Title: Of Pain and Tears
Rating: T
Genre: Angst/Drama
Summary: When Ryou runs into a mysterious girl, is she all she seems to be or is there more than meets the eye?
Disclaimer: I don't own it, you don't sue me, deal?
Well, not much to say here. Except thank you to all the people who gave me nice reviews! Thank you peoples! Anywho, I have been having serious writers block, but I managed to get this chapter finished. It only took FOREVER! Actually only a couple of days but I usually get a chappy done in just a few hours. For all of you Bakura fans, including myself, I am going to put him in this chapter...somewhere...:cheers and giggles from fan girls: haha. But really, it's kind of hard to fit Bakura into a fic that centers on Ryou and Kina. Why? You may ask. Well, when I came up with this story, originally, I didn't even include him. PLEASE DON"T KILL ME! But I took the time to write him in because of all you crazed fan girls. So anyway, time to get on with the story. (A/N: It may be a bit shorter this time.)
Ryou: Aww. Poor Kina.
Bakura: humph
Ryou: Be nice 'Kura!
Bakura: What did you call me!
Ryou: Umm...
Bakura:growls dangerously: Come here Ryou...
Ryou:runs away:
Bakura: GET BACK HERE:runs after him:
Me:sweatdrop: On with the story.
/hikari to yami/
yami to hikari
thoughts, sound effects, writing
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#flashback#
?dream?
Japanese Translations:
Yugi-tachi: Yugi and friends
Daijoubu des ka?-Are you alright?
Hai-Yes
Ano-Um
Wakarimasen-I don't know
Gomen nasai-Sorry (A/N: Gomen means 'sorry' or 'I'm sorry', nasai can be used to mean 'very sorry' or it can be used to talk to a superior. It can be added onto other words also.)
Chapter 6: Recovery
CRASH CRASH CRASH
Ryou woke up the next morning to sounds of crashing coming from the closet. CRASH He got out of bed and made his way to the closet, still half asleep. He opened the closet door, and saw Kina, sitting on the floor, her jacket on her head, but otherwise dressed in her school uniform. "Good morning." she said nervously as she lifted the corner of the jacket up so she could see Ryou staring at her.
"What were you doing?" he asked, eyes half closed. "I was, uh, getting ready for school. Sorry to wake you. I was trying to be quiet. Really, I was." she replied. "You should be resting. You know you shouldn't be walking on your knee yet. We need to get it X-rayed first." he told her. He gave her a disapproving look and then helped her to her feet. "Thanks." she said.
He helped her to the bed and told her not to move, get up, or do anything else that would put her in a compromising position. Then he walked off to take a shower. She's going to get herself hurt if she's not careful. She'd better not move before I get back. The last thing she needs is to fall. If her knee isn't broken now, it would be then.
Meanwhile, Kina was sitting on the bed, arguing with herself. Mrs. Winry will give me detention if I don't finish my poem. But Ryou told me not to move. Maybe if I just get my notebook, he won't mind. But what if he gets mad that I disobeyed him? Oh, why does this have to be so hard? She laid back on the bed with a 'thud'.
Ryou was just stepping out of the shower when he heard a noise coming from the bedroom. He finished getting dressed and peered through a crack in the door. He saw Kina writing in her notebook she had obviously gotten from her school bag. She got up and got her bag? Well, maybe her knee is getting better... He dried his hair and went out into the bedroom.
Kina had just finished her poem and had put her notebook back in her school bag. "It's almost time for us to go to school, I'd better make breakfast." she said quickly, and went to stand up. Ryou took her by the shoulders and sat her back down on the bed. "Correction, it's time for me to go to school. I understand that you really want to go but I don't think you should go with your knee the way it is." he said. "But-" "No buts. I don't want you getting any more hurt than you already are. You are going to stay home from school today."
"But this only my second day and I have already finished my poem for English." she said. Kina really wanted to go to school, but her knee was making difficult for her to get around. "I will take your poem to school and turn it in for you, and bring your homework home. You probably won't be too far behind." Ryou told her.
"What will I do while you are at school?" she asked. "Well, Bakura will be coming over pretty soon. He will take you to get your knee X-rayed. I'll meet you at the hospital after school. Until he gets here, you should probably rest." he explained. "Well, ok." Kina replied.
"Good. I have to get to school right now but I'll see you soon. Here, give me your notebook. I'll take it to Mrs. Winry." he said. Kina handed him her white and blue spiral notebook, but her eyes were downcast. She looked really unhappy. Ryou took her chin in his hand and raised her head so they were at eye level. "Don't worry, I'll be back soon. You need to stop worrying." He gave her a quick hug and then went out the door towards the school. But I have a reason to worry...she thought as he walked out the door. She curled up under the covers and fell asleep.
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Ryou walked down the sidewalk towards the school and he thought about Kina and the poem she had written for class. He took her notebook out of his school bag and opened it up. I know she probably wouldn't want me reading this, but I'm really curious about what she wrote. He flipped it to the first page and saw her poem in neat cursive writing. It read-
"Poetry Is..."
Poetry is like a crystal moon in the cold, black night.
Like a single flower in a lonely cemetery.
Like a white rose in a garden of thorns.
Like a black diary with words of love.
Like blood pouring from a broken heart.
-Kina Miyuki
(A/N: This is the poem I wrote for my 9th grade English class and I have published it. If you want to use it for something, please ask me first. Thank you.)
She wrote this? Wow. I didn't know she was this depressed. I hope she is going to be ok until Bakura gets there... he thought as he went through the school gates.
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Meanwhile, Kina was fast asleep under the navy blue covers of the queen sized bed.
?It was dark outside and Kina was coming back from the park late. She was walking along the sidewalk, humming to herself. She thought she heard someone behind her but when she turned around to look, there was nobody there. Probably just my nerves, Kina told herself as she resumed walking. She took a few more steps along the sidewalk and then there was another strange noise. Kina turned around again. Still, nobody was there. I really do have to relax. It was just the leaves rustling or something. Even though she didn't see anyone, she still crossed the street to make sure nobody was following her. She made sure there were no cars coming, and crossed the street. She picked up her pace as she began walking up the sidewalk. Kina pulled her sweater closer to her body as the cold wind blew. I should have worn a jacket.
There was another noise, this time it sounded more like footsteps. They were getting closer. Much closer. Ok, that's definitely not my imagination! She started running down the sidewalk and the footsteps kept getting closer and closer all the time. I'm never going to lose them at this rate. She ducked into an alley and ran until she came to a solid brick wall. Oh no! I'm trapped! She turned around and saw not one, but three guys approaching her fast. "Hello there 'Kina'." the one in the middle, she presumed to be the leader, said. "Keep away from me!" she told them, shaking a bit. "Oh, but we've been looking for you for a long time. It would be a shame not to have a good time while we're here."
Two of the guys pinned her to the wall while the leader walked closer to her. "Let me go!" she yelled. "I'd advise you not to scream again." he said as he pulled out a knife a put it to her throat. "Just keep still. This won't hurt much. This is the perfect time too. Since he's not here to protect you anymore." he said with a smirk. The cold wind blew through the alley and Kina looked at the leader, tears falling from her eyes.?
Kina sat up in bed, breathing hard. It was just a dream. Just a dream. She looked over at the clock. It read 1:24. Wow. I guess I was more tired then I thought. She turned her head towards the door as she heard footsteps coming from the living room. Well, that's not a dream! She crept out of bed quietly and went over to the closet. Kina opened the doors with a small creak and climbed inside, locking the door behind her. She sat quietly in the back of the closet, hoping not to be discovered.
Meanwhile, Bakura and Marik had just come into the house and they had brought Isis along with them. Bakura figured it would be easier to get Kina to the hospital if they had a car. He looked around the living room and saw that she wasn't there. "Marik, help me find Kina, she has to be around here somewhere." he said as he walked into the kitchen.
Marik walked down the hallway to Ryou's bedroom. Hmm…she's not still in bed I see. I thought Bakura mentioned that Ryou told her to stay in bed. Oh well. He felt the bed. Still warm. She was just here… He went to the bathroom and peered through the door. Marik saw that nobody was there and then went over towards the closet. I know where she is…
Oh, no! Kina thought as the footsteps got closer. They're going to find me! Marik opened up both closet doors and yelled "BOO!"
WHAM!
(hehe. cliffy.)
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Marik sure is taking his good old time. What's he up to? Bakura walked down the hallway into Ryou's bedroom and saw Marik sitting on the floor in front of the closet, holding his right cheek, which was bleeding. "You dare to hit me!" Marik yelled as he jumped forward towards Kina. Luckily, Bakura caught him first. "What is going on here!" Bakura asked them. He looked inside the closet and saw Kina curled up in a ball, her eyes as wide as flying saucers. "What did you do to her?" He asked Marik who was now in the bathroom, cleaning his wound.
"All I did was say 'boo', she's the one that hit me." He said exiting the bathroom, a piece of gauze across his cheek. "You probably scared her Marik. Geez, you don't just walk up to people and yell 'boo'." he explained as he tried to help Kina out of the closet. She wouldn't move. She was too scared. "Well, actually I do." Marik answered.
"Why were you in the closet anyway Kina?" he asked her. "I heard people. In the house." she replied. "And you hit Marik because he scared you?" he asked. She nodded her head yes. "See Marik, she didn't mean it." he explained. "Humph." "Kina, this is Malik's yami, Marik. Now, you need to come with us." he said, holding his hand out to her.
She shook her head no and backed up further into the closet. "But we're just here to help." he said. "No!" "Come on Bakura, just grab her and we'll go. Isis is waiting." Marik said, lounging on the bed. "No, Ryou wouldn't want me to do that. She's obviously not going to come with us." he said.
Bakura walked out of the closet into the hallway, making sure to take Marik with him. He dialed Ryou's cell phone number and waited for him to pick up.
"Hello?" Ryou's voice came over the phone.
"Hey Ryou." Bakura said.
"Bakura? Why are you calling me?"
"Well, um, your friend Kina is kind of stuck…"
"Stuck? Stuck how?" he questioned
"Well, Isis and Marik and I came over and-" he started.
"Whoa, wait a minute, you brought MARIK with you!" he practically yelled into Bakura's ear.
"Well, Isis didn't want to leave him at home alone…again. Don't you remember what happened last time?"
Images of explosions and burning appliances flashed through Ryou's mind. "Don't remind me."
"Anyway, we came over and Marik went to check in the bedroom. He opened up the closet doors and yelled 'boo' at her. I guess it really scared her. Well, enough for her to smack him hard enough to open his cheek. I think I like this friend of yours. Anyway, to make a long story short, she won't come out of the closet." Bakura explained, while Marik was complaining in the background about how he was hit by a girl.
"Ok, then, I'll be right there. I'll just tell my teachers I have to leave early. See you in a bit" Ryou said.
"Bye" Bakura said as he hung up the phone.
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He hung up the phone and put it in his pocket. "Hey Ryou, what was that about?" Joey asked eagerly. "Long story short: Marik freaked Kina out, she hit him, he got mad, but Bakura settled him down, but now Kina won't come out of the closet, so I have to go get her to move." :deep breath: They stared at him in disbelief.
"Wait, you said my yami was there? That was not a good idea." Malik said. "Well Isis didn't want to leave him home alone. He might have blown something up…again." Ryou said. "Now I have to go home and fix this." he said as he started to walk away.
"Wait, I'm coming with you. It's probably going to take more than one person to get her to move. Besides, we can get there faster by car." Duke said. "You sure? You'd be missing the rest of the day." Ryou asked. "No, it's ok." Duke replied. They said goodbye to the rest of the gang and then they headed over to Duke's car in the school parking lot. They got in the dark green sports car and drove off towards Ryou's house.
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As they approached the house they could hear shouts coming from inside. "Well, that can't be good." Ryou said as he opened the front door. "I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE WOULD DO THAT TO ME!" Marik yelled. "SHUT UP MARIK! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT WE'RE STUCK HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Bakura yelled back. "Um, hi." Ryou said cautiously as he walked into the living room. "Thank Ra you're here! I can't take anymore of Marik's whining!" Bakura said as he turned to face Ryou. "I was not whining!"
"Yes you were!" Bakura yelled.
"Was not!" Marik yelled back at him
"Were too!"
"Was not!"
"Were too!"
"Was not!"
"Were too!"
Duke and Ryou looked at them, then looked at each other then looked back at Marik and Bakura. "Uh, Ryou, why don't you help them settle this. I mean, Bakura is your yami." Duke said. "Ok, you go find Kina and see what's up. I bet she's still in that closet, judging by all the screaming these two have been doing." Ryou told him. "Ok."
Duke walked down the hallway to the bedroom and opened the door slowly. "Kina? Are you in here?" he asked. A faint noise could be heard coming from the closet. He walked over and opened up the closet doors. Kina was still sitting in the back corner of the closet, curled up into a ball. She looked more scared than ever. All thanks to Marik I suppose… Duke thought as he knelt down beside her. "Daijoubu des ka?" he asked her. "Hai." she replied. "What happened?" "Ano…well, I heard footsteps so I went into the closet. Then Marik came and found me, he yelled 'boo'" It scared me so I hit him….but I didn't mean to! I hope he isn't hurt… Then they started yelling, so I just stayed here." she explained.
"Ok. Well, I think we should get you out of here. Can you walk?" he asked as he took her hand. "Wakarimasen….gomen nasai…" "Here, I'll help. Ready?" he asked. She nodded her head yes and he picked her up. He carried her out of the closet and set her on the bed. "I think we should stay here and wait for Ryou for now. He's trying to get Bakura and Marik to settle down." Duke said."
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"Bye Bakura!" Ryou called as Bakura and Marik piled into the car with Isis and drove back to the Ishtar residence, still bickering. Those two will never learn… he thought to himself. I wonder how Kina is doing… He straightened up the living room a bit, and walked down the hallway. Ryou walked into the bedroom and saw Duke on the bed with Kina in his arms… "Sleeping?" he asked as he walked in. "Yeah, I guess she was still tired." Duke replied.
"Oh, well. She might as well sleep. School is already over and we are never going to get her to go anywhere today." Ryou said as he walked over and sat down on the bed. "While we're all here I might as well make something to eat. We left school before lunch time and I'm pretty sure Kina hasn't had anything to eat either." "Well, ok." "What do you like?" Ryou asked "I'll just have whatever you guys like. I know you are a vegetarian and Kina is a vegan but that's ok. I never eat enough vegetables anyway." Duke said. "How did you know Kina is a vegan?" Ryou asked.
"Lucky guess." he replied. "Oh, ok. Well, I'll find something in this empty house to make." Ryou said. He got up off the bed and walked down the hall towards the kitchen. He padded across the linoleum tiles and went to the refrigerator door. Ryou opened it up and saw that there wasn't much food in there. He looked in the cupboards too, not much there either. I really should go to the grocery store more often. he thought as he tried to figure out what he could possibly make for the three of them with practically nothing in the kitchen. He sat down on one of the stools near the counter and thought about it.
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Kina stirred in Duke's arms and yawned as she woke up. "Finally decided to wake up?" Duke joked with her as she climbed out of his lap and sat down on the bed beside him. "Yeah. What time is it?" she asked. "About 4:00 right now." he replied as he looked over at the clock. "I've been asleep for that long?" "I guess you were just really tired." "Where's Ryou at?" she asked, looking around. "Oh, he said he is going to make something to eat since none of us have had lunch yet." he told her. "But that is my job. He shouldn't have to do that." she said. She slid off the bed and went to go help Ryou. "I don't want you to get hurt. You should stay here." Duke said as he tried to stop her. "I'll go help him, you stay here."
"But-" "No. You are going to stay here. The last thing you need to do is overwork yourself." He set her back on the bed and went to leave, when he turned around. "Don't move." he told her. "Yes mom." she mocked as he went out the door. "Hey!" "Ok, ok. I'll stay put." "Good. We'll be in soon." he said as he left to help Ryou with 'dinner'.
He walked into the kitchen and saw Ryou sitting on stool, staring at the refrigerator. "Looks like you need some help." "Oh, hey Duke. I can't figure anything out to cook since I haven't gone to the grocery store forever." he said. "How is Kina doing?" "Well, she is ok, but insisted upon cooking the meal herself so I said she should stay put and I would help out instead." Duke said "Ok. Well, I need to figure out something to make. There's almost nothing here. Sorry." "Hmm…" Duke walked over to the refrigerator and looked inside. There was a carton of milk, 2 sticks of butter, a jar of olives, some carrots, half a cucumber, and a package of seaweed. He closed the refrigerator door and walked to the cupboards and opened the doors. Sitting on the shelf was two boxes of spiral noodles, a box of crackers, a half-empty bottle of cooking oil, a bottle of rice wine vinegar, a bag of white rice, and some assorted spices.
"I told you I didn't have a lot. Sorry." Ryou said as Duke turned around to face him. "I can work with this." Duke said as he walked to the counter. "What?" "It's not much but I can make something with what you've got." "Uh…" "You should go sit down. I'll take care of this." He said as he began taking things out and setting them out on the counter. "But I wouldn't want you to have to do all of it by yourself." Ryou said.
"Don't worry about it. I've got it covered. You relax." Duke told him. "Ok then. I'm going to get changed if you're sure you've got everything under control." "I've got it" "Ok." Ryou walked out of the kitchen and down the hall. Duke doesn't have to do this. I mean, he is the guest. I still don't understand how he can make something out of what I've got. He rounded the corner and went into the bedroom.
"Hi Ryou!" Kina called out as soon as he walked in. "Hey Kina. How are you doing?" he asked. "I'm ok. Sorry I made you leave school early. I know you hate to miss class." she said. "Don't worry about it. It's ok. I'm going to go get changed, I'll be right back." "Ok." Ryou walked over to the dresser and pulled out a T-shirt and some jeans and went into the bathroom to change. He came out and sat down on the bed next to Kina. They talked for a few minutes and then decided to go back out to the living room to check on Duke. "You sure you can walk?" he asked her. "Yeah, I'm fine."
They walked back out to the living room, although a bit slower because of Kina, and sat down on the couch. DING DONG! "I'll get it." Ryou called and went over to the door. He opened it and he saw Yugi, Yami, Tea, Tristan, Joey and Malik standing there. "Oh, hey you guys." Ryou said. "Come on in." They came inside and Ryou shut the door behind them. "What are you guys doing here?" he asked them.
"Well, we thought something was up when you guys didn't come back to school, so we decided to come over and check it out." Yugi replied. "Yeah, how's Kina doing?" Tristan asked. "I'm good!" Kina said, popping her head up from behind the sofa. "Hey there Kina." Tea said. They all went into the living room and sat down. "Hey, where's Duke at?" Joey asked. Just then, Duke ducked his head around the corner from the kitchen. "Hey I didn't know I had more people to cook for." he said jokingly. "Haha. You, cooking? That's hilarious!" Joey said.
Duke glared and threw a piece of rice at him, only causing Joey to laugh harder. "That didn't hurt." Duke threw a spoon at him and retreated back into the kitchen. "Ow! That hurt!" Joey yelled as the spoon neatly smacked him on the forehead. "Aw, calm down Joey." Tristan said, trying hard not to laugh at what had just taken place.
About 20 minutes later, Duke emerged from the kitchen with a huge bowl of something, a big bowl of rice and 8 glasses of water. "What did you make?" Yugi asked. "Oh, just some noodles sautéed in 1 part oil, 2 parts rice wine vinegar with some diced cucumbers and carrots and some assorted spices mixed in. There's also some rice on the side and water is the only thing I could think of to drink unless anybody wants milk." he replied, sitting down. "Wow. This is really good, Duke." Yugi said, taking a bite.
"Thanks." he replied. "Aren't you going to eat any?" Ryou asked him as everybody else started eating. "No. I already had some. I'm fine." he told them. "Ok then." Ryou replied.
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Once everybody had finished their meal, they talked for a little bit and then left. Ryou was in the kitchen doing dishes and Duke took Kina back to the bedroom. He sat down and pulled her up on his lap. "You didn't eat much tonight. Are you feeling alright?" he asked her. "Yeah, I'm fine." she said. "Are you sure?" "Don't worry, I'm fine. Just a little tired…" she said. As if to punctuate her statement, she yawned. "I guess you are tired." Duke said. She curled up on his chest and went to sleep. She definitely has grown since the last time I saw her. I hope she is ok though. She hasn't been eating much and she is way too thin. She has to be more careful around Ryou too. He's going to figure it out if she is too obvious… he thought to himself as he ran his fingers through her long, white hair.
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"All done." Ryou said as he finished up the last dish. He put them all away in the cupboard and walked out of the kitchen. I wonder how Kina is doing. She looked pretty tired. He walked down the hallway and into the bedroom. "She fell asleep again?" he asked Duke as he sat down on the bed. "Yeah. She probably too tired because she doesn't eat enough." "Well, it seems you aren't going to be going anywhere soon unless you wake her up." Ryou said. "I really don't want to wake her, although I will have to eventually I suppose. I don't mind her staying like this though. It doesn't bother me at all." Duke said.
"Well, by the time she wakes up, it will be dark." He looked out the window at the quickly darkening sky. "Darker anyway. You might as well stay the night." Ryou offered. "Are you sure? I mean, I have been here all day." Duke said. "I don't mind, really. You can take the couch if you'd like. But I'm not making you stay. If you'd rather go home, that's ok too." Ryou said.
"Ok then, I'll take the couch if you're sure you're ok with this." "Don't worry about it." Ryou reassured him. "You should probably wake her before she goes into a deeper sleep." "Ok." "Duke gently shook Kina awake. She stirred and slowly opened her eyes. "Hmm?" she asked as she sat up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. "You have to wake up, Kina." Ryou told her. "But why?" she asked. "Because you can't keep using me as a pillow." Duke joked with her. "Oh, sorry." she said quickly as she slid off his lap and sat next to him. She blushed a light shade of red and played with hem of her shirt.
"Don't worry about it." he said as he got off the bed and stood up. "We should probably all go to sleep. It's getting late." Ryou suggested. "Ok." Kina said. "I'll get some blankets and pillows from the hall closet." he said. Kina gave him a confused look. "Duke is staying the night since it's already pretty dark outside." Ryou told her. "Really?" He nodded his head yes. "Cool!" she said.
Ryou and Duke walked down the hall and Ryou stopped to get some blankets out of the hall closet. "Thanks for letting me stay." Duke said as they walked into the living room. "No problem." Ryou replied. They took the pillows off of the couch and pulled the bottom out into a bed. Duke set the pillows and blankets on top and sat down.
"You're going to sleep in your clothes?" Ryou asked him. "Sure. I don't mind. I usually fall asleep in my clothes anyway." Duke replied. "You could borrow some of my pajamas, you know." Ryou offered. "No thanks. I'm fine." "Ok then. Goodnight Duke." "Goodnight Ryou." Duke fixed the covers and pillows just the way he wanted them and then laid down and went to sleep. Ryou walked down the hall and back into the bedroom. He saw Kina already fast asleep under the covers. She is so cute when she is sleeping. He went to the bathroom to get changed into his night clothes and then slid under the covers next to her. He rolled over next to her and went to sleep.
TBC
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FINALLY! That chapter took forever to write! Well, I did have the time considering that almost nobody reviewed the last couple of chapters. TT :sniff: I bet you are all curious about how Kina and Duke know each other, right? Well, I'm not going to play this out in real time, since when I originally wrote it, it took yugi-tachi about a year or two to figure out what the connection was. I'll probably speed it up a little, but I don't want to write it like "And they all went to bed. One year later…" I don't really like it when people do that. I may skip a few days or a few weeks though if nothing important is going to happen. I also decided that if I don't get at least 3 reviews I won't update. It's not like me to be like this but not a lot of people have reviewed so far. Reviews equal happy authoress, happy authoress equals faster updates. Plus, it makes me really happy when people review! And I need some happy.
Ryou: Why didn't you let me read the disclaimer this time? I like reading the disclaimer.
Me: Because you were busy.
Ryou: Oh yeah.
Me: Wait, where's Bakura?
Ryou: Oh, him. Well, he was chasing me down the street but then he saw a squirrel.
Me: That can't be good.
Ryou: Don't worry. I don't think it will bite him.
Me: I meant for the squirrel.
Ryou: Oh. :sweatdrop:
Me: I'd better go find him. Ja ne!
(Another note, if you still haven't been able to picture what Kina looks like, then go to my live journal, entry for Nov. 5(second one). You will find a link to my lj on my profile. I have a picture posted that looks pretty much like my character. Hope you like! -Kina(me))