Ryou was on his way home when he passed Joey's house a young teenaged boy
was in his yard sharpening a dagger in his driveway. . .the house was right
next to Joey's.
"Nathan?" Ryou asked him
"Yeah, so? Who wantsta know?"
"Me. you know Yugi?"
"You mean that wimp I put in the hospital?"
"Yeah, only I was thinking more along the lines of 'that-wimp-who-is-one-of- my-best-friends-and-you-put-in-the-hospital."
"You friends with him?!" Nathan broke into a fit of laughter.
Without thinking and enshrouded with anger, Ryou shoved him. Needless to say, Ryou was weak, and shoving Nathan was a big mistake. Nathan shoved him to the ground. Suddenly, Ryou was in a real fight. Not a fight with Bakura. A real one. The kind where he would have to fight back because his opponent wouldn't care whether he lived or not.
"Oh, not so tough now, are we?"
as soon as Ryou stood, the dagger Nathan was sharpening dug into his face with a quick slice. Ryou couldn't help but scream at the pain. Suddenly, Nathan was being held back by Bakura.
"Run Ryou! Get home!" Bakura yelled as Nathan pulled away and turned to face him.
"Yah! There's two of you!"
Bakura limped into the house at about a quarter 'till seven. Ryou was on a chair, staring at the floor. He looked up slightly, just enough to get a glimpse of his Yami. He was covered in blood, both his own as well as Nathan's.
"Are. . .you okay?"
"I'm fine, I guess"
"Never do that again."
"I'm sorry Bakura."
Bakura walked up to Ryou and looked at his cheek.
"I thought you said you were okay." Bakura scowled
"I'm fine, really. Nothing worse than what you do to me." Ryou suddenly wished he hadn't said that. He'd hurt bakura's feelings, and he knew it. It wasn't the same as when Bakura beat him. As hard as it was to believe, Bakura did it out of some sort of affection. He really cared about him. Even with situations like Ryou and Bakura, or Kiko and Namira, there was a certain Yami and hikari bond. An older sibling can torment, tease, and taunt younger siblings, but they still care about them. This kind of bond was similar, but even stronger.
"Yeah, well make my food now. I'm hungry."
"Why did you come to help?" Ryou asked, not really paying attention to bakura's question.
"Who else could I beat up? And who would fix my dinner? You weren't home when I was hungry. There were two hints in there. Take them."
Ryou did take the hints. He walked into the kitchen and fixed Bakura's favorite. Rare steak.
Bakura ate in silence. He was in pain. Ryou realized that he'd been the cause of it. If only he hadn't shoved Nathan, Bakura wouldn't have been hurt.
"Will you be okay?" Ryou asked
"I'll be healed in a couple of days." Bakura stood to leave the room to go to bed.
Ryou followed him with his eyes
"G'night runt." Bakura bade, before leaving the room.
"Good night." Ryou returned.
"Nathan?" Ryou asked him
"Yeah, so? Who wantsta know?"
"Me. you know Yugi?"
"You mean that wimp I put in the hospital?"
"Yeah, only I was thinking more along the lines of 'that-wimp-who-is-one-of- my-best-friends-and-you-put-in-the-hospital."
"You friends with him?!" Nathan broke into a fit of laughter.
Without thinking and enshrouded with anger, Ryou shoved him. Needless to say, Ryou was weak, and shoving Nathan was a big mistake. Nathan shoved him to the ground. Suddenly, Ryou was in a real fight. Not a fight with Bakura. A real one. The kind where he would have to fight back because his opponent wouldn't care whether he lived or not.
"Oh, not so tough now, are we?"
as soon as Ryou stood, the dagger Nathan was sharpening dug into his face with a quick slice. Ryou couldn't help but scream at the pain. Suddenly, Nathan was being held back by Bakura.
"Run Ryou! Get home!" Bakura yelled as Nathan pulled away and turned to face him.
"Yah! There's two of you!"
Bakura limped into the house at about a quarter 'till seven. Ryou was on a chair, staring at the floor. He looked up slightly, just enough to get a glimpse of his Yami. He was covered in blood, both his own as well as Nathan's.
"Are. . .you okay?"
"I'm fine, I guess"
"Never do that again."
"I'm sorry Bakura."
Bakura walked up to Ryou and looked at his cheek.
"I thought you said you were okay." Bakura scowled
"I'm fine, really. Nothing worse than what you do to me." Ryou suddenly wished he hadn't said that. He'd hurt bakura's feelings, and he knew it. It wasn't the same as when Bakura beat him. As hard as it was to believe, Bakura did it out of some sort of affection. He really cared about him. Even with situations like Ryou and Bakura, or Kiko and Namira, there was a certain Yami and hikari bond. An older sibling can torment, tease, and taunt younger siblings, but they still care about them. This kind of bond was similar, but even stronger.
"Yeah, well make my food now. I'm hungry."
"Why did you come to help?" Ryou asked, not really paying attention to bakura's question.
"Who else could I beat up? And who would fix my dinner? You weren't home when I was hungry. There were two hints in there. Take them."
Ryou did take the hints. He walked into the kitchen and fixed Bakura's favorite. Rare steak.
Bakura ate in silence. He was in pain. Ryou realized that he'd been the cause of it. If only he hadn't shoved Nathan, Bakura wouldn't have been hurt.
"Will you be okay?" Ryou asked
"I'll be healed in a couple of days." Bakura stood to leave the room to go to bed.
Ryou followed him with his eyes
"G'night runt." Bakura bade, before leaving the room.
"Good night." Ryou returned.
