Omega19x: *Ryou has been looking over his shoulder constantly as of late. After learning that Mahaado is preparing for a fight to the death, that is.*
ph33r my rod: *has been watching Ryou all day, and notices that he's seemed rather... paranoid... and with good reason, too*
Omega19x: *jumps, startled when he hears footsteps behind him*
Omega19x: "OH! M..Malik... you startled me!"
ph33r my rod: *blinks* "Sorry..." *puts a hand on Ryiu's shoulder* "Are you okay...?"
Omega19x: "... no... oh god, Malik..." *clings to him*
ph33r my rod: "..." *wraps his arms around Ryou* "...you're scared."
Omega19x: (attention captain obvious)
Omega19x: "... He's going to kill me! He's... he's going to kill me!"
ph33r my rod: "Ryou, shh..." *gently rubs his back* "I won't let him hurt you..."
Omega19x: "I... I didn't... I didn't mean to challenge him... I... I just wanted everyone to play in the snow together!"
Omega19x: "Really! You have to believe me!"
ph33r my rod: "I know, Ryou. I believe you." *pulls back to look him in the eyes* "He just... took the term 'snowball fight' a bit too literally, I think..."
Omega19x: "... He's... he's really good with shadow magic, though... Right?"
Omega19x: "I... I... I don't stand a chance!"
Omega19x: "Yami has the ring, and he hasn't even shown me how to use it! All I know how to do is watch it point to the other items!"
ph33r my rod: "...I'll bring the Rod with me, if that'll make you feel any better... but Bakura and I won't let anything happen to you, okay?"
Omega19x: *quiver* "... I'm scared, Malik..."
ph33r my rod: "...I know." *gently kisses his forehead* "I promise I won't let him hurt you..."
Omega19x: "Maybe... maybe it won't snow this weekend, and he'll... he'll have to wait... and... and maybe forget about it?"
ph33r my rod: "Maybe. We should check out the weather, it'll tell us if it's gonna snow or not..."
Omega19x: "Or... or maybe... Maybe someone could convince him that... that he doesn't need to kill me... or... or anybody else..."
Omega19x: "Can't... can't he... like... see into someone's soul and see if it's good or bad?"
Omega19x: "Can't one of the items do that?"
ph33r my rod: "The Ankh can, but other me's yami has it..."
Omega19x: *shivers at the thought of him*
Omega19x: "Wasn't... didn't one of his journals say he was trying to... to write a spell to do that same thing?"
ph33r my rod: "I don't remember... but if he did, then he could see that there's not an ounce of evil in your soul."
Omega19x: "then... then why doesn't he?"
ph33r my rod: *sighs* "...I don't know. He's probably still inder the impression that all Bakurae are evil."
ph33r my rod: (( Seriously... "evil" and "Ryou" just don't go together. It's like pie and battery acid. ))
Omega19x: (pie and battery acid... lol)
ph33r my rod: (( That's about as far from pie as you can get. XD ))
Omega19x: "But... that's not true... I'm... I'm not evil... And neither is my yami! Or... or the thief king, really... I...I've never met my yami's other self, but he seems nice enough too..."
ph33r my rod: "I know. He needs to see that."
Omega19x: *weak nod*
Omega19x: "... Can... we convince him?"
ph33r my rod: "Well, we can try. He seems pretty hell-bent on his own ideas, but..." *hugs Ryou tightly* "...it'll be okay, somehow."
Omega19x: "I'm... I'm glad you're here, Malik..."
Omega19x: *hugs him tightly*
ph33r my rod: "Is there anything I can do to make you feel better...?"
Omega19x: *sniffle*
Omega19x: "I... I don't know..."
ph33r my rod: *gently strokes Ryou's cheek, in a comforting gesture*
Omega19x: *comforting as always*
Omega19x: "I wish there was something we... we could do right now..."
ph33r my rod: *sigh* "I think all we can do right now is check and see if it's going to snow this weekend. If anything, that might postpone it until we can figure something else out..."
Omega19x: *sighs* "..I... I was afraid of that..."
ph33r my rod: "...sorry."
Omega19x: "...it's... it's okay..."
ph33r my rod: "..." *just holds Ryou, offering all the protection he can give*
Omega19x: *holds Malik as well*
Omega19x: "Why do bad things always happen to me?"
ph33r my rod: "I wish I could answer that..."
Omega19x: "It's... it's not fair...
"
Omega19x: *stabs enter key and shift key simultaniously*
Omega19x: ( ... )
ph33r my rod: (( ... *pets* ))