Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ If only for one moment, I could be like you... ❯ Shark Attack! ( Chapter 18 )

Ryou tried his best to back into the door, hurting himself further twisting at a seemingly impossible angle. The sharks knew he was there, they could smell him, and Ryou knew it, as the giant sea denizens approached him.

"Neptune! Help me please! I...I cant fight them! I cant even run away! HELP!" He pleaded to the only source of comfort he had now, his sea god.

It became clear, as the sharks drew closer and the water around Ryou beginning to redden from his lost blood, that no one was going to help him...Ryou whimpered and shook his head.

Was this how he was meant to die? Was this the final moments of his life? He shook his head in denial, but the thoughts flooded through his mind.

What about Bakura? What about Yugi and Ootogi? What would they do now that he was gone? He'd obviously angered the sea god, and for his trespasses he was going to die. Ryou's eyes widened. What about the other merfolk? What if his remains...whatever did remain...was found out? "No..." He'd sentenced his whole race to death...hadn't he? Was that why he was facing his end? No...there wouldn't be anything but bones...surely Jono and Mako would take care of them...they were not bad humans.

Ryou held himself and closed his eyes. It was getting hard to breathe...he felt heavy and his body was filled with the dull thrum of pain.

Ryou opened his eyes, one last time to gaze upon a world he would soon be departing, a single pearly tear dripping from his eye, before falling to the bottom of the tank...

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Marik watched with gritted teeth. "Damn it!" He howled slamming his fists into the module Mako had saved the merboy before he tried to save himself! Marik growled and sat in the chair thinking to himself. "Why did he not defend himself? It is clear that a merperson may sing and simply put all living creatures within earshot into a deep slumber..." Marik said rubbing his chin. The playing of the harp had proven that any merperson could perform such a task.

He watched as Mako swam into the tank, keyed in the airlock code and opened the door, before pulling Ryou from the water.

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Ryou lay on the floor, as Mako shook his head and quietly began mending his tail with liquid bandages. "He'll have to give up his fins for at least a week for them to mend properly..." he said as Jono gently patted Ryou dry. "No problem. He'll just settle for sponge baths...its not like he got that dirty anyhow." Jono mumbled softly, moving a few damp bangs from Ryou's eyes. "Thank god I had those fast acting tranquilizing agents..." Mako added, smiling as Ryou's legs returned, most of the damage had been on the left `leg' so to speak, and he bandaged it, on top of the liquid bandages. "He'll defiantly have trouble walking with his leg in that condition." Mako added and helped Jono dress Ryou.

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Ryou woke with a start, to find himself in Jono's apartment. "Neptune!!" He shouted wiping sweat from his forehead. He was breathing heavily and confused. "How...?" He mumbled biting his lip. Had Neptune saved him? He winced as a sharp pain shot up his leg.

"Ryou! You're awake!" Jono said peeking in from the kitchen. "I've been worrying about you for nearly a day. You've been passed out since that shark attack..."

Ryou nodded a bit, moving the blanket to look at his legs. They were neatly wrapped with fresh bandages. "Jono...I...The door...it closed on me. My tail...I'll be crippled for life!" Ryou said, realizing it suddenly. Jono smiled and shook his head. "Mako took care of that. He said you'd be fine, but you'd have to stay off your fins for a while. Which means NO more getting too wet."

Ryou blinked and nodded quietly. "So...I guess I'm stuck on legs until I'm healed." Jono nodded. "It's not a big trouble though. You're great at walking." He said walking in carrying some food.

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The days passed dully, Jono leaving for work each day in the mornings, and returning home in the evenings...which left Ryou alone most of the day, with only a harp to entertain himself, for fear he'd break something else of Jono's.

On a particularly boring day, a knock sounded on the door. Ryou peered out and was surprised to see Seto there.

Seto coughed a bit. Mokuba had insisted that he pursue a relationship with the white haired nymph. "Uhh...Hello Ryou..." he said awkwardly. "I was...just in the neighborhood, and I thought I'd..." Seto was mentally kicking himself for appearing so unprofessional and pathetically in love. "I was wondering,..." he said clearing his throat and regaining his composure. "If you were interested in having dinner with me." He finished.

Ryou blinked and smiled brightly. "Oh Seto, I would love to!" He chirped, before wincing a bit. "But my leg was injured a while ago..." Seto smiled. "Don't worry, I'll try to keep walking to the least. How's that?"

Ryou smiled possibly brighter than before. "Oh yes! I would love to!" He grinned.

AN: Sorry for the shortness, and length of time it took me to update. I hit really tough times. But! I'm back now. My block is gone, and I'm ready to proclaim the next chapter a date.

Also, I would like to REMENTION my contest. I like art. Give me art. NOW. Heh it's gonna go to my birthday methinks.

The winner receives a commission, a fic of their choice. Written to THEIR specifications. And...uh...my undying love.

Also, ...crap I forgot what I was gonna say. OH YEAH! Update spam you hato! I'm serious! Lol. Like I have room to speak.