Title: Entwined
Summary: The days after the fire were some of the worst of their lives, a blend of pain and misery.
"Trap activate! Flaming Hell Blessing!"
From the moment he played the card, IV knew, instinctively, that something was wrong. It burst into flames, and with that, hit Rio. She fell, flames licking around the body of the Ice Princess.
The fire was spreading, IV himself getting some burns, but he couldn't, wouldn't, leave Rio. He pulled her arm over his shoulders and bore her weight as they limped through the fire.
It was a hellish nightmare.
The next few days were a blur, for everyone involved.
Rio was immediately escorted to the hospital, and the doctors worked to save her life. She had gone numb after being burned and the medication made everything look swirly.
She was miserable.
IV's days were a mix. Did he really do that? Did he really set fire to a younger girl? and How could I have done this.
His scar throbbed and itched, burning forever as a reminder of his blunder,
IV sat down, and cried for the first time since his brother had left him and III in the orphanage.
Ryouga was reorganizing his deck when the call came in, and ran to the hospital. A few tears dropped down as he took in his sister's condition.
The next two days, Ryouga wondered who? Who would've hurt Rio this badly?
And it came to him. IV. Rio had been chatting excitedly about facing one of the best duelists in the Asia Circuit. IV had hurt his sister. IV had hurt Rio.
After the championship, and seeing IV's smirk as he got disqualified, Ryouga's hatred and anger burned brighter, and the mist around him about Rio's condition cleared as he focused on one thing. Revenge,