Disclaimer: Don't own YGO. Thank god… If I did, my mom would be obsessing over responsibility this and that. Eurgh.
Bakura: Admit it, you'd like to own us.
Esther: No i don't
Era: DENIAL!
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Chapter Seven
Dealing with it
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She entered the room again, leaving a last, lingering kiss good bye with her lover who regrettably had work tonight. She shook her head and fingered her fine locks as she cracked the daily book open again and began to read again the stored memories she had found.
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"Anzu!" Serenity's piercing shrieks split the morning air as sobs were also heard soon after. Ryou let an eye open and shut it again with a silent groan. They'd found her, hadn't they? Well, that was just peachy. He curled into Bakura's arms even more deeply. He didn't want to face this. He wasn't strong enough. He let out a slight whimper as guilt and pain consumed him.
Bakura shifted until his eyes opened slightly. "Ryou?" he murmured, gently running his hands through Ryou's soft hair. Frankly, he was rather surprised that Ryou would willingly sleep with him, a sadist that would probably make his life a living hell. His Ryou's life was a mess, because of him.
Ryou smiled tiredly as he finally decided that it was best to stand up and face what he'd done. He gently held Bakura off of him and stood up, letting His hair fall behind him. He yawned, giving the illusion of a good night's sleep and he ran over to the ballroom as another shriek was heard.
Yami stood over the dead girl's body in complete shock. Ryou only had time for a small fleeting satisfaction. Honda and Jou stared in complete shock as Serenity sobbed over her body, held by the long arms of Kaiba, whose actions weren't seen as the rivals were all staring at the same thing. Also in his arms was Mokuba, hiding him from the sight in view. Yugi cried into his Yami's chest. Mai stared in shock, holding onto Jou for support. Duke gently ran a hand through his hair. Malik and Marik's emotions were well hidden to the well-trained eye, but to Ryou and Bakura, they saw more than that. They saw a glimpse of surprise and subtle fear. Isis held these same emotions as well as a pain in her heart. Are and Taro stood away from them all. Taro's face was painfully blank. They held no surprise, no terror. Instead, there was merely a look of resignation in their eyes. Are was also stiff and cold, but there was a hint of horror in her eyes.
Ryou cringed at this as he couldn't help but feel their pain and remember that he was the cause of all this.
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Ryou's POV
I'm so sorry. So sorry Serenity, Mai, Isis, Are, Mokuba. Sorry for the innocent. I can't believe that I'm causing you so much pain. Tears catch in my eye for the ones that I hurt, not for the one lying dead there. Her blue eyes are glassy and stare at the ceiling, never to glare, flirt, or see to kill.
For who was Arianna? She was my friend. The first friend that I had made at Domino as a matter of fact. I cared for her like Amane. She reminded me so much of her. Amane's innocence, love, friendship, and naivety. The trait that ended up killing them both. And they were both murdered unjustly. I bury myself in a memory.
"Ryou-chan! There you are!"
I turn around to see a mess of mousy brown hair at my chest. She had catapulted herself onto me, causing me to lose some balance and breath, making me fall to the ground. She starts laughing, a light, simple laugh, joyous to be alive in that world, when she suddenly grows quiet.
This isn't like her so I ask her what's wrong. She doesn't give me a straight answer.
"you know when everything seems to go right? Too right?" Ryou nodded. "Well, I feel like that. Like something's gonna happen. I feel, I feel like I'm going to die."
She laughed lightly, attempting to shake it off. "But that's silly." She stretched one of her legs into a vertical split. "Well, it's almost time for the ballet. You'll be there right?" she asked. "I feel almost sorry for that girl, Anzu… She wanted the part so badly." She looked sad for a moment.
"Of course I'll be there." Ryou smiled at her warmly as she started to leap away. Suddenly, she stopped and impulsively wrapped her arms around Ryou tightly. Quiet sobs were suddenly heard as she cried into my shoulder. I stepped back for a second before wrapping my own around her shoulders, gently stroking her hair.
She let go of me, almost reluctantly before tracing a hand over my face, tears streaking her face.
"Ryou?" she asks, almost like my sister did. "I feel like I'm going to die, really, really, soon. Um… I feel embarrassed for asking this, but could you please, um, kiss me? I've never been kissed by a guy and I don't want to leave the world like that."
I laugh softly, not believing that she would die, but I comply. "For luck." I add, before gently pushing her towards rehearsal. She smiles weakly before running to the auditorium. I make sure that I claim a good spot and then I go out to buy one of those program thingys.
Everyone went silent when the lights dimmed and the curtains were raised. It was as if they all held their breaths at the same time. The ballet went rather smoothly and when Arianna appeared with her red mask and rose-colored outfit and beautiful pose, it was like a light had formed all around her.
"She's beautiful, isn't she?" Bakura said quietly. I nodded before jumping. How had he gotten there? He usually disliked appearing at public shows and such.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I hissed through clenched teeth, although I was overjoyed to see him.
/Quiet you/ he said through the mind link. /I wanted to know if you wanted a better view/
I stifled a gasp. /Of course/
/Good/ he gently touched my arm and transported himself, and me to some area where I had the perfect view, as well as some of back stage. Suddenly, Arianna collapsed. It wasn't until a few seconds later that they'd realized that something had fallen on her. Upon close inspection, it was shown that the object had slit her neck. It was ruled out as an accident. I knew it was not so. For nanoseconds before the 'accident' I'd seen Tea release the controls. She had planned this from the start. I couldn't bear it. A cold hand touched my shoulder. I tensed until I heard the warm voice pf my Yami shaking with anger and disgust.
"What do you say we get out of here?" I nodded, not trusting myself to speak. Thank god for Bakura because he held me and made sure I got out of the room with out any disturbances.
Bakura erased all memories of me in the memories of Domino, so when they next saw me, it seemed that they had just met me. So was the power of the Ring!
So anyway, this was how my hatred of Anzu began. And then when she actually had the nerve to speak of friendship, I almost killed her right then and there. That, that WHORE had no right to speak of such friendship.
I shook with anger at her words, but all that led to here. She got her justice, and that was rightly deserved. Serenity still cries and I lean down to comfort her, as Jou is comforting Mai, and she won't let Duke or Honda near her. Seto Kaiba is comforting his brother. So I lean down and hug her gently. Suddenly, I feel more shaking from her. She lifts her head so that her lips whisper into my ear.
"Oh Ryou…" her breath is shuddering, " I should feel grievous, but s-somehow I can't help but think of Justice. I-I don't know why… I am an evil girl…" she starts sobbing again as I stay there, stiff with shock. How could she have known that it was indeed justice?
I bent down so that I in return could whisper to her. "I am so sorry Serenity. So sorry." And I was. For causing her such anguish. I could not hurt innocents directly, but indirectly… that was much, much worse.
Bakura's indirect POV
Bakura had left the room. He had to know, he had to! He sprinted to the room where the painting had been, where his suspicions were confirmed. Yet another painting hung there. One moment it showed Justice in her full glory, blindfolded and carrying the scales of truth, yet another moment, it showed Anzu, dead on the floor as another watched them, bright green eyes ever watchful…
And out of no where, in the ballroom, a black rose formed on Anzu's forehead, a wilting black rose. Everyone gasped as Bakura gently fondled the petals that had somehow also formed out of the painting. And far away from everyone else, he laughed.
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She stopped and laid down the book, everything happening beginning to overwhelm her. There was so much more to read… .but she was so tired and frightened to read... She shut her eyes and pulled her earphones on, falling into the peaceful oblivion of sleep.
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That came out of nowhere. ANyway, thanks to the reviewers! The last part will be explained later!
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