in any case.
I won't keep you waiting any longer. ::grin::
Enjoy.
GUIDE
: Ryou to Bakura :
: : Bakura to Ryou : :
Blah is thoughts
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RYOU'S POV
"At your service," I replied, sweeping my hat off and bowing. I looked up to see shocked
faces.
I stood, amused. I honestly thought they were going to faint. Even Otogi, who was
currently picking his jaw up off the floor. Suddenly I felt a pair of arms envelope me.
Anzu. She was crying. I wasn't used to such close contact, and remained a bit stiff, though
I did hug her back. She let go abruptly and looked up at me. It seems I've grown since
I've been here last.
"Ryou! It's really you! It's really-- oh my, what has happened to your hair?!" I laughed.
"Sit back down, Anzu, and I will answer a few of your questions," I said. I sat down
between Honda and Jou.
"Only a few?" Otogi questioned.
"For now," I told him. "All others will be answered when my companions arrive."
"Companions?" Honda asked uncertainly.
"Yes," I replied. "They will be here tomorrow." An uncomfortable silence fell. I removed
the shades and shed the duster, revealing a blue tank and a certain marking.
"Woah! Is that real?" Jou asked, grabbing my arm, dragging me over to get a closer look.
"Yes. We all have one," I said before I could bite my tongue.
"We? You mean your companions?" Yuugi asked. I nodded. "What does it say?"
"It says 'Anubis', aibou," Yami replied, getting a closer look. "Why Anubis?"
"Tomorrow, Yami. Until then, is there any immediate questions you would like to know,
or did I waste an entrance?" They all began talking at once. "Hey, hey, one at time!"
"Where have you been?" Anzu asked. The tears had stopped, but their tracks were still
apparent.
"Everywhere and then some," I replied. I glanced down at his clothes. "For example,
forgive my clothes. I was in India up until a week ago."
"India?!" Honda said. "You've been there?"
"And many more places. All over the world. India, China, England, Spain, Egypt,
Morocco, Mexico, Russia, you name it, I've been there," I told them. "In fact, I speak
several languages because of it."
"No way!" Jou said. I smiled. He hadn't lost any of his so-called street personality.
"Why did you go to all those places? In fact, why did you leave?" Yuugi asked. Ah, the
million dollar question.
"The first part will have to wait until tomorrow, but that second half I can answer now." I
took a deep breath. "I left because I was losing myself in all the confusion and chaos. I
was being smothered by it, stifled even. I couldn't handle it any longer... I had to get out.
So, when the opportunity presented itself, I took it. I didn't think I'd be gone for so long."
"You're back now, here to stay... right?" I looked at Yuugi and sighed. His face was so
sad and forlorn, that I couldn't help myself.
"I'm back now," I said. I made sure that I didn't say for how long; I couldn't handle lying
to them again.
"Good," Anzu said. "Now what happened to your hair and what's with the eyeliner?!" I
laughed for the second time at a comment from her.
"It's kohl, not eyeliner. A habit I picked up from a friend. It reduces glare in bright
sunlight, which I'm all too often out in," I told her. "Now the hair.... Let's just say it's
easier to manage like this. Doesn't get in the way."
"In the way of what?" My line of work, Anzu, I thought.
"Tomorrow," I replied, and I swear, she pouted.
How in the world am I going to tell them that I'm a thief now? It'll devastate them. I'd
hide it from them, but I already promised that they'd meet the others, so how can I back
out of this now? They definitely won't life for me. Looks like I'm stuck. Oh well, there's
nothing I can do, I thought. 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow' indeed.
A/N: Short chapter? You bet.
::puts hands up in defense:: Now, now, don't kill me. I knew I couldn't be too mean to
you guys (you are my lifeblood after all, thanks to your wonderful reviews), so I once
again put up two chapters.
So, do love me... or do you love me?! ::Cheshire cat grin::
Well? What are you still reading this for? Go read the next chapter already!