A/N: Sorry about the wait for this chapter. My mom's been having some
medical problems, and I've been insanely busy helping her out, this, of
course, in addition to all my homework. I haven't had time to read
fanfiction, much less write it, so I'm really sorry. Thank you so much,
everyone who reviewed. It's very, very appreciated. ^___^ I'll try to
update sooner next time.
Beep...beep...beep...
I...where am I...I can't see. It's too bright. My eyes, my head, they hurt...Bakura? I think I've said it out loud, but I can't hear...can't feel anything... No, I can. Something's beeping...I'm...where? Where is he? I don't remember, I think I should, oh, no...
"Ryou?" A voice, not in my head where it should be, outside. That's funny. I laugh to myself. A voice should be in my head. Ha ha.
"That laugh doesn't sound normal." That voice again. Outside. It sounds worried, I think. I wonder why? It's so much easier to tell when the voice is in your head...
"Ryou, can you hear us?" A different voice.
"Too bright." Huh. I heard myself that time. Not in my head though. That's funny again, but my head still hurts, and I can't laugh. "Can't see..."
"I'll turn off some of these lights." The second voice again. Why do they keep talking like that? Too loud, and I can't hear. That's funny enough to giggle, even through my headache. No, giggling is stupid. I sound like a girl. Wha...?
"How is he?" Another voice out loud. I want them to be quiet, I can't hear myself...
"He's semi-conscious, but he might be hallucinating, the doctor says."
"Jeez...Yug, do you and Yami know what's going on?"
"Oh, yeah, this is some kind of weird soul link thing, right?"
"Yes, we're trying to figure it out. The doctor said they think it's shock over his cousin's disappearance. They're not very upset about it..."
I wish they'd go away. And there's still that beeping noise. Maybe Bakura's playing with the microwave again. No, he took my car, and cars don't beep.
"Well, they do, but not like a microwave." Hmm. I said that out loud again.
"Ryou, you're awake!" Oh, yes, that's Yugi. I know him, yes...I wish they'd stop talking out loud, though. Maybe if they get Bakura here, he'll talk in my head. He's the one who talks in my head. So much nicer than talking outside.
"Where...Bakura?" I realize, distantly, that I don't sound very good. They won't understand.
"Should I tell him?" He's whispering, but it's still too loud, I can still hear...I want Bakura. He'll understand. He'll be angry, though. He's always angry, except last night when he...
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*earlier, at the Ishtar house*
"How dare you-" Bakura started.
"Shut up," Marik snapped. "You don't even know what you've done."
*What has he done?* Malik asked. *You're making it very difficult to concentrate on calculus,* he added.
**I'm not sure exactly what he's done,** Marik told his hikari. **I have to- **
"Stop it!" Bakura snarled. "Talk to me, not your stupid pet hikari!"
"Shut up," Marik repeated. "You are a danger to everyone right now. You will listen to what I have to say, /now/." **If you can get back here, do so,** he said silently to Malik. **I might need you.**
*Fine. As though I care about school,* Malik replied disgustedly.
"You have, it seems, stretched the limits of your soul link," Marik told Bakura. The Tomb Robber glared, but said nothing. "I don't know if it's broken beyond repair or not. It may be, in which case..."
*Dammit*
**What?**
*Ryou passed out. The office just informed the Pharaoh's brat's little gang. They're all going to the hospital.*
**Get home. Now.** Marik's tone was grim.
Malik was startled, something that didn't happen to him very often. *I'm coming. They'll suspect something, though.*
**I don't care.** Marik sounded very strained. **A police investigation is the least of our problems.**
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The hospital machine suddenly started beeping quickly. Ryou's eyes moved insanely fast behind his eyelids, then opened. The Millennium Ring, which had been removed by the hospital staff, was around the white-haired boy's neck again. It glowed brilliantly.../too/ brilliantly. Everyone in the room was suddenly stricken with a terrible headache.
What's going on, Yami? Yugi cried.
I...don't...know, aibou Yami seemed to be suffering the most. He was having a hard time speaking.
Yami! Yugi 'shouted' in alarm.
Ryou-quiet, mild-mannered Ryou-sat up suddenly, and screamed. It sounded like some sort of wild animal in mortal pain. He howled and keened as the others held their heads. Yami fell to the floor, unconscious, as Yugi went to his knees beside him. Jounouchi half shoved his sister out the door. The heart monitor beeped wildly. There were shouts in the hallway, and a doctor and several nurses burst in.
Then, as suddenly as it had started, it came to an end. Ryou's eyes rolled into the back of his head, and he collapsed back onto the bed.
Everyone's headaches were gone. The heart monitor returned to a slow, steady rhythm. Yami woke up and tried to reassure a panic-stricken Yugi that he was fine, really. This left the others to try and explain what had happened to the confused medical staff.
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(AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!)
What was...it hurt so much for a moment, I can't...I'm so tired, and my head still hurts...I can't remember, what was I thinking about? I don't know...
A/N: Yeah, that was kinda weird again... So, um, please leave a review! Thanks!
Beep...beep...beep...
I...where am I...I can't see. It's too bright. My eyes, my head, they hurt...Bakura? I think I've said it out loud, but I can't hear...can't feel anything... No, I can. Something's beeping...I'm...where? Where is he? I don't remember, I think I should, oh, no...
"Ryou?" A voice, not in my head where it should be, outside. That's funny. I laugh to myself. A voice should be in my head. Ha ha.
"That laugh doesn't sound normal." That voice again. Outside. It sounds worried, I think. I wonder why? It's so much easier to tell when the voice is in your head...
"Ryou, can you hear us?" A different voice.
"Too bright." Huh. I heard myself that time. Not in my head though. That's funny again, but my head still hurts, and I can't laugh. "Can't see..."
"I'll turn off some of these lights." The second voice again. Why do they keep talking like that? Too loud, and I can't hear. That's funny enough to giggle, even through my headache. No, giggling is stupid. I sound like a girl. Wha...?
"How is he?" Another voice out loud. I want them to be quiet, I can't hear myself...
"He's semi-conscious, but he might be hallucinating, the doctor says."
"Jeez...Yug, do you and Yami know what's going on?"
"Oh, yeah, this is some kind of weird soul link thing, right?"
"Yes, we're trying to figure it out. The doctor said they think it's shock over his cousin's disappearance. They're not very upset about it..."
I wish they'd go away. And there's still that beeping noise. Maybe Bakura's playing with the microwave again. No, he took my car, and cars don't beep.
"Well, they do, but not like a microwave." Hmm. I said that out loud again.
"Ryou, you're awake!" Oh, yes, that's Yugi. I know him, yes...I wish they'd stop talking out loud, though. Maybe if they get Bakura here, he'll talk in my head. He's the one who talks in my head. So much nicer than talking outside.
"Where...Bakura?" I realize, distantly, that I don't sound very good. They won't understand.
"Should I tell him?" He's whispering, but it's still too loud, I can still hear...I want Bakura. He'll understand. He'll be angry, though. He's always angry, except last night when he...
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*earlier, at the Ishtar house*
"How dare you-" Bakura started.
"Shut up," Marik snapped. "You don't even know what you've done."
*What has he done?* Malik asked. *You're making it very difficult to concentrate on calculus,* he added.
**I'm not sure exactly what he's done,** Marik told his hikari. **I have to- **
"Stop it!" Bakura snarled. "Talk to me, not your stupid pet hikari!"
"Shut up," Marik repeated. "You are a danger to everyone right now. You will listen to what I have to say, /now/." **If you can get back here, do so,** he said silently to Malik. **I might need you.**
*Fine. As though I care about school,* Malik replied disgustedly.
"You have, it seems, stretched the limits of your soul link," Marik told Bakura. The Tomb Robber glared, but said nothing. "I don't know if it's broken beyond repair or not. It may be, in which case..."
*Dammit*
**What?**
*Ryou passed out. The office just informed the Pharaoh's brat's little gang. They're all going to the hospital.*
**Get home. Now.** Marik's tone was grim.
Malik was startled, something that didn't happen to him very often. *I'm coming. They'll suspect something, though.*
**I don't care.** Marik sounded very strained. **A police investigation is the least of our problems.**
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The hospital machine suddenly started beeping quickly. Ryou's eyes moved insanely fast behind his eyelids, then opened. The Millennium Ring, which had been removed by the hospital staff, was around the white-haired boy's neck again. It glowed brilliantly.../too/ brilliantly. Everyone in the room was suddenly stricken with a terrible headache.
What's going on, Yami? Yugi cried.
I...don't...know, aibou Yami seemed to be suffering the most. He was having a hard time speaking.
Yami! Yugi 'shouted' in alarm.
Ryou-quiet, mild-mannered Ryou-sat up suddenly, and screamed. It sounded like some sort of wild animal in mortal pain. He howled and keened as the others held their heads. Yami fell to the floor, unconscious, as Yugi went to his knees beside him. Jounouchi half shoved his sister out the door. The heart monitor beeped wildly. There were shouts in the hallway, and a doctor and several nurses burst in.
Then, as suddenly as it had started, it came to an end. Ryou's eyes rolled into the back of his head, and he collapsed back onto the bed.
Everyone's headaches were gone. The heart monitor returned to a slow, steady rhythm. Yami woke up and tried to reassure a panic-stricken Yugi that he was fine, really. This left the others to try and explain what had happened to the confused medical staff.
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(AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!)
What was...it hurt so much for a moment, I can't...I'm so tired, and my head still hurts...I can't remember, what was I thinking about? I don't know...
A/N: Yeah, that was kinda weird again... So, um, please leave a review! Thanks!
