MP: Well, here we are. It has been chosen that our boys will go and see a film about sparkling vampires. Thank you to Eggy and fangs1998 for their reviews, I really appreciate you guys.

Cee: MP does not own Yugioh, affiliates or any references she may make in the course of this fic.

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"What do you guys think it would be like if we didn't have dicks?" Marik asked, looking out the window as they returned to the familiar area of Domino.

"You'd never see my ass again" Bakura said, his driving only slightly calmer than Marik's. At least he hadn't flipped the bird at anyone yet.

"Then we probably wouldn't be effected by women so much" Malik said.

"Obviously" Ryou said, smiling.

"Oh, shut up" Malik said, smiling back at him.

"But seriously, what do you think it would be like? I mean, we wouldn't be able to reproduce, so the world would end" Marik said.

"Does everyone lose their dicks or just men?" Bakura asked, as the theater came into sight.

"Monkeys keep their dicks" Marik said, a smirk on his face.

"What woman is gonna want to have sex with a monkey?" Ryou asked.

"That reminds me, how has Tea been?"Bakura asked, his little 'I-know-you-love-me-anyway' smirk on his face, and he pulled into the parking lot.

"Fuck you" Ryou said, laughing.

"Can act like yourself and NOT swear? Because its really starting to make me think we should take you home before we rub off on you some more" Bakura said, shaking his head.

"What movie do you want to see?" Malik asked, looking at the three posters on the wall of the theater.

"Theres Inception" Marik said, seeing the first poster.

"Seen it three times already" Bakura said.

"What about The Last Exorcism?" Ryou asked.

"I've quit exorcism movies after Marik decided to pretend he was possessed" Malik said, grimacing. "It wasn't pretty."

"The pea soup stain washed out, stop bringing it up" Marik grumbled.

"Theres only one movie left then" Bakura said.

"What is it?" Ryou asked, straining to get a look at the poster.

"That one about the vampires" Bakura said, raising an eyebrow.

"You know, I never saw that one" Marik said thoughtfully.

"They sparkle from what I hear" Malik said.

"Sparkling vampires? If that isn't an attention getter I don't know what is" Bakura said, shaking his head.

"Its annoying." Ryou said, rolling his eyes. "Every girl in school reads those books. If they even hear the name Edward they go into comas"

"I have to see this" Malik said, determinedly.

"WHY?" Ryou asked, his eyes wide.

"I wanna see what is so great about this...vampire... that gets all these girls in a tizzy" Malik said, getting out of the BMW.

"I suppose I agree with him" Marik said, following.

Bakura just shrugged and got out, leaving the keys in the ignition just as Marik had. Ryou had a feeling they would be taking another car home.

And he didn't know why, but the Volvo they parked next to looked strangely familiar.

He brushed the thought off as he followed his three companions into the theater.

Malik bought his ticket, and then Ryou waited as Bakura and Marik argued over whether Bakura had stolen Marik's wallet or not. In the end, Bakura had to cough it up because they were almost 'escorted' out of the building.

Th the theater was already half full, despite the fact that it was just another showing of a movie that came out a few years earlier.

They took their seats closer to the middle, Ryou in the aisle seat, Malik beside him, Bakura beside him, and Marik on the end.

"What is this movie about besides sparkling vampires?" Marik mumbled to Bakura.

"No idea" Bakura mumbled back, trying unsuccessfully to open the licorice he had bought before being escorted away from the food stand.

"What are you thinking?" Malik asked, noticing Ryou's thoughtful expression as he stared at the screen, flashing ad's for popcorn and humble, family owned watch fixing shops.

"Nothing important" Ryou said, smiling in a wistful sort of way.

"Tell me anyway" Malik said.

"I was...I guess I was thinking about how much fun you guys are" Ryou said, his cheeks tinting pink .

"Not many people think like you" Malik said, shaking his head. "Most people just give us a wide berth because of the all 'We've all tried to kill you at one point or another' thing"

Ryou frowned. "I thought they had forgiven you"

Malik chuckled. "Death threats take a minimum of three years to get over, not to mention psychological damage, which takes five. That gives us 8 years, and its only been two" Malik stretched out his legs and put them on the empty seat in front of him. "I'll give them this though, they are damn good liars"

Ryou laughed. "They are"

Malik looked at his almost saddened expression. "You don't enjoy them?"

"I do! Don't think I don't" Ryou said quickly. "Its just that...they've all known each other for so long, and I'm just so...so..."

"New?" Malik offered.

"Yeah, I guess thats it" Ryou nodded. "I don't think they like ME very much though"

"Why would you think that?"

"They always seem sort of cautious around me. Like I'm going to pull out a gun and tell them to get down or I'll shoot"

Malik laughed. "I can't imagine you doing that."

"They obviously do. Bakura's been out for almost a year now and they still think we're going to switch at any random moment" Ryou said, scowling in a manner that still made him look like a particularly lost puppy.

"They haven't really been civil to me either" Malik said.

"Do you ever see them?" Ryou asked.

"Uhh..." Malik started, but just then, a few familiar voices got their attention.

As if on cue, the Loser Brigade entered the theater, their obnoxious voices carrying all the way over to them.

"Welly, welly, well" Bakura said, smirking over at them.

"This just got a lot more interesting" Marik said. "We need a game plan"

"Right we do" Bakura said, as they slumped down in their seats and whispered.

"Uh oh" Ryou said, and Malik wasn't sure if he was addressing Bakura and Marik, or the Loser Brigade, who were coming up the steps towards them.

"Don't notice me, don't notice me, don't notice me" Ryou whispered.

"Hey Ryou!" he heard Joey call.

Frigging irony.

Ryou looked up to see the whole group halted in front of them.

"Uh..hey guys" Ryou said, smiling up at them sheepishly. "...whats up?"

"We could ask you the same thing" Tea said, looking at his current company with a look of slight disapproval.

"I'm here to see the uh...the vampire movie." Ryou said, his smile faltering. "This is the vampire movie right?"

"Uh, yes its the vampire movie" Tristan said, raising an eyebrow. "But Ryou, what are you doing with-"

"Hes spending time with an acquaintance in need" Malik said, crossing his arms. "You see, my therapist said that I needed to chill out a bit more, so I asked Bakura to come with me and Marik for the day. I felt bad that Ryou was being left out so I invited him along too"

Yugi raised his eyebrows. "And you accepted Ryou?"

"Of course I did" Ryou said, sitting up a little straighter in his seat. "I thought it would be nice to get to know him a little better"

"Ryou, are you aware that you are getting to know someone who has almost KILLED YOU?" Tea cried.

"Yes, I am aware of that Tea" Ryou said, rolling his eyes.

"Did you just roll your eyes?" Joey asked.

"Yes, I rolled my eyes. I do occasionally roll my eyes at stupid things, and swear. Sometimes I do them both at once" Ryou said, then rolled his eyes as he said shit.

"Ryou, whats the matter with-" Yugi started.

"Yugi, I don't want to have this conversation right now. Not only is it rude to Malik, but the movie will start soon, so I suggest you take your seats now" Ryou said, his voice uncharacteristically icily.

They looked as though they wanted to say some more, but they thankfully shut their pie holes and moved on to find their seats.

"God" Malik said, glancing back at them as they took their seats a few rows behind them. "How do you get through a day with those things?"

"I honestly have no idea" Ryou said, shaking his head. "And you didn't need to lie for me"

Malik shrugged. "I think you're screwed for all time either way. At least I could help soften the blow"

Ryou laughed, but there was no humor in it. "Good job"

"At least they saw you stand up for yourself. I haven't seen you do that so far" Malik said, sneaking a piece of licorice out of Bakura's pack while he and Marik conspired.

"I suppose" Ryou sighed. "I don't think I'll talk to them again for a while"

"Good for you, Ryou" Malik said, biting off a chunk of the licorice.

"They just kind of annoy me now" Ryou said, resting his head on his fist. "I never noticed how rude they really were to people they don't like"

"You have to give them their due though" Malik said, handing him a strip of the red rope. "I did try to kill them"

"They like to play themselves up as these sympathetic, forgiving bastards, but deep down they're just like everyone else"

"Everyone else?"

"No good, narcissistic, greedy, prejudiced, assholes" Ryou said.

Malik frowned. "Not everyone is like that. Present company exempt"

"Everyone I've ever met is" Ryou said, biting his bottom lip.

Malik took his hand, and Ryou felt that Pluto spark again. He looked over at Malik, who smiled at him, and put the rest of his licorice in his mouth.

Ryou smiled at him, and held his hand back.

Above them, the lights dimmed, and the movie started.

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Well, there ya are. Its short again, I know I know...

I'll try to post again as soon as I can.