Thank you Chibi-B-channie and Midnight Chamber! Nice reviews. Make me feel all special. sniff Anyway, for the glass thing my sister suggested to me that Bakura do something idiotic, so I chose for him to break something. Aw, poor guy. Sorry Bakura! On with the fic!

Chapter Four: Thank You

Bakura slowly opened his eyes. He was lying on his bed with the sheets on top of him, but he was still cold in a strange way. As he got up from the bed he saw that his hands had been bandaged with great care and he felt the same material on his head. The best guess here was that he had had one two many drinks and had done something idiotic.

Swinging his legs over the bed Bakura found that his body felt really tired as if he had been doing a lot of physical work. He just dismissed the feeling and went downstairs to ask Ryou on what he did last night. This time he actually had a reason seeing as he woke up in bandages and since he was so cold.

He didn't have to go very far since when he opened the bedroom door Ryou was standing outside since he was about to open it. He smiled brightly at him and Bakura just blinked at him.

"Oh, you're finally up," he said brightly. "That's good. You lost a lot of blood last night."

"Stop jabbering and tell me what happened last night," Bakura snapped angrily. He hated it when people would beat around the bush.

The smile on his face disappeared and he told him, "Well, you must have had a lot to drink last night. When I came home you were drunk and suddenly decided to hit things. You decided to use both fists to hit the bathroom mirror and then your head. I don't know why, but you're lucky that none of the glass shards hit a vein. You also got a fever early in the morning."

Crossing his arms Bakura asked, "Did I do anything else?"

"No," Ryou answered and shook his head, "that's all you did."

"Fine. How long have I slept?"

"It's two in the afternoon."

"That long?" Bakura asked in amazement and his eyes got wide. "Aren't you supposed to be at school?"

Giving him a feeble smile Ryou answered kindly, "Well, I couldn't just leave you here by yourself with injuries that bad. You might even have to go to the hospital for stitches."

"I'm not going to any hospital," Bakura said coldly and glared. Ryou stayed home for him. He would get in trouble if he didn't have a good excuse for school tomorrow.

Nodding slightly Ryou said, "Maybe you should lie down. Losing a lot of blood isn't a good thing. I've got to go and finish cleaning the bathroom."

"I don't need you to tell me what to do."

"Yes, Bakura."

Ryou walked away and started to go down the stairs. Bakura frowned at his own acts of coldness. He took care of him and here he was giving him no thank you. But the reputation was at stake...

"Hey, Ryou," he called suddenly. What was he doing?

Jogging back up the steps he came to the door again and asked, "Yes?"

With no where to run or hide behind, Bakura muttered, "Thank you."

"What? I'm sorry but I can't hear you."

"Thank you," he murmured again.

Cocking his head slightly Ryou said, "I can't hear you."

"I said thank you, you idiot!"

There was a long silence. Bakura could not control the blood flushing to his cheeks as Ryou blinked at him. Did he just say 'thank you'?

Awkwardly walking back into the room Bakura was half way in closing the door as he said, "Go clean the bathroom."

Then he shut the door.

Ryou stood blinking at the door for a minute. Had he ever heard those words come from that mouth before? Was he kidding around with him? It felt foreign to him.

Trotting back down the stairs the good feeling kicked in. Maybe this meant the start of Bakura being kinder to him. Perhaps he had finally learned the 'do unto others' golden rule. Or maybe the blood loss or fever had made him dizzy.

Whatever it was, it kept Ryou smiling throughout the day.