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AN: Omigod, you guys. The response on this fic is actually making me cry. You are all the greatest. This last chapter is dedicated to everyone who's reviewed me the whole way through. You all know who you are.
/Dream Sequence/
Thoughts
"Speaking"
Chapter Six: Stay with me?
AN: This chapter has mention of suicide. Just so you know.
/He was looking, searching for someone. Who, he wasn't sure, but he knew he had to find them quickly.
The walkway was dark and cold, and there were at least thirty doors. He didn't know where to start. He touched the last door and the hallway dissolved into nothing. He was inside an empty room, well; it had looked empty, anyway.
It wasn't any more.
He'd found who he had been looking for…too late.
The white-haired boy lay dead on the ground, another one beside him.
The knife still lay beside the dead one.
The living boy picked it up and slashed it across his wrists, several times.
The one who'd found them could only watch as the boy died./ (1)
Ryou sat up with a scream. He remembered that it wasn't true, Bakura was still there. It was only a dream, but he wouldn't be able to sleep now...
He heard his door creak a little. He looked up quickly.
"Bakura?"
"Yeah, it's me…What was it?"
"What was what?"
"I heard you screaming…"
"Oh…" Ryou blinked. He hadn't expected this. "It was a nightmare, that's all…"
"Alright then."
Bakura turned to leave.
"Bakura…can you…stay with me?"
Ryou flushed as Bakura stared at him.
"Um…okay…"
Bakura sat down on the edge of Ryou's bed. Ryou smiled and curled up again.
When Ryou was finally asleep, Bakura was about to stand and go when Ryou's arms wrapped around his waist.
"Ryou, what, exactly, are you…oh."
Ryou was still sleeping. Bakura tried to move away from Ryou, but the smaller boy wouldn't let go. Ryou half-turned and somehow pulled Bakura off balance, so that he ended up lying beside Ryou, who was still holding on for dear life.
"Crap." sighed Bakura.
Ryou gave a faint whimper in his sleep, which soon turned into a pitiful cry.
"No! Please…please don't…"
Bakura looked down at Ryou. What the…?
Ryou tightened his hold on Bakura to the stage where it got painful.
The spirit shook him awake. "Ryou, wake up!"
Ryou's eyes opened and he stared at Bakura for a minute or so before realizing that he was holding onto Bakura like…like a girlfriend would…
Oh my God…
He'll never let me forget about this…
Ryou was about to let go, when he realized Bakura was totally off his guard. If he did it now, he would have time to run if necessary.
He leaned in and kissed his yami lightly on the lips.
After a few seconds, Ryou gently moved away from Bakura and waited to see Bakura jerk away, staring in horror and disgust.
Nothing.
A minute.
Nothing.
Five minutes.
Still nothing.
Finally, Ryou ventured, "Bakura?"
Bakura looked at him, like nothing had happened, like Ryou hadn't done anything.
And for some reason, that irritated him.
He wanted Bakura to at least acknowledge that something had happened.
So he went ahead and said it.
"Bakura…I think I love you."
"I never would have guessed."
Ryou gave an inner sigh. That was a rejection if he'd ever heard one…
"At least we think alike occasionally."
"What?"
He could not believe it.
Bakura gave one of his extremely rare non-evil grins. "Did you not hear me, or do you just not believe me?"
"I didn't think you…"
His darker half shut him up with a kiss.
Ryou smiled against Bakura's lips. If this is rejection, I could get used to it…
OWARI
AN: Okay, okay, all you impatient people. I finally got to the kissing; now you can't kill me!
HAHAHA!
Ryou/Bakura: O.O
Wildgirl: WHAT! You can't tell me you didn't like that last chapter! You CAN'T…Well, you could, but then you'd be lying to me. (sticks out tongue) So there!
Ryou: (blush)
Bakura: I…guess…
Shadow: (looks around) What am I doing here? Oh, right. Can anyone say 'childish'? No one does the stick-out-tongue thing anymore, Wildgirl.
Wildgirl: They don't? (is confused)
OK, there is a sequel to this, but it's an (ATM) unfinished one-shot where Ryou and Bakura hunt Marik down. Revenge is sweet.
I need to polish the confrontational scenes…I've never been good at those, so it'll take a while.
Please, give me some ideas for the sequel…
I need to know what the people want!
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I just thought I'd mention my pets to you. Meet my six attack bunnies, Amanda, Arnold, Annie, Alisha, Aron and Andrew. They feed on the flesh of non-intentional (i.e. non-parody) Mary Sues. Please help me keep their weight down. I have given away one, please let me know if you would like one too!