Haunted Chapter II: At Least It Can't Get Any Worse

Author's note: This is gonna be kind of strange, but you might want to read this after you finish the chapter, the reason Ryo was so calm when that woman died is because he happens to be around a lot of accidents similar to the one she was involved in, that doesn't mean that he finds it okay, he's just not freaked out by it because he's used to it. And behind Mr. Rogers 'words' is what Ryo actually thought. I actually thought of Mr. Simmons from Hey Arnold when I made him.

Monday he went to the school to meet the staff, they weren't very nice. Mrs. Mallard kept pointing out bad reports on his records from previous schools, "So what is with this thing about people going into comas, You aren't in some kind of occult are you?" The woman asked rudely before trying to sneak and scratch her butt. /Ewe, wouldn't want her grading my papers./ Ryo heard and tried to suppress a slight snicker. The woman raised an eyebrow, "You know, they say you got bullied a lot at your past school, but the funny thing is how many reports of horrible incidents happening to the guys who messed with you. Like the one who was run over by the street sweeper, or the one who still hasn't waken up out of his coma." /They had it comin'/ Bakura commented sitting at a safe distance from the butt scratcher. Ryo frowned, (You mean that was you?!?!?!) /Oh, so you can hear me, don't you have something to be doing?/ Bakura scoffed "Oh, did I strike a nerve there?" The woman said feeling accomplished. "Well, I don't know why you'd ask me about someone being run over by a street sweeper or someone who's a coma, but I really don't have any explanation for you." Ryo stated sounding as honest as he could knowing he was lying. He was a surprisingly good liar.

Mrs. Mallard nodded, "So then, we shouldn't expect anything horrid to happen to the students of this school? The last thing we need is another Yuugi around here." Ryo looked in Bakura's direction. Bakura shrugged.

After the horrible meeting was over something very strange happened while Ryo was leaving, the shelves over Mrs. Mallard's head fell off the wall and decapitated her. Her blood flew on Ryo, who immediately went to get the staff. /That was good aim, what do you think?/ Bakura said casually. Everyone was very disturbed to hear Ryo's one-sided argument "You did that didn't you?!?!" He yelled. Bakura smirked, /Oh, don't try to pin this on me./ Ryo growled, "You mean like you pin everything you do on me?!?!?!?" Bakura nodded, /Yes, but, Ryo dear, people are staring at you, I'd hate for them to take you away from me to throw you in the happy house for people like you./ Strangely enough the people couldn't hear him, They were already arranging for to meet with a Conselor Ryo frowned at Bakura and looked down at Mrs. Mallard, "I hate you.' He mumbled walking out. After they finally found out through watching the surveillance camera that the shelves fell on their own, they stopped interrogating Ryo, it was put under the category of 'freak accidents' while Ryo had an interview with a psychologist. "Hello Ryo, my name is Mr. Rogers, isn't it a lovely day in the neighborhood?" Ryo thought he had heard this before, but shrugged it off, "Umm, it's raining outside, but I suppose so, I actually like rain." the man began writing in his notebook, "So Ryo, I hear you have an imaginary friend, what's their name?" Ryo was already bored, "Bakura." He knew when it was better to tell the truth, there was also footage of him and Bakura arguing, to top it off, nothing Bakura said was recorded. Mr. Rogers wrote in his notebook again, "Okay, we're going to do some test. I'm going to show you some ink blots and you're going to tell me what you see." The man pulled up one that clearly resembled a butterfly, Ryo rolled his eyes, "I feel sorry for the trees you wasted to do this test, the point of ink blots is for you to imagine something, but if you want my opinion, I'm imagining some ink spattered on a piece of wood now are you done?" Mr. Rogers looked at it and pulled up one that was just an ink splatter. To Ryo, it resembled a clock, another reminder f how much of his time this dope was wasting, "A clock." "And what would make you think of that?" Ryo frowned, "I don't know, it just does." The man pulled up another one, "What do you think of this?" Ryo didn't really think anything of any of them, he thought this man was wasting his time, "Shadow puppets." He said bored. The man put the pictures away, "Now, I'm going to say some words, and after each one, you'll tell me the first thing you think of.' Ryo was actually relieved at this one.

Mr. Rogers: "Leaf" (... I'm tired)

Ryo: "Fall"

Mr. Rogers: Monday (Why am I here again?)

Ryo: "School"

Mr Rogers: Evil (Baka no furi itsumade shite...)

Ryo: Death

Mr. Rogers: Parents (I love that song)

Ryo: England

Mr. Rogers: Night (Your souls are doomed to wonder in the Shadow realm forever)

Ryo: dark

Mr Rogers: cold (Where did that come from?)

Ryo: Snow

Mr. Rogers: Fire (I think I'll go to that Ayumi Hamasaki concert next month)

Ryo: Smoke

Mr. Rogers: comics (Did I leave the iron on at home?)

Ryo: Cartoons

Mr. Rogers: Sailor ( What's wrong with being able to spell hesitation without looking it up?)

Ryo: Ship

Mr. Rogers: Revolution (Soko de kimi wo matteru)

Ryo: Change

Mr Rogers: sound (I like that song too)

Ryo: Sight

Mr. Rogers: Stars (Ano uso mitai na I love you Kiite itai yo Zutto zutto)

Ryo: Space

Mr Rogers: Strike (I think I'll listen to it when I get home)

Ryo: Baseball

Mr Rogers: Surprise (I wonder, can people actually flick buggers on other people's windshields from thier cars.)

Ryo: Unexpected

Mr. Rogers: dream (Well that's a sick question.)

Ryo: Fantasy

"Okay Roy-.." Ryo cleared his throat, "It's Ryo, and you can call me Bakura." Mr Rogers corrected himself, "okay, Bakura, what makes you think of fall, when I said leaf?" Ryo shrugged, "I usually associate it with fall because I don't notice them any other time of the year." Mr Rogers nodded, "very understandable. So what makes you think of school when I say Monday?" Ryo looked at the clock, "Well, I'm normally reminded I have to go back to school." Mr Rogers smirked, he had him now, "So why did you say death when I said evil?" Ryo sighed, "Well, I figured deaths are caused by evil and that the only thing it ever does get done." Mr Rogers had a pretty good guess for that one but he had to ask anyway, "So why did you say England when I mentioned your parents?" Ryo pulled a flag out of nowhere, "I'm from England." He said proudly.

"So how did you associate Night with dark?" Ryo was really getting annoyed at this, "It's usually dark at night." Mr Rogers: Cold and snow?
Ryo: Well, I always hope it will snow when it gets cold Mr Rogers: Smoke and fire?
Ryo: I was actually thinking about checkers, black goes first because everyone says smoke before fire, even though if you light a match the fire usually comes first.
Mr Rogers: Comics and Cartoons?
Ryo: Well, I usually read comics in front of the tv, I like to compare the difference it it's the same thing. Yeah right, you don't even read comics or watch tv Mr Rogers: Sailors and ship?
Ryo: Well, I figured that where you're most likely to find one.
Mr Rogers: Revolution and change?
Ryo: Isn't a revolution usually caused in hopes that things will change?
Mr Rogers: Stars and space?
Ryo: Well, that where you're most likely to find one Mr Rogers: Strike and Baseball?
Ryo: I used to like playing it back in England. Liar Mr Rogers: Surprise and unexpected Ryo: You can't be surprised if you're expecting it.
Mr Rogers: dream and Fantasy Ryo; "Well I'm certain you usually either dream about something you want or something you're scared of.

Can you tell how many of these he's been through? he wasn't even paying attention, Mr. Rogers was just too predicatable. Ryo just pretty much had a response for most questions, and strangely enough kept a flag of England with him. Mr Rogers was trying to find a spot for him to mess up at, he felt that was his true purpose as a psychologist. Mr Rogers smiled, "So Bakura, what's it like at your house?" Ryo smiled, "Well, we're just moving in still, but everyone seems to like it even though sharing a room with my sister leaves me more susceptible to any of her pranks she might try, but I don' really mind." The man smirked "So You have a little sister, tell me about her..." Bakura frowned /He's seems a bit too interested./ Ryo rolled his eyes, feeling agreement for once, "She's kind of silly and she can pretty much get me to do whatever she says somehow, whether by charming me or threatening my homework. "The man grinned, beginning to look sinister, "So, what does your sister look like?" Ryo had to think about that one, not that he really wanted to tell this pervert, "Well, she looks like my Mom, she has white hair and green eyes, and she'll be seven in three months." Mr Rogers tried to look serious, "So how well do you get along with your parents?" Ryo smiled, "Very well, Even though my Dad is gone a lot, when he is back he's always happy to see us. I'm sorry, am I boring you?" Ryo paused. Mr Rogers shook his head, "Of course not, but do you ever have any problems with your family?" Ryo nodded, "Of course, after a while Amane's pranks and demands get annoying, and I do wish my father was home more often. My mom seems distant at times but she says she's usually thinking then, And I guess I'm not perfect either, I'm certain that me messing up the room looking for something I was holding the whole time gets on Amane's nerves." "So Ryo, are you good at keeping secrets?" Ryo shrugged, "I wouldn't tell everyone someone else's business if they trusted me." The man smiled, "Oh I'm sorry, our time is up, I'll see you Mondays and Fridays after school okay?" Ryo frowned mentally, "Okay, Bye."

Ryo went strait home after that, "And this will go down as the fourth worst day of my life. Now, I wonder whose fault this is..." Ryo laid down in his bed he fixed over the weekend, this was definitely one of his more frustrating days. Bakura began to materialize next to Ryo, /Wow...So you're not ignoring me./ Ryo turned over and put the pillow over his head, just to let Bakura know not to jump to conclusions. Bakura scoffed at this childish attempt to avoid him, but there was just one thing stopping him from tossing that host onto the floor; his hand went right through him. Bakura just decided to plan, what he said he wanted from Ryo he could go about getting more than one way, and the way Ryo was making him wasn't going to be easy, at least not for his host and various civilians. Ryo would soon have no choice but to give him what he wanted and he didn't even know what it was yet.

Phew! He just went through three different songs-

One is called Kouzoukaikaku by Do as Infinity

Baka no furi Itsu made shite translates to "How long will you play dumb. I'm not completely sure about these, I don't know Japanese, I just read the translation at someone's webpage.

The next one where he asked what was wrong with being able to spell hesitation is High Pressure by T.M. Revolution Still not sure about that translation either.

And the next two were from Uso Mitai Na I Love You by Utada Hikaru.

Ryo has talked to about 17 different conselors. I know he's not really British, and no, He was not paying the slightest bitof attention during that whole meeting. Yes, we know he lied about a lot of it. Amane's dead, His Mom is dead, and his Father doesn't live with him, It's probably all Bakura's fault.