"talking"

'thinking'

/Yugi/, //Yami//

{Ryou}, {{Bakura}}

*Tara*, **Malik**

Chapter 7

"Sorry I took so long," Tara said coming into Yugi's room. Both tri-color haired teens blushed seeing Tara outfit. She was clothed in short shorts with paint on them. She had a long sleeved shirt with paint and torn spots on it. "Uh , is something wrong? The two of you keep staring at me."

"Sorry, it's just that you looked really pretty," Yugi said blushing. Tara laughed as she pulled the boy into a light hug.

"You're so adorable and sweet! Not many people call me pretty," she said letting go of Yugi. Yami cleared his throat.

"We should start fixing the room," he smoothly.

"Is this ok with your grandfather?" Tara asked leading Yugi over to his desk.

"Yeah why?" he asked looking up at her.

"No reason just making sure you don't get in trouble. Here pick what you want," she said handing him a Marvin the Martin notebook. "While he does that you and me will start painting," she said to Yami.

"Lets start with this wall," Yami said indicating to a wall filled with Duel Monster Posters.

"The Dark Magician! He's my favorite card!" Tara cried excitedly.

"Ours too," Yami and Yugi replied. Tara pulled a chair over to the wall and took down the posters. She went over to the cans of paint and asked Yami to help her open it. After that she gave him a brush and told him to dip it in the paint and go up and down on the wall. While they painted Yugi opened the notebook. He looked through the book and saw sayings written in it.

I'm smiling that should scare you. Heavily medicated for you safety. I used to have an open mind but my brain kept falling out. Warning: Hanging around me will greatly damage your reputation. It's only funny till someone gets hurts…then its hilarious. How can I miss you if you won't GO AWAY. I'm sorry I forgot you were an idiot. Hi-ho hi-ho its hand grenades I throw. I tried to think but nothing happened. You took an I.Q. test and the results were negative. I put the fun in dysfunctional.
I didn't say it was you fault I said I was gunna blame you. I don't mean to be rude, wait actually I do. I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it. Normal people scare me. If I throw a stick will you leave? I like you, you don't care if people think you're an idiot. So when's the wizard getting back to you about that brain. You laugh cause I'm different, I laugh cause your all the same. Cruel, nasty, neurotic, paranoid, antisocial, but basically happy.

Yugi blushed bright red at the last one. I have P.M.S and a gun excuse me did you have something to say?

Tara was beginning to get uncomfortable. As she raised the brush to the wall she turned towards Yami. Noticing her stare Yami turned to her only to discover her laughing after having painted his face purple.

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Ryou huffed as he leaned against a stop sign. He felt a familiar tug as Bakura came out.

"I can't believe you told him!" he shouted at his darker half.

"Shut up! I felt like telling him so buzz off!" Bakura shouted walking away. Ryou tensed as he felt arms encircle his waist.

"Malik! Let go of me!" he cried.

"I don't think so pretty, and my names isn't Malik," a harsh voice said pulling him into the alley.

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Malik was walking through Domino checking out his new home when he heard whimpering.

"Stop! Please let me go!" Malik's eyes widened and his heart sped up as he recognized the voice: Ryou. Malik ran into the alley and felt his anger rise as he saw a man on top of a struggling Ryou.

"Get off him!" he shouted startling the man. Before he had a chance to reply the man was thrown into a brick wall. He looked up to see a very pissed off Malik standing in front of a curled up Ryou. Ryou closed his eyes but that didn't stop him from hearing the fight. Finally after what felt like an eternity the sounds stopped. Ryou flinched as he felt a hand rubbing circles on his back.

"Shh, it's all right. He won't touch you," Malik said soothingly as he helped Ryou stand.

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Yugi turned when he heard Yami cry out. He laughed as he saw Yami dip his brush into the paint can and throw it at Tara. This continued until they were soaked with paint. Only the did the hear Yugi laughing and realize he was paint free. They looked at Yugi, then at each other. They grinned before advancing on the unsuspecting Yugi.

Yugi cried as he felt the wet paint on him. He jumped up and ran from Yami and Tara. He finally collapsed in exhaustion, covered in paint. Yami soon followed laying on the carpeted floor. Tara remained standing before she fell on both of them.

"All right lets finish this room," Tara declared standing up. Yami looked away trying to ignore how pretty she looked with paint all over her.

"Yeah!!" came Yugi's enthusiastic cry.

*~*Hours Later*~*

"Wow! I love it! Thank you so much!" Yugi screamed jumping on his bed. His door had the phrase "How can I miss you if you won't GO AWAY!" and "If I throw a stick will you Leave?" spray painted on it.

One wall was dark blue with glow-in-the-dark outer space stickers all over it. In the middle was Yugi and Yami spray painted in silver Japanese lettering. It was also spelled out in glow-in-the-dark hieroglyphics.

The second wall was painted purple with Duel Monsters poster in the middle. Above it graffettied in black spray paint was 'Duel Monsters'. Surrounding it in a circle were posters of the Dark Magician, Celtic Guardian, Blue Eyes White Dragon, and Red Eyes Black Dragon. Above each poster their names were graffettied in black spray paint.

The third wall was painted red with pictures and colleges of Yugi and Yami's friends. Yugi had asked his grandpa to go out and buy a camera so he could put up pictures of Tara too. One picture was of grandpa and Tara standing next to each other with Yugi in front of them. The next picture was the same but with Yami taking Grandpa's place. Another pictures was of Tara with her arms around Yugi's shoulders. Another one had been of Grandpa and Tara standing back to back and Yugi in front of them, Charlie's Angels style. One picture was of just Tara and Grandpa giving the victory sign. The last picture Yugi had demanded it to be taken. Yami was standing behind Tara with his arms around her waist while Tara was leaning on him.

The last wall was black with phrases from the Marvin the Martin notebook spray painted in various colors. The ceiling was also black with multicolored phrases spray painted on it. In the middle in big letters and different styles was 'Punk and Pharaoh.'

"It is nice aibou," Yami agreed straddling the back of the computer chair and resting his head on his arms.

"Let me go show Grandpa!" he called running out of the room. Tara fell back onto his bed.

"I'm exhausted and I'm going to need a bath or something to get the paint off," she said with closed eyes. Her eyes snapped open as she felt Yami sit next to her.

"Why did you throw the paint at me in the first place?" he asked staring down at her.

"Because it was too quiet and you looked too serious," she replied closing her eyes again.

"This room looks good Yugi!" Said Grandpa walking into the room.

"You should thank Tara she did it," Yugi said proudly. Tara blushed lightly at the comment.

"It was nothing," she said modestly.

"You may use the bathroom if you wish Tara," Grandpa said.

"Thanks!!" Tara exclaimed jumping up.