"Ne... Yuugi-kun...?" Bakura asked softly as the pair walked to the game shop after school.

Yuugi smiled at him. "What?"

The pale haired boy fidgeted slightly. "This is going to sound odd, but... I need your help in picking out clothing," he blushed.

"Clothes?"

Bakura's blush deepened. "For Hi--Honda-kun," he stammered slightly.

Yuugi clapped his hands together. "I know just where we should go!"

"Eh? Where?" Bakura asked, blinking, slightly alarmed at his friends enthusiasm.

"Hot Topic first."

Bakura gave a wary smile, but nodded.
Bakura grimaced slightly at the loud music that pounded from the shops speakers, feeling utterly out of place in his plain sweater and utterly meek as he followed Yuugi.

"Yuugi!" one of the people behind the counter called. "Those new chains came in!"

Yuugi went wide eyed. "Ooooooooh...." He shook himself. "No, I'm here for Bakura-kun today." He sighed, looking at the rack of chains longingly, then turned to the section that had leather.

"Ch--ch--chains...?" Bakura stared at his smaller friend, eyes wide. "Yuugi-kun...."

Yuugi blinked at him. "Nani?"

Bakura looked down, hugging himself slightly, feeling uncomfortable. "Nandemonai..." he said softly.

The smaller boy blinked again. After a moment he shrugged, looking at the clothes on the wall. "Oh! You have to try this on!" he said, pulling down a pair of leather pants that tied all the way up the sides.

Bakura blushed slightly. "Aren't they a little... small...?" he asked nervously.

"They're supposed to be."

"But... this is smaller then the catsuit," Bakura protested. His face went bright red and he clamped a hand over his mouth in embarrassment.

"Catsuit!"

Bakura curled in on himself, blush deepening as he tried to hid behind the display of hair-dye.

"You have a catsuit?" Yuugi pursued.

Bakura gave a small nod. "Hi--Honda-kun got it for me..." he said in a near inaudible whisper.

"Eeeeh!" Yuugi said, looking very interested. "Then you HAVE to try on those pants!"

Bakura looked up slightly a his friend though his bangs, eyes unsure, then nodded slightly. "All right..."

Yuugi clapped his hands and turned back to the wall of clothes. After extensive thought, he pulled down a pair of pants in dark purple velvet and a leather vest. "Go try these on," he ordered.

Meekly, Bakura obeyed, disappearing into the changing room.

A while later he finally emerged, face red as he held his arms awkwardly over his chest. "Yuugi-kun...?" he called softly.

Yuugi looked up from the rack of chains. "Bakura! You're not supposed to have your shirt on under it! That's why it's silk lined!"

"Eh...?" The boy blinked. "But... it's a vest..."

"Yes. So?"

"Don't-- don't you normally wear vests over...?" Bakura asked timidly.

"Not in this case," Yuugi said firmly.

"Oh..." Bakura looked down, feeling uncomfortable.

"Come on. How are we supposed to tell if it looks good or not?"

Meekly, the pale haired boy retreated into the changing room again, emerging a short while later, hugging his arms over his chest, face red.

Yuugi approached him and pulled lightly at his arms.

Slowly, Bakura lowered one, leaving a hand holding the vest closed over his chest..

"Bakura-kun...." Yuugi said with a sigh. "Don't you feel sexy?"

The boy shook his head slightly, cheeks red. "I only do around Hiro..." he said softly.

"So pretend you're at home with him," Yuugi said softly. "If you can't feel sexy in it, it's not worth getting."

"I can't do it here... It's-- there's--" Bakura hesitated, looking almost fearfully around the store. "There's other people..."

Yuugi looked around, then pulled Bakura back into the changing room, closing the curtain. He sat on the plush bench provided. "Now?"

The pale haired boy took a deep breath, relaxing slowly as he exhaled, letting his grip on the cloth slip, but leaving the hand covering his chest. He gave a small rueful smile and shook his head.

"You don't feel sexy?" Yuugi said, somewhat disappointed. "You'd look sexy if you felt it."

Bakura blushed slightly. "It's the vest," he said softly, reaching for his shirt. "I just-- I need something to cover..." he trailed off, looking down.

Yuugi followed his friend's gaze. "Bakura-kun! What happened?"

The pale haired boy continued to look at the pale scars a long moment before silently removing the vest and putting on his shirt again.

"Bakura-kun?" Yuugi asked softly.

Bakura looked over at the boy and traced a circle over his chest a bit above where the scars lay.

Yuugi's eyes widened. "Sonna! Bakura-kun, daijoubu?"

The boy gave a small sad smile and nodded. "I just... I need it covered..." he said softly.

Yuugi looked upset. "So... try on the pants...."

Bakura nodded, then hesitated. "Could you...?" he asked with a slight blush, looking at the door to the changing room.

"Ah! Gomen!" Yuugi ducked under the curtain.
Bakura smiled slightly as the pair left the store, looking down at the bags in his hands. "I can't believe I let you talk me into the collar," he laughed softly.

"But it goes with having a catsuit! You NEED a collar!" Yuugi replied with a smile.

Bakura's face went red. "Yuugi-kuun!" he protested in an almost panicked whisper.

Yuugi giggled. "Come on! We have more places to go!"
"Aaaw yeah! Honda! Look at this one!" Jounouchi triumphantly held up a card from the packs he had torn into after they left he card store.

Honda looked at it and smiled. "And it's not a gambling card. Amazing."

Jounouchi scowled. "Yer such an asshole, you know that, Honda?" he returned before smirking. "I can kick ass without gambling and I can prove it. You want a rematch?"

"Sure," Honda said with a smile.

Jounouchi grinned. "You won't beat me this time," he declared before pulling out another card and gloating over it.

"We'll see about that," Honda said.

"Yuugi! Bakura!" he called, seeing the pair.

The pale haired boy gave a small squeak. "Ho--Honda-kun!" he exclaimed, eyes wide. "Didn't realize you and Jounouchi-kun would be here..." he said in a slightly embarrassed and nervous voice.

"Yuugi! Ya gotta see this card!" Jounouchi grinned, waving around the pack in his hand.

Yuugi laughed. "I can't see it if you way it like that, Jounouchi-kun."

Honda blinked. "Is something wrong, Bakura?"

"I--iya," Bakura stammered. "I just didn't expect to seen you, that's all," he smiled, nervously shifting the bags in his hands as Jounouchi triumphantly shoved his card in Yuugi's face.

Yuugi pulled back slightly. "Ah! That's a good card!" He beamed at Jounouchi.

"Isn't it?" Jounouchi grinned. "I'm gonna kick Honda's ass in our rematch!"

"Eh? Rematch?" Bakura perked up with a smile.

"I agreed to let him attempt to beat me," Honda said with a sidelong glance at Jounouchi. "But what's wrong, koi?" he asked softly, taking Bakura's hands.

Bakura gave him an assuring smile. "Nothing. Yuugi-kun was just shopping and I got slightly nervous..." he explained.

"You were nervous about shopping?" Honda persisted lightly.

"Where Yuugi-kun shops? Yes," Bakura smiled.

Honda laughed. "He took you there? What was he getting?"

Bakura shook his head slightly, blushing.

"Eh?"

Bakura hesitated a moment before mouthing the word 'Kaiba-kun' silently.

Honda frowned, then looked at Yuugi's happy smile and let it go. "Wanna go home, koi? I think they're going to start talking Duels now."

Bakura looked over at the pair and gave a small laugh. "Un. Chotto matte..." He walked over to the boy. "Yuugi-kun? Honda-kun and I are going to my house. Your bags..." He held them out.

Yuugi blinked, then grabbed the bags, holding them close. "Arigato, Bakura-kun!"

"I'll stop by later to get my uniform and books, okay?"

Yuugi nodded and waved as the pair walked away.

"Jounouchi-kun challenged you to a rematch?" Bakura smiled up at his lover as they left the shopping district.

Honda laughed. "I insulted his gambling, so he challenged me."

Bakura covered his laugh with his hand. "Sasuga Jounouchi-kun," he smiled. "Want me to help you with your deck again?"

"Of course. Now what's this about Kaiba?"

"Yuugi-kun and Kaiba-kun have been..." Bakura fidgeted slightly. "So Yuugi-kun wanted to get something special...."

"Special?"

Bakura fidgeted more, then put his hands to his head in mimicing of cat ears.

"He got a catsuit?" Honda asked in confusion.

Bakura went bright red. "No!" he exclaimed. "Just... the equivalent for him and Kaiba-kun," he mumbled, looking down.

"Ah."

Bakura brightened suddenly. "Do you know what new cards Jounouchi-kun got so I can help you counter them?" he asked.

"Some of them," Honda said with a nod.

"Perfect," Bakura smiled. "And after we ready your deck we can play some other games..." His smile grew slightly impish.

Honda smiled. "I like the sound of that!" he declared.

"You always do, hentai," Bakura returned fondly.
Bakura near nervously smoothed down the cloth of the flowing dark purple silk over the skin tight black shirt of his new outfit as he waited for Honda to show up, feeling slightly self-conscious.

"Ryou-neko!" Honda called cheerfully, pushing the door open. He stopped and stared.

Bakura blushed softly, looking down with a small self conscious smile.

The door locked with a loud click and Honda walked over to Bakura, reaching out to stroke the new clothing.

Bakura gave a soft purr at the touch. "Does this outfit meet your approval?" he teased gently.

"Bakura," Honda said in a low voice.

"Nani..?" the pale haired boy smiled.

"It's still layers."

Bakura gave a soft laugh. "Barely," he countered.

"Enough."

"Well, if you don't like it, I can always go put on my sweater," Bakura smiled, pulling away and heading for his room, eyes sparking with mischief.

"No. I'll just take it off," Honda said decidedly.

"And if I don't want to?" Bakura smiled in challenge.

"Tough."

"And here I though you'd appreciate it." The pale haired boy gave a dramatic sigh of lament.

"Oh, I do," Honda said. "I appreciate it so much I want to take it off to get a closer look at you.... I mean it."

Bakura gave a small laugh, moving closer again to wrap his arms around his lover.

Honda's slid his hands down Bakura's back and picked him up, holding the smaller boy under his rear and massaging the velvet of his pants.

Bakura gave a small squeak, clinging tightly to the taller boy before giving a soft purr and nuzzling against Honda's neck.

Honda tilted his head to give Bakura more room and so that he could see as he walked into the bedroom. He lay his lover out on the bed and pulled back a bit. "This is definitely the right place to admire you....r clothes."

Bakura smiled, reaching up to undo the button's of Honda's shirt.

"Admiring my clothes too?" Honda asked with a smile, running his hands lightly up Bakura's pants from ankles to thighs.

Bakura gave a soft purr at the touch. "You always wear the same thing, so I have to admire you out of them," he teased lightly, pushing aside the cloth to run his fingers over Honda's chest.

Honda ran his hand lightly over Bakura's velvet covered penis before moving up to the tight black shirt covering the boy's chest.

Bakura's eyes closed as his body reacted to the touch, face flushing slightly.

"Very nice clothes," Honda purred. "Now let's see if you got new underclothes." He held Bakura partially up to pull the pants down.

Bakura blushed slightly as Honda uncovered the silky black briefs.

"Well well," Honda said, stroking the underwear appreciatively. "Now isn't this a lovely picture?"

Bakura arched slightly, his body reacting further. "You like them?" he asked, voice slightly breathless.

"I'm not sure," Honda said in a slightly husky voice. "Let me take a closer look." He peeled them off Bakura.

The pale haired boy made a small sound as his erection was released, blushing slightly.

Honda looked at the underwear, then at Bakura. "I like them," he said, tossing them on the floor after the smaller boy's pants. He lay down, skimming his hands under Bakura's shirts to the skin beneath.

Bakura arched again at the touch, running his hands up Honda's arms to push down the taller boy's shirt.

Honda let it be taken off him as reached to hold Bakura, nuzzling against the tight shirt.

Bakura gave a small smile. "Between the two of us we're fully dressed," he joked, running his hand over Honda's bare chest.

"I can fix that," Honda declared, pulling Bakura's shirts off.

The pale haired boy laughed again, attacking Honda's pants as he was stripped.

Before his pants could be removed, Honda pulled Bakura close, kissing him deeply.

The pale haired boy happily melted into the kiss, gently tugging on Honda's pants to lower them.

Honda pulled Bakura into a position that was almost straddling him and moved his mouth down the boy's throat and chest.

Bakura made appreciative sounds, leaning back slightly as his hands wandered up Honda's sides.

"I love you," Honda murmured, arms around Bakura, hands on the other boy's rear and holding him close.

The pale haired boy echoed the statement contentedly.
Bakura relaxed against the bed, basking in the afterglow of his and Honda's love making as he lazily reached out for the taller boy.

Honda held him tightly. "I never stop loving to do that," he said tiredly.

Bakura smiled, nuzzling against him. "You're insatiable," he teased softly.

"And you're water to this starving man," Honda replied, rubbing the other boy's back.

Bakura gave a small laugh. "You make it sound like I'm just a tease."

"No, I'm making it sound like you're necessary to living. Which you are."

Bakura smiled happily, snuggling closer. "So do you forgive me for lying to you earlier?"

"Lying?"

"I wanted this to be a surprise, so I lied about what Yuugi-kun and I were shopping for."

"So you weren't shopping for leather catsuits for Yuugi to wear with Kaiba?"

Bakura blushed. "No. Yuugi-kun wouldn't make a good cat," he smiled. "I asked him for clothing advice so he took me shopping where he gets his clothing."

"I'll have to thank him," Honda said. "Although nothing's as soft as your skin."

Bakura smiled. "And I have more surprises for you later..." he teased lightly.

Honda looked tiredly happy. "As long as it's later," he said with a yawn. "I think I need to take a nap now...."

Bakura gave a soft laugh. "Yes, later," he smiled fondly.

Honda smiled. Holding Bakura like a teddybear, he drifted into a light sleep.