Author notes: So chapter 7 is up. Yay! I think this is a pretty good chapter. I cried a little why writting it. Well tell me how you like it. I'm sorry for any spelling or grammer mistakes. Please review. :D
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh
Bakura was walking along in the snow, with Ryou floating behind. The two were silent….for quiet a while. Then Bakura stooped and turned to look at his transparent friend.
"I'm sorry I got us caught Ryou…" Bakura said looking down.
"It wasn't your fault." Ryou replied back in a sad tone. "With my dad around we may never see what's in that room."
"What do you think is in there any way?" Bakura asked, his interest suddenly peaked.
"It's my dad's room." Ryou said looking down. "I was hoping to get information on my father."
"I know your dad is a bad guy, but what is so important about him?" Bakura asked.
"I-I think he killed me." Ryou responded still looking down, tears starting to form in his eyes.
"B-But why?" Bakura asked confused.
"I-I don't know…" Ryou replied. "All I remember, is I went in his room to get his laundry, and clean like he told me too. I stumbled upon some papers, picked them up, then he came in, the angriest I have ever seen him."
"That's it?" Bakura asked.
"It all goes dark after that…" Ryou managed to say as a few tears slid down his cheeks.
"I'm sorry…" Bakura reached out a hand to comfort the crying teen, but his hand went right through him.
"I-I'm fine.." Ryou said wiping at his eyes. "W-Where are we going to go now?"
"I guess we could stay at my old apartment…" Bakura suggested. "I haven't been there since my father died…"
"We don't have to…" Ryou started.
"It's the only place we can go…" Bakura said back. "Come on." Bakura started to walk ahead not noticing something falling from his coat.
"Bakura you dropped something…." Ryou said picking the item up. It was a small photo. It showed a young woman, a young man, and a little boy. The young woman had long white hair with kind brown eyes, with a small smile. The young man had short, brown hair, with distant green eyes, with a big grin. The little boy, appeared to be around four years old, had long white hair, with kind brown eyes, with a big laugh on his face.
"Is this your family?" Ryou asked looking up from the picture.
"Y-Yeah." Bakura said taking the photo. "It's my mom, dad and me when I was little."
"Your mother looks a lot like mine…" Ryou said quietly. "Her eyes and smile are different."
"What do you mean by smile?" Bakura questioned.
"Your mother has a kind, happy, smile. But if you look at it closely it shows a bit of sadness." Ryou said pointing at the picture. "My own mother had a soft, shy, gentle smile. It showed a bit of happiness, but at the same time sadness and fear. Like something was always troubling her."
"Did you ever find out what was troubling her?" Bakura asked, amazed at how Ryou could read other people's emotions.
"No, she would never tell…" Suddenly Ryou was overcome with a memory.
He was sitting on the floor, playing with his little sister. He could smell diner cooking from the kitchen.
"I'll be back." He said getting up and abandoning the toys.
"Okay, Big Brother…" His sister said resuming her playing. Ryou walked into the kitchen to see his mother cooking diner.
"Can I help?" Ryou asked.
"Thank you, Ryou. You are always such a big help." His mother looked up and gave him a small smile. Ryou grabbed some plates and started to set the table.
"Is father going to be home to night?" He asked with hope filled eyes.
"N-No he's not." His mother said looking at him with a small frown, her eyes holding anger, and at the same time fear. "I'm sorry, he has to work late again."
"Oh…" Ryou sighed, his hopes crushed.
"Don't worry…" His mother said not looking up from the stove where she was cooking. "Your father loves you Ryou."
"Y-Yeah." Ryou said back with a small smile.
"Let's go Ryou." Bakura called walking ahead of him. "It's really cold out here."
"O-Okay.." Ryou said floating after his friend. The two started off towards a small neighborhood.
The neighborhood was old, and rundown, it looked like a ghost town. Bakura walked past a few blocks of houses, till he came to an old apartment complex.
"So no one lives here anymore?": Ryou asked looking around.
"Nope." Bakura said shaking his head.
"Not even in the apartments?" Ryou asked.
"Everyone left after my dad died…" Bakura said looking down. "They thought that maybe he was murdered. They didn't believe he killed himself…and for a while I couldn't either…"
"I'm sorry…" Ryou said looking at his friend.
"Don't worry about it…" Bakura walked up the stairs and stood in front of apartment 2B. He lifted up the door mat and picked up a key. He unlocked the door and walked inside, with Ryou floating behind him.
The apartment was dark, and hadn't been used for years. There was a small kitchen, with a stove, a mini fridge, and a small square table. There was also two small bedrooms, along with a small living room, with a tiny t.v, and a couch.
"It's the same…just as I left it." Bakura sighed. Ryou floated and went through one of the bedroom doors.
"Is this your room?" He called. Bakura walked over and opened the door. In it was a small bed, along with a toy box, a bookshelf, and bedside table with a lamp.
"Yeah…this was my room." Bakura said looking around taking in the memories. Ryou glided out of the room and headed towards the living room. He stopped and stared at the Christmas tree that was still up in the corner.
"It's beautiful…" Ryou sighed. Bakura walked over, not staring at the tree but at the stain under the tree.
"Same as I left it…" Bakura sighed again. Ryou followed Bakura's gaze to the floor.
"Is that were…?" Ryou trailed off.
"Y-Yeah…" Bakura choked out. "That was were I saw my father last.." Bakura suddenly was overcome with memories of his father.
It was a long time ago, He was in the park, the wind rushing through his hair, and he was up high on someone's shoulders, with someone holding his legs.
"Faster, daddy go faster." He giggled.
"All right, here we go little man." His father said increasing his speed. Which caused Bakura to giggle with delight. Then his father stopped at a bench, and set Bakura beside him.
"You're the best daddy." He smiled wide.
"Thanks, buddy." His father said ruffling his hair. Bakura took his gaze to the playground, the slide catching his attention.
"I'll race you to the slide!" Bakura started off in a run.
"I'll beat you there." Bakura's father laughed. Right when Bakura's dad started to catch up he pretended to trip, making Bakura the winner of the race.
"I won!" Bakura exclaimed with a laugh.
"Y-Yes you did." Bakura's dad pretended to be tired. "Y-You are the fastest boy on the earth." Bakura giggled and climbed up the slide. It was his first time going down the slide. It was so big, and tall, he was always scared to go down it. When he got to the top, he sat down and looked below. It was very high up, and his father wasn't there to hold him, like when he was on his shoulders.
"D-Daddy?" Bakura asked, afraid of falling.
"Don't worry, I'll catch you." His father said from below, at the end of the slide with his arms outstretched.
"Y-You promise?" Bakura asked unsure.
"I promise." His father said smiling.
Bakura took in a deep breath and slide down the slide. The wind went through his hair, as his body went down the slope. It only lasted for a second, until he felt warm hands grab him around the middle. He opened his eyes to see his father smiling down at him.
"That was fun!" Bakura shouted, with a huge smile on his face.
"Come on Bakura it's starting to get late." Bakura's father said grabbing his hand.
"I can't wait to tell mommy I slid down the slide!" Bakura announced, proud of himself.
"Y-Yeah," Bakura's father frowned a bit. "I'm sure mommy would love to hear about that, she would be very proud."
"Don't worry, daddy." Bakura hugged his father's arm. "Mommy will be okay."
"Y-Yeah, mommy will be okay." His father smiled down at him, as the two walked out of the park.
Then Bakura remembered the first time he had set foot in his apartment.
He walked slowly into the apartment following his father. His father's blue coat wrapped around him.
"T-This is our new home." His father said to him.
"O-Okay…" Bakura said trying to sound happy.
Bakura's father bent down beside him and gave him a hug. "I know it's the same without her, thanks for trying." Bakura noticed some tears fall down his father's face.
"D-Daddy does it hurt you too?" Bakura asked knowing his father was in pain. His father gave him a questioning look.
"I-It hurts right here…" Bakura placed his hand over his heart. Tears starting to fill his small eyes. "D-Does it hurt there too."
Bakura's father nodded and placed his own hand over his heart. "It hurts all the time."
Bakura hugged his father, and buried his face into his chest. "I-I want the hurt to go away…" He started to cry.
"I do too son." His father hugged him back. "I do too."
"Bakura?" Ryou called him out of his thoughts.
"Y-Yes?" Bakura questioned.
"I said it's almost Christmas Eve." Ryou starred at him. "And I asked if we could leave the tree up."
"S-Sure…" Bakura said looking back at the tree. The lights not lit, with silver garland hanging from the branches, and little ornaments dangling. It was very beautiful. But even though it was beautiful, it caused him great pain.
Marik was walking around the ally finding his crew men. He was choosing the one's he knew would do the job.
"Boss, gave us another job." He said getting the groups attention. "We have to find Bakura-"
"I thought we killed him already!" Someone cut him off.
"Marik was a failure and didn't do the job!" A tall teen said with a laugh. Marik ran over and grabbed the teen by the throat, and held him up in the air.
"Did you want me to kill you instead?!" Marik yelled crushing the teen's windpipe. The teen, with fearful eyes, managed to shake his head. Causing Marik to release him.
"Now," Marik commanded. "I want this whole town searched for Bakura. If you find him, contact me immediately." The group of teens ran off in different directions.
Why are you making me do this? Marik thought before he went to look for Bakura himself.
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