Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ A Rose to Show My Love ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

A Rose to Show My Love

A rose is meant to give to the person that you love. There are many different colors of Roses and each could be given as a show of love. What would you do with so many different colors of Roses to choose from? This is my try at a Bakura/Ryou story. . .I hope you'll like it. The title doesn't really fit to well so if you have a better idea tell me. I hope you all will like this. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh so please don't sue.

Chapter 1- Shades of Love

" Bakura. . .leave me alone," whimpered Ryou as his yami looks toward him. Bakura took a step back as he stared at his frightened hikari. " Just leave me alone. . .I just want you to disappear." Bakura blinked in shock as Ryou looked up at him and glared. " You heard me you cruel yami. . .LEAVE ME ALONE!" Bakura looked at his hikari in shock and then slowly walked toward the boy on the floor. " LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!" Bakura just kept walking toward the scared/angry boy. " ARE YOU DEAF!" Bakura smirked slightly as he got up to his hikari and then smiled slightly.

" No Ryou. . .not deaf," whispered Bakura as he knelt down so he was looking into his hikari's tears filled eyes. " Not deaf at all. . .my hikari." Bakura smiled slightly as he reached out and touched his hikari's cheek. Ryou winced and Bakura removed his hand and turned to leave. " I get it. . .you don't need me. . .nor want me. I deserve it. . .I guess. I'm just some psychotic crazy person anyway. . .haven't done anything except hurt you." Bakura started to walk toward the door and then turned and looked at Ryou. " If you ever need me Ryou. . .I'll always be with you." With that Bakura walked out of door and out of Ryou's life.

Present Time

" Bakura," whispers Ryou as he looks at a picture he hold his hands. " It's been two long years since you left. I wish you'd come back. . .I miss you. . .even if you were a bit of a crazy person." A tear runs down Ryou's face as it drops to the ground. " I know it's funny. . .me missing someone who I clammed to hate. . .but I guess I hated him so much that I loved him." He smiles slightly as he rubs a hand on the Millennium Ring that hangs around his neck. " If I ever need you. . .you'll always be here for me." Ryou smiles slightly as his white hair falls into his eyes as more tears run freely down his face and falls on the picture. " I haven't heard from you in two years. . .I don't even know if you're still alive." A knock on the door brings Ryou back to his senses. " Come in!" The door opens up to reveal Yugi.

" Hi Ryou. . .I just came by to wish you a happy birthday," says Yugi as he sits down next to his white haired friend. " Is something wrong Ryou?" Ryou smiles at the smaller boy and shakes his head.

" No everything's fine Yugi. . .really," says Ryou as Yugi looks at his questioningly and then notices Yugi starring at the picture in his hand.

" What picture is that?" asks Yugi as he looks at the picture not recognizing it. Ryou blushes slightly as he hands the picture over to Yugi.

" It's Bakura and me. . .two years ago at the carnival. Remember we all went. . .even Seto and Noa. . .though Noa practically had to drag Seto," says Ryou quietly as he smiles at the memory. " It's the only picture I have of the two of us together. . .where Bakura isn't acting like a complete fool." Yugi smiles slightly as he takes something out of his backpack.

" Here Ryou. . .Yami found it. I thought it would make a nice birthday present," says Yugi as he hands a wrapped present over to Ryou. Ryou stares at the present and looks at the wrapping. The words 'angel' are printed all over it. " Well. . .aren't you going to open it?" Ryou nods as he slowly opens the wrapping and looks at the present inside. Tears sprout up in his eyes as he stares at the picture. The frame has roses carved into it and painted in different colors. . .but what captures his attention is the actual photo inside the frame. " Are you okay Ryou?" Ryou nods as he traces the picture.

" Where'd you find this?" whispers Ryou. " I mean. . .I thought all of these were destroyed in the fire." Yugi smiles as he looks at the picture. The picture is of Bakura and Ryou at the Kaiba's Christmas Costume Ball. Ryou is dressed as the Change of Heart. Bakura stands next to him dressed as a Tomb Robber with one of his arms draped over Ryou's shoulders. Ryou is smiling and laughing as he looks at the ancient Tomb Robber next to him. Carved into the frame is a sentence that Ryou remembered, but couldn't place his finger on it. " Let go of the past and reach for the future. You can't change your past. . .but you can make a better future." Yugi nods slightly as he looks at the eighteen year old next to him. " Thank you. . .Yugi." Yugi smiles and looks at Ryou and nods. " Where did you find the picture." Yugi looks down at his shoes and a twinkle enters his eyes.

" We sort of found it on our doorstep," says Yugi quietly. Ryou blinks not understanding what Yugi means. " Someone left it for you Ryou. . .it said specifically 'For Ryou'." Ryou blinks as he looks at the picture and smiles.

" Well whoever left it. . .I'm happy. Thanks again Yugi," says Ryou and then Yugi smiles mischievously. " What are you up to Yugi." Over the past two years Yugi had picked up a bit of his yami's mischievous nature.

" Oh nothing important," says Yugi as he smiles. " Yami told me he saw Bakura today at the Flower Shop." Ryou takes in a deep breathe as Yugi nods.

" And what was Yami doing at the flower shop?" asks Ryou as he looks at Yugi with a hint of a Bakura like smirk on his face. Yugi blushes slightly as he laughs.

" Getting flowers," says Yugi trying to shrug it off. Ryou's smirk gets larger and so does Yugi's blush.

" What kind of flowers?" asks Ryou as he goes in for the kill. Yugi starts to turn red and Ryou starts to look a little too much like his yami.

" Roses," says Yugi quietly. Ryou's smirk turns into a genuine smile.

" For who?" asks Ryou as he smirk again appears. Yugi turns beet red as he looks away from the white haired boy and whispers. " I didn't hear you."

" He got them for me," whispers Yugi just loud enough for Ryou to hear. Ryou smiles as he ruffles his friends hair. " Hey don't do that! I'm not a kid anymore!" Ryou blinks and nods slightly as he looks toward a vase on the living room table.

" Wish someone would give me roses," whispers Ryou sadly as a few tears sprout into his eyes. " Just for once." Yugi smiles a mischievous smile as he looks toward a picture on the wall. It's just Bakura, but with a rose in his left hand.

" A rose," whispers Yugi and smiles slightly and stands up. " Don't you want to know what Bakura was doing in the flower shop?" Ryou looks up and nods slightly and Yugi's eyes glitter. " Getting flowers. . .roses more specifically. . ., white, lavender, and pink roses. Oh and a single solitary red rose according to Yami." Ryou sighs sadly as he fiddles with the Ring around his neck.

" Guess Bakura has a girlfriend or a boyfriend," says Ryou. Yugi smiles and shakes his head slowly.

" No. . .Yami asked him who the flowers were. If I remember correctly Yami said that Bakura's exact words were 'Go to hell Pharaoh. . .it's no business of yours. Go bug someone else. . .cause right now I don't need a porcupine head bugging me.'," says Yugi. Ryou blinks and laughs slightly to himself.

" Yeah that sounds like my yami," says Ryou and Yugi nods slightly and then laughs slightly.

" Sure does and when Yami was leaving the store he says that Bakura was mumbling something in ancient Egyptian. Something to the point of 'stupid pharaoh. . .bugging me. . .I have to go visit someone. . .hope he's home.'," says Yugi. Ryou blinks as Yugi stands up and starts to walk toward the door. " I have to go home. . .Yami will get worried if I don't." Ryou nods as Yugi waves to him.

" Yugi. . .if you see Bakura. . .will you tell him hi for me? Tell him hi. . .and that I miss him," says Ryou. Yugi turns around and smiles slightly and nods.

" Sure thing Ryou. . .but it would sound even better if you found him and told him yourself," says Yugi. Ryou blinks and nods slightly as Yugi runs off toward the game shop.

" Bakura," whispers Ryou as he holds the picture in his hands. " I sure do miss you. . .even if you were a bit crazy. . .you still were my yami. Why did I have to go a scare you off." Tears roll down Ryou's cheeks as he hears the doorbell ring. He walks toward the door and opens it up. There standing on the doorstep is a person dressed in a black cloak that covers his face. " Hello?" The person nods slightly and draws a single solitary black rose from beneath his cloak and holds it out to Ryou. " For me?" The person nods slightly as Ryou takes the rose. " Won't you come in?" The person nods and follows Ryou into the house. " I'm Ryou. . .who are you?" The person sits down on the couch as Ryou puts the rose into a vase. The person looks at the picture of Bakura on the wall. " That was a friend of mine. His name was Bakura. . .he's gone now. . .I miss him." The person again nods and then takes a single red rose from beneath his cloak. He spins it in his fingers and then walks up to Ryou and tucks it over his left ear. " Who are you?" The person smiles as he turns around and walks toward the door. " Do I know you?" The person nods slightly as he suddenly disappears. " Who was that?"

Somewhere across town

" Who is that?" asks someone at the arcade as they notice the black cloaked figure sitting on a chair.

" I don't know. . .he's in here a lot. Doesn't talk to anyone," says another person. The figure walks over toward a snack bar and looks at all of the snacks and takes out his wallet and opens it up and sighs.

" No money?" asks someone from behind him. He turns around and looks at Noa Kaiba. He nods slightly as Noa hands the cashier a two-hundred dollar bill. " Two of everything please." The cashier nods as she starts to take everything out. Noa smiles as he looks at the figure. " I'm Noa Kaiba. . .remember?" The figure turns away and Noa sighs. " Still don't talk?" The figure nods and Noa smiles. " Fine. . .Bakura." The figure blinks as Noa gathers up all of his goodies and walks toward a table. " Here then. . .I got you some." Bakura blinks as Noa tosses him a candy bar and a can of pop.

" Really Noa. . .you should know better then to give yami's pop," says a voice behind Noa. Noa turns around and looks at a blond haired girl. " On the other hand this is Bakura. . .he looks way to thin." Noa nods as the girl walks over and plops down next to them.

" Mariku. . .I didn't know you hang out at arcades," says Noa. Mariku nods and looks at Bakura.

" Two years hiding in the shadows isn't healthy Bakura. On the other hand ticking you off most likely isn't healthy either," says Mariku. Bakura nods as he chews on a candy bar and sips his can of pop. " How's Ryou?" Bakura tenses and turns his back to the youngest Ishtar. " Fine. . .I get the point. Where'd you get the money for all the flowers." Bakura points towards a boy sitting on a table hidden in shadows. " From Aaro Ishra?" Bakura nods as he takes another candy bar from the pile on the table.

" Good thing I'm rich. . .I don't know how I'd feed you once a week," says Noa as he scratches his head. " Of course you only eat three times a week." Mariku gasps as she looks at Noa who nods. " He won't eat more then three times a week." Mariku looks at the yami before her.

" Who feeds him?" asks Mariku. Noa sighs as he thinks in his head.

" Aaro. . .tries to force feed him everyday. . .doesn't work to well. I treat him to candy and pop whenever I can get him to eat. Then if I remember correctly Yami feeds him," says Noa and sighs. " He's killing himself. . .slowly, but surely." Bakura turns and grabs a big box of chocolates on the table and disappears. " See what I mean. . .wonder if he'll eat those?"

" Why would he take them if he didn't intend to eat them?" asks Mariku. Noa sighs as he runs a hand through his hair.

" He's Bakura. . .he'll let them get hard and then throw them at passerby's," says Noa and laughs slightly. " Or at my brother Seto." Noa smiles as he looks at Mariku. " He's going to kill himself one of these days from not eating. Headlines 'Boy with white hair found dead. Cause of death- self-starvation." Noa shakes his head and sighs. " Not a pretty picture considering that Marik, Malik, Aaro, and Ryou would most likely strangle me to death."

" Why you?" asks Mariku. Noa sighs and looks at her square in the eyes.

" Think. . .who would in their right minds would try to strangle Marik, Malik, Aaro, or Ryou when they're angry. Not me. . .they'd end up taking their frustration out on me," says Noa. Mariku laughs slightly to herself and shakes her head.

" But Marik isn't even in his right mind half of the time and no one would try and strangle Seto. . .ever," says Mariku and laughs as Noa blushes. " And considering he's your boyfriend I don't think my brother, his hikari, Aaro, or Ryou would try and strangle you." Noa nods slightly as he lets out a sigh and starts to walk toward the door. " Where are you going?"

" Home," says Noa and leaves the building. Mariku nods as she disappears from the room.

Back with Ryou

" Okay. . .who was that guy?" asks Ryou to himself as he tries to remember anyone he knows who goes around dressed in a cape. " Not Marik. . .he hasn't done that for two years." He tries to think of someone who would give him flowers. " No one. . .that I know of." Then his mind wanders back to his yami. " Well Yugi did say he had bought roses. . .and one solitary red rose. . .but he never mentioned a black rose. And Bakura would never in a million years give me flowers." Ryou touches the rose that is still tucked behind his ear. " Who are you?" Ryou sighs as he looks at the picture of Bakura with the rose in his hand. He studies the rose and notices that it is black. " Could it be?"

So how did you like the chapter. Aaro Ishra and Mariku Ishtar are my own characters. . .so please ask before you take them. R+R please so I know if I should continue. Bakura doesn't talk yet. . .that's what I thought made a really cool little twist to the whole story. Well I'll put my two OC's stats here for you.

Name- Aaro(Arrow) Ishra (Ish-Ra)

Age- 18

Hair- Blond

Eyes- Silver

Height- 5'7

Weight- 150

Facts- Aaro is one of Bakura's friends and helps to take care of him. This anti social boy doesn't want to have anything to do with Bakura's love life. . .but he does want to help his friend out. Aaro was raised to be withdrawn and never to really care for anyone, but himself. But when he met Bakura that all changed. His name is pronounced like Arrow. . .but it's spelled Aaro.

Name- Mariku (Marik-cu) Ishtar

Age- 16

Hair- Platinum Blond/Silver(when she's extremely angry and her powers arise)

Eyes- Lavender/Purple

Height- 5'6

Weight- 120

Facts- Marik's youngest sister she is not as crazy as her brother. . .but she does own a dirt bike/motorcycle. Nothing nice Isis. . .she lived in an orphanage. . .but later got out. She's a friend of Keora (Key-O-Ra) Kaiba and also a friend of Noa. She doesn't have an actual yami. . .but she can sure raise hell if you make her mad.