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Here it is, the last chapter. As Jim Morrison once said "This is the end, Beautiful friend, This is the end, My only friend, the end. Of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end. No safety or surprise, the end. I'll never look into your eyes...again" He truly was a genius... anywho, thank you to every person who read this story. It has been an amazing experience writing this! I truly love each and every one of you! I'm also so sorry it took so long to get this put out, but I've been a VERY busy little girl lately. But here it is, the end...

Cain: Here: Disclaimer: You all know it. And beware attractive young men being in love with one-another, rude words, Ryou throwing one hell of a hissy fit, and a sickeningly sweet ending.

Chapter Ten (Hey, I just noticed that I made the last chapter number ten. That sucks, I hate doing things in even numbers like that...)

Simply Meant To Be

Seto's POV

I sat huddled with his jacket in the snow while I half-coherently watch Mokie repair Cleo. He had somehow convinced me that being outside would make me feel better, but so far, all it's done is make every part of my body numb. But I guess that's kind of my fault for refusing to put on a coat.

I unconsciously pulled his jacket up closer to my body and kept my eyes on Mokie. Every once in a while, he would shoot me a worried look from the corner of his eye, but would quickly go right back to picking through the snow. Eventually, he gave up on all hopes of fixing our angel and came slowly to where I sat.

"Seto... will you talk to me now?" he asked hesitantly while slowly sitting himself in the snow next to me. I wiped a stray tear from my face and gave a small sniff in answer. He remained quiet for a minute before deciding to talk. "Seto, will you please speak? Just one word, please. I don't care what it is, just as long as it lets me know you're okay..." I continued to stare in front of me, holding the jacket closer to me...

"Seto!"

...just staring...

"You promised!"

What a promise... I knew I couldn't keep it. Why did I even bother to try... I felt a weight shift into my lap as Mokuba dropped down onto me. I allowed myself to look at him in the face to see him scowling slightly. "Say something, anything. You haven't say a word for like four hours now. I'm so worried about you..." he leaned his head against my shoulder and wrapped his arms around my waist. I returned the gesture after a moment of hesitation. It wasn't long before I began to feel tears soak through the fabric of my shirt. I pulled Mokuba up and made him look at me.

"You love him, don't you big brother?" he questioned softly after wiping the tears from his cheeks.

I nodded my head mutely, knowing that I didn't need to even bother asking who he was talking about. He really has grown up...

"Why didn't you tell him, big brother? You promised that you would fix it... Why couldn't you keep your promise..."

"I... I tried to Mokie. I really did... he wouldn't... he doesn't love me," My voice cracked, but I said it finally, the truth... he doesn't love me. I love him, he doesn't love me. "I'm sorry Mokie, I really am. I'm sorry I broke my promise. I'm sorry I couldn't do anything about it. I'm sorry... I'm just... I'm just sorry. I can't change, though I've wanted to. But I guess it was for the best. He deserves so much more, so much better than me..." I felt my head drop again as Mokuba lent back to get a better look at me.

"Setoooooooo," he put his hands on my shoulders, trying to shake me slightly. "Stop it, okay? You said you would fix it. And you will fix it. The Seto I know and love would. Just like he makes a silly snow angel every year and cries at movies. And I know he's still there. So just do it, okay? And if he doesn't love you, it's his loss. There's always other fish in the sea," a mischievous grin suddenly appeared across his face, "Just think about it. There's always Joey-"

"WHAT?"

"Hey, it's just a thought... But don't you see? I know your still there Seto. Please, try just one more time. That's all I ask. If it doesn't work out, then you can be however you want. But you did make a promise. And you know what? I'm going to make sure you keep that promise, if not for me, then for Ryou. He deserves it just as much as I do." He leaned further back and crossed his arms across his chest, obviously finished. I sat completely still, not really surprised by his speech, but taken back all the same. He could be so... straightforward sometimes. And the worst thing is... I think he's right. And he knows it.

"You know that you have no idea what you're talking about, right?" I asked amused.

He stuck out his tongue childishly and distorted his face in a small scowl. "Yeah, well you'd still be pouting right now if it wasn't for me, so there."

"Excuse me, but I don't pout," I reproached halfheartedly. He gave me critical look before shaking his head in a hopeless manner.

"Whatever you say big brother... Hey, why don't we make another angel this year? You know, just for fun," he questioned excitedly, jumping up from my lap. He stood over me with his hand outstretched, waiting to help me up.

"You know what, I was thinking the same exact thing..." I answered, accepting his hand.

"But this time, I want to name him." Mokuba replied excitedly while in the process of gathering snow.

"Him? Did you already have a name in mind or something?" I asked suspiciously. We've never made a boy snow angel before...

"Yup," He answered with a huge grin on his face. "I just really like the name Ryou, don't you?"

Ryou's POV (The next day at Lunch)

I sat stiffly at the base of the tree, staring mindlessly at the blue and white stripes of my sweater. Yugi-tachi were all paired up as usual, leaving me to sit by myself. It's really not that bad, mind you. It's just that... I could really use some kind of distraction right about now. And my sweater isn't too warm, come to think about it...

I sighed and leaned my head back, letting it hit the trunk of the tree. It didn't feel as comforting as the locker did, but who was I to complain? I lightly tapped my head against the tree again, mostly to just keep my attention on something other than yesterday.

Bump

Bump

Bump

Funny, you'd think I'd learn my lesson about doing this, ne? I think it's some kind of bad omen or something... That's what it is exactly, an omen.

God number 1: Hey look, Ryou's hitting his head again...

God number 2: Well, you know what that means...

God number 1: Yup, total and complete hell.

God number 2: Well, let's get to it...

I allowed a smile grin to grace my lips at the little conversation that just ran through my head. Yami's right, I really do think too much sometimes...

Oh, so you decided to admit that I'm back in your life. How thoughtful of you. You know what I was thinking, yadonushi? I thought that maybe you should just go find a nice, tall building to jump off of. Wouldn't that be nice? Then, you wouldn't have to worry about gods hating you or Kaiba stalking you or-

I mentally groaned at the sound of that name. Now I remember why I had been struggling to keep our link closed off; he didn't know when to let things go. That and he wouldn't stop harassing me, but what else is new? But to be honest, I don't know if I mind it so much anymore. I can't explain it. I just... I like knowing that I'm not alone...

Oh, did I mention that you've had someone hovering behind you for the past, oh three minutes? Just thought you oughta know considering that I now have the privilege to actually talk to you now...

I pouted slightly at the tune he had used before realization struck me... I swiftly turned around to be met with a pair of leather-clad legs. Looking up slowly, I was met with the vision of non other than Devlin staring down at me.

"You know stalking is considered illegal?" I questioned in an annoyed voice, a slight scowl set on my face. "What do you want?"

"Who ever said I came here for you? And I'm not stalking. I'm... waiting for someone." he returned in an equal tone.

"Whatever you call it, I'm sure he wouldn't appreciate. Just do what you need to already, he's beginning to twitch," I answered while pointedly staring at Tristan. Hey, I have a right to be sour! Why do they get to be happy when I'm sitting here in the snow by myself?

Like I told you, life's a bitch.

Thanks, Yami....

"How do you even know I'm here for that? I could just be here to, oh I don't know... rub in the fact that you can't even pretend to have any sense of mental stability. I heard what happened at Kaiba's yesterday. Wow, no I mean it. Bravo. Tell me, how do you manage to walk out on him twice? That has got to be some kind of record, especially considering that it is Seto Kaiba we're talking about. Any explanations?"

I thought it wasn't about me... I attempted to glare at him, but my glares have often been mistaken for pouting, so you can imagine how effective it was. "I don't know what you're talking about," I lied after a few moments of our 'glaring' match.

"Oh yeah, I forgot that you're so good at lying to yourself. What a talent. Come on, tell your ol' buddy Duke all about it," he coaxed annoyingly while taking a seat next to me in the snow. I turned my 'glare' from him towards Yugi-tachi. Honestly, they should have noticed one of us by now... I mean, Devlin's not the most inconspicuous man to walk the Earth.

"I really don't want to talk about it..." I said numbly while staring at Joey and Tristan who seemed to have come up with another plan to disrupt the biology class again. Good for them....

"Aww, so there is a problem. Acceptance is the first step, y'know?" Why do I have the sudden urge to kill a certain dice-obsessed boy? "But I guess that even I can't make you talk. Mokuba just really wanted me to see if I could get anything out of you-"

"WHAT?" I screeched at the top of my lungs. What the hell? Mokuba? That little imp! I'm going to kill him. But first, I have to kill Devlin. Yes, then I'll kill Mokuba...

Of course at this point, I'm hyperventilating, Devlin is cursing himself for 'letting that slip', and Tristan is busy blushing at his sudden acknowledgment that Duke had somehow made his way to the group. But please, nobody come to the aid of the oxygen-deprived boy. No, he'll be fine..."M-Mokuba? What the hell, Devlin? When did you talk to him? You're a total ass, you know that? I can't believe you..." Okay first off, I'm not overreacting.

Uh huh... Okay Ryou, whatever it takes to get you through the day...

I'M NOT OVERREACTING! Fine, you know what? I didn't want to talk to you anyways... I turned my attention from my snickering yami to the surprised looks on everybody's faces.

"Okay, Bakura, breath. Okay, calm down... Get that look off your face... Now listen to me- PUT THAT STICK DOWN! Okay, I know this is none of my business, but don't you think you should face reality?"

No.

"He obviously cares for you,"

So?

"... and I think that you care for him too."

And?

"You shouldn't lie to yourself anymore, Bakura. You finally have a chance to be happy. Why do you insist upon making your life miserable?"

Stupid Devlin... thinks he knows everything... "Oh like you're one to talk! Why don't you tell him then?" I jerked my head towards Tristan who was still staring at our small fight.

"I- Well... That's different, and you know it!" Devlin's face was very pale now. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Tristan's face drain of its color too. Heh, now everybody's miserable.

How malicious of you. You're getting to be more and more like me everyday. There's hope for you yet...

"I-I... Don't change the subject, Bakura! This isn't about me!" he ran his hand through his hair distractedly, trying to calm his nerves. Needless to say, I don't think he really accomplished that. "You know what? I don't understand how he can even stand you! You better take this opportunity while you still can because I seriously doubt anyone else would want to be with a baka like you!" He screamed, ending the conversation and began to get to his feet.

"See? You're no better than I am! You're walking away too! Don't try to tell me what to do when you won't do it yourself!" I stood up after him, ready to scream some more before I heard a soft voice behind me.

"Who is it?" I turned around to see Tristan looking up at me with tears shining through his eyes. "Who does he love? Who is it?"

Devlin stopped dead in his tracks, not daring to turn around. Oh, look at what I got myself into... "Well, who is it?" He asked again, raising his voice slightly. Suddenly, I wasn't angry anymore. Well, I was mad, but not to the point of another fit. Sometimes, all you need to do is to start a huge fight...

I carefully glanced at the Devlin's back and then back to Tristan who was trying in vain to stop the tears from coming down his face. Nobody dared to speak, not even Joey, who had been silent along with the rest of Yugi-tachi throughout the entire scene. "Umm... well... I think this is your cue, Duke..." I half mumbled nervously. How do I manage to not only ruin my life, but two other people's too? I guess I am becoming more like my yami...

Oh no, even I couldn't pull something like this off. Now all you need to do is kill off that pharaoh and you'll be an exact image of what I always wanted you to be... I'm so proud.

Great...

Tristan was beginning to get impatient... This can't be good. He may very well be the bravest among us, but when you get him upset, well, he tends to not be the most rational guy out there. Hmm, maybe I should go and look for that building yami was talking about earlier... It really sounds nice right about now...

"Ryou Bakura," I winced at the sound of my name. Okay, Tristan's pissed, "Answer me now. Who. Is. It." I looked over at Devlin, hoping he would maybe find it in his heart to get me out of this. Tristan can be rather... intimidating. And besides, this is supposed to be his love confession, not mine.

"Leave him alone, Tristan," Oh gods, I love you Duke Devlin, "He was upset, it's not his fault. If anyone should tell you, it should be me." His back was still turned towards us and Tristan was slowly beginning to lose the red tint in his face. And little ol' me got stuck right in between them. Imagine that...

"I... I wanted to tell you earlier, but... things kept messing up. You wouldn't talk to me, Joey would burst into the room. It was always one thing or another. Tristan... I... Will you...well you see, I... Iloveyou..."

One.

I really don't think either one of them are breathing...

Two.

I think Joey's going to die from suppressing his laughter, that is if he doesn't die from a heart-attack first...

Three.

"W-what?" How did I see that coming?

Duke had yet to move from his position in front of us, giving him the obvious advantage. Great, now I'm talking about this as if it were some kind of video game....

"I said that I... you're the one..." And any second now...

A resounding crash could be heard as Tristan jump, no literally jumped, from where he was standing onto Duke' s back. Unfortunately, since Duke wasn't expecting much besides a few choice words, he did not prepare himself for such an impact, causing both of them to be tangled together in the snow. Tristan had somehow managed to position himself on top of Duke and was currently staring him down.

"Are you serious? If you're playing with me,I'll... I'll... Hell, I don't know. But it'll be bad!" A sudden bell rung throughout the area, signaling the end of our lunch block. I looked at those two expectantly, but they were either A)ignoring it or B)hadn't even heard the shrill sound. Either way, nothing was happening. Finally, Joey mustered up the courage to speak.

"Uh, well, do you guys think that maybe you should, I don't know, get up?" After not receiving an answer, Joey trudged through the snow to where the two sat staring each other down. "Uh, hello? Do you guys not hear me?"

"Do you mean it?" Tristan whispered. Devlin just nodded his head, despite how awkward it must have felt considering he was half-covered in snow. Slowly, a smile spread across Tristan's face. "You know what? So do I..."

"Uhh, I hate to break up this beautiful moment and all, but people are starting to stare. Do ya think you guys could maybe get up now?" Trust Joey to ruin something like that. Devlin glared heatedly at the blonde but Tristan just sighed and carefully began to stand up, never letting his sight leave Duke. Once both boys were up and standing, everyone began their walk back to class with an awkward silence among them all. Well, besides Tristan and Duke that is. They seemed to be, well, content. Lucky them. At least somebody could have an happy ending...

I'm disappointed in you, yadonushi. You didn't even make them cry. I guess I was wrong... Damn it to hell. I thought I might actually have something go my way for once... Oh well, there's always hope for Malik....

Well, at least they got to be happy... But now, I'm the only one. I don't have Seto. I don't have Tristan, at least not anymore. I don't even have my yami. I'm all alone... I guess it's back to being the murder of one... At least from here, I can see that somebody else's life has a rainbow to chase away the dark. I wonder how my rainbow's doing...

End of the Day (Ryou is beginning to go home)

I grudgingly approached my locker to get ready to go home. Luckily, Yugi-tachi decided against staying after school today. That or they felt it would be better to not include me. Either way, I was going to go straight home, no exceptions. I've already come too close to ruining too many people's lives today. Thank you, but I'm going home to crawl in a hole and hopefully die.

Humph, if only I could be so lucky... I slammed my locker door as hard as I could manage, listening to the slight echo it caused in the empty hallway. Sighing, I made my way to the front of the building, battling with my bag to get the buckle to close. Admitting defeat, I unceremoniously slung it over my back as I made it through the front doors. I tugged at the sleeves of my sweater as the familiar sting of cold wind blew across me.

Note to self: wear something warmer than a sweater next time it snows.

I stood still for a moment, gathering my thoughts. After today, I'm giving up. As soon as I walk down these stairs, I'm going to forget all about him. First, I'll forget his coat. Then, I'll forget the way he'd touch my nose. And then someday, I'll forget the exact color of his eyes. As soon as I walk these steps, I'm leaving it all behind. I'm going to go back to the way I was and I'll have no regrets.

My name is Ryou Bakura. I have hurt the one person I care about the most in the world. And I have also hurt myself in the process. I have given up any chance for me to be happy in life just to become the one the world forgot... again. I have lost everything. And you know what? I have no regrets.

Taking a deep breath in, I took the first step down. Then another. And then another. Soon, I was at the bottom of the stairs, only one step left... Closing my eyes, I took the step that would start my life over.

"Ryou!"

Oh gods... It's okay, you can do this. I felt Yami try to say something through our link, but I quickly blocked it off. I don't have time for him right now. Suddenly, I felt solid ground under my foot. There, I did it.

It's over... But I don't feel any different.

"Ryou, please listen to me. Please. You don't understand. Just five minutes, that's all I ask..."

I kept walking. After all, that's what the new Ryou does. He gets over things without throwing a fit.

"Fine then, I'm going to have to do this the hard way..." I heard him stop at the top of the stairs, causing me to unconsciously slow down. Everything seemed so much more... quiet as the new Ryou. Before, every noise would trigger off some kind of paranoid string in my head, but now... Every thing was calm. I kept walking, trying to slowly forget everything. It's a lot harder than I thought it would be... I kept remembering things- the movie, the chair, the Big Comfy Couch, the Crows, my jacket- everything came back again, despite my attempts to make it stop. Then, as if every single force in the universe was against me, it happened.

"Ryou Bakura, I Love You!"

I felt myself stop. I remember not wanting to stop, but I did anyways. I think the old Ryou had more control than the new Ryou did at the moment...

"What did you say?" I slowly turned to see him begin to hastily climb down the stairs two at a time. He walked straight towards me, ignoring the many appointed stares we were now collecting from other students.

"I love you, Ryou. There, I said it. I Love you!" he answered with a small trace of a smile on his face.

I shook my head as if it would help anything. "No, no you don't! You can't love me. I'm... me! You don't love me..." I felt tears reach my eyes, but I ignored them for once in my life. "Don't play with me like this. It isn't funny..."

"Who said I was playing?" he questioned softly. I shook my head once again and began to back away while also trying to ignore the many stares from the small crowd surrounding us. "Just listen to me please. Please just come and listen..."

"I-I... I don't want to."

"Please don't lie to me. Just come, please. After that, you can forget all about me and leave. I won't try to stop you. Just hear me out." he pleaded while slowly stepping closer to me. Suddenly, I felt the butterflies in my stomach once again as he rested his hands on my shoulder. "Please, I just want one more chance. I can't live knowing that I never tried to get you back. You're all that I need."

"Seto," he grinned at the use of his name. I leaned closer to him to make sure he could hear without the entire 'audience' hearing too. "We can't be together. I'm not right for you. And you know it... We wouldn't be able to stay together."

He shook his head at my statement, a grin still on his face. "Ryou, I can keep us together. I promise. As long as you would still have me, I will be right next to you no matter what. No matter what you try to say, I know we can do this. We're simply meant to be.(1)"

"We'll fight all the time and you'll always be at work and I'll be annoying and-" I was silenced by a finger placed over my mouth.

"I promised I would keep us together, didn't I? Why won't you believe me? Why won't you let me in? Look, I'm no longer a cold machine and you will never be forgotten again as long as I'm alive. Just accept this," he kissed the top of my head, "I love you." He looked down at me expectantly. I hate being under pressure... Oh wait, that's the old me. So the new me likes being under pressure? To hell with it... Another strong wind blew across us, cutting right through my sweater. I felt an involuntary shutter run through my body as I tried to ignore the stinging cold.

"Oh yeah," he dropped his suitcase lightly on the ground and pulled the blue trench coat off his body, "You forgot this yesterday. I knew you didn't have enough sense to wear another one so I thought I would bring it with," he explained while pulling the coat around my body. He smiled down at me once finished, "Besides, it looks much better on you. Come on, Ryou. Let's go, okay?" I nodded numbly even though the new Ryou in my head was telling me no. Oh well, I don't think I liked him much anyways.

"Seto?"

"Yes?"

"I love you,"

"I know."

(1) A line from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Like the best movie EVER. I say that for like every Tim Burton movie... I will stop talking now...

That sucks. I had to write two love confessions! TWO! I had enough trouble with one...And that's the end. Did I like it? Nope. Has that yet to stop me? Nope. Sorry it took so long, but Hurricane Ivan was being a bitch to my power and kept turning it off, the ass. And I'm supposed to be making a paper mache wildcat head for the school homecoming thing, but oh well, this is more important. First off, I want to thank every single person who read this. And then I want to give double thanks to every single person who reviewed this. I had so much fun on this. And I would also like to thank treana for pushing me into this. You know what? It wasn't that bad! But yeah...

Hmm, I can't decide on whether to do one of those little "what happened" chapter deals... any comments on that? I dunno... I'll probably have something out next week (I hope --; ) So keep an eye out!

Cain: Thank you everybody for all the lovely reviews we got! They were really great, from start to end!

I want to cry... I don't want it to end... It was so much fun! I'm so sad I could keel over and die! I think I will. I'll lay down on the floor and die! (dramatically falls out of chair)

Cain: O.O (looks over chair)

ragdoll: ... Ow... (twitch)

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