Disclaimer: I like repeating it, that's all! ^__^ They're not mine... none
of it, most likely
Warnings: shounen-ai, so to speak... *shrugs* ah well
Nanaki: ........ she's been traumatized...
Nanashi: *blinks* I have?
Nanaki: you've been called a pervert!!!
Nanashi: point being?
Nanaki: I THINK IT ADDS UP TO A FLAME...!!!
Nanashi: *shrugs* that's two different opinions... one of them doesn't mind, the other does
Nanaki: AND CALLED YOU A PERVERT! STAND UP FOR YOURSELF, MAN!!!
Nanashi: *anime sweatdrops* people are entitled to their opinions, Nanaki...
Nanaki: *growls, and whips out a pick axe* NO ONE INSULTS NANA-CHAN! JUST ME, DAMNIT ALL!!!
Nanashi: she's younger than me, but more protective... go figure *shrugs*
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"HAH! Eat my powder[1], Rich boy!" Joey crowed, as he sailed past Kaiba at an impressive speed. Kaiba merely raised an eyebrow, since he had no intention of racing Joey.
"Hey, mutt..."
Joey whipped his head around to glare at the CEO. "Don't call me a mutt!"
Kaiba flicked his head, gesturing at something in front of Joey. "Tree..."
Joey blinked, looked back up, and gaped. A tree! "AUGH!" he screamed. Kaiba frowned as he leaned down, picking up speed and caught up to Joey easily, and grabbed his jacket. Joey was then tugged away from the tree, and off his board.
Both teenagers tumbled into a snowbank. Joey winced, holding the back of his head, "ouch..." He mumbled. Then his eyes widened, seeing Kaiba leaning over him. He was frowning, but even more surprising was the worry slightly evident in his blue eyes.
"Idiot... are you okay?"
"Uhhhhhhhhhh..." Joey swallowed, for once not feeling insulted.
"What is it?" Kaiba asked, the worry intensifying a bit.
Wow, he's actually concerned, Joey thought. "I'm... I'm okay..."
"You sure...?"
Joey nodded, and sat up, slowly. Kaiba never moved, thus ending up with their faces a mere inch apart. Joey swallowed again. Kaiba's brow furrowed, not understanding why Joey was looking at him that way. "He has nice eyes..." he thought. "Maybe I should back up..." Sure, that thought crossed his mind. But, he wasn't following through with it.
"Hey... what're you guys doing?" Tea called, as she skidded to a shaky stop next to them. With the help of a treebranch, of course.
Kaiba quickly got to his feet leaving Joey in the snow. Yugi then stopped expertly beside Tea. Contrary to what many thought, Yugi did have skills at certain sports. Snowboarding being one of them.
"Joey, you okay?" he asked, concerned. Joey blinked, suddenly feeling cold. Must be the snow. Or maybe the lack of Kaiba's bodyheat. The blonde got back up, and smiled, cheerfully.
"Just fine, Yuge..."
Kaiba ignored Joey's hangdog expression, and started heading back down to the cabin. Yugi decided going back might be best, since Joey was looking cold. And Tea, who was she to argue? She just plain sucked at snowboarding.
~~~***~~~
"I can't believe I let you talk me into going..." Tea was saying, as she took off her winter jacket and started to shake it out, clumps of snow hit the floor.
"Hey!" Joey protested.
"I'll wipe it up..." Tea promised.
Yugi was smiling, as he removed his scarf, "you did fine, Tea..." he reassured her. Tea brightened.
"Really?"
"Please, spare us, Yugi..." Kaiba muttered. "She turned to avoid hitting a squirrel, and ran into a snowbank... that's far from 'fine'..."
Tea glared at him, which Kaiba merely smirked at.
"Well, excuse me! Some of us don't got to Switzerland, every year, for vacation!" she spat. Kaiba shrugged.
"Me either..."
"By the way, Kaiba... where'd you learn to snowboard?" Joey asked, looking genuinely curious. Kaiba felt himself start to blush slightly, which he hid with a small frown.
"You pick it up, if you travel enough..." he answered shortly, as he removed his coat.
"Hi guys... how was it?" They all turned to see Bakla, smiling warmly.
"Went fine..." the guys responded, returning the smile. Even Kaiba. It was almost impossible not to smile back to a smile like Bakla's. And Bakura's was the same way.
"They're speaking for themselves..." Tea grumbled, and shook out the snow from her hair. Bakla laughed, softly, and brought her mug to Tea.
"Hot chocolate, perhaps it'll help..."
"Oh, thanks..." Tea said, gratefully taking the warm mug. She sipped it gingerly, savoring the rich taste. "Hey, Bakura makes the exact same kind..." she eyed Bakla, carefully. "Where'd you learn to make it like him?"
For some reason Yugi bit his lip, while Bakla looked a tad bit flustered. Then, "family recipe..." she said, with a quick nod.
"Oh..." Tea shrugged, "tastes great..." she said, with an apologetic smile, and took another sip. Bakla nodded.
"So I've heard..."
"Lemme try..." Joey asked, taking the mug.
"Joey!"
Joey sipped it, then grinned, "hey yeah... tastes good..." he said, with an affirming nod. Then he handed the mug to Kaiba, "try it..."
Kaiba scowled, but did as he was told. For a second his cool expression melted away, then as he handed the mug to Yugi, he got back to his 'normal' self.
Then Tristan appeared at the door that lead to the kitchen, "lunch..." he said, simply. The others made a mad dash for the kitchen. Bakla laughed, and followed at her own pace.
***
Bakura sighed, as he stirred his stew, slowly. He wasn't hungry. Which was strange, he never had much of a breakfast, because of Joey's appetite. It was awfully quiet. Well, the opposite really. Tea, Yugi, and Joey were talking, but Kaiba and Tristan were silent. Kaiba was no surprise, he rarely talked unless Joey or Yugi asked his opinion of the topic they would be discussing.
But, it was Tristan's silence that was disturbing Bakura.
Tristan looked up, their eyes met. Watching each other for a moment. Bakura forced a smile. "What's wrong, Tristan...? Am I that bad as a girl...?" he thought, feeling slightly hurt.
Tristan shifted his eyes to Joey, he leaned over to the blonde, once he had his attention. "I need to talk to you..." Bakura heard him say, softly.
Joey blinked, "can't it wait?"
Tristan shook his head. Joey raised an eyebrow, then nodded. "Sure..." Both guys excused themselves, as they pushed themselves from the table, and walked out of the kitchen.
Bakura sighed, and stared hard at the table. He never acknowledged Tea or Yugi's looks of sympathy.
***
"So, why the secrecy...?" Joey asked, leaning against the wall. Tristan paced in front of him. "Tristan? Hey, what's wrong with you...?"
Tristan stopped, and turned to face the somewhat shorter teen. "Bakla... have you ever met her before...?" he asked. Joey blinked.
"I think it should be pretty obvious none of us met her before... well, except for Yuge... he said he met her sometime last summer..."
Tristan shook his head, and started pacing again.
"Why?" Joey asked.
"I... She... we..." Tristan was making hand gestures, as he spoke. As if they would help the words come out. They didn't.
"You're makin no sense, Tris'..." Joey said, dryly.
"You noticed?" Tristan asked, sarcastically. Joey grinned. "I... Joey... Bakla... I... Bakura... She... he... I..." Tristan stopped, and leaned against the wall, looking confused and tired.
"Even less sense has been made..."
"Bakura... you think you know how I feel about Bakura..." Tristan said, softly.
Joey nodded, "yeah... well, I have my theories..." he said, with a shrug.
"I noticed... everything Bakla does, when she smiles, when she looks at me a certain way... my heart... does the same thing, like when Bakura would smile, or look at me a certain way..."
Joey raised an eyebrow, "point being?"
Tristan looked up, his face looking more and more confused. "How can that be, Joey..?" he murmured.
"What do you mean?"
"I was... almost positive... that I reacted that way, because... I thought I... I was in love..." Tristan swallowed, lowering his head again. "But that mustn't be it... because..."
Joey sighed, "you think your feeling are screwed up, because you're reactin that way to someone you don't even know..."
"To put it bluntly, yes..."
"Maybe it's fate..."
"Fate...?" Tristan asked, dryly.
"Yeah... maybe you feel you can't have Bakura, so your heart's leadin you to Bakla, instead..." Joey said, with a shrug.
Tristan sighed, and watched Joey for a moment. Tough guy as Joey made himself up to be, he had really profound words, when matters of the heart came up. Tristan shook his head, with a soft laugh.
"You're unbelievable, Joey..."
"What?"
"You can't even beat me in chess, yet you can help me with my problems, like they were nothing..."
Joey grinned, "hey, there's some things best friends are good at, and some they ain't..."
Tristan nodded, "yeah... thanks, Joey..."
"Nah, forget about it... now, can we go eat? I'm positive Tea's been eyeing my sandwich, and Kaiba's after my soup..." Joey said. Tristan smiled, and nodded. Joey nodded back, patted Tristan's shoulder, and sprinted back to the kitchen, eagerly. Tristan took a breath, and followed.
***
Bakura sighed, flopping back on his bed. He stared at the ceiling, for a while. What could he do? It's not like he wanted this. He looked down at his chest. Then his hands. Then he lifted his feet, and looked at those, too. He grimaced, and let his head fall back again.
Warily, he rolled over, and hugged his pillow, staring at the headboard.
Then there was a soft knock at the door. Bakura sat up, "who is it?"
"Yugi..."
"Oh... come in..."
Yugi then opened the door, and stepped inside, "how're you feeling?" he asked, with a small smile. Bakura shrugged.
"Absolutely terrible... I'm still a girl, and I'm tired..." Bakura shook his head.
Yugi smiled, sympathetically, "you didn't look too happy when Tristan left the table..." he commented.
Bakura laughed, ruefully. "Yes... I do make things pretty obvious, don't I?" he asked, wryly.
"So... you do like Tristan..."
Bakura sighed, "yes..."
Yugi glanced at him, waiting for more of an explanation. Bakura said nothing more. Merely stared at his hands, in silence. Yugi bit his lip, feeling pity for Bakura.
"He's been asking about you..."
"Which of me?" Bakura asked, with a roll of his eyes.
"A bit of both... mainly Bakura, though..." Yugi said, a shrug.
Bakura frowned, and fell back into his pillows. "This stinks...!" he muttered. "I can't get closer to Tristan while like this... to him, I'm a complete stranger..." Bakura's eyes started to shine, with tears of frustration.
Yugi furrowed his brow. Then he patted Bakura's hand, since he had no idea how to comfort his feminine side. "we'll think of something..." he promised. With that, Yugi jumped off the bed, and headed out the door.
Bakura sighed and reached for a book, glumly. He had to have something to do.
***
"REALLY!?" Tea gasped. Yugi nodded. Tea grinned broadly, "oh wow! That's amazing! When did it happen!?"
Yugi shrugged, "sometime last night, I guess... now, you can't tell anyone... Bakura's embarassed about it enough as it is..." he said, firmly. Tea nodded.
"I won't tell anyone... wait, why can't Bakura know that I know...?"
Yugi blinked, then shrugged, "I guess... I'll tell him, later..."
Tea placed her hands on her hips, "so... you want help, huh?" she asked, her blue eyes dancing hopefully. She loved playing matchmaker.
Yugi nodded, slowly, "I suppose... and Tea, I don't want you to just throw them in a closet and hope they start making out or something... help me get them to know each other better... okay? That's all Bakura really wants, right now."
Tea nodded, "okay... gotcha..." She looked thoughtful. What was one way for someone to get to know eachother better? Running an errand somewhere, that one always worked. She dashed to the fridge, eagerly. Then she sighed. Nuts, it was full.
Then her eyes fell on a carton of eggs. Yugi blinked, in confusion.
Taking out the eggs, Tea headed for the middle of the kitchen, stopping just a few feet away from the stove. Then she held up the carton of eggs.
Yugi frowned in worry. "Is-is that really necessary, Tea...?" he asked, uncertainly.
"It's something, Yugi..."
Yugi nodded, slowly. Going to Tea didn't seem so bad, since she seemed to be all for Bakura and Tristan getting together. She was a romantic, after all. Plus, Tea figured Bakura could give Tristan the affection he needed. And Bakura could get the security that Tristan seemed capable of giving. They were perfect for each other! Tea giggled, giddily.
"Want anythin, Kaiba...?" Joey was asking.
"No thanks... you shook up the last thing I asked for..." Kaiba muttered. Joey was still snickering, as he entered the kitchen.
"Hey, Joey... want some eggs?" Tea asked, as the blonde headed for the fridge.
"Huh? No thanks, Tea..."
"Oh, c' mon Joey... I make good eggs..." Tea spun, the carton 'slipping' from her hands, falling to the floor. Yugi cringed, hearing the dozen eggs all break. "Oops! It was an accident, Joey..." Tea apologized, smothering her grin.
Joey stared at the mess on the floor. Then he raised an eyebrow, as he gave Tea a look, "you're not usually so klutzy, Tea... what's up?"
"What? I dropped the eggs... I'll go buy somemore... oh wait! I can't! I have to clean this up..." she said, waving her hands widely, gesturing at the mess.
Then Tristan walked into the kitchen. "Tristan! What timing! Can you go to the supermarket for eggs...? I'd go, but I made this mess..." Tea gestured widely at the mess again.
Yugi slapped his forehead, and shook his head, in mild exasperation. Could she make it any more obvious?
Tristan raised an eyebrow, then shrugged, "sure..."
"I'll go too... I have some stuff I need to get..." Joey started to say.
"NO!" Tea yelled.
Joey and Tristan both looked at Tea as if she were crazy. Maybe she was. Tea's mind worked, quickly. Think, think, think!!!
Bakla then walked in, most likely out of curiousity at all the yelling. "What's going on?" she asked, then she noticed the floor. "Oh my..."
"Bakla!!!" Tea cried, then ran up to her, and shoved her into Tristan's arms, practically. It took all her strength not to giggle, as the taller teenager started to blush, once he caught the silver- haired 'girl'. "You should go with Tristan to town! To get a look at the place!"
Bakla looked up at Tristan, and started to blush. Tristan swallowed, nervously.
Bakla quickly turned to Tea, "ummm, Tea... I can't... I..." she started to argue, then her eyes widened, seeing Tea grin. She knew. Bakla glanced at Yugi, who shrugged, smiling slightly. The more the better, apparently.
~~~***~~~
[1] Sid's quote, from ICE AGE! very cool show ^_^ Diego's cooler though *snickers* where's the baby? THERE HE IS!!! *laughs hysterically*
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Nanaki: *giggles, and pushes Bakura into Tristan's arms*
Bakura: *tries to glare at Nanaki, then looks up at Tristan and blushes* uhh, sorry...
Tristan: *smiles* you make it seem like I mind...
Bakura: *blushes somemore, and looks away in embarassment*
Nanaki: WAI!!! ^________^ LUVVING TRISTAN/BAKURA SO MUCH!!! SO CUTE! SO KAWAII! SO PERFECT!! WAI!!! *waves her almighty spoon of hentai*
Tristan&Bakura: *anime sweatdrops*
Nanashi: *blinks* well, I'm glad it meets with your approval... I think I can improve on this, too...
Nanaki: YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT! No! It's good! When they kiss!? Huh!? huh!? Huh!? *hops up and down*
Nanashi: *thinks for a moment* next chapter?
Nanaki: WAI!!! *squeals and jumps up and down, eagerly*
Nanashi: maybe the one after...
Nanaki: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Nanashi: *laughs maniacally*
Warnings: shounen-ai, so to speak... *shrugs* ah well
Nanaki: ........ she's been traumatized...
Nanashi: *blinks* I have?
Nanaki: you've been called a pervert!!!
Nanashi: point being?
Nanaki: I THINK IT ADDS UP TO A FLAME...!!!
Nanashi: *shrugs* that's two different opinions... one of them doesn't mind, the other does
Nanaki: AND CALLED YOU A PERVERT! STAND UP FOR YOURSELF, MAN!!!
Nanashi: *anime sweatdrops* people are entitled to their opinions, Nanaki...
Nanaki: *growls, and whips out a pick axe* NO ONE INSULTS NANA-CHAN! JUST ME, DAMNIT ALL!!!
Nanashi: she's younger than me, but more protective... go figure *shrugs*
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"HAH! Eat my powder[1], Rich boy!" Joey crowed, as he sailed past Kaiba at an impressive speed. Kaiba merely raised an eyebrow, since he had no intention of racing Joey.
"Hey, mutt..."
Joey whipped his head around to glare at the CEO. "Don't call me a mutt!"
Kaiba flicked his head, gesturing at something in front of Joey. "Tree..."
Joey blinked, looked back up, and gaped. A tree! "AUGH!" he screamed. Kaiba frowned as he leaned down, picking up speed and caught up to Joey easily, and grabbed his jacket. Joey was then tugged away from the tree, and off his board.
Both teenagers tumbled into a snowbank. Joey winced, holding the back of his head, "ouch..." He mumbled. Then his eyes widened, seeing Kaiba leaning over him. He was frowning, but even more surprising was the worry slightly evident in his blue eyes.
"Idiot... are you okay?"
"Uhhhhhhhhhh..." Joey swallowed, for once not feeling insulted.
"What is it?" Kaiba asked, the worry intensifying a bit.
Wow, he's actually concerned, Joey thought. "I'm... I'm okay..."
"You sure...?"
Joey nodded, and sat up, slowly. Kaiba never moved, thus ending up with their faces a mere inch apart. Joey swallowed again. Kaiba's brow furrowed, not understanding why Joey was looking at him that way. "He has nice eyes..." he thought. "Maybe I should back up..." Sure, that thought crossed his mind. But, he wasn't following through with it.
"Hey... what're you guys doing?" Tea called, as she skidded to a shaky stop next to them. With the help of a treebranch, of course.
Kaiba quickly got to his feet leaving Joey in the snow. Yugi then stopped expertly beside Tea. Contrary to what many thought, Yugi did have skills at certain sports. Snowboarding being one of them.
"Joey, you okay?" he asked, concerned. Joey blinked, suddenly feeling cold. Must be the snow. Or maybe the lack of Kaiba's bodyheat. The blonde got back up, and smiled, cheerfully.
"Just fine, Yuge..."
Kaiba ignored Joey's hangdog expression, and started heading back down to the cabin. Yugi decided going back might be best, since Joey was looking cold. And Tea, who was she to argue? She just plain sucked at snowboarding.
~~~***~~~
"I can't believe I let you talk me into going..." Tea was saying, as she took off her winter jacket and started to shake it out, clumps of snow hit the floor.
"Hey!" Joey protested.
"I'll wipe it up..." Tea promised.
Yugi was smiling, as he removed his scarf, "you did fine, Tea..." he reassured her. Tea brightened.
"Really?"
"Please, spare us, Yugi..." Kaiba muttered. "She turned to avoid hitting a squirrel, and ran into a snowbank... that's far from 'fine'..."
Tea glared at him, which Kaiba merely smirked at.
"Well, excuse me! Some of us don't got to Switzerland, every year, for vacation!" she spat. Kaiba shrugged.
"Me either..."
"By the way, Kaiba... where'd you learn to snowboard?" Joey asked, looking genuinely curious. Kaiba felt himself start to blush slightly, which he hid with a small frown.
"You pick it up, if you travel enough..." he answered shortly, as he removed his coat.
"Hi guys... how was it?" They all turned to see Bakla, smiling warmly.
"Went fine..." the guys responded, returning the smile. Even Kaiba. It was almost impossible not to smile back to a smile like Bakla's. And Bakura's was the same way.
"They're speaking for themselves..." Tea grumbled, and shook out the snow from her hair. Bakla laughed, softly, and brought her mug to Tea.
"Hot chocolate, perhaps it'll help..."
"Oh, thanks..." Tea said, gratefully taking the warm mug. She sipped it gingerly, savoring the rich taste. "Hey, Bakura makes the exact same kind..." she eyed Bakla, carefully. "Where'd you learn to make it like him?"
For some reason Yugi bit his lip, while Bakla looked a tad bit flustered. Then, "family recipe..." she said, with a quick nod.
"Oh..." Tea shrugged, "tastes great..." she said, with an apologetic smile, and took another sip. Bakla nodded.
"So I've heard..."
"Lemme try..." Joey asked, taking the mug.
"Joey!"
Joey sipped it, then grinned, "hey yeah... tastes good..." he said, with an affirming nod. Then he handed the mug to Kaiba, "try it..."
Kaiba scowled, but did as he was told. For a second his cool expression melted away, then as he handed the mug to Yugi, he got back to his 'normal' self.
Then Tristan appeared at the door that lead to the kitchen, "lunch..." he said, simply. The others made a mad dash for the kitchen. Bakla laughed, and followed at her own pace.
***
Bakura sighed, as he stirred his stew, slowly. He wasn't hungry. Which was strange, he never had much of a breakfast, because of Joey's appetite. It was awfully quiet. Well, the opposite really. Tea, Yugi, and Joey were talking, but Kaiba and Tristan were silent. Kaiba was no surprise, he rarely talked unless Joey or Yugi asked his opinion of the topic they would be discussing.
But, it was Tristan's silence that was disturbing Bakura.
Tristan looked up, their eyes met. Watching each other for a moment. Bakura forced a smile. "What's wrong, Tristan...? Am I that bad as a girl...?" he thought, feeling slightly hurt.
Tristan shifted his eyes to Joey, he leaned over to the blonde, once he had his attention. "I need to talk to you..." Bakura heard him say, softly.
Joey blinked, "can't it wait?"
Tristan shook his head. Joey raised an eyebrow, then nodded. "Sure..." Both guys excused themselves, as they pushed themselves from the table, and walked out of the kitchen.
Bakura sighed, and stared hard at the table. He never acknowledged Tea or Yugi's looks of sympathy.
***
"So, why the secrecy...?" Joey asked, leaning against the wall. Tristan paced in front of him. "Tristan? Hey, what's wrong with you...?"
Tristan stopped, and turned to face the somewhat shorter teen. "Bakla... have you ever met her before...?" he asked. Joey blinked.
"I think it should be pretty obvious none of us met her before... well, except for Yuge... he said he met her sometime last summer..."
Tristan shook his head, and started pacing again.
"Why?" Joey asked.
"I... She... we..." Tristan was making hand gestures, as he spoke. As if they would help the words come out. They didn't.
"You're makin no sense, Tris'..." Joey said, dryly.
"You noticed?" Tristan asked, sarcastically. Joey grinned. "I... Joey... Bakla... I... Bakura... She... he... I..." Tristan stopped, and leaned against the wall, looking confused and tired.
"Even less sense has been made..."
"Bakura... you think you know how I feel about Bakura..." Tristan said, softly.
Joey nodded, "yeah... well, I have my theories..." he said, with a shrug.
"I noticed... everything Bakla does, when she smiles, when she looks at me a certain way... my heart... does the same thing, like when Bakura would smile, or look at me a certain way..."
Joey raised an eyebrow, "point being?"
Tristan looked up, his face looking more and more confused. "How can that be, Joey..?" he murmured.
"What do you mean?"
"I was... almost positive... that I reacted that way, because... I thought I... I was in love..." Tristan swallowed, lowering his head again. "But that mustn't be it... because..."
Joey sighed, "you think your feeling are screwed up, because you're reactin that way to someone you don't even know..."
"To put it bluntly, yes..."
"Maybe it's fate..."
"Fate...?" Tristan asked, dryly.
"Yeah... maybe you feel you can't have Bakura, so your heart's leadin you to Bakla, instead..." Joey said, with a shrug.
Tristan sighed, and watched Joey for a moment. Tough guy as Joey made himself up to be, he had really profound words, when matters of the heart came up. Tristan shook his head, with a soft laugh.
"You're unbelievable, Joey..."
"What?"
"You can't even beat me in chess, yet you can help me with my problems, like they were nothing..."
Joey grinned, "hey, there's some things best friends are good at, and some they ain't..."
Tristan nodded, "yeah... thanks, Joey..."
"Nah, forget about it... now, can we go eat? I'm positive Tea's been eyeing my sandwich, and Kaiba's after my soup..." Joey said. Tristan smiled, and nodded. Joey nodded back, patted Tristan's shoulder, and sprinted back to the kitchen, eagerly. Tristan took a breath, and followed.
***
Bakura sighed, flopping back on his bed. He stared at the ceiling, for a while. What could he do? It's not like he wanted this. He looked down at his chest. Then his hands. Then he lifted his feet, and looked at those, too. He grimaced, and let his head fall back again.
Warily, he rolled over, and hugged his pillow, staring at the headboard.
Then there was a soft knock at the door. Bakura sat up, "who is it?"
"Yugi..."
"Oh... come in..."
Yugi then opened the door, and stepped inside, "how're you feeling?" he asked, with a small smile. Bakura shrugged.
"Absolutely terrible... I'm still a girl, and I'm tired..." Bakura shook his head.
Yugi smiled, sympathetically, "you didn't look too happy when Tristan left the table..." he commented.
Bakura laughed, ruefully. "Yes... I do make things pretty obvious, don't I?" he asked, wryly.
"So... you do like Tristan..."
Bakura sighed, "yes..."
Yugi glanced at him, waiting for more of an explanation. Bakura said nothing more. Merely stared at his hands, in silence. Yugi bit his lip, feeling pity for Bakura.
"He's been asking about you..."
"Which of me?" Bakura asked, with a roll of his eyes.
"A bit of both... mainly Bakura, though..." Yugi said, a shrug.
Bakura frowned, and fell back into his pillows. "This stinks...!" he muttered. "I can't get closer to Tristan while like this... to him, I'm a complete stranger..." Bakura's eyes started to shine, with tears of frustration.
Yugi furrowed his brow. Then he patted Bakura's hand, since he had no idea how to comfort his feminine side. "we'll think of something..." he promised. With that, Yugi jumped off the bed, and headed out the door.
Bakura sighed and reached for a book, glumly. He had to have something to do.
***
"REALLY!?" Tea gasped. Yugi nodded. Tea grinned broadly, "oh wow! That's amazing! When did it happen!?"
Yugi shrugged, "sometime last night, I guess... now, you can't tell anyone... Bakura's embarassed about it enough as it is..." he said, firmly. Tea nodded.
"I won't tell anyone... wait, why can't Bakura know that I know...?"
Yugi blinked, then shrugged, "I guess... I'll tell him, later..."
Tea placed her hands on her hips, "so... you want help, huh?" she asked, her blue eyes dancing hopefully. She loved playing matchmaker.
Yugi nodded, slowly, "I suppose... and Tea, I don't want you to just throw them in a closet and hope they start making out or something... help me get them to know each other better... okay? That's all Bakura really wants, right now."
Tea nodded, "okay... gotcha..." She looked thoughtful. What was one way for someone to get to know eachother better? Running an errand somewhere, that one always worked. She dashed to the fridge, eagerly. Then she sighed. Nuts, it was full.
Then her eyes fell on a carton of eggs. Yugi blinked, in confusion.
Taking out the eggs, Tea headed for the middle of the kitchen, stopping just a few feet away from the stove. Then she held up the carton of eggs.
Yugi frowned in worry. "Is-is that really necessary, Tea...?" he asked, uncertainly.
"It's something, Yugi..."
Yugi nodded, slowly. Going to Tea didn't seem so bad, since she seemed to be all for Bakura and Tristan getting together. She was a romantic, after all. Plus, Tea figured Bakura could give Tristan the affection he needed. And Bakura could get the security that Tristan seemed capable of giving. They were perfect for each other! Tea giggled, giddily.
"Want anythin, Kaiba...?" Joey was asking.
"No thanks... you shook up the last thing I asked for..." Kaiba muttered. Joey was still snickering, as he entered the kitchen.
"Hey, Joey... want some eggs?" Tea asked, as the blonde headed for the fridge.
"Huh? No thanks, Tea..."
"Oh, c' mon Joey... I make good eggs..." Tea spun, the carton 'slipping' from her hands, falling to the floor. Yugi cringed, hearing the dozen eggs all break. "Oops! It was an accident, Joey..." Tea apologized, smothering her grin.
Joey stared at the mess on the floor. Then he raised an eyebrow, as he gave Tea a look, "you're not usually so klutzy, Tea... what's up?"
"What? I dropped the eggs... I'll go buy somemore... oh wait! I can't! I have to clean this up..." she said, waving her hands widely, gesturing at the mess.
Then Tristan walked into the kitchen. "Tristan! What timing! Can you go to the supermarket for eggs...? I'd go, but I made this mess..." Tea gestured widely at the mess again.
Yugi slapped his forehead, and shook his head, in mild exasperation. Could she make it any more obvious?
Tristan raised an eyebrow, then shrugged, "sure..."
"I'll go too... I have some stuff I need to get..." Joey started to say.
"NO!" Tea yelled.
Joey and Tristan both looked at Tea as if she were crazy. Maybe she was. Tea's mind worked, quickly. Think, think, think!!!
Bakla then walked in, most likely out of curiousity at all the yelling. "What's going on?" she asked, then she noticed the floor. "Oh my..."
"Bakla!!!" Tea cried, then ran up to her, and shoved her into Tristan's arms, practically. It took all her strength not to giggle, as the taller teenager started to blush, once he caught the silver- haired 'girl'. "You should go with Tristan to town! To get a look at the place!"
Bakla looked up at Tristan, and started to blush. Tristan swallowed, nervously.
Bakla quickly turned to Tea, "ummm, Tea... I can't... I..." she started to argue, then her eyes widened, seeing Tea grin. She knew. Bakla glanced at Yugi, who shrugged, smiling slightly. The more the better, apparently.
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[1] Sid's quote, from ICE AGE! very cool show ^_^ Diego's cooler though *snickers* where's the baby? THERE HE IS!!! *laughs hysterically*
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Nanaki: *giggles, and pushes Bakura into Tristan's arms*
Bakura: *tries to glare at Nanaki, then looks up at Tristan and blushes* uhh, sorry...
Tristan: *smiles* you make it seem like I mind...
Bakura: *blushes somemore, and looks away in embarassment*
Nanaki: WAI!!! ^________^ LUVVING TRISTAN/BAKURA SO MUCH!!! SO CUTE! SO KAWAII! SO PERFECT!! WAI!!! *waves her almighty spoon of hentai*
Tristan&Bakura: *anime sweatdrops*
Nanashi: *blinks* well, I'm glad it meets with your approval... I think I can improve on this, too...
Nanaki: YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT! No! It's good! When they kiss!? Huh!? huh!? Huh!? *hops up and down*
Nanashi: *thinks for a moment* next chapter?
Nanaki: WAI!!! *squeals and jumps up and down, eagerly*
Nanashi: maybe the one after...
Nanaki: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Nanashi: *laughs maniacally*
