Hey! Sorry for taking so long. I`m back though n_n
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Reader`s POV
Bakura watched in awe, picking Ryou up again so he couldn`t break anything or hurt himself. There, flowing in the light green water, was a person. A body, maybe, or a corpse. He couldn`t tell if those things were dead or still alive.
Stepping to the first container, he laid a palm on the glass; it felt warm. Bakura observed the body within the water, trying to see properly through the bubbles. What he saw, made him gasp and the child in his arms looked up at him with worry in the wide eyes.
„That`s Yami`s brat. . ."
„Yuugi?", Ryou asked, making Bakura smirk. He petted the boy`s hair. „That`s what I said. Good boy."Ryou giggled. „Brat. . ."Bakura couldn`t help but feel a bit proud.
Walking over to the second tank, he saw a familiar face with flowing brown hair around the girl`s head.
„That`s Anzu-chan!", Ryou squealed excitedly. „Right,"Bakura answered, „at least she was."The small boy laid his hand upon the glass. Then he looked up, even more worried.
„She okay?"Bakura hadn`t had the heart to answer honestly. „Yeah; I guess so."The white-haired teen frowned; the Anzu he knew had long hair, this one`s locks only reached her chin. Shaking his head, he walked along, observing the several bodies. They had the same order as the grave`s had. The last one had quite familiar white hair flowing around an angelic face and bare shoulders, pale skin and a peaceful yet sad expression on his face.
„`Kura? That you?", Ryou asked, worry and confusion written all over his face. Bakura tore his gaze away from the body and settled it upon the child, eyes softening.
„No. I don`t know who that is", he said, cuddling the child. Ryou smiled brightly. „Okie then!"Bakura observed the former Ryou`s body once again with saddened eyes. It was like his love floated there, conservated and lifeless. The chibi angel in his arms wiggled out of his embrace and Bakura set him down without tearing his gaze away from the beautiful yet sorrowful sight in front of him. How he longed for touching that creamy skin again, that silky hair, for kissing those soft lips. Near Ryou, he felt like his heart had to brst with emotions he never knew he could have. When Ryou was away, he was desperate to hold him in his arms again; just to feel these painful emotions again.
Bakura growled. Anuki did this to him. Anuki, who turned his love into a child, his best friend into an obeying fool. Who made him see Ryou`s dead body just inches away and yet so unreachable! Unconsciously, he hit the tank with his fist and leaned his forehead against the warm glass; warm as Ryou`s body heat. Small hands tugged at his pants` leg shortly, before the giggling child ran away again.
„Ryou?"Bakura looked around; the boy was no where in sight. The teen looked around once more the rather creepy room. Boxes and computers everywhere. Who built this, anyway? Bakura noticed that some people were missing in the tanks, and spotted some more containers on the other side of the room. Strolling over and forgetting his chibi for a second, he saw the same eerie green liquid around an all too familiar body: cold, cerulean eyes were half lidded and glassy, with chestnut brown bangs falling into the stern face, and wires floated from the tall, lean body.
„Kaiba. . ." The glassy eyes of the once- CEO just stared at him emotionlessly. Bakura shuddered. The fact that he, Mariku and Yami weren`t there along with everyone else kinda freaked him out. Did that mean they were alive? Next to Kaiba`s tank, there were two smaller ones, containing two boys at the age of twelve. One had long, black hair while the other one`s was turquoise. Other tanks contained Mai, Rebecca, Ryuuji, Malik, and Isis. While staring at hi `sister`s` face, a small yelp was heard.
„A child? Here?!", a strange, male voice said. `Ryou!` The thought crossed Bakura`s numb mind as the child began to cry. He spun around while grabbing his favourite weapon from his belt – just to find that it wasn`t there.
„Damn. . . „, he whispered. He knew that he couldn`t face them barehanded, so Bakura`s mind drove him to the only weapons available. Without hesitating, he grabbed one of the disks from the table and attached it to his left forearm before grabbing a card deck as well and placing it Frantically, he drew about four cards, each more useless than the other – Ryou`s crying got louder.
„Okay then. . . Baby Dragon!!", the teen said and set the card, causing the men to notice him.
„What the-"
„Attack!", Bakura cried out, adding a thought silently in his mind. `But don`t hurt Ryou!`
The short orange creature opened it`s mouth. A fireball began to burn deep in his throat, and was reflected by the men`s shocked eyes. As soon as the dragon was ready o strike, a cold, angered voice, spoke.
„Stop that immediately!"The men spun around once more, and gaped at the sight before them.
„M-Mistress. . . „ The man holding Ryou dropped him, and still crying the little one escaped into Bakura`s waiting arms. The albino teen gently wiped away the tears from the soft cheeks.
„Shh, it`s okay honey, stop crying. I`m here.", he whispered into the child`s ear. Bakura set the disk on the table and watched as the group of his friends and enemies gathered behind a fuming Anuki. Isis set a struggling Malik down, and the blonde chibi ran over to the white-haired boys beaming. Bakura picked him up as well and casually walked over to the larger group, now with one child in each of his arms. Isis and Anzu smiled softly at him, while Mai lifted a brow and Rebecca giggled.
„Girls. . . „, he muttered, rolling his eyes. Then Bakura watched the guards disappear and everyone observing their bodies in shock. After a few minutes, Yami came back, a sleeping Yuugi in his arms.
„D`you have any idea why `we` aren`t along them?", he asked the stoic albino, the very first time without any malice in his voice. Bakura shook his head, what caused the children to giggle and grab strands of his hair. Mariku leaned next to them, arms crossed on his chest. He narrowed his eyes as he watched Anzu taking small Shizuka from Seto while smiling at him. He growled lowly in his throat.
Bakura smirked. „Relax, man."
Mariku hmphed. Yami sniggered. And little Yuugi, now awake, watched Ryou and Malik giggling and snuggling against Bakura`s chest. This very moment Anzu came over with little Shizuka and shoved her into Bakura`s arms as well, between the two boys. The chibis all blinked.
„Do I look like the babysitter?"Anzu ignored the question. „Do you think I should cut my hair like she did?, she asked, pointing towards her former body and eyeing a strand of her hair between her fingers. „I don`t know, why don`t you ask Mariku?", Bakura asked slyly, causing both the girl and the spirit to blush. They went to observe the body together, leaving Bakura, Yami, and the kids alone. The smaller one of the teens glanced at the three children in the other`s arms.
„Like them, huh?"Bakura set Ryou on his shoulders, now holding Malik and Shizuka. „Don`t even come near them, bastard."
„I didn`t plan to; but its a nice idea.", Yami grinned. Bakura glared at him. „Just try and you`re dead before you can blink."
„These are empty threats Bakura, you know that." „Wanna bet?"
Both continued glaring at each other before someone stepped between them.
"You guys really need to cool down.", Anuki stated, one delicate eyebrow lifted.
"Shut the hell up, girl!", Bakura snapped. "Tell me how we can turn them into teens again and return home!"
"Well, I can't.", Anuki stated flatly. "But I can tell you why you aren't in one of those tanks."
"And why ain't I?"
"Because you got no body. You, Yami and Mariku were spirits, trapped inside the Millenniums Items, much like Mariku is now."
"That's ridiculous!", Yami said. The boy had paled visibly.
"You know it's true, Yami. . . Pharaoh." The girl had a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"How do you know?!"
"How do 'you' know?!!", Bakura said, glaring at Yami that he knew more than him.
"I'll tell you once you found your way back. This life you've got now is your last chance."
"Last chance for what?!" Bakura got angrier.
"That you'll find out as well.", Anuki said. She stopped and stared at the door. It was open. Bakura was sure that the guards had closed it.
"We've got company."
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Oh great, I took so long and now there's another cliffie. . . *sigh* Anyways.
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Reader`s POV
Bakura watched in awe, picking Ryou up again so he couldn`t break anything or hurt himself. There, flowing in the light green water, was a person. A body, maybe, or a corpse. He couldn`t tell if those things were dead or still alive.
Stepping to the first container, he laid a palm on the glass; it felt warm. Bakura observed the body within the water, trying to see properly through the bubbles. What he saw, made him gasp and the child in his arms looked up at him with worry in the wide eyes.
„That`s Yami`s brat. . ."
„Yuugi?", Ryou asked, making Bakura smirk. He petted the boy`s hair. „That`s what I said. Good boy."Ryou giggled. „Brat. . ."Bakura couldn`t help but feel a bit proud.
Walking over to the second tank, he saw a familiar face with flowing brown hair around the girl`s head.
„That`s Anzu-chan!", Ryou squealed excitedly. „Right,"Bakura answered, „at least she was."The small boy laid his hand upon the glass. Then he looked up, even more worried.
„She okay?"Bakura hadn`t had the heart to answer honestly. „Yeah; I guess so."The white-haired teen frowned; the Anzu he knew had long hair, this one`s locks only reached her chin. Shaking his head, he walked along, observing the several bodies. They had the same order as the grave`s had. The last one had quite familiar white hair flowing around an angelic face and bare shoulders, pale skin and a peaceful yet sad expression on his face.
„`Kura? That you?", Ryou asked, worry and confusion written all over his face. Bakura tore his gaze away from the body and settled it upon the child, eyes softening.
„No. I don`t know who that is", he said, cuddling the child. Ryou smiled brightly. „Okie then!"Bakura observed the former Ryou`s body once again with saddened eyes. It was like his love floated there, conservated and lifeless. The chibi angel in his arms wiggled out of his embrace and Bakura set him down without tearing his gaze away from the beautiful yet sorrowful sight in front of him. How he longed for touching that creamy skin again, that silky hair, for kissing those soft lips. Near Ryou, he felt like his heart had to brst with emotions he never knew he could have. When Ryou was away, he was desperate to hold him in his arms again; just to feel these painful emotions again.
Bakura growled. Anuki did this to him. Anuki, who turned his love into a child, his best friend into an obeying fool. Who made him see Ryou`s dead body just inches away and yet so unreachable! Unconsciously, he hit the tank with his fist and leaned his forehead against the warm glass; warm as Ryou`s body heat. Small hands tugged at his pants` leg shortly, before the giggling child ran away again.
„Ryou?"Bakura looked around; the boy was no where in sight. The teen looked around once more the rather creepy room. Boxes and computers everywhere. Who built this, anyway? Bakura noticed that some people were missing in the tanks, and spotted some more containers on the other side of the room. Strolling over and forgetting his chibi for a second, he saw the same eerie green liquid around an all too familiar body: cold, cerulean eyes were half lidded and glassy, with chestnut brown bangs falling into the stern face, and wires floated from the tall, lean body.
„Kaiba. . ." The glassy eyes of the once- CEO just stared at him emotionlessly. Bakura shuddered. The fact that he, Mariku and Yami weren`t there along with everyone else kinda freaked him out. Did that mean they were alive? Next to Kaiba`s tank, there were two smaller ones, containing two boys at the age of twelve. One had long, black hair while the other one`s was turquoise. Other tanks contained Mai, Rebecca, Ryuuji, Malik, and Isis. While staring at hi `sister`s` face, a small yelp was heard.
„A child? Here?!", a strange, male voice said. `Ryou!` The thought crossed Bakura`s numb mind as the child began to cry. He spun around while grabbing his favourite weapon from his belt – just to find that it wasn`t there.
„Damn. . . „, he whispered. He knew that he couldn`t face them barehanded, so Bakura`s mind drove him to the only weapons available. Without hesitating, he grabbed one of the disks from the table and attached it to his left forearm before grabbing a card deck as well and placing it Frantically, he drew about four cards, each more useless than the other – Ryou`s crying got louder.
„Okay then. . . Baby Dragon!!", the teen said and set the card, causing the men to notice him.
„What the-"
„Attack!", Bakura cried out, adding a thought silently in his mind. `But don`t hurt Ryou!`
The short orange creature opened it`s mouth. A fireball began to burn deep in his throat, and was reflected by the men`s shocked eyes. As soon as the dragon was ready o strike, a cold, angered voice, spoke.
„Stop that immediately!"The men spun around once more, and gaped at the sight before them.
„M-Mistress. . . „ The man holding Ryou dropped him, and still crying the little one escaped into Bakura`s waiting arms. The albino teen gently wiped away the tears from the soft cheeks.
„Shh, it`s okay honey, stop crying. I`m here.", he whispered into the child`s ear. Bakura set the disk on the table and watched as the group of his friends and enemies gathered behind a fuming Anuki. Isis set a struggling Malik down, and the blonde chibi ran over to the white-haired boys beaming. Bakura picked him up as well and casually walked over to the larger group, now with one child in each of his arms. Isis and Anzu smiled softly at him, while Mai lifted a brow and Rebecca giggled.
„Girls. . . „, he muttered, rolling his eyes. Then Bakura watched the guards disappear and everyone observing their bodies in shock. After a few minutes, Yami came back, a sleeping Yuugi in his arms.
„D`you have any idea why `we` aren`t along them?", he asked the stoic albino, the very first time without any malice in his voice. Bakura shook his head, what caused the children to giggle and grab strands of his hair. Mariku leaned next to them, arms crossed on his chest. He narrowed his eyes as he watched Anzu taking small Shizuka from Seto while smiling at him. He growled lowly in his throat.
Bakura smirked. „Relax, man."
Mariku hmphed. Yami sniggered. And little Yuugi, now awake, watched Ryou and Malik giggling and snuggling against Bakura`s chest. This very moment Anzu came over with little Shizuka and shoved her into Bakura`s arms as well, between the two boys. The chibis all blinked.
„Do I look like the babysitter?"Anzu ignored the question. „Do you think I should cut my hair like she did?, she asked, pointing towards her former body and eyeing a strand of her hair between her fingers. „I don`t know, why don`t you ask Mariku?", Bakura asked slyly, causing both the girl and the spirit to blush. They went to observe the body together, leaving Bakura, Yami, and the kids alone. The smaller one of the teens glanced at the three children in the other`s arms.
„Like them, huh?"Bakura set Ryou on his shoulders, now holding Malik and Shizuka. „Don`t even come near them, bastard."
„I didn`t plan to; but its a nice idea.", Yami grinned. Bakura glared at him. „Just try and you`re dead before you can blink."
„These are empty threats Bakura, you know that." „Wanna bet?"
Both continued glaring at each other before someone stepped between them.
"You guys really need to cool down.", Anuki stated, one delicate eyebrow lifted.
"Shut the hell up, girl!", Bakura snapped. "Tell me how we can turn them into teens again and return home!"
"Well, I can't.", Anuki stated flatly. "But I can tell you why you aren't in one of those tanks."
"And why ain't I?"
"Because you got no body. You, Yami and Mariku were spirits, trapped inside the Millenniums Items, much like Mariku is now."
"That's ridiculous!", Yami said. The boy had paled visibly.
"You know it's true, Yami. . . Pharaoh." The girl had a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"How do you know?!"
"How do 'you' know?!!", Bakura said, glaring at Yami that he knew more than him.
"I'll tell you once you found your way back. This life you've got now is your last chance."
"Last chance for what?!" Bakura got angrier.
"That you'll find out as well.", Anuki said. She stopped and stared at the door. It was open. Bakura was sure that the guards had closed it.
"We've got company."
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Oh great, I took so long and now there's another cliffie. . . *sigh* Anyways.
