Oh my God no exaggeration

Boy all this time was worth the waiting

I just shed a tear

I am so unprepared

You got the finest architecture

End of the rainbow looking treasure

Such a sight to see

And it's all for me

Katy Perry – Peacock

Reiko took a deep breath and closed her eyes. It was the third weekend of their first college semester and she was getting ready to surprise Ryou for their first anniversary. She adjusted the placement of her freshly curled hair and sprayed herself with some more hairspray. Next she leaned in closer over the communal dorm sink to check her make-up. Her eye shadow was a dusty rose color that complimented her natural blush. She'd drawn the eyeliner on a bit too think, but there was nothing she could do about it now without starting over.

She pulled out her Chapstick and applied some to her lips before leaning back. Her left eye was a little red because she had pinched herself with her eyelash curler in her haste. She dug through her bag to find her Visine and put two drops into her eye.

She looked down at the time on her cell phone and squeaked – she only had ten minutes to get dressed now! She rushed down the hall to her dorm room and burst inside. She quickly stripped out of her pj's and pulled on her nude colored stockings. She hopped around the room pulling them on while adjusting the straps on the new lacy black lingerie bra she had gone to buy (it was department store quality, but it looked good).

She noticed her fingers tremble as she put on her jewelry, but she let that strengthen her resolve. Boy was she resolved. She heard her phone ring and cursed herself for spacing out, "Hi baby, I'll be right there. I'm sorry to keep you waiting, just a minute, I promise."

She hung up without really hearing what he had been saying and dashed over to her closet where her dress for the evening was hung up. It was a daringly low cut dress that went down to her knees; the satin of the dress was a deep forest green color that complimented her peachy skin tone.

She slipped her feet into her black kitten heels and grabbed her coat, slipping her phone into her purse before strutting out – albeit nervously – to the staircase.

When she got to the final landing Ryou was standing there, leaning against the wall. His hair looked extra messy and she was sure that it was because he had been running his fingers through it again. Maybe he knew what was coming. Maybe he was nervous, too.

He was wearing slacks and a nice white dress shirt with the green tie that Reiko had given him for his birthday at the start of the month. "You look great, Ryou."

He blushed and leaned down to kiss her gently on the lips, "Not half as great as you, love. Are you ready for dinner?"

She smiled and nodded and they got into Ryou's car.

It was late when they pulled back into the University, even though they were severely overdressed, they had decided to go see a movie after dinner and Reiko had tried to begin her seduction during the previews. She had leaned up close to him and run her hand along his thigh and kissed his neck. Ryou had reciprocated by placing his arm around her shoulders and kissing her head.

Now that they were parked and sitting in his car, Reiko knew that she had to act fast. She turned to him and leaned over the center console; he removed his hand from the door handle and turned to face her. "Ryou …"

"Yes honey?"

She put a hand on either shoulder and leaned in to kiss him square on the lips. Ryou quickly returned the kiss with equal fervor. She leaned closer to him, her fingers working at loosening his tie. He pulled away and raised a pale white brow at her.

"Wanna come up to my room?"

Her question was breathless, quiet. As soon as she said it she wished that she could take it back, but when he smiled at her and kissed her sweetly she forgot all about it.

Reiko hurried up the stairs and Ryou followed close behind, he seemed to sense her anxiety and, to her delight, seemed to be catching her drift.

She unlocked her bedroom door and they hurriedly shut it behind them. Some of her neighbors were playing music across the hall. Her room was a complete mess – something that she had forgotten – because of her frantic beauty routine from earlier in the evening. Ryou perched on the bed while she threw her clothes into the hamper and removed her makeup and hair supplies from the bed.

Once she was done being frantic she stood in front of Ryou. He was swinging his legs back and forth and watching her with an amused grin on his face.

"So …" Reiko began, she had slipped her heels off and was standing in between Ryou's legs. He rubbed her bare arms as she leaned in to kiss him.

It took all of few breathless minutes for them to end up half tangled with one another in the dim glow of Reiko's desk lamp. Ryou had removed his jacket and his shoes and Reiko had helped him dispose of his tie completely. Ryou, in a move that Reiko hadn't expected, had reached around her back and started to unzip her dress.

She moaned as he pulled the fabric down her front and took in her barely decent bra. He was blushing heavily, they had seen one another in their underwear before, they had touched – but the gaze that they shared in that heated moment told them that they weren't going to stop themselves tonight.

Ryou leaned down to kiss his way down her jaw to her neck, stopping just short of her collar bone before trailing down the other side.

Reiko, in the mean time was frantically trying to expose some of Ryou's skin. Ryou paused in his caresses in order to help her remove his shirt, his belt came next, but his pants stayed on. Reiko allowed it for the moment, but mostly because she wanted Ryou's lips on hers.

Slowly, piece by piece, their clothes ended up in a sloppy pile on the floor. Ryou had hesitated to remove Reiko's panties, but she had pulled his boxers down – effectively pantsing him and challenging him.

They were both lying side by side, panting. Their gazes were locked and they were holding one another tight. Reiko could feel Ryou's erection against her thigh and he could feel the hot moisture between her legs. They were locked in a stalemate, however, because neither one of them wanted to pressure the other to go too far.

"Ryou, please …?"

He blinked at her. Once, twice, three times. "What?"

The blush on his face was incredibly endearing, but Reiko couldn't stand his unintentional rejection. She looked down and gingerly touched his manhood. He groaned and she blushed and he understood.

"But, are you sure – I mean," he was cut off by her kissing his shoulder. He was only a man, and he was at his wit's end. He captured her lips in his and pulled himself on top of her. He had never actually done this before, but he was sure that Bakura had used his body for such purposes.

He and Reiko had experimented, explored one another … but never with the lights on, and certainly never with all of their clothes off. She moaned underneath him, her fingers clawing into his back and he pulled her closer, his hands forgetting their journey up and down her sides.

"Do you have a …?"

She didn't need to finish her question for him to understand her; he nodded and hopped off of the bed for a moment to find his wallet. He pulled out the condom and carefully rolled it on.

She was watching him with her big, pretty brown eyes. Her cheeks were flushed and she looked nervous. He was sure the same emotion was etched on his face, but he was ready. Or at least, he thought he was.

Reiko saw his resolve wavering and reached out to him, grabbing his hand and pulling him back down to her. There was an awkward silence before he kissed her cheek and whispered into her ear, "Are you sure?"

"I couldn't be more certain, love."

He flicked his tongue across her earlobe, "This kinda can't be undone …"

"I am perfectly aware of that."

She took that moment to align her hips with his, making it harder for him to want to discourage her. Harder for him to make sure that she really wanted this, that she really wanted him.

"Are you sure you want it to be … to be me?" He almost regretted asking the question, but he wanted to be sure.

She tugged on his hair and made him look her in the eyes, "Ryou Bakura, you are the only one that I want to share this moment with," she wiggled beneath him to emphasize her next statement, "Now … please?"

He leaned down to kiss her, knowing that he was about to cause her some amount of pain and discomfort but his own desire and instinct were taking over. With one simple movement of his hips he was inside of her.

She sighed deeply into the kiss and broke away with a pained expression, but there was something more. She smiled up at Ryou, clutching him closer before nodding her consent for him to continue. There were tears in her eyes, but they weren't all because of the slight pain.

Ryou leaned down and kissed them away, "I'm sorry honey; I love you."

He repeated those tiny, reassuring phrases to her throughout the act. She parroted them back to him, "I love you Ryou, I'm so happy."

Somewhere an alarm was going off and Reiko wanted to run it over with a steamroller. She was lying in her bed with her face wedged between Ryou's arm and a pillow and while any other time this would not be comfortable it was like she was sleeping in heaven. He was snoring gently and he had his other arm slung lazily over her waist.

He looked like even more of an angel while he was sleeping. She had never been this close to him for such a long period of time before. She was afraid to move and spoil the beauty of the moment. The early Sunday light was beginning to filter in and she hoped that he wouldn't wake up.

Unfortunately, all lovely moments have to end and he began to stir. She closed her eyes to pretend to be asleep, but she couldn't keep the smile off of her face.

He leaned over and kissed her forehead, "Good morning beautiful."

She smiled up at him and kissed his chin, the light stubble that had formed over night tickling her face. She rubbed her leg against his and enjoyed the coarse hair that populated the skin of his calves and thighs.

He was just happy to see her so happy.

*Flash Forward*

The sun was peering in through the blinds and was hitting Reiko straight in the eyes. She fluttered them open and saw Ryou staring back at her, his head just inches away from her on the pillow. She grinned after rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Hey there," she whispered, glad that he had stayed the night again – it was the first time he'd stayed the full night since their first time; it had been months.

He leaned over and kissed her forehead, "Good morning beautiful."

And with those three words everything was right in Reiko's world.

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