Change of Heart:
Authoress: Ryou and Bakura's Wild Rose a.k.a. Aisling Kaiba
Aisling: Yay! I'm finally back with a new part of this one! Don't worry, I'm not dead yet.
Yami: Oh Ra no, not again. Do you just never know when to quit?
Aisling: Oh ye of little faith. You're a meanie butt, Yami.
Yami: I just know how you get.
Aisling: Nyah. Sticks tongue out at the Pharaoh and shoves him out of the room There, now that that's settled, anyone willing to do the disclaimer for me?
Amane: Sure. Aisling does not own YGO, but anything original is hers.
Aisling: Ruffling Amane's hair Thanks, kiddo. And now, on with the fic! (Warning, tearjerker moment, you may need tissues.)
Chapter 6: A Chance To Save Ryou?
Meanwhile, Bakura followed the nurse down a series of winding corridors in a tense silence. He had long since lost track of where they were going, and everything just looked the same to him. It seemed to the white-haired spirit that they were only wandering around in circles, and he was becoming more and more lost with each passing moment. But as frustrating as this was to Bakura, he, for once in his life, made no complaint. His only concern at the moment was that of his angel, Ryou. In an effort to distract himself, he tried again to reach Ryou through their mind link, only to get the same result as before: silence.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to the white-haired spirit, they finally came to a stop in front of a small room. The nurse, Sakura, flipped a small blue panel next to the door and entered the room. Bakura followed a moment later, glancing around a little warily.
"Just lie down over there and I'll try to do this as quickly as possible," Sakura said.
Bakura nodded and laid down on his back on the medical table. He turned his head to the side slightly and watched as Sakura picked up a small needle, attached to which was a short length of tubing and a small glass vial. She walked back over to Bakura, an apologetic look crossing her features.
"I need you to stay completely still for just a few minutes, because the needle might break off if you aren't careful," she said quietly, tying a touniquet around his arm.
"I won't move. Just take what you need to save Ryou," Bakura said, somewhat impatient now.
She nodded and slid the needle as gently as she could into Bakura's arm. It hurt a little, but he didn't even flinch when it went through the skin. He stared in morbid fascination as the crimson blood filled the vial.
Every once in a while, Sakura would replace one vial with a new one. Idly, Bakura began to wish that she would hurry and be done with it, because he was starting to get nauseous and dizzy-headed. But he said nothiing about it, instead letting his thoughts wander to Ryou again. He still wasn't able to contact him through their link, and that was beginning to unnerve him. He knew his Hikari wasn't dead, he would have felt it if...no, he wasn't even going to think about that. Ryou would be fine, and Bakura would try to make things right between them.
Finally, after what seemed like hours, but what must have only been a few minutes, the needle was finally removed from Bakura's arm. He glanced up at the nurse as she took the tourniquet off of him, throwing it away. Then she picked up the vials and turned back to Bakura.
"Just lie there and rest for a few minutes. Once I get everything set up, then you can see Ryou," Sakura said.
Bakura was about to protest, but as soon as he sat up, an intense wave of dizziness flooded over him, giving him a headache. An irritated growl escaped him and he laid back down, letting his crimson-tinted brown eyes slip closed. Sakura nodded to herself before she turned and left the room, unnoticed by the former tomb robber.
Bakura, meanwhile, had retreated to the corridor that separated his and Ryou's soul rooms. He stared at the door to Ryou's soul room for a moment before pushing it open with slight difficulty and stepping into the room. A soft mist had settled over everything, and on a bed in the center of the room was Ryou, unconscious.
The tomb robber moved to his Hikari's side, sitting down beside him. Bakura reached over hesitantly and started lightly stroking his sleeping angel's snowy hair, brushing the strands away from Ryou's face. He clasped one of Ryou's hands gently in his own, pressing his forehead against his tenshi's, unaware of the tears that had started to fall from his eyes, landing on Ryou's face.
"I'm so sorry, Ryou. This is all my fault. I never meant for this to go so far. Ra, I never wanted to hurt you, I was only trying to make you strong. But I only pushed you away. Please, Ryou, you can't leave me here alone. I don't know if you can hear me, but I don't hate you, my angel. I don't know if you can even forgive me now, it's because of me that you tried to kill yourself. I don't want to lose you. God, I'm so sorry. Please, wake up, come back to me," Bakura whispered softly.
But there was no response from the Hikari. Bakura gathered Ryou into his arms, holding him close protectively, still letting the tears fall as he buried his face in the younger one's snowy-white hair. Bakura had no idea how long he stayed there like that, holding his secret love close to him, when he heard a soft voice calling his name. He kissed Ryou gently on the forehead once before he pulled away and retreated from Ryou's soul room back to reality.
He opened his eyes and saw the same nurse from before hovering over him, her green eyes filled with obvious concern. He sat up slowly, waving away the hand that she offered to him as he got to his feet a bit shakily.
"Where's Ryou? Take me to him, now," Bakura said.
Sakura smiled sweetly and nodded. "Of course. Follow me," she replied.
With that, she turned and walked out of the room again. Bakura followed close behind her as she led him back through the same confusing set of hallways as before, finally stopping once they reached an elevator. She pushed the 'up' button, and a minute or two later, the doors parted to reveal an empty chamber.
They both stepped inside, and the doors closed again. Sakura pressed the button that would take them up to the fourth floor. The ride up was spent in a tense silence. Both stared straight ahead, Sakura casting an occasional sympathetic glance at the former thief when he wasn't paying attention.
Finally the elevator stopped after what seemed like forever, and they stepped out into the hallway. They passed through another set of double doors wordlessly, finally coming to a halt in front of a closed door with the numbers '422' on the door.
"You can go on in. He should be waking up anytime now," Sakura said, opening the door.
"Thanks," Bakura muttered, stepping into the room as the nurse walked away, shutting the door behind him again for privacy.
To Be Continued...okay, I apologize profusely for taking so long to get this updated. Thank my cousin for giving me the kick in the butt (not literally) to start working on this again. I'm in Kansas right now, typing this in our hotel room. (Stupid internet connection...won't work...sends it to the Shadow Realm) Umm...heh...where was I going with this? Sorry it's so short this time. I promise, there is mucho R/B fluff to come. Please, no one tar and feather me, or anything of the like, b/c I won't be able to write anymore then. I'm gonna go for now, b/c it's kind of late. I'll try to have this up asap, though. Promise. R&R! Flame me, and I'll sic Bandit Keith shudder on you! Actually, no, I'll just sic Shaadi or Pegasus on you if you flame me. Okay, I'm gonna shut up now. Ja ne!
Ryou and Bakura's Wild Rose
Authoress: Ryou and Bakura's Wild Rose a.k.a. Aisling Kaiba
Aisling: Yay! I'm finally back with a new part of this one! Don't worry, I'm not dead yet.
Yami: Oh Ra no, not again. Do you just never know when to quit?
Aisling: Oh ye of little faith. You're a meanie butt, Yami.
Yami: I just know how you get.
Aisling: Nyah. Sticks tongue out at the Pharaoh and shoves him out of the room There, now that that's settled, anyone willing to do the disclaimer for me?
Amane: Sure. Aisling does not own YGO, but anything original is hers.
Aisling: Ruffling Amane's hair Thanks, kiddo. And now, on with the fic! (Warning, tearjerker moment, you may need tissues.)
Chapter 6: A Chance To Save Ryou?
Meanwhile, Bakura followed the nurse down a series of winding corridors in a tense silence. He had long since lost track of where they were going, and everything just looked the same to him. It seemed to the white-haired spirit that they were only wandering around in circles, and he was becoming more and more lost with each passing moment. But as frustrating as this was to Bakura, he, for once in his life, made no complaint. His only concern at the moment was that of his angel, Ryou. In an effort to distract himself, he tried again to reach Ryou through their mind link, only to get the same result as before: silence.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity to the white-haired spirit, they finally came to a stop in front of a small room. The nurse, Sakura, flipped a small blue panel next to the door and entered the room. Bakura followed a moment later, glancing around a little warily.
"Just lie down over there and I'll try to do this as quickly as possible," Sakura said.
Bakura nodded and laid down on his back on the medical table. He turned his head to the side slightly and watched as Sakura picked up a small needle, attached to which was a short length of tubing and a small glass vial. She walked back over to Bakura, an apologetic look crossing her features.
"I need you to stay completely still for just a few minutes, because the needle might break off if you aren't careful," she said quietly, tying a touniquet around his arm.
"I won't move. Just take what you need to save Ryou," Bakura said, somewhat impatient now.
She nodded and slid the needle as gently as she could into Bakura's arm. It hurt a little, but he didn't even flinch when it went through the skin. He stared in morbid fascination as the crimson blood filled the vial.
Every once in a while, Sakura would replace one vial with a new one. Idly, Bakura began to wish that she would hurry and be done with it, because he was starting to get nauseous and dizzy-headed. But he said nothiing about it, instead letting his thoughts wander to Ryou again. He still wasn't able to contact him through their link, and that was beginning to unnerve him. He knew his Hikari wasn't dead, he would have felt it if...no, he wasn't even going to think about that. Ryou would be fine, and Bakura would try to make things right between them.
Finally, after what seemed like hours, but what must have only been a few minutes, the needle was finally removed from Bakura's arm. He glanced up at the nurse as she took the tourniquet off of him, throwing it away. Then she picked up the vials and turned back to Bakura.
"Just lie there and rest for a few minutes. Once I get everything set up, then you can see Ryou," Sakura said.
Bakura was about to protest, but as soon as he sat up, an intense wave of dizziness flooded over him, giving him a headache. An irritated growl escaped him and he laid back down, letting his crimson-tinted brown eyes slip closed. Sakura nodded to herself before she turned and left the room, unnoticed by the former tomb robber.
Bakura, meanwhile, had retreated to the corridor that separated his and Ryou's soul rooms. He stared at the door to Ryou's soul room for a moment before pushing it open with slight difficulty and stepping into the room. A soft mist had settled over everything, and on a bed in the center of the room was Ryou, unconscious.
The tomb robber moved to his Hikari's side, sitting down beside him. Bakura reached over hesitantly and started lightly stroking his sleeping angel's snowy hair, brushing the strands away from Ryou's face. He clasped one of Ryou's hands gently in his own, pressing his forehead against his tenshi's, unaware of the tears that had started to fall from his eyes, landing on Ryou's face.
"I'm so sorry, Ryou. This is all my fault. I never meant for this to go so far. Ra, I never wanted to hurt you, I was only trying to make you strong. But I only pushed you away. Please, Ryou, you can't leave me here alone. I don't know if you can hear me, but I don't hate you, my angel. I don't know if you can even forgive me now, it's because of me that you tried to kill yourself. I don't want to lose you. God, I'm so sorry. Please, wake up, come back to me," Bakura whispered softly.
But there was no response from the Hikari. Bakura gathered Ryou into his arms, holding him close protectively, still letting the tears fall as he buried his face in the younger one's snowy-white hair. Bakura had no idea how long he stayed there like that, holding his secret love close to him, when he heard a soft voice calling his name. He kissed Ryou gently on the forehead once before he pulled away and retreated from Ryou's soul room back to reality.
He opened his eyes and saw the same nurse from before hovering over him, her green eyes filled with obvious concern. He sat up slowly, waving away the hand that she offered to him as he got to his feet a bit shakily.
"Where's Ryou? Take me to him, now," Bakura said.
Sakura smiled sweetly and nodded. "Of course. Follow me," she replied.
With that, she turned and walked out of the room again. Bakura followed close behind her as she led him back through the same confusing set of hallways as before, finally stopping once they reached an elevator. She pushed the 'up' button, and a minute or two later, the doors parted to reveal an empty chamber.
They both stepped inside, and the doors closed again. Sakura pressed the button that would take them up to the fourth floor. The ride up was spent in a tense silence. Both stared straight ahead, Sakura casting an occasional sympathetic glance at the former thief when he wasn't paying attention.
Finally the elevator stopped after what seemed like forever, and they stepped out into the hallway. They passed through another set of double doors wordlessly, finally coming to a halt in front of a closed door with the numbers '422' on the door.
"You can go on in. He should be waking up anytime now," Sakura said, opening the door.
"Thanks," Bakura muttered, stepping into the room as the nurse walked away, shutting the door behind him again for privacy.
To Be Continued...okay, I apologize profusely for taking so long to get this updated. Thank my cousin for giving me the kick in the butt (not literally) to start working on this again. I'm in Kansas right now, typing this in our hotel room. (Stupid internet connection...won't work...sends it to the Shadow Realm) Umm...heh...where was I going with this? Sorry it's so short this time. I promise, there is mucho R/B fluff to come. Please, no one tar and feather me, or anything of the like, b/c I won't be able to write anymore then. I'm gonna go for now, b/c it's kind of late. I'll try to have this up asap, though. Promise. R&R! Flame me, and I'll sic Bandit Keith shudder on you! Actually, no, I'll just sic Shaadi or Pegasus on you if you flame me. Okay, I'm gonna shut up now. Ja ne!
Ryou and Bakura's Wild Rose