Yami Bakura

I sensed Ryou dormant for quite some time. It was night, and my time to emerge. I was growing restless. I wanted to see if I could now get that eye to work properly now, but I couldn’t do it if he wouldn’t wake up. I needed his mind and body active for an accurate test. Though I could separate from him and form my own temporary body, I didn’t like to in my current state. I was stronger when I kept in contact with Ryou. It was less of a drain on my energy. Anyway, I wouldn’t have been able to use the eye. Since I don’t have my own body, I could only use the millennium items (including my ring) properly through my other. But I could not awaken him from an internal approach, so I had to go the direct route.

I summoned what little energy I had to create my false form. It was very tiring. I was already at a loss of patience with Ryou for forcing me to waste my energy like this.

I looked down at him. He hadn’t even bothered to cover himself with the blankets before going to sleep. I did not need to see my reflection to know I looked almost exactly like him. My form was created from his, right down to his frail frame and a false millennium ring hanging around my neck. Judging from the lack of vision in my left eye, it seemed that I had a false eye as well. Ryou really was a poor host. He provided me no strengths, and cursed me with his weaknesses.

The millennium eye caught the light from moon and the streetlights outside the window. I had gone through so much trouble to get that, but to Ryou’s credit, I couldn’t have done it without him. He had gotten inside the castle on Duelist Kingdom. He had earned the trust of the other duelists, including Yugi, and so no one suspected him of anything. Innocent little Ryou…wouldn’t hurt a fly…

Yugi had known about me, but foolishly believed that I had been destroyed. Idiot. I have cheated death many times. The power of my millennium item has always saved me. The likes of him could never hope to defeat me. At least, not when I am at my full strength. Truth be told, I owed much of my ownership of the millennium eye to Yugi, too. He weakened Pegasus, giving me my chance, even in my limited power, to attack. I forced Ryou to go to Duelist Kingdom in my continuing search for the items and the power they possessed. I had originally been following Yugi’s puzzle, but the eye was a welcomed surprise, an opportunity that I took advantage of. Ryou had not been expecting me, so his will had been easy to overcome. I make a habit of blocking him out when I am in control (I don’t like him to know my business), so he remembers nothing of it. He doesn’t know how I snuck up on the unsuspecting millionaire. He doesn’t know about Pegasus foolishly dismissing me when I approached him. He didn’t hear the scream as I knocked the man out and gouged out the millennium eye. That had been a most satisfying action. I am, after all, a thief. I had not done the action with the intention of murder, but I had done nothing to prevent it either. It was his own fault for taking me lightly. He bled to death from what I understand. It wouldn’t surprise me. I knew from my own recent experience that a lot of blood can come from the loss of an eye. The power of the millennium eye had saved Pegasus when it was put in (it was the same with Ryou), but he was not so lucky when the power was removed.

I left these memories behind and focused on the matter at hand: waking up my other. I snapped my fingers in front of his face. He didn’t stir.

“So lazy,” I said. He was even weaker than I thought. All this for the loss of an eye and some blood. True, it had been a while since I had to worry about physical injuries. But still…This was just Ryou’s weaknesses getting in my way again. I was growing angry.

“I order you to awake now, you weak little worm!” I yelled. He didn’t even flinch. Understandably, I lost my tolerance, and slapped him across his right cheek. A small groan escaped him, but that wasn’t enough. I was mad now. I slapped him again, this time on his left side and harder. I had temporarily forgotten about the recent adjustment to that side. I am sure it was very painful, but I got the reaction I was looking for. Ryou screamed in pain and covered the injury with his hands. He curled up, whimpering and shaking, but he still did not wake. I growled in frustration. Fine! Let him sleep. I was satisfied with the pain I had inflicted upon him and felt like I had gotten my revenge, for now… He would feel that later, too. I could wait to test the eye.

If I could not take over his body, I would simply use this temporary one until I ran out of energy. It would be daylight soon. It had been a while since I had seen the sun. I couldn’t risk leaving the house, though. Maybe I would just relax and lie around. I took one last look at Ryou. He had calmed some and his hands had fallen away from his face. It was a strange site. His normal eye had been tearing. At the same time, the injury around the millennium eye had begun to bleed again, but only a little bit. The blood collected at the corners of the golden eye. It looked as if Ryou had been crying tears of blood…

Humph. It was no matter to me. I left him for a more comfortable atmosphere. The red stains on the floor didn’t faze me at all…
 
 
 

Authors Note: II’m hoping that this chapter answers some of the questions you might have had.

Note: Pegasus didn’t officially die in the show. It is just assumed he did. For the purposes of this fic, he’s dead. More details in the story.