SW: HOLY CRAP! It's been a month since I updated this! I'm sorry!

Marik: We all hate you.

SW: -.-" Okay, so I really like the band that sings this song. I'm pretty sure I'm right on the edge of being obsessed. (Oh, and FYI, each of my 'chapters' is a new one-shot, so don't expect any continuation)

Ryou: I like this band too!

I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Just the Way I'm Not by All Time Low.

Thank you to JapanT'sTheName (Thank you so much for review! I'm really glad you liked it! And, I know right? My attention span is like a minute long before I-Hey look! A plot bunny!) for reviewing Don't Take the Boy!

Enjoy!

This one is a mix of puppy- and bronze-shipping, with slight puzzleshipping.

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I'm picking you up at seven. We're going to the North Shore.

That had been the text Marik had sent to Malik and the younger was still trying to decipher what it meant. The last time they had seen each other, they had gotten into a huge fight and Malik had thought it was over. In fact, Marik seemed to be avoiding Malik and he had been sure that Marik never wanted to see his face again.

But then he had gotten that text, and now he had to decide if he wanted to take the chance of getting together with Marik again. The doorbell rang and Malik thought about just not answering it.

"I know you're in there, Malik! Your car's in the driveway." Marik's voice drifted through the doorway, unforgiving and unrelenting.

Sighing and running a hand over his face, he yelled upstairs to his sister as he grabbed his jacket. "I'm going out, Isis! Don't know when I'll be back!"

"Don't do anything stupid!" Malik rolled his eyes as he yanked open the door to their house and stepped outside, closing the door behind him and looking at Marik.

Marik smirked at Malik, before grabbing his wrist and pulling him over the car. "C'mon. We don't want to waste our chance."

"Our chance for what?" Malik didn't get an answer, and was pushed into the passenger side of the car parked right next to his own. Marik slid into the seat next to him and started up the car, speeding out of the driveway and into the street.

Thirty minutes later and they were parked on the edge of a cliff, sitting on the hood of Marik's car. The sun was setting and Marik had his arm wrapped around Malik's waist. All in all, it was a pretty romantic picture, but Malik had to struggle to keep from laughing about it. "What's all this for?"

"What? Can't a man have a nice, quiet evening with his lover?"

Malik didn't even have to look to see the smirk on Marik's face. "Since when do you like nice and quiet?" Even though he was practically glowing from the fact that Marik still wanted to be together with him, it didn't mean he was expecting the man to change. "Seriously, this is like a bad romance novel."

Marik rolled on top of Malik, blocking his view of the sunset. "And what always happens at the end of a bad romance novel?" He didn't give Malik time to answer, leaning down to steal a quick kiss before answering himself. "The main characters always have sex."

"That makes no sense. You are completely crazy!" Malik laughed and squirmed as Marik puckered up again, leaning in slowly. "Stop acting so cheesy! It's weird!" He twisted and turned, avoiding Marik's over-pursed lips.

Seeing a small opening, Marik swooped in, pulling Malik into a deep kiss. Both of their eyes closed as they moved against each other, Malik's arms reaching up to wrap around Marik's neck.

The two stayed like that for a while, kissing on the hood of Marik's car, until the sun was long gone from the sky. When Malik started to shiver as the cool metal of the car seeped through his shirt, Marik slid off him. Malik followed, letting Marik lead him to the around the car. They quickly climbed in backseat and resumed their dance of tongues, unneeded clothes being lost in the process.

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"I don't like him, Yugi."

"Oh, c'mon, Joey! He's our friend!" Yugi looked up at Joey with wide, pleading eyes, before turning back to the hallway filled with students to search for his boyfriend.

Joey crossed his arms and scowled, glaring at the ground in front of him. "All he ever does is insult me. It's getting on my nerves."

The smaller of the two had to resist rolling his eyes. "Please, Joey, Seto really isn't that bad."

"Yes, yes he is."

"Glad to know I'm appreciated, mutt." Joey let his head fall back with a groan before he turned to face Seto, who had walked up to the two friends with Yami.

Joey glared at the man, not noticing Yami as he came over to Yugi, giving him a kiss. "I'm not a dog, money bags."

"Don't start." Yami cast an annoyed look over at the two of them. "Yugi and I are heading off to Burger World." Yugi's face lit up at the mention of his favorite fast food place. "If you can go thirty minutes without fighting, you're welcome to join us."

Joey scowled and rolled his eyes, before storming off in the opposite direction. He loved the food at Burger World, but if it meant he had to sit around and have a polite conversation with Seto, then he'd just have to find something to eat at home.

Seto, Yugi, and Yami all watched Joey storm off. "Wow…" Even Yugi seemed shocked. "I've never seen Joey refuse an offer of food before." Seto nodded and followed after Joey, meaning to find out what was wrong.

"Don't do anything stupid, Seto!" Yami called after his cousin, before turning around with Yugi and starting towards the entrance of the school.

"Do you think they'll be alright?" Sure, Yugi knew that the two had feelings for each other, but they were both so stubborn that he wondered if they would ever get together.

Yami nodded almost immediately, a smirk growing on his face. "Seto wouldn't let anything happen to Joey, he's his favorite enemy."

Holding back a giggle, Yugi nodded, instantly reassured. "And Seto is Joey's most hated friend."

"Don't worry, Aibou, they'll find a way to work it out." This time Yugi did giggle, and Yami gave Yugi a quick peck on the cheek before they continued to make their way to Burger World.

Meanwhile, Joey was still storming through the hallway, though at a much slower pace, making his way to the back door of the school. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He smiled wryly when he felt the familiar hurt he got whenever he thought of Seto. "Is this even worth it?" Joey's heart panged again, and he shook his head as if that would get rid of the idea that him and Seto could ever work. It seemed like their jagged and broken relationship would never balance out.

"Is what worth it, mutt?"

He groaned at the way his heart skipped, but let Seto think what he wanted about the exasperated noise. "What do you want, Kaiba?"

Joey didn't turn around, but he could hear the smirk in Seto's voice when he answered. "What? Aren't you happy to see me?"

"Why would I want to see someone I hate?" He felt a hand grip his shoulder and he was turned around, forced to stare into piercing blue eyes. Eyes that never showed anything, that were never pleased with him no matter what he did.

He was still stuck on that depressing thought when he felt something soft on his lips. His own eyes widened as he stared into blue ones that were suddenly a lot closer. Seto opened his mouth to let his tongue sweep over Joey's lips, never once breaking eye contact.

Joey opened his mouth slightly, finally letting his eyes close and thinking to himself that this wasn't really happening but he might as well enjoy it. He welcomed the tongue that entered his mouth, tangling it with his own, before reaching up with his arms to wrap them around Seto's neck.

They pulled apart reluctantly, neither wanting to let the other go. Joey was panting heavily as he looked up at Seto, his eyes half-lidded. "What the hell, Seto?" He was still wrapping his mind around the fact that the man whose heart was shut off to the entire world had just kissed him.

The man smirked, wrapping an arm around Joey's waist and guiding him out of the building and around the side, where his limo was waiting. "You said my name."

He stuttered, almost stumbling as he let Seto lead him away from the school. "What? Oh, I meant-but you just-and then we-"

"I liked it." He cut off any more fumbling by Joey with that sentence, looking at him in a way that made a ball of fire grow in the blonde's stomach. "C'mon, pup, we're going to my house."

If Joey minded the use of the nickname, he didn't mention it as he scrambled into the backseat of the limo.

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Malik yelled in frustration as he slammed the door to his house, storming into the kitchen, where Isis watched him enter with an amused expression. "What happened this time?" Malik didn't answer, but plopped himself down in a kitchen and let his head fall into his hands. She shook her head lightly and spooned some stew into a bowl to give to Malik. She set it in front of him and took the seat across from him, waiting patiently for the story she knew would come out. Nothing ever changed those two and nothing ever would.

"Ra, Marik is such a pervert."

Isis sighed and smiled lightly. "But would you want him any other way?" As much as she hated to admit it, it was obvious that the two blondes cared for each other, and who was she to stand in their way?
"I'm sorry, what?" Malik was blinking at her in confusion, either because he didn't understand or because it sounded like his sister might be trying to get Malik and Marik to make up, but most likely it was because of both.

"Yes, Marik is a little perverted." Malik rolled his eyes. "Okay, more than a little, but can you imagine having a relationship with him if he didn't act the way acted? If, Ra forbid, he was normal?"

Malik sank in his chair as he thought over the words, a pout growing on his face even though he didn't seem aware of it. "No…"

"You like Marik just the way he isn't normal, and he likes…whatever he likes about you." There was a mischievous glint in Isis' eyes as she stood up and made her way to her bedroom.

"Isis!" Malik stood up to chase after, but the doorbell rang. He walked in the opposite direction his sister had left in, calling over his shoulder. "You are so dead, Sister!" He opened the door, staring in shock at the man leaning against the wall in front of the door with his hands shoved in his pockets. "Marik?"

"Sorry." That was all he said before he stepped into the house, pulling Malik into a passionate kiss.

An hour later, and Malik was lying on top Marik on his bed, completely naked and smiling happily. His mind wandered to what Isis had said before and he lifted his chin to look at Marik. "What do you like about me?"

Marik opened one eye, looking at the lilac ones staring back at him, before he sighed. "Why do you wanna know?"

"Dunno." Malik shrugged and rolled off Marik so that they were lying side by side. "I guess I like you because you aren't the least bit sane, but…"

"You're not exactly sane either." Marik opened his eyes fully and smirked over at the younger. "I like you just the way you're not. Who needs sanity when you're…" he placed a kiss on the Malik's neck, "foolish…" another on the corner of his eye, "young…" before finally letting their lips meet. "and in love." Malik obviously had no idea how much he had changed him.

The boy blushed and Marik resisted the urge to kiss him silly. "Thanks." Malik didn't even know what love could – did – do to them, but Marik wasn't about to spell it out. He had already said the 'L' word once, and he wasn't about to repeat it anytime soon.

Malik rolled his eyes as if he knew exactly what was going through Marik's head. For all the man was brash and reckless, the minute he was 'feeling' too much, they broke apart. It was like their relationship was made of glass. He closed his eyes and curled up into Marik, almost smirking as the man stiffened at the affectionate gesture. Malik sighed and let his eyes close, drifting off to sleep and thanking whoever gave him someone who was his complete opposite, but fit him perfectly.

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Yugi stared in amusement at the couple across from him, who were arguing over how much Joey could order. He turned to his boyfriend, who was watching with a raised eyebrow. "Didn't they say they were going out now?"

"Yes."

"Doesn't that mean they should stop fighting?"

Yami smirked as he stared across the table at Joey and Seto. "I think it's their way of showing they care." He wrapped an arm around Yugi's shoulders. "Seto. You're causing a scene."

The man either didn't hear his cousin, or was completely ignoring him, because his argument with Joey never ceased, in fact, it seemed to grow louder. Yami sighed and shook his head.

Placing a hand over his mouth to hide a small giggle, Yugi leaned into Yami, still watching the argument. "Do think they'll ever change?"

"Aibou, if there ever comes a time when Joey and Seto aren't arguing, then you can throw me in the madhouse." Yami rolled his eyes when the fighting suddenly stopped as Seto pulled Joey into a rough kiss. "Unless they're making out, of course."

The two were completely oblivious to the world, and the fact that Yugi and Yami were discussing their relationship. "What do you think they see in each other, Yami? I mean, it's obvious they're attracted to one another, but love takes more than that."

"You know Seto's pretty famous in the business world, right, Aibou?" Yugi nodded, but his face still showed confusion and Yami chuckled, nuzzling his boyfriend on the nose. "I think that Seto likes that Joey doesn't care about his money, in fact, if what you told me is right, Joey hated him for it at first."

Yugi's mouth formed a small 'o' and Yami could see it clicking together in his head. "I get it. Seto likes the way Joey isn't a gold digger, and Joey likes the way Seto isn't all shallow…" His nose wrinkled a little. "I think. Does that make any sense?"

"Not at all." Yami smirked and slipped a few bills onto the table before sliding out of the booth with Yugi in tow. "Let's go, Aibou. I don't think they really need our company."

The younger nodded and followed Yami to the front of the restaurant, only looking back once to make sure his friend was alright before leaving.

"They left?" Joey mumbled against Seto's lips half an hour later, only just noticing that his best friend wasn't in the seat across from him anymore.

Seto chuckled and turned his head to bite harshly on the lobe of Joey's ear before sucking at it. "They left a while ago, pup."

Joey rolled his eyes and shoved Seto away, trying to get a hold of his hormones. "You will never change."

Seto didn't answer, except to pull Joey into another quick, smoldering kiss, and leave the booth after paying for the meal they hadn't taken the time to eat.

Blinking for a few seconds as his body came back down from the rush the kiss had sent him on, Joey scrambled to follow. "Yo, Seto, wait up!"

Seto didn't stop, but he slowed down just enough so that it wouldn't be noticeable and Joey could catch up. After Joey matched his stride, they walked on in silence toward Seto's mansion, which was just a block away. Seto's mind wandered to what he had heard Yugi say before he left.

"I like you just the way you aren't, and you like me just the way I'm not."

Joey looked at him funny for a moment, but shrugged it off, and kept walking with his hands in his pockets. He didn't know what Seto meant, but that didn't mean it didn't warm him from head to toe. "Sometimes you are so confusing."

"Shut up, pup."

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SW: Woo!
Malik: Kinda cheesy.

SW: Okay, so I tried a new way of writing song fiction, without using the lyrics at all. Of course, if you know the song, you'll be able to spot the parts where I put lyrics in the story. But then again…it's probably really obvious.

Ryou: Hope you liked it!

SW: Yep, until next time!

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