Okay, this is the last chapter. I can't believe its over already! Look at all my reviews! For those of you that stalk my every update, my every story, my ever- eh, but for you peeps, my next story will be a dark, sinister story called 'A Touch of Evil' and it will have Satanic Cults, Canibals, and more Ryou torture in it! But for now, I give you the final chapter of Forever Fallen!!! Oh, and this chapter will be rather short. Sorry! My next story will have longer but fewer chapters

Chapter Twelve- Not So Bad

Yami came back to the room sadly. Yugi was sitting next to Ryou on the bed, watching him. He looked up hopefully when Yami came in. "Any help?"

"No. The Brothers Kaiba have gone to America for a business meeting." Yami said dejectedly. Yugi gasped.

"Oh thats not fair! Ryou..." He looked down at the slumbering albino and sighed. So much for being a cheerful little fern-head.

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Bakura appeared out of the Sennen Ring the next morning. He carried Ryou down to the kitchen and woke him up. This was a few hours after Yugi and Yami had been awake, you understand? He carried Ryou downstairs and sat at the table with Ryou in his lap. Ryou woke up then and shivered.

"You hungry, Ryou?" Bakura asked quietly. Ryou shook his head no. Bakura frowned. "Come on Ryou, you should eat." the hikari just shook his head again and Bakura gave up.

"I love you Bakura. Take my soul into the Ring with you..." Ryou whispered, causing everyone in the room to gasp. They all knew how important Ryou's words were.

"Ryou... you want to be trapped for Ra knows how long in a ring?" Bakura asked. Ryou nodded. "You under stand that..."

"I know Bakura. I don't want to be alone in Heaven."

Suddenly the door was smashed in. When the four of them saw who was standing there, Yami and Yugi moved to stand between Bakura and Marik.

Marik looked tearful. "Ryou!" he gasped and pulled a small bottle out of his pocket. He staggered forward and thrust the bottle into Yami's hands. "Its.... its for Ryou. Its the cure. I completed it."

Ryou growled as best he could at Marik. "You killed Arctica. You stole my virginity. You poisoned me. I hate you!"

Marik flinched at his words. "I love you Ryou! That's why.... I wanted Bakura out of the picture so I could be with you... but I took Keith's advice and I realise the best way to kill the yami is to destroy the item... Keith said poison. I never thought... DRINK THE POTION RYOU!"

Ryou was coughing and gasping for breath. Bakura kissed his neck and reached for the potion. He made Ryou drink all of it.

THey all watched fearfully as Ryou continued to cough and splutter. Bakura picked him up and went to carry him into the living room. But he took three steps and dissapeared. The Ring shattered.. Ryou fell to the floor, alreaady dead.

"NO!!!" Yugi screamed and ran to Ryou's side, looking for a pulse but his friend's skin was already cooling. Yami turned to Marik, and saw that the Egyptian was laughing.

"BASTARD!" Yami roared and tackled Marik. "That was the rest of the poison! Murderer! I'll kill you with my own two hands you bastard! YOu horrible fishbone! ((AN: don't ask))" Yami was acting like Bakura would. He used shadow magic and drove a knife through Marik's heart. Yugi was crying over Ryou's dead body.

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Three hours after the funeral for Ryou, Yami and Yugi still stood there gazing at the tomb. Many beautiful white roses lay on top of the recently filled-in grave. Yugi read over the tombstone outloud.

"'Ryou Bakura, 1989 - 2004, A loving friend, A loyal Son, And the only one that truly made people smile. Rest in Peace Bakura. We love you.'"

Below these words was a picture of a rose with one petal falling off. Yami had written something in Ancient Hieroglyphs for the boy.

Right after Yugi read Ryou's tomb stone a semi-transparent figure of Bakura appeared. He knelt by the stone and wrote in ever-glowing silver letters in the dirt: ~I love you Ryou. I couldn't grasp your soul. Anubis will let me join you in the Afterlife. I'm free, only for the love you showed me~

Yami had not cried in the whole Funeral. Now he broke down crying. The ghost of Bakura looked back and laughed at him, then dissapeared. Someone tapped on Yami's shoulder and he turned around. His gasp made Yugi also turn.

"I miss you guys. Come visit me often. I might bring Bakura and my Mother down sometime to say hi. Gather the pieces okay? Bring me back the pieces." It was Ryou. He looked solid but when Yugi went to touch his shoulder, his hand went right through Ryou. "Don't try that Yugi. Come back sometime. I left you two a present though."

Ryou slowly faded and Yugi started to cry again. Yami drove him home. When they arrived there, Yugi gasped and ran into the kitchen, and once again started to cry. Even Yami began to cry again when he saw it.

It was a picture of Ryou and Bakura standing on either side of a beautiful woman with long white hair just like Ryou's except not quite so wild. All three were waving. Bakura was holding a white rose. Behind them was purely light but if one were to peer very closely, they would see a city made of pure light, multi-coloured light that was created solidly.

Yami laughed. "Looks like Bakura did get his soul. He got his back, and it proved purer then he thought."

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Nightmare's Revenge: OH MY RE!!! Did I actually write that? Its longer then I expected...

Marik: -falls over- Didn't I get a funeral?

Yami: I sent you to the shadow realm. The monsters ate you.

Marik: thats nice to know, thanks Phara- HEY!!!

Yami: -runs away laughing-

Nightmare's Revenge: uh... -sweatdrop- Anyway, I'm going to give you a sample of my next story! Give me some reviews people!!

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Ryou screamed as the tiger drew closer. "No! No you can't do this to me! NO get aweay from me! SETO!! SETO HELP ME!!!"

A voice behind Ryou chilled his blood and sent shivers down his spine. "You should feel honoured to be a sacrifice to the Dark Lord. Its a pity though that the moon patterns show you are merely blood sacrifice. If only we found you later, then you could be a Food Offering. I bet your flash tasts might sweet. I'd call dibs on your brain. heart, and sex organs."

THe albino boy was crying now as the tiger drew every closer. 'A sacrifice... I am a sacrifice to Satan. Oh Seto where are you?' he whimpered as the tiger's hot breath fell on his naked legs. Ryou was going to be sacrificed. Or at least, he WAS going to be sacrificed until he saw the headlights of a motorcycle.

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