Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Insert Cool Yu-Gi-Oh! Related Title ❯ Chapter Ten: The Bell Tolls ( Chapter 10 )

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No, I don't own YuGiOh! If I did… The word `light switch` would be re-named `Bakura.'

//Are the yami mentally speaking to their hikari.//
/Are the hikari mentally speaking to their yami./
And Italics are thoughts.

Chapter Ten: The Bell Tolls

Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

"Hey! Ryou?"

Ah!!! Oh! Please let this be a dream!! I'll wake up any second now, and realize this isn't real!!! That he's not on top of me… Not… Oh, God! He feels soooo good!!

"Ryou?" Bakura was really worried about his hikari now. The boy under him seemed to be… He gulped. Seemed to be enjoying his presence far too much. "Um… Listen, Ryou. I'm going to get up now and go and-"

"NO!" the smaller of the two cried out, wrapping his arms even more tightly around the other`s shoulders, and his legs around his waist, hooking them in the back, pulling him in closer. "I don't care if this is a dream or not- I don't care!! Oh, God! Please..!" Ryou whimpered. "Please… Don't leave me…" He began crying. "Please… Bakura…. Don't leave me…"

"Shhhhh," the spirit of the Sennen Ring cooed. "I won't leave you. Calm down, Ryou. I won't leave you."

Oh, gods… Is this what Ryou's been hiding!?! Is this what he… Why he wanted me to hurt him? Why? Ryou? Why would you… Keep this from me?

//Why didn't you tell me, hikari? Why didn't you tell me?// Bakura heard the smaller boy under himself sniffle and sigh.

/I was scared./

//Scared?!//

Ryou flinched.

//Gomen… Aibou… I will never hurt you.//

Ryou smiled pathetically. He enjoyed the warmth of his other on top of himself. He enjoyed it now, because he was sure it would not last. Eventually, it would have to end.

Everything ends.

/Bakura…/ The boy was intoxicating. His warmth, his smell, his proximity! He was loosing it. It was driving him mad! /Bakura… Will you kiss me?/ Ryou felt the boy on top of himself stiffen and his body tense up. He knew he was pushing it. He was just asking for it, he was sure.

I'm such a God damned fool!… But I don't care. Now he's going to push me away. And laugh at me. And call me names. He'll tell me how weak I am! He'll hate me! Like he used to! He'll probably hit me! I'm such an idiot! Why!?! God! Why do I feel like this!?! I can't… I can't stop it… He feels too good… I can't help it….

Ryou expected the worst. He expected that Bakura would forever hate him; would find him pathetic and ugly, and stupid. That he'd never want to see him again. And that he'd leave him. He expected the worst to happen, but never, did he ever, actually expect Bakura… To kiss him.

When he felt those lips on his own, he nearly died. He melted. He gasped and returned the kiss passionately, clenching his eyes and limbs sorely tight, afraid that if he let go, reality would slap him back into his old, cold existence.

//Is that what you wanted?//

There was a small chuckle in Ryou's mind left by his other self, and he opened his eyes. He saw Bakura smiling down at him. There was… Something in his eyes. It was a glow.

Ryou swallowed and nodded, an obvious blush spreading though his already red tinged cheeks. /You… Don't hate me?/

Bakura closed his dark eyes and looked hurt. //Is that what you though… Ryou… Don't you know?// The older spirit shook his head and looked into the other boy`s large eyes. //I meant it, what I said. I will never hurt you. I will never leave you. Aibou… Don't you know how much I care for you?//

Ryou's eyes watered uncontrollably. He couldn't stop them. /Bakura…/ His voice caught in his throat. /I…/ He was breathing hard. He begged to any divinity willing enough to listen to his plea, to let this moment last forever! /Bakura… I…/

The phone rang.

"OH, BY THE GODS!! I`M GOING TO KILL THAT THING!!!"

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The bell rang and everyone filed out of class. It was customary for Yugi and his posse of friends to meet up in the courtyard, right in front of the school's main gate. From there they would usually walk home together, go to Yugi's grandfather's game store, the burger joint, or the arcade, or wherever they felt like hanging out. Today was no exception.

Yugi stood a few feet from the gate, his eyes scanning the school grounds. Soon enough, Anzu and Honda showed up.

"Yugi!" Anzu waived.

"Oye, Yugi!" Honda followed her example.

"Oye, mina-san!" Yugi waived back as the other two made their way to the tri color haired boy. Yugi continued to look around. "Ne… Where's Jounouchi-kun?"

Both Anzu and Honda looked at each other then shrugged. "We thought he'd be here."

Yugi began to worry. "He's supposed to go to Ryou's house today. He said he would. I called again, right after lunch, hoping someone would answer, but the line suddenly went dead! I think something horrible has happened!"

"Calm down Yugi. It's… You never know… Maybe it was the wind?" Anzu shrugged. "And Jounouchi probably just hasn't gotten out of class yet. He's probably on his way. He'll show up. You`ll see." And as if to magically prove Anzu's point, Jounouchi came walking around the corner.

"Hey."

"JOUNOUCHI!!" the whole group exclaimed and stepped back in surprise, as they starred at the messed-up blond boy.

"What the hell happed to you!?!" Honda asked, while Anzu ran up to him.

"It's nothing really," the blond tried to laugh and then cringed as his face hurt.

"What do you mean `nothing really'?! You're face looks like a bulldozer got mad at you! And then got his gang of heavy machinery to beat you the god damn hell up!" Honda waived his arms around to emphasis his point.

"Who did this?" Yugi finally asked.

Jounouchi hesitated, then mumbled, "Kaiba." He looked away.

"Kaiba!?!" they all exclaimed again.

Jounouchi cringed. "Not so loud!" he yelled. "I don't want the whole damn school knowing about this!" He looked up and saw several people walking by, trying to not noticeably stare in his direction. He could sense them whispering.

"Well… What did you do to him?" Anzu asked in a quieter voice while crossing her arms.

"Me?! What do you mean `what did I do to him'?!? That bastard's the one that hit me first!!" Jounouchi bristled.

"Yeah!" Honda agreed. "That rich bastard thinks he own the place and that he can get away with anything! We should go kick his ass, Jou! Just give me a day or two, I'll round up the old gang, and we can jump him when he least-"

"No."

"What?!" Honda asked baffled.

"I said, `No,'" Jounouchi spoke again. "I'll deal with this on my own."

A small silence followed.

"Alright, man," Honda nodded. "He's all yours."

Jounouchi nodded.

"Yeah, but…What did you do to make him all ticked off at you?" Anzu broke the moment. "'Cause, you kind of have a way of… Ruffling his feathers."

Jounouchi looked annoyed. "He wouldn't say anything."

They all looked at him. "And?"

"And… Well… That's it. He wouldn't say anything," Jounouchi tapped his foot.

Anzu looked around. "Uh-huh… So what did you say to him?"

The blond growled. "I kinda… Said… "You suck, Kaiba. You really suck."

Honda blew a fuse and fell to the floor, holding his sides, laughing uncontrollably. Yugi and Anzu looked mortified, although Anzu was trying her best, and failing, to not bust out laughing too.

"Jounouchi-kun!" Yugi`s eyes were wide. "Why, on earth, would you say something like that!?! To Kaiba, of all people!?!?"

"No wonder he beat the crap out of you!!" Honda gasped from the floor.

"Don't make me kick you," Jounouchi warned the fallen boy.

"Gomen, gomen… Bahahahaha-gah! Ow! Hell! That hurt!"

"I told you!"

"Oh, Jounouchi!" Anzu tried to calm the enraged boy. She shook her head. "Seriously! I don't know what to do with you. I assume he got punished?"

"Sent to detention," he looked over to Yugi. "Looks like you're going to have company."

Yugi nodded. "Are you to hurt, or can you still go to Ryou's house?"

"Ryou's house?" Jounouchi looked confused. "Oh, yeah! I'm supposed to go over there this afternoon, huh?" the boy shook his head. "Gomen, but I can't go over today."

Yugi looked disappointed, but agreed. "It's OK. I understand."

"No, Yugi, see, I got detention too," Jounouchi explained.

"What? You too?!" he asked. "Why?!"

"Well…" Jounouchi puffed up with pride. "I kinda beat the crap out of Kaiba too! Heh, heh!"

Everyone sweat dropped.