Chapter 6

 ^______^ I feel like updating. Thanks to everyone who reviewed! =D =D =D Sorry about last chapter being so short.! This one would be better and longer, I think. (+.think.+) It might be longer, but might not be better. *small sigh* Hm, I realize the story is going a bit serious. Heh, I will try to add humour in the later chapter, I promise! But remember, I will +try+ to, because I am not very experienced with writing… and the outcomes are mostly not what I expected. ;_; Now, enough of my annoying speeches, I'm acting like Anzu. *shudders* (Sorry to all Anzu fans! ) Now, The disclaimer!

*flings small piece of paper at Bakura's direction*

Bakura: *reaches out and clips paper between 2 fingers with eyes closed* (Like how Yami draws his card, ^^)

Ryou + Celestial: O_O *are impressed* *claps blankly*

Bakura: *smirks* *reads off paper* The authoress, Celesti, does—wait, 'Celesti'?

*nods* My nickname! *smiles*

Bakura: *shakes head* That's pathetic. Your nickname should be something like… 'The one and only Idiot'.

!!! O_O *reaches behind and grabs big frying pan*

Bakura: … I… I'm not… scared…

*smirks* Right. Take back what you said?

Bakura: *tries to act brave* Of course not!

*Swings down frying pan and whacks Bakura's head*

Bakura: x.X *falls to ground*

Ryou: YAMI!! *rushes to Bakura* *quickly pushes Bakura away from Celestial in case of other sudden attacks*

… Omg! … who whacked my Kura!?

*big arrows appeared pointing to Celesti*

o_O omigosh! Did I?? *gasp* I did! *hides under bed* o"

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  The next morning Ryou woke up finding Bakura gone. The yami was neither in the ring nor in the house. Ryou sighed in depress. His yami left him alone, all by himself, having the empty, vacant house all to Ryou.

  What was his yami up to?

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  Bakura strolled down the streets of Domino, clueless on where to go. He only didn't want to see Ryou. Bakura forced himself not to love his timid light. He is the tough and cold-hearted Yami Bakura who does not love his hikari. That should be it.

  Maybe he should go visit his old friend, Marik? Well, probably not. Marik and _his_ hikari, Malik, are probably going out together. Everyone knew they had a relationship. Why does all the yamis love their hikari? The pharaoh loved Yuugi, Marik loved Malik, and he loves—no. He does not love Ryou. He was the 'Tough and cold-hearted Yami Bakura who does not love his hikari'. He was the _only_ yami who does not love his hikari. He was special.

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  Bakura returned home as late as he possibly could—again. He had wanted to go further into the night, but it had started to rain outside. So with no other choices, Bakura returned home. He wanted Ryou to think that he was not worried about him, and that he didn't care if Ryou worries about him either.

  So he walked in the house casually, and immediately spotted Ryou sitting on the staircase in front of the door, waiting for him to return.

  "Why the hell are you sitiing here?" Bakura spat, careful to make sure his tone was icy cold.

  "I was waiting for you," Ryou said in his usual sweet and timid voice. [A/N: In the first and second season of Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh!, Ryou's voice was SO sweet and cute! Just like honey… Awww… ]

  "You baka. Go to sleep." He forced himself to stay cold.

  "Where did you go this time??"

  "None of your business."

  Ryou whimpered. His yami was so—indescribable. "Please don't leave me alone by myself next time, yami."

 Bakura smirked. "You can get your friends to play with you. As you know, I'm not quite into hanging around you everyday. Quite boring, actually."

  Ryou stared at his yami. No, Ryou. Don't cry! You cannot show Bakura that you are a weakling! "Did you know how I felt when you are suddenly missing without a note left or anything?"

  "Damnit, Ryou! Do you mean I have to ask you for permission to go out?" Bakura knew how his hikari would feel. But hey, he was the 'Tough and cold-hearted Yami Bakura who does not love his hikari'.

  "No, but you should actually care about my feelings when you thinking of doing something that would hurt it!"

  "Ryou, don't be so naïve," Bakura forced a fake laugh. "Why should I, Yami Bakura, care about you?"

  Tears poured uncontrollably from Ryou's eyes. Was that even his yami? "Because I am your hikari, you light, your aibou… and whatever you want me to be."

  Bakura was speechless. It was hard to stay cruel to his angelic other half. No, Bakura, don't let yourself go soft. You are the 'Tough and cold-hearted Yami Bakura who does NOT love your hikari'. And that's who you are. No matter what, you cant change being who you are.

  "I don't have a hikari!" Bakura heard himself yell.

  Ryou had nothing against that. "Then what am I to you…?" He asked softly.

  Bakura opened his mouth to answer, but no sound came out. What was Ryou to him then, if he wasn't his hikari? Oh wait—right, Ryou was his love! No, wait! Ryou was not his love! The true 'Tough and cold-hearted Yami Bakura' has no love!

  "You are nothing to me," He lied.

  Ryou smiled softly, tears rolling. "…It's funny how I can still treat you as my yami after everything…"

  Bakura smiled mentally at his success. He had actually driven Ryou to believe that his yami does not care about him in anyway. "It's not funny. It's idiotic."

  Ryou just shook his head slightly.

  Bakura continued, "There is no hope for me being soft, Ryou. I am the tough and cold-hearted Yami Bakura."

  "That's who you think you are…"

  "That's who I think I am, and that's who I am." Bakura said, loudly and clearly. "Nobody can change me. Not even myself, and definitely not you. And if you don't like how I act, tough luck."

  Ryou couldn't help himself. "I don't know why I bother waiting for you tonight!"

  "I can tell you why, because you are an idiotic baka." Bakura knw he was going a bit too far, but he wasn't going to stop now. And even if he wanted to, he wouldn't. He wanted to make sure Ryou knows his is a tough and cold hearted yami, and that he certainly does not love his hikari in any way.

  "This is just like the same fight we've gotten into last week!" Ryou's eyes swelled with tears pouring down like the stormy weather outside.

  "Yes, maybe we could actually finish it this time, when you cowardly ran away last time!"

  "You are just impossible, Yami Bakura!" Ryou yelled with all the strength he had left, and unlocked the door. So what if he is a coward? Leaving the house was a way better choice than facing his stubborn yami.

  Bakura sensed his hikari's thoughts. "Don't you get out there, Ryou! You don't want to get sick again!"

  Ryou paused abruptly. "I thought you didn't care about me?"

  "… I… I don't! I just didn't want to drag you to the nurse again, a waste of my energy and time!" Bakura said, quickly making up an excuse.

  "Then I'll make sure you don't have to drag me again. I don't want to waste your precious time and energy." Ryou opened the door, sighing deeply. He took one last look at Bakura, "I'll remember what you said tonight. I always will."

  "Where are you going?!" Bakura hastily asked, alarmed. But Ryou didn't reply.

  Visions past through Bakura's mind. He remembered how he had let Ryou ran in the rain last time, get soaked and drenched with not only water, but also with pain and distress. It hurt, it really did. The pain and distress combined cut through your heart like a thousand swords. He had felt the emotions of his lighter half racing back and forth through their ring, the feelings and the thoughts of pure unhappiness. Bakura remembered the time when he had swore to himself, never, ever to let Ryou run away again. Never.

  He grabbed Ryou's arm instantly. "Do you really hate to see me, Ryou? Answer me. Now."

  Ryou slowly nodded, bracing himself for a slap across the face by him yami. But that never happened. His yami was calm and relaxed, no desire to send sudden attacks.

  "Then I will leave." Bakura said softly. "You don't deserve to be the one out in the rain." With that, the spirit stepped out and closed the door. He raced away from the house without turning back.

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Ah, that was chapter 6. (Finally!) Ok… I want to reach 50 reviews for this!! Onegai… just 50… only 10 more!!!

Next Chapter: pure emotions and thoughts, Ryou *finds* Bakura. Only *finds*. Bakura tells his reasons why he doesn't love Ryou… etc. On by Sunday-ish! 

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