Disclaimer: See first chapter.
(Malik's POV)
This was not what I expected when Marik told me that we would be going out. I mean, sure I knew that we would be going to see Bakura, there's nowhere else that he'll actually take me, but I didn't expect that Bakura would have gotten himself a 'pet'; it didn't seem like him. Bakura wasn't the kind of person who would go out and kidnap somebody to make them into his slave. He was actually slightly decent, unlike Marik.
The boy, whose name I found out is Ryou, is acting stupid too. He doesn't know to keep his head down and he's trying to talk. Of course Bakura slaps him and then the wimp starts to cry. I mean, he didn't even hit the kid hard enough to bruise. I've had enough experience by now to be able to tell.
"Is your little pet giving you trouble Bakura?" Marik asked in his rich voice.
"Oh, shut up," Bakura replied sharply "This is your fault anyway. If you hadn't kidnapped him in the first place I wouldn't have to deal with him." So that's what happened. I didn't think that he'd just kidnap the kid, even if they did share a resemblance.
"Yes, but if you'd just drained him when I told you about him then he wouldn't be alive to make trouble now would he?"
"Yeah, well, after him having been in here for three days straight before I found out about him it wouldn't have done me much good would it? And it's too late now."
"Hn, I guess, Malik-Baka go talk to the brat. Somewhere else, not in this room, he's annoying me."
"Hai Master," I reply as I stand, walking over to Ryou and pulling him into the guest bedroom. He seems surprised by my compliance and starts babbling something about evil and wrong as soon as we get into the room. I clamp a hand over his mouth as I pull the door shut and he seems to get the picture. "What is it?" I ask him softly once the door is closed.
"How do you put up with them?" He says indignantly.
"What do you mean? It's not as though I actually have a *choice* you know." I reply sharply glaring at the boy. It's bad enough that I've got to be Marik's pet; I've gotten used to that, but to have some kid questioning me about it? That's just too much. Why, oh why do I have to be stuck in here with this idiot?
"How can you not have a choice? Everyone can choose their own behavior."
"Yeah, sure I could disobey. Only problem with that is that if I did, then I wouldn't even be able to move once master Marik had gotten through with me. I disobeyed a lot at first but soon got tired of screaming my throat raw every time I annoyed him."
"What!! But that's, that's just –"
"Wrong, horrible, insane?" I say mockingly. "It's the way of things when you're a vampire's slave."
"V-vampire y-you mean they're-"
"Yeah, duh they're vampires, didn't you know that already? What are you anyway a simpleton?" Now I'm really annoyed. Doesn't he know anything?
"But, vampires, as in drinking your blood?" Ryou sounded almost hysterical.
"Yeah, again but not mine." My hand went to my neck as I remembered the time Bakura had decided to reward me; I don't remember what I did. The sensation had been overwhelming and almost addictive. For that I could have become as much of a slave as I was now, or more, and willingly, just to repeat that marvelous sensation. "At least, not more than once and I'd do anything to get bitten again. It's just the most wonderful, marvelous, *perfect*, sensation ever."
"Uh... o, oh," Ryou now sounded stunned. The little baka. What did I do to deserve this?
"You want me to answer that?" Bakura's voice rings in my head and I turn to face him trying to look at him without raising my head. "Or maybe Marik should, it was his idea after all."
"I told you. Hopefully he'll teach the kid some manners. I'm going off to visit Yami. He sent me a note saying he wanted to see me. You can keep Malik while I'm gone if you'd like."
"Sure, sounds good to me," Bakura replied. "When are you going?"
"Uh, right now. Sorry." And Marik vanished.
"Well that was... strange. What does Yami want now I wonder?" Bakura muttered; then he shrugged "Whatever, Malik, would you explain the rules to Ryou? I'm too fed up to be bothered."
"Yes, Bakura-sama," I reply. I'm glad that Marik isn't here. He would've slapped me for using Bakura's name. Bakura just chuckles and walks off.
"Okay," I turn back to Ryou. "Since you don't seem to know anything I'll just start with the most obvious and go on from there. Okay?"
"Um, what does he mean by rules?"
"Rules, you know, the things you have to do to keep *them* happy with you. If they aren't pleased then you're in trouble."
"Yes," Ryou replied, subdued for once, "I think I'm starting to see that."
"You've barely scratched the surface, but, oh well. Anyway, first and most important do whatever they tell you to without questioning it. If they want you to do something then do it, and it doesn't matter if it hurts; it'll hurt more if you don't. Then, always keep your head down and your eyes on the ground, or at least make it look like you've got your eyes on the ground.
"You've already been told to not speak unless either one of them asks you a question or they've given you permission. It's a good idea to kneel beside them whenever they sit down or stop moving but I'm not sure exactly how strict Bakura is on that one. Um, when one of them is in the room don't do anything unless you're told and then hop to it. Never complain about anything they do unless you like pain..."
(Malik's POV)
This was not what I expected when Marik told me that we would be going out. I mean, sure I knew that we would be going to see Bakura, there's nowhere else that he'll actually take me, but I didn't expect that Bakura would have gotten himself a 'pet'; it didn't seem like him. Bakura wasn't the kind of person who would go out and kidnap somebody to make them into his slave. He was actually slightly decent, unlike Marik.
The boy, whose name I found out is Ryou, is acting stupid too. He doesn't know to keep his head down and he's trying to talk. Of course Bakura slaps him and then the wimp starts to cry. I mean, he didn't even hit the kid hard enough to bruise. I've had enough experience by now to be able to tell.
"Is your little pet giving you trouble Bakura?" Marik asked in his rich voice.
"Oh, shut up," Bakura replied sharply "This is your fault anyway. If you hadn't kidnapped him in the first place I wouldn't have to deal with him." So that's what happened. I didn't think that he'd just kidnap the kid, even if they did share a resemblance.
"Yes, but if you'd just drained him when I told you about him then he wouldn't be alive to make trouble now would he?"
"Yeah, well, after him having been in here for three days straight before I found out about him it wouldn't have done me much good would it? And it's too late now."
"Hn, I guess, Malik-Baka go talk to the brat. Somewhere else, not in this room, he's annoying me."
"Hai Master," I reply as I stand, walking over to Ryou and pulling him into the guest bedroom. He seems surprised by my compliance and starts babbling something about evil and wrong as soon as we get into the room. I clamp a hand over his mouth as I pull the door shut and he seems to get the picture. "What is it?" I ask him softly once the door is closed.
"How do you put up with them?" He says indignantly.
"What do you mean? It's not as though I actually have a *choice* you know." I reply sharply glaring at the boy. It's bad enough that I've got to be Marik's pet; I've gotten used to that, but to have some kid questioning me about it? That's just too much. Why, oh why do I have to be stuck in here with this idiot?
"How can you not have a choice? Everyone can choose their own behavior."
"Yeah, sure I could disobey. Only problem with that is that if I did, then I wouldn't even be able to move once master Marik had gotten through with me. I disobeyed a lot at first but soon got tired of screaming my throat raw every time I annoyed him."
"What!! But that's, that's just –"
"Wrong, horrible, insane?" I say mockingly. "It's the way of things when you're a vampire's slave."
"V-vampire y-you mean they're-"
"Yeah, duh they're vampires, didn't you know that already? What are you anyway a simpleton?" Now I'm really annoyed. Doesn't he know anything?
"But, vampires, as in drinking your blood?" Ryou sounded almost hysterical.
"Yeah, again but not mine." My hand went to my neck as I remembered the time Bakura had decided to reward me; I don't remember what I did. The sensation had been overwhelming and almost addictive. For that I could have become as much of a slave as I was now, or more, and willingly, just to repeat that marvelous sensation. "At least, not more than once and I'd do anything to get bitten again. It's just the most wonderful, marvelous, *perfect*, sensation ever."
"Uh... o, oh," Ryou now sounded stunned. The little baka. What did I do to deserve this?
"You want me to answer that?" Bakura's voice rings in my head and I turn to face him trying to look at him without raising my head. "Or maybe Marik should, it was his idea after all."
"I told you. Hopefully he'll teach the kid some manners. I'm going off to visit Yami. He sent me a note saying he wanted to see me. You can keep Malik while I'm gone if you'd like."
"Sure, sounds good to me," Bakura replied. "When are you going?"
"Uh, right now. Sorry." And Marik vanished.
"Well that was... strange. What does Yami want now I wonder?" Bakura muttered; then he shrugged "Whatever, Malik, would you explain the rules to Ryou? I'm too fed up to be bothered."
"Yes, Bakura-sama," I reply. I'm glad that Marik isn't here. He would've slapped me for using Bakura's name. Bakura just chuckles and walks off.
"Okay," I turn back to Ryou. "Since you don't seem to know anything I'll just start with the most obvious and go on from there. Okay?"
"Um, what does he mean by rules?"
"Rules, you know, the things you have to do to keep *them* happy with you. If they aren't pleased then you're in trouble."
"Yes," Ryou replied, subdued for once, "I think I'm starting to see that."
"You've barely scratched the surface, but, oh well. Anyway, first and most important do whatever they tell you to without questioning it. If they want you to do something then do it, and it doesn't matter if it hurts; it'll hurt more if you don't. Then, always keep your head down and your eyes on the ground, or at least make it look like you've got your eyes on the ground.
"You've already been told to not speak unless either one of them asks you a question or they've given you permission. It's a good idea to kneel beside them whenever they sit down or stop moving but I'm not sure exactly how strict Bakura is on that one. Um, when one of them is in the room don't do anything unless you're told and then hop to it. Never complain about anything they do unless you like pain..."