Note: Song is 'Piece by Piece' by Strata. Song Lyrics in Italics

Epilogue Rest

I found these plastic parts and wires, Let's split me open at the seams... And rip out everything inside Make room for all these new machines...

Ryou walked down the streets of Domino City with a large paper bag in his hands. He headed towards the graveyard.

Sew me up and pray that I survive. A brand new me Piece by piece

Arriving at the gates, he walks down the rows of tombstones, looking closely at the names.

Stay here and watch me bleed... Watch me bleed It's a brand new me Piece by piece... Piece by Piece

Arriving at the name 'Motou, Yugi' he crouches down and opens the paper package. Inside, yellow and white roses.

I'll leave a black tear in the sky To help you remember what you've seen. And then I'll set this place on fire

Ryou takes out a white and yellow rose and places it at the grave. "Rest in peace" He looks over at the grave next to Yugi's and places a yellow and white rose there too, lighting another incense, he whispers the three words again. "Rest in peace"

Just burn down everything I'm made of plastic parts and wires now I won't feel anything

Getting up he walks over to Mizaki, Anzu. He crouches down and does the same. A white and yellow rose with a lit incense. The words whispered were the same. "Rest in peace"

Start the countdown Just make me fall asleep

Not far, he sees the grave of Hiroto, Honda. He appears before the grave and placed a white and yellow rose. Lighting an incense, he whispers the same words.

Stay here and watch me bleed Watch me bleed It's a brand new me Piece by piece... Piece by Piece

He walks over deeper into the graveyard and finds Jounouchi, Katsuya and Jounouchi, Shizuka. He places a white and yellow rose on each grave and lights an incense for each saying "Rest in peace"

My flesh, my bones, my blood

Kujaku, Mai's grave was not far off. He crouched down and placed a white and yellow rose on her grave and lit an incense with the same words of "Rest in peace"

They hold my hate, my love.

Ryou walked to Kaiba, Seto's grave and smiled. He shook his head and placed the roses there and an incense was lit "Mokuba is still living and unharmed from any vampire. I won't let the same fate as yours fall on him. Rest in peace..." Ryou's paper bag was empty.

They hold my hate, my pain...

The last grave was not behind the gates of Domino City's graveyard. but in the nearby sea, where Ryou had scattered Bakura's ashes. For this, Ryou had yellow and white petals. He scattered them into the water and sat there, watching the petals drift away in the moonlight. He took an incense and placed it there where he stood the three months ago, and lit it. "Rest in peace, Bakura. And, thank you. For being the only one who cared."

Just take a breath and walk away...

Ryou got up from the grass and walked to where his next destination was. He didn't know exactly where, but he knew he could not stay in Domino. He had to get away from the deaths he had caused.
He now felt that he was truly, and always will be, Not so Innocent.

Stay here and watch me bleed... It's a brand new me Piece by piece... Piece by ...
Piece

Fin

Okay, I have a few things to say...

Fist of all, I thank Shade for almost shoving this thing down my throat to continue and helping me out with some things. She helped me out with the story and I don't believe in taking all the credit. So, I think you should thank Shade Azuna for, if it were not for her, I still would not be finished. Thank you Shade. You helped me... a whole lot! For some of your choices are in the fic. THANKS!

To all the reviewers: Panda X. Bear, Copycat4, "uh... I forgot", Ryou's Kitty, Hyperlymad, Jou, Reaper-from-Heaven, "noone", Mayamori, Dark Angel5221, Black Vampyre, Kichu. Thank you so much for reviewing my fic and helping continue it through. I know some of you have given me ideas, and I thank you for them and I also thank you for reading Not So Innocent!

Thanks so much,

- Niricko