STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET
AN: Next chapter is good sized, this ones okay I suppose. :D Please review!
CHAPTER NINE: TENSION
"Okay, so first you go up to present the speech and then we both walk around and then I go up, right?"
Seto laughed, shaking his head, "No."
"Ugh. I'm never going to remember all this!" Atem groaned, pouring over the countless books on ceremony.
"You'll be fine." Seto smiled.
"You are so much smarter than me." Atem shook his head.
"Yeah, right." Seto snorted, shaking his head.
"I'm serious! I've been here since I was born and you already know all the rules better than me." Atem sighed.
Seto blushed faintly, "It just takes practice."
"Alright, well let's move on to something else before my head explodes."
"Okay." Seto laughed.
"How about how I caught Aknadin picking his nose yesterday."
Seto burst out laughing, "No you didn't." He shook his head.
Atem nodded furiously, "I wish I was lying."
"Gross." Seto laughed.
"The gross part was when he ate it."
"Oh gross stop!" Seto laughed, pushing Atem.
"Okay, I lied about that part." Atem laughed.
"Ahem."
Seto and Atem turned their attention to Shimon, standing in the doorway with a sour expression.
"Have we got off topic…again?"
"Sorry, Shimon." Atem sighed.
"Sorry." Seto added, bending back over his parchment and ink.
Shimon left with a huff. Atem looking to make sure he was gone.
"Ahem." He mocked, standing in the door, pretending to be Shimon.
Seto laughed, quickly covering his mouth. "You are no good." He chuckled, shaking his head.
"Hey, that's 'you are no good future pharaoh' thankyouverymuch." Atem haughtily replied, plopping back down in his chair. He looked at all his books with a disgruntled expression.
"What time is it?" Atem asked, yawning.
"Past midnight, jeez I didn't know it was that late." Seto said, gathering his stuff.
"Oh you're leaving me?" Atem pouted.
"Sorry, I have to get some sleep before tomorrow."
"Yeah, yeah." Atem yawned, waving Seto goodbye.
"See you…future pharaoh." Seto added, pretending to pick his nose before quickly ducking as a piece of parchment flew his way.
Seto grinned as he walked through the dark corridors back to his room. He slid the door shut behind him, lighting a candle on his way in.
"Where have you been?"
Seto jumped, grabbing his heart. "Bakura you scared the crap out of me!"
"You were supposed to be done hours ago."
"I know, we just decided to stay late."
"Who's we?" Bakura asked, his eyes following Seto as he moved around the room.
"Atem."
"Atem?"
"Yeah, the pharaoh's son."
"He lets you address him as Atem?"
"Yeah."
"Isn't that a little…inappropriate?"
"Its fine Bakura, he asked me to call him by his real name. He's actually really fun to be around. He caught Aknadin picking his nose yesterday." Seto laughed, pulling his headdress off. Bakura just watched him through narrowed eyes, his expression blank.
"And he's been having a hard time remembering all the rules for the ceremony," Seto laughed, "there was this one part where he kept saying 'Oh Gods above ass me what your kingdom be!'"
Bakura said nothing, continuing to watch Seto.
"Then Shimon came in and yelled at us for laughing and he went up there and pretended to be him, it was really funny." Seto laughed before turning around to look at Bakura.
"Are you listening to me?"
Bakura looked to Seto, his jaw set. "What do you want me to say, 'I'm glad you have such a good time with those people?'"
Seto sighed, "Bakura, don't be like that, Atem is not one of them."
Bakura glared, "What do you mean he's not like them? You're telling me he isn't like his father?" He spat.
"Yes, I am saying that." Seto defended.
"Of course, he's like them Seto! They're all the same!" Bakura yelled.
"Bakura, be quiet! Someone will—"
"I DON'T CARE!" Bakura roared, flipping the small table over that he was standing near. Seto jumped, walking towards Bakura.
"Please, don't get mad. I'm telling you, he's not like them." Seto gently cupped Bakura's face, looking him in the eyes.
Bakura ripped himself from Seto's grip.
"You're turning into them already." He hissed.
"Bakura! Why do you have to be like this?"
Bakura scoffed, shaking his head, "I'll leave you alone, your highness." He hissed, stepping out the window.
"Bakura!" Seto called after him, running to the window.
"Dammit." He sighed, slamming his fist. Bakura had already disappeared into night.