Ryu No Fukushu
Chapter Nine: Realizations
"Ryu? Ryu?!? Where are you? What have you done? Where am I? Can anyone hear me?" Seto was in a dark, dank hall, and the only light came through a small, glowing orb that seemed to float in the air a few feet in front of him. He felt the sudden urge to walk forward, and touch it. As he stepped closer, the orb grew, and became brighter, as if it was beckoning him-daring him to come closer. He stopped just in front of it, and reached forward with both hands. They seemed to be pulled closer. Before he knew it, he was holding it, and he couldn't let go. His vision swam, his head spun, and he felt himself falling forward, to his knees. There was nothing he could do; he was still holding the orb. In a flash of light, he saw his whole life before his very eyes. But no, it wasn't his life, was it? There he was, standing before the Pharaoh, but was it the Pharaoh? What a ridiculous thought, of course not, this was Yugi, but he was older and commanded a sense of power. He felt himself bowing, No! Stop! I won't bow down to-to HIM!! Is this a nightmare? Why? Why is this happening!???
In a brilliant flash of color, the scene changed and he found himself on a balcony over-looking a great river that wound its way through the rolling dunes of an expansive desert. As he tried to look over the beautiful scenery, He found his eyes being pulled in a different direction. As he looked down, he realized that he was not standing alone, like he had assumed earlier. In fact, he realized that his arm was wrapped tightly around the small form, that was none other then Ryu. "WHAT THE HELL!" Seto attempted to shout, but not a sound escaped his lips. Instead, he found him self loosening the grip on Ryu, and bringing her around so that she stood in front of him. He felt his face heating up, and knew that he must be blushing furiously. He started to lean down closer to the girl and felt his heart start to beat with feelings that weren't his. As he brought his face in closer to the girl's ear, he screamed inwardly, "Why can't I control my body? What's happening? Why am I this close to Ryu?" Their faces were so close together now that he could feel their cheeks pressing together. He leaned closer to her ear, and felt his lips move to form words. "What am I saying? No stop! What can I do???" He thought frantically. Then the voice that was neither his, nor was it not, came; it was just over a whisper, barely audible above the sighing wind, "I-I love you Ryu, and I think that it has been so ever since the day we first met." His heart was pounding even harder now, and a wave of new emotions washed over him: anger-what am I saying!! I don't love her, heck, I barely even know her, and in fact she tried to KILL me! But then, he also felt at the same moment, anxiety- what will she say? What if she doesn't feel the same way about me? But what do I care? If she doesn't, then that will certainly get me out of this awkward situation. But is that really what he felt? Some where deep down, he was beginning to realize what he thought was true from the start: maybe I do love her.
With a jerk back into reality, he realized that he was no longer looking at Ryu, but back towards the horizon, as if it shamed him to look at her. He watched in a mixture of horror and relief, as he felt Ryu lay her cold hands on his burning cheeks. She pulled him back towards her, and held on for balance as she pulled her self up on tip-toe so they were eye to eye. Within an instant, their lips touched. He brought his arms up around her and held her close. The kiss was long, and when they both finally did pull apart, they were gasping for air. After that there was silence for a while, and only when they had both caught their breath did Ryu speak, "It is the same for me, I love you, and forever will I continue to do so. Nothing that any one can do or say will ever change that. You're stuck with me for ever, not even in the after life will you be free of me. I'll follow you to the end of the earth, if need be."
Chapter Nine: Realizations
"Ryu? Ryu?!? Where are you? What have you done? Where am I? Can anyone hear me?" Seto was in a dark, dank hall, and the only light came through a small, glowing orb that seemed to float in the air a few feet in front of him. He felt the sudden urge to walk forward, and touch it. As he stepped closer, the orb grew, and became brighter, as if it was beckoning him-daring him to come closer. He stopped just in front of it, and reached forward with both hands. They seemed to be pulled closer. Before he knew it, he was holding it, and he couldn't let go. His vision swam, his head spun, and he felt himself falling forward, to his knees. There was nothing he could do; he was still holding the orb. In a flash of light, he saw his whole life before his very eyes. But no, it wasn't his life, was it? There he was, standing before the Pharaoh, but was it the Pharaoh? What a ridiculous thought, of course not, this was Yugi, but he was older and commanded a sense of power. He felt himself bowing, No! Stop! I won't bow down to-to HIM!! Is this a nightmare? Why? Why is this happening!???
In a brilliant flash of color, the scene changed and he found himself on a balcony over-looking a great river that wound its way through the rolling dunes of an expansive desert. As he tried to look over the beautiful scenery, He found his eyes being pulled in a different direction. As he looked down, he realized that he was not standing alone, like he had assumed earlier. In fact, he realized that his arm was wrapped tightly around the small form, that was none other then Ryu. "WHAT THE HELL!" Seto attempted to shout, but not a sound escaped his lips. Instead, he found him self loosening the grip on Ryu, and bringing her around so that she stood in front of him. He felt his face heating up, and knew that he must be blushing furiously. He started to lean down closer to the girl and felt his heart start to beat with feelings that weren't his. As he brought his face in closer to the girl's ear, he screamed inwardly, "Why can't I control my body? What's happening? Why am I this close to Ryu?" Their faces were so close together now that he could feel their cheeks pressing together. He leaned closer to her ear, and felt his lips move to form words. "What am I saying? No stop! What can I do???" He thought frantically. Then the voice that was neither his, nor was it not, came; it was just over a whisper, barely audible above the sighing wind, "I-I love you Ryu, and I think that it has been so ever since the day we first met." His heart was pounding even harder now, and a wave of new emotions washed over him: anger-what am I saying!! I don't love her, heck, I barely even know her, and in fact she tried to KILL me! But then, he also felt at the same moment, anxiety- what will she say? What if she doesn't feel the same way about me? But what do I care? If she doesn't, then that will certainly get me out of this awkward situation. But is that really what he felt? Some where deep down, he was beginning to realize what he thought was true from the start: maybe I do love her.
With a jerk back into reality, he realized that he was no longer looking at Ryu, but back towards the horizon, as if it shamed him to look at her. He watched in a mixture of horror and relief, as he felt Ryu lay her cold hands on his burning cheeks. She pulled him back towards her, and held on for balance as she pulled her self up on tip-toe so they were eye to eye. Within an instant, their lips touched. He brought his arms up around her and held her close. The kiss was long, and when they both finally did pull apart, they were gasping for air. After that there was silence for a while, and only when they had both caught their breath did Ryu speak, "It is the same for me, I love you, and forever will I continue to do so. Nothing that any one can do or say will ever change that. You're stuck with me for ever, not even in the after life will you be free of me. I'll follow you to the end of the earth, if need be."