Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Crazy for you ❯ Down pour ( Chapter 5 )

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A/N: Okay, here goes chapter four… Not much to say here except get ready for some serious plot development xD Even the smallest things can be relevant for the future in this chapter. Well, maybe if I write something like ‘a fly settled on a windowsill’ the fly does not prove to be an alien with a canon that makes people magically fall in love, though that would make things a whole lot easier for me but maybe I’ll save that for a crack fic, if I ever write one.


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New week was the beginning of a series of strange events for Ryou. Not like super strange ‘I just saw my dead grandmother and we had a cup of tea’ strange but not normal anyway.

It was Tuesday and he was at school like every other Tuesday, he was on Mr. Akishima’s class to be exact when the teacher started asking about the assignment and how were they doing. He picked random students and questioned them about it. Against Ryou’s belief nearly anyone hadn’t started yet and they got scolded by the teacher who had a thing against slacking.

Toshiro, who was sitting next to Ryou, raised his hand. “Mr. Akishima? What’s the rush? We have the whole school year to do it!”

“The earlier you start, the earlier you get it done, the earlier you can start studying for the exams and the earlier you start studying for the exams, the better grades you get.” He explained; sounding a bit annoyed that the students didn’t get the importance of an early start. He turned his attention to Ryou who mentally cursed Toshiro for turning the teacher’s attention in his way. “You at least have started on the project, right?”

“Yes, Mr. Akishima.”

“How is it going so far?”

Ryou bit his lip in thought. Should he tell that it wasn’t going too well because he was kind of scared of Mariku or take the easy way out and lie, saying that it was going ok?

“It could be going better…” Much to Ryou’s surprise his teacher didn’t question further but turned to torment some other innocent soul.

The rest of the class went rather well and they didn’t even get that much homework, which could be counted as a miracle. When Ryou was exiting the classroom, however, he was called back by Mr. Akishima.

“May I speak with you for a second?”

Ryou went back to his teacher, wondering what was this about. “Yes?”

“About your patient… He has something to do with your assignment not going too well, correct?”

“Um, yes…”

Akishima nodded. “Listen, meet me here after school. There’s something we need to discuss.”

Ryou was a bit amazed and all his mouth could produce was another ‘yes’ before he hurried out of the classroom to his next class. He vaguely wondered if his teacher thought he was a total idiot for his lack of intelligent response.


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After school Ryou indeed went to see Mr. Akishima in his classroom. The teacher was sitting behind his desk going through some papers but when Ryou timidly knocked on the side of the open door he turned his eyes to the boy and told him to get in and sit down.

“Tea?” He offered or more like pushed a cup in Ryou’s hands.

“…Thank you… What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?”

“Ishtar Mariku. I don’t think it’s good for you to associate with him, Ryou.” There he went with the first name again…

“But you’re the one who assigned him for me.” Pointed out Ryou and Akishima sighed.

“Yes, well… I regret that now.”

“Why?”

“Because. As you probably already know, I used to be his psychiatrist and I know him better than most.”

“Yes, along with your colleague.” Pointed Ryou.

“How do you know about him?”

“Mariku mentioned him once but he didn’t say much…” A snap was heard when a pencil in Mr. Akishima’s hand snapped in half. Ryou looked from the pencil to his teacher a bit startled.

“Mr. Akishima?” He asked carefully.

Akishima shook his head and raised his hand to rub his temples. “Hiriwa, my colleague at the time, was… He died in a working accident.”

“Oh… I’m sorry…” Said Ryou quietly and bent his head down.

“One thing, Ryou.” The boy raised his head again. “Don’t call him by his first name, it’ll only bring you closer and you don’t want that.”

Ryou looked at his teacher puzzled but nodded. “Was there anything else?”

“Be careful with Ishtar. I would assign someone else for you but… Keep your guard up.”

“Ok…”

“Good, you’re dismissed.”

Ryou left his teacher his head filled with questions he had no answers for. That had been weird behavior even from Mr. Akishima… What exactly had happened to this Hiriwa he mentioned? And what was with the first name? Ryou was starting to develop a headache from all the thinking he had been doing lately. First thing when he got was taking an aspiring.


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The headache was starting to lessen when Ryou got something to eat and he decided to head for shower. The water would calm him and help him to reorganize his thoughts. Again. The whole thing was messing with his head and he wondered how long would it take for him to find himself in Domino’s House for the Mentally Unstable permanently.

Just as he was coming out of the bathroom he heard his doorbell ring. He was still only wearing his towel and quickly got dressed in a T-shirt and sweatpants. With a towel on his shoulders he went to get the door.

“Hi, Ryou! Do you have any sugar? I ran out.”

“Uh, Toshiro…” He toweled his hair, which was still wet. “Why don’t you get some from the store?”

The other boy rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. “Well I… Can I just come in?” He asked, his eyes bouncing from the floor to back at Ryou again.

“Sure… Come on in.” Ryou stepped aside and let his classmate in. He led him to the living room because he didn’t want to make the troubled boy stand in the hall. They both sat down on the couch and Ryou looked the other with question in his eyes. “So what’s the real reason you came? Is something wrong?”

“No, nothing’s wrong. I just… don’t know how to…” He trailed off.

“You don’t know how to…?” Ryou tried to encourage the other to continue.

“Ryou…” Toshiro looked Ryou in the eye. “Would you like to… There’s this social outing thing in social studies class and I was just wondering if… maybe you would like to go with me?”

“Go with you?” Ryou repeated, not quite getting what the other was trying to say.

“Yeah… Like come with me and we can hang out and-and you know! Right? I understand if you don’t want to, of course and I can deal with that. I am another guy after all and-.”

“Wait.” Interrupted Ryou, raising his hand to silence the babbling Toshiro. “Are you… Are you asking me out?”

“Um…” He looked bothered. “Yes…”

Ryou blinked. “Oh…” He didn’t know what to say. He had never been asked out by a guy before. There had been some girls in high school who had had a crush on him and had asked him on a date but he had always politely declined. “I-ah…” Did he want to go out with Toshiro? It didn’t really bother him that Toshiro was a guy and so was he but he didn’t quite see his classmate like that.

“I don’t think that would be a good idea, sorry…” Ryou finally said quietly.

“Oh okay…” He looked disappointed. “That’s ok, no biggie.” He smiled but it didn’t quite reach his eyes.

“I’ll just get going now, bye…”

“No wait. You don’t have to leave, I mean, would you like some coffee or something?” Ryou hurried to ask. He still liked Toshiro as a friend and didn’t want him to feel too bad about the rejection.

“Thanks, that would be nice.” This time the smile reached the brown eyes and Ryou smiled back. Then he hurried to make the coffee for them and Toshiro offered to help.

The whole event was rather pleasant and they even did homework together after coffee. They helped each other out if needed and chatted all the while.

“Hey, how’s your mental case by the way?” Toshiro asked suddenly during psychology homework.

“Oh, him… He’s interesting to say the least, a bit scary too though…”

“Why’s that? He didn’t hurt you or anything, did he?”

“Not exactly… He has attacked me though, severally, but it’s nothing serious. He’s just unpredictable.”

“You’re ok, right?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. There’s something about him though… In his eyes maybe that makes me unable to think clearly…”

Toshiro fell silent as if in deep thought and pretended to write something on his notebook to avoid talking. Ryou too got back to his homework and it wasn’t long until he was done with them. Sighing in relief he glanced at Toshiro who was still writing something down.

“Need help?” Ryou asked helpfully but the other shook his head.

“No thanks. I’m just about done.”

“Ok.” Ryou stretched his stiff body; sitting on the floor for a longer time was not good for you. Toshiro too soon sat up and stretched and yawned.

“I should go home, I don’t want to fall asleep on your floor.”

Ryou laughed a bit and he yawned as well. “Yeah, bye, see you tomorrow at school.”

“Yeah, see ya!” He made his way to the door and headed home a few floors down.

Ryou glanced at his clock and discovered that it was getting late already. His morning classes got cancelled so he could sleep late tomorrow and was in no hurry to go to sleep. He turned on his stereo but put the volume down not to disturb the neighbors. Ryou closed his eyes to enjoy the music flowing through the apartment. He had always loved music and his mother was very musical. Ryou too used to play the flute but had quit a few years ago. He still had the instrument but he hadn’t touched it in a long time.

He hummed along with the music and rocked his head. He lost his track of time and when he reopened his eyes the clock showed eleven pm already. Ryou hurried to get to sleep. He changed his pajamas on and tucked himself in.


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A train went into a tunnel.

A door was opened with a key and he walked through it.

An endless tunnel of doors opened before him and after a bit of hesitation he started walking through it.

He tried to peel an onion with an axe but couldn’t. The axe just kept missing or if it hit then it bounced back from the onion.


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He was getting near the Domino’s House for the Mentally Unstable. Ryou was supposed to meet Ishizu in front of the mental asylum soon. He hoped that this visit would go better than the others for Ishizu’s sake for he felt sorry for her. As the mental hospital came to view, Ryou looked around to find the woman. It wasn’t for long until he spotted her standing near the gate. She looked nervous, fiddling with the hem of her shirt. Ryou placed a reassuring smile on his face and yelled his hello. She looked up and smiled a bit unsurely.

“Ready, Ms. Ish- Ishizu?” Ryou asked. It was a bit weird to call her by her first name since she was older and there was something about her that demanded respect.

“Yes, I think… Thank you for coming with me.”

“No problem.” He said with a smile and led her in the white building. They greeted the now familiar receptionist who just glanced at them and said a tired ‘hello’. Ryou already knew his way to the fenced area and it wasn’t for long until they got there.

When a nurse by the gate let them in Ryou turned to Ishizu. “Nervous?”

“Yes to be quite honest.” She answered stiffly but kept on walking towards the area where most of the patients were. The nurses were watching them but so were the patients and it made them feel more than a bit nervous. Ryou looked around and spotted the spiky blond hair.

“There he is…” Ryou told the woman and she too noticed him standing under a tree. “Ready?”

“…Yes.” She nodded firmly and strode the final steps towards her brother she hadn’t seen in years. Mariku noticed them soon enough. He looked at Ishizu then at Ryou and back again, expression unreadable.

“Hello brother.” Ishizu greeted.

“Sister, what brings you here?” Mariku asked icily, eyes narrowing. Ishizu stepped back at his tone of voice and Ryou decided to step in.

“She came to see you. I offered to accompany her.”

By this time Ishizu had gathered her wits and straitened herself again. “Yes, I…I wanted to see you.”

“Yes, I’m sure you did.” He rose from his spot on the ground and dusted the grass off his pants before turning to face his sister again. “You just came a few years too late. You and I both now that I’m not your brother anymore.”

“We can still… Why don’t we start over?”

Mariku burst into a fit of laughter. It filled the air and froze their hearts. Finally the laughter ceased as Mariku spoke again. “Too late sister.” He grinned cruelly. “Why don’t you get out of my life like you did last time, and this time, stay out.”

“M-Malik…” Ishizu stammered.

“I said get out!” Yelled Mariku in visible rage and Ishizu stepped back, tiers shining in her eyes. All this time Ryou watched horrified and frozen in place, unable to do anything. “Get the fuck out!” He charged at her but was stopped by nurses that had noticed the scene and came to hold him off before he could quite reach her.

Ryou turned to look at Ishizu who was looking her once brother with wide, tier-y eyes. “Ishizu…” He tried but couldn’t come up with anything to say. Ryou put his hand into his pocket trying to find his note/address book to give her his phone number incase she needed someone to talk to but couldn’t find it and remembered that he no longer had a phone. Ishizu was still backing away from Mariku as one nurse stung him with a needle. He let out an angry yell and flopped down on the ground again. Ishizu turned around and started running away. Ryou shouted after her but she didn’t seem to hear him and soon she was out of the area. A bit later Ryou could see her coming out of the building and heading towards the parking lot.

Ryou felt incredibly angry towards Mariku and sorry for Ishizu. He turned to look at Mariku who sat on the ground breathing heavily.

“Are you happy now?” Ryou asked; anger evident in his voice and Mariku glanced at him.

“Yes.” He spat. “Never been happier. I got tranquilized because of that bitch.”

“Hmph! It was your own fault.” Ryou felt very bold so he sat besides Mariku on the grass. “Why did you do that anyway?”

“None of your busyness.” He spat again.

“Hey, what did I ever do to you?” Ryou asked annoyed. “No need to be such a brick all the time.”

“All the time? For your information I can be very nice.”

Ryou just rolled his eyes at his mildly suggestive tone. “And I’m an alien from Mars…”

Mariku ‘hmph’ed and they sat in silence for a good while.

“Why do you keep coming here?” Mariku asked suddenly, breaking the silence.

“It’s for a school project. Why?”

“Just wondering why you keep pestering me.”

“Well, I’m so sorry.” Said Ryou with sarcasm, still feeling a bit angry for Mariku’s earlier behavior.

“Don’t be; it’s entertaining.”

“You must be bored around here…”

“You have no idea…” Mumbled Mariku. “I guess I should thank your teacher for giving you this project.”

“You do that.”

Suddenly Mariku swayed in his sitting position and Ryou felt slightly worried.
“Are you ok?” He asked and Mariku held his head.

“Tranquilizers make me dizzy.” He explained. He swayed some more, nearly falling down. Ryou looked around for a nurse but couldn’t see any.

“Maybe you should lie down.” Ryou suggested but Mariku shook his head stubbornly.

“It’ll pass…”

“If you say so…” Ryou looked up between the branches and saw clouds slowly drift by. He sighed and smiled a bit at the peaceful skies. He whished he could be up there… Something heavy flopped on his shoulder, startling him out of his thoughts. Ryou turned his head only to see lots of blond hair.

“Mariku?” He asked carefully and the other mumbled something inaudible. “Um… Is there something wrong?”

“No…”

“You sure?”

“Ugh, shut up… I’m fine.”

“Ok…” Ryou stayed still and didn’t know what to do. This wasn’t quite as uncomfortable as he would have thought… Wasn’t he supposed to be scared? Maybe it had something to do with the meds Mariku was currently under but Ryou did feel the slightest bit afraid. He remembered what his teacher had said about letting your guard down though and tries to stay alert but it wasn’t easy when he felt that he didn’t really have a reason to.

A drop of water brought him out of his musings and when he looked at the sky again it was covered by dark clouds. Rain started pouring down on them but they were safe under the tree. Ryou could see nurses getting the patients inside and a couple was heading their way. He carefully reached out to shake Mariku but his hand was grabbed before he could reach him. Purple eyes were looking back at his and he slightly gasped.

“I-it’s raining, they’re getting everybody inside.” He managed and soon the nurses came as if backing up his words. They lifted up Mariku and started to lead him in doors. Ryou waved at him but didn’t think he noticed.

“You should get going too kid.” Said the familiar nurse and Ryou smiled slightly at him. He soon made it to the building, relatively dry but he still had to get to the bus stop. He absently put his hand in his pocket when he looked outside into the rain and to his surprise could feel the notebook in there. That’s odd, it wasn’t there the last time he checked. Ryou sighed and shrugged, deciding that it was time to run.


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Ryou got home but he was soaked from head to tow. He got a change of dry clothes and a cup of tea. He sneezed a few times while drinking the tea and spilled some on his clothes.

“I hope I don’t get sick…” He mumbled to himself and sat down grapping a few blankets and wrapping them around him. But more than about himself getting sick, he was worried about Ishizu. It must have been a shock for her to see her brother like that and have him say all those things to her. Ryou wished he could contact her somehow to make sure she was going to be ok but he couldn’t, not without a phone and a phone number. He doubted that he would see her again, not at the mental hospital anyway. He wasn’t sure if he would go back either if something like that had happened to him. Mariku had never went so berserk on him and Ryou wondered if he really hated his sister… But why? It also bothered him that he hadn’t got any of the answers he had wanted. Maybe he should ask Mr. Akishima about this Hiriwa person and maybe he would have some information about Mariku, the patient records were probably confidential though and Ryou wondered if he would have the courage to ask something like that from his teacher. Well, maybe if the moment was right.

Ryou sighed as he could feel his head pounding again and sneezed. Not a good sign… Getting to school tomorrow could form a problem, as if he didn’t have enough of those already… Ryou headed for the cupboard he had his aspiring in.

“Aspiring power.” He said and laughed at him self a bit before downing a pill.


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A/N: Hoped you enjoyed this chapter :)

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