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"Cha-Ching"
a YuGiOh Short
by The Mad Fangirl
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"Well, what if we…"
"Or how about if we…"
The normally mild-tempered Bakura threw up his hands. "It won't work! No matter what I do, it always comes back! *He* always comes back! No matter how many times I've tried to lose, destroy, abandon, or sell the Ring, it always, always comes back to me, and my Yami with it."
"Wait," said Joey. "Say that last part again."
"No matter how many times I've tried to lose, destroy, abandon, or sell …"
"Hold it right there."
"Joey," Ryou said, "Are you thinking what I think you're thinking?"
"No matter how many times you try to sell the ring, it always comes back to you." Joey was smiling.
"I get it," Bakura said. "If I can't be free…I might as well be rich!"
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On his way back from their third pawn shop, Ryou and Joey ran into Yugi, Tea, and Tristan. Ryou was leafing through a small stack of bills and placing them neatly in his wallet.
Yugi sensed something odd and looked Bakura over. "Ryou…where's the Millennium Ring?"
The white-haired boy smiled. "Oh, I expect it back in three…two…one…ah, there we are." He smoothed his shirt and they could all see the ring outlined below. It glowed, and Yami Bakura stood before them. He staggered, and then Yami Bakura sat before them, on the curb by his other.
"Ryou, you waste of space, what are you doing?" he moaned. "I'm exhausted!"
Ryou leaned down and waved the bills at him. "I'm making us rich! Ha! In your face! Who's useless now?" He pulled the money back up as Yami Bakura made a weak grab for it.
"Are you…no, you couldn't be…" he skimmed his companion's thoughts. "You are!"
"Yep." Bakura took a deep breath. Here it came. He braced himself with all his newfound confidence. Yami was bigger, but maybe, just maybe….
"Oh, keep your shirt on, you little wuss, I'm not going to beat you up."
"So you 're not mad?"
"Mad? I'm a thief, Ryou! This is right up my alley! It's brilliant!" He paused. "I wonder why I never thought of it."
"Y'know, now that he mentions it, this is pretty dishonest…" Tristan murmured to Tea.
"Shhh," she murmured back. "Ryou and his Yami are actually getting along! Don't jinx it!"
"Well, it was actually Joey's idea."
Yami Bakura snorted. "Yeah, right."
"Hey!"
"So," Ryou asked his Yami, "You ever make this kind of money grave- robbing?"
"Well, if you count five thousand years of inflation." As Yami Bakura levered himself up, he looked at his companion, suspicion in his eyes. "Now, what have you got up your sleeve, you little punk? There's something else, I can feel it."
Ryou just kept smiling his sweet, serene smile. "Well, how would you like to see the New World?"
"You don't mean…"
"Mm-hmm. I just listed the Ring on eBay."
As Yami Bakura rested his head in one hand and sank back into the ring - let Ryou do the walking! - Joey began to hum a tune. Then he broke into the words.
"….He's coming to America!"
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End
TMF
A/N: I can't entirely take credit for the "multiple resale of a mystic item for endless cash" idea. I actually first saw it on a WB fill-in series called "Dead Last" awhile back. Good show, should've gone more than 6 episodes. Oh well, c'est la vie.
By the by, I'm considering a longer-than-shorts-length crossover with Angel: The Series. Any fans of both Angel and YuGiOh that might by willing to beta-read it? I need help from folks with access to the Japanese series and the manga, since I only get the English dub on broadcast TV, and trying to write fic from only that and other folks' fanfic is like trying to type with my toes. Any willing beta readers please email - my addy's on my profile.
"Cha-Ching"
a YuGiOh Short
by The Mad Fangirl
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"Well, what if we…"
"Or how about if we…"
The normally mild-tempered Bakura threw up his hands. "It won't work! No matter what I do, it always comes back! *He* always comes back! No matter how many times I've tried to lose, destroy, abandon, or sell the Ring, it always, always comes back to me, and my Yami with it."
"Wait," said Joey. "Say that last part again."
"No matter how many times I've tried to lose, destroy, abandon, or sell …"
"Hold it right there."
"Joey," Ryou said, "Are you thinking what I think you're thinking?"
"No matter how many times you try to sell the ring, it always comes back to you." Joey was smiling.
"I get it," Bakura said. "If I can't be free…I might as well be rich!"
* * *
On his way back from their third pawn shop, Ryou and Joey ran into Yugi, Tea, and Tristan. Ryou was leafing through a small stack of bills and placing them neatly in his wallet.
Yugi sensed something odd and looked Bakura over. "Ryou…where's the Millennium Ring?"
The white-haired boy smiled. "Oh, I expect it back in three…two…one…ah, there we are." He smoothed his shirt and they could all see the ring outlined below. It glowed, and Yami Bakura stood before them. He staggered, and then Yami Bakura sat before them, on the curb by his other.
"Ryou, you waste of space, what are you doing?" he moaned. "I'm exhausted!"
Ryou leaned down and waved the bills at him. "I'm making us rich! Ha! In your face! Who's useless now?" He pulled the money back up as Yami Bakura made a weak grab for it.
"Are you…no, you couldn't be…" he skimmed his companion's thoughts. "You are!"
"Yep." Bakura took a deep breath. Here it came. He braced himself with all his newfound confidence. Yami was bigger, but maybe, just maybe….
"Oh, keep your shirt on, you little wuss, I'm not going to beat you up."
"So you 're not mad?"
"Mad? I'm a thief, Ryou! This is right up my alley! It's brilliant!" He paused. "I wonder why I never thought of it."
"Y'know, now that he mentions it, this is pretty dishonest…" Tristan murmured to Tea.
"Shhh," she murmured back. "Ryou and his Yami are actually getting along! Don't jinx it!"
"Well, it was actually Joey's idea."
Yami Bakura snorted. "Yeah, right."
"Hey!"
"So," Ryou asked his Yami, "You ever make this kind of money grave- robbing?"
"Well, if you count five thousand years of inflation." As Yami Bakura levered himself up, he looked at his companion, suspicion in his eyes. "Now, what have you got up your sleeve, you little punk? There's something else, I can feel it."
Ryou just kept smiling his sweet, serene smile. "Well, how would you like to see the New World?"
"You don't mean…"
"Mm-hmm. I just listed the Ring on eBay."
As Yami Bakura rested his head in one hand and sank back into the ring - let Ryou do the walking! - Joey began to hum a tune. Then he broke into the words.
"….He's coming to America!"
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End
TMF
A/N: I can't entirely take credit for the "multiple resale of a mystic item for endless cash" idea. I actually first saw it on a WB fill-in series called "Dead Last" awhile back. Good show, should've gone more than 6 episodes. Oh well, c'est la vie.
By the by, I'm considering a longer-than-shorts-length crossover with Angel: The Series. Any fans of both Angel and YuGiOh that might by willing to beta-read it? I need help from folks with access to the Japanese series and the manga, since I only get the English dub on broadcast TV, and trying to write fic from only that and other folks' fanfic is like trying to type with my toes. Any willing beta readers please email - my addy's on my profile.