A/N: Author's notes have been removed due to ff.net's notice about chat dialogue being used in this.. x.x oy.. gomen-nasai!
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( My Angel Savior )
Chapter 3: Tenshi's words
By: Nadako-mika
(( Ryou's P.O.V ))
Ohh...My head is pounding! Where am I? Why can't I move my limbs? I try to sit up, but found I couldn't. Something was holding me down. I apply more energy into the effort. OUCH! Something with a sharp edge cut into my skin. I open my eyes with some difficulty and look down at my arms.
HEY! Who strapped me down?! I bet it was that damned yami of mine, Bakura. Wait... Something's not the same. Ah...the rooms different. Everything is...white... I kick myself mentally. Of course! I arrived at uh...this place...yesterday. But I don't remember anyone strapping me down with metal. Don't they know my skin is sensitive to things like this? The coolness of the material is really irritating my skin.
Ah! My nose is itchy... -ITAI- ow...I forgot about the metal...Damnit, now I can't even scratch my nose. I twitch my nose slightly. Stop itching damnit! The..Itchiness...bothersome...going to die...GAH! I struggle feircly against the bonds that held me down. Lemmego, lemmego. "LET ME GO!" I hollered. Just at that moment the large locked doors slid open, and in walked a nurse carrying a tray...FOOOD! I try even harder to get loose. Hey, I'm hungry! Let me go. The nurse looks at me, noticing the metal that held me down, she hurried out the door.
"Hey- wait! Could you at least let me loose?!" I growl slightly as the door is closed again. Oh yes, leave the tray of food lying there on the other side of the room. And leave me here, trapped, not even able to scratch an itch! And the people say I have problems...
"Huh?" I look up and see the doors opening again. Better not be that nurse...
---(( Normal P.O.V ))---
"Ryou? Are you awake?" a tall man with dark black hair walked in. He was dressed like every other person in the building, which meant he worked there.
Ryou said nothing. He just lay there, struggling to get free. He stopped briefly to glare at the man 'You did this, I know you did...'
"Don't try to fight it," the man said walking towards the white haired teen, "It'll only hurt you. Here, I'll get them off." He reached into the pockets of his long white overcoat and pulled out a small silver key. Bending down he unlocked each band.
Ryou immediately sat up. The room spun as he did so. What exactly did they do to him? He looked at his wrists where the metal bands had been placed. His skin was red and a thin line of blood could be seen. Ryou gently massaged the raw skin. He turned his head towards the man. "T-thank you...ano..." he caught a glimps of the name tag, "D-doctor Kihatensu."
"No problem," Kihatensu sat himself next to Ryou on the bed, "So? How are you feeling?"
"Fine..I guess," Ryou answered, his hands still massaging his wrists. The doctor took Ryou's arm and examined the wound.
"Hm... Those bands didn't do any good, did they?" he reached into his pockets again and pulled out a bottle. "Here, this lotion should help." He reached out to rub on the medication, but the boy quickly pulled away. A bit confused Kihatensu explained, "Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you. This will help heal the wound." But Ryou just shook his head.
"I-I don't w-want to put anything on it..." he said shakily. He knew the ointment would help, but he just couldn't trust the man.
"Ryou..."
Again the boy shook his head. "No, I don't feel like putting that on..."
Kihatensu frowned and sighed. "Alright, I can't force you to put that on." he stood up and walked towards the table. "I'm going to leave this here, in case you decide to apply it. I'll leave you to your meal now." The man walked out of the room and securely locked the door behind him.
Ryou brought his knees up under his chin, and stared at the lotion. Should he risk it and put it on? He knew he sounded paranoid, afterall it was just lotion. But he had a good reason to be so cautious. Bakura had once acted to be concerned about an open wound that he himself had given Ryou. The yami had graceously offered Ryou some ointment to relieve the pain. Ryou had accepted, but after a few minutes the wound burned even more. The pain had been agonizing. He ran to his yami about the situation, but only got a cruel laugh out of him. Bakura had put ground pepper into the ointment as a cruel joke. Ryou just didn't trust anyone anymore. It wasn't just because of that one event, Bakura had tricked him many times.
'I'm just going to let my wounds heal slowly. I've been in worse condition. A little bruising isn't much.' Ryou sighed inwardly and sauntered towards the tray of food. He sat down in the chair and stared at the bowl. 'Ugh...Oatmeal. (A/N: I hate oatmeal! MWUAHA- *cough cough*...alrite me shutting up now...)' He searched the tray. 'What? No Sugar? How am I suppose to eat...OATMEAL..without SUGAR?!' Ryou hated oatmeal to begin with, but wouldn't touch the thing without adding something sweet. He sat there, eyebrows twitching madly. At least there was milk. After drinking the glass of milk he walked towards his bed again. He'd leave the dreaded oatmeal alone.
It was a hot summer day, and the room was quite stuffy. Laying down on his bed he closed his eyes. Maybe he could talk with Bakura-sama through his mind.
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---(( Ryou's P.O.V ))---
I open my eyes and find myself in my soul room. The walls (if you could call them walls) were rapidly changing colors. Other than the light show, my room was bare.
I hope Bakura-sama doesn't mind me talking to him. He hates it when I start a conversation. I walk through a black doorway and find myself in a corridor. The floor was tiled with stones and across from my room was Bakura-sama's. His soul room door was a lot larger than mine, and seemed...old. It was made entirely out of stone and seemed to be crumbling slowly. I push against his door, knowing that it would probably be locked. To my surprise, it opened.
"B-Bakura-sama?" I asked. My reply was an echo. His room was dark and emotionless. "Bakura-sama? Are you here?" I found this strange. Bakura-sama hardly leaves his soul room. The only times he's ever left was to abuse me, eat, or go on a killing spree, and that was only at night. I'm quite sure there's still daylight out there.
"What are you doing here?!" A furious voice yelled.
"B-Bakura-sama!" he's angry. I try to run out of his room, but the large stone door slammed shut before I could reach it. I quickly turn around, my back against the door.
It's here. The demon. Somewhere in Bakura-sama's soulroom, lurking in the shadows. What is the creature doing in Bakura-sama's room?
Wait. What's that noise? A low cackle from the corner of the room. What does it want with me? I'm shaking, shaking in fear. I know I have been stalked by this...-Thing! But never have I been locked in a room with it. The laughter. The malicious laughter is growing louder by the second. That means the demon is getting closer, right?
My body still shaking in fear, I slide down the door and sit curled up. A thought hit me. This is all mental activity. I can get out of this place by opening my eyes, physically. Come on...wake up, wake up! My trembling worsens. I can't wake up. Why can't I wake up! This is like a horrible nightmare. I'm trapped in my own mind with a demon. Kami-sama...get me out of here...
"Oh Ryou..." a low growling voice sang out. That voice...it sounds so familiar.
"W-what?" I answer stupidly.
"What's wrong? You seem frightened," it whispered in my ear. I shut my eyes closed. My heart stopped pounding. It's right beside me. The demon. "Ryou? What's the matter?" it had moved to the other side of me, "What's bothering you, Hikari?"
My eyes shot open. Did it just call me 'Hikari'? That could only mean... I hesitantly rose my head. My eyes trailing up the familiar figure, which had now moved in front of me. Pale skin... Tangled white hair... A dark smirk... I finally meet the demon's eyes. Those sharp brown eyes... Bakura-sama's eyes...
"B-Bakura-sama?"
"Yes Hikari? Is something the matter?" he said in a sly tone. His face moved gradually closer, and his malicious grin grew. I backed up a bit, only to be stopped by the concrete door.
"Bakura-sama...C-can you let me go?" I asked, my voice barely audible. I looked down, unable to stare into those wicked eyes of his.
He backed off. Turning around and walking a little away. That's when I noticed dark, leathery skin on his back. He had wings! The wings of a demon. He turned his head slightly in my direction and gave a knowing smirk. He had sensed that I was staring. I quickly averted my eyes from him and stared at the ground, trembling in fear again.
"Why?...Ryou," he started, walking towards me again, "Should I let you go? Haven't I told you before, if you ever disturbed my soul room, that I would have to punish you?" I watched as my yami pulled a small, but sharp knife from a pocket and took hold of my arm.
"B-Bakura-sama-"
"Don't 'Bakura-sama' me!" He scolded. Taking the sharp edge of his knife he ran it down my arm. I winced in pain as the cold metal pierced through my delicate skin. It stung badly. When the pain dulled down I opened my eye slightly.
Bakura was watching with amusement as warm, crimson blood trickled down my skin. It sickened me that he could find joy in torturing his own half! How could he do this to me? I had let him take over my body for a while, then I had gotten him his own. This is my reward! Being slowly tortured to death... He looked at me with those insane eyes of his, and held up the now bloody knife. He's going to hurt me again. A single tear trinkled down my face as he moved the blade closer to my abdomen.
'Tenshi...Where are you?' I pleaded silently for my savior to come. I wanted that angel to take me away from this place. 'Onegai! Tenshi, onegai help me!' At that moment I felt the concrete door against my back pound slightly. I hear someone yelling in furry, trying to break down the door.
I struggled fiercly against Bakura-sama, I didn't want to be wounded again. All of a sudden the sharp metal item was thrusted into my stomach. I bit down on my bottom lip as immense pain shot through my torso. I gave up the struggle and lay deadly still, black spots clouding my vision. Through the corner of my eye I see Bakura-sama get up off the floor and slowly walk back into the darkness from which he came.
My eyes started drooping...I was loosing blood fast. Though it was all mental damage, there would be effects to my physical body. Before my eyes completely closed I saw the large stone doors of the room open quickly. In shone glorious warm light. I saw a figure clad in white walk swiftly to my side. I felt a gentle hand on my back."It's alright Ryou...I'm here now," it said. It's voice was rich and deep, so soothing and calming.
"Tenshi?" I asked in a small whisper. Was it my savior? It was the first time he had ever spoken to me.
"I'm sorry Ryou. I'm sorry I couldn't have gotten here sooner," he said.
I relaxed slightly as the rest of my energy drained away. I didn't have to worry about anything. Tenshi-sukuinushi was here now...
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A/N: Author's notes have been removed due to ff.net's notice about chat dialogue being used in this.. x.x oy.. gomen-nasai!