A/n: I apologize greatly for the delay. I'm really, really sorry.
I trust that you've read Worthy of You by now. If you haven't, I must ask you, WHY NOT? Anyway, go read it if you didn't yet. (Didn't I tell you to do so in the first chapter? O_o)
Disclaimer: Nope, Yu-Gi-Oh! doesn't belong to me…yet. ^^
Pairings: Yaoi and Yuri. You have been warned. Bakura/Yami, Malik/Ryou, Mai/Anzu, Seto/Jou
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Bakura opened his eyes; his almond orbs being met with Yami's blood red ones. He blinked. "Yami, what are you doing?" Yami smiled slightly, tilting his head so it now rested on his beloved's shoulder.
"Watching you sleep."
"…"
Yami gave the thief a small kiss before sitting up. As he did, the events of the previous night flew into his head. He shook his head slightly, organizing his thoughts. He glanced at the bedstand on the other side of the bed, gasping softly when he spotted the white envelope lying neatly on it. So it hadn't been just his imagination…someone had really entered Ryou's house and placed it there.
"Is something wrong?" Bakura asked curiously. Yami didn't reply for a few seconds, thinking over what to say to his lover. After a moment, he pointed to the envelope. "Wha—" Bakura snatched it and sat up next to Yami. The two stared at the exterior.
It was written in the same handwriting and with the same jet-black ink as well. Just as before, it was addressed to 'Bakura'. Yami frowned. "Open it, 'Kura. Let's see what's inside this time." He said softly. Bakura obeyed and opened it slowly. A small strip of memo paper fell out.
Bakura read it with little difficulty, the hiragana being simple enough to understand. "Bakura—Maybe you didn't get my message correctly the last time you were warned. I want you away from Yami. You know what I mean. I don't want you two together. Now you better obey me before I really have to hurt you. Much love, XXangel."
He looked at Yami, who was staring blankly at the note. "Yami…" he whispered.
"This isn't a joke." The pharaoh said in a monotone. He was thinking hard. Who the hell is this XXangel? And whyis he (or she) sending Bakura these notes? I mean, it's obvious that he/she doesn't want us together. It even states so in the letter. But why couldn't they just talk to us?
"I know." Bakura whispered. Who didn't want the two spirits together? He couldn't think of anyone at the moment.
"YAMIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!! Yami Yuugi!!!! Breakfaaaaast!!" Ryou yelled from the kitchen. The two Egyptians were yanked out of their thoughts and they leaped out of bed, Yami following Bakura to the kitchen table. He chuckled a little when Bakura muttered something.
"At least we don't have to go to the grocery store again."
***
Shizuka stood on the doorstep of the Kaiba mansion, waiting for the door to open after she had rang the doorbell. So it did. Seto's butler opened the door.
"Hi, I'm Jounouchi Shizuka, Mokuba invited me over?" she said. The man nodded and bowed, letting her in. He shut the door carefully and led her upstairs to one of Mokuba's rooms. He knocked softly. The door opened, revealing a grinning Mokuba.
"Mokuba-sama, this is Shizuka-san." The butler announced. Mokuba grabbed Shizuka's hand and waved the butler away.
"Thanks for coming, Shizuka-san!"
"No problem, Mokuba." Shizuka grinned, her own smile almost matching Mokuba's wide one. She looked around.
"Whaddya want to play first?" he asked. Shizuka shrugged.
"Your choice."
"Ummm…" Mokuba's violet-blue eyes scanned the room. "Let's have a Duel Monsters tournament!"
"Mokuba, you know I suck at Duel Monsters. I'd lose right away to the little brother of the famous Kaiba Seto."
Mokuba shook his head. "That's okay! It's just a game. We're just playing for fun. That okay, Shizuka-san?"
"I guess…Just go easy on me, all right?" Shizuka answered uncertainly. Mokuba grinned and grabbed his deck.
"Yay! Thanks, Shizuka-san!"
***
"Hey, you two." Ryou said, covering the mouthpiece of the phone with his hand. Bakura and Yami both turned to him.
"I deserve to be addressed respectfully, Hikari!" Bakura protested. Ryou ignored his comment and continued.
"You want to come to the arcade with us?" he asked.
"Who's 'us'?" Yami piped up in curiosity.
"Erm, Malik, Yuugi, Jounouchi, Anzu, and Mai. Honda didn't feel like coming. Seto has some business to do." Ryou replied. "Oh, and Anzu challenges you, Yami Yuugi, to a game of DDR."
"NANI?!?" Yami yelled. "Koi, we're going to the arcade."
"But _why_?" Bakura whined. Yami glared at him, then his eyes softened.
"Because that girl thinks she can beat Yuugiou!"
"But—Yami!" Bakura yelped as he was dragged out the door. "Bloody ego…" he muttered. Ryou blinked as the duo walked out his front door.
"…Demo, I didn't tell you which arcade we're going to!" he yelled after them. Bakura waved sadly at his hikari as he was towed away. Ryou just shook his head.
"Those two are so weird…"
***
Jounouchi stepped off the Dance Dance Revolution machine, grumbling complaints. Anzu grinned and mock-bowed. "Who else wants to challenge me?" she said cheekily. Jounouchi glared and stood next to Yuugi.
"Damn it! How can she win three times in a row against _me_?" he cursed. Anzu just smiled teasingly at him.
"You go, Anzu!" Mai shouted. She winked at her girlfriend.
"Well, actually, Jounouchi-kun, you're not exactly a DDR pro." Yuugi commented logically.
"True." Malik added. He earned a glare from the blonde.
"Anyone else up for a defeat?" Anzu asked cheerfully, a grin on her face. Everyone either shuddered or backed away. Except for Mai, of course. Anzu glanced at her. "What about you, Mai-chan?"
The female duelist shook her head. She lifted her foot. "I'm wearing heels. Can't dance in these. Sorry, Anzu-chan." Anzu pouted. Mai gave a squeak and covered her eyes. "Not The Look! Don't do that to me, Anzu!"
Anzu stopped. She glanced around the arcade, eyes quickly scanning the crowd. "Where are Yami and Bakura, anyway? I thought you said they were coming, Ryou."
Ryou sweatdropped. "Well, Yami got pissed—at your challenge—and dragged Bakura out of the house. Where they are now, I have absolutely no idea."
Anzu sighed. "Great." She muttered.
"Hey, isn't that them now?" Mai asked, violet eyes looking at someone in the crowd. Malik glanced at where Mai was looking.
"Yep. It's them for sure." He confirmed. A moment later, Yami appeared with Bakura behind him. He grinned proudly (Yami, not Bakura, of course).
***
"Hey, Shizuka-san!" Mokuba said cheerfully. Shizuka looked at him curiously. "You want me to show you something?" He lowered his voice to a whisper. "It's in Nii-sama's office, though."
"Are we _allowed_ to go in there?" the auburn haired girl asked uncertainly. Mokuba shrugged carelessly.
"We're not supposed go in there, but that's okay! It's always nice to have a little adventure, ne?" he replied. Shizuka grinned sneakily, something she rarely did.
"All right, then."
The two snuck out of Mokuba's room, nervously looking around. As soon as the hall was cleared, they ran softly to one of Seto's home offices, Mokuba leading the way. Once, two of the workers had walked by, complaining about how stuck-up 'Seto-sama' was. Shizuka had to pull Mokuba back to prevent him from tackling the workers.
But other than that, nothing else happened. They reached the (huge!) office soon enough and after a few strange turns and twists. Shizuka held her friend up while Mokuba peeked through the tinted window on one of the doors. As soon as they made sure that Seto wasn't in it, Mokuba somehow unlocked it and they tiptoed in.
The black-haired boy looked around, something on Seto's desk finally catching his eye. They walked over, Shizuka still looking around unsurely.
"Mokuba, aren't there security cameras in here?"
Mokuba blinked. Then he shook his head. "I think Nii-sama disabled the ones in this room because he figured that nobody would be able to get past all the stuff he puts on the door. Especially the one that activates the bees." He cringed.
"Oh."
"Shizuka-san! Look." He held up a silver pen with the words 'Kaiba Seto' engraved on the side in fancy letters.
"Ooh, can I see?" Shizuka asked. Mokuba nodded and handed it to her. She turned and looked at it. It certainly looked…fancy. "Sugoi…"
"Yeah, isn't it? Now let's see what else he has here…" Mokuba started to try to open the drawers, though only succeeding in shocking himself. "Ow!"
"Mokuba…look."
He turned to look at Shizuka, who was reading a piece of paper that had been laid on Seto's desk. He took it out of her hands, scanning it with wide eyes.
"…Nii-sama couldn't…but…" he stuttered. Shizuka looked incredibly worried.
"I hope this isn't what it seems, Mokuba. I don't think Seto-san is mean enough to do that…"
Mokuba's eyes darkened. "I don't know."
Suddenly, the door opened, revealing a pissed Seto. The door slammed behind him.
"MOKUBA! What are you doing in my office?!?" he demanded angrily, throwing his briefcase down. Mokuba could have sworn that he heard thunder roar and lightning strike outside. Or at least it seemed like it. He muttered one word before Seto began to walk toward them.
"Shit…"
***
Honda tossed the remote controller of his TV to the other side of the room angrily. It was something that he did quite often. "There's nothing good on…There's _never_ anything good on." he complained to himself.
He sighed and walked to his room, picking up the controller and throwing it onto the couch while doing so. He looked around the room, though he had already seen it a countless number of times. Hell, he slept in it.
It was a fairly plain room with nothing special in it at all. A desk, a bed, a bookshelf, a closet, and four walls…just what a normal (and boring) bedroom should have. Though, on his desk, there were four framed photographs. There was one of Yuugi, one of Jounouchi, one of Anzu…and one of Yami.
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A/n: Everyone probably knows (-_-;;), but I'm in Florida at the moment. That gives me more time to work on this and my other fics, for some reason. It's been like a month or something since I had the first chapter up. Gomen nasai!
And, I find it quite funny that both Mokuba and Rebecca swear in the anime. I started cracking up when Rebecca said, "God damn it!" ^^;
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