Dream with me

Chapter 5:

Bakura was grateful that his co-anchor, Kara was back that day. It made it a lot easier on him because she was more experienced. Bakura sat to the right of her; sometimes her wondered how she ever got the job as an anchor. She was one of the meanest people he'd ever met.

"In other news," Kara shifted in her seat, "On a Georgia plantation, farmer Joe Brown grew the world's largest onion. It's a whopping fifteen feet in height, and ten feet in width. He had to have the entire county help him dig it out of the ground."

"Must be a slow news day..." Bakura muttered.

Kara shot him a dirty look, "Do YOU have any news for us Mr. Bakura?"

He looked up at her, "No, I don't."

"Then why don't you stop mumbling, and do what you're supposed to."

"Don't tell me what to do! You're not my boss!"

"No, but I can just as well get you fired!"

Bakura sat up and turned towards the camera, "It turns out I do have some news for everyone. Kara Murray is a no good bitch, who masturbates during our commercials." He turned to her, "How's that for news?"

"Wh-why you little..."

Randy was watching with Marik in the green room, "What the hell is going on up there!?"

"I don't know," Marik said, "But what ever it is, I'm loving it! Pass the popcorn."

"They aren't reading the screen!"

"So? This is great! It's like gladiators on ice! Only, without the ice."

Bakura and Kara were still going at it. They were ready to duke it out, right there behind the desk.

Kara was standing up, "You little fag! I can't believe you have the audacity to contradict me that way!"

"And another thing, why do you pretend to be smart all the time!? You don't even know what half those words mean. Yet, you say them all the time!"

"I know a hell of a lot more words than you do!"

"Whatever."

"Don't you 'whatever' me! I'll sue you for this indignity!"

"Sue this." And he mooned her right there on T.V.

"Right on, Bakura!" Marik shouted from the greenroom.

Randy made the camera men cut to a commercial right away. He ran upstairs and saw Kara sprinting into the ladies bathroom, and Bakura buckling his pants.

"Bakura! What did you think you were doing?!"

"Did you see how mean she was? She disserved what she got."

"Oh... Bakura, this is supposed to be a family oriented network. Do you realize how many people are watching this right now? Millions! And do you realize how many people just saw your naked rump?! Billions!"

"How can billions see it, if only millions are watching?"

"Not the point. Kid, you've done damage that can't be undone!"

"Does that mean I get a raise?"

Before Randy could say anything, Marik came rushing out of the elevator, "Bakura! Bakura, that was awesome!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! I was just in the phone room and they were ringing off the hook!"

Randy sighed, "Oh no. Complaints..."

"No way, they were all good phone calls! Everyone loved it. They say they haven't seen a publicity stunt this wild since Woodstock!"

"Really?" Bakura and Randy's voices came together, both equally surprised.

"Yeah. Bakura, you're a local celebrity. I wouldn't be surprised if people came to our door asking you to sign their butts."

"... That's nasty."

"Bakura, I got an idea." Randy said, putting his arm around Bakura's neck. "How about we forget the screens and the cue cards. We'll wing it, totally. Just like you did today. We can get Kara-"

"Randy, I quit!" Kara came running out of the bathroom, "You could not pay me enough to work beside that barbarian!" and she stormed out the door.

Randy turned back to Bakura, "Okay, forget Kara. This is what I've been thinking... we get someone new. Someone with pizzazz! You know anyone like that?"

"I don't know what that is... but whatever you're looking for, Marik probably has it."

Marik looked from Bakura to Randy, "Me?"

"Yeah, Marik. You'd make a pretty good anchor. Not as good as me of course..."

"Ha ha." Marik said sarcastically, "I guess I could."

"Great! You're just what we need." Randy put his other arm around Marik's neck, "From now on, it's Bakura and Marik. Oh boys, you're going to make me rich!"

At around nine at night, Bakura and Marik came home. Marik hadn't started that day, so Bakura had to do the evening shift alone. Randy said they would start together the next day. He even gave Marik his own suit, which was identical to Bakura's.

"That was so much fun." Marik said following Bakura up the stairs to the apartment, "I can't wait till tomorrow."

"Do you think Malik will be happy with you working there?"

"I don't know why he wouldn't be. But sometimes he gets annoyed when I don't talk things over with him. Even though he doesn't like to show it."

"Same with Ryou. Hikari's... can't live with 'em. Can't live without 'em."

When they got into the apartment through the front door, they saw Ryou and Malik sitting on the couch.

"Hey guys." Marik said.

"Hi Marik. Guess what we saw today?" Malik said, walking toward his yami.

"What?"

"Bakura's butt! That's what!" Ryou glared at both Marik and Bakura, "Bakura, I saw that whole fiasco on the news today. And countless others have been calling here all day asking for an encore!"

Bakura couldn't keep the smile off his face, "What can I say? I love to share me with the world."

"And you certainly did share yourself. Randy loved it, and even gave ma a job as an anchor once Kara quit. I start tomorrow. Isn't that cool? Me and Bakura will be working together."

"Oh. Y-you will?" Malik asked, frowning.

"Well, I'm very happy for you Marik." Ryou said, "But Bakura! Really, did you have to do that? On national T.V..."

"It was a spur of the moment type of thing. I won't do it again."

Marik looked at him, "But Randy may want you to do it again."

"It WAS refreshing."

"Ugh! You two are impossible!" Ryou stomped into his foot and went into the kitchen.

"I can't believe he's being such a baby about this." Bakura sighed, "Oh well, I know how to get him to stop being mad." He gave a slick smile and sauntered into the kitchen.

Marik sat on the couch next to Malik, "Why did you sound so upset when I told you about my new job?"

"I wasn't upset."

"Yes, you were. Don't lie."

"Well... now that you'll be working..." he turned away. "I won't be able to see you as often as before."

Marik thought for a second, "I only do mornings and nights. I'll come home for a while in between. About nine hours."

"Really?"

"Yup."

"Then how come Bakura didn't come home today?"

"His first day, he had a lot to learn. But since Bakura lives here, I can learn straight from him and I won't have to stay all day tomorrow."

"Cool!" Malik jumped into his yami's lap and hugged him tightly.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen Bakura had Ryou right where he wanted him. Much like everyone else, Ryou was completely defenseless when Bakura used his good looks in combination with his erotic body language to get what he wants.

"But Bakura, I think-"

Bakura silenced his hikari with a kiss, "Are you going to be mad at me for a long time?"

"No..." Ryou sighed dreamily, "I never was mad...just... I don't know."

He kissed him again, this time a little longer. When he opened his eyes again, Ryou was in a complete trance.

Bakura laughed to himself, 'He's so predictable.'