IF I OWNED YU-GI-OH! BAKURA WOULD BE THE MAIN CHARACTER AND HE'D KICK MORE ASS! HECK YEAH!

~April Roses~

~Chapter 12~

Amane blinked as she watched Ryou angrily storm away from Bakura. She couldn't help but wonder what was going on. Something was up, she could tell, but she didn't know if she should get involved. She didn't want people to hate her. She walked to Bakura once Ryou was long gone. He didn't move at all, she could hardly tell that he knew she was there. All of a sudden his lips started to move. "I'm not giving you anymore of those drugs." He said simply, Amane froze. Okay, she was shocked. This was unexpected.

"Why?"

"You want to turn into a toothpick? It's not safe, alright? Do the same as me and quit." Bakura muttered, leaving Amane dumbfounded. She didn't understand. She looked at herself. She wasn't THAT skinny, at least not as skinny as she wanted to be.

"No- something has to be bothering you- and I'm not quitting. What's wrong?" Amane asked, by this time Bakura was way past patience. He nearly exploded at her. Didn't they understand? All he wanted was to be alone!

"What is it with you 'Bakura' family members!? Huh? Why don't you get it!? Leave me the fuck alone! Got it? I don't want to be bothered by you stupid chicks, got it! Leave me alone!" Bakura basically screamed then stormed away into the school building. Amane sat there once again dumbfounded then started to cry. Standing up, she wiped the tears from her eyes, even though it was of no use since her tears were flowing like waterfalls. She decided to go find Malik. He would help her. She walked back into he school building and looked everywhere she could, just as she turned the corner she saw Malik sitting on the floor laughing. She walked to him and got on her knees to see what he was laughing at.

"Malik wha-----" Amane couldn't believe her eyes.

Malik looked up at her, smiling as nothing was happening. Her eyes zoomed in on his wrist. No. Amane's eyes were glued to him, seeing Malik push at the safety pin which was dug all the way into his wrist. "No- Malik- I thought you understood-" Amane cried then stammered to her feet, dashing off.

"No!!!" She cried, "No, Mal- Bak- why?" She cried hysterically while running, soon tripping on her own foot and crashing on the floor. "Why? I can't believe this- this is all happening too fast! No-" She cried, not bothering to get up. She knew no one would bother to ask her what was wrong. She tried to clear her mind, but more sad thoughts approached her thoughts. Like her old friends back in Britain, how her dad was always gone, that night in the ally, Bakura mentioning those horrible things to her. She couldn't help but wonder, why was this happening to her? Out of all people, why'd it have to be her life? Seeing things, hearing things she didn't want to see or hear! Feelings swarmed her as she tried to get up, soon finding that she couldn't. She was an emotional wreck.

'Why would Malik do that to himself!!?!! How could he- no!!!' Amane shouted in her head, she felt like screaming on the outside. Suddenly a hand touched her back. Amane's head felt to heavy too move on her own so she didn't bother moving it.

"Amane? Amane! Amane!" Ryou said, turning her over. Amane was traumatized, she couldn't move at all. Her hands were clasped together at her chest, her eyes staring up. As she realized who it was that was helping her, tears started falling from her eyes.

After School, at the Bakura residence

Everything was a blur. The blur started to shed light as someone was calling her out from the darkness. "Amane, honey, wake up. Come on Amane, wake up for me. It's daddy, Amane. Please wake up, come on, snap out of it." Yaten said, waiting for his daughter to wake up. Slowly her eyes opened, when she recognized who it was she clung onto him.

"Dad, you said things would get better! They're not! You were wrong! You were wrong! You were wrong! You were wrong! You were wrong! You were wrong!!! I saw Malik try to commit suicide- he was laughing and enjoying it! Bakura doesn't want anything to do with me either!"

Ryou's eyes narrowed. Bakura. He grabbed his jacket then stormed out of the house angry as hell. He wanted to know what he did to his sister. And he was going to find out. To his surprise, Bakura had just pulled into their driveway. Ryou marched up to his car and glared at him. "What the hell did you say to my sister?" Bakura rolled the window down, making his face clear and view able. His eyes were red and puffy. Ryou recognized this. Had Bakura been- crying?

"I came to apologize even though it's completely not like me."

"Phh, is that why you were crying?" Ryou muttered, Bakura's eyes sharpened.

"No. Mind you're own business, I need to talk to your sister." He said and stepped out of his car, Ryou got in front of him. "She doesn't want to talk to you right now. You're the last person she'd want to talk to. And if you want to talk to her that badly then you're going to have to go through me first." Ryou glared daggers at him, Bakura stepped near his car and banged his head on it.

"Not everything has to be about you, you don't need to be involved in everything, Ryou. This happened between me and your sister, friend business, between me and her. Got it?"

"No. It does involve me because I'm her older brother. And for her, I'm asking you to go away."

"And I'm asking you back off." Bakura spat, Ryou shook his head. "No." Bakura narrowed his eyes and shoved Ryou to the floor. "Don't get in my way Ryou. It's business between me and her." Ryou glared at Bakura with hurt eyes. He couldn't believe this! Didn't Bakura like him? Then he remembered the conversation they had earlier. Oh, Bakura didn't like him in public. Ryou still thought that was a load of bull. He watched angrily as Bakura made his way up to the front door and knocked, Yaten answered it.

"Ry- Hello, who are you? ...And why do you look so much like my son?"

Bakura shrugged, "Is Amane there?" Yaten nodded and called her up, Amane stood in front of the screen door, not opening it. She looked completely out of it. She had no signs of hate or resentment, nothing. Her face was literally blank. Bakura began to speak but was the jerked back. Ryou grabbed Bakura's mane of silver hair, jerking it enough to make Bakura to fall.

"I want you to get away from me, my sister, my cat, my dad- in fact, don't come over here anymore!!!" Ryou shouted bitterly towards Bakura, Amane's eyes widened. She opened the door and stepped out rushing over towards the two. Ryou was on top of Bakura and was punching him like mad. Then Bakura got on top and started beating on Ryou. Of course Bakura was stronger, but Ryou managed to get back on top when Amane grabbed his hair and jerked him, slapping him upside the head too in the process.

"Ryou, get back inside, NOW. This doesn't concern you," She yelled at him, Ryou looked up at Amane, but she gave him no sympathy. Growling and muttering, he walked back into the house and started to stare at them threw the screen door before Yaten pulled him out of the way and shut the wooden door, preventing them from seeing any of the commotion.

"Amane, I wanted to say- tell you that- I didn't really mean those things I said- I was just so frustrated and I took it out on you, what I'm trying to say is- gah, look, I'm apologizing, okay?"

Amane blinked, "What? Uh-okay..." She too could tell he had been crying. She sat down on her knees, between his legs so she could get closer to him. She took his face in her hands and looked in his eyes. "I forgive you. Yeah, I forgive you, but that's not why you came over here for, right?"

Bakura looked down and nodded. "Iie. I... know you saw what Malik had done and wanted to see if you were okay..."

"I'm still getting over it. But it seems it affected you more. Are you okay?" She asked, still looking in his eyes. Bakura nodded. "I'll be alright." He said, taking her hands off of him and standing up, "But I have to get going now. So, yeah, once again, gomen."

"You're still forgiven." She said and watched him pull out of the driveway then drive away. Amane got to her feet and walked out of the dark night and into the house. Yaten looked at her, "You okay?"

"Uh, yeah, I think so." Amane said then walked upstairs.

Ryou on the other hand was burning up with hurt, it hurt that Bakura did that to him. It hurt that Bakura didn't want to be seen with him out in public, what hurt more was that Bakura probably wanted nothing to do with him. It all stung. He felt horrible, without saying anything Ryou marched up the stairs and into his room, slamming the door behind him. Out of all things, he just wanted to be alone.

He wanted to forget about ever meeting Bakura.

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Mob: That's all I'm gonna write for this chapter, okay? Alrighty then. So, uh, yeah, review. Please? Alrighty then.