Disclaimer:
Era: They're arguing about who's doing the damn disclaimer. I'll say it for you mortals, Esther doesn't own YGO. Got it? Good.
Esther, Ryou, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha: I"M NOT DOIING THE DAMNED DISCLAIMER!
Era Bakura: damn. KEEP IT DOWN BACK THERE! THERE'S A STORY GOING ON HERE!
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Can't sleep
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Blurry darkness...and she could hear her name being called by her lover. Slowly, she opened her eyes dreamily, her eyes almost empty. Her silver eyes drowned out her black pupils. The youth smiled at her, brushing his lips against her forehead before pulling up a seat behind her, wrapping an arm around her.
"Who's next?" She asked him softly, stroking the worn leather cover tenderly as her hair started to rise about her. He smiled at her gently and leaned down, removing her headphonesbefore whispering several words into her ear. After a few moments, she smiled in thanks before picking up her book again.
She opened up the book and skimmed down tothe last pageas she reenacted his thoughts.
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Several days later
Ryou had grown cold, but he struggled to keep his emotions to himself when Mai suddenly pointed out, "Hey guys, um...where's Are and Taro?"
Everyone looked up. "What?" And indeed. They were gone. "Could it be...are they?" THey looked at each other then split up into small groups to search for the number one victims now. An hour passed and then out of nowhere.
"GUYS! I FOUND THEM!" Everyone rushed to a corner of the library where Are and Taro lay, Taro's body wrapped protectively around hers. They were both deathly white, but a distinct tint of red on Are's cheek and the steady rising of their chests showed they were alive. But upon further study, especially with Seto's expert eye from medical study, they were both in comas. On further examination from all the shadow wielders, they were both in shadow comas. Which meant, their bodies were basically frozen until they woke up. They wouldn't need to eat, wouldn't need to relieve themselves, wouldn't even have to bathe. For all the sense of the word, they might as well have been in an ice cube.
Ryou's POV
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It's night again. I can't bear this. I never expected this. I never expected to see so much pain, caused by, by me. I don't believe it. Who would believe that little Ryou had murdered his friends? Ha! My friends. I laugh softly, dangerously. But why would Are and Taro both go into a coma? It's almost impossible unless it was self induced. And even that is unlikely.
"Ryou?" I don't say anything. "Ryou. Come out here. I want to talk to you." It's Malik.
"Go away!" I shout out, my voice muffled in my arms. "I-I don't want to talk to you." And I don't. How can I face Malik knowing that I am a murderer? This is hurting me more than it should. I thought it wouldbe easier. After all, I'm serving justice.
"Ryou." His yami's much deeper voice cut in. "Come out. We need to talk to you. This is not an option. Do you understand?"
I start laughing to myself silently. Not an option, not an option, not an option, ha! I wish. I decide options and I destroy them too. No options, no options, and no one cares. I'm running out of time. I can't keep this up. I'm tired. I'm so tired. Is this what happens when you cheat death? Because it was I that was fated to die. My father would have killed me that night if I had not struck first.
Fate hates me. I swear, she gets joy from watching me suffer. For by killing anyone, I hurt myself to no end. When I die, I need to have a VERY long talk with Fate.
But at least I know one thing. Nothing can prepare them for tonight.
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Who's next?
Anzu was number one
And next is number two
Who will be next, him? Her?
Maybe even you?
Everyone stared at the new sign that had been hung up during dinner as Bakura read it out loud for them as he was one of the tallest there. Seto was busy trying to make sure Mokuba heard nothing so; he couldn't read it to them himself. He continued dryly:
Condemned by your sins you are,
They were left all alone
It's your turn to sit in the dark
As everyone dies
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Who was murdered?
And why?
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Who was shot?
Who was wired?
Who was shocked?
And who died with a knife?
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Black roses and white
Those'll be your warnings
Before dying tonight
So beware
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Detective detetctive, get your act together
And find the culprit
Oh please find me
And set your friends free
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Wait oh tomb robber, did I fail to say,
You are the cop in this twisted game?
"WHAT!" Bakura glared at the sign on the wall. "I am not solving this! I am not even involved in this!'
"But you are Bakura!" Yami shouted angrily. "As long as you are in this house, this is your problem. Unless you want to die that is." Bakura's eyes locked on him carefully and cruelly.
"Was that a threat Yami?"
"What?" Yami paled, just realizing what he had said. "I just meant…" he trailed off. Bakura looked at him blankly, his eyes hollow and angry. He hated this. He hated being stuck with Pharaoh and his brat, hated the mutt and his bitch, the unicorn head and dice bastard, he hated all of it. Everyone was fuckin' there. And he hated them all for it. Not surprising as he pretty much found life completely fucked up.
"You have to do that again, don't you Bakura!" Yami shouted, turning on Bakura angrily. "Find any reason to blame something or antagonize me just because of you Ra damned village! I'm surprised that Akunadin waited that long just to fuckin' demolish the worthless city of thieves!"
WHAM Bakura pulled his fist back in calmly. HE wasn't even trembling. "You never speak about my family and my city like that again. Ever. Do you understand?" His voice was cool and anybody could have mistaken it for casualty if they hadn't known that now he was beyond caring, beyond anger, beyond hate. "If you don't, I'll do more than just mar your little face." He moved back and whirled around, his eyes flashing.
"You shouldn't have said that Yami." An unfamiliar voice said calmly. Everyone turned to look at Ryou in surprise. They were surprised that he was even speaking, let alone even defending the tomb robber. His arms were crossed and there was a dark look in his green eyes. (if I said they were brown before, forget it!) "You don't know what he's had to go through."
"But didn't he deserve it?" Yugi asked timidly. "They were a town of thieves and he was a tomb robber."
"Don't talk about things that you don't understand." Ryou said quietly.
"And what do you know" Yami said mockingly.
"More than you would Pharaoh." His eyes looked distant for a second. "I have dreams you know. Dreams of what happened. Then I remember things, I feel things. I see Kuru Eruna, through the eyes of his sister, Nephthys. And I keep remembering. I remember Amane… They keep me up Yami, they hurt me, more than words can describe, cause I can't do anything." His eyes bore into Yami's relentlessly, challenging him with the next words. "You met my sister and my mother, didn't you? They haunt me, they weren't supposed to die." He gave Yami a last lingering look before disappearing into his room. It was late.
Yami's eyes widened with realization. "It can't be…" he whispered. " I thought I wiped them out."
Midnight again… No, no death's tonight. Ryou rubbed his eyes tiredly as Bakura swept into his room. He smiled at his hikari tiredly and ruffled his hair.
"Couldn't sleep?"
"No, they're still there. They don't go away." Ryou looked almost heartbroken. "Why?"
"Because they aren't at peace little hikari." Bakura looped around Ryou and wrapped his arms around his waist comfortingly. Ryou leaned back against him, weeping that he would never get to love his yami, never be able to live out his life like he would like to. He refused to let the tears streak his face, so he cried inside. And his soul teared for he had only a month to live, and let live. "But you learn to live with them Ryou, you will learn. They will not hurt you, they cannot disturb you, but they can draw you in, and in order to escape, you must let go. Hmm, I wonder what's got them so riled up now." He mused thoughtfully. "The last time they were like this, I was after Pharaoh's soul. You're not the one riling them up, are you?" he whispered amusedly.
"Of course." Ryou said dryly and they both laughed.
"Now," Bakura said firmly. "Sleep. I will watch your sleep and take the spirits from you for tonight at least."
"And you?"
"They won't hurt me." He smiled wryly. "Ever since I became the darkness they've pretty much left me alone."
Ryou smiled slightly and shut his eyes...
Well, how was that? AND I"M SO FREAKIN' SORRY FOR TAKING FOREVER!
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