My One and Only

Searching pt. III

~Cecile's P.O.V.~

I can't believe myself. It's all my fault. I should never have been so nice with Ryou. They could still be together if it weren't for me.

Me and my stupid feelings. I was so dumb..i never should have walked home with him. I never should have assumed that things would be okay. Things are never okay for me....ever.

~Flashback~

"Slut! get out of my house now! You're the reason my life has gone to shit! take your sob stories elsewhere I never want to see or hear from you ever again!"

My mother threw the closest object, a tin can, at me and pushed me out of my home. The place I used to be happy in...the place I used to feel safe in.

"Good! I never want to see you again either! Maybe now I'll have a chance at happiness!" I scream back.

My mother wasn't always this mean...there was a time when she actually cared about me but, that was long ago.

I pick up my little bag of my belongings (a hat, a journal, 3 outfits and my phone charger).

I just hope the real estate lady calls me before that witch turns off my data.

I have no idea where to go...i don't have any friends...I mean, I have one, but her parents hate me. I don't know where to go. I have nowhere TO go.

My eyes begin to tear. I scold myself for crying but then I just let it out. I ran down my street and sat on the curb to cry. It's been so long since I've cried...i can't even remember the last time I full out sobbed like this.

"Hey Bakura! how'd you get a body?!" I hear a distant voice shout.

...weird...you don't usually hear that every day...

I decided to follow the voices I heard. Oh yeah, school is out. I haven't been there in three days...i should probably go back..

I peered around the corner and eavesdropped on the strangers' conversation.

'Wow they almost look exactly the same..' I thought to myself.

I heard the taller, manlier one say, "Ryou, don't let anyone make you think you are less than what you really are. You are perfect to me and that's all that matters. No matter what those kids said to you, they're wrong."

Wow. I wish I had someone like that. I've never had words of encouragement said to me before...although he didn't say those words to me, I could feel how much he meant them. This kid must mean a lot to him.

~End of Flashback~

Little does Ryou know that I've seen him before. It was total coincidence that I talked to him though, I think..?

Maybe I ran that way on purpose...I knew that it was longer than the regular route. I mean, I didn't fall on purpose.

I know.

I'm worthless. I know that, but ever since that one day when I heard those amazing words from Bakura, I wanted to be apart of it. I wanted to get to know them. I wanted something other than my shit life.

Look what I've done. My selfish acts have forced these two,clearly made-for-each-other people apart.

A tear came into my eye. I, for the first time today, held back my tears.

Why today....out of all days...i had to go that way.

My thoughts were interrupted by a stern growl and the sound of glass breaking.

I ran towards the noises and I was shocked when I saw the man I had hoped to meet that one, warm day.

"Bakura....?"