Here's Chapter 6! This is based off of a request by Fangirl4ver. She wanted to see one where Bakura's hurting Ryou because he cares about him deep down.

Hope this is close to what you were expecting. :)

Enjoy!

6. Reasons

You're leaving. You have a backpack slung over your shoulder, no doubt filled with clothes and whatever else you might need. You have your best pair of sneakers on, and are wearing the warmest sweatshirt you own. You're holding a small book in your hand.

You're running away.

You can't leave.

I won't let you.

"Where do you think you're going?" My voice is cold and flat, but harsh.

You freeze. Whether it's in fear or disappointment, I don't know. Your shoulders slump.

"Out." You say in a quiet voice.

I grab your wrist as you open the door and try to run. Slamming the door shut, I throw your bag across the room and shove you against the wall, our faces millimeters apart.

"You're not going anywhere," I growl. "Do you understand me?"

"Why shouldn't I leave?" you ask defiantly. "You don't care about me. Why should you care if I'm gone?"

For the first time since I met you, I'm caught off guard. You smirk when I don't respond, although you're squirming slightly because my grip on your shoulders has tightened.

"See? You don't have a reason." You say. "So let me go."

That sentence snaps me back to reality.

"No."

You seem to admit defeat after that, so I let my grip on your shoulders loosen slightly.

Then, you try to escape. You're able to knock my hands away from you and you are halfway down the steps of the front porch when I grab you from around the waist and throw you back inside. I follow soon after and you are sitting with your head leaned against the wall, and you have tears running gently down your cheeks.

I kneel in front of you and tilt your chin up so you are facing me. Your eyes open before narrowing into slits as you glare at me the best you can.

"You are not leaving." I say.

I'm praying you decide to stay.

You are everything to me.

Without you, I am nothing.

I hurt you.

I lash out at you.

I beat you to the brink of death.

But I can't live without you.

Say you'll stay.

Please?

"Okay?" I demand, before shaking our shoulders roughly. "Answer me, Ryou."

"Okay," Your voice is a whisper, but it means more to me than anything I've ever heard.

"Okay," I repeat, letting my body slide down to sit next to you.

We're not touching, but we're close.

It's enough.

Reasons