Cold Life, Chapter 5

Bakura left the house after speaking with Ryou.  Not that it had helped; his lovers had barged in at the wrong moment. But at least he got it out. 

Now he headed back to the game shop to pay Frost another visit...Or just a visit, depending on whether or not the night before was real.  Bakura was determined to find out.

He walked into the shop through the front entrance to find Yugi at the counter and Joey kissing him from the other side.  Bakura sighed and cleared his throat.  Both boys pulled away embarrassed.  Yugi was blushing furiously.

"Good morning, Bakura. You're up early."  Yugi said, nervously.  Bakura didn't normally come to the game shop unless Ryou was with him.

"I have a lot on my mind.  Have you seen-" Before Bakura could finish his question, he heard the tinkling of bells as someone walked into the shop from the house.

"Frost, what are you doing out here?  I thought you were staying with Yami?"  Yugi asked.  Not annoyed, just curious.

"Oh...I'm just in the way back there.  I was actually looking for my card, have you seen it?"  Frost asked politely.  He was dressed in the same outfit as he had been the night before when he first appeared.  The black and white jester's outfit that made him seem out of place...Just because of the absence of colour in it.  Especially next to Yugi's tri-coloured hair.

"I'm not really sure...I think I saw it around here somewhere..."  Yugi muttered.  He began looking around the desk but came up with nothing.  "I'm so sorry Frost.  I can't find it."  Yugi apologized.

"That's alright, I'm sure it's somewhere."  Frost said.  Then it seemed he noticed Bakura, for his eyes widened and he quickly excused himself and left back into the house.

"I wonder what's bothering him..."  Yugi wondered.

"Do you mind if I speak with him, Yugi?"  Bakura asked.  Yugi looked at him for a few seconds before nodding.

"Go ahead.  Just be careful, Yami and Seto are still back there."  Yugi warned.  Bakura chuckled and headed towards the back.  Before he reached there, the three of them heard a yell and a thud as someone hit the floor.

"I said get lost!" It was Yami.  Frost ran out into the shop, dressed differently.  He was in the clothes that Bakura had seen him in the night before.  Something was very odd here...

"Frost, what happened?"  Yugi asked.

"I'm sorry, sir.  It seems I have upset Yami."  Frost said.

"What did you do?"  Joey asked.

"I...I'm not really sure.  I can't remember...He said something about staying out of the house and staying in the shop.  I guess I must have forgotten when I went back in."  Frost said.

"What was the thud?" Bakura asked.  Frost stared at him nervously for a few seconds and lowered his head.

"It's nothing, don't worry about it."  Frost said quietly.  Yugi wasn't going to let it slide so he walked up to Frost and looked closely at his face.

"He hit you."  Yugi said angrily.

"I'm sorry.  It was my fault.  I walked in on him and..."  Frost couldn't finish.  "I'll just go for a walk."  Frost said.  He went to leave, but Bakura grabbed him.

"Stay here."  He said angrily. Frost looked scared, obviously thinking Bakura was mad at him.  Bakura noticed and calmed a little. "I'm not mad at you."  Bakura assured, then he stormed into the other room.  Yami was just walking out with Seto.

Bakura walked straight up to Yami and punched him in the jaw, hard.  Then he grabbed Frost and took him out of the shop.

"Bakura, what are you doing?" Frost asked.

"I need to speak with you.  What happened last night was...real, wasn't it?"  Bakura asked.  Frost was silent for a few minutes.

"Yes."  He said finally, Bakura relaxed.  They continued walking down the street, not really knowing where they were going.

"Why did you stop us?"  Bakura asked.

"Because...I don't want you to regret anything."  Frost said.  "You seem to forget I am only a card."  He explained.  Then out of no where, Frost's card appeared in his hand, the picture evidently missing.

"I thought you couldn't find it?"  Bakura said.

"It was something for me to do while waiting for Yami.  You know...I'm pretty sure Yami only got mad because I walked in on him when he told me to stay away...I don't think he would hit me." 

"I wouldn't put it past him, Frost.  He is a Pharaoh afterall."  Bakura said.

"I know, but still..."  Frost trailed off. 

"So why did you change back into these clothes?"  Bakura asked.

"Because I walked in on Yami the other clothes are just for the innocent side...  I think I'll stay in these clothes though. I was only in my other ones to try and make you believe that last night wasn't real.  I do want to be with you but...I just can't."  Frost said sadly.  He stopped walking and Bakura stopped to look at him.

"We can still try, Frost.  I'm not letting you go that easily."  Bakura said, looking into Frost's eyes to show he was serious.  Frost sighed.

"I guess if you're willing to try...I'll have to as well. But please, promise me you won't lie to me, I couldn't take it."  Frost said.

"I won't.  I promise."  Bakura embraced Frost and pulled him into the alley so no one would see them.

"Here, Bakura?"  Frost asked.

"No.  I just want to be alone, I don't need others to see us."  Bakura said.  He kissed Frost's cheek, then pulled him in for another hug, content just to hold him.

"Yami, how could you?!"  Yugi cried.  He reluctantly helped Yami up as he rubbed his jaw.

"What do you mean?"  Yami asked.

"You hit him! He's a card Yami!  That doesn't mean you should hit him."  Yugi said.

"I didn't hit him!"  Yami yelled.  Yugi took a cautious step back.  "...I'm sorry I yelled Yugi." Yami apologized.

"It's alright I guess...But...Who hit him then?"  Yugi asked.

"Seto did."  Yami said.  Seto looked at Yugi, a look that told him he'd better back off. 

"I see..."  Yugi said.  Then he fled into the house.

"Great, thanks a lot, Seto."  Joey grumbled before pushing past him and Yami, following Yugi to his room.

"Bakura, are you sure I should go back there?  I mean, you hit Yami.  He's going to be mad at me...But I have to tell you that he wasn't the one that hit me...It was Seto."  Frost explained quickly.  They were standing in front of the game shop, Frost hesitating to go inside.

"Seto hit you?"  Bakura asked, surprised.

"Yeah...Because I upset Yami. Yami yelled at me though..."  Frost said.

"I see...Well we're going inside anyways."  Bakura started to lead Frost inside the game shop.

"Bakura, wait!"  They heard Ryou's yell.  He was running towards them, Malik and his Yami not far behind.

"What is it?"  Bakura asked.  Ryou didn't answer, instead he ran behind him and Frost, using them as a protective shield.

"Hide me."  He whispered.  Bakura resisted the urge to laugh and instead, led Frost into the shop leaving Ryou to deal with his lovers, alone.

A/N – Not even going to bother to ask anyone to r/r because no one does, so I have nothing to say.

~Leira~