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Yami to Hikari

/Hikari to Yami/

Impartial POV the voice of the author in third person.

Chapter Six- Hikari Girl Stealers

(Serenity's POV)

Isn't this just dandy? We are waiting for Tea, who is once again late...

Of course if things were normal we could just move along and wait for her to catch up, but Malik, Yami and Bakura wouldn't hear of it.

They are all smirking wildly for some reason, they are soo immature (sigh!) boys never grow up.

Tristan is as always by my side, I have him wrapped around my little finger, hehehe!

Joey is glaring at Tristan, I can't imagine why... (sarcasm) I mean Tristan only has his arm around me.

Yami, Malik and Bakura aren't the only ones who need to grow up around here...

Mai has distracted Joey, thank God!

Scratch that, they are making out, for the fourth time this morning. (groan) Now Tristan is going to get more ideas... The things I have to put up with!

"Tristan, could you please get me a soda?" I asked sweetly.

I see his eyes fall slightly in disappointment, I feel kind of bad, but I am just not ready to make out with anyone yet.

"Sure, be back soon babe," he said as he walked off.

He is soo sweet, I love him... (sigh!)

WAIT, did I just think that I loved him? I did...

SHIT, CRAP, FUCK!

If I love Tristan, then that means...

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I am not just using him to annoy Joey...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

What if I am more than slightly unsure that this is a bad thing? I mean he is my boyfriend. Shouldn't I care about him a little and not just want to use him to annoy Joey?

Then does that mean I want to take things further? Oh God, I think I do…

Yikes, Tristan just returned with my soda, and I think that I have gone redder than a tomato.

Correction. I know I have gone redder than a tomato.

"Are you okay Serenity?" Tristan asked me, very concerned.

I wasn't entirely sure, and I really didn't want to tell him how I felt...

"I uhh..." I stutter.

Just great, now he'll know something is wrong, I couldn't have been more obvious if I had tried.

PLEASE GOD SAVE ME!

Talk about finally, Tea just arrived to distract me from my conflicting thoughts, and Tristan from his contemplation of me, Thank God!

Wow, prayers really work well for me, hehehe...

Wait, something is wrong here, Tea looks mad, really steamed, her face is almost red and her eyes are actually shooting sparks. I wonder what happened here...

(Ryou's POV)

Mai and Joey have finally returned to this world, after their retreat into the world of sucking face...

Talk about finally, I was starting to think that we would need to hose them down or something...

Joey should really remove all of that lipstick, red really isn't his colour.

Tea is looking pretty pissed off, I wonder why?

I am not actually surprised that Joey and Mai came back to us. I know I would have to if the ground was almost being split open by Tea's angry footsteps. She isn't a girl to be messed with, she looks sweet, but she isn't, she has a very bad temper.

"Hi Tea, is there something wrong?" asked Yugi cheerfully. Talk about naïve...

No Yugi. She is normally an angry red colour and she always tries to stomp through the floor. Come on...

"Actually Yugi, there is something," said Tea.

"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Yugi.

"I got sent three bunches of flowers, I received them all this morning," said Tea, she almost growled the words out.

"Well that doesn't sound bad," said Yugi.

"The flowers weren't bad, it was the sender, he called himself a secret admirer, and he had the nerve not to pay for the flowers himself but to send the bill to me, so not only did I get three bunches of expensive flowers, but I also had to pay for the god damned things!" yelled Tea.

The group was in shock, we were rather frightened.

Yami, Bakura and Malik had all of a sudden turned pink and found the sky immensely interesting, I wonder why... hehehe...

They are soo obvious, good thing Tea is pretty thick or they would be dead by now.

/You didn't pay/

I though they said 'debrill', and that it was some brand of chocolate, so I told them to send it to her

I sweatdropped, my 5000 year old yami couldn't understand English? He has really outdone himself this time, he is a prize idiot.

I am not

/ONE. You shouldn't eavesdrop on my private thoughts, and TWO. You are so/

Bakura scowled, glanced over at Tea and went back to sky gazing.

I looked over at Yugi, his Yami had just done the same thing as mine, and I could guess which way their conversation was going.

Yugi and I exchanged a glance which clearly said, 'Yami's who needs them?'

Malik had just glared at his sister, who had been stifling her laughing unsuccessfully.

Yami, Bakura and Malik were still staring at the sky, after ten minutes you would have thought it was a little obvious... but not to Tea...

"Hey Tea, did you ever think that it could be three different admirers?" asked Joey.

Malik, Bakura and Yami all gave Joey a death glare, he just smirked.

"Well, normally I would have, but all three bunches were all from the same florist shop, so it would have to be a very big coincidence," said Tea laughing, she was in a better mood already.

Bakura, Yami and Malik all had the decency to blush.

The rest of the group began to laugh as well.

Tea was in a much better mood now (Thank god), last time she was in a bad mood she almost assaulted several fairly 'innocent' friends (namely Joey and Tristan- don't get me wrong, I didn't mind seeing them go flying into walls, I was just worried she would start on me).

"Hey guys," said Serenity "how about we go to that fantastic ice-cream shop?" she asked.

That's Serenity for you, an eternal child, she loves ice-cream, but then again so do I, especially chocolate, oh god it is good!

"That sounds like a great idea," said Joey.

All the rest of us nodded, except for Mai, who looked worried.

"Don't worry Mai, they have a fat free selection, so you can have ice-cream too," reassured Tea.

Mai looked relieved.

So we all went off the ice-cream store, like good little children...

God I need to get a life, how much more pathetic can you get?

I am such a loser, I even insult myself, I don't even know why I bother, Bakura has always managed to do that well enough...

I was aimlessly wondering towards the ice-cream store. Tea was walking beside me, she had somehow managed to lose Yami, Bakura and Malik, all of whom were up the front fighting about God knows what.

Wait a second I do know what, I can hear them slightly.

I can't believe that they all thought the same thing when the clerk on the phone said 'the bill' they all thought of a chocolate box with the brand name 'debrill', how stupid can you get? Very.

"Hey Ryou," said Tea.

WHAT? YOU HOME-WREAKING BOYFRIEND-STEALING SLUT!

"Yes Tea," I answered politely.

"I was wondering if everything is okay between you and Bakura," she said.

NO EVERYTHING IS NOT OKAY!

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Well you guys seem a little upset, especially you and I was wondering if everything is okay. I mean we are friends, and you know I always help my friends, so do you need any help from me?" asked Tea.

YOU'RE THE ONE CAUSING THE FUCKING PROBLEM!

"Well Bakura has just hurt my feelings a little," I murmured.

"It is easy for someone you care about to hurt you, but I am sure he didn't mean to, Bakura is very irrational and he makes hasty judgments," said Tea, trying to be kind to Bakura.

"Yeah, well I don't know if I can forgive him this time," I said, perhaps a shade melodramatically.

"Look, does it have something to do with the way he is acting around me?" asked Tea furtively.

OH CRAP, If Bakura thinks I told her I am dead...

"Ryou, I am sorry if I am causing problems between you two, but I really don't want to, so please tell me is there anything I can do to help you," said Tea.

Now I feel bad, she is almost in tears, I shouldn't have mentally sworn at her, it isn't her fault, so calm down.

"Look Tea, these are problems that Bakura and I have to work out, there isn't anything you could do that would make them go away, but thank you for the offer," I said gently.

Tea smiled and dried her very watery eyes, "Just remember I'll be here whenever you need me," she said.

"I know," I replied.

Tea smiled and walked faster to catch up with the rest of the group, I walked a little way behind her.

Tea was crossing at the lights when a car came speeding around the corner, it went through the red light and was speeding straight for her. Tea froze, the car was still heading for her. Tea screamed but still didn't move.

I don't actually know what I was thinking, but I ran on the road, grabbed Tea by the waist and flung us both off just before the car hit.

Hehehe, Super Ryou, I rule.

Wait, as I open my eyes I realise I am lying on top of a soft and curvy female form, this could mean trouble. I never realised Tea had such a good body...

Or that she was soo hot...

I can understand why Bakura went for this contest, after all she isn't that hard to flirt with or be nice to when you get down to it. And lying on top of her like this isn't that uncomfortable either...

Wait, did I just think that? I am gay, I can't just have random thoughts like that, can I?

I think I should just get off her before...

Oh crap, God hates me...

I just realised that the way I landed right on top of Tea looks really bad, especially to the group who has just come up beside us.

Bakura, Yami and Malik are glaring at me and I am guessing that I am on their hit list now, while everyone else has burst into laughter.

Thanks a bunch guys, I thought they were my friends.

(Joey's POV)

"What has been going on here?" I asked, trying very hard not to fall to the floor screaming with laughter.

Ryou is bright red and he is right on top of Tea, who is nearly as red as he is. They have both frozen. Their position is to say the least 'interesting'.

I think that Bakura, Malik and Yami are going to pop some arteries if he doesn't get off her soon.

Especially Bakura, I am not sure who is he more pissed at, Ryou for daring to be on top of Tea, or Tea for daring to be underneath Ryou...

I am guessing it is the latter…

Tea looks embarrassed, but I am guessing that it has more to do with the fact that Yami has seen her underneath Ryou, than for anything that Ryou has done while lying on top of her.

Sorry Ryou, but he is just soo effeminate, I guess that is why he is gay...

"Well Ryou just stopped me from getting hit by a car," said Tea, rather coolly for someone lying underneath someone else.

We all oohed and aahhed.

Ryou unfroze, and helped Tea up, like the gallant person he was.

Ryou was still bright red, but Tea had stopped blushing.

"I owe Ryou my life," she said, kind of stunned.

I can't say I expected that, Ryou saving anyone else's life is kind of laughable, not just because he is scrawny and not very muscular, but also because of his timid attitude.

As for Ryou saving Tea, well, considering the fact that she is the reason for Bakura and his breakup, that is more than a little surprising, I would have thought that Ryou would have just let her get hit.

"Thank you," said Tea to Ryou.

"Any time," said Ryou sincerely, he smiled.

Tea smiled too.

"Let's go get that ice-cream," said Ryou.

Tea nodded happily, obviously not suspecting anything, and completely oblivious to the silent power struggle around her.

Then Ryou put his arm around Tea and they walked off towards the ice-cream store. Talk about smooth mover, he is deliberately messing up the bet, just because he is still pissed at Bakura.

I like the way he thinks! Hehehe...

We all followed him, Bakura (who still looked kind of awed at Ryou's evil nature and deviousness), Malik and Yami however glared angrily after Ryou.

Ryou had basically said, "I am part of this game now too,"

"Great," murmured Mai, from her vantage point in my arms "now we have four chumps going after Tea," she finished.

"Ryou isn't serious though, he is just doing this to piss Bakura off, when he cools down he'll fall back out of the bet," said Serenity.

"I hope so," said Tristan, "this is getting too hard to keep up with.

Tristan had put his arm around Serenity.

NO ONE TOUCHES MY LITTLE SISTER LIKE THAT!

Mai saw the look on my face, she pulled my away from the pair, but not before I gave Tristan a super-mega death glare. He looked freaked!

Hehehe, I rule!

(Yami's POV)

I feel kind of torn, I am glad that Ryou saved Tea, but I kind of wish he hadn't. Which is kind of stupid, because she could have died if he hadn't...

BUT WHY THE HELL COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN ME?

I knew that Bakura and Malik on either side of me were thinking the exact same thoughts.

Ryou is evil, he has his arm around Tea, deliberately trying to annoy us, and maybe he is even trying win the bet just to annoy us even more.

How dare he have his arm around my girl!

"Shove aside midget," Malik snapped at Yugi.

Yugi had unwisely come between Tea and Ryou and us. Malik was very frustrated and in a bad mood, so he lashed out.

I was surprised at Malik, most of us knew better than to mock Yugi's height.

Yugi's eyes filled with tears and he burst out crying.

It was really embarrassing to be with him, I really wish I knew how to become invisible at this point.

Yugi continued to cry, even louder and he even began to sniffle.

This was just getting even more embarrassing.

Everyone was staring at us; they had stopped continuing to walk past.

Yugi insists that he is a teenager, but he still looks like a ten year old, and he acts like one too.

Tea came back and hugged Yugi.

As much as I hated to admit it, I was jealous of him, I would have gladly switched places with him then and there, why couldn't she hug me like that?

Tea soothed Yugi, she was like his mum or older sister.

"It's okay Yugi, it doesn't matter how tall or how short you are, you are still Yugi and you are perfect to me just the way you are," said Tea.

I felt my heart sink down to my shoes with that statement.

RA NO!

SHE HAS A CRUSH ON YUGI!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

How could they do this to me?

Malik and Bakura's faces revealed the same disbelief and jealousy.

How the hell could she chose a midget like Yugi over us?

Wait Yugi isn't a midget, I can't insult my own hikari and I won't, no girl can upset the bond between us.

YUGI IS A DEAD MAN!

Okay maybe I was wrong, some bonds are definitely made to be broken.

Yugi had stopped sniffling and crying, he had smiled again "Do you mean it Tea?" he asked joyfully.

DON'T RUB IT IN SHORTY!

"Of course Yugi, you are my best friend and I wouldn't change you for the world," said Tea.

Relief shot through me at her response, best friend, I could live with that, boyfriend however I could not.

THANK RA, I PROMISE NEVER TO CALL YUGI A MIDGET AGAIN!

Bakura and Malik's faces showed the same relief, and we actually smiled at each other. Then we scowled.

Wait, why did I smile at them? I hate them; I was just caught up in the emotions of an event that I was in no way emotionally involved in. It must be Yugi adversely affecting me with his emotions. (I am not reassuring myself in the least)

"So can we go for that ice-cream now?" asked Yugi.

"By the way Malik, you should be ashamed of yourself for picking on Yugi like that," said Tea glaring at Malik.

Bakura and I were unable to hold back our glee. Yugi also looked pretty smug.

Malik winced, "You are right, I shouldn't take out my aggression on other innocent people, I am very sorry Yugi," he said.

Malik actually apologized? No way…

He is definitely trying to stay in Tea's good books isn't he...

"Well you should think about doing that more often," said Tea, still glaring at him, then she rather abruptly turned to Yugi. "Let's go Yugi," she said.

Yugi gave her his sunny smile, "Okay, but can I have sprinkles and chocolate buttons on my ice-cream?" he asked.

That kid is a born manipulator, he always gets whatever he wants, he uses his puppy dog eyes or his smile. It works every time.

Tea just proved my theory right again, "Sure Yugi, do you want to get an extra scoop as well?" she asked laughing.

Yugi's smile and eyes became even bigger, "Can I?" he asked.

"Of course," said Tea, she put her arm around his shoulders.

I think Yugi would have put his arm around her shoulders, but he is just too short. It's a good thing I am quite a bit taller than he is, hehehe...

And they walked off towards the ice-cream store like that.

Yugi sent back a very evil smirk directed at Malik.

Yup, that kid is definitely a born manipulator, he just manipulated that entire scene, and we all played right into his hands.

By Ra I really hate him sometimes, but then he uses the puppy dog eyes on me and well... he always wins.

That is why he is the 'King of Games', he never loses. He always uses his overwhelming cuteness to get him out of tight spots. Which is kind of like Kuriboh, when you think about it, hmmm...

Okay, so the ending was a little odd... alright, more than a little odd. I know how insanely twisted and evil everyone will think I am by the end of this, but I swear it's my creativity that's forcing me to do this. I promise I am not really that much of a weird person... (sweatdrop) Anyway, getting away from my many problems, sigh, please R & R.