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Okay well here it is. Chapter 24
Thanks to: FREAK014, verdragon, setokaba, Naru, steel-angel-wing-weaver, Alpha Slave, ZeiYuki, and QueenOfGames2.
For some reason everyone hates me and I cant fathom why… ahahaha
ABOUT LAST TIME: …oops ahahaha!! Bad Ryou!! Hehe
Chapter XXIV: Holding your Hand
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Ryou sat quietly next to Bakura holding his hand softly and running his thumb over the backside of it.
Tristan watched him from the other side of the room. It had been at least eight hours since the last time he had heard Ryou speak. He wouldn't even look up at him. He just sat there in silence, mulling something over and over in his head.
Malik had left just an hour ago, he hadn't wanted to, he said he wanted to be with Bakura at this time, but they assured him he was going to be fine...
Even though they weren't even sure..
His breathing was fine some of the time, other times it rasped.
It had even stopped for a while drawing all light out of Ryou's eyes, leaving them dark and quivering like a small frightened child watching their mother die in front of their eyes...
Tristan couldn't stand watching him any more.
Pushing away from the wall he walked over to Ryou's side.
He felt bad, doing this right in front of Bakura... conscious or not.
He wrapped his arms around Ryou and pulled him up into his arms.
"Stop thinking so much, I know its hurting you, and its hurting me to watch."
Ryou said nothing, he only curled himself into Tristan's chest, his hand falling away from Bakura's.
"Sit with me."
They sat together in the cold hard metal of the fold out chair. Tristan's arms around his body, holding him tightly. Ryou pulled his knees up, his hands hiding in his lap. His eyes focusing in and out on the soft skin of Tristan's throat.
It was warm in Tristan's lap, sinfully warm.
He told Bakura he loved him, and he did...
He just loved Tristan too..
This kind of love was different than what he felt when he slept with other guys… when he was getting paid.
With Tristan it was passionate, it was truly "making love"..
With the others it was just "fucking". It was always just a quick fuck then move on.
Find. Fuck. Get paid. Leave.
Wandering the streets on Friday nights was dangerous, there was always a chance that he wouldn't walk away afterwards.
Either he would get caught… or killed..
He had gotten caught once, he lied and said he was lost. He made sure he never made the same mistake again.
"Hey there sweetie, what's a cute thing like you doing out in a dangerous area like this?"
Ryou turned around to stare into the eyes of a dark haired man in a dark car.
He walked over cautiously. He peered over the side of the door so that the man wouldn't notice and he saw the police radio. He was immediately glad that he hadn't tried to sell himself to the guy.
"So, how about I take you home with me, you look lost."
Time to act.
He shook his head vehemently, backing up a step.
"Hey pal, I don't know what your intentions are but I have a phone and I could call the police right now-"
He made a reach for the small silver phone in his pocket.
"That wont be necessary, I'm an undercover cop-"
'Yeah, I know..'
"I just thought you were a prostitute or something. But seriously, what are you doing down in this area of town at this time of night?"
"I'm lost actually. My brother works down here as a bartender and I was coming down to meet him, even though he usually tells me not to, or to bring one of our friends to protect me. But I guess I wasn't thinking.. Will you take me home?"
But there was a lust in that cop that couldn't stop them.
They met more than once and it became dangerous between them.
"Will you take me home?"
"Sure, okay, hop in."
Ryou got into the car, it was different than the other times.
"Where's your other car?" Ryou asked curiously.
"I'm off duty today.." the other man said as he eyed Ryou slightly out of the corner of his eye.
Ryou saw it, the lust.
"Oh. Okay."
It was quiet again, and Ryou pretended not to see the man eyeing him hungrily.
"You.. don't mind if we stop by my..apartment real quick do you.." He was nervous. "..I..need to grab something."
"No, that's okay." Ryou said calmly. He said it so innocently that it made the other man squirm. Ryou enjoyed watching this in the little mirror on his side of the car. He knew the other man was feeling guilty for doing this.
They arrived at the place, it was small and cluttered. He could see the bedroom from the door.
"May I use your bathroom?" Ryou asked.
"Y-yeah."
"Where is it?"
"Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout that." He was beginning to stutter. "Go through the b-bedroom."
"Okay." Ryou said walking towards the open door.
'How convenient for him.'
As he went by the bed, he noticed the stacks of things shoved to the side, like they had been hastily shoved off of the bed itself.
He was apparently planning this interaction.
He went in the bathroom and washed his face since he didn't really have to go anyways.
He waited a few minutes before flushing the toilet, then washed his hands.
Upon opening the door he was greeted with the taller man's nervous face.
"D-did you want something to drink?"
"Sure."
The other man hesitated before he went to complete the task.
Ryou sat down on the bed. Pausing, he decided to lay down.
He laid there for a few seconds before adjusting his shirt a little, pulling in up a tad to reveal the skin on his lower stomach. He kicked his shoes off and pulled one of his socks so that it looked like it was falling off. He had to look irresitable, yet innocent.
The cop came back and nearly gasped at seeing Ryou spread out on his bed like that.
"I-I didn't know what you wanted." he stuttered.
"Do you have milk?"
"Yes." he said leaving to get it.
He came back in a minute, a small mug with milk.
"Here you are."
Ryou yawned and stretched, he loved to tease. He sat up slowly and took the cup. "Thank you."
He drank it slowly, allowing a little to dribble down his chin.
He sighed as he finished. He put the cup on the head board and turned back around to reveal a slight milk mustache on his lips.
"You have a-"
"What?"
"Um, you have a-" He motioned at his mouth, the word eluding him at the moment.
"I have what?"
He didn't know how it ended up happening. The other man just kind of.. pounced on him, apologizing profusely but not stopping.
Then it was all a blur...
He didn't even know why he was there..
He didn't even want to sleep with him anyways..
Ryou didn't even touch him back, he just laid there... his eyes blank, unfocused, staring at the ceiling..
Waiting to die... underneath a man who would touch him..
..but he still..
Did not call his name.
"Duke, you need to be in the hospital."
"No I cant! Mom would get so... worried!"
"She has to know. There's no way around it! You're uncle's in jail, she's gonna need to know why."
Joey felt bad watching the way Duke kicked at the ground sadly. He wished he could do something, he didn't like to watch people hurt when he felt he could do something about it.
"Joey...?" the dark haired boy said quietly.
"Yeah?" Joey asked, waiting to tend to him.
He was silent for a long time. "Nothing..."
Joey felt a pang of guilt not doing anything.
"Can...can I hold your hand?" Something, he wanted to do something..
"Thank you.." the words barely loud enough over the sirens.
Their fingers met hesitantly, Duke's pale fingers tensing slightly at the feel of Joey's.
Slowly they interlocked.
White and soft tan.
Their eyes met and they stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. Their moment was broken by a paramedic in a white coat.
"We need to get you to the hospital now."
Joey felt Duke's hand shake slightly, he squeezed it in reassurance.
"I'll be with you. Don't worry."
And he didn't.
To be continued...
Well, that was lame in its own respects. (never worded it that way before)
As some of you have guessed already, YES, Ryou is a prostitute… (everyone: O.O) hehe
Anyways:
setokaba: Yes, there's more Tristan/Ryou... which on a note is NOT a main pairing... what can I say? I love that pairing. hehe Had to have it in there... although their relationship is VERY messed up!!
Anyways, I am HOPING that after.. um, this one thing that's coming up soon, (monday in the story is the start of it, the whole big deal should be happening maybe on a Wednesday) the TRUE pairings will start to show... aw hell... no they wont! DAMN BLOODY FUCKIN'!!.... anyways... ::hides away:: ::feels so damn bad and stupid:: I SO SORRY
verdragon: Yugi... yes Yugi... I don't know if any of you remember me mentioning this a LONG time ago about the untouchables... aka Joey and Yugi and Yami and... lots of others. I CANT PHYSICALLY WRITE DEPRESSING STUFF FOR THEM!!! (Joey and Yami were by pure luck) Yugi... he's got a force field even I cant break!! I will TRY SOO HARD TO WRITE SOMETHING VERY SOON THOUGH!!! SORRY FOR INCONVENIENCE!! (hehe)
Alpha Slave: ::takes plushies:: awww… thank you!! ::huggles plushies:: I feel like I have friends!! Thanks about the pasted thing… I just cant help it hehe.
QueenOfGames2: ::gets hit with book:: YAY! I BLEED! ::waits to get ripped to pieces::
ABOUT WHATS GONNA HAPPEN SOON: Tristan and Ryou… they cant really do all that stuff and not have someone notice right? …and what if a certain person found out about it… heheh