Sweetest of all
Chapter 2:
The next day Malik and Marik went over to Bakura's house at about noon. Ryou was out with his parents visiting his sick granny. So, they had the house to themselves.
They were on the couch in the living room and Malik was explaining things to Bakura and his yami who was just as lost.
"Okay, I'll go over it one more time." Malik sighed, "You have to make it special. Something he'll never forget."
Marik raised an eyebrow, "All he's doing is asking a question."
"Yes, but it's a very important question."
"Do I have to get down on one knee?"
Malik nodded. "I think it's optional but it couldn't hurt."
"I don't even know what to say..."
Marik hopped off the couch, "Easy. Marry me, or I'll be mad!"
"That's what I say?"
"No! Of course not! Marik, you're confusing him!"
"Okay then, Einstein. What does he say?"
"Well, It's supposed to be something like this." Malik bent down on one knee and took Bakura's hand in his, "Will you marry me?"
"Oh..." Bakura took his hand back.
"But that's not interesting!" Marik whined.
"Oh? And what do you think he should do, kidnap Ryou and force him to a lope?"
"That's good."
"What?!"
Bakura was now extremely confused, "I don't get it."
"See? I told you that you were confusing him. Bakura, you need to make your proposal very romantic. Something you think Ryou would like. The ring has to be absolutely fabulous as well."
"Ring?"
"Oh yeah," Marik spoke up. "Bakura doesn't know about the ring part either."
Malik sighed, "The engagement ring is supposed to be a symbol of your love for Ryou. It's jewelry, and it's usually supposed to be gold with lots of diamonds... but since Ryou is a boy maybe we should only get one with only one diamond."
"Oh. And I give this ring to Ryou when I'm proposing to him?"
"Now you're catching on!" Malik got up and went to the door.
"Where are you going Malik?" Marik asked.
He opened the door, "Come on. We have to get a ring."
"Oh."
They drove to the local Domino jewelry store and went inside, To Bakura's surprise they were the only ones in there.
"Why is no one else here?"
Malik shrugged. "It's winter. No one really gets married in winter. It's usually a spring thing. But it's good that you're doing it now, because you've got no competition for a good ring."
"Oh."
Marik went up to a case and looked closely at it. "Hey... Bakura, look at this one."
Bakura took a look and made a face, "That looks funny."
"What? No it doesn't."
"Besides it's not Ryou's type."
"What do you mean?"
"It looks nasty. Like... like a..."
"Manly part."
"Right. I don't think Ryou would like to walk around with that on his finger."
Malik motioned for them both to come over to his side of the room, when they did he pointed to a gold band with a diamond halfway sticking out. "Nice?"
"It's very nice..." Bakura imagined how it would look on his hikari's finger.
"So, are you gonna get it?" Marik interrupted his thoughts.
"Um, yeah." He looked at the price tag. "Okay."
Soon they paid for it and went back to Bakura and Ryou's house. They went up to their bedroom and Bakura put it in his pocket.
"Just think, Bakura." Malik said. "Soon, you won't have to live with Ryou's parents anymore."
"And boy an I thrilled, they're so nosy. It was pulling teeth to make them give us our own bedroom."
"So, do you know when you're going to ask him?" Marik asked.
"No, but I think it should be soon. I'm still nervous though."
"Aw, don't worry about it. Worst-case scenario, he say's no."
"Marik!" Malik glared at him.
Bakura sighed and slid off the bed onto the floor, "Ugh."
"You should take him out of the house." Malik suggested. "Like a date. Then at the end of the night, you pop the question."
Bakura sighed again.
"I got an idea!" Marik stood up, "Why don't we practice. Yeah, you pretend I'm Ryou and propose. And while were doing this, Malik can stop you when you do something wrong. Sound good?"
"That's the best idea you've had all day. Go ahead Bakura."
Bakura hesitated then got up with Marik. He got on his knee and waited for Malik to say go. "Action." Malik sat back.
Bakura took Marik's hand and sighed, "Ryou... will you...um..."
"CUT!" Malik went to Bakura. "No shuddering, or 'um'. You have to be gentle yet firm. Let's go again."
Bakura tried again, "Ryou, will you marry me?"
Marik smiled, "Sure." Then he sat down. "But you know how Ryou is, he'll probably cry."
"Cry? Why? Will he not like it?"
"What he means to say it that, there tears of joy. Most people are so happy when someone proposes to them they lose control and cry. So don't be alarmed if you see tears. It's a good thing."
"Oh, good."
"You should ask tonight. That way everything we taught you will be fresh in your mind."
"Right," Marik added. "Take him someplace special."
"Like where?"
"I don't know. Don't you guys ever go somewhere special?"
"Does the bedroom count?"
"Bakura!" They both laughed.
He smiled, "You act like it's not the same for you two."
Marik and Malik gave each other wicked smiles. "Not the point."
Once they stopped laughing Marik remembered why they were laughing, "I mean like a restaurant, or a park or something."
"Oh, well. Ryou likes that Star Park we went to one time."
"Great, then that's where you propose."
"Make sure you do it where no one's around." Malik said.
"Why?"
"Because, it's supposed to be a private moment."
"Oh, I see."
"Well," Marik got up and headed to the door, "We have to go. Ryou should be home soon, and you have to ask him out."
"Good luck, Bakura. Call and tell us in the morning what happens."
"Okay, bye."
They walked out the door. And Bakura stayed in his room. 'Ra, I hope Ryou says yes. I love him so much.'
He walked over to the mirror and got on one knee. "Will you marry me?" He held out the ring then sighed, "Do you want to marry me?" he shook his head, "I want you to marry me." He put the ring back into his pocket.
In a minute he heard the door open and Ryou's voice. His ears perked up and he ran down the stairs. Accidentally running into his mom, "Oh, hello."
"Hello Bakura." She said flatly. "How are you?"
"Fine... Where's Ryou?"
"In the kitchen. Why?"
"I just wanted to know..." he walked into the kitchen. He saw Ryou sitting down at the table.
"Oh, hey Bakura."
Bakura smiled. 'Oh Ra... I hope I don't screw this up.'
Chapter 2:
The next day Malik and Marik went over to Bakura's house at about noon. Ryou was out with his parents visiting his sick granny. So, they had the house to themselves.
They were on the couch in the living room and Malik was explaining things to Bakura and his yami who was just as lost.
"Okay, I'll go over it one more time." Malik sighed, "You have to make it special. Something he'll never forget."
Marik raised an eyebrow, "All he's doing is asking a question."
"Yes, but it's a very important question."
"Do I have to get down on one knee?"
Malik nodded. "I think it's optional but it couldn't hurt."
"I don't even know what to say..."
Marik hopped off the couch, "Easy. Marry me, or I'll be mad!"
"That's what I say?"
"No! Of course not! Marik, you're confusing him!"
"Okay then, Einstein. What does he say?"
"Well, It's supposed to be something like this." Malik bent down on one knee and took Bakura's hand in his, "Will you marry me?"
"Oh..." Bakura took his hand back.
"But that's not interesting!" Marik whined.
"Oh? And what do you think he should do, kidnap Ryou and force him to a lope?"
"That's good."
"What?!"
Bakura was now extremely confused, "I don't get it."
"See? I told you that you were confusing him. Bakura, you need to make your proposal very romantic. Something you think Ryou would like. The ring has to be absolutely fabulous as well."
"Ring?"
"Oh yeah," Marik spoke up. "Bakura doesn't know about the ring part either."
Malik sighed, "The engagement ring is supposed to be a symbol of your love for Ryou. It's jewelry, and it's usually supposed to be gold with lots of diamonds... but since Ryou is a boy maybe we should only get one with only one diamond."
"Oh. And I give this ring to Ryou when I'm proposing to him?"
"Now you're catching on!" Malik got up and went to the door.
"Where are you going Malik?" Marik asked.
He opened the door, "Come on. We have to get a ring."
"Oh."
They drove to the local Domino jewelry store and went inside, To Bakura's surprise they were the only ones in there.
"Why is no one else here?"
Malik shrugged. "It's winter. No one really gets married in winter. It's usually a spring thing. But it's good that you're doing it now, because you've got no competition for a good ring."
"Oh."
Marik went up to a case and looked closely at it. "Hey... Bakura, look at this one."
Bakura took a look and made a face, "That looks funny."
"What? No it doesn't."
"Besides it's not Ryou's type."
"What do you mean?"
"It looks nasty. Like... like a..."
"Manly part."
"Right. I don't think Ryou would like to walk around with that on his finger."
Malik motioned for them both to come over to his side of the room, when they did he pointed to a gold band with a diamond halfway sticking out. "Nice?"
"It's very nice..." Bakura imagined how it would look on his hikari's finger.
"So, are you gonna get it?" Marik interrupted his thoughts.
"Um, yeah." He looked at the price tag. "Okay."
Soon they paid for it and went back to Bakura and Ryou's house. They went up to their bedroom and Bakura put it in his pocket.
"Just think, Bakura." Malik said. "Soon, you won't have to live with Ryou's parents anymore."
"And boy an I thrilled, they're so nosy. It was pulling teeth to make them give us our own bedroom."
"So, do you know when you're going to ask him?" Marik asked.
"No, but I think it should be soon. I'm still nervous though."
"Aw, don't worry about it. Worst-case scenario, he say's no."
"Marik!" Malik glared at him.
Bakura sighed and slid off the bed onto the floor, "Ugh."
"You should take him out of the house." Malik suggested. "Like a date. Then at the end of the night, you pop the question."
Bakura sighed again.
"I got an idea!" Marik stood up, "Why don't we practice. Yeah, you pretend I'm Ryou and propose. And while were doing this, Malik can stop you when you do something wrong. Sound good?"
"That's the best idea you've had all day. Go ahead Bakura."
Bakura hesitated then got up with Marik. He got on his knee and waited for Malik to say go. "Action." Malik sat back.
Bakura took Marik's hand and sighed, "Ryou... will you...um..."
"CUT!" Malik went to Bakura. "No shuddering, or 'um'. You have to be gentle yet firm. Let's go again."
Bakura tried again, "Ryou, will you marry me?"
Marik smiled, "Sure." Then he sat down. "But you know how Ryou is, he'll probably cry."
"Cry? Why? Will he not like it?"
"What he means to say it that, there tears of joy. Most people are so happy when someone proposes to them they lose control and cry. So don't be alarmed if you see tears. It's a good thing."
"Oh, good."
"You should ask tonight. That way everything we taught you will be fresh in your mind."
"Right," Marik added. "Take him someplace special."
"Like where?"
"I don't know. Don't you guys ever go somewhere special?"
"Does the bedroom count?"
"Bakura!" They both laughed.
He smiled, "You act like it's not the same for you two."
Marik and Malik gave each other wicked smiles. "Not the point."
Once they stopped laughing Marik remembered why they were laughing, "I mean like a restaurant, or a park or something."
"Oh, well. Ryou likes that Star Park we went to one time."
"Great, then that's where you propose."
"Make sure you do it where no one's around." Malik said.
"Why?"
"Because, it's supposed to be a private moment."
"Oh, I see."
"Well," Marik got up and headed to the door, "We have to go. Ryou should be home soon, and you have to ask him out."
"Good luck, Bakura. Call and tell us in the morning what happens."
"Okay, bye."
They walked out the door. And Bakura stayed in his room. 'Ra, I hope Ryou says yes. I love him so much.'
He walked over to the mirror and got on one knee. "Will you marry me?" He held out the ring then sighed, "Do you want to marry me?" he shook his head, "I want you to marry me." He put the ring back into his pocket.
In a minute he heard the door open and Ryou's voice. His ears perked up and he ran down the stairs. Accidentally running into his mom, "Oh, hello."
"Hello Bakura." She said flatly. "How are you?"
"Fine... Where's Ryou?"
"In the kitchen. Why?"
"I just wanted to know..." he walked into the kitchen. He saw Ryou sitting down at the table.
"Oh, hey Bakura."
Bakura smiled. 'Oh Ra... I hope I don't screw this up.'