Title: Destiny As We Make It
Summary: Shounen-ai/yaoi so for those who don't like this, please don't read and don't waste your time. Ryou Bakura is in love with his Yami but his other half just won't show his true emotions. Hurt and confused, Ryou becomes a sight for another's eyes… and when the unexpected happens, Bakura has to decide if he will let his hikari live and give him up… or risk losing him but let him stay? And when Bakura makes the biggest mistake ever, who will Ryou chose: Bakura or Seto? And who is this mystery guy and what is he planning? Pairings: BxR, SxMG, a little bit of YxYY and of course some SxR…
Chapter15: Stories of the Past Part2
Edited Version
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Gale: due to the request of one of our reviewers, we'll be doing less of the talking and more of the writing…
Aya: so… I guess here it is, ne?
Yume: guess so…
Yako: sorry we haven't been updating for a while… school's making us stay a month longer than usual… which means our vacation's going to be a month short… meaning less updates…
Gale: are we good to go?
Aya: oh yeah, we're dropping the whole mystery guy thing… it really isn't necessary 'cause I think everyone already knows who it is…
All: YEP!
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FLASHBACK
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Seto's POV
It was a very windy day that April 10 (1), and I couldn't believe how stupid I must have looked to the too old and too young people on the streets; with my strange clothing – I was wearing my favorite white trench coat, dark blue tank top and my brand new black suede skintight pants – and the rather big parcel I was carrying, not to mention the weird shaped (dog shaped, actually… I think one was Chihuahua shaped) balloons and the really goofy party hat perched atop my chestnut crown. I trudged up the sidewalks, not caring, not noticing the bewildered looks they were giving me… but for once it wasn't because I hadn't had time to mess with them…
… actually, I had all the time I wanted at my hands, but still I didn't want to waste it on them…
… I had other stuff to take care of…
… like a very sad and angry golden puppy of mine…
Yes, it seems that once again, I, the Seto Kaiba, had literally forgotten that my precious little uke pup wanted to celebrate our anniversary early. The reason for that is yet to be discovered, but right now, I had an unbelievably arduous task in my hands. I had to apologize to Jou for being such an ass, make up for my surprisingly stupid act, give him his anniversary present, and on top of that, make it to his apartment with all these 'apparatus' intact.
… I guess it's really hard to be a Kaiba…
… even an adopted one at that…
I finally make it to his apartment building. I stop at the front desk, just to inquire if my lover is in his apartment, silently and patiently waiting for the arrival of his beloved master…
… no point in wasting energy in going up there only to find out that my pretty puppy isn't even there…
The clerk then tells me that pup is indeed in, so I proceed to the elevator. Before leaving though, I told the woman not to inform Jounouchi- san of my arrival, for I wanted my puppy to be surprised when I got there. Having pushed the button for his floor, I leaned against the cool elevator wall to cool my head off. I took a deep breath, stopping the world to rationalize my thoughts. First off, I'm here to justify, or rather, rectify my stupidity… next to that, I came here to celebrate our second year anniversary, thus the party gear… and last but no where near the least, this…
… I took out a small navy blue box out of my pocket, admiring the shine of the silver linings against the painfully blunt colored stockades of the elevator. I fingered the opening of the box, and carefully, I opened it and took it out…
… 'It' was a diamond ring; simple and yet elegant; it's body was made of pure gold, and the ring itself was specially made by the finest craftsmen in the country.
I turned the ring towards the light, the diamond reflecting the hot lights above, towards my face. It was a very special ring…
The elevator jerked to a stop, and I pocketed the ring. I walked to the last door on the hall, number 675. I knocked and waited.
"Whaddya wan'!" A very irate and disgruntled looking puppy greeted me. I raised a delicate eyebrow at him and he looked back at me, the intensity of his glare increasing tenfold.
"I dunno why you'e he'e Kaib', but I dun' want nuthin' to do wid ya!" He moved to slam the door in my face but I stuck my foot through his doorway. I pushed myself through his partly opened doorway, thus earning myself a half- hearted growl from my koi. I tried to smile back, but I ended up giving him a smirk instead.
I put down my load and I think he finally noticed my baggage. He raised an eyebrow at him and I seized the chance to close the gap between us. I moved to kiss his pink lips, but he moved away from me. I frowned at him, but he just turned away. Was he really that mad at me?
"Pup," I started as I moved closer to him, my lips barely touching the back of his neck. "I … I guess I'm sorry for forgetting how much our anniversary meant to you… I really am, puppy… so I," I paused, unsure of what to do. He didn't push me away, which was a good sign, but he didn't respond either… which wasn't so good. He suddenly sighed though, as though he had a very big lump lodged in his throat. I decided to continue my ministrations, and started to caress his firm chest, slowly moving lower. "I came here to try and make up for what I did… or didn't do, whichever you prefer to call it."
He pulled away from me and I didn't protest; at least not physically… I guess he really needed his space this time. I sighed and sat back down at the brown couch, beside all those other trinkets I brought with me, my eyes never leaving his now pacing form. After a few minutes of pacing around, he finally looked at me, his usual cheery amber brown eyes full of misery and confusion. I bit the inside of my lip; an unbelievably large amount of guilt was coursing through my veins like marijuana, making my blood boil…
… I didn't like it…
… nor the look he was giving me…
Breathing deeply, he sat down beside me, and looked at the table in front of us. I turned my sight to him, and reluctantly, he tore his gaze away from the Oak furniture in front of us… and looked into my face, his own full of unwanted confusion.
"We hafta talk," he whispered to me, and I again tried to smile at him, this time succeeding and making him smile back, even if just a little.
"Yes, we do," I say as I take his left hand in mine. He looked at me curiously, and I smile again, this time managing some sort of a weak grin. "I've been meaning to ask you," I tell him quietly as I rubbed his palm against mine. Using my free hand, I reach for the box inside my back pocket…
He blinked at me, his eyes darting from my face to the little box, and then to our now linked hands. I smiled fondly at him, and I opened the box, revealing the diamond ring I was holding earlier.
"Se-seto?" He asked uncertainly, eyes clouding with confusion. "What's goin' on?"
Pushing all doubts I had inside of me, I looked at his honey brown eyes, and asked him the question that has been going through my mind the whole morning, as I dropped to my knees. "Puppy, will you marry me?"
Eyes wide and mouth gaping, I softly kiss his knuckles, one at a time. As I finished, I looked into his auburn pools, asking, pleading him with all I can with my own ice blue ones.
"Are ya serious Set? Kami…" he finally managed to work his voicebox, and his brain, and I almost snorted out my answer. "Of course I'm serious… why would you think I wouldn't be?"
"But wha' about Kaib' Corp…. an' da public knowin' 'bout us! You'd be ruined!" He protested, and I chuckled. He really is thoughtful… and smart. I guess I just don't give him enough credit…
"We'll marry secretly then," I tell him, never breaking eye contact. He was still freaking out, so I did the best thing I could think of…
"I love you pup, and I would never do anything to hurt you… we can do this in secret… but if you don't want to be married to me…" His gaze fell as my voice broke… "I… I guess I would just have to accept and respect your decision," I say at last, and I closed my eyes, not wanting any of the tears to escape. I couldn't let him see me like this… I couldn't let him…
All of a sudden, he was on his knees, and his lips were on mine; tongues dancing a delicate exotic dance. I could barely feel his hands on my sides… I couldn't feel anything else but his beautiful lips and tongue on mine…
It ended all too soon, and as I yet have to recover, he launched his full weight to my body, sending both of us crashing to the floor. I couldn't help but laugh at him as he nuzzled my throat; acting really like the puppy I had been teasing him as.
"Kami Seto, I'd love ta marry you! I dun' care where or when, but I'd love ta marry you… Kami, I love ya Seto!"
"I love you, too, Jou- koi," I murmur into his ear as I slipped the diamond ring into his finger…
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Gale: alright guys, sorry for the slow updates…
Aya: we'll be updating not so soon, but well try…
Yume: definitely… love ya guys! And btw, we really appreciate the reviews, they encourage us to write faster… so preeeeeettttyyyyy please?
Yako: yeah, whatever...
Gale: and to all those wonderful people who keep up with us, thank you all very much... we are going to make an extra chapter (the last one) for all those who have supported us!
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