Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Between a Rock and a Hard Place ❯ Disconnected ( Chapter 4 )

A/N: I think you're doing a good job when you enjoy reading your own fic. Right? Well, I'd like to thank you all! This is now my most popular fic, with 22 reviews total. I love you guys! I lost two reviewers from last chapter though. That made me sad. ;.; Well, on to reviewer replies!

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SugarHighNeko- Yes. Ryou in leather IS very yummy. Yami Terrence must NOT kill dangers! It's already halfway done, so he can't. Bwahahaha. XD I love SuperPharaoh, I wonder if I can stick him in here somehow? Hmm. Geez, Cat, why'd you give the shrimp his hair back? ::mumbles under breath:: Stupid starfish head… Whee! Duel scenes! I messed up so badly, I had to change it while in the middle of writing last chapter. And I noticed a few THIS chapter too. Does it bother anyone that I'm writing the last… quarter/half of the chapter unplanned? I really didn't mean to… Hehe. See you… whenever! You're not online ::frowns:: Bye bye!

Elle-Fate 2x1-2- Stupid people, deleting accounts. I hope this one doesn't get deleted, I'd be ever so sad! Which reminds me, I have to back my stories/reviews up… Well, you make me ever so happy! You have reviewed on everything, just like Cat up there! =D Thankies! And… you are absolutely right about what is going to happen. I hope it satisfies you. Oh, and you're not the only one who wants Bakura/Yami/Ryou, one of my other reviewers does, too. Phwee! You're not alone. XD Thanks for the praise! ::basks in it::

Ai Baka-san Austra- I'm so glad everyone likes my duel scenes! I have… er… 4 written pages left, which isn't TOO bad. Hehe, Ryou had to have some flaws, right? He can't be perfect all the time…. ::Ryou walks in, glaring at the author:: Ryou: Yes I can! You know nothing, foolish author! Bwahahahah! ::He walks out again:: Yeek, that was unexpected. Bakura is having a bad influence on him! ::hits Baku-chan on the head:: Bakura: You BETTER not call me that, anymore. Well, thanks for reviewing all my chapters! It makes me feel ever so special! ::sparkly eyes:: Ooh.. I smell roast beef. Thank you so much for reading!

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On to the fic!

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Previously, on Yu-gi-oh…

I drew a card. Ah, Mystical Space Typhoon.

"I activate Mystical Space Typhoon! Destroy his face down card," I said. This would leave me free to attack his life points directly.

"Nooooooo!" Yami cursed. I ignored him. Wouldn't it be something if my non-existent grandchildren could hear about this? Their gay grandfather won a duel against the King of Games. Ah. Happy times.

"I play Giant Soldier of Stone in defense mode, and attack your life points with Vorse Raider."

Lifepoints: Yami: 5100. Me: 8000.

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"I play this card face down. Your turn." Ryou said.

I bit my lip in concentration. 'Heart of the cards… heart of the cards…' I thought. Ah! Big Shield Gardna. This card would help.

"I put one monster card face down, and end my turn."

Ryou picked a card. "I sacrifice my Giant Soldier of Stone to summon the Summoned Skull!" he cried, "I now end my turn."

Huh? What was he playing at? I had no traps or magic cards laid down. He sounds... nice when he duels… I pinched myself. DUELS! Not Ryou.

"I play this card face down, and end my turn." I grinned.

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Ryou's POV

I played my new card, Mystical Elf, in defense mode. Suddenly, Yami grinned. Obviously his card was good.

"I activate Spellbinding Circle!" he said, with a smirk. I could block him with my facedown card, 7 Tools of the Bandit, but I decided to see where this was going.

"Bind his Summoned Skull!"

I just nodded, and closed my eyes.

"And I play this card in defense mode."

Opening my eyes, I drew another card. "I sacrifice my Mystical Elf to summon my Millennium Golem!" I shouted, yet Yami seemed unfazed.

"My draw," he stated. He shoved the card into his hand, and smiled. "I summon the Dark Magician by sacrificing my Big Shield Gardna and Koumori Dragon. Dark Magic Attack!"

Great. No more Millennium Golem for me. Say goodbye to 500 life points.

Me: 7500. Yami: 5100.

I drew a card. "I sacrifice my Mystical Elf to summon my Total Defense Shogun! He automatically reverts back into defense mode, but may still attack. Secondly, I play Tribute of the Doomed by discarding my Gemini Elf to destroy your Dark Magician.

You have no monsters or traps on the field, so I can attack your life points directly. Go Vorse Raider! Go, my Total Defense Shogun! Bwahaha! Die, foolish mortal!"

Yami sweat dropped. Was it something I said?

Lifepoints: Me: 7500. Yami: 1650.

Yami's POV

Oh, shit. Heart of the cards, don't fail me now.

I drew a card. Yes! Mirror Force! "I play this card facedown and end my turn," I said coldly. Hopefully I could annihilate all of his monsters.

Ryou blinked. "Vorse Raider, attack his life points directly!" he commanded.

"ACTIVATE TRAP!" I yelled, but Ryou shook his head.

"Reveal my face down card!" he called, and flipped over a card in his duel deck. "7 Tools of the Bandit."

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I shrieked, but then shrugged, nonchalantly. "I discard Kuriboh from my hand. That negates any damage you might have caused."

"Total Defense Shogun, attack!" Ryou hollered.

Lifepoints: Me: 100. Ryou: 6500.

I picked another card. Blast Sphere! That would come in handy. I knew what I'd like to blast on…. NO! Bad Yami. The duel. I hadn't lost a duel in 3000 years (mainly because there wasn't anyone to duel), but I wouldn't start now.

"I put this card in defense position, and end my turn," I stated.

Ryou drew a card, and placed it face down in his Magic/Trap area.

I frowned, not knowing why he didn't attack. He was beginning to worry me, but I couldn't show any weaknesses or hesitation. That would be my downfall. But dear Ra, I couldn't help but stare at him!

My new card was Exodia The Forbidden One. I'd HAVE to play it face down, even if I didn't have the rest of the pieces. I didn't have any other monsters in my hand, so if he attacked my Blast Sphere, and it went into it's destroy mode, I wouldn't have anything left to defend my life points.

"Your turn," I said, and focused intently on my deck. I knew it would instill power inside of me.

Ryou smirked. I really was beginning to think he was turning into a sweeter, cuddlier, prettier, more charming, utterly adorable version of Yami Bakura… But wait. Smirking during a duel is NEVER a good thing.

"I activate Ceasefire." Those three simple words had the ability to completely turn my dueling world upside down. My eyes widened in shock as I saw my effect cards flip over, and watched my life points drain slowly to 0.

Lifepoints: Ryou: 6,500. Me: 0.

"I… lost.…" My mouth formed the unfamiliar words. I think Ryou became worried about my defeat, because he rushed over to me immediately after witnessing the stricken expression frozen on my features.

"Daijoubu desu ka?!" (Are you alright?) he asked, somewhat frantically.

"Iya…" (No…) I trailed, voice suddenly weak.

"Yami, I'm so sorry! I don't know what came over me. I just-"

I cut him off. "I'm fine, just a bit shocked. No one has ever beaten me before, but I'm glad it was you."

He blushed. He was so… cute when he did that.

Suddenly, he gave me a piercing stare. "During the duel. You seemed distracted. By what?" he asked firmly. "I don't deserve a win if you weren't concentrating."

A calmness came out of me, and I opened my mouth. 'No, don't say anything stupid!' aibou was screaming through my head. I frowned. Since when did he become such a little eavesdropper?

"I was distracted… by this," I heard myself saying, as I brought Ryou into a fierce kiss.

Well… saves the trouble of confessing… I thought dumbly, as I wrapped my arms around Ryou's waist to bring him closer. 'What are you DOING!??!' aibou screamed. I quickly shut the mind link closed.

I was about to pull back and apologize, but I realized Ryou was responding. I grabbed the back of his head to deepen the kiss, but he pushed away, panting.

"Yami… I have to go. I'm so sorry… thank you for the picnic…" he whispered, and broke for the door.

'You're welcome…' I thought sardonically. So. What now? Gathering my deck and the empty picnic bag, I began the walk home.

At the Game Shop…

A torrent of emotions flooded through the link of Yami Bakura. Surprise, shock, pleasure, sorrow, pain, and finally a blur of those emotions together. His lips tightened in anger.

"If that Pharaoh did ANYTHING to hurt Ryou with…" he rumbled.

Yuugi's mouth was open with shock, with a glazed look over his eyes. "I can't believe he did that…" he whispered, more to himself than anyone else, but the deft ears of Bakura caught his words.

"Did what?" he asked, deadly calm.

"Iie, anou…" (No, but…) Yuugi stuttered.

"Tell me now, or I'll be forced to hurt you."

Yuugi looked at the spirit pleadingly, but realized there was no sympathy in his eyes. "They… kissed…." he replied, biting his lip.

Bakura's eyes darkened, as he realized what he must do. He slowly turned, and set off for the den. Moments later, he came back with a plain white envelope, with one word written on it. Ryou.

"Give this… to Ryou. Tell him I had to do it," Bakura growled, but there was a note of complete and utter sorrow in his voice. The dark spirit stalked out the door, leaving the confused boy with nothing, no explanation. Nothing but a letter in his hand.

A weeping Yuugi began the melancholy stagger to the phone receiver, hating what he was about to do. Almost involuntarily, his fingers began to dial a familiar number.

Ryou's POV

Why did he kiss me? I thought he liked Yuugi… hell, I didn't even know if he was gay! But why couldn't he have done it earlier… before things with Bakura and I got… different?

I know it's selfish of me, but I just can't choose. Yami is so strong and loyal, but then, my yami has been so kind and understanding lately. They both look at me so tenderly, I see that now. But… I think I'm in love with both of them…

No! I… can't believe that. It's wrong, unnatural. But… it's how I feel. Tears poured off of my face as I treaded the path to my home blindly. When I got home, I could sort everything out. When I got home.

Bakura's POV

He WOULD understand why I did what I did. It was only natural. But if I'm not worried about his reaction, then why am I having such a hard time doing this to him? It's not the kiss. Ok, well maybe that was part of it, but it wasn't the reason why.

CHE! I have to do this. The gods' will commands that this happen. I shrugged a duffel bag onto my shoulder, and set out for the train station. My eyes traced over the walls of the place I had learned to call home. The place I had learned to trust, to care for. The silhouette of a smile rested upon my lips as I remembered the memories I had, here. I would… miss it. "Goodbye, Ryou…" I whispered. His name sounded so sweet upon my lips. One last sigh, and… I vanished.

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;.; That was so sad… I cried. Well, about the chapter thing. I lied, it won't have 6 chapters total. In fact, I'm ending it right here! >) No, I'm joking. It will probably have methinks 9? 10 chapters? x.x So much writing!

Erm. Sorry for the cliffy! I'll try to get it updated as soon as possible. Also, sorry for not updating this past week, I have finals tomorrow and Wednesday, and I've been studying all week. Actually, I suppose that would be "I just had a final, and I have one tomorrow", because I'm going to post this tomorrow afternoon.

I actually was going to post it today (Monday), but I got sidetracked. I started typing this actually on Saturday, but heh. What can I say? I get distracted. I was typing this listening to a mixture of Gravitation songs and Radiohead. Hehe. What fun.

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