Chapter 6

A/N: Ryou will go over to Yugi's house.I think I'll let this chapter take place Friday night and on a Saturday.. So yea, Ryou only had one day of school so far. Bakura "told" him not to go.but he'll still go. Then he'll get Yami Bakura mad. Enough rambling!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Warning: I don't think I'll have to warn you about anything in this chapter. Except Ryou's yami hitting him all the time and stuff.

Oh! Before I forget, I'm going to start making Ryou converse with his yami through his thoughts. = Ryou's thoughts to Y. Bakura = Y. Bakura's thoughts to Ryou

Ryou slowly packed his bags, the words of Yami Bakura still floating in his mind. His mind was off somewhere else as he thought if Yami Bakura did mean what he said. 'He can't really do anything to hurt my dad, could he? Besides, dad's going away tomorrow,' he thought to himself. 'Maybe if I go over to Yugi's but stay away from him, then maybe he won't hurt my friends either.' Ryou thought mindlessly, not noticing as he accidentally knocked over a glass cup, making the glass shatter on the impact.

The loud clash brought Ryou's mind back into his room as he sighed and went over to pick up the broken glass. Suddenly, Ryou's father came in the room, making Ryou jump in surprise. The sharp glass that he held in his hands slipped from his hands, cutting the soft flesh during the process.

"D-Dad! I didn't here you coming," Ryou said, as he attended to the bleeding cut on his hands.

"I'm sorry for surprising you like that, Ryou. Let me clean the glass and you go and bandage your hands," Ryou's father said, looking at the blood flowing from his son's hands. Ryou nodded quickly and went to the bathroom to bandage his stinging cuts.

"I'm done packing my bags for tomorrow," Ryou muttered as he came out of the bathroom. "Good, then we can go out for dinner. Tonight will be our last dinner together for months, so I want to make it special," his father threw away the last pieces of glass off the floor and stood up.

"So, what are we standing here for? Let's go," he said as he walked out of the room, Ryou quickly following.

~ Next Morning ~

"Ryou! Hurry up!" Ryou's father yelled from the bottom of the stairs. It was nearly 5:00 in the morning, and he had to leave for the airport soon. He looked at his watch impatiently as Ryou rushed down the stairs, nearly tripping on the stairs as he came down.

"I'm ready," Ryou said, as he grabbed all his bags. They set all their baggage in their car, and set out for Yugi's house. As Ryou's father drove, he said, "I'll leave the house key with you, just in case you need to come home for something. I'll also leave you with a lot of money and send you allowance every week. Buy what you need. Remember to take good care of yourself and do well in school, okay?"

Ryou just sat there, nodding to everything his father told him. When they arrived at Yugi's house, they saw Yugi's grandfather waiting for them outside. "Be polite, like you always are, and make good friends with Yugi. I'll try to be back as soon as I can. I love you." "I love you, too, Dad. Bye." Ryou embraced his father before getting out of the car with his luggage. Tears stung the back of his eyes, threatening to spill, but he quickly wiped it away. He waved to his father as he started to leave, and remained waving until he couldn't see the car anymore.

"Hello, Ryou." Ryou turned around as he heard the voice. "Hello, Mr. Mutou."

"Let me help with those bags. Head on inside," Yugi's grandfather said, as he took one of Ryou's bags.

Ryou obeyed and went inside. The inside wasn't as big as his house, but it felt cozy. "You can stay in Yugi's room. He should be awake by now. You may go up to his room."

"Thank you," Ryou said quietly as he picked up his bags again and headed upstairs. He knocked on the door that led to Yugi's room. "Come in," Yugi's voice said.

Ryou nervously turned the brass knob, opened the door, and took a step in. "Hi, Ryou," Yugi said, as he jumped out of his bed to greet his friend. "Hi, Yugi."

"What are you doing just standing there? You can put your bags over there in that corner. So, how are you today?" Yugi asked. After Ryou carried his bags over to the corner that Yugi pointed to, he answered. "I'm fine, thank you."

"Your bed is over here," Yugi said, pointing to a messy bed near his. "It used to be Yami's. Sorry for the mess."

"It's all right, thanks. Who's Yami?" Ryou asked, remembering Yami Bakura.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce him to you. Yami! Wake up!" Yugi yelled into the ear of the figure that lay beside him. The figure groaned and muttered, "Yugi, how many times do I have to tell you not to wake me up so early?"

Yugi giggled and said to Ryou, "He's not exactly a morning person." At this, Yami sat up on the bed, and yawned, saying, "Who says I'm not a morning person? See, I'm awake. Who's here?"

"This is my new friend, Ryou. He'll be staying with us for a few months because his father is going away for a while."

Yami studied Ryou for a minute, and finally said, "Hi Ryou." For a minute, Ryou thought he was seeing two Yugi's, but the other one called Yami looked a little bit different. "Hi," he said quietly.

"Yugi, when are we eating breakfast?" Yami asked. "Yami! All you think about is eating in the morning! Come downstairs," Yugi said, giggling. "Do you want to eat, too?" he asked Ryou. Ryou shook his head. Yugi ran downstairs, leaving Ryou and Yami alone in the room. Ryou's eyes gazed around the room, his eyes fixing on the item around Yami's neck. Yami noticed Ryou's gaze on the puzzle and said, "This is the Millenium puzzle. It enables me to converse with Yugi even when he's far away. I guess you can say I'm a part of Yugi."

It's the Millenium Puzzle! A voice suddenly sounded in Ryou's head. "What?" Ryou said aloud, startled by the sudden voice. Yami looked up and him and said, "Why are you so startled, Ryou? Something wrong?"

"N-No.I'm fine." Ryou bit his lower lip thinking if he should show the Millenium Ring to Yami. Shut up and get the puzzle! His yami yelled again inside his head. No! It's not yours, it's not mine. It's Yami's! Fool!

Seeing Ryou busily thinking about something, Yami asked, "What are you thinking about Ryou?"

Breaking away from the thought, Ryou said, "Yami.I have something to show you."

"What is it?"

Ryou unzipped his jacket and showed him the Millenium Ring. Yami's eyes widened and said, "Ryou, where did you get that?" "I-I got it from my dad. He got it from Egypt during one of his trips," Ryou replied.

"Yami! Come down and eat breakfast!" Yugi shouted from downstairs.

"I need to go and eat breakfast. I'll talk to you later," Yami said, his eyes never leaving the Ring.

After Yami left, the ring glowed and Yami Bakura came out and slapped Ryou harshly. "I told you not to come here! I'll teach you not to disobey me again!" With that, Yami Bakura punched Ryou several times, bruising his face and busting his lips. As the boy doubled over in pain, Y. Bakura elbowed him hard on the back, making the boy cry out and blood spill from his mouth.

He took out a knife from his pocket and turned the battered boy over on the bed and pinned him down. "This is why, you should never mess with me!" Yami Bakura started slowly piercing Ryou's flesh on his neck with the knife, drawing blood. Ryou whimpered and tried to squirm out of his yami's hold, but it was no use.

"Get off of him!" Yami yelled as he saw what Yami Bakura was doing. Ryou's yami turned towards him with narrow eyes and withdrew the knife from Ryou's neck. "Don't you tell me what to do around here, pharaoh. He's mine and there's nothing you can do about what I do to him," Yami Bakura snarled and disappeared into the ring.

"Ryou, are you all right?" Yami asked, concerned about the younger boy. Ryou nodded slowly and coughed. Yami went over to the bed and touched the scar Yami Bakura left on his light, making Ryou wince and pull away, hiding his bruised face. "I'm sorry." said Ryou, before he started to sob. Yami wrapped his arms around him and stroked his back gently. "Don't be, it's not your fault."

Yugi came in the room jumping with joy, until he saw Ryou crying on his bed. "What's wrong Ryou?"

Knowing Ryou couldn't answer, Yami said, "Yugi, wet a cloth and bring it to me along with some bandages."

Yugi did as he was told and sat down, watching Yami clean Ryou's face and blood with the cloth. Ryou whimpered and tried to pull away several times, but Yami held on to him. "Is he going to be okay, Yami?"

Ryou had fallen asleep in Yami's arms and Yami laid him on the bed. "He'll be fine. He just needs some rest. His yami hurt him," Yami said, sighing.

"His yami? Does that mean that Ryou has a Millenium item, too?" Yugi blinked as he asked.

Yami smiled at his light and said, "Yes, but Ryou's yami hurts him for some reason."

Yugi went over to Yami and sat on his lap, watching Ryou as he slept. Turing to Yami, he asked, "What are you going to do?"

Yami just sighed deeply and said, "I don't know."

A/N: End of Chapter 6! I thought Yami Bakura was being a little too mean there.^^;; From now, I'm going to call Yami Bakura just Bakura. Well, how was it? Thanks for all those who reviewed!