Hide N Seek
Pairing: Thiefshipping
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh and to be honest: I'm glad I don't. It would be one hell of a freak show.
„Come on Malik! Let's play!" shouted a blonde Egyptian child whose hair seemede to defy gravity.
"What do you want to play?" asked the young boy's twin, cocking his head to the side.
"Hide n seek!" exclaimed the first kid enthusiastically.
"But… don't we need more participants?" muttered the by half an hour younger sibling, Malik.
"Then we'll have to first find someone to play with us!" smirked the older twin.
His brother nodded 'okay' and they ran off, down the street their family had just moved into. Perfectly kept lawns and clean white houses framed the road and the sky was clear and blue. Birds chirped happily. A perfect location and say for a game of hide n seek.
Suddenly the older stopped and turned to his brother, who looked exactly the same except for his hair, which was much tamer and slightly fairer.
"I heard someone. Let's ask them!" he said loudly and then the five year old took off into the general direction from which soft laughter could be heard.
Malik giggled at his brother's antics and followed close behind. The slightly smaller male stopped in his tracks as his twin came to a sudden halt in some strangers' backyard. The two boys which had been playing in said garden stopped what they had been doing to stare at the intruders.
They both had snow white hair and pale skin. Their eyes were brown, though the taller's had a red tinge to them while the smaller's were of a clear chocolate colour.
"What are you doing in our backyard?" sneered the taller, scowl darkening his young features.
"Do you want to play hide n seek with us?" asked the older of the Egyptians, cheeky grin never leaving his face.
The taller whitettes lips curved into a smirk, eyes glinting with excitement.
"I'm Touzokuou Bakura and this is my brother Touzokuou Ryou", he motioned at the smaller, innocent looking boy, "and if you want to play with us then tell us your names first."
"I'm Mariku. And this is my twin Malik." Answered the older flaxen blonde kid.
"I count!" shouted Bakura and as he covered his eyes the others dashed off.
Malik hid behind a bush near the now counting boy. He wanted to watch him. There was something about the kid that drew him in. Intrigued him.
He'd never before been that interested in anyone. Most people were just dumb fools who didn't use their brains. Narrow minded beings that more often than not annoyed the hell out of him with their senseless chattering.
They thought he was stupid. Needed to have everything explained to him.
As Malik peeked out of his hiding place the albino boy had disappeared. His counting had ceased. Neither sound nor voice could be heard. It was eerily silent. Maliks breathed in hard, the excitement, the fear, of being caught, causing his heart to speed up.
Suddenly something touched his arm, hot breath hitting his neck. Shivers ran up and down the Egyptian child's spine. His body rigid.
"Gotcha." Whispered Bakura Touzokuou's voice into his ear, the whitette's grip in his shoulder tightening.
One skinny white arm sneaked around the blonde's torso, bringing the two bodies closer. Malik could feel the other's every breath, the warmth emanating from the albino's form.
The dark skinned kid turned around to face his captor, lilac orbs meeting russet eyes. Gazes locking. And suddenly Malik understood his attraction to the other. Saw an intelligence rivaling his own, maybe even surpassing it. And he saw the very same hate for humanity he himself harboured.
They were equals in every sense of the word. Their connection to each other deeper and stronger than the ones to their siblings.
There was no need for exchanging words, their eyes saying everything that had to be told.
The arms around Maliks body held him close and secure. Hands fisted the lilac tee he wore, holding him tight.
"Gotcha…" breathed the whitette again and then pecked the Egyptian on the lips.
The contact was brief and soft. If it weren't for the look in the other's eyes, the tan child would have thought he imagined it. A beautiful figment of imagination.
"Yes…" smiled the caught kid.
The he leaned in to copy the other's earlier action, brushing their lips together, immediately afterwards pulling away. Sealing their connection. Promising to stay together forever. To be the albino's until the end.