It's gotten cold. Where am I? I want so badly to open my eyes-but I'm too scared. Too weak. I feel something cold, most likely metal touch my shoulder and I squeeze my eyes shut tighter. I feel the metal on my shoulder again, but harsher. It comes down so fast, with amazing weight. I can hear it fall. I feel myself scream. Bakura forgive me-I didn't want to.
"Hikari. You sound like a girl."
"Gomen…gomen…" I whisper. I feel the cold metal slice my shoulder again. "Gomen!"
"Do not apologise." I can feel the venom in his voice. I relax a little. "Apologising shows weakness." I breathe in sharply.
"Yes. Bakura." Slowly I open my eyes. The light is dazzling, and so I pause, shielding my vision with my hands. Gradually I get used to the light, and I gaze up into Bakura's shining red eyes. They sparkle in the light and his soft white hair shimmers. I reach up to touch it; to feel it in my hands, but I withdraw my hand-he would never allow me to do such a thing. I want to tell him how much I love him, how much I care. I'll never do it. I'm too weak.
"Get up." He orders simply, the power of his voice moves me, I don't even think. I stand before my yami. He's clad in a brown jumper and jeans, it's so unlike him to dress warmly-I often doubt he feels the cold. I often doubt he feels anything, any temperature, any pain, any emotions. Bakura firmly grips my shoulders. He looks me up and down, before pushing me backwards. I fell to the floor, it's so cold, why is it so cold? Where are we?
"Bakura, where are we?"
"The warehouse." The warehouse…warehouse? Oh, I remember, the abandoned buildings near the docks, where there's a lot of gangs, a lot of crimes…a lot of murders.
"Why are we here?" I love Bakura. I want his approval. I will not show weakness.
"Aren't you been brave, asking questions?" I smile internally. It's something that anyone could do, an everyday task, but to me it's like climbing a mountain. I'm proud.
"Bakura, why are we here?" I'm starting to scare myself.
"Say it again, Hikari."
"Why are we here?"
"Wow, getting very brave, answering back. Well dear hikari, I have a little test for you."
"A…test?" What does he mean a test? What's all the about.
"Yes. A test. You're not afraid are you?" Yes, I am. I'm terrified. I need Bakura's approval.
"Of course not." Bakura smiles. Nothing evil, nothing devious, but an honest smile. I hope he's proud of me. It means so much to me.
"Open your hand koi." Koi! He called me koi! Trying to fight back tears of joy I hold out my left hand. Bakura looks down at it and smirks. He digs his hand into his pocket and pulls out a dagger. I look up at him as he places it in my palm. I run my fingers across the blade. It's smooth, cold and untainted. Like Bakura.
"What's it for?"
"Follow me." He begins walking off. I tag along.
As we walk through the warehouse, the light slowly fades, and my foot steps echo. I look around, the walls are light blue, but shadows are cast from huge girders in the ceiling. The ceiling is pretty high up actually. Well I guess it doesn't matter. Or does it? I still want to know why we are here. As we continued to walk down the endless corridors, I heard a faint mumble. I knew it wasn't Bakura, if he's got something to say, he says it. I heard it again. What is that sound? And again…it's getting kind of creepy now. I'm not afraid. I won't have all the praise taken back. I am Bakura's koi.
"Bakura, what's that mumbling?" Bakura stopped and half turned towards me, leering.
"You're going to find out." As he turns around, I grasp the knife tightly, so tight, I am sure I just made one of m fingers bleed. At the end of the corridor, there seems to be some doors, maybe 5 or 6. Bakura calmly walks forward and twists the handle on one of them. The mumbling gets louder. I hold the knife close to me, as if it was a teddy or something.
"Surprise." Bakura says, smiling and he nods his head towards the left wall.
There, tied by a thick, long rope at the hands, dangles non other than Yugi Motou. Gagged, kicking and struggling. I look towards Bakura, confused. Why is one of my best friends in this warehouse? Bakura sees the look in my eyes and sends a laugh through the mind link. Yugi looks at me with pleading eyes.
"Kill him." Bakura says calmly.