Disclaimer: I DO NOT own YuGiOh or any of the characters. Or see any point in this. It's FANfiction, right?
Ryou looked down at his yami in the hospital bed and held back the tears that threatened to escape him. 'Why Bakura?'he thought, moving his hand from the bed to Bakura's limp hair.
His yami had tried kill himself a week earlier. Ryou had come home from work just like everyday.. and:
Flashback;Ryou POV
I walked through the door into our house and felt a strange aura. I put down my bag and looked around. "Bakura!" I called, hoping he would show up, even with his 'evil' glare. Nothing. I walked down the hall and stopped by his down. There was a strange smell coming from the door, coppery. I knocked and called for him again, nothing. I started to walk away until I heard a faint whimper, a few steps further and I would've missed it. I spun back around and opened the down. The strong stench of blood pierced my senses and I nearly retched. I heard another small whimper and turned to Bakura's bathroom. Seeing blood leaking from inside I hurried over and screamed at the sight.
Bakura sat in the middle of all the thick, crimson life with the sharpest knife in our house by his side. Along both arms were a dozen deep wounds, wrists were the worst. Blood covered his body, nearly concealing the fact that he was sobbing, nearly hypervenelating. I walked through the deep puddle and crouched next to him, feeling a tear fall from my cheek. "Bakura.." I whispered, pushing the reddish dyed locks from his eyes. He looked up at me and muttered, "I failed." before passing out in my arms. "Oh shit!" I screamed, holding his limp body with one hand and yanking out my cellphone to call 911 with the other.
End Flashback;Normal POV
Ryou put his other hand on his yami's hand, being careful of the I.V. The yami was in bad shape. Bandages covered his legs, covered in cuts and scars Ryou had never noticed, same with his arms, as well as chest and stomach. After Ryou had called an ambulance, he found a gun behind the cabinet with one bullet left and swore that if his yami lived he'd figure out why he tried to kill himself.
Suddenly, Ryou heard the door open and someone lay a hand on his shoulder. It was Marik(1). "Hey Ryou, how's it look?"he asked, smiling down at the pale hikari sadly, before taking a seat himself. "He moved from critical last night, but, it looks like he'll be in a coma for awhile." Ryou said, unconsciously massaging Bakura hair. "Well, that's good, at least he has a chance." Marik laughed, trying to lighten of his koi's face. Ryou looked up at him suddenly, eyes filled to the rim with tears. "But he didn't want a chance! Something been eating at him for who knows how long and I want to know what's wrong! I love him like a little brother, he can be a pain like one too, but I want to help him!" Ryou cried, clinging to Marik's black sweatshirt like Bakura was going to die if he let go, tears finally escaping.
"Shhh, it'll be ok, koibito(2). I love him like a brother too, baby brother, but that's against the point. I want to help him too and he'll make it through this! I know he will!" Marik whispered in Ryou's ear, holding the slightly smaller teen protectively. Before Ryou could answer a cough sounded behind them. "Hi Otogi(3)."they said in unison, faint smiles appearing as well. "Oh geez, thanks for the great enthusiasm there. I feel so loved!" Otogi laughed, a wave of sadness covering his smile when he saw Bakura's condition. "We try, Otogi, we try."they say, again in unison. "Thanks guys. So, how is our devil?" Otogi asked softly, sitting on the side closest to Bakura head and stroking his cheek.
"Well, he's passed critical condition. But," Marik started, hesitating. "But? Not a but!" Otogi nearly cried, eyes wide. "But he may be in a coma for awhile."Marik finished, then suddenly hiding his face in Ryou's neck. "Ah!" Ryou gasped in surprise, putting a hand to the back of Marik's head, feeling tears falling down his neck. Marik was crying, and he never cried. "It'll be ok. The devil was fight through it, none of us know him as a quitter!" Otogi said, unknowingly making a speach. "But.. Why'd he do this to himself?"they heard Mai whisper, walking in with Valon(4), Shizuka(5), Dartz and Seto. Shizuka and Seto were dating, but Marik said that Ishizu saw they were going to marry one day. Mai and Valon were just best friends and nothing more. Dartz was Ryou's cousin, therefore, weird. (a/n: oops, sorry. Anywho. Onward.)
"I'm not sure, but I'm gonna find out!" Ryou said, determined, before patting Marik's back. "He was mental anyway." Dartz muttered, earning a slap from an angry Mai. "Shut the fuck up if all you've got's shit!"she yelled, taking the combined efforts of Shizuka, Otogi, and Valon to calm her. "He's in a coma, right, Ryou?" Seto asked calmly, taking out his laptop. Ryou nodded and Seto smiled slightly. "What?" Marik growled, having peeked out of his hideout. "Well, I can make sure they keep Bakura alive, still in a coma, but alive, unless Ryou and Ryou only changes that. I can also pay for a way to wake him up if he doesn't wake up within a certain period of time." Seto answered cooly, closing his laptop after Valon tried to peek at it. "So you practically control his life?" Valon asked, cocking his head. "No, and yes, but ignore that. Look!" Seto cried, standing.
Everyone looked over at the bed Ryou had been unconscious on to see that his eyes were opened. Ryou practically tackled him when he saw and hugged him. He noticed his yami was crying and trying to pull away, in fear.
A/N: What's up? Do you like this? Tell me.
(1) Marik; hikari- light
(2) koibito; love, lover
(3) Otogi; Duke is the dubbed version in the U.S
(4) Valon; The brown, spikey haired biker who worked with Dartz, had a thing with Mai, like Joey.
(5) Shizuka; Serenity is the dubbed version in the U.S
Warnings: Yaoi, shounen ai, mention of rape, random flashbacks
Pairings: So far; RxM SxS
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