Credit: To Callie/Mikey for suggesting that Bakura give advice on Ryou's love life. Which
means folks, this isn't a Yaoi. Or at least, it isn't a Ryou/Bakura yaoi.
Crys: Should Bakura find a love interest as well? Yaoi/non? Yu-Gi-Oh character or not?
Rakka: One morning I stepped outside my apartment door, to find a groundhog sitting on the
steps to the bottom apartments, eating, of all things, bologna. I want to know who the hell
would have a groundhog as a pet in an apartment complex, and feed the damn thing bologna???
Crys: Calm down Rakka…
Choice
By: Crystalin Elf
Chapter 7: Of Love and Mayhem
Aibou used to ask me if I believed in love at first sight, and I would invariably tell him
'no'. How can you love someone that you know absolutely nothing about? Love at
first sight was something that never made sense to me, so I always wrote it off as
'lust at first sight,' or infatuation when I was in a generous mood.
Politely ignore the fact that I loved aibou when I first saw him, even though I confused
that emotion with hate. I hated anything, any emotion, that I felt
made me weak. I still don't like things that make me weak, but I've learned that
emotions can make one just as strong as they can make one weak.
Just depends on the person who has those emotions. And how could I not love him? But
spiritual love, and the instant romantic love he's thinking of, are two very different things.
I wondered why he asked me such questions… did he want to know if there was someone
I was in love with? Did he have a crush on someone, and was trying to discreetly
ask for my advice? At the time I wasn't sure, but I should have asked him what his
intentions were.
He'd been spending a lot of time away from the house, with a friend he said, but not any
friend that I knew. I could tell he hoped I wouldn't press him for details, so I didn't.
I simply reminded him that if he got in trouble I was only a mind-call away, and he
went out again.
Out with his new friend.
As it turned out his new friend was a girl, and one I knew. Or at least, one I had met before.
Once.
I'd woken early one morning and gone downstairs to check the mail, since the mailman
had been running early for about a week. As I opened the door and looked around
outside, the first thing I saw was a brown furry creature, sitting one foot away from
me on the lowest step.
The thing simply regarded me with curious brown eyes, giving no signs of being alarmed
by my sudden appearance. I stared at it for several minutes before the creatures
name floated into my mind, with some vague memory of a documentary on similar
type creatures.
Groundhog.
Well, that sure as hell wasn't something I expected to see. A groundhog, sitting calmly
on our front steps, almost as if it expected to be let inside.
And then she came running up to the front steps as well.
She came from one of the houses across the street, black hair around down to the waist
that flowed gently behind her as she jogged over to our home. Up close she had
pale skin, flawless from what I could see, and bright blue eyes that shined with a
strong enough sincerity and love I could almost believe she was a Millennium Item
holder, and a hikari.
"Oh Kishu, there you are! Why did you run off like that when I let you out to play?"
Her voice was musical, and well trained, pitched perfectly to catch my attention and that
of the groundhog before be. Kishu, as the groundhog was named, turned away from
me at the sound of her voice, and waddled out to her. She scooped it up into her
arms and turned a dazzling smile on me.
"I thank you for not trying to get rid of him of something. Most people look askance of a
groundhog as someone's pet."
"Hnn?" A sleepy Ryou appeared in behind me, peeking around to see who was at our
door so early in the morning.
/ Yami? Who is this? /
// Don't know Aibou, but her groundhog was paying us a visit. His name is Kishu //
/ Groundhog? What an odd thing to have as a pet… /
"Oh, hello! Are you two brothers?" The question was inevitable, everyone asked it.
"No, we're not even related. Just roommates and good friends." My reply sounded a bit
harsh, but I didn't want this girl asking to many questions. And of course, Aibou
just had to invite her in.
"My name is Ryou, and this is Bakura. Why don't you come in for awhile? You're friend
seems quite well behaved."
She gave her own name as she accepted Ryou's invitation, and the two seemed to retreat
into a world all their own.
Do I believe in love at first sight? I didn't, until Ryou and Rei met. For a month now
they've spent most of their time together, and she even goes to his school. I get stuck
staying at home, or when I'm really bored, I go bother the Pharaoh.
Well, I'll leave Aibou to his romance. From what I've seen she's a good person, so why not…
But if she hurts him, I'll include her in the… fun, I have planned for Minako.
Starts today.
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Bakura laid face down on his bed, watching his Hikari watching Rei as she slept. She'd been
asleep for over an hour, after eating the dinner Ryou had made for their one-month
anniversary. Ryou didn't seem to mind in the least that she was sleeping, but Bakura found it
annoying.
He had to be quiet, or risk getting scolded by his Light. He sighed softly and turned onto his
side, facing the wall. Ryou was always sweet, but with Rei he seemed sickeningly sweet
and caring. His patience and new found self discipline were sorely being tried here.
/ Isn't she so cute when she's asleep Yami? And of course, she's cute when she's awake, and
angry, and happy, and //
// Yes Aibou, your Rei is cute. She is cute all the time, so there is no need to tell me every
instance in which she is sweet. //
Laughter echoed down their link, crisp and sweet like Bakura's favorite apple.
/ I know, I know, it's just… I can't help myself! /
// I know aibou. //
/ It irritates you doesn't it? /
He could tell his aibou was looking at him now, and not Rei, his expression probably slightly sad.
But only slightly. His Aibou was never really sad, or sad for an extended period of time, now that Rei was in his life.
// No aibou, I'm glad to see you so happy. But I… had plans for today, which I had to put off
because she was here. //
/ What plans? /
// Nothing you need to concern yourself with Ryou. //
/ …I'm sorry. I should be more considerate… I should have asked if you had plans. /
// That would have been nice Aibou. //
/ I'm sorry… /
His reply was delayed as Rei woke up, stretching wide and grinning happily. She immediately
glomped onto Ryou and snuggled against him. "Happy Anniversary Ryou!"
"Happy Anniversary Rei-chan."
He didn't think Ryou's voice could be any happier, and wished he could disappear into the
Ring right then. I probably could too, the way those two are wrapped up in each
other…they wouldn't notice my being gone at all. I… might as well not even be here.
Bakura got off the bed and left the room, making his way downstairs with his newest Duel
Cards in hand. Well, if Ryou was too wrapped up in Rei to notice his darker half, Bakura
would use that to his advantage, and see what mischief he could cause Minako.
Hmm… think I'll summon a Dark Gray into the house. It'll hide, and probably scare the
shit out of Minako and Ooshige when they catch glances of it. He laughed softly while
pulling out the Dark Gray card, and in moments it was darting from corner to corner
around the room, looking for a good hiding spot. He set a small magical barrier to insure that it
wouldn't to upstairs and bother his Aibou before making his way to the couch and the television.
Time to site back and wait for Minako and Ooshige to find his little helper.
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A large crash followed by shouted cuss words brought Ryou out of the private little world that
had claimed him when he looked into Rei's eyes, and he glanced warily at the door. Rei
was pulling back away from him and also looking at the door.
"Ryou? Who was that shouting?" she asked.
"Sounded like Ooshige-san and Minako-san." He replied, knowing perfectly well that it wasn't
Bakura.
/ Yami, what's going on down there? /
// Nothing aibou. //
/ Don't say nothing, Rei and I heard a loud crash and shouting. /
// Shook you out of your private world did we? //
/ We? /
// Nothing, nothing. Minako-san just seems to have taken exception to my having a… pet, indoors. //
/ …. /
"Maybe we should go down and see what's happening." He suggested softly, hesitant to take
Rei down to face what Bakura would consider a pet.
She nodded her agreement. "We should, someone could be hurt."
Slowly they made their way downstairs, and stopped at the bottom to stare around at the
mayhem that greeted them.
Bakura stood within sight, looking perfectly innocent.
Ooshige was slumped on the ground, unconscious.
Minako was chasing a fast moving gray shape, brandishing a broom.
"What…?" Rei asked faintly, shocked.
// Say it's a very fast dog Aibou. //
"Looks like Bakura got a dog… a fast one. Minako doesn't like animals…" He hated lying to
Rei, but he didn't think she'd take knowing that Bakura had unleashed a Duel Monster in
their house very well.
"Oh." She shook her head and stepped forward again hesitantly. "Well, I should be going
home… but if you want, I can help you catch your dog, and clean up."
Ryou shook his head and walked to the front door. "No, you have a club meeting early and
should go on to bed. Thank you for offering though."
She turned and kissed him gently on the lips, before walking out the door he held open for her.
"You're so sweet and considerate Ryou."
Ryou stood in the doorway, watching her until she entered her house, before turning back to
survey the damage Bakura had caused. His eyes widened in shock once more.
The damage that had faced him a few minutes before was mostly gone, and Bakura was
carrying Ooshige over to lay her on the couch. Minako was still pacing around, looking into any
dark place she could find.
/ What was that Bakura, and why did you do it? /
// The Dark Gray, and to freak her out, why else? She was planning on going upstairs and
inviting you to watch movies with her. //
/ …….. /
// No harm done Aibou, and everything is clean again. //
/ How? /
// Modified a magic card, don't ask more than that cause I can't really explain it. Too much
instinct involved. //
/ Alright Bakura, I won't ask. /
He shook his head and went back upstairs, not sure whether he should be amused or upset with
his yami.
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Bakura sighed as he watched his hikari go back upstairs. He really hadn't caused that much
trouble, and he would simply tell Minako that he had given his 'dog' away when she asked
what happened to it, and the same to Rei.
He'd certainly upset Minako as much as he could have hoped for without causing Ryou any real
trouble, but he didn't feel any better.
As he caught a last glance at his Hikari's retreating back before Ryou entered their bedroom he
felt a sudden emptiness in his heart. He retreated back into the Ring while no one was watching.
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Ryou stared up at the ceiling, one hand behind his head and one hand placed gently on the Ring.
He jumped slightly as he felt his yami entering the confines of the Ring, and wondered
absurdly if he'd been too harsh on the ancient spirit.
Too harsh? Ryou, he let loose a Dark Gray to terrorize people, and what would you have
said or done if Rei had gotten a good look at it? You can't really explain away
horns and wings on what is supposed to be a dog.
And he hadn't really yelled at his yami for doing it either, he'd simply left the room.
Everything will be fine in the morning.
He smiled, purposely turning his thoughts away from that part of the evening's events and
toward the prospect of seeing Rei the next day. With that pleasant thought, he drifted off to
sleep.
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Crys: Thank you for reading, and please review to tell me what you think. Another prank next
chapter, I promise! An yes Callie/Mikey, I put your story on my favs list ^^
Rakka: Please vote on whether or not Bakura should fall in love, and with who if he does.
Crys: What mischief can I get them into next? *mischivous giggle*
Rakka: Help....