IkutosGirl: Let's just ignore the humongous pause between this update and the last.

Bakura: Actually-

IkutosGirl: Shut up, Bakura. No one cares about what you think.

Bakura: …That was uncalled for…

IkutosGirl: Also, my style of writing has changed, but only a little~

Ryou's POV

"You…you love me?" Ryou questioned his sense of hearing.

Surely, Bakura was only kidding right? Maybe he was just a bit sick. I mean, that was quite the mood swing… My thoughts drifted back to the door that had appeared in Bakura's soul room without any sort of warning. Something about the door was all too familiar.

I put my hand on Bakura's forehead, checking for a fever.

"Ryou, what are you-?" Bakura began but I didn't want anything more to do with this subject.

"Are you feeling okay, Bakura? Do you feel warm or maybe lightheaded?" I rashly asked him.

"Ryou, I-" Bakura tried to talk to me again.

"I'll go get you a wet cloth for your head. You should wait here." I said and walked out of the room quickly.

As I turned the corner to the hallway I could still feel Bakura's eyes desperately trying to follow me.

Bakura's POV

I stared after Ryou as he walked away. I know that somewhere inside me, a part of me knows that I am sick; just not the kind of sick that Ryou has in mind. I've been feeling… different… lately. Something inside of me has been stirring, and this isn't the first time that I've felt these kinds of sensations.

Just thinking about the door in my soul room sends chills down my spine. The way I felt when I saw the door. When I turned the knob. When I walked into the room. When I welcomed the feelings.

I shook my head, trying to clear away the thoughts that were clouding my mind. I am different now. I won't allow myself to make the same mistakes that have controlled my past.

"Bakura, here's the towel." Ryou walked in and handed me the cloth for my forehead.

"Ryou I…I'm sorry if what I said earlier confused you…" I confessed to Ryou.

I honestly don't know what came over me. When Ryou found me in that dark room in my soul I was more than confused. I was suddenly filled with anger and feelings that I hadn't felt in a long time. And when I opened my eyes and Ryou was looking at me with his concerned face I… I just don't know.

"It's fine, Bakura. Now get some rest before you get up again." Ryou said understandingly to me.

I nodded immediately, and with that, Ryou left the room quietly and closed the door, leaving it only slightly ajar.

Ryou's POV

"Gah!" I sighed as I lied down on my bed.

Today was becoming more and more perplexing. I felt like crying. Not for the attention, but because my heart was aching. Why had Bakura's words affected me so much? He couldn't possibly really love me! It just wasn't a thing that could happen.

After all, it's not like I love him back or anything…

I stood up abruptly and shook my head.

"Now your hair looks really frizzy." A voice teased.

"Shut up, Bakura!" I yelled facing my doorway. "What the-"

The door was closed and there was no sign that anyone had touched it. I looked around the room. Maybe Bakura had snuck in while I had been moping.

"Bakura this, Bakura that; when will you just stop acting so obsessed with him?" The voice teased once again.

Obsessed? I had never thought of my relationship with Bakura like that. Maybe I'm a bit clingy, but… obsessed? That's just going too far.

"Who are you? I'm not in the mood for any more surprises today." I called to the voice, not focusing on any particular thing in my room.

"Someone's a bit grumpy!~" The voice mocked me.

I sighed, wanting the voice to just leave me alone all together.

"You're quite calm for someone who's talking to a voice that, for all you could now, could just be all in your head." The voice noted, for once sounding serious.

"Well, Bakura did use to be just a voice too, so yes, I guess I am used to it." I explained to the voice, feeling exhausted.

"Oh oh, I almost forgot!" The voice echoed.

I stared up at my ceiling in bewilderment.

"What is it?" I asked cautiously.

"Speaking of Bakura," The voice began as I tensed up. "I have a very important question for you."

I waited for it to continue on.

"Do you remember when Bakura used to reside in your body?"

I nodded.

"Do you remember when he used to commit those vile acts upon others while you were the only who suffered any consequence?"

I gulped, but nodded.

"What would you do if he was just like him own self, but with his own body this time?~" The voice finished with a cheery tone.

"W-What?" I questioned the invisible voice.

"Answer the question, Ryou!" The voice suddenly screamed.

The way it said my voice made the hairs on my back raise. I shuddered slightly, yet I still answered, even though it was only out of fear.

"I-I would…" I hung my head shamefully. "I would do anything to stop that from happening."

"Even if it meant welcoming the monster that had changed you so few days ago?" The voice questioned me.

I struggled to find my voice and when I opened my mouth nothing came out.

"Or, could you have already forgotten about those moments?" It continued to push me on.

"Yes… even if it meant sacrificing myself, I would do it to help Bakura…" I finished, feeling painfully worthless.

I choked on a sob and kept my head lowered, trying not to let anyone see the tears that were trailing down my face, but inevitably they still fell from my chin and began to soak the carpet under my feet slowly.

IkutosGirl: Poor Ryou! What will happen in the next chapter?

Ryou: Tragedy.

IkutosGirl: Umm…okaay…that was…umm… yeah…

Ryou: At a loss for words?

IkutosGirl: *nods*

Ryou: That happens… a lot…