Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ An Art Less Taught ❯ Dream Catching, An Art Less Taught ( Chapter 1 )

Yami_chan (A.K.A. Invader Zim fan 23): Here's a sweet little angst shounen ai for you ^_^ I originally posted this on fanfiction.net under the name of 'Invader Zim fan 23'. I hope you all like it. I warn you for bad mouthed Bakura. I also say this- this is no lemon. It's angst- what I enjoy to write. _______________________________________________________________________

Dream Catching- An Art Less Taught

By: Yami_chan (A.K.A. Invader Zim fan 23)

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: Yami Bakura's POV:

Look at him there... he's sleeping. Why can't I sleep? Why the hell do I have to stay awake? But, no... No, he had to look at me with those chocolate eyes and say; "Yami... you've slept for 5,000 years... YOU can keep guard." Blah... great, just great.

He's so pretty... no wonder they call it beauty sleep. Hikari gets A LOT of it- you can tell. I hate keeping guard for stupid Hikari. This should be his job. I wouldn't mind sitting out here alone, either. So, why does the Pharaoh have to keep me company?

Oh, and there that bloody Pharaoh goes again. Stupid boy... I hate him. I could probably take him down right here and now. He most likely weighs less than 100 pounds. I'm two of him. Well, maybe 1 and a half. But, again... there he goes again... he's looking at me. Who does he think he is? Kami- sama? I mean, by Ra...

It's about time I said something to him... I can make it simple, but I think it should sound mean. Yeah, I have it... "What?" That came out perfectly. Oh, now THAT drives me up a tree- he is pretending like he doesn't know what I'm talking about. I can here his fucking response now. It's just a matter of time before he says it... come on you bloody king of the Nile. Just say it...

"What?" Yep, I knew he'd say that. I hate you, Pharaoh.

"Why are you staring at me?" Now I sound like my Hikari. I blame you for this, Ryou...

"I'm not staring at you- you're staring at me." What? What is he accusing me of doing? Staring at him? What kind of bullshit is that?

"Yeah, whatever. You're just trying to get yourself off the damn hook, but I know what you're doing... I can see you want to kill me- bring it on, boy! My millennium item is WAY better than yours."

"Oh yeah?" What kind of a comeback was that, you stupid Pharaoh? I wonder how mad aibou would be if I bet his soul right now...

"I bet on Ryou that I would kill you before you would kill me!" I hope aibou doesn't hate me now, but what the hell does it matter?

"Bring it on!" Oh, so we're standing up now are we? Tough guy now, huh?

"You bring it on!" What do I do now? Oh, what the hell, I'll take the Pharaoh's idea and stand also.

"What are you two yelling about now?" Oh, great... Hikaris... It would appear that my aibou said that. Hopefully Pharaoh's will come out to get him in trouble, too. Damn... it looks like it's only Ryou.

"Oh, Ryou..." Stupid Pharaoh. He always has to have the first AND the last word. But, that did sound stupid. Why is he looking at me like that? Oh, of course... his aibou sleeps really well. Why couldn't my aibou be Jou-kun or someone who sleeps well? I mean, Ryou is easy to take over and is cute, but, why the hell does he have to be such a fucking light sleeper?

"Yami no Yuugi... how are you? What's wrong with my Yami that is causing you so much trouble?" I hate when aibou gives me THAT look- it's shifty and evil. Tantalizing aibou.

"Bakura? Oh, he's just being himself. Actually, I was just thinking about switching guard with my aibou-"

"Oh, Yami no Yuugi... that won't be necessary. I'll guard for you." Oh, great. This is going to be one long night....

"Oh, umm..." Great. I'm at a loss for words and I think I'm blushing. Why the hell am I blushing? "That's really okay, my sweet aibou. Pharaoh and I were just playing a game."

"Good-bye, Yami no Yuugi." Great. And there goes the Pharaoh looking all innocent- like he had nothing to do with this argument. Now it looks like I'm the bully. Nice... now aibou is going to go off on one of his damn speeches.

"So..." That sounded stupid. I'm at a loss for words again. Not like I care. I could kick him right now. In fact, I have a better one- I could kill him right now. "What are we watching for again?"

"We are here because someone needs to stay awake. When Panik took Mae, she wasn't watching. We don't want any more eliminators doing anything to anybody."

"Well, that is nice, but why am I dragged out here?"

"You're so lazy! Can't you just sit and watch for someone?"

"Baka! You don't understand. All these people I'm protecting think I was a dream, anyway."

"Well..." Baka aibou. He's thinking of what to say next and he can't think of anything since he knows that I'm right. "Think of it as... Dream Catching."

"Dream Catching?" Great Ra... I never thought I'd be stuck with an insane Hikari. I knew I was psychotic, but I didn't think I'd have an insane Hikari. I could have sworn the concept was that one balances out the other, but... I guess that we are just different types of insane. I hate you, Hikari.

"Look at the Millennium Ring. What is it?"

"It is one of the 7 sen-nen items and it holds the power to control the world when placed with the other sen-nen." No fucking guesses there. We've known that since day one. Day one was a long time ago. "You've gotten more and more fucked up since then." Uh-oh, I was thinking aloud.

"Huh?"

"Nothing... go on..." I don't want to here this. But, maybe I can use this same shit against him in the court of law. Hmm-hmm, that's very funny. Stupid cop shows...

"Are you listening to me?"

Huh? Oh... Hmm-Hmm. "Yeah..."

"It's a dream-catcher. It is one of the only items that made the least sense coming from ancient Egypt. THAT is why I like it the most- it's a misfit... kind of like me..."

Poor depressed Hikari. So, this is his punishment to me for arguing with Yami no Yuugi. Boring me to death is a cruel fate... "You aren't a misfit."

"Thanks.. but... you only say that because you're a misfit, too. Our fate is bound together- we are one. I am you and you are I. The Dream Catcher... legend says that it catches all the bad dreams so you do not dream them. I t protects you from being sad in your sleep. You protect me, Bakura..."

"Aibou... I never realized how fucked up you were up there..."

"But, Bakura... there is one thing about my theory that doesn't make sense."

"What's that, aibou?" Well, everything doesn't make sense to me. You just have a fucked up mind, that's all it is.

"You yourself are a bad dream. You protect me, but you are a bad dream. Yami, you are the worst thing that has ever happened to me. But... it would seem... you're the best thing that ever happened to be all at the same time."

"Baka." *Doink* I hit him. I don't think he likes when I hurt him, but sometimes it is necessary. I have no idea where he is getting at. I mean, really? Dream Catching, what does it matter?

"Yami... I..." You what? What is this? Sweet little hikari is blushing. Are you blushing for me? So, sweet little Hikari... one of life and radiance... why do you care so much about I, a cruel dark?

"Aibou?" Great, I'm starting to come off soft, like a little child. I hate when this happens. I'm just glad I don't look or feel like a light child.

"Yami... why are you so possessive and yet you hurt me so? Can't anyone else hurt me? Or do you save that pleasure only for yourself?" Ouch... that hurt me, aibou.

"Why the fuck are you like that, Ryou?" Yeah, look at me with those damn chocolate eyes of yours. Come on, try to make me feel bad... you won't be too successful.

"Ya-yami?"

"Maybe I shouldn't try to be nice to you, you damn baka. Why the hell do you have to question my every fucking move? Why can't you just accept me for who I am? I am different, Ryou. Can't you understand? Why the hell don't you want to understand me? I try to love you! I try to-" Oh, Kami- sama... Oh Ra... did I just say too much?

"You what? You try to... love me?" What kind of a look is that? What does it mean? I don't understand you anymore, Ryou-kun.

"I can say what I want to say. I don't have to mean it."

"You... try to love me? I... I can't believe you! Who do you think you are? What do you think you are? This is just possession! You don't love me- you just want everything you see. And you know what? As soon as I put that stupid ring on, I was yours, right? You always take for granted what is already yours. That is one of the many things I hate about you, Yami. I hate how you think that everything is yours. Everything is suddenly in your possession. You own me... you don't love me..."

"Ouch, aibou. That really hurt. Do you try to hurt me every time you yell? Let me tell you- you are doing a fucking bad job at it. You wouldn't make me sad if you went off and died!"

"...And that is what you truly think, isn't it? I never thought you were this way when we first met. I had seen something there. It must have been an illusion. You aren't anyone I know..."

I looked at him blankly. He just grabbed out that damned CD player of him. "What are you doing?"

"I'm being me. I'm not like you. I can be a bishounen if I want. I can listen to this music and keep a journal. I can do anything I want because you aren't the lord of me, Yami."

: Ryou Bakura's POV:

Yeah, go and sulk, Yami. Then you can come back and hurt me. You can come and hurt me like you have so many times before. You always hurt me. I'm not good enough for you. I'm not good enough for anything. I'm too pretty, I listen to girl music, and I keep a 'girl book'. Well, sorry. Sorry for being me, but believe it or not, there are people out there that would appreciate very much who I am. Sorry- you aren't one of those people. I hate you so much. Look at you, you're moping. Don't try to hide it underneath that bored frown- I can see it in your eyes.

I like this song. It's by S Club 7- 'Never Had a Dream Come True'. They are British and I like the sound of British accents. Yami sounds more like a boy than me. I've gotten told I have a very high-pitched voice for a guy. Pharaoh's voice is pretty, I like it. I'm not sure why stupid Bakura won't let me tell Yami no Yuugi or his Hikari about their past. Yami can get stupid that way. Yami is very mean to Pharaoh and his Hikari. I don't know why. Maybe he is jealous- Yuugi never interferes with his Yami's business. He is very much aware that his Yami exists, but he doesn't intervene with him. I have very soon, I've a feeling that it is going to change very soon, though.

Yeah, butt-head can go ahead and cry. He can beat me up because he claims it doesn't hurt him. He does so many things... He messes up my hair, changes my clothes, and once even took off all my clothes but my underwear in the middle of the night! Actually, that is kind of funny now that I think about it. Yami must have gotten hot in the middle of the night and decided that he would take off our nightclothes. When I woke up, I realized people were staring at me. I then realized I was sleeping on the front step to my house in my underwear and had gathered up quite the audience. One of the girls yelled up; "Why don't you just take the rest off?" Yami decided that no one should remember this and, well, he sent them all to the shadow realm. Yami can be like that. He's overprotective and mean at the same time. Yami shouldn't be such a baka. What did I do to deserve such a horrible punishment? Why the punishment that labels itself 'Yami'?

Yamis are just that- darks. They are bakas. They hurt you- they are poison. I hate my Yami. I hate him. Yami is now sulking- go ahead, baka. Your tears don't hurt me any, just like your words aren't anything to me. Your words mean nothing because they are nothing. I hate you. How could you call me so many names? How could you hurt me so?

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me..." Oh great, he's going to say something now. Wonderful, this is just wonderful. Why? Why did I have to say that aloud? I truly am a baka, aren't I? Well, Yami is a baka, too. Yami is more of a baka!

"What the hell was that chant about?" Holy crap, Yami has scary eyes. They are so small and possessed. That is so freaky. Why didn't I ever notice that before?

"Nothing. And if it was about anything why would I tell you?" Man, I give myself compliments for that one. I can see the fire in his eyes. If you've ever seen a mad Yami and are psychotic enough to think THAT is funny, you'd love seeing a hurt Yami. They have no idea what to do. They are such kawaii little bakas.

"Well, I was concerned enough to ask you. Why the heck did I need a fucking soul with this vessel? Why do I need you?" Ok.. he is mad. I do believe the answer lies within the Red Dwarf concept. I'm here to keep him sane and he is here to keep me sane. Hmm... that is kind of funny. Yami here to keep me sane! Yamis drive you up a wall more than they help you keep your sanity! Stupid Bakura...

"You need me because..." Wow, come to think about it, that is a good question. I never really thought it through before. But, really...why does he need me?

"I don't need you- I need no aibou, no friends, and most defiantly no fucking Hikari. Face it, Ryou, you can't come up with an answer because I don't need you." His words are like acid. They seep through me all the way. I hate his words. They make me mad, but sometimes they make me so happy. But today his words are bitter poison. Not like I wouldn't die with him, but... wait! Have I lost my mind? I truly am insane. Maybe I should give him more credit.

"You may not need me...but..." Oh God... My Ra... it's hard to put myself through this. This whole conversation is tearing me apart. Can I say it?

"But I don't need you and that is that. You are just a fool, Ryou."

"Don't call me Ryou. Don't call me that." I now regret saying this. As the words left my lips, I was thinking; 'is this truly the right thing to say?' I've decided now- it wasn't. It's too late now.

"So... RYOU... I can't hang around and do this all night. I'm not staying here with you anymore. I'm not going to continue to talk to you, RYOU."

"Great! Just, do that! Be you! Be the stupid, mean person you are. Be the greedy idiot- see if I give a damn!" I hope that hurt him, I really do. I can see that he is thinking... come on, let that one process through that thick skull of yours. Let the wheels turn and see if the hamsters in your head can go a little bit faster.

"I'm not going to sit through this damn fight anymore! Who the fuck do you think you are?" Yami is leaving now- he is standing... he's going to start walking here.

"But, Yami... wait!" My eyes must be all teary now. I can feel the water building up. I hate when this happens.

: All knowing:

Yami Bakura turned around and looked upon his aibou with bitter eyes. He watched the tears carefully gloss his aibou's chocolate eyes and Bakura silently watched until one tear slid down the cheek of his aibou. "I have no time for you!" The ancient spirit went into his ring for a long slumber.

Ryou took the ring off his neck and threw it aside. He wept as he looked up to the pale moon. "It's okay... it's not like anything ever truly goes my way."

He looked at the ring and whispered 3 gentle words before turning to go to sleep. "I... love... you..."

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A/N: Can you believe it? This is the longest chapter I have ever written. 3,000 words! I cannot believe myself. I got my typewriter back, can't you tell? I have been typing for an hour and a half now. I really have to get to bed. I hope you liked ^_^ By the way, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yami_chan (a.k.a. Invader Zim fan 23)