Horus: Hello everyone! Well if you're sort of confused by the first by the first chapter, I don't blame you. The first chapter was mainly to set up how horrible Bakura could be when he was sadistic and angry. This chapter will mainly be about Bakura's conflicts with himself as he realizes he cares for Ryou. The story in general is gonna be about Bakura's two ways of acting: He cares for Ryou, but has fits of uncontrollable rage. And Ryou gets caught in the crossfire.
Chapter 2: Caring Confusion
Bakura walked up to his room and lied down on the bed. He was happy that he had dealed out his punishment, but at the same time, something was wrong. He had this nagging feeling, something he couldn't describe. Was he….worried….about Ryou?
'No, that can't be. That little brat got what he deserved. Besides, I've beat him before and he was always fine afterwards. He's able to take care of himself' Bakura thought. 'Still, I've never been quite that brutal with him. He wasn't even able to stand.' Bakura got up and went to the mirror. He looked himself with pride, but at the same time with disgust. 'What am I worried about? I hate that little weakling. He makes me ashamed to be his Yami.' Bakura thought. 'If I hate him so much, then why did I make sure to buy a brand new first aid kit for Ryou. I even made sure it had more things than a normal set.' Bakura couldn't think straight. He got up and went into the upstairs bathroom. 'So? It's just a first aid kit. What does that have to do with anything?' Bakura thought. 'Maybe that's my little way of saying I'm…sorry.' 'Sorry, what the hell would I be sorry for?' Bakura countered. 'Because I fell badly that I hurt him maybe? Maybe I just can't bring myself to say it.' "What the hell is wrong with me?" Bakura yelled, smashing he bathroom mirror to pieces. The glass cut his hands and Bakura smiled softly as the blood trickled down to his wrist.
Meanwhile, Ryou had just crawled into the downstairs bathroom and tried to use the sink to stand. "Why? Why does he do that? What the hell makes him so angry?" Ryou whimpered in pain. When he was finally able to stand with the support of the sink, he surveyed his injuries.
His face was swollen and puffy. Both his eyes were black. His nose was bloody, but with some further examination Ryou found it was not broken. His Lip was bleeding but it wasn't too bad. And one of his teeth was wobbly. His chest and stomach were bruised, shades of purple and black against pale white. Then he examined his arm.
The majority of his arm was burned. It was a first degree burn, and it hurt like hell. Then to top it of was the large gash on the arm that Bakura had carved in there. It wasn't deep, but it was long. However, it was still bleeding and Ryou thought he might need stitches. That would have to come later though.
Ryou tried to reach for the first aid kit that was in the medicine chest, but without the support of the sink, he quickly fell. Ryou was disgusted that he couldn't even hold his own weight. "Bloody hell," He muttered. He once again used the sink for support and tried to stand up. He was able to stand for a moment and he reached for the first aid kit. Ryou was able to grab it and pull it down before falling to the floor again.
Ryou couldn't stand the pain. It felt like white hot daggers were searing through his skin. He had to treat his wounds though, especially the gash on his arm. If he just lied there, then he might bleed to death. Struggling to get up, Ryou grabbed the sink and pulled himself with all his strength. He grabbed a bottle of peroxide and a cotton ball before he fell again. But this time he didn't hit the floor. He landed in someone's strong warm arms.
"B-B-Bakura! What is it you wanted?" Ryou asked nervously
"Shhh, hikari. You're not strong enough to do this on your own. I'll treat your wounds." Bakura said soothingly.
"No, Bakura I'm fine," Ryou said trying to sound forceful. He didn't want Bakura to think he was weak. But there was also another reason. Ryou didn't know if he could trust Bakura right now. After what Bakura had just done to him, Ryou was terrified of Bakura. He struggled in Bakura's arms but his Yami was very strong. Even when Ryou wasn't injured, he probably couldn't have struggled out of Bakura's gentle but strong grip. He continued to struggle until he was out of strength.
"Ryou, you're unbelievably stubborn, you know that." Bakura said to a dazed Ryou. Slowly, Bakura laid Ryou down. 'By Ra, what have I done' Bakura thought. Then he began to treat the wounds. Ryou's arm was the first thing that needed to be taken care of. The gash on the arm wasn't too deep, but it was deep enough and Bakura was afraid it needed stitches. Bakura rummaged around the drawer for some thread or coil and a needle. He found a spool of sewing thread and quickly went to work. He treated the thread and the needle with alcohol and looked at the gash.
"Ryou this wound is too deep for peroxide. I have to pour alcohol on it. This'll hurt so you can squeeze my hand as hard as you want. Ryou? Do you hear me? Ryou?" Bakura said. Ryou nodded weakly. Bakura slowly poured alcohol over the cut and heard Ryou whimper. He clamped on to Bakura's hand tighter and slowly calmed down. Bakura then quickly and skillfully stitched the wound up. While he was stitching, Ryou noticed the cuts on Bakura's hand.
"Bakura, w-w-what happened to your hand." Ryou asked meekly.
"It's not important Ryou," Bakura said, surprised with Ryou's concern, "What is important it getting you well." After Bakura had stitched up the wound, he treated the rest of the arm with burn lotion and carefully bandaged the arm. "I've done all I can," Bakura said disappointingly." The rest of the bruises will heal with time.
"Thank you, Bakura... "Ryou whispered before he passed out. Bakura carefully lifted Ryou up and carried him to his bed.
"Sleep peacefully Ryou, my little light," Bakura whispered fondly. He stayed with Ryou the entire night thinking about what a monster he was.
Horus: Well that's the chapter. Hope you like.
Bakura: Shhh. Ryou's sleeping…..
Horus: Didn't know you had a soft side Bakura.
Bakura: Well I do so shut it. You're gonna wake him up. Huggles Ryou plushie
Horus: You know that plushie is anatomically correct right?
Bakura: It is? Hmmmmm. Well we got to go bye bye see ya get the hell out of here!
Horus: rolls eyes anyway R&R Bye ppl
