Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Full of Grace ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: tefla 
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 03.11.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 839 | Visits: 266 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: Songfic | Uploaded On: 03.11.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 839 | Visits: 266 | Status: Completed
Summary: This is a story based on the song 'Full of Grace' by Sarah McLachlan. This chapter deals with thoughts of suicide. Ryou angst. This is my first story/song-fic so please go easy on the flames.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.
/.../ - Lyrics
~*~*~*~*~
/The winter here's cold, and bitter
it's chilled us to the bone/
Ryou looked at himself in the mirror sitting in his bedroom. He sighed as he noticed the faint outlines of the bruises he knew were going to show up. Gingerly he crawled into bed and wished for the thousandth time that he had never come in contact with the Millennium Ring.
/We haven't seen the sun for weeks
to long too far from home/
*Flashback*
Bakura had split from the Ring and towered over his hikari. The gleam in his eyes was all too recognizable to Ryou. Bakura's hand was raised and came down with force on his light's face. Ryou cowered and tried to block the pain he was feeling.
*End Flashback*
/I feel just like I'm sinking
and I claw for solid ground/
The next morning when he woke, Ryou made his way into the bathroom and glanced into the mirror. Ryou gingerly touched the darkening area underneath his eye before he opened a drawer. His eyes glanced to the razor blade that he had secretly placed there a few days ago. He picked it up and turned it over in his palm ... careful not to cut himself.
/I'm pulled down by the undertow
I never thought I could feel so low/
Ryou put the blade away and walked back to his bed where he packed his material for the day ahead of him. It was another day at school where he would have to lie about what happened.
/Oh darkness I feel like letting go
If all of the strength and all of the courage
Come and lift me from this place/
Tea, Tristan, Joey and Yugi surrounded Ryou. They were all concerned on how the bruises seemed to cover their friend's face. Ryou lied and shook them off by stating repeatedly that he had walked into a door at home.
~*~*~*~
Ryou walked home alone. His mind was occupied on what his Yami would do if he ever found out that someone knew about the beatings. Ryou swallowed nervously and glanced around before continiung home ... at a snail's pace.
/I know I could love you much better than this
Full of grace
Full of grace
my love/
/So it's better this way, I said
having seen this place before/
In the evening Ryou's Yami once again split off from the Ring and proceeded to cause his hikari more grief and pain. But unwillingly, he had just caused his own fate to be sealed ... along with Ryou's.
/Where everything we said and did
hurts us all the more/
Ryou woke up and noticed that his yami was nowhere in sight. With great effort he stood and made his way to his mirror and opened the drawer. He picked up the razor blade again and closed the drawer. He moved towards his bed and sat down, tears long ago forgotten, were shed.
/It's just that we stayed, too long
in the same old sickly skin/
*Flashback*
Ryou sat as still as a statue and tried not to anger his yami. A solitary tear slid down his cheek and Bakura noticed and yelled at Ryou to stop crying. When another tear fell, Bakura slapped the boy harshly.
*End Flashback*
/I'm pulled down by the undertow
I never thought I could feel so low
Oh darkness I feel like letting go/
Ryou was now sure of what he was about to do. He walked slowly to the washroom, pen and paper were in his hand ... he bent down and turned on the water in the bathtub and placed the plug down. As the tub filled with water, Ryou wrote a small note for anyone who found it. He turned off the water and placed the blade on the edge of the counter before going to the front door. He tacked the note to the door and then took a long look at the world. Ryou shivered once before he eyed his own suicide note. He then proceeded to tear it to tiny pieces.
/If all of the strength
And all of the courage
come and lift me from this place/
Ryou went back inside and drained the water from the tub and threw the blade into the garbage. He left his house and made out for a friend's household.
~*~*~*~
Yugi was talking quietly with Ryou, assuring him that he and the others would help their friend overcome the evil that was residing in his Millennium Item. Ryou was relieved to hear this, but inwardly thought that he may be too late with asking someone for help.
/I know I could love you much better than this
Full of grace
Full of grace
my love/
~*~*~*~*~
Thanks for taking the time to read this. R/R.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh.
/.../ - Lyrics
~*~*~*~*~
/The winter here's cold, and bitter
it's chilled us to the bone/
Ryou looked at himself in the mirror sitting in his bedroom. He sighed as he noticed the faint outlines of the bruises he knew were going to show up. Gingerly he crawled into bed and wished for the thousandth time that he had never come in contact with the Millennium Ring.
/We haven't seen the sun for weeks
to long too far from home/
*Flashback*
Bakura had split from the Ring and towered over his hikari. The gleam in his eyes was all too recognizable to Ryou. Bakura's hand was raised and came down with force on his light's face. Ryou cowered and tried to block the pain he was feeling.
*End Flashback*
/I feel just like I'm sinking
and I claw for solid ground/
The next morning when he woke, Ryou made his way into the bathroom and glanced into the mirror. Ryou gingerly touched the darkening area underneath his eye before he opened a drawer. His eyes glanced to the razor blade that he had secretly placed there a few days ago. He picked it up and turned it over in his palm ... careful not to cut himself.
/I'm pulled down by the undertow
I never thought I could feel so low/
Ryou put the blade away and walked back to his bed where he packed his material for the day ahead of him. It was another day at school where he would have to lie about what happened.
/Oh darkness I feel like letting go
If all of the strength and all of the courage
Come and lift me from this place/
Tea, Tristan, Joey and Yugi surrounded Ryou. They were all concerned on how the bruises seemed to cover their friend's face. Ryou lied and shook them off by stating repeatedly that he had walked into a door at home.
~*~*~*~
Ryou walked home alone. His mind was occupied on what his Yami would do if he ever found out that someone knew about the beatings. Ryou swallowed nervously and glanced around before continiung home ... at a snail's pace.
/I know I could love you much better than this
Full of grace
Full of grace
my love/
/So it's better this way, I said
having seen this place before/
In the evening Ryou's Yami once again split off from the Ring and proceeded to cause his hikari more grief and pain. But unwillingly, he had just caused his own fate to be sealed ... along with Ryou's.
/Where everything we said and did
hurts us all the more/
Ryou woke up and noticed that his yami was nowhere in sight. With great effort he stood and made his way to his mirror and opened the drawer. He picked up the razor blade again and closed the drawer. He moved towards his bed and sat down, tears long ago forgotten, were shed.
/It's just that we stayed, too long
in the same old sickly skin/
*Flashback*
Ryou sat as still as a statue and tried not to anger his yami. A solitary tear slid down his cheek and Bakura noticed and yelled at Ryou to stop crying. When another tear fell, Bakura slapped the boy harshly.
*End Flashback*
/I'm pulled down by the undertow
I never thought I could feel so low
Oh darkness I feel like letting go/
Ryou was now sure of what he was about to do. He walked slowly to the washroom, pen and paper were in his hand ... he bent down and turned on the water in the bathtub and placed the plug down. As the tub filled with water, Ryou wrote a small note for anyone who found it. He turned off the water and placed the blade on the edge of the counter before going to the front door. He tacked the note to the door and then took a long look at the world. Ryou shivered once before he eyed his own suicide note. He then proceeded to tear it to tiny pieces.
/If all of the strength
And all of the courage
come and lift me from this place/
Ryou went back inside and drained the water from the tub and threw the blade into the garbage. He left his house and made out for a friend's household.
~*~*~*~
Yugi was talking quietly with Ryou, assuring him that he and the others would help their friend overcome the evil that was residing in his Millennium Item. Ryou was relieved to hear this, but inwardly thought that he may be too late with asking someone for help.
/I know I could love you much better than this
Full of grace
Full of grace
my love/
~*~*~*~*~
Thanks for taking the time to read this. R/R.