Disclamer: You've heard this from every author of a YUGIOH fanfic but we
all must state it otherwise WE'LL ALL BE SUED!!! SO I DON'T OWN
YUGIOH!!!!! OH and I am not calling Bakura Ryou by his second name because
I don't think its right so I'm calling him Bakura and hisYami , Yami Bakura
.But i may have to change it later on in the story .
Chapter four Exposure of the truth
A few weeks had past since Yami had his "talk" with Solemon and no more had been said about it .Yugi was still none the wiser and Yami was getting on with his peaceful life without interuptions, well almost ,"Hey Yugi ,Yami hurry up or we're gonna be late for school again!!!", Joey yelled through the shop window. "Coming!" ,Yami and Yugi shouted in unison before sprinting out of the shop to join their friends. Poor Solemon had been standing behind the game shop counter when he saw two blurs of red, black , yellow and navy blue uniforms go flying past him."Don't be late for dinner tonight ",he called after them but his only reply was the shop door slamming and silence, "Those two", he chuckled to himself.
Yami was still getting used to life outside of the puzzle so on the odd occasion he sometimes got lost. But Yami knew it wouldn't be long before "The Search Party" was sent looking for him . This almost always consisted of Yugi, Joey , Tea and Tristen , but sometimes Bakura was sent along too. It wasn't Bakura Yami had a problem with . It was his stubborn , big-headed Yami. Yami Bakura hated Yami Yugi because Yami's father , the pharoah, had upset Yami Bakura's master (he used to be a slave) which had resulted in years of sexual , physical and mental abuse for Yami Bakura. As far as Yami knew he still hadn't been forgiven for this(the blame had now shifted to him)and Bakura still wanted to get his revenge and steal the Millennium puzzle. Yami frequently reminded Bakura that he thought Bakura was enough of an idiot to try robbing his tomb , that had resulted in Bakura being trapped in the Millennium Ring , but to steal the puzzle would prove he was an idiot because he'd be banished to the Shadow Realm. Another thing Yami hated about Bakura was the way he treated his young one . Yami protected Yugi , he loved him to death and he was sure Yugi felt the same way but Bakura hits Ryou , he mistreats him . He really didn't want to interfere because Ryou had cornered him two nights ago begging him not to hurt Bakura because of what he'd done to him. Yami natually had asked for a reason and Bakura had openly confessed his love for his yami. Yami promised he wouldn't hurt Bakura under two conditions , (1) That if Bakura hit Ryou in front of him he should be allowed to punch him for it and (2) He should be allowed to talk to Bakura about his abusive attitude without mentioning Ryou's feelings. Ryou agreed .
Tonight was the night Yami had planned to talk to Bakura and Ryou was coming round to stay the night at Yugi's house. It was perfect timing. After school was done Ryou went home and got his stuff , dragging Bakura with him . It seemed the ex-tomb robber was completely against the idea of "sleeping at the pharoah's house" as he put it. Ryou had asked him why he didn't want to go but got no more than a glass smashing against the wall above his head as an answer.After that he remained silent . Until he got to Yugi's house.
Solemon had been told that Ryou and Bakura were coming to stay and had prepared a large feast in honor of the occasion. It was very rare that anyone other than Joey or Tristen came round to stay.Tea's parents didn't approve of her male friends and outright refused to let her stay over at any of their houses. Yugi and Ryou were deep in conversation about duel monsters while their yamis sat silent . Solemon attempted a conversation with Bakura which sadly almost ended in a fight between Bakura and Yami . Solemon began the conversation with the simplest of questions: "So Bakura , how are you finding life outside of the ring?" " I'm still struggling with my pathetic timetable but aside from that I'm fine". Yami sat looking at Bakura with a smirk on his face, which Yugi noticed to be one of shear satisfaction . Bakura looked at Yami and said, "What the hell are you smirking at pharoah?" Yami sat back coolly and said, "Nothing, except the fact that I've learned my timetable already and you can't remember yours". Bakura glared at him and Ryou looked set to bolt out of the room the minute Bakura lost his patience because usually the first thing Bakura would go for would be him." So, maybe I can't be bothered learning what classes I have because I can just look at the stupid piece of paper if I want to know". True he could , but Yami wasn't going to let this one drop so he pressed on ,"Bakura what would you do if you lost that stupid piece of paper?" Bakura looked like he was about to jump across the table and start kicking hell out of Yami , "I'd ask him to get me another timetable wouldn't I", he said pointing at Ryou with a rather threating look. Yami had his next question all worked out and he knew the effect it would have on Bakura, "What if he refused?". Yami knew he had crossed the line because Bakura had jumped out of his seat and now had Ryou pinned to the wall saying," Then I'd kill him!". Ryou coward in front of his yami knowing that just because they were in someone else's house didn't mean Yami Bakura wouldn't treat him differently. Ryou could feel the tears welling up in his eyes as he looked at Yugi pleading , begging , him not to let it happen in his grandfather's house not when he was there. Bakura noticed the tears fall from Ryou's eyes . He screamed at Ryou to stop crying because it was driving him nuts but not before kicking him in the ribs. Yami , remembering the agreement he had with Ryou, walked over to Bakura and punched him in the face . He stood towering over Bakura shouting ," You will not hurt your young one in my presence or I will punish you every time I see you do it!". Yami's voice seemed to echo around the walls of the house. It sent shivers down everyone's spines including Bakura's which served him right thought Yami. He apologised to Solemon , Yugi and Ryou then went up to his room leaving a shocked Bakura on the kitchen floor. After Yami had left the table and everything had settled down Yugi helped Ryou to his feet and sat him back in his chair. He was shaking violently and obviously in shock . Solemon suggested that Yugi take him up to bed . When Yugi and Ryou had entered the bedroom Yami turned around from the seat at the desk . He looked straight at Ryou but Ryou lowered his eyes not wanting to look at him . Yami noticed that Ryou looked ashamed of himself . He wanted to talk to Ryou on his own but he didn't want to be rude to Yugi so he asked Yugi for a cup of coffee . Yugi being so nieve to the world around him did as he was told not even catching on to Yami's plan . After Yugi left Yami closed the door over so that he could talk to Ryou in peace . He asked Ryou to sit on the bed while he sat back in the chair . The only problem was he didn't know how he was going to start the conversation . Lucky for him Ryou spoke first , "Yami , I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you . I should've known Bakura would start trouble and ruin the sleep over . I should have left him at home " . Yami shook his head , "No" , he said , " If you hadn't brung him along I couldn't have spoken to him , you provided the perfect opportunity". They sat in silence until Yugi knocked on the door with the coffee which both took gladly .
At 10 o'clock that night when Ryou and Yugi had gone to sleep Yami went downstairs to see if he could talk Bakura round . As he reached the living room door Yami could see Bakura sitting on the couch watching television . He knocked and entered but before he'd even stepped into the room Bakura had mumbled what sounded like , "Oh Ra , what do you want now?" . Yami said nothing . He just walked over and sat down opposite Bakura . They watched television for half an hour before either one of them said a word . Yami noticed that Bakura seemed edgy around him ever since their face off earlier that evening . Maybe he was afraid that Yami would loose his temper and seal him back in the Ring . Yami had a feeling that Bakura was hiding something and his thoughts were confirmed because his puzzle activated and allowed him to see into Bakura's soul . He saw Bakura slapping Ryou , the incident where Bakura had smashed the glass above Ryou's head and the many beatings Ryou had suffered at the hands of Bakura . But Yami saw something else which saddened him . He saw Bakura crying in the kitchen after Ryou ran out and slammed the door. When his visions stopped Yami felt he had to talk to him and find out why he treated Ryou the way he did . Yami thought asking him directly would be the best approach , " Bakura ?" . Bakura turned to face him to show him that he was listening . "Why do you treat Ryou so badly?" . Bakura sat back against the couch , a sad expression crossing his face . He obviously didn't want to talk to Yami of all people about it but he felt that he shouldn't deny him an answer to his question . He whispered his answer to Yami , " I'm afraid to love him because I know I'm going to loose him" . Yami put a hand on his shoulder and said , " You don't realise it but Ryou feels more for you than you'll ever know no matter how many times you hit him" and with that Yami got up and switched off the tv , gesturing to Bakura to follow him upstairs so they could both get some sleep .
Chapter four Exposure of the truth
A few weeks had past since Yami had his "talk" with Solemon and no more had been said about it .Yugi was still none the wiser and Yami was getting on with his peaceful life without interuptions, well almost ,"Hey Yugi ,Yami hurry up or we're gonna be late for school again!!!", Joey yelled through the shop window. "Coming!" ,Yami and Yugi shouted in unison before sprinting out of the shop to join their friends. Poor Solemon had been standing behind the game shop counter when he saw two blurs of red, black , yellow and navy blue uniforms go flying past him."Don't be late for dinner tonight ",he called after them but his only reply was the shop door slamming and silence, "Those two", he chuckled to himself.
Yami was still getting used to life outside of the puzzle so on the odd occasion he sometimes got lost. But Yami knew it wouldn't be long before "The Search Party" was sent looking for him . This almost always consisted of Yugi, Joey , Tea and Tristen , but sometimes Bakura was sent along too. It wasn't Bakura Yami had a problem with . It was his stubborn , big-headed Yami. Yami Bakura hated Yami Yugi because Yami's father , the pharoah, had upset Yami Bakura's master (he used to be a slave) which had resulted in years of sexual , physical and mental abuse for Yami Bakura. As far as Yami knew he still hadn't been forgiven for this(the blame had now shifted to him)and Bakura still wanted to get his revenge and steal the Millennium puzzle. Yami frequently reminded Bakura that he thought Bakura was enough of an idiot to try robbing his tomb , that had resulted in Bakura being trapped in the Millennium Ring , but to steal the puzzle would prove he was an idiot because he'd be banished to the Shadow Realm. Another thing Yami hated about Bakura was the way he treated his young one . Yami protected Yugi , he loved him to death and he was sure Yugi felt the same way but Bakura hits Ryou , he mistreats him . He really didn't want to interfere because Ryou had cornered him two nights ago begging him not to hurt Bakura because of what he'd done to him. Yami natually had asked for a reason and Bakura had openly confessed his love for his yami. Yami promised he wouldn't hurt Bakura under two conditions , (1) That if Bakura hit Ryou in front of him he should be allowed to punch him for it and (2) He should be allowed to talk to Bakura about his abusive attitude without mentioning Ryou's feelings. Ryou agreed .
Tonight was the night Yami had planned to talk to Bakura and Ryou was coming round to stay the night at Yugi's house. It was perfect timing. After school was done Ryou went home and got his stuff , dragging Bakura with him . It seemed the ex-tomb robber was completely against the idea of "sleeping at the pharoah's house" as he put it. Ryou had asked him why he didn't want to go but got no more than a glass smashing against the wall above his head as an answer.After that he remained silent . Until he got to Yugi's house.
Solemon had been told that Ryou and Bakura were coming to stay and had prepared a large feast in honor of the occasion. It was very rare that anyone other than Joey or Tristen came round to stay.Tea's parents didn't approve of her male friends and outright refused to let her stay over at any of their houses. Yugi and Ryou were deep in conversation about duel monsters while their yamis sat silent . Solemon attempted a conversation with Bakura which sadly almost ended in a fight between Bakura and Yami . Solemon began the conversation with the simplest of questions: "So Bakura , how are you finding life outside of the ring?" " I'm still struggling with my pathetic timetable but aside from that I'm fine". Yami sat looking at Bakura with a smirk on his face, which Yugi noticed to be one of shear satisfaction . Bakura looked at Yami and said, "What the hell are you smirking at pharoah?" Yami sat back coolly and said, "Nothing, except the fact that I've learned my timetable already and you can't remember yours". Bakura glared at him and Ryou looked set to bolt out of the room the minute Bakura lost his patience because usually the first thing Bakura would go for would be him." So, maybe I can't be bothered learning what classes I have because I can just look at the stupid piece of paper if I want to know". True he could , but Yami wasn't going to let this one drop so he pressed on ,"Bakura what would you do if you lost that stupid piece of paper?" Bakura looked like he was about to jump across the table and start kicking hell out of Yami , "I'd ask him to get me another timetable wouldn't I", he said pointing at Ryou with a rather threating look. Yami had his next question all worked out and he knew the effect it would have on Bakura, "What if he refused?". Yami knew he had crossed the line because Bakura had jumped out of his seat and now had Ryou pinned to the wall saying," Then I'd kill him!". Ryou coward in front of his yami knowing that just because they were in someone else's house didn't mean Yami Bakura wouldn't treat him differently. Ryou could feel the tears welling up in his eyes as he looked at Yugi pleading , begging , him not to let it happen in his grandfather's house not when he was there. Bakura noticed the tears fall from Ryou's eyes . He screamed at Ryou to stop crying because it was driving him nuts but not before kicking him in the ribs. Yami , remembering the agreement he had with Ryou, walked over to Bakura and punched him in the face . He stood towering over Bakura shouting ," You will not hurt your young one in my presence or I will punish you every time I see you do it!". Yami's voice seemed to echo around the walls of the house. It sent shivers down everyone's spines including Bakura's which served him right thought Yami. He apologised to Solemon , Yugi and Ryou then went up to his room leaving a shocked Bakura on the kitchen floor. After Yami had left the table and everything had settled down Yugi helped Ryou to his feet and sat him back in his chair. He was shaking violently and obviously in shock . Solemon suggested that Yugi take him up to bed . When Yugi and Ryou had entered the bedroom Yami turned around from the seat at the desk . He looked straight at Ryou but Ryou lowered his eyes not wanting to look at him . Yami noticed that Ryou looked ashamed of himself . He wanted to talk to Ryou on his own but he didn't want to be rude to Yugi so he asked Yugi for a cup of coffee . Yugi being so nieve to the world around him did as he was told not even catching on to Yami's plan . After Yugi left Yami closed the door over so that he could talk to Ryou in peace . He asked Ryou to sit on the bed while he sat back in the chair . The only problem was he didn't know how he was going to start the conversation . Lucky for him Ryou spoke first , "Yami , I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused you . I should've known Bakura would start trouble and ruin the sleep over . I should have left him at home " . Yami shook his head , "No" , he said , " If you hadn't brung him along I couldn't have spoken to him , you provided the perfect opportunity". They sat in silence until Yugi knocked on the door with the coffee which both took gladly .
At 10 o'clock that night when Ryou and Yugi had gone to sleep Yami went downstairs to see if he could talk Bakura round . As he reached the living room door Yami could see Bakura sitting on the couch watching television . He knocked and entered but before he'd even stepped into the room Bakura had mumbled what sounded like , "Oh Ra , what do you want now?" . Yami said nothing . He just walked over and sat down opposite Bakura . They watched television for half an hour before either one of them said a word . Yami noticed that Bakura seemed edgy around him ever since their face off earlier that evening . Maybe he was afraid that Yami would loose his temper and seal him back in the Ring . Yami had a feeling that Bakura was hiding something and his thoughts were confirmed because his puzzle activated and allowed him to see into Bakura's soul . He saw Bakura slapping Ryou , the incident where Bakura had smashed the glass above Ryou's head and the many beatings Ryou had suffered at the hands of Bakura . But Yami saw something else which saddened him . He saw Bakura crying in the kitchen after Ryou ran out and slammed the door. When his visions stopped Yami felt he had to talk to him and find out why he treated Ryou the way he did . Yami thought asking him directly would be the best approach , " Bakura ?" . Bakura turned to face him to show him that he was listening . "Why do you treat Ryou so badly?" . Bakura sat back against the couch , a sad expression crossing his face . He obviously didn't want to talk to Yami of all people about it but he felt that he shouldn't deny him an answer to his question . He whispered his answer to Yami , " I'm afraid to love him because I know I'm going to loose him" . Yami put a hand on his shoulder and said , " You don't realise it but Ryou feels more for you than you'll ever know no matter how many times you hit him" and with that Yami got up and switched off the tv , gesturing to Bakura to follow him upstairs so they could both get some sleep .