Disclaimer: Hi! I see you've come back, so it couldn't have sucked too
badly. In this chapter, there is going to be a song. I don't know who
wrote it, but I sure didn't! In any case, I still don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or
any of its characters, even though I'm using them in my fic. Actually you
could say that Starling is mine, and Cidne is mine, and Ashley is mine.
(Walks away muttering about standing akimbo)
The next night, Malik found himself all alone in a little café called Fallen Angel. Ryou was with his Calculus tutor, and Malik had been both bored and hungry, so he wound up here. He knew that some girls from school performed here, so he figured that it was as good a place as any to grab a quick and lonely bite.
Malik stared off into space without really listening to the first two songs. He knew that the singers were Starling and Kaisa and Cordillia, so he could always compliment them vaguely later. However, the third song caught his attention, and held it.
"Well, he told me he was gay, and it was okay.
It was nice to know my reaction
Was what I hoped it would be.
And I felt flattered that he trusted me enough
To let me know this part of him
Cause who knows what this world would hand him
As he forges the path that he must
I only know that I will do my part
To show him the love and acceptance he deserves
Because he's one of us
And I wondered how he figured it out
Then I laughed
As if I had to figure out I was hetero
And I thought of all those big-sister things that should be told
To anyone who's new to the grown-up world
Cause who knows what this world would hand him
As he forges the path that he must
I only know that I will do my part
To show him the love and acceptance he deserves
Because he's one of us
And I pray for him a special prayer at night
Knowing that people are not as kind as they could be
So I pray for this bright young man I've come to know
That everyone can show him a kind world
Cause who knows what this world would hand him As he forges the path that he must I only know that I will do my part To show him the love and acceptance he deserves Because he's one of us We're all one of us Straight or gay, black or white Male or female We're all one of us Everyone in this world is one of us."
The song made Malik think of Ryou. He wished that both of them could be lovers, open, free, not caring what the world thought of them. If people would perform that kind of song, then maybe there was nothing for the two of them to fear.
Malik simmered angrily. Who were they, to tell him and Ryou what to be? Who were they to tell Malik that he could only love girls? Who were they to tell Malik what to do? How dare they even try? Malik stood up abruptly and stormed out of the café, slamming the door closed behind him.
As he marched across the parking lot, he was almost knocked over by Yugi. "Hey!" Yugi yelped. "Watch where you're-"
"Move it, orange bastard!" Malik snarled as he pushed past. Yugi stared, open mouthed, as the other boy stormed into the street like a minute Juggernaut. Malik turned the corner, then ran as fast as he could toward Ryou's house. But by the time he reached it, there was nothing for him to say.
* * * * *
"Say, Malik," Ryou said. "Would you mind oh so terribly if we, say, brought a couple of girls along with us this weekend?"
Malik would mind terribly. The last thing he wanted was a pair of obnoxious girls invading on his precious time alone with Ryou. But he could see that it would make Ryou feel better, so he shrugged. "Great!" the albino said happily.
Ryou was gay, and Ryou knew he was gay, and he knew that Malik knew that he knew he was gay. But Ryou was afraid. He was afraid of what people might do if they found out. The reason Ryou wanted to bring girls along was to keep the bitch-preps from gossiping to close to the mark. Malik hated the way Ryou used it as a shield, but he didn't want Ryou to feel scared, so he agreed to let girls join them.
Ryou invited a girl named Ashley Stark. Ashley was a prep, and not a particularly friendly one. Still, she wasn't a bitch-prep, and she would keep them in check. She had two main cohorts, and both of them cast their eyes on Malik, hoping that he would choose one of them. Instead, Malik invited Starling out of pure spite.
Oh, the preps didn't like that, no sir. They pelted Malik for answers to the same stupid question: "Why her and not meeeeeeeeee?????" Each time, Malik would cover his ears and pray loudly that Saturday would come sooner.
Author: Well, I'm going to cut it off there so that actually going on the trip will be a separate chappy. I realize that it sucks worse than the last one, sorry, sorry! o
The next night, Malik found himself all alone in a little café called Fallen Angel. Ryou was with his Calculus tutor, and Malik had been both bored and hungry, so he wound up here. He knew that some girls from school performed here, so he figured that it was as good a place as any to grab a quick and lonely bite.
Malik stared off into space without really listening to the first two songs. He knew that the singers were Starling and Kaisa and Cordillia, so he could always compliment them vaguely later. However, the third song caught his attention, and held it.
"Well, he told me he was gay, and it was okay.
It was nice to know my reaction
Was what I hoped it would be.
And I felt flattered that he trusted me enough
To let me know this part of him
Cause who knows what this world would hand him
As he forges the path that he must
I only know that I will do my part
To show him the love and acceptance he deserves
Because he's one of us
And I wondered how he figured it out
Then I laughed
As if I had to figure out I was hetero
And I thought of all those big-sister things that should be told
To anyone who's new to the grown-up world
Cause who knows what this world would hand him
As he forges the path that he must
I only know that I will do my part
To show him the love and acceptance he deserves
Because he's one of us
And I pray for him a special prayer at night
Knowing that people are not as kind as they could be
So I pray for this bright young man I've come to know
That everyone can show him a kind world
Cause who knows what this world would hand him As he forges the path that he must I only know that I will do my part To show him the love and acceptance he deserves Because he's one of us We're all one of us Straight or gay, black or white Male or female We're all one of us Everyone in this world is one of us."
The song made Malik think of Ryou. He wished that both of them could be lovers, open, free, not caring what the world thought of them. If people would perform that kind of song, then maybe there was nothing for the two of them to fear.
Malik simmered angrily. Who were they, to tell him and Ryou what to be? Who were they to tell Malik that he could only love girls? Who were they to tell Malik what to do? How dare they even try? Malik stood up abruptly and stormed out of the café, slamming the door closed behind him.
As he marched across the parking lot, he was almost knocked over by Yugi. "Hey!" Yugi yelped. "Watch where you're-"
"Move it, orange bastard!" Malik snarled as he pushed past. Yugi stared, open mouthed, as the other boy stormed into the street like a minute Juggernaut. Malik turned the corner, then ran as fast as he could toward Ryou's house. But by the time he reached it, there was nothing for him to say.
* * * * *
"Say, Malik," Ryou said. "Would you mind oh so terribly if we, say, brought a couple of girls along with us this weekend?"
Malik would mind terribly. The last thing he wanted was a pair of obnoxious girls invading on his precious time alone with Ryou. But he could see that it would make Ryou feel better, so he shrugged. "Great!" the albino said happily.
Ryou was gay, and Ryou knew he was gay, and he knew that Malik knew that he knew he was gay. But Ryou was afraid. He was afraid of what people might do if they found out. The reason Ryou wanted to bring girls along was to keep the bitch-preps from gossiping to close to the mark. Malik hated the way Ryou used it as a shield, but he didn't want Ryou to feel scared, so he agreed to let girls join them.
Ryou invited a girl named Ashley Stark. Ashley was a prep, and not a particularly friendly one. Still, she wasn't a bitch-prep, and she would keep them in check. She had two main cohorts, and both of them cast their eyes on Malik, hoping that he would choose one of them. Instead, Malik invited Starling out of pure spite.
Oh, the preps didn't like that, no sir. They pelted Malik for answers to the same stupid question: "Why her and not meeeeeeeeee?????" Each time, Malik would cover his ears and pray loudly that Saturday would come sooner.
Author: Well, I'm going to cut it off there so that actually going on the trip will be a separate chappy. I realize that it sucks worse than the last one, sorry, sorry! o