Heya, everyone. It's Malik's birthday today! (the 23rd, since I don't know
how soon this update will show up on ff.net) So I'm gonna celebrate, by
posting 2 chapters at once. OK, so it's not a major thing. Maybe I can
convince mum into letting me get at the Christmas champagne early as a
celebration? I get tipsy so quickly. And I like champagne. Aaaanyway...
I'm going to try to answer some questions, just quickly. Yes, there will be both a Seto/Yami and a Ryou/Bakura lemon, but the Seto/Yami one will be first. No hurt feelings about brain damage at all, I get asked that all the time... ^_^''' And Goth-Ankh, shhh! Don't tell the nice people what I'm really like! Hehee... Ahem. The magazines don't know they're gay, so it's not mentioned. Maybe they'll find out? We'll see... And, as you'll see when you read these two chapters, I don't agree with Yugi/Anzu pairings at all. Last, thankyou all!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. In two days I'll own a PS2, a Duellists of the Roses game, and a Return of the King game. My brother will own an electric guitar. The Yin and Yang of Christmas.
Chapter 13: Guilty
* * *
Anzu felt very guilty as she and Yugi walked to the cinema. She also felt very put out that Yugi didn't have an alternate mode of transport, like Kaiba and his motorbike. Or limousine. Or helicopter. Not that Yugi was tall enough to drive, a sarky little voice in her head said.
Which made her feel guilty again. She shouldn't be using her friend like this.
But that's what friend's were for, right? Helping out when you felt bad? She had done it enough times for Yugi. But she couldn't lie to herself, not even in her head. She was being so dishonest to Yugi.
"So, what movie do you wanna see?" asked her companion.
"Huh?"
"Are you okay, Anzu?" Yugi's voice was full of concern, his big, innocent eyes facing up toward her. "You've been quiet all night. We don't have to go tonight."
"No. It's okay. I'm fine. What movie are we seeing?" Did I mention, thought Anzu, how guilty I feel right about now?"
* * *
Bakura lay in his horribly small bed, listening to Ryou scrabble around. For a moment, there was silence, then;
"*Bollocks!* Bakura, what have you done to my diary?"
Bakura grinned into his pillow, pretending to be asleep.
* * *
Halfway through the movie, Anzu no longer felt guilty. She was feeling thoroughly pissed off. The movie was crap, the couple in front of them needed to get a room, she had eaten too much popcorn and was now very thirsty, their raspberry slushie was gone and she had chewed the straw beyond recognition as a straw. But what she was most annoyed at, was herself. Yeah, this was *really* going to help her feel better...
She stole a peek at Yugi. To an outside observer, he looked just like Yami, maybe a bit shorter. But she could see so many differences - his hair was lacking a few blonde streaks, his eyes were larger and more innocent looking, lacking that lustre Yami's possessed, and were a different colour. Yami's skin was a shade darker, his features more exotic. And Yami always wore the sexiest clothing imaginable.
She was vaguely aware of Yugi talking to her. "Yes," she guessed at the answer.
"What?"
"Oh, I mean no." Wrong answer, it would seem.
"Anzu, *what* is wrong with you tonight?"
"Nothing. I just... shouldn't be here."
"Why not?" Yugi sounded hurt, but Anzu was past caring.
"Because... it's just... Look, Yugi. You're one of my best friends, and I love you. But, I'm *in* love with someone else," Anzu admitted, as much to herself as to Yugi. She felt tears stinging her eyes again.
"What? And you're telling me this *now*, why?"
"I'm sorry, Yugi. I just thought maybe if I went out with you... maybe I could forget about Yami..."
"Yami?" Talk about adding insult to injury. "Look, Anzu, I don't know why you came here, but I think we'd better leave. Now. It's a crap movie, anyway." They rose without a word, and left, stepping out into the cool night air. Anzu felt tears rolling down her cheeks. She wondered if Yugi would ever forgive her.
"You don't have to walk me home, Yugi.," she sniffled, when she finally realised they'd walked past the game shop.
"Don't be stupid. As if I'd let you walk home by yourself at 9:00 at night."
"Oh, Yugi! I'm so sorry!" Anzu cried, turning to Yugi. Yugi, however, wouldn't look at her.
"You know, you could have been honest with me from the start."
Anzu snapped. No-one ever saw her side, they never noticed the sacrifices she made for them. "Fine, Yugi. Just because you're jealous, that I am in love with the spirit of your puzzle. I thought we could still be friends. And tell that fucking queer brother-thing of yours to go fuck his little Kuriboh. I don't want to see you or him ever again." She ran off into the night, leaving Yugi shaking; with cold, anger, humiliation, and hurt, and also rather shell shocked.
* * *
Yugi walked to school on his lonesome on Monday. He was in an unusually bad mood, something which Jou and Honda were quick to pick up on. "Hey, Yug, wassup?" Jou stopped his little friend before class. Yugi explained.
"So you and Anzu went on a date?" confirmed Jou. Yugi nodded.
"And she ditched you for Yami?" asked Honda. Another nod.
"And Yami's *gay*?" Jou sounded shocked. Yugi and Honda face faulted.
"I thought everyone knew after Mokuba's party?"
"And it's not like he hides it. He wears eye make-up to school everyday."
"Besides, he wouldn't be going out with Kaiba if he was straight."
This time, both Jou and Honda were shocked. "He's going out with Kaiba?"
"Kaiba's gay?"
Yugi rolled his eyes. But he did feel slightly better.
* * *
Bakura and Ryou listened interestedly. "Kaiba, and Yami?"
"We'll have to double date some time," smirked Ryou.
"Like Hell. You are *never* going to get me out on a double date. Ever. Unless you enjoy being poked with large, pointy, gold objects." Bakura gestured to his ring.
Ryou grinned, then sighed. "I hate computing studies. C'mon, we're leaving."
"You want to skip a class. You?"
"I'll make it worth your while..."
"Hmmm. I like the tone of your voice. A lot." The two scurried off to find somewhere a little more private.
* * *
Those two are becoming more and more one-dimensional. I'll have to revive their characters. Oh well. On to the next chapter...
I'm going to try to answer some questions, just quickly. Yes, there will be both a Seto/Yami and a Ryou/Bakura lemon, but the Seto/Yami one will be first. No hurt feelings about brain damage at all, I get asked that all the time... ^_^''' And Goth-Ankh, shhh! Don't tell the nice people what I'm really like! Hehee... Ahem. The magazines don't know they're gay, so it's not mentioned. Maybe they'll find out? We'll see... And, as you'll see when you read these two chapters, I don't agree with Yugi/Anzu pairings at all. Last, thankyou all!
Disclaimer: I own nothing. In two days I'll own a PS2, a Duellists of the Roses game, and a Return of the King game. My brother will own an electric guitar. The Yin and Yang of Christmas.
Chapter 13: Guilty
* * *
Anzu felt very guilty as she and Yugi walked to the cinema. She also felt very put out that Yugi didn't have an alternate mode of transport, like Kaiba and his motorbike. Or limousine. Or helicopter. Not that Yugi was tall enough to drive, a sarky little voice in her head said.
Which made her feel guilty again. She shouldn't be using her friend like this.
But that's what friend's were for, right? Helping out when you felt bad? She had done it enough times for Yugi. But she couldn't lie to herself, not even in her head. She was being so dishonest to Yugi.
"So, what movie do you wanna see?" asked her companion.
"Huh?"
"Are you okay, Anzu?" Yugi's voice was full of concern, his big, innocent eyes facing up toward her. "You've been quiet all night. We don't have to go tonight."
"No. It's okay. I'm fine. What movie are we seeing?" Did I mention, thought Anzu, how guilty I feel right about now?"
* * *
Bakura lay in his horribly small bed, listening to Ryou scrabble around. For a moment, there was silence, then;
"*Bollocks!* Bakura, what have you done to my diary?"
Bakura grinned into his pillow, pretending to be asleep.
* * *
Halfway through the movie, Anzu no longer felt guilty. She was feeling thoroughly pissed off. The movie was crap, the couple in front of them needed to get a room, she had eaten too much popcorn and was now very thirsty, their raspberry slushie was gone and she had chewed the straw beyond recognition as a straw. But what she was most annoyed at, was herself. Yeah, this was *really* going to help her feel better...
She stole a peek at Yugi. To an outside observer, he looked just like Yami, maybe a bit shorter. But she could see so many differences - his hair was lacking a few blonde streaks, his eyes were larger and more innocent looking, lacking that lustre Yami's possessed, and were a different colour. Yami's skin was a shade darker, his features more exotic. And Yami always wore the sexiest clothing imaginable.
She was vaguely aware of Yugi talking to her. "Yes," she guessed at the answer.
"What?"
"Oh, I mean no." Wrong answer, it would seem.
"Anzu, *what* is wrong with you tonight?"
"Nothing. I just... shouldn't be here."
"Why not?" Yugi sounded hurt, but Anzu was past caring.
"Because... it's just... Look, Yugi. You're one of my best friends, and I love you. But, I'm *in* love with someone else," Anzu admitted, as much to herself as to Yugi. She felt tears stinging her eyes again.
"What? And you're telling me this *now*, why?"
"I'm sorry, Yugi. I just thought maybe if I went out with you... maybe I could forget about Yami..."
"Yami?" Talk about adding insult to injury. "Look, Anzu, I don't know why you came here, but I think we'd better leave. Now. It's a crap movie, anyway." They rose without a word, and left, stepping out into the cool night air. Anzu felt tears rolling down her cheeks. She wondered if Yugi would ever forgive her.
"You don't have to walk me home, Yugi.," she sniffled, when she finally realised they'd walked past the game shop.
"Don't be stupid. As if I'd let you walk home by yourself at 9:00 at night."
"Oh, Yugi! I'm so sorry!" Anzu cried, turning to Yugi. Yugi, however, wouldn't look at her.
"You know, you could have been honest with me from the start."
Anzu snapped. No-one ever saw her side, they never noticed the sacrifices she made for them. "Fine, Yugi. Just because you're jealous, that I am in love with the spirit of your puzzle. I thought we could still be friends. And tell that fucking queer brother-thing of yours to go fuck his little Kuriboh. I don't want to see you or him ever again." She ran off into the night, leaving Yugi shaking; with cold, anger, humiliation, and hurt, and also rather shell shocked.
* * *
Yugi walked to school on his lonesome on Monday. He was in an unusually bad mood, something which Jou and Honda were quick to pick up on. "Hey, Yug, wassup?" Jou stopped his little friend before class. Yugi explained.
"So you and Anzu went on a date?" confirmed Jou. Yugi nodded.
"And she ditched you for Yami?" asked Honda. Another nod.
"And Yami's *gay*?" Jou sounded shocked. Yugi and Honda face faulted.
"I thought everyone knew after Mokuba's party?"
"And it's not like he hides it. He wears eye make-up to school everyday."
"Besides, he wouldn't be going out with Kaiba if he was straight."
This time, both Jou and Honda were shocked. "He's going out with Kaiba?"
"Kaiba's gay?"
Yugi rolled his eyes. But he did feel slightly better.
* * *
Bakura and Ryou listened interestedly. "Kaiba, and Yami?"
"We'll have to double date some time," smirked Ryou.
"Like Hell. You are *never* going to get me out on a double date. Ever. Unless you enjoy being poked with large, pointy, gold objects." Bakura gestured to his ring.
Ryou grinned, then sighed. "I hate computing studies. C'mon, we're leaving."
"You want to skip a class. You?"
"I'll make it worth your while..."
"Hmmm. I like the tone of your voice. A lot." The two scurried off to find somewhere a little more private.
* * *
Those two are becoming more and more one-dimensional. I'll have to revive their characters. Oh well. On to the next chapter...