A:N/ Ok, well I've decided to completely change the story, as I said before. Hehe…I shall now have a bit of fun toying with things…_^…hehe. Anyway, please review! Flame! Say hi! Tell me that you exist! I don't care! Just do something!!!!!
Chapter2! Ay!
A buff man, heavily tanned with a rough bushy beard, stood in front of her, bearing a thick silver knife that looked deadly sharp. His hair was dark and thin, spiralling down his head almost like dried tendrils; only their texture was like snakeskin, just like his face.
Lei looked at him in disbelief. All her life she had to fight with insanity, and she struggled to win against that, but now, a madman with a knife? There was no way she could survive. The man's tight muscles tensed as he raised the knife with a clenched fist to Lei's face
"Gimme ya money," he boomed. He had a slurring voice and to Lei, he didn't sound very literate
"I…don't have any," Lei said stupidly, though it was the truth. The man grunted
"Then you'll have to pay me," he said, flashing stained teeth that were odd with disposition
"What?" Lei said softly with a shaking voice. The man gave a disgusting grin from the side of his mouth
"Your life," he hissed, as his rough hand reached and found itself clasped around Lei's wrist tightly. Lei gasped, eyes widened with fear, as the man pinned her wrist to the wall and raised his knife
"No! Please, NO!" Lei pleaded breathlessly as she realised what he was going to do to her
"Just…leave me alone! Please!" Things had been going too well for her to die now. The man ignored her and continued to raise the blade.
Tears of fear and anguish cascaded out of Lei's eyes. She shut them and felt the wetness trickle down her cheeks. This was it? This was all to her life? To be infested with insanity, misunderstood and feared for no reason? And when things were turning ok for her, it would just end like that? It wasn't fair, but Lei was hopeless.
Lei prayed that something would happen, but these prayers were unanswered. Suddenly a splitting pain shot up her arm as the horror of cold metal slicing through flesh was felt on the side of her forearm. Some liquid, which was undoubtedly blood, was felt oozing down her arm and becoming soaked in the material of her uniform, yet it could hardly be felt amongst the screaming pain that tore at Lei's arm. It felt like someone had just ripped her arm open and was now pouring acid into the freshly made wound, burning and stabbing through Lei's consciousness, allowing her to think of nothing else.
Lei felt tears swell up inside her eyes as she tried to withstand the pain, all while locked in the fear that the man might strike again. But he did not strike again.
Lei opened her eyes carefully and blinked away the tears so she could see what had happened. The attacked had turned his head to face behind him, knife still poised in the air, waiting, as if something was coming. Lei tensed up, wondering what it was the man was waiting for. Before long, she saw it; a faint thud of footsteps could be heard and a shadow emerged from the corner.
The man turned around to face Lei quickly, a scowl so ugly it hurt to look
"Shit…" he growled to himself as he released Lei's bloody arm
"You're lucky I let you go girl," he hissed, baring his discoloured teeth. Lei said nothing, frozen in fear, but with that the man hid his knife and ran from the alleyway.
As soon as he fled and it was safe to move, Lei let out a gasp and clutched her bleeding arm. She hunched over and brought it in front of her face to inspect the damage, and what she saw almost made her faint. All of her forearm was completely dyed red with a deep gash about 5 centimetres long across the side, oozing fresh red blood from it that trickled down her arm and splashed in tiny, yet plentiful drops on the ground below her.
And then there was the pain. It shot up her arm continuously, sharp and annoying, wanting Lei to just rip her arm off to get rid of it.
"Ow…" she gasped, collapsing onto her knees as she shut her eyes, trying hard to will the pain away with her free hand over the wound in an attempt to slow down the flow. The pain was so intense that Lei had completely forgotten about the person who was coming, the one who made the attacker flee. This didn't occur to her until a voice called out to her, soft and helpful, though the darkness of her eyelids.
"Are you ok?" it asked, followed by a gasp, "Oh dear! You're hurt!" The voice was definitely not a high one, yet it wasn't entirely deep either.
Lie tried hard to look up through the throbbing pain. Ahead of her, a girl was walking briskly towards her with a worried, almost terrified expression on her face. Lei squinted again, focusing hard to ignore the pain as her hand tried even harder to suppress the bleeding but the pain was still sharp
"Oh my!" the girl gasped softly. Lei could now tell because of her voice that she was kneeling down in front of her, inspecting the wound
"I…I don't know what I can do to help you…" the girl whispered, sounding a little hopeless and even scared. Lei realised that she had an English accent, but that thought quickly vaporised, as the pain from the arm made sure she wasn't allow to think
"Don't worry," Lei managed to choke. There was a slight rustling sound and Lei opened her eyes to find that the girl had produced what looked like a rather large handkerchief from her pocket and was prepared to wrap it around Lei's arm
"I'm sorry…this is all I have," she said as Lei took her bloodstained hand off the cut so she could wrap the material around it
"It's ok," Lei said, trying to sound as composed as possible. The girl carefully draped the makeshift bandage around Lei's arm, wrapping it round and round until there was just enough to tie a loose, yet secure knot at the end
"There," she said, sounding quite proud and satisfied with her job, "It will have to do for now,"
Lei observed her outstretched arm. It looked convincing enough, and the pain had subsided just enough for it to be bearable.
"Thank you so much," Lei said as she looked up to the girl properly for the first time. What she then saw caught her by quite a surprise, and Lei couldn't help but let out a gasp.
Large chocolate brown eyes stared back at her innocently, almost like they were pleading her not to hurt or tease the girl. They reminded her of the eyes of a newborn child, so soft and vulnerable, radiating innocence and peace. These orbs were embedded into a perfectly structured face, with a smooth, pale complexion that almost seemed too delicate and pure to look at, one so fragile it would crumble at the slightest touch. A river of silky lilac, almost white treads of the finest looking hair fell around this face, spearing out at odd yet perfect angles and flowing down just to her shoulder blades. Altogether, she definitely was one of the most beautiful girls Lei had ever seen
"Huh? Is there something wrong?" the girl asked. Lei jerked away
"Uh…no," she said quickly, "By the way, what's your name?"
"Ryou Bakura," She replied, holding out a hand. Lei hesitated; one hand could not move because of the wound, yet the other was heavily stained with blood and it seemed a crime to dirty someone like Ryou's hand. There was a pause.
"Oh…right," Ryou said quickly as she too realised the problem, "Never mind then. By the way, I don't believe I caught your name?"
"I'm Lei," Lei replied quickly. Suddenly Ryou's eyes drifted onto Lei's uniform
"Hey, you go to Domino, do you not?" she asked, her eyes filled with curiosity
"Um…yeah, I'm new," Lei answered. Ryou's eyes seemed to take on a newfound spark
"Wow, I go there too!" she said, "What grade?"
"Ten," This seemed to excite her even more
"Wow, me too!" Ryou exclaimed while still sounding rather civilised, which Lei found quite an unusual characteristic
"Why aren't you in the uniform then?" Lei asked as she lay eyes on her musk jumper and blue jeans
"Oh…I didn't come to school today. I was getting all my equipment," Ryou replied, "But I'm going tomorrow,"
Lei smiled
"Oh, well I'll see you there then hopefully!" she said happily. She felt like she owed Ryou something for helping her, yet she really couldn't do anything. Looking down at her bandages again, she saw that it were still clean, meaning that her wound had probably ceased bleeding, yet it still throbbed. Subconsciously, Lei's focus slipped from the bandages to her wrist, where a silver watch lay strapped comfortably around it. All of a sudden, this made her remember something
"Oh no!" She suddenly gasped
"What wrong Lei?" Ryou asked calmly. Lei wildly fiddled with the cuffs of her sleeve, careful not to disturb the bandages. As her eyes frantically landed on the thin shinny hands, both her mouth and eyes widened
"I'm going to be late!" Lei yelped
"Ryou, I'm so sorry! I seriously have to go! I just remembered I had to pick my little sister up from her friends place today! If I forget to she'll start crying and she'll take it to my parents and then I'll be doomed! I'm sorry, but I can't afford that to happen!" She raved frantically as she push herself up with her good arm, leaving a faint imprint of a hand in blood on the concrete
"What are you parents going to say about the cut though?" Ryou asked innocently
"They're not usually home until late, so I can avoid them easily by going to bed early," Lei replied, quite pleased at how caring Ryou was
"Oh, that's good then Lei, guess I'll see you at school tomorrow," Ryou replied calmly as he watched the girl speed off out of the alleyway.
Lei continued to run as fast as her legs and lungs would allow her to, though it seemed rather slow. She felt the air rushing past her face and clothes, her feet landing heavily on the concrete path, one arms swaying in time to her legs and the other folded across her chest in order to prevent it from moving, though this all seemed to slow her down.
After what seemed like forever, Lei reached the gate of her sister's friend's house. She skidded to a stop and almost fell over her feet clumsily, but quickly regained balance, ignoring the painful throbs of her arm. Looking up, she saw just in time, her little sister, Rinell, waiting for her on the veranda of the house, standing with her friend and her mother
"Yenalei!" Rinell cried as she automatically bounded off the veranda and ran towards Lei
"Hey Rinell, sorry I was late," Lei replied as she carefully pushed the gate open
"You're late!" Rinell scolded disapprovingly with her hands on her hips like she did not hear Lei's apology
"I know Rinell, I'm sorry," Lei repeated. Rinell looked like she was about to start pouting when Lei quickly turned to the mother and the child standing at the front door
"Thank you so much Mrs. Lee for taking care of Rinell. I'm so sorry I was late, just got a little caught up," Lei informed with a smile that she hoped was convincing enough. The lady smiled in reply
"It's alright, Rinell was a pleasure to have. Feel free to come over anytime!" she called happily as Lei and Rinell made their way out of the yard
"Bye Amy!" Rinell piped as Lei stopped to open the gate
"Bye Rinell!" a high-pitched voice of a young girl replied. Lei turned around and waited for Rinell to finish waving to her friend, making sure that her bandages were still clean. Soon, Rinell turned away from the house and started to walk, a sign to say that she had finished, so Lei started walking with her. Though there was a second or so of silence, Rinell was quick to start a conversation
"Why were you late?" Rinell asked grumpily. Lei sighed
"Gee, I wasn't that late Riz," she replied. Rinell twisted herself a little to face Lei condemningly
"Don't call me that!" she shrieked. Lei smirked
"Sorry Riz,"
"Don't!" Rinell whined, long and irritating, "If you want to call me something, call me Rinny, like my friends!"
Lei snickered
"Rinny is such a gay name," she said bluntly. Lei wasn't usually a mean person, yet whenever she was talking to her sister her mood automatically switched to foul, "I'd be shamed to have a sister by that name,"
"It's better than Riz!" Rinell insisted
"No it isn't," Lei snapped back stubbornly "You're all young and stupid so shut up,"
Rinell suddenly screwed up her face, giving the intention that she was about to cry. This sent a sharp jolt of guilt to Lei's head, and she quickly decided to say something to soften her harsh words
"Relax Rinell, it's just a name…if you like it and your friends like it, then I can't do anything about it," Lei turned her head and covered her mouth with a hand
"…unfortunately," she whispered out of the corner of her mouth. Rinell sniffled
"Ok," she said softly. Suddenly Rinell pointed to Lei's arm
"What happened?" she asked curiously
"Oh, it's nothing," Lei said blankly
"Are you hurt?" Rinell asked.
Lei hesitated. If she didn't tell Rinell the full story she'd be upset and go to her parents to complaint and they would eventually question Lei, hence finding out about her cut, but if she did tell her everything, Rinell would go and tell their parents anyway. Lei scowled in annoyance as she quickly thought of something
"Don't worry Rinell, it's just a cut, nothing life threatening," Lei paused for a few seconds, "…now don't go telling mum or dad, otherwise the dark spirits are going to come out at night and draw your soul out," she said, modelling her face into a serious, solemn expression.
Rinell's eyes widened in fear as her head bounced up and down obediently
"I won't Lei, I won't," she promised.
"Good," Lei said, secretly smiling at the fact that children her age were so gullible. At that moment the conversation was cut short as the two approached the gate to their house.
Lei stopped as she picked the lock of the front gate and pushed it open, making sure Rinell flowed and shut the gate behind her.
She unzipped the front pocket of her bag and fumbled for her keys as they reached the front door. Conveniently, there weren't many other things in the same compartment and Lei quickly felt her fingers fall around cold metal. Pulling her hand out of the bag she stuck the only key threaded into the key ring into the silver lock of the front door and turned it until she heard it click and, with a push, it swung open. Lei then unlocked the large wooden one and threw her body weight at it, making it swing open to reveal the interior of her house.
A familiar aura greeted her as Lei as she stepped in, propping her bag down on the floor, careful not to touch the bandages. Without a delay, Rinell dashed past her as soon as she could and hobbled up the stairs to her room, leaving Lei to lock the door again and to go about with her own things.
Lei took her bag up the stairs to her room and dropped it carefully on the floor. Straightening herself up a little, she looked around half-heartedly and, to her disdain, realised that there was nothing much to do. With a sigh she flopped down onto her bed, stretching her arms out over her head and staring at a blank space on her ceiling.
A hell of a lot of things had happened to her so far: going to a new school, meeting four new friends, five if she counted Ryou, and of course, almost getting killed by some psycho attacker…all in the space of a day. Lei blinked in amazement as she looked back on it. So much had happened to her that it was nothing short of amazing.
Turning onto her side, she unconsciously fiddled with the handkerchief Ryou had given her. It was so nice of her to help her like that…if it wasn't for her, Lei would've probably been dead by now, or at least horrifically wounded, or bleeding uncontrollably. Ryou was definitely one of the most kind-hearted people that Lei had encountered, or so she seemed. There was a certain warmth the girl possessed, and though Lei had probably only known Ryou for not much more than an hour, she felt like she had known her for years.
With another sigh, Lei turned back onto her back and closed her eyes. As odd as it was for her to admit it, a thought seeped into Lei's head, slipping past the guard of her consciousness
Imagine if Ryou was a male…Suddenly Lei jerked awake, shaking her head
"What am I thinking…" she scolded, "I think I've lost a bit too much blood," she sighed as she decided take a small rest for now, to make up for all the energy that she had lost. Closing her eyes, she allowed herself to loosen, but it seemed that she was much more tired than she thought as she slipped into a deep sleep, not waking up until the next morning.
A:N
Hehe…well, I had a bit of fun with that!! Yeah…though this storyline's hopefully going to be a bit more interesting I have no idea what I'm going to do with it in the long run so I'm open for ideas! Ryou fangirls, don't get too offended (!!) though flames are accepted as always!