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Twisted Chain
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(Chapter Eight: Changes)
The darkness started to fade away and the binding that held Laria fell to the ground. As soon as she regained her composure she sat up and looked around. She was back in Ryou's room. She crawled over to the bed. Form over the side she carefully wrapped her arms around her tenshi, nuzzling his hair.
"You might want to do something about his back" Bakura said as he and Yani headed towards the door. "You wouldn't want him to bleed to death would you?"
Laria looked up with tears streaming down her face. She watched the two Yamis walk away.
"Marik!" Laria cried out laying her head back against Ryou again "Marik..."
"Lar-chan?" Marik asked has he entered the room "what – Oh my Ra!"
Marik rushed over to Ryou. Malik entered the room and gasped, freezing in the door way.
"Laria? What happened!?" Marik asked.
"Yani..." Laria sniffed "She... she carved the... Ring..."
She couldn't finish, but Marik understood what she was saying.
"Malik, get the first aid" he said to his hikari "quickly"
While Malik ran off to get the first aid Laria crawled up on the bed, careful not to touch Ryou's back.
"It's all my fault" she said quietly as Malik returned.
"No its not" Marik said as he and Malik started to wrap Ryou's back. "Don't say that"
Laria didn't say anything; she just watched the other two take care of Ryou's back. As soon as they were done Marik looked at Laria
"He's been though a lot today" Marik said, Laria nodded avoiding all eye contact. "He needs lots of rest. Do you mind if I take him? I know a remedy from Ancient Egypt that will help heal him faster."
Laria nodded again running her hand though Ryou's soft locks. Marik carefully picked Ryou up and carried him to the living room. Laria curled up on the bed, tears streaming down her face. Malik crawled onto the bed and pulled Laria into his arms.
"Don't worry about it Lar-Chan" he said stroking her hair "Ryou will be alright"
"It's all my fault though" Laria cried "I didn't say anything"
"What do you mean?"
"Earlier today..." Laria said "Bakura told me not to let anyone touch his stuff... and I let Ryou use his cards..."
"It's not your fault Lar-Chan" Malik said
"Yes it is" Laria pulled away from Malik, bowing her head to him.
"Look at me" Malik said. Laria just shook her head; a tear fell down her cheek. "Lar-Chan..."
Malik placed his hand under Laria's chin and moved her head so he could look in her eyes.
"Don't blame yourself..." Malik wiped away the tear "it's not your fault"
"But Bakura-"
"Bakura wants you to blame yourself" Malik said "if you blame yourself... he wins"
Laria didn't say anything she just laid her head on Malik's chest.
"Promise me you wont blame yourself Lar-Chan" Malik wrapped his arms around her. "Promise"
Laria nodded and curled up in her koibito's arms. She closed her eyes, prying that Ryou would get better soon.
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It was dark. Laria could hardly see. She wondered though the cold... where was she. She heard some one crying ahead. She gazed though the fog, there was someone... it looked a lot like...
"Ryou!" Laria called out. He turned to her.
"Lar-Chan..."
"Ryou" Laria tried to run to him but she couldn't move. She looked down to see golden shackles around her ankles.
"You said you'd protect me..."
Ryou's soft voice echoed though the darkness around Laria.
"Why didn't you help me?" Ryou cried, it echoed again.
"Ryou I couldn't-"
"You said you'd protect me! You lied to me!" Ryou yelled at her "Its all your fault!"
"Ryou please!" Laria fell to her knees crying "forgive me..."
"How can I?" Ryou scuffed as he walked away.
"Ryou!" Laria cried out. Everything started to fade around her.
"Lar-Chan...?" Malik shook her gently, "Wake up"
Laria's eyes fluttered open.
"Malik-Chan?" Laria blinked a few times, then hugged Malik with a sigh of relief "oh Malik I had that dream again."
"It's ok Lar-chan" Malik kissed the top of her head. "I'm right here, everything will be ok"
It had been three days since Ryou's ritual. No one but Marik had been allowed to see him. Marik wanted to make sure Ryou's back is healed enough before the others visit. Marik and Malik also, to the great disapproval of Bakura, had moved in. Laria would have moved in too, but having Bakura and Yani living in the same house was not a very good idea.
"What if he doesn't forgive me though?" Laria asked.
"He will" Malik said "I know he will. He forgives his Yami for everything he does."
"But Bakura's never sorry for what he does," Laria said with a hint of anger in her voice.
"I know, but Ryou forgives him anyway" Malik said "he'll forgive you"
Laria nodded.
"Hey Lar-chan"
The two looked up at Marik who was leaning in the doorway.
"I'll trade Ryou for my Hikari..."
Meanwhile Yani was sitting outside on the front porch when Bakura found her. Bakura stepped up behind her. She sighed gazing up at the stars.
"What are you doing out here out here koi?" he asked. Yani jumped and looked up at Bakura.
"Wha'?" Yani blinked. "Oh nothing"
Bakura was unsatisfied; he sat down behind the other Yami and pulled her into his lap.
"Baku-Chan..." Yani said quietly "do you think we're too hard on the Boy?"
"What do you mean?" Bakura asked curiously.
"I donno..." Yani sighed leaning back into Bakura's warm touch. Bakura rubbed Yani's shoulder gently.
In the meantime Marik had carefully laid Ryou next to Laria and stolen his hikari away to his room.
"Lar-chan" Ryou said cheerfully. Laria trailed her fingers down Ryou's cheek, not looking up at him. Ryou looked confused. "Lar-chan?"
"I'm sorry tenshi" Laria said quietly still not looking at him.
"I forgive you koi" Ryou said "I always do"
"But it was all my fault" Laria said again "I'm not worthy of protecting you"
"Oh Lar-chan..." Ryou tried to reach over and wrap his arm around his yasha. He flinched; his back was not fully healed. Laria looked up to see him flinch and moved away from him. Ryou frowned.
"Yasha... it's not your fault"
"Yes it is... I couldn't stop them..."
Ryou slowly moved closer to his koibito, despite the pain in his back. He flinched again as he took Laria into his arms.
"Lar-chan, no one can stop them..." Ryou said "not both of them"
Laria looked up at Ryou but didn't say anything.
"The only thing that matters to me is that you're safe" Ryou said looking into his yasha's eyes "I forgive you Lar-chan... please don't blame yourself... I need you here to protect me, if not they'll just hurt me more... its not your fault, its there's"
Laria nodded, she wrapped her arms around Ryou and snuggled closer to him.
"Je t'aime mon ange" Laria said closing her eyes
"Aishiteru watashi no yasha" Ryou replied
Out on the porch Bakura got up and pulled Yani to her feet.
"What are-"
"Come on" Bakura grinned devilishly "let's go play with Marik-Chan"
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Twisted Chain
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(Chapter Eight: Changes)
The darkness started to fade away and the binding that held Laria fell to the ground. As soon as she regained her composure she sat up and looked around. She was back in Ryou's room. She crawled over to the bed. Form over the side she carefully wrapped her arms around her tenshi, nuzzling his hair.
"You might want to do something about his back" Bakura said as he and Yani headed towards the door. "You wouldn't want him to bleed to death would you?"
Laria looked up with tears streaming down her face. She watched the two Yamis walk away.
"Marik!" Laria cried out laying her head back against Ryou again "Marik..."
"Lar-chan?" Marik asked has he entered the room "what – Oh my Ra!"
Marik rushed over to Ryou. Malik entered the room and gasped, freezing in the door way.
"Laria? What happened!?" Marik asked.
"Yani..." Laria sniffed "She... she carved the... Ring..."
She couldn't finish, but Marik understood what she was saying.
"Malik, get the first aid" he said to his hikari "quickly"
While Malik ran off to get the first aid Laria crawled up on the bed, careful not to touch Ryou's back.
"It's all my fault" she said quietly as Malik returned.
"No its not" Marik said as he and Malik started to wrap Ryou's back. "Don't say that"
Laria didn't say anything; she just watched the other two take care of Ryou's back. As soon as they were done Marik looked at Laria
"He's been though a lot today" Marik said, Laria nodded avoiding all eye contact. "He needs lots of rest. Do you mind if I take him? I know a remedy from Ancient Egypt that will help heal him faster."
Laria nodded again running her hand though Ryou's soft locks. Marik carefully picked Ryou up and carried him to the living room. Laria curled up on the bed, tears streaming down her face. Malik crawled onto the bed and pulled Laria into his arms.
"Don't worry about it Lar-Chan" he said stroking her hair "Ryou will be alright"
"It's all my fault though" Laria cried "I didn't say anything"
"What do you mean?"
"Earlier today..." Laria said "Bakura told me not to let anyone touch his stuff... and I let Ryou use his cards..."
"It's not your fault Lar-Chan" Malik said
"Yes it is" Laria pulled away from Malik, bowing her head to him.
"Look at me" Malik said. Laria just shook her head; a tear fell down her cheek. "Lar-Chan..."
Malik placed his hand under Laria's chin and moved her head so he could look in her eyes.
"Don't blame yourself..." Malik wiped away the tear "it's not your fault"
"But Bakura-"
"Bakura wants you to blame yourself" Malik said "if you blame yourself... he wins"
Laria didn't say anything she just laid her head on Malik's chest.
"Promise me you wont blame yourself Lar-Chan" Malik wrapped his arms around her. "Promise"
Laria nodded and curled up in her koibito's arms. She closed her eyes, prying that Ryou would get better soon.
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It was dark. Laria could hardly see. She wondered though the cold... where was she. She heard some one crying ahead. She gazed though the fog, there was someone... it looked a lot like...
"Ryou!" Laria called out. He turned to her.
"Lar-Chan..."
"Ryou" Laria tried to run to him but she couldn't move. She looked down to see golden shackles around her ankles.
"You said you'd protect me..."
Ryou's soft voice echoed though the darkness around Laria.
"Why didn't you help me?" Ryou cried, it echoed again.
"Ryou I couldn't-"
"You said you'd protect me! You lied to me!" Ryou yelled at her "Its all your fault!"
"Ryou please!" Laria fell to her knees crying "forgive me..."
"How can I?" Ryou scuffed as he walked away.
"Ryou!" Laria cried out. Everything started to fade around her.
"Lar-Chan...?" Malik shook her gently, "Wake up"
Laria's eyes fluttered open.
"Malik-Chan?" Laria blinked a few times, then hugged Malik with a sigh of relief "oh Malik I had that dream again."
"It's ok Lar-chan" Malik kissed the top of her head. "I'm right here, everything will be ok"
It had been three days since Ryou's ritual. No one but Marik had been allowed to see him. Marik wanted to make sure Ryou's back is healed enough before the others visit. Marik and Malik also, to the great disapproval of Bakura, had moved in. Laria would have moved in too, but having Bakura and Yani living in the same house was not a very good idea.
"What if he doesn't forgive me though?" Laria asked.
"He will" Malik said "I know he will. He forgives his Yami for everything he does."
"But Bakura's never sorry for what he does," Laria said with a hint of anger in her voice.
"I know, but Ryou forgives him anyway" Malik said "he'll forgive you"
Laria nodded.
"Hey Lar-chan"
The two looked up at Marik who was leaning in the doorway.
"I'll trade Ryou for my Hikari..."
Meanwhile Yani was sitting outside on the front porch when Bakura found her. Bakura stepped up behind her. She sighed gazing up at the stars.
"What are you doing out here out here koi?" he asked. Yani jumped and looked up at Bakura.
"Wha'?" Yani blinked. "Oh nothing"
Bakura was unsatisfied; he sat down behind the other Yami and pulled her into his lap.
"Baku-Chan..." Yani said quietly "do you think we're too hard on the Boy?"
"What do you mean?" Bakura asked curiously.
"I donno..." Yani sighed leaning back into Bakura's warm touch. Bakura rubbed Yani's shoulder gently.
In the meantime Marik had carefully laid Ryou next to Laria and stolen his hikari away to his room.
"Lar-chan" Ryou said cheerfully. Laria trailed her fingers down Ryou's cheek, not looking up at him. Ryou looked confused. "Lar-chan?"
"I'm sorry tenshi" Laria said quietly still not looking at him.
"I forgive you koi" Ryou said "I always do"
"But it was all my fault" Laria said again "I'm not worthy of protecting you"
"Oh Lar-chan..." Ryou tried to reach over and wrap his arm around his yasha. He flinched; his back was not fully healed. Laria looked up to see him flinch and moved away from him. Ryou frowned.
"Yasha... it's not your fault"
"Yes it is... I couldn't stop them..."
Ryou slowly moved closer to his koibito, despite the pain in his back. He flinched again as he took Laria into his arms.
"Lar-chan, no one can stop them..." Ryou said "not both of them"
Laria looked up at Ryou but didn't say anything.
"The only thing that matters to me is that you're safe" Ryou said looking into his yasha's eyes "I forgive you Lar-chan... please don't blame yourself... I need you here to protect me, if not they'll just hurt me more... its not your fault, its there's"
Laria nodded, she wrapped her arms around Ryou and snuggled closer to him.
"Je t'aime mon ange" Laria said closing her eyes
"Aishiteru watashi no yasha" Ryou replied
Out on the porch Bakura got up and pulled Yani to her feet.
"What are-"
"Come on" Bakura grinned devilishly "let's go play with Marik-Chan"
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