Bakura went to Yugi and Yami's house with a plastic bag neatly folded and tucked under his arm; he knocked and prayed that no one would ask him about what was in the bag. Yami was the one who answered the door, much to Bakura's dismay. "Thank you." He grumbled as he started in.

"What is that?" Yami asked, blocking the doorway.

Bakura looked at Yami, "It's nothing."

"I'm sorry but I can't let you in with a mystery package." Yami said looking stern, though Bakura could tell that he was just doing this to piss him off.

"It's something from work." Bakura wasn't lying but he knew he wasn't telling the whole truth either. "And since when did you become so interested in my stuff?"

"Since you started living under my roof." Yami still looked at Bakura skeptically.

"Yami let him and stop being an asshole." Yugi said as he came down the stairs.

Yami huffed and moved out of the way so Bakura could go inside. Bakura raced by Yugi, mumbling his thanks, he ran into his room and closed the door.

'Damnit, Pharaoh!' he thought as he stuffed the bag under his bed, if anyone tried to get it he would know and he'd kick their ass.

The next morning he was awakened by Yugi, or at least Yugi tired to wake him, "Bakura get up of else you're going to be late!" he yelled as he tried to shake Bakura awake.

"Huh? Ryou it's too early." Bakura mumbled in his sleep before he dozed off again.

"NO!! Bakura wake up!!!" Yugi's yelling and commotion brought Yami, who was getting ready for work himself.

"What the hell is going on?" Yami said, poking his head into the room, his shirt and pants on and his untied tie around his neck.

"I'm trying to get Bakura up, he's gonna miss his first day of work if he stays sleeping!" Yugi was trying his best to get the almost unconscious sleeper awake.

Yami sighed, "Hold on, lemme give it a try." He walked into the room and over to Bakura he closed Bakura's mouth and then pinched his nose closed. Yugi watched in horror.

"Yami!! I said I wanted him awake NOT dead!!" Yugi tried to pry Yami's arms off Bakura, but then Bakura jolted awake.

He gasped and wheezed when he could finally breath then he stared daggers into Yami who was just smiling. "You're a bastard." He said it menacingly.

"Yeah well you're going to be late if you don't get your ass up and into the shower and dressed." Yugi said as Yami walked back out of the room looking rather indignant.

"Huh? What time is it?" Bakura rubbed his eyes and started to feel sleepy again.

Yugi shoved the clock in Bakura's face and instantly Bakura was wide awake and racing towards the bathroom. "WAIT!!" Yugi ran after Bakura with a stack of clothes. He shoved the clothes into Bakura's arms. "Ok, go."

Bakura ran into the bathroom and got ready for work at record speed, taking a super fast shower (nearly burning himself and then nearly freezing himself) then he jumped into his clothes. He grabbed the package from under his bed and ran downstairs, where Yami and Yugi were. Both were eating a small breakfast.

"Bakura, Yami can probably drop you off at work." Yugi offered, and Bakura could tell from the look on Yami's face that Yami hadn't been asked.

Bakura would have loved to have kicked dirt in Yami's eyes by accepting but he didn't want Yami to know where he worked or else Yami would have too much fun harassing him. "No, I think I need to learn how to get there on my own." He grabbed a quick breakfast before he ran out the door, getting some more bus and train fare from Yugi.

"Remember to serve with a smile!" the overly chipper little manager instructed the new workers that were lined up in front of her. "Does everyone know where they will be today?"

Everyone nodded, and Bakura knew that for some unholy reason he had been selected to be a cashier that day. The manager told everyone that that was the end; everyone went off to their posts.

Bakura walked to the front and took over the register, he was thankful that someone to help him. And he was surprised at how easy it was to learn all the things for the register. He did great on that part.

Unfortunately, that wasn't the only part of the job. Bakura developed a twitch in his right eyebrow by the end of his first day, but he had managed to keep a smile on his face the whole day.

He survived his first day. First thing he did after his manager told him it was quitting time was he ran into the bathroom and changed into his normal clothes then he ran out the door and hoped on the bus. He got back to Yugi and Yami's place and this time Yugi opened the door for him so he didn't have to be interrogated.

Bakura was very thankful for that as he ran up to the bathroom to try his best to scrub off the first three layers of his skin and if he was lucky he could rid himself of that sickening stench that clung to him. He took a shower then wrapped a towel around his waist and went to the guest room where he found a surprise. There was a bag of his clothes sitting next to his bed, he opened it and found some of his clean clothes in it. He was so overjoyed that he wouldn't have to borrow more clothes from Yami.

He started ripping through the bag and grabbed a pair of boxers, a tee shirt and a pair of his board shorts. He hopped into his clothes then ran downstairs, but he made a stop in the bathroom after he remembered he had left his things in there, he took those things to his room. He ran to Yugi and thanked him.

"I don't know how you did it but thank you so much for getting me some of my clothes from Ryou!!" Bakura was actually so happy he almost hugged Yugi, but then he remembered himself and didn't.

"I didn't do anything, Ryou brought them over." Yugi said as he looked at Bakura who just stood shocked for a minute. "I'd suggest you call him and give him a 'thank you' that had as much gusto as the one just gave me." Bakura ran out of the room and into the living room he quickly dialed Ryou's number.

He waited on pins and needles for Ryou to pick up the phone. Finally he did, "Hello?"

"Hi, Ryou-"

"Bakura?" Ryou sounded pleasantly for a second. "What are you calling for?" but that pleasant part didn't last past 'Bakura?'

"I wanted to say thank-"

"Do you have a job yet?" Ryou asked sternly.

"Yes-"

"Good, do you have a paycheck?"

"No but- hello? Hello?!" Bakura heard nothing on the other end. Ryou had hung up. He sighed, feeling like crap, and then just to make his day even cheerier, he realized that Yami had been sitting on the couch the whole time. "Spare me your asshole charm, Pharaoh." He dragged himself out of the room, Yami said nothing.

The next day he did the same thing he had done the day before, except he was miraculously able to get up on time, and when he came home from work he didn't call Ryou. 'I can't talk to him until I get a paycheck! I have to get a paycheck!'

"Hello, welcome to McDonald's, may I take your order?" he said the words with a smile on his face and filled the orders with speed and efficiency. In the manager took a special shine to him because of his superb work. His cheery, chipper, manager was glad to see that he was still in such a good mood, but then she told him something that wiped the smile clean off his face.

It was Thursday and Bakura was happily awaiting his paycheck the next day. He didn't know how long he could keep that smile plastered on his face but he knew if he could only get a paycheck and get back home he'd be able to walk around with a real smile on.

"I'm so glad to see how well you're doing and it's only your first week here, and how fortuitous that you should happen to join our staff the week we have a birthday party scheduled!" this was it now Bakura was sure the woman was either on some seriously strong drugs or someone had stapled that smile on her face, because she still had the same chipper smile on her face as she told him the awful news. That night Bakura went to Yugi and Yami's and he took a shower and then was on his way to his room when Yami got to him.

"SO what place decided to hire you?" he asked, posted up by Bakura' door, the same way he had been on the first night Bakura had stayed there.

"None of your business." Bakura kept going to his room but Yami blocked his path.

"Nuh huh, tell me where you're working that's so secretive." Yami was really getting on Bakura's last nerve, but Bakura smiled.

"Yami I need to get some rest because I have a very big day tomorrow. Now if you would be so kind, please, if it isn't too much trouble, let me go to the room I am currently staying in?" Bakura's polite and proper response scared Yami a bit and he just let Bakura through, not wanting to hang around much longer to see if Bakura would get any weirder.

The next morning Bakura got up early, took a quick shower, grabbed a quick breakfast and then he left. He concentrated on making sure that he didn't snap at anyone today, he needed that paycheck. It was his ticket home and without he was stuck at Yugi and Yami's and he was sure that they wouldn't let him stay there very long.

He went to work, changed in the bathroom, and then waited for his shift to start. Unfortunately the person he would be taking over for fell ill and Bakura started work early. It was NOT a good day from the get go.

First there was an idiot who stood in front of Bakura for a full half hour trying to decide what it was that he wanted. Then there was a woman who wanted Bakura to tell her what was in everything, and in the end she decided she wasn't hungry. There was a teenage girl who made him run back and forth from the refrigerator, which for his convenience was all the way on the other end of the long counter, to get the right salad dressing and then she remembered that she really didn't want a salad. After that was a man who stared at Bakura and asked him about his hair and his eyes and hit on him but didn't order a single thing and made the other people on line behind him very disgruntle. There were a whole bunch of other pains in the asses.

But then the party came.

Bakura swore to himself if Ryou ever asked to adopt he'd kill himself before agreeing.

[~][~] Stay tuned for the Next Chapter: Twitch Twitch

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Ryou: -watching television- Bakura I want a kid!! -his voice is little whinny-

Bakura: -eating beef ramen, chokes- -hack wheeze cough- WHAT!?!?!

Ryou: -walks over and drapes his arms around Bakura's neck- I want a lil kid, one that's really cute and adorable and I'll be able to teach 'em to cook and whole bunch of other things and you'll be able to-

Bakura: nuh huh, we are NOT having kids. Where'd you even get such a crazy idea?!

Ryou: Well Phoenix told me that she thinks I'd make a great dad.

Bakura: -shoots an evil look at Phoenix whose lounging on the couch- grr

Phoenix: -grins- Yea I think Ryou would make an EXCELLENT father!

Ryou: -beams and blushes-

Bakura: -scowls at Phoenix-

Phoenix: Look how well he raised YOU Bakura! -smiles wide-

Ryou: -laugh softly-

Bakura: -.-*