YA: Aiya! I'm so sorry this took so long to be updated but seriously, this block had me down for the count! I finally got an idea of what to do now so hang on! We are far from over!
Bakura: Would you shut up and start already.
Ryou: Yeah! It's bad enough that you left a cliffhanger on the last chapter! People want to know what happens!!
YA: Wait minute boys. I would like to thank all those who reviewed! There were so many of them I can't reply to them all because of these impatient little albinos! But I do want to thank Blue-Kool-Aid and Dark Kai for adding me to their favorites!! *gets hit* Ack!
Ryou and Bakura: Start already!!!
YA: Fine fine! Okay kids, a major warning. We've been through the small fluff with the bathtub scene but during the end of this chapter, things are going to get a little spicy. I'm not too worked up about writing lemons but I think you guys deserve some spice. Waddya say? Onward!!!
*~*~*~* Man in the Mirror *~*~*~*~*~
"Remember…"Bakura said, resting his head beside Ryou's. Ryou flinched when feeling Bakura's hot breath upon his ear. "…you put this on yourself by coming here."
Ryou shuddered slightly, waiting for the pain that was about to come. Subconsciously, tears of pain rolled down the side of his hot cheeks, unnoticed to him but very much noticed by Bakura. Bakura's raised hand dropped down to his side as he looked upon the small boy, shaking from fear.
"Don't hurt the angel!" Bakura looked around him until he saw his childhood self sitting behind him. "He wants to help you, just like he tried to help before. Don't you remember?"
"Beat it, kid!" the child shook his head in protest.
"You can't do this to the angel! Please listen to me!" The child crawled beside Bakura and placed a small hand on his. "He would do nothing to harm you. All he wants to do is help?" Bakura paused and stared down and Ryou, who looked exhausted from the previous beating.
I want to believe the both of them but indeed Ryou has seen too much not to mention he disobeyed me. It was clear that he was not to come back and explore my dreams but…
"But he wanted to know what was hurting you."
He was snooping around! How that could be helping me. I don't need his help and I don't need him to see that once I was as weak and vulnerable as he is.
"Just as you like to see him smile, he never wants to see you hurt." Bakura drew out a long sigh. Debating with himself was often annoying but debating with his childhood sitting beside him was more bewildering. Whatever he was telling him…could it be true? Was Ryou only trying to help him just as he has before? "Bakura…it would be wrong to repeat what has happened in the past. Ryou has a wonderful father who cares about him and he cares about you too. Do you want to give all of that up just to teach him a lesson about looking into forbidden dreams? Would you Bakura?" The fist the Bakura held beside him relaxed and his body was no longer tensed.
It would be more than wrong to repeat the past and beat his light like his father abused him when he was a child. It couldn't be helped that Bakura was constantly abused, but it could be prevented from happening to someone else, especially someone as sweet and compassionate as Ryou. Constant waves of guilt washed over Bakura and for the first time in a long while, he softened. Under him, Ryou was no longer shaking but breathing softly as if sound asleep. How long was he sitting on him and arguing with himself? Not as graceful as he wanted, he rolled off of Ryou and curled up on the floor beside him, contemplating on his past and concentrating hard on his childhood.
It took a while but Bakura was finally able to remember. It wasn't clear but it came in images. A night of finishing "business" with his father, alone in the corner of his room with only the small window up above to cast the moon's light, someone sat on the other side of the room staring at him. No, it was watching him. The eyes were cast with a dark shadow, but the brightness still shone through. And the smile it gave was a warm and enchanting smile.
No serious harm will come to you, Bakura. I swear it because I'll always be watching you. Day and night, don't forget it. Whenever you feel as if you're at the end, just call my name and I will appear. Keep this moment with you, forever. Do not feel lost Bakura…
It reaches out with a small hand, but not as small as Bakura's childish hand. Bakura reaches out and touches it, shocked by it's warmth that it sends. It's so familiar, this touch that he feels. Much like the soft touch that he felt when he first met Ryou. Bakura's eyes widened but narrowed in sadness.
"I'm sorry Ryou…"
"Don't worry about it, Bakura..." Bakura's eyes widened when Ryou turned his head to face him tear stained face smiling brightly as ever. "It was wrong for me to go against your will but I wanted to get to know you better." Bakura sat up and pulled Ryou close to him, Ryou occasionally would whimper from the pain. Bakura placed his hands on Ryou's injuries and softly chanted until he was completely healed.
"If you want to get to know me better, all you could have done was asked." Bakura pressed a finger into Ryou's stomach making him giggle. "But we are in a stand-off. I'm guilty of looking in your dreams too. Otherwise, I would not have known you were so ticklish." He pressed more rapidly letting Ryou squirm under him in heavy laughter. "Your mother was very beautiful." Ryou stopped laughing and paused to remember his mother. He nodded, feeling his eyes moist with fresh tears of loneliness.
"Yes she was." He responded.
"Ryou…you…"
Ryou! It's time to get up! Yugi is on the phone for you! Ryou released himself from Bakura's grasp and turned around so he was facing him.
"Dad is calling me. I better return to him." Bakura nodded and waved a small good-bye. "Bakura…let's talk tonight. When dad is asleep. There are many things I would like to ask you." Bakura nodded again and watched as the spinning image of him walked out of his soul room and escaped back into reality.
Ryou's eyes fluttered opened by his father's shaking to awaken him.
"Took you long enough to wake up. I thought you were dead!" laughed Professor. Ryou only smiled, still tired from lack of sleep and the inward beating. Professor handed him the phone then backed away into the kitchen to give his son privacy.
"Hello, this is Ryou."
"Hey, Ryou! It's Yugi! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Ryou suddenly remembered what happened at the party and what happened to Yugi before the fight. "I should be asking you that question, Yugi." On the other line, Yugi laughed cheerfully.
"Don't worry about that, I'm fine. I was afraid that Sho beat you up after you left and never returned…in fact…" Yugi took a moment to think. "Sho didn't return either as well as his friends." Ryou bit his lip remembering that Bakura took care of them yesterday. He hoped he didn't kill them.
"So you're not mad at me?" Ryou asked.
"Me? No! I was just embarrassed I couldn't speak. I can never be mad at you." Ryou sighed with relief. "Can I ask you a question before I take off?"
"Sure thing."
"About Bakura…" Ryou stiffened. "I know that isn't your twin and he has to do with your Ring…am I right?"
"Yea…how did you know?"
"Because I have one too. Meaning "one", I have a yami…a dark side." Ryou looked back into the kitchen to see his father fixing breakfast. "He lives in my Puzzle; he's an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh. When he emerges, many say he looks just like me."
"Does he know about Bakura?"
"Yes, he says to be careful about him. He's known to steal souls and send them to the Shadow Realm." Ryou gasped.
/No! Bakura could never do anything like that…wait…what's a shadow realm?/
"Let's talk more when I see you at school."
"Sounds great to me. See you then." Ryou slammed the phone on the receiver accidentally. Could whatever Yugi say be true? It has to be, he's in the same predicament as he was considering he has an item and a darker half. Before Ryou could think anymore, the smell of breakfast attacked him and he found himself scrambling into the kitchen to fill his belly.
During lunchtime, Yugi and Ryou met up with each other by the tree in the middle of the courtyard. By the time Ryou was close enough to Yugi, he noticed a panicked look on his face.
"Yugi, what's the matter?" he asked.
"It's all over the news, Ryou. Someone broke into that new mansion near the edge of Domino City…"
"You mean, the Ishtar Residence?" Yugi nodded. "What happened?"
"Some valuables were stolen…and…someone was killed…" Ryou gasped. Not too long ago, a new boy came to their school by the name of Malik Ishtar. It was almost the same day when Ryou and his father returned from a business trip when they met Bakura. "I'm afraid that Malik was killed in the incident."
"That's terrible!!" Ryou cried. Yugi nodded and sat down taking his lunch into his hands. "Who would ever do something like that?" Yugi remained silent while looking at his lunch, never looking back up at Ryou. Ryou began to feel Yugi's nervousness. Yugi clutched his lunch and looked at Ryou with stern violet eyes. "I didn't do it, Yugi! Your eyes are blaming me?"
"Not you, Ryou…Bakura." Ryou leaned back slightly, falling into a void of emptiness and confusion. Bakura couldn't have done such a thing. Didn't he give up his past when he came to this era? Why would he repeat the same things he's done before? All these questions filling up his mind was giving Ryou a sickening headache. "Sit down, Ryou. I'll tell you what Yami told me yesterday."
Bakura reached from under the bed and grabbed the small pillow case that protected the treasures he has stolen the other night. He pulled out a golden rod, and held it to his lips, kissing it gently.
"Only four more and the world will be mine." He muttered. "This should be easy but there's still that Pharaoh to deal with." Small footsteps were heard by the door followed by its swinging open. Bakura had no times to place the rod back in its place; instead he held it close to him so it wouldn't be seen.
"I'm going to the library just in case you wanted to come." Professor said. While turning to face him, Bakura shifted his hand so the rod was hiding behind his back.
"Thanks for thinking of me old man." His voice trailed off. "Especially after what I did last night…to…you". Professor rose on eyebrow but then gave a small chuckle. Eventually it turned bigger into a heartfelt laughter. "What's so amusing?" Gathering his breath, he was able to stop just to answer Bakura's question.
"You call me old man, but if what you say is true, then that's what I should be calling you!" he laughed again. "If you're more than 3,000 years old…ha…that's older than dirt!!" Bakura smirked, edging closer to Professor staring at him playfully. Without warning, he grabbed Professor's cheeks and stretched them a little.
"That may be true pops, but at least I don't look like I'm 50."
"50?!?!? I beg to differ!"
"Then beg! Go on! I'd like to see it!" Professor opened his mouth as if to say something but was interrupted by the doorbell. "Go get it." Bakura was more than happy to see Professor leave, because he wanted to "play" with his items that he stole with victory. Placing the rod on the bed, he pulled out the Sennen Tauk from the pillow case. He chuckled to himself as his curiosity arose.
I wonder if I'll be able to receive all seven items. This could answer my question and save me the trouble of running into danger while collecting them.
Bakura placed the Tauk around his neck and closed his eyes to view the future. Three images passed though his dark mind: A world covered in sand with six people silhouetted, the Sennen Puzzle and one of two people which were labeled with darkness and light, they look like they were battling. The images were not clear to Bakura except for the puzzle. It was close enough to him, so close he could grab it! Does it mean that he was close to getting the puzzle?
"Bakura, come down here. I want you to meet someone." Bakura quickly placed the items back in a safe place and treaded down stairs. In the living room, sitting on the couch was a young woman. She was dressed as a digger, perhaps a partner to the professor. "Bakura this is Josephine. She often helps me on the digs that we are assigned to." Josephine stretched out her hand to shake it but Bakura remained standing. She pulled back nervously, covering it with a small laugh. "Don't be so rude!"
"It's quite all right. Perhaps he's shy." She chuckled. Bakura became quickly annoyed.
"I'm not the shy type. Can I choose whether I want to shake your hand or not?" Professor laughed while sitting closer to the young woman.
"See what I mean? He's a funny boy! Makes Ryou and I laugh all the time!" The woman nodded, her short blond curls bouncing around the frame of her face. Bakura didn't think she was as pretty as Ryou's mom…so why is Professor so happy around her?
Normally he's happy around everybody but not this time. This time it's different, like an attraction or something. Even I can see this and I'm not attracted to anyone…except Ryou but this is different. And I'm sure Ryou would not like this at all. In fact, he should see this for himself…just so I can get a second opinion. I could be wrong about this.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"How come you always get yourself in these positions, Ryou!?"
"I don't know, Yugi! These last couple of days, everybody seems to be against me!" Both boys ran down the halls in their school during lunch time. Behind them once again, Sho and his crew were pursuing them at a rapid pace. Shaking them off was hard to do and Ryou found it hard to run faster without leaving Yugi behind. They spun around a corner in hopes to lose the students behind them but to no avail. Ryou panicked slightly and pulled Yugi into a nearby classroom that was empty. He shut the door behind him and leaned against it in exhaustion.
"How did this happen?" Yugi panted. "I bet this is all Anaku's doing!" Ryou nodded in agreement.
"She probably told Sho what I said to her this morning."
[Flash back]
"Ryou! Are you alright? What happened to you last night?"
"Don't talk to me."
"But why? I want to know if you're okay."
"I'm fine no thanks to you!" Anaku grabbed Ryou's arm but he roughly shook her off making her stumble backwards.
"What did I do?"
"You insisted that I go to that party with you! Just to make Sho jealous!" Ryou shuddered at his name with pure anger and regret that he ever had to call Bakura for help a second time. It was embarrassing just as he said and it made Ryou feel weak. "And you succeeded in making him jealous, along with him picking a fight with me again!" Anaku's head lowered. Ryou was right but she never intended for it to go as far as it did.
"But you won, right?"
"Whether I won or not is not the issue!" Ryou spun around so he was facing her. His long white bangs covering his angry eyes, almost as angry looking as Bakura's. "You weren't there to help me! You just stood there! What could have happened if he killed me!?"
"But Ryou!"
"But nothing. Leave me alone, Anaku. I don't want to see you, seeing as it only brings trouble around." Ryou walked passed her at a quick pace. Nothing was heard from her except a small sob that was quite distant.
[End of Flashback]
The banging on the door brought Ryou's attention back to his situation. Yugi backed up against the desk, tripping on it and falling backwards.
"They found us!" he cried. The door knob turned and the door nearly swung opened, but Ryou slammed it back shut. He couldn't hold it there for long, with Sho's buddies there to help him he was no match for all of their strength. Eventually, with another shove, the door opened, knocking Ryou down to the floor. Ryou grabbed Yugi and scrambled to the far corner of the room near the window. Sho removed the stray blonde hair that was in his eyes and smile maliciously.
"You don't know when to quit do you?" Ryou asked. "Why are you still after me?"
"We were caught off guard before." He toyed with another strand of hair, wrapping it around his fingers just to tease the frightened boys. "But if you continue to play around with my girl then I'll keep coming after you."
"And then you'll keep getting beat up as always." Ryou shot back. "You learned your lesson twice! Care to dance with me again?" Yugi tugged on Ryou's coat and stared at him with amazement.
"Ryou?" was all the small boy could say.
"I can't be afraid forever Yugi." Ryou answered, releasing from the boy's clutches. "This time I'll face him, without help from Bakura. I'll do it all on my own." Ryou put himself in a fighting stance, Sho did the same. Neither made a move and all was silent until…
//Ryou.//
/Not now Bakura! I'm kinda busy right now./
//With what? Let me see.//
/Huh? How?/ There was a pause.
//Ryou…you're in a fight with Sho…again?? How do you get yourself in trouble with this boy so much?//
/Never mind that, I'm going to do this on my own./
//Not before I show you this.//
/Show me what?/ Before Ryou's eyes, he could see what Bakura was seeing. His father sitting on the couch with a blonde woman. Ryou recognized her as Josephine; his father's digging partner as well as his small crush. They dated a couple of times, and only a few times because Ryou refused to see his father with another woman. Ryou grew angrier at the sight of the image rather than at Sho. /So, she's at it again! Stupid bat! Can't she see that we don't need her!?/ Ryou's vision returned to normal, only to see Sho coming at him with great speed. Panicked, Ryou stuck his foot out in Sho's path allowing him to trip and fall foreword, straight into the window. His head cracked it breaking his skin and letting it bleed.
"Ouch." Yugi gasped.
"Why you stupid!" Sho hollered. Ryou was ready to take him on this time. Little did he know that his friends would step in to help Sho. Two boys grabbed his arms and held him in place. Ryou struggled to break free but couldn't.
"Cheater! You're too afraid to fight me fairly."
"No Ryou! I'm taking precautions just in case you turn rabid like last time."
//Let me help you Ryou.//
/No! I want to fight him alone!/ Sho delivered a punch to Ryou's stomach just like the first time, followed by a hard upper cut. In Ryou's mind the same fight from the previous night replayed in his mind. For once, he was prepared for this fight and didn't want to use Bakura as a crutch.
"Leave him alone!" Yugi cried out grabbing Sho's arm. Easily, Sho threw Yugi off and into the corner. Yugi's small body collapsed leaving him limp and sore as he laid there without motion.
"Yugi! No!"
Ah, this can be the perfect opportunity to get the puzzle, just as I had foreseen it!
Sho pulled back for another punch but stopped suddenly. His eyes rolled back, showing nothing but white and he slumped. Glowing on his forehead was the Sennen Eye and his face darkened. He spun on his heels towards the window and stood in front of the cold glass. Ryou's eyes widened in horror as Sho proceeded to bang his head on the glass repeatedly; cracking it more until his head broke through. His cast fist broke more glass until the hole was large enough for a body to go through, which was exactly what was happening.
Sho stepped on the guard near the window, hanging out of the hole. His head turned towards Ryou mechanically to speak to him.
"This boy won't be bothering you any more." Ryou's mouth gaped opened at the sound of his voice. It sounded dead and possessed as if someone was taking over him. And much to all of their despair, Sho jumped out of the window and crashed to the bottom below. Screams from below were heard from frightened students. Ryou was released from the other's grasp as they rushed out of the room to the courtyard below. Yugi stood up rubbing his head, looking dazed for a minute. Ryou lifted a hand and covered his mouth in shock.
"What just happened?"
"A Sennen Item was used to take over Sho and let him meet his defeat." A rich baritone voice met with Ryou's ear. It came from Yugi…but it wasn't Yugi at all. But only Ryou could recognize that it wasn't the same boy because he was in a similar predicament. "That was no accident."
"You must be Yugi's dark side, Yami." Ryou said. Yami nodded and continued staring out the window down at the "accident.'
"I am, just as you have yours, Bakura." Yami stepped away from the window and placed a hand over his head. "The balance is all wrong. This happened every since the break in at the Ishtar residence. And I have a feeling Bakura is behind all of this." Ryou shook his head in disbelief.
//Get the puzzle, Ryou! Get it now!//
"What? No!" Ryou answered, forgetting about the link they shared.
"Is he contacting you now?" Yami asked.
//Don't answer him, just get the puzzle before I make you!//
/Don't let me do your dirty work for you Bakura! You must have stolen the other items like Yami said!/
//Oh no…he's on to me…//
"What's he saying to you, Ryou?" Yami asked again, still receiving no response from Ryou. Instead, Yami saw the process of Ryou being used as a puppet. The same scene of Sho was replaying itself from the beginning. Ryou's eyes darkened and lowered in a sleepy manner. The Sennen eye was on his forehead, glowing brightly. His arms were outstretched to reach the puzzle, making Yami back up against the wall.
"Stop this Bakura! You're putting him in danger!"
"I'm not stopping until I get what's rightfully mine!" Bakura said through Ryou. "And you can do nothing about it! If you mind crush him, you'll rip his soul from his body, killing him just to get to me."
"This isn't right! You need to come and get this yourself! Not use your Hikari as a puppet for a nasty bargain!" Ryou stopped and his hands dropped to his sides.
"He's mine! He'll do whatever I say and I tell him to get what's mine!"
"It's not fair to him. He doesn't have a choice." Yami answered. "I thought you were better than that Bakura. If you're such a skilled robber, then you wouldn't have to use your hikari as a puppet. Do the job yourself Bakura and do it well!" Ryou continued to stand there for a while as Bakura contemplated over what was told to him. The symbol disappeared on his head and Ryou was himself again. Yami breathed a sigh of relief and clutched the puzzle that was around his neck.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know he was going to do that." Ryou said. Yami nodded in understanding before retreating back into the puzzle. The door behind them opened with policemen running inside.
"Are you okay?" he asked. Ryou and Yugi nodded.
"Look Dan, this is where he fell out."
"How did this happen, kids?" Both Yugi and Ryou were at a loss of words. How could they explain that Sho was possessed and jumped out the window? The policeman excused them out of the room and told them to go home. Inside, Ryou was pained. Why would Bakura kill Sho for no reason? It would have been better if he teleported Ryou from the fight but to take someone's life? Ryou felt the weight of responsibility on his shoulders, and the more it pushed, the more he regretted having Bakura for his dark side. It took a while before Ryou noticed that Yugi was still following him home.
"I thought your house was the other way?" Ryou asked.
"First, I forgot to give you this." Yugi reached inside of his pocket and pulled out an envelope. Ryou opened the envelope that revealed an invitation. "It's to Jounouchi's New Year's party. He's holding it this Friday. Will you be able to come?" Ryou was still at a loss of words. A mix between confusion and sorrow was overwhelming his mind making it hard to concentrate on Yugi's words, much less on where he was going. "You have a few days to make your decision. I see your mind is occupied. But Yami suggested that I come with you to your house just in case you need help with Bakura." Ryou nodded and continued to the house. When he opened the door, Professor was surprised that his son was back so early.
"What happened son?" he asked. Ryou came back to his sense when he saw Josephine on the couch.
"What is she doing here!?" he growled. Josephine rose from her reclining position and walked over to Ryou with her hand out.
"My have you grown, Ryou!" she cooed. "It's nice to see you again." Ryou pushed her hand away angrily and walked passed her upstairs towards his room.
"Don't be rude son! I taught you better than that!" Professor yelled nearly chasing after him until Yugi stopped him.
"Professor Bakura…there was an accident at our school and Ryou's pretty upset. Please excuse him." Both Professor and Josephine's face dropped in disappointment.
"I'm sorry to hear that. We'll give him some time to cool off."
"I can't believe you did that, Bakura!!!" Bakura shielded himself from Ryou's throwing punches. They weren't hard, nor did they hurt. He fought like a girl but still, he unleashed his anger on him. Ryou's eyes burned with frustrated tears and he did not stop them from falling.
"It was the only way to stop him from bothering you. I don't see what your problem is." Bakura grabbed both of Ryou's fists. Ryou shook wildly trying to break free from the strong hold.
"There could have been another way!" he sobbed loudly. "You didn't have to—to—kill him! You don't just kill people, Bakura!" Bakura felt waves upon waves of trauma and sadness. They were so strong they almost affected him, but the key word was almost. Ryou felt weak from crying. Still being held by Bakura he fell to his knees and continued crying. Bakura released Ryou's hands and sat on his knees. He reached out and touched Ryou's wet, blushed face, using his thumb to stroke the tears away. Ryou swatted Bakura away but Bakura persisted in comforting Ryou. Ryou swatted again but instead of hitting his hand, he accidentally hit his face.
It didn't stun or hurt Bakura but it took him by surprise. To make sure that Ryou wouldn't go 'unpunished' for that act, Bakura slapped him back. Ryou let out a small cry of pain and looked at Bakura angrily. Without thinking, Ryou slapped Bakura willingly, harder and with more force actually making his head turn sharply. Ryou panted from the strong action and controlled the constant hiccups that attacked his chest. Bakura glared at him sternly, bringing fear to Ryou. Ryou could only imagine what Bakura could do to him and he prayed silently that he wouldn't hurt him too much. Professor, who Ryou thanked as a savior, entered into the room with a video in his hand.
"What happened here?" he asked, seeing both boys on the floor with marks on their faces.
"Nothing dad, I'm just a little upset about what happened at school today…" Ryou said wiping his tears away.
"Oh…" his father trailed off. "Josie brought a video so we could watch. Maybe it'll take your mind off things." Ryou nodded and he exited out the room. Ryou looked at Bakura once again who was sitting back without an expression on his face.
/I covered for you. At least give me a thankyou./
//….//
/Fine! Be like that, you creep!/ Ryou got up and stomped out of the room back downstairs. Bakura continued to sit there thinking about all that has happened.
He wants that boy out of his life and when I do him a favor he doesn't even show me any gratitude. This is the last time I do something for him. I hate ungrateful people, nobody's ever satisfied. Not my mother, my father, not even my hikari. Bah, what a world to live in!
Down below he could hear Professor calling him to join them in a movie. Hesitantly, afraid to face Ryou again, Bakura rose from his sitting position and went downstairs.
Neither boy was paying attention to the move. Ryou was still concerned over Sho, about his family and Anaku. He wondered how they were taking his death. Was he responsible over what happened? Or was this on Bakura's act alone? He pondered over these things over and over but still wasn't able to get an answer. Bakura instead, was thinking about how to get more items, the puzzle in particular. He already has three, the other four shouldn't be too hard…but still…how would he be able to do so without killing any more people. The feelings that Ryou sent, was devastating and something he hasn't felt in over 3,000 years. He didn't want to feel it again and he didn't want Ryou to feel it either.
His thoughts were interrupted with familiar sounds coming from the television that startled him a bit. It was in the middle of a love scene. Bakura looked away in disgust and put his attention to Ryou. Ryou was staring at the screen; his face was bright red and could be scene in the dim atmosphere of the room. His twitched uncomfortably until the scene was over, which to Bakura took a long time.
When the movie was over, Josephine and Professor left to escort her home. Bakura and Ryou went to bed although it was pretty early in the evening. Emotionally, Ryou was tired and sleep was the only thing on his mind. Bakura couldn't find anything else to do except follow Ryou and try to sleep. But Ryou's soft cries assaulted him and ruined his chances of sleep.
How can I go to sleep when this boy is crying in his sleep? How can a person cry in his sleep? Is he dreaming of the boy I killed? Was he that close to him?
Bakura removed himself from his own bed and crawled onto Ryou's. Ryou was still asleep had a steady flow of tears coming from his eyes. A small whimper would escape every now and then but he was quiet and never moved. Bakura stared at him longingly, feeling sad himself that he put Ryou through so much. He sat on Ryou carefully, with his knees on both sides of Ryou. He thought to himself how grateful he was to have someone like Ryou. Ryou didn't deserve to see what he saw.
Could anyone imagine being the oldest one living on this planet, in this era? Being in darkness, night and day all alone? Years and years, ages and ages without someone to call your own. Ryou is a single treasure of hidden dreams, hiding in a stolen forgotten lost and found. Just as I was about to call it quits, back in my childhood and where I am today, he came to me. Turn my despair into something new and turned my whole life around. He's changed me. From the bitter person I was before…to someone who cares about someone other than himself…soft…just like him…
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Spice Warning: Look out Folks!! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Bakura lowered himself so he his face was just above Ryou's. More tears pooled out of his shut eyes but not a sound was heard from him. Bakura's tongue slipped out and traveled along Ryou's face, clearing up the tears and collecting the taste that they provided. Ryou's eyes twitched but he didn't awaken; his sensitive skin was being attacked by Bakura's tongue that continued to travel along the sides of his face, down the line of his jaw and onto his neck. He stopped there and eyes Ryou once again. No response, there was no need for one. Bakura was doing this for himself.
His hands went to Ryou's sleeping shirt. He lifted them up revealing his small body frame. His head dipped again, to Ryou's collar bone where he made a trail of small kisses all the way down to his belly button where he dipped his tongue. Ryou stirred and moaned a bit but still didn't wake. Bakura grazed his teeth against Ryou's chest, running over his sensitive spots making Ryou stir more. As if by reflexes, Ryou's hands found their way into Bakura's hair, grabbing slightly when Bakura sucked on Ryou's delicate skin.
"Hah…ah hah…ha…ha…" Bakura removed himself from Ryou's chest and back to his face. Ryou's mouth was slightly parted from moaning and was a winning invitation for Bakura. Bakura didn't hesitate to bring his lips onto Ryou's and slip his tongue inside, surprised to get a readily response from Ryou. Bakura fed hungrily and feverishly from the kiss, Ryou could only help but submit to the feeling that was given to him. A few groans of pleasure came from Bakura as his breath grew heavy until he couldn't breathe. He pulled away and stared down at Ryou. Slowly Ryou opened his eyes but left them half-lidded with sleepiness. He didn't speak but smiled at Bakura, until he blinked slowly and drifted back to sleep.
*~*~*~*~*~* End of Spice *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Bakura covered Ryou's body with his own, drifting off himself into the land of sleep. Satisfied with the small loving that was given to him. A slight feeling of what he had when he was with his mother but something much different. Because this time it felt right and it was with the right person. Before he finally submitted the darkness of sleep, Bakura thought for a second that perhaps all of his goals are wrong. Maybe he should change. But before he could debate over it, sleep has overcome him.
TBC
YA: Aiya…what a chapter.
Bakura: Aw, that was sissy stuff.
YA: Yeah…sissy stuff. Nothing compared to what I've read before.
Bakura: I've seen better too.
YA: Be quiet! I'm not good at these things.
Ryou: We'll see about that. Nice readers, will you do the authoress a favor and give her nice reviews for this chapter? She's worked hard to get it up soon and it'll bring her more ideas if you encourage her! Go on! Submit a review!!
