Ryou slowly looked up at Bakura, before moving his arms above his head,
shielding his body as Bakura rammed a fist into Ryou's cheek. He cried out,
falling backwards. He looked up at his yami, terrified. Bakura grabbed him
by the throat and pushed him against the wall. Ryou scratched at Bakura's
hands, eyes closing as he gasped for breath.
"BAKA!" Bakura dropped him, kicking Ryou in the leg. Ryou hit the floor of his soul room, closing his eyes in pain. Bakura sneered slightly, watching Ryou slowly take in breath.
"You tried to kill yourself, you bastard!" He punched Ryou's head, and Ryou's hands quickly felt his head, the room spinning around him.
"You hate me, so why do you care if I get hurt?" whimpered Ryou. Bakura's eyes narrowed sharply.
"No one would cook, clean or be my servant! I'd be kicked out of the house! I'd be farther for killing that moronic Pharaoh! Are you questioning me?" He screamed and threw Ryou against the wall, before going into his own soul room. Ryou slowly crumbled onto the ground and lay there, tears rolling down his cheeks.
He then sat up, looking around his soul room. It had once had toys everywhere, with candy mixed in.. Now the toys were disappearing rapidly, and the candy was all gone. One the left biggest wall was a large picture, with pieces missing. It was a woman, sitting with her hands folded on her knees, wearing a long sleeved blue dress. There was a face, with dark black hair tumbling down her shoulders, a proud neck and elegantly shaped face. But there was no actual face. It was Ryou's mother. he didn't remember much about her so many pieces were missing. There were books scattered around, and a large folded map of England, his home country. There was small heart necklace, that beat gently, but it had many cracks and chips, representing his sad life. There was a small picture inside the heart necklace, but Ryou wasn't able to see the face clearly.
There were pictures of his friends, but they were fading slightly. There was a small stuffed cat and a book with a pencil on top of it. But there was no real light, just a little coming from the pictures of his friends and the picture of his mother. The rest was in the shadows. Ryou slowly sighed and closed his eyes, before feeling his body around him. He opened his eyes slowly, to see Yugi, Honda, Jou and Anzu's concerned face above him. They all broke into smiles when he sat up.
"You're alive! We were worried!" said Yugi exuberantly. He smiled cheerfully and Ryou smiled back a bit.
"Yes, I am.. Thank you." He noticed Seto, Bakura, Otogi, Yami and Mai, standing around. He smiled softly, before his father flung the doors open.
"Father?!" asked Ryou, not ready to believe it. His father was off in Indonesia, last time Ryou had checked. His father walked up to Ryou and hugged him tightly. Ryou could scarcely breathe and attempted to tell his dad this.
"Father.can't breathe."
"Oh, sorry. Listen, I can only stay a couple of minutes, but I'm glad you're ok. What a lunatic driver, hitting you when you were just standing on the sidewalk. tsk, a shame, anyway, I'll call you tonight." With that, Ryou's father left.
"Hit by a lunatic driver?" asked Ryou, eyes slowly sliding over to his friends. They grinned innocently.
"Well, we couldn't tell him you tried to commit suicide." Muttered Jou, grinning sheepishly. Ryou smiled outwardly, but he was torn apart inside. His dad had come, for what, 3 minutes? He didn't care about his son enough to stay around? Ryou sighed softly.
"Are you ok? Do you want something to eat?" worried Yugi, getting some chocolate balls from his pack. He handed one to Ryou and then gave the others to his friends. Ryou nodded his thanks, not trusting himself to speak. He gently bit the chocolate ball, looking at the bed.
"Are you alright?" asked Yugi again. Ryou looked up and nodded mutely, before softly adding.
"I'm just a little tired." Yugi nodded and got everyone else to leave. As they were leaving, Yugi softly asked Yami if he thought Ryou would be ok.
"Yes. probably." Murmured Yami back, before they left.
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.As he was leaving with Jou, Honda saw the Oracle again. His eyes widen and he yelled for Jou to come with him. He started chasing the girl. She seemed to be only walking, but Honda could never seem to catch up. He keep running for climbing up a fire escape, hoping to run over the top of the building, then drop down and be in front of the little girl. He then looked down, not having realized it was so high, but Jou slammed into him and they bought fell.
As they were falling, and screaming a whole bloody lot, they saw the girl and she turned and nodded slightly.
With that, they hit the ground.
Honda woke up in a cold sweat. He looked around, but he was at Otogi's , lying on his friend/ lovers couch. He looked at the sleeping Otogi before standing up and walking into the kitchen, in his boxers. He got a drink of water, downing it quickly, still terrified. It had been real. very real.. He had almost felt the fire escape, seen the Oracle. He closed his eyes and shook his head, trying to think.
'Just a dream, get a grip on yourself. It's over, just another nightmare.' Honda felt a hand on his shoulder, jumping before realizing it was just Otogi. He sighed deeply, and looked at his lover sheepishly. Otogi's hair was at odd angles and his eyes were semi-closed. He didn't look thrilled.
"Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"No. You gonna tell me?"
"4:54. Do you know what I did to the last person who woke me up this early?"
"No."
"I gutted him and ate him like an animal. Why are YOU up?"
"Weird dream."
"I told you not to eat the pizza.." muttered Otogi, turning his back to Honda and walking back to his bedroom. Honda smirked slightly before following the shorter teen.
'Just a dream. right.' Honda thought, before tackling Otogi onto the bed, the dream falling from his mind completely.
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The little girl sat on a large, gray slab of rock, her white clothing piling up around her. She had her fingers against her temples, her large white eyes opened, but she had been sitting like that for about an hour.
'You continue to hide your talent.. I have tapped it for you, and you think it is a mere dream. What has happened to our race that we have become so insensitive, so confused? We consider ourselves intelligent but we miss the obvious, start wars and hate one another. What have you let happened, Great Mother[1]?' thought the girl, before leaning back a bit, moving her hands from her head and closing her eyes.
'I tried, Great Mother Of Earth, but please, let the God's show him his way. There is no more I can do' she thought again, standing up and walking down the many steps from the alter.
"Did you see anything?" asked a older girl, walking towards the littler girl. The Oracle looked up at the other girl. She had not heard her, but she knew what she was asking.
'He refuses to acknowledge it.'
"Oh."
'But he WILL realize his talent.' She added, trying to re-assure the other girl. She smiled softly and nodded, before gently touching her dark blue robe, at the two shoulders, and bowing.
"Good." Said the apprentice, before looking at the Oracle.
The Oracle looked forward and began walking again, thinking of all she had shown the boy and why he refused to believe. She dismissed it being human stupidity and stubbornness, before pausing and looking at the ceiling of the dark Greek Temple.
'Could it be. someone is sheilding him?'
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Alrighti then! Hoped ya liked it ^_^.
[1] Great Mother- Also known as Earth.
"BAKA!" Bakura dropped him, kicking Ryou in the leg. Ryou hit the floor of his soul room, closing his eyes in pain. Bakura sneered slightly, watching Ryou slowly take in breath.
"You tried to kill yourself, you bastard!" He punched Ryou's head, and Ryou's hands quickly felt his head, the room spinning around him.
"You hate me, so why do you care if I get hurt?" whimpered Ryou. Bakura's eyes narrowed sharply.
"No one would cook, clean or be my servant! I'd be kicked out of the house! I'd be farther for killing that moronic Pharaoh! Are you questioning me?" He screamed and threw Ryou against the wall, before going into his own soul room. Ryou slowly crumbled onto the ground and lay there, tears rolling down his cheeks.
He then sat up, looking around his soul room. It had once had toys everywhere, with candy mixed in.. Now the toys were disappearing rapidly, and the candy was all gone. One the left biggest wall was a large picture, with pieces missing. It was a woman, sitting with her hands folded on her knees, wearing a long sleeved blue dress. There was a face, with dark black hair tumbling down her shoulders, a proud neck and elegantly shaped face. But there was no actual face. It was Ryou's mother. he didn't remember much about her so many pieces were missing. There were books scattered around, and a large folded map of England, his home country. There was small heart necklace, that beat gently, but it had many cracks and chips, representing his sad life. There was a small picture inside the heart necklace, but Ryou wasn't able to see the face clearly.
There were pictures of his friends, but they were fading slightly. There was a small stuffed cat and a book with a pencil on top of it. But there was no real light, just a little coming from the pictures of his friends and the picture of his mother. The rest was in the shadows. Ryou slowly sighed and closed his eyes, before feeling his body around him. He opened his eyes slowly, to see Yugi, Honda, Jou and Anzu's concerned face above him. They all broke into smiles when he sat up.
"You're alive! We were worried!" said Yugi exuberantly. He smiled cheerfully and Ryou smiled back a bit.
"Yes, I am.. Thank you." He noticed Seto, Bakura, Otogi, Yami and Mai, standing around. He smiled softly, before his father flung the doors open.
"Father?!" asked Ryou, not ready to believe it. His father was off in Indonesia, last time Ryou had checked. His father walked up to Ryou and hugged him tightly. Ryou could scarcely breathe and attempted to tell his dad this.
"Father.can't breathe."
"Oh, sorry. Listen, I can only stay a couple of minutes, but I'm glad you're ok. What a lunatic driver, hitting you when you were just standing on the sidewalk. tsk, a shame, anyway, I'll call you tonight." With that, Ryou's father left.
"Hit by a lunatic driver?" asked Ryou, eyes slowly sliding over to his friends. They grinned innocently.
"Well, we couldn't tell him you tried to commit suicide." Muttered Jou, grinning sheepishly. Ryou smiled outwardly, but he was torn apart inside. His dad had come, for what, 3 minutes? He didn't care about his son enough to stay around? Ryou sighed softly.
"Are you ok? Do you want something to eat?" worried Yugi, getting some chocolate balls from his pack. He handed one to Ryou and then gave the others to his friends. Ryou nodded his thanks, not trusting himself to speak. He gently bit the chocolate ball, looking at the bed.
"Are you alright?" asked Yugi again. Ryou looked up and nodded mutely, before softly adding.
"I'm just a little tired." Yugi nodded and got everyone else to leave. As they were leaving, Yugi softly asked Yami if he thought Ryou would be ok.
"Yes. probably." Murmured Yami back, before they left.
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.As he was leaving with Jou, Honda saw the Oracle again. His eyes widen and he yelled for Jou to come with him. He started chasing the girl. She seemed to be only walking, but Honda could never seem to catch up. He keep running for climbing up a fire escape, hoping to run over the top of the building, then drop down and be in front of the little girl. He then looked down, not having realized it was so high, but Jou slammed into him and they bought fell.
As they were falling, and screaming a whole bloody lot, they saw the girl and she turned and nodded slightly.
With that, they hit the ground.
Honda woke up in a cold sweat. He looked around, but he was at Otogi's , lying on his friend/ lovers couch. He looked at the sleeping Otogi before standing up and walking into the kitchen, in his boxers. He got a drink of water, downing it quickly, still terrified. It had been real. very real.. He had almost felt the fire escape, seen the Oracle. He closed his eyes and shook his head, trying to think.
'Just a dream, get a grip on yourself. It's over, just another nightmare.' Honda felt a hand on his shoulder, jumping before realizing it was just Otogi. He sighed deeply, and looked at his lover sheepishly. Otogi's hair was at odd angles and his eyes were semi-closed. He didn't look thrilled.
"Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"No. You gonna tell me?"
"4:54. Do you know what I did to the last person who woke me up this early?"
"No."
"I gutted him and ate him like an animal. Why are YOU up?"
"Weird dream."
"I told you not to eat the pizza.." muttered Otogi, turning his back to Honda and walking back to his bedroom. Honda smirked slightly before following the shorter teen.
'Just a dream. right.' Honda thought, before tackling Otogi onto the bed, the dream falling from his mind completely.
--------------------------------Elsewhere- --------------------------
The little girl sat on a large, gray slab of rock, her white clothing piling up around her. She had her fingers against her temples, her large white eyes opened, but she had been sitting like that for about an hour.
'You continue to hide your talent.. I have tapped it for you, and you think it is a mere dream. What has happened to our race that we have become so insensitive, so confused? We consider ourselves intelligent but we miss the obvious, start wars and hate one another. What have you let happened, Great Mother[1]?' thought the girl, before leaning back a bit, moving her hands from her head and closing her eyes.
'I tried, Great Mother Of Earth, but please, let the God's show him his way. There is no more I can do' she thought again, standing up and walking down the many steps from the alter.
"Did you see anything?" asked a older girl, walking towards the littler girl. The Oracle looked up at the other girl. She had not heard her, but she knew what she was asking.
'He refuses to acknowledge it.'
"Oh."
'But he WILL realize his talent.' She added, trying to re-assure the other girl. She smiled softly and nodded, before gently touching her dark blue robe, at the two shoulders, and bowing.
"Good." Said the apprentice, before looking at the Oracle.
The Oracle looked forward and began walking again, thinking of all she had shown the boy and why he refused to believe. She dismissed it being human stupidity and stubbornness, before pausing and looking at the ceiling of the dark Greek Temple.
'Could it be. someone is sheilding him?'
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Alrighti then! Hoped ya liked it ^_^.
[1] Great Mother- Also known as Earth.