Hehehe, this is cool, I actually got reviews, SWEET! Anyway this is for my adoring fans! (God aren't I pompus?) I think that most pairings will be obvious by the end of this chapter, and if you don't like it then tough.
Yami to Hikari
/Hikari to Yami/
Impartial POV the voice of the author in third person.
Chapter Two- The Plot Thickens
(Mai's POV)
Tea is late, this is so boring, Joey is bringing out the puppy dog eyes,...
damn... he is much too good at those. Okay so maybe I broke up with him for whistling at another girl, maybe that was a little too harsh...
I think that I am turning into Tea!
NOOOOOO!
I can't be a nice person, at least not until I have him where I want him anyway, he just needs a little retraining, and then he'll be perfect. Men are such fools; women always train them to their own whims. Oh well, I guess I can hold out for a little longer against the puppy dog eyes, (sigh!) he is just so adorable
I made my cursory gaze go around the group, trying unsuccessfully to make my staring at Joey almost unnoticeable.
Ryou looks sad, I wonder why? Bakura looks more smug than usual, has he broken up with Ryou? That would be so cruel. No, Bakura wouldn't break up with Ryou, it is something else, so maybe he refused to take Ryou to Kaiba's ball; now that sounds more like it. Poor Ryou, I'll never understand what he sees in Bakura, but I do have to admit he is pretty hot!
Tristan is mooning after Serenity as usual, poor guy, but Serenity not only has an over protective older brother, she is one of those girls that likes to go very slow, he'll probably have to marry her to make out with her, and lets not even go to the extremes he'll need for sex (groan), Serenity gives all women a bad name.
Okay maybe that was too harsh, because she is so sweet. Serenity is just very naïve, I wonder if she'll lose that? I hope not, I don't think I'd like her if she did.
Yugi and Yami both look a little nervous and very uncomfortable; I wonder what's eating them? Has one of them confessed to being in love with the other? No that's not possible, for one thing neither of them are gay (unlike other members of this group, cough-Ryou, cough-Bakura), and for another Yugi is always trying to help Yami, because he has such a big crush on Tea. Why are all the nice guys so shy? (sigh!) They are never straight forward, and it's too bad that the jerks always are, (bigger sigh!).
Marik and Ishizu both look very smug, I wonder why? Something very weird is going on...
I had almost forgotten about Joey in my interest in what had made Ishizu, Marik and Bakura look very smug, and what had made Yami, Yugi and Ryou look apprehensive.
A whistle drew back my attention to my very cute blond boyfriend.
"Hey Babe, do you forgive me yet? Please... I miss you already," wheedled Joey. The puppy-dog eyes were on full force.
I felt all of my defenses crumble. Those damn puppy-dog eyes are just too much, he is so cute.
"Come on babe, it's been a whole hour since you tormented me by breaking up with me and breaking my heart, don't be so cruel!" cried Joey, he flung himself at my feet.
I was trying to stop the smile on my face from spreading, I was almost giggling.
Passersby were watching with a rather condemning attitude, but were still interested in their own way.
I have got him right where I want him, hehehe.
"Well, I don't know Joey, I mean, I feel that you degrade me and every other woman in this city with your behavior, and you expect me to take you back, just like that?" I asked, forcing my face into a stern expression.
He is a goner.
(Joey's POV)
"You know that I would never look at any other woman seriously Mai, it is you that I love," I said, rather extravagantly.
Mai looked very surprised and happy; and she flung herself into my arms.
I returned her kiss, very enthusiastically. Then we hugged… she is squeezing me tightly.
I wonder what has made her so happy?
Wait a minute... Did I say that I loved her? Oh god I think I did, if I said that that's as good as proposing...
NOOOOOOOOOOO!
I am soo gone, if I take it back she'll kill me, and if I don't I'll be officially classed by the group as married. Life is very cruel.
A very scared looking me, looked at the group who were all giggling at my predicament, even Serenity. I was in no hurry to end this hug.
The minute this hug ends I'll have to face the group, I am doomed! (Help!), I have really got to get some new friends, maybe when Tea comes she'll help, she has always got lots of helpful advice, especially for me where Mai is concerned
(Mai's POV)
Isn't this fun, Joey isn't having a very good day at all, in fact I am beginning to worry because I doubt that he will take it back, because he doesn't want to break up with me again. If he doesn't take it back then we'll both be classed as practically married,...
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
This must be avoided at all costs, maybe Tea will have some ideas on how I can manipulate him into taking it back, when will she get here? I can't hug him forever, and the minute this hug breaks up, we'll have to face the group...
(Impartial POV)
Luckily Mai and Joey were having good luck today.
Tea appeared from around the corner to distract the group from the wildly embarrassed, still hugging, very red faced, Joey and Mai.
(Tea's POV)
Damn all buses to hell, why did it have to be late? Now everyone is going to blame me if something goes wrong, I hate being the last person to arrive.
I walked more hurriedly up to the group.
What's wrong with Bakura? He smiled at me, a genuine smile, not a smirk.
Marik just winked at me, I think he is trying to flirt!
What the hell is going on?
Yami looks very nervous, damn it. Why is he so good-looking? Why do I have such a crush on him? And why the hell can't he ask me out on a date? Yugi says he likes me, why is he so shy? After all he was a pharaoh; I would have thought that he would have been more commanding and less of a wimp.
Ryou looks depressed, did he and Bakura split up? I hope not, poor Ryou.
Serenity and Tristan look happy to see me; sometimes I am so jealous of those two love birds.
Ishizu looks very happy… no smug, like my cat, Fluffy, after she has eaten a lot of cream (which is her favorite food).
Mai and Joey are hugging, and they are both bright red, what is going on here?
I walked right up to Joey and Mai.
"Are you two alright?" I asked puzzledly.
"Oh they're just fine Tea," said Yugi giggling.
"Yeah, Joey just told Mai that he loved her," said Tristan.
My mouth fell right open.
Joey and Mai glared their full combined hatred at Tristan, and finished hugging.
I almost grinned.
So they have gotten themselves into another mess, and now they need my help to get out of it, how typical!
I went forward to give Mai a hug, "Oh congratulations, I am so happy for you!" I said loud enough for the group to hear.
"Please get me out of this mess," Mai whispered, so that the group wouldn't hear.
"Alright, but it will be a little embarrassing," I whispered back to my friend.
"I can handle that, just not this," whispered Mai.
"Make sure that Joey goes along with it," I whispered.
I then moved out of the hug.
Time to get on with the show!
"So then Mai, I guess that I owe you ten dollars, you were right," I said out loud.
This momentarily confused the group, (Joey and Mai included).
Then Mai nudged Joey.
"Oh, why do you owe Mai ten dollars then?" asked Joey, with much prompting.
Oh God they deserve this, I am so sick of getting them out of trouble, maybe they'll think more next time.
"Well, we had a bet going, that she couldn't convince you to say that you loved her in front of the group," I said smoothly lying through her teeth.
"Well, she did ask me as a personal favour, if I would," said Joey, airily making it up as he went along, fooling absolutely no one.
"Hey, that's cheating!" I mock accused Mai.
"Look Tea, you never said that I couldn't ask Joey to say it, so hand over the ten dollars already," said Mai.
I handed it over, pretending to laugh.
She had better hand my money back!
Marik, Bakura and Yami had been staring at me the whole time, continuously.
What the hell is up with those three? I am pretty sure that I don't look weird, and that nothing is wrong with how I look, Yugi would have told me for sure by now. Well I don't entirely mind Yami staring at me, but still I wonder what could have happened in between one day and the next to change things so much?
As for Marik and Bakura, well their attention is no where near as desirable as Yami's attention is...
My attention roved back over the group.
Yep, Ryou is really upset, alright, I wonder why, and I bet that it has something to do with Bakura, I wonder if this staring thing is to do with the Ishtar family, both Ishizu and Marik are looking very smug indeed.
"So guys, what shall we do today?" I asked brightly.
"Why don't you decide?" said Marik.
"Yeah, let's hear what you think," said Bakura
Okay, I think that I need a psychiatrist now, Marik is trying to be seductive and even worse, so is Bakura. Yami on the other hand is staring at the sky now.
What is with all the winks and seductive glances? They are even asking for my opinions, and I know they are uninterested in morals and friendship, I also know that they have never liked me before, and I am not entirely sure that they even knew my name before today, so what the hell is going on?
(Ryou's POV)
Well Tea got Mai and Joey out of trouble again, if she charged for her help she would be very rich indeed. I think that she is a very good friend; I wish that she could help me, but she is the cause of the problem, and she doesn't even know.
I think that if she knew about this bet it wouldn't be on, which is probably why Ishizu created rule three (Don't tell Tea), in the first place. Bakura is pulling out the fancy moves to win this bet; he isn't bad at this seduction role.
Why is he using them on Tea and not me, (Despairing cry to the Heavens!) Ra damn him he is cruel! I know this is all because of a stupid bet that Ishizu set up with him, Marik and the pharaoh, but did he have to accept it, he knows how sensitive I am. He accepted without asking me how I felt about him seducing Tea.
Last night when he tried to 'snuggle' I went and slept in the couch. Why does his entire life revolve around defeating Yami? Can't he just move on? (Sigh) He'll never do that, because he'll never beat Yami. I know that Bakura wouldn't deliberately hurt me like this, although admittedly it is kind of debatable.
So now I get to watch my boyfriend try and seduce a girl, whom he hates and has wanted to seal up in the shadow realm since he met her. This seems only slightly odd to me (I have been around Bakura far too long), and all because he wants to beat Yami. This is the only part that does make sense. Bakura is far too competitive, especially where Yami is concerned.
Poor Tea, I almost feel sorry for her, she looks very scared, like a hunted rabbit, God damn it, I wish we could switch places, what I wouldn't give for Bakura to look at me that way! (sigh) Life just isn't fair.
"Ryou, what would you like to do?" Tea asks me.
"Umm... How about we go to a... coffee shop and decide there," I said, rather wildly. I can see a coffee shop sign about half a block down the street… so what if I am not original or creative?
Besides, I think that this is a good choice, just to be on the safe side. Last time when I suggested shopping all the boys found a hundred ways to show me how immensely unpopular my choice was.
Okay so liking to shop is a girl thing, so what I AM GAY and proud of it, I LOVE TO SHOP!
However most of the guys don't, and being tripped and accidentally jabbed repeatedly gets boring and painful (boring for them, painful for me), however they did become more creative later in the day, much to my misfortune.
It is a good thing the girls got me to walk with them… away from the guys, or I think I would have been in hospital by the end of the trip.(especially since the girls made the guys pay for everything!) (Hehehe!)
"Good idea Ryou," said Malik, surprising me, I blink.
"Yeah good idea, let's go," said Tea.
We'll all be going now, all of the others are as confused as Tea, and they want to find out what's going on.
We all went to the coffee shop. What an ironic place for people who hate coffee as much as we all do. They must really be curious to find out what is going on.
"Hey Tea, why don't you order coffee's for the whole group?" Ishizu asked.
"Uhh... okay," said Tea, looking a little puzzled.
I don't blame her for being curious, everyone in this group hates the taste of coffee, so why would we drink it even if we went into a coffee shop?
"Don't worry I'll go with you to help you carry everything," said Ishizu smoothly.
So she wants the rest of the group to know about the bet, and she is getting Tea out of the way, hehehe, Yami, Bakura and Malik are going to be so embarrassed! Serves them right!
Tea and Ishizu left the group to go up to the counter, far enough away to be out of ear shot.
"Okay, what is going on?" demanded Mai authoritivly.
"Ummm..." began Yami.
"Well, there is a bet going between me the thief and the pharaoh," said Malik smoothly.
"What kind of a bet?" asked Joey.
"WhoeverisaskedbyTeatoKaiba'sdancefirstwins," said Yami very fast, his face was bright red.
The group showed its shock and amusement, by falling off their chairs. They quickly recovered and sat back down.
"WHAT?" shrieked Tristan.
"My sister suggested it as a different challenge, after all getting a girl to ask you to a dance is harder than losing a card game against the pharaoh," said Malik.
"I am not surprised that Yami agreed, but you two?" said Serenity sweetly.
Yami went about ten shades redder, Yugi smirked along with the rest of the group.
"What is that supposed to mean?" asked Yami, trying to hide his blush.
"That you have the biggest crush on her and you know it!" yelled Bakura.
Yami grabbed Bakura by the shirt, and they both gave each other death glares.
"Ryou, how do you feel about this?" Joey asked me.
"What Bakura wants to do is his own business, it has nothing to do with me," I said coldly.
The group raised an eyebrow at my tone.
"Trouble in paradise?" Malik enquired.
Bakura broke out of the pharaoh's grip and grabbed Malik by the shirt.
"Stay out of this," he hissed.
Malik just gave a sarcastic grin "I wouldn't dream of causing trouble," he said.
No one believed him, not even the naïve Serenity.
"I still can't believe that you two are entering in this stupid contest all for the sake of beating Yami," said Mai, directing her comment to Malik and Bakura.
"Hey, we're competitive!" said Malik playfully "Besides I am not involved with anyone at the moment!" he said, playfully grinning at Bakura, who looked ready to smash his face in.
"What the hell is going on?" came the furious voice of Ishizu.
The whole group sweatdropped, because behind her was Tea.
Uh oh, I wonder if she heard?
(Impartial POV)
"Malik, Bakura, break this up immediately," said Ishizu, she grabbed them firmly by the ears and walked out of the coffee shop, the rest of the group followed thankfully leaving the much hated coffee behind.
"So where should we go now?" asked Serenity brightly.
The whole group was continuously staring at Tea, this 'game' had intrigued them.
"I know," shouted Mai "There's a karaoke bar just over there!" she shrieked. Mai grabbed Serenity, Ishizu and Tea hands and raced off towards the bar. All the guys' sweatdropped.
"I can't go in a karaoke bar!" wailed Bakura.
"Do you want the pharaoh to win," screeched Malik.
The fire of competition ignited in Bakura's eyes.
Malik and Bakura raced off towards the bar. The rest of the group sweatdropped even more.
"I wonder if you'll win this contest Yami," said Tristan.
"Shut up Tristan," Yami growled, not wishing to admit that he did not have as much confidence in his abilities to win this contest as usual.
He wondered what mischief Malik and Bakura could get up to with Tea, in a karaoke bar?...
Oh no, not if he could help it.
Yami, the 'king of games', and the over protective (yet never personally appointed) protector of the virtues of a certain crush, (a.k.a. Tea) suddenly raced off in hot pursuit of Bakura and Malik. They wouldn't take advantage of his girl, not while he was around!
The rest of the group groaned, sweatdropped some more, and then followed the insane boy trio, who had followed the girls, into the bar.
Well I hope I haven't disappointed. Please R & R and I'll update soon.