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"This is talking"
'These are thoughts'
WARNING: Character death (OC's, don't panic on me)
"I think I'm going to be sick..."
"Maybe you shouldn't have eaten all those sweets before riding that roller coaster..." Yugi comment, smiling slightly at his yami's foolishness. Yami merely groaned and leaned heavier against his hikari, arm slung around the smaller boys shoulders. Yugi laughed quietly and led him to a bench, sitting him down. "Now you'll know to take my advice next time," he commented with a smirk.
"I know..." Yami mumbled, covering his mouth as if he where about to throw up. Luckily, he didn't. "Oh well... it was worth it." Yami smiled over at Yugi and chuckled, pointing behind him. "Obviously Joey agrees."
"Huh?" Yugi turned and spotted Joey already in the cue again. "Lunatic..." he mumbled, taking a seat beside Yami. The former Pharaoh sighed heavily and leaned back, closing his eyes. "Thank you Yugi..."
"Hm?" Yugi looked over at his dark half with puzzlement.
"A mere few weeks ago I was a prisoner of the Millennium Puzzle," Yami began, opening his eyes and looking over at Yugi, smiling. He sat up and pulled Yugi into a tight embrace. "But you risked your life to release me... and for that I am forever grateful." Yugi was a little surprised by the hug, but smiled and hugged Yami back. "Hey, what are friends for?"
"Hey what I miss?" Joey asked as he returned from his second ride on the rollar coaster, looking from one to the other. Yami and Yugi looked up at him and he grinned. "Group hug!" He announced, wrapping his much longer arms around the two, who laughed and hugged him as well.
"Come on Yugi, we better head home." Yami said after a few more rides. "It's getting late and we promised your grandfather we'd be home to help in the shop for the last few hours the shop was open."
"Aww, do you have to?" Joey moaned. "We haven't been here that long."
"Joey... it's five in the afternoon, we've been here since ten this morning." Yami commented, folding his arms. Joey moaned and mumbled a quiet 'fine' but quickly added. "Then we'll meet in the arcade tomorrow! Deal?"
Yami chuckled and shook his head, but turned to Yugi for an answer. Yugi shrugged and looked at Joey. "I... guess we could..."
"Great! See ya then!" And with that, Joey turned and darted back into the fairground. Yugi and Yami made their way home, taking about nothing in particular. Yugi's mind was surprisingly unfocused.
He couldn't shake off the foreboding feeling he had in the pit of him stomach, and he had no idea what was causing it.
"Just watch me." Ryoura snapped at the doctor, picking up his shirt and pulling it on over the bandages wrapped around his torso, his wound stitched up and clean. He stood up from the bed quickly but winced as a searing pain shot through him. The doctor tried to persuade him to stay as he regained himself, but it seemed the teen couldn't be stopped.
At least until Bakura came in. He practically ordered the doctor to leave before turning to Ryoura, his expression serious. "I want to know what that guy was talking about back there. What haven't you told me?"
Ryoura looked at Bakura, thoughts racing through his mind, before he found his voice, though it was shaky. "You-"
"Don't need to know?" Bakura finished, folding his arms and narrowing his eyes. "I was attack, and I fought. Therefore, I am a part of this, whether you like it or not. I have the right to know why he was trying to hurt you so much. Don't try and tell me it was for the Millennium Ring, because I know it was more then that." He paused for a moment, awaiting a response. "Why was he in jail Ryoura?"
Ryoura's eyes reverted down to the floor and his sighed, sitting down on the bed again, arms rested lazily on his knees as he stared at the floor. Bakura walked over and sat down beside him. "Well?"
Casting Bakura a quick glance, Ryoura straightened up and took a deep breath, as if preparing himself, then released it. "Ok... I'll tell you, but it's not a pretty story..." he swallowed hard, he gaze never meeting Bakura's. "When I was little, you know, really little, I used to spend a lot of time with my mom and dad." He shut his eyes and lowered his head. "They were the best..."
"Were?"
"But that guy," Bakura could hear a tone of anger in Ryoura's voice. "He tore my family apart! And...and it's all my fault..."
Domino City: 7,013 A.D (Twelve years ago)
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Though his job was anything but easy, his wife, Casandra, and five-year-old son, Ryoura, were a constant source of support, which help him continue with his difficult job. As he returned from work one day, he chuckled at the thought of Ryoura's conversation as soon as he entered the door.
Ryoura had only started preschool two weeks previously, and seemed determined to replay the entire days activities, good or bad, to his father when he came home from work. It wasn't much to listen to, but spending time with his family always cheered him up after a hard days work.
"I'm home," he called as he enter the house, and was almost immediately greeted by his son. Ryoura ran out of the sitting room and latched onto his father in a difficult hug, considering his size. He was wearing a white, baggy shirt and baggy cream shorts, as well as an oversized blue baseball cap he had to wear backwards as it was far to big for him. "Hi daddy!" He piped up cheerfully, smiling brightly up at his father, who lifted him up and hugged him. "Hello Ryoura."
"Don't I get a hug?"
Ryo looked up and smiled at the woman in from of him. She had long, wavy, pale blond hair that ran down her back, and deep brown eyes, like Ryoura's. She was quite tall to, reaching close to six foot. Holding Ryoura in one arm he reached out and pulled her into the group hug.
"Wait for it..." Ryo thought to himself.
"Oh daddy you'll neva guess what happen in school today!"
Ryo chuckled and smiled at the boy as he began rambling so quickly he was barely understandable. All Ryo could was smile and nod in confusion.
"Hm?" Ryo looked back over the couch, as did Casandra, and spotted Ryoura standing in the doorway, looking at him in confusion. "Ryoura, you where supposed to be in bed an hour ago."
"Wha da?" Ryoura asked as his climbed over the back of the couch and landed between his parents, looking at the object in his father's hands. Ryo was holding some sort of golden dream-catcher with an eye in the middle. He looked at it with fascination.
Ryo smiled and shook his head, lifting Ryoura up onto his lap and holding the ring in front of him. Ryoura placed his hand curiously on the object, tilting his head as he felt a strange feeling flow quickly through him, tickling him and causing him to giggle. "Well, this is the Millennium Ring." Ryo began, ignoring his sons unusual reaction. He didn't see the problem with telling him this, Ryoura would most likely think of it as some sort of fairy tale.
"I've had if for quiet a while now, when my father gave it to me. It's origin is unknown, but we know it was sold among thieves, until eventually no one saw any use and threw it out. Because there was no owner, my great grandfather kept it. Then he discovered that this item had a secret. He researched were it came from, but it's previous owner had passed away at a young age without any explanation, as well as two others with similar items."
"Ryo!" Casandra interrupted, slapping him slightly in the back of the head. "You can't be telling him these things, he'll have nightmares."
"It's ok mommy," Ryoura said, smiling at her then up at his father. "What happen den?"
Ryo chuckled, then continued. "With a little more research, he discovered the item was supposed to have dark magic inside it, Millennium Magic I think. It's true. History proves it, though the most resent reports of it were five thousand years ago."
"Wow..." Ryoura looked at the Millennium Ring with awe.
"So he decided to keep the item within the family, and that's why I have it. We pass it down with the Bakura name." Ryo sighed as he finished, smiling down at Ryoura. "So when I can't care for it anymore, it will be your job." He lifted Ryoura up and stood the small boy on his knees so he was facing him. "To you think you can handle it."
"Yes sir!" Ryoura stated with a solute. Ryo laughed and ruffled his hair. "I know you can, but now, it's back to bed."
"Aww..." Ryoura moaned in protest, but Ryo simply picked him up and slung the laughing boy over his shoulder. Ryoura began to protest, but erupted in a giggling fit when Ryo started to tickle him mercilessly. Trying to escape in vain, he was finnally left alone when he father dropped him into his bed. Still giggling as Ryo tucked him in, he smiled up and outstretched his arms. "Hug?"
Ryo smiled and hugged Ryoura, placing a small kiss on his sons forehead as he pulled away. "Goodnight Ryoura," he whispered to the sleepy child, making a quickly surrendered attempt to take the boys baseball cap. Ryoura never seemed to take it off. "Nighty night daddy..." Ryoura whispered as he curled up, closing his eyes and drifting quickly to sleep.
Ryo looked back from the door as Casandra came down the stairs with Ryoura in her arms. He was holding the Millennium Ring in his hand, the spikes at the end pointing down the street, the eye in the centre glowing brightly. Running over to Casandra and Ryoura, he wrapped a cloth around the Millennium Ring and handed it quickly to Ryoura. "Ryoura, you have to keep this safe, ok?" He said, quickly but clearly in hopes the child would understand.
"Wha da you mean daddy?" Ryoura questioned, suddenly much more awake. He didn't get a response as a loud echoed and the front door flew passed the room. Startled, Ryoura clung to the Millennium Ring, unaware that his parents were moving. "Huh?" He looked up in confusion as parents placed him on the ground. He was in some sort of storeroom near the back of the house.
"Ok." Casandra whispered, glancing nervously over her shoulder. When she spoke her voice was serious but still kind. "Sweetie, you be good for mommy and stay in here. Don't make a sound and don't come out for any reason. Stay here." She repeated, kissing him quickly on the cheek before retreating and closing the door.
"Mommy?" Ryoura quickly covered hi mouth. "Mommy told me not to talk." he thought, crawling forward and looking out a gap in the door. He could see all the way to the living room, where a man stood, someone he'd never seen before. The man was wearing sunglass' and was looking around the room in frustration.
"Where is it?" The man's cold voice hissed, causing Ryoura to shiver. Ryo and Casandra stood in front of him, Ryo standing before his wife with his arms blocking her protectively. "Even if we did have it, Kage, we would never give it to you. We know you only want it for evil purposes." Ryo growled. Kage chuckled and shook his head, and Ryoura was almost sure he saw a glow from under the mans glass'.
"You gave it to your pathetic excuse for a son, didn't you?" Kage asked, folding his arms. He smirked when Ryo growled. "You know you can't hide anything from me..." He's gaze turned in Ryoura's direction, causing the boy to stiffen. "He's hiding over there, and he has the Item." "Stay away from Ryoura!" Casandra yelled with such anger if surprised not only Ryoura, but Kage and Ryo to. Kage quickly recovered and smiled. "And just what can you do to stop me? I know your child has the gift to handle the Millennium Ring, that's why it reacts when he is close to it. He could be an... inconvenience for me..." He added with a grin.
Ryo's eyes grew wide. "You wouldn't... he's just a child! He hasn't done anything to you!"
"But he's a possible threat, therefore he must be disposed of. Just don't get in my way and I may just let you live." Kage turned and started walking towards the storeroom, causing Ryoura to grip the Ring in his hand tighter. What was he supposed to do know?
"No!" Ryo yelled, standing in the living room doorway, Casandra by his side, and blocking Kage from leaving. Kage looked lazily at the parents and smirked. Ryoura couldn't see him, but the man summoned a small ball of magic and tossed it beside him. It rolled rapidly along the floor, around the room, passed the parents and up and down the hall, leaving a long trail of fire wherever it went.
Kage raised his hand and went to withdraw something from the inside of his jacket, causing Ryo and Casandra to tense up. "I warned you." Withdrawing a dagger he quickly slashed across Ryo's chest, kicking the man in the stomach directly afterwards, then in the head so the man was now lying on his back.
"Ryo!" Casandra cried out, but before she could help Kage struck her back with the hilt of the dagger, causing blood to drip for her lip.
"Goodnight." Ryo said heartlessly as he grabbed Ryo by the shirt and pulled him slightly off the ground, twirling the dagger before plunging it into the man's chest. Ryo cried out, eyes shut tight in agony, but fell silent quickly, blood staining his shirt as he breathing slowed, before halting completely. Tearing the dagger out of the him, Kage dropped Ryo and turned to Casandra, grinning sinisterly.
"Ryo..." Casandra breathed, looking at her now dead husband with shock and horror. She was to shocked and afraid to speak, or even react, when Kage walked over and held the dagger in front of her face. He didn't wait for her to respond before, just like her husband, the dagger was stabbed right threw her heart. She collapsed almost instantly, he body limp and lifeless.
"Mommy! Daddy!" Ryoura called, banging on the door repeatedly in an attempt to get out, coughing heavily as he inhaled the smoke of flames around the house. Tears streamed down his face, revealing his broken heart. He yelped as fell back as the door was thrown open, Kage towering over the shivering five-year-old. Ryoura hugged the Millennium Ring tightly to his chest as the man demanded it, shaking his head.
"Very well..." Kage whispered, withdrawing the dagger once again. But before he could approach the boy, two hands wrapped around his wrists and pulled then roughly behind his back. "What the-?" He looked back in surprise at the police officer as his hands were cuffed. He would have used his magic to help, had he been more experienced with his item and had more power. A number of police where there, and he couldn't see any way out. He was caught.
Ryoura looked over at his parent's bodies and coughed heavily. "Mom-my.. Da-ddy..." he coughed as he tried to walk over to him. His vision blurred as the heat of the flames tore him from consciousness, his small body collapsing to the floor.
To Be Continued
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Oh, I've been dreading this chapter for a while now... but hey, at least it's done now. I made right little family moments to show how close they were, did it work?
Well, now you know why Ryoura has a fear of fire. Please review guys and slán slán for now.
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