I didn't update this morning because... Umm.... I think I forgot to get
up... But anyway, Here I am updating now. Listening to my playlist which
includes suck hits as 'Hakuna Matata', 'I just cant wait to be king', 'Dust
in the wind' and 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'.. yes, widely varied.
Anyway, I'm baby-sitting for my brothers who are watching that stupid new
Bionacle movie(no offence to anyone who likes it, but it's just kind of.
stupid if you ask me. Basing a movie on a toy?? Come on!)... So I have free
time. But you don't care about my life. So, here are the thanks to
reviewers!
Bakuraluva: I completely agree with your theories on the triangle! Ryou seems awfully confident with himself, but confidence alone... Yes, I can be evil. Thank you for the reviews!!
Apathetic Senko-ReignofIsis: ^_^ Of course I'll go read some of your stories. Actually, I think I may have already reviewed one or two. ^_^ So check and see for me, eh? Lol, you're the second one in favor of a triangle! Lol, thanks for reviewing again!!
Aisu Hoshino: Another return reviewer! ^_^ Thanks for not minding the shortness. And you're right about Ryou. He is acting a bot OOC I think, but what is in character when you're in love? And you're the third one in favor of a triangle, So I have a feeling that it will come to be... Yeah, so thanks for reviewing!!
Reviews rule! Thanks again to all of you!
Now, on to the story!
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I was sitting at the table, a comfortable silence in the kitchen, when the doorbell rang. It was nearly ten, so of course who could it be but the Pizza? I stood, grabbed the cash, and went into the livingroom. I opened the door to face Joey.
"Joey?"
"Ryou? This is your place?"
"Yeah. You mean you've got a delivery job? That's cool."
"Yeah, it's only part time a few nights a week."
I nodded. I took the pizza and handed him the money. I heard someone behind be. I turned to see Serenity peeking around the corner with a surprised face.
"Joey?"
"Serenity?! What are you doing here?" Joey jumped. I stepped back a bit.
"I was walking home and got jumped. Ryou rescued me." She said in a quiet voice.
"Thanks Ryou! Saving my sister like that you're a true pal!" He grinned and threw and arm around me, taking me quite by surprise.
"Really, it was-"
"Don't be so modest! You can date her anytime!" Joey said in a loud voice. I felt my face grow hot and knew I have to be beet red. My only comfort was that Serenity was slightly red too.
"Umm... Do I say thanks?" I asked nervously.
"A slice of Pizza will do the job!" He said with a grin, opening the box I had left on the end table. I sighed.
"I smell PIZZA!" Malik called from his room. He stopped short in the livingroom, skidding to a halt.
"YOU!" He and Joey cried at the same time.
"You evil-"
"You stinking-"
The fumed at each other.
"See you later Bakura! Serenity, home by midnight." He cracked a grin and left.
I turned to look at Malik, who was still silently fuming. He looked at Serenity.
"Sorry you had to see that babe. Let's chow!" He grabbed the pizza and took it into the kitchen. I'm sure I saw a slight blush. I glared at his back before looking at Serenity.
"Well let's eat!" I said, leading her into the kitchen. The three of us sat around the table and took a slice of pizza. Serenity chewed thoughtfully.
"What are you thinking about?" I asked, curious.
"Oh, just that necklace I saw earlier. It was so pretty! It had a silver chain and the pendant was a locket with a silver front that had turquoise embedded in it, and it was open so that inside you could see a poem: Without Light, there would be no Shadow, and without Shadow, light would mean nothing. I loved it, but it was way expensive."
I nodded. Malik looked thoughtful.
"How much was it?"
"About $200."+ She said wistfully. "I could never afford it."
Malik nodded seriously. "Maybe I could." He said. Her eyes lit up as she looked at him.
"You would do that? For me?"
"Of course. You are my friend, aren't you?" He said.
"Oh thank you!!" She cried, getting up to hug him.
"Serenity, it's almost eleven. I'll walk you home, alright?" I offered. She nodded. I went to retrieve my coat.
"Do you have everything? Here, you can wear my coat. It's chilly out." I said, handing it to her. She smiled up at me. What I wouldn't give to see that smile more often.
"Let's go." I said. We exited the apartment. We went through the alley, the entire place cast in dim shadow. She moved closer to me, shivering slightly. I put an arm around her for comfort. She smiled up at me again.
"Thank you." She said quietly. I nodded.
"It wasn't really me saving you, you know."
"I know. Thanks to your other half too." She whispered.
*Tell her she's welcome.*
"He says you're welcome."
"You can talk to him?"
"Of course." I chuckled at her surprise. She looked up at the apartment we were now in front of.
"Thanks again. Goodnight." She stood on her tip-toes and gave me a peck on the cheek, then quickly turned and went inside, waving cheerily. I stood, rooted, for a moment, before I waved back and then turned away.
Heading back down the alley, I walked a little slower than usual. I kicked a can.
"Why me?" I whispered into the night. I stared up, but through the smog and clouds I couldn't see the moon or a single star.
Upon arriving home, I flopped on the couch. Malik was running around the house frantically.
"Ryou! Do you have any clue where I put my wallet? I want to go buy Serenity that necklace!"
"It's in your pants, where you left it. And why?"
"Because... I want to." Malik finished lamely. I looked at him.
"Malik. All the jewelry stores will be closed by now."
"Umm... You're the one possessed by a thief, get him to help me!"
"No. Go to bed."
"What about you?" I barely heard Malik ask before I fell asleep.
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Okay, didn't get the phone call in. Next chapter! ^_^ And the poem I made up, but cant help the feeling that I heard it somewhere. But that isn't the point. Next chapter: Silver and Turquoise and.... Fuzzy pink elephants? Or not! R+R!
Bakuraluva: I completely agree with your theories on the triangle! Ryou seems awfully confident with himself, but confidence alone... Yes, I can be evil. Thank you for the reviews!!
Apathetic Senko-ReignofIsis: ^_^ Of course I'll go read some of your stories. Actually, I think I may have already reviewed one or two. ^_^ So check and see for me, eh? Lol, you're the second one in favor of a triangle! Lol, thanks for reviewing again!!
Aisu Hoshino: Another return reviewer! ^_^ Thanks for not minding the shortness. And you're right about Ryou. He is acting a bot OOC I think, but what is in character when you're in love? And you're the third one in favor of a triangle, So I have a feeling that it will come to be... Yeah, so thanks for reviewing!!
Reviews rule! Thanks again to all of you!
Now, on to the story!
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I was sitting at the table, a comfortable silence in the kitchen, when the doorbell rang. It was nearly ten, so of course who could it be but the Pizza? I stood, grabbed the cash, and went into the livingroom. I opened the door to face Joey.
"Joey?"
"Ryou? This is your place?"
"Yeah. You mean you've got a delivery job? That's cool."
"Yeah, it's only part time a few nights a week."
I nodded. I took the pizza and handed him the money. I heard someone behind be. I turned to see Serenity peeking around the corner with a surprised face.
"Joey?"
"Serenity?! What are you doing here?" Joey jumped. I stepped back a bit.
"I was walking home and got jumped. Ryou rescued me." She said in a quiet voice.
"Thanks Ryou! Saving my sister like that you're a true pal!" He grinned and threw and arm around me, taking me quite by surprise.
"Really, it was-"
"Don't be so modest! You can date her anytime!" Joey said in a loud voice. I felt my face grow hot and knew I have to be beet red. My only comfort was that Serenity was slightly red too.
"Umm... Do I say thanks?" I asked nervously.
"A slice of Pizza will do the job!" He said with a grin, opening the box I had left on the end table. I sighed.
"I smell PIZZA!" Malik called from his room. He stopped short in the livingroom, skidding to a halt.
"YOU!" He and Joey cried at the same time.
"You evil-"
"You stinking-"
The fumed at each other.
"See you later Bakura! Serenity, home by midnight." He cracked a grin and left.
I turned to look at Malik, who was still silently fuming. He looked at Serenity.
"Sorry you had to see that babe. Let's chow!" He grabbed the pizza and took it into the kitchen. I'm sure I saw a slight blush. I glared at his back before looking at Serenity.
"Well let's eat!" I said, leading her into the kitchen. The three of us sat around the table and took a slice of pizza. Serenity chewed thoughtfully.
"What are you thinking about?" I asked, curious.
"Oh, just that necklace I saw earlier. It was so pretty! It had a silver chain and the pendant was a locket with a silver front that had turquoise embedded in it, and it was open so that inside you could see a poem: Without Light, there would be no Shadow, and without Shadow, light would mean nothing. I loved it, but it was way expensive."
I nodded. Malik looked thoughtful.
"How much was it?"
"About $200."+ She said wistfully. "I could never afford it."
Malik nodded seriously. "Maybe I could." He said. Her eyes lit up as she looked at him.
"You would do that? For me?"
"Of course. You are my friend, aren't you?" He said.
"Oh thank you!!" She cried, getting up to hug him.
"Serenity, it's almost eleven. I'll walk you home, alright?" I offered. She nodded. I went to retrieve my coat.
"Do you have everything? Here, you can wear my coat. It's chilly out." I said, handing it to her. She smiled up at me. What I wouldn't give to see that smile more often.
"Let's go." I said. We exited the apartment. We went through the alley, the entire place cast in dim shadow. She moved closer to me, shivering slightly. I put an arm around her for comfort. She smiled up at me again.
"Thank you." She said quietly. I nodded.
"It wasn't really me saving you, you know."
"I know. Thanks to your other half too." She whispered.
*Tell her she's welcome.*
"He says you're welcome."
"You can talk to him?"
"Of course." I chuckled at her surprise. She looked up at the apartment we were now in front of.
"Thanks again. Goodnight." She stood on her tip-toes and gave me a peck on the cheek, then quickly turned and went inside, waving cheerily. I stood, rooted, for a moment, before I waved back and then turned away.
Heading back down the alley, I walked a little slower than usual. I kicked a can.
"Why me?" I whispered into the night. I stared up, but through the smog and clouds I couldn't see the moon or a single star.
Upon arriving home, I flopped on the couch. Malik was running around the house frantically.
"Ryou! Do you have any clue where I put my wallet? I want to go buy Serenity that necklace!"
"It's in your pants, where you left it. And why?"
"Because... I want to." Malik finished lamely. I looked at him.
"Malik. All the jewelry stores will be closed by now."
"Umm... You're the one possessed by a thief, get him to help me!"
"No. Go to bed."
"What about you?" I barely heard Malik ask before I fell asleep.
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Okay, didn't get the phone call in. Next chapter! ^_^ And the poem I made up, but cant help the feeling that I heard it somewhere. But that isn't the point. Next chapter: Silver and Turquoise and.... Fuzzy pink elephants? Or not! R+R!