'Thoughts'
"Spoken Words"
Spirit to Host/
/Host to Spirit/
Ch. 2 Aftermath Enter Bakura
Bakura had been sitting on the window seal in his bedroom for a few hours, staring out the window, trying to think.
'He was so mean to me...Why couldn't we get along like Yugi and Yami?'
Flashback
Bakura had been aware that there was a spirit in his Millennium Ring, but was a little nervous about confronting him. 'If he wanted to be my friend, he would've introduced himself by now...unless....he's shy like me and wants me to make the first move...Alright, I say hello, and if all doesn't go well, I'll just retreat.' He took a deep breath, and went into his soul room. It was more or less plain. There were several pictures of his mother, sister, and father everywhere, countless games spread all over the floor, and that was just about it besides a bed. 'Hmmmm...maybe I should tidy up a bit first...No, I'm just trying to put off meeting my other half...I should just get it over with, and hopefully, everything will turn out ok.' He opened the door to his soul room, not bothering to close it. He carefully walked across the hall to his other half's door uncertainly, as if he felt the floor was unstable, and might crumble under his feet if he wasn't careful. When he finally reached his dark half's door, he quietly knocked.
"...H...H..Hello?...Can I come in?...I...If this is a bad time, I can come back later." Bakura stammered. He was now not only nervous, but a bit afraid. He was beginning to shake, and felt cold. It was as if he body was trying to tell him to run away, but he thought he should ignore these warning signs and proceed. 'There's no turning back now.'
The door slowly opened, to reveal Yami Bakura. He had a pair of brown eyes, quiet like Bakura's...Only they seemed more evil...as if they were the eyes of a demon...a monster. He sneered, as he reached out, grabbing Bakura and dragging him into his soul room, making sure to smack his head on the door as he did so. Yami Bakura slammed the door behind him with one hand, and with the other threw his other self halfway across the room. Bakura, not expecting any of his, landed on his butt. As he sat up, he propped himself up with his arms. Yami Bakura walked over to him, grabbed his light by his collar, and heaved him up. He held him at eye level, a few inches off the floor.
"You're afraid" Yami Bakura smirked. "I can see the fear in you eyes...You should have run when you had the chance." With that, Yami Bakura threw Bakura against the wall, pinning him there. Bakura wanted to say something...anything...but his fear consumed him ...he felt paralyzed by it. He closed his eyes, and prayed for help from his mother and sister, as he tried his best to ignore his fear, that was growing worse as the seconds slowly passed. Yami Bakura punched Bakura's chest, knocking the wind out of him, making it hard to breathe. Yami Bakura released Bakura, letting him falls to the ground. Seeing that his light was incapacitated, Yami Bakura dragged Bakura back to his own soul room. "Welcome to your never-ending nightmare." Yami Bakura seethed, slamming the door to Bakura's soul room closed, and locking it.
End Flashback
'After that, he took control of my body, took a knife and...' Bakura's mind trailed off a bit as he shivered at that horrible memory. He rolled up the sleeves of his sweater. The scars from that day were still there...as were other scars his dark half carved in him. 'When I first found out that Yugi had a Millennium Item and a spirit in it, I worried about him. I couldn't help wondering how much pain his dark half was putting him though...And when I found that they were friends, I...I got jealous...I wanted to be friends with mine too...I used to wondered what kind of family he had...what kind of environment he lived in...and what could have possible gone so horribly wrong to make him the way his is...The longer he was with me, the less I found myself wondering this.'
The phone rang, making him jump. He had always been a little jumpy, but seemed even more so recently. He got off the window seal and picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey, Bakura, It's me, Joey...What's up?"
"Nothing..."
"...Oh, well, that gang and I are going to Burger World, and since the spirit of the ring's gone, I was wonderin' if you'd come."
Bakura was surprised to say the least. The last time he had been invited to go anywhere, he was too afraid his dark half would hurt somebody..His social life suffered due to his fear...Most people just thought he was shy, but even if they knew the truth, nobody would understand or feel the same pain...the same isolation he did, nor he felt, that anyone would want to.
Flashback
Bakura had been invited to a birthday party, and it was all he could think about for the past few weeks. He had been stuck in the house with no one but his other half, and he was ready for a change of pace, scenery, and company. 'I think I'll just send the card and present in the mail...That would probably be for the best.'
What? You're not going? It's all you've been thinking about.
/How would you know that?/
I can read your thoughts.
Bakura had just about all he could take from his other self, but was too afraid of him to say anything.
Well, if your not going, then maybe I should.
/What? You can't!/
And why not?
Yami Bakura sounded outraged. Bakura felt very small and weak. 'Now I've done it...He'll kill me this time for sure...Why did I talk back to him?'
End Flashback
'Yami Bakura took control of my body and cut me several times with a knife after that incident too...I remember taking care of that injury and thinking to myself, I wish my father never brought home the ring...I wish I never knew the spirit...I wish he would just go away and leave me alone forever!'
"Bakura? Ya still there?" Joey's voice rang in Bakrua's ear, bringing him somewhat back to the present.
"I suppose I should've been more careful of what I wished for." Bakura said, still thinking of the past.
"What? What are ya talking about?"
"Huh? Oh...Oh nothing...It's...I'm just daydreaming...that's all...I'll be there."
"Ok...I'll see ya there...Just don't talk to yourself on the way over....I'm cool with that, but other people might start to wonder."
"Oh, of course....Good-bye Joey."
"Later."
Bakrua hung up the phone. He couldn't help but remember what had taken place just hours before.
Flashback
Yami Bakura had taken control of Bakura's body and had gone to the museum.
/Why are we here?/
The Pharaoh's going back to his past, so I'm going to beat him there.
Yami Bakura stared at the tablet for a minute. A moment later, Bakura had control of his body again. He could no longer feel the spirit's presence in the Millennium Ring. 'I...I'm free...The nightmare is over. I won't have to live in fear anymore.' He left and went home, feeling a little guilty for thinking what he did when his dark half left him, and a half hour later, he got a call from Joey telling him Yami was leaving and he should go with them to see him off.
End Flashback
"I suppose I should be going...I'll probably be late now." Bakura said, talking to himself. He ran out the door, not giving a second thought to the Millennium Ring or the spirit that once resided in it.
-To be continued
Chibigal4: Once again, not the end of the story, we've still got a lot more povs to go through and a conclusion!