Chapter 29
As I sat there with Ryo, talking about nothing in particular, I smiled.
"Ebe...What made Yami give me the body back?"
"Huh?"
"Yesterday...He just...Told me to go see you..."
"He did?"
"Yeah...Did you not talk to him about that?"
"No, I actually didn't know he was planning anything..."
"Oh..."
We laid there in a moment of awkwardness, and I frowned.
"Ryo..."
"I know, but I'm not ready to leave yet..." He hugged me closer.
"Well, you'll be back later...You are taking me to the dance." I laughed lightly, and he smiled.
"I like seeing you all times of the day and night Eshebe...Not just night to take you some place where I kind of have to be..."
"I know, but I have a feeling he think he hurt my feelings..."I mumbled and he sighed.
"I don't want to go...But I guess he did save my ass when we were angry at each other, so...I'll see you later, my love?" He looked down into my eyes, holding my chin in between his finger and thumb.
"Of course." I smiled and he kissed me gently, letting his body go limp.
I sat there for a minute, and waited as his hair grew longer, and his eyes open immediately.
"Yes?" He asked, same blank tone as yesterday.
"I'm sorry..." I apologized, it sliding off my tongue before I could say anything else.
"For what? I shouldn't have pulled you on that stupid ride..."
"You couldn't have known." I quickly hugged him, and he sighed.
"Still, it wasn't right of me to drag you up there..."He said again, and I didn't make a noise, quietly listening to his heart beating.
I breathed in sync with him, and he half smiled.
"I'm going to take that as I'm forgiven..."His voice grew a darker feel to it, a smile creeping to his lips as he pulled me into his lap facing him.
"I suppose."
He looked into my eyes, a smile on his face as he brought his mouth to my neck, biting gently.
"Remember that?" He whispered against my skin, sending goosebumps over my skin, laughing at the feel as he ran the tip of his nose along my jaw line, gently licking with his tongue back up to my ear.
"Bunny!" I pulled away, and he laughed, a devious look in his eyes.
"Let me have some fun before I have to be away from you again..."
"You won't be away for long...You get a dance remember?" I chuckled, and he wrapped his arms around my waist, whispering in my ear as he breathed.
"Didn't change?"
"No, not yet..."
"Want me to help?" I blushed as I looked down to Ryo's oversized shirt on me.
"Yami!" I quickly scrambled away from him, and he laughed, standing up and hugging me around the waist as he rested his head on my shoulder, looking at us in the mirror.
"Kitty...Are you going to shower for the dance?"
"Yeah, why?" He kissed my neck, and smiled.
"Just asking..."
"Why?" I glared at him, and he rocked back and forth on our feet.
"Because..."He stretched out the syllable's and looked directly at me.
"Yami, no." I rolled my eyes and turned around to face him, my arms falling around his neck.
"Kitty, it's not like it would matter...Considering the circumstances..."
"What circumstances?" I raised an eyebrow, and he smiled, teeth pointed.
"We'll be in Egypt soon...It's hot as hell there..." He laughed.
"And what makes you think we'd still share a room there?"
"First of all, we aren't going to leave you unprotected near the Pharaoh. No way in hell. And second of all, do you really think I'd be able to stay away?"
"Yami..."I warned, and he kissed me, letting me go.
"Alright, I'll see you later, go get ready, you have about...three hours." He winked and walked back to my bed.
"I love you." I called, and he smiled.
"I love you more." I turned back to the bathroom, and went to go get ready.
Ryo's P.O.V:
I fiddled with my hands as I waited to be called back for the dance.
"Chill out, it's just a dance..."Touzoku said, and looked at me sideways.
"It's not just a dance it's a dance I'm taking Eshebe to..."
"And?"
"Oh, come on! You were excited about it too!"
"I didn't say I was nervous..."
"I'm not nervous...Just...Excited. And happy..."
"Well, aren't we all? Pretty soon we'll have Eshebe...all too ourselves. No Pharaoh, no Yugi, no anyone...Just us and Eshebe..."
"What about my dad?" Touzoku looked to me, and questioned.
"What about your dad?"
"We have this picture of my great great great grandmother and Eshebe, when she went by Femi, above our fire place..."
"Oh shit..."Touzoku said, and looked to me in surprise.
"What, is that bad?"
"Very..."
"Why?"
"Because if we all plan to be married to Eshebe, we can't have that..." I gulped, a knot in my stomach.
Planned to marry Eshebe. With everything within me, I believed that's why I was put here, to love Eshebe forever. But the thought of marrying her made me smile brightly.
"We'll find a way around that. Besides, that was just a name to get through the time period. I'm sure we can just say it was a coincidence..."
"Would your dad believe that?"
"When we actually do marry Eshebe, I'm sure he'd be a little older and not remember much."
Touzoku went silent and I looked to him, finding his nod of approval.
"You'll be fine, don't worry. The dance is going to be wonderful...It'll be like your date with Eshebe..."
"Date? I thought..."
"Well, yeah, it's kind of like a date..."
"I thought that we were already dating."
"You were?"
"Well, in school, we were boyfriend and girlfriend."
"Well, that was school. We're all kind of dating her..." I felt a twinge of jealousy in my stomach, but found satisfaction in the fact I was taking her instead of them. I would get the most time tonight.
Yami appeared, and me and Touzoku looked to him in surprise.
"We have to get her a gift." He said, and looked at both of us.
"You just left her there, alone?"
"She's taking a shower, besides, I put a few walls up. Once Ryo goes back, they'll be down, but for now, we need to go, and fast."
"What did you have in mind?"Touzoku was up for it, as was I.
"I had a necklace in mind, what about you two?"
I thought about it for a minute, and as Touzoku began saying what he thought, so did I:
"A headdress."
"A bracelet."
We all looked at each other, and Yami sighed.
"We have to agree on something..."
"A headdress is the normal Egyptian attire, she'd be happy with it."
"But she's wearing her hair up in a ponytail. Besides a necklace would add more an accessory while a headdress would attract attention."Yami countered Touzoku's idea.
"But a bracelet would be something simple and nice..." I added.
Eshebe's P.O.V:
After I had showered, and put the dress on, I went to spend an hour on my hair to make sure it was perfect.
I took my time with it, making sure I put it in a perfect ponytail. I had some of my bangs to hang along the sides of my face, and when it was finally perfect, I stepped out to Ryo.
I opened the door, and looked up to Ryo in a suit, who looked up and smiled at me.
"You look wonderful!"He examined me and I examined him.
"You look so handsome!" I exclaimed, and he laughed a little bit.
"Are you ready to go?" I asked, and he nodded slightly.
"One minute Ebe, I have something." He smiled, and turned around to grab something.
"What?" I asked, trying to peek around his shoulders.
He faced me again, his hands behind his back, and a big grin on his face.
"A gift."
"Oh, Ryo, you didn't have to..."
"Well, yes, I did. But, sadly, it's not just from me. It's from all three of us."
"Really? What?"
"Well, it was a bit of a hassle, but we finally agreed on something...I hope you like it." He handed me a small white box, and I looked to him as he put it in my hands.
"Aw..." I said, smiling.
I carefully lifted the lid off the top, and it revealed a black velvet choker with a silver ankh hanging from the middle.
I immediately smiled and pulled it out, putting it around my neck, and turning to him.
"I love it, thank you." I hugged him tightly, and he hugged back, kissing my cheek.
"Glad you do, now are you ready to go?" He asked, holding me.
"Sure, lets go." His smile got bigger, and his face was a little bit red.
"Are you excited?"
"Very, but mostly because I get to take you." He hugged me once more before we left, and after that, we walked out hand in hand.
We arrived at the dance, meeting Ta and Yugi at the front.
"Hey Bakura, Eshebe!" Ta waved, like a overly excited puppy, and I held back a snicker. We weren't technically even friends. I didn't even like her.
"Hey." I nodded towards Yugi, who smiled brightly, but had a darker color in his eyes. I gulped. The Pharaoh was close.
"I'm so excited! Let's go inside now!" Ta dragged Yugi behind her, and Ryo looked to me.
"Are you ready? This is one of our last times as high school students..." There was a big knot in my stomach and a lump in my throat. I started tearing up, and smiled, happy.
"I know...And the final step to peace is right there..."
"It'll be okay Ebe." Ryou hugged me, taking both my hands, and put his forehead to mine.
"Yeah..."
"Let's go inside now." He said, kissing the top of my head.
And we walked in.
The dance wasn't really themed, but it was decorated to the nines with balloons, streamers, confetti, and banners. All sorts of shiny colors covered the walls and students. It seemed the whole school was there, on the dance floor or mingling with other students
"It seems to big now..." I whispered to Ryo who laughed.
"Yeah, when the lights are off like this, I guess it does look a bit better..."
After we sat down and ate, Ryou looked to me, and nodded.
"It's time." He said, and I smiled.
"It'll be okay...Who's first?"
"Touzoku. He cheated at rock, paper, scissors with Yami." I stifled a smile, and nodded as he got up and went to the bathroom.
When he came back with violet gray eyes, I raised an eyebrow.
"I didn't cheat, Yami just lost." He said, a smile on his face as he took my hand and led me to the dance floor, a slow song coming on.
"Alright, whatever you say."
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't worry about him right now when you're looking beautiful right here in front of me...It's unfair, Winter Sun." He whispered and I laughed.
"Why?"
"Because Ryou get's you all to himself tonight, and all we get is a dance...Unfair..."He smiled, twirling me around in a circle.
"Well, you get me for all this song..."I said, and he nodded.
"That should be enough for now...Soon you'll be in my arms, in Egypt my Princess."
His arms came around me, and I smiled, closing my eyes as we rocked side to side to the slow beat.
As soon as I Can Be Your Hero by Enrique Iglasias ended:
He led me back to the table, and sighed.
"You think I could get away with staying a little while longer, Dessert Flower?"
"I think you better bring him out...You do have to share me, after all." I laughed nervously, and he knelt down, kissing my hand.
"As you wish...My Egyptian Queen." Yami came before me, and smiled.
"Tried to take more time then me." He chuckled.
"Well, can you blame him?"
"Not really, time with you is harder to get then time with the Queen."
"Hey, I am a Queen." I joked and Yami nodded.
"And we abide by your laws, your highness." I laughed, and he studied the necklace.
"You like it?" He asked, and I nodded.
"Very much so, I do. Thank you." I smiled back. He quietly took my hand, walking to the middle of the dance floor, and twirled us around.
We danced to Far Away by Nickleback
And last, but not least, Ryo came back.
He smiled, hugging me.
"Ebe, it's almost time to go to Egypt!" He exclaimed, and I nodded.
"I'm a bit nervous..."
"Don't be...This is what you've been waiting for your whole life right?"
"Yes but now that it's almost right there...What will I live my life for?" I asked, looking down.
Ryo kissed me gently, and I opened my eyes as he whispered in my ear:
"Live for us..."
And with that, we danced to: I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab For Cutie
Authors note: Been a while since I've posted on this one, but I guess I'm just procrastinating again XD
I enjoy writing it so much, and this part, is just...Hard but looks easy. Writing this should be easy, it should be so easy a child could do it, but its harder then it seems.
Anyways, glad I got to post this ^^
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