A/N: Well, I've got nothing, here's chapter four. R&R and Enjoy! :D
Disclaimer: I still don't own.
Chapter Four
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
"You want to go don't you?" Ryou asked, putting his pencil down and putting his finished homework away before finally looking at his friend sitting on the other side of the table.
"Well, Yami will probably be there and I want to make sure he's okay." Yugi said, leaving out his other reason for going seeing as he wasn't sure how exactly he felt anyway.
"What about going to your grandpa's tonight?" Ryou asked.
"Well, I can always go after the party." Yugi said.
"If you want to go, I'll go with you." Ryou said, not willing to abandon his friend. I'll just start staying away from all of them starting after the party, Ryou decided.
"Really? Thank you!" Yugi said giving his friend a grateful smile, he was afraid he would have to go alone and he would feel really awkward.
"No problem." Ryou said before putting his school bag in his room and packing a bag for his stay with Yugi.
Yugi finished his homework while Ryou made a frozen pizza for their dinner. They ate the pizza in silence. Yugi helped Ryou wash up the plates. Ryou got more and more nervous, he had never been to a real party before, sure he had been to birthday parties but he had a feeling this wouldn't even be close to the same thing.
"We should head out." Yugi said nervously as they finished cleaning up.
Ryou grabbed his bag and the two boys left, but not before Yugi reminded Ryou to lock his door. They walked together eyes alert to their surroundings, it's safer when there is more than one person but neither of them were really all that skilled with self-defense and even that wouldn't help in the face of a gun. For all of their attentiveness their walk was rather anti-climatic. Soon they could hear the music in the air.
"Should we just go in?" Ryou asked as they climbed the short steps to the porch.
"Well no one will hear us if we knock." Yugi said grinning at his friend secretly glad that he wasn't the only one so nervous.
Ryou took a deep breath and turned the knob and pushed the door open. The music hit the pair loud and hard, a deep thumping beat. Ryou closed the door behind them and they made their way through the dancing and weaving bodies.
"Drinks in the kitchen!" A boy shouted reaching out grabbing Ryou's arm and leaning close, Ryou could already smell the alcohol on his breath.
"Thanks." Ryou said, gently tugging his arm back.
"Do you see Yami?" Yugi asked leaning close to be heard over the music.
"No, not yet." Ryou said shaking his head.
"I didn't think you would come." Ryou turned at the sound of Marik's voice.
"I'm going to keep looking." Yugi said leaving Ryou to talk to Marik.
"Yugi wanted to check on Yami." Ryou offered. Ryou caught a flash of an unreadable emotion in Marik's eyes before his expression relaxed and he tugged Ryou through the house to the kitchen.
"Marik, I don't drink." Ryou protested as they made it into the kitchen, Ryou offering apologies to those that Marik shoved out-of-the-way.
"I remember." Marik said handing Ryou a bottle of cold water and grabbing a red plastic cup for himself.
"What's in the cup?" Ryou asked curiously.
"Tequila Sunrise, it's good, wanna try it?" Marik asked
"I really shouldn't." Ryou said eying the yellowish colored drink.
"One small sip won't kill you." Marik said holding the cup out to Ryou.
"Well, I guess it couldn't hurt." Ryou said taking the offered cup.
He took a small sip, it tasted a little weird to him but he decided it wasn't terrible.
"It's not bad." Ryou said placing the cup down.
"Told you." Marik said giving him a smile grin.
"Why's it called sunrise?" Ryou asked tilting his head at the other.
"Hmm, don't know, could be the orange juice or maybe the way it looks in a clear cup." Marik answered letting out a small laugh.
"Oh Ryou! I found you!" Yugi said coming into the kitchen, Ryou smiled seeing Akefia follow him in.
"Did you find Yami?" Ryou asked his friend.
"Yes, he's on some kind of upper." Yugi answered his voice displaying his disappointment and frustration.
"Hey, what is this?" Yugi asked changing the subject he picked up Marik's cup that still sat between Marik and Ryou, he drank it quickly before putting the cup down.
"Hmm, that tasted funny." Yugi said licking his lips trying to figure out the taste.
"Was that..?" Akefia trailed off glancing at Marik for an answer to his question.
"Tequila Sunrise." Marik confirmed.
"Tequila?!" Yugi asked eyes going wide.
"Here, come on sit down." Akefia said pulling Yugi down into the nearest seat.
"He's some water sip on it." Akefia said leaving his chair just long enough to grab a bottle of water.
"Yugi when's grandpa coming?" Yami asked coming in and dropping heavily into a chair.
"When I call." Yugi replied giggling between sips of his water. Yami raised an eyebrow and leaned forward on his elbows to look at his cousin.
"Who gave him alcohol?!" Yami demanded.
"Me!" Yugi shouted before giggling again.
"Hey you!" Yami called out to a guy that just entered the kitchen.
"Aren't you Yami?" The boy asked.
"Yeah, do me a favor and get me a drink." Yami said dropping his head back to the table. A moment later the guy put a red plastic cup on the table.
"What's up with him?" The guy asked looking at Yugi.
"MYOB!" Yami snapped.
"Beat it!" Akefia said pointing at the door the separates the kitchen from the other rooms. The guy rushed from the room.
Yami reached into his pocket and pulled out a pill bottle. Ryou watched as he shook some out and separated them for what reason Ryou couldn't begin to guess. Yami blinked a few times before popping one of the groups into his mouth and swallowing it with the drink the guy had brought him. He dumped the other group back into the bottle and put it away.
"Double D.P." Yami said frowning at the cup in front of him before swallowing the rest of it.
"I feel a lot better." Yugi said finishing off his third water bottle. He stood with only a slight wobble.
"Um, can someone tell me where the bathroom is?" Yugi asked blushing slightly.
"You gonna throw up?" Yami asked rubbing his cheek against the table.
"No, I have to pee." Yugi explained blushing deeper.
"Come on, I'll show you." Akefia said standing and leading the way out of the room.
"Do you remember your first time?" Marik asked Yami.
"Nope, just flashes." Yami replied with a grin before running his arm all over the table.
"I called grandpa, he'll be here soon." Yugi informed Yami and Ryou.
Ryou jumped when he felt something touch his leg. He glanced at Marik who gave him a big grin before standing and gesturing to the door. Ryou, Yugi, Yami and Akefia stood and followed him out. The group made it to the living room. First Ryou heard the sounds of glass shattering then followed the gunshots. He found himself face down, a heavy weight pressing down on his back and his ears ringing once more.
All around him people were running and screaming. Ryou was able to lift his head far enough to see Yugi face down between Yami and Akefia. The next sound Ryou was aware of was tires squealing. Slowly the weight he now knew as Marik lifted from him.
"Fucking cowards running drive bys!" Marik shouted.
"I'm going to fucking kill them, be Devlin or Wheeler! First my car now my house!" Akefia ranted.
"Everyone okay?!" Malik asked rushing into the room looking flushed.
"As far as I can tell." Marik answered, the party was ruined though the house was empty except for their group.
"Stupid fucks." Bakura shouted stomping through the front door.
"Did you see which one it was?" Akefia asked.
"Devlin." Bakura said spitting the name like a curse.
"If it's war they want then war they shall have." Malik said with a sinister smirk. A feeling of dread hit Ryou as he watched the others besides Yugi and himself grin back.
"Yami?" Yugi asked leaning over his cousin who was still on the floor mumbling things that made no sense. He opened his eyes as a horn sounded outside. Yami's eyes were unfocused and he struggled to his feet. Finally Malik and Bakura helped him follow Yugi and Ryou out to the car.
Ryou reached for his phone in his pocket, his fingers ran over a piece of paper. He pulled it out of his pocket and unfolded it. He stared, there in his hands sat Marik's phone number.
'A War' Ryou thought, a frown twisting on his lips as he studied the new contact in his phone.