Tendershipping (Yami no Bakura x Ryo)

He was always on my mind.

And I don't mean that in a romantic way.

I mean he was always, literally inside my mind. Not a day went by when I couldn't hear his smooth, scheming voice echoing in my head, reminding me that I was never alone, that nothing that I thought was private, and that he could take control at any time.

I hated him. I tried my best to hide it, but I knew that he knew. And he thought it was funny, the way I would try to fight him when he wanted control. The way that I would try to hide my thoughts. He could have easily tried to kill my consciousness and retain control forever. But he thought it was amusing how helpless I was; I think that's the only reason I survived.

Some days were worst than others: like the day he told me what really happened on the day of the accident. I guess I had been a little too troublesome when he attempted to take control that day.

"Remember your tenth birthday?" he had whispered in my mind. "Remember the day your sister gave you the Ring?"

Like I could ever forget.

"Remember the accident? I thought you were too happy. Too mentally strong to control as a host, but just right for me all the same. So I broke you."

I hadn't wanted to believe what I was hearing.

"That deer? Oh, that wasn't really a deer. I'm good at making people think they see things."

I had ripped the Ring off and flung it out the window before he had finished talking. But by then he was attached to me, and he was not pleased that I had tried to destroy his source of power.

I still have ghost pains from that day.

It's been years since that final, blessed day when I could no longer hear his voice, when the weight of the Ring no longer bent me down. It's been years since I felt his acid presence.

And yet...not a day goes by when I don't remember him.

I guess his hold on me was stronger than I admitted.

A/N: short and sweet, but gets the point across about how I view this pairing. :P I thought it was cute for a while, after reading some fanfiction about it, but then...when I really thought about it...I realized that Yami no Bakura was a sadistic, cruel, and manipulative character that didn't care about Ryo beyond that fact that he needed him as a host to survive. I feel so bad for poor, cute little Ryo. Having to deal with that psycho Yami half for so many years. :'( Next is Teaseshipping (Seto x Katsuya x Ryou). See ya'll on Monday!