Apricot Roses
Chapter 8
By Larien
Summary: A teenager with a dark side, a cheerleader surrounded by popularity, secretly in love with each other, will their true feelings show?
Genre: Romance/Humor
Pairings: RyouxAnzu
Bakura sighed as he kept looking at Isis. Well Ishizu to him. I really like her don't I? Bakura had his heart in his throat, he really wanted to say something but he couldn't.
"Ishizu? I l-l-l-lo" Bakura just couldn't say it.
Isis turned her head.
"I just wanted to say that I love your cookies." Bakura said quickly
Isis smiled.
"Glad you do."
Bakura sighed in relief.
"Hey, Marik?" Bakura turned to ask him, but he was gone. Sighing, Bakura went looking for Malik instead. He climbed towards the top of the stairs towards their room, he heard whispers inside.
Italics Marik
Bold italics Malik
Bold Bakura's thoughts
I'm telling you Hikari, he's in love with your friggen sister!!
WHAT?! In love with my, I have fricken PMS everyday and I'm soo pissed off sister?!
That's what I'm telling you, Bakura is in love with Isis!
B-b-b-b-but I don't wanna lose my bestest buddy!!!
Shut it, we're gonna get rid of all his love till all he has is hatred for girls!
We're gonna make him gay?! O.o
NO! We're just gonna make him not love!
O.o Make me gay? How stupid can Malik be?
Oh…I see, I think
Why oh why did I have to get stuck with the stupid hikari?
YOU?! Why did I have to get stuck with the psycho yami?! No…Yugi gets a cool pharaoh yami that protects him, Ryou gets a cool tomb robber yami that steals stuff for him, and what do I get?! SONIC THE HEDGEHOG WITH STRESS MARKS!!!
Sonic the Hedgehog with stress marks? O.o, but I do appreciate the compliment…
Grrr….
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! But seriously do they think they can break my love life? Ha! No way no how
With that Bakura left to go home and find his hikari. Or do something else…which ever appealed to him more. As he went out the door he could here hoots and whistles as Malik turned the pages of what Bakura had given him. Bakura smiled as he walked home in the pouring rain, again.
Dammit! Why was there so much rain, I don't want any fricked up pneumonia!! I'm a TOMB ROBBER!!! Bakura hugged his arms around himself as he walked home, the sky was dark, his stomach was growling, and he was all wet. Even worse, when he returned home, he found the door was locked.
"DAMN YOU RYOU!!!" Bakura yelled into the dark night, "DAMN IT!!!"
Meanwhile, Ryou was at Anzu's house, snuggling with her against the roaring fire.
"Thank you again, Apricot-chan for letting me stay here." Ryou said.
Anzu just sighed as she moved closer. Ryou blushed and wrapped both arms around her. Anzu yawned sleepily and closed her eyes. Just then Mrs. Mizaki walked in.
Ryou put his finger to his lips as Mrs. Mizaki saw her sleeping daughter relived that they weren't "doing" anything. Mrs. Mizaki walked out and back to her little crochet project. Ryou put his head on a pillow and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Meanwhile Bakura was walking back towards the Ishtar residence; he had literally almost spent his night on soaking wet stairs with no over head. But he was sensible, at least enough to go back to the Ishtar residence. Sensible enough to see that he was being stupid by staying out in the cold while everyone else was warm at home and that his stupid hikari was cuddling with Anzu. Besides, another reason he was heading back was so he could see Isis, that was odd, usually he went to see Malik, or Marik, never Isis. But now, he just wanted to see that raven haired Egyptian beauty again, oh how he wanted to. He pictured him and Isis, running thru a field of flowers with two little kids behind them, one represented a tiny image of himself and the other was a miniature of Isis. Whoa, that wasn't like him, okay, stop it, control yourself Bakura. Bakura sighed as he walked on, he really was losing it wasn't he? He sloshed thru the mud and let the gooey dirt fill up his shoes, not that he cared, he was more used to sand but dirt, oh well, he looked up as raindrops pelted his face and dripped down his hair, the night was dark as the clouds swooped around and collided with each other, forming one big cloud, thunder cracked in the distance as flames danced around. Bakura smiled as darkness clouded the world, or rather Domino, he walked slowly towards the Ishtar's; hoping to enjoy the flames and the darkness that it was engulfed in, but instead halfway, he broke into a run, feeling the wind shipped on his face, the rain sliding down his body, and him just running free.
Finally Bakura reached the Ishtar residence; he knocked on the door and when he heard no reply he began pounding and ringing the bell, finally he heard impatient calls of, I'M COMING!!! RA DAMMIT!!! It was Malik, of course, he opened the door to find a soaked Bakura standing there with rain dripping down his face and his clothes soaked. Isis ran to the door and looked at Bakura then ushered him in, she forced him into a hot bath, which when he was taking off his clothes, Malik forced a few magazines under the door, Bakura smiled, he does know me, he slipped into the hot bath and read, read until his mind drifted off to sleep.
Downstairs Isis was getting worried, it had been over 45 minutes and he still wasn't done, the water was probably cold by now.
"DUMB AND DUMBER!!! GET DOWN HERE NOW!!" Isis yelled, putting her Vogue© Magazine down. Marik and Malik scurried down the stairs like a bunch of rats. Marik and Malik mock saluted Isis waiting for her orders, "Go check on Bakura, he's been in the bath for an hour, see if he's okay."
Marik and Malik stared at each other then ran back up the stairs towards the bathroom.
They unlocked the door with the Millennium Rod, Malik accusing Marik of "chipping it" which only was chipped about a chunk that was the size of a speck of dust off. When they got in, they found Bakura, or at lest a shadow outline of him still in the bath. Marik pushed Malik towards the curtain which Malik uncertainly tugged open a bit, inside, Bakura was naked and had dozed off.
"MOTHER OF RA!!! BAKURA FELL ASLEEP!!!!" Malik shouted.
That caused commotion; Isis came running up the stairs.
"What did you say?" she asked sharply.
The pair slunk away.
"Nothin'" Malik said as he pushed Isis out the door.
Then Malik poked Bakura. It went like so…
Poke…
PoKe…
PoKE
POKE
POKE!
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Which finally caused Bakura to wake up.
"WHAT THE HELL??!!" Bakura yelled, and then he saw the Egyptian standing above him and poking his fluffy hair, "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU FRICKEN EGYPTIAN!"
Malik backed away and hid behind his yami.
"You fell asleep you baka." Marik said.
Bakura yawned then realized he was still nude.
"Well??...GET THE HELL OUT!!" Bakura yelled.
The Egyptians scurried out as Bakura muttered curses at them.
Back downstairs Isis heard all the cursing and yelling. Everything's back to normal, she thought. At least she hoped it was.
Bakura dried himself then picked up all the magazines which promptly set by the sink.
"YO ISIS!!! DO YOU HAVE ANY CLEAN CLOTHES FOR ME?!" Bakura yelled from the top of the stairs, with a towel wrapped around his waist and his hair slightly dripping.
Isis tossed him one of Malik's purple tanks and a pair of leather pants.
"Thanks a lot, now I look like a cross dressing Egyptian!"
At least it was something, one would have at least thought to say thank you, but Bakura? Nope, not a chance in hell. Isis sighed as she went back to her YM® Magazine. Bakura put on that "stupid bloody cross dresser" clothes and went down the stairs. He looked like Malik, except he had white hair, not blonde. Bakura walked and modeled in front of Isis. Isis nodded in approval; at least she doesn't think I look stupid. Heh heh, that reminds me of that stupid song, I am to sexy for my shirt…heh heh. I love that cuz I am too sexy for my shirt!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!! Well that did it, no more confounded Ra damned shirt for me! I'm just gonna take it all off!! Bakura slipped out of that damn shirt and threw on the side which happened to land upon Malik's head. Malik's eyes shot wide open and he just stared like this: O.O o.O O.o (a/n: No YAOI here! Sorry!) Marik came down to look at his open mouthed hikari then he saw Baku and just stared also…Bakura quickly went to slip on one of Malik's other shirts that didn't reveal his sexy abs, then slapped both Egyptians. Marik and Malik shook their heads and rubbed their cheeks, which now had big red hand prints on them courtesy of…Bakura. Bakura on the other hand was now snuggling as close as possible to Isis…
Well so much for our plan, yami, Malik thought.
Marik growled, stupid Isis, stupid Bakura, grr…hey wait! Maybe Bakura can be my brother now!! Woohoo!!
New plan hikari
What yami?
Keep Isis and Baku together as long as possible so Baku can be our future brother!
Wonderful!! Let's get started!
Okay, so here's what you need to do…
Ryou currently was fast asleep, after all it was 12 am in the morning, and everyone should be asleep, but Mr. and Mrs. Mizaki weren't.
Bold Underline Mr. Mizaki
Italic Underline Mrs. Mizaki
Ryou was shifting uncomfortably from a dream when he woke up with a start. He carefully pushed Anzu out of the way and got up to walk around a bit, he walked towards the Master bedroom where he heard voices, Ryou paused and listened.
I know Anzu's really happy, but Eric! I don't really like having her date so early…
Early? It's not early, Leslie, she's already 17, a high school senior! Next year she'll be in college!
I know, but I don't want to let her go so early, even if that Bakura boy is really nice
Leslie, Anzu can make her own choices, she's always been a level headed girl, hopefully she'll choose the right path
Eric, what did you think about that Bakura boy?
You mean Ryou? He's very nice, level headed too, he knows responsibility, I did some research and found out that his father was Shen Bakura, my college classmate!
Oh! You mean that guy who used to always be in to archeology and history? He would always go and examine things in the school yard to determine how old they were! He was very smart, and kind too, if you hadn't come and stolen my heart I would've been married to him right now! He was downright handsome!
Speak for yourself, but yes, that was Shen, Ryou must be a lot like his father, you know, smart, handsome, quiet, but very caring and responsible.
Yes, that's true Rick, I hope so…hopefully Anzu has found the right man by choosing Ryou, after all Ryou is responsible, I mean look at how he was treating Anzu, buying her anything her heart desires, treating her with respect, taking everything slowly and safely, making sure that Anzu always has her opinion too!
See, Leslie? There's nothing to worry about, Ryou will take good care of our little Anzu, meanwhile let's see if I can arrange to invite Shen over for dinner sometime!
That's wonderful dear…
Ryou didn't hear the rest of their conversation, they liked him? No one's parents had ever liked him before, true lots of girls liked him, but in the end they all shunned him out because of their parents opinions, Ryou's heart filled up with joy. Maybe, he finally had found the one! Maybe he had! Ryou let warmth overcome him as he hurried back and wanted to tell Anzu but then he glanced at the clock and saw it was 1:30am in the morning! He couldn't wake Anzu up! It was after all, Wednesday morning and they had classes later! Ryou sighed, I'll just have to tell her later, maybe during lunch or something, I can't let her parents find out I was eavesdropping, they might change their minds, but then Anzu would probably ask them so I guess I should wait until they tell her first.
The next morning, Anzu was the first to wake up, well besides her mother and father, she glanced at the clock and saw it was 7am, wow, that's early for me, she thought. Anzu quickly brushed her teeth and changed to a white tube top that didn't show any ab cleavage and a black above knee length skirt, then she slipped on her blue jean jacket and put on white platforms. Anzu then hurried down the stairs to wake Ryou. But, Ryou was already awake, in fact he was gone, where to? The guest room so he could change. Ryou at the moment was changing into a blue and white striped long sleeve t-shirt, baggy khaki jeans, a baseball cap which said Look at me and my bad self! And topped it off with a pair of old sneakers, sum it up, it said Punkin' Ryou. Hard to imagine, huh? Well anyways, Ryou had changed and was hopping down the stairs, to at a time, finally he reached the bottom and before he went any further, he rolled up his pant legs to look respectful. He sauntered in and slipped his baseball cap under the couch. Mr. and Mrs. Mizaki looked at him and nodded in approval.
"Good Morning, Mr. and Mrs. Mizaki, fine day isn't it? Heard it's only going to be 70 degrees today, but that's the highest, tonight they said was going to be around mid 40s. Well, at least the air is crisp! Plus no more snow until next Wednesday!" Ryou greeted.
Mr. Mizaki nodded as they chatted off about stocks, which Ryou in particular thought quite boring. Anzu came sauntering in and Mr. Mizaki let Ryou talk to Anzu. The two in fact didn't talk, they chugged down their milk or orange juice, gobbled up a waffle and headed out each grabbing a blueberry muffin, Ryou couldn't particularly ride his bike so he roller skated to Domino High with Anzu. Anzu's bright pink roller skates glinted in the sunlight and reflected off Ryou's dark blue ones. They laughed as the rolled along and ate, Ryou was using his broken arm to eat and his good one to lug along his heavy school bag, life could seem perfect for both right? But can all that be ruined right when you thought the best would happen?
Authoress Notes
Sorry I didn't update for soo long!! I'm really sorry…/bows humbly before reviewers/ as for your patience everyone is rewarded an Anzu, Ryou, and Bakura plushie! If you want take a Malik, Marik and Isis one too!! Not to mention free cookies!!
Okay now
Review Responses:
Yamiko Yakou – s'ok…I could read your review…glad you liked it!
Yamiko Yakou – couldn't resist…after all had to add some humor
DojomistressAmbyChan – somehow I always spell your name wrong…lol…Bakura is falling for Isis, can't you see? Hahaha…but anyways…no Marik is not going to go after Anzu…I think…
fatlazikat – Happy new year too! Okay…now…here we go…
Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here to join together this woman and this man in virtual matrimony which is an honorable estate. If anyone should show just cause, why they may not virtually be joined together in virtual matrimony, speak now, or forever hold your peace.
fatlazikat, will you take Tony to be your virtual wedded husband? Will you love him, comfort him, honor him, and keep him in sickness and in health until death do you part?
"I will."
And Tony, will you take fatlazikat to be your virtual wedded wife? Will you love her, comfort her, honor her, and keep her in sickness and in health until death do you part?
"I will."
Now for the vows...
"I, fatlazikat, take you, Tony, to be my virtual wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."
"I, Tony, take you, fatlazikat, to be my virtual wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."
By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you virtual wife and virtual wife.
You may now kiss.
http : www . live wed . com / wedding . html
For your marriage certificate…k? Pleasure doing vows with you! (just remove the spaces!)
Eve-of-Misery – thanks!
Faithful Reviewers:
Eve-Of-Misery
fatlazikat
Yamiko Yakou
DojomistressAmbyChan (I think…)
You all get a date with your favorite bishies!!! Just not Kaiba or Varon…grrr….heh heh