Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Stay In Shadow ❯ Hit the Floor ( Prologue )

Prologue - Hit The Floor

Ryou sat against the wall in the corner of the room. He coughed and blood splattered across his torn sweater. He gripped the carpet beneath him tightly, not wanting to let go. The figure walked out of the room, slamming the door and leaving Ryou in the darkness.

/So cold that you cannot cope, with a frozen heart. I guess we blew apart, I guessed it from the start./

Ryou was relieved that his yami had left. Now he could be in peace, or at least for a few mintues.

Ryou's mouth was wide open, trying to take in as much air as he could. Though it was painful to breath, it was equally as painful not to fill his lungs with the air needed. This had been going on for a few months now. Everyday, his yami would return home after a few hours and beat him. Ryou didn't know why his yami was doing it to him. Bakura had always seemed to enjoy watching Ryou in pain. Ryou never could forget that look on Bakura's face whenever he was hurting him. It was a look of madness and pure delight of pain.

/Stay in shadow, I'll run this world out. Stay is shadow, It's running out of time. Stay in shadow, I want to watch it drown. Stay in this now./

Ryou was scared of Bakura. More than that. He was terrified. Ryou wished for the day to last forever and the night to end as quickly as possible. Ryou didn't know where Bakura went during the day, but he was glad of it. Ryou was noticing that everyday the pain seemed to last longer and it hurt more. It was so painful that a few times, when Bakura was gone, Ryou had tried to kill himself. Better than let the pain last and Bakura kill him slowly. He wanted it to stop. Ryou had failed to harm himself, due to the pain he had and was unable to move most of the day.

None of the neighbors knew of Bakura beating Ryou, for Bakura made sure of that. There was no phone, so he could not call, and Bakura always kept the door locked and the keys hidden. Of course, that was over the weekends. During the school week, Ryou went to school. He did pretty well, studying was all he could do at home. His dad was on a dig for a few months, so he was alone. He never told anyone at school about the brutal beatings that his Yami gave him. Not even Yugi. He couldn't say anything to anyone. Bakura had made sure to make it clear that if Ryou said anything to Yugi or the Pharaoh that he would kill them.

/Don't say, because you can't, Say what should have been. Don't show what I resent, Don't show cause I forget./

Ryou didn't want his friends to be harmed and so he never told anyone, of course that didn't mean that no one noticed Ryou's strange behaviour. He never wanted to go swimming, even when days were scorching hot. At times during classes like gym, Ryou at times would trip or start groaning in pain, but all he said was that he had cramps. Bads lies. Even Ryou had to admit that. But if it kept people from knowing the truth and staying safe, he had to do it.

/Stay in shadow, I'll run this world out. Stay is shadow, It's running out of time. Stay in shadow, I want to watch it drown. Stay in this now./

Ryou felt blood trickling down his cheek and dripping on his badly bruised stabbed arm. The pain had to stop. Bakura had to stop. Tears welled up in Ryou's eyes. He couldn't take it.

"Why don't you leave me alone!" Ryou yelled.

/So cruel to be so blind, Darkness was on my side. Now that you've come and gone, I know where I belong./

Suddenly the door slammed open, and he saw Bakura. Bakura gritted his teeth angrily and his eyes shined of madness. He rushed at Ryou and kicked him violently in the stomach. Ryou fell over, clutching his stomach, trying to hold back the tears.

"SHUT-UP!" cried Bakura as he lifted up Ryou by his shimmering, silver hair and slammed him against the wall, while kicking him harshly and with no mercy over and over.

/Stay in shadow, I'll run this world out. Stay is shadow, It's running out of time. Stay in shadow, I want to watch it drown. Stay in this now./

Ryou slumped down and lay motionless on the ground. He was dizzy and couldn't think straight. The pain was overwhelming. Suddenly his vision faded and he lay unconscious on the blood soaked carpet.

/Light is leaving as I watch you go. Light is leaving inside of my soul./

"Weakling!" Bakura spat and he left Ryou, once again, in the darkness.

/I want to watch it drown./