Life of Rent
Chapter 8 Torn
Maru: hey everyone, sorry about the long wait here's chapter 8
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Star-007: thank you for the review If I know what I'm doing this could turn out to be a good BakuraXRyouXThief Bakura fic…hopefully.
III: thanks for the review…yes that is a weird twist; hopefully the twist fulfills my plan.
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Ryou closed the door to the apartment and turned the corner, but was grabbed at the very second. When he opened his eyes, he came face to face with a very angry looking Egyptian.
Malik pulled Ryou into an alley and pinning him against the brick wall.
"How could you?"
"w-what do you mean?" Ryou asked, flustered.
"I saw what you did! Don't play dumb with me!" Malik said, squeezing the hikari's arms.
"Oww, stop Malik-"
Suddenly Ryou's hand was around Malik's neck. Malik quickly grabbed his attacker's arm and began to twist.
"Now, now, I wouldn't do that; you may endanger yourself even more." A cold voice chastised. The hand squeezed tighter.
Malik looked up choking. Frightened lavender eyes met glaring red.
"B-Bakura!"
"You wouldn't hurt my hikari, would you?"
"N-no, I was just trying to help-"
"Thanks, but no thanks." The Yami tossed Malik away, "Stay out of our business."
"Our?" Malik repeated to himself, but he looked back at Bakura.
"Ok, ok, I'm sorry."
Bakura smirked and began to walk down the sidewalk. Malik followed beside him. An awkward silence loomed over them for a while until Malik spoke up.
"You took over Ryou's body?"
"Yeah," Bakura looked away, "And?"
"You haven't done that in so long."
"Like I was going to let you harm him."
Malik stopped, but Bakura kept going until he decided that his curiosity got the best of him. The Egyptian had a thoughtful look on his face. Before he could speak Malik cut him off.
"That's called kidnapping." He grinned. Bakura gave a haughty laugh.
"So? He was heading home anyways and am I not a thief?"
Malik walk up until he was at Bakura's side again.
"What are you going to do with him when he wakes up?"
Bakura looked up at the sky. "Dunno, I guess I'll leave it up to him."
"That's doesn't sound like you."
"I know, it's kills me just thinking about it." Bakura pulling at his hair jokingly.
Malik laughed as they pulled in front of Bakura's porch. Malik told him that he had to be home now and took off. Bakura lifted an eyebrow.
I bet it has something to do with Ishizu.
He unlocked the front door and slipped inside the apartment. Bakura separated himself from Ryou and caught the hikari as he fell. The dark laid him on the couch and studied him for a moment. Ryou moaned as he moved his head to the side. Bakura bent down and planted a kiss in his forehead.
"Hikari…"
He smiled for a second and turned to lie down in his room to wait.
A few hours later, Ryou's eyes opened. He sat up and rubbed his eye until he jumped back; realizing he was back in his apartment. It was dark and the shades were down with rays of light shining. The air was silent, but subtle. Someone else was here.
Bakura?
Ryou thought as he got off the couch and walked down the hall. At first he peeked into the room just to make sure he didn't repeat an episode. Bakura was lying on the bed with a cigarette lit. The room was dark lit only by the burning cinder of the cigarette.
Ryou smiled nervously and enter the room. He crawled under the blanket until he was lying on Bakura's bare stomach. He looked up into his Yami's eyes and they embraced.
He looked into the demons eyes again and leaned forward to kiss his lips. Bakura cupped the light's face and pushed into the kiss, letting his tongue enter. They let go to breathe and came back together again. Ryou broke the kiss and laid his head on Bakura's chest.
Bakura held him closer and rest his face on Ryou head.
"I-I'm sorry I left you, I shouldn't have judged you, I should-"
Bakura cut him off by picking Ryou up and placing him so that he straddled his hips. He placed a finger over his hikari's lips. Ryou looked away, but Bakura gently turned his head to face him; eye to eye.
"Don't focus on what could've, should have or what happened; all that matters is that you're here with me."
Bakura turned his head away and mentally made a face.
Why did I say that? He stuck his tongue out; I don't think I can go any further with this mushy, pharaoh-type talk.
"Bakura?"
"Hm?" Bakura looked back up at Ryou, who had his head down and was tracing Bakura's chest nervously.
"Um…that is…I have something to tell you."
Ryou got off of Bakura and walked over to the bedroom window. Bakura sat up in bed to watch his hikari with a half puzzled face. An awkward silence passed and Bakura was becoming more peeved for every minute Ryou hesitated. He got up off the bed and leaned against the wall beside the window. Ryou flinched when he questioned him.
"What is it that you want to tell me?"
"Um…"
Tears were at the borderline when Ryou began to talk. Bakura lifted an eyebrow. What? Is he gonna tell me that he fell in love with my ancient self. He snickered mentally.
"I…I'm also in love with Tozukuoh."
Bakura stopped "mentally" laughing and the room went silent. (A/N: …until a piece of the ceiling dropped on his head, j/k (slaps forehead) focus raider focus!) Ryou looked up at his yami. The tears escaped their prison and fell to the floor. Bakura looked at him calmly and sighed. He took two steps over to Ryou and wrapped his arms around the fragile soul.
"I'm so sorry…"
Bakura tightened his hold on Ryou and walked over to the window. Ryou turned around to look out the window. Bakura rest his head on his hikari's.
"It's not you're fault, I…understand."
…ish, Bakura rolled his eyes to the left and hugged him closer… wait till I see him again … and tighter… Ryou is mine…
"Ah! Bakura?"
"Huh?"
"I can't breathe."
The yami looked down at his suffocating hikari.
"Oh, okay."
Bakura loosened his hold and continued speculating. Ryou put a hand on Bakura's arm and rested his head on it; smiling.
I love you Bakura and it'll never change, I hope you know this…
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Maru: I apologize for the long wait R&R please