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Leesha:She's in shock. She'll come back, don't worry.
Aisha:Wow. The majority of the votes said for Ryou to die in a later chapter.
Ryou:Thank you!!
Reviewers:Welcome!
Aisha:Thank you all very much for reading and reviewing. Here is a cookie for all of you!!
Reviewers: Yay! ::munch on cookies:: ~__~
Aisha: ^.^ WARNING: This chappie has cursing.
Ps:No Tesha, tis not a Yaoi... . Also, no lyrics shall be in this chapter. Thankz!
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"Where are we going?" the small boy asked me, holding my hand tightly. He was wearing my large coat, as we walked hurriedly. No one could see us; any neighbors of the boy, just anyone who could tell his stepfather.
"My house. Your staying with me for the time being."
"But..but my stepfather..he'll be really angry.."
I stared down at him. "I'm going to show you what it's like to have someone care for you. And you know what?..I'd like to see them even TRY to stop me."
He looked up at me with those big eyes of his, but this time they were excited; and I wouldn't be surprised if that was the first time in his short life. And he smiled at me. My heart leaped, to see I was effecting someone's life. I was... happy.
We finally reached my house, and I swung open the door and quickly locked it again once we were both safely inside.
"Wow.." I heard Ryou whisper. I turned to see him admiring the rooms as though they were in a palace.
"That wonderful looking?" I asked, walking towards him. He wore a wide grin as he looked towards me.
"Hai!" he nodded quickly.I put my hand on his shoulder.
"This is where you'll stay," I told, steering him into the spare room, wich was down some stairs and into the basement.
It was under a very well hidden trap door, and no windows, but a still nice lighting system. He would be safe here, no one knew it was there, I built it years back. It held a shelf, bed, snacks, rug, toys, books; anything a kid would need (or want) to survive.
"It's not much, but you can be happy for once, or at least I hope so. You can come out of course, there's many things I want to show you. I'm sorry if your belongings aren't here. We can go shopping later, kay?"
"Hai, I never really had much, so it's okay." he said excitedly. I think that just having a clean room and stuff made him glad.
"I'm going to go fix dinner, Mac & Cheese alright?" I inquired.
"Hai!" he said, plopping down after grabbing a book off of the shelf and beginning to read it.
I walked back up the stairs and to the kitchen, closing the trap door behind me.
/I feel... / I thought inside my head, /like he's almost.. my own./
********** 20 minutes later **********
We were both eating, Ryou talking to me and telling me things he probably would have never told his stepfather, or anyone else for that matter. He trusted me, and was so open.
That was when I heard the angry knock on the door, and of course as anyone could presume, I panicked.
"Go! Get down!" I whispered to little Ryou, who was way ahead of me. I was sure I knew who was at that door.
I ran but slowly opened it, and saw a obviously drunk man.
"Have you seen a boy?"he asked me, and I could tell he was strongly stoned.
"I've seen plenty of boys, this town is full of them,"I said sarcasticly.
"I mean one with white hair." Then he paused in a confused manner. "Sorta like YOU!"
"No shit dumbass, I think I know what I'm born with," I snarled, and shut the door in his face. I watched from behind the curtains as he walked stumbling to the house next door.
I saw Ryou lift up the door and poke his head out.
"Who was that?" he asked timidly, but I'm sure he knew very well who exactly it was.
"I believe I've just met your stepfather," I explained as moved away to allow me to move down in to his room. "He was.. ahem.. very drunk."
".. Darn it... " he whispered with his face in his hands. I sat down next to him on the rug.
"You'll be fine, don't worry about it. I have to go make a phone call though now, okay? I'll be right back," I explained as I got up. But I was stopped as a pair of arms hugged be around the waist.
"Thank you.. for all that your doing for me..." Ryou said softly, and I could sence(SP?) he was crying again. I nodded and he let go.
I went back up the stairs and into the parlor, wich had the closest phone. It was wireless, so I sat on the sofa and dialed some numbers. I put the phone to my ear and counted the rings.
1...2...3...4...5--
"Hey."
"Hi there, it's me," I talked into the reciever.
"Bakura! Whats up?" the voice said, obviously brightened.
"I need you to help me."
"What can I do for you?"
"Well you see, I.... "
********** 5 Minutes Later **********
"So.. you want ME to help YOU keep this ' Ryou ' kid safe from his old man? " he questioned. Even though he could not see it, I nodded thankfully.
"Hai. Has a drunken man come to your door yet?"
"... No..."
"He should be coming your way."
"Well hold on, let me check." I heard him walk to the window and peek through the curtains.
"Damn, I think I see him coming," he whispered. I repeated the word he had just used, I found it very appropriate for the situation.
"It's Ryou's stepdad, tell him nothing! " I told him as a knock on the door
"I know that!" he hissed as he set the phone down. I heard him open the door and listened hard.
"Yes?" my friend asked in a loud voice. I supposed he wanted me to hear.
I couldn't understand what the other person was saying, but my friend made sure I knew.
"NO I have not seen any boys to fit that description. Certainly not HERE of all places."
I sighed.
Then the door slammed shut, and he picked up the phone again.
"Persistant little bugger, ain't he?" he half-laughed.
"Nice going genius," I snarled to him. He stopped snickering.
"Waaaahhhh?"
"He's going to think YOU have him now!"
"Isn't that what you want him to think?..." he asked innocently.
"Well.. fine, just don't get hurt, got it?"
"Hai! Sir! " he half-yelled, half-giggled, and I could see him saluting me.
"So what am I supposed to do now?"
"Well I'd say the best thing to do is to call child abuse as soon as possible."
"Fine. Thanks for all the help. Is it allright if we go to your house tomorrow morning?"
"Sure. Seeya Bakura!" The phone clicked as the line went dead, and I also hung up.
Great. The good thing was that my best friends were about two houses down, so we could run. Bad thing was that now I had to call child abuse. What if they asked for Ryou? They would most likely wonder why he was at my house, right?..
/Calm down, Bakura, / I told myself. /We'll call tomorrow at his house. Everything will work out. For now anyways.../
I tiptoed slowly into the trapdoor and down the steps. Went I entered the basement I saw Ryou curled up on the rug, hugging a plushie cat to his chest. Trying not to wake him, I lifted him and layed him on the bed. He looked so peaceful, and I smiled to myself.
/Tomorrow... Will be a new day./
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Aisha:Tada! Dang, sorry it took so long. Was this too sappy? I tried adding humor. But, alas..
pLeesha:Guess what? Another poll! Hoora Hooray! ^.^/p
Aisha:Poll this time--
Who do you want Ryou & Bakura to run to?
A.Marik & Yami M
or
B.Yugi & Yami
or
C.Other (please state)
Leesha: Notice that we left the name of the person talking on the phone out. Remember it MUST be a he. If you have to, look at that part again. See who fits it most.
Aisha:Thanks, please review and remember to take the poll! ~.^
Leesha:She's in shock. She'll come back, don't worry.
Aisha:Wow. The majority of the votes said for Ryou to die in a later chapter.
Ryou:Thank you!!
Reviewers:Welcome!
Aisha:Thank you all very much for reading and reviewing. Here is a cookie for all of you!!
Reviewers: Yay! ::munch on cookies:: ~__~
Aisha: ^.^ WARNING: This chappie has cursing.
Ps:No Tesha, tis not a Yaoi... . Also, no lyrics shall be in this chapter. Thankz!
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"Where are we going?" the small boy asked me, holding my hand tightly. He was wearing my large coat, as we walked hurriedly. No one could see us; any neighbors of the boy, just anyone who could tell his stepfather.
"My house. Your staying with me for the time being."
"But..but my stepfather..he'll be really angry.."
I stared down at him. "I'm going to show you what it's like to have someone care for you. And you know what?..I'd like to see them even TRY to stop me."
He looked up at me with those big eyes of his, but this time they were excited; and I wouldn't be surprised if that was the first time in his short life. And he smiled at me. My heart leaped, to see I was effecting someone's life. I was... happy.
We finally reached my house, and I swung open the door and quickly locked it again once we were both safely inside.
"Wow.." I heard Ryou whisper. I turned to see him admiring the rooms as though they were in a palace.
"That wonderful looking?" I asked, walking towards him. He wore a wide grin as he looked towards me.
"Hai!" he nodded quickly.I put my hand on his shoulder.
"This is where you'll stay," I told, steering him into the spare room, wich was down some stairs and into the basement.
It was under a very well hidden trap door, and no windows, but a still nice lighting system. He would be safe here, no one knew it was there, I built it years back. It held a shelf, bed, snacks, rug, toys, books; anything a kid would need (or want) to survive.
"It's not much, but you can be happy for once, or at least I hope so. You can come out of course, there's many things I want to show you. I'm sorry if your belongings aren't here. We can go shopping later, kay?"
"Hai, I never really had much, so it's okay." he said excitedly. I think that just having a clean room and stuff made him glad.
"I'm going to go fix dinner, Mac & Cheese alright?" I inquired.
"Hai!" he said, plopping down after grabbing a book off of the shelf and beginning to read it.
I walked back up the stairs and to the kitchen, closing the trap door behind me.
/I feel... / I thought inside my head, /like he's almost.. my own./
********** 20 minutes later **********
We were both eating, Ryou talking to me and telling me things he probably would have never told his stepfather, or anyone else for that matter. He trusted me, and was so open.
That was when I heard the angry knock on the door, and of course as anyone could presume, I panicked.
"Go! Get down!" I whispered to little Ryou, who was way ahead of me. I was sure I knew who was at that door.
I ran but slowly opened it, and saw a obviously drunk man.
"Have you seen a boy?"he asked me, and I could tell he was strongly stoned.
"I've seen plenty of boys, this town is full of them,"I said sarcasticly.
"I mean one with white hair." Then he paused in a confused manner. "Sorta like YOU!"
"No shit dumbass, I think I know what I'm born with," I snarled, and shut the door in his face. I watched from behind the curtains as he walked stumbling to the house next door.
I saw Ryou lift up the door and poke his head out.
"Who was that?" he asked timidly, but I'm sure he knew very well who exactly it was.
"I believe I've just met your stepfather," I explained as moved away to allow me to move down in to his room. "He was.. ahem.. very drunk."
".. Darn it... " he whispered with his face in his hands. I sat down next to him on the rug.
"You'll be fine, don't worry about it. I have to go make a phone call though now, okay? I'll be right back," I explained as I got up. But I was stopped as a pair of arms hugged be around the waist.
"Thank you.. for all that your doing for me..." Ryou said softly, and I could sence(SP?) he was crying again. I nodded and he let go.
I went back up the stairs and into the parlor, wich had the closest phone. It was wireless, so I sat on the sofa and dialed some numbers. I put the phone to my ear and counted the rings.
1...2...3...4...5--
"Hey."
"Hi there, it's me," I talked into the reciever.
"Bakura! Whats up?" the voice said, obviously brightened.
"I need you to help me."
"What can I do for you?"
"Well you see, I.... "
********** 5 Minutes Later **********
"So.. you want ME to help YOU keep this ' Ryou ' kid safe from his old man? " he questioned. Even though he could not see it, I nodded thankfully.
"Hai. Has a drunken man come to your door yet?"
"... No..."
"He should be coming your way."
"Well hold on, let me check." I heard him walk to the window and peek through the curtains.
"Damn, I think I see him coming," he whispered. I repeated the word he had just used, I found it very appropriate for the situation.
"It's Ryou's stepdad, tell him nothing! " I told him as a knock on the door
"I know that!" he hissed as he set the phone down. I heard him open the door and listened hard.
"Yes?" my friend asked in a loud voice. I supposed he wanted me to hear.
I couldn't understand what the other person was saying, but my friend made sure I knew.
"NO I have not seen any boys to fit that description. Certainly not HERE of all places."
I sighed.
Then the door slammed shut, and he picked up the phone again.
"Persistant little bugger, ain't he?" he half-laughed.
"Nice going genius," I snarled to him. He stopped snickering.
"Waaaahhhh?"
"He's going to think YOU have him now!"
"Isn't that what you want him to think?..." he asked innocently.
"Well.. fine, just don't get hurt, got it?"
"Hai! Sir! " he half-yelled, half-giggled, and I could see him saluting me.
"So what am I supposed to do now?"
"Well I'd say the best thing to do is to call child abuse as soon as possible."
"Fine. Thanks for all the help. Is it allright if we go to your house tomorrow morning?"
"Sure. Seeya Bakura!" The phone clicked as the line went dead, and I also hung up.
Great. The good thing was that my best friends were about two houses down, so we could run. Bad thing was that now I had to call child abuse. What if they asked for Ryou? They would most likely wonder why he was at my house, right?..
/Calm down, Bakura, / I told myself. /We'll call tomorrow at his house. Everything will work out. For now anyways.../
I tiptoed slowly into the trapdoor and down the steps. Went I entered the basement I saw Ryou curled up on the rug, hugging a plushie cat to his chest. Trying not to wake him, I lifted him and layed him on the bed. He looked so peaceful, and I smiled to myself.
/Tomorrow... Will be a new day./
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Aisha:Tada! Dang, sorry it took so long. Was this too sappy? I tried adding humor. But, alas..
pLeesha:Guess what? Another poll! Hoora Hooray! ^.^/p
Aisha:Poll this time--
Who do you want Ryou & Bakura to run to?
A.Marik & Yami M
or
B.Yugi & Yami
or
C.Other (please state)
Leesha: Notice that we left the name of the person talking on the phone out. Remember it MUST be a he. If you have to, look at that part again. See who fits it most.
Aisha:Thanks, please review and remember to take the poll! ~.^