4. Quiz
"I can't believe you copied my answers. Again," Ryou said, dropping his books down on the couch and glaring at the vacant doorway to the room.
Bakura's head peaked around the corner, an annoyed look on his face. "Oh, come on. Like calculus is important anyway. I have no reason to learn it."
Ryou sighed and sat down next to his books. "You could still learn it. It isn't important to me either, but I take the time to study it." He was tired and did not feel like arguing.
There was a long silence between them. It was not quite awkward, but it was tense. The two had been fighting a lot recently, and neither one seemed to be doing much of anything to repair the damage. Every little thing that they did resulted in a terrible argument. The arguments sometimes became violent; Ryou rubbed his wrist where Bakura had grabbed him a little too roughly the day previous, but prided himself as he saw a few scratches on Bakura's arm, his doing.
The two of them looked at each other for a long moment, the silence dragging on for too long. Neither knew what to say or where to look. Nothing seemed to be working the way it should.
It was Bakura who broke the silence. He sat down on the other side of Ryou's books, his eyes soft. "So," he said quietly, "what exactly is a derivative?"
Ryou smiled. It was not much of an apology, but it was a start.
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I'm supposed to get my laptop back tomorrow!!! yay. Sorry again for the lameness, but I'm just not very excited about Yugioh right now, and I keep procrastinating and leaving myself no time. Also I'm trying to spread out the pairings, but, I've already used my favorite pairings, so... chapters about other characters might not be as good.