God the Grand (e): Of to another lovely chapter!
Gandalf: Once again, we don't own!
Ryou bobbed his head to the radio as some swanky country song played, swaying his hips to the music, twirling around his bedroom. Yugi laughed.
"Really getting into it, ay Ry?" Yugi asked, starring quizzically at his friend. Ryou giggled.
"Well, I'm almost done anyways! We've gotten all my clothes and stuff packed already! But Yugi, do you think there is anything I'm forgetting?" He asked worriedly, gazing to his tri-color haired friend. Yugi shook his head.
"I've been helping you for two hours, you have everything! Even that stupid stuffed cat you sleep with!" Ryou frowned.
"I just don't want Bakura to think I'm stupid or something-" Yugi rolled his eyes. Ryou was much too worried.
"Ry, Bakura is head over heels for you, just because you sleep with some cat doesn't mean he'll make fun of you!" He exclaimed, giving his friend a reassuring smile.
"I suppose… what if Marik and Malik don't like me though?" He asked, heaving as he jumped down on his bed next to his friend.
"Ryou, it'll be fine. You'll have tons of fun! For the first time in years, you get to get away from this place! I'd love to be in your position! Just to get away from this small town, ugh. I mean I love it here, and I love Yami but I just dream of something better, there is so much more out there than just corn crops, and cows." Yugi said, sighing sadly. Ryou nodded. It had always been a dream of his, to get away from here and his mother…
"I suppose you're right, I mean, it's a whole week away from my step mom!" Ryou bellowed, grinning at the mention.
"And a whole week with Bakura, Ah!" Yugi teased, bluffing a faint. Ryou smiled.
"Yeah, it will be good to be alone with him." He said shyly, fluttering his eyelashes.
"Yeah, think about it, just the two of you! And you can do… whatever."
"You're right Yugi; this is going to be great."
"Don't forget your lube!"
"Yes a man without lube is a man without a plan!" Duke and Seto teased, cackling as they helped their mahogany eyed friend pack. Bakura rolled his orbs, and threw a pillow at Duke.
"I am NOT bringing lube. Ryou would never let me go that far! We've never even made out!"
"……..Never?" Seto asked, speechless. Bakura sighed, shaking his head. The farthest we got was the day I asked him out…
"Wow buddy, you need to get some this week! You guys have been dating for a little over two weeks now!" Duke said, jumping down into the black beanbag chair by Bakura's TV.
"Duke, dude… two weeks is like nothing." Bakura argued.
"But you told Yami and me you bedded most of your girlfriends by then!" Bakura groaned.
"So, Ryou is so different from them! He's shy, and it's just… different. He's not like they are, he's too sweet, and all that mumbo jumbo." Bakura said softly, a hazy look growing in his ember orbs. Seto noticed and smiled.
"Ah, the feeling of 'young love'." Seto said, smiling and throwing a condom at his friend.
"Take one, you'll need it." Bakura smacked his head. What was it with his friend's obsession with him and Ryou doing the dirty?
"Would you creeps shut up for a sec and actually help me pack!" Bakura hollered, glaring at the two boys.
"But making fun of you is so much more appealing." Duke proclaimed, throwing a sock at Bakura. Bakura sighed.
"What time are you leaving tomorrow anyways?" Seto questioned, gazing at his friend.
"5 a.m. on the dot! Now would you assholes please help?" Duke and Seto grinned, and picked up Bakura.
"What the hell are you doing?" He screamed, as he was dragged into the bathroom. Seto cackled, while Duke propped open the toilet seat.
"What the- OH FUCK!" Ten seconds later, Bakura's head was dunked in the toilet.
"Cool off a little Bakura!" He mused, flushing the toilet. Bakura screamed.
"God, it's gonna be so weird without you two!" Serenidy said, eyeing the two teens that where sitting on the back of Seto's pickup with there puppy. Seto nodded.
"What am I going to do with out my Ryou?" Nolbz asked, grinning. Ryou shrugged.
"You guys will be fine!" He said, snuggling into Bakura's lap, nuzzling into his shoulder. Bakura smiled, tightening his arms around him.
"Shouldn't you guys be home though? You do have to leave awfully early." Yami mused, staring at them from his laying spot in the grass. Bakura nodded.
"It's a good idea; it is already midnight after all." Bakura mused, gazing up to the starry night sky. Ryou sighed.
"Yeah, I should be getting back, I am tired after all." Ryou mused, closing his half-laden eyes. Bakura stroked the teen's silvery locks.
"So I take it you guys are leaving then?" Mokuba asked, frowning. Bakura nodded.
"Yep, I guess we will see you all in a week!" He exclaimed, giving Ryou a push so he could stand up.
"Yeah, I guess this is good bye." Ryou said sadly, peering at all his friends.
"Well, have fun okay?" Tea said, brushing imaginary dirt off herself as she stood up too.
"Yes, and please, do something worth telling about!" Seto joked with a grin. Nolbz and Dess ran over and clung to the two.
"Yes have a blast guys, and don't forget to buy us stuff!" They said in unison, grinning. Ryou and Bakura laughed and hugged them back.
"We won't guys. Stay out of trouble!" Ryou said, ruffling Nolbz's hair. He nodded.
"Bye you two, have fun!" Mokuba said with a sleepy smile.
"Yeah guys, best wishes! Sorry Mai couldn't come out tonight!" Joey said, giving them a smile. Bakura nodded.
"I'll miss you guys, you know? I've never really been away this long!" Ryou exclaimed. Seto laughed.
"You'll be ok; after all… you won't be alone!" He said gazing amusedly to Bakura.
"Yeah, see you too, and be careful Ry, you don't know what Bakura's like when he's horny." Tristan said nonchalantly, pulling at the grass. Duke snickered.
"Later guys." He said, running a hand through his dusky locks.
"Bye guys." Bakura said, smiling slightly. He took Ryou's hand and led them to the corn path. Ryou smiled heartily and waved, before disappearing in the brush, for the last time that week.
My mother volunteered to drive Ryou and me the whole two hours to the airport; though it was quite difficult for her to get Ryou's mom to agree. Anyways, we're pulling up to the building right now, and Ryou's staring at it with such exhilaration in his wide, jade orbs. He seems really excited to get the hell out of this place. If I was stuck her for ten years, I would be too though…
"I can't believe it! In a few short hours, I'm going to be so far away from this place." He says in a lively whisper, grinning. My mom turns around, smiling.
"Well, here's the airport. If you guys want me to walk you to your gate, I will…" I smile and shake my head.
"Not necessary mom. I guess I'll be seeing you in a week then?" I say. She smiles and nods.
"I guess so. I hope you two have the best time; especially you Ryou. Crystalline is really nice, so don't worry… as for Marik and Malik well… you'll just have to see." She says, giving out an amused chuckle.
"Thanks so much for taking us down here Ms. Ketsueki I-"
"No sweetie, please call me Roxi." She says softly, peering at him from the front seat. He nods.
"Bye then, Roxi; I hope you have a nice break away from Bakura." He says playfully, opening up his car door. She snickers.
"I will!" She says, waving to him. I open my car door to exit and she grabs my arm suddenly.
"Bakura?" I halt and look at her.
"What is it?"
"Just… watch after Ryou ok? He's such a nice boy, and your friends would love nothing more than to traumatize the poor child. Tell Marik to be nice, and tell Isis and Malik both I miss them. Isis misses you too, you know?" I glare at her. That woman cannot stand me!
"She really does. Have fun, and I love you! And I swear Bakura if you dare cheat on Ryou, I will have to murder you." She says strictly. I nod and smile.
"Same to you." I get out of the car, and grab my bags from the trunk, slamming it shut.
"Ready to go Ry?" I ask.
"Steady and ready!" He says, giggling as he takes my hand shyly in his. I give him a swift kiss on the cheek, and brush the bangs out of his eyes. He gazes at me, smiling slightly.
"Bakura, Marik and Malik aren't really mean, are they?" I laugh and shake my head.
"Marik can be a total asshole to you if he doesn't like you. Basically, if he hates you and you piss him off, you're dead. But don't worry; if he even tried anything to you, then there'd be nothing but a pile of bloody carcass in my sister's floor." He smiles.
"What about Malik?"
"Well, Malik has a secret weapon. It's his cuteness. It gets him everywhere, and it can be scary as well. Malik is hard to piss off, but don't try. I think he may even be more ferocious than Marik." I say, grinning. He nods slightly, frowning.
"He kind of reminds me of you in some ways. He's awfully hard not to like, and he's pretty mellow. Of course, you're cuter, and even sweeter." He blushes, averting his eyes from me.
"We should probably get going though. We wouldn't want to be stuck here." I say, letting go of his hand and grabbing a bag.
"Yep! Domino, here we come!"
Grr. I swat at whatever is shaking me so vigorously.
"Bakura, Bakura! We're here!" Something very bubbly cheers.
"Five more minutes." I hear it sigh.
"Bakura!" I groan and crack open a hazy orb. Ry- oh.
"We, we're here already?" Ryou laughs.
"Bakura, you where sleeping for over an hour." I sigh and lift my head from his lap. I was comfy too. It's weird, because we're just pulling into the airport. I didn't even wake up for the landing. I pat myself on the back. Good one.
I hurry off the plane behind Ryou, watching my feet as I go. I still feel groggy.
"We should go find my sister." I say, taking his hand.
"What does she look like?" He asks peering up at me.
"Well, the last time I saw her, she was fairly skinny, and had elbow-length dark brown hair. She changes her look around so much, so who really knows?" He narrows his eyes, staring at something.
"Hey… Bakura? Is that her with the blonde teen holding up the sign that says 'Bakura'?" He asks, pointing to longhaired redhead wearing black jeans and a mint long-sleeved top. I grin, she's with a blonde?
"Marik!" I holler, dropping my bags and running over to the two. Marik takes notice and runs too.
"Bakura, my love!" He cries, tackling me to the ground and laughing. He ruffles my hair, a grin playing across his tanned face.
"Gee Bakura, you look like crap! What happened to you?" He jokes, poking me. I laugh.
"Good to see ya ugly!" I holler. My sister jogs over to us.
"Hey Bakura! Where's Ryou?" She asks, kneeling down beside us. I turn my head around to see a boy in jeans and a striped tee slinking nervously over to us. My Ry! I push Marik off and hurry over to him, grabbing his hand and dragging him over to my sister.
"Right here!" I say happily, wrapping my arm around him. He turns crimson, smiling.
"Hi, I'm Ry-"
"Ryou! Shit, you are hot!" Marik shouts, his eyes wide as he takes Ryou's hand and shakes it. Ryou's cheeks grow darker.
"Nice to meet you, Malik?" He asks, blinking cutely.
"Nope! This bighead is Marik, Malik had piano lessons, and you know how Isis is about those." My sister says, rolling her dark blue eyes.
"Oh, and how rude of me! I'm Crystalline!" She exclaims, pulling him into a hug. He smiles.
"Nice to meet you too." She grins and lets him go.
"Bakura, is he always this sweet?" She asks, laughing.
"Yep, that's Ryou for ya." I say, patting his shoulder.
"Well, let's go get your bags and all!" My sister chirps, leading the way. Marik dawdles along beside me while Ryou lags behind me. I slow down and grab his hand.
"Don't be shy, Marik won't eat ya." I joke, giving him a reassuring smile.
"Yeah, I only eat Malik, and he's not here!" He cries, wrapping his arm around Ryou's shoulders. He giggles.
"I don't think I really want to know what you meant by that." I say coolly, looking ahead to my sister. He shrugs.
"So, what is it like in that hick town you live in anyways?" Marik asks, looking to Ryou.
"It's quiet, there are a lot of farms and horses and such. Lots of corn." Marik nods.
"Sounds like a wonderful place." He retorts.
"Eh, actually it's not so bad. We live really close to a lake, and there aren't a whole lot of kids. And the kids we're friends with are cool enough." Marik furrows an eyebrow.
"Ah, I see. You know Ryou, Malik is dying to meet you. He's quite interested to see if Bakura's taste in men is as bad as his taste in women." Ryou blinks, a little confused.
"Yeah well, Malik can go suck a tree." I retort, letting go of Ryou's hand and crossing my arms.
"Gah, I wish he would, he hasn't sucked me in a while after all." I shake my head and grab Ryou away from him, wrapping my arm around his waist.
"Ignore him, he just can't stand that Malik would rather pleasure his sister than his boyfriend." Marik sighs.
"Sometimes I really think he would…" My sister snorts.
"Marik, please. I have to freaking put earplugs in from all the moaning coming from your room! Isis doesn't even know what you guys do at the apartment! The poor woman freaked when she walked into Malik's room and Marik was giving him a hickey! That's nothing compared to what happens at my place! Constant making out, and if you ever wondered if Malik was a screamer, the answer is yes." She rants, glaring at Marik. Marik laughs.
"Admit it, you like hearing our sessions. Besides, it's not like you don't have your own." Her cheeks turned red at the mention.
"Anyways, so who want something to eat?"
God the Grand (e): Concluded!
Gandalf: That it is!
God: Yessirree! Now…
Slave4kai: Best of all time? So are you man, you rule! And of course, glad you liked!
redconvoy: Wud up?!? Yes, but no evil step mother for a whole freaking week for Ry! Wee! Glad you anticipated it, and I hope it was to your liking!
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Uoyr's Lover: Aw… -hugs- I didn't even get to say goodbye! Well, I don't know exactly when you'll read this, but I hope you're having and will continue to have a fabulous time in California! Yes! Er… and I'll work on 'Stripped' soon.. Or hopefully anyways! Truly though, I hope you do have an excellent time!
Kyoko-san: You like Jar-Jar? -tackles- You are so my favorite! And I only like conditioner too… I say shampoo tangles your air ten times worse… And yes you genius, 'Roxy' is a clothing company, though 'Roxi's' name has nothing to do with it, I just liked the name! Aw! -huggles- I get Kura and Ry wrapping paper! I will save it… who knows, it could be worth millions! Yes, and don't forgive, long live coca-cola, Jay Leno, and Bakura and Ryou slash! Yes! And keep being wonderful!
Brandi: Yes, Malik and Marik are dating! Aw and sorry, but no, Bakura and Ryou won't get to 'make love' aka fuck in this story! I wish they could but I'm trying to follow the whole 'NC17' jazz. -sigh- But there might be a lime-ish BxR scene! Not sure, but glad you like as always!
Evil Chibi Marik: -flips out- I always complain about that! Weird should be spelt 'wierd'! I swear! I didn't learn how to spell it right until about two months ago maybe! Of course Bakura steals the plushies… he steals them, and rapes the stuffing out of the things! Strange, strange fellow… but he's still fabulous, like you of course! I hope your day is lovely too!
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Greebo the Dragon: -dances around, running into walls-
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Sauruman: -slips laxitives in Greebo's dragon chow-
Eh… anyways, yes Kura is a million-aire sort of! But not really since he doesn't get the money…. Only 3-5 chapters now till M and M meet the S man!
Seto: -snickers and clings- Take me away to cause evil mischief with you!
Hehe, I think he likes you, have fun with him!
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Greebo the Dragon: You're the best in the west!
God: And the north, south, and east too!
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God: Have great days!
Gandalf: And rock on! Later days!
Greebo: Bye now!