Kinsako- *Ahem* Umm... hi...No, I'm not dead, even though I haven't updated in so long I bet a lot of people have assumed I was.

Tonde- evil grin Oh boy, are you ever gonna get it now!

Kinsako- AHHHH!!!! runs from random sharp object that are thrown out of nowhere Gomen nasai!!! I'm sorry! I know it's been forever since I updated, but I have valid reasons, I really do!

Tonde- I don't think they're listening. random projectile object increase in amount and sharpness

Kinsako- AHHH!!! GOMEN!!!!

This is a story is done completely spur of the moment, I have no idea what the plot is yet, I'm just making it up as I go along. Oh, and I liked the first song fic I did, so I decided to do another.

*Warning* This story contains Yaoi, or a guy on guy couple. Don't like it, don't read it. It's that simple. Flames will be used to set fire to spare soul cards. This story is rather angsty, with a lot of violence and such.

You have been warned.

Kinsako- And, I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, in any part or way, nor do I own any other copyrighted items, such as songs by Linkin Park.

Kinsako- And I would like to thank all the nice people who reviewed:

Luna- As always, a reviewer of few words, but any few words are muchly appreciated!
Shiny Possessed Kitsune Girl- hugs kitsune girl One of my fav reviewers! I'm really, really glad you like my story! I think it's really important to get information correct, even if the rest of the plot is fiction. The praise is much loved! Domo arigato gozaimasu!!!
Person6- Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! And I've always been a sucker for characters with tragic pasts, that's one of the reasons why Bakura is one of my all time fav evil bishies. Is it Kuru Eruna? I'm not sure, I got the name from the manga.
Um...jeeze I wonder- Hi Jess! Arigato for the review. I'm glad you like this fan fic, since you were a bit miffed at me for the ending of the last one. :-D. and feelings are not weak, you of all people should know that. The greatest power we have is how worked up we can get over certain things... hmmm, did I just hear a thunderstorm? ;-)

Dedicated to- Hmmm. Tough one. Dedicated to...

Kinsako- bars her fangs at wave of oncoming sharp object Ahh! Kuso!

Tonde- leisurely sprawled on the floor You're not the one with fangs here.

Kinsako- Stuff it evil cat thing.

Random cute and fluffy white rabbit who pops up out of nowhere to explain things- To stop further confusion, and for those people who don't read author's bios (you really should, it's a nice thing to do) Tonde is not human. Tonde is Kinsako's daemon (spirit guide, shamman animal, pookah, familiar) a black panther. And yes, she does sit at a computer and type their random conversations. If you don't know what a daemon is, and really want to know, please feel to e-mail Kinsako. Thank You. Disappears from scene

Tonde- Well, that was random.

Kinsako- still dodging flying sharp objects On with the story!

/…/ is Hikari to Yami

//…// is Yami to Hikari

~...~ is song lyrics

... is ;) just wait and see

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Fallen- Chapter 4
Hit the Floor

~"There are just too many times that people have tried to look inside of me
Wondering what I think of you and I protect you out of courtesy"~

I blink, and stare blankly at my surroundings for a moment. My eyes widened, and utter a curse under my breath. My Hikari's school, specifically the outdoor courtyard where he eats his lunch. I glanced around quickly, slightly relieved that the Pharaoh or his brat weren't around. There was always the possibility that they might sense me if I came in contact to with them, and I knew better than to confront Yami until I had acquired more of the Millennium items. I sigh with annoyance, and slowly relinquish my control on my host's body.

~Too many times that I've held on when I needed to push away
Afraid to say what was on my mind afraid to say what I need to say~"

He glanced around in confusion, obviously wondering why I had given him back his body so quickly. He got to his feet slowly, and began to walk back inside the building.

//Where do you think you're going?// I snarl mentally.

He jumped slightly, startled. He had thought I had retreated to my soul room and severed our connection. He swallowed nervously.

/To my locker, Bakura-sama./ He says timidly. /Class is going to start soon./

I relax slightly. I had, for one fleeting moment of insecurity, thought that he might have actually been going to tell the Pharaoh of my presence. I withdrew farther into my soul room and break our connection. I don't close the door of my soul room though, I left it open, and watched him silently.

Ryou sighed with relief, and relaxed slightly. He shifted his backpack to one shoulder, and pushed the doors of the school open. I watched silently, and he continued through the hallways, unaware of my presence.

~"Too many things that you've said about me when I'm not around
You think having the upper hand means you gotta keep putting me down"~

"Ryou-kun!" Called an overly cheerful voice, and my host turned to see the pharaoh's brat bouncing towards him. He skidded to a stop in front of my hikari, and smiled sickeningly-sweetly. My hosts eyes widened slightly, and I caught a sense of fear and apprehension building within him. He knew I hated the Pharaoh and his brat, and talking to them, or any of the rest of that silly group might make me angry.

He swallowed, and smiled. "Konichiwa Yugi." He said softly, obviously trying not to draw my attention. I frowned, and leaned against the door of my soul room. Would my pathetic host actually go against my orders and associate with the Yugi-tachi?

Yugi smiled again. "How are you, Ryou? You never talk to anyone is class anymore, and we hardly ever see you outside school."

 "I'm fine Yugi," Ryou said softly. "I guess I'm just caught up with my studies, that's all."

Yugi's expression saddened slightly, and he frowned. "Nanigoto desu ka, Ryou?' He asked, concern evident in his voice. "Yami sensed something strange a little while ago, and he thought your ring might have been acting up or something."

~"But I've had too many standoffs with you it's about as much as I can stand
And I'm waiting until the upper hand is mine"~

I snarl mentally at Ryou, and he flinched slightly. //Leave!// I growled. //Now!//
Ryou forced a smile. "Daijoubu Yugi." He said, the fake smile still plastered across his face. "I'm just feeling a bit under the weather. I don't know what Yami sensed, but it wasn't my ring." He laughed softly. "It was probably Malik or Mariku, you might want to go check on them to make sure they haven't banished someone to the shadow realm or something."

The Pharaoh's brat smiled, and rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I think I should go check up on them, thought they have been staying out of trouble lately." He turned, and waved as he scampered down the hall. "Ja ne Ryou!" He called, and vanished around the corner.


~"One minute you're on top
Next you're not, watch you drop"~

I let out a breath I had unconsciously holding. Close. Too close for my own good. I had to be more careful, and pay more attention. It would not be in my favour if the Pharaoh was to discover my presence at this point.
Ryou let out a sigh of relief, and continued down the hallway to his destination. He smiled slightly, and I felt a small sense of wonder, at the fact I wasn't angry at him for talking with Yugi.

//Is that what you think?// I sneered at him. //Just because the Pharaoh didn't discover my presence doesn't mean that I'm not going to teach you a "lesson" for talking to that brat in the first place!//

~"Making your heart stop
Just before you hit the floor"~

Ryou's eyes widened, and he shook slightly. /But... Bakura-sama/ he said shakily, /I had to, or he might have started to suspect something.../

I grinned ferally. //Your pathetic excuses mean nothing to me. I will deal with you later!//
And with that, I slammed the door of my soul room shut, but even that wasn't quick enough to block the wave of fear that assaulted me before our connection was severed.

~"And then it's all gone"~

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(Not the end, just a scene change. Keep reading, this chapter is about to get interesting...)

I slammed the fragile body of my host roughly into the wall of his soul room, and snarled as he cried out in pain. Weak. So weak.

I had kept my promise to him, as soon as he had stepped across the threshold of his house I had yanked him into his soul room, and was now giving him one of my most severe beatings yet.

~"So many people like me put so much trust in all your lies
So concerned with what you think to just say what we feel inside"~

I cringed slightly inside as I saw the tears that mixed with the blood on his face. I didn't want to do this anymore... I really didn't want to. The pleasure I used to feel from inflicting pain upon others had slowly broken down into something different, I could almost call it something resembling pity.

I snarled, and ground my heel into his knee. He cried out again, his pleas turning into incoherent sobs. No. I couldn't feel pity for him, as much as I didn't really enjoy causing his suffering anymore, pity was too close to compassion, which is one of the most deadly forms of weakness. Compassion did not exist in my heart, all I held dear was my lust for power, and my quest for the Millennium items.

No mortal is safe from the consequences of their mistakes...

The cryptic words of the strange voice from my dreams came back to me all of a sudden, and I stopped my foot halfway towards another blow to my hikari. What had they meant...?

~"So many people like me walk on eggshells all day long
All I know is that all I want is to feel like I'm not stepped on"~

I shook my head roughly. No! Such child's stories as the Mieru Dakedo Mienai Mono do not exist! I gritted my teeth, and delivered one last swift kick to my hikari. I heard a sickening crunch as it connected, which probably meant he would have broken or fractured bones. I flinched slightly, but remained outwardly callous.

"Never," I snarled. "Disobey me again weakling, or next time I might break a few more of your fragile little bones!"

I glared at him once more, and then stalked back into my soul room and slammed the door shut, cutting off our link, so I didn't have to hear or feel his pain.

~"There are so many things you say that make me feel you crossed the line
What goes up will surely fall and I'm counting down the time"~

I roamed restlessly around my soul room for a while, a slight sense of anxiety troubling me. I brooded as I paced, not being able to discover the source of unrest that was troubling me.
After I short while I gave up, and ended up on my bed, my thoughts still turning the words of the strange voice over and over in my mind.

Could my actions really come back to haunt me? Were there unseen forced with the power to dictate the consequences of my actions?
I tossed restlessly with my thoughts, until sleep finally began to creep up on me.

~"Cause I've had so many standoffs with you it's about as much as I can stand
So I'm waiting until the upper hand is mine"~

You shall see what happens when you make such statements to the Mieru Dakedo Mienai Mono... A soft voice whispered in my thoughts as a fell into a fitful sleep.


We shall see...

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(Still not the end! The climax of the story is just ahead!)

~"One minute you're on top
Next you're not watch you drop"~

I woke suddenly from my sleep, and unknown force jolting me awake. I glanced anxiously around the room. I saw nothing changed, but a growing uneasiness made me rise from my bed, and stride across my soul room. A strange smell filled the air, a strangely sweet metallic essence.

I tried to shake off the feeling, but it only became more intense, and I started to get worried. I pushed the door of my soul room open, and glanced across the hallway to Ryou's. I frowned slightly. The door to Ryou's room was closed, and it seemed to be the source of the strange smell. I pushed apprehensively against the door to open it. My eyes widened in surprise, the mental blocks that barricaded the door were too strong for me to break.

//Ryou!// I snarled, trying to keep the tension out of my voice. //What the hell is going on?!//

~"Making your heart stop
Just before you hit the floor"~

I received no reply whatsoever, and the bond was felt somehow weakened. I swallowed nervously, and strode down the corridor of the soul room.

//Ryou!// I growled again, as I materialized outside the ring in my spirit form. //I asked you a...//

My words died as I spoke them, and I gasped out loud, my eyes widening in shock and fear.

My hikari lay still, stretched out over the side of the bathtub full of water, several razor blades lying next to listless hand, and crimson trails snaking through the water. His head was lying limp on his shoulder, his eyes closed.

I cried out is spite of myself. //RYOU!!// I screamed, sliding next to his motionless body.
//Ra damn it Ryou, ANSWER ME!!!//

~"One minute you're on top
Next you're not missed a shot"~

/...hhnhh.../ He moaned softly over our rapidly failing mind link. /Ba...ku...ra.../

//Ryou!!// I roared, hoping my anger would startle him back awake. //You fucking weakling host, what the hell have you done?!//

He stirred slightly, and his eyes cracked open. I expected to see fear in them when he saw me, but instead, he smiled.

/Bakura.../ He said slowly. /I'm glad... I get to say goodbye...I wanted to see you...once more... before.../

//NO!// I snarled. //You're not dying here Ryou, I won't allow you!!//

He smiled again, and his eyes became somewhat unfocused.

~"Making you're heart stop
You think you've won"~

/I always wanted to tell you..../ He continued, not really hearing me. /I know... you'll never feel anything for me... but...// He stopped for a moment, and my heart skipped a beat.
/I wanted to tell you.../ His voice sounded far away, and was almost too soft to hear. /That I love you, my yami. I love you Bakura... It...doesn't matter what you feel towards me, but now... you're free.../

~"And then it's all gone
And then he's all gone"~

My eyes widened, and my breath caught in my throat. It took me a few seconds to realize the meaning of his words.

Love...

//NO!!// I screamed, and threw myself back into the Millennium ring.
He couldn't possibly... there was no way... after all I had done... he... loved me!

I raced down the corridor, and desperately tried to force open the door to Ryou's soul room. I cried out fear as the door slowly began to disintegrate into the wall. No! I wouldn't let him die! I wouldn't!"

I ran down the hallway, and forced Ryou's soul back into the ring. There was only one chance. I had to stop his body from dying completely before his soul disappeared. My vision swam as I took control of the body, and I nearly lost consciousness from the loss of blood. I gritted my teeth, knowing that my high tolerance for pain was the only thing that was might stop Ryou from dying.

~"I know I'll never trust a single thing you say
You knew your lies would divide us but you lied anyway"~

I struggled to stand, and nearly slipped into the crimson stained water. I shook my head, trying to clear the shadows that were creeping across my vision. I staggered down the hallway, and fell to my knees in front of the phone. I grabbed it weakly, sifting desperately through Ryou's fading memories for a number...

I slumped further onto the floor, and painstakingly dialled the three numbers. I clasped a hand to my wrist, trying to slow the trails of blood that were staining the light carpet red.

"911, what is your emergency?" Said a calm voice on the other end of the phone.

I swallowed, trying to form coherent words. "My..." I stammered. "My...I cut... my wrists, they're bleeding too much... I can't..." My voice caught in my throat.

"Sir?!" The voice said, "You cut your wrists? How badly are they bleeding? Are you starting to get dizzy?"

"I..." I said slowly, my voice sounding far away. "I don't... want... him to die..."

The phone slid from my grip, and I faintly head a voice from it telling me to stay on the line, and someone was coming, but I barely registered it. Oh gods... this was it. Ryou was really going to die. Why... why did he do this? Why did I do this to him? Why did he love me?!

"Ryou..." I whispered, as my vision darkened, and I fell into the void.

~"And all the lies have got you floating up above us all
But what goes up has got to fall!"~

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Well, I know it was a long wait, but there it is, the climax of "Fallen". I hope you're not too mad at me for the wait, or the fact that I did just kill Ryou.

Don't get too upset with me just yet, there are a few more chapters still to this story, I haven't even explained the Mieru Dakedo Mienai Mono  yet. I'm still debating on one fact though: Should I make it a happy ending, or not? I haven't decided yet, tell me what you think.

Oh, and FYI:

"Konichiwa"- means Hello or Good Afternoon
"Nanigoto desu ka"- means Is Everything All Right?
"Daijoubu"- means I'm/It's Fine
"Ja Ne"- means Goodbye

And Mieru Dakedo Mienai Mono, as I stated in the last chapter, in case you missed it, means "the Ones you can see, but you can't see". You'll just have to wait to see where I'm going with that. ;-P

Anyway, it's 2AM, and I have to get up pretty early tomorrow, so Sayanora people!

Review! Come on you know you want to, it's good Karma! :-)