Change of Heart
Chapter 22
Equal Commerce
Summary: Remember the episode when Marik was popping a wheelie and almost hit Bakura? It's kind of like that, only done the DuelistMaster585 way. And NO, Bakura doesn't get hit.
Battle City had been going on for more than a few weeks. However, not all participants were as winning as the others. Duelists exchanged locator cards back and forth while Bladers received defeat after defeat in the hands of the national teams. It was better for those who watched, such as Ryou (coughs; Bakura; coughs) and Hilary.
If truth be told, Ryou and Bakura had been emotionally involved to Hiromi for different reasons. Ryou fell for Hilary's frankness and inquisitiveness while Bakura found that her eagerness and obstinacy could be quite useful. Unimportant quarrels began between them. Who gets to spend more time with Hilary and who did she like more? The latter made Ryou laugh because Hilary doesn't know that Bakura existed. And it was owing to his laughing at Bakura made Ryou ill-treated, which gave both of them even more attention to Hilary.
Hilary, on the other hand, was unaware of the conflict to her love. She just enjoyed Ryou's companionship, and spent most, if not all, of her free time with him. They were walking at Battle City, talking about everything. "Ryou, you've been very calm," Hilary noticed. "Is something wrong?"
Ryou clutched Hilary's hand and led her to an empty passage. He took a deep breath, then sighed. He turned away from Hilary and muttered something rapidly.
Hilary stood behind Ryou. "Ryou?"
He turned around abruptly, grabbing her hands. "I said I think I love you," Ryou said. He quickly dropped her hands and cast his eyes down.
"Ryou... that's like... oh my God..." Hilary began. "Ryou, I..."
"Hilary?!" Ryou caught Hilary as she fell in his arms. //Bakura...//
/Someone with a Millennium Item is coming... let me take over./
//No.//
/Either you let me take over, or I'll do it myself./ Ryou surrendered, and let out a small smile as he hugged Hilary. A bike's gun- like engine snapped him from his concise pleasure. He and Hilary almost got ran over by a lunatic popping a wheelie. Bakura drew closer to the rider as he removed his helmet. "You did this to her," Bakura said, no even bothering to hide his voice.
The rider was quiet.
"Give me your Millennium Item, and I won't expel you to the Shadow Realm. " My name is Marik," the rider said, getting off the bike. "I don't care," Bakura said. "Give me your Millennium Item." "Taking it won't bring her back," Marik commented. "And she's such an attractive girl, too..." He played with Hilary's hair with a grin on his face. "Such an attractive girl..." Bakura tightened his grip on Hilary, then stepped back. "Bring her back!" "Do you love her?" Marik asked. Bakura was at loss for words. Did he really love Hilary? He knew Ryou did, but did he too protect a desire for her heart? He wished those thoughts away. "Bring her back." "I have a proposal for you," Marik began. "You help me get what I want, and I'll give you what you want." "What do you want?" Bakura asked. "That's insignificant," Marik parried. "Do we have a deal?" "I want her back and I want your Millennium Item," Bakura replied. "All right," Marik grinned. "And to show you what a sport I am, you can have one now." "Hilary." Bakura's eyes widened. Did Ryou take control for a moment, or was that his own heart speaking? It didn't be of importance. Hilary woke up in his embrace. He right away put her to sleep before she was completely resuscitated. The deal was almost finished.
Chapter 22
Equal Commerce
Summary: Remember the episode when Marik was popping a wheelie and almost hit Bakura? It's kind of like that, only done the DuelistMaster585 way. And NO, Bakura doesn't get hit.
Battle City had been going on for more than a few weeks. However, not all participants were as winning as the others. Duelists exchanged locator cards back and forth while Bladers received defeat after defeat in the hands of the national teams. It was better for those who watched, such as Ryou (coughs; Bakura; coughs) and Hilary.
If truth be told, Ryou and Bakura had been emotionally involved to Hiromi for different reasons. Ryou fell for Hilary's frankness and inquisitiveness while Bakura found that her eagerness and obstinacy could be quite useful. Unimportant quarrels began between them. Who gets to spend more time with Hilary and who did she like more? The latter made Ryou laugh because Hilary doesn't know that Bakura existed. And it was owing to his laughing at Bakura made Ryou ill-treated, which gave both of them even more attention to Hilary.
Hilary, on the other hand, was unaware of the conflict to her love. She just enjoyed Ryou's companionship, and spent most, if not all, of her free time with him. They were walking at Battle City, talking about everything. "Ryou, you've been very calm," Hilary noticed. "Is something wrong?"
Ryou clutched Hilary's hand and led her to an empty passage. He took a deep breath, then sighed. He turned away from Hilary and muttered something rapidly.
Hilary stood behind Ryou. "Ryou?"
He turned around abruptly, grabbing her hands. "I said I think I love you," Ryou said. He quickly dropped her hands and cast his eyes down.
"Ryou... that's like... oh my God..." Hilary began. "Ryou, I..."
"Hilary?!" Ryou caught Hilary as she fell in his arms. //Bakura...//
/Someone with a Millennium Item is coming... let me take over./
//No.//
/Either you let me take over, or I'll do it myself./ Ryou surrendered, and let out a small smile as he hugged Hilary. A bike's gun- like engine snapped him from his concise pleasure. He and Hilary almost got ran over by a lunatic popping a wheelie. Bakura drew closer to the rider as he removed his helmet. "You did this to her," Bakura said, no even bothering to hide his voice.
The rider was quiet.
"Give me your Millennium Item, and I won't expel you to the Shadow Realm. " My name is Marik," the rider said, getting off the bike. "I don't care," Bakura said. "Give me your Millennium Item." "Taking it won't bring her back," Marik commented. "And she's such an attractive girl, too..." He played with Hilary's hair with a grin on his face. "Such an attractive girl..." Bakura tightened his grip on Hilary, then stepped back. "Bring her back!" "Do you love her?" Marik asked. Bakura was at loss for words. Did he really love Hilary? He knew Ryou did, but did he too protect a desire for her heart? He wished those thoughts away. "Bring her back." "I have a proposal for you," Marik began. "You help me get what I want, and I'll give you what you want." "What do you want?" Bakura asked. "That's insignificant," Marik parried. "Do we have a deal?" "I want her back and I want your Millennium Item," Bakura replied. "All right," Marik grinned. "And to show you what a sport I am, you can have one now." "Hilary." Bakura's eyes widened. Did Ryou take control for a moment, or was that his own heart speaking? It didn't be of importance. Hilary woke up in his embrace. He right away put her to sleep before she was completely resuscitated. The deal was almost finished.