I wasn't lying when I said I don't know when this happened.
I'm not sure when I realized I felt this way for him. It's not like me and I know this.
Maybe this is what the God's meant by 'learning a lesson the Pharaoh had'?
Who knows.
But as I walk through these halls, down the familiar halls of the house I was allowed to share, and into the room I've spent the last month in, I see the reason of this sudden change.
He sits out on the roof looking up at the setting sky. White hair moves around his face and the wounds on his arm are almost completely healed. Scars mark his skin, a reminder of the loneliness he felt he was in.
He's not alone anymore. Neither of us are.
I walk out and climb through the window, joining him on the rooftop. He looks over at me and smiles. "Yuugi came over today to see how I'm doing." I grunt an acknowledgement that I heard him. I'm still not pleased with the group.
He rest's his head on my shoulder, closing his eyes. "Thank you Bakura."
"For?" I ask, glancing down at him.
"For saving me." His fingers interlace with my own. I've become his 'security blanket' so to say.
I wouldn't have it any other way.
"Don't thank me Hikari." I tilt his head up, locking my eyes with his. "I just returned the favor."
His brown eyes get a little glassy and I kiss away the one tear that slips out. "I love you Bakura…"
I kiss his sweet lips, pulling away for just a second. "I love you too Ryou."
My Hikari. My white haired landlord. The one who holds the Sennen Ring, my soul, and now my heart.