Disclaimer (oh yeah, I'm fancy now!): Hi-ho the dairy-oh I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or Ranma ½!

Author Notes: Woohoo!!! I feel warm and fuzzy like mashed potatoes!!! So many kind reviews… I can't take it!!! HORRAY!!! Wow, did I really take that long to update? I'm such an evil person!! Forgive me, readers!! Okay, now for review responses.

Review Responses: I love this fancyness.

Cattypatra- Yes, this is what I get for writing fan fiction so late at night. This chappie will be better, I promise! I hope… Dude, I'm glad you likey my writing style, cuz I don't! I wish it was fluffier, but oh well!

P-chan- I dun wanna die!!! Life ish gewd, please no killing! Even though I too like a month to update this so technically I should be dead ten times over… Lurv ya too!

AmethystDragonflame- Yay, I made a Joey/Malik fan out of someone! I've never read a Ryou/Malik fanfic, I'll have to read one. Do you recommend any? I love the thought of Malik trashing the place, too! And yes, exclamation points are fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whee!

Bitterchoco20- Next chappie? Here it is! You are so right, this is really different. WE NEED MORE MALIK/JOU FANS!!!

Kira-Kura- You really mean it? My fic is adorable?! GOD HAS BLESSED THIS SOUL WITH TALENT! Sorry, blame my Chinese Zodiac sign! We snakes are very vain. That might also explain why I took so long to update… we're also known for being procrastinators!

Santourion2- Ah, the most loyal of all my reviewers. I love you so much, your reviews make me feel extra fuzzy! WO AI NI!!! Will you marry me? Hands Santourion a chibi Malik plushie Kawaii, no? (Okay, maybe I can't really give you one but it's the thought that counts, right?)

Wolf- YES!!! Malik/Jou NEEDS more fans desperately! I'll make fans out of the rest of the fanfiction world yet, just you wait!

Once again, sorry for taking so long to update, peoples! Guess I got kinda side-tracked. Life got in the way, sorry! Hands everyone a chibi Joey plushie Leave a fuzzy review and got a Malik one! Then you can make them make out!!! (Like I said to Santourion, I can't really give you people one but it's the thought that counts!) Now I shall bless you all with my wonderful writing talent! (Blame the Chinese Zodiac sign! If I weren't a snake I wouldn't be this vain or this much of a procrastinator!)

Chapter four: (C'mon, you gotta dig the fancy!) How 'bout Take Out?

Joey's POV: (I've grown attached to it!)

I woke to the smell of burned noodles tickling my nose. My eyes popped open in shock to the sight of Malik's confused expression across his puzzled features. "Joey?", he called his voice full of confusion as he called my name. "Why is there fire coming from the thing with four circles on it?

"You mean the stove?" I sat straight up in alarm. "It's on fire?!"

Malik smiled as if he had finally bursted through the greatest hurdle in his life. "I knew it wasn't supposed to do that! See, Joey? I'm learning!" His lips curled into a 'oh yeah, look at me now!' smile. A smile played on my own lips as he beamed in his happiness.

Then the fire alarm went off. "Shut up!" I said to the ceiling. You'd think the thing would have little patients! Can't it see I'm in the middle of admiring my naive Egyptian boy?

Oh wait, my house is on fire, isn't it? I sprang to my feet and sprinted to find my kitchen covered in thick smog. I covered my nose and mouth with my blue school uniform as I entered the disaster site.

Smoke had completely taken over my vision; nothing but shades of gray and black were visible to me. At least it was until a bright orange flame peaked through the black and gray.

Slowly I stumbled closer to it until I could barely make out the faint outline of my stove. I fumbled around until I found the dial that would put an end to this and turn the gas off.

I turned quickly to the sink to find my cereal bowl left unclean and piled among many other dishes. I guess bad habits can be a good thing! I quickly turned on the faucet with my one free hand and watched as it slowly filled the bowl. "Hurry up!" I screamed at the water, seemingly pouring drop by drop.

Finally the bowl was filled; I snatched it from the faucet and poured the water over the flame. I repeated this action again and extinguished the flame.

A sigh of relief escaped my lips as I strolled back to my living room to find Malik still looking a little confused. "I'm sorry Joey…" His expression shifted from confused to depressed. "I just wanted to cook you some ramen… I thought it'd be the least I could do for all you've done for me…" The distraught boy peered up at my through his pained amethyst orbs. "I can't believe I screwed up again… why can't I do anything right? Is this why my darker half hates me so much?"

"No!!!" The boy's eyes immediately met mine in shock and confusion of the sound of my voice. "Don't worry so much." I gave him a reassuring smile. "How 'bout this; we'll go out for dinner."

Malik's eyes lit up in excitement. "I know this one!" His eyes sparkled like two new stars in the midnight sky. "Like a date, right?"

Heat raised to my cheeks. A date? With another guy? Malik is adorable, but… "If that's the way you'd like to think of it, sure." Why don't my brain and my mouth cooperate with each other?

"Yay, my first date ever!!" Malik tugged at the sleeve of my white T-shirt. "C'mon, let's go!"

"Okay, okay!" I threw my school shirt onto the couch as I followed Malik's lead out the door, through the building, and down the street.

I followed his gaze as he gawked at the huge buildings and cement sidewalk along the way to a little Chinese restaurant I was leading him to. "Wow…" he said, his voice more sorrowful than I would have imagined. "There's so much concrete here…"

I nodded. We humans haven't left much for nature. "Sad, isn't it?" My tone was now just as solemn as his. "What people have done to this world when it's not rightfully theirs in the first place…"

The puzzled Malik expression I've come to love returned as he asked, "What do you mean?"

"You know, the whole religion thing", I explained. "Shouldn't the land belong to whatever God a person worships? I just don't really think it's right to do this to something that used to be so beautiful…"

"Isn't there more than one God?" Malik asked, used to his family's long polytheism belief.

"Dunno. Depends on your faith, I guess." That's the only real answer there is, isn't it?

"Guess so…" Malik's voice trailed off into deep thought.

While we were lost in conversation we had already come to the Cat Café, the best Chinese restaurant in all of Japan! The over-crowded tables inside had made this slightly obvious. "What do we do now?"

I pulled up a chair to one of the outside tables. "There's always room at the Cat Café."

Malik pulled up a chair to my table as well. "Hope we won't have to wait to long…"

A Chinese waitress with long bluish-purple hair came bouncing up to us. "Welcome to Cat Café!" she greeted, her accent heavily affecting her speech. "May I take order?"

Malik simply looked at her in confusion. Then he shrugged it off and smiled at the waitress. "Ramen, please!"

"What flavor?" The waitress asked.

"The good kind."

"What you talking?"

"Malik, do you want the kind that tastes like cows?" He nodded in response.

"Beef Ramen. And you?" She turned to me, her red eyes awaiting my response.

"Uh…" I glanced down at my menu, how could I choose one thing? It all looks so good!

"Here!" Malik randomly pointed to something on the menu. "Get that."

The waitress glanced over to where Malik had stuck his finger. "Sweet and Sour Chicken. Okay!" Before she turn around she muttered something that sounded like 'Never knew Cat Café was romantic date spot…'

End Note- Sorry people, I'm tired and I desperately needed to update. I stopped before I wanted but oh well. Review Please! Holds up chibi Malik plushie You know you want it!