Love From Hell

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Dearest Ryou,



My stay in Mexico has been prolonged. I know I was to arrive in a few days but the discoveries in which we have found are so profound that they requested I stay longer. And I could not resist. I do miss you, I swear to it I do, but I must stay behind for a little while longer. You must be upset as you read this letter and all I can do is ask your forgiveness, there’s nothing I can say to make it better.



The heat has ebbed, having mercy on us with cool breezes and cloudy, rainless skies. This weather has made many of our men and women feel ten times better than they were in the blistering heat and horrible humidity. The various species of birds and wildlife around us also bring a sense of serenity to out tireless work. It feels that discoveries are never ending!



Why, just the other day we discovered tablets with writings we’ve yet to translate all over them, seemingly in a mismatched mess of pictographs and scribbles. It is an amazing find! We’ve called in a translator who specializes in such dead or rare languages to assist us in finding what it means so that we can convey it to the museum in which they will be displayed.



How is the spring time weather there Ryou? Oh, do tell me. Have the sakura trees blossomed yet? And of the Ume blossoms? Ume blossoms always looked lovely in your mother’s hair. Do send me pictures of the flowers and trees and of you, I miss seeing your smiling face.



Forgive such a short letter, but I am crunched for time. I wanted to write you though, let you know that I was thinking of you. Please, my sweet Ryou, take care of yourself. Write to me soon.



Lovingly Yours,

Daddy



Spring time had indeed started showing her mercy upon the coldness of Madame Winter as she departed to wait for another year. Like a graceful dancer she glided in easily to kiss the trees and flowers and melt away the ice from the ground. As the coldness subsided and the sweet spring hair rose, and with it my mood did as well and all felt right, even if it were just for a moment.



Such serene moments were always fleeting in one way or another, usually by Bakura’s hand. However, by a wonderful twist of fate, I did not have to deal with Bakura; I had time to myself, even to go out with my new friends.



“Ryou!”



I lifted my head and smiled. There Yuugi stood, waving his hand in the air like a child, Jounouchi, Honda, and Anzu standing near him smiling at me.



“Are you comin’ Ryou?” Jounouchi asked with his hands on his hips.



“Of course I am.” I stood up, stuffing the letter into my messenger bag, and ran down the steps of the porch to them. “It’s wonderful to see you all again.”



“We thought about going out for lunch at the arcade just up here. Up for it?” Yuugi asked.



“Sounds like fun.” I responded with a smile, walking with the group as we made our way to the arcade. I hadn’t really been to the arcade in quite some time; however, all I wanted to do was have some fun with my friends. When we came to the arcade I stood outside it while the others went inside for a moment, taking it all in. I watched a bunch of teens walk in and out of the place carrying out food to eat at some tables that were outside. Shaking my head and giving a slight smile I ran in after my friends catching up with them at the table they were starting to sit at.



“Man I’m starvin’!” Jounouchi exclaimed as he looked over a menu. Yuugi laughed. “You’re always hungry!”



“That’s no doubt; he could eat a horse at every meal.” Honda said rather calmly while making his decision on what to eat. Yuugi chuckled at that as well. A few moments later a young waitress came to the table.



“Welcome! My name is Junko; I’ll be serving you this afternoon. Can I start you all off with some drinks?”



“Water please.” Anzu spoke first. After her was Yuugi, “I’d like some coke please.” Junko nodded as she jotted down their drinks. “Coke for me too” Jounouchi said raising his hand and making her laugh with his cheesy smile. Once Honda ordered his drink I was next, requesting water. She nodded and smiled. “I’ll bring you your drinks right away and then I’ll take your orders.”



“Thanks.” Yuugi said before she left them. Anzu set down the menu she was looking at and turned slightly to me. “Ryou, what do you like to do for fun?” I blinked, unsure of what to say at first. “Well, I like to read and write.”



“What kinds of books do you like?” Yuugi then asked. I smiled a bit and shook my head. “You’ll think I’m strange…”



“What are you talking about? We already think you’re strange!” Jounouchi interjected teasingly. Anzu jabbed him with her elbow. “Jou!” I laughed softly and nodded slightly. “Okay… well, I like fantasy specifically vampire novels but not limited to those types of course. Science fiction is always fun to read if you can find a good one and I really like reading a good manga every now and then.” I felt like a nerd talking about what I like to read but the other’s really seemed like they were interested in knowing more about me.



“You said something about writing too. Tell me more about that.” Anzu said. “Oh, well, I like writing fantasy mostly, it is fun for me. I like the idea of something not of this world.” As I said that my thoughts were instantly on Bakura. I liked the idea of something other than Bakura that was not of this world.



Yuugi opened his mouth to ask a question but before he could speak Junko, our waitress, returned setting our drinks in front of us. “Are you all ready to order?”



“I am!” Jounouchi yelled. “I want a double cheese burger and large fries.” She smiled and nodded, writing his order down. Yuugi ordered some chicken strips, Anzu, who said she wasn’t very hungry, ordered a salad, Honda ordered a few slices of pizza and I requested chicken strips. Junko smiled at us. “Alright, I’ll put in your orders and bring them out when they are ready.” She went off after we said thanks to her while we all resumed our conversation.



“What are your favorite classes at school?” Yuugi asked me after he took a drink of his soda. “Well,” I began, thinking for a moment. “Definitely history, I like literature and English class as well, I find it fun to learn the language. I enjoy English literature as well. Hm, let’s see, I enjoy art class too.”



“So what do you want to do then?”



I struggled. “I’m not sure yet. I was thinking about being a professor of history one day. I’m still thinking about it though.”



Yuugi nodded. “That’s okay though. Don’t get into a job that you don’t like. I still am not sure what I want to do.”



Jounouchi looked at him. “You mean you don’t want to play duel monsters forever?” He asked in mock shock. Yuugi made a face. “I really love duel monsters and I have so much fun doing it but it is more like hobby than an occupation.”



I chuckled softly into my drink. Anzu had asked me another question but I changed the subject from me to everyone else. I didn’t know much about them either so I wanted to hear what they had to say about their favorite subjects in school, favorite foods, what they like to do, all of that. Jounouchi cracked some jokes, one made Honda laugh so hard that his soda came out of his nose. In reaction, Anzu made a yelp and jumped back against the booth we sat in. The rest of us couldn’t keep from laughing and in fact we started laughing so hard that we cried.



“Ohh my god… I don’t think I’ve laughed so hard in a long time…” I said trying to calm myself down.



“H-How come?...” Yuugi asked, gripping his chest and smiling as he tried to relax. I panted softly and smiled trying not to laugh again as I thought about Jounouchi’s joke. “W-Well, my father is gone a lot on archeological digs and my mother passed away some time ago so I don’t get to have funny moments like these.”



Anzu got this look of complete empathy and wrapped her arms around my shoulders, hugging me close. “Aww, Ryou I’m sorry…”



Patting her arm gently, I smiled. “Don’t worry about it. I have wonderful friends now who can make me laugh so it’s okay.”



Yuugi smiled. “Yes you do! We won’t abandon you.”



Once we received our meals and started eating, we continued to talk and have a good time with each other. Jounouchi challenged Honda to a round of DDR while Anzu challenged Yuugi to a racing game. I decided that I would walk around and check out what was around, which I did once I finished eating. I stopped at a few games that I saw which seemed to be interesting and started playing, I was horrible at the first one and only got two tickets, but I was pretty good at the other. It was like a war game of some sort. I had to shoot these people or something. I don’t know but apparently I have fairly good aim in the virtual world. Ten tickets for that.



I was beginning to have fun playing all these games that I hadn’t played since I was younger. I even played a few chance games in an attempt to win over a thousand tickets. I wasn’t really interested in what I could get with these tickets but how much fun I could have winning them. There was one game that I tried to play, some sort of virtual golf type thing that didn’t seem to popular and I was beginning to figure out why. It was hard. I always thought I’d be good at golf but apparently not.



As I played a few older males came over to me. “Hey there, you look like you’re having some trouble with this game.”



I looked up at them as they smiled a bit sheepishly at me. I smiled a bit and shrugged. “I guess I’m not very good at golf.” The light haired male laughed softly, “Neither am I, but my friend is.” The other smiled and nodded slightly. “Yeah I guess so. If you want I can help you out.” I shrugged but nodded. “I’d like that.”



“So what is your name?” the light haired male asked me. “I’m Yukio.” His friend smiled and pressed his hand to his chest. “And I’m Saito.” I returned the smile and bowed my head slightly. “My name is Ryou; it’s nice to meet you both.”



“Well, Ryou, are you ready to learn?” Saito asked as he stood beside me. I nodded. “Yes.”



“Alright, stand like this and try to keep your back straight. You want to make sure that you are standing firmly on the ground so you don’t want your feet too far apart. In a way it is almost like baseball.” I nodded and did as I was told, but when I swung the ball went way off course. I cursed softly to myself and Yukio chuckled. “Don’t worry Saito will help.”



“That’s right.” He went to stand behind me and placed his hands on mine to put them in the right positions. I realize now how naïve I was. Saito, after continuously showing me how to swing and hold the club finally pressed his body against the back of mine. I felt the uncomfortable heat transferring from his body to mine and hardness pressing against me. I gasped and a faint blush formed on my face. Yukio chuckled softly and folded his arms over his chest as he approached me.



“You’re getting better Ryou…” Saito whispered in my ear. “Stop…please let go…” I replied as he forced me to release the club. With all the noise in the arcade no one really noticed what was going on with me. Yukio took my hands and lead me to a back corner of the arcade. I struggled against them every step of the way, digging my heels into the floor and shaking my head. “Stop it! Let me go!!” I wanted to make this as difficult as I could; I was stubborn and stronger than I looked.



Saito suddenly shoved me into the corner and I caught myself before I smashed into the wall. I spun around and immediately tried to run away. Unfortunately, Yukio shoved me back in place. Trapped I was by these two males, both larger and stronger than I. Saito leaned close to me and nipped at my earlobe. “You’re like a perfect little doll, what are you doing without someone to protect you?”



“I don’t need an escort now leave me alone.” I returned. Yukio grabbed my chin and forced me to look at him. “Ooh what a feisty little thing you are.” I cannot even begin to say how much that irritated me. I bit at his hand and as he pulled his hand away Saito’s groped me. The angry look on my face turned into one of surprise and discomfort. “Well, well what do we have here?...”



“Hnngh…let me go…” Saito began rubbing me through my pants. “Aahh! Stop it!” I cried, struggling against both Saito and Yukio who held me against the wall.



No one heard me, no one cared, as they touched me and pulled at my clothing. No one cared no matter how much I yelled it fell on deaf ears in such a place as this. I tried to call for my friends but they didn’t hear me, I called for help, no one came. I hung my head and closed my eyes tight as my pants fell around my ankles. Saito’s hand stroking me slowly while Yukio nibbled at my neck, I shook my head and struggled, the last person I thought of was Bakura. He wouldn’t save me though. I was sure of it.



‘Bakura…’



“I don’t think you have permission to play with something that is mine.”



That voice… I looked up and when the other’s turned to see who was speaking. “Who the hell are you?” Saito and Yukio both chimed at the same time. Bakura smiled a kind of creepy smile. “Well, now, you don’t really need to know that and do you want to know why?” He asked as he began to approach. Yukio and Saito raised their eyebrows curiously. “Because you’re going to die…” He purred with a grin.



Yukio and Saito instantly let me go. I pulled up my pants and slid down the wall, pulling my legs close to my chest. “Look you crazy bastard, go and bug someone else.” Yukio spat. Bakura only inched closer to them. “Tsk, tsk, it’s so sad that you don’t believe me. No matter…” He shoved Yukio into the wall, pressing his hand against his chest. “I told you that you are going to die, you touched someone that is mine and that is not something that I take too kindly to.”



I watched as Yukio gasped for air uncertain of what Bakura was doing to his chest. In essence he was slowly taking the life from his heart. Saito’s eyes were wide as he watched. He couldn’t believe it. “Let him go!” Saito yelled.



Bakura looked back at him and grabbed Yukio, pushing him right into Saito. “Get your asses out of here. I don’t want to see you around my Ryou ever again.” He growled. Yukio and Saito couldn’t run away fast enough, they tripped over themselves as they left the arcade.



Bakura scoffed and turned to me. Never was I gladder to see him than now. He knelt down in front of me and to my surprise gently caressed my hair back out of my face. As I stared at him, searching his face for some sort of deception, I saw none and began sobbing. Throwing my arms around him I cried into his shoulder, holding tightly to his shirt. His arms wrapped around me and picked me up with ease. “I’m taking you home.” He said carrying me from the arcade.



I really didn’t care that I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to my friends what was on my mind more was the fact that Bakura was caring for me. Even if it was going to be for just a little while he wanted to bask in it. I was silent all the way home, even as he carried me inside and upstairs to my bedroom. There he laid me on the bed and sat on the edge.



“…Bakura?...”



He looked at me. “Y…You saved me…” I said softly. Bakura ran his fingers through his hair. “Of course I did.” He said almost in a way that said I can’t believe you just said that to me. “You are mine; I refuse to let anyone touch you without my permission.”



“…Bakura?...”



He looked at me again. For the first time I really felt like I was safe in his presence, that no matter what he did to me he would protect me from everyone else. I reached out to him and he pulled me up into an embrace, something that I never felt from him before. “Please don’t go…”



“I’ll never leave you.”







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A/N: I’m really sorry that this wasn’t up sooner. I don’t really have any readers I know but I still wanted to ask forgiveness for those who do actually read and look for updates. I'm sorry, I do not like talking about my other problems so I don't want to say any further. But please orgive me for the kind of…choppiness, I guess, and the shortness of the chapter, as well as being so late in updating. I’ve had writer’s block on this chapter and probably further chapters as my term paper for school is taking over my mind. So please forgive me and I will put the next chapter up soon..ish. Promise.