I'm back again and to make up for the uber shortness of my last update this
is much longer. Well, by my standards it is. Anyway, update: I'm finishing
up typing up Chess, I wrote an angsty fic called Laughter (I know,
contradiction but it works when you read it), and I've started on a
Seto/Jou as a request. Hehe, I just needed an idea of what to write about.
Seto: Did it have to be about me again?
Well, it's not my fault that you're ever so sexy and everyone wants to see you paired up with people. Besides, I couldn't exactly change Zello's request. I have over 20 reviews! Go me...go me... *does her happy dance* ^^;; *knees subserviently* Yes, mistress treana, I will update as you command (*feels like Rashid*), but you need to keep updating your YGO stories too! Hehe, *everyone* wants Ryou yeaka! ^^; I totally love Mokuba! Aah! A hint of Seto/Ryou, Lethe? Oh, there'll be more than hinting soon ~.^ This one is sorta AU-ish because I didn't feel like writing in any of the Yamis at that time. He shows up in my other one I'm writing now, but I didn't want to make this one complex-ish. *pouts* first I'm poked, then I'm thwaped. Geez, maybe I should write bad stories so no one will attack me so I'll update. Speaking of update....
~What can be revealed~
Ryou swung his backpack over his shoulder as he locked his door. He walked down the steps and headed for school, his feet on autopilot. It's a good thing his feet knew where they were going because his mind was miles away.
/This is so stupid. I can't even admit to anyone that I'm gay and I develop a stupid crush. That's all it is. A stupid crush. In a few weeks I'll look back and wonder what I was thinking./
"Arg," Ryou said in frustration, "I *don't* like him!"
"Him who?" questioned a voice behind him.
Ryou jumped and immediately a flush spread across his cheeks.
Duke laughed softly. "Sorry Ryou, I didn't think I would scare you, but you were just so absorbed in convincing yourself you don't like someone, I guess."
"Wha- I don't like him!" Ryou countered; flustered that Duke knew what he was doing. /He isn't psychic is he?/
Duke just smiled as he fell into step with Ryou. "Okay," he said disbelievingly. "It just seems like you were trying to tell yourself something you don't believe." His eyes shuttered for a second and Ryou was unable to tell what he was thinking. "I know a lot about that."
Ryou blinked in confusion at Duke. What was he talking about? But after that statement Duke was back to normal.
After a few moments Duke stopped and looked at Ryou. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to but... are you gay?" he asked seriously.
Ryou blushed. /He didn't sound disgusted.../ "Yes," he muttered, not looking Duke in the eye.
Duke started walking again. "So he's your crush?" he asked conversationally.
/Why does he always ask the questions I don't want to answer myself?/
Quietly, but with less force than before, Ryou said, "I don't like him."
Duke smiled at the ground as he walked. "Lying to yourself doesn't work."
Ryou sighed and finally admitted defeat. "I can't like him," he altered.
"Him who?"
Ryou's step faltered. /If I tell him, he'll think I'm insane.../
Duke stopped again. "If you can't admit it to yourself, how can you admit it to him?"
Ryou flushed again as his eyes widened. /Tell him?! I'll never tell him!/
Duke looked nervously around them. "I'll tell you who my crush is," he offered.
Ryou hesitated. Quickly he mumbled, "Eho."
"What?" Duke asked, looking confused.
Ryou turned red as he said, a little louder, "Seto."
Duke smiled softly. "I figured." His smile fell as he looked around again. "You can't tell anyone, but," he flushed a bit too, "I like Tristan." (A/N *waves a chase flag* I couldn't help it! They're just perfect for each other!! ^^;)
Ryou's eyes widened. "You... you're... I didn't know..."
Duke laughed as they started walking. "You couldn't tell?" he asked jokingly, flipping his hair for emphasis (aah! So gay! *cries*).
Ryou smiled. "You can never tell these days."
"True," Duke agreed.
/Maybe something good could come out of this... Tristan may kill me though..../
"You know," Ryou ventured as they waited to cross the street to the school. "Tristan's bi," he told Duke as he started walking again. Duke, however, stood rooted to his spot.
"What?" he asked, and ran to catch up with Ryou, who hadn't stopped. "What?" he asked again
Ryou glanced at Duke, "He'll disembowel me if he ever finds out I told you."
Duke just walked in silence for a few moments before saying "I won't tell anyone."
They walked into the class to find Yuugi and company already there.
"Hey guys!" Tristan called out and Ryou smiled at Duke's small blush. "Hi everyone," he said looking at his friends. Hopefully they'll just think he was being friendly, and not laughing at Duke.
He walked back to his desk and sat down his bag.
"Hey Seto!" he heard Yuugi say, and he froze.
/I'm okay... nothing to be worried about./ He turned around to join everyone and found himself looking right at Seto. /Something to worry about..../
"H-hello," he stuttered as he tried to ignore Duke's smirk.
"Good morning," Seto greeted. /Okay, this shouldn't be to hard... just ask him./ "I was wondering if you would mind playing chess with e again some time?" he asked.
Ryou flushed slightly again. /I can't say no, he'd ask why. Oh, *that* would be nice. 'I'm sorry Seto but I can't play chess with you because I have the stupidest urge to kiss you...'/ He realized Seto was still waiting for an answer. "Oh, sure," he said quickly.
For a second there Seto was afraid he was going to say no. "When would be a good time for you?" he inquired, knowing his nervousness was properly masked.
"Um..." Ryou thought for a moment. /I don't have anything planned.../ "I'm pretty much free all week."
"How does today around 4 sound?" Seto asked. /I'll have time to do some work before he gets there. Then I'll play the game and get more work done after he leaves, that should work./
"Okay," Ryou agreed with a small smile and walked over to the group.
Seto sat down in his desk and waited for the class to start as more students filed in. He glanced over at the small group.
/Mokuba would want me to talk to them, but it's to late./ He scowled at his desk. /I bet he'll ask me if I talked to them or not. I'll see if I can sit with them at lunch.../
^^;; I caved and read the story to my beta. She thinks it's uber cute though and is going to kill me if I don't update more, so expect them to be coming a bit faster than before. I still want reviews though!! Because if I don't get any reviews, I dunno if I'm going to update at all. And I can do that! Because I'm the writer. HA!
Seto: Did it have to be about me again?
Well, it's not my fault that you're ever so sexy and everyone wants to see you paired up with people. Besides, I couldn't exactly change Zello's request. I have over 20 reviews! Go me...go me... *does her happy dance* ^^;; *knees subserviently* Yes, mistress treana, I will update as you command (*feels like Rashid*), but you need to keep updating your YGO stories too! Hehe, *everyone* wants Ryou yeaka! ^^; I totally love Mokuba! Aah! A hint of Seto/Ryou, Lethe? Oh, there'll be more than hinting soon ~.^ This one is sorta AU-ish because I didn't feel like writing in any of the Yamis at that time. He shows up in my other one I'm writing now, but I didn't want to make this one complex-ish. *pouts* first I'm poked, then I'm thwaped. Geez, maybe I should write bad stories so no one will attack me so I'll update. Speaking of update....
~What can be revealed~
Ryou swung his backpack over his shoulder as he locked his door. He walked down the steps and headed for school, his feet on autopilot. It's a good thing his feet knew where they were going because his mind was miles away.
/This is so stupid. I can't even admit to anyone that I'm gay and I develop a stupid crush. That's all it is. A stupid crush. In a few weeks I'll look back and wonder what I was thinking./
"Arg," Ryou said in frustration, "I *don't* like him!"
"Him who?" questioned a voice behind him.
Ryou jumped and immediately a flush spread across his cheeks.
Duke laughed softly. "Sorry Ryou, I didn't think I would scare you, but you were just so absorbed in convincing yourself you don't like someone, I guess."
"Wha- I don't like him!" Ryou countered; flustered that Duke knew what he was doing. /He isn't psychic is he?/
Duke just smiled as he fell into step with Ryou. "Okay," he said disbelievingly. "It just seems like you were trying to tell yourself something you don't believe." His eyes shuttered for a second and Ryou was unable to tell what he was thinking. "I know a lot about that."
Ryou blinked in confusion at Duke. What was he talking about? But after that statement Duke was back to normal.
After a few moments Duke stopped and looked at Ryou. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to but... are you gay?" he asked seriously.
Ryou blushed. /He didn't sound disgusted.../ "Yes," he muttered, not looking Duke in the eye.
Duke started walking again. "So he's your crush?" he asked conversationally.
/Why does he always ask the questions I don't want to answer myself?/
Quietly, but with less force than before, Ryou said, "I don't like him."
Duke smiled at the ground as he walked. "Lying to yourself doesn't work."
Ryou sighed and finally admitted defeat. "I can't like him," he altered.
"Him who?"
Ryou's step faltered. /If I tell him, he'll think I'm insane.../
Duke stopped again. "If you can't admit it to yourself, how can you admit it to him?"
Ryou flushed again as his eyes widened. /Tell him?! I'll never tell him!/
Duke looked nervously around them. "I'll tell you who my crush is," he offered.
Ryou hesitated. Quickly he mumbled, "Eho."
"What?" Duke asked, looking confused.
Ryou turned red as he said, a little louder, "Seto."
Duke smiled softly. "I figured." His smile fell as he looked around again. "You can't tell anyone, but," he flushed a bit too, "I like Tristan." (A/N *waves a chase flag* I couldn't help it! They're just perfect for each other!! ^^;)
Ryou's eyes widened. "You... you're... I didn't know..."
Duke laughed as they started walking. "You couldn't tell?" he asked jokingly, flipping his hair for emphasis (aah! So gay! *cries*).
Ryou smiled. "You can never tell these days."
"True," Duke agreed.
/Maybe something good could come out of this... Tristan may kill me though..../
"You know," Ryou ventured as they waited to cross the street to the school. "Tristan's bi," he told Duke as he started walking again. Duke, however, stood rooted to his spot.
"What?" he asked, and ran to catch up with Ryou, who hadn't stopped. "What?" he asked again
Ryou glanced at Duke, "He'll disembowel me if he ever finds out I told you."
Duke just walked in silence for a few moments before saying "I won't tell anyone."
They walked into the class to find Yuugi and company already there.
"Hey guys!" Tristan called out and Ryou smiled at Duke's small blush. "Hi everyone," he said looking at his friends. Hopefully they'll just think he was being friendly, and not laughing at Duke.
He walked back to his desk and sat down his bag.
"Hey Seto!" he heard Yuugi say, and he froze.
/I'm okay... nothing to be worried about./ He turned around to join everyone and found himself looking right at Seto. /Something to worry about..../
"H-hello," he stuttered as he tried to ignore Duke's smirk.
"Good morning," Seto greeted. /Okay, this shouldn't be to hard... just ask him./ "I was wondering if you would mind playing chess with e again some time?" he asked.
Ryou flushed slightly again. /I can't say no, he'd ask why. Oh, *that* would be nice. 'I'm sorry Seto but I can't play chess with you because I have the stupidest urge to kiss you...'/ He realized Seto was still waiting for an answer. "Oh, sure," he said quickly.
For a second there Seto was afraid he was going to say no. "When would be a good time for you?" he inquired, knowing his nervousness was properly masked.
"Um..." Ryou thought for a moment. /I don't have anything planned.../ "I'm pretty much free all week."
"How does today around 4 sound?" Seto asked. /I'll have time to do some work before he gets there. Then I'll play the game and get more work done after he leaves, that should work./
"Okay," Ryou agreed with a small smile and walked over to the group.
Seto sat down in his desk and waited for the class to start as more students filed in. He glanced over at the small group.
/Mokuba would want me to talk to them, but it's to late./ He scowled at his desk. /I bet he'll ask me if I talked to them or not. I'll see if I can sit with them at lunch.../
^^;; I caved and read the story to my beta. She thinks it's uber cute though and is going to kill me if I don't update more, so expect them to be coming a bit faster than before. I still want reviews though!! Because if I don't get any reviews, I dunno if I'm going to update at all. And I can do that! Because I'm the writer. HA!