Here is the new chapter, not going to promise constant updates but will try my best.

thank you SilentGreenThief for your Beta services :P


BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Ryou lifted his head. Feeling groggy from sleep, he attempted to stop the alarm clock by throwing his arm in the direction of the device, but instead of hitting the alarm he managed to miss it and threw himself out of bed. Landing flat on his face, Ryou moaned in pain, but mostly annoyance. Reaching up, he managed to turn the alarm off. Now lying on the floor, he waited a couple of minutes before finally managing to muster the energy to stand and get changed. Walking over to his closet, he opened the door. Looking for something suitable, he shuffled through some of the clothes, seeing the long black coat he wore for Halloween. Behind it he found his trusty white and blue striped top and light blue jeans. He grabbed the articles of clothing and slipped them on.

Yawning, he made his way through his small one bedroom flat to the kitchen. The tiles of the kitchen were cold against his feet and sent a small chill through his body. He opened the draw and grabbed a spoon, placing it into his mouth. Moving to the cupboard door, Ryou grabbed a box of cereal and a bowl, he placed them down onto the small one person table adjoining the kitchen. He then proceeded to grab some milk out of the fridge. Taking a small whiff of the milk, he deemed it edible and poured it into his bowl. Finally sitting down, he added the cereal, and grabbing the spoon out of his mouth he dug into to his morning meal.

Being awake enough to actually think, Ryou pondered his schedule for the day.

"Lets see," he spoke quietly to himself, "today is Thursday, so I only have Professor Bakuras class."

He smiled to himself, thinking about what he could do with his free time today. Maybe painting? No, that was more of a weekend thing and he didn't feel like cleaning up messy oil paint after he was done. He could hang out with Yugi - no wait, he had another class with professor Atem and all he would do afterwards is go on about how good the professors lecture was or how handsome he looked today. NO THANK YOU! Ryou loved Yugi but was not in the mood for that kind of social interaction. He opted to leave his decision for later.

Polishing off his cereal, he placed the bowl in the sink and grabbed his phone and books. Walking back through the kitchen to the front door, he placed his books and phone on the ground and put his shoes on. Picking his books and phone up and slipping the phone into his pocket, he grasped the key that was on the hook next to the door. Turning the handle he opened the door, then closed and locked it and started walking to the university.

It was only a short walk to the school, five minutes at the most, so it was never much of a chore for Ryou. In fact, he quite enjoyed it. It was peaceful, a calming walk through the beautiful city of Domino. It was a beautiful day, the sun hung lazily in the sky and only a few small clouds dotting the horizon. Ryou rather liked Domino city. Although it was small, it had its own charms. The city square was where all the gamers hung out at, and was also the location of gaming stores, including a store for Ryous favourite game Monster World.

When he thought about it, the only reason he was painting now was because of monster world. As a result of those small figurines that you had to paint, Ryou discovered a natural talent. He can remember the first time he had painted one, man it had looked awful! The colours were all odd and the face looked like something out of a nightmare. He smiled at the thought. But, he had persevered and found that with practice he was actually fairly skilled. It was what lead him to start painting on canvas and eventually apply to Domino Arts University.

Ryou had arrived to the university while on his trip through memory lane. He grabbed his phone out of his pocket to check the time. 10:00am, he still had a half of an hour until his next class, so he headed to the quad to sit down to relax until then. Finding a nice shady spot under a tree he sat down amoungst the grass, it was soft to the touch and was the perfect resting place.

Although he loved the sun, he had learnt his lesson from several sunburns that his pale skin tone didn't do well with long exposure to that bright orb. Sitting under a tree was the closest he could get to sitting out in the sun. While watching time go by, he saw two people walk across the quad. Mai and Otogi were both heading away from the painting rooms. Not surprising, as they were both models for the painters, probably the favourite models in the entire university. They spotted Ryou and headed towards him. Ryou waved and stood up.

"Hey Mai, hey Otogi, hows it going?" Ryou asked with genuine curiosity.

Otogi replied first. "Pretty good, though somebody got a new tattoo." Otogi nudged Mai and she scowled.

"Yeah, so what if I did, doesnt bother me if other people see it!" She sniggered.

Ryou smiled, obviously it was another nude portrait session.

"Well Mai, next time you get a tattoo maybe you shouldn't get it on your left cheek," Otogi chided.

Ryou looked at Mai's left cheek in confusion. There was no tattoo on... Oh. He meant that kind of cheek. Ryou blushed, his face turning a bright shade of red quite like a tomato.

Otogi smiled. "Sorry, couldn't help myself. Anyway, I have to go, see ya."

Mai waved him off with a rather profane gesture.

She then turned to face Ryou. "Anyway, how are you Ryou? I haven't seen you for awhile and I miss taking to you hon."

"Oh, I've been fine," Ryou replied.

"Really? Most people start to flip out around graduation time," she joked.

"Well, I cant say I have been thinking about it much, but I probably should be."

Mai smiled. "Well have you thought about what you're going to do when you graduate?"

Ryou placed his hand on his chin. He had been offered a job as a junior curator at the Domino city museum art department (only because his father was often doing business with them) but still wasn't one hundred percent sure on what he wanted to do.

"Yeah, I was offered a job as a junior curator at the Domino city museum arts department, but I'm still not sure if I want to do it."

Mai clapped her hands together. "Well its a great start! Just make sure when your famous to credit your favorite model," she teased with a pointed finger.

Ryou laughed. "How could I ever possibly forget?" They both shared a chuckle this time.

"It was nice taking to you hon, but I have a thing at a place, I'll see you later." She blew a kiss and was off.

Ryou checked his phone. 10:20am, time to head to class. He sauntered to his class with little urgency, when he arrived he waited outside the door for Yugi. He didn't have to wait long before he saw the familiar wild colours of Yugis hair. Ryou waved and waited until Yugi reached him, then both walked into class together.

"On time today, hmmm?" Professor Bakura stated.

Yugi put his head down while Ryou opted for a reply.

"Yes sir," Ryou smiled.

The Professor snorted and went back to typing on his computer. Both boys made their way to their seats, sitting down, Ryou shared a smile with Yugi, and Yugi returned his kindness.

During the lecture Ryou found himself thinking about his future, he was thinking about all the things he had wanted to do and the job offer he had recieved. None of the options seemed very inviting. He suddenly became aware of the reason he had been putting off the decision - because it made him worry. Maybe he could ask the Professor for his advice. That thought helped, but didn't ease his anxiousness.

The lecture felt rather quick and was over before Ryou had time to blink, how long had he been thinking for? Well, now he could ask the Professor. Excusing himself from Yugis company, Ryou waited for the class to leave before approaching the professor.

"What can I do for you?" Ryou received a rare smile from the professor. Slightly thrown off by the smile, Ryou uneasily asked his question.

"Well, I'm actually looking for some advice, I'm not sure what to do after I graduate, and was hoping for some ideas." Ryou looked at his feet, not proud of his lack of planning.

"Leaving it a bit late, are we not?" The Professor replied with his trademark smirk. More comfortable with this expression, Ryou looked up at the Professor.

Professor Bakura placed his hands under his chin. "Well, there is something I have been saving for a certain student."

He then proceeded to grab a piece of paper out of one of his draws before handing it to Ryou. Ryou looked it over, and then looked it over again, not sure if he believed what he was reading.

"A job for a painter at Kul Elna studios?" Ryou was in shock. Professor Bakura had just offered Ryou a job at his very own studio. Looking up to the professor and down at the paper a few times, Ryou finally managed to speak.

"I, um, thank you sir." Ryou was still in lala land from the surprise.

The Professor chuckled. "Your Vanitas paintings would be perfect for my studio, my last painter and I had a ... disagreement. I never saw him after that."

"Sir, I would be honored to work at your studio." Ryou couldn't help but smile, this was more then he could have ever have hoped for.

"Good, I was going to tell you after your graduation but there's no time like the present. I will give you more details later, but for now I have to get going."

Thanking the professor again, Ryou bowed and left. He decided to go to Yugis to tell him the good news.

Ryou looked up at the sky, today was a very beautiful day.