Chapter 12
HUZA! Chapter 12! ^^ I'm glad that no one killed me… But I tell you,, there is sad parts in this chapter! So… please be patient, because, in the end… they WILL be together!! ^^ Thanks for all the reviews, minna-san! ^^ Anyways, 'nuff said! ENJOY~
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There was a grey sports car, approaching him with such great speed. Bakura could only stand at his spot, eyes widening. His feet suddenly turned limp, as the car ran closer, closer, unable to stop…
"YAMI!!" Ryou shouted, and ran to his yami as fast as his legs could carry him. With all his energy, Ryou pushed the frozen yami away with such force that caused Bakura to stumble sideways and fall.
The car's wheels screeched, just right after it hit Ryou. The force threw him a few meters into the air, and onto the ground underneath. Ryou's head hit the pavement, knocking him half-conscious.
And Bakura just sat there, on the ground, watching the whole scene. He was frozen in his spot, as silent tears made their way out of his eyes; his eye dyelines smudged up with the incoming flow of water.
The driver, and along with a few people, rushed hastily to the injured Ryou. Bakura, however, remained calm and firm, strolling over to Ryou. He forcefully shoved the people back with both hands, and knelt down beside Ryou.
The boy somehow regained the little consciousness he had left, and stared up at the striking watered eyes of his yami. "Ya…mi… …koi…"
Bakura shook his head calmly, although his heart felt maybe even more painful than Ryou's. "Ryou… tell me why do did this. Tell me. NOW."
Ryou smiled, as his eyes burst into a fountain of tears. "Because… if you… died… I have no will to live… But… if I died… it will make no difference to you…"
He smiled once more, before letting his wary eyes shut into a rest. Bakura began losing his temper, shaking his head furiously.
"No… no… NO!!!" He yelled, just as the ambulance arrived.
Bakura stood there, watching Ryou being taken away. His hikari, his light, his aibou, his love, his Ryou…
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The room smelled horrible. And his hikari lied there, bandaged and all, right in front of him. Bakura walked over to the hikari slowly, wiping the tears in his eyes with his sleeve. Ryou lain there, eyes closed and his mouth partly opened.
Bakura didn't understand what the doctor said. The doctor only explained about something with a comb (A/N: It's a coma, baka. ^^), and the chances of Ryou waking up. Bakura didn't care about that whatsoever. All he wants is his Ryou to wake up.
Bakura just knelt there beside the bed, looking up at his hikari. Ryou had been too much looked down upon by him. He felt a strong guilt lurching in his heart, a deep remorse that burned through his chest.
Ryou could die. Unlike him, Ryou was a mortal. There were chances of which Ryou could not keep himself up, and faints into the darkness of death. But Bakura would not allow those chances to occur. Ryou would not die. No, he would not. Ryou was stronger than that. Way stronger.
Bakura suddenly realized how brave, how strong Ryou really was. All the beatings done to him at first… Ryou didn't need them. He was strong in his heart. The real weak one was all along, himself, Yami Bakura. How bitterly ironic that is…
His hikari had sacrificed himself for Bakura. And did he deserve this pain, this hurt? Hell no. Again and again, Ryou suffered for him. And again and again, Bakura rejected the boy.
How could he? Yami Bakura laughed weakly at himself. All the time he thought that his ways were always the best, he thought that his actions were always the most idealistic and thoughtful, and that he was always right and never wrong. Heh, how very wrong he is now…
Bakura lowered himself over Ryou, gazing at the boy's face. Ryou was just… beautiful. Nothing can compare to this pureness.
"Wake up, my hikari… my love…" Bakura whispered, his forehead resting on Ryou's. But the other boy remained silent. Bakura captured Ryou's lips gently, his tears rolling onto Ryou's face as well.
That's it. Bakura stood up, and wiped his tears away. "I'll be back, my hikari."
He walked out of the hospital.
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Bakura stood on the bridge, remembering the events that occurred just a few days ago…
"Of course I do! I hate you, I hate everything about you!" Ryou shouted, unable to control himself.
…Bakura threw the ring to the ground. "From now on, we aren't connected or
bonded in any way. I suppose this is what you wanted…"
Bakura stared at the water depths of the lake, shaking his head at the flashback. Regret rushed up from his heart and spread over his body in a friction of a second, burning his every part of the body with a deep pain.
Bakura could think no more. He jumped over the fence, and into the depths of the lake.
A few people around him gasped in surprise, eyebrow raised at Bakura. But like he cared.
The Sennen Ring… he and Ryou's only treasure. He would search. He would never rest until he finds it. Non-stop, day and night. It was all that he could do for Ryou…
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Bakura returned into the room, his hand grasped around a golden object. Slowly walking over to Ryou, he leaned down and kissed the boy tenderly.
"Ryou… it's me." Bakura said, one hand still clasped around the golden object, the other one around Ryou's hand tightly. "I know you may never forgive me for what I've done… And you have every single right to do so. Hate me, hikari. I never deserved your love.
"You were one-of-a-kind, my hikari. Although I've failed to realize this specialness of you until it was too late…" He trailed off, letting his flow of tears pour. "I finally understood what it was like to be you… to be trying to deal with such a stupid and stubborn yami… And I regret it, Ryou. I really do. All the time when I called you a weakling… Heh… Who's the weakling now? I can't even protect my hikari, but have my hikari protect me. You are the strong one, Ryou. Strong, and way stronger than I'll ever be…
"I don't know if you'd ever forgive me for my hungriness over pride, Ryou… But I'll make it up to you. I will. All those times when the words of my mouth sliced you in half… pride. It was pride. I hated to put down my pride, and admit that I… loved you… I still don't deserve you, my Ryou… but let me try, try to change myself. Let me love you, Ryou… Don't you leave me now. Give me a chance to love you!"
Bakura knew he sounded like an idiot, but like he cared. It was the truth, the truth that he hid for so long. Bakura continued to gaze at Ryou, although unable to spot the single teardrop down Ryou's face. Bakura leaned over, and gently pressed his lips onto Ryou's forehead.
Ryou stirred suddenly, and Bakura stared wide-eyed. "Ryou? Hikari?"
"Ba…Bakura…" Ryou whispered, opening his bleary eyes. He sat up slightly, and smiled instantly at Bakura's face staring at him. Bakura's eyes were shining with tears of delight, and he reached over and pressed his lips passionately onto Ryou's
The force pushed him back down onto the bed, as Ryou giggled slightly and returned Bakura's kiss. Then he reached up and wrapped his arms around his yami, only to feel that Bakura's clothes were soaking wet.
When they parted, both were breathing deeply from the lack of air. Bakura just smirked to himself, before gazing back at his hikari. "Ryou, never, ever save me again…"
Ryou just smiled happily. "Yami… why are you all wet?"
Bakura smiled, and reached over to the nightstand beside the bed. There, he picked up a golden object, and held it up for Ryou to see.
Ryou's eyes widened, as he swallowed at the sight of the object—the Millenium Ring.
"Yami… how did you get one… that looked just like the same…?"
Bakura laughed, and reached over to tie the ripped string into a knot around Ryou's neck. When he was done, Bakura opened the mental link.
// This is our ring, hikari, I did not get another object to replace it. // Bakura said mentally to Ryou, who was once again, truly his hikari.
Ryou squealed in complete happiness and threw his arms around the yami once more, burying his face into the yami's hair. / Yami… you actually jumped into the lake, to get this back for me…? /
// What else could I do for you, my Ryou? // Bakura said, grinning at Ryou.
Ryou bit his lip playfully, and flushed. "Yami… the words you say before I woke up… Were they true…?"
"No, it's as fake as a 3-dollar bill." Bakura smirked at Ryou's instant change of expression. "Of course it's true, you baka."
Bakura smacked Ryou's head playfully, and Ryou laughed and hit him back. The two went on for a fight, and in the end, Ryou end up being on the floor, and Bakura on top of him.
"Ow… that hurt," Ryou said, rubbing the area that he landed with. He then looked up, to see Bakura's face right before him, and Ryou smiled and leaned up slightly to deliver a small peck on his lips.
"I love you, yami." Ryou whispered. Bakura chuckled.
"I love you too." Bakura said, and started to kiss Ryou once more. Just then, the door of the hospital room opened, to reveal a pair of look-a-like leather-clads.
"I'm worried about Ryou." The voice of Malik Ishtar said to the person beside him, not paying attention to what was on the floor.
"He'll be—" Marik Ishtar stopped abruptly as he spot the pair of albinos on the ground, staring up at him and Malik.
Malik followed Marik's gaze and his eyes fell upon the other pair. His jaw dropped, but he quickly closed it. "Well, what have we got here? A pair of dark and light making out."
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The next morning, Bakura awoke to find white around him. A familiar scent spread its way to his nose.
"Ryou." He mumbled, and lifted up Ryou's head, which was originally buried to his chest. His hikari was soundlessly asleep, apparently quite happy, too. Bakura smiled, and leaned over to give a small peck to Ryou's face.
Ryou stirred and woke, smiling at the sight of his yami. He yawned slightly, rubbing his eyes. (A/N: Adorable! ^^) "Good morning, yami!"
"Hello, Ryou." Bakura smiled back, pressing Ryou even closer to him. Ryou wrapped his arms around the yami, and once more bury his face onto Bakura's chest.
"Yami, promise me one thing?" Ryou mumbled. "Never let go of me."
Bakura chuckled. "Never, ever let go of you. I love you, and always will. Forever and ever. Beyond forever and ever."
Together they lay, Bakura and Ryou, dark and light, yami and hikari.
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*Sigh* That was the end. I know I said there was going to be an epilogue, but I think this is the perfect ending. *smiles* So, I'm glad you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it! ^____^
*sniff* I feel so sad to have to part with this story,, it was my first fanfic posted ever, and it hurts to see it go… So, Goodbye, YamixHikari! *blows nose loudly* ='D
Arigatou to ALL of my reviewers! You all kept me writing, y'know? XD XD Seriously, if no one reviewed, I don't think I would continue this story. ^_____^
So, thanks to: Misty Magic, S. A. Bonasi, Harpie138, Lord R, Vada via cretino, Jay Kamiya, AngelicMouseGirl, Faia Ookami, Empress Faria, dark faerie11, Jimbiny Lupin-Wood, Morgana3, Jay Kamiya, citcat n Skittles, Sage Kaley, Sarina Fannel, Maria Christina, purplechaos04, Chibi B, rogue solus, Mizu, kyrbri, Tasan15, Ancient Angel, angel of anarKy, Sakura, Dawn, Green Eyes Silver Dragon, Queen of Eternal Darkness, Ir0n M0usy, Illumimi, Kaelas, Setos Little Kitten, Dragon Sword, FeArLeSs-Kaitie, Violettegal345, cHibIluVeR, StrawberryPocky, The Chaotic Ones, YumiYa, TheUnlovedOutcast, phwee? yami hobo, grace, Dark Millenia, dreamsprite, SilverTheBat, Baku_is_moi, Phoenix II, Duet Maxwell, Molly-chan the Anime/game fan, ShadowCatLeader, Lady Eos, Pharaoh's Queen, Cherry Drop, VampssAmby10210, B0nB0nCaTz, Carmen, Midnight-Chaos-Flame, Kewie, Tsukasa Ishtar, Princess Razu, anon, AnimeFan13, malik no aibou, Mariks Chaos Goddess, DarkSoul4, Bakuraluva, Aisling Kaiba, darkdragon32
*breathing heavily from lack of breath*… Anyways, I figured that if you would still want to contact me after this story, go ahead and prod me with an email! You can find it on my profile. ^___^ Or, talk to me on MSN. XP I love to chat. Hehe!
VampssAmby10210: XD Sorry for making it so sad… *sniff* But I hope you'll like it!
Molly-chan the Anime/game fan: Yes, Ryou is alright now! XD No more poor Ryou. ^^
phwee? yami hobo: ^^ Thanks! You know, everytime I see your name,, I laugh. Yami hobo? Oo;; XD
Kewie: Um… Passed out? Oo;; Need anything? Antibiotics? Aspirins?
Queen of Eternal Darkness: You might not think this is good… but yah. XP
Kaelas: *gasps* Omg! I think SN can read my mind! He/She knows that Ryou is going to save Bakura… Oo;; Impressive! XD
Faia Ookami: YESH! *holds up peace sign* Victory! Patricia is deafeated. =) Oh,, and about the iron chair… -____- So-called 'iron', but its actually plastic. Ugh… V___V;;
Cherry Drop: XD XD You are *SO* smart! ^____^ Yes, Ryou did risk his life to save Bakura. This happens A LOT in TVs… so, um, it wasn't that suspicious. -____-
Sage Kaley: ^____^ Yah, I love your ficcie! You should update, you know. XP Of course Bakura won't die. Never! He has Ryou. =D And that is all he needs. Ryou. XP
Anon: ^^ Thanks!
Ancient Angel: ____ *is so very flattered* Too much compliments… XD XD Anyways, Thankyou!
AnimeFan1: Thanks! ^-^
malik no aibou: ^___^ Yah, Ryou saved the day! XD XD He's always ever so sweet. ^^
Mariks Chaos Goddess: *sweatdrops* Ugh… XD XD Sorry,, there was such temptation of doing cliffys… so… XD XD Can't resist! And about the Malik and Marik stuff, I really am not certain. If you check other fanfics, most says Malik is the hikari and Marik is the yami. But in the TV, its different…
citcat n Skittles: HELL NO! XD Bakura's not going to get killed. Never! Not under my hands, at least. XP
DarkSoul4: ^____^ Yesh! Did you expect Ryou to save Bakura…? Hm? XD
Bakuraluva: XD XD That was hilarious! Well, it seems like Hikari saved Yami. XD
Ir0n M0usy: LOL! XD XD You always make me laugh. And um, *cough* I love you too,, but not in THAT kinda way. Oo;; Oh, feel free to prod me with an email, ne? XD
Dark Millenia: ^____^ No, Ryou didn't die. Phew! XD XD
Aisling Kaiba: Nope, nope. From now on, they wont fight! XD XD Thankyou, anyways. ^^
darkdragon32: XD Well.. unexpectedly, Ryou gets to the hospital… XD *cracks* Evil authoress, ne? XD
Once again, good bye to everyone! I might post up another BxR ficcie… so look out for it! I also might change my name,, since fanfiction.net has the name thingy… =\ So, whenever you want to find me,, just look up with YamixHikari, and you'll find me! ^^
Story Published on June 1st, 2003, Completed on August 7th, 2003. XD
