Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Crazy for you ❯ Repaired? Or not? ( Chapter 11 )

A/N: It's exam week so I don't know if I have much time to write, actually, I should be studying right now… Mou… Writing is so much more fun… *whines And about the passing out because of emotional strain, well, if you can nearly choke because of it, I think you can also pass out but I'm not completely sure.

 

 

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When Ryou woke up, there was white all around him. His vision was a bit blurry so he couldn't make out anything else except the whiteness. He wondered if he had died and went to heaven but if that was the case, why did his head hurt like hell?

He heard a faint beeping sound next to him and smelled disinfectant. A hospital. He must be in a hospital. How did he get here? Surely not on his own… He must have passed out at some point and someone found him. Ryou didn't really remember anything after the cemetery. Everything was so blurry… Why had he been in the cemetery in the first place?

Ryou tried to open his eyes again, this time actually seeing something other than white blur. He was indeed in a hospital and outside he could see the roofs of Domino. Ryou felt relieved to know where he was, the Domino Hospital, but then all the things that had led him to this point came back to him in one rush. His argument with Mariku, the broken vase, the bite.

Ryou lifted his hand to touch the spot where he knew the bite marks should be, and found bandages on his neck. Ryou winced and pulled his hand away quickly, it was still sore. That also meant that he hadn't been here for very long. He wondered who had found him and brought him here when a nurse came in.

“You're awake, that's good. How are you feeling?” She asked.

“My head hurts… How long have I been here? How did I get here?” He asked quickly and tried to sit up but the nurse stopped him.

“Now now, you must rest. You were brought here last night, it's morning now, eight AM. Rest, I'll go tell the doctor that you're awake.”

He had been here the whole night? Ryou lied down as he was told and watched the white sealing. He wondered how Mariku was doing and whether or not he would come look for him. But he was probably still angry… Ryou didn't want to see him for a while, it would be the best if they took a break from each other, seeing how bad things had gotten. Maybe it was even his own fault…

The doctor entered the room and Ryou turned to him, expecting to hear some sort of explanation. The doctor glanced at him under his glasses then looked at the papers he had in hand. “Name please.” He said after a while.

“Bakura Ryou. Um, could you tell me-?”

“Do you live in Domino? Do you have a patient record in this hospital?” The doctor interrupted him.

“Yes, I live here and have been a patient here before.”

“Good… Now, tell me, how did you get that bite and ended up in the cemetery?” He asked, sitting down on the bed.

“Uh… My dog bit me and um… I wanted to visit my mother's and sister's graves.”

The doctor raised his eyebrow slightly at the explanation, not buying it. “I see… Do you often pass out because of emotional strain after your… dog bites you?”

Ryou had the aching feeling that the doctor was somehow making fun of him. “Uh, well… I was just under a lot of stress… Because of school, you know.” `No, actually doctor, there's a madman hiding in my apartment and he bit me so I freaked out and just ended up in the cemetery.'

“Listen, Bakura was it? I recognize a human bite mark when I see one and there's a pretty nasty one in your neck. Why don't you just tell me what happened and save both of our time?” The man asked sternly, being tired of hearing excuses and lies. Ryou swallowed nervously.

“Well, I… I can't really tell you what happened…” That was true, he couldn't. He didn't want Mariku back in the mental hospital, no matter what he had put him through… Ryou wasn't exactly sure why but somehow he felt that it was better for Mariku to stay at his place, rather than at the mental hospital.

The doctor sighed. “There's surprisingly much of these cases in Domino, where a person comes in, being bitten more forcefully than usual or necessary, not wanting to tell what happened… I don't see any marks of violation in you so I guess it's safe to send you home.”

Now was he implying something? “Could I stay here for a while?” Ryou asked carefully and the doctor nodded.

“You can stay until tomorrow morning.” With that he left the room, saying something to a nurse who was just coming in. The nurse smiled, placing a tray on the bed in front of Ryou.

“Your breakfast and a pain killer.” She told and Ryou thanked her before starting to eat the food. It wasn't very good but he found that he was hungry so he ate it eagerly anyway.

Later that day he was allowed to walk around the hospital a bit and he was thankful of that. He had been kept in a small space long enough and the large hospital offered a nice change. He walked around and chatted with some of the other patients, then he was told to get back to his room so he just settled to watch some TV. He knew he had to get back home tomorrow but wasn't sure what he would do or say. Mariku was probably there and maybe angry at him for running away… But it had been his own fault! If he hadn't went and bit him, none of this would have happened! But then again, they wouldn't have gotten into a fight in the first place if Ryou had just known what he was feeling, which he still didn't.

Ryou decided to try and get some sleep, no use worrying about tomorrow; it would come soon enough. The headache was gone now and he felt better so getting some sleep wasn't really all that difficult.

 

 

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In the middle of the night, Ryou woke up with a start. It wasn't a bad dream but more like a feeling in the pit of his stomach that told him to wake up fast. The room was dark and he couldn't see around him too well. He kept looking anyway, not seeing anyone and not knowing where the light witch was.

“Hello, Ryou.”

Ryou gasped and almost jumped off the bed. He knew that voice anywhere.

“Mariku? Where are you?” He had a vague idea of where the voice was coming but he still couldn't see anything in the darkness.

“Right here.”

Ryou felt the mattress move slightly as someone sat on it. He reached out and found a hand and grasped it. “How did you find me?” He asked in a whisper, looking in the direction he presumed Mariku was.

“I was the one who brought you here… Found you from the cemetery and left you on their doorstep.”

“Oh… How did you find me?” Ryou asked frowning even though he wasn't sure if the other saw it.

“I followed you of course.” Mariku said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

“I didn't know… Why did you bring me here instead of taking me home?”

“You ask too many questions, just be happy I did.” Mariku said with a soft `hmph'.

“I guess I should thank you then…”

“No, you shouldn't. I am the reason you're here in the first place.”

“Yes, but if I would have known why I was avoiding you, you wouldn't-.”

“Oh shut up already!” Mariku hissed and clapped a hand on Ryou's mouth. “It's my fault.”

Ryou would have said something but he really couldn't, he tried but it was reduced to non-understandable mumble against Mariku's hand.

“I shouldn't have lost it.”

Was he trying to apologize?

“You have a good reason to hate me…”

Ryou gently took the hand over his mouth between his hands and held on. “I don't hate you… And I forgive you.”

“You shouldn't. Not so easily.”

“Well, that's my decision to make and not yours.” Ryou said firmly, petting the hand slightly. “I'm coming home tomorrow so we can work things out, ok?”

Mariku nodded but then he remembered that Ryou couldn't see him. “Ok.” If Ryou could have seen him he would have seen his confused expression. “Oh yeah, your father called you many times and so did some other guy.” Mariku dug out Ryou's cell phone, placing it into his hands.

“Thank you… I call them back.”

“I'll go now, you get some sleep.”

Ryou could feel the weight leave the bed and Mariku's hand slipped away from his grasp.

“See you at home.”

Ryou smiled and placed his head back on the pillow as Mariku left. After he was gone, Ryou fell in to a peaceful sleep.

 

 

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The next morning Ryou left the hospital to go home. On his way he checked his unanswered calls and saw that his father had called him five times, Yuugi twice and Toshiro once. He decided to call his father first on the way home. He had decided to walk home to give himself time to make phone calls. Ryou dialed his father's number and waited for him to pick up.

/“If you're not my son, I don't have time to speak with you.”/ Informed his father's voice on the other end.

“It's a good thing I am him then. Hi dad, how are you?”

/“Ryou? I was informed that you were in a hospital, what happened? Are you ok?”/

“I'm fine, don't worry. I just fainted outside.”

/“Why? Don't scare me like that!”/

“I'm sorry. The doctor said it was because of emotional strain, I guess I just have stress or something…” Ryou felt bad lying to his father but he couldn't exactly tell the truth either.

/“Oh, that's good… I mean that it wasn't anything worse, not that I think it's good that you have stress.”/

Ryou laughed a bit. “I know. Have you been busy with work?”

/“Yes actually… Someone is calling me again on the other line, I have to go but I call you later, ok? Bye.”/

“Ok, bye.” He hung up and started to call Yuugi. He had also been worried and wanted to know what had happened. Ryou told him the same thing he had to his father.

/“Good it's nothing worse. Hey what do you say we hang out next weekend? We haven't seen you in a while.”/

“Oh, I don't know if I can… I have to rest during weekend so my stress doesn't get worse…” Ryou felt bad again, for neglecting his friends and for lying to yet another person he cared about.

/“Oh ok… Another time then…”/ Yuugi sounded disappointed and Ryou felt even worse.

“Yeah, bye.”

/“Bye…”/

Then, because Ryou didn't want to call another person who he just ended up lying to, he sent Toshiro a text message, in which he told that he was perfectly ok and asked about homework.

Soon he was in front of the building he lived in and went in and up the stairs. He remembered that he didn't have his keys so he ringed the doorbell. It felt a bit weird to ring the doorbell of his own home… Mariku soon came to let him in.

“Hello.” Ryou said stepping in, smiling a bit awkwardly. He didn't know what to do next so he just stood there and fiddled with his shirt a bit. Mariku watched him with an amused expression.

“What?” Asked Mariku cocking his head to a side.

“…Nothing! I just have to… cook! I'm starving. Aren't you starving?” After saying all that very quickly, he went to the kitchen, leaving Mariku mildly confused but he soon shrugged it off and followed him.

During lunch, Ryou decided that it would be good to talk about stuff, like school. He looked at Mariku who was stuffing his face and coughed to get his attention. The other lifted his head, expecting him to say something.

“I was just wondering… Would it be ok if I went to school again? I'm falling behind and people will start to get suspicious soon.” Ryou said carefully.

After a moment of silence Mariku answered. “You didn't try to turn me in when you had the chance so I suppose it would be alright… For a while at least.” He agreed reluctantly.

Ryou beamed happily. “Thank you!” He jumped up from his seat and gave Mariku a quick hug from across the table. “I'll go see if I can get Toshiro to tell me my homework, I'll be back in a sec!” He ran out of the door and straight into his classmate in the hall. “Gah!” They both fell down on the floor.

“Watch where you're-! Ryou?” Toshiro quickly got up and helped Ryou up as well. “Where are you going with such hurry?”

“To get my homework from you, I'm coming to school on Monday.” Ryou explained happily. It was Saturday now.

“You are?”

“Yes! Can you tell me what you've been doing so far?”

“Of course but I'm surprised that your boyfriend is letting you.” Toshiro said with such bitterness that it took Ryou by surprise.

“Toshiro… Well, of course he's letting me! Why wouldn't he?” Ryou felt a bit angry at his friend and couldn't see why was he acting this way. “I was just sick that's all! Can you please tell me the homework now?”

“Sure…” The other said and led him to his apartment. They went in and Toshiro told him all the stuff they had been doing and gave him the homework.

“Listen… I'm sorry I yelled at you… Thanks for the homework.” Ryou said on his way out of the apartment.

“That's ok, the stuff I said was uncalled for, I'm sorry too…”

Ryou smiled at him. “Consider yourself forgiven. See you at school, bye.”

Toshiro smiled back. “Yep, bye!” He waved a bit before closing the door. Ryou went home, this time having his keys and opening the door.

“What took you so long?” Mariku, who was leaning on a wall near the door, asked.

“I was just talking to Toshiro, missed me already?” Ryou asked with a grin.

“Why of course, but he didn't try any moves on you, did he?”

“Aw, are you jealous?” Ryou teased playfully while still grinning.

“I will be if he touches you or looks at you in the wrong way.” Mariku answered and smirked.

Ryou giggled a bit. “I don't think he will, he thinks we're together.” He said, waving his and absently.

Mariku raised a brow. “Does he now? I wonder where he got that idea from..? And you giggle like a girl by the way.”

“I do not!” Ryou said with a huff. “It was a very manly giggle.”

“There's no such thing and you know it.” Mariku poked Ryou's forehead as if to make his point and Ryou glared at him. “Uhh, now I'm so scared.” He said, mocking Ryou's glare. “Please don't hurt me mister manly man.”

“You're an idiot, did you know that?”

Mariku just grinned. ”And that's why you love me so much.” He joked.

Ryou blushed, making Mariku's grin wider. He quickly made an excuse to go and do his homework and left to his room to do just that. He had to get them done for Monday after all…

 

 

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On Monday morning, Ryou left for school. He was happy that he could go so he didn't mind that Mariku wanted to know everything, like when would he be back, where was his school and he wanted to make sure that Ryou came straight home after school. Ryou really felt like he had an overprotective parent and that didn't make him feel very trusted, but for the sake of getting to go, he told all the things Mariku wanted to know and promised to come straight home.

The bite mark had scarred and Ryou thanked god that it was so low so that he wouldn't have to wear a long collar shirt. He was still careful to button up his button up shirt so that it couldn't be seen and raise awkward questions.

On his way to school, Toshiro joined him and they started to chat. Ryou had been away from school for so long that he didn't know anything what was going on, like the cafeteria fight or Mr. Akishima's extra grumpy and mean behavior. No one knew why he was acting like he was but rumor has it that his wife wants divorce, either that, or he's been kidnapped by aliens.

“I don't think he's been kidnapped by aliens though…” Toshiro ended his explanation about what's been going on lately. “I'm surprised that someone married him in the first place.”

“I feel sorry for him…” Ryou said quietly.

“Don't bother, he'll just throw a book at you or something. The guy almost got fired for that.” The other told and Ryou decided not to ask. “So how is um… Mariku?”

Ryou was a bit surprised that he asked. “Well… he's fine… We had some small troubles but everything is turning better now, I think.” He smiled a small smile as they entered the school building. Toshiro eyed him, wondering why he didn't sound all that sure but said nothing.

“Better go to class, see you in next one.”

“Ok!” Ryou waved bye and they both went to their classes.

 

 

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After school, Ryou felt a bit tired but happy that he had been able to go. His feet felt light and he hummed as he walked home. Ryou soon reached his apartment and opened the door, throwing his backpack in the corner.

“Honey, I'm home!” Ryou called jokingly, stepping farther in to the apartment.

“Welcome back sweets.” Mariku whispered in his ear from behind him, making Ryou jump slightly. He quickly turned around to see smirking Mariku. Ryou frowned a bit.

“I'm ought to tie a bell on you.” He scolded, walking into the kitchen.

“But you like when I sneak up on you.” Mariku claimed with a smirk. “The way your heart beat becomes faster, breathing irregular and when you notice how close I am…” He stepped closer and tilted Ryou's chin up with a finger. “…you blush so adorably.” Ryou blushed and mischief flashed past Mariku's eyes.

“Y-you're just teasing me.” The flushed boy shuttered and the other raised a brow.

“Oh?” He asked suggestively.

“Y-yes…”

The doorbell rang, saving Ryou and giving him an excuse to get out of Mariku's grasp. He excused himself and went to get the door. Behind the door stood a couple of men, they didn't look shady or anything but Ryou was till a bit wary.

“Yes?” He inquired.

“Hello, we're from Domino's House for the Mentally Unstable, sorry to disturb. Can we have a moment of your time?”

 

 

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A/N: It's da evil cliffy of evil cliffyness! What will happen next? So what did you think of the chapter?

I most likely won't update before Christmas and the next time I write, I will most likely be typing on my own computer :D Merry Christmas everyone!

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