Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Curse on Love ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

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Thank you to all those people that read my story and reviewed. *Big smiley*

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Bakura: People beware she's on a hi. *sweatdrop*

Anyway, sorry to those people that read the first chapter on FF.net cause the italics weren't there when I first posted it. And another sorry to all those people that read it when I didn't put it in paragraphs *Blushes*

On with the story ……

// Malik to his Marik //

\\ Marik to Malik \\

italics = thoughts

(The stuff about Bakura and Ryou's family and ancient Egypt aren't real ok?)

Chapter 2

Bakura awoke as the first rays of sunlight shown through the gap in the curtains. He rolled over in the spare bed. He chuckled to himself. 'I actually managed to sleep by myself last night.' He glanced up at the annoying, ticking clock. It was only 5. 'Ryou would be awake by now, probably in the shower.' He heard some clashing in the kitchen and wondered why either of the psycho blonds would be up so early. Throwing the blankets off him he sat up. He stifled a yawn as he headed to the door.

The aroma of sizzling sausages filled his nostrils as he walked down the stairs. There was suddenly a loud clash followed by a string of curses. Malik stomped out with a pink apron on and headed to the bathroom, never noticing Bakura. 'Malik wears a pink apron? I should've brought a camera.' Ignoring the curses coming out from the bathroom upstairs Bakura went into the kitchen and looked at the mess. The fish slice was on the tiled floor, sausages were rolling on the bench and the pan was in the sink. Malik soon walked in and bumped into Bakura. Dark chocolate eyes burned into soft lavender ones.

"Why are you up so early?"

"As you said yesterday, I have school to go to. I should be the one asking that question. Never mind, I'm going to go to Ryou's to pick him up for school, want me to drop you off?"

Bakura accepted the offer with no complaint. He certainly didn't want another long walk home. In no time the two were roaring their way down the silent neighbourhood. The poor neighbours looked out of their windows and frowned, on occasional days when Malik decided to go to school, he will wake up the whole neighbourhood at an unholy hour.

After a 20 minutes ride with Malik speeding over the speed limits Bakura gladly got off the bike and walked towards the door. Only then did Bakura think of using their link to find out what Ryou was doing. His heart nearly stopped beating when all he found was empty darkness. Instincts took over afterwards. The wooden door flew open and an anxious Bakura sped in. He looked around the lounge and found no sign of his hikari. In a whirl of white he was upstairs looking through every room.

Malik was shocked at Bakura's sudden change of attitude and wondering what was wrong with Ryou, sped up his leisurely walk towards the splintered door. 'What ever it is, it must be bad for Bakura to open it with such force that it'll splinter when it crashed into the wall.' Suddenly out of the corner of his eyes he caught a glimpse of white. He inched closer and his eyes went as wide as saucers when he recognized Ryou lying motionless on the concrete at the side of the house. The tanned boy rushed to his friend's side while telling Marik to meet him at the hospital through their mind link.

"BAKURA!!!!!!!!!!!! Ryou's out here. "

Bakura took the stairs two at a time when he heard Malik's call. All he saw was red. 'Why the hell is Ryou outside.' As he rushed through the lounge he noticed a pair of keys on the kitchen bench. All angered faded away and was instantly replaced with guilt. 'Oh Ra, this is all my fault. If I kept my link open none of this wouldn't have happened. If I didn't stay at Malik's place things might not be as bad. If I …..' Thousands of 'ifs' ran through his mind as he ran to Malik. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Ryou.

His beautiful hair was drenched and stuck onto him. His pale skin seemed as white as a ghost's. His uniform clung to his slim body. Usually soft pink lips were pale. Malik was hugging him closely to try and give him warmth. He looked up at the stunned Bakura.

"Go call an ambulance, he's as cold as a popsicle!!!!!!" Bakura just stood there staring at his hikari. "Bakura go. Don't just stand there." Malik was starting to get frustrated; he picked up a rock next to Ryou and chucked it at Bakura's leg. The dazed brown eyes turned into a dark and dangerous brown. Lavender eyes held the glare of those brown ones.

"I said go call an ambulance!" This time, Bakura responded instantly. He sprinted inside the house and dialed the emergency number. In no time he was at his hikari's side and trying to give him as much warmth as possible. The blaring siren of an ambulance was soon heard. Ryou and Bakura were taken to the hospital in the ambulance while Malik rode behind in his motorbike.

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'Ryou, please be ok. Oh Ra, you have to be ok.' Bakura sat in one of those uncomfortable orange chairs in the hospital staring into empty space. Ryou's side of the link still hasn't come back yet and Bakura was praying with all his heart, something he hasn't done since … since …… someone very important to him before died ( You'll find out later, promise….) that Ryou would be ok. Marik sat with an arm around Malik. The two were worried about Ryou but was also quite surprised at how worried and anxious Bakura was.

//Yami do you think Bakura really loves Ryou?//

\\ I would think so……… but Bakura is worried about something. \\ Malik raised his head off Marik's shoulder and looked up at his yami in disbelieve.

// Ryou's lying in a hospital bed. OF COURSE he's worried.//

\\ No aibou I meant something is refraining Bakura from showing his love.\\ He whacked Malik on the head lightly. Malik settled down and leaned into his yami again.

\\ Bakura seems to be … I know this must sound strange to use to word to describe the so called great tomb robber but he seems scared to tell Ryou how he feels. \\ Malik remained silent and hoped that whatever was the matter with his two friends would soon be ok.

~BAKURA'S POV~

It can't be happening again. It just can't. Ryou didn't get ill because I love him. No it can't be. What the hell. I'm not paranoid. I'm not paranoid.

~NORMAL POV~

Bakura closed his dark chocolate eyes and his vision went black but was quickly replaced by a familiar vision……

~Flashback~

The setting sun shown down on the narrow streets of Egypt. One lone person clad in only a white loin cloth walked these burning streets with ease. The merciless sun beat down on his bare chest as if wanting him to take shelter under in a shadowed alleyway but the young figure moved on.

He was turning 17 today and he was anxious to get home. Life wasn't easy for his family, they had little money so they all worked hard and hardly had the whole family together for dinner. But when there were birthdays the whole family would return and have dinner together. 'The others must be home by now. 'He didn't want his mother to get worried about him and quickened his pace to his village. To his astonishment, he found his neighbours crowded around his house.

Smoke covered the blazing red sky. The young boy pushed through the crowd, content on finding out what was happening. He started to panic as he neared his house and saw his father and sister crying useless tears. 'No! Where's mother?!' The whole house was engulfed in vicious flames. People tried to stop him as he ran towards the burning house but he made his way into the flaming house. Red flames licked out around him but he pressed on determined to find his mother.

Tears streamed down his porcelain face, his white hair was plastered onto his face, and his chest badly burned when he found his mother unconscious on the floor. In one swift movement he swept his mother off the charred floor and sprinted out of the house. His two brothers ran past him with buckets of water, but the young boy knew better than anyone that gallons of water will not safe their blazing house. He placed his mother on the floor and the crowd gathered around him. His father and sister came through the crowd and knelt beside the crying boy. The father extended a shaking hand and felt for his wife's pulse. He shook his head weakly at his shaking son.

Silent tears fell onto the dead mother's charred face. The little girl burrowed her head into her brother's chest and the other two sons of the grieving family gathered around and shed crystal tears.

~End of Flashback~

Tears threatened to fall from Bakura's shut eyes as he remembered the day his mother had died.

There was a scraping noise as the middle aged doctor opened the door and walked out. A few nurses pushed Ryou out on a bed. The white blankets went up to his flushed chest, his usually pale face was reddened by the fever. The three worried psychos got up and rushed to the doctor.

"We've done our best to bring down the fever but … his temperatures are still very high. We'll have to see if it'll come down by tonight. You can go and stay with him. "The doctor looked at each one of the concerned boys and gave them a sympathetic smile then walked away.

The sun was already setting when Malik asked if anyone was hungry. They had waited a whole day but Ryou still hasn't waked up even though his fever had gone down a bit. Bakura sat next to the bed staring at his hikari, Marik and Malik had settled down on a small couch.

"We should get something to eat. I'll go grab something down at the canteen. Bakura, what do you want?" Bakura continued to stare at his hikari and shook his head. Malik let out a sigh and left the room.

Nurses came in and out of the room to check on Ryou's temperature, apart from that nothing disturbed the silence in the darkening room.

The full moon shown its rays into the silent room illuminating the two sleeping figures on the couch and the unmoving white haired sitting at the bedside. All three of them shot up as Ryou let out a moan and slowly opened his eyes and looked confusedly at the foreign ceiling. His vision was soon filled with three pairs of worried eyes, their soft hair brushing against his exposed skin.

"Are you OK Ryou?" Malik's concerned question brought back the memory from last night and Ryou nodded his head slightly.

"Where am I?" His voice was soft, almost silent, but raspy. Marik poured a glass of water and helped Ryou up so he could drink it. All the while Bakura stood like a statue away from the bed observing.

"You're in hospital." Malik looked up from Ryou and glanced over at Bakura. He gave Marik a nudge in the ribs and motioned for them to go out. As the two platinum blonds opened the door and slipped out, Ryou gave Bakura a peek from underneath his bangs.

He looks worried. Does that means he cares for me? Oh God, if he does, then he must've been worried sick.

"I'm sorry yami." Soft brown eyes met hardening chocolate ones.

"I'm sorry. Is that all you can say? You're so pathetic you weakling. I wouldn't have lost the duel to Yami at Battle Cityif it wasn't for you. And now you drop down dead in the middle of a storm. Can't you even look after yourself? You could've gone to one of your friends house since they're so important to you that you'll betray me in the duel in the shadow realm. But no, my baka hikari just had to stand in front of the house in a blimmin storm, get sick and now I have to look after you!!!!" Bakura snapped loudly at the crying Ryou.

Malik ran into the room and rushed to Ryou's side. Bakura stormed out of the room and started to leave when Marik grabbed his arm, the two started to give each other deadly glares.

Streams of tears ran down Ryou's porcelain skin as he buried his head into Malik's chest and sobbed endlessly.

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Well that's another chapter. Hope you liked it, sorry for the long wait to those that read this on FF.net. I was gonna update before Xmas but then things got in the way and yeah.

The bit about the duel in the shadow realm ... I'm not sure of the proper name but it's the duel in the anime when Bakura dueled Yami in the Shadow Realm and Yugi - tachi and Ryou became their favourite cards in the duel. Hope that makes it a bit clearer ^~^

Please continue on reviewing ^v^ . I won't write more if I don't' get reviews, they give me motivation.

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