DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fanfiction produced for entertainment purposes only. Yu-Gi-Oh! and all related characters are the creations of Kazuki Takahashi.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Some suggestive dialogue. Please note that the ending explains what was happening in the last chapter as well as in this one.
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Part 18: Yugi and Ryou
By Shadow's Mirror
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"I wonder where our yamis are? I need to get home. Téa said she needs to talk to me urgently and I promised her I'd be home by five so she could come over." Yugi looked anxiously around the mall.
"I think they might be over there, Yugi. Where the screaming is coming from." Ryou pointed.
"Well, that's either our yamis or a sale." Both boys sighed and hurried to the shop in question. There was a small group of women standing out the front of it, along with a man who looked like he might be the store's manager and four men in light blue uniforms.
"Oh dear. Those security guards don't look very happy." Ryou knew that wasn't a good sign.
"Neither do those women." Yugi knew that wasn't a good sign either. Not with yamis on the loose.
"The screaming's stopped now. Maybe it was a sale after all." Ryou looked hopeful.
"… and then the taller blonde boy asked me where 'his light's rod' was! Honestly! Such behaviour!" One of the women's voices rose in distress, becoming audible to the boys. They winced.
"We'd better find them. Before those guards do." Ryou had just finished speaking when his Ring began to glow and the pointers shifted towards the side of the shop that faced the mall's food court area.
"How do you do that?" Yugi blinked at the Ring in surprise.
"I have no idea. But it usually leads me to Bakura. Come on!" Ryou hurried around the side of the shop with Yugi right behind him. The first thing they saw was Yami, Bakura, Marik and Malik standing beside one of those instant photo booths where you put in your money and it takes photos of you.
"Yugi!" Yami waved and smiled slightly.
"Ryou!" Bakura didn't wave, but he did look a little less tense.
"There you are, Yami! We have to go home now. Téa's going to be coming over this afternoon." Yugi ran up to the taller boy and grinned up at him. Yami nodded.
"Ah. Very well. I just… need a quick word with Bakura." He glanced at the other yami with what could only be described as a warning look. Bakura frowned and gave a sharp nod. They went out of hearing range to talk. Whatever their discussion was about, it seemed rather intense.
"Well… that's odd…" Yugi blinked as he watched them.
"Yes. Usually they try to avoid talking to each other," Ryou agreed, also confused.
"It probably has something to do with what they were doing in the photo booth." Malik reached into the booth and pulled out a roll of photos, which he handed to Yugi. "Marik and I were going to get some pictures. I put in the money but then we got distracted. Then there were all these guards chasing us so we ducked into the shop and Yami and Bakura hid in the booth. I guess they pressed the camera button by accident." Malik shrugged innocently, but there was a very wicked gleam in his eyes.
"By accident?" Bakura glanced at the photos over Yugi's shoulder. His eyes went wide. "Oh. I see what you mean. Oh my." He stared at the photos in shock. Yugi blinked and looked too.
"Gee, I never knew Yami could be so… flexible." He was just as stunned by the photos as Ryou.
"Bakura seems to be enjoying himself," Ryou quietly pointed out.
"I'm surprised Yami let him touch it," Yugi commented with the faintest hint of a smile.
"I'm surprised that Yami got it back again afterwards." Ryou smiled wryly as Yugi giggled.
"Um… Ryou… what's that in Bakura's pants?" Yugi's smile faded into a look of confusion as he stared more closely at one of the photos. Ryou blinked and studied the photo in question for a moment.
"It looks like Malik's Rod." They both sighed in relief. Then they blinked as it sank in. "Oh dear."
"Yami doesn't look happy about it." Yugi looked over at Malik and Marik and nudged Ryou, silently pointing out the fact that Malik was obviously back in possession of his Rod, since he was currently waving it around as he spoke with Marik. Relieved, they returned their attention to the photos. Yugi was bothered by something.
"Um… do you think we should be jealous?" He glanced shyly up at Ryou, not entirely certain how the other boy would take the question.
"No. But I think we should take care not to put them together in any enclosed space ever again." Ryou smiled slightly, understanding perfectly. Yugi nodded in relief, then looked very thoughtful.
"So… what should we do with these photos? You know our yamis will try to keep this a secret." He and Ryou shared a look of understanding. They knew their yamis too well to expect otherwise.
"Yes. They'd be far too embarrassed to say anything." Ryou considered the problem for a moment. "I think we should keep these in a safe place, for future reference," he added with a wry grin.
"You're right. We might need them some day." Yugi grinned back at Ryou. There was nothing like the threat of showing an incriminating series of photos to friends, or Seto Kaiba, to punish naughty yamis.
"If only to remind them why they shouldn't both rush into an enclosed space at the same time." Ryou chuckled softly and winked at Yugi. "Besides, it isn't every day that you get to see photos of two yamis trying to get their Millennium Ring and Puzzle untangled!"
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