(Extremely Long) Author's Notes: Ladies and gentleman, my very first flame on any of my stories! BlEyWhDr, it's only boring because your minuscule intellect cannot analyze my advanced verbiage. o^.~o I deleted his review so no one will have to read his (I'm assuming it's a he...) one word comment. (He literally only said "boring!". That spelling, too, he didn't capitalize. Notice that almost all flamers can't really spell and almost never capitalize. It's like they've never seen a "shift" button before.)
*ahem* Anyway...thank you, Hwaorang Girl, for reviewing and giving me that lovely fan art! I'd like more very much! o^.^o (Everyone MUST go see her art NOW! It's on my webpage in the fan art section.) You're one of my favorite authors, you know that? (I'm such a suck up...o^.^o;;) And Ruloi? I'm flattered that one of my writings made you say that out loud for the first time. Thanks for the info on Galactica, too. o^.^o And I AM writing a sequel to "Changes", by the way. (More werewolves! :) Mwahahahaha....)
Moving on....beginning and ending words are, again, things I say, usually after someone wakes me up from daydreaming. And I usually have the BEST daydreams...like that one about Johnny Depp, some black feathers, and melted white chocolate...*drools*....Eh...O.o;; I didn't mean to say that...
Bed of Downs
Chapter Four: Space Is Pretty To Look At...
"Hey, Sethy, ya gonna finish yer salad?"
"Hm? No, Joey, you can have it if you like."
"Alright, free food!" Joey snagged the half-eaten salad and began to munch. They'd stopped in a nearby mall for lunch and while everyone else had hamburgers, Seth and Bakura just had salads. Both had a "blink, stare, blush, and laugh nervously" moment when they ordered the same thing. Seth was now staring at a fountain just outside the food court, reminiscing.
(*~~~~~*)
"Cel, please, I'm sorry! I won't do it again, just please talk to me!"
"...Why? Why should I believe you? I can't count how many times you've said you'll do better and you lie."
"I don't lie! I try as hard as I can every time—"
"Well apparently you don't try hard enough."
"Cel..."
"Just leave me alone, Dama."
(*~~~~~*)
'At least he called me Dama...'
"Seth? Are you okay?"
"Hm?" Seth turned his gaze from the fountain to Yugi. "Oh, I'm fine, just...thinking."
"About what?"
"Nothing special. Just thinking."
"Okay." Yugi watched as his new friend turned his head to stare at the fountain once more. He'd been spacing out again...what was with him? Ever since he'd mentioned his friends he'd started a thing of staring off into space with a pained expression. And in the arcade when he had fallen to his knees and claimed he was just dizzy...something was really wrong with him, and Yugi couldn't figure out what.
Seth held back the tears that threatened to rise as he remembered his old nickname and best friend. "Dama". Dark Magician. "Cel". Celtic Guardian. Inseparable at first, but after a while...
(*~~~~~*)
"Can you PLEASE not follow us this time?"
"Why? I thought we could have fun together!"
"Listen, we have a different kind of fun than you have."
"What do you mean, 'a different kind'?"
"You really are an idiot, you know that?" he sighed. "Listen, you'll find out what kind of fun that is when you fall in love. Now stay here and stare at a bird or something."
(*~~~~~*)
'He used to be my best friend...then he fell in love with Mystical Elf and then...it's like I was just an annoyance.' He sighed and pushed his sliding glasses back to the bridge of his nose. 'And then I just didn't exist.'
"Seth, are you sure you're okay?"
"What...? Oh, yes, I'm fine."
"Okay...well, we're leaving now."
"Okay." The blue-eyed young man stood and followed them into the mall.
"C'mon, can we go to the arcade here? Please? Please?"
"No, Joey, I think you've had enough video games."
"Aw, but Téaaaa..."
"Do they do this often?" Seth whispered to Yugi.
"All the time. You should see when Joey and Tristan start arguing. It's like Blue Eyes White Dragon versus Blue Eyes White Dragon."
"That bad?"
"Actually, it's worse. And yet they're as close as brothers."
Seth smiled, but his eyes still had an ember of sadness flickering within their depths.
'That's how we were...I hope it doesn't end up the same with them.'
"Téa, please, we bought you lunch..."
"You OWED us that lunch, moron!"
"Eh, well, I....please?"
"No."
"Pretty please?"
"No."
"Pretty pretty please with whipped cream and Shining Friendship on top?"
"No."
"Pretty pretty pretty please with whipped cream and sprinkles and Shining Friendship AND Petit Angel on top?"
"No, and if you say one more word I'm going to strangle you."
".....Please?"
Téa immediately began to chase him around the fountain. Seth blinked, Yugi sighed, Yami stared longingly at the arcade, Tristan laughed and cheered Joey on, and Bakura pretended not to know them. And this was a normal day...
*~*~*~*~*~*
At the end of the afternoon, Seth and Yugi were relaxing on the sofa of the latter's home. Yugi was watching television while Seth read a book. He had been watching for a little while but said he preferred to read.
Yugi's grandfather had overheard what the young man had said and smiled.
'Finally someone who prefers words to moving pictures. I'm going to like having this boy around...'
Yugi's stare eventually strayed from the television to Seth. He was...breathtaking. Yugi bit back a purr as his violet eyes wandered over the young man. Slender build and slightly feminine with just the perfect curve to everything, ivory skin that looked soft as rose petals, silky indigo hair, and the clearest blue eyes he'd ever seen. The boy's breath caught in his throat as Seth shifted on the soft cushions to cross his legs oh so delicately...
//It's rude to stare, Yugi.//
/Yami! Don't do that, you startled me!/
//Well, you were staring.//
/So I was staring, no big deal./
//I think you're fond of him.//
/You can't be serious, Yami./
//You were staring rather salaciously...//
/...Yami, I am going to take apart the puzzle and send every piece to a different place in Rome./
//You wouldn't.//
/Keep saying things like that, pharaoh-boy, and I'll do much worse./
//You don't have the guts.//
/Wanna try me?/
//......You REALLY need to cut back on hanging out with Joey.//
/...I guess I do./ A nervous mental laugh accompanied the closing statement and Yugi continued to gaze at Seth. He couldn't help but stare. He was just so beautiful...
And then he noticed his gaze was locked with a curious blue-eyed one. Seth raised an eyebrow and Yugi blushed furiously and turned back to watching the television. The former magician smirked and shook his head, going back to his book.
'I guess I'm not the only one who has and object of his affections...'
Jes' Dreamin'...
*purrs* Oooh, more Seth past and snuggly-ness. o^.^o (But I made Celtic Guardian and Dark Magician NON-snugglies!? O.o;; Now this is a rather rare occurrence....) And now the sparks are starting to fly between Yu-kun and Seth-sama! *stares at the sparks* Pretty sparklies...pink bunnies and sporks! @.o;; *thud*