Life for rent

Chapter three: Steak tips and Bar chaos

Maru: Hey, thanks again for reading and the reviews.

Starless- 007: lol, hehe, now Malik has cheese for brains. Um I was thinking about it today, you know, BakuraXRyouXTozukuoh, but I didn't think it would work out, but I'll try it, ya never know, ne? Glad you like it so far. P.S Malik will come back soon. :)

Chrisorientedum…where to start, um Tozukuoh also known as thief Bakura in the ancient Egyptian times, and that was Yami Bakura's old self before he became a spirit in the millennium ring. I hope that clears your confusion.

"Italic" singing

Italic thoughts

Okay on wit da fic!

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"Mmm…I smell steak."

Marik woke up to Bakura mumbling on his lap. The white haired demon licked his lips and started muttering to himself. Marik decided to have a little fun.

"…huh? Hey, where you going? I'm gonna get you!"

Marik tried not to laugh.

"no you're not!" Marik mocked him in a sing song voice.

"Oh yes I will. I'll bite your head off and chew you up and swallow you and fill my tum tum!"

Bakura made a chewing motion with his mouth.

Marik leaned down to Bakura's face and whispered, poking his noise.

"can't catch me."

All of a sudden Bakura lunged forward and bit down on Marik's hand. Marik let out a scream and tried to pull his hand away.

Bakura eyes opened lazily, chewing on the Egyptians hand. He stopped and looked up at Marik wincing.

"can. you. let. go?"

Bakura dropped Marik's hand and sat up.

"morning already?"

"yeah, you fell asleep right when you sat down."

Bakura lifted an eyebrow.

"you didn't try anything funny while I was asleep, did you?

"n-no!"

Marik moved away hiding his hands.

"Good. I'm going out for a while, want to come?"

"you're asking me to come with you? Gee, I don't know about that."

"just come."

Bakura pulled the blonde off the couch and pushed him roughly out the door.

"better than leaving you here."

Bakura's P.o.V

There he goes again with that stupid goofy smile. After I shoved him out, I locked the door and left the key under the mat, just incase.

We went to a bar to have a couple drinks…though I think it was too much for Marik. I told him only a couple but does he listen to anyone? No.

It was kind of weird, but amusing at the same time. Whenever he tried to get up to change the song on the jukebox, he'd end up bumping into the chairs instead.

"hey nimrod, watch where you're going, your missing."

"no I'm not, t-those blonde women a-are teh nimrods, s-stupid as, as a box of marshmallows!"

He's not going to listen to me; he doesn't listen to anyone except his sister when he's drunk. He just gets stupid.

"Marik, you are blonde and it's a box of rocks not marshmallows."

"I'm not blonde, it's PINK can't you tell the difference!"

"No I didn't think PINK looked yellow."

"you don-don't know what your, your t-talking about."

He looked around and spotted a couple a blonde girls and started walking towards them.

I caressed my forehead.

Ra, what is he up to?

"HEY you!" he pointed a wavering finger at the blonde in a skimpy outfit. "Hey, weren't you on…um…HEY BAKURA!"

I almost spit my drink out and fell over, but I caught myself.

"WHAT!"

He looked at me like he was a scared dog, but shrugged it away.

"what's that TV game show called? You know that show where you choose a category and you answer, 'what is…' whatever that answer is?"

I turned around in my seat and looked at him. He had seated himself with the girls, who looked freaked out. I smiled at that. Anyways I rolled my eyes and answered him.

"Jeopardy!"

"yeah that's the show." He turned back to the girls, I decided to watch for my own amusement, "didn't you answer that question, 'who started the civil war?' and you answered, 'who is napoleon'? MORON! Wrong!"

I laughed to myself, I remembered that one. I made fun of her, but Ryou made me stop.

The blondes didn't seem pleased with Marik screaming at them so they quickly left their table. Marik yelled something at them, but he passed out half way.

I walk over to him. He looked up at me and gave a goofy, drunken smile. I shook my head and helped him back to our spot. Marik took another shot and tried navigating himself again towards the jukebox, only to ram himself head first into it.

I slapped my hand again my forehead.

Figures he'd do that.

Feeling the tiniest portion of pity in my heart I walked over to help him. When I got over to him I found that he broke the machine and quarters were spilling out.

I lifted his arm around my shoulders and stood him on his feet.

"I see you're playing stupid again…" I sighed, "…and seems you're winning."

I flipped a coin in the air.

"heh, did I win the lottery?"

"no, I'm afraid not."

"aww…"

I sat Marik back on his chair. He fell asleep right away. I sat in my chair next to him. Someone started to play on the karaoke machine.

"He's got a smile and it seems to me, reminds me of childhood memories, where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky…"

I've heard this song before. It came out that music box thing that Ryou has in our room.

"Now and then when I see his face, it takes me away to that special, and if I stare too long I'd probably break down and cry!"

"Oh, oh, oh sweet child of mine…"

I hung my head back, listening to the melody. Marik turned in his sleep and put his hand on my arm. I was too carried away by the words of the song to notice.

"He's got eyes of the bluest skies as if they'd fall and rain, I'd hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain."

"…I'd pray for the thunder and the rain to pass me by."

As the song neared its end, I got up, paid the tab, and dragged Marik out of the bar. I wasn't going to dropped him off at his place. He can go back when he comes back to earth.

When I got back to the apartments, I sensed someone had been inside. I dragged Marik over by the couch and went to investigate.

I looked around the rooms, but no one was around. I went back to the living room. Marik was awake on the couch. I sat down next to him.

"Do you think he'll come back?"

"Ryou? Of course he will! You know him."

"yeah, I know, but he looked like he would never come back,"

"just give him time,"

I just nodded.

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Maru: end chapter 3. R&R please