Title: Eclipse
Author: D
FFN ID: Yami Anime Writer
Email: yamiyugioh@earthlink.net
Website: http://prettyanimeboysdotcom.oo.to/
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! (American anime)
Category: Fan Fiction \ Anime \ Yu-Gi-Oh
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG-13 for fluff

Disclaimer: Blahblahblah, don't own 'em, blahblahblah, no money, blahblahblah, don't sue me!

Author's Note: Well, since there are a few people that wanted some Ryou/Bakura, so the next two chapters are for you guys! Hope you enjoy! And allow me to say that this story isn't going to go any further than shounen-ai with hints of yaoi. I might write the yaoi lemon later, as a totally different story, but it's staying out of the song fic (even though there are lines of the lyrics that would make it easy to do, but I'm not gonna! So there!). Depends on how many people want it, I suppose... But for those of you who only want fluff (of which I am glad of your sanity there; I don't even want to write outright yaoi, but I suppose I will if enough people want me to), thanks! You guys are great! Now I really need to shut up, don't I? More A/N at the end of the fic...

Lyrics are in *bold italics*. Also check footnotes at the end of this story. Thanks!

WARNING: This is a shounen-ai fic! If that offends you, why are you still reading this, you baka?! Jeez... Some people...

This chapter is dedicated to two specific Ryou/Bakura shippers: crystaldraygon98, just to save Bakura from being paired with Yami. ;-) ; and Yami Tsuki Tenshi, since she seemed so enthused about this pairing.
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:: Chapter Three: 'Yami no Koibito' (Dark's Love) ::

*(Turn around) Every now and then I know you'll never be the boy you wanted to be.*

The spirit of the Millennium Ring looked at the sleeping form of his hikari longingly. Ever since Bakura had met Ryou, he had felt an unexplainable urge to toughen him up.

The boy was too sweet, too caring, too...innocent for his own good. Ryou reminded him of himself when he had been alive, before everything in his life had gone wrong.

He couldn't explain it to himself, but Ryou really meant something to him. He refused to see the boy be bullied, even by Bakura himself. But he reasoned the only way to toughen Ryou up was to knock him around a little.

Too bad it never seemed to work...

*(Turn around) But every now and then I know you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am.*

Bakura sat on the edge of the bed, red eyes staring curiously at his hikari. It amazed him that no matter how brutally hurt Ryou was, he never blamed anyone for it, not even Bakura, who was often the one who ever did anything to him anymore, as anyone else who dared to try hurting him were sent to the Shadow Realm by his yami.

Bakura had found Ryou's diary earlier that day while the boy was at school. Knowing well that he shouldn't read it, as it would upset his hikari, he had dropped it back onto the desk, where it 'accidentally' fell open, conveniently to the most recent entry.

What Bakura read had surprised him. It had been a letter Ryou had written to him, saying he would always forgive him for hurting him, that he knew deep down Bakura was hurt himself and was trying to make sure Ryou wouldn't ever have to suffer like he did. But what surprised him the most about the letter were the last three words: "I love you."

*(Turn around) Every now and then I know there's no one in the universe as magical and wondrous as you.*

Bakura allowed a soft smile to grace his lips as he remembered the letter. His hikari loved him, despite everything he did to him. He reached out and gently stroked Ryou's cheek, silently wishing he could tell the boy his own feelings. But his past prevented him from ever being able to express those three simple words ever again...

Chocolate-brown eyes opened and fixed sleepily on Bakura. Ryou immediately noticed the smile and unusually gentle touch from his yami and could only blink in surprise. After a few stunned seconds, he managed to squeak, "Bakura?"

Bakura's smile darkened into a playful mischievous smirk as he crawled onto the bed, pinning Ryou down by his shoulders. He leaned down and pressed a fiercely passionate kiss against Ryou's lips.

*(Turn around) Every now and then I know there's nothing any better, there's nothing that I just wouldn't do.*

Ryou blinked again as Bakura broke the kiss, moving to lean close to his ear.

"You're mine. Don't ever forget that," Bakura whispered seductively before gently nipping at Ryou's ear. Smiling in satisfaction, he sat up, taking another look at his now-awake -- and very stunned -- hikari.

As realization hit, Ryou blushed. Bakura's smiled brightened, his eyes a deep, warm reddish-brown, lit by the love for his hikari, his tenshi, his koibito.

*(Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart.*

Ryou smiled in return, overjoyed that his love for his yami was not shunned by the one he loved, but instead returned in the only way Bakura knew how...

Ryou didn't care. As long as he could be with Bakura, that's all that mattered to him.

*(Turn around, bright eyes) Every now and then I fall apart.*

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To be continued...

A/N: Another chapter finished, and this one dedicated to the R/B shippers. Sorry it was so short, but Bakura's a tricky character to dissect to get to the deeper layers of his heart. I'm thinking of doing a sequel to this story where it focuses mainly on Bakura and Ryou. Let me know if you're interested.

Sad to say, I can't thank you all individually in these notes this time. It'd simply take too long. But I do wish to mention a few people specifically:

To Yami Cleopatra: Thank you! I feel a lot better now that my ego has finally been stroked beyond belief. And you're welcome for not going into the whole slash/lemon/yaoi thing (I swear, keeping track of what guy/guy sex is called between separate fandoms is getting harder and harder!). And I'm glad you've liked the story thus far. I just hope I can handle the R/B without it killing the story...

To Topaz Rosales: Like I mentioned at the top of this chapter, this particular story isn't going to go into the whole sex thing, but I'll consider writing one after I finish with this. After all, it's going to have to end soon. I've almost reached the end of the song!

Keep an eye out for the next chapter. It may end up being posted later today. ;-) I've already got the majority of it written, I just have to type it up! Bwahaha! And now, you know what to do! Review or Yugi will make a visit to your house, on the verge of tears with those huge violet chibi-eyes and his bottom lip quivering. And we all know not even the King of Games can go against that Look. So, what are you waiting for? Click away, my friends!