I can see when you stay low nothing
happens. Does it feel right? Late at night, things I thought I put behind
me haunt my mind. I just know there's no escape now once it sets its eyes
on you, but I won't run; have to stare it in the eye.Stand my ground, I won't give in. No more denying; I got to face it. Won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside. If I don't make it, someone else will stand my ground
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Sunday, October 23, 2005t h r e e Katsuya chewed on her pencil nervously and shot a glare at the clock. She was ready for the day to be over so she could go home and try to figure a few things out.
Her session with Yuki-san the previous evening had gone well, even if she'd only given vague details about the attack. Yuki-san had reassured her that many victims felt the way she did, and that talking about it was part of the healing process. The therapist had suggested that she talk with a woman she trusted, someone older who could help her through the hard times they both knew Katsuya was facing, and scheduled her an appointment for the following Thursday, which was less than a week away.
This left Katsuya was three problems: she didn't have any older friends she could mention this to (especially not Mai, who had her hands full as it was dealing with Jean-Claude Magnum again), her tutoring sessions with Ryou were on Thursdays, and Yuki-san's new office was located in the Kaiba Corp building. The latter she would just have to deal with when (not if; she wasn't going to lie to herself about that) Kaiba realized they had the same therapist; she was willing to bet he would be at least a little concerned. He was just as young as she was, but had far more troubling him than the average teenager. Finding out that a friend was seeing a therapist who specialized in traumatized youth would come as a shock to the elder Kaiba brother.
That still left her with two unresolved issues. And she had no clue what she was going to do about it.
She nearly jumped out of her chair when the bell rang, she'd been so lost in her thoughts. Katsuya shoved the books she needed for her homework into her bag and turned to see just what Yuugi was saying to Anzu.
"--might be a good idea to give them time to adjust," the boy was saying when she tuned into the conversation. "I know mou hito--Atemu-kun wants to duel against Kaiba-kun today, but I'm not sure Bakura-san is too keen on leaving the apartment yet."
"I can't say I blame her," Anzu replied. "She's been sharing a body with Bakura-kun for so long that she'll need time to get comfortable in her own skin again."
Katsuya blinked. She half-thought she'd dreamed that whole conversation with Yuugi. Mou hitori no Bakura scared the hell out of her quite frankly, but at least she'd known her standing in the former spirit's eyes. Maybe just being around the woman would give her a clue of just how to approach her therapy sessions....
"Hey, guys, did Bakura leave already?" she asked, subconsciously dropping her voice down a few octaves as always.
Anzu nodded. "Just a few minutes ago," she said. "You can probably still catch up to him. Why?"
"Had something come up for Thursday and I wanna see if we can switch study days," Katsuya replied with a shrug. "I'll call you when I get done if he doesn't mind tutoring me today instead."
"Okay, see you later, Jyonouchi-kun," Yuugi said. He knew Katsuya's grades in English were slowly improving, but that the tutoring sessions were the main reason for the improved grades. He honestly wanted his friend to do well, and keeping Katsuya from studying wasn't the way to ensure that his best friend would graduate with the rest of the group.
Unaware of these thoughts, Katsuya waved over her shoulder and ran to the shoe lockers. Quickly slipping on her sneakers, she dashed out the door just in time to see Ryou starting through the gate.
"Bakura! Wait up!" she called; when he stopped and turned, she slowed to a jog and flashed him a slight smile. "Sorry, but I need a huge favour."
"What is it, Jyonouchi-kun?" Ryou asked, a concerned look in his eyes.
"Do you think we can change my English session to this evening?" Katsuya asked. She faltered for a moment before adding, "I have an appointment with my therapist on Thursday so I can't make our usual time."
The concern seemed to increase. "Therapist?" he asked. "It's not because of Zork, is it?"
I wish, Katsuya thought even as she shook her head. "Nah, I have some issues to work through that I thought were resolved. So, can we?"
"Sure," Ryou replied, his expression shifting to a soft smile. "Um, yami will be there, you know. And--"
"Yuugi already blabbed; mou hitori no Bakura's a woman, I know," she said. "And even if she's scary, I'm failing English, so I'll behave and maybe she won't shove a knife in my throat." She almost said between my breasts but caught herself in time; it was easier to act tough if everyone continued to assume she was male. That was yet another issue she had to get through; telling her friends that she was and always had been a girl. The only one who knew this was Honda, but he'd always treated her like one of the guys, and she was still enough of a tomboy to not give a damn about appearance and fashion.
And Ryou was staring at her. "Yami won't do that," he said seriously. Katsuya almost wanted to laugh; wasn't it supposed to be the darker half that was overprotective? It was actually kind of sweet, and she found herself grinning at the boy.
"Okay," she said. "I trust you, Bakura. Let's go."
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