Woo! I've gotten reviews! ^_^() I'm so happy!!!!
And now for the disclaimer.
Silverscreamer's Teacher: Hey! You shouldn't be writing in class, and you don't own YuGi Oh!
Silverscreamer: Eep!? It's just a fanfic! _*
(((Heh. I started writing this chapter in Chemistry, and my teacher had just fussed at someone else for writing a note instead of paying attention. ^_^() I'm trying to make my disclaimers creative here. You'd better laugh! *anime sweatdrop*))
Chapter Three: Cover-ups
CRASH!!!
Something smashed against the wall beside Ryou's bed. His eyes snapped open as he woke with a start. He clutched his pillow tightly as though for protection. His heart was racing and his breath quickened by the shock of such an awakening.
It took a few moments for him to calm down enough to notice Bakura's muttering from behind him. Also, there was a sound of footsteps, indicating that the angered yami was pacing. "Stupid modern garbage. A spirit's just trying to get some sleep, and the next thing you know one of those possessed timepieces just up and starts squealing at everyone. And they sure as Ra don't listen when you tell them to shut up! I hate this time period!" Bakura stopped pacing and raised his voice to yell at his hikari. "Ryou! Get up, now!"
With that, Bakura turned and left the room. Ryou quickly scrambled out of bed to get ready for school. He glanced down at the shattered glass, broken plastic, and bits of metal and circuits that was once his alarm clock. "I'll have to get me another new one tomorrow." he sighed as he locked his bedroom door. After changing into his school uniform, he moved into his bathroom, pulling on his school jacket.
He cringed when he saw his reflection. His eye looked terrible- the bruising having spread over night. His lip was still swollen, but not nearly as badly as the previous night. He'd have to think of something to tell his friends when he got to school. He pondered this fact as he pulled the stolen makeup out of the drawer he'd stashed it in and began to apply it. By the time he'd finished, he was fighting tears again. It hurt a lot worse this morning. He couldn't cry though. It would wash away the makeup.
Glancing at his watch as he left the bathroom, he realized just how late it really was. "Oh no. I must have slept through my alarm for a long time before Bakura finally couldn't take it anymore. If I don't hurry I'll be late!" He dashed through his room, grabbing his heavy winter coat stopping only to unlock his bedroom door.
He was about to open it when he froze, a sudden thought coming to him. He turned his gaze to where the Millennium Ring lay on his dresser. Walking over to it, he studied it thoughtfully. As he reached a hand out to touch it, he had second thoughts. He hesitated. He didn't want Bakura with him today. didn't think he could handle it.
Turning, he left his room quickly and dashed down the stairs. "Bye!" He called out as he dashed down the hall.
Bakura appeared in the kitchen doorway even as Ryou was pulling the front door open. "Aren't you going to eat?" He demanded.
"No time!" Ryou was out the door and running down the sidewalk before Bakura could reprimand him for talking back.
Bakura glared, tempted to go after his hikari and punish him fittingly. Then, he stopped and turned his head to gaze up the stairway. Moving slowly at first, he started up towards Ryou's room. As he moved, though, he gained speed until he was fairly dashing up the top stairs and burst through the bedroom door, swinging it open recklessly. He glanced around for a moment before his eyes fell upon the Ring, which lay on Ryou's dresser. Bakura's eyes narrowed as he walked over to it and picked it up. Surely Ryou wouldn't have left it on purpose. This better have been a misunderstanding.
Ryou was panting when he dashed into the classroom, taking his seat just before the bell rang. Yugi turned to smile at him from his seat just in front of him. "Hey Ryou."
"H-hey Yug-gi." He grinned apologetically as he panted.
Yugi's expression suddenly seemed worried. "You okay?"
Ryou nodded. "Yeah." He said, having managed to catch his breath again. "Just slept in late. Had to run the whole way here."
Yugi smiled slightly and nodded, seeming to understand how that happens sometimes. Then he hesitated for a moment before asking, "What happened to your lip?"
"Huh?" Ryou gave a relatively convincing dumb act and touched his fingers to his split lip. "Oh this. It's nothing."
There was a moment of silence between the two of them. Yugi seemed to be listening to something. Yami was most likely giving his thoughts on the matter. After a moment, Yugi met Ryou's eyes once more. "Did Bakura hit you? Yami says that he'll take care of that tomb robber if he did. You can't just let-"
"Yugi." Ryou interrupted. "Don't worry about it. He didn't hit me. When I was hurrying to get ready this morning, I accidentally hit myself in the chin and caused myself to bite my lip. Just stopped bleeding before I left actually."
"Oh." Yugi nodded. "Alright." He seemed a little hesitant to turn around, though.
Once Yugi wasn't looking anymore, Ryou let out a great, yet soundless, sigh of relief. He relaxed, realizing for the first time just how tense he had been the whole time Yugi was talking to him. After the relief had passed, though, a wave of guilt passed through him. He turned his eyes down to the desktop in front of him. He didn't like to lie. But he didn't want his friends to be bothered with his problems, either.
Most of the morning, he spent his class time staring off into space, or fighting an occasional wave of pain. He sat next to a window, so he would often just gaze out at the softly falling snow. It had stopped not long after class started, though. Once it had, he attempted to pay more attention to what was going on in class. He couldn't focus though. There was so much on his mind.
Ryou piddled around after the bell rang for lunch, slightly wanting to be by himself. Joey seemed to notice as the others were leaving the room, though, and nudged Yugi and the other two (Tea and Tristan). They waited for him out in the hall, a little ways from the door. When Ryou walked out, he was a bit startled to see them standing there.
"Yo Ryou!" Joey gave a goofy wave, grinning. "What's takin' ya so long? I'm starved!"
"You're always starving. even though you're always eating." Tristan laughed.
"Shove it, Tristan. No one asked you." Joey growled.
Tea shook her head. "Will you two stop fighting already. Friend's shouldn't fight!" ((I'm sorry. ~_~() couldn't resist.)) Then she chuckled. "Come on, let's go."
Tristan, Tea, and Joey started down the hallway. Yugi and Ryou stared at each other for a moment, then Ryou smiled. "Yeah, come on. We wouldn't want to miss lunch now, would we?"
Yugi blinked, then smiled and nodded. "Yeah. We better catch up with the others."
"Alright."
Ryou followed them silently to the cafeteria, where they- by some weird miracle- managed to find an empty table. As they ate, Tristan complained. "I can't wait for spring to come. Then we can go outside for lunch again, rather than staying in this cramped cafeteria."
Tea chuckled. "Yeah, it's so nice sitting outside in the fresh air with all of the flowers blooming, isn't it guys."
Joey wrinkled his nose. "Girl stuff." He muttered.
Yugi snickered and nudged Ryou, who gave a lopsided grin and agreed with both Joey and Tea. "Yes. But I would still rather be outside than in here. It's just so noisy."
The others nodded their agreement, and they continued eating their meal. Ryou had to repeat his cover-up story to the others. It made him feel so guilty to lie to them like that. And apparently the makeup cover-up was doing its job too, for no one commented. *It can't be helped.* he told himself over and over in his mind.
When they were all done, they started going back to class. Ryou was listening to Joey and Tristan arguing over which one of them was the stronger, when he suddenly remembered that he'd left something in his locker.
"You guys go on to class. I'll catch up with you in a few minutes!" He called as he started down the hall at a quick pace.
He stopped in front of his locker and started putting in the combination when someone suddenly grabbed him from behind. His eyes went wide and he started to scream, but a hand clamped down over his mouth before he had the chance.
"You ready to play, wimpy boy?" Chuckled a terribly familiar deep voice. It was so full of malice that it held an audible sneer. Then, the person who had grabbed him began to drag him towards the nearest exit.
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Wooo. Cliffhangerness! ^_^() Guess you'd REALLY better review than, eh?
It's come to my attention that I've had one review asking for yaoi and another saying please Ra no. (Not in those exact words, but you get my drift.)
Well, I really was not planning on it being Yaoi at all. Sorry to those who wish it. *shrug* It's just not what I had planned for this story. now, if one might wish to request a specific story, feel free to e-mail me and do so. Otherwise. DEAL! ^__^ You'll just have to take what I'm planning to write.
But no, this story is not and will not be a Yaoi.
And now for Reviewyness!!!
No Name: I guess you'll just have to know who you are. ^_^() Thanks, I'm glad you liked it and I will continued!
Sad Andy: I'm glad that you really like the story. and again, I'm sorry. No yaoi. *pats on back* But I hope that doesn't mean you're gonna stop reading. *Big brown puppy dog eyes*
lizzy9046 (and her yami I suppose): Thanks you two. And yes. I know that there are oh so many stories out there were Ryou's getting beaten up. Usually by his yami. *shrugs a bit* I'm glad that you like it though. Glad you like my style. and. erm. envious of my ability? *Scratches head for a moment then shrugs*
Wolfyu: *dies laughing* Yeah. torment is great. Ryou and Yugi (Ryou especially) are just such easy targets. They're the ones who walk around with big "Beat me up!" signs on their backs. And I'm glad you still like it.
SK1234: Thanks again. Glad you still like it too.
Kawaii Mimi-chan: *hides* Don't hurt me!!! ~_~() You sound exactly like my best friend. She threatened to hurt me very badly after the first chapter if I didn't continue. *smiles* I'm glad you like it, and don't worry, with the response I'm getting, there will definitely be more on the way!
*****WARNING!!!!!!
Majorly plot twist next chapter! Let's see if I led you as well as I had hoped. *evil grin*
And now for the disclaimer.
Silverscreamer's Teacher: Hey! You shouldn't be writing in class, and you don't own YuGi Oh!
Silverscreamer: Eep!? It's just a fanfic! _*
(((Heh. I started writing this chapter in Chemistry, and my teacher had just fussed at someone else for writing a note instead of paying attention. ^_^() I'm trying to make my disclaimers creative here. You'd better laugh! *anime sweatdrop*))
Chapter Three: Cover-ups
CRASH!!!
Something smashed against the wall beside Ryou's bed. His eyes snapped open as he woke with a start. He clutched his pillow tightly as though for protection. His heart was racing and his breath quickened by the shock of such an awakening.
It took a few moments for him to calm down enough to notice Bakura's muttering from behind him. Also, there was a sound of footsteps, indicating that the angered yami was pacing. "Stupid modern garbage. A spirit's just trying to get some sleep, and the next thing you know one of those possessed timepieces just up and starts squealing at everyone. And they sure as Ra don't listen when you tell them to shut up! I hate this time period!" Bakura stopped pacing and raised his voice to yell at his hikari. "Ryou! Get up, now!"
With that, Bakura turned and left the room. Ryou quickly scrambled out of bed to get ready for school. He glanced down at the shattered glass, broken plastic, and bits of metal and circuits that was once his alarm clock. "I'll have to get me another new one tomorrow." he sighed as he locked his bedroom door. After changing into his school uniform, he moved into his bathroom, pulling on his school jacket.
He cringed when he saw his reflection. His eye looked terrible- the bruising having spread over night. His lip was still swollen, but not nearly as badly as the previous night. He'd have to think of something to tell his friends when he got to school. He pondered this fact as he pulled the stolen makeup out of the drawer he'd stashed it in and began to apply it. By the time he'd finished, he was fighting tears again. It hurt a lot worse this morning. He couldn't cry though. It would wash away the makeup.
Glancing at his watch as he left the bathroom, he realized just how late it really was. "Oh no. I must have slept through my alarm for a long time before Bakura finally couldn't take it anymore. If I don't hurry I'll be late!" He dashed through his room, grabbing his heavy winter coat stopping only to unlock his bedroom door.
He was about to open it when he froze, a sudden thought coming to him. He turned his gaze to where the Millennium Ring lay on his dresser. Walking over to it, he studied it thoughtfully. As he reached a hand out to touch it, he had second thoughts. He hesitated. He didn't want Bakura with him today. didn't think he could handle it.
Turning, he left his room quickly and dashed down the stairs. "Bye!" He called out as he dashed down the hall.
Bakura appeared in the kitchen doorway even as Ryou was pulling the front door open. "Aren't you going to eat?" He demanded.
"No time!" Ryou was out the door and running down the sidewalk before Bakura could reprimand him for talking back.
Bakura glared, tempted to go after his hikari and punish him fittingly. Then, he stopped and turned his head to gaze up the stairway. Moving slowly at first, he started up towards Ryou's room. As he moved, though, he gained speed until he was fairly dashing up the top stairs and burst through the bedroom door, swinging it open recklessly. He glanced around for a moment before his eyes fell upon the Ring, which lay on Ryou's dresser. Bakura's eyes narrowed as he walked over to it and picked it up. Surely Ryou wouldn't have left it on purpose. This better have been a misunderstanding.
Ryou was panting when he dashed into the classroom, taking his seat just before the bell rang. Yugi turned to smile at him from his seat just in front of him. "Hey Ryou."
"H-hey Yug-gi." He grinned apologetically as he panted.
Yugi's expression suddenly seemed worried. "You okay?"
Ryou nodded. "Yeah." He said, having managed to catch his breath again. "Just slept in late. Had to run the whole way here."
Yugi smiled slightly and nodded, seeming to understand how that happens sometimes. Then he hesitated for a moment before asking, "What happened to your lip?"
"Huh?" Ryou gave a relatively convincing dumb act and touched his fingers to his split lip. "Oh this. It's nothing."
There was a moment of silence between the two of them. Yugi seemed to be listening to something. Yami was most likely giving his thoughts on the matter. After a moment, Yugi met Ryou's eyes once more. "Did Bakura hit you? Yami says that he'll take care of that tomb robber if he did. You can't just let-"
"Yugi." Ryou interrupted. "Don't worry about it. He didn't hit me. When I was hurrying to get ready this morning, I accidentally hit myself in the chin and caused myself to bite my lip. Just stopped bleeding before I left actually."
"Oh." Yugi nodded. "Alright." He seemed a little hesitant to turn around, though.
Once Yugi wasn't looking anymore, Ryou let out a great, yet soundless, sigh of relief. He relaxed, realizing for the first time just how tense he had been the whole time Yugi was talking to him. After the relief had passed, though, a wave of guilt passed through him. He turned his eyes down to the desktop in front of him. He didn't like to lie. But he didn't want his friends to be bothered with his problems, either.
Most of the morning, he spent his class time staring off into space, or fighting an occasional wave of pain. He sat next to a window, so he would often just gaze out at the softly falling snow. It had stopped not long after class started, though. Once it had, he attempted to pay more attention to what was going on in class. He couldn't focus though. There was so much on his mind.
Ryou piddled around after the bell rang for lunch, slightly wanting to be by himself. Joey seemed to notice as the others were leaving the room, though, and nudged Yugi and the other two (Tea and Tristan). They waited for him out in the hall, a little ways from the door. When Ryou walked out, he was a bit startled to see them standing there.
"Yo Ryou!" Joey gave a goofy wave, grinning. "What's takin' ya so long? I'm starved!"
"You're always starving. even though you're always eating." Tristan laughed.
"Shove it, Tristan. No one asked you." Joey growled.
Tea shook her head. "Will you two stop fighting already. Friend's shouldn't fight!" ((I'm sorry. ~_~() couldn't resist.)) Then she chuckled. "Come on, let's go."
Tristan, Tea, and Joey started down the hallway. Yugi and Ryou stared at each other for a moment, then Ryou smiled. "Yeah, come on. We wouldn't want to miss lunch now, would we?"
Yugi blinked, then smiled and nodded. "Yeah. We better catch up with the others."
"Alright."
Ryou followed them silently to the cafeteria, where they- by some weird miracle- managed to find an empty table. As they ate, Tristan complained. "I can't wait for spring to come. Then we can go outside for lunch again, rather than staying in this cramped cafeteria."
Tea chuckled. "Yeah, it's so nice sitting outside in the fresh air with all of the flowers blooming, isn't it guys."
Joey wrinkled his nose. "Girl stuff." He muttered.
Yugi snickered and nudged Ryou, who gave a lopsided grin and agreed with both Joey and Tea. "Yes. But I would still rather be outside than in here. It's just so noisy."
The others nodded their agreement, and they continued eating their meal. Ryou had to repeat his cover-up story to the others. It made him feel so guilty to lie to them like that. And apparently the makeup cover-up was doing its job too, for no one commented. *It can't be helped.* he told himself over and over in his mind.
When they were all done, they started going back to class. Ryou was listening to Joey and Tristan arguing over which one of them was the stronger, when he suddenly remembered that he'd left something in his locker.
"You guys go on to class. I'll catch up with you in a few minutes!" He called as he started down the hall at a quick pace.
He stopped in front of his locker and started putting in the combination when someone suddenly grabbed him from behind. His eyes went wide and he started to scream, but a hand clamped down over his mouth before he had the chance.
"You ready to play, wimpy boy?" Chuckled a terribly familiar deep voice. It was so full of malice that it held an audible sneer. Then, the person who had grabbed him began to drag him towards the nearest exit.
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Wooo. Cliffhangerness! ^_^() Guess you'd REALLY better review than, eh?
It's come to my attention that I've had one review asking for yaoi and another saying please Ra no. (Not in those exact words, but you get my drift.)
Well, I really was not planning on it being Yaoi at all. Sorry to those who wish it. *shrug* It's just not what I had planned for this story. now, if one might wish to request a specific story, feel free to e-mail me and do so. Otherwise. DEAL! ^__^ You'll just have to take what I'm planning to write.
But no, this story is not and will not be a Yaoi.
And now for Reviewyness!!!
No Name: I guess you'll just have to know who you are. ^_^() Thanks, I'm glad you liked it and I will continued!
Sad Andy: I'm glad that you really like the story. and again, I'm sorry. No yaoi. *pats on back* But I hope that doesn't mean you're gonna stop reading. *Big brown puppy dog eyes*
lizzy9046 (and her yami I suppose): Thanks you two. And yes. I know that there are oh so many stories out there were Ryou's getting beaten up. Usually by his yami. *shrugs a bit* I'm glad that you like it though. Glad you like my style. and. erm. envious of my ability? *Scratches head for a moment then shrugs*
Wolfyu: *dies laughing* Yeah. torment is great. Ryou and Yugi (Ryou especially) are just such easy targets. They're the ones who walk around with big "Beat me up!" signs on their backs. And I'm glad you still like it.
SK1234: Thanks again. Glad you still like it too.
Kawaii Mimi-chan: *hides* Don't hurt me!!! ~_~() You sound exactly like my best friend. She threatened to hurt me very badly after the first chapter if I didn't continue. *smiles* I'm glad you like it, and don't worry, with the response I'm getting, there will definitely be more on the way!
*****WARNING!!!!!!
Majorly plot twist next chapter! Let's see if I led you as well as I had hoped. *evil grin*