My alarm goes off, and even though I am still asleep, my hand
instinctively reaches out and shuts it off. My natural human instinct is
to pull the covers over my head and let sleep overtake me again, but in my
life, that is not a wise choice.
It is only 5:00 in the morning. The world outside is still dark; the people of the world still slumbering. But they do not have the burdens that I carry. Although I would like to continue to sleep and dream and escape this life, I must get up and make breakfast for my yami. He will awake shortly. Things must be perfect for him, or I will pay. I avoided a beating last night. I do not wish to deal with one this morning.
I pull my tired body out of my bed, though every muscle and bone tries to defy my mind and stay in the warm comfort of my blanket. I manage to sleepwalk into the bathroom and turn on the water in the shower. I shed my boxers and step into the now steamy shower. The water awakens me, and as I let the water flow down my body, I once again begin to ponder what happened last night; Why I was spared a beating, and why he then came into my room and stood over me, watching me as he thought I slumbered.
In my heart, I feel an ache, an ache willing me to believe that the reason for his behavior is that he loves me. But my mind is not that stupid. It tells me, as it has numerous times, that he could never love me. He has made it clear that I am a burden to him, nothing more than a weakling he is forced to be connected with. But my heart is stubborn and wills me to believe otherwise. My heart is often stubborn, for how else could I love him? After all he has done to me, I still feel a love burning deep within me. I do not know where it comes from, but I do not wish it gone. It is all that keeps me going.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
I hear my hikari's alarm go off, and I hear as he slowly drags himself out of bed and across the hall into the bathroom. I hear the water in the shower begin to run, and I know that my light is taking a shower. In the back of my mind, I hear a voice asking why I do not go in and join him. I allow the voice to become louder, because the question it poses is an interesting one. Why _do_ I not go in and join him? The answer appears in my mind immediately-My hikari is shy. I do not doubt that an action such as that would push him farther away from me. And at this point, that is the last thing I want. I want him to get close to me. Close enough so that he will trust me wholly and completely. Close enough so that I can manipulate him.
A smile plays on my lips as I hear my light shut off the water in the shower. I hear him step out of the bathroom and into his room, where he will put on his school uniform. Quietly, so as not to let him hear me, I slip out of my room and head downstairs to the kitchen. I am not accustomed to the modern appliances of this world, but I suppose I can manage.
I search through the cabinets in the kitchen, looking for the cardboard boxes full of what my hikari calls "cereal." I manage to find some and place them on the table. Next I find the bowls, then I open what I am told is called a refrigerator, a facinating object indeed, and find the carton of milk. I place these on the table just as my light enters the kitchen, fully dressed in his school uniform. I see his eyes go wide at the sight in front of him. In my mind, I smile a sinister and devilish smile.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
I do not believe the sight in front of me. My eyes tell me that my yami has set breakfast up for us, but my brain refuses to believe it. There is no way that what I see is real. I feel my eyes open wide with shock, and I know that my mouth has dropped open.
I struggle to regain my calm, and say, in as meak a voice as possible, "Y-yami?"
He looks at me, a small smile playing on his lips. I know that there is more to this scene, and his smile, than I will find out. "Yes, Ryou?" he says, as if there is nothing odd about this at all. But there is. And now more than ever-he has never called me by my name before.
~ End Chapter 3 ~
Well, not much happened in this chapter, but it's getting there. By the next chapter, Bakura's motives will be revealed, and the story will get pretty interesting. R&R please! *huggles all the people who reviewed the first two chapters* Yay! I luv you all! MwAaZ
~TaLoN~
It is only 5:00 in the morning. The world outside is still dark; the people of the world still slumbering. But they do not have the burdens that I carry. Although I would like to continue to sleep and dream and escape this life, I must get up and make breakfast for my yami. He will awake shortly. Things must be perfect for him, or I will pay. I avoided a beating last night. I do not wish to deal with one this morning.
I pull my tired body out of my bed, though every muscle and bone tries to defy my mind and stay in the warm comfort of my blanket. I manage to sleepwalk into the bathroom and turn on the water in the shower. I shed my boxers and step into the now steamy shower. The water awakens me, and as I let the water flow down my body, I once again begin to ponder what happened last night; Why I was spared a beating, and why he then came into my room and stood over me, watching me as he thought I slumbered.
In my heart, I feel an ache, an ache willing me to believe that the reason for his behavior is that he loves me. But my mind is not that stupid. It tells me, as it has numerous times, that he could never love me. He has made it clear that I am a burden to him, nothing more than a weakling he is forced to be connected with. But my heart is stubborn and wills me to believe otherwise. My heart is often stubborn, for how else could I love him? After all he has done to me, I still feel a love burning deep within me. I do not know where it comes from, but I do not wish it gone. It is all that keeps me going.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
I hear my hikari's alarm go off, and I hear as he slowly drags himself out of bed and across the hall into the bathroom. I hear the water in the shower begin to run, and I know that my light is taking a shower. In the back of my mind, I hear a voice asking why I do not go in and join him. I allow the voice to become louder, because the question it poses is an interesting one. Why _do_ I not go in and join him? The answer appears in my mind immediately-My hikari is shy. I do not doubt that an action such as that would push him farther away from me. And at this point, that is the last thing I want. I want him to get close to me. Close enough so that he will trust me wholly and completely. Close enough so that I can manipulate him.
A smile plays on my lips as I hear my light shut off the water in the shower. I hear him step out of the bathroom and into his room, where he will put on his school uniform. Quietly, so as not to let him hear me, I slip out of my room and head downstairs to the kitchen. I am not accustomed to the modern appliances of this world, but I suppose I can manage.
I search through the cabinets in the kitchen, looking for the cardboard boxes full of what my hikari calls "cereal." I manage to find some and place them on the table. Next I find the bowls, then I open what I am told is called a refrigerator, a facinating object indeed, and find the carton of milk. I place these on the table just as my light enters the kitchen, fully dressed in his school uniform. I see his eyes go wide at the sight in front of him. In my mind, I smile a sinister and devilish smile.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~
I do not believe the sight in front of me. My eyes tell me that my yami has set breakfast up for us, but my brain refuses to believe it. There is no way that what I see is real. I feel my eyes open wide with shock, and I know that my mouth has dropped open.
I struggle to regain my calm, and say, in as meak a voice as possible, "Y-yami?"
He looks at me, a small smile playing on his lips. I know that there is more to this scene, and his smile, than I will find out. "Yes, Ryou?" he says, as if there is nothing odd about this at all. But there is. And now more than ever-he has never called me by my name before.
~ End Chapter 3 ~
Well, not much happened in this chapter, but it's getting there. By the next chapter, Bakura's motives will be revealed, and the story will get pretty interesting. R&R please! *huggles all the people who reviewed the first two chapters* Yay! I luv you all! MwAaZ
~TaLoN~