Gandalf: Nope, we don't own Yu-gi-Oh, or the lyrics for "It's Alright to b e a Redneck" by Alan Jackson! Good song!
Greebo the Dragon: But read on anyways!
It was around 4:00 a.m. when Ryou awoke. 'Huh?' He thought as he woke up to find Bakura's arms wrapped around him, sleeping soundly with his mouth hanging open. Next to Bakura was Dess, who was using Nolbz's shoulder as a pillow, and was snoring quite loudly. Ryou smiled at the sight of the three young males, it was all too cute for him.
He had a bigger problem though. With in a couple an hour, his mother would be awakening, and he would be in deep shit if he wasn't home.
He crept slowly and quietly off Bakura, sad that he even had to. He would rather stay here and sleep with Bakura, happily in his arms, but knew his mother would definitely not feel the same way. He crept on his shoes, and the black sweatshirt he had grown to love.
The three where shivering slightly, so Ryou ran to the linen closet and pulled out two throw blankets. He threw one over Nolbz and Dess, and carefully tucked Bakura in.
"Good night." He whispered, staring affectionately at Bakura one last time, before turning and leaving the house.
I'd been asked to go to this 'fair' a multiple amount of times, and each time, my answer was maybe but unfortunately had to choke out a 'yes' when Ryou begged me to.
"Come on Bakura, we don't have all day!" Nolbz calls from the back of Seto's pick up. Nolbz, Dess and everyone where already aggravated with me for not coming.
"Hold on!" I growl back. I'm not about to leave with out Ryou.
Ah, and here he comes now, in a white t-shirt and faded, holey blue jeans, looking cute as ever.
"Sorry I'm late, but my mom said I couldn't come… again." Ryou groaned, panting.
"Then what are you doing here?" I ask him, confused.
"Because, I decided I want to come anyways." He replies sheepishly, grinning.
"Won't your mom be extra mad?" Mokuba asks wide-eyed.
"Maybe, I have a plan though, and even if it fails, but this year, something happened that made me just really not care." He says as he crawled in the back of the pick up, me behind him.
"Thanks for waiting." He states, as he takes a seat on the right side next to me.
"Please, like Bakura would've let us leave without you!" Dess chimed, grinning. Is it just me or is Ryou blushing…
"…….." I say nothing and bite my lip. I am not about to admit my infatuation with this kid… not, Not, NOT!
"Thank you." Ryou says timidly, so that only I can hear him.
For what?" I squelch, squinting my eyes.
"For making them wait! This will be my first time at the fair with my friends." He informs happily.
"Yeah, whatever weirdo." I retort coolly. He rests his head back and we sit in silence listening to the guitar strings of the country music on the radio. Oh, wow these kids are cliché. They live in the country while listening to country music… pfft.
Everyone starts to sing along to the next song, except Duke and me. Duke is wrinkling up his nose. Guess he hates this stuff too. Ryou's singing too, and he looks cute rocking out to the music… or countrying rather.
"Not a country fan huh?" Duke asks me. I shake my head.
"Well you should get used to it, because that's all these guys listen to, except for Tea and Ryou, because they listen to about everything." He tells me. I sigh and listen to all the voices coming together.
"It's alright to be a redneck It's alright to work hard in the sun all day Drink a couple beers after balin' hay It's good to be a redneck Drive by Ernie's for some barbecue Showin' off your brand new boots." They sing. I snort. This has to be one of the stupidest songs I have ever heard… catchy though.
"How far is this place anyways?" I question.
"About twenty minutes away. Jeez Bakura, is our singing really that bad?" Ryou asks playfully. I shrug.
"You're supposed to say no!" He chirps, hitting me gently hitting me on the shoulder.
"I calls um as I sees um." I joke. He shakes his head and returns to singing to a new song.
We arrive at the fair grounds shortly, as expected. We all climb out of the truck, and Mokuba and Dess dash over to the ticket booth jumping up and down. Obviously, someone forgot their ADHD meds.
"So how many of us are there?" Seto asks.
"14." Yami says passively. Seto nods and we all walk up to the ticket booth. He tosses out a large number of bills.
"Dude, is he paying for us?" I ask Ryou, bewildered.
"Yeah he usually does since he is rich and has nothing better to spend his fortune on since we live in the middle on no where." Ryou says.
They all thank Seto; even I manage to grumble out a 'thanks'.
Ryou grabs my hand and drags me, and Nolbz, who attached himself to my other hand.
"Where the hell are we going?" I snap, glancing back and forth between the two.
"To the roller coaster!" Ryou squeals. Gulp. Oh crap.
"I uh… can't…" I trail off nervously.
"Sure you can buddy!" Nolbz exclaims.
"No… I'm allergic…"
"Oh come on Bakura, no one's allergic to sitting in a steel cart!" Ryou replies merrily.
"No!" I cry, as we run into the line. I try my hardest to wriggle away.
"Come on Bakura!" Ryou pleads. I shake my head.
"Why don't you want to go on with me?" He asks, sounding disappointed.
"Why don't you want to come Bakura, scared?" Nolbz asks, smirking.
"Yes, I mean no, I, I don't know!" I shout.
"Oh Bakura, why didn't you say something? If you get scared you can hold onto me!" Ryou exclaims, pulling me up a flight of stairs and shoving me next to him in a silver cart. Nolbz sits behind us with some girl.
I remember the last time I was dragged on one of these a couple of years back, thanks to Marik. I was shaking horribly for over a half an hour, and had dug my fingers so deep into Marik's arm, it bled.
I gulp as the bar is fastened around us and the ride jolts, about to go.
"Don't worry Bakura, it'll be fun!" Ryou hollers, giving me a smile. I nod.
The ride starts and we go up and down a few small slopes. My poor stomach feels like it's about to fall out. Ryou's grinning. Obviously, he's having a blast. I cling tightly to the bar as we go down another small slope.
"Here comes the fun part!" I hear Nolbz squeal, as the cart makes its way up a huge slope. I think about what it would feel like to go down it and immediately cling onto Ryou, digging my head in his side. He laughs slightly and puts an arm around my shoulder, which would be a good thing if we weren't about to die!
"Ah!" We scream as we freefall, only this time I have something worth holding onto.
Ryou giggles as he peers to me, since I must look terrified. The ride comes to a halt, and we are free to get off.
"That wasn't so bad now was it?" Nolbz questions as we step out of the carts. Now that I think of it, it was actually pretty fun!
"Not so bad." I say, sliding my hands in my pockets.
"So what's next?" Nolbz asks, glancing around the busy grounds. Ryou gasps as he sees another roller coaster and drags us off.
Bakura had been having loads of fun riding rides with his new friends, even if it didn't seem like it. It was around dusk, the sun setting, causing the sky to turn all shades of violets. The fair was to close within an hour, and Yugi had an idea for the last ride the group should go on.
"Why would we go on a tunnel of love?" Duke countered.
"Because it's fun!" Yugi replied. Ryou seemed quite unamused with the though of riding the tunnel of love. Unfortunately, for the group, it didn't matter because Yugi won the battle, and they were all in line, Yugi of course was going to ride with Yami.
"No wonder why the squirt wanted to go on this, he's getting some one on one action!" Bakura hollered, making Ryou laugh.
"Ryou, ride with me!" Nolbz exclaimed. Ryou gave Bakura an unnoticed pleading look.
"Ok." Ryou said, feigning cheer. Ryou didn't notice the huge scowl Bakura suddenly had. 'Damn him.' He thought sending all sorts of glares to Nolbz.
Everyone found partners; Duke and Serenidy, Tristan and Tea, Mokuba, and Dess; there where only two people left. Seto and Bakura.
Bakura grudgingly sank down into the cream hued swan next to Seto, who looked rather mundane. Bakura scowled as the boat drifted off into the water, not far behind Nolbz and Ryou. Bakura stared at the laughing two.
"So you're after Ryou, eh?" Seto asked nonchalantly, scanning the dark dimly lit 'caverns' the boat was floating down.
"No." Bakura spat.
"Then tell me why you're starring at him yet again? I have known you for about a week now, and half of it you've been starring at him. So please, just help us all, and ask him out. Besides, it's about time he got over Mayberry." Seto sneered, causing Bakura to snort.
"I don't like him like that." He replied flatly.
"Pfft, please. If I were gay, I'd probably want him too. He's cute, sweet, and too damn nice for his own good. What's not to like?" Seto questioned, glaring at Bakura.
"I don't know!" He howled in response.
"Ask him out then!" Seto countered.
"Why? He's obviously not gay if he's crying over a girl." Bakura replied, crossing his arms.
"So then you do admit you feel for him?"
"Don't put words in my mouth Seto."
"Whatever."
"D stands for dandy which Bakura thinks Ryou is, E stands for how Ryou gets him excited, N stands for nose bleeds Bakura gets when Ryou's around, I stands for in love and that's what Bakura is, A stands for awesome which Bakura would think if he saw Ryou naked, L stands for lie and that's what Bakura's doing because he's in denial, yeah, DENIAL!" Seto sang, receiving scary glares from Bakura. Bakura did find it quite amusing though that the brunette next to him could think of a song out of nowhere. He almost thought Seto rehearsed it in the mirror, but it's likely said teen was quite wrong.
"You're stupid." Bakura whispered.
The ride went on for another five minutes before the bird boat came to a stop. Seto and Bakura toppled out of it.
"If that wasn't the dumbest thing ever…" Bakura heard Mokuba mumble.
"Have fun?" Ryou asked.
"Not really." Bakura replied as they followed the group to the parking lot.
"Yeah, the tunnel of love is a little lame, though Yugi and Yami seemed to have fun!"
"So how do you plan on your mom not getting mad at you for sneaking out?" He asked, furrowing an eyebrow.
"Oh! I told her I was staying the night at Yugi's because he couldn't go either, She believed me, so here I am!" He chimed with a beam.
We pulled up to Yugi's house, next to Mai's convertible that carried Joey, Yugi, Yami, and Tea. Yugi and Yami run up to the door, waiting at the porch step for Ryou. During the ride home Ryou fell asleep, head on my shoulder.
"Wake him up!" Nolbz demands.
"No Bakura don't, let him sleep!" Serenidy hisses.
"Open the hatch." I command.
"Why?"
"Just open it." Tristan pulls the lever, letting the door fall. I scoot towards the edge, holding Ryou close. I then lay him down, get out of the truck and pick him up bridal style.
"Bakura, where…" He starts in a hushed whisper, fluttering open sleepy emerald eyes.
"I'm taking you to Yugi's." I seethe. He nods and snuggles into me. I cannot help but smile as I tread up the wooden steps past Yugi.
"Where should I lay him?" I ask gently. Yami points to a maroon colored sofa.
"There for now." He says. I lay Ryou down.
"Why are you leaving?" He whispers. I give him a strange glare.
"Because I'm going home…" I trail off.
"But I was warm; I don't want you to go." He replies in a huffy whisper. I grin, bending down and wipe the hair away from his ear.
"See you tomorrow." I whisper before strolling out.
"Later Bakura!" Yugi hisses. I wave to the two of them and run back out to Seto's truck, awaiting my own ride home.
God the Grand (e): Once again, another chapter! Sorry it took so darn long to update, but the week was sort of busy, and this weekend I was supposed to go camping, and did for a couple of days, but got sick and had to come home!
Gandalf: And of course we get sick on the day we don't have to go to school… pfft.
God: No kidding Gandz, no kidding.
Grim Reaper: But on to bigger and better things; God blessed December Jewel!
God: Hiya! Glad you liked the fluffiness! More coming soon, me promises! Hope you liked the chapter!
Grim Reaper: I want to live, slave4kai!
God: -waves- Sorry it ended too soon for you! I promise more good fluff shall follow very soon! Yay! I have a number one fan girl! -jumps around- Go me! -sings-
Gandalf: Dummy. Anyways, glad you like us, and our fics! Hope you keep reading!
Grim Reaper: Exactly, now to the person who always has their head up in the clouds, DreamingChild!
God: Aloha! Yeah, it is great how it seems so accepted in fan fics… it's too bad the real world doesn't function like it does in good ol' Yu-Gi-Oh fan fiction world… -sigh- Stupid homophobes… Glad you think the way I write Bakura is cue though! Hope you enjoyed the chapter, and I'll write more soon!
Grim Reaper: Strawberry Wizzu!
God: I liked the last line of last chapter too! Yay! Oy! I hope your eyes didn't burn up from staring at the computer too long! Also, hope you liked the update!
Grim Reaper: We pledge allegiance to snow-shadow-wolf!
God: Hiya s-s-s! I liked 'Signs' too, though I think it is kind of a dumb plot… I screamed at the part where the guy cuts his finger off, and when the guy is yelling 'Vamanos' (dunno if it's spelled right…) and the alien walks past the van. XD good times! Yes, and you did make a movie scene I do recall, and it was fab! Yay, I got a Yu-Gi-Oh band aid, thanks! Hope your day is excellent!
Grim Reaper: She's little, and dark… it's LittleDarkOne!
God: Aloha! Yay, glad you love the story! -dances- Of course there's much, much more to come! Hope you liked the chapter!
Grim Reaper: I wish you'd stay, Evil Chibi Marik!
God: Aloha! Oy, you had blackmail?!? I WANNA SEE!!! -cough- Anyways, no you can't shoot Mayberry! Because then in the sequel I can't ruin her life like I was planning! But after that, then you can shoot her! Eek, you're Yami's one scary chibi… it's ok though, I'll just sick Greebo out on him, that'll show him! No one can withstand Greebo… especially her high pitched, squeaky, happy go lucky voice! Sauruman puts in ear plugs whenever she's around… I don't think they help though… Anyways, yay for the Mokuba plushie! Thanks again, and hope your day is unbelievably scandalous!
Gandalf: Of course, of course! Now we must dance to the beat of Maruken!
God: Mhm! Noooo don't jump on a spike bed! I'll save you… somehow… Anyways, an abalone fest with no sanity? Where was I at? I am afraid of the aliens too! Thy are out to get me I swear! -twitchy eyes- Well, I say they're out there anyways! -nods- Ryou is cuuutteee!
Grim Reaper: Mhm! Up the ladder to Pyro-Panda!
God: No, you can't take Ryou away, then there's no story, I could always make Bakura go after Tristan or something… -gags- Anyways, you stole my costume! -points- No! -cries- You could've at least asked! Three cheers for the cuteness of Ryou and have a superb day!
Grim Reaper: Another… chibi nazumi!
God: -feels loved- I'm loved, yay! Glad you thought the chapter was 'wow'!
Gandalf: Mhm, back to that big bowl of sunshine, Uoyr's Lover!
God: Eek! -hides- Sorrryyy about the cliffy! That is sick, cruel punishment… what kind of person would cover you in apple juice! -cringes- Nasty liquids, I tell ya! Anyways, sorry for the long awaited update! Wow, you have telekinesis? COOL! You're like Carrie! Glad you like it the best! That makes me want to go play the French horn! Well, almost! Hope you liked the chapter!
Gandalf: it's not a falcon, it's Fawlot!
God: Yay, footloose! -dances- Anyways, happy bunnies indeed! Glad you think 'Summer Lovin' is still the sex! I think you're the cat's meow (speaking of mine… she went outside and I'm afraid cuz… she's scary) Anyways, have a tubular day!
Gandalf: Last is Kawaii Chibi Kitty Angel!
God: That Ryou will! Yay for the fluff, fluff! Yay for the ukes! Sweet dreams!
Gandalf: No kidding, and once again, thanks to evveeerrryyone for the spectacular reviews, you're all fab!
God: Just like Jay Leno!
Gandalf: -nods- Anyways, have grand (e) days!
God: And later days!
Grim: Be cool, review, and be rewarded with many invisible gifts! Bye bye!