And here is chapter 3! I hope you enjoy it, changing the perspective around a bit and seeing if it helps the story flow a bit better..... I wasn't too pleased with how the first two chapters turned out but if you stuck through enough to get here then I hope it gets better!
And on to reviews!.. I got two!!.. dances around happily You have no idea how happy they made me! Actually got me writing this next chapter today even with barely any sleep.. oh well.. sleep is over rated anyways! gives cookies to my reviewers and now for replies!
Chaos-chick3 :Thanks so much!! I adore your Ryou/Bakura fic as well! And some humor will be coming in this chapter so its not all fluffiness!
Bakura( ) : Thank you as well!.. As for the crawling thing.. I think I need to go back and rewrite that part better so I might later... pretty much Ryou was sitting on the floor and Bakura dropped to the floor crawling/stalking him and Ryou fell on his butt trying to crawl backwards to get away. Make any more sense?.. As I said.. I think I will go back to that part. Not to worry Malik/Marik are coming in right now! Didn't know that about cats.. but thanks for the idea! evil smirks..poor Kura! The naming of the cat comes in this chapter as well. And yes! Any type of animal abuse is VERY bad!! I used it to set up the reason for such a young cat needing help but am personally so against any kind of animal abuse.. Ra knows we have enough rescued animals here..;
Now that the reviews are out of the way.. on with the fic!
Grumbling I stalked towards the door, the millennium ring around my neck already beginning to glow in anticipation of the trip this idiot was going to be taking. Yes, they just won themselves a one way all expense paid trip to the lovely Shadow Realm. That was my plan anyways, too bad it didn't work out since no sooner than I unlocked the door and turned the handle it was flying open. And when I say flying I mean just that, it was a miracle it was still attached to it's hinges and I was flying backward a large mass of blond and gold tackling me into the hall table while screaming "Kura-chan". I hear several item go crashing to the floor.
'Oh Ra! Ry's going to be mad now.' Surprisingly I don't hear him storming in here or even asking what broke. Odd. About this point it dawned on me I still had an "attachment" and air was getting harder to come by. Looking up Malik stood in the doorway a gleeful smirk on his face.. yeah real Ra damned funny.
"Tomb Keeper what the hell do you think your doing?!" All I get is some muffled reply since his face is buried so deeply in my chest I begin to worry for the safety of my internal organs.
"Damn it Marik you get off now or I swear I will pry you off in pieces!" That seemed to work since he let go but now stood pouting at me. Gee and Pharaoh calls me insane.
"Kura! Your no fun! Aren't you happy to see me?!!"
"No Marik, you sad excuse for camel dung I am not happy to see you!! In fact you interrupted..." That is the point I was cut off by Malik suddenly coming to life.
"Ryou-chan! We came over to visit! Have you made dinner yet?"
All I could do was sigh and shake my head, figures they interrupted my perfect opportunity because of their bellies. Just my luck. It was though at that time Ryou entered the hallway carrying the box, the usual sweet smile plastered on his face. I swear I wish I knew how that boy did it, I mean.. I feel the link, I know he is absolutely cringing inside almost could describe it as dread but yet that smile never falters. To look at him you would never guess what emotions are going on inside, I always thought I was good at masking my feelings but at this moment it hit me. I was good, he was a master. Course him then looking into the box since the fur ball started moving and mewing instantly had Malik's attention, you know sometimes he reminds me of a cat, and its moments like these that do it. Seriously, I could almost see his ears perk up and if he had whiskers they would be twitching.
"Hey Ryou, what'cha got in the box?" Yeah I knew Malik had to ask, had to know and now he had Marik paying attention too, though thankfully he was the only one going over to look. So my hikari didn't look quite ready to bolt, in fact he looked almost excited to share.
"It's a kitten! Bakura said I could keep it!" Yep, there is that smile again, the real one, I know because I can feel it. "I found it on my way home today, it still has to be bottle fed. The poor thing, its mother was run over by a car last night not too far from here and it looks like this one will take after her. Well what I could see of her anyways she seemed to be a pretty white cat."
And here it comes, dawning realization in Marik's brain, too bad he lacks the common sense to do it quietly.
"Hey Kura wasn't that the place where we.. OWWIE!!" Yeah.. 'owwie' as I slammed the heel of my foot onto the instep of his with as much force as I could while trying not to show the actual action. Looking back up at the two lights I try for my most innocent expression but the fact that Marik is hopping around screaming like I stuck a bloody knife through his foot isn't helping. They just keep staring until finally after opening and closing his mouth several times Malik finally gets something out.
"Ummm, yeah. Kura, Mari dear I think Ryou and I are going to head to the kitchen. You guys have fun and try not to break too much." He then grabs Ry's arm and guides him towards the kitchen, I let out the breath I hadn't realized I was holding.
"Damn it Marik you almost fucking told him!"
Still hoping around and whining about his blasted foot. I swear, he can get in a fight, take on 5 guys by himself come away with some marks, maybe a black eye or bloody nose and scream about it being fun. But I step on his foot and he acts like his whole leg is broken!
"Kura-chan! You stepped on my foot! What was that for?!"
"Because you lunk head Ryou doesn't know that we ran over that fur ball's mother! And if you like living then Ryou doesn't need to know, got it?!"
"Oh, yeah." I can't believe he actually looks sheepish. "I guess Ryou wouldn't handle that well and you would never hear the end of it!"
"Exactly. Now come on, lets go see how long until dinner. I'm starved and you already ruined my plans for tonight. I was so damned close too."
"Oh my Ra! Kura! Did you actually make a move on Ryou?! Your kidding! How far did you get? Feel anything or just some tonsil hockey?" I resist the urge to hit him as he bounces around like a monkey on speed, not sure why but then I realize. Despite everything Marik is my friend and I really don't feel like killing him, at least not tonight.
"I didn't get anywhere. And do you know why I didn't? Because just when I was about to some idiot goes and bangs on the door!"
"Oh wow, that would so suck! I think I would send them to the shadow realm."
I level my best glare at him, I can't believe it is taking this long to sink in. Okay everyone lets count, three, two, one.. and
"Wait! We just knocked at the door. Awwww we ruined Kura-chan's chance at getting in Ryou's pants!" After saying which he begins to snicker like it is the funniest damn joke in the world. I sigh and merely walk off, it isn't even worth it. Of course walking into the kitchen has me regretting that move as well. Yeah, nothing like two hikari's cooing and fawning over a fur ball in a box, I think I'm going to be sick now.
"Oh Ryou! It is just so cute! Is it male or female? Have you named it yet? I think if its male you should name it Kura!"
I blanched, yeah, jaw dropped lost some color. I know I did not just hear that!
"There is no way you are naming some damned fur ball after me!" And wow did that get their attention quick, but Ryou looks almost... hurt. Damn! Didn't mean for that too happen now what do I do? Great think quick.. think quick, come on.. you're the King of Thieves.. THINK!.. Oh!.. I walk calmly over to the box, yeppers, calm cool and collect, that's me. Anyways I pick the little fur ball up and turn it over showing them its more... private areas. I can't believe I am actually doing this. How far the mighty have fallen.
"Oh Kura! Be careful! What are you doing?"
"Don't worry Ry! I'm not going to hurt the thing but look! See here? It's a girl so you can't name it after me." I smirk smugly and place the thing in Ryou's waiting hands. I think he about popped a blood vessel that time, he really needs to learn to relax more maybe I should work on that. Yeah, some candles.... a nice slow massage. I'm sure I could have him all relaxed by morning. Course there would be some panting and few other things before then. Suddenly a hand is waving in my face, damn.. I think I zoned out on that one.
"Kura? Kura? Are you there?"
"Hey Kura-chan! Come back, I think you have some drool on your chin!" I scowl at Malik and wipe my chin, great, just great.
"Oh! Dinner, I completely forgot! I'm so sorry Kura, I didn't realize you were that hungry! I will start it right now!" And off he goes to cooking. You know the way he moves about the kitchen with ease, grabbing stuff, slicing and all the prep work.. add a little music and it would almost seem like a dance the way his soft hair swirls about him, how his lithe body arches and stretches when he reaches for things. And that is about the point Malik starts pushing me out the door.
"Your drooling again." Damn. You know usually I watch Ryou in the kitchen, its become on of my favorite hobbies but if I am drooling as much as he says then that might explain why Ryou is always trying to feed me and looking at me oddly. Damn! I sigh, well guess I should watch some TV, its obviously going to be a long night.
Okay, that is it for chapter 3, I was going to make it longer but its already 1:30 am and I wanted to get this up at least. So here enters Marik and Malik, adding the stuff they add best, humor. And next chapter is going to be putting Kura in more bad spots after all, Ryou does have school the next day. Well read and hopefully enjoy! Please leave a review.. Yeah yeah.. Pitiful I know, but they do make my day!