Author's notes: I hope that this chapter is good… I kind of wrote it in a rush… But still, it is still half a chapter done. Yah!
Upon reaching the arcade, Yugi gave a whoop of joy and danced around, bouncing all the way. Looking at the games available there has already set Yugi to ' hyper' mood. The rest of the gang, including Seto and Mokuba, gulped and tried not to be trampled by Yugi. Ryou grinned and led an ecstatic Yugi away to play at one of the machines.
Yami slipped away from the rest of the gang and took a look around the arcade before settling down on a bench and dozed off. Bakura, who so coincidently walked past, saw Yami and went to take a seat beside. Yami was wearing a pair of sunglasses, so Bakura did not know that he was sleeping.
" So, what do you think of the arcade?" Bakura asked.
"…"
" Hey, Pharaoh! Are you listening to me?" Bakura snarled, a bit furious.
"…"
" Pharaoh!"
"…"
"Look Pharaoh, I appreciate your humor, but this isn't the time for it." Bakura reasoned.
" …"
" Okay, I get it. You don't want to talk about the arcade, right? All right, we'll talk about school then. I heard that Yugi wanted you to go to Domino High. So what are your views about that particular idea?"
"…"
" Pharaoh…" Bakura growled.
He did not receive any reply at all…
" Pharaoh! This is too much! Talk to me!"
"…"
" Damn Ra to hell! Talk to me! You stupid Pharaoh!"
Now furious, Bakura grabbed the front of Yami's shirt and pulled him up, just as the sunglasses drop off to reveal a still sleeping Yami. Bakura is lost for words.
" Hmm…what's going on? Tomb Robber?" Yami said, clearly confused and annoyed at being shouted at for no particular reason he could see.
Bakura set Yami back to the ground and yelled, " You should have taken off your sunglasses before sleeping so that I would not think that you are ignoring me, Pharaoh! I look like a complete imbecile yelling his head off at you and receiving no answer! And it turns out that you were asleep!"
Yami gave himself a minute to take all of that in and groaned, why did the Tomb Robber have to make things more difficult for him? He was just trying to get some rest…
Yami sat back on the bench and after a few seconds of glaring, Bakura followed his example.
" I did not beg you to talk to me, Tomb Robber. You could have just left me alone and play at one of the machines." Yami said, yawning.
" What you really mean is that I should leave you alone, Pharaoh? Fine, I know that I should have ignored you and…" Bakura's sentence was cut off as he felt Yami leaning against him. He turned and found Yami fast asleep on his shoulder. Figuring that it is an uncomfortable position for the Pharaoh, Bakura gently moved Yami's head over to his lap and began stroking his hair.
Wait a minute, what in the seven hells am I doing? I should be angry! Yami snuggled into his lap and Bakura gave one of his rare smiles. Maybe I should enjoy this, Pharaoh is not going to let me touch him after this…gosh, I think that I am falling in love with him… Bakura sighed and closed his eyes, dozing off…
After about a few seconds, Bakura felt someone shaking him. He tried to pretend that he was still asleep, but this person is not going to let him off so easily, so left with no choice, Bakura opened his eyes lazily just to find the entire gang staring at him. Ryou was the one shaking him, after all, Bakura is known to kill whoever who wakes him up from a sleep except for his Hikari.
" What's the matter? Can't a guy get his sleep peacefully?" Bakura grumbled.
" Yes you can, but sleeping with Yami… Err, is not an option…" Ryou whispered, so that only Bakura can hear him.
Bakura gave Ryou an amused look and grinned. Yami awakened from his slumber and sat up.
" Umm…guys? What am I doing here?" Yami asked, rubbing his head.
The gang sniggered and tried not to laugh. " Nothing!" they chorused.
Yami stared at them, with disbelief carved on his face. " Wait, what am I doing on his lap?" Yami's eyes reflected his horror; " you did not do anything to me, did you Tomb Robber?"
Bakura shook his head and stood up, stretching himself. His body is now sore due to the fact that he has been sleeping on a hard wooden bench with a heavy weight on his lap. Yami stood up too, and they began to follow the gang out of the arcade and back to Seto's limo…
" Home sweet home!" Yugi cried after rushing into the Game Shop.
Seto, Joey and Honda rolled their eyes and follow suit. Ryou and Bakura said their goodbyes and went back home. Anzu skipped merrily into the Game Shop and Yami went into his room as usual.
It has been a long day… He thought as he flung himself onto his bed. He did not bother undressing as he fell into a deep sleep.
Next morning, Yami was awakened by a series of screeching and flapping of wings. He opened his eyes wearily and to his surprise, he saw an owl perched on top of his wardrobe, screeching its head off. Yami approached the owl cautiously and it immediately stopped screeching. Instead, it flew down and came to a rest on his arm, holding out its leg. Yami looked at its leg and noticed a letter attached to it, so he took the letter and off the owl flew.
Opening the letter, he began to read…
Dear Mr. Yami Motou,
I am pleased to inform you that you have been invited to join Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a fifth year student. Although you have not gone through your first, second, third or fourth year in Hogwarts, we are sure that you could catch up on the studies there. School term starts at 1 September; you are required to be present at Diagon Alley tomorrow so that you can buy your books. A teacher would be sent to bring you and the other new fifth years there. Your train ticket is in the envelope along with this letter. I hope that you could join us in Hogwarts.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Dumbledore
Yami re-read the letter again just to make sure that it is not a bad dream he was stuck with. If he was to go to Hogwarts, then what about going to Domino High? Yugi would be so upset to hear that he could not go to Domino High with him. Yami sighed and took the letter to Yugi's room, preparing himself to tell Yugi about the bad news…
"Ouch! Damn Ra! Who is that?" Bakura yelled as he clutched his forehead painfully, " You are going to pay for this! I am going to send you to the Shadow Realm. "
Bakura was in a bad mood; seeing that he was unceremoniously waken up from his slumber by an owl. The damn owl had landed on his forehead.
The said owl stuck out its right and bingo, there tied a letter, all wet… Bakura took the letter and opened it, his face contracting with disgust at the wet letter. Just as he was about to send the owl to the Shadow Realm, it flew off in a matter of a few seconds, leaving Bakura to screech and throw insults at its retreating back. After subsiding his anger at not being able to send the owl to the Shadow Realm, Bakura opened the letter and began to read…
Dear Mr. Yami Bakura,
I am pleased to inform you that you have been invited to join Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a fifth year student. Although you have not gone through your first, second, third or fourth year in Hogwarts, we are sure that you could catch up on the studies there. School term starts at 1 September; you are required to be present at Diagon Alley tomorrow so that you can buy your books. A teacher would be sent to bring you and the other new fifth years there. Your train ticket is in the envelope along with this letter. I hope that you could join us in Hogwarts.
Yours sincerely,
Professor Dumbledore
Bakura re-read the letter and yelped. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Who is the one playing tricks on him? It must be Marik and Malik, the two psychos.
Angrily, Bakura snatched up the phone, which is only a stone's throw away, and dialed Marik's number…
Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring!
Marik grouchily got out of bed and picked up the phone.
" Hello? Marik speaking."
" Marik you imbecile! Why did you wake me up in the morning to play a trick on me? What is this witchcraft and wizardry thing? And sent your owl back to my house! I want to kill it personally! It landed on my head! Marik! Are you listening to me?" came the voice on the opposite side of the phone.
To Marik, that person is blabbering nonsense. All he could hear is " Marik! $#? &(&$#$? $? &#$#$! &$ ! $#$()+)! ( &! $#?"
He yawned and slammed the phone back to its resting place, then went back to sleep…
Damn it! He cut the line! Bakura cursed, putting the phone back to its original place. He then got dressed and went down to the kitchen, to find Ryou.
"Aibou? Are you in there? I want to discuss something with you. Could you open the door?" Yami asked, standing at Yugi's bedroom door.
" Yami? Is that you? The door is not locked, come in, quick! I have something that I want to show you…"
Sensing Yugi's excitement, Yami entered the room. Yugi was sitting on his bed, reading a letter.
" What's that, Aibou?"
" I don't know. It is sent to me this morning by an owl. Weird isn't it?" Yugi replied.
" Sent by an owl? I have one too!" Yami said as he showed Yugi his letter.
Yugi's eyes shone and he hugged Yami. " Yami! I think that this Professor Dumbledore wants us to go to his school! Why don't we ask Grandpa about it?"
Yami nodded, taking his letter back. Yugi bounced downstairs and asked Grandpa about going to the school… Yami stayed in Yugi's room, lying on his bed. He wanted to go to the school badly. He wanted to learn magic! Just hope that Grandpa would let us go to that school… he thought.
After about half an hour, Yugi came back up the room, his face lightened by a glow of happiness. Instantly, Yami knew that Yugi had won the debate on whether to go to the school or not with their grandpa.
Yugi hugged Yami and said, " Grandpa allowed us to go to Hogwarts! He said that he would tell Domino High about it and let us quit that school! I'm so excited, aren't you?"
Yami grinned and hugged Yugi back, " Of course I'm excited, but should we tell your friends about it?"
Yugi gasped, " Of course we should! Oh gods, I've forgotten about it. And Yami? They are your friends as much as they are mine."
" Whatever… Just get the gang gathered in the Game Shop sometime later. Okay?"
" Okay! Yami, you should be more sociable you know…I'm still not happy about how you said that the gang comprises of my friends, not yours…"
"Yami messed Yugi's hair up and gave him a smile. Yugi smiled uncertainly and pushed Yami out of the room. Yami chuckled before going back to his room.
" Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?" yelped Joey, " Where in the world is this school located? I don't seem to remember hearing anything about it…"
" I don't know anything about it either…" Yugi admitted.
Yami did not join in their conversation. He was sitting with them, but not really paying any attention to their conversation. Just then, the door of the Game Shop was flung open to reveal Ryou and Bakura.
" Guys, I have something to tell you." Ryou announced, looking very grave, " you might think that I am mad, but here comes the news. I am going to go to this Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!"
Yugi and the rest blinked and Yami said quietly, " You are going to Hogwarts? Yugi and I would be going there too...Wait… Don't even think about telling me that the Tomb Robber would be there too."
Ryou smiled and nodded his head, indicating that Bakura is going to go to Hogwarts. Yami groaned and Bakura looked very displeased.
" What Pharaoh? Unhappy that I am going with you to make your life a living hell?" Bakura snarled.
Yami just glared at him and closed his eyes to rest them. Bakura walked to the darkest corner of the Game Shop and settled down, his red eyes glowing in the darkness. Ryou contented himself by sitting down with the gang and discussing about their plans of going to Hogwarts.
Yami opened his crimson-colored eyes and saw red ones staring straight at him. He got up before walking towards those eyes. Bakura saw Yami approaching, but did not say anything. Yami sat down beside Bakura (who was sitting on the floor).
" What are you doing here? Aren't you joining Ryou to talk about your plans on going to Hogwarts?" Yami asked.
Bakura shrugged, " I am not interested in what he had to say. And that's why. What are you doing here then? Not joining your Hikari?"
" Nope. He is with his friends. Not mine. I somehow felt that you are the only person whom I can talk to without feeling awkward. I think it is because we are both yamis."
Bakura looked surprised. The Pharaoh thought that he could only talk to him comfortably?
After a few seconds, Bakura grinned, " I feel the same way as you do. Well, well, well… I am flattered upon hearing that I am the only person you could confide in. Pharaoh."
Yami smiled and they both grew silent. Yami watched as Yugi talked to his friends. Bakura took side-glances at Yami now and then. All he could think is: Yami is gorgeous. Yami noticed Bakura staring at him and turned to look at him.
Bakura grinned and touched Yami's cheek. It felt smooth and tender under his touch. Yami shivered and leaned into Bakura's hand. Bakura then pressed his lips upon Yami's lips, feeling the soft and warm lips and licking them. Yami moaned, practically begging for more. Bakura smirked and demanded entrance into Yami's mouth. Yami complied, parting his lips, allowing Bakura's tongue to enter and taste him.
" Hem, Hem." Came Yugi's voice.
Bakura and Yami broke apart, looking embarrassed. The gang stared at them, all open-mouthed. Yami pulled Bakura to his room and shut the door.
" Well. Pharaoh, what will Marik say when he finds out that I've just kissed you and you allowed it?" Bakura smirked, " now, where did we stop?"
" Emm…it seems that we have lots of books to buy…" Yugi stated.
They were in Diagon Alley, with the aid of Hagrid, the teacher Professor Dumbledore had mentioned in his letter.
" So yeh better hurry! We don't have much time!" Hagrid exclaimed.
Yami looked at the things that he had bought, silently marking them off his shopping list. Parchment, quills, ink, potion supplies, a cauldron, a set of brass scales, school robes and dress robes… All he needed now was his books and wand.
Ryou looked as if he was going to collapse under all his shopping. Bakura wasn't helping by reminding him about all the books they still need to buy. He sighed and turned away to walk towards Florish and Blotts, a bookstore.
Yami, Yugi, Bakura followed him into the bookstore. Hagrid remained outside because he was too big to get inside.
Once inside the store, Ryou spotted a horribly familiar person, with a horribly familiar voice.
" How dare you insult my Hikari you pathetic excuse for a living! I make you pay!"
"Oh you would? I'm so scared now. I'm warning you, my father would kill you if you even dare to lay a finger on me." A cold sneering voice sounded.
Ryou, Bakura, Yugi and Yami all hurried towards the voices and found Marik, Malik, and a pale boy with white-blond hair, gray eyes and a pointed chin.
Marik turned to look at the new arrivals and gave a smirk, " Oh, dear Malfoy, my friends are here now, but yours are not. So, who's outnumbered?" he cackled.
Malfoy paled even more, if it was possible and replied, " This is not the end of it, Marik! You will pay! And I will make sure of that!" with that, Malfoy gathered his books and hurried away.
Marik turned towards Yami, Yugi, Bakura, and Ryou before giving them a grin of triumph. " Thank Ra you all are here! Or else, I might have to send that Malfoy to the Shadow Realm, and I know that His Mightiness will not like it." He said, looking at Yami.
Sorry to leave it like this, but I need to get away to do something else now. Please review!