Ranko: Hello all of you lovely people out there!
Yuugi: You're in a good mood, Ranko.
Ranko: Well, I've been bedridden so I have nothing better to do right now so I thought, "Why not update?"
Bakura: On which story?
Ranko: …Shut up.
Ryou Yep, Ranko started another story. This one is for The Mortal Instruments and it is a crossover with Howl's Moving Castle. So check it out if you like The Mortal Instruments and Malec!
Ranko: Time to answer reviews.
GirlsRule2013: Yeah, his life is complicated like that ;)
IlluminatedWord: Yeah, isn't badass Yuugi the cutest? ^^ That was a very valid argument. To answer your question, he will be referred to as Akefia. I hope that you don't have that many heart attacks for this story; I don't think it is as bad as The Shadow Game Trilogy. Thank you for being so nice to me!
Black Rose of Fire: I know; you tell him! Manners are very important and I will pass the message to Bakura for you!
Aly Goode: I know! Why does he have to be so dang sexy? Yeah, Yuugi is tougher than we all think! Sorry about that misunderstanding with the Puzzleshipping moment last chapter, it is actually in this chapter. Let's see if you can spot it ;)
GemShiner: Thank you very much! I like Bronzeshipping too but I don't think there will be any of that in this story. So sorry :(
Yami: Ranko twin owns nothing!
Ranko: Enjoy!
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Ryota was up in the crow's nest, looking through his spyglass. He saw three navy fleets sailing towards them at an alarming speed. He cursed under his breath and shouted to the crew below, "They're fast! Those ships are the best of the navy fleet."
Akefia tsked in annoyance. "Just one ship?"
"I see two more behind," Ryota responded.
The crew waited anxiously for the captain's orders.
"Starboard!" he shouted. "Evade to the south! They'll shoot without warning!"
Yuugi appeared beside Akefia, his sword in his hand. "Damn navy dogs! Why can't they just leave us alone?"
Akefia grinned. "Because you know the commander loves you," he said mockingly.
Yuugi growled and punched Akefia's arm. "Shut up!"
A moment later they heard the loud noise of a canon being fired and the whole ship shook as they were hit. Everyone steadied their feet to keep from falling. Ryou screamed and covered his head to protect himself. Someone shouted out, "They hit the stern!"
"Akefia!" Ryou called. "Everyone! Are you alright?"
Yuugi and Akefia both jumped; they whipped around, obviously not expecting Ryou to be on the deck. "Ryou!"
The ship was hit again; Ryou screamed and fell to his knees, covering his head from falling debris. "Is this the navy?" he asked.
Akefia stood over Ryou and covered the smaller boy's body with his own, putting his arms around him and holding him close. "I told you to stay inside until this is over! You're of no use to us in a skirmish!"
Meanwhile, on the navy fleet, Commander Atem was looking through his spyglass as his men shot the pirate ship with cannon balls. He frowned when he saw the pirate ship retreating.
One of his men came up behind him. "Commander," he said in attention.
Atem narrowed his ruby eyes. He brought his spyglass away from his face and watched as the pirate ship turned into a speck on the horizon. "They used to tide to their advantage…." He scowled. "And they got away again." He turned away from the railing and stuffed his hand in his decorate jacket's pockets. "Thief King Akefia…"
Later that night, on the pirate ship, everyone was helping to clean up the ship after the attack or were visiting Yuugi if they had been injured. Ryou was carrying a new mast that he was to bring to Akefia immediately so they could replace the one that got torn.
Ryota was watching all of the action going on from above in the crow's nest. He was holding a lantern and he waved whenever Ryou walked by. "Hey, Ren! Leave that to some of the stronger Yamis."
Ryou looked up and smiled at Ryota. "This? It's nothing! I'm just taking it to the captain."
"That must be heavy, Ren," Jounouchi said as he swabbed the deck. "Be careful, now."
Ryou continued to march on, stubbornly sticking his nose in the air. "I'm fine."
'Everyone treats me like I'm a little kid that can't take care of himself just because I'm a Hikari,' Ryou thought. 'Yuugi is a Hikari too and they don't treat him like that, but then again…' Ryou remembered the time whenever Yuugi almost tossed Honda over the edge of the ship for saying he wasn't as tough as he pretended to be and was really just a weak Hikari. Ryou shuddered. 'Everyone is afraid of Yuugi.'
"Are you sure, Ren? It would be no trouble at all for me to help you," Jounouchi said honestly. Ryou learned the Jounouchi was a nice guy that was always sincere; he would be a very loyal friend. He also learned that Jounouchi was born with the personality of a Yami but had the marking of a Hikari on his shoulder blade; a social outcast. So he packed up all of his things one day, left home to be a pirate, and never came back.
Ryou smiled at Jounouchi. "I want to do my share."
'I may not be a pirate but I am trying to do my best so everyone will treat me as a member of the crew,' Ryou thought. The boy felt his mind begin to wander; why was he even here again? Sometimes he had to remind himself that. 'Ten years ago, Bakura, a boy I like very much, was kidnapped by a pirate named Suguroku who called himself the Thief King.'
Ryou thought back to the story that Yuugi had told him of his childhood. Thief King Suguroku had saved Yuugi from a crew of mean pirates that had kidnapped him when he was fourteen. He treated Yuugi like his son and raised him. But then after Suguroku died, Bakura took the name Thief King and changed his name to Akefia. Ryou frowned. 'I didn't realize that Akefia was actually Bakura. But then again, I had glorified Bakura in my memory…'
Ryou was snapped out of his thoughts whenever someone pulled at the collar of his shirt from behind.
"Hey, Ren." The boy heard the familiar voice of Akefia from behind him. "Earlier today, you did not heed my orders." Ryou felt a dark and ominous presence rise from Akefia and he turned around slowly; Akefia was definitely angry. "A captain's order is absolute. You best remember that if you want to stay on this ship."
Ryou sighed. 'This pirate looked so evil that I couldn't see that he was Bakura at first.'
Jounouchi, who had been listening to the whole thing, chuckled; Ryou and Akefia turned their heads to look at the blond. "Captain stepped forward to protect you, Ren. He was just doing it for your own safety."
Akefia's left eye twitched. "You're imagining things, Jounouchi." He sighed and ran his fingers through his disheveled hair. "The only thing I'd risk my life protecting…" Akefia gestured to a large, solid gold statue of the goddess Isis that was being polished by one of the crew members. "Is that beauteous goddess statue in solid gold!"
Yuugi sighed, shaking his head pathetically. "That is the ugliest and gaudiest thing I have ever seen. Why did we take it again?"
Akefia shook his head. "You don't understand art, Yuugi."
Jounouchi grinned knowingly. "Deny it all the want but that won't change the fact that you sleep in the same room every night…"
Yuugi giggled behind his hand; Akefia scowled. He grabbed a fistful of Jounouchi's shirt and shook the man. "What was that? You want to run that by me one more time?"
Ryou scowled, though it looked more like a pout. 'He thinks that I'm useless? That I'm not worth protecting? I'll show him!' Ryou set the rolled up mast down and took off to find someone: Ryuji Otogi.
Yuugi was the most skilled swordsman on the pirate ship, but he wasn't always number one. Before Yuugi was Ryuji Otogi, a man who was trained by the navy but left when he decided he did not like their methods. Ryuji Otogi joined Suguroku's crew when Yuugi was sixteen; he was three years older than the boy. When Yuugi bested him in a sword fight when the boy was only nineteen, Ryuji refused to say he was defeated and that Yuugi cheated. Yuugi continued to beat him after that and not long after he earned his rank as the best sword fighter on the ship.
Ryou couldn't ask Yuugi to teach him how to use a sword, then he would just ask why and then tease him about it later. It was best to ask Ryuji how to fight. He found the man in his own little corner on the deck polishing his sword.
Ryou gulped. This man was intimidating. He had hard green eyes with kohl around them that made them look even narrower and like he was constantly glaring at you. His hair was jet black and long, having to be tied back away from his face. His whole aura screamed, "Get away from me if you know what is good for you."
Ryou stubbornly ignored those signs and walked up to the man. Ryuji didn't even look up at Ryou and continued to polish his sword, studying it in the low light. Ryou stood there for a few minutes waiting for Ryuji to acknowledge him but he never did. Finally, Ryou cleared his throat.
Ryuji looked up at the boy through the corner of his eye. "What?" he asked in annoyance.
"I want you to teach me how to use a sword," Ryou said strongly.
Ryuji chuckled darkly. "Why ask me? Why don't you ask the captain's favorite? The oh-so gifted and special Yuugi, huh?"
Ryou heard from the other crew members that Ryuji didn't like Yuugi very much and the best way to get along with him is to say exactly what he wants to hear. "Well, Yuugi is good but I know that you could teach me better."
Ryuji looked up, interest shining in his emerald eyes. He smirked and rose to his feet. "All right, kid, I'll teach you." He grabbed a spare sword and tossed it to Ryou; the boy let it fall by his feet and he bent over to pick it up. While the boy was bent over, Ryuji charged without warning. "I won't go easy on you though!"
Ryou let out a little scream and jumped back just in time; Ryuji's sword sliced the front of his shirt open, revealing Ryou's Hikari tattoo. As soon as Ryuji had made the first move, a crowd gathered around them, watching and waiting with bated breath. Yuugi, who happened to be walking by at the time, noticed the tight closed circle of bodies and wondered what was going on. He wandered over to see.
Ryuji wolf-whistled. "My apologies; I forgot that I was fighting a weak little Hikari. Someone like you shouldn't be holding a sword and should most definitely not be on a pirate ship. You're not a Yami!"
Yuugi unsheathed his sword quickly and pushed through the crowd. Without warning, he kicked Ryuji on the small of his back, sending the man sprawling on the deck. Yuugi flipped him over and pinned him by pressing his foot down on his chest; he had the tip of his sword right above his Adam's apple.
"What were you saying about Hikaris?" the boy said darkly. Yuugi took his foot of his chest and kicked his side. "Come on; get up! Show me what you got!"
Ryuji got up and held his sword out in front of him. "Bring it!"
"What is going on here?" Akefia barked out, interrupting their would-be fight. The crowd immediately parted, fearing Akefia's wrath. The captain saw Yuugi and Ryuji with their swords pointed at each other's throats. Ryou was standing not too far away with a sword in hand and his shirt front cut up right down the middle.
Akefia scowled; he marched over to the two fighting pirates and pushed them aside. Yuugi landed on his butt but Ryuji managed to balance himself before falling. Akefia shed his coat and tossed it at Ryou. "Cover up," he commanded harshly before marching over to Yuugi who was still on the ground, rubbing his sore tailbone.
Akefia grabbed the front of Yuugi's shirt and pulled him up roughly, holding him so far off the ground that his feet were dangling in the air; Yuugi grasped at Akefia's hand and began to claw at it. "What the hell is wrong with you? Have you forgotten the reason I taught you how to use a sword?" He shook the boy.
Ryou gasped; he rushed over to Akefia and grabbed the arm that was holding Yuugi. "Akefia, stop! He was just—"
"Stay out of this, Ren. This is between me and Yuugi," Akefia barked out. He turned his attention back to Yuugi who was getting red in the face. "I taught you how to use a sword to defend yourself! Not so you could be just like those bullies that used to torture you everyday! Now explain yourself; now!"
Yuugi pursed his lips. "It was Ryuji! It was all Ryuji's fault! He was the one that attacked Ren without any warning! He was the one that mocked Ren and all Hikaris! He said that no Hikari had the right to hold a sword or even be on a pirate ship."
Akefia's eyes widened; he dropped Yuugi and turned towards Ryuji, who looked like he was ready to slip away. He narrowed his eyes at the man and he stopped short. His whole crew had gathered to watch the spectacle between Yuugi and Akefia.
"I just want to get one thing straight!" Akefia said to everyone. "We do not discriminate on this ship! Is that clear? It does not matter if we are a Yami or a Hikari or a social outcast. You made a vow to treat everyone as your equal as soon as you stepped foot on this ship for the first time. We respect each other, do you understand me?"
There was a chorus of Yeahs and Yeses.
Ryou pulled Akefia's jacket tighter around his body. 'Then why do you still treat me like I am glass and can easily break?' he thought.
Later that night, Ryou was collected dishes to wash from the tables in the dining hall. The crew stayed to chat with each other in the area or finish up their dinner. Ryou noticed Yuugi sitting alone at a table, staring at something that was in his hands that Ryou couldn't see.
Ryou snuck up quietly behind Yuugi and saw something that looked like a golden puzzle piece in his hands. "What's that?" he asked suddenly; Yuugi jumped and made a little noise of surprise.
He whipped around and saw Ryou; he let out a breath of relief. He smiled at the boy. "This? Well, when I was found on the doorstep of the orphanage, they also found this puzzle piece tucked in my blanket. It must have been something that my parents had left for me, even though they abandoned me…"
Ryou pursed his lips; he put the dirty dishes on the table and sat down next to Yuugi. "Can you tell me more about your childhood with Bakura?" Yuugi gave him a look; Ryou noticed his slip up. "Oh, I mean…Akefia."
Yuugi giggled softly; the light returning back in his jewel like eyes. "Well, I remember that we met in the town market. You see, in the center of the square, there was this really big fountain." Yuugi spread his arms out for emphasis. "I always didn't like water and I would just stare at it all day long. Then one day, out of no where, Bakura pushed me into the fountain!"
Ryou burst out laughing. "I can see him doing that."
Yuugi giggled. "I was so angry; I tackled him and we splashed around the fountain water all day long. We were always together since then; we're kind of like brothers. We would play silly, make-believe games." Yuugi's beautiful eyes had this far away expression. "We would pretend to be sailors and we would take turns being the pirates and beating each other up with our wooden swords." Yuugi laughed. "And then, the three of us…"
Yuugi realized what he was about to say and quickly covered his mouth with his hand; his eyes were wide. Ryou noticed Yuugi's slip up. "What? Three of you? Did you and Bakura have someone else that you played with?"
Yuugi's face grew red. "It's nothing," he said quickly before getting out of his seat and rushing out of the dining hall before Ryou could even formulate another question in his head.
He sighed and shrugged his shoulders helplessly. He picked up the dishes and began to walk back to the kitchen before he stopped when he overheard a conversation between Akefia and Marik.
Marik was leaning over the table that Akefia was sitting at; they looked like they were in a deep conversation.
"Those navy ships that cam after us…" Marik said worriedly, rubbing his chin.
Akefia sighed. "Yeah, I've been thinking about that too. Are they patrolling that area now?"
Marik shrugged. "We need to find out in town…"
"I can do it!" Ryou said, a little too cheerfully, and cutting Marik off. "I'm not a pirate so that townsfolk will talk to me."
Akefia didn't even look like he considered it before he said. "Absolutely not."
Ryou didn't know what came over him. He just felt pure rage; anger! And it was all directed at Akefia. He had the urge to smack him but he settled for the next best thing. He threw the dishes he was carrying at Akefia's head. Akefia and Marik both blinked in surprise; a bowl had bounced off of Marik's forehead.
"No matter what I try to do, you're against it!" Ryou shouted at Akefia. Akefia gave Ryou a look but Ryou ignored it and continued. "You shouldn't have aloud me onboard, then!" He turned on his heel and marched out of the dining hall. "I'm going to bed!"
Jounouchi laughed at the whole scene. "Ren through dishes at the captain's head! Hikaris are angry when they're mad, aren't they?"
Akefia yawned and stretched his arms above his head. "He's just throwing a tantrum."
Marik grinned knowingly and bent down to whisper in Akefia's ear, "You're so dense; you don't know how to treat him, do you? You still see him at that small child with the voice of an angel." Marik put his hand over his heart. "What sweet memories! How you wish that you could go back to those days and—Oof!" Akefia had kicked him in the shin. "Damn it, that hurt!"
Akefia smirked.
When Akefia arrived back in his room he saw Ryou bundled up in a pile of blankets on the floor. Akefia sighed and tiredly ran his fingers through his hair. "Still sulking, huh?" Akefia bent down to scoop the boy up in his arms. "You really are more trouble than you're worth, aren't you?"
He put Ryou on the bed and studied his peaceful face while he was sleeping. He looked so nice and sweet, not as hostile; his mind flashed back to Ryou as a child, with innocent features. He smiled softly and brushed the bangs away from his forehead. He bent down and kissed Ryou on the forehead.
"Goodnight, Ryou."
Akefia settled on the floor to sleep, his back facing Ryou. Ryou opened his eyes and rolled over on his side, facing away from Akefia. What he didn't know was that Akefia was still awake too.
'I wonder what you really think of me, Akefia,' Ryou thought. He shook his head. 'No…Bakura.'
The next morning, Marik and Jounouchi were discussing where they would dock up on the deck.
"We're heading for Kehmet?" Jounouchi questioned, raising an eyebrow. "Are you kidding me? You know that port has a navy command, right? Are you feeling alright? Running a fever?" Jounouchi raised his hand to his forehead, as if he were about to take Marik's temperature.
Marik slapped Jounouchi's hand away, throwing him a menacing glare. "Just dock the ship. We can't get news on the navy while we're out at sea, you understand? We're going to disguise ourselves as gentlemen and investigate." Marik smacked Jounouchi upside the head. "Idiot."
Ryou overheard all of this as a plot began to form in his head. He walked below deck to Yuugi's infirmary. "Hey, Yuugi, can I talk to you?"
Jounouchi laughed heartily on deck as he steered the ship. "There's a good place to hide the ship far from port!" He began to steer the ship near a waterfall.
"I have to admit, it is a good idea. But stupid," Yuugi said, rubbing his chin in thought. He then smiled brightly at Ryou. "I wish the best of luck to you!"
Ryou sputtered. "You mean you're not going with me?"
Yuugi scoffed. "Are you kidding? Of course not!"
Before Ryou could beg Yuugi to join him, half of the room was flooded with water. Ryou jumped up in his seat, looking around frantically. "What was that?"
Yuugi sighed. "Jounouchi; he usually is the one that hides the ships when we are going to town and it is always someplace ridiculous. He hid the ship behind the waterfall of Kehmet. It is effective just not very smart." Yuugi cleared his throat. "As I was saying, you're on your own. But if anyone gives you any trouble…" Yuugi searched his shelf of medicine and handed Ryou a tiny bottle filled with blue liquid. "Splash them with this. It will knock them out and give you time to escape."
Ryou looked at the little bottle and then stuffed it in his pocket. "Thanks Yuugi."
Akefia sat on the cliff of the waterfall with Marik; he was looking through his spyglass. Akefia spotted a fortress that was built on a cliff overlooking the sea. "That is the Port of Kehmet, otherwise known as the navy stronghold."
"We can take a boat to shore," Marik suggested.
Akefia nodded, lowering his spyglass. He sighed and propped his elbow on his raised knee. "The way the navy kept coming after us the other day; they are taking their job really seriously."
Marik nodded in agreement. "Yeah, they're cracking down on pirates."
"I wonder how many are stationed there…" Akefia thought out loud.
"Captain!" Ryuji called, climbing up the side of the cliff. "Ren's gone! He took a boat!"
Akefia's eyes widened. "What?"
Meanwhile, in a brothel in the southern parts of Kehmet…
"Ryou, stop stomping your feet; walk quickly," Anzu—the woman who ran the brothel—commanded.
Ryou jumped in surprise, almost spilling the drinks he had balanced on the tray he was holding. He couldn't believe he was in a brothel; he couldn't believe he was in a brothel wearing a dress. Technically it wasn't a dress though, it was long pants that were baggy enough around the legs to look like a skirt. He also wore a tight corset over a pressed white dress shirt.
"Madame, is he new here?" one of the regulars asked.
"Yes; his lover was kidnapped by pirates. He started working here because we don't allow pirates in here," Anzu explained. She returned back to her work as hostess and overseer. Another customer entered and she noticed his jacket. She smiled at him. "Hello; naval officers are always welcome here."
The officer nodded in thanks and took a seat at the nearest table; he had a companion with him but they were both wearing cloaks. He waved Ryou over to his table. "Excuse me, sir." Ryou peaked up in interest at seeing a naval officer; someone to interrogate. He practically skipped over to the man's table.
"How may I help…?" He stopped short and his eyes widened. The two men removed their hoods and underneath them, Akefia and Ryuji were revealed. "Uh…"
Akefia chuckled. "What's wrong? You look as if you've just seen a pirate."
Ryou gaped for a few more seconds and then finally scowled. "What are you doing here?" he asked harshly.
Akefia put a finger to his lips; he rose from his seat and grabbed Ryou's arm. He guided the boy upstairs; he called down to Anzu. "Miss, I am taking this Hikari upstairs." Ryou jerked in Akefia's arms as they ascended the stairs.
"Be gentle with him," Anzu called back, going back to tending to her customers.
Akefia led him down the hall to an empty room. He pushed Ryou in and then harshly slammed the door shut behind him. He scowled at Ryou. "Are you insane? What the hell are you doing in a place like this and dressed like that?" he cried in outrage; his face was growing red from anger.
Ryou didn't back down. "I was going to get information from navy officers! I wanted to help but you won't let me do anything!"
Akefia took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. "Ren, listen to me. You can't do this! You don't have what it takes! What were you going do to make those officers talk, huh? You don't have the experience!"
Ryou scowled and fished the bottle Yuugi had given him out of his pocket. "I'll use this!"
Akefia quickly snatched the bottle away from him before Ryou even realized it. "Now what, huh? You would have no choice to succumb to me now." He encircled his arms around Ryou's waist and covered his lips with his own.
Ryou's eyes widened and he immediately pushed Akefia away, his face red hot. "Akefia, what do you think you're doing?" Tears were in Ryou's eyes. "Please…don't do that."
Akefia smiled, almost tenderly at Ryou. "You aren't prepared to keep company with me or any other man. You're still in love with Bakura…" Ryou's eyes widened and he sucked in a sharp breath. "Aren't you?"
Ryou pursed his lips. "Then who is standing in front of me?"
Akefia gaped as he tried to come up with an answer to Ryou's question.
Ryou continued. "If you aren't Bakura, it shouldn't matter to you! Stop interfering!" Fresh tears began to well up in Ryou's eyes. "I just…want to be of some use to you, though." He felt the tears roll down his cheeks. "I don't know why I bother though; you obviously prefer Yuugi and that stupid golden statue over me."
With that said Ryou turned on his heel and ran out of the room, slamming the door shut behind him. Akefia had a hand out to stop Ryou and he was just frozen in that position. He couldn't believe everything he had just heard. He didn't know Ryou felt that way. He ran his fingers through his hair and flopped down on the bed. "Shit…"
Ryou descended the steps, rubbing tears from his eyes.
"I told you to shut up! Or do you want me to slice you into bits! Say one more thing about Thief King Akefia, I dare you," Ryuji said menacingly. He had his sword pointed at a navy officer, who was probably too drunk to even process fear.
A tall, young man with cold blue eyes and brown hair came up behind Ryuji and put a hand on his shoulder, pressing down hard. "No need to get so hot-headed." Ryou shivered; his voice was just as cold and chilling as his eyes. "Unless, of course, Thief King Akefia is in town."
"Akefia isn't here!" Ryou shouted without even thinking. Ryuji and the mysterious man both turned their heads to look at the boy on the stairs. Ryou gulped. "If you want to fight, take it outside. We do not approve of rough housing in this brothel."
Ryuji realized Ryou was talking to him and knew he had to start playing along or else he would be busted. "Fine," he scoffed out. "As a favor to the Hikari, I'll go." He turned on his heel and moved towards the back door without even thinking.
"Wait," someone called. A naval commander stood up from one of tables and took a few steps towards Ryuji. The first thing Ryou noticed was how intimidating his ruby eyes were as they bore into Ryuji's. The second thing that astounded Ryou was how similar he looked to Yuugi.
The young commander continued. "If you're a sailor, you should be leaving from the front door."
Ryuji didn't wait another second. He took off in a run and burst out the door.
"Follow him," the commander said to a few of his officers that were flanking him.
"Yes, sir," they responded, running off after Ryuji.
The young commander looked up at Ryou who was beginning to slowly creep away. "You there…" Ryou stopped dead in his tracks and turned. "What would compel you to say that the Thief King Akefia isn't here?"
Ryou gulped.
Ryuji had ran around the brothel and had scaled the wall, climbing in Akefia's window.
"Sorry, captain; they found us out," he said.
Akefia sighed. "Well, well; it happens."
Ryuji noticed that he was surprisingly calm. Not so calm after he told him this news, "And…they found out about Ren too." Akefia's eyes widened. "Sorry…"
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Ranko: Hey guys! I have very big news!
Bakura: She's lying, its not that big.
Yuugi: But it is exciting.
Ryou: For all of you who have a deviantart account, listen up!
Yami: Ranko twin got a deviant account under the name RankoT. She made it so she can talk to some people on deviantart easily for art or commissions.
Ranko: I won't be posting anything on there but I may be making a few journal entries to let you guys know when I have a new story up, or have updated on my stories, or just to tell you guys what's up!
Bakura: So Ranko basically just wants you do follow her.
Ranko: Yep, pretty much.
Ryou: Review!
