Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ A Simple Wish ❯ The Wish ( Prologue )

Notes: I've only seen the U.S. version of Yugioh, so this story is loosely based on that. I don't know much about Ryou or Bakura but I'm pretty sure that both are out of character in this story. Bakura (and Yami later) have their own bodies. Any other notes will be in subsequent chapters. Enjoy!

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Ryou fumbled with the key to his house. He didn't really want to go in, but he knew that it would only be worse if he didn't. He finally opened the door and stepped inside, setting his book bag on the floor next to the door and taking off his shoes before entering further. He paused at the bottom of the stair, listening. He didn't hear anything, maybe that meant that he was out.

"So, Ryou, did you get it?" A dark voice asked from behind him.

Ryou froze in fear for a moment, then slowly shook his head, knowing what was coming. "No."

"I told you what would happen if you didn't get it this time." The voice behind him darkened even more in malice.

Ryou didn't respond, he just turned around to face the person behind. Bakura glared at him angrily, his eyes narrowed dangerously. Ryou knew that look, it meant that he could expect an exceptionally painful lesson from Bakura.

The blow to his jaw caught him off-guard. He fell to the floor, clutching his jaw with one hand, his eyes never leaving Bakura's face. When he didn't immediately rise, Bakura kicked him in the ribs, shoving him into the wall. Ryou refused to cry out, Bakura would only beat him harder for being a wimp.

The beating continued for quite a while, Bakura alternating between cursing him and hitting him. Ryou tried not to cry out, but he screamed when Bakura landed a particularly violent kick on his back, just to the left of his spine. Bakura sneered at him and kicked him again for good measure.

Finally, he got tired of beating Ryou and left the room. Sending a look of disgust at Ryou, before disappearing up the stairs. Ryou lay in a heap at the bottom of the stair for several minutes before pulling himself up with the help of the wall and dragging himself upstairs. He passed Bakura's room as quietly as possible and slipped into his room. He closed and locked the door, although he knew that a locked door wouldn't stop the spirit of the Ring if he really wanted to enter.

He pulled the first-aid kit off the shelf by his bed and tended his cuts. Then slipped into his pajamas and got into bed. He looked out at the sky outside his window for a moment, making one silent wish, before falling asleep.

'I wish my yami was like Yugi's.'

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High above a single star flared brightly. Something in the heavens taking pity on the poor, white haired, boy. In his room, Ryou slept, oblivious to the fact that his wish had been answered.

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