November Meeting
Bakura's P.O.V
Those bastards went on right ahead and decided to plan another meeting with their stupid angels. I can't believe they would be so damn selfish. I bet that if I asked them to point out something that has changed drastically they wouldn't be able to find it.
I bet they still haven't noticed the fact that I am trying anything to drown out my sorrows. I tried drinking, f*cking, I even tried bodily harm and just straight out killing. (Yep, killing mortals did nothing. Not even watching their panic at the thought of another...serial killer...they call it.) It has done absolutely nothing to help me, in fact, I feel as though I am sinking further and further into a depression, as there is no f*cking way out.
I run the smooth surface of my blade across my finger, a fine scratch forming on my wrist as my knife makes its way there. I lick it away, yep; I went back to feeding my blood lust, though it is rare that my own blood is satisfying enough, and I usually go and hunt mortals. Ha, they claim its vampires, they should see what vampires do, I am innocent compared to them.
My eyes wander over to the deep cut in my arm. I don't know why, but I can't help but repeatedly deepen it more and more as time goes on. I take my knife and sink it into the wound, reopening it, and causing it to gush blood. I hungrily lick the blood, continuously going over the lines forming my cut.
'Ryou...' This is all for him, all this pain, everything, I do, all the pain I cause myself and others, all the unsatisfying f*cks that I have endured, and the f*cking, it's getting harder and harder with every moment. I should kill the boy for this! I deserve revenge, and I fully intend to get it.
Ryou's P.O.V
Wow. I've done excellent with the breakup. I mean, true I've been depressed and mad, but, I think I've gotten over the entire situation. I mean, I still care for the man, and I really want to get back with him. Oh, I need to stop thinking about that guy, I am not that weak. Am I?
Well I probably am, but that's beside the point. I think what's keeping me sane is the thought of the truth syrup. All I have to do is feed it to Bakura and ask him a simple question, most likely why he cheated on me...but I don't think that would answer all the questions in my mind and heart.
I'm proud of my friends though, they've been able to keep strong healthy relationships with each other. They are even planning on meeting each other again tomorrow. Oh, I hope nothing bad happens. They seem so happy, and I think Joey has found someone to blow off a bit of steam on.
There's a small 'tap tap' on the door and I move to open it, however, before I open it Mai walks into the room, a small smile on her face.
"Okay sweetie, let's check and see if you have fully recovered." Mai says in a sweet voice, and I playfully roll my eyes.
"Sorry hun, this is the last time." Mai explains, and I nod sheepishly, easily removing my shirt so that she can check me over.
Mai's cold hands touch my back, but I resist the urge to flinch so that she understands I am fine. Mai's hand runs up my back, her fingers delicately poking at where my wing is connected to my body. There is a slight twinge of pain, but I am not sure if it is a remnant of the injury, or a reminiscent one from my memories.
The cold fingers continue to move throughout my body, and suddenly I miss the comforting coldness that is Bakura. Bakura's body was always cold, and I always loved it. I don't want the warmth, I have enough of that. I want to feel the cold, I know it is wrong, but I do.
Finally, Mai removes her hands, and I feel a pang of longing to have the cold caress me.
"All done hun. You're all better. Now you just need to get your wing back to feeling regular, you know, retracting it and flying around, nothing too hard." Mai starts, tapping my nose with her pointer finger. "Now you stay away from demons, and all those people who mistreat you." Mai says, and I give her a fake giggle.
"I will." I say with mock cheeriness in my voice. Mai smiles at me, running her hand across my cheek before turning around and leaving. Once the door closes I return to my original thoughts of a certain white haired demon.
The Next Day
Yami's P.O.V
I watch with an annoyed expression as Seto knocks on the annoying Prince's door. We wait for a moment before Bakura opens the door, just sticking his head out of the rooms
"What?" The male spits out, and for once I can see just how much the break up is affecting him.
The man is still in pajamas, but of course, he's only wearing long sleeve shirts to cover his wounds, however, thy don't work that well because I can clearly see the blood stains still on his gray shirt.
"We're going to see the angels, are you coming or not?" Seto asks tactlessly, I still am surprised that Bakura returned him to normal. I can hear Bakura growl out the word "not" before harshly slamming the door in our faces. Marik immediately deflates, and I can for once see how guilty he feels for breaking the two up. Not a typical demon feeling, but Bakura and him are like brothers, or at least best friends in a mental institute.
"C'mon guys, let's go." I say, opening the Shadow Realm. We all step into the darkness and I reopen it in the angels' grove. A small frown spreads across my face when I remember that this used to be Ryou and Bakura's special place, this kind of makes the meeting without them even more awkward.
Yugi's P.O.V
I watch as Joey goes in and wakes up a sleeping Ryou. He hasn't been sleeping normally since the breakup. He's always up at night and sleeps late.
I watch as Joey gently shakes the sleeping boy. A small book drops from his bed, and I move to pick it up. The book is small, and reading the front cover, I understand that it is written in Latin...and Ancient Egyptian. It says... 'Magic of all light and dark.' It has a small crescent moon on the cover. I think I've heard of this book before, but I can't really recall it, it was probably mentioned in a lesson I once had.
Ryou awakes and he looks around, a small frown on his face. He looks around at each of us, and his eyes widen when they land on me. I look to the book in my hand, and back to my friend. I guess it is his book.
Ryou moves to a seated position, and rubs away the remaining dreariness from his eyes in a manner that can only be described as sweet and innocent.
"Morning," The boy says softly, and we all say good morning back.
Ryou then looks around as if searching for something, and lazily asks, "Has anyone seen a small leather book written in Latin and Ancient Egyptian?"
I already know he knows the answer, so I give him the book back and he gives me a small smile. I kind of wonder what that book is about; Ryou seems quite fond of it.
"So Ry, are ya comin with us to meet the demons?" Joey asks, and Ryou gives us a small sad smile.
"Sorry guys, not this time. I want to learn healing now, and it's not like I have a solid reason to be there." Ryou says softly, but the part he says next seems only audible to me. "Plus, I don't want to seem desperate."
Joey nods and smiles. "Don't worry Ry; there are better people out there for ya." Ryou nods and smiles before shooing us out of his room.
"You guys have fun now." Ryou says, basically pushing us out of the room and slamming the door shut. Malik looks hurt, and I rub his shoulder in a comforting way. Malik looks up at me and gives me a small smile. I return it.
Seto's P.O.V
I am alerted of the angels' arrival by the sight of light brown wings. The owner of the wings finally arrives, and I see the mutt.
The mutt is followed by the shrimp and the little psycho. The shrimp and the little psycho go to their respective boyfriends, and the mutt walks over to me, his mouth set in a firm line. I smirk.
"What's got ya so down mutt?" I ask in a mocking and deploring voice. Joey rolls his eyes at me.
"Ryou's been acting differently ever since the breakup. How has Bakura been?" Joey asks, and I snort.
"Why the hell would I care how he's doing?" I ask, and Joey looks at me as if I am stupid.
"Because you're his advisor, and his friend," Joey explains, and I sigh. He has a point, but I don't need his head to get any larger than it already is.
"So? That doesn't mean I have to keep my head in his business." I explain, and Joey scoffs.
"That's your job. I wonder how you still have it." Joey says smugly, and I lose my temper and tackle him.
We stumble to the ground, Joey easily in my grip, and once we hit the ground I straddle him. I raise my fist to punch him, but I see honey eyes staring at me in concern. Oh well, I punch him.
This starts an all-out fight between the two of us, and out of Joey's small friends Malik is the one to stop us. He literally threw me off of Joey, who was now sporting a bloody nose and a busted lip. I however had no injuries on me.
Malik pulls Joey up, and I realize that he never even fought me. Dammit, I probably look like an asshole right now, oh well, his fault for going on and on about useless crap.
"Kaiba, if I could curse...I would curse you out right now. I mean what the heck! I didn't even-" Joey starts, but I quickly cut him off. "I'm sorry." I quickly say, and everyone gives me crazy looks.
"Never thought I would see the man who would make his way into Kaiba's heart," Yami says in the background, and I turn and glare at him.
Joey on the other hand bursts out in laughter, his honey eyes shining in mirth. I feel my heart flutter slightly, but my face remains stoic. "Kaiba, liking me, you're hilarious." Joey chokes through laughter. A small part of me dies there.
"I have NO positive feelings for that mutt." I say, before marching off.
Ryou's P.O.V
I've already finished my studies, so I guess I'm just wandering around the castle at this point. It's very lonely here; my friends are with their loved ones, my sister is busy with her studies, and my parents have to do the paperwork for the kingdom, like normal. So that just leaves me alone.
I guess I should visit Anzu; hopefully she isn't busy and can hang out. But it's wrong to use her as a last resort isn't it? Oh, great, now I feel bad.
I go to the Advisor lounge, and I see Anzu sitting on one of the plush couches, sipping on a small cup of coffee.
I walk over to her with a small smile on my face, you know, the type that makes me seem happy or innocent. I stand over Anzu and wait for her to notice me, not having the gut to disturb her.
Anzu finally looks up, and jumps a bit when she sees me. I quickly apologize before asking her if she would like to go on a picnic with me to the lake. Anzu giggles, "What did you and your lover breakup?" She asks, and I look at this as the perfect time to get rid of that bloody rumor.
"Yes. And I'm quite lonely." I say the last part softly, not lying in the least. I look back at Anzu and she gives me a small smile.
"Of course Ryou," Anzu says, wrapping her arms around me. I give her a small smile before gently pushing her away.
"C'mon then," I say before sprinting off to the kitchen to order a picnic basket.
The kitchen staff presents the basket quite quickly, and I bow respectfully and thank them. They smile and wave as I leave.
Bakura's P.O.V
I am bleeding profusely.
Maybe if I kill myself he'll understand how much I truly care.
Maybe he just won't care.
Actually I doubt that. He's the caring type.
Why has one boy affected my life so f*cking much? Why couldn't I just have a good f*ck and leave? Why do I keep touching myself when I think about him? Why do I keep asking the same questions?
I look around the room and sigh. I need to get out of here, do something with my life. I force myself out of bed and quickly remove my hand from my trousers. Ra, now I gotta wash my hands.
I do so, and then leave the room, going to the library. Yes, I read.
I pull out the book of legends and flip it open, slowly scanning through the pages, hoping to now drown my sorrows in studies.
Marik's P.O.V
Stuff has been quite quiet between Malik and me today. I guess we both have the breakup weighing heavily on our minds. I try to comfort him, but he keeps pushing me away. Finally I get sick of it, and I forcefully pull him onto my lap. Malik doesn't flinch. Instead, he rests his head against my chest.
"Calm down kitten. They'll be fine, they're both strong people." I say, snaking my arms around Malik. The blond in my arms gives a lengthy sigh before resting his head on me even more. I try to comfort him by rubbing his arms, but he just tenses.
"He's acting so different. He doesn't even sleep like he normally does. I mean, I see him pretending he's alright, but I know he isn't. Why won't he open up to me?" Malik whines and I think he knows the answer just as well as I do. Deep down, we know, and they know, it is our fault they are broken up.
"Bakura's locked himself in his room. He doesn't come out, he doesn't eat, he doesn't even smile or give that sarcastic smirk or remark. He tried to get over it, he would try to bang a girl, but he would back out before things got interesting. He knows that's the reason they are apart, and he can't bring himself to look at anyone. Hell, he got mad enough he turned Seto into a figurine." I say, trying to keep my face straight. I fail and frown.
"What do we do?" Malik asks, and I sigh, not knowing what to do. Only one answer comes to mind, and it's going to be impossible.
"Get them back together." I say, voicing my opinion. Malik nods.
Yami's P.O.V
Yugi rests his head against me and nuzzles my chest. I can easily tell that my little angel is getting tired, and I don't blame him. Even though we haven't done much, something is weighing heavily on most, if not all of our minds and hearts.
I pull the minuscule angel so that he is closer to my chest and I start rubbing his back. I feel Yugi give a cute yawn against my chest, and his tension relaxes. Within a few moments the angel is asleep.
"Guys, it's getting late, we should be returning." I say, picking Yugi up in my arms and holding him bridal style. The others look from me to Yugi and nod in agreement.
Malik walks over to me with his arms out, but I just shake my head no. "I'll take him." I say softly, and Malik nods, motioning for me to follow him. I do so.
Author's Notes:
Whoo! Another chapter and the next one is important. This one is filler with major information.
Hey, you get a cookie if you give me a review, and you get two cookies if in that review you can guess what song (hint: by Evanescence) inspired Bakura's part. Also, that poll on my page is your friend, he (its male now) beckons to you. Take him.