A/N: Oh. My. Ra.12 reviews! I feel happy! *bounces around like an idiot*
Okay, I'm done now. After the initial shock wore off, I decided to get my
rear in gear and update again. Fun stuff. Hope ya'll enjoy it, and please
R&R.
Disclaimer: Once again, YuGiOh ain't mine, no matter how much I wish it was.
Angel: *official announcer voice* This update was made as soon as was possible. *ahem* Thanks for reviewing!
B0nB0nCaTz: I shall keep up the good work, so long as my biology teacher doesn't interfere. Stupid school. Thanks for the encouragement!
Animegurl6: Fluffiness coming right up!
The Ghost of Jounochi: Ooh, I feel special. ^_^ Thanks for the encouragement, it really boosts my motivation. Now, if I could find something that would work the same for my muse, I'd have it made.
Tsubisha-hime: Whee, I'm a cool author! I hope this update qualifies as soon, and I hope you enjoy it.
RyouBakura3193: Thanks for the review and the encouragement!
SoulDreamer: Yummy, sugar high. *ahem* Good is good, I hope this chapter qualifies as good, too!
ShadowCat: *hides* I'm updating! I'm updating! *ahem* I hope your yami's satisfied, 'cause hell hath no fury like a yami scorned. Enjoy the fluff!
Fangbaby2002: Yes, good fluff fics are definitely nice. I'm glad you consider mine one of them. ^_^
CB: *pokes back* Yes, I'm continuing. I'm not cruel enough to leave it at that one chapter, am I? Well, maybe, but I won't! I'm going to be nice, just as long as my muse cooperates. *pokes muse*
Ty: It's good? Really? Cool! Thanks for the review. ^_^
Green Eyes Silver Dragon: Hehe, thanks for the encouragement. I am continuing soon! Or now, as the case may be.
Now, on with the fic! *strikes a pose and is pushed out of a random window*
Yami grumbled various curses as he pulled himself out of bed as whoever was at the door kept knocking and knocking and knocking. Said pharaoh had been looking forward to sleeping in that morning because the previous night had been somewhat tiring, so he was in a bit of a bad mood as he came down the stairs while tugging a shirt on.
"Ra damn it, I'm coming! Stop that knocking, already!"
Amazingly, whoever it was stopped knocking, and Yami opened the door. He was more than surprised to see Bakura, of all people, standing on the front doorstep.
"'Morning, pharaoh," Bakura said curtly. Yami just blinked, then leaned against the doorframe.
"Can you be helped, tomb robber?"
/Just as long a you're more reasonable than you usually are/ Bakura held back the twenty-some insults that popped into his head right then, and instead grumbled out, "I want some advice."
Yami blinked again. /Advice?/ The spirit of the Puzzle was incredulous. "You want advice from me?"
"It's not like I want to be here or anything, pharaoh, but you were the only one I could think of that wasn't otherwise preoccupied besides Malik's yami, and there's no way in hell that I'm asking him for advice!"
Yami, still too sleepy to want to argue, said, "Okay, okay, calm down. You're going to owe me big, though. What's your problem?"
Bakura was momentarily surprised that he wasn't being assaulted by insults or laughter, but he quickly regained his composure and mumbled, "Ryou's birthday is tomorrow and I don't know what to get him."
It was Yami's turn to be surprised. /Ryou's birthday? A present? There might be hope for him yet/
"You have no clue at all what to get him?" Bakura glared for a moment, then shook his head. "And why do you think I'd have any idea?" Yami asked.
"Well, what would you get your hikari?" Bakura said, putting the most snap he could into the statement.
Yami stopped to think for a moment, staring at a fixed point somewhere on the sidewalk behind Bakura. He bit his lip, then said a bit slowly, "I'd get him something that meant something between us. Something that would make him gasp and his eyes light up when he first saw it. Something that's beautiful and significant."
Bakura processed that for a moment, and found himself becoming a bit confused about all the foreign feelings that were suddenly emerging inside of him. That had happened somewhat often lately, ever since Ryou had helped him to actually feel again.
"Thanks, pharaoh," he said absently, then turned to walk back down the street. Yami stared after him, trying to figure out why he had said what he had just said, and to that tomb robber, of all people. It was five minutes later that Yami realized that Bakura had actually thanked him.
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Bakura walked past various shops that had bright, attractive, and sometimes gaudy displays set up in their front windows. None of them particularly caught his eye, and certainly none of them seemed suitable gifts to his hikari. His dilemma was still present; even after he had asked the pharaoh, he still didn't have any idea what to get for Ryou.
"Something that's beautiful and significant," he murmured to himself. Bakura didn't exactly have a romantic mindset, even though he had learned a few things from the sappy movies that Ryou had forced him to see. /Something significant/ he thought to himself yet again.
/Angel/ suddenly popped into his mind. /Now, where did that come from?/ On a hunch and against the judgment that had before told him to keep Ryou down by hurting him, Bakura followed the train of thought.
/Angel that rescued me from the dark/ Bakura stopped where he was, surprised that he was being so utterly honest with himself. That wasn't something that happened very often.
Turning his head to see where he was, Bakura looked into the window of a small corner shop next to him. There, he saw the absolute perfect gift that seemed to be what he had been thinking about just then. He walked into the expensive-looking store, trying not to look too much like a teenaged thief.
Ten minutes later, Bakura emerged from the store with his purchase in hand, and walked back home with an uncharacteristically full-blown smile on his face.
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Bakura managed to get home about ten minutes before Ryou did, so he had barely enough time to hide his precious gift in a corner of the basement. He wanted to be positive that Ryou wouldn't find it.
As the smaller albino walked in, he had just set his book bag down when Bakura suddenly had his arms around his hikari.
"Did you miss me?" he asked playfully.
Ryou kissed him on the cheek before answering, "Yes. Though having peace and quiet during the day is certainly a change."
Bakura blinked as Ryou walked past him into the kitchen.
"I'm not that loud, hikari!"
"Oh, yes, you are."
Bakura leaned against the counter looking a bit pouty, which was an interestingly cute look for Ryou's dark.
"You're louder," Bakura said in defense of himself. Ryou had to keep from laughing out loud at Bakura's childishness.
"Yes, but only when you're helping me," he replied, giving Bakura a not-so-innocent look. He brushed past his yami as he walked into the living room, and sat down on the couch.
Bakura stood looking at him with a grin for a few moments until Ryou patted the seat cushion next to him. Bakura allowed his devious little smile to widen before he pounced.
A/N: I feel fluffy, oh so fluffy... um, yeah. Don't mind me. I somehow thought that writing this pairing would be kind of hard, but it's actually been really fun. Anyways, next chappie, birthday cake for everyone! Cheers, folks.
Disclaimer: Once again, YuGiOh ain't mine, no matter how much I wish it was.
Angel: *official announcer voice* This update was made as soon as was possible. *ahem* Thanks for reviewing!
B0nB0nCaTz: I shall keep up the good work, so long as my biology teacher doesn't interfere. Stupid school. Thanks for the encouragement!
Animegurl6: Fluffiness coming right up!
The Ghost of Jounochi: Ooh, I feel special. ^_^ Thanks for the encouragement, it really boosts my motivation. Now, if I could find something that would work the same for my muse, I'd have it made.
Tsubisha-hime: Whee, I'm a cool author! I hope this update qualifies as soon, and I hope you enjoy it.
RyouBakura3193: Thanks for the review and the encouragement!
SoulDreamer: Yummy, sugar high. *ahem* Good is good, I hope this chapter qualifies as good, too!
ShadowCat: *hides* I'm updating! I'm updating! *ahem* I hope your yami's satisfied, 'cause hell hath no fury like a yami scorned. Enjoy the fluff!
Fangbaby2002: Yes, good fluff fics are definitely nice. I'm glad you consider mine one of them. ^_^
CB: *pokes back* Yes, I'm continuing. I'm not cruel enough to leave it at that one chapter, am I? Well, maybe, but I won't! I'm going to be nice, just as long as my muse cooperates. *pokes muse*
Ty: It's good? Really? Cool! Thanks for the review. ^_^
Green Eyes Silver Dragon: Hehe, thanks for the encouragement. I am continuing soon! Or now, as the case may be.
Now, on with the fic! *strikes a pose and is pushed out of a random window*
Yami grumbled various curses as he pulled himself out of bed as whoever was at the door kept knocking and knocking and knocking. Said pharaoh had been looking forward to sleeping in that morning because the previous night had been somewhat tiring, so he was in a bit of a bad mood as he came down the stairs while tugging a shirt on.
"Ra damn it, I'm coming! Stop that knocking, already!"
Amazingly, whoever it was stopped knocking, and Yami opened the door. He was more than surprised to see Bakura, of all people, standing on the front doorstep.
"'Morning, pharaoh," Bakura said curtly. Yami just blinked, then leaned against the doorframe.
"Can you be helped, tomb robber?"
/Just as long a you're more reasonable than you usually are/ Bakura held back the twenty-some insults that popped into his head right then, and instead grumbled out, "I want some advice."
Yami blinked again. /Advice?/ The spirit of the Puzzle was incredulous. "You want advice from me?"
"It's not like I want to be here or anything, pharaoh, but you were the only one I could think of that wasn't otherwise preoccupied besides Malik's yami, and there's no way in hell that I'm asking him for advice!"
Yami, still too sleepy to want to argue, said, "Okay, okay, calm down. You're going to owe me big, though. What's your problem?"
Bakura was momentarily surprised that he wasn't being assaulted by insults or laughter, but he quickly regained his composure and mumbled, "Ryou's birthday is tomorrow and I don't know what to get him."
It was Yami's turn to be surprised. /Ryou's birthday? A present? There might be hope for him yet/
"You have no clue at all what to get him?" Bakura glared for a moment, then shook his head. "And why do you think I'd have any idea?" Yami asked.
"Well, what would you get your hikari?" Bakura said, putting the most snap he could into the statement.
Yami stopped to think for a moment, staring at a fixed point somewhere on the sidewalk behind Bakura. He bit his lip, then said a bit slowly, "I'd get him something that meant something between us. Something that would make him gasp and his eyes light up when he first saw it. Something that's beautiful and significant."
Bakura processed that for a moment, and found himself becoming a bit confused about all the foreign feelings that were suddenly emerging inside of him. That had happened somewhat often lately, ever since Ryou had helped him to actually feel again.
"Thanks, pharaoh," he said absently, then turned to walk back down the street. Yami stared after him, trying to figure out why he had said what he had just said, and to that tomb robber, of all people. It was five minutes later that Yami realized that Bakura had actually thanked him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bakura walked past various shops that had bright, attractive, and sometimes gaudy displays set up in their front windows. None of them particularly caught his eye, and certainly none of them seemed suitable gifts to his hikari. His dilemma was still present; even after he had asked the pharaoh, he still didn't have any idea what to get for Ryou.
"Something that's beautiful and significant," he murmured to himself. Bakura didn't exactly have a romantic mindset, even though he had learned a few things from the sappy movies that Ryou had forced him to see. /Something significant/ he thought to himself yet again.
/Angel/ suddenly popped into his mind. /Now, where did that come from?/ On a hunch and against the judgment that had before told him to keep Ryou down by hurting him, Bakura followed the train of thought.
/Angel that rescued me from the dark/ Bakura stopped where he was, surprised that he was being so utterly honest with himself. That wasn't something that happened very often.
Turning his head to see where he was, Bakura looked into the window of a small corner shop next to him. There, he saw the absolute perfect gift that seemed to be what he had been thinking about just then. He walked into the expensive-looking store, trying not to look too much like a teenaged thief.
Ten minutes later, Bakura emerged from the store with his purchase in hand, and walked back home with an uncharacteristically full-blown smile on his face.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bakura managed to get home about ten minutes before Ryou did, so he had barely enough time to hide his precious gift in a corner of the basement. He wanted to be positive that Ryou wouldn't find it.
As the smaller albino walked in, he had just set his book bag down when Bakura suddenly had his arms around his hikari.
"Did you miss me?" he asked playfully.
Ryou kissed him on the cheek before answering, "Yes. Though having peace and quiet during the day is certainly a change."
Bakura blinked as Ryou walked past him into the kitchen.
"I'm not that loud, hikari!"
"Oh, yes, you are."
Bakura leaned against the counter looking a bit pouty, which was an interestingly cute look for Ryou's dark.
"You're louder," Bakura said in defense of himself. Ryou had to keep from laughing out loud at Bakura's childishness.
"Yes, but only when you're helping me," he replied, giving Bakura a not-so-innocent look. He brushed past his yami as he walked into the living room, and sat down on the couch.
Bakura stood looking at him with a grin for a few moments until Ryou patted the seat cushion next to him. Bakura allowed his devious little smile to widen before he pounced.
A/N: I feel fluffy, oh so fluffy... um, yeah. Don't mind me. I somehow thought that writing this pairing would be kind of hard, but it's actually been really fun. Anyways, next chappie, birthday cake for everyone! Cheers, folks.
