This chapter will be the first of many proposals. I was challenged and accepted. I told my friend that I could think of at least fifty different ways for these characters to pop the question. She said "Bitch please no you can't" and then I turned into the Incredible Hulk (I don't own that) and smashed her face... except the last part didn't happen and I said I'd prove her wrong instead.
I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! How can I forget? My sister won't stop reminding me
This is the first Yu-Gi-Oh! fic I've *posted* so depending on reviews more might be on the way (other than this one).
The Fakeout
"Bakura! Hurry up, I've been waiting for a half an hour" This was crazy; Bakura never took this long to get ready. It was always the other way around. Marik was starting to get annoyed.
"I'll just be another minute, shut up!" He yelled from their room.
The two had been dating for two years now and in that time had gotten an apartment together.
"Marik, why do you have to be so bloody frusterating?"
Now where have I heard that before? He thought….
It was back before they were together and they were in yet another fight. He had heard that exact same phrase before from Bakura.
"Marik, why do you have to be so bloody frusterating?"
But this fight would have VERY different results
Flashback
"What the hell did I do?" Marik's tone was anything but calm, but he wasn't quite sure why he was so mad in the first place… No wait yes he did.
He and Bakura decided to go out for lunch and the waitress GAVE HIM HER PHONE NUMBER! What a slut! He and Bakura weren't together or anything, but that didn't stop his blood from boiling when that skank decided she was going to throw herself at him.
Maybe his thoughts would help him see reason
Maybe I'm being too harsh… Then he started to wonder if his yami still had that chainsaw…
"All I did was ask if you were going to call her back! What's so bad about that?" Bakura threw his hands up into the air, so annoyed he wanted to either hit Marik or kiss him so he'd shut up.
"AFTER you "accidentally" threw it in a puddle and stepped on it"
"…yes"
Then Bakura lowered his head so his eyes were covered by his bangs, he spoke softer now "Tell me Marik-" he took a step closer, Marik stepped back and was up against the wall. "Why?" he got even closer, definitely invading Marik's "personal bubble"
Marik took a minute to admire Bakura as he walked towards him "You know Kura, if you're trying to look sexier than me a couple extra minutes isn't enough, you know what? Don't worry about it; no one can look sexier than me and my gorgeous abs." Marik stood in front of his boyfriend proudly in his usual purple cut off shirt.
He was expecting some sort of smart ass remark about how Marik was a pretty face but couldn't outsmart a block of cheese.
Instead Bakura just looked at him; it was one of those looks that made Marik's heart flutter, the look that softened his eyes, but maintained the rough look. The look that made Marik want to kiss Bakura with everything he had.
The look that told him that Bakura loved him and all he saw was Marik.
"I-I just told you I-" he froze when Bakura lifted a finger to his lips, then moved so that both his hands were on either side of Marik's head.
"The REAL reason Marik" Bakura leaned in closer so that Marik could feel his breath.
Needless to say, Marik wasn't exactly on planet Earth at the moment.
"I-I just didn't think she was the kind of girl you should hang around I guess"
A smirk formed on Bakura's lips, but Marik still couldn't see his eyes as the other leaned over him.
"I think you're lying" Marik's heart skipped a beat. And everything went silent.
"I think that you were jealous Marik" still no response.
"I think that you've been hiding something from me"
He always managed to catch him off guard.
Bakura walked up to the tanned Egyptian and kissed him, Marik smiled into the kiss.
When Marik still didn't respond Bakura just smiled at him and began to turn away. I guess he's still not ready to say- He suddenly felt something pulling at his hand.
"Marik?" He didn't say anything, they both just stood there for a minute.
"I-I am" Bakura stood there in shock. "Are what?"
"Lying. I'm lying and I was angry and I am hiding something from you" His voice audibly shook with every word he spoke, it sounded as though he was about to cry.
Bakura's heart felt like it was about to beat right through his chest. "Marik I-I didn't mean to get you worked up-"
But Marik just kept talking.
"I HATE it when those girls hit on you and I don't want to share you with anyone else! I want to be near you all the time and it's killing me that I can't-"
"Marik, calm down and-"
"And at first I just wanted all of these feelings to go away and they wouldn't and it frusterates me everyday!"
"Marik just hold on a sec-"
"And I don't understand them! Because they make me feel happy and angry and scared all at once and everytime I see you it makes my heart race and-" He was really crying now and wouldn't pause when Bakura tried to talk to him.
"What are you-"
"You're the only person that makes me feel this way! And I wanted to hate you for it; I really did but then…" Strong arms wrapped around him and his eyes widened, had he really just said all of that?
"Marik, don't cry, please." He lifted Marik's chin so they made eye contact. While Marik was trying to stop his sobs in his eyes and he saw the worry in Bakura's.
Those eyes that he loves so much…
The person they belong to… that he- he… maybe…?
Bakura was always full of surprises, just like the first time they kissed…
Damn I've just gotta get this over with!
Bakura had moved his hand from Marik's face. But now Marik was resting his hand on Bakura's cheek.
Now those eyes were as wide as saucers as the tanned boy decided it was now or never. He wrapped both his arms around Bakura's neck and pressed their lips together.
It was a gentle kiss, Marik broke contact reluctantly after a few seconds and Bakura was just standing there, still in shock.
Then, he finally spoke and Marik winced, this would be the rejection that he dreaded. At least he told Bakura his feelings… that was really all he could do.
"You shouldn't do things like that Marik" Marik felt a pain in his heart as the other said those words, keeping his head down, not noticing the smirk on the albino's face.
"If you're going to kiss someone then do it right" His head snapped up just in time to have his lips crushed against Bakura's. He felt the other's tongue against his lips and parted them, deepening the kiss. They battled for dominance, Bakura just barely won and Marik made a mental note not to let that happen again.
They pulled away only when something called oxygen was needed as their lungs began to burn.
"Ready to go?" Bakura asked as he pulled away, Marik nodded. His boyfriend was acting strangely today… no fights… no complaining…just quiet.
They made their way to Domino Square, on their way they passed Yugi and his friends. Bakura didn't try to start a fight with the pharaoh, or even trip him like he usually does. They just walk by pleasently as Ryou flashes his yami a knowing smile and winked.
What the hell is going on?
"Bakura? Are you alright?" This seemed to take the other off guard as he stumbled a bit.
"Ra Marik, it's about time!"
"You… should… talk!" Marik took longer to catch his breath.
Bakura just smirked and pulled the other to him, gently kissing his forehead.
"Bakura?" Marik tilted his head up.
"Yes?"
"I…love you"
"I love you too Marik"
Marik smiled at the memory of that day, the day he told Bakura was the happiest day of his life. I think I can top it, the albino thought smugly.
"…I'm fine… Geez you tell me to shut up no you want me to talk? Make up you're mind" Then he flashed his trademark smirk and Marik smiled back.
I guess I was worried for nothing… Still, Bakura seems tense today.
"Marik, hold up. My shoelace came undone"
"Awww Little Bakura can't tie a knot?"
"Its not that, some stupid kid managed to step on the lace"
Marik rolled his eyes and walked back as Bakura bent down on his knee in front of the fountain to reach his shoe.
An old lady walking by noticed this and gushed "Oh my, A proposal! How sweet!" Other people in the area started to group around the couple and watch the "proposal"
"Oh, no. He was just-" Marik started but he felt a tug on his sleeve and his eyes met Bakura's and the other whispered to him with a mischievous glint in his eye "Just go along with it" he winked.
"Marik, you once asked me why I love you. I told you it was because I was the only one who could put up with you."
"That was a lie. I love you because you get jealous when I get hit on, you always hog the blankets, you always need to be right, and you never give up the TV remote, you're loud, obnoxious, and never stop talking."
Bakura chuckled before continuing
"You always let me egg you on; you make me want to kill you when you call me "Kura" in public. You love god awful music that you insist on blasting through the apartment and you never take any less than an hour in the bathroom in the morning getting ready. I say I hate it but that's a lie too, because that's what makes you the man I fell in love with."
Marik blushed and a couple of people watching laughed; Bakura's face was serious again.
"You're better than anything I could have ever wished for. Before you I was alone, no one wanted me. You taught me how to see life as an adventure; you showed me how to care. You melted the hatred in my heart away and brought out a good side I didn't know I had. When I met you I thought you were the most beautiful person I had ever seen. Before I met you, I never realized how empty my life was. You're all I want, all I need. Marik, you're all I want to wake up to in the morning, and the only one I want to kiss goodnight."
Marik felt tears in his eyes, even though this wasn't a real proposal, he could tell Bakura meant every word.
"You have my whole heart, and I know that just being with you I'll be happy for the rest of my life knowing you'll always be with me."
Damnit Marik don't cry! This isn't a real proposal! The tanned boy thought to himself as he felt his tears start to spill over.
Bakura held reached out for Marik's hand and continued "I've thought about how I was going to do this for a long time, and I'll admit I was terrified, but I knew I had to, wanted to. I can't imagine life without you Marik. I realized I couldn't put all of my feelings down on paper, there wasn't anything strong enough. But I promise I'll spend the rest of my life showing you how I feel and doing whatever."
Marik started to tremble; he was weak in the knees.
"Give him the ring!" someone from the audience yelled out.
Uh oh. Marik thought, I guess Bakura's little bit of "fun" is over.
Marik decided they might as well fess up, Bakura knew what the other was thinking and smirked and his hand left Marik's only to reach into his pocket.
"No, I mean- uh- he doesn't-uh" Marik continued to try to find his words and was visibly flustered "I- uh mean um"
"Marik?"
He turned back to a still kneeling Bakura, and his heart felt like it stopped, then went into overdrive.
"Will you marry me?"
Bakura was holding a velvet box in his hand that he opened to reveal a beautiful diamond ring.
"B-but, you-and-that-your shoe-I – I"
"I want to give you everything, and I hope that this ring is a good start."
He noticed something in the crowd now, the person that yelled for the ring. Marik's mind was a mess right now, but he could recognize Ryou right away. In fact amoung the random bypassers, hardly any of them were random. All of their friends were there, his sister, his brother, his yami. Everyone was watching.
"Y-you are?"
Bakura smirked, understanding what he meant
"I am"
It was all real, Bakura was really proposing to him. The way he was acting, why he brought him here, the ring… the beautiful ring, and the beautiful man holding it. The man who just told him he wants to spend their lives together. His mind was even more chaotic now.
"I'm waiting"
"Huh?" Marik was snapped out of his daze, Bakura sounded like a weird mix of impatient and amused at Marik, who looked a little dopey.
"For your answer, Marik" His voice held so much emotion that it caused Marik's words to get caught in his throat.
Then he was back to reality. Bakura was in front of him, telling him that he loved him in the most beautiful way possible and was waiting for Marik to answer.
But he was too choked up on his words to say anything. He nodded frantically and Bakura chuckled, placing the ring on Marik's finger.
"There now, was that so hard? Really Marik, you almost had me worr-mmmh" Marik had all but tackled his new fiancé into a bruising kiss that the other accepted whole-heartedly.
When they pulled back they gazed into each other's eyes and Marik could swear he saw tears of joy in Bakura's eyes, which the latter would later deny.
Their friends all surrounded and congradulated them. But there was nothing that could make them break eye contact.
Then Bakura's expression shifted to a smug one and whispered "What day is the best of your life now, bitch?"
The other just replyed "I guess you're just going to have to raise the bar for the next time then"
"Good, I already have the perfect day in mind"
"Bakura?"
"Yes?"
"I love you"
"I love you too, Marik"
REVIEW! Tell me what you think. Please! I'm so nervous about people liking this one because I got really got excited about it. Come to think about it I probably decided to post this because of Little Kuriboh and the Evil Council 5 video (tear)
Ideas are welcome too! Don't hold back! Opinions are more than welcome.
Enough sadness! Time for happy!
"I could tell that my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio."
I just now realized that's funny for everyone but me...
