Thanks for reviewing Todo, since you ordered me to write the chapter & all.
Oops, I'm being sarcastic again, how bad of me, ne?
Not sarcastically this time, thanks for reviewing the last chapter Shaami. No, I really don't know what I'm doing with this thing, I had a few basic ideas but now I don't, so lets hope this chapter goes well.
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I was just beginning to drift off when a stupid banging woke me up, I'm currently contemplating whether or not to get up & find out what it was, or just go back to sleep. Though saying that, it'll either be Bakura, or someone will have had an accident, so I'd better check, just in case hikari or Ishizu are hurt.
It seems I was right the first time, haka dorobo is here, knowing him, it's about Malik & he'll try & find out what's wrong, however, I promised hikari not to tell, but if I tell Bakura that, he'll know something is really wrong, still, I don't want to keep lying about this either. Why do they have to make things so difficult?
"Nan desu ka?" I ask bluntly.
"What, no 'hello'? Some friend you are Ishtar." I should've known he'd be melodramatic about this.
"I'm not in the mood thief, what do you want?"
"Just making sure my 'dear' friend & his hikari are okay. Is that a crime?"
"In your case, yes. We're both fine, so you can leave."
He glares at me & starts walking towards Malik's room, which isn't a good thing.
"Bakura, where do you think you're going?"
"To talk to your hikari, whether you like it or not."
"Bakura! Just leave Malik alone."
"Why should I, if nothing's wrong?"
"Just drop this thief, it's none of your business. Leave my hikari alone."
"What if I don't want to Ishtar?"
I hadn't realised up until now, just how thoroughly annoying the thief can be, or how stubborn the baka is. Why is he being so persistent though? What does it matter to him whether hikari is okay?
"What's going on Marik?" Malik asks, still half asleep.
"The baka thief was just leaving." I reply, a harsh tone directed at Bakura.
"No, I wasn't. I came to see how you were, everyone's been worried about you." Bakura's tone is soft again; I'm not sure he even talks to Ryou like that.
"Gomen, I didn't mean to make anyone worry. I'm fine Bakura."
I can't help but smirk slightly, even half asleep; Malik still manages to lie perfectly. Still, it doesn't matter how well you can lie if someone knows the truth. I think Bakura knows that something is going on, Malik doesn't normally get upset, so for him to be so upset he isn't keeping up his mask, it's obvious that there is a big problem.
"Malik, the others may believe that, but I know better. I'm not trying to pull anything here, I'm genuinely concerned about you."
The scary thing being that it's true. Since when did Bakura start caring so much & why over my hikari? I'm feeling oddly over-protective about this whole thing; I just want to keep Bakura away from Malik, yet I don't know why. I really do hate these stupid emotions sometimes.
"Look, earlier was stupid, I shouldn't have behaved the way I did. There isn't anything wrong, nothing you can help with. It was just the past coming back to haunt me, but that's over now, it doesn't matter."
I really wish I could believe hikari's words, that the past didn't matter, that there really wasn't anything wrong, I hate to see him hurting like this. I wish he hadn't made me make that promise too; I really want to understand this better.
"Don't even try pulling that nonsense on me Malik, because I'm not that naïve. I'm not leaving until I find out what's wrong with you."
"Bakura, just get out. Malik's said nothing's wrong, so nothing's wrong. Just drop it already."
Doesn't he understand that he's only making things worse? For once in your life thief, listen to me; just leave Malik & this particular subject alone. However, he just glares before brushing me aside, baka dorobo.
Oh dear, this can't be good. The stupid thief dragged Malik back into his room & locked the door, to prevent me from interfering. Damn it Bakura, can't you take a hint? Please don't upset hikari any further; I don't want to see him crying so much ever again.
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I glare at Bakura harshly; he's completely ignored both Marik & myself before pushing me back in here & locking Marik out, while also locking me in. It seems the thief is quite intent on receiving the truth. That is none of his business however & I have no intention of anyone finding out what happened. I'll just have to make Bakura see that this is not debatable; we don't enquire about his past, so he should have the same courtesy. Though the thought of him being courteous is somewhat amusing.
"Malik, just tell me what's wrong, okay?"
He says softly, kneeling next to me. It really is frightening that he can seem so caring sometimes, this is not the psychotic yami who was attempting to control the planet & I'm not quite sure how to react. Wait, did I just say he scared me? That can't be right, some stupid ancient spirit being nice is hardly something that should cause such a reaction.
"To put things quite simply Bakura, it's none of your business. My past is my business & no one else's."
"The point of having friends is to be able to talk about anything with them you know. I assure you that bottling up pain inside is never a good thing."
"What would you know about any of that thief?!"
He looks stunned & somewhat hurt by my comment. I hadn't meant to say something like that, let alone shout at him, he's making me defensive though, so I can't help it. He looks very sombre right now, & is lost in thought, perhaps I was wrong, maybe he does understand better than I thought, though, if that's the case, surely he should understand my need for privacy?
"I know a lot about pain Malik & Ryou taught me a lot about friendship. I'm not nearly so lacking in understanding as you assume I am."
I feel guilty about saying that now, but why? I don't understand how the thief can elicit such emotional responses from me.
"I really didn't mean it Bakura, I just, I guess I was afraid of answering so I snapped at you to make you stop asking."
He tilts his head & gazes at me curiously, I don't like being scrutinised at all, it procures a very uncomfortable feeling.
"You can admit that you're afraid, yet you can't admit that you're hurting? Was whoever you lost really that important, or perhaps that much of a taboo?"
I feel like I've been hit in the gut, how can it be that obvious? What am I supposed to do now? I don't want to tell him anything, yet at the same time, part of me thinks he might understand & that compels me to tell him about her. This is confusing; I don't know what to do.
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Chapter done at last, hope it was enjoyable. Please remember to review as this story is really lacking feedback so I have little idea of what is thought of this piece, or indeed how to continue it. Arigato & ja ne.
Not sarcastically this time, thanks for reviewing the last chapter Shaami. No, I really don't know what I'm doing with this thing, I had a few basic ideas but now I don't, so lets hope this chapter goes well.
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I was just beginning to drift off when a stupid banging woke me up, I'm currently contemplating whether or not to get up & find out what it was, or just go back to sleep. Though saying that, it'll either be Bakura, or someone will have had an accident, so I'd better check, just in case hikari or Ishizu are hurt.
It seems I was right the first time, haka dorobo is here, knowing him, it's about Malik & he'll try & find out what's wrong, however, I promised hikari not to tell, but if I tell Bakura that, he'll know something is really wrong, still, I don't want to keep lying about this either. Why do they have to make things so difficult?
"Nan desu ka?" I ask bluntly.
"What, no 'hello'? Some friend you are Ishtar." I should've known he'd be melodramatic about this.
"I'm not in the mood thief, what do you want?"
"Just making sure my 'dear' friend & his hikari are okay. Is that a crime?"
"In your case, yes. We're both fine, so you can leave."
He glares at me & starts walking towards Malik's room, which isn't a good thing.
"Bakura, where do you think you're going?"
"To talk to your hikari, whether you like it or not."
"Bakura! Just leave Malik alone."
"Why should I, if nothing's wrong?"
"Just drop this thief, it's none of your business. Leave my hikari alone."
"What if I don't want to Ishtar?"
I hadn't realised up until now, just how thoroughly annoying the thief can be, or how stubborn the baka is. Why is he being so persistent though? What does it matter to him whether hikari is okay?
"What's going on Marik?" Malik asks, still half asleep.
"The baka thief was just leaving." I reply, a harsh tone directed at Bakura.
"No, I wasn't. I came to see how you were, everyone's been worried about you." Bakura's tone is soft again; I'm not sure he even talks to Ryou like that.
"Gomen, I didn't mean to make anyone worry. I'm fine Bakura."
I can't help but smirk slightly, even half asleep; Malik still manages to lie perfectly. Still, it doesn't matter how well you can lie if someone knows the truth. I think Bakura knows that something is going on, Malik doesn't normally get upset, so for him to be so upset he isn't keeping up his mask, it's obvious that there is a big problem.
"Malik, the others may believe that, but I know better. I'm not trying to pull anything here, I'm genuinely concerned about you."
The scary thing being that it's true. Since when did Bakura start caring so much & why over my hikari? I'm feeling oddly over-protective about this whole thing; I just want to keep Bakura away from Malik, yet I don't know why. I really do hate these stupid emotions sometimes.
"Look, earlier was stupid, I shouldn't have behaved the way I did. There isn't anything wrong, nothing you can help with. It was just the past coming back to haunt me, but that's over now, it doesn't matter."
I really wish I could believe hikari's words, that the past didn't matter, that there really wasn't anything wrong, I hate to see him hurting like this. I wish he hadn't made me make that promise too; I really want to understand this better.
"Don't even try pulling that nonsense on me Malik, because I'm not that naïve. I'm not leaving until I find out what's wrong with you."
"Bakura, just get out. Malik's said nothing's wrong, so nothing's wrong. Just drop it already."
Doesn't he understand that he's only making things worse? For once in your life thief, listen to me; just leave Malik & this particular subject alone. However, he just glares before brushing me aside, baka dorobo.
Oh dear, this can't be good. The stupid thief dragged Malik back into his room & locked the door, to prevent me from interfering. Damn it Bakura, can't you take a hint? Please don't upset hikari any further; I don't want to see him crying so much ever again.
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I glare at Bakura harshly; he's completely ignored both Marik & myself before pushing me back in here & locking Marik out, while also locking me in. It seems the thief is quite intent on receiving the truth. That is none of his business however & I have no intention of anyone finding out what happened. I'll just have to make Bakura see that this is not debatable; we don't enquire about his past, so he should have the same courtesy. Though the thought of him being courteous is somewhat amusing.
"Malik, just tell me what's wrong, okay?"
He says softly, kneeling next to me. It really is frightening that he can seem so caring sometimes, this is not the psychotic yami who was attempting to control the planet & I'm not quite sure how to react. Wait, did I just say he scared me? That can't be right, some stupid ancient spirit being nice is hardly something that should cause such a reaction.
"To put things quite simply Bakura, it's none of your business. My past is my business & no one else's."
"The point of having friends is to be able to talk about anything with them you know. I assure you that bottling up pain inside is never a good thing."
"What would you know about any of that thief?!"
He looks stunned & somewhat hurt by my comment. I hadn't meant to say something like that, let alone shout at him, he's making me defensive though, so I can't help it. He looks very sombre right now, & is lost in thought, perhaps I was wrong, maybe he does understand better than I thought, though, if that's the case, surely he should understand my need for privacy?
"I know a lot about pain Malik & Ryou taught me a lot about friendship. I'm not nearly so lacking in understanding as you assume I am."
I feel guilty about saying that now, but why? I don't understand how the thief can elicit such emotional responses from me.
"I really didn't mean it Bakura, I just, I guess I was afraid of answering so I snapped at you to make you stop asking."
He tilts his head & gazes at me curiously, I don't like being scrutinised at all, it procures a very uncomfortable feeling.
"You can admit that you're afraid, yet you can't admit that you're hurting? Was whoever you lost really that important, or perhaps that much of a taboo?"
I feel like I've been hit in the gut, how can it be that obvious? What am I supposed to do now? I don't want to tell him anything, yet at the same time, part of me thinks he might understand & that compels me to tell him about her. This is confusing; I don't know what to do.
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Chapter done at last, hope it was enjoyable. Please remember to review as this story is really lacking feedback so I have little idea of what is thought of this piece, or indeed how to continue it. Arigato & ja ne.