DISCLAIMER: All of the characters does not belong to me, they belong to Kazuki Takahashi. If they belonged to me, I would have made Ryou the main character (no offense to Yami/ Yugi fans, I just like Ryou very very much!) The plot is also inspired by Tsuda Mikiyo's Princess Princess .
Reviews, ideas and even preferred (yaoi) pairings would greatly be appreciated. Enjoy!
He's my Princess
By Tenshi no Nanimo
Chapter 1: The Transfer
"Are you sure Ryou- kun? I mean, you know… Wouldn't it be hard for you to make friends again? We've moved a lot already in the past and I know that it somehow makes it hard for you to socialize so…" Ryou's father stopped and looked at his smiling son's form, trying to find some hints of hesitation, but found nothing. He sighed in defeat and turned his back from his son's questioning gaze to try to bottle up his feelings about his son's decision. Frankly, he did not like it. Being an archaeologist, he travels a lot, putting a strain on their relationship, which amazingly still exists. However, once Ryou transfers to that school, which he was so keen to enter, he's not so sure wether their relationship as father and son would still continue to exist.
"Yes dad. I am sure already. I mean, it's not as if I made many friends or anything…" With these words, Ryou Bakura lowered his head as if afraid to see his father's dissapointed look. He was shocked to say the least when a comforting hand was placed on his shoulder to signify that his father was not dissapointed at all. In reality, his father actually understood him.
"All right Ryou . I understand. You may go."
"Arigatou otousan!" Ryou dashed out of the room to pack his things leaving his father to contemplate about this predicament. He took out his locket and gazed softly at his wife and daughter's faces to help him think. Seeing their faces makes it look like he's really talking to them, which provideslittel comfort for him. Gazing at each face quietly, he felt that he made the right decision because they had smiles that reassured him. Everytime that he makes a decision, he does the exact thing, which already became a ritual. But one thing evaded his mind. The picture of his wife and daughter in his locket has been the same ever since that accident. That picture contained his wife and daughter's immortal smiling faces, never changing and never gonna dissapear. Eventhough he made the wrong choice, the two faces still gives him these reassuring smiles.
Eventhough most of his decisions were mistakes, they still continued to smile.
Could his last decision be a mistake too? Or would it turn out to be successful?
No one really knows. After all, Ryou is the one who carries all the burdens. Whatever the result is, be it bad or good would still seem okay under Ryou's smiling masquerade; the same as his mother and sister's immortal smile. After all, all of them are suffering for being a hypocrite, the greatest sin that this family has committed for it has done nothing good for any of them.
Ryou's father stopped his musings and turned around to do the same thing that his son is doing. He took out a small bag form his closet and packed what little belongings he still has. After all, all of his possessions were in Egypt already where his home really is. This "home" that he's currently living in is only a "home" when his son is around. Since Ryou is moving away, this is no longer a "home," but just an ordinary building. He finished packing his things and laid down to sleep where he can see his wife and daughter once again and let them comfort him, wash away the ache that he was currently feeling as a silent tear slid down from his eyes and another one followed.
THE NEXT DAY
"Ryou- chan, are you sure? We're going to miss you!" Anzu gave her friend a hug, which contained all of her feelings about this situation (which is not entirely encouraging), but it seems as if Ryou would not change his mind already. He would not budge.
"All right then, but remember to never forget that you still have us okay? I mean that school's not normal so you know… If you can't take anymore of that crap you can just go back here…" Yugi never got to finish his sentence since Ryou glomped him, making it hard for him to speak.
"That's so sweet Yugi. You know that I would never ever forget you guys. Also, that school's not so bad. It's even quite nice of them to invite me over you know."
"But for me, that school's really weird Ryou. I mean, even my big brother admitted it. You might be shocked so you can just look for Jounochi Katsuya for hely okay? I contacted him earlier to say that you are coming over so he told me that he'd be your guide." Shizuka gave Ryou a smile and hugged him.
"Don't forget my big brother too! His name is Yami." Yugi yelled as Ryou was on his way towards the bus.
"Mine's Kaiba Seto! You can always depend on him Ryou so hang out with him!" Mokuba squeeled.
"All right, all right. I' ll find all of your brothers so that they could hang out with silly me!" Ryou winked at them and went inside the bus only to poke his head out of one of the windows and give all of his friends a big wave.
As Ryou's bus dissapeared from their site, Ryou's friends huddled and over a big problem. Did Ryou know the hime rule of that school? Because it seems as if Ryou was invited to be a hime because he was definitely a pretty boy. His friends all shook their heads at the same time and quietly hoped that their brothers would protect Ryou from whatever that school might do to him.