go to all lenghts to make sure you live.

I'm crying again. I shouldn't be crying. Ryou has enough to worry about, excluding a broken hearted yami. He's slipping away from me. I feel it everyday. When I hold him at night.... I don't know what to do! I'm powerless. All I can do is stand by my love, offer him all of my support. Pharoah and his friends are constantly giving me their condolences, giving Ryou happiness in the weeks he has alive. When the doctors told us, that very night we exchanged our love, I was angry. I wanted to kill but then...gods...when Ryou was told.....

(flashback: week earlier)

Bakura gently closed the door behind him as he re-entered the waiting room. Yami had called him from their Sennen items. His brown eyes narrowed in suspicion at the group huddled together. He could immediately sense sorrow. The doctor glanced from his clipboard and hastily gave the group space, but not before giving Bakura a wary glance. "What the fuck is going on?!" Bakura demanded, hissing like a snake.

There was silence for more than a few minutes. All the while, a red aura surrounded Bakura. Finally, Yami stepped forward. "Yami Bakura.....there's something you need to know." Bakura crossed his arms, waiting. "Ryou has.....cancer."

"Cancer?" he asked, the words foreign.

"He has liver cancer. Its very rare and they didnt catch it in time so its spreading to the rest of his body. That means.....he's going to die soon Bakura." A strangled yell escaped Bakura's mouth. Bakura lept forward, hands on Yami's throat.

"WHAT?!!!!"

Yami wheezed, unable to escape the death grip on his neck. Joey and Honda pulled the seething akustenshin from Yami who braced himself against the wall, wheezing. Bakura shook his head, unable to believe the words. Yugi became braver. "There is a chance they can save him Bakura!" The words were useless. Bakura wasn't listening. He was huddled in the corner of the room, attracting attention from orderlies, doctors, and patients families. He was shivering. A nurse went to help the yami but he snarled rabidly. Yami could tell his fellow akustenshi was doing his best to control his anger. 'If that was Yugi on that bed in there with cancer....I'd act the same.'

Several hours later, Bakura calmed down. He didnt' bother acknowledging the others who were about to tell Ryou his condition. Bakura knew he had to be in control of his erratic emotions before visiting his little angel. He was the first to enter, sitting beside Ryou on the bed. He picked the spoon up from the tray, digging it into the mashed potatoes and put it in front of Ryou's mouth. The softer white haired took the food, smiling at his yami. Then, Ryou looked in the doorway at his friends.

"I know."

Those words, spoken so softly and gently, had the effect of breaking Bakura completely down. Tears streamed from the chocolate depths, onto his cheeks, to splash against Ryou's skin. Ryou brought his yami into a comforting hold but Bakura refused him, scooting further from the boy's arms. He shook his head. "No...no," he whispered, running from the room. Bakura wasn't sure how far he went, but he ended up at the place where he and Ryou had first met. He sighed, collasping to the ground and sobbing hysterically. "It can't be....Why? Why now?" Noone answered the heart-broken yami.....

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Short....:( Anyways! Thanks for reviewing everyone!! I really appreciate it! ^_^

I'm being really mean to Ryou..huh? I'm sorry.