So, new story. Created in part with a friend of mine who rp's, crossplays (brilliantly) our Marik, and rp's Tate for this story. Tate an OC is introduced, and while he is crucial to the plot just don't grow to attached. Enjoy (reading) my love affair.

Ryou pushed open the door of the small Italian coffee shop that was down the street from his New York apartment. Tate his boyfriend of two years smiled at him for a table near the side window. Two cups of coffee were steaming in front of him as Ryou hurried over, late as usual.

"You decided to show up! I must have missed you more." Tate teased as he hugged Ryou.

"You must know by now that I'm never going to get anywhere on time. I did miss you though." Ryou smiled back as Tate kissed his cheek quickly before sitting down.

"So tell me how was Paris?" Tate sipped his coffee looking at Ryou expectantly. "Meet any male models?"

Ryou laughed sitting down and pulling his coffee towards him; wrapping his long slim fingers around the mug to warm them. "Unfortunately I didn't meet any male models, but I got quite bit done. The artist Florence found to do the cover is really talented, and showed me some amazing ideas. What did you do all week?"

"I was just planning something. How's your coffee?"

"Good it's bloody cold outside. I forgot how cold the city gets in the winter. Who were we planning for; one of our friends.

"Someone closer." Tate took one of Ryou's hands and held it between his own.

"Family?" Ryou tensed then forced himself to relax, he actually had been planning on ending things with Tate, but this didn't look good.

"Ryou, I have spent two years with the most amazing, loving person. I just wanted to let you know that, I want to marry you and have you for the rest of my life." He got down on one knee, pulled a small black velvet box from his pocket and opened it to reveal a diamond ring.

Ryou stared at Tate blankly for a few seconds before looking away thinking. "Oh god, I love them both. I can't marry one and keep the other. But I can't very well marry them both!"

"Ryou, honey. Are you okay?" Tate asked still kneeling on the floor."

"Yes babe I'm fine."

"Will you marry me?"

Ryou got down kneeling in front of Tate. He levelled him with a dead on stare and prepared to tell him goodbye.

"Tate I think you need to know..."

And then he couldn't do it.

"... I will marry you."

Tate smiled and slid the ring onto Ryou's left hand before kissing his cheek quickly. Several people awed and the lady who owed the cafe (and had taken quite a liking to Ryou over the past four years of him coming there) came over to hug them both. Tate then took Ryou's hand and started to walk back to the apartment: when Ryou noticed a familiar blond waiting a few blocks away.

"Tate I actually told a friend of mine I would meet them after I saw you. You don't know them very well so maybe I should go and tell him our news by myself. So as not to overwhelm him."

Ryou hoped this transparent excuse would work and Tate would let him go.

"Sure you go, I have some work to do anyways." He gave Ryou a quick hug before releasing Ryou, who then walked over to Marik with his head down.

"Hey." He said as he stepped into a side alley just before he reached the blond.

Marik looked quickly to see if Tate had followed before taking Ryou's arm and tripping the other boy into him. "Hey yourself." He pulled Ryou close and kissed him deeply, his hands playing around the hem of Ryou's shirt.

The silver haired boy stepped back and held up his left hand.

"Really? That's great." Marik replied wrapping his hands around Ryou's waist and pressing him against the alley wall.

"How is this in anyway a good thing?"

"You know full well I was completely sarcastic." He whispered into Ryou's ear before kissing it.

"So if I asked you to marry me here and now, you wouldn't say yes?"

"If you asked me to marry you, I probably take you here and now."

"You're not making this easier Marik." Ryou pushed the blond away slightly.

Marik looked slightly put out. "I'm not the one who said yes, and you don't have to stay with me either." He stepped a little closer to Ryou, so that their bodies melted together. "But I don't mind if you do." He smiled. "Stay that is."

"Marik I should go Tate is waiting for me."

"Oh are you forgetting that you're pushed up against an alley wall? Now that you're engaged you think you can just leave me?"

"I have that "business dinner" tonight remember."

Ryou pushed all of his weight into the blond leaving him enough space to slip out from where he was pushed against the wall. But Marik's arms were still around his waist stopping his escape.

"I'll let you go, but you owe me. I'm not sure I like sharing you." Marik kissed Ryou again. "No I really don't like sharing you." Marik stole another kiss before reluctantly releasing the brown eyed boy.

"I'll be at your apartment around six." He told the blond before hurrying out of the alley.

Did you like it? You should tell me if you did. More to come; be patient good things take time.

xo-Fayre