Ummmm..
yeah.
.....Meh.
Second Youth
By Song-Obsessed1
Part.... -Falls over dying- 7
Bakura spun around just in time to see Yami rip the door right from it's "securely" bolted locks.
Yugi followed, but at a less violent and more concerned approach.
Yami yanked Bakura by his collar after taking one look at Ryou. His throat vibrated as he growled menacingly at the Tomb Robber.
What really made Yami livid was that Bakura wasn't paying the slightest bit of attention to Yami. He pressed his hand into Bakura's throat cutting off a large fraction of oxygen.
Bakura's eyes widened as he paled and stared at Ryou.
Now he, the infamously known Tomb Raider of Egypt, was fine and in a fully breathable state. However, Ryou, little as he is, was gasping and coughing for breath and was turning a severe color of violet.
Yugi immidiately noticed the connection. "YAMI STOP!! YOU'RE HURTING RYOU!!"
Yami's hand instantly left Bakura's personal space as Bakura once again could touch the ground.
Poor Ryou, gasped still as his lungs processed the fact they'd regained the ability to inhale. His breaths were deep and frantic as Yugi tried, confusedly, to help him.
Yugi and Yami had both noticed the age change but knew that had to be Ryou...
... And only one person they knew could be responsible for this.
"Bakura!" Yami barked... Not literally.."What did you do to Ryou!?"
"What!? You think this is my fault! Why would I do this!!" Bakura snapped back without missing a beat. He then rushed over to Ryou, shoving Yugi away in the process, and sat in front of Ryou on the bed. He was facing Yugi and Yami but obstructing their view of Ryou deliberatly.
Yami glared accusingly at Bakura. "Well you filthy Tomb Romber, who did do it?"
Bakura gave them both a critical look before shutting his eyes and smirking. "Malik did?"
Yami and Yugi didn't think the joke was 'Oh so funny' as the Ring dweller did.
Yami narrowed his eyes even more. "Bakura... I know what spell this is."
Bakura's eyes snapped open instantly.
"And I know only you would attempt it... It's quite obvious you tried to curse me with this... And I'm guessing you displeased the gods in the process and now have what could be called a 'Chibi Ryou'." He elaborated.
Bakura eyed him warily. "So, what if I did? You going punish me oh Bastard Pharoah? Huh? Going have my head torn from my body?" He hissed.
"No. I want to talk to you..." He looked at Yugi and Ryou, the latter of which was peeking from out behind Bakura. "Alone."
Bakura growled and followed Yami out of the room leaving Ryou and Yugi alone.
Yugi finally got his first good look of Ryou. He looked so... what's the word?
Innocent?
Cliquey as it seems he did look the part. But then again he guessed it was an interesting balance to them. The eviller the Yami the more innocent the Hikari, right? Well... at least in this particular situation.
Ryou stared at Yugi a moment and stuck out his hand grinning cheerily. "I'm Ryou." He stated in his newfound child-like manner.
Yugi looked at Ryou. He didn't remeber him? He seemed to be more at ease and happier than Yugi'd ever seen. Yugi smiled, without Ryou's emotional defenses to protect him he'd be able to find out more about his 'chibified' friend.
Yugi took Ryou's hand into his own and shook it. He smiled. "I'm Yugi."
-Scene Switch-
Yami led Bakura downstairs and into the living room where he pointed to a couch, "Sit." He commanded.
Had Bakura been a wolf, his shackles would have risen, however, from his being only an immortal human spirit, the hair on his neck stood up instead.
"Bakura," began the Pharoah, "You need to stop this." He said solemnly.
"Stop what!?" Bit Bakura.
"What you're doing to Ryou-"
"It's not my damn fault if I don't know spells as well as you!" He hissed.
"That's not even close to what I'm talking about."
Bakura gave him a calculating glare before speaking. "Continue then baka Pharoah."
Yami rolled his eyes and sat on the other couch that was planted opposite of the one Bakura was on.
"You realize that Ryou has taken the fall for almost every one of your plans thus far?" Questioned Yami with a stern look.
Bakura looked at him blankly.
Yami sighed. "In Duelest Kingdom you used him as a pawn to try and destroy us."
Bakura looked a little nonchalant but mostly guilty about infusing Ryou's soul into the 'Change Of Heart' card.
"And in Battle City you tried using him to win. If I would have attacked then he would have died."
Bakura looked stickenly down, now facing the plush cream colored floor. He was disturbed to see crimson stains on it. Give you one guess whose those were...
"And when we collected all the god cards you exausted him to the point where he collapsed the moment you were sucked from his body!"
"You're blaming this all on me?" Bakura asked. "That little brat could of said no."
"But would you have let him?" Yami asked with a withering look.
Bakura flinched and found himself unable to answer.
"He was so faithful to you and you go and beat him? Yugi was so shocked when the schedule changes came around and they ended up having P.E. together. When they were changing into their Physical Education uniforms he caught a glimpse of dozens of scars and bruises. I think he suspected domething but I knew what you were doing."
Bakura looked sadly at the floor. On a normal occasion he would have never let even Ryou see him so lost looking. But this was far from even their view of normal.
"What are we going to do then?" Asked Bakura quietly.
Longer? I hope you enjoy this chapter!
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