Wishful Thinking
A/N: Ok ok…it's time for yet another new chapter. To recap the last 3 chapters, here's Bakura and Ryou!!
Bakura: (clears throat) Ahem, alright! So far, Ryou was all depressed like always and I was out getting drunk-
Ryou: Like always…
Bakura: Hush! (glares) Anyways, so then Ryou wished for help making me love him.
Ryou: You wished for it too!
Bakura: Grr…and so then Ai came down and decided to help Ryou get me to fall in love with him.
Ryou: Yeah but Bakura can't see her. If he does, well, we don't know what will happen but it would be bad I'm thinking.
Bakura: Yeah, so then I woke up and Ryou fixed my hangover and waited on me! It rocked…
Ryou: (sigh) It was ok…
Bakura: So then I kissed him!!! It was good but nothing more came of it…so then the next day Ryou saw me naked!!!
Ryou:…(blushes deeply)
Bakura: Yay!! So then Marik and all them came over and we watched movies then Ryou and I slept together!!! (smirk)
Ryou:…Literally. There was no sex involved ok? Just cuddling.
Bakura: Then Kaley gave a mysterious remark about this chapter…something about Ryou might get hurt. However, thanks to reviewers, he won't be!
Sage: I said PROBABLY!!! I DIDN'T SAY YES YET KURA-KUN!!!
Ryou: I also noticed so many reviewers love me!! ^_^
Bakura: (pouts) I got threatened!!! Grrr….(sends a plant to the shadow realm)
Ryou:…feel better?
Bakura:….yep! ^_^
Sage: Then to the fic we go!!
Yami looked down at the sleeping white haired couple and grinned. It was nice to see Bakura looking so calm, even if he was a stupid tomb robber. Ryou had a huge grin on his face and had snuggled even closer to his darker half. Yami was doing his best to keep his sugar happy hikari from waking them.
"But Yami…" He pouted.
"Not now my aibou." Yami smiled gently and pulled the boy away. "Let Ryou enjoy his sleep for once." He muttered.
"OK then…" Yugi sighed but then brightened up again. "Say, how about breakfast??"
"Of course." Yami said, earning him a hug.
"Think Marik and Malik are hungry?" Yugi asked. Yami gave a short laugh.
"Well, by the sounds they made last night, I'm sure they will need an energy boost." Yami smirked and walked with Yugi to the kitchen. Bakura groaned and shook his head.
"Damn, sounds like they messed the bed up then." He grumbled quietly.
"Oh well, I'll clean it later…"
"Ryou?" Bakura perked his head up. "You're awake?"
"Yeah…Yugi was too loud." Ryou rolled over and met with his yami's eyes. "Did you sleep ok? I didn't crowd you did I?"
"Nah, you were fine." Bakura shrugged and fell silent. He had to admit, everything so far with Ryou had so nice. He felt so…so…warm lying with Ryou in his arms. It was a feeling he hadn't felt in many many years. Maybe he'd never felt this way.
'Is it Ryou? It must be…this kind of warmth only comes from light…that's where warmth always comes from. The light.' Bakura leaned closer to Ryou. 'Sweet, innocent, pure light…my light.' Ryou stared into his eyes and Bakura knew it was another perfect moment. Bakura moved in closer and Ryou happily accepted his mouth. However, their lips barely got to touch before a voice shouted to them.
"BAKURA!! RYOU!! WHAT ARE YOU…OH, YOU'RE BUSY?!" Bakura rolled onto his back and saw Malik looking surprised at the top of the staircase. Bakura gave him a glare that would kill a demon. 'How dare he interrupt my moment with my hikari??'
"Malik…" Bakura growled. Malik laughed sheepishly. "YOU IDIOTIC FUCKER!!!" Bakura screamed. "You're going to the shadow realm!"
"Um, right…you're busy…um…" Malik turned and ran back up the stairs. Bakura jumped off the couch and chased after him. Ryou looked around, feeling very confused.
Ryou rolled off the couch and sighed as he thought about Bakura's good morning kiss. Bakura had had such a loving look in his eyes at that time. 'Then that baka Malik had to ruin it.' Ryou thought, wishing he would have gone with Bakura to watch Malik's beat down.
"Ah, that was so~o sweet!" A familiar voice sang. Ryou looked towards the door and saw Ai standing there, now in normal clothes. She was wearing a blue tank top with shorts and knee high black boots. She smiled and ran over to him. "Ryou!!! You don't need my help at this rate!" Benten hugged him tightly and Ryou quickly pushed her away.
"Ai!" He shouted, "Be careful!! Bakura could come downstairs any second." Ai grinned.
"Yeah, I know but I'm not worried. I think I can get away before he sees-"
"Oh, Ai?" Both Ryou and the goddess froze and turned around slowly. Yami had just walked out of the kitchen and put on a smile. "It's nice to see you again."
"Uh…um…yeah…" Ai stared at him for a minute before snapping to. "Um, right! It's nice to see you too Yami. Thanks for taking me to the movies!"
"You're welcome." Yami said. "I'm happy to help Ryou's family."
"We'll have to do it again sometime." Ai grinned.
"Of course…" Yami said in a not-in-a-million-years kind of tone. "Uh, Ryou…" He turned to the boy. "What was with the shouting?"
"Oh, Malik…surprised Bakura and Bakura ran upstairs to kill him." Ryou shrugged as Yami began to grin. 'Ugh, I hate that smile…Yami knows.' "Anyways…Ai was just leaving…" Ryou glared at the girl. "Right Ai? You were just leaving?"
"Aww, no way!" Yugi peaked his head around the kitchen door. "She should stay for breakfast! Pancakes!"
"Pancakes?!" Ai jumped up and down. "I love pancakes!! Syrup all around!!" (A/N: I love Pirates of the Caribbean and that's a take on a quote) Ryou groaned and grabbed Ai's arm.
"No…you were just LEAVING Ai!" Ryou said sternly. Ai pouted but then a thumping noise was heard upstairs, followed closely by Bakura cursing. Yami frowned.
"Now what?"
Marik grinned as he pinned Bakura's arms against the wall. Bakura cursed and growled but Marik's grin refused to fade. Malik grabbed Bakura's legs as they lashed out at Marik.
"Say it." Marik smirked. Bakura bit at him and Marik pulled his face away. Malik pushed against his friend as his grip loosened.
"Kiss my ass Marik!!" Bakura roared and struggled against the two Egyptians. "I'm not going to say a damn thing!! And get off me!!"
"Ok, fine." Marik let go and Malik backed away. "So then…what were you and Ryou doing?"
"It's none of your business!" Bakura shouted and pounced on Marik, attempting to choke him. It didn't go well, since he found himself instantly pinned again by the duo. "Grr, I was just…just…" 'Grr, think Bakura!! What were you doing???' "I was just taking what's mine!!" He yelled.
"Oh, that's right…" Marik grinned. "Ryou is yours."
"Yes, I'm sorry I interrupted your kiss." Malik sighed. "It looked good too…you both looked so happy and I ruined it."
"You didn't ruin anything important…" Bakura muttered. "I'm the only one who was enjoying that kiss…"
"Not true!" Malik grinned and ruffled Bakura's hair. "I know he liked it a lot! I mean a lot a lot!"
"Ryou didn't…" Bakura suddenly stopped and remembered the night before. "I hope he's like this tomorrow too…if only to prove this hasn't all been some sort of beautiful dream."
"What?" Marik frowned. 'It's what Ryou said…Ryou said it when I hugged him so…maybe Ryou…could he…love me?'
"No!" Bakura shook the thoughts from his head. "No no no! Ryou is a pure, angelic hikari with not a trace of evil in him! I'm a stupid bastard! Ryou must hate me…yes, Ryou hates me!" Bakura sat down hard on the bed and buried his face in his hands. His heart was pounding in his chest and it hurt. It hurt so badly…like a thorn was being driven into it. Marik and Malik stared at him before leaving the room. Marik stopped in the doorway.
"Bakura…I'm your friend." Marik said slowly. "I know Ryou loves you…you aren't a bastard and I know that this must be driving you insane but…" Marik smiled. "Ryou cares for you and it's as simple as that. You love him, he loves you. Just take the next step…" Marik left, shutting the door behind him.
"The next step…" Bakura repeated. 'Ryou…'
Ryou?
Ah! Bakura…you startled me…is something wrong? We could hear you yelling down here
No, it's nothing…Ryou…I…um…I…
Bakura?
Well, I…want to spend time with you today.
Huh?
What? You don't want to?
No! I want to! Let's go out after breakfast ok?
Sure… Bakura closed off the link and laid back on the bed. He shut his eyes, listening to the sounds outside. The birds were surprisingly louder then the cars going by. There was a nice breeze coming in through the window. He sighed and sat back up. The sooner breakfast was over, the sooner he and Ryou would be together. He went down the stairs just as Ryou slammed the front door shut.
"What the hell?" Bakura stared at Ryou, who laughed nervously. Yami and Yugi appeared to be in the kitchen with Malik and Marik.
"Oh, it was nothing." Ryou grinned. "Just some girl." Bakura raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything else on the subject. "So, uh, let's go eat…"
Ryou was quiet through breakfast. Bakura and Yami were arguing about something that was, no doubt, stupid. Malik and Yugi were talking about duel monsters and Marik was eating silently.
"So, what are your plans for tonight?" Marik asked Ryou.
"Um, Bakura and I are going out later…" Ryou shrugged.
"Then what?" Marik grinned.
"Huh?"
"You know, after you guys get home…"
"Pervert." Ryou blushed and Marik laughed quietly.
"Well, I just think that you two are a good couple." Marik smiled. "You know, you two, in bed…Lips locked and skin aglow with sweat…"
"Marik!!" Ryou shouted. "You idiot!" Marik howled with laughter as everyone turned to stare at the two.
"What's up with you guys?" Bakura asked. "Did I miss something funny?" Yami looked between the Ryou's beet red face and Marik's laughing one.
"I think Marik said something highly embarrassing." Yami stated.
"Well duh Pharaoh!" Bakura glared at him. "Why else would Ryou look like that?!"
"Well, I figured since you were being so silent that you were as clueless as always." Yami said coolly.
"What was that?!" Bakura shouted. Ryou sighed and stood up.
"Excuse me everyone…" Ryou left the kitchen as Bakura and Yami began their word fight again.
"Ai…" Ryou said as he got outside. The girl jumped up from her sitting spot.
"What's up Ryou?" She asked. "You look like something's on your brain…"
"Well…what happens…if…if Bakura sees you?" Ryou looked away from the goddess. She suddenly became very serious as she answered.
"Well, let's hope that doesn't happen…if it does…then…" Benten sighed and put a hand on Ryou's shoulder. "According to the rules of Heaven, when a God or Goddess is invoked, there are two choices. One is to ignore the call…the other is to answer it. I answered your call. From then I can either fix the problem or not."
"Right, so what?" Ryou nodded. "You answered me."
"Well, anyways…from there, two things can happen." Ai held up one finger. "First, I help you, the one you love admits they love you and then I bless both parties-"
"Bless?" Ryou said in surprise.
"Yeah, I bless your love…you know, marriage or whatever you call it here." Ai shrugged. "I'm not here to get you a one night stand." Ai grinned. "Ok, so that's one thing…but here's the other thing that could happen: Your to be lover sees me and then I have to do something very bad…" Ai paused. "I have to make you…forget…"
"Forget what?" Ryou asked. "That you were ever here?"
"Sorta…" Ai sighed and leaned against the house. "In this case, either you or Bakura would forget that you ever knew the other." Ryou stared at her, the words sinking in slowly.
"You mean…I would forget that…Bakura was ever in my life?"
"Or vise versa." Ai nodded. "Yes, you see, the rules of Heaven are clear and they say that Bakura is not allowed to see me, for it is said that that would influence his decision in loving you."
"It wouldn't!" Ryou protested. "You can't make one of us forget the other exists!"
"Listen Ryou, this rules have been around since I was first invoked. There's nothing you can do to change that…plus, you don't know." Ai said softly. "You don't know, what Bakura might think…oh sure, he could think it's sweet that you called a Goddess or he might think it's terrible. He might do any number of things…and so I am to be away from him."
"That's…that's…so stupid!" Ryou sputtered. He suddenly felt so paranoid. 'What if Bakura's watching right now? What if he sees her?? I don't want to forget Bakura!' "Ai, leave!"
"Excuse me?" Ai looked down at the boy.
"Please? Hide, I don't want Bakura to see you!"
"Relax!" Ai smiled. "I've had many years of practice, hiding from lovers." Ai turned and walked away. As she grew farther away, she called back to Ryou. "Don't worry! Out of 10,500 cases only 10,400 of them ended badly!!!" Ryou stared after her, his jaw on the ground.
"ONLY 10,400??!!" He cried out in horror.
Bakura smirked happily at a very pissed off Yami. Bakura had won their little fight and it was therefore no surprise that Yami decided to leave. He and Yugi left, followed immediately by Marik and Malik. Bakura watched them leave and sighed. Now he and Ryou were finally alone…though he noticed that Ryou seemed a bit nervous since he'd come back in.
"So, What do you want to do?" Bakura asked. Ryou shrugged.
"Um, how about go to the park?" Ryou suggested. Bakura nodded and he and Ryou went out the door. It was a sunny day, normal for this time of the year. Bakura looked up at the cloudless blue sky and smiled.
"Pretty nice out today." He commented. Ryou nodded swiftly.
Ryou, how bout you tell me what's wrong?
N-nothing Bakura…
Uh-huh… Bakura grabbed his hikari's hand as they walked, causing Ryou to miss a step. Bakura pulled him from his fall and his blushing Ryou muttered a 'thank you'. You can't lie to me…tell me Ryou…was it what Marik said?
You heard him?
Nah, but I know him well enough to know what he probably said…
Well, he said you and I make a good couple and he was being really perverted about it. It was making me mad.
Ah, I see… Bakura sighed and let go of Ryou's hand, now preoccupied with his own thoughts. 'Stupid Marik, always butting in, he thinks he knows everything…just like that stupid Pha-'
"Heya Ryou! Heya Bakura!" Yugi called from behind them. Ryou turned and saw both Yami and Yugi walking towards them hand in hand. Yugi grinned and waved at the silver-haired men. Yami smiled at Ryou but nodded only half way politely at Bakura. Bakura just moved his head down very slightly.
"Oh, hello you guys…didn't you go home?" asked Ryou, slightly disappointed to see the couple. Yugi bounced over to him grinning.
"No, we are going to go out for the day!" Yugi looked enthusiastically between the Bakura and Ryou. "You guys want to come?!"
"Err…" Ryou stared at him, taken by surprise in the question. Yugi, however, looked pleased.
"Oh, great, I knew you'd say yes!" Yugi exclaimed.
Since when is 'err' a goddamn yes?! Ryou heard Bakura grumble. Ryou smiled sadly, knowing it'd be pointless to tell Yugi no anyway.
"Actually, we're a bit busy." Yami said, glancing over at Yugi. "So another time I think would be in order."
"Too busy to hang out with your friends?" Bakura glared at Yami, who smiled.
"You mean my friend Ryou correct? I see no one else worthy of my friendship." Yami grinned at the look on Bakura's face.
"And what the hell do you call him?!" Bakura asked, pointing at Yugi.
"Him?" Yami grinned and pulled Yugi closer to his body. "He's my aibou, my light, my lover." Yugi blushed deeply but embraced the spiky haired boy. "Maybe someday you too will understand such a relationship tomb robber. Then you won't have to ask me such a ridiculous question." Yami walked past Bakura, Yugi still clamped on him. "See you later Ryou." Yami waved as the two continued on their way. Bakura looked murderously towards the former Pharaoh.
"Yeah, well…" Bakura growled and balled his hands into fists. "What would you know anyway?! Stupid damn fucking Pharaoh thinks he knows everything!" Bakura shouted. Ryou cover his mouth so that the angered yami would not see his laughter and hopefully not hear it as well. Bakura suddenly spun around and grabbed Ryou's hand. "C'mon, let's go."
Bakura watched Ryou's happy figure run through the park. It wasn't busy today; in fact, it appeared that they had the park to themselves. Ryou looked at all the flowers and the trees before resting peacefully under a large cherry blossom tree. (A/N: Happen to be my fav flowering tree thingy ok?! Not just cause it's an anime cliché!) The smaller boy grinned up at his yami.
"Sit down Bakura!" Ryou patted the spot next to him. Bakura sighed and flopped down under the tree. He leaned his head against it and peered up into its braches. A lazy wind blew across his face and the sun warmed him with a blanket of light. It wasn't long before Bakura had closed his eyes. In all honesty, he really hadn't slept much with Ryou. No, he'd been staring into white hair all night, thinking.
'Ryou, why Ryou?' His brain asked him again. 'Why do you feel so strongly towards the boy? He's not special…not in the slightest. In fact, look at it this way: He looks nearly identical to you so he's not one in a million.'
'I don't know.' Bakura said with annoyance. He'd already been over this a thousand times and his mind still hadn't come up with an answer. 'He's not that bad…'
'He's wonderful…he's an angel.' Bakura's heart spoke up.
'Oh what do you know?!' His mind yelled. 'We don't need you!'
'Yes you do! Everyone needs to follow their heart!'
'Why?! That kind of thinking gets you killed!'
'Does not!'
'Does too!'
'Does not!!'
'Does too!!'
'Shut up…' Bakura rubbed his temples, dragging his hands over his face. He hated arguing with himself. It was pointless to; nothing was ever accomplished through it. His heart and mind were always at war lately over Ryou. His mind knew that love and affection and other such emotions only got you in trouble. Nothing good ever came out of loving someone. Only pain and misery, the only two companions of such a blasted feeling of fondness.
"Bakura, you look tired." Bakura's eyes opened slowly and glanced sideways at Ryou. The way the sun was, it made Ryou look like he was glowing with a golden light. His eyes shone with concern as they gazed over Bakura and his face was distorted with worry. He leaned closer his silver hair blowing in the breeze, strands of it flying gentle circles around the boy in a halo like fashion. So innocent, so pure…
"I'm fine Ryou…" Bakura muttered, closing his eyes only to see Ryou's angel frame etched into his eyelids. 'Then again…maybe love wouldn't be so bad.'
"Bakura, if you're tired we can go home…"
"Nah, I'm just resting. It's comfortable here." Bakura sighed heavily and tried to remain thoughtless. It didn't work however, as his mind was flooded with memories of Ryou. In fact, one memory kept revisiting him, haunting him with its power. "Ryou…do you remember the night of that really big storm?"
"You mean the one when I was seven?"
"Yeah, that one…" Bakura opened his eyes but didn't look at Ryou. He looked up at the blue skies above instead, remembering how dark and foreboding they had been then. Ryou nodded and let himself relax on Bakura's shoulder. The yami glanced at him but didn't say anything.
"Yes, I remember that storm…" Ryou suddenly became interested in a blade of grass he'd picked. "I was so scared then…dad was gone and I was home alone…but you made me feel better…"
"What the hell is the matter with you?!" Bakura growled as he appeared out of the ring. He looked over the shaking boy, curled up in a fetal position on the bed. Bakura yanked the covers away to reveal a terrified Ryou.
"B-Bakura…the storm…" Ryou said in a distant whisper. Bakura rolled his eyes and looked outside. Heavy winds slammed the windows in and out while rain mixed with hail pounded against the glass.
"Oh for the love of Ra…it's not that bad." Bakura said, though most of his voice was drowned out by a crash of lighting. Ryou yelped and hide his face in his pillow. Bakura sighed and sat down on the bed. "C'mon, don't be so weak! It's just a stupid storm!" Bakura then felt a tiny hand clasp onto his shirt. He looked over at the frightened boy and grumbled something in annoyance.
"Bakura, m-make the storm s-stop…" Ryou pleaded. Bakura raised an eyebrow.
"I can't stop a storm, you know that." He snapped at Ryou but the boy's hand only tightened its death grip.
"I want mommy…" Ryou whimpered sadly. Bakura gazed down at the boy briefly before laying next to him. He pulled the shocked child to his chest and held him there firmly.
"I know…you told me that already." Bakura said, though not in his usual rude tone. Ryou buried his face into Bakura's chest and cried softly. "Hey, don't do that…" Bakura muttered, squeezing the young one tighter. "Don't cry ok? You're fine, so don't cry."
"I love you Kura…" Ryou muttered sleepily with his child-given innocent. Bakura smiled at him but didn't respond. The two slept easily through the rest of the storm, the light and dark huddled together.
"Um, Bakura…" Ryou said, once he'd finished thinking of that night. Bakura looked down at him curiously.
"Yes Ryou?"
"Um…thanks…for back then…"
"…You're welcome Ryou…"
Meanwhile, only a few meters away in the bushes, Ai was taking snapshots of the two. She smiled and sat down with her head in her hands.
"Hmm…a storm huh?" Ai grinned mischievously. "A storm…hee hee!"
A/N: Ryou: That has to be the longest chapter you've written in anything all year!
Bakura: Yes!! There was no Ryou hurting!
Sage:…in this chapter anyway (evil grin)
Ryou: O_o
Bakura: (hisses) Don't touch him!!
Malik: Hiya everyone! Wasn't this chapter so damn cute?! ^_^
Kaley: Oh yes it was adorable!! ^_^
Malik and Kaley: (hug each other) KAWAII~I!!! ^_^
Sage, Ryou and Bakura: (sweatdrop)
Sage: Ahem…yes well…anyways!! This was indeed a long chapter. A few hints were dropped about Ai's record too, hope you guys noticed that. Well, this chapter was longer then I expected it too be but well, writing it during Japanese class does that to a fic. (See, Ryo is in the Hiragana and I drew pics of Bakura while sensei was talking so it gave me ideas)
Kaley: Yes but what will the next chapter bring??!!
Ryou: I'm worried about what Ai's planning…
Bakura: I'm worried about what Sage is planning…
Malik: I wonder if Marik and me had sex?
Kaley: (sweatdrop)
Bakura:…you're psycho.
Sage: ANYWAYS!!! (everyone shuts up) Review everyone! You're reviews will help the outcome of this story…remember Ai's power everyone! Oh and yes, I didn't hurt Ryou because of you guys so you do have some power over me!
Bakura: Yay!!!
Sage: I said some…well, bye for now! (P.S. Tomorrow is my birthday everyone! ^_^ I'm turning 16…oh and I have school now but I'll still try to update a lot ok?)