SS-Well, I'm back an better than ever!
Tym-Uh huh...in other words, she finished all her finals.
SS-YEA-NESS!!! Now I can concentrate on my fic.
Tym-I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing though...=/
&words to readers&
~Sorry this came out so late, but since finals are over, this story should be coming out faster. However, I'm kinda losing inspiration for this fic. I'm going to finish it, no doubt about that, but I'm going to put out another one. It'll be a Digimon fic, I know that I'm the YGO authoress and Tym is the Digimon author, but he dared me to try one. Check out my profile thingy for more info.
Last Time
~Yugi and his guardians found out that Ryou's being hurt by his mother, and set out to do something about it. While Yugi+Harlon go to Joey's house, and Kelina stays with Ryou...all of them are wondering where Yami went.
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Sent to Save Me
Chapter 2
****On the street****
As soon as Yami disappeared, Yugi started for Joey's house.
/Where do you think Yami went?/
#I don't know, but knowing him, probably somewhere quiet so he can think because he sounded really serious.#
/Oh. Has he always done stuff by the book?/
#No, actually a 180 the other way, always going over the line. But when it comes to things like this, he's as serious as lion on the prowl.# They crossed the street and Yugi finally spotted Joey's house just a few yards away.
/How long have you known him?/
#Yami? Uh...we knew each other before...you know, dying, but I'd say we became better friends after I showed him how to fly.#
/Wait. He didn't know how to fly?!/
#Well, he could glide, but after he got over the ocean...dropped like a rock.#
/We have to talk more about this later, but quiet. I'll make this quick so we can hurry home./ He knocked on the door and waited for his blonde-haired friend to answer. *door opens*
"Who's there-oh. Hey Yug. C'mon in, I was beginning ta think that you forgot or somethin'."
"Ah, well, the thing is...that I can't. Well, I mean...Ryou's grounded, and I can't make it either, sorry."
"S'ok Yug, I unda'stand. Catch ya later k?"
"Ok Joey, bye!"
"Cya later bud." *door closes* Once the door closed Yugi began sprinting back home.
#You don't have to run so fast Yugi.#
/I know...but...the sooner I...get home, the better. Hopefully...Yami's already there...waiting. Then we can...can talk about...what to do./ (There're cuts in between because it's difficult for Yugi to 'talk' and run at the same time). At his blistering pace, it only took 1 or 2 minutes for Yugi to get home, and it's a good thing too, for Yugi was exhausted, and Yami was already there waiting.
****In heaven (Same time as when Yugi went to Joey's house)****
He walked over to the same spot where he was talking to Bakura before, searching for his companion. "Bakura! Where are you?" He walked over to the same cloud and looked again. "C'mon out Bakura! I know that you're here!" On cue, the white haired angel stepped out of the shadows, and faced the multi-colored hair guardian.
"What are you shouting about Yami? What's the matter?"
"Lots of things. Listen, my charge is a friend of that boy you want to protect, and he went over to his house today."
"...So?"
"We didn't actually get in there, but Kel did. She told us that...uh.. Ryou? Yes Ryou was badly hurt." Bakura uncrossed his arms. "He was wrapping his arm, and throwing away his blood-stained shirt. Bakura, he's in a lot of trouble. Harlon, Kel, Yugi, and I have deduced that his mother is the source of this, and that if we don't stop her soon...the boy will end up in a world of hurt." Bakura blinked once, then turned around and started walking away.
"Bakura don't walk away from me!" He stopped dead in his tracks, but didn't turn to face him. "You have to start taking this seriously! This won't be as easy as you think, but you have to help him!" He lowered his voice and walked up to him. "What did Yanazi say?"
"He said that I can start as soon as I'm ready." Yami thought about that. When Yanazi gave him his assignment, he pushed him into it as soon as he got over the shock.
'He must know the danger this boy is in, so why is he giving Bakura all the time he needs? I smell another plan, but what could Yanazi be thinking? If Ryou doesn't get help soon, who know what'll happen to him. *looks at his friend* There's only so much I can do, especially since Yanazi gave Bakura the mission. But he won't take this seriously until he sees how much trouble the boy's in. However, I have Yugi to watch over, and I can't keep making Harlon do my job. *sigh* I guess I'll just give Bakura the same treatment Yanazi gave me.' Yami started pushing Bakura towards the gate, but the other didn't want to follow.
"Yami what in heaven's name do you think you're doing!?" Thankfully, Yami was a little stronger than his friend, so they were both by the gate in seconds.
"Bakura, I'm doing this for your own good." As they reached the golden doors, Bakura grabbed the railing and held on for dear life.
"The only thing you're doing is pissing me off!"
"Listen, if you don't help the boy soon, there might not be anyone to help! So you better get your ass down there now before I hurt you!" With one more powerful push, Bakura fell off the clouds and headed for the world below them. Yami quickly closed the gate, preventing him from coming back for now. Then he headed for the Elysium Circle, but stopped after a few feet when the person he was looking for appeared.
"Yami, I know that you didn't like it when I pushed you out, but you don't have to take it out on Bakura." Yanazi smiled, then motioned Yami to walk with him.
"Yanazi, with all due respect, why did you say that Bakura could leave any time he wanted? You know perfectly well what condition the boy is in! How could you do such a thing!?!"
"Calm down Yami, calm down. First of all, yes, I do know what condition Ryou is in, but Bakura has to learn these kind of lessons on his own."
"Lessons? What lesson are you talking about?!! The-the one where you learn how to watch over a charge that's on the brink of death!?? I-I-I don't even think he knows how to heal!!!"
"Probably not." Yami stared at him.
"THEN WHY IN HEAVEN'S NAME DID YOU SEND HIM ON THIS ASSIGNMENT?!?!?!?!?!?!?"
"Yami please, hush." Yami mouthed the word 'hush', grabbed his head, and started to pace around. Yanazi seemed amused by this and smiled. "Yami, you know I have my reasons for things, and if I say that Bakura is ready for this, then you should believe it too." The angel eventually calmed down, and replied in his normal voice, at a normal tone.
"I'm sorry, but I don't think he's taking this seriously. I don't think he knows the first thing to do." Yanazi turned and started walking away.
"Neither did you, and everything turned out fine, right?" He kept walking, then said one last thing before disappearing into the Elysium Circle. "Oh, and you should get back to your charge, he's almost home." Yami sighed, then hurried off back to Yugi.
****In Yugi's room****
As the boy entered his house, he was out of breath, so he stopped to calm down. He looked around, no one else was home, but the note on the table was clearly left by one of them.
"Yugi, your father and I went shopping for a new entertainment center. We'll be back before dinner, call Granpa at the shop if you need anything. -Mom"
"Well that's good, *checks the clock* that means we got a solid 3 hrs to think of something to do about Ryou."
#Does that mean I can come out?#
"Oh yea, sure." The puzzle glowed, and as the light vanished, a boy around the age of 14 appeared. He had hazel eyes, which complemented his blonde-ish, brown hair. Unlike Yami, he didn't ask for another set of clothes, so he was still in his regular loose, blue, capris, with a large, yellow t-shirt. "Yami! Yami, you can come down! My parent's are out!" In an instant, Yami appeared, Yugi assumed he was just invisible, not up in his room. "So, where did you go?"
"I was up there, asking Bakura some questions."
"Bakura...as in..."
"As in the angel that might be your friend's guardian."
"Actually Harlon, he is Ryou's guardian."
"What?! How?!" Yami motioned the others to sit down on the couch, then he told them everything. Just as he finished, something suddenly came to mind.
"Wait a minute, Yugi, is Kel still watching Ryou?"
"Yea, I think so. I haven't talked to her since you left, why?"
"Call her back, I need to talk to her."
"Ok." /Kelina? Kelina?/
^What's up sugar?^
/Kelina, you need to come back. Yami's here and he needs to tell you something. Oh, how's Ryou?/
^He's the same. He finished wrapping his wounds, and cried himself to sleep, the poor lil darling. I looked for his mama, and found her in her room with a bunch of alcoholic beverages. She's been drinking Yugi, so I made her fall asleep, that way Ryou can rest in peace.^
/Good job./
^I'll say, I'm impressed with myself. She oughta be in dreamland for 4 or 5 hours.^
/Great, now you can come back./
^Alright sugar I'm comin'.^
"Yugi? Is she coming?" Yugi blinked, then realized that he was 'talking' for a while, and that it must have worried Yami.
"She's coming." Just then, the chestnut haired angel appeared, and joined in.
"Hey ya'll, so what's goin' on?" It wasn't long till she was caught up with everything, and the boys were up to speed with Ryou's condition. "Now what're we gonna do?"
"Doesn't seem like there's much we can do seeing as Bakura will be taking over soon." The Yugi and Kelina nodded at Harlon's statement, but Yami seemed to think otherwise.
"Just because he's taking over, doesn't mean we can't pop in every now and then to help out."
"But Yami, he's not our charge."
"It doesn't matter, we have to make sure that Ryou is ok."
"Yugi's right. *sigh* Ok, Bakura should be there by now, Kel, why don't you go see what he's doing?"
"Alright..."
"But you can't let him see you."
"Right Yugi, I know. I'll be back in a sec." As she disappeared, the boys started talking again, but were interrupted when Kelina dropped onto the couch. "S***!"
"Kel, what happened? Why are you here?"
"Ugh, I couldn't get into his room!"
"What?" The three boys said in unison.
"Ya'll hear me, I tried to get in, but something pushed me back."
"Hm, I'll try."
"Fine Yam, but I don't think it'll do much good." She got up and dusted herself off. "I'm jus as powerful as you are ya know, so there's no way that you can get through if I can't."
"Let me try." However, just like Kelina, he ended up on the floor, seconds after he left.
"Told ya Yam."
"S***!" Harlon made a statement while helping the angel up.
"Who would put a field around Ryou's house?"
"Field?"
"Oh, that's sorta like a protective force. Nothing can get in unless whoever made it programmed it to."
"My bet's on Yanazi. He told me that Bakura had a few lessons to learn, which means..."
"Which means that we can't help the poor darlin'."
"But-but what if Bakura doesn't help Ryou!? I can't sit by and let my friend get hurt!"
"Don't worry Yugi, we'll figure something out."
****In Ryou's room****
Ryou was still sleeping when Bakura arrived. He had stopped crying, and seemed content at the moment. Bakura looked around the room. 'Yami wasn't lying, this does look a little more serious than I had imagined. But when I first came to him (I think the scene in the epilogue.) he wasn't like this...how did things turn so sour so quickly?' He walked over to the boy's bed, which had some red blood stains on it, and sat down near him. He examined the boy's wrapped arm, noticing that it was poorly covered, so the cuts were still visible.
'Well, time to show Yami that I do know what I'm doing.' He gently touched the wounds, but nothing came, well, actually something did.
"Um...herm...."
'D*** it!' He waved his hand and became invisible, then got off the bed and stood near the wall.
"Mmmm...huh? Is someone there?" Ryou looked around, but no one was there. The window was cracked open a bit, but he remembered leaving it open to get some air. He got up and walked over anyway, just to make sure. After he looked out, he closed/locked it, then he rubbed his face and lied down on his bed again. Ryou pulled one of his blankets over him before slowly closing his eyes, letting the sleepiness overtake him. When Bakura was sure that his charge was in dreamland, he became visible and walked over to the bed again.
'How did Yami do this? Hmph, well if he can do it so can I.' Once again he reached over and touched the cut, and once again Ryou woke up. Quickly, the inexperienced angel hid while the boy propped himself up with his good elbow. "Whose there?" When he received no answer, he fell and tried to continue his slumber. Bakura came out again and shook his head.
'That's obviously not the way to heal. Hm...this might take awhile.'
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SS-That's all I got. *glances at the clock, 11:20pm* Getting tired, I'm going to go have sweet dreams.
Tym-Don't have anything else to say?
SS-Um, oh yea, plz r/r...don't kno when the next ch.'s coming, but I'm sure Tym will remind me to write it. I'll submit this tomorrow, nite.
Tym-Don't worry I'll remind her, and check out her other story...if you're a Digimon fan. I know I am! So Ashes ta Ashes people, catch ya'll later!