Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ My Promise ❯ Childhood Saga: Shocking events ( Chapter 6 )

6 Childhood Saga: Shocking events.

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There are some Japanese words in every chap.

The Japanese words which are mostly used in fics I WON'T name. If you don't know a translation, just look in earlier chaps to find their translation. With these words I mean hai, iie, gomen, yami, hikari, etc. etc.

For the people who don't know any other Japanese words, here's the translation of them who are gonna be seen in this chap;

 

Usagi: Rabbit.

Hajimemashite: How do you do?

Shitsurei shimasu: Excuse me/I must be going (literal translation: I am committing a rudeness/I am disturbing you)

Nanda: What did you say? What is it?

Baka mitai: It must hurt to be that stupid.

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Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh isn't mine. I do not own Ryou, Bakura, or any other characters.

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“Tou-san ... can we please play another duel?!? I practiced hard last night, and I want to test my-

“Sure, son! But this time, I won't go easy on you.” Daddy laughed while interrupting my sentence while putting away the newspaper he was holding all the time.

I smiled widely, and gave him my cards. Behind me Bakura sat in a chair, his arms crossed, while looking at the TV ... from this beginning of this morning I couldn't get him leave the TV. We figured out he liked Cecilia best, and that's why he looked the replay of the soap she played in every time, after figuring out how to tape something up. Mommy thought I activated the timer that morning, since she couldn't see him, but COULD see the tape playing. So every 30 minutes she saw the video repeating itself, but didn't mention it, cuz she thought I was taping something.

Also every few minutes Bakura snorted and mentally said something like `dumb bitch' or `can't you see he's using you!!'. Then he snorted some more, and looked further. I didn't mind though.

This was probably cuz I wasn't used of having a friend, so I was pleased of every single thing he said to me. And I was also pleased by the fact daddy was still here. 2 years ago he left after the first day, and I couldn't stop crying until 2 days past after he left.

“Do you understand the rules I've explained yesterday, or do you want me to repeat them?” Daddy asked me, still thinking I didn't understand such simple rules.

# Is your dad THAT stupid, or does he just know NOTHING about you?!? # I heard Bakura mentally snort to me. He didn't look up, cuz Claude was visiting Cecilia, and even if Bakura saw it already 10 times, he still loved that scene, cuz there was a knife involved with the scene.

“Iie, Tou-san. I even learned some other rules last night ... emmm, from the book ... the pictures of the book, I mean off course ... heh, heh ... ” I stuttered, while my face coloured a bit redder than normal, while daddy gave me an odd look.

“Okay then, son ... First grab 5 cards ... and don't forget, you can only have a maximum of 6 cards in your hand!” He stated, and gave me 5 cards ... I, on the other side, mentally grinned, and checked my cards.

Of course I had `Lady of faith' in my hand, and `Change of hearts' couldn't be forgotten too! Further I had some other cards, like `Bariel' and `Earl of demise'. I got that card in one of the 2 packs ... I just mention it in case I didn't tell you fans it back then, which I could use perfectly in the strategy I created a second ago.

“Since these are your cards, you can begin.”

I grabbed a card .. not useful ... but that didn't mind. From the corner of my eyes I saw Bakura turning around and watching me play against my dad.

# Don't show any mercy! I wanna see his pathetic face if he figures out you already know almost the whole game ... and guess which almighty person taught you it! #

I mentally nodded, and put a simple `Beaver Worrier' into the play in attack-mode, face-up. Although it looked stupid, I already knew I was going to win. I also put a magic-card up-side-down in the play.

“I end my turn.” I said softly, not looking up from my cards. Bakura suddenly jumped on the floor, walked to the table we were playing at, and checked my cards. Since he didn't cheat, he didn't look at daddy's cards.

Daddy smiled, grabbed a card, and put a `Rude Kaiser' into the field, attacking mode. Since my monster didn't match the same points, I lost my `Beaver worrier'.

“Gomen, Ryou-chan. Perhaps you're next move will be smarter. Your life-points are now 1600.”

-Sweet, sweet daddy ... you don't know you just dug your own grave!- I giggled mentally, cuz if I giggled real, dad would notice I was planning a brilliant move!

“I play `Bariel', this allows me to return my monster for 800 life points. Now my life points are 800.”

Daddy smiled, thinking I was doing a stupid thing.

“Then I offer it up for my `Earl of demise', who can defeat you `Rude Kaiser' with ease, since his attack-points are 2200. And totally if I use this field-card, what gives my monster 200 extra attack-points, what makes his attacking-points 2400. Further I put one card up-side-down, and that's the end of my turn. You have now 1200 life-points.”

I think daddy didn't see that coming, his eyes were round and large, and were looking at me in a confused way. I smiled innocent, and tossed his `Rude Kaiser' on his grave-pile.

When daddy seemed to have recovered by my strategy, he grabbed another card, and put it almost immediately into play, probably without planning a strategy.

“Gomen, son. Although you thought you were winning, I have to disappoint you. I pay `Curse of Dragon', but his attack-points are only 2000. But if I play this magic-card `Horn of the Unicorn', my attack- and defence-point will increase with 700, and that's enough for me to beat your `Earl of demise'. Now your life-points are only 500.”

I smiled, cuz he ran right into my trap.

“I reveal my magic-card, `Change of hearts'. I take over your `Curse of dragon' and attack you with your own monster. Since you have no other monster, the `Curse of dragon' will attack you directly, which causes you to lose this duel!” I cheered, stood up and make a victory-dance around the table.

-WHO'S DA CHAMP!?!? ... come-on fans!!! Let you hear you!!!!!!! YEY FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!- I mentally yelled to my fans ... while not mentioning the stare I received from Bakura since I was doing stupid again.

Bakura still stood at the chair where I sat before, only now with a `I- already-knew-you-would-win-smile' plastered on his face. He crossed his arms again, walked back to the TV, and looked for the eleventh time this morning the fight-scene between Cecilia and Claude.

“Why did you walk into my knife!!!!! WHY DID YOU WALK INTO MY KNIFE, CLAUDE!!!!”, Cecilia cried on the TV-screen, while holding a red-tainted knife, “Why did you walk into my knife .... TEN TIMES!!!!!” Then she laughed like madly, and stabbed the knife another time into Claude ... Poor Cecilia, if only she knew Claude would survive those injuries, and would come after her to kill her within 10 episodes!!!

# You're pathetic! Get used to win a battle, cuz when I taught you everything, you'll never lose again! # I heard him mentally snort while looking at a VERY damaged Claude ... I always knew Cecilia was a strong woman, not to mention she was funny!!!!!

I smiled widely, and hummed `We are the champions' and danced some more, while daddy looked confused to the cards I used in my last turn.

“Ryou-chan ....” Daddy suddenly started. He didn't look up though.

“Hai, Tou-san?” I answered, while stopping to dance as an idiot. No offence, but I WAS dancing like an idiot!

“Where on earth did you learn how to play like this?” He stated, even more confused than he sounded 5 seconds ago.

I almost wanted to say `from Bakura', but then remembered they couldn't see him. So now make up an excuse.

“I emmm ... , I saw this ... emmm, on the radio- I mean on TV ... last night, no wait, I mean this morning ...” I stuttered, hoping he would fall for it.

“Ooh .. okay then .... I'll go help your mother in the kitchen, so please be a good boy and go play outside.” He stood up, still looking at me in a confused way, and walked to the kitchen.

I nodded to no-one in particular, motioned Bakura to come with me He followed me after a great snort, cuz now he had to miss Cecilia, and together we walked to the backdoor, where I left my boots. Bakura just lent a pair boots which were too big for me. This time we made sure Bakura was dressed warmer, and together we headed outside.

Before I closed the door, I noticed mommy wasn't in the kitchen. I wonder why daddy says it then, it wasn't like mommy really needed his help. I shrugged my shoulders, and ran outside, Bakura following me straight.

  o0~0o

“What's wrong, my very bestest best beating-dads-in-duels-friend?” Bakura said, while we were walking to my tree-house again. While I was making pictures in the snow, he made snow-balls, and threw them to me, what made me look like a snowball itself.

“Daddy said he was going to help mommy, but mommy never asked him to help.” I said while removing some snow from my head, though it made no difference in colour.

# Parents are strange, they're a complete undiscovered chapter in The Book of Life. You'll learn these thing when you're older ... same goes for me # Bakura nodded while he stated this ... he's strange!

# And I'm NOT strange!!! # A snort was the only thing which wasn't mentally yelled at me.

“But about my daddy, he was acting normal, until I made those moves you taught me. And after I beat him, he suddenly asked me to go outside ... I don't get it!” I sighed, and made a picture a bunny in the snow with my foot.

Bakura, on the other side, suddenly walked through the picture, which made the bunny disappear, and motioned me to come with him.

“Iie!!! Usagi!!! Now it's gone!” I mumbled, but Bakura didn't answer my question ... geez!

“Where're we going, Bakura?” I asked him, a bit angry cuz he destroyed my drawn bunny.

# Don't ask, baka. Just follow ... and the rabbit is as stupid as you are #

“You're not nice.” I mumbled.

# I told you I'm not a normal friend ... I have some strange habits, but in the end I'm proud to have them #

“Where're we going anyway?” I asked again. We were walking towards to other side of the street.

“Bakura, I'm allowed to go to there. I had to stay on this side of the street, according to my mommy.” I mumbled, pretty sure he could hear me.

# Doesn't matter. If you aren't allowed, it's only better to be here! And I'm with you, so nothing can happen to you ... I just want to see your world ... in my time everything was different, so now is your chance to let me see some cool stuff! #

“Okay ... but the only thing what's cool, is the candy-store 2 streets further.”

# Then it'll be the candy-store ... Come-on baka! Don't walk that slowly! You're acting quite boring at the moment! # He snorted, but remained silent when 2 cars past.

# AAAAHHH!!!!!!! I hate those things! # He snorted and spit toward the direction the cars went to. I sighed, but didn't respond at his behaviour.

We walked a bit further, and we would have walked even further, wasn't it we suddenly got surrounded by a group of boys.

I recognized most of them, cuz we all sat on the same school. They only were a class higher, except their boss. He was in the same grade as I was. Too bad they weren't the sweetest children of the school. And even worse was the fact I wasn't the strongest kids in my class, which made me a perfect victim for them.

“Konnichiwa, Ryou-chan! Long time no see!” The oldest one said sarcastically. He spit on the ground, only inches away from my left-boot.

I gulped, and looked to the other side. I guess nobody of them could see Bakura, cuz he was now looking quit angry, but none of the guys noticed this, and also they didn't mentioned this.

Suddenly the leader, the meanest boy of them all, appeared in front of me and said: “Look guys, it's the little nitwit! Hajimemashite, Little dork?! I thought mommy didn't let you go. After all, she doesn't want that anything happens to her sweetest Ryou-chan!”

“Shitsurei shimasu, Jou.” I mumbled, not brave enough to say it loud into his face.

“Nanda, Ryou-chan? You wanna leave already?? Well Ryou-chan, that's not very nice! I thought I was your friend, and friends should hang out together!” Jou said back, grinning while playing with a toy he was holding. I think it was a fake gun, but I didn't want to walk the risk to find out if it was real or not.

Behind me, I could feel Bakura become angrier by the minute, which didn't mean good.

-Don't say a thing, Bakura. They won't hurt me, since Jou only beats older and stronger children ... and I'm younger and weaker, so he probably won't beat me-

# probably?!?!?! # He stared at the blond-haired guy in front of me, who grinned like madly, probably cuz I just saved their day ... else they'd get bored, and that was something Jou disliked.

“Can I please go, Jou?” I mumbled, still not looking up into his face.

Suddenly I felt a hand in my hair, pulling my up, so I faced Jou. I looked to my left, and saw Jou best friend, Hirutani, holding up my face by pulling harder and harder at my hair.

“Baka mitai, Ryou-dork.'' I heard him hiss to me, while pulling some more. Ouch!

“Hirutani, stop that ... let the little dork go ... But Ryou-chan, if I see you here again..” Jou stopped talking, pushing the `fake' gun on my throat, and whispered `bang'. Then Hirutani let me go, and the group walked further, and while they passed me, I got a kick in my back by most of the members of the club they had. Jou didn't kick though.

# THOSE LOSERS!!!!!! If you let me take them, they would be in that hospital-thing you talked about earlier right now!!!! # Bakura mentally yelled, while spitting into their direction.

I fell on the ground, still feeling the hurting spots on my back. Then I felt Bakura's hand on my back, rubbing the hurting spots carefully.

“Go home, my very bestest best best-duellist-after-almighty-me-friend. I know how much these spots hurt, so please go home ... Gomen I took you to here.” He helped me standing up, and slowly we began to walk back to my house, Bakura off course cursing Jou and Hirutani with words I didn't understand ... I think it's Egyptian, but I wasn't sure.

o0~0o

# Who are those guys anyway ... and don't say `Jou and Hirutani', cuz that won't answer my question the way I meant it # Bakura looked at me while he stated the question. We were almost home, and luckily I didn't see any more bullies.

“Jou and Hirutani go to the same school as I do. Jou is in the same class as I am, but the rest of the gang are one class higher than me ... They're just bullies ... If Jou wasn't with them, Hirutani would have kicked me more than once. Jou isn't the sweetest kid, but is always fair. Totally the opposite from Hirutani: He's the meanest bully I've ever met.” I stated softly.

# Still I don't like Jou #

“... I don't get something ... you said you knew how much these spots hurt ... how do you know ... Did other kids also pick on you when you were younger?” I remembered well Bakura said it, when he helped me standing up a couple of minutes ago.

# Emmm .... Doesn't matter now. It's the past, and it won't get repeated another time ... unlike this, this is present! If you don't do something about those guys, you'll be bullied forever! #

I must say, Bakura has a thing with un-answer my questions.

# That's right, my very bestest best bullied-friend! ... LOOK!!! There's your huge house! # He squeaked happily, and pointed at my house.

# Come-on, my very bestest best threatened-friend, lets go to your mom ... and ask also some cookies ... THEY ROCK! #

He hummed a bit, and walked to my backdoor ... boy, he was happy all of a sudden! A minute ago he was angry cuz Hirutani hit me! This didn't mean I hated it ... I was also happy he was happy.

I softly opened the back-door, hoping mommy and daddy wouldn't be angry that I was hurt and didn't stay outside longer than 15 minutes. Bakura followed me sweetly, hoping there were many cookies left.

I slowly pulled out my boots, while Bakura kicked out his boots. I grabbed them, and also put them back next to the door, for the next time I'd be thrown outside. Bakura snorted at my behaviour, but then again, he always snorted.

I softly opened the door, but was rudely interrupted by opening the door by a certain boy now standing next to me. He motioned me to look inside.

When I peeked inside, the door was now opened for a little piece I saw mommy and daddy talking angrily to each other ... The worst part of this all was that I could hear the whole conversation they were having.

“But he's just a child! You can't him make-

“Hai, I can! Ryou has acted weird since he came home yesterday-evening ... and there's no other explanation!”

“But you don't know how he is the other days of the year!”

“You mean he only acted like this the last day?!? Is it just because of me, or do you think something else the explanation of it?”

“Now I think of it ... he WAS acting weird yesterday. He was talking about a friend, but I could see him anywhere ... I thought that was a joke ...”

“An invisible friend perhaps?”

At this point I couldn't take it anymore. Not only this was the first time my parents were having a fight, a second thing was they didn't understand I had Bakura now!

I opened the door completely, so mommy and daddy looked up to me, while I was crying big tears now.

“Kaa-san ... I can explain.” I sniffed, while another big tear rolled over my cheek. I ran to my mommy, and motioned her to pick me up. Luckily, she did. I immediately dug my head into her sweater, hugging her really hard.

“Gomen, Ryou-chan. We didn't want to scare you. We weren't really angry.” She patted my back, but since I was still hurt there, I moved around, `till mommy stopped patting my back.

“I know ... But I can explain my behaviour.” I said softly, while my voice faded away with the second.

“Ryou-chan ... is something wrong?” Mommy asked me, hugging my closer.

“It's just ... I looked to Bakura, who was now sitting on a chair ... it's just that ... the thing about that new friend yesterday .... that wasn't a joke ...”

“Ryou-chan ... is that everything??? ... that isn't that bad ... I don't care if I couldn't see him ... he was probably too shy to meet me, but I don't care about that, as long you have fun with that new friend.” Mommy said warmly at me, while drying my tears with a handkerchief. Daddy just smiled at me, understanding it ... at least, I think he thought he understood it ...

“That's not my problem ... you can't see him I squeezed my eyes shut ... I didn't want to see their reactions ... you didn't see him yesterday, while he was in front of you.” I whispered, and hugged mommy closer.

# Your father is looking like you're a idiot right now # Bakura mentioned dryly ... nice comment ... BAKURA, SHUT UP!!!!

“Gomen nasai kaa-san. But I really like Bakura as a friend! He's really nice if you know him better.” I stated, and hugged mommy another time.

Suddenly I felt my daddy picking me up, and walking with me to the living- room.

# Your mother has something in her eyes, they watered a second ago # Bakura noticed dryly again ... must have been a fly ... she can't cry .... can she?

Come-on Bakura, you're going to proof daddy you DO exist!!!! I mentally stated at my `invisible' friend, who was still sitting in a chair.

# You say it, baka ... I mean friend! # He also walked to the living-room, where I was put on the couch by my daddy. Bakura sat down on the carpet in front of me and my dad, who sat down next to me.

“Ryou-chan, I think we need to talk.” Daddy started the conversation.

# Parents only start with these words if you did something wrong ... did you do something wrong? #

“What's wrong, Tou-san?”

“It's about your new friend ... where did you meet him?”

“Emmmm I couldn't say `tree-house', cuz then I'd be betrayed by myself! .... on the street?” I stuttered uncomfortable.

“How does that `Bakura-boy' looks like, anyway?”

“Ooh ... he looks almost like me ... except his eyes are different form mines, and his hair is a bit longer and sharper than mine ... and he's more tanned than me ...” When I was telling this, I sighed happily in my mind, thinking my daddy finally thought Bakura really existed.

“He must be very nice, right?” Daddy asked me again ... why do I get the strange feeling daddy is up to something?

# Because he is! He's acting WAY to nice about the whole thing about me! Pick your words carefully, else you may get punished! #

I mentally nodded, and then answered daddy's question: “He's not a normal kid, but he IS nice! He even helped me to ... to get to sleep.”

I wanted to say `to learn how to play a REAL duel', but since Bakura said I needed to look out for the things I said, I did.

“... Son, I think this will hurt your feeling a bit Suddenly Bakura sat up some straighter ... I guess this was a special moment , but ... Bakura ... well, he ...-

“What's wrong, daddy?” I asked too innocent for my own good ... and immediately received a smirk from Bakura.

# Smart Baka! Try your puppy-eyes, then he won't punish you! #

“Son ... Bakura is ... well, he's ... lets just say ... he's not as you and me ...” Daddy finally spoke.

“What do you mean by that, Tou-san?” I asked again.

“Bakura is not the same as you and me ... Perhaps you noticed me and your mother can't see him?” I could see in his face he was having troubles to tell me this ... I don't get it .. it wasn't THAT bad that nobody could see him!!!

“I know ... but both of us don't mind that much.”

“I think you don't understand me ... Bakura ... well, Bakura doesn't exist.” Daddy sighed of relief, he finally managed to say this ...

# WHAT DA FUCK?!?! DO EXIST!!!! # I hear Bakura mentally yell at me, while crossing his arms, and snorting like madly to my daddy.

“Tou-san, he does exist! I think you think he's just an imagination-friend ... but Bakura isn't like that! I saw once an episode by `the Power puff Girls' about an imagination-friend, and this is everything unlike that!” I stated, a bit angry daddy thought Bakura didn't exist.

# That's right! I DO exist!! # Bakura snorted some more, and stared angrily at my daddy.

“I'm sorry, son. But invisible friends don't exist.” He sighed, and put his hand up my shoulder.

“I don't need your pithiness, Tou-san,” I stated REALLY impudent, “Gomen for that, Tou-san, but Bakura can't be an imagination friend!”

“Son, I know this is hard for you, but you must let go your dream of having a prefect friend ... perhaps if you contact other kids around your age more, you wouldn't have such less friends.”

That really hurt my heart, daddy! It's not like I can help it I didn't have friends until Bakura showed up! I sobbed a bit by my own thoughts, but suddenly I saw Bakura mentally gave me a handkerchief still looking pissed off at my dad, which made me a bit happier again.

“Perhaps you don't know this, but since you met that `Bakura-friend' of you, you're acting weirder, not even mentioning the change in your manners! You aren't that well-mannered anymore, and you keep on surprising me and your mother ... IF that friend exists, he has a bad influence on you.”

# Ryou? Is it okay for you that I HATE your father!!! # Bakura was now officially pissed off. He was shaking in rage, while snorting like madly, not to mention his hair rose a bit, like an angry cat. If this was another situation, I would laugh my head off, but I wasn't in a happy mood right now ... I was angry now, and hurt.

“Tell Bakura you're sorry! He's really upset right now!” I puffed at my daddy ... suddenly I found out this sounded really stupid. Daddy had to tell sorry to Bakura, who couldn't be seen by my daddy!!!!!

# That's NO reason he doesn't have to say `sorry'!!!! # Bakura snorted once more.

“Son, I understand you're angry at me, but try to look the situation from my eyes. One moment I see my son, after spending 2 years in Egypt, and the second moment, my son states he has an invisible friend!”

“I never stated he's invisible ... you guys just can't see him.” I mumbled, already knowing daddy's opinion wouldn't change.

“I understand that, son ... but the best thing for you is to say goodbye to your friend. Boys like him go away, but won't be alone. That's the best thing of being an invisible friend.” Daddy said warmly at me.

# He wants you to DUMP me?!?!?! NO WAY!!!! # Bakura snorted once more, but luckily didn't yell a thing ... although, if daddy would HEAR Bakura, then..

# NO WAY!!!! If he doesn't want to believe I'm real, then there's no need for me to talk! I KNOW he would hear me, but then thinks he's crazy, and nothing would change the situation after that! #

-Okay then ... but how do I have to explain daddy then you DO exist?!?-

# He won't believe it, even if he would see me for a minute! He's a stupid adult, and adults don't believe these things! # Bakura snorted once more, and looked to my daddy again.

I also looked at my daddy, and saw the thing Bakura warned me for ... I saw daddy wouldn't understand the whole `Bakura-thing'.

“I want to go to my room.” I stated. Before he could answer I jumped on the floor, and ran upstairs, without waiting for an answer.

Off course Bakura followed me, still snorting like madly.

o0~0o

# Don't care about it! Parents will never understand such things # Bakura lightly tapped my back, while was crying like the world died.

“But .... but .... you ARE real!!!!” I sobbed, and immediately another waterfall escaped my eyes.

# Don't cry, little baka. There's nothing to cry off! I won't leave you, and your dad won't notice I won't leave, since he can't see me! #

After I escaped to my room, I fell on my bed and started to cry with my head into my pillow ... which must be wet around now.

# Doesn't matter, you have plenty more pillows #

-You DO exists ... don't you?!?- I suddenly asked weakly. I knew this was stupid, cuz first I defended Bakura did exist, but now I wasn't sure anymore ... I couldn't believe Bakura was unreal, but daddy HAD a point in his stupid lecture.

# Do NOT even THINK of doubting of the fact there's a chance I'm not real .... wait a sec, I KNOW SOMETHING!!!!!! # He suddenly yelled mentally at me, while poking my back, which caused me to sit up again.

-WHAT?!- I mentally growled at Bakura, which was looking quite happy at the moment.

# I know a way which will confirm the fact I DO exist! #

Without further explanation, the strangest thing happened. First, I felt like flying up to the ceiling, but then noticed I was still sitting on my bed ... only I couldn't move myself anymore ...

-Bakura? What have you done???-

# Watch this! #

I suddenly felt weird ... it looked like someone was waving with my left hand, but I couldn't see anyone .... even Bakura had disappeared before this happened. I felt even weirder when I suddenly stood up, and danced Bakura's stupid dance he also did yesterday on the dresser. Then the strange feeling disappeared and if this all wasn't strange enough, Bakura appeared in front of me again.

# Is this enough evidence, baka? # He smiled and walked back to the bed, hopped on it, and stretched his arms, only to lay down on them.

”... Nani ... What was THAT?!?!?!?” I stuttered, slowly moving my left hand, luckily with response this time.

# I took over your body ... I tried once more last night, but since your were sleeping, you didn't notice ... and don't look that scared at me ... I told about the `we-are-one-thing' last night, didn't I baka?! This is another effect of the whole thing. I can take over your body #

...

Okay then ... It's not like my life is anything normal anymore, So I guess I have to get used to the fact REALLY strange things happen all over the time ... but what happened anyway?

# As I just told you ... I took over your body ... but you can't do it to me #

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WHY NOT?!?! ... No fair!

# Cuz I don't have a `real' body ... If I had one, I think everybody would see me ... I think this is another effect the Pharaoh put on me before putting me inside that stupid ring #

“You mean you actually met a Pharaoh once? COOL!” I squeaked, but remained silent after I received a cold stare from Bakura.

# The Pharaoh wasn't `COOL', as you say! He was annoying, stupid, no sense of humour, UGLY, dumb, mean, had no taste for the latest fashion, and was VERY cruel of you think of what he had done! # A snort followed the fine perfect on time.

-What was the thing he had done? ... Or don't you wanna tell me?-

# I won't tell, baka #

With that ended our conversation. I walked to my bed, where Bakura still was laying on, and lay down on the other side of my bed. When I closed my eyes, I felt how tired I was ... I guess it was a long day. Although it was still midday, I was tired ... A nap wouldn't hurt me.

# Not at all, my very bestest best ... friend #

I guess this was the first time Bakura didn't come down with a nickname for the -friend ... too bad I was too sleepy to say it to him.

    oOo End flashback oOo

“Well ... how do you like the story so far?” I asked Yugi carefully. No answer came along the line. Well, I'm still waiting.

...

“YOU KNEW JOU FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD ON!!!!!” Yugi gasped in surprise ... not the reaction I expected, but that didn't mind that much. He reacted anyway. I'm happy again. Well, for as much I can be happy around my koi in the state he's in. Which isn't very happy.

“Why didn't you mention this before?” Yugi rambled through, still VERY surprised by the fact I already knew Jou. Heh, heh. And guess what. Jou wasn't the only one. But quiet please. Don't tell him. I'll tell it along the story. I promise. And you guys know what I think about promises.

“I figured out Jou wouldn't remember the fact he picked me ... so I didn't mention it.” I mumbled quietly. This is very true. He doesn't remember it at all. Lucky me.

“Doesn't Jou know this?? ... Are you sure?” Why the questions? Of course he doesn't. Else he would've asked me the details a long time ago!

“If you hear more of my story, you'll figure out why he can't remember me ... I sorta left school ... in a very special way ... but before that .... That wasn't everything I can remember from my childhood ... too bad I can remember everything important that happened ...” Ooh Damn. I hope that was not a sob ... never mind. It WAS a sob. Great.

“Then what happened before you left school? ... or what happened after that day you had the conversation with your dad?”

“Perhaps you can better ask what happened MORE that day ... especially that night ...” I think Yugi noticed the change in my voice ... my voice faded away more every second, and my hands were trembling like madly. Damn hands. I hate trembling hands. Stop moving, hands of mine!

“... You don't have to tell it, just omit the next part.” Yugi softly said.

“Iie ... else you won't get it anymore ... and it's stupid not to tell ... I promised myself to tell `Kura everything we did together ... even bad things.” Okay, I think I can start crying any moment now.

“Then what happened that night?” Yugi asked one more time, this time aware of the fact I was nearly crying.

...

“My mother died.”