I watched the snow blow through my window. The harsh winter weather kept me indoors. I closed the curtain quickly. I couldn't bare the snow. it reminded me too much of him. I shut my eyes quickly to block the flow of tears. It wasn't like me to cry. It wasn't like me at all. but I blamed myself for his death. I wasn't there to protect him; I was off in my own little world. I was too worried about getting the Millennium Items to be worried about him. And now I am too saddened by his death to go out and avenge him. But, I was torn. What do you do when you have to choose between your best friend and the person who you love? I shook my head. It didn't matter anymore. I am just a spirit wandering around the earth because I have no place to go. I am not important enough to be sent back to the Shadow Realm; nobody wants me. I'm just a lowly Tomb Robber who lost his soul because he was greedy and didn't know how to love. but Ryou taught me. He was the first person to ever care about me, even though he never loved me. And if he did, he will never know I loved him back. My last words to him were said to late; he was dead. I had just confessed my love for a dead person, my image. I shook my head, trying to get the image out of my brain, but it was imprinted there. The rain poured down from the sky, hiding my tears. I found his body in an alleyway; his soul was being eaten up by the blackness. He's trapped in the Shadow Realm forever, and his soul is dead. He was barely alive when I found him. He was choking and wheezing. He said something that I couldn't make out, smiled at me, and then died. I swore then and there I would kill the person who had done this to Ryou, but then I found out it was Marik, my best friend. And I couldn't kill him without killing or harming his hikari. And his hikari was just as innocent as Ryou.

I tried to talk to him when he was in the alleyway. The mental link was closing fast, but I talked to him. I should have told him then that I loved him. 'Bakura, what are you doing here?' 'I'm going to help you, Ryou.' 'What about your search?' 'You're in trouble, Ryou. I'm going to help you.' 'I thought you didn't care about me.' 'I don't! I need you to help search.' I saw the deflated look in his eyes, and it tore at my small black heart. 'Is that all you'll ever care about?' He asked, before the mental link closed. That's when he whispered something and died. "No, Ryou! I LOVE YOU!!" I screeched. I brought his limp body close to mine and wept. I wept for Ryou, and for me. My light was gone; my innocence. I wanted to kill whoever had hurt him then and there, but then I found out Marik had done it. It tore away at my insides. I used to love Marik back when we robbed tombs together but when I met Ryou I didn't anymore. I guess it was just a crush, but he was still my best friend. I just couldn't kill him. I couldn't avenge Ryou. I screamed. I couldn't stand it anymore. I threw myself into the shadow realm. "TAKE ME!! TAKE ME NOW!!! I DON'T WANT TO LIVE!!!" I screamed. I knew it was all in vain. Shadi had control over these things, and he had pretty much exiled me to live on earth. as a human. forever. Even after time ended I would still be here waiting. Ryou died 2 years ago, and Marik repented for his 'sins' because he loved somebody, and somebody loved him back. If I had told Ryou I loved him when he was alive, and he said he loved me, then I would be able to die. And then I could be with Ryou. my angel.

To my surprise, my soul was taken away. "What? I haven't repented. how is this happening?" I was scared, but overjoyed. I would see Ryou soon. "But, you have repented. Ryou said he loved you, and you said you loved him. You repented." "When did he say this?" I asked. Was this person mocking me? "When he mumbled something that you didn't understand. He said I love you. And he wasn't dead when you said you loved him." The voice said. I smiled. I was going to die. But, I'm going to be with Ryou. And I'm coming home..

Eh, kinda OOC, huh? Oh well. I liked it. It was my first attempt at an angst, so please don't flame me if the genre is wrong!! If you guys like it MAYBE I'll do a sequel!!!