Chapter two

[Bakura to Ryou and back]

{Yugi to Yami and back}

// Ishtar to Malik//

\\ Malik to Ishtar\\ 

Yugi and co. stayed by the pyramids for an hour or so, but after a while, they got really hungry, and had nothing to eat.

"We'll have to go get a room in the hotel and eat there." Yugi said, "You three stay here, and we'll go and get a room, that way you can just pop yourselves into the hotel and we don't have to pay for six." Ishtar frowned.

"I thought you were rolling in it?"

"I am." Yugi grinned, "That doesn't mean I can't still be a cheap skate!" Malik laughed and put his arm round Yugi and lead him away, Ryou following behind.

Ishtar looked sadly at Ryou's retreating back.

"Honestly, could you get any sadder?" Yami asked. Ishtar turned and scowled at him. Great. I get to sit here for hours, listening to Pharaoh and Tomb robber kissing while Ryou sits in a nice comfortable hotel.

Actually, Ryou was far from comfortable. Yugi, Malik and Ryou were still wandering through the desert, only half knowing which way they were going. Finally, Yugi spotted a road and headed for it.

"That's gotta lead to the hotel!" he shouted over the strong, loud wind. Malik and Yugi are all right… Ryou thought, they have each other to cuddle up to. At least that blocks out some of the wind and sand.

Yugi saw Ryou's depressed face and grinned, he couldn't help it. He pulled Ryou towards him and put his arm around him.

"Better?"

"Yeah, thanks, I was starting to think you'd forgotten I was there." Ryou answered.

"Oh don't be silly! Who could miss that white hair?" Malik said, smirking. Ryou glared at him and looked at the floor.

They reached the hotel after three hours of walking. Yugi collapsed as soon as he was inside the hotel, and Malik had to carry him to a chair. Meanwhile, Ryou booked a five star, three double bed room for them.

"Don't you mean two beds?" the receptionist asked, looking with disgust at Yugi and Malik, who were kissing again. Ryou rolled his eyes and sighed.

"No, three beds please."

They made their way up to the room, which was lavishly decorated and even smelled expensive. Three bottles of champagne were on the table in the middle of the room. Malik's eyes lit up and he grabbed two, throwing one to Yugi. Yugi caught it, opened it and started glugging it down.

"Aren't you even going to have glasses?" Ryou asked.

"Nope. You just sit down. We'll drink these. Good thing too, you only need one drink and you black out!" Malik taunted. Ryou had really started to dislike Malik's ridicule towards him recently. He scowled and took the final bottle, downing it in one, which was something even Yugi couldn't do.

"Wow! Well done Ryou!" Yugi said, in awe. Ryou grinned.

"It's only vodka that makes me black out. I really like tequila or cocktails."

"But isn't there vodka in cocktails?"

"Only some of them."

{Yami? You can pop over now.} Seconds later, Yami, Ishtar and Bakura appeared infront of their hikaris. Bakura spotted the three empty bottles.

"Well thanks for waiting." He said grumpily.

That evening:

"Anybody want to play truth or dare?" Yugi asked. They were sitting infront of the TV, but there was nothing on of any interest.

"Better not, since Ryou's a total wimp!" Malik said.

"I AM NOT!" Ryou yelled.

"Fine then! Make it strip truth or dare. If you don't do your dare, or wont tell the truth, the person who gave you the dare gets to choose an item of clothing, and you have to take it off!"

"F, fine then." Ryou stuttered, feeling really sorry he'd ever been born.

[Don't worry, it's fun!]

[Easy for you to say, Bakura. Malik doesn't hate you.]

"Ok, I'll start!" Yugi said, excited. "Truth or dare Yami?"

"Remind me to kill you later. Ok, dare." Yugi thought for a while. Malik was behind him and whispered something to him.

"I can't make him do that!" Yugi burst out. Yami was starting to get worried. "Oh, alright then. Yami? Um, I dare you to go into that cupboard over there, and make out with Ryou. You can only come back out when you've done it, and Malik's gonna be looked through the keyhole to make sure you do it." Yami glared at Yugi.

"I will hurt you." he said monotone. Yugi gulped. Ryou sighed and got up, Yami following him, into the cupboard.

They were in there for a while, getting used to the dark.

"Now what?" Ryou asked.

"Oh, lets just get this over with." Yami said impatiently, pushing Ryou against the back of the cupboard, before kissing him hard and sliding his tongue into Ryou's mouth. Ryou moaned into the kiss, trying, but failing miserably to not enjoy this. After three minutes, Malik said,

"Ok, you can come out now." He opened the door and Yami practically ran out, sitting back in Bakura's arms and continuing to glare at Yugi. When Ryou had sat back in Ishtar's lap, it was Yami's turn.

"Pay back time Yugi." He muttered.

"TRUTH!" Yugi blurted out, feeling more than a little nervous.

{This one'll get you in trouble, Yugi!}

"When did you first realise you were gay? Only two people here don't know that, so I'll know if you're lying." Yugi took a deep breath and started.

"When I was pretending to go out with Ryou to make Bakura jealous because he fancied me. He didn't believe us, and told us to prove it by kissing, so we did. Ryou went way overboard, and then I knew." Ishtar and Malik were both shocked.

"You bitch!" Ishtar shrieked at Yugi.

"What? It wasn't my fault!" Yugi protested.

"Oh Yugi…" Malik whispered, more to himself than Yugi. All the same, Yugi heard it and he felt heartbroken that Malik was upset.

{Sorry Yugi}

{YOU'D BETTER FUCKING WELL BE!}

"Truth or dare, Malik?"

"Huh? Oh, um dare." Malik tried not to look so shocked and attempted to forget what he'd just heard.

"I dare you to… drink three bottles of tequila!" Malik grinned. He got up and walked over to the phone and called room service.

"Can you please bring up three bottles of tequila? Um, I'm twenty-one." Yugi started laughing. "Well I will be in five years." Malik said, putting the phone down, "it'll be here in about five minutes, so while we're waiting… Ryou, truth or dare?"

[See? I told you… he hates me!] "Truth."

"Do you still love Yugi?" Malik didn't even need thinking time. Ryou sighed.

"Yep."

"Thanks!" Yugi said, not thinking. He glanced at Malik, who was fighting back tears. Right, that's enough. He's been put through enough. Yugi thought. He grabbed Malik's arm and tugged on it so that he fell over. Yugi then climbed on top of him and started kissing him passionately. He stopped after a while when he felt everyone staring at him.

"You're lucky I can't stay mad at you for long." Malik said. Yugi beamed at him, avoiding Yami's eyes, which were full of amusement.

{You are so strange!}

{Why?}

{It's just the way you handle situations!}

{Shut it Yami} Yugi got off Malik and waited for him to sit back down so that he could sit in his lap. The bell rung and Ishtar went to get it, he still hadn't forgiven Ryou. He came back with three bottles of tequila. He thrust them at Malik and sat next to Ryou, not bothering to cuddle up to him or anything.

"You'd better get off me Yugi. I've only ever drunk one bottle at a time of this stuff." Yugi got off him, and Malik started drinking. After the second bottle, he was swaying.

"Maybe you should stop." Yugi suggested. Malik had a strange grin on his face, and he nodded and put the third bottle down.

"He has to take something off now!" Yami pointed out. After Yugi had got Malik a cup of coffee to help him sober up, he thought about clothing.

"Hmm. Malik, take your t-shirt off."

"Okay." Malik was still drunk. He took off his shirt and threw it at Yugi. "I'm cold now." He said, he had nothing in underneath. Yugi sat back on him. "I'm ok now." He mumbled.

"Ryou, it's your turn." Yugi said. Ryou was staring at Ishtar sadly.

"Huh? Oh, right, um Bakura?"

"Truth."

"Ok. Go… um…" Yugi got off Malik and whispered something in Ryou's ear. Ryou blushed, "Ok then… Bakura, pick someone in this room, not Yami, and tell them how you want to have sex… you know, how you'd like It." Bakura flushed slightly. Great… I don't really trust anyone not to laugh…  he thought. So he heaved a sigh and went over to Yugi.

"Why always me?" he whispered.

" Because you're the only one I trust." Bakura said. He whispered something in Yugi's ear and Yugi turned the deepest shade of red Bakura had ever seen.

{What did he say?}

{I can't tell you.}

"TELL ME!" Yami burst out, shooting off the couch. Everyone stared at him. He blushed and sat back down.

"I'll tell you tonight in bed." Bakura whispered to him.

"Your turn Bakura" Yugi said.

"Ok, since no one's picked on you yet, truth or dare Ishtar?"

"Truth. I'm playing it safe." He said, avoiding Ryou's gaze.

"Ok then, here's one I really want to know. You know that night you nicked half of my stash of cash, how'd you do it?"

"I CAN'T TELL YOU!" Bakura scowled.

"Take your t-shirt off then, bastard." Ishtar grinned and took off his shirt, throwing it onto the floor alongside Malik's. Unlike Malik, Ishtar had loads of scars on him.

"Truth or dare, mini Pharaoh?"

"Well, since the truths are the ones that get me in trouble, I'll go with a dare." Yugi said.

"Ok… I dare you to kiss someone, not Malik, oh and not me either, for three minutes straight!" Yugi glanced at Malik. He was totally sober again.

"I'd better not…" Yugi muttered. Malik smiled down at Yugi.

"Ok! Take your t-shirt off! But don't refuse me again, or I'll make you take off something much more personal!" Yugi blushed and took of his shirt, throwing it in the growing pile of clothes on the floor. He shivered slightly and Malik wrapped his arms around him.

"Truth or dare… Yami?"

"Why do you always pick on me?"

"I like it. Now truth or dare?" Yami sighed.

"I really don't know which one is safe anymore… dare."

"Now that's definitely not safe. 'Specially when I get help from Malik choosing them!" Malik smiled and whispered something to Yugi. "Go and make out with Ishtar!" Yami groaned.

"But you already made me make out with Ryou! Think of something else!" Malik whispered in Yugi's ear again.

"Believe me Yami, you don't wanna hear the alternative!"

"I'll pass then. I'm not making out with a thief."

"Hey!" Bakura exclaimed, "I'm a thief!"

"Fine then, I just don't want to make out with Ishtar, aright!?"

"T-shirt." Yugi said simply. Yami scowled and took off his t-shirt.

"I'm going to bed." He muttered. Bakura got up and followed him.

"Me too." Ryou said, "This game just sucked up my life." He disappeared into a room as well. Ishtar didn't follow him.

"You can't stay mad at him…" Yugi began.

"I wont. This is just for tonight. I still love him, even if he doesn't love me."

"He does, he's just still got a crush on me, that's all." Yugi then got up to leave as well, Malik not even two steps behind him.

Next morning:

Yami and Yugi were the first to rise. Yami had a huge grin on his face.

"Some one got laid last night!" Yugi said, smiling, "This is kind of a personal question, but I was wondering, who went on top?"

"Bakura." Yami admitted. "He's so wonderful, isn't he?"

"Well, yeah, but no one beats Malik!"

"I doubt that."

"And I doubt that you will still be living in two seconds time if you don't shut up!" Yami smirked and called up room service.

"Hello? What's the biggest breakfast you have? That sounds good. I got laid last night, and I really worked up an appetite. Send up six. Thanks, bye then." Yami turned round to see Yugi doubled over in laughter. Malik came in just as Yugi fell to the floor laughing.

"What's with him?" he asked. Yami shrugged and grinned.

After everyone was up and had had breakfast, Yugi was contemplating where to go next.

"Why can't we stay here a while longer?" Yami asked.

"I want to see the world before I turn sixteen!"

"Uh, Yugi? That gives us three months to see the entire world." Malik pointed out.

"Wow, really? Well we'd better get going now then! Malik, you decide where to go next." Everyone turned to Malik.

"Well, I haven't been to an arcade in two days, and it's killed me, so I want to go to Los Angeles."

"LOS ANGELES, HERE WE COME!" 

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