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moves. Hope you like this chapter as much as the first.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but I wish I did. ^_~.
Ryou = hikari
Bakura = yami
Chapter Two: Speak, Listen, and Learn
I groggily opened my eyes to find myself in a dark room. I was lying on a bed and didn't have my sandals on anymore. I couldn't feel my deck in my back pocket anymore, either. I was about to sit up when I heard footsteps coming closer to the closed door. Fear surged through me, and I froze as the door opened slowly, revealing a boy with pale skin, and long white hair.
"Are you okay?" His gentle voice asked.
"Ryou, is that you?" I asked groggily, struggling to sit up.
"Easy, don't strain yourself." Ryou said, coming closer to the bed, "Let me help you sit up."
"Where is he?" I asked, once Ryou had me sitting up.
"For the moment, studying my father's books, again." Ryou replied, turning on a dim lamp, "He'll be here momentarily though."
"Where's my deck?" I asked, "It was in my back pocket."
"It's right here, girl." Bakura snickered from the doorway, holding my deck in his hand, "You didn't really think I was going to let you keep it?"
"What would I have been able to do with it?" I asked, weakly, "The only magic I know is slide of hand."
"You also have Light within you." Bakura said coldly, "That is why I can't give this back to you. Take care of her while I continue my research."
"Yes, Bakura." Ryou said with a gulp, before his yami left the room.
Ryou left and came back with what looked like a bowl of vegetable fried rice and chopsticks. I took both gratefully and tried to eat some of the fried rice, but wasn't able to position my hands correctly to hold the chopsticks. My hands were too stiff to eat with the chopsticks, which frustrated me to no end. Finally, I positioned the chopsticks so that I could use them to scoop the fried rice into my mouth.
"I don't understand what happened." I said to Ryou, after he had taken my bowl away, "I know how to use chopsticks, but my hands are so stiff, and I feel weak."
"Well, Bakura did mention that you were sensitive to Shadow Magic, and you were unconscious for two days." Ryou said, "I bet that has something to do with it."
"Two days?" I asked, "How did you know I wasn't dead?"
"Bakura found that if the Millennium Ring was around your neck, he could check your vital signs." Ryou replied, "However, his hand was burned by your soul room's door. It was too pure for him to even touch."
"At least I know he can't enter my mind without my permission." I sighed, sliding back into the bed, "What about your family? How will you explain me to them?"
"My dad is all I have, and he's back in that bloody desert." Ryou said in a hurt voice.
"I don't even know my dad, he died when I was a baby." I sighed sadly, "Mom says I look like him. I've seen his high school picture. I swear it was me with a bowl cut."
"Bakura mentioned that you were a good duelist." Ryou said, getting us off the depressing subject, "How good are you?"
"Tri-county champ, not that it matters here." I sighed, "I'd get creamed by any one of you guys cause the rules are different."
"That's right. Bakura did mention having to make a second realm jump." Ryou said, "He also said that we weren't real where you come from."
"I'm afraid he's telling the truth." I said with a nod, "Back home, your world is nothing, but a fantasy everyone wants to live."
"It sounds like you also wanted to be drawn into this world." Ryou said.
"I did, but not like this." I replied, "I wanted to meet Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Téa, not be a prisoner."
"Joey, Tristan, and Téa, who are they?" Ryou asked.
"Jonouchi, Honda, and Anzu sound familiar?" I asked.
"Let me guess, Joey is Jono, Tristan is Honda, and Téa is Anzu." Ryou said, smiling slightly.
"Yeah, I guess that means I'm in Japan." I sighed.
"Yes, you are, and it is time for rest now." Ryou said, "You need to rest and heal from your ordeal."
Ryou turned out the dim lamp and quietly slipped out the door. I could barely make out the sounds of his footfalls as he walked down the hall. I slowly turned so that my back was to the bedroom door and stared at the window. The dark curtains had been drawn, making it even darker in the room. I don't know how it was possible after being unconscious for so long, but I fell into a deep sleep.
"Wake up, please, um Crystal." Ryou's voice coaxed, "If you don't eat now, you won't get anything until I get back from school at three."
My eyes fluttered open and I slowly sat up on the bed. Ryou looked at me with shock in his chocolate eyes. He told me that he and Bakura thought I wouldn't be able to move for a few more days. I shrugged slightly and slowly ate the bowl of oatmeal that Ryou had place in my lap. Once I finished the oatmeal, Ryou took the bowl and left the room. While I was eating, Ryou had explained that Bakura could have a physical body, but only while he (Ryou) was wearing the Millennium Ring.
So while Ryou was away at school, I was alone with Bakura. It wasn't really that bad, because Bakura only looked into the room every couple of hours to check on me. I had a feeling he did it because Ryou asked him. His face always bore a scowl upon it when he looked into the room at me. After the first couple times, I turned my back to the door, but I could still feel Bakura's gaze in my back. It didn't help that my defiant attitude hadn't faded from when he kidnapped me.
"You are very bold, turning you back to me like that, girl." Bakura growled from the door one time, "The last person that did that ended up in the Shadow Realm."
"Fine, I'll face you." I grumbled, forcing my body to roll and face the door, "Happy?"
"Much better, girl." Bakura snickered, "If only others could take hints so well. Then I wouldn't have to send as many people to the Shadow Realm."
"You'd get the same reaction from most of the people that I know." I said, "Why do you think everyone was so terrified of you? Most the kids in that card shop are dedicated watchers of the cartoon. They know part of your power."
"You knew my power, too, but you were ready to fight for those brats behind you." Bakura said, "I still don't understand that."
"I've never let anyone I know be bullied." I said coolly, sitting up in the bed, "I've been in that situation, and there was no one to help me. I'm not about to let that happen to someone else."
"You are so much like the Pharaoh's hikari, it makes me sick." Bakura snorted.
"That's funny because on a personality quiz, it said that I'm most like your hikari." I said with a smug smile.
"Right now I'm being reminded of the mutt." Bakura said in a dangerous tone.
I held my tongue, but did not break the gaze I had locked on Bakura. I was trying not to be intimidated, but his cold mahogany eyes bore into me like a drill. After a few moments, I lowered my eyes and sighed in defeat. Bakura smirked and started to walk out of the room when he suddenly froze. I had a feeling Ryou was telling him something through their mind link. Bakura blinked a couple times and started ranting in another language, before turning to face me.
"You are a visiting cousin from America who is recovering from an illness." Bakura said sharply, boring his eyes into me, "If I hear you mention even the slightest thing about me, you and Ryou will wish that you hadn't woken up yet."
"Why are you telling me this?" I gulped.
"Ryou let it slip that he had to take care of someone at home, when he tried to give an excuse to Yugi and his friends for not going out to the mall with them." Bakura replied sharply, "I think he's afraid that I will hurt you. They'll be here anytime now."
"How could I tell them anything?" I asked, "I don't speak Japanese."
"Anzu can understand and speak English." Bakura said, "I wish she didn't. Then this wouldn't be so hard."
"I won't say anything." I said, "Only because I don't want to see Ryou hurt."
"Remember not a word other than what I've told you." Bakura said, fading away, "Otherwise there may be dire consequences for you and him both."
Well, that's two chapters down. Yeah, I know there was a lot of talking in this one, but next chappie there will be a bit of action. For those wondering, Marik and Malik will be showing up a little later. I figure if Bakura is after something, they are, too.
Please R&R. Remember I use reviews to help make the story better. I'm also trying to keep this from becoming a Mary-Sue. I read so many complaints about them, but don't really know what one is.
Well, thanx again for reading and cya next chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but I wish I did. ^_~.
Ryou = hikari
Bakura = yami
Chapter Two: Speak, Listen, and Learn
I groggily opened my eyes to find myself in a dark room. I was lying on a bed and didn't have my sandals on anymore. I couldn't feel my deck in my back pocket anymore, either. I was about to sit up when I heard footsteps coming closer to the closed door. Fear surged through me, and I froze as the door opened slowly, revealing a boy with pale skin, and long white hair.
"Are you okay?" His gentle voice asked.
"Ryou, is that you?" I asked groggily, struggling to sit up.
"Easy, don't strain yourself." Ryou said, coming closer to the bed, "Let me help you sit up."
"Where is he?" I asked, once Ryou had me sitting up.
"For the moment, studying my father's books, again." Ryou replied, turning on a dim lamp, "He'll be here momentarily though."
"Where's my deck?" I asked, "It was in my back pocket."
"It's right here, girl." Bakura snickered from the doorway, holding my deck in his hand, "You didn't really think I was going to let you keep it?"
"What would I have been able to do with it?" I asked, weakly, "The only magic I know is slide of hand."
"You also have Light within you." Bakura said coldly, "That is why I can't give this back to you. Take care of her while I continue my research."
"Yes, Bakura." Ryou said with a gulp, before his yami left the room.
Ryou left and came back with what looked like a bowl of vegetable fried rice and chopsticks. I took both gratefully and tried to eat some of the fried rice, but wasn't able to position my hands correctly to hold the chopsticks. My hands were too stiff to eat with the chopsticks, which frustrated me to no end. Finally, I positioned the chopsticks so that I could use them to scoop the fried rice into my mouth.
"I don't understand what happened." I said to Ryou, after he had taken my bowl away, "I know how to use chopsticks, but my hands are so stiff, and I feel weak."
"Well, Bakura did mention that you were sensitive to Shadow Magic, and you were unconscious for two days." Ryou said, "I bet that has something to do with it."
"Two days?" I asked, "How did you know I wasn't dead?"
"Bakura found that if the Millennium Ring was around your neck, he could check your vital signs." Ryou replied, "However, his hand was burned by your soul room's door. It was too pure for him to even touch."
"At least I know he can't enter my mind without my permission." I sighed, sliding back into the bed, "What about your family? How will you explain me to them?"
"My dad is all I have, and he's back in that bloody desert." Ryou said in a hurt voice.
"I don't even know my dad, he died when I was a baby." I sighed sadly, "Mom says I look like him. I've seen his high school picture. I swear it was me with a bowl cut."
"Bakura mentioned that you were a good duelist." Ryou said, getting us off the depressing subject, "How good are you?"
"Tri-county champ, not that it matters here." I sighed, "I'd get creamed by any one of you guys cause the rules are different."
"That's right. Bakura did mention having to make a second realm jump." Ryou said, "He also said that we weren't real where you come from."
"I'm afraid he's telling the truth." I said with a nod, "Back home, your world is nothing, but a fantasy everyone wants to live."
"It sounds like you also wanted to be drawn into this world." Ryou said.
"I did, but not like this." I replied, "I wanted to meet Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Téa, not be a prisoner."
"Joey, Tristan, and Téa, who are they?" Ryou asked.
"Jonouchi, Honda, and Anzu sound familiar?" I asked.
"Let me guess, Joey is Jono, Tristan is Honda, and Téa is Anzu." Ryou said, smiling slightly.
"Yeah, I guess that means I'm in Japan." I sighed.
"Yes, you are, and it is time for rest now." Ryou said, "You need to rest and heal from your ordeal."
Ryou turned out the dim lamp and quietly slipped out the door. I could barely make out the sounds of his footfalls as he walked down the hall. I slowly turned so that my back was to the bedroom door and stared at the window. The dark curtains had been drawn, making it even darker in the room. I don't know how it was possible after being unconscious for so long, but I fell into a deep sleep.
"Wake up, please, um Crystal." Ryou's voice coaxed, "If you don't eat now, you won't get anything until I get back from school at three."
My eyes fluttered open and I slowly sat up on the bed. Ryou looked at me with shock in his chocolate eyes. He told me that he and Bakura thought I wouldn't be able to move for a few more days. I shrugged slightly and slowly ate the bowl of oatmeal that Ryou had place in my lap. Once I finished the oatmeal, Ryou took the bowl and left the room. While I was eating, Ryou had explained that Bakura could have a physical body, but only while he (Ryou) was wearing the Millennium Ring.
So while Ryou was away at school, I was alone with Bakura. It wasn't really that bad, because Bakura only looked into the room every couple of hours to check on me. I had a feeling he did it because Ryou asked him. His face always bore a scowl upon it when he looked into the room at me. After the first couple times, I turned my back to the door, but I could still feel Bakura's gaze in my back. It didn't help that my defiant attitude hadn't faded from when he kidnapped me.
"You are very bold, turning you back to me like that, girl." Bakura growled from the door one time, "The last person that did that ended up in the Shadow Realm."
"Fine, I'll face you." I grumbled, forcing my body to roll and face the door, "Happy?"
"Much better, girl." Bakura snickered, "If only others could take hints so well. Then I wouldn't have to send as many people to the Shadow Realm."
"You'd get the same reaction from most of the people that I know." I said, "Why do you think everyone was so terrified of you? Most the kids in that card shop are dedicated watchers of the cartoon. They know part of your power."
"You knew my power, too, but you were ready to fight for those brats behind you." Bakura said, "I still don't understand that."
"I've never let anyone I know be bullied." I said coolly, sitting up in the bed, "I've been in that situation, and there was no one to help me. I'm not about to let that happen to someone else."
"You are so much like the Pharaoh's hikari, it makes me sick." Bakura snorted.
"That's funny because on a personality quiz, it said that I'm most like your hikari." I said with a smug smile.
"Right now I'm being reminded of the mutt." Bakura said in a dangerous tone.
I held my tongue, but did not break the gaze I had locked on Bakura. I was trying not to be intimidated, but his cold mahogany eyes bore into me like a drill. After a few moments, I lowered my eyes and sighed in defeat. Bakura smirked and started to walk out of the room when he suddenly froze. I had a feeling Ryou was telling him something through their mind link. Bakura blinked a couple times and started ranting in another language, before turning to face me.
"You are a visiting cousin from America who is recovering from an illness." Bakura said sharply, boring his eyes into me, "If I hear you mention even the slightest thing about me, you and Ryou will wish that you hadn't woken up yet."
"Why are you telling me this?" I gulped.
"Ryou let it slip that he had to take care of someone at home, when he tried to give an excuse to Yugi and his friends for not going out to the mall with them." Bakura replied sharply, "I think he's afraid that I will hurt you. They'll be here anytime now."
"How could I tell them anything?" I asked, "I don't speak Japanese."
"Anzu can understand and speak English." Bakura said, "I wish she didn't. Then this wouldn't be so hard."
"I won't say anything." I said, "Only because I don't want to see Ryou hurt."
"Remember not a word other than what I've told you." Bakura said, fading away, "Otherwise there may be dire consequences for you and him both."
Well, that's two chapters down. Yeah, I know there was a lot of talking in this one, but next chappie there will be a bit of action. For those wondering, Marik and Malik will be showing up a little later. I figure if Bakura is after something, they are, too.
Please R&R. Remember I use reviews to help make the story better. I'm also trying to keep this from becoming a Mary-Sue. I read so many complaints about them, but don't really know what one is.
Well, thanx again for reading and cya next chapter.