Youth
Youth-Chapter 9
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Well here is chapter 9 sorry it took so long college and
such I’ll try to update more often any way I hope you like chapter 9 to “Youth”
ENJOY!!!
Yugi watched Ryou as he gently fingered the pictures and
looked at them intently. He cam upon one where it was just him and Ryou
standing in line for a Ferris wheel ride at a fair. Both had large smiles on
their faces, Yami was the one who had taken them that day.
"You remember that day Ryou? We ended up falling asleep
on the ride home and Yami tucked us in bed afterward at my house...it was the
first time you spent the night with me." Yugi said smiling broadly
Ryou looked up from the picture slowly, smiling just
slightly, before putting it back in the box.
He looked at it for a while though, while it lay in the box.
him feel happy inside. It was quite a
while before he picked up another picture and looked over it intently.
Yami smiled a the two while they looked over the pictures,
Ryou showing more and more emotion with every picture that he looked at as he
held each one as if they were porcelain dolls. Yami remembered that day at the
fair it was the first time he realized that he was attracted to Ryou and his
own Hikari for that matter, he was hoping that everything would go smoothly in
each step to his recovery. He looked over at Bakura who was also watching him
intently...he seemed to do that a lot and to be honest he wasn’t too sure he
could trust Ryou alone with his Yami who was just abusive to Ryou a few weeks
ago, he wanted to be positive that the Yami didn't hold a threat to Ryou.
Bakura smiled softly at Ryou, before looking at Yami.
cream. Do you want to come
along?" He said turning to
leave. "I'm sure Yugi has a flavor
preference, and since I don’t know it maybe you should come along."
Ryou looked up from the picture slowly, to peer at the door,
before looking back at the picture in his hands. It was a picture of a pillow fight him, Yugi, and Yami had
once. Although Yami hadn't really
participated as much as Yugi and Ryou had, it was still a funny picture,
because all three of them had feathers sticking out of their hair and pajamas.
Yami decided it might be good to get out in the fresh air
for a moment.
"Will you two be okay?" Yami asked not wanting to
leave the tow boys with any insecurity but Yugi just nodded his head happily as
he and Bakura walked out the door.
This also gave Yami the opportunity to give Bakura the
speech about not hurting Ryou. "Bakura?" Yami said his voice
deepening and becoming hard like that of a king talking to a subject.
Bakura turned after a moment. "What?" He said
annoyed. If there was one thing Bakura
couldn't stand, it was when Yami got all high and mighty.
"Ryou would have never been in Seto's path if he hadn’t
of run away from you...I need your word that he won't have a reason to run away
from you again." Yami said sternly. "I promised never to hurt Ryou
now it's your turn." He said simply
Yunikon16: Bakura scowled.
"I don’t think anything I could do to him from this point forward
would even phase him. Nevertheless,
even I know when someone has had enough.
I wont be hurting Ryou anymore."
He said after a moment, not bothering to look at Yami.
his life...and I'm not about to cause him more. I know what he's gone through...and I wont be hurting him
further."
"I know if it came down to it he would choose you over
me and you know that too...you two are connected like me and him will never be,
I want to be sure you wont hurt him mentally either." Yami paused for a
moment "He's in a fragile state of mind right now and we don't know how
long he will be this way either I need you to choose him over all others
especially now, stay with him at all times...stay with him tonight and see if
you can get him to talk again." Yami sighed "he is still afraid of
you, that may be why he feels compelled to answer you, if you have to, use that
fear to bring him back to us. It's not the most gentle of tactics I agree but
you of all should believe in firm love right?" Yami said walking inside
the small convince store.
Bakura nodded.
"Of course. Marik used a
similar tactic on me...but then again...I didn't take HIM seriously."
pulling out Ryou's favorite flavor of ice cream. "Chocolate chip cookie dough. He's going to get fat off this stuff...I'll never understand.
preference of snack..." Bakura
said smirking and heading to the liquor section.
Yami rolled his eyes grabbing a tub of mint chocolate chip
and followed Bakura to the liquor getting a bottle of Jack for himself as he headed
to the checkout.
"I'll meet you outside." Yami said walking off
casually. He usually wasn't one to drink but felt like he deserved one after
everything they had all been trough together not to mention it had been a while
since he had, had any hard liquor within his reach both Yugi and his grandpa
being strict non-alcoholic beverage personalities.
Bakura paid for the items, quickly leaving so he could open
his own liquor and drinking it, relishing the slight burn in his throat on the
way down. "I thought you were dry,
especially since Yugi has such a strict
moral on not drinking."
Bakura mumbled, handing Yami his bottle of Jack, as they began their
walk back. "Or is it for
nerves?" Bakura added, taking
another swig out of his own bottle of hard liquor. "Either way, I'm surprised."
"That’s only because he can't hold liquor for the life
of him and his grandpa is against it...I drink just not around him and I feel I
deserve something to calm me down a bit...he won't let me smoke but he agreed
to let me drink as long as I did it when he wasn’t around. I don’t really know
why though it's not like I’m going to die from either anytime soon." Yami
said smiling slightly at Bakura relishing in the slight cinnamon but tart taste
to his drink, he usually got the tea or the lemonade but decided to have the
real thing this time.
Bakura laughed slightly.
"Now, I would be beyond tempted to spike Yugi's drinks or ice-cream
if I were you...just for kicks."
Bakura said shifting the bag in his hands. "But then again, the life of the party seems to go out when
you have the Hikari who knows he's the boss." Bakura added taking another drink. "It's only sad that they don’t sell what was popular back in
Egypt around here...Now that's good stuff...damn I miss it."
Yami smiled as he agreed "Unfortunately most don't know
what they are missing out on...but I also think its what the locals call
moonshine nowadays and it's illegal not to mention. At least we don't live in a
dry city." Yami paused "And trust me he could taste the liquor before
it hit his lips and throw whatever you spiked in your face...he was beyond
mortified last time he was drunk and refused to go near the stuff again but
Joey thought it would be fun for kicks like you, Yugi can be your best friend
or worst enemy Joey nearly had that beer shoved up his ass before the night was
over." Yami said shaking his head as he remembered Yugi chasing Joey
around the house nearly succeeding in breaking the bottle over his head before
Yami stopped him from killing his best friend.
Bakura burst into laughter.
"That little Hikari? I'd
have paid to see that. Ryou's so much
easier to...M...Marik did it."
Bakura added after a moment to assure Yami it wasn't his idea.
coordinated when he's drunk. Marik got
yelled at, and Ra as my witness I've never heard so many Briticisms in one
sitting before in my life...I'm not even sure what he said to Marik exactly...and
I doubt Marik knew either.." Bakura
snickered at the memory of the dumbfounded looks on...well everyone's face as
Ryou spouted off what might possibly have been insults...had anyone
understood. "Anyhow, it was
defiantly worth it. He drinks
occasionally...like on holidays..."
Bakura said walking up to the porch and opening the door.
"I was almost surprised that Ryou wasn't involved in
the relationship between all three of you...Marik said he liked him." Yami
said setting down the ice cream and making a bowl for Yugi as he made himself one
more dirk but with ice this time. He almost wanted to just plain pass out like
he had done so long ago but couldn’t with Ryou and Yugi around.
Bakura shook his head, making Ryou a bowl of ice cream as
well. "Do you honestly think
someone as SHY as Ryou could possibly be in a foursome?
Marik..." Bakura chuckled before
also getting a cup of ice for his drink.
"Then again, Marik's a fucking pervert."
tone. "And I sincerely doubt
either Yugi or yourself meddle in perversions." Bakura said chuckling.
"Because if you do, that will be the day."
cream. "It's almost pleasant to
talk to you when you're not busy being almighty...but don’t expect this kind of
treatment often." Bakura said,
walking up the stairs to give his Hikari his well-earned ice cream.
"Nice to talk to you when your not being an ass, and
same to you we don’t want to scare our Hikari’s to death now do we?" He
said following Bakura as his Hikari gratefully took the ice cream and glared at
him.
"What?" Yami said defensively noticing the glares
Yugi gave him as he sat down next to Ryou again.
Bakura couldn't help but snicker slightly, before motioning
like he had a whip followed by a personalized cracking noise.
Ryou looked at his ice cream for a moment, before picking
the spoon up almost joyfully and eating.
Although he was eating slowly, he looked very pleased, even smiling a
little between bites.
Bakura smiled and shook his head. "He is going to get fat off of that stuff..."
Yami glared at him for the gesture but ignored him as he
leaned up against the bedroom wall. Ryou was getting better he was almost to
the point of actual realization of his surroundings he still seemed a bit
confused but that would pass...he probably just needed to be around more things
that reminded him of home, like a friends house or something.
"Yugi tonight I think Bakura and Ryou need some
personal time and we need to talk about a getting a new place for ourselves so
once your finished I’d like you to come downstairs all right?" Yami asked
"I...I don't want to leave him though..." Yugi
said slightly scared he would have to see that blank expression in Ryou's eyes
again he never wanted to see such a thing on Ryou's face ever again.
"I know Aibou but Bakura can connect with him like no
one else can he might be able to help him more than you can, besides you didn't
sleep much last night and need your rest, Ryou will be fine with
Bakura...right?" Yami said looking at Bakura.
Bakura nodded.
"Of course. Maybe if we're
all really lucky I can get him talking.
if not, at least talking to me."
Bakura said sitting down near Ryou, who looked a bit uneasy about Yugi's
leaving. He looked at Yugi pathetically
as the two spike-haired teens left.
//Lets have a little talk Ryou.// Bakura said softly, yet sternly.
Ryou blinked and looked Bakura in the eyes, as if studying
him.
Ryou lowered his head as he looked around the room as if
searching for something to focus on other than his Yami. He was unnerved that
Yugi had left him he felt safe with Yugi he knew that Yugi would keep him safe
from anything the least bit threatening, but he was now left alone with someone
who had hurt him before and Ryou wasn’t sure if he would do it again while he
was left alone and vulnerable.
Bakura grumbled.
"Ryou! Pay attention to me
when I speak to you." He bellowed,
although he didn't sound threatening, just demanding. "I'm not going to hurt you, but you ARE going to pay
attention to me. Now, when I speak to
you, you're going to answer me, understand?"
Ryou winced when his Yami had yelled at him but did as he
was told he was used to doing what Bakura wanted the two had their problems but
he knew when not to press his luck with Bakura and he seemed irritated by
something already.
Bakura smiled a bit.
"I want you to start talking again. Lets start now...understand?" He said sternly.
"You're not in any harm anymore and it's high time you crawled out
of your shell and pieced yourself back together. Now, talk to me."
Bakura added, taking Ryou's chin in his hand for a moment.
again."
"I..." Ryou stopped he wanted to talk he was aware
of everything around him but talking only seemed to make things worse for him.
//It get's me in trouble.// He said softly
problems// he added after a short moment not really wanting to voice anything
and hoping Bakura would accept the mind link for at least now.
Bakura rolled his eyes.
"How could it possibly get you into trouble.
myself very happy. Now try again, you need
to start talking...it's the only way to make things better."
everything will get better. Now
talk."
"But it does..." He said softly almost inaudible
"Every time I said something to Seto it always ended up coming out wrong
and I did the same to you sometimes I mean to say one thing but something
completely uncalled for is said and it makes things worse." He said
softly. //if I hadn't been so mean to Seto when I saw him at the park I doubt
he would have gotten to me...I don't remember how I got here either...where is
Seto?" Ryou asked more things flooding back into his mind.
Bakura shook his head.
"o's o's never going to hurt you again. Do you understand? He's
gone and he's not coming back. He wont
be hurting anyone. Yami, Marik and I
made sure you are safe. I also promised
not to hurt you anymore...Yami and I both promised to make sure you were never
hurt again." Bakura said
smiling. "Now, I want you to keep
talking. Nothing you say will get you
in trouble, or make things worse...because you are safe now."
Ryou was surprised by the sincerity in his Yami's voice,
something he had never had the pleasure of experiencing himself, his Yami
usually only spoke so kindly around Marik or Malik never to him, he gave a
slight smile as he nodded his head. "I...I thought I was hurt...I don’t
remember being taken to a hospital or coming home at one point I was with Seto
then I was here looking at pictures with Yugi...I don’t remember anything
before that." He said softly
Bakura smiled.
"Well, you socked me in the face for starters.
panicking. We saved you from Seto, and
Marik healed you...but you kept babbling about being raped again...you were so
far gone...you just kept sobbing and staring at things blankly..."
you...so we just assumed you should pal around with him until you cooled
down. But when he brushed your hair you
started sobbing again..."
Ryou reached up running a hand through his now short hair
"I can't believe it's gone...I’ve had it for so long and now it's gone, he
sent Yami my hair I know that much, just to hurt him he did that...he also hurt
you too, I did go back to him to get you back and to protect Yami and Yugi from
him but I never though he would hurt me that much," Ryou sighed heavily
"I feel so different though, like I’ve lost a part of myself
somehow...like I’m empty eh made me feel so worthless and even though you say
he can't hurt me again, I feel as if it all came to late." Ryou said his
eye's stinging slightly.
Bakura nodded.
replace...but that’s when Yami told me something, that really got me
thinking. He said that you would always
be pure in soul, and nothing Seto could have ever done would be able to take
that away...its your gift to give, and nothing can steal it."
that. The point is, you'll be ok, and
judging by how Yugi's been mothering over you...both him and Yami will be here
for you until the day you die, or send them away."
Seto has done, is not dwell on it...try to forget...but if you REALLY must
think of him...you can always give him a lovely eulogy."
Ryou smiled, actually smiled big and brightly. "They
seems to do that a lot I’ve noticed, always trying to make things appear better
than they are, they see the glass half full...that’s why I don't get they are
still around me, I made them lose their home because they risked everything to
get me away and then I was taken back again by him by my own free will. And yet
they stayed near me...and took care of me." Ryou smiled softly as he
looked at Bakura. "Did I really hit you?" He asked suddenly turning
on a dime like the one, he tended to do from time to time.
Bakura grumbled.
"Hell yes, and if you ever do it again, I will hit you right
back...that was fucking annoying as all bloody hell!"
amused. "You scared the shit out
of Marik and Yami when you did it. You
get points for that, but next time...hit someone else."
stick out at weird angles. "As for
Yugi and Yami...they LOVE you..."
Bakura said particularly annoyed with the L-word.
and be loved."
Ryou looked toward the direction of the door biting his lip
as a substitute for fidgeting with his hair. "I...I was hoping I could
stay with you tonight, make everyone breakfast in the morning like I used to.
Go back to the way things used to be before Seto and everything else..."
Ryou wanted to hug his Yami but wouldn’t dare touch him without permission
"I just want to be with you tonight." Ryou said softly
"Fine, but this is the only time.
you're mistaken." Bakura said
gruffly, although he didn't look one bit as menacing as he used to.
should wish them a goodnight."
Bakura said, waiting to see if Ryou wanted anything before he left to
get the two other teens into a room to sleep.
"No thank-you." Ryou replied sweetly as he laid
his head down on his Yami's bed curling into a little ball smiling to himself
as he watched Bakura leave. Ryou laughed slightly to himself his Yami was
actually being nice to him! And told him that Yami and Yugi loved him, he had
his doubts about them when he was at Seto's all the things he had said filled
him with confusion...but they loved him actually cared about him which was the
best feeling in the world he had ever had, ad the best part was that Bakura
didn't seem angry about it either, he could actually be with them without
Bakura hurting either of them, he sighed happily as he closed his eye's hoping
to fall into a good night's sleep.
Bakura walked down the stairs and thumped Yami and Yugi
slightly on the heads, since they had been speaking and hadn't noticed him come
in. "Time to shut up and
sleep. You two get the last room on the
left upstairs." He grumbled.
tomorrow, but he doesn't want to see anyone but me for tonight
apparently...so...sorry. Go to
bed." He grumbled, before heading
into the kitchen for the obligatory cup of water just incase Ryou woke up,
which seemed very likely since he was prone to nightmares, before heading back
up the stairs.
"He's talking again?" Yami asked grabbing him by
the arm
"Actually speaking not just through your link?"
Yugi added
Bakura nodded.
"He's fine. He seemed a bit
overjoyed at the fact that he punched me in the face though..."
"I'd consider it payback..." Yugi grumbled
slightly as eh folded his arms, even though he probably should be he was never
afraid of Bakura or to speak his mind in front of the temperamental Yami. Yami
thumped Yugi on the back of the head.
"Get along..." He said sternly. "Does he
remember anything?" Yami asked curiously
"He remembers being at Setos...then looking at pictures
with Yugi...but what happened between those times he doesn't remember in the
slightest. I told him though, so he
knows what happened." Bakura said
glaring at Yugi. "Snot."
"Good I guess...if he needs us in any way though don’t
hesitate to wake either of us up all right?" Yami said before dragging
Yugi into the guest room with him. He was a little surprised that he could get
along with Bakura better than Yugi could.
Bakura put the glass of water down on the nightstand and
shook his head lightly. Ryou was
shivering lightly; he had kicked off his blankets. "Ryou...you're so aggravating sometimes..."
up over his Hikari, before lying next to him.
"Goodnight." He
mumbled yawning and closing his eyes.
Ryou was home, and that is what mattered most, even if Ryou was
aggravating.
Huza little bit ‘o’ fluff! Nevertheless, Ryou ends up with
Yami and Yugi if you haven’t already guessed so until next time!
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