Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Second Chances ❯ The Dreams ( Chapter 3 )
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AR: ^_^ Thanks to all of you who reviewed!!
Diane: Ryou-chan...*sniffs*
AR: -.-n We've been over this about a million times, Diane. I'm not gonna repeat myself again
Diane: But hearing it from you, the main authoress of this fic, is so reassuring!!
AR: -.-nnnn ...Fine. Ryou and Bakura will get back together at the end of this fic becuz I'm a sucker for happy endings. Happy?
Diane: ^_^ Yay!! *huggles Ryou plushie*
AR: I'm gonna have to borrow that plushie sometime, cuz Diane hangs onto it WAY too much
Diane: No! You can't have my Ryou & Bakura plushies!! *huggles them*
AR: O.O My Bakura plushie!! I've been searching for it for months!!! Gimme gimme!!! *chases after Diane* IT'S MIIIIINNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
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~ "You're such a pathetic and weak excuse for a hikari," Bakura sneered, licking the blood off of the blade of his knife. Ryou didn't answer, he just remained curled up on the floor, his eyes half-open and glazed over with unshed tears.
Bakura gave him one last well-aimed kick in the stomach, then sauntered over to his bedroom and slammed the door behind him. When Ryou was sure that he wouldn't come back out until morning, he got up and tottered over to the bathroom, where his scant dinner was promtly thrown into the toilet.
He rinsed his mouth out, then gazed into the mirror to view the damage. His right eye was turning a sickly shade of yellow and green, and a slash that started at his chin and ended at his ear burned dully. Both of his arms were covered in forming bruises, and his T-shirt was ripped and slashed all over in various places, with long scars underneath. The fresher ones were still bleeding, and some of the few-hour-old ones only stung mildly. His stomach hurt from all of the kicks and punches he had recieved, and also from violently throwing up. For some reason, Bakura always left his legs alone during the beatings. Probably so that Ryou could at least stand up and run to the bathroom or something.
'He's so damn evil and sadistic,' Ryou thought bitterly, splashing cold water onto his face, then limping to his bedroom. He quietly closed the door behind him, then took off his tattered shirt and threw it in the corner of his room. He walked over to his window to pull down the shade, then paused.
The sky was clear and you could see every single star out there by the faint light of the crescent moon. The city lights were dim for once, which made the stars and the moon even brighter. And then, with a small flash that could barely be seen, a streak of light that disappeared as soon as it came.
'Oh, a shooting star...guess I could make a wish,' Ryou thought. 'I wish....I wish that Bakura would stop abusing me, and maybe even....love me.' ~
Ruki was breathless for air when she awoke, and then groaned. "What the hell was that all about?"
It was about four days after she met Bakura in the mall. But ever since then, she had been having very strange dreams, ones that seemed to always include Bakura and this shy white-haired boy that looked exactly like him, except softer. From what she gathered, that boy's name was Ryou.
But why did Ryou refer to Bakura as "yami", and Bakura refer to Ryou as "hikari"? Was it some kind of secret code that they had? And why the hell did Bakura beat up Ryou? He seemed so nice when he had introduced himself to her at the mall.
But the weirdest thing is, in all of the dreams, it was as if SHE was Ryou. When she was awake, she shuddered at the thought of dreaming about being a guy. She didn't know where it came from. Was she going crazy?
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"Ryou, where are you?" Bakura called out. He could feel his hikari's presence somewhere nearby, but it was hard to see through the thick white fog that enveloped the surrounding area.
"Bakura..." came the faint reply. He strained to hear where the beautiful voice had come from, then started walking forward, his arms in front of himself, feeling around.
"Ryou!!" he called out again, stumbling over something that he couldn't really see in the fog. "Ryou, where are you?"
"Over here...where ever here is."
Bakura tried peering through the fog, his hand shading his eyes. What that dark blur in the distance Ryou? Only one way to find out. He started walking in that direction, stumbling over more things and sometimes even tripping and landing on his face. But he always picked himself up and continued walking.
The fog started to lift, and sunlight actually began to show slightly. Bakura began to walk faster, his heart beating faster as he saw a flash of silver-ish hair, and a light breeze carried over to him the light scent of vanilla.
"Ryou?"
"Bakura!!" Someone launched himself onto his chest causing him to fall onto the ground heavily. He looked down, and his face split into a bright and happy smile.
Ryou had his thin arms wrapped tightly around his chest, and his head was buried into his chest. But the amazing thing was, two enormous feathery wings were coming out of his back, and it seemed totally natural.
"Oh Ryou..." Bakura returned his hikari's affection embrace, careful to avoid the angelic wings. He petted his pale silky strands of hair that cascaded down Ryou's back, twisting a small bit around his index finger.
"I missed you, Bakura," Ryou whispered, finally letting go of his yami. He rustled his wings lightly, and simply smiled at Bakura, just happy to see him again.
"Ryou..." Bakura couldn't think of anything else to say. So many thoughts and feelings were in his mind, it was impossible to express them all. He was just content with sitting there, staring at the beautiful sight of his lighter half as an angel.
"It's been so long since we've spoken, Bakura. I've been watching you ever since...well, ya know," Ryou said softly, moving closer to the ex-tomb robber. "I really hate to see you being so miserable and passing out each night."
Bakura didn't know how to reply, so he looked down at the ground, away from the young teen's gaze. Ryou sat oh so very close next to him, and rested his head against his shoulder. Carefully he folded his wings around them, so that they were hidden in semi-darkness and white feathers.
"Why do you do that to yourself, yami? Why do you even miss me?" Ryou whispered into his ear. "Do you miss having someone to punch every night?" There was a hint of bitterness and sorrow in his voice, and his eyes had a sad glimmer in them.
"...No, it's not like that, Ryou. It's just that, well, I-I don't even know myself," Bakura said lamely. He shook his head. "No, that's not right either. Damn, this is really hard to explain, Ryou."
"Well then, show me instead of telling me," came the soft and soothing reply. Bakura blinked, then did something very impulsive. He leaned in and drew Ryou closer, so that their lips met faster.
The angelic teen eyes didn't seem surprised one bit, and relaxed and kissed his yami back, thoroughly enjoying this experience. The finally broke apart slowly, and Bakura licked his slightly parched lips.
"Does that explain enough?"
"Yeah, and a whole lot more."
They started to kiss again, this time a bit more passionate and harder. Bakura gently licked Ryou's lips, which willingly opened for him. Their tongues began to curiously lick every inch of each other's mouth.
*Ding-dong!*
Bakura suddenly awoke to the doorbell of his house ringing, dazedly wondering where Ryou went. When his sleep-filled mind finally realized that it was all just a dream, he groaned. Partly out of disappointment and partly because whoever was at the door had woken him out of a very yummy dream.
'Damn hormones, got me dreaming about the impossible,' he thought grumpily, placing the empty beer bottle on the nearby coffee table and getting up to answer the door. He still drank every night, despite the fact that he (sorta) found Ryou.
*Ding-dong!*
"I'm coming, I'm coming," He called out, fumbling with the chain and lock. When he finally got it open, he frowned a little when he saw Yugi standing there. What was that little pipsqueak doing here? (A/n: Diane! Yugi isn't a pipsqueak! Diane: Compared to what, a field mouse? Just let me type it the way I want AR: -.- Fine, but don't insult Yugi-chan anymore, k?)
"Hey Bakura, how are you doing?" The violet eyed boy asked politely. Truthfully, he was uncomfortable around the spirit of the Millennium Ring. He did all kinds of insane stunts, and was a major masochist. To Yugi, that qualified as Weird with a capital "W."
"Other than have a major hangover from last night, I'm alright," Bakura answered warily. After a moment of silence, Yugi finally spoke, and handed the albino spirit an invitation.
"I'm sorta having a costume party on Halloween, and I was wondering if you would like to come. It's not a big thing, just a party between the gang and some other school friends."
Bakura raised a pale eyebrow, then stared down at the tri-colored youth. Why should he go to this, costume party? In the past, Ryou had often nudged him to go to get-togethers like these, but then they had spent the evening hanging out together by themselves or by leaving early. He was about to decline, but then paused.
'Ryou would of wanted you to go, and have a life,' a small voice whispered deep within his mind. He hesitated, then looked back at Yugi, who was examining the cuff of his jacket like it was the most fascinating thing in the world.
"I guess I'll go, but don't expect me to stay the whole time," he said nocholantly. Yugi breathed a small sigh of relief, then smiled up at him.
"Great, the party will start at 8:00. See ya there! Oh, and Bakura?"
"Yes, Yugi?" he asked irritably. He had said yes, what more did he want?
"Don't come as anything too gruesome or bloody, all right?"
"Fine, fine," he said, rolling his eyes as he closed the door. How Ryou put up with him, he did not know. He wasn't going to show up as a half-decayed corpse anyway, he had something else in mind...
Yugi walked briskly down two blocks and marched up the front steps, ringing the doorbell twice. There was a muffled sound of footsteps running to the door, and a lock being turned. The door opened and Yugi smiled up nicely to the girl who answered.
"Hey Ruki, what's up?"
The pale girl smiled, Yugi was very cute, in a little brotherly sort of way. He had helped her feel welcome when she moved here a few months ago, and his friends had accepted her into their circle. Still, she prefered to be on her own most of the times. Talking to that perky girl Tea got on her nerves sometimes.
"Not a whole lot, Yugi, but thanks for asking. So, what brings you to my place?"
He handed her an invitation, the same one that he gave to Bakura. "I'm having a costume party on Halloween, and I was wondering if you wanted to come."
"Sure! Is there anybody else that I know who'll be there?" Ruki hated to introduce herself to people she didn't know, especially when they stared at her pale looks.
"Don't worry, all of the people there will be from school, except for one guy. He's a little weird, but he's an old friend. He'll grow on you eventually," Yugi assured her.
"All right, but I'll have to take your word for it," Ruki replied, waving good-bye as the short young teen walked away from her neighborhood.
'Hmm, wonder who it could be...' she thought absentmindedly, going back to the kitchen where her breakfast of cornflakes and toast laid getting cold.
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AR: Er, don't know why I added in the breakfast thing, but that's what my dad eats *randomly pulls out Bakura plushie* Hello, 'Kura-chan, did ya miss me?
Diane: *sniffs* She stole my Bakura plushie!!
AR: =p It was mine in the first place!! It was sitting on my bed with my other plushies, and then it vanished!!
Diane: It was just lying there, unattended, all apart from those other EVIL plushies, and was just crying out "Hug me tight!". My heart was aching when I heard that, so, I decided to give it all of the love and attention it needs!!
AR: Ya hear that, readers?!?! She's listening to a PLUSHIE!!!!!!!!! MY plushie to be exact!!! *hugs it* Don't worry, 'Kura-chan, ur safe now that ur back with me, and not with crazy ol' D-chan over there...*nuzzles plushie*oooo, velvety...
Diane: ;_; Baku-chan!!!!! *runs away crying*
AR: Yeah, that's right, go get your own plushie!!!!!! Anyway, plz review, no flames, I'll update soon, and ja ne!!!!