Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ I Care ❯ Tell Me If You Love Me ( Chapter 17 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Emmy: Once again I'm sorry for the not updating. Here is my list of excuses this time: 1. I've been at 2 drama camps in the past 2 weeks and worked on 2 performances, 2. I got a new kitten! ^_^ Cause the real Cookie died…. (sad) 3. My computer went wacko a few days ago, and 4. We're packing up all the computers to move to my mother's new office.
 
Raven: Yes now with that out of the way shall we move to the new fic?
 
Ryou: (Reading new Harry Potter book)
 
Malik: (Watching new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Movie)
 
Bakura: Ummm…guess so…Here it is!
 
Raven: We do not own Yu-gi-oh!
 
Tell Me If You Love Me
 
“Wh-What did you say?” Aly asked in a voice barely above a whisper.
 
“I was just wondering if you wanted to go to the dance with me,” Malik replied, giving her a warm smile. Aly felt the world stop. It was like time had for some reason jest decided to take a break. She stood there, not breathing, not saying a thing. Malik was still grinning at her.
 
A hundred questions rushed through Aly's mind, each one buzzing to be answered, each one screaming to he heard over the others.
 
What was going on? Why was Malik asking her this? Why did he have to ask now? Why in front of Ryou? Why at all? Was he the one Tea had talked about? Did Malik like her as more then a friend? Had she really been oblivious all this time? What should she say? What should she do?
 
Time suddenly unfroze and Aly blinked. She looked at Malik then took a glance at Ryou. For a moment she saw the hurt on his face. He was just as shocked as Aly but she saw in his eyes, the sadness and the disbelief. She saw the inner pain, as if Ryou would shatter like a glass mirror. Aly had never wanted to see Ryou look so hurt.
 
Their eyes locked for a moment, just a moment. Aly wanted to do or say something to make Ryou feel better, but she was utterly speechless. Aly turned back to the still grinning Malik, he looked happy and confident. Was he totally unaware of what he'd done? Did he care?
 
When Aly turned back to look at Ryou again his back was already turned, walking away in silence. She wanted to call to him, “No Ryou don't go!” but she couldn't even bring herself to breath.
 
“Ryou?” Malik questioned as he noticed Ryou's departure. Aly looked up at him, there was a bit of nervousness in his eyes. Aly closed her eyes and took a deep breathe before facing Malik again.
 
“I-I, I don't know Malik,” she said a little hoarsely. Aly cleared her throat. “I'd have to think about it a little.” Malik looked a little disappointed but he still smiled.
 
“Oh-ok. Just thought I'd ask, unless of course someone else already asked you…” he said. Aly gave him a forced smile.
 
“No, no one has asked me…” she said quietly. Aly wasn't sure what else to say. She was in a bit of a daze. Just a moment ago she'd felt as if she were walking on air. Now it was like a fog was drifting through her head, obscuring everything and clouding her mind.
 
Aly really wanted to escape the uncomfortable conversation but she couldn't well avoid Malik if they were both going to the same place.
 
“I'll see you later Malik I'm going to hang out with Tea for a while,” Aly lied and sprinted down the hallway, and she didn't look back. She only stopped to stuff her books into her bag before running straight to her own home. Aly locked the door behind her and jumped onto her bed.
 
What had happened? Everything had been going perfectly. Now Aly felt confused, sad, angry, hurt and scared all at the same time. She thought she'd had everything figured out. She thought she knew exactly what to do. She thought she had a plan. But now that she new about Malik…Aly wondered if she had any feelings for him at all.
 
“He is sweet and funny I guess…but would I ever consider him close enough for…I don't know. I just don't know anything anymore! When did life get so confusing? Why does it have to be this hard?!”
 
Aly began to cry in frustration. This wasn't how it was supposed to happen. She hadn't expected this at all. It was like realizing there was one more step on the staircase you had overlooked. It had caused Aly to fall all the way back down. It was unexpected.
 
Aly didn't know how long she just laid there crying trying to work out some sort of plan in her mind. Trying to form some sort of strategy or way to fix everything. But she couldn't find one. There was no plan. There was no solution. There was nothing.
 
Aly got onto her computer and logged on to her MSN.
 
AlleyKat: Guys please be here!
 
AlleyKat: I NEED YOU!
 
AlleyKat: ANYONE JUST GET ON!
 
AlleyKat: This is important!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
AlleyKat: …..
 
AlleyKat: I'm still here!!!!!!
 
Heaving a sigh she sat down on her bed once more and beckoned to Cookie. The cat hopped up on her bed and she hugged it to her chest. Cookie's calming purr was a familiar, soothing sound.
 
“I guess…I should probably go talk…to Ryou and Malik…” Aly said more to herself then to the cat. Cookie nuzzled Aly's chin affectionately. Aly sighed. “Bye Cookie, I'll come back and feed you later ok? Right now I really need to find Ryou.”
 
Ryou's P.O.V
 
Ryou felt like his heart had skipped a beat. Had Malik just said what Ryou had though he'd said? No…it couldn't be…
 
“Wh-What did you say?” Aly asked in a voice barely above a whisper.
 
“I was just wondering if you wanted to go to the dance with me,” Malik replied, giving her a warm smile.
 
Ryou's eyes widened. Those few words had caused his world to come crashing down. All the boundless confidence and courage that had filled Ryou's body only moments before was snuffed out immediately. He felt as if a dark cloud had just gone over him, covering the sun. He looked at Aly, and for a moment their eyes met, then Aly looked back at Malik.
 
Suddenly Ryou felt his face get red and before he could even tell his body to do so it turned around and began to walk away. The embarrassment, the shame, the anger, the sadness all washed over him in one great wave. He barely managed to just keep walking. Ryou was feeling so many emotions at one time it was hard to keep control. He felt like crawling into a dark corner and hiding away but also felt as if he was about to explode in anger and-and a feeling Ryou couldn't recognize. Was it jealousy? Was it envy? Hate? Ryou almost scolding himself for feeling that way. Malik was his friend he could never hate him-but Malik had stolen Aly away-and Aly was bound to stay with Malik anyway…
 
Ryou walked briskly as he muddled through his mixed emotions, unsure of where he was headed.
 
“How could he?! How could Malik do that! I thought he was my friend! But he betrayed me!”
 
“It's not like Aly would have said yes anyway…Malik is a much better choice…”
 
“But-but…I thought…Aly cared…what if, what if she-?”
 
“She won't. Malik is much better. He acts, he's funny, and brave. He stands up to his yami if Marik annoys him…”
 
“But he stole her! She was one of the few people who actually care and he STOLE her!”
 
“She's not a prize that can be stolen or won, she's a person and she deserves the right to be with whoever she wants. Even if it isn't me…I'm sure we can still be-“
 
“Friends? Ha! That's what they always say right after they break up with you! And then you end up being uncomfortable around each other so you stop being friends!”
 
“But…I-I don't want that to happen! She's-she's my best friend…”
 
“But if she was my best friend she would go out with me, and not Malik-,”
 
“No, that doesn't mean she's not my friend anymore! Aly cares!”
 
Just not the way I do. How could she betray me like that?”
 
“No! Aly would never try to hurt me of purpose! She's still my friend!”
 
“Yes…but it's obvious she doesn't feel they way about you the way you feel about her.”
 
“I didn't even stick around long enough to hear what she said! How do I know she didn't say no to Malik?”
 
“I don't but it's like a ninety nine percent chance she'll choose him over me!”
 
“Stop it!” Ryou shouted loudly. Ryou finally came back to his senses and looked around. Ryou had absentmindedly walked to the far side of the park. There were hardly and people around at the moment and those who were had starred at him before walking away. With a great sigh Ryou sat by a fountain on a bench and hugged his knees. He let his soft white hair fall over his face as he tried to clear his mind and calm down.
 
The soothing sound of the water helped and he soon found himself so lost in thought he hadn't even noticed the tears streaming down his face just as the water streamed from the mouth of the giant bronze fish.
 
Bakura's P.O.V
 
Bakura carefully went through Aly's personal belongings. He was sorting the shirts out for his new plan involved cutting holes where her breasts would go. He's already thrown out all of her toiletries. This would teach her to move into his turf!
 
“Ra I can't believe I've been so degraded as to play pranks for my revenge…but, if it works…”
 
He was about to make the first cut on a nice blue blouse when a wave of emotion came through his hikari's link. It was a mixture of so many emotions it was hard to tell what was going on. Bakura dropped the shirt and concentrated through their link.
 
Bakura detected a number of emotions he'd hardly ever felt from Ryou before. Heartbreak, hatred, betrayal, and jealousy along with sadness and embarrassment, and a few other things. It pleased Bakura a bit that Ryou was in such distress for he was still mad at him about Aly.
 
This was quiet strange so Bakura probed Ryou's mind to see what had happened.
 
“Well now,” he thought with an evil smirk. “Seems little Aly has broken Ryou's fragile heart…and Malik is the cause? Ha! I bet Marik put him up to that! I'll have to thank him later! Why didn't I think of this? It's the perfect way to get back at Ryou, and Aly as well! Mess with their hearts and their little brains will explode.”
 
“Let's see now. Ryou is so muddled up in his own thoughts, and wandering around town. I think now would be the perfect time to have a little chat with him…”
 
Aly's P.O.V
 
“Hello?” Aly asked, walking into the Bakura home. “Ryou?”
 
“I'm the only one here at the moment,” a voice said. Aly turned to see Marik laying on the couch, eyes closed.
 
“Where is everyone?” she asked. Marik opened one lazy eye and looked at her.
 
“Ryou and Malik never came home. Bakura left about ten minutes ago.”
 
“Oh, do you know where any of them might be?” Aly asked.
 
“Well I can sense Malik is at home talking to Ishizu about you and how he thinks you don't like him and that he made a big mistake about asking you to the dance, blah, blah, blah…”
 
“Oh,” Aly said, her eyes softening and her face getting hot. Marik chuckled.
 
“I knew you didn't like him the way he liked you. But he wanted to try anyway. He really likes you,” Marik said. Aly was silent. Marik was making her feel guilty.
 
“I um, well I like Malik, and I never said no,” Aly fumbled over her words.
 
“But you never said yes,” Marik replied. Aly sighed. She didn't feel like explaining herself to Marik at the moment so she asked,
 
“Where are the others?” Marik shifted his position a bit, he reminded Aly of a fat, lazy cat.
 
“Bakura left with an evil, triumphant grin on his face so he's probably out there having fun.” Aly frowned at this.
 
“Great,” she said sarcastically. “What about Ryou?”
 
“Dunno,” Marik replied simply.
 
“Ok then, well,” Aly said. “See you later then.”
 
“By dinner,” Marik ordered. “I want ham tonight.” Aly couldn't help but half smile.
 
“I'll see what I can do,” she said before shutting the door.
 
Where would Ryou go? Aly wondered this as she walked the streets of Domino. Would he go to a friend's house? No…He'd probably want to be alone…That's what Aly had wanted. So Aly set off to find him once more.
 
Bakura's P.O.V
 
Bakura walked past the happy people in the park, giving an evil grin at each little kid that passed, leaving a trial of teary faces behind him. But as he walked on, leaving the mothers and their children, he saw a familiar white head by the fountain. He grinned as he slowly approached his hikari.
 
Ryou's face was berried into his knees and Bakura knew that he was crying. Silently Bakura sat by the boy, a grin on his face.
 
“Why so glum hikari?” Bakura asked quietly. Ryou gave a little jump and lifted his head to look around. When they made eye contact Bakura saw Ryou's eye widen in fear…but somehow they looked different…more distant…and empty.
 
“Bakura-sama,” Ryou whispered surprised. “Wha-what are you doing here?” Bakura kept his hungry eyes on Ryou's and made his smirk wider but didn't answer Ryou's question.
 
“Didn't work out as you planned did it?” He mocked. Ryou looked away from Bakura for a moment and was silent.
 
“You thought she loved you the way you loved her-but my little, idiotic hikari you were wrong,” he continued. “It must feel lonely out there on that limb all by yourself. You're dear little Aly has gone and left you for another. She never loved you,” he sneered, enjoying every word of sweet revenge.
 
Ryou looked at the ground sadly and said nothing but Bakura imagined he was breaking on the inside.
 
“How does it feel Ryou?” Bakura asked, scooting closer to Ryou's ear. “How does it feel to know that someone you cared for has deserted you?” he asked. A few more tears slid down Ryou's pale cheeks.
 
“Well?” Bakura asked. “How does it feel?” he asked again, but more forcibly. Ryou took a shaky breath.
 
“I-I,” he stammered. “…empty,” he finally replied. Bakura's smirk faded a bit. He'd expected Ryou to say something but not…empty.
 
“It feels hollow, and empty, dark and sad, cold and painful,” Ryou almost sobbed. Bakura couldn't think of an insulting comeback so he stayed silent. Ryou did as well.
 
“Exactly…” Bakura finally said. “And that's how you'll feel for the rest of your life.” Bakura lied. He wanted to use this weakness and exploit it as much as he could. “Rejection, loneliness, pain.” He said.
 
Ryou took another shaky breath.
 
“I knew it would happen,” Bakura suddenly said. “I knew she would eventually leave,” Bakura said, but before he could speak once more Ryou interrupted.
 
“Everyone does,” Ryou said.
 
“And you were fool enough to believe her and fall for her lies,” Bakura told him. “You risked your own fate just to help her, but what have you gotten in return? A feeling of emptiness and an angry yami…” Bakura growled. Ryou sighed.
 
“But,” Ryou sniffed. “Bakura-sama…why?” Ryou asked, turning to give his yami an empty, pleading look. As if asking for his yami's help.
 
“Wh-why does it have to be this way? How come every one special to me leaves?” Ryou began to talk faster. “Why do I always seem to be the odd one out? Why to I have to be so distant from my friends? Why do I have to cry when bad things happen? Why am I so weak? Why can't I stand up to my own bullies? Why can't I face Aly and Malik and explain to her how I feel?!” Ryou was shouting now and scooting closer to Bakura who was shocked at this outburst.
 
“Why is it that I'll never have any other friends except for you...?” he asked. There was a silence. Ryou was staring up at Bakura with those pleading eyes, wanting the answers to the questions…wanting…comfort. There was no fear in Ryou's eyes. It was as though he'd forgotten who Bakura really was, and all the bad things he'd done.
 
Bakura stared at his hikari, feeling a feeling he'd never felt before...was it…guilt? Tears were still leaking down Ryou's pale cheeks. The heartbreak was tearing him apart. He'd even called Bakura…a friend.
 
“You're the only friend I'll have,” Ryou said in a voice above a whisper. “Because everyone else keeps leaving…but you…you'll be here forever…”
 
Bakura couldn't stand it anymore. That look on his face…he was so sad…Bakura could remember him being afraid before, and depressed…but now he was so heartbroken…
 
Without think Bakura put a hand of Ryou's shoulder. “Ryou…” he said in a tone he'd never used with his hikari before. “That-that's not true…” Bakura wasn't sure what to do…for once in his life he couldn't solve something by simply beating someone till they passed out. The unfamiliar feeling seemed to have plans for him...so he followed it.
 
“Yes it is!” Ryou gasped, closing his eyes and shaking his head from side to side, causing tears to spray all around. “Nobody ever stays! Mom, Amane, and Dad is never here, and Yugi and the others they-they come back but they just go away again, and Aly and Malik-!”
 
“Ryou,” Bakura said firmly, cutting his hikari off. Ryou opened his eyes and stared up into Bakura's. Bakura gave an impatient sigh, took his hand off Ryou's shoulder and leaned back on the park bench, his eyes hidden under his hair.
 
“You're not going to be alone forever…” Bakura began. Why was he saying these things? Why was he being so…soft? “People like you…you just need to give them the chance to get close to you…” Bakura gave a growl of frustration.
 
“I did,” Ryou said sadly. “And she…she…”
 
“Ryou did you even stay long enough to find out what she said to Malik?” Bakura snapped. Ryou was silent. He gave a sad sigh.
 
“But…I just know she'll go with-.”
 
“No you don't,” Bakura almost scolded. “This whole mess is all about what you think not about what really is! I-I know she loves you Ryou,” Bakura said. Why was he doing this?! Why was he defending one of his top enemies?!
 
Ryou looked up at Bakura, now with a little bit of hope in his eyes.
 
“So…so go-go find her and tell her you like her the same way already, before Malik has another chance to speak to her,” Bakura ordered. Ryou sniffed and scooted back a bit. He blinked a few times, and just stared at Bakura.
 
“I said go!” Bakura cried, but it wasn't in an angry tone. Ryou stood up and Bakura could feel Ryou looking at him.
 
“Bakura…” Ryou said, in a calmer voice. Bakura gave and impatient growl.
 
“Go you idiot! Get out of here and find that git Aly so you two can live happily ever after!” Bakura said the last part with mock happiness. Ryou stood there one moment later before saying,
 
“Thank you Bakura-sama.” And with that he ran off.
 
Bakura waited until Ryou was out of sight before standing up. What had he just done? Why had he done that? Why had he just been nice and even comforting to his hikari?!
 
Bakura kicked the stupid fountain in frustration. Although he was appalled at what he had just done there was a part of him that was…happy. It was a strange happy. A feeling of accomplishment and warmth…Bakura kicked the fountain again, as if it knew why he'd done what he'd done and why he was feeling all these strange emotions.
 
Bakura stormed back down the sidewalk towards his house, growling all the way about what he'd just done.
 
“-so stupid, I'll never live it down!” he grumbled as he walked into the house.
 
“What will you never be able to live down?” Marik asked. Bakura glanced at his friend who was sprawled out on the couch.
 
“None of your business,” Bakura spat. He didn't want Marik-or anyone-to ever know he'd been so…weak.
 
“Is it about Ryou?” Marik asked. Bakura began to walk upstairs without an answer. “Oh so it is about Ryou.” Marik said when Bakura was silent. Bakura growled.
 
“Shut it Marik,” he growled.
 
“I bet I know what happened. You talked to him about the whole Aly thing that happened at school right? I read Malik's mind through the link. Poor Ryou must be heartbroken,” Marik said without to much concern. Bakura growled a few curse words at him.
 
“Well, what happened?” Marik asked, ignoring Bakura's colorful words.
 
“Nothing happened Marik!” Bakura snarled.
 
“Yes it did now just tell me or I'll make you tell me with my millennium rod!” Marik shot back.
 
“Your rod can't beat my ring!” Bakura shot back. The two glared at each other for a moment the Marik said,
 
“They're not home right now. Aly came here about twelve minutes ago looking for Ryou, and Malik I still with Ishizu. Come on, I wanna know what happened!”
 
Bakura glared at Marik fro a long time. “Nothing happened between Ryou and me…the little twerp is on his way, right now to find Aly and live happily ever after with the fat bitch,” he replied coldly. Marik studied him for a moment before smirking.
 
“What?!” Bakura asked.
 
“I get it now…you were nice to him weren't you?” Marik asked.
 
“I don't know what you're talking about!” Bakura snapped. Marik chuckled.
 
“You were nice to your hikari in his time of need…about time,” he said. Bakura's eyes widened.
 
“What do you mean `about time'?” Bakura asked.
 
“Well you are his yami. It's only natural to actually feel compelled to be nice to him,” Marik teased.
 
“SHUT IT!” Bakura shouted.
 
“What? He is part of you Bakura! It's like instinct to want to comfort and protect your hikari! Especially since he's so weak. If anyone tries pushing Malik around I just kick their ass,” Marik said simply.
 
“I SAID SHUT IT YOU BASTARD!!” Bakura growled, clenching his fists and moving towards Marik.
 
“Alright then I will,” Marik replied. “But you know what I say is true.” Bakura cursed at Marik some more before stomping off to his room. Stupid Marik, he didn't know anything, he was too much of a moron!
 
Bakura growled and began punching his wall in frustration. He punched and grunted until his knuckles were bloody and his wall had a hole in it. Then he collapsed onto the bed with a sigh.
 
Now that he'd taken out his frustration on the wall Bakura felt like wanting to just lay there in his room forever. And he might have done so if there hadn't been a bump under his back. Bakura snatched up whatever was under him and held it firmly in his bloody hands.
 
It was the dog. That stupid stuffed dog he'd been keeping from Ryou for weeks. That stupid dog with its stupid, big, brown eyes, and its stupid white fur.
 
“Happy now?” Bakura asked it. “Happy?! I can't believe I actually sunk as low as to-!”
 
“Care? Be nice?” a little voice in his head asked. Bakura growled.
 
“Act like a weakling!”
 
“So why is caring and being nice and comforting your hikari weak?”
 
“Only a weakling can feel compassion-can feel the need to care or give mercy. I am powerful-strong and have no need for such emotions!”
 
“Marik and Yami do it, why can't you?”
 
“They are fools! They give up unlimited power for what-a friend?”
 
“Is friendship that bad?”
 
“Friends-ha! Friends are o no use unless they are powerful-which Ryou is not!” Bakura cried, shaking the stuffed animal in his arms as if it were the one speaking to him. It just flopped about, it's ears and limbs limp and fragile. Bakura growled and threw it against the wall angrily. It collided and landed in a lump on the ground.
 
“I don't know why I did what I did,” Bakura said allowed. “But it didn't mean anything…and that's exactly what I'll tell him…”
 
Ryou's P.O.V
 
“Aly?” Ryou called as he walked away from the park. A small kind of warmth was pushing him to do this, it was fueling his bravery. It was the fact that Bakura had just shown Ryou his nice side, and to Ryou, that meant a lot. He wasn't sure where to look for her first, maybe at his house, Tea's house, her own house? Or maybe they were all at Yugi's. There were so many places she could have gone…
 
“Ryou!” a voice from behind shouted. Ryou turned and practically fell to the ground as Aly skidded into him.
 
“Aly?!” he said in surprise.
 
“Ryou!” she cried, catching her breath. “I've-been-looking-for-you-everywhere!” she panted.
 
“Y-you have?” Ryou asked, immediately becoming a little nervous.
 
“Yes!” she cried. Aly looked into his eyes and the two just stood there in the middle of the sidewalk. “Ryou,” Aly said, finally speaking up. “About earlier today-,”
 
“I wanted to talk a-about that too,” Ryou said, trying to sound confident when really he was still quite nervous. Aly's eyes softened and she gave him a sad look.
 
“I'm really sorry-,” That was it, she was going to tell him that she'd chosen Malik over him. Ryou couldn't let that happen-not before he told her how he felt.
 
“Aly wait!” he interrupted. Ryou took a deep breath and meet her gaze. “Look I know what you're going to say, but please hear me out first.”
 
“Ok,” Aly said, a little surprised at his outburst.
 
“Aly-you see, I-I've been wanting to tell you this for a long time,” Ryou stared at he shoes. “What you did for me-that day in the alley-and what you've done for me-been my friend-it just-I-Well-I really just want you to know how much I appreciate you-and-and that you're my best friend and-and…”
 
“Yes?” Aly whispered, she was staring at him intently.
 
“And that-I-I,” Ryou gulped. “I like you-a lot…like m-more then a friend…” he said, his cheeks turning pink. “I-I just wanted you to know that…”
 
For a moment there was silence and Ryou could picture Aly's face, how she pitied him because she would have to leave him for another. Then suddenly Ryou heard a giggle.
 
“Ryou!” Aly cried and he looked up just in time for Aly to wrap her arms around his chest and hug his boney chest joyfully, almost choking him. This took Ryou quite by surprise. “Ryou!” Aly cried again, letting go. Her eyes sparkled with excitement.
 
“What?!” he asked.
 
“Ryou!” Aly cried once more, happiness ringing in her voice. “I-This is-just-so-I mean-I like you too-more then just friends Ryou!” she cried. Ryou paused for a moment.
 
“You do?” he asked.
 
“Yes Ryou, I do!” she squealed. Ryou smiled, small at first then bigger. Aly was grinning too, and now she was holding his hands and giggling-talking about something but before Ryou knew it-they were kissing. A lip to lip kiss, soft and gentle but full of feeling. Ryou noticed Aly's lips were soft and tasted like strawberry lip gloss. Soon Ryou pulled away and took a breath. Aly took one as well. They looked at one another, each was pink in the face and a bit dazed but soon both smiled and began to walk down the street hand and hand, towards Ryou's House.
 
“Aly?” Ryou asked, as the two teens smiled to themselves.
 
“Yes?” Aly asked contently.
 
“Does this mean that-we're going to the dance together? What did you say to Malik?” Ryou asked. Aly smile faded a bit.
 
“I said I had to think about it…and now…my answer is `no'…I hope his feelings don't get hurt,” she replied.
 
“Oh,” Ryou said. “I think he'll be ok.” Truly Ryou thought Malik would be disappointed but he knew there were others out there that Malik could find.
 
“You're probably right,” Aly said. “I know someone who'd love to go out with him…Anyway, I have one question for you Ryou.”
 
“What's that?” Ryou asked.
 
“What about Bakura?”
 
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Emmy: YAY THEY GOT HOOKED UP!
 
Bakura: About time.
 
Malik: (Cries) I can't believe I lost the girl.
 
Ryou: YAY! What a happy way to end a chapter!
 
Raven: Yes but not a story, so stayed tuned for the next update and remember-
 
Ryou: (Does big puppy dog cute eyes) REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!-please! ^_^