Chapter 2: A Chance Encounter
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As Ryou boarded the train he continued to cry. He could not control his emotions, he felt so betrayed in his heart not only by Bakura but also by himself. He knew he was wrong to have left Bakura like that and felt he should go back but going back now would only prove he was right. He would wait for Bakura to come after him. He had not noticed he was one of only three people in the train car. A small child was staring at him. The child was no more then five years old. Ryou looked up at the child and he laughed.
"Yuki it's not polite to stare." The person sitting next to the child said before smacking his hand. Yuki fell back in his seat whimpering. "I am so sorry for my younger brother's behavior. Yuki can be a bit rude some times… Oh, are you alright?" He asked Ryou. Ryou nodded not looking up at him. Ryou looked pretty beat up from his escape from Bakura.
"I-I- I'm fine." He sniffled before sneezing into his scratched hands. "Please I don't want to talk about it."
"Alright I won't force you." The boy said but I thought you would like to know my name. It's Junior."
"Thank you, Junior for caring, but," Ryo sneezed. "I am fine."
Junior forced his hand onto Ryou's forehead. "You're burning up, you must be sick." Ryou pushed Junior away.
"Jesus, you ever heard of personal space?" Ryou asked before he started to cough. The cough escalated into a fit and Ryou began to feel a bit light headed.
Junior invited Ryou to come stay with him until he got well but Ryou denied the invite. He said he was going back to live with his parents. Junior did not ask why nor seemed interested to know. He offered to escort Ryou their since it was pouring rain and Ryou had no umbrella. Ryou accepted this offer.
Once off the train Yuki ran through the rain soaked parking lot towards Junior's car. It was a rather nice Mercedes Benz, two door. Junior helped Yuki into his seatbelt then made sure Ryou was comfortable in his seat. As they drove off he turned on the heater getting the air to a comfortable 88 degrees so Ryou would no be cold anymore. Ryou directed him towards a rather large gated community on the upper side of the city.
Upon arrival the gate guard asked for their ID cards. Ryou looked over at him from the passenger seat and told the man he was going to see his parents. The guard did not believe him since he had only been working there for the last three days and had never seen Ryou before. Ryou told him to call the owners of the house and get them on videophone. When the guard did so he reached a beautiful middle aged woman with long flowing whitish gray hair and brown eyes. She was dressed in a fine nightgown and looked rather annoyed.
"Yes?"
"Sorry to wake you mom but can I come up?" Ryou asked. The woman looked closely at him and she gasped.
"Ryou my baby!" She cried. "Oh my, Yaten our baby's back! Yes let them up immediately!" She commanded the man then shut off the videophone.
As Junior drove up the long wet driveway he asked Ryou about his parents. His father was an English professor who only lived here during the summer and late winter months and his mother was an actress who was worth so much almost no movie company could afford her but did a lot of charity work now. He also explained he had an adopted brother and sister from China and Egypt named, Ling-Ling, 6, and Thoth 10.
"Your rather talkative now." Junior said smiling at Ryou. Ryou only smiled back. Ryou could not place this feeling in his heart. This feeling was not the same as the one he had with Bakura but it was close and that unbearable loneliness he was forced to endure with Bakura was almost nonexistent. Yuki pointed at the gigantic house.
"Look brother, it's a castle."
"No it's a manor." Junior corrected his brother. Yuki sneezed. "You see I told you to stay out of the rain." Yuki sneezed again.
Upon reaching the house they were greeted by a rather sleepy looking valet. The Valet took Junior's keys as another heavy-eyed servant led them into a house. Once inside the rather spacious entryway his rather happy mother met Ryou. She hugged her son and kissed his forehead. She had not seen Ryou in almost two years. He stopped coming to see his parents after he met with Bakura and moved out on his own. His younger siblings who looked happy to see him again also greeted him. Ling-Ling tackled Ryou and knocked him to the ground along with Thoth's help. With a smile on his face Ryou greeted them both.
"Who are your friends dear and where is that dishonorable boyfriend of yours?" His mother asked looking around for any sign of Bakura. Then she noticed the scratches on Ryou's hands and the marks on his arms. "Was he beating on you?" She asked with concern.
"No mother." Ryou replied as he put his wet jacket on the coat rack. "This is Junior and his little brother, Yuki."
"Hi, Yuki." Ling-Ling, said waving at him from behind Thoth. Ling-Ling's long black hair was not put up when she slept so it was left down in all its glory. Her large brown eyes were the absolute purest in the world. Yuki waved back shyly. Thoth raised an eyebrow to Yuki, after all Thoth was a lot larger then Yuki. Thoth had dark blue eyes and short blonde hair. He was the absolute perfect child unless he was acting up with you. Thoth's dark skin made Ling-Ling look like a ghost.
"Thoth, play nice dear." His mother said petting him lovingly on the head. "Now where is that annoying arrogant, brainless boy you call a lover?"
"I would rather not talk about it. I just want to go to sleep." Ryou said trying not to cry in front of his mom. He knew if he started crying him mother would tell him she had been right all along about Bakura and he was not ready to live on his own. And even if that was not the worst she would tell Roy his brother and that would be bad considering Roy loved solving problems with his fists.
"Alright Dear but will your friend's be staying with us tonight?" His mother asked looking over at Junior and Yuki.
"Its up to them." Ryou said looking at them as well then sneezing. Ling-Ling walked over to Yuki holding Thoth's hand and smiled at him. Yuki moved behind Junior and smiled back. Junior looked down at Yuki who sneezed several times.
"I cannot let you take that child out of my house in dripping wet clothes. You must stay the night." Ryou's mother said rushing over to Yuki and feeling his forehead. "Come I am sure some of Thoth's old clothes will fit him and you can wear something of Ryou's." She said leading them up one of the three grand spiral staircases in the living room.
Thoth's room was larger then his apartment. He could see where Thoth had leapt out of his king sized bed to see Ryou earlier. The floor of his room was littered with drawings of Egyptian hieroglyphs. His closet was full of clothes and the world's top designers made all of them. Thoth helped his mother search for clothes for Yuki while Junior looked around a little more.
Ryou leaned against the doorway watching his mother and brother pick out clothes. He had a smile on his face and Junior though he looked absolutely beautiful. Junior was sure his beauty could rival that of the angels when he happened to smile. Junior had not even noticed Ryou's eyes where on him and not his mother or brother. Ryou noticed him staring and turned his head to look back at his mother and brother.
After a few more moments Yuki was undressed and told he would have to take a hot bath in order to get the chill out of his bones by Ryou's mother. She also instructed Ryou to take a hot bath as well. Ryou led Junior and Yuki to the guest bedroom and into its bathroom. The floors were tiled and the tub was made of marble, as the knobs were gold.
"This knob here is for the hot water, this one is for the cold and this button is for the jets." Ryou instructed leaning forward and placing his had on each knob and then the button. Junior nodded and Ryou told him he would return with clothes. Junior turned on the water and waited for the bathtub to fill then allowed Yuki to get into the water. Junior also sat in the water, which felt good on his rather exhausted muscles. He also had a rather rough night. He was not sure how he was going to tell Ryou the real reason why he had been on that train or why he had truly asked if Ryou as okay. It's all for you, Yuki. He thought looking at his brother, who was playing with one of the water jets.
After about twenty minutes there came a knock on the door, it was Ryou. Junior lifted Yuki out of the tub and dried him off. He looked at the nightgown Thoth had given him to wear. It was Gucci. Yuki squirmed around in it for a minute and then walked towards the door while all Junior wore was his towel. Ryou stepped into the bathroom while Yuki jumped on the bed. He held in his hand a blue shirt and a pair of black boxers. Ryou had changed out of his soaking wet jeans and black shirt into a pair of white boxers and a matching white shirt. Junior changed quickly facing his back to Ryou. He also handed Junior a scrunch for his long white hair.
"You don't have to do this." Junior said as he tucked Yuki into bed.
"I know. But I need to thank you." Ryou replied closing the door to the guest room and walking down the hall to his own room. He fell to sleep quickly and had an amazing dream. They were like the dreams he used to have of Bakura. He had the kind of dream about Junior that he would have to change his sheets in the morning. The longing he had for Bakura had disappeared after only three hours of being with Junior but now he would have to know how Junior felt about him.
Chapter 2 complete Now Chapter 3 will have a song or two guaranteed and I am thinking of having Bakura drop in for a surprise meeting after he does some 007 moves.
Well until then,
Goddess.