Her Sweetness: Hey there. Ugh, this stupid site! Nothing ever works like it's supposed to! I couldn't log on for days because of that stupid glitch! You hear me, administrators? Stupid! Stupid!

Get your stuff together! Stop sitting on your butt! Work on the damn thing, already!

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Sorry. This is just me venting. Okay, so let's get going.

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Crimson gates of paradise : Thank ya, girlie. Yes, I suppose he does have many possibilities awaiting him, doesn't he?

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Heidi : Yup, I answered your question. And I'd like to answer it again… RYOU IS SO DANGED ADORIBLE!

Call On Me

Chapter 10:

Three more hours passed by after Malik's encounter with Bakura in the bathroom. When Malik came back downstairs, the lights were off and Yugi was singing, "I'm A Soul-Man," with a very off-key voice. As Malik sat down, he noticed Bakura grinning at him, his white fangs shining in the dark. He felt sick.

The rest of the group continued their singing till eleven o' clock. Yami doing the remake of "Walk Like An Egyptian," and Ryou joining Marik in a duet of "When You Believe". Malik didn't feel much like singing afterwards. He thought he opened his mouth; puke would come rushing out, in streams of blue and yellow.

As the night progressed, Malik also noticed that Marik didn't seem too upset with him about his previous outburst involving Ryou. Ryou didn't treat him any differently either, he simply smiled and regarded Malik as "affectionate". Typical.

"Aw, c'mon, you can't be serious!" Bakura looked at Ryou in disbelief.

They had been playing Truth or Dare for only about ten minutes in Ryou's bedroom before Yami had gotten Ryou to divulge his most guarded secret. And, without any resistance whatsoever, Ryou happily told them all.

"It's true, it's true." He smiled at his yami, "My whole fourteenth year, I didn't brush my teeth. It was a dare from my father. He told me that if I was a true man, I didn't need to brush my teeth. And I didn't."

Malik starred at him, "W-What happened?"

"Almost all my teeth fell out. I had 37 cavities and my dental worked cost more than a house payment!" Ryou began laughing hysterically.

Yugi scooted two feet away from where Ryou was laying and he gulped, "Um… O-Okay… Ryou, it's your turn."

Ryou scanned the room. Marik was in a red beanbag chair, blocking the doorway. He looked a bit bored, unfazed by Ryou's horrid, rotting tooth story. He smiled and said, "Kiram. Truth or dare?"

"Eh?" Marik looked up and sighed, "Oh. Um… truth, I guess."

"… Okay. Please, tell us who means the most to you."

Bakura grinned and watched Malik raise his eyebrow at his other half. Marik bit his lip. He had to be careful with this question. He was trying to please Yami and Yugi… but then he didn't want to upset his emotionally fragile hikari. But then, of course, they were on a mission. Malik knew that.

"I'd have to say… Yami." Marik said with a straight face.

Yugi and Malik's jaws dropped, hanging quite low. Yami smirked at Marik, resulting in a shudder from him.

Bakura was drinking Coke and he'd choked on it, during his uncontrollable laughter. Ryou shot him a look, although it didn't register. They continued with Marik's turn.

"Alright… Ah, Yugi. Truth or dare?"

"… Dare." Yugi had wanted to be brave. In all honesty, Yugi was rather aggravated at his yami for being Kiram's favorite. So, he tried his best to show that he could be just as brave as Yami, "Yeah, I choose dare."

Marik raised an eyebrow then thought, "Hmm. Okay, Yugi, I dare you to… Heh heh. I dare you to give your… necklace to Ma- Kilam."

Yugi and Yami squealed, "What!"

Malik looked at his yami and smiled, 'Marik is so awesome. He really thinks fast on his feet. Um, but wait… will Yugi really do it?'

"Okay!" Yugi thought that this brave act would surely make Kiram think better of him. He got up and took the puzzle from around his neck, and put it around Kilam's. "There you go. Urm, you look good in it."

Bakura smacked himself in the face and let his hand slide down, "This is so stupid…!" He mumbled, though it went unnoticed.

Malik and Marik were beaming from ear to ear. Both for different reasons, though the reasons were linked. Obviously, Malik thought, this must be a sign that Marik wasn't peeved with him for his earlier outburst and this was his way of showing it. Marik, secretly, was apologizing to his hikari for saying that Yami was his favorite person. He thought that giving him a source of ultimate power would suffice as an acceptable 'I'm sorry.'

He thought that, hopefully, before going to bed with Yami and Yugi he could get the other puzzle during the game and then he and Malik could sneak out the window or something.

No such luck though, he never got another chance. It was upsetting to say the least, but no matter. He had one more shot.

Ryou, Yugi, and Yami yawned after they'd played an hour's worth of video games. It was now a little past midnight and no one but Malik and Marik were really used to staying up this late. You know, working on world domination plans and what not.

Bakura looked at his hikari, "I take it that means you're tired?"

He nodded, sleepily. And so did everyone else. Marik and Malik forced a yawn, wanting to hurry up and get them to bed. (A/N: Ooh, this sounds so dirty. I'm in raptures.)

"Okay, everyone…" Ryou cracked his neck and cringed. His head had been laying in the groove of Bakura's back and so there was mild discomfort, "We can all just sleep in here, tonight. And since none of you brought sleeping bags…"

Everyone blushed, forgetting about the sleeping part of the night. Marik never even thought of sleeping bags or anything. But Ryou didn't seem to mind too much.

He flopped back onto his bed, "My bed's really big. I think we can all squeeze in."

Malik's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, as did Marik's. Yami and Yugi paid no mind and sleepily crawled into the bed, snuggling under the covers. Malik shrugged and got in as well. Marik walked over slowly and unsurely… he was prepared for anything, or so he thought. He'd told himself that this might get strange and that he would have to sleep near his two greatest foes. But sleeping in the same bed! This was taboo, for sure.

Ryou clapped his hands and the lights went out.

They were in peculiar order, going from left to right, packed like little sardines. Yami on the far left, then Ryou, and Malik and then Marik, Bakura and Yugi. The order and the positions they had to squeeze into were more than a little frustrating.

"Okay… someone's breathing on me…"

"Yeah, well, I'm sliding off the edge!"

"Whose foot is that? It's in a very odd place!"

"That's not a foot."

"… Oh, gross!"

"He he he he! Oh, that tickles! Please quit!"

"Someone's vibrating…!"

"I think it's Kiram."

"You can't be serious!"

"What's that smell?"

"Sorry…"

"Ow! My eye! Ra, what the hell was that?"

"You don't want to know."

It went on in that manner for about thirty minutes. That is, until Ryou clapped and the lights went on, that way everyone could yell at their attacker face to face. And Ryou gave a playful pinch to the person who had tickled him. Soon, though, their arguments wore off, due to lack of interest. The lights went off and they slithered back into their previous positions.

The clock showed that it was 1:45 am. It took almost an hour for them to fall asleep. Marik and Malik struggled to stay awake, although that proved a harder task then they previously thought, because it had been a long night and it was very cozy in that bed.

Malik turned over, sleepily, as his yami poked him in the back, "YAWN! W-What is it, Marik?" He whispered.

"C'mon, Malik, you can't go to sleep. We've gotta get that other puzzle then make a run for it."

He pulled the blanket higher up to his chin, "… But, Marik, don't you want to see this sleepover through? We might get doughnuts for breakfast tomorrow."

"What! What's wrong with you? We're not here for doughnuts, you nut! We're here for ultimate power. We've got one," He pointed to the upside down pyramid on his hikari's neck, "Now, we need the other."

"… I'm so tired."

"Ugh. Fine then, switch places with me so I can get it, okay?"

Malik blinked and looked around at the four boys on either side of them, "H-How do you expect to do that? We're squished, there's barely enough room to breathe."

"Roll with me."

"…WHAT!" As loud as his statement was, the only person who moved was Ryou, sliding further under the covers. Marik growled and smacked Malik on the side of the head, "You idiot, be silent. This is what I mean…"

Marik took his partner's shoulders in his hands and, in one motion, rolled across his body and switched their places. It took less than a second and Malik sweatdropped, "Oh… s-so that's want you meant."

"What did you think I meant?"

"… Nothing." He blushed slightly.

Marik rolled his eyes and faced opposite of Malik. There was only one more person he'd have to get around, and that was Ryou. The only thing visible was a tuft of pink hair sticking up out of the sheets.

He grinned. This was going to be easier than he thought. All he had to do was… Marik reached over Ryou with his left arm, stretching as far as he could without touching Ryou's sleeping body. He was almost there. Although half his body was hovering over Ryou, this was going rather well. His hand was almost touching the puzzle around Yami's neck. The only thing that could screw this up is if…

"K-Kiram…?" Ryou's soft brown eyes were starring up at him. Wide with confusion and fake-cheerfulness. "What are you doing?"

"Uh…" Marik was in a compromising position. The top half of his body was over Ryou's… Poor, quivering Ryou. "I-I'm sorry to scare you!" He said, though he didn't move, "You… you see, I-"

"YAWN! W-What's going on…?" Yugi sat up and rubbed his eye. He blinked to get used to the dark and noticed Ryou and Marik. "Oh my gosh!"

Bakura was the next to wake, shielding his ears from Yugi, "Will you stop screaming in my ear, you little – Oh Ra!" His eyes settled on his hikari and then he turned to Marik with malice in his eyes, "What are you doing to him!"

"N-Nothing! I'm doing nothing!" Marik regained his composure and slipped back under the covers next to Malik, hiding the intense blush on his face, "You guys are a bunch of sick minds!"

Ryou gulped and sat up, "… Oh, I'm sure it was nothing. Kiram was probably just trying to get up to get a glass of water or something. Just a silly misunderstanding. Eh heh…"

"Yes! A misunderstanding!" Marik and Malik called, both their heads under the blankets now, their faces hidden in shame and woe.

Bakura scowled at Marik's nonexistent visage, "Well. Be that as it may, I think a change is in order!"

In a few more minutes, Bakura got his way. Their positions were switched and it went as follows… Yami on the far left (he never woke up, so they left him sleeping), then Marik, Malik and then Yugi, Bakura and Ryou at the end, being protected by many walls. Bakura grinned after the arrangements were made, "There we go! And, Kiram, if you try and climb over me to get to Ryou, you'll know what barbed wire between your legs feels like!"

Marik simply grunted and waited for them to fall asleep.

He got what he wanted. Yami was right next to him, sleeping and unaware. Malik was asleep now, but that didn't matter. It was so close, Marik didn't need any help. He took in a deep breath and carefully lifted the puzzle from Yami's rising and falling chest. Good. Now all he needed was to get it over that spiky head of his and they'd be home free.

"… No…" Yami murmured, his eyes still closed.

Marik froze. He held his breath till Yami was back into a peaceful slumber and then he continued, sweating and breathing heavily. Yami's eyes fluttered and he looked sleepily at Marik who was holding his puzzle high off his chest.

"Um…. Yami, I…" Marik knew he'd been caught, 'Damn it. This is it… I'm dead for sure.'

"No, my teddy!" Yami moaned and clung onto Marik's neck, his legs wrapped around the taller boys stomach. The puzzle slipped from Marik's sweaty hands and was pressed to Yami's chest and his. It was stuck and so was Marik. Yami smiled when Marik stopped resisting and mumbled, "Good teddy… Did I ever tell you about the time that I was hunting in Egypt and I was after a really big…"

Marik sighed. So close, yet so far away.

…

The next morning, it was shiny and glittery outside. Birds were chirping and the trees seemed greener for some reason. It was around eight o' clock and the sun was already lighting everything in it's path. The light flew threw the blinds of the house and shot straight into the eyes of the boys who'd slept ever so peacefully the night before.

They stirred at first, cuddling under the covers… Not ready to greet the new day, but more than willing to shun it. Though they wished the sea of sheets would last forever, their aches and pains from their positions the night before called their names.

"Ouch… my back. Who bit my back?"

"Oh, sorry about that."

"Ah!… Where'd my clothes go?"

"YAWN! G'morning…"

"Aw, look at that…" Ryou got up and smiled down at the opposite side of the bed. Tangled in each other were Yami and Marik, sleeping soundly. "How incredibly sweet!"

Malik blinked twice and poked his yami in the back. When Marik rubbed his eyes, he noticed everyone starring at him and at the new appendage he'd obtained over the course of the night. Yami. Marik gasped and pushed him away, "Gah! Hey, listen, this is NOT was it looks like, I…!"

Bakura shook his head in pity and disgust, "Anything that moves, right, Mario?"