Bakura smiled happily as the duel ended. "Sugoi, Yuugi-kun, Kaiba-kun!" he cheered.
"A TIE?!" Jounouchi near exploded. "I can't believe it!" the blond tore at his hair.
"Are they going to rematch..?" Honda asked, voice disbelieving. "We'll be here forever!"
Yuugi smiled happily at Kaiba, reading matching excitement in his lover's eyes. "So what does it mean, Kaiba-kun?" he asked.
Kaiba looked over at the group with distaste. "It means that we'll both have to fight the puppy."
"Teemeee....!" Jounouchi growled.
"Jounouchi!" Honda and Otogi quickly held the blond back before he could launch himself at Kaiba.
Bakura covered his smile behind his hand.
Kaiba smirked. "I will duel him first," he decided.
Yuugi obligingly jumped down from the duel ring. He nervously watched Jounouchi take his place, hoping that he wouldn't get too angry.
"I will even let you go first, puppy," Kaiba said, crossing his arms.
"Daijoubu, Yuugi-kun," Bakura assured taking his lover's hand and squeezing it gently. "Jounouchi-kun may not win, but he's a good enough duelist that he'll be able to do well enough to still have his pride, I think."
Yuugi nodded. "Thats not what I'm worried about." he said. I just want them to not kill each other out there...."
"We can stop them if they get too aggravated. Jounouchi will hear your voice no matter how angry he is."
"Ee," Yuugi agreed with a soft smile. "He's my friend."
Jounouchi fell to his knees, bangs covering his eyes. He swore softly as the battle field cleared.
"Good game, Jounouchi-kun!" Yuugi congratulated.
The blond slowly rose to his feet, shoulders slumped as the dueling ring lowered.
"You did well, Jounouchi-kun," Bakura added as they approached the boy.
"Un, un!" Yuugi nodded enthusiastically. "You almost beat him!"
"But I didn't..." Jounouchi said, eyes still hooded.
"Demo, Oniichan got all the way to the final round!" Shizuka beamed.
"Hn," Kaiba said from the other end of the arena as stepped out of his position. "Puppies sometimes have teeth."
Jounouchi looked up at the young CEO, expression wary. Wearily, he pulled out his deck. "Here..." he said flatly, holding out the Time Wizard.
Kaiba looked at the card, then brushed past Jounouchi. "I don't need your card," he said, entering the elevator.
The blond blinked, staring in shock. "He didn't take it...?" he asked, voice disbelieving. "Kaiba no yarou!" he exclaimed, turning to yell at the closed elevator door. "You insulting my card?!"
Bakura covered his laugh with his hand as Honda and Otogi held the raging blond back.
"Mou, Jounouchi-kun...." Yuugi said softly. "He gave you a gift.... He could have taken it, but he knows that it means a lot to you...."
"Yuugi-kun," Bakura smiled softly, putting a hand on the small boy's shoulder as Jounouchi continued his raving. "Let to go. They both have their pride to keep up."
"Un...." Yuugi said softly. "I don't want them to fight," he said sadly, leaning against Bakura.
Bakura hugged the smaller boy. "I don't think Jounouchi-kun will forget, and neither will Kaiba-kun." He smiled. "Did you see his face when Jounouchi-kun rolled the 6 against his Blue Eyes?"
Yuugi's eyes lit up. "One of us should go comfort him about that," he said, making it clear which one of them he wanted to be chosen.
"We can't both?" Bakura smiled innocently.
Yuugi's face glowed as he smiled up at Bakura. "Un!" he agreed happily.
Bakura smiled happily as the trio exited the limo, holding Yuugi's hand happily as they followed Kaiba up to his house, Mokuba running ahead of them, eager to start work on the next project he had been plotting out in the ride back. "I hope whatever it is, it's not anytime soon," Bakura smiled, squeezing Yuugi's hand a moment.
Yuugi squeezed Bakura's hand in return, smiling at the pale haired boy. "Whatever it is, we'll always have time for each other," he said.
Bakura smiled happily. "Hopefully we didn't miss too much schoolwork."
"We can always work on any schoolwork together," Kaiba said in a suggestive tone, coming out behind them.
Bakura blushed slightly. "Mou, Kaiba-kun!" he exclaimed as they entered the house. "Working on school work with you always leads to the same thing," he smiled.
"But you always get your work done," Kaiba said, sweeping Bakura into his arms and kissing him deeply.
Bakura melted against the taller boy before pulling away with a smile. "Yuugi-kun will have to be there too," he smiled, taking Yuugi's hand again.
"Good, he can join us."
Yuugi beamed.
"Bakura!" Mokuba's voice called from the hall. "There's someone in the waiting room for you!"
"Eh?" Bakura blinked. "Who would be here for me...?" He looked at Yuugi and Kaiba as if they could offer a suggestion.
Yuugi shrugged cluelessly.
"Let's go find out," Kaiba said, leading the way.
Yuugi trotted after him, holding Bakura's hand tightly.
Bakura's eyes widened at the blue haired man who was sitting rather uncomfortably on one of the large couches. "Tousan!" he exclaimed, face lighting up. Quickly dropping Yuugi's hand, the pale haired boy near ran over to his father. "I though you were going to be in Egypt another week!" he exclaimed, hugging the man happily. "Have you been here long? How did you get here?"
"Only a few hours," his father smiled hugging back. "I got directions when I tried calling you. I was a little surprised, to say the least."
Yuugi stayed in the doorway unsurely, while Kaiba entered the room [as if he owned it - which he did].
"Can I offer you a drink? A snack?" he offered.
The blue haired man looked up at the boy, slightly nervous. "No, thank you..."
"Tousan, this is Kaiba-kun," Bakura introduced happily. "Yuugi-kun! Come meet my father!" he called to the smaller boy.
"Ryou, when you said you were staying with a Kaiba, I never thought..." the blue haired man trailed off, looking at his son's clothing, just noticing the Kaiba Corp logos adorning it.
Yuugi came into the room and sat in a nearby chair, feeling overly nervous at the thought of meeting Bakura's father.
"Hajimemashite," he said softly.
"Hajimemashite," The blue haired man returned. "Ryou, could you get your things? I told the head of the museum we'd be there at 5 before I realized how far this place was," he said, voice slightly uneasy.
"Un! I'll be quick!" Bakura smiled happily before swiftly exiting the room.
"What's at the museum?" Kaiba asked, looking the most at ease of the group of them. "We've just gotten back from a bit of a trip, so he may be tired early."
"One of the side exhibits is getting in a few of the items my group's unearthed and they's like me to write the text for it. Ryou's better at wording then I am and he's helped with the research on a few of the items, and he loves the museum..." the man trailed off uncomfortably. "If it wouldn't be too rude of me... it took me by surprise that you invited my son to stay with you. He's never been very good with friends, making or keeping and he never mentioned you until he said he was staying at your place, and I almost went to the game shop, that's where you live, right, Yuugi-san?"
"Un," Yuugi confirmed with a nod. He shifted uncomfortably.
"There was some trouble with...." Kaiba paused minutely on wording. "...Bullies. Yuugi and I have been good rivals for a while, so he came to me when Bakura needed help. I suggested that your son stay here to discourage people who would prey on a solitary boy."
"Sou...." the blue haired man nodded slightly before lapsing into silence again.
"Ready!" Bakura exclaimed, entering again with his stuffed back, slightly out of breath.
"Great! Let's get going then, shall we?" his dad smiled, seeming slightly more relieved. "Nice to meet you, Kaiba-san, Yuugi-san."
Bakura smiled happily. "Sorry to be rushing out so soon after being back, Kaiba-kun," the pale haired boy apologized, pausing in front of the brown haired boy. He lifted himself slightly for a kiss, but froze. "Ah, gomen," he apologized again, voice embarrassed as he settled again.
"Do you know when you'll be back?" Kaiba asked. He glanced at Bakura's father. "Those bullies. It's good to know when he'll be in so I know when to worry."
"Probably day after tomorrow," Bakura's father answered, looking unsettled again.
"I'll call, don't worry," Bakura smiled. "Yuugi-kun," he said, moving over to the smaller boy. "Almost forgot to give you this," he smiled, reaching into his pocket to pull out a card, which he placed in the smaller boys fingers, closing both his hands over it, lovingly tracing his finger across the bottom of his love's hand before pulling away again and walking over to his father's side. "Jya!" he called happily as the pair left.
Yuugi looked at the card in his hand, and his expression softened seeing the half shadowed face of Change of Heart.
Kaiba wrapped his arms around the small boy. "He'll be back soon," he said softly. "And while he's away there are some things I'd like to do."
Yuugi melted.
Bakura sighed as he watched his father pack. "It always goes so quickly," he lamented.
The blue haired man smiled. "I know, Ryou, but it can't be helped."
"I know. I just wish I could spend more time with you at a normal pace," the pale haired boy sighed, absentmindedly playing with the gold band on his arm.
His father paused his packing, looking at the gold. "Ryou, can I see that a moment?"
"Eh?" Bakura blinked. "Ah! Hai!" He slid off the band and handed it to his father.
The man turned it as if reading the hieroglyphics. He paused at the added glif, brows furrowing slightly in concentration. Realization made his eyes widen and he frowned.
"Tousan?"
The man looked up at his son, debating. "Ryou? How would you like to come back with me?"
"Aa! Yuugi!" the boy's grandfather greeted as Yuugi entered the shop. "How was school?"
"School was good, grandpa. But Bakura-kun wasn't in. I'm worried." Yuugi's brow furrowed. "He was supposed to be back in school today."
"He called a few hours ago," The older man nodded.
"He did?" Yuugi was instantly over to his grandfather, demanding information. "How did he sound? Is he ok? When will he be back in school?"
Yuugi's grandfather gave a chuckle. "He sounded very excited. It seems he's going with his father back to Egypt for the week."
Yuugi's eyes widened and he sat down on the stool behind the counter. "Sonna!" he exclaimed.
"It's a wonderful opportunity for the boy, I think you should be happy for him," Jiichan smiled, putting a comforting hand on his grandson's shoulder.
Yuugi hung his head slightly. "Sou.... Demo...." He pouted.
"I know you're close to him, Yuugi, but it's only a week. You can survive it, can't you?" the older man smiled, mussing the small boy's hair fondly.
"I guess," Yuugi said sadly.
"And besides, you're champ of another tournament! You can spend the time getting the store some publicity, eh?" the grey haired man grinned.
Yuugi rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. "I'm not that good, Jiichan!"
"You won title of King of Duelists and now you've tied for Ruler of Battle City, of course you're that good!"
"It was luck more than anything!" Yuugi protested. "Kaiba-kun ran out of cards at the same time I did or he might have won."
"A duel that long means either both players are amateurs or both are of the highest level," Jiichan assured. "And you and Kaiba-kun are both of the highest level!"
Yuugi blushed.
Bakura gave a relieved sigh as he sat back in the shaded chair, near absorbing the coldness of the iced tea in his hands. He had forgotten how hot Egypt was so near summer and he still wasn't used to it. He pulled at his light cream coloured shirt, circulating the air inside it as he debated taking off the long sleeve jacket over it. While it kept his arms from being burnt, it added to the heat he was feeling, no matter how pale it was.
He took a long drink from his tea, relaxing slightly as his mind reflected on the past week. While it had been a dream to be working along side his father, he couldn't help but be slightly lonely when nightfall came. He would lay awake, listening to his father light snoring and almost pretending it was the sound of Kaiba's laptop as he worked, and wondering how Yuugi and Kaiba were doing without him.
"Ryou!"
"Tousan!" Bakura smiled happily as the blue haired man approached and sat across from him at the table, pulling out his own drink.
After a long moment, Bakura spoke. "Ne... Tousan..."
"Hmm? Nani?"
"It's been a week..." The pale haired boy trailed off, looking down at his empty glass.
"Eh?"
Bakura fidgeted slightly. "It's been a week that I've been here... I really don't think I can miss anymore school, I'll be horribly behind when I get back as is."
"Ah, right. Actually..." The blue haired man took off his glasses and blew off the flecks of sand that were on them. "I was thinking of getting you a tutor."
Bakura blinked, looking up. "Tutor...?" he repeated.
His father nodded. "I've been doing a lot of thinking recently and I think..." He hesitated, sliding his glasses back on. "I think your old enough to stay here with me now."
Bakura's eyes went wide.
"I was talking with Karen the other day and her daughter, Horiko, you remember her? Well she's going to be around as well, so we were talking about setting up something so you both could finish your school while being on the dig with us."
Bakura stared, jaw slack at his father.
"You don't have to say either way now," the blue haired man continued. "Just think about it a while. The tutor's coming over tomorrow to help with your studies." He rose to his feet. "I'm going to be helping Harumi with that translation this afternoon, so if you want to talk you know where to find me." He reached over and ruffled his son's hair with a smile before leaving.
Bakura sat in shock a long while before slowly getting to his feet, almost absentmindedly reaching for his hat. Pulling it down to shade his eyes from the sun, he began walking, mind whirling with the implications of what his father had offered.
"A TIE?!" Jounouchi near exploded. "I can't believe it!" the blond tore at his hair.
"Are they going to rematch..?" Honda asked, voice disbelieving. "We'll be here forever!"
Yuugi smiled happily at Kaiba, reading matching excitement in his lover's eyes. "So what does it mean, Kaiba-kun?" he asked.
Kaiba looked over at the group with distaste. "It means that we'll both have to fight the puppy."
"Teemeee....!" Jounouchi growled.
"Jounouchi!" Honda and Otogi quickly held the blond back before he could launch himself at Kaiba.
Bakura covered his smile behind his hand.
Kaiba smirked. "I will duel him first," he decided.
Yuugi obligingly jumped down from the duel ring. He nervously watched Jounouchi take his place, hoping that he wouldn't get too angry.
"I will even let you go first, puppy," Kaiba said, crossing his arms.
"Daijoubu, Yuugi-kun," Bakura assured taking his lover's hand and squeezing it gently. "Jounouchi-kun may not win, but he's a good enough duelist that he'll be able to do well enough to still have his pride, I think."
Yuugi nodded. "Thats not what I'm worried about." he said. I just want them to not kill each other out there...."
"We can stop them if they get too aggravated. Jounouchi will hear your voice no matter how angry he is."
"Ee," Yuugi agreed with a soft smile. "He's my friend."
Jounouchi fell to his knees, bangs covering his eyes. He swore softly as the battle field cleared.
"Good game, Jounouchi-kun!" Yuugi congratulated.
The blond slowly rose to his feet, shoulders slumped as the dueling ring lowered.
"You did well, Jounouchi-kun," Bakura added as they approached the boy.
"Un, un!" Yuugi nodded enthusiastically. "You almost beat him!"
"But I didn't..." Jounouchi said, eyes still hooded.
"Demo, Oniichan got all the way to the final round!" Shizuka beamed.
"Hn," Kaiba said from the other end of the arena as stepped out of his position. "Puppies sometimes have teeth."
Jounouchi looked up at the young CEO, expression wary. Wearily, he pulled out his deck. "Here..." he said flatly, holding out the Time Wizard.
Kaiba looked at the card, then brushed past Jounouchi. "I don't need your card," he said, entering the elevator.
The blond blinked, staring in shock. "He didn't take it...?" he asked, voice disbelieving. "Kaiba no yarou!" he exclaimed, turning to yell at the closed elevator door. "You insulting my card?!"
Bakura covered his laugh with his hand as Honda and Otogi held the raging blond back.
"Mou, Jounouchi-kun...." Yuugi said softly. "He gave you a gift.... He could have taken it, but he knows that it means a lot to you...."
"Yuugi-kun," Bakura smiled softly, putting a hand on the small boy's shoulder as Jounouchi continued his raving. "Let to go. They both have their pride to keep up."
"Un...." Yuugi said softly. "I don't want them to fight," he said sadly, leaning against Bakura.
Bakura hugged the smaller boy. "I don't think Jounouchi-kun will forget, and neither will Kaiba-kun." He smiled. "Did you see his face when Jounouchi-kun rolled the 6 against his Blue Eyes?"
Yuugi's eyes lit up. "One of us should go comfort him about that," he said, making it clear which one of them he wanted to be chosen.
"We can't both?" Bakura smiled innocently.
Yuugi's face glowed as he smiled up at Bakura. "Un!" he agreed happily.
Bakura smiled happily as the trio exited the limo, holding Yuugi's hand happily as they followed Kaiba up to his house, Mokuba running ahead of them, eager to start work on the next project he had been plotting out in the ride back. "I hope whatever it is, it's not anytime soon," Bakura smiled, squeezing Yuugi's hand a moment.
Yuugi squeezed Bakura's hand in return, smiling at the pale haired boy. "Whatever it is, we'll always have time for each other," he said.
Bakura smiled happily. "Hopefully we didn't miss too much schoolwork."
"We can always work on any schoolwork together," Kaiba said in a suggestive tone, coming out behind them.
Bakura blushed slightly. "Mou, Kaiba-kun!" he exclaimed as they entered the house. "Working on school work with you always leads to the same thing," he smiled.
"But you always get your work done," Kaiba said, sweeping Bakura into his arms and kissing him deeply.
Bakura melted against the taller boy before pulling away with a smile. "Yuugi-kun will have to be there too," he smiled, taking Yuugi's hand again.
"Good, he can join us."
Yuugi beamed.
"Bakura!" Mokuba's voice called from the hall. "There's someone in the waiting room for you!"
"Eh?" Bakura blinked. "Who would be here for me...?" He looked at Yuugi and Kaiba as if they could offer a suggestion.
Yuugi shrugged cluelessly.
"Let's go find out," Kaiba said, leading the way.
Yuugi trotted after him, holding Bakura's hand tightly.
Bakura's eyes widened at the blue haired man who was sitting rather uncomfortably on one of the large couches. "Tousan!" he exclaimed, face lighting up. Quickly dropping Yuugi's hand, the pale haired boy near ran over to his father. "I though you were going to be in Egypt another week!" he exclaimed, hugging the man happily. "Have you been here long? How did you get here?"
"Only a few hours," his father smiled hugging back. "I got directions when I tried calling you. I was a little surprised, to say the least."
Yuugi stayed in the doorway unsurely, while Kaiba entered the room [as if he owned it - which he did].
"Can I offer you a drink? A snack?" he offered.
The blue haired man looked up at the boy, slightly nervous. "No, thank you..."
"Tousan, this is Kaiba-kun," Bakura introduced happily. "Yuugi-kun! Come meet my father!" he called to the smaller boy.
"Ryou, when you said you were staying with a Kaiba, I never thought..." the blue haired man trailed off, looking at his son's clothing, just noticing the Kaiba Corp logos adorning it.
Yuugi came into the room and sat in a nearby chair, feeling overly nervous at the thought of meeting Bakura's father.
"Hajimemashite," he said softly.
"Hajimemashite," The blue haired man returned. "Ryou, could you get your things? I told the head of the museum we'd be there at 5 before I realized how far this place was," he said, voice slightly uneasy.
"Un! I'll be quick!" Bakura smiled happily before swiftly exiting the room.
"What's at the museum?" Kaiba asked, looking the most at ease of the group of them. "We've just gotten back from a bit of a trip, so he may be tired early."
"One of the side exhibits is getting in a few of the items my group's unearthed and they's like me to write the text for it. Ryou's better at wording then I am and he's helped with the research on a few of the items, and he loves the museum..." the man trailed off uncomfortably. "If it wouldn't be too rude of me... it took me by surprise that you invited my son to stay with you. He's never been very good with friends, making or keeping and he never mentioned you until he said he was staying at your place, and I almost went to the game shop, that's where you live, right, Yuugi-san?"
"Un," Yuugi confirmed with a nod. He shifted uncomfortably.
"There was some trouble with...." Kaiba paused minutely on wording. "...Bullies. Yuugi and I have been good rivals for a while, so he came to me when Bakura needed help. I suggested that your son stay here to discourage people who would prey on a solitary boy."
"Sou...." the blue haired man nodded slightly before lapsing into silence again.
"Ready!" Bakura exclaimed, entering again with his stuffed back, slightly out of breath.
"Great! Let's get going then, shall we?" his dad smiled, seeming slightly more relieved. "Nice to meet you, Kaiba-san, Yuugi-san."
Bakura smiled happily. "Sorry to be rushing out so soon after being back, Kaiba-kun," the pale haired boy apologized, pausing in front of the brown haired boy. He lifted himself slightly for a kiss, but froze. "Ah, gomen," he apologized again, voice embarrassed as he settled again.
"Do you know when you'll be back?" Kaiba asked. He glanced at Bakura's father. "Those bullies. It's good to know when he'll be in so I know when to worry."
"Probably day after tomorrow," Bakura's father answered, looking unsettled again.
"I'll call, don't worry," Bakura smiled. "Yuugi-kun," he said, moving over to the smaller boy. "Almost forgot to give you this," he smiled, reaching into his pocket to pull out a card, which he placed in the smaller boys fingers, closing both his hands over it, lovingly tracing his finger across the bottom of his love's hand before pulling away again and walking over to his father's side. "Jya!" he called happily as the pair left.
Yuugi looked at the card in his hand, and his expression softened seeing the half shadowed face of Change of Heart.
Kaiba wrapped his arms around the small boy. "He'll be back soon," he said softly. "And while he's away there are some things I'd like to do."
Yuugi melted.
Bakura sighed as he watched his father pack. "It always goes so quickly," he lamented.
The blue haired man smiled. "I know, Ryou, but it can't be helped."
"I know. I just wish I could spend more time with you at a normal pace," the pale haired boy sighed, absentmindedly playing with the gold band on his arm.
His father paused his packing, looking at the gold. "Ryou, can I see that a moment?"
"Eh?" Bakura blinked. "Ah! Hai!" He slid off the band and handed it to his father.
The man turned it as if reading the hieroglyphics. He paused at the added glif, brows furrowing slightly in concentration. Realization made his eyes widen and he frowned.
"Tousan?"
The man looked up at his son, debating. "Ryou? How would you like to come back with me?"
"Aa! Yuugi!" the boy's grandfather greeted as Yuugi entered the shop. "How was school?"
"School was good, grandpa. But Bakura-kun wasn't in. I'm worried." Yuugi's brow furrowed. "He was supposed to be back in school today."
"He called a few hours ago," The older man nodded.
"He did?" Yuugi was instantly over to his grandfather, demanding information. "How did he sound? Is he ok? When will he be back in school?"
Yuugi's grandfather gave a chuckle. "He sounded very excited. It seems he's going with his father back to Egypt for the week."
Yuugi's eyes widened and he sat down on the stool behind the counter. "Sonna!" he exclaimed.
"It's a wonderful opportunity for the boy, I think you should be happy for him," Jiichan smiled, putting a comforting hand on his grandson's shoulder.
Yuugi hung his head slightly. "Sou.... Demo...." He pouted.
"I know you're close to him, Yuugi, but it's only a week. You can survive it, can't you?" the older man smiled, mussing the small boy's hair fondly.
"I guess," Yuugi said sadly.
"And besides, you're champ of another tournament! You can spend the time getting the store some publicity, eh?" the grey haired man grinned.
Yuugi rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. "I'm not that good, Jiichan!"
"You won title of King of Duelists and now you've tied for Ruler of Battle City, of course you're that good!"
"It was luck more than anything!" Yuugi protested. "Kaiba-kun ran out of cards at the same time I did or he might have won."
"A duel that long means either both players are amateurs or both are of the highest level," Jiichan assured. "And you and Kaiba-kun are both of the highest level!"
Yuugi blushed.
Bakura gave a relieved sigh as he sat back in the shaded chair, near absorbing the coldness of the iced tea in his hands. He had forgotten how hot Egypt was so near summer and he still wasn't used to it. He pulled at his light cream coloured shirt, circulating the air inside it as he debated taking off the long sleeve jacket over it. While it kept his arms from being burnt, it added to the heat he was feeling, no matter how pale it was.
He took a long drink from his tea, relaxing slightly as his mind reflected on the past week. While it had been a dream to be working along side his father, he couldn't help but be slightly lonely when nightfall came. He would lay awake, listening to his father light snoring and almost pretending it was the sound of Kaiba's laptop as he worked, and wondering how Yuugi and Kaiba were doing without him.
"Ryou!"
"Tousan!" Bakura smiled happily as the blue haired man approached and sat across from him at the table, pulling out his own drink.
After a long moment, Bakura spoke. "Ne... Tousan..."
"Hmm? Nani?"
"It's been a week..." The pale haired boy trailed off, looking down at his empty glass.
"Eh?"
Bakura fidgeted slightly. "It's been a week that I've been here... I really don't think I can miss anymore school, I'll be horribly behind when I get back as is."
"Ah, right. Actually..." The blue haired man took off his glasses and blew off the flecks of sand that were on them. "I was thinking of getting you a tutor."
Bakura blinked, looking up. "Tutor...?" he repeated.
His father nodded. "I've been doing a lot of thinking recently and I think..." He hesitated, sliding his glasses back on. "I think your old enough to stay here with me now."
Bakura's eyes went wide.
"I was talking with Karen the other day and her daughter, Horiko, you remember her? Well she's going to be around as well, so we were talking about setting up something so you both could finish your school while being on the dig with us."
Bakura stared, jaw slack at his father.
"You don't have to say either way now," the blue haired man continued. "Just think about it a while. The tutor's coming over tomorrow to help with your studies." He rose to his feet. "I'm going to be helping Harumi with that translation this afternoon, so if you want to talk you know where to find me." He reached over and ruffled his son's hair with a smile before leaving.
Bakura sat in shock a long while before slowly getting to his feet, almost absentmindedly reaching for his hat. Pulling it down to shade his eyes from the sun, he began walking, mind whirling with the implications of what his father had offered.