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Kaosu: Uh-hum!

Todo: ::is annoyed::…what do you want?

Kaosu: You have a chapter to finish…- -;

Todo: Oh…right…^^;; ehehe…this might be the last chapter…I'm not sure though, depends on if I want to leave you guys at another cliffhanger…muahahahaha

Disclaimer: Go see chapter 1 or chapter 6….

Warning: Shounen-ai, Yaoi and so on…

More Than You Realize: Pain

Bakura stepped into the dark room. The curtains were drawn securely and not even a sliver of light entered the room.

Bakura closed the door behind him and allowed his eyes to get use to the dark room. When his eyes had adjusted to the darkness, he looked for a light switch.

After some searching he found the switch and turned it on. This action earned a muffled protest, causing Bakura's attention to shift to the bed.

"Yuugi…please…just leave me alone." The voice was exhausted, crestfallen and pleading.

Bakura looked at the figure that sat on the bed. Yami's had his arms wrapped around his knees, clutching them tightly to his chest. His head was buried in his arms, his spiky hair all over the place.

Bakura remained silent, just staring at the boy on the bed, his heart contracting in his chest.

"Just leave me be, Yu-" Yami looked up, his sentence cut short as he saw Bakura standing near the door.

His lifeless red eyes grew wide, something beginning to spark in them again.

They stood staring at each other, chocolate brown staring uncertainly at blank rubies.

"What are you doing here?" Yami's voice held an uncharacteristic bitterness, "Come here to rub it in my face?"

Bakura shook his head, "No…I came here to talk."

"About what?"

"What happened earlier today at the tree…"

"There's nothing to talk about, Tomb Robber. Nothing happened that mattered."

"You know something happened, we both know. So why are you avoiding it?" Bakura's voice was soft, patient.

"I'm not avoiding anything." The spark in Yami's eyes flared menacingly.

"Yami…this is hard for me. Look…I'm sorry about-"

"I don't want your pity, Tomb Robber." His eyes were alive again, burning with an angry fire, "And I don't need it."

"I'm not here to offer you my pity. I'm here to apologize and tried to reconcile this." Bakura was frustrated.

"There is nothing to reconcile. I don't want your apology. I just want you to leave me alone." Yami said coldly.

"No." Bakura's voice was firm. He walked over to the door and locked it. "Neither of us is going anywhere until we've talked."

"Bakura…don't push me." Yami's voice was low, dangerous.

"Stop acting like a brat! Do you know how many damn people are worried about you?!" Bakura snapped back at him, "And you sit here, unwilling to talk! Who do you think you are? You are no longer a Pharaoh, Yami! Get it through your head. You can stand to be rejected once in your high and mighty life, it might actually bring you down a few well-needed notches! You're not a child! This won't kill you. You'll get over it! Stop acting so selfish! Do you even care that Yuugi's worried about you? Or are you too busy wallowing in your own misery to care about how this is effecting him. You're life does not end, Yami, just because I rejected…"

"Are you done yet?" Yami asked emotionlessly, the fire in his eyes was gone.

The softly voiced question went unnoticed by Bakura, "…you. Just because I don't love you, doesn't mean you have to destroy yourself over it. Are you going to act like this every time someone rejects you? You can't go through you're life acting like this after every heartbreak or rejection. Life is unfair, Yami. Deal with it. You don't always get the thing or the person you want, but that doesn't mean…"

"Get out." Yami's voice shook slightly, from anger and from trying to hold back tears.

This stopped Bakura's rant. Bakura paled as he realized what he had been saying, "Ra…Yami…I-"

"Get out." Yami repeated, his hand shaking as he pointed a finger at the door.

"But…"

"Out!" Yami yelled.

Bakura stared down guiltily at his feet then looked up at Yami.

Yami's eyes were filled with unshed tears, reflecting the immeasurable amount of pain he felt. Yami was hurt. Badly hurt.

His finger was still pointed at the door.

Without a word or argument, Bakura walked over to door and unlocked it. He stopped as he opened the door.

"I'm sorry Yami. I'm really sorry." He choked out in a whisper before walking out, shutting the door behind him.

Yami slumped against the headboard, his pent up tears cascading down his face. 'I loved you so much…I still do…'

"Ra…why? Why?"

Bakura walked down the stairs and out of the Game Shop, ignoring Yuugi's questioning stare.

He kept walking until he ended up at the tree again. The same tree where Yami had comforted him, where Yami had confessed to him, where he had rejected Yami and where he was now.

Bakura collapsed against the tree. He closed his eyes, trying to block out all the memories that threaten to engulf him.

He refused to acknowledge the tears he was shedding until he tasted their saltiness on his lips.

Opening his eyes, he looked at the blue sky, "Why is this happening to me? Why?"

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End of chappie!

Todo: ::blinks:: what did I just write? It's such a sudden change of directions…some more OOCness and stupid actions by Bakura…oO…so now it looks like there will be a few more chapters…

Kaosu: - -;; ::shakes her head:: You're hopeless…

Todo: ^^;; Don't kill me for this…Tune in for more.

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© Todokanunegai 1-14-03