Tendershipping
By:
Sara Lervold
Cast of Characters:
Ryou…………………age: 16; quiet high school student; male
Bakura………………age: 18; temperamental housemate of Ryou; male
Time:
Late evening; present
Setting:
Living room in boys' house
Scene:
Ryou is curled up on couch. Bakura enters front door.
Bakura- I'm back. (Grunts as if unimportant. Ryou is silent. Confused, Bakura sits on other end of couch. Silence. Bakura glances around room) So what's wrong?
Ryou- (slightly startled) N-nothing. What made you think something was wrong Kura?
Bakura-You're quiet, your bag is still full of books, and you're not smiling.
Ryou- O-oh. Well, I don't have much homework. I figured I'd do it later.
Bakura- (disbelievingly) Right. Coming from a kid who has top grades because he goes ahead in every chapter he's in. Stop denying in kid.
Ryou- It's nothing. I'm just not feeling that well, that's all. I should make dinner. (Ryou Attempts to go to kitchen. Bakura grabs his sleeve, sitting him back down)
Bakura- Talk.
Ryou- Really. It's nothing. You don't need to worry Kura.
Bakura- Shut up with that and spill it! What happened?! (Ryou flinches away from Bakura)
Ryou- Just some bullies at school. It's nothing unusual. They were just picking on me. Malik took care of it.
Bakura- It's obviously something if you're sitting here bawling. Stop being so dang selfless and frickin' tell me.
Ryou- They just said some…things that's all. (Bakura, glares at Ryou, Ryou is shaking now.) They didn't stop at girly-boy this time. They threw around a lot of other words. (His voice drops) And they…talked bad about mother.
Bakura- What?!
Ryou- They said my…mother was a… (Ryou is unable to finish his words)
Bakura- (sighs heavily. Uneasily wraps his arm around Ryou's shoulders.) You just have to ignore them. Look, you know your mother wasn't like that so just…ignore it. Uh… (Unable to think of what to say. Ryou laughs lightly at him.) Look. Malik and Marik would beat the crap out of them and you know I will. Just…don't cry over it anymore, Kay? I don't…like it.
Ryou- (laughs again) Alright Kura. (Ryou hugs him. Bakura stiffens uncomfortably.) Thank you Kura.
Bakura- Uh, sure. Can you… (Ryou laughs again, sliding away from Bakura.) Now. I'm hungry. Come teach me how to make a pancake because I've no flipping' idea how. (Tugs Ryou off stage to the kitchen)
