Ok, another chappy… now where to start! Umm… I guess waking up… '^.^ Yeah… this chapter is filler to get through all the days up to the 27th and fyi, I don't celebrate Christmas, I am Jewish. I only know the basics so I'm skimming over everything. Don't complain! At least I try!
Ryou woke up to the sunlight filtering through his windows and hitting his face making him most uncomfortable. It was probably just past dawn Ryou reasoned from the angle of the sun. Far too early to be awake but he was, so he resigned himself to getting dressed and pulling out a book. He dressed in a style slightly reminiscent of his yami; they couldn't actually see each other until the 27th which Ryou wasn't sure to dread or be excited about.
He was wearing a pair of tight leather pants and a green shirt Malik had picked out that said 'Someone said that the things I said should be on a t-shirt. Here it is…' in gold letters all the way down the front and 'I still think they're wrong.' on the back. Bakura thought the shirt was clever so he insisted Ryou wear it every now and then because it had 'wit'.
The millennium ring never left his person whenever Bakura wasn't right there so he decided to leave the ring out for a while a bit tired of always hiding it around other people. 'Hermione and my aunt and uncle already know that it was my last gift from my father… maybe I don't have to hide it…' the thought occurred to Ryou but he quickly dismissed it. He was no fool and he had learned over the years to keep things close to the chest.
Eventually he heard the shower in the hall go on and Ryou figured that Hermione was up so he would use the shower after her. It was currently 7:14 he noted the time and thought on what knives to arm himself with today. He would of course keep his pocket knife with him although with such tight pants he had to tuck it into a belt loop. He also tucked a jeweled knife Bakura liked to show off with in the back of his pants and decided he didn't need anymore weapons. Two was already more than he would normally take.
…Then again Bakura had trained him to always have at least three on his person at all times so he felt a bit unprotected in truth. Thinking it over he pulled a few more knives out of the suitcase and tucked a small one, about six inches including the hilt, into his sock. Feeling much better he heard the shower go off and went into the hallway to 1) grab a towel, 2) wait for Hermione to get out so he could get in.
It was about ten minutes later when Ryou heard the blow dryer go off and his cousin came out with only slightly damp hair. "Oh, Ryou. I didn't realize you were waiting." She said apologetically stepping aside to let him though.
"It's nothing." He smiled kindly at her and went in to get a shower. About halfway through he felt Bakura stir. /Good morning. / he sent lightly knowing Bakura was anything but a morning person. All he got in return was some incoherent growls that made Ryou giggle in how normal it was. When Bakura woke up a bit he noticed what Ryou was doing. /What's this Hikari? Giving me a free show first thing in the morning? / Ryou blushed at the indication before denying it. /Th-that's not it! I'm just getting a shower. /
/Anytime your somewhere there's a show Ryou. / the dark spirit said making Ryou go almost tomato red. Not having a good comeback he just finished up his shower and ignored the gloat he could feel coming across the link. Hermione had luckily left the hair dryer out so Ryou used that to speed things up. About 12 minutes later he was going downstairs for breakfast.
It was waffles. He hadn't had those since the 'experiment' Bakura did with some of them and almost burned the house down. Safe to say, he couldn't cook. "Good morning." His Uncle Phil greeted kindly from behind his cup of coffee. "Good morning." Ryou offered back before getting a plate of two waffles that had obviously been put aside for him. "Father, what are we doing today?" Hermione asked and Ryou couldn't deny that he was curious. He smiled at his daughter before giving a big wink. "We saved decorating the tree just for you". Ryou felt his heart pang. His father didn't even send cards. /How many times do I have to tell you to stop thinking on the asshole? / Ryou rose to the bait as obvious as it was. /And how many times do I have to tell you not to call my father an asshole? /
/Feel better? / Ryou resisted the urge to sigh. He did feel better but Bakura's methods of cheering him up were always unorthodox. Decorating the tree ended up being a lot of fun and besides Ryou getting his hair caught in some tinsel at one point it went off without a hitch. The tree now beautifully decorated, they sang a few carols and then did their own things for the rest of the day. Christmas eve was uneventful except for the feast but then again, that's always eventful.
The main highlight was when an owl started pecking at the window. Ryou's aunt and uncle exchanged a look while Hermione went over and took a letter from the bird. Ryou would have been surprised except that Bakura had been ranting about the oddities of the wizards the entire morning one of the points being that they used owls to send messages. He widened his eyes though as if he were surprised. His relatives didn't need to know that he knew about wizards or that he knew Hermione was one.
Ryou shook out of his thoughts as Hermione gasped. "What is it dear?" Aunt Terra asked going over to her daughter since the owl had already flown off. "Harry and Ron were attacked! They had to go somewhere else for the remainder of the break." Hermione breathed a sigh of relief about halfway down the letter. "No one's hurt but it says that the school is in danger of shutting down since Dumbledore still hasn't been seen."
No one had anything to say in response so Ryou meekly raised his hand. "Would anyone care to explain why an owl just delivered a letter, why Hermione's friends would be attacked, or who Dumbledore is?" All fair questions that none of them wanted to answer. All the while Bakura filed away the information deciding what he would or wouldn't mention to Voldemort. /Get them talking Yandonoushi. This could be very informative. /
Ryou felt danger behind the request. Bakura only ever called him yandonoushi when there was something he was supposed to do for him on a business level. Ryou hated those moments but paid attention ar the three exchanged glances before Hermione stepped forward. "Ryou, I know this is going to be hard to believe but I'm a witch." Ryou nodded his head. He already knew that.
Hermione still looked worried so he prodded her on. "That doesn't answer any of my questions." She seemed to huff with herself before sitting back down the letter clenched tight in her hands. "Ryou, the Wizarding World is illegal for muggles, or non-magical people, to know about. You have to swear not to tell anyone."
Ryou put on a serious look. "I swear." /You little liar. I can hear everything. / Bakura smirked. /I'm not telling you though plus you're part of my soul. I don't think you count. / Again, Bakura was impressed. /Why, you're bending the rules to fit your needs. I have trained you well. Where's the straight laced Ryou I first met when you were nine? /
"The Wizarding World is currently at war, Ryou. There is a dark lord out there who thinks people like me should die, people with non-magical parents. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named killed Harry's parents when he was an infant but when he tried to kill Harry it backfired. Harry is the boy who lived and last year You-Know-Who rose in power again and he's out to kill Harry." Hermione checked to make sure that Ryou was understanding all of this so he gave a curt nod of his head.
"Well, to answer your first question, owls are the most common form of communication among wizards. The last question… Professor Dumbledore is the headmaster at my school, Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizadry. He's also the only person that You-Know-Who fears. The ministry refuses to believe that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is back so Dumbledore is leading the resistance. However, no one knows where he's been the last two months or so and the ministry is using this as an excuse to exercise some false power and act like they still have control."
/Political unrest? Always a good time to take control… / Bakura started to plot before Ryou stopped him. /Oh no you don't! You said you would stay mostly out of trouble! / Bakura stopped his plotting and soothed his hikari's ruffled feathers. /I won't. It's just force of habit to look for control. / Ryou mentally sighed but knew that he had to reply to Hermione in some way. But what to say? "So you're a witch, Dumbledore is the headmaster of your school, owls are used for mail, there's an evil lord trying to kill one of your friends, and the government in the Wizarding World(?) is ignoring the threat and trying to shut down the school?" Ryou summed it up quickly and knew from her face that Hermione realized how ridiculous it all sounded.
"I know that none of this seems real but it is Ryou and you absolutely can't tell anyone. This is very serious." Hermione pleaded so Ryou took her hand and looked her in the eyes. "I believe you Hermy. It's just a lot to take in at once." Hermione nodded her head and a tear almost fell but Ryou wiped it away. "It just gets so frustrating! Everything is going in circles, one of my best friends is almost killed every year, the government is interfering at the school and Dumbledore, the only person who could really help, is missing! And now Harry and Ron were attacked at Ron's house."
Ryou stood up and awkwardly hugged Hermione offering all the comfort he could. "It's ok Hermy, it's ok. It sounds like Harry can take care of himself and they're safe right now." He patted her hair as she leaned her head against his chest. They stayed like that for a while until Hermione sat up straight. "I'm sorry. It's not like me to lose it like this." She wiped a few tears from her eyes.
Ryou knelt back down and caught her eyes. "It's ok. There's a lot going on and sometimes it can help a lot just to tell someone who's not involved." Hermione just looked at him for a minute before allowing herself a soft smile. "I guess you're right."
/See if we can check the letter. / Bakura shot in and Ryou himself was interested. Taking the hand Hermione had the letter in he asked, "May I?" and after a small internal debate on Hermione's side she let go of the letter. "You can try. It might be charmed so that muggles can't read it though." So he took the letter and smoothed out the wrinkles it had from Hermione's grip.
Hermione,
Sorry to write to you under such circumstances but me and Ron were attacked. It was a group of about seven but luckily none of us were hurt. We're staying at Number 12 Grimmauld place right now and Sirius keeps going back and forth between raving about the attack or gushing about us spending the holidays with him.
However, at the meetings something's come up that's worrisome. The ministry is saying that since Dumbledore isn't around they should either close the school or put Umbridge in charge. I'm also worried since Voldemort hasn't made any moves since his return.
Just keeping you up to date,
Harry
/Bakura, what's wrong with this letter? / Ryou asked as it continued to prickle his fingers just holding it. /It's soaked in magic. And notice how 'Grimmauld place' keeps smudging? We aren't supposed to be able to read that even with magic. /
/Oh… / Ryou answered and pretended to re-read the letter. "Hermione, who's Voldemort?" Ryou saw her wince at the name and wondered why. "He's the dark lord. But everyone calls him You-Know-Who or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Only Harry or Dumbledore actually call him…" Hermione struggled with herself trying to say the word before she settled on a hushed, "that." Ryou nodded his head before he pointed out the part of the letter Bakura had. "What's this line supposed to say? It's all smudged."
Not losing a beat Hermione came up with an explanation. "I must have been holding the letter too tightly." She knew, however, that it was actually because Dumbledore was the secret keeper and unless Dumbledore wrote him a note or told him Ryou would never know about Grimmauld place. Ryou nodded his head seeming to accept that explanation and handed the letter back to Hermione.
/Your cousin is a horrible liar. / Bakura shot in annoying Ryou. /Don't you have an attack to plan? / Bakura smirked. /On the contrary, I get to lead. /Ryou mentally shook his head. /Why do I ever expect you to stay out of trouble? /
/Because you're naïve. / "Hermione, are you serious? One of your friends is being targeted?" Phil asked and Hermione blushed having forgotten that her parents were around. "It's not that bad." She tried to reassure them. "It's just some event at the end of every year that gets him in a lot of trouble. And Hogwarts is the safest place to be if you're a witch or a wizard."
"Hermione, I don't want you getting hurt." Her mom added playing with the idea of having Hermione resign school even though she said it was safe."Mom, it's important for me to have my education." Her father frowned and went to stand in front of her so Ryou stepped to the wall of the room. "Hermione, we need to be sure you're safe and you said it yourself, the school is in danger of shutting down."
"Then I'll come back if it shuts down. Mom, father, I can't just skip out on my education. Any of it." Her parents exchanged a look before heaving a sigh. "Hermione, we're going to let you go but the second you're in danger you need to come home." She said kindly. "I will mom. Now, we should get back to dinner before it all goes cold." And they did as she suggested.
The next few days were uneventful if you disregard Christmas morning and the presents. Hermione got two new books on spells from her parents, a necklace from Ryou, and another owl came by carrying a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavored Beans which Hermione pushed away from herself. Her parents also got her a book on anatomy and a new cauldron. Ryou himself got a booster pack for Duel Monsters he figured they had run out and bought in the last couple of days since hearing he liked them, an extension for his Monster World set, and a book: "The correct way to do Voodoo". Bakura liked the last one which was from Hermione.
Ryou also went that night back to Japan via shadow realm and got presents from the rest of the gang. Well, the ones who trusted him. So Yugi, Serenity, and Mai gave him presents in the end. Yugi, 100 pounds from all of his prize money; Serenity, a 1,000 piece puzzle of the blue-eyes white dragon; and Mai, a keychain that said, 'I'm the center of my universe. Now bow.' Apparently she thought it was clever and Bakura loved it so Ryou gave it to him. He also dropped by Egypt and Malik gave him one of those Santa hats and showed him where his father was staying. There was the chance to go see him but Ryou decided not to so instead he left a short not.
Merry Christmas Dad.
-Ryou
'I wonder if he just threw it away…' Ryou randomly thought as he strapped on his short sword and grabbed a pair of jeans Bakura had modified to have no pocket on the right side so that Ryou could grab the handle from there. He also tucked one into a false pocket in his coat and his pocket knife in his back pocket. Being cautious, he also tucked one into his coat sleeve and the miniature one again went to his sock. ' Bakura would be proud…'
The rest of his knives were stored in the shadow realm in case he didn't come back. He'd have to come all the way into the house for his luggage though; which was also packed. 'Now to get Hermione out of the house.'
He found her reading her anatomy book by the electric fireplace on a giant bean bag. "Hermione, would you take a walk with me?" She looked up from her book before grabbing a book mark. "Sure. Let me get my coat." So Ryou waited in front of the door and just two minutes later Hermione joined him.
They left in silence and found themselves on a familiar path. They didn't even reach the end of the block when Ryou stopped. It was a few more steps before Hermione noticed and looked to the house they were in front of; the house where Ryou used to live. "Do you know who lives there now?" He asked distantly as if he didn't even know he was asking.
"A small family. Two girls, one boy. The father is a software programmer. Their family name is Tares (Tars)." Ryou just looked forlornly at the house. It was different now. The fence had been repainted and the open view through the window showed a brunette girl who looked about 7 playing with a dog. Ryou's own memory of the family came back. Board games with his family, hide and seek with Amane and Hermione, receiving the ring, the first time he woke up and found his friends lifeless, his father slapping him and telling him it was his fault with all his freakiness that got Amane and his mom killed, doing puzzles all alone, his father saying Hermione had already left for boarding school without a good-bye…
Ryou was startled out of his thoughts by a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry Ryou." Hermione said and Ryou just gave a quick smile and moved away from the hand. "It's fine. It couldn't be helped." He started walking on and Hermione followed neither sure where they would end up. The answer was simple as Ryou passed a familiar batch of trees. They were at the park. This was the same bunch of pictures the picture Bakura had given him back was taken. He walked over to the swings and sat down facing the trees. He heard the swing beside him creek as Hermione sat down.
They sat there in silence for a few minutes before Ryou broke the silence. "I wonder what it would be like if they were still here." Hermione stopped pushing her swing back and forth letting what little momentum she had die off slowly. "I don't know. Different?" she offered as the only answer she could find. Ryou smiled wryly at the simple comment. "Yeah, you'd think that." 'Would I have ended up in Japan? Answer: Yes. Bakura would've taken us there no matter what. Would all the incidents still have happened? Answer: Yes. Bakura wouldn't have just stopped. All the moving around? Answer: Yes. Having family that talked to me… maybe. But… Hermione's family just didn't know where I was. But they talk to me… Things wouldn't be different.' He finally decided.
He looked towards Hermione who was giving him a questioning look. "Destiny. All the major events in my life still would have happened. Just under different circumstances." Hermione seemed to be resisting rolling her eyes. "Oh please don't tell me you buy into fate and seeing into the future." Ryou's thoughts went to Ishuzu and all that he had seen. "Sorry." He mumbled.
"It's fine." Hermione redirected her attention to the trees. "How's Uncle Haru doing?" Ryou shrugged. "He's in good health. He loves his work." It was said with a sort of longing. A soft wind blew through the air so Hermione pulled her hat down a little further. "We should probably be getting back." She suggested before they heard the first of the explosions.
Both their heads snapped to behind them and they saw smoke rising from some houses off to the left. Hermione immediately stood up and grabbed her wand. Two more blasts sounded and the destruction could be seen from where they were. "I have to warn my parents!" she shouted as she dashed off along a shortcut out of the park. "Hermione!" Ryou called after her but didn't give chase. He knew that they wouldn't be harmed. Their home, maybe; them, no.
'Now to wait for Bakura.' Ryou swung himself back and forth half listening to the destruction and screams in the background. He heaved a sigh. 'I really shouldn't be used to things like this.' /But I'm around. / Bakura mind whispered as two arms went around his waist. Ryou leaned back into the touch. This was the first physical contact they'd had since splitting the morning Ryou went to the airport on the 21st; almost a whole week.
After a moment Bakura leaned around and kissed Ryou showing all the love he could through such a simple action. There was no tongue, no demand, no lust; just a short pressing together of the lips. "Am I leaving with you?"Ryou asked when they were done. "Yes. You did remember to pack your bag didn't you?"
Ryou smiled. "Of course." They took each other's hands and walked along the same short cut Hermione had taken all the while coming closer to the sounds of battle. Suddenly Bakura put his arm in front of Ryou stopping him. "What is it?" They were both silent for a minute before Bakura cursed in Egyptian earning a disapproving look from Ryou. "The Order must have arrived. There are people fighting back."
"But, how are we going to get out of here then?" Ryou was distraught. Sure he wanted to see his family but having Bakura so near after so long reminded him where his heart truly led. Ryou could feel the wheels in Bakura's mind working. "Ryou, you're going to make a dash for your aunt and uncle's house and I'm going to join the fight. I have a bargain to lead this attack so I need to be there. I don't want you going through the shadow realm alone so getting out is going to be the hard part for you. After that you just have to get to me." 'And don't let anyone know that we know each other.' Was the unspoken end of the plan.
Ryou nodded and they held hands until they were almost at the end of the fenced in short cut and with one last look they both ran to do their separate tasks. Ryou kept low dodging a couple spells that flew his way and cleared the battle that was waging, oddly enough, in front of the house he used to live in. He could hear Bakura's laugh and ran faster ducking into the house without closing the door. He dashed up the stairs and stopped himself just short of running into Hermione.
"Ryou! Oh thank goodness you're ok! When I got home and you weren't behind me I was so worried, and then the Order arrived and I was worried you had gotten caught in the crossfire." Hermione rushed. "Come on!" she grabbed one of his hands and pushed him into his room. "Pack your things! It isn't safe to be here anymore if You-Know-Who is attacking! We're going to a safe house with the Order."
"Ryou picked up his suitcase a sense of dread washed over him. He had overlooked his cousin. Bakura wasn't going to like this… /Kura, my cousin is telling me to pack so I can leave with her and the Order! What are we going to do? / Bakura growled through their minds and Ryou could feel the urge to kill his cousin quite strongly. /Just try and get to me. You'll come back to the fight so they can aparate away with you and you'll just have to reach me first. /
/I'll do my best. / Ryou answered and then Hermione was at his door. "Are you packed?" Ryou nodded his head and then she grabbed his arm and he barely grabbed his suitcase before he was flying down the stairs; trying not to trip.
They were out the door before Ryou even noticed and h hit his hand on the mailbox as Hermione had them rush across the lawn getting some snow in his shoes. Ryou tried to make his movements jerky so she would let go but her death grip held fast. They were quick nearing the battle and a woman with bright blue hair turned towards them. Her eyes widened as they got to Ryou but she took Hermione's arm. "Come on. We don't have time to waste now."
Ryou tried to twist out of Hermione's grasp desperately one more time as he looked across the battle field. There was Bakura fighting a shabby looking man in a grimy overcoat. He felt like he was getting squished and then he knew what was happening. They were aparating with him. /No! / He yelled through the mind link and Bakura looked over and met his eyes for a split second before he was gone.
~5 minutes before~
Bakura had just let go of Ryou's hand when he dashed into the fight. He took out a separate short sword than the one Ryou had and pissed off all the wizards by using it to deflect all their spells. He surveyed the battle and caught sight of Albus Dumbledore. 'I should go introduce myself.' He thought and so he did. He made his way towards where he and that stuck up flamingo were dueling. What was his name again? Malfou? Malfoo? Did it even start with an M?
Deciding it didn't matter he saw Ryou duck into his relatives house from the corner of his eye before dramatically announcing his presence. He gave a menacing laugh; not a crazed one. "Aren't you a little old to be doing this?" he taunted and got Dumbledore's attention. "On the contrary I find it quite good exercise." He countered bringing his wand about to face Bakura. Bakura felt himself getting looked over and saw the slight confusion in aged eyes as they noticed the lack of a mask or robes. "I don't believe we've had the pleasure Mr…" he tailed off so Bakura indulged him.
"You may call me Yami." He gave a small mock bow. "How nice to meet you Albus Dumbledore." He almost missed his reply over Ryou's panic. /Kura, my cousin is telling me to pack so I can leave with her and the Order! What are we going to do? / Bakura had a strong urge to kill Ryou's cousin. How dare she keep him from what was his? "Would that be a first name or a last name?" Dumbledore questioned so he kept all his inner thoughts off of his face. "Perhaps it's both."
In the back of his mind he came up with a course of action for Ryou. /Just try and get to me. You'll come back to the fight so they can aparate away with you and you'll just have to reach me first. / with an answering /I'll do my best. /the link went dead and so did his conversation with Dumbledore. Bellatrix – one of the few people who's name he ha bothered to remember – shot one of those annoying curses at Dumbledore who just barely dodged and a scruffy looking man in a ragged coat stumbled in front of him. Bakura took a sniff. "Werewolf? I wasn't aware that the other side had those."
His eyes widened before narrowing. "How did you know?" Bakura lazily looked towards his short sword and played with it a bit. "Simple really. You smell." He got a firm grip on his blade and was about to attack when a sudden /No! / came down the mind link. Bakura glanced around just in time to meet Ryou's frightened eyes before he was gone. Bakura focused his anger on his opponent slashing and drawing blood. "Have you ever heard that you have terrible luck?" The man's eyes widened and then he aparated away. Bakura resisted the urge to scream; he had an image to keep up after all.
"So now what?" the flamingo pompously stated seeing as all the Order members had left. Bakura just gave him a look that said 'what makes you think you can speak to me you useless worm?' and said, "We came to attack the town. Or do you want to call it in because you failed in battle and must run away like the foolish Order?" Everyone chuckled at the comment and the flamingo just seethed. "I will report your insolence to the Lord."
"And tell him what? That you wanted to stop the attack just because the Order came and left already?" More chuckles. "Now the rest of you! We have a town that's only half blown up." There were a few cheer before they all ran off and screams thickened the air. Bakura himself went to the park and set a fire before watching it from the swing Ryou had been sitting on.
~Ryou~
Ryou hated traveling: mostly because he always remembered moving when he was younger but also because there weren't many comfortable forms of transportation. Aparting, he decided, was one of his least favorites. He felt squished on all sides and it burned slightly because it was saturated with the foreign magic. They landed n front of a doorway and a piece of paper was shoved underneath his nose. "Memorize this." The blue haired woman demanded so Ryou looked at in and then the numbers on the side of the door.
The Order of the Phoenix can be found
at Number 12, Grimmauld Place.
'Why did they give me a piece of paper that says where I already am?' he wondered and then he was being pushed inside. As soon as they were inside the paper was taken away and lit on fire. "Hermione!" someone called and Ryou directed his attention to where two teenage boys were thumping down the stairs before rushing his cousin. "Hermione, are you all right? We heard there was an attack."
Hermione rushed to reassure them. "I'm fine, just a bit shaken up. If anything I bet my cousin is more surprised." It was then that the two boys seemed to notice he was there. "He has white hair!" the red head burst out and got a smack on the head from Hermione. "Ron! Don't be rude!"
"It's fine. A lot of people are surprised about that." Ryou gave a soft smile. The black haired boy Ryou knew was Harry Potter studied him a bit before more people came through the door and there were gasps. "Somebody contact Madame Pomphrey." An old but commanding voice said and they saw the man Bakura had been facing being supported through the door by an old man Ryou assumed was Dumbledore. "Lupin!" Harry called out upon seeing the deep gash on the man's chest.
Ryou was struck with the horrible realization of what had happened. It was Bakura. Ryou forced himself not to throw up right then and watched as they moved across the hall to a hallway and then move along it out of sight. "Ryou?" His cousin tentatively placed her hand on his shoulder and he flinched away almost violently. Shocked eyes looked at Hermione before recognition sank in. "Sorry. It was just a bit…" he trailed off not quite sure how he wanted to end that sentence. He wasn't surprised that Bakura had done it and he had seen worse injuries but it never got better. Seeing someone hurt always made him sick to his stomach.
Rawr! I just looked back through my original plot for this and I like it more but when I was writing I didn't bother to check and now it's all wrong! Shit! What to do now? I don't want to rewrite everything. T^T (More like, I wrote this and I really like it and I want to write it the other way more but I don't want to get rid of this.) This sucks! Plus we have a new crappy keyboard and I'm sick during the summer! Screw this story. I'm going to go watch Evangelion. So yeah, I might repost it when I redo it. 'Till then, I'll leave this up for about a week.
Omg! It's the day after posting the first chapter now and the reviews and favorites/alerts are insane! I hate myself now. T^T This is all I have for this story because it's wrong! Everything from the lemon onwards is wrong! (That doesn't mean having the lemon was wrong; it's the conversation afterwards that is.)Argh! I need a vote! This is so popular but I prefer the plot I have written down! I have no plot if it goes this way! T^T Ok peeps, I need reviews so that I know whether to try and continue this severely modifying the plot (ew) or if you all wouldn't be to pissed if I rewrote it the correct way. Please? (puppy dog eyes) *sets Ryou on you with puppy dog eyes*