Disclaimer:I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, just wish I did
It had been a total of 1 year since the split of the Yamis and Hikaris, Yugi and his Yami who was known as Yami had started dating just several months after the split. Yami Bakura had started dating Marik and things were working out great for the two sets of couples, even tea had found love with Tristan witch was unexpected Joey had finally got over himself and started dating Seto Kaiba. Everyone had seemed to be happy with their relationships even the one known as Yami Marik who decided to go by the name of Mariku to stop confusion had even started dating someone but no-one ever found out who it was, just they knew it hadn't lasted long the only one who never found love was Ryou Bakura who spent most of his time alone at home away from everyone until that one day at the beginning of summer break. Yes that was the day Ryou Bakuras life started to change and become full of fun and mischievous doings, it was when everyone decided to go to Mariks beach house to spend the summer break to party and have fun except there was one thing that slightly didn't sit well with Ryou. He had to share a room with Mariku who everyone knew scared Ryou to death he had never spoken to him and tended to stay as far away as possible, but this was when his life changed and things changed for everyone including Bakura and Marik. Who would off thought that summer break at the beach could change so much for four individuals?
Seto had allowed Tristan, Tea, Yugi, Yami and his own partner to share his seven sitter car while Bakura took Marik, Mariku and little sweet Ryou in his sports car. Seto had to drive behind Bakura as he knew where the beach house was and it was quicker with all his short cuts, the two cars had different conversations going on Ryou on the other hand kept himself quiet and out of the conversations. Witch didn't last to long for the seating plan in Bakuras car was simple both he and his previous host sat at the front while Marik and Mariku sat in the back seats, when Bakura noticed that Ryou had been quiet for half of the drive he nudged him softly as he asked
"So Ryou what about you?"
"Hmm?" Ryou replied gazing up at the sky not really listening
"What are your plans for our summer break?" Bakura asked softly trying to include him in their conversations
"Nothing really, I was just going to try and relax…maybe try and get rid of my white skin, maybe get a little tan…doubt it will work though so I will most likely read the entire trip and stay out of every ones way" Ryou replied not taking his eyes of the sky
"Come on Ryou you can't spend the whole trip reading, we are after all having a big summer break starting party. Will you not at least join us?" Marik asked softly, he had after all been Ryous best friend until things had changed between them
"Nah…I just get ignored at parties so I will just stay in my room. Then you lot can have fun without me being around"
"But we invited you to join us Hikari, if we thought you would be a bore we wouldn't off invited you. I for one want you to try and enjoy yourself" Bakura said as he pulled into a service station indicating they all took a 20minute break. Ryou just sighed and stayed in the car while everyone stretched their legs and went for a quick bathroom break, once everyone had gone Ryou got out of Bakuras car and stretched his legs a bit before climbing back into the car and pulling out a book from his over shoulder bag and leaned back and started reading. The sun had been nice and hot and beamed down on him while he sat back in his seat reading it didn't take too much longer before everyone started making their way back to the cars to start up again, Seto and Joey were the first ones back followed by Yugi and Yami, Marik who was followed shortly after by Tristan and Tea they were followed by Mariku. Everyone else had to wait for Bakura who had deliberately took his time to get Ryou something to eat and drink as he hadn't bothered following them, when he returned to his car everyone cheered as he gave them all a glare as he got back into his car and handed Ryou a bottle of water along with a chicken mayo and lettuce sandwich witch he remembered to be his favourite, Ryou smiled weakly and thanked them as Bakura started the engine and drove off down the road as they started up their journey again. Though Bakura knew that Ryou didn't really enjoy interacting with people he would always somehow get him to join in with their conversations, Bakura had found that Ryou normally only spoke to people if they actually spoke to him first unless Bakura had been there it was as if he felt slightly more confident around his own Yami then he did his friends. The group of friends still had two hours of driving left before they made it to Mariks beach house so Bakura decided to get Ryou to at least talk a little more
"So what should we do first everyone?"
"Well unpack would be a good start then make sure there is enough food for us all tonight" Marik had replied sitting back in his seat with his arms crossed
"Make sure we have the right music and beers and stuff for our first night party" came Marikus reply and yet Ryou stayed quiet and just nodded his head in agreement to the two replies
"Ryou what do you think we should do first?" Bakura asked trying to get him to talk
"Well…I don't know…Maybe find our rooms? We can't really unpack till we know what rooms we are staying in" Ryou had always been the brains out of the four in Bakuras car, he smiled softly looking at Ryou quickly as he agreed with him Marik sighed and also had to agree they couldn't enjoy themselves till they knew what rooms everyone was going to be staying in. The small group continued talking for a while and yet again Ryou went quiet and concentrated on reading his book as they finally pulled into the drive way of Mariks mansion styled beach house with its own private beach, so they could party on the beach and have fun without anyone trying to get in the way it also meant that Tea wouldn't have to worry about wearing her bathing suit around the boys as all bar Tristan the boys were all gay.
Once the friends had unpacked the two cars Marik showed them around the beach house and showed them all to their rooms, each of the rooms had on-suite bathrooms so they didn't have to worry about waiting for hours for people to finish witch was always a bonus. Once everyone had dropped their stuff in their rooms Marik showed them around the rest of the place so they knew where everything was, Marik then showed them out to the massive patio that leaded to his private beach witch Bakura had noticed that Ryou took note off for days he wanted to be alone at night. Everyone then split up and went back to their rooms to unpack their stuff and get settled in even though Marik could tell that Bakura was a little unsure about Ryou sharing a room with Mariku
"Bakura what is wrong?" Marik asked while putting his clothes away
"I was just wandering if it was a good idea to put Ryou with Mariku. I mean yeah fair enough there is still two rooms not being occupied but Ryou likes to have his privacy, putting him with Mariku just doesn't seem right that is all"
"Well do you want me to go talk with Ryou and maybe give him his own room?" Marik asked as he looked over to Bakura
"Well lets see how he gets on for a couple days, you know he won't say anything if he feels uncomfortable but I will know just by looking at him. So give him a couple of days and if he wants a different room give him one of the spare rooms." Bakura said with a gentle smile, Marik knew that Bakura would always look out for his Hikari. Marik agreed and put the rest of his stuff away along with Bakura, the two then met up with everyone else in the lounge but one person was missing Ryou had decided to stay in the bedroom. Bakura sighed but let him be for a while as they got everything sorted for the first party of the summer break.
Once everything had been set and everyone had started preparing food together, well Marik and Yugi and Tea did, everyone else got the drinks in the cooler and set up the music and games. Everyone then returned to their rooms and got changed and freshened up for the night for a long no doubt sleepless drunken night.
When Mariku returned to the room him and Ryou were to share he noticed that Ryou was sat out on the balcony of their large room reading a book, he didn't even seem to notice Mariku entering the bedroom or stepping out onto the small balcony Ryou had just looked so content on reading that he forgot everything around him until Mariku spoke to him
"Are you not going to join us little Ryou?"
"Nope, I just want to stay here and read and catch an early night" Ryou replied not taking his eyes of his book as he continued to read
"Well okay, you know where we will all be if you want something" with that Mariku walked back into the bedroom and went for a shower, Ryou sighed looking up at the clear blue sky he knew the sun would be setting soon so he would be able to relax a little bit maybe even catch a good night's sleep. But who was he kidding? If Bakura had his way he would drag the boy from his room and make him join in with the fun, even if he didn't want to but he couldn't blame his Yami for trying he had just wished that people mainly his friends would just let him be alone sometimes. After about an hour Mariku had left the room to join everyone else for the party leaving Ryou alone in the bedroom they shared, Ryou thought to himself for a moment that while he was alone he would go take a nice long soak in the bath and relax completely before curling up in bed and reading some more. So the young Albino got up from the chair and walked back into the bedroom area and slowly dragged his feet over to the bathroom, it was a huge room with a showering compartment one side of the room and a bath the opposite. There was a double sink against the right side of the wall with three mirrors and the toilet itself was set against the back wall to the right, the shower compartment to the left and the bath to the left but closer to the door it was a rich mans' bathroom Ryou thought as he walked over to the bath and started running the hot water waiting for it to start warming up before he placed the plug into the bottom. Once Ryou had placed the golden plug into the bottom of the pale blue bath he walked back into the bedroom to collect his own towel and dig out his pyjamas for the night, he knew it would be a hot night but he also knew that everyone would be drinking so he wanted to keep himself as secure as possible so he got his blue pyjama shorts out with a matching top and placed them on his bed. He sighed deeply looking over towards the time seeing that everyone would be having fun and enjoying themselves, while he sat in his room alone like he always did that was just the way Ryous life seemed to go but it never stopped him enjoying the silence. Ryou returned to the bathroom in time to stop the water running and placed his towel over the towel rack to the side, he then closed the door and sighed deeply as he slowly started stripping his clothes off placing them in a neat pile on the side as he got into the bath and leaned back closing his eyes. Ryou hadn't been alone long when a gentle knocking stirred him on the bathroom door witch only made Ryou sighed deeply
"Who is it?" He called trying not to sound annoyed
"It's me Bakura, let me in please" Came back the reply and Ryou sighed even more
"The doors unlocked Yami" Ryou replied as he sunk under the water so only his nose and eyes were visible, Bakura had opened the door and closed it again and sat down on the edge of the bath to look at him
"What is wrong Hikari?"
"Nothing" Ryou replied sitting up only a small amount determined to keep his body under the hot bubbled water
"You can't lie to me Hikari, so don't try. Now tell me truthfully what is wrong" Bakura said dipping his fingers into the hot water and trailed them around making patterns in the bubbles
"Nothing is wrong, I just want to get an early night. I am really tired and just want sleep, I also didn't want to bother anyone" Ryou said softly faking his smile as he looked up at his Yami
"Really? Is that all?"
"Yes that is all Yami"
"You see Hikari, you are still lying now tell me what is wrong please?" Bakura asked looking down at his Hikari who just sank further under the water getting his face and hair wet as he sat up slowly and looked at Bakura taking a deep breath
"I don't feel like I belong here" Ryou whispered looking into the water
"Why would you feel like that?"
"Well everyone is happy and has someone to talk to, what do I have? Nothing. I don't have anyone to talk to, I don't even have anything to be happy about so why am I even here?" Ryou replied looking his Yami in the eyes
"Ryou…I wanted you here, I didn't want you to be alone for the whole summer break. It wouldn't of been fair on you, us all having fun and you being left at home feeling as if you had no friends. Look I know you feel uncomfortable being around everyone because they all have partners, but Mariku doesn't you could if wanted to talk with him, you know you can always talk to me and Marik…"
"Why would I talk to Marik?" Ryou said cutting Bakura off, Bakura noticed the hurting within the boys eyes as he looked down and sighed
"What happened between you two? You and Marik were the best of friends until just over five months ago"
"It doesn't matter, you had better get back before they start missing you" Ryou said laying back in the bath and slipping back under the water slightly
"Ryou would you at least please for me come and join us? Even if it is for only about an hour then you leave?" Bakura asked looking at Ryou with soft eyes hoping that his Hikari would at least try to have some fun while on their summer break and not cooping himself up all day and night in his room
"Fine…but I won't be staying" Ryou replied looking away from his Yami
"Thank you Ryou, now hurry up and get bathed I will get you some clothes"
"No you can piss off! I will get my own clothes!" Ryou shouted after his Yami as he grabbed the shampoo and started washing his hair thoroughly, he then grabbed the conditioner and soap and finished getting washed as he pulled the plug out of the bath and grabbed his towel wrapping it around his waist and walking out of the bathroom to see Bakura going through his clothes. Ryou sighed as he grabbed a spare towel and started rubbing his hair dry while sighing as he walked over to Bakura and kicked him playfully, Bakura laughed and looked over at him with a gentle smile as he pulled out some tight jeans and a tight top and setting them down on Ryous bed as he grabbed Ryous wrist and sat him down on the floor while he towel dried his hair and sat chatting with him the whole time. Ryou then got dressed and brushed his hair and walked with Bakura out onto the patio where everyone was partying and having a laugh, Ryou really didn't feel like he belonged there but he had said he would join them for an hour or so. When everyone saw Ryou walk out on to the patio they all smiled and he was handed a drink witch he turned down as he didn't want to drink alcohol, Tea smiled and pulled him onto the beach to play a game of volley ball with her and Yugi and Yami witch had actually been enjoyable. Bakura managed to get a drink into his Hikari and some food while everyone started dancing, Ryou sat in a chair while Bakura was on the sofa with Marik sat on his lap having a laugh while everyone else danced and laughed at each-others stupidity. For most of the night Ryou just watched everyone having fun and not even bothering to get involved he really didn't want to be there he would of preferred to being at home, but after a short while longer Ryou stood up and walked past everyone and went into the kitchen where he placed his glass in the sink and washed it up and put it away. He then decided he had spent enough time sitting with everyone and decided to go to bed so he walked through the kitchen and back through the lounge and disappeared back up to his bedroom, when he got there it seemed quiet he couldn't even hear the music any more from down stairs so he grabbed his pyjamas and walked into the bathroom and got changed for bed. He then after brushing his teeth and putting his clothes in the bedroom climbed under the covers and curled up falling asleep instantly into a deep quiet slumber to the land of dreams.
While down stairs still parting Seto and Joey had gone for a romantic walk along the beach, Tea and Tristan where dancing together sexily the same for Marik dancing with his own Yami While Bakura was looking for his own Light. When he couldn't find him along the beach he searched the beach house starting with the kitchen but when he couldn't see him there he decided to look up stairs, Bakura knew it was unlike Ryou to just disappear without saying where he was going and this only worried his Yami. Bakura had searched every room except one the room witch Ryou shared with Mariku, Bakura had requested that Ryou stayed with them all to have fun and relax at the party for at least a couple of hours, he had just not expected that Ryou would stay down stairs for only two hours before going to bed. Bakura knocked on the bedroom door and got no answer so he slowly and quietly opened the bedroom door to see a slight lump within one of the two beds, he sighed to himself as he closed the door after entering and walked over to the bed to see Ryou curled up sleeping, Bakura had to admit he looked so angelic when he slept his gentle facial features so relaxed and content within what seemed like a peaceful dream. Bakura sat down on the bed and rested his legs on the edge as he just watched over Ryou, he couldn't understand why he wanted to suddenly protect the young boy but he wasn't about to question himself about it. Bakura hadn't been sat there for all to long when he felt movement under the quilt covers and a slender arm wrap around his waist, he looked down to see that Ryou had turned over and curled up into him he sighed softly and carefully lifted the boys arm and moved down the bed bring the smaller of the two to rest upon his chest. He knew that he should really be with his boyfriend but he just couldn't seem to pry himself away from his Light, Bakura really couldn't understand it, he had always adored his Light and had always protected him from bullies at school he had even helped him when his ex-boyfriend dumped him. Maybe he felt sorry for Ryou he was surrounded by love-struck kids, yet Mariku wasn't with anyone, had Ryou even tried talking to the Egyptian? Bakura didn't know, the more he thought about it the quicker he fell asleep forgetting where he was and curling up with the warm lithe body holding onto him.
