*grins* Everyone loved the cliffhanger then? Blame Todo for it, her angst
has rubbed off on me ^_^
Thanks Todo, Shaami, Mare, Lou & Escuro de la Lus for the reviews, it made me feel much better.
Shaami, you need to calm down already, you get way too worked up.
Thanks for the compliment Lou, I don't really think I'm that good at writing, but so long as you guys are enjoying the fic, it doesn't matter what I think.
And finally, Mare, no worries about not reviewing & I'm glad I could show you how cute the couples are ^_^
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Bakura moves quickly, ready to run, I think he sees Ryou, which is the only reason he hasn't. I'm surprised that he would even consider running, I've never known him to run from anything. Could he really have changed so much?
I turn my attention to Yugi & his friends; there is a mixture of shock, worry & anger on their faces. I wonder if they thought he was trying to hurt me? Wasn't it obvious that nothing bad was happening? Ryou looks both worried & apologetic, he looks as if he wants to make time turn backwards & I wish he could myself.
Turning back to Bakura again, I see fear, not enough for anyone but Ryou or myself to notice, but it is definitely there, perhaps this is why Ryou looks so worried, fear is not a common emotion for the thief & once again I find myself surprised by how different he is now.
Yugi runs up to me & hugs me, for some reason I find the action repulsive, though I don't pull away.
"Are you okay Yami? We saw the spirit & got worried he was trying to hurt you again. I don't want to lose you."
I have to stop myself laughing at that, turning to see Bakura's reaction instead. He looks pained at the comment & it takes all my will not to push Yugi away & pull him into an embrace instead.
"What's the deal Bakura? I thought you said the evil spirit of the ring wasn't back?" Joey stupidly asks, making me want to throttle him.
Ryou looks angry himself, though he masks it almost as well as Bakura.
"He isn't." Ryou replies politely, yet bluntly.
"But he's stood right there." This time it's Tristan who is the stupid one.
Ryou's anger increases a notch.
"You asked me if the 'evil' spirit was back, the answer to that is no."
Ryou's patience is wavering, though he's lasted longer than I would've done. Still, the Yugi-tachi has yet to get the message, so I wouldn't be surprised if he does end up shouting at them.
"Bakura, I know you mean well, but after what happened, how can you still protect him? The spirit is horrible." Well done Yugi, now Ryou has cracked, you really are naive.
"Now you listen here! You've no right to talk about him like that! Bakura is like an older brother to me, even closer than my father, he takes good care of me. He's not horrible at all! You're so contradictory, where is all this forgive & forget friendship nonsense now?! You claim to be my friend but that's not true either, I'm simply useful for information unless I say something you don't like. At least he actually cares about me & my opinions! I know I can count on him, unlike the rest of you idiots. I'm done playing this stupid game, pretending isn't worth it; I don't need your so-called friendship! Come on Bakura, let's go!"
Wow, I was expecting it & I'm still left speechless. Ryou can be pretty scary when he gets mad. The others look just as shocked as I feel, maybe more so, I've at least heard him shout before. It's nice that Bakura has Ryou; he has someone to defend him against the Yugi-tachi. I know he wouldn't do it himself, as he doesn't want to ruin our friendship.
"You think Bakura really meant all that?" Yugi asks solemnly.
"I don't know, but why was he referring to the spirit as himself?" Joey asks.
I sigh, despite all that, they're still too stupid to accept it or even understand anything. I'm beginning to think they wouldn't get it even if it hit them.
"Do you have any ideas Yami? I mean, you & the evil spirit were talking." Tea asks in a sickening sweet voice.
I shudder in revulsion; I do wish she wouldn't flirt with me. Is it not obvious I don't like her? Actually, it probably isn't, since I have to be nice to them all. Sometimes I really hate having Yugi as my hikari.
"His name is Ryou, not Bakura, there was a mix up at the school. Therefore he decided to call his yami by his last name, so he had something to call the thief."
My patience is beginning to wane now. They really are stupid. I think I'm beginning to understand the comments Bakura, Malik & Kaiba make, I mean, they can have their uses, but most of the time they're simply annoying.
"Yami, what was going on?" Yugi asks Tea's statement.
"We were talking, I've known he was around for a while, Ryou asked me to keep things quiet so I did."
The others seems shocked that I've said nothing & Yugi looks a little hurt, but I really don't care. Not only did they mess up my meeting with Bakura, but also they hurt both Ryou & Bakura, as well as me.
"Why didn't you tell your dear little friends Pharaoh?" Kaiba's here too, wonderful, I get to deal with a group of idiots & a sarcastic CEO.
"That would be none of your business Kaiba." Staying calm is getting difficult.
He smirks at me. "Finally realised we were right all along?"
Yes, I figured that out a few minutes ago, but I'm hardly going to admit that. So I'll just ignore him instead, that should irritate him. Wait, since when did I do that? Maybe Ryou's not the only one the thief's rubbed off on.
"Just leave Yami alone Kaiba!" The cheerleaders yell.
Now I'm calling them cheerleaders as well? This is making my head hurt. Do I really dislike them so much? I think I do, after spending so much time with Bakura & us making friends, I really understand the concept, rather than the joke they've been fobbing off as friendship, Ryou was right.
"Just shut up all of you! I've had enough of this." Guess my patience ran out then.
"Yami?" Yugi's using his 'I'm innocent' voice combined with puppy-dog eyes.
Well sorry to disappoint, but that won't work. You have ruined my day completely. I was so close to letting him know how I feel too, I'll never get another chance like that again. Damn it!
"You know what? Ryou was right, you are hypocrites. You make everyone believe the world is in colour, when you only see it in black & white. Bakura is my friend, the only one who actually treats me like & person & you idiots may have ruined that completely. You're right too Kaiba, I have learnt that lesson too. Now I need to think about all this & calm down before someone ends up in the shadow realm, so get lost."
Humph, Yugi looks as if he's about to cry, well I don't care, so get lost or you'll be the first one in the shadow realm & then I'll be free to spend as much time with Bakura as I like. Kaiba & Mai have the sense to make them all leave & I silently thank them. Time for another trip to my soul room I think.
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Wow, that was quick. Trying not to swear in this is too hard *pouts* Well, let me know what you think as always. Oh & Todo, stop making me write evil angst stuff.
Thanks Todo, Shaami, Mare, Lou & Escuro de la Lus for the reviews, it made me feel much better.
Shaami, you need to calm down already, you get way too worked up.
Thanks for the compliment Lou, I don't really think I'm that good at writing, but so long as you guys are enjoying the fic, it doesn't matter what I think.
And finally, Mare, no worries about not reviewing & I'm glad I could show you how cute the couples are ^_^
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Bakura moves quickly, ready to run, I think he sees Ryou, which is the only reason he hasn't. I'm surprised that he would even consider running, I've never known him to run from anything. Could he really have changed so much?
I turn my attention to Yugi & his friends; there is a mixture of shock, worry & anger on their faces. I wonder if they thought he was trying to hurt me? Wasn't it obvious that nothing bad was happening? Ryou looks both worried & apologetic, he looks as if he wants to make time turn backwards & I wish he could myself.
Turning back to Bakura again, I see fear, not enough for anyone but Ryou or myself to notice, but it is definitely there, perhaps this is why Ryou looks so worried, fear is not a common emotion for the thief & once again I find myself surprised by how different he is now.
Yugi runs up to me & hugs me, for some reason I find the action repulsive, though I don't pull away.
"Are you okay Yami? We saw the spirit & got worried he was trying to hurt you again. I don't want to lose you."
I have to stop myself laughing at that, turning to see Bakura's reaction instead. He looks pained at the comment & it takes all my will not to push Yugi away & pull him into an embrace instead.
"What's the deal Bakura? I thought you said the evil spirit of the ring wasn't back?" Joey stupidly asks, making me want to throttle him.
Ryou looks angry himself, though he masks it almost as well as Bakura.
"He isn't." Ryou replies politely, yet bluntly.
"But he's stood right there." This time it's Tristan who is the stupid one.
Ryou's anger increases a notch.
"You asked me if the 'evil' spirit was back, the answer to that is no."
Ryou's patience is wavering, though he's lasted longer than I would've done. Still, the Yugi-tachi has yet to get the message, so I wouldn't be surprised if he does end up shouting at them.
"Bakura, I know you mean well, but after what happened, how can you still protect him? The spirit is horrible." Well done Yugi, now Ryou has cracked, you really are naive.
"Now you listen here! You've no right to talk about him like that! Bakura is like an older brother to me, even closer than my father, he takes good care of me. He's not horrible at all! You're so contradictory, where is all this forgive & forget friendship nonsense now?! You claim to be my friend but that's not true either, I'm simply useful for information unless I say something you don't like. At least he actually cares about me & my opinions! I know I can count on him, unlike the rest of you idiots. I'm done playing this stupid game, pretending isn't worth it; I don't need your so-called friendship! Come on Bakura, let's go!"
Wow, I was expecting it & I'm still left speechless. Ryou can be pretty scary when he gets mad. The others look just as shocked as I feel, maybe more so, I've at least heard him shout before. It's nice that Bakura has Ryou; he has someone to defend him against the Yugi-tachi. I know he wouldn't do it himself, as he doesn't want to ruin our friendship.
"You think Bakura really meant all that?" Yugi asks solemnly.
"I don't know, but why was he referring to the spirit as himself?" Joey asks.
I sigh, despite all that, they're still too stupid to accept it or even understand anything. I'm beginning to think they wouldn't get it even if it hit them.
"Do you have any ideas Yami? I mean, you & the evil spirit were talking." Tea asks in a sickening sweet voice.
I shudder in revulsion; I do wish she wouldn't flirt with me. Is it not obvious I don't like her? Actually, it probably isn't, since I have to be nice to them all. Sometimes I really hate having Yugi as my hikari.
"His name is Ryou, not Bakura, there was a mix up at the school. Therefore he decided to call his yami by his last name, so he had something to call the thief."
My patience is beginning to wane now. They really are stupid. I think I'm beginning to understand the comments Bakura, Malik & Kaiba make, I mean, they can have their uses, but most of the time they're simply annoying.
"Yami, what was going on?" Yugi asks Tea's statement.
"We were talking, I've known he was around for a while, Ryou asked me to keep things quiet so I did."
The others seems shocked that I've said nothing & Yugi looks a little hurt, but I really don't care. Not only did they mess up my meeting with Bakura, but also they hurt both Ryou & Bakura, as well as me.
"Why didn't you tell your dear little friends Pharaoh?" Kaiba's here too, wonderful, I get to deal with a group of idiots & a sarcastic CEO.
"That would be none of your business Kaiba." Staying calm is getting difficult.
He smirks at me. "Finally realised we were right all along?"
Yes, I figured that out a few minutes ago, but I'm hardly going to admit that. So I'll just ignore him instead, that should irritate him. Wait, since when did I do that? Maybe Ryou's not the only one the thief's rubbed off on.
"Just leave Yami alone Kaiba!" The cheerleaders yell.
Now I'm calling them cheerleaders as well? This is making my head hurt. Do I really dislike them so much? I think I do, after spending so much time with Bakura & us making friends, I really understand the concept, rather than the joke they've been fobbing off as friendship, Ryou was right.
"Just shut up all of you! I've had enough of this." Guess my patience ran out then.
"Yami?" Yugi's using his 'I'm innocent' voice combined with puppy-dog eyes.
Well sorry to disappoint, but that won't work. You have ruined my day completely. I was so close to letting him know how I feel too, I'll never get another chance like that again. Damn it!
"You know what? Ryou was right, you are hypocrites. You make everyone believe the world is in colour, when you only see it in black & white. Bakura is my friend, the only one who actually treats me like & person & you idiots may have ruined that completely. You're right too Kaiba, I have learnt that lesson too. Now I need to think about all this & calm down before someone ends up in the shadow realm, so get lost."
Humph, Yugi looks as if he's about to cry, well I don't care, so get lost or you'll be the first one in the shadow realm & then I'll be free to spend as much time with Bakura as I like. Kaiba & Mai have the sense to make them all leave & I silently thank them. Time for another trip to my soul room I think.
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Wow, that was quick. Trying not to swear in this is too hard *pouts* Well, let me know what you think as always. Oh & Todo, stop making me write evil angst stuff.
