Un-Break My Heart

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Un-Break My Heart

Don't leave me in all this pain
Don't leave me out in the rain
Come back and bring back my smile
Come and take these tears away
I need your arms to hold me now
The nights are so unkind
Bring back those nights when I held you beside me

Un-break my heart
Say you'll love me again
Undo this hurt you caused
When you walked out the door
And walked outta my life
Un-cry these tears
I cried so many nights
Un-break my heart
My heart

Take back that sad word good-bye
Bring back the joy to my life
Don't leave me here with these tears
Come and kiss this pain away
I can't forget the day you left
Time is so unkind
And life is so cruel without you here beside me

Don't leave me in all this pain
Don't leave me out in the rain
Bring back the nights when I held you beside me

Un-break my heart
Come back and say you love me
Un-break my heart
Sweet darlin'
Without you I just can't go on
Can't go on

*~*~*~*

A man rode into the busy town of Domino, on his sleek black Harley. His long, waist-length white hair blew in the wind behind him, his jacket left open over a black tanktop, which also blew in the wind. He also had on light blue jeans and black combat boots.

It was the first time he'd been back in the town of Domino in five months. He left without a word to anyone. He'd heard his lover was cheating on him, and that was it, he up and left without a word, and also without any proof that his lover had been cheating; no proof, except for rumors.

The man came to a stop outside the all-too-familiar Game Shop, parking his bike and stepping off, heading to the door. The bells on the door jingled as he opened it, alerting the owners of the shop that someone had come in.

Yuugi looked up from his spot sitting behind the counter, blinking once, then twice. "B-Bakura?" he asked, blinking, "Oh my gods..."

Bakura gave a small smile, "Hey, long time no see," he said, hands stuffed into his pockets, "What's been going on?"

"Don't you 'what's up' me!" Yuugi said, eyes narrowed. He was rather pissed at Bakura, as was just about everyone else who knew him and what he'd done to poor Ryou. Bakura blinked, "Come again?"

"You've NO idea what you've done to poor Ryou!" Yuugi hissed, not liking it in the least bit when someone dared hurt his friends so badly.

"W-What happened to Ryou?" Bakura asked, feeling his heart sink. Why would Ryou be hurt or upset, when HE was the one who cheated on Bakura? With Seto Kaiba no less!

"It's all your fault... you left him... when he didn't do anything wrong... he loves you... and you just up and left without a goodbye or an explanation!" Yuugi said, tears forming in his eyes at the thought of everything Ryou had been through, before getting up and running off, right past Yami, who blinked, "Aibou?"

"Pharaoh?" Bakura asked, now getting desperate to know what had happened to his hikari, "Goddamnit, what's wrong with Ryou?!"

"YOU," Yami hissed, glaring at Bakura, "How can you show your face around here again after what you did?!"

"What did I do?!" Bakura demanded, getting rather pissed off himself, "Fucking tell me already!"

Yami was silent, glaring at Bakura with fire raging in his eyes, having every intention to send him to the Shadow Realm, with no hope of escaping, "Just get out. Now."

Bakura growled, stepping up close to Yami and grabbing the collar of his shirt and yanking him close, "If you don't tell me what happened with Ryou..."

"If you want to know so badly, go to the hospital," Yami hissed, forcing Bakura off of him.

Bakura blinked, taking a step back, "T-The hospital?" he repeated, feeling the dread sink in, "W-What..."

"Just go," Yami repeated, glaring daggers at him.

*~*~*~*

"Has he moved at all?" Marik asked, walking into Ryou's hospital room. Malik sighed, shaking his head sadly, from his spot seated beside Ryou's bed, "Not at all," he whispered, tears in his eyes again, not liking seeing his Best Friend in so much pain.

Ryou laid in the hospital bed, unconscious. His body was bruised and scratched in some places. The Millennium Ring sat on the table beside his bed, unmoving.

Malik sighed, remembering when he'd found Ryou, lying on the ground by the school, crying and calling Bakura...

~Flashback~

Malik was walking along quietly, heading to the school where he promised Ryou he'd pick him up, then they'd go to the mall to hang out a bit, and hopefully Malik could get Ryou to forget about Bakura long enough to have a good time.

"Great," Malik muttered as it started raining, pulling his jacket tighter around his slim frame.

"B-Bakura... please... help me..."

Malik blinked, looking up as he heard Ryou's soft voice calling for Bakura, before he heard a small sob. "Ryou?" Malik asked, picking up the pace until he was jogging, eyes widening and breaking out into a run as he spotted Ryou, lying on the ground, shaking and crying for Bakura. He was bleeding from some wounds and had numerous bruises forming on his pale skin.

"Ryou!" Malik gasped, dropping down to his knees beside his friend, yanking his own jacket off and using it to cover him, "Ra, what happened?!"

"B-Bakura..." Ryou whimpered, crying, "Please... Bakura..."

Malik cradled Ryou's head in his lap, digging out his cellphone and calling an ambulance. "Ryou..." he whimpered, stroking his hair softly, "Hang on, I'm getting help.."

~End Flashback~

"Here, I'll stay with him for now, you go for a walk and get some air," Marik said softly, taking Malik's hand and pulling him up. Malik sighed and nodded, running a hand through his platinum blonde locks, "All right... call me right away if anything happens."

Marik nodded, taking a seat in the chair Malik previously occupied, "I promise. Now go get some fresh air, hikari."

*~*~*~*

"MALIK!" Bakura called, slamming the brakes on his bike and jumping off, running up to his old friend, "Thank Ra! Where's Ryou?!"

Malik blinked, looking at him, "B-Bakura?" he gasped, "My gods, where have you BEEN?!"

"Tokyo," Bakura said softly, looking away, then back to him, "Please... Yami and Yuugi already freaked out at me.. just... please tell me, what's wrong with my hikari?"

Malik sighed, looking down a moment, "Well... he's... in a coma. He's been in it for two weeks now," Malik said softly, looking up at Bakura, "I-I found him outside the school; he looked pretty bad... he was crying and calling for you. Once he got to the hospital, they bandaged him up, but he's been in a coma ever since."

Bakura felt his heart sink to the floor. Ryou was in a coma... and it was his fault... he was his Yami, he should've been there to protect him; that's what a Yami is supposed to do for their hikari.

"Before that... right after you left," Malik continued, feeling Bakura should know, "Ryou cried every day, he wouldn't leave his house, blamed himself for you leaving. He thought he'd done something wrong, that he wasn't good enough for you, and that's why you left. Marik and I tried to get him to come out everyday, but he refused. He said he wouldn't leave or do anything again until you came back to him."

By now, Bakura had tears forming in his eyes; he'd caused his hikari, his love, so much pain? "T-Take me to him," Bakura said softly, "Please, Malik."

Malik nodded softly, knowing that if anyone could bring Ryou back to consciousness, it was him. He led Bakura into the hospital and up to Ryou's room. Marik looked up, surprised to see Bakura, but he stayed silent, standing and going over to him, hugging him, "Good to have you back," he said softly, before handing Bakura a neatly folded sheet of paper, "Ryou told us to give you that when you came back."

Bakura nodded softly, watching as they left the room, before sitting beside Ryou, tears running down his cheeks as he looked over Ryou, looking so pale and helpless laying in that stark white hospital bed. He took Ryou's limp hand in his own softly, whimpering, "Ryou..."

He bit his bottom lip, looking down to the note, opening it and reading over Ryou's neatly written Kanji:

Dear Bakura,

My Gods, I can't even think of what to say, other than, I love you. I miss you so much... I've cried all day, every day... I don't know how much longer I'll be able to go on without you. I can't live without you. I just wish I knew why you'd left... I feel like it's my fault, and it probably is. Yuugi told me earlier that rumors had been going around that Seto and I were dating, that I was cheating on you... I'd never do that to you Bakura, I love you, and only you. I hope you know that... that you trust in me enough to know I wouldn't cheat on you, not now, not ever. I love you, you're my life. I just hope you'll come back to me soon, I can't hang on without you there with me. I love you, Bakura-kun.

Love Always,
Ryou

Bakura was in tears after reading the note. "I-I should've just asked..." he whimpered, "None of this would've happened if I had asked you... if I had trusted you..."

Bakura's head snapped up as he felt Ryou's hand gently squeeze his own. It was very faint, but it was there. // R-Ryou? // Bakura asked softly through their mind link, hoping Ryou would be able to hear him, // Please baby... I'm so sorry for leaving you... I love you.. //

// B-Bakura... // Ryou whimpered, his voice faint and weak, // Miss you... //

// I'm here baby, // Bakura said softly, // I'm right here, I love you hikari... please come back to me... //

// C-Can't... weak... // Ryou whimpered, and Bakura could feel how weak Ryou did. He bit his bottom lip, before catching site of the Millennium Ring sitting on the night table. He picked it up, slipping it around Ryou's neck, where it belonged, and it almost immediately glowed a soft golden color.

// Ryou... just focus on the Ring, // Bakura instructed softly, // Focus on it. Let it help you back to me.. //

After a few moments, Bakura felt a small shift, "Bakura..." Ryou whimpered, opening his eyes slightly, "Nnn..."

"Shhh... I'm here baby," Bakura whispered, tears streaming down his cheeks again, stroking Ryou's snowy hair softly, "I'm here baby.."

"Love... you," Ryou whispered, crying softly, weakly tugging on Bakura's hand. Bakura climbed into the bed beside Ryou, holding him close and kissing him softly, "I'm so sorry for leaving," he whimpered, "So sorry... never again, I promise. I love you so much Ryou.."

*~*~*~*

"How're you feeling?" Malik smiled at Ryou as he walked into the kitchen slowly, his body still weak from everything he'd been through. Bakura jumped to his feet as soon as he spotted Ryou, picking him up into his arms, "You should be in bed!" Bakura smiled, rubbing his nose against Ryou's cutely.

Ryou giggled a little, "But I was hungry..." he protested, smiling softly and wrapping his arms around Bakura's neck softly.

"Then you could've called me, I would've brought you food, hikari-chan," Bakura smiled, kissing Ryou softly.

"But still," Ryou giggled, nuzzling his face into the crook of Bakura's neck. "But still nothing," Bakura smiled, sitting at the table with Ryou in his lap, kissing him again, "I'm your Yami; therefore it's my job to worry about your well-being."

"Well... All right Bakura-kun," Ryou smiled, settling down against him, as Malik smiled and put a plate of fresh cooked pancakes down for them, "MARIK! BREAKFAST!"

*~*~*~*

END