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I didn't have another uniform yet so I was stuck with the pink and blue monstrosity again. My day started out on the wrong foot when I walked into a wall while going to the washroom, then falling on my ass as I walked down the stairs to the kitchen. Finally I got into the car with my uncle to go to school. I mentioned my plans for the night but he wasn't paying attention since the phone interrupted me half way through, so I thought he would eventually figure it out.
I walked into the school yard and instantly saw Yugi and his friends. They were grouped together behind Joey who seemed to be arguing with someone. Ryou looked around and gave a weak smile when he spotted me.
"Hello Ryou, what's happening with Joey and that other guy?" I smiled sweetly while looking at the scene.
He gave a sigh. "Joey is being accused that he's gay by that guy and that the boy saw him kissing another boy."
"Well that's interesting first thing in the morning." I looked over to Joey who had his fist raised in the air. "What are people saying about him?"
"They're starting to believe that he is gay, that's what I'm hearing anyway." Ryou said quietly.
"I might as well help him since no one is doing anything and he's on the verge of killing that boy." I sighed and walked over to Joey.
"Joey!" I jumped on his back and cheered in a happy voice. "Thank you for that wonderful date last night." "Play along." I whispered in his ear so only he could hear.
"No problem Ash." Joey was getting the hint.
I whirled around to his front. "I never properly thanked you."
I looked into Joey's eyes; they looked confused and a bit satisfied with what I was doing.
"Well let me thank you personally." I breathed then I kissed him on the lips giving a bit of tongue to make it look meaningful. After a couple seconds I stopped and backed away a few steps. Joey looked dazed by the kiss.
"Hey Joey man, sorry I had no idea you two were going out together." The boy apologized and backed away.
"You two are going out?" Tristan asked in shock and confusion.
I started laughing. "You should see all your faces when I kissed Joey. No we're not going out I just got him out of the trouble because of something did to Joey yesterday."
Throughout the rest of the day I was bugged by the girls about Joey. Finally the bell for school to end rung while some girl asked if Joey was a good kisser. I was relieved when I got outside the gates and girls stopped asking stupid questions about Joey.
"Hey Ash." Joey called me over. "Thank you for getting me out of that."
"No problem Joey. I was wondering if you're not gay, what are you." I lowered my voice.
"I'm bi." Joey was about to say something else but the gang came along.
"Ash you want to come to the game shop with us?" Yugi asked.
"No thank you, my date is picking me up." I heard the sound of a motorcycle.
"A date? Do we know him?" Tristan asked the questions quickly.
"Yeah a date and I don't think you know him." I smiled while walking away.
"Ash are you ready?" Malik's voice called from behind me.
"I'll see you people later." I waved and walked to Malik.
"Are those your friends?" Malik asked me as he passed me a helmet.
"Yeah, that's them now lets go." I hopped on the motorcycle behind Malik.
"Hold on tight." He told me as he sped off into the streets.
We zoomed by cars, buildings, and people. I held on to Malik gently but firm so I wouldn't fly off the motorcycle. We headed to the east side of town where the houses aren't so big and magnificent. We eventually stopped at a blue and white house that looked like it had about two floors.
"Here we are." Malik said with relief in his voice.
I slid off the bike and took off the helmet slowly. Malik put the kickstand up and fumbled with the key in the lock. He walked in, I automatically followed him. The house was bigger then it looked on the inside.
"Welcome to mine and Isis home. Hope you don't mind I decided to cook instead of going out." Malik took off his leather jacket.
"No it's fine, I'm just amazed by this house for some reason." I came out of a semi-daze.
"Come on in I won't bite, make yourself at home. I'm just going to start dinner for us." Malik led me to the living room.
I sat on the coach like I was a scared child in a strange place. I was starting to regret leave Ra at home. I had put Ra back in his card in the morning before school just so he wouldn't bug me about Malik.
"Are you alright? You seem pretty quiet." Malik's voice floated in from the kitchen.
"I'm fine I just don't know what to do really." I said like an idiot.
"Just wait a little longer, it's almost ready." He told me.
I decided to walk around the living room since I was getting bored. On a pine shelf I saw tons of movies so I decided to look at them. I picked one up, it was labelled Star Gazers but I nearly dropped it when I saw it was a porn movie. I placed it back on the shelf gently. Malik walked in once I turned around. His lavender eyes went wide and seemed a bit nerves when he saw me by the movies.
"Dinner's ready." His voice shook.
We walked into the kitchen, there was a candle lit dinner for the two of us. Everything looked like it did in the movies, (only in the romantic dinner scenes) but still everything looked perfect.
'Please don't let me say anything stupid to him.' I begged myself.
Malik pulled out a chair for me. "Come and sit down."
Once I sat down he tucked in the chair. The food smelled incredible and looked the same way. Malik sat down and started eating. I ate without making a fool of myself (so far).
"So what do you think of my cooking?" asked Malik in wonder.
"It's absolutely incredible." I said what I thought. "Where did you learn to cook like this?"
"I picked it up while I lived in Egypt." He smiled remembering the good old days. "Have you ever been to Egypt?"
"No but I know everything about it, that's why I work with museums around the world when they want an Egyptian exhibit." I sighed for a moment when I remembered something from the past.
"What's wrong?" Malik asked obviously hearing the sigh.
"Nothing just trying not to remember something from my past." I looked at him.
"Hmmm, I thought we could get to know more about each other on this date." Malik shrugged and went back to eating.
'Yeah me too Malik, me too.' I started eating again.
Once we were done eating we went to the living to watch a movie.
'Please don't let it be one of the many porn movies he has.' I started getting nervous.
Malik put a movie in the VCR, after a while I saw that it was one of those romance movies that you can sit through without falling asleep. The movie had tons of kissing and bedroom scenes. I started to get uncomfortable watching the movie (especially with a guy). I looked at Malik, he sat there beside me like those scenes didn't matter (but what would you expect from a guy watches porn). Malik turned his head, I quickly turned mine back to the television. I could feel his eyes on me, my body tensed up so I sat with a straight back.
"Ash." Malik voice cut though my head.
I turned to look at him. "Yeah." I tried not to sound so tense.
"Why are you so tense?" he asked the question I didn't want to answer.
'Ok don't say anything stupid if you are going to answer him. Don't tell him you can't stand the movie or being with him when watching the movie.'
"Ash, are you going to answer the question?" he looked at me more intensely.
"The reason I'm so tense is," I started and I had a great lie in my head, "because I'm watching a movie with tons of kissing and bedroom scenes with a guy, I'm just very uncomfortable." I clasp my hand over my mouth.
'Where the hell did that come from?' I stood up quickly and ran to the door to slip on my shoes.
"Ash wait, don't leave." Malik's voice came running towards me.
Malik grabbed my shoulders gently just to stop me from leaving. I turned my head so I didn't have to look at his face. I was totally embarrassed by what I said to him. He took a hand off one of my shoulders and placed it on my chin. Gently turned my face towards his, our eyes met and it was like we saw each others soul at that moment. He started leaning into me. Then the doorbell rang. I backed away two steps from Malik. He sighed and answered the door.
"Malik!" a girl in a mini skirt and a tube top shouted in utter joy.
Malik's face went sheet white at the sight of her at the door. "What are you doing here?"
"You silly don't you remember calling me last night for some fun but I couldn't so I said I would make it up to you." She was crawling all over Malik.
"I never called you so go home." Malik said firmly after a glance at me.
The girl looked like she was going to explode. "Malik Ishtar you are not going to throw me out like you did the other day! No one says no to Melina Madison and gets away with it!"
Malik looked at me for a moment. The girl named Melina followed Malik's gaze towards me. An evil smirk curled up on her face.
"Oh hello there." She said polite enough.
"Don't listen to her Ash whatever she says. She only wants to get back at me through you." Malik said in a hard voice that seemed somewhat frightened.
"I don't want to get back at you Malik." She slid her hands in his back pockets. "I only want to tell her the truth about us."
I stood still looking at Malik, who seemed almost enjoying Melina, who was rubbing against him.
She turned her head to look at me. "Didn't you know that Malik had a partner?"
I just stood there listening to her words. 'Partner what is she talking about?' I thought.
"Malik and I have well you know been fucking each other almost every day for the past year." An almost sympathetic look came upon her face. "What Malik never told you?"
I went into utter horror. 'WHAT?! Malik was fucking a girl almost every day and yet he tries to kiss me.' I thought to myself in rage.
"Ash don't listen to her she's making it up." Malik pleaded to me.
"Malik Ishtar how dare you." Melina pushed him back two steps.
Malik fell on to a small bench that was by the entrance. Melina jumped on top of Malik and they started making out.
The door slammed behind me when I arrived home about an hour and an half later from hearing what Melina had said. I was partly glad to know the truth but also heart broken for some reason. I walked up to my room before anyone came to greet me.
"Ra, do me a favour." I called into the darkness.
A blinding light filled the room and disappeared. "What is it?" Ra's voice came.
I flopped on my bed. "Kill Malik for me."
"What happened little one?" asked Ra.
I could feel his warm breath on my neck. "Oh, what usually happens to me on dates. Someone from their privet life comes in and ruins everything not that my mouth didn't do that already." I sighed remembering what I said to Malik.
"Well its best if you stay away from the Ishtar family, I have a bad feeling about them." Ra growled.
"What about my new friends? What do you think about them?" I sat up on the bed looking at Ra.
"They're nice people to be around but there's something about that Yugi Mutou that reminds my about the Pharaoh. He certainly looks enough like him." Ra told me.
"Ra the Pharaoh was a bit taller then Yugi and more serious about games and puzzles. You knew what he was like when he was alive. The Pharaoh was unbeatable until..." I fell silent partway through the sentence, not wanting to finish it.
"I know little one I know. Just do me a favour and keep an eye on Yugi if you see him playing games and doing puzzles." Ra asked something of me finally.
I nodded and went to sleep.