That Night

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Yami's POV:
I know my hikari said not to go over there and confront Bakura but this time he had gone too far in seriously hurting Ryou, enough for him to leave, call Yugi and be in the hospital.

Normal POV:
Yami walked over to Bakura and walked on to the porch and was trying not to lose it and send Bakura to the shadow realm. Knocking on the door he waited.

Bakura's POV:
Hearing a knock at the door I walked over thinking it was Ryou I shouted, "Ryou your dead meat and get you skinny white ass in here now." Opening the door instead of seeing Ryou I got a punch in the face. Pain exploded and another punch follows another. I was pissed that I was getting beat. When I finally blocked a couple and opened my eyes I saw that stupid pharaoh. For a weakling his punches came with extreme force. I saw an opening and took the advantage. I rolled him onto his back and pressed my knee into his privates to show him who was boss and so he wouldn't do anything stupid without hurting himself.

"What the hell is wrong with you and why in the hell are you here, 'I spat angrily at him.

To pay back what you did to Ryou you worthless scumbag," he spat back just as angrily.

‘What is he talking about’ I thought. "What are you talking about you baka?" I asked.

"Don't play stupid, even though it’s probably hard for you-" I punched him before he could continue.

"Next" I prompted. He gave me a very dirty look.

"You severely hurt Ryou and he's in the hospital thanks to you," he shouted in rage and started to thrash around until I pushed my knee to remind who was on top and had the advantage.

‘I hurt Ryou?? I thought. What did I do to Ryou?? That's it no more drinking I can't even remember what happened 6 hours ago.’

Normal POV:
Yami noticed Bakura's lapse of concentration and in a blink of an eye Bakura was on the bottom and cursing his loss of concentration. "Now, I want you to tell me why you hurt that innocent little boy," Yami grated out.

"Why should I?” asked Bakura.

"Because you might lose something important to you,” Yami pressed his knee in to Bakura to emphasize his point, “and I'll send you to the shadow realm and this time you won't be coming back," he threatened.

Something in his voice alerted Bakura to the fact that Yami wasn't kidding. Thankfully Yugi took that opportunity to burst through the door, but it didn't give Bakura the opportunity to get free.

"Yami, shouted Yugi, get off of him now."

"Why should I, he hurt Ryou, he deserves this and I want answers," answered Yami.

"Bakura,” asked Yugi, if Yami gets off of you will you tell us what happened??”

Bakura just nodded his head. Yami got off and pushed Bakura onto the couch, sat down in front of him and said, "Talk."

"All I remember is going out to a club, dancing, getting drunk and vaguely remember getting home. I don't remember hitting Ryou and there's no real proof saying,” -he cut off and thought, ‘Wait a minute there was a puddle of blood in my room and I know it isn't mine so...

"Oh my God, he whispered, I did do it and I don't even remember doing it."

"How bad is he hurt?" Bakura asked anxiously, dreading the answer.

"Two broken ribs and a broken nose," answered Yugi coldly. Bakura leaned foreword and put his hands, cradling his face and the defeated slope of his shoulders was different from the usually prideful lift of his chin and the confident way his shoulders were always lifted.

Gone was the prideful, confident boy and smirk always playing on his lips, replacing it was a defeated person who looked older than the 20 years he portrayed. Yugi felt a twinge of pity for Bakura then remembered what he did to Ryou, but he still couldn't shake the feeling of pity for him.


"I tried to be mean and cruel to him so he would leave, I wanted him to leave because, or at least do something because I know that sometimes when I get drunk I lose control and can’t remember the next day," said Bakura in a defeated voice. The pitying feeling Yugi felt for Bakura intensified with that admission.

"Weird huh I could have just told him the truth, but he wouldn't have listened."

Maybe Yugi thought, ‘Maybe he does care for Ryou even though it’s in a weird way, he does care.’

"So can I see Ryou?" asked Bakura he looked up those brown eyes usually so unlike Ryou's but this time they were the mirror image of Ryou's.

"Fine," said Yugi, "on one condition. You say anything hateful to him you going to pay big time for it. Got it?"

"Yes," Bakura murmured.

‘Aibou said Yami through the mind link,’ do you think that's a good idea??’

‘Maybe, maybe not, but Bakura looks so regretful and before you say anything I know this isn't an act. Yami, despite what Bakura did Ryou still loves him, but I don't think he'll go back. Ryou was really devastated from this. Besides I don't think Bakura will ask him back.

Yami was silent for a moment. "Fine I'll go by the decision but if he steps on time out of line he's gone.

"Mmmm, answered Yugi.

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