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Chapter Five: Diagnosis
"How is he?"
They'd taken Bakura in for examination over an hour ago.
The doctor smiled ruefully at Ryou. "We don't know yet. He only stops fighting us long enough to breathe every so often."
"Should I go in there?"
"If you think it will calm him down. We can't even administer a sedative because we can't get close enough."
Ryou shook his head as he followed the doctor down the hall. He should have known Bakura would not behave, never mind that he was hurt.
Yami, stop fighting. They're trying to help you.
They're trying to poke me with needles and other sharp objects, not help me!
They wouldn't be trying to give you a sedative if you weren't fighting them.
A WHAT?
Calm down, yami.
Oh, one of them is almost in range…
BAKURA! Don't even think about it!
DAMNIT!
What?
They poked me with that needle thing while you were DISTRACTING me is what!
Ryou felt their mind link fade as he stepped into the room. A nurse was holding an empty hypodermic.
"We should be able to work now."
About twenty minutes later, the doctor could give Ryou a rough verbal sketch of what was happening.
"He's in quite bad shape, besides the broken leg, which I'm sure you noticed. He's in an advanced stage of dehydration and starvation, his heart rate is low, and he's just generally very ill."
Ryou nodded. "So, it's really serious then?"
"Yes, he'll need to stay in the hospital for at least three weeks, quite probably longer. Would you mind coming to stay with him? After the trouble we had just diagnosing him, I think you'll need to be there when he comes around."
"Ok. I can be here."
"You'll inform the family?"
"Sure."
I don't need to worry about that, at least…
"You can see him now."
Ryou sat down next to his yami's bed.
He decided it was best to say it now, when Bakura was asleep and wouldn't know.
"I love you, Bakura…"
Bakura moved a little as he slept, one hand sliding out from beneath the blanket.
Ryou had to smile.
I wish I had a camera…he looks so cute like that…
Of course, he would probably destroy the picture as soon as he saw it.
He slipped his hand into Bakura's.
I love you…
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Bakura was home from the hospital, finally. After almost a month and a half of being away from home, there was a lot that he'd forgotten.
Like the fact Ryou woke up at six-thirty.
And that once Ryou was awake, Bakura had better be awake.
Ryou walked in. "Bakura, are you up?"
Bakura stirred and turned to glare at him. "I wasn't planning to be."
"Oops, sorry. But since you're awake, you might as well get up, right?"
"Go away. I might still be able to get to sleep again."
Ryou sighed and pulled on Bakura's arm gently. "Come on!"
Bakura tried pulling loose, failed, and somehow managed to knock Ryou off balance so that Ryou fell on top of him.
Ryou stared down at his yami, starting to blush.
"Ryou, get off!"
Instant reality check.
"Sorry…"
Ryou nearly leaped away from him.
Oh God, what did I do?
He'd nearly kissed Bakura.
And he was fairly certain that would not turn out well. At all.
He would just have to learn to keep himself in check better, that was all.
I hope.
AN: This one was weird, but I couldn't help it. I was up until 12:45 getting this done. So was it worth it? WAS IT?
Also, I need to ask if should I go on with this…no wait, ignore that, they haven't kissed yet! Don't kill me, the sweet stuff is coming!
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