Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the OCs. Yeah... there's a few.

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The next evening, Ryou walked down a cold, dark alleyway, the jacket he 'borrowed' from his yami pulled close around him. It was very chilly in the back alleys of Domino City.

Lately, he had found himself longing more and more for the outside world and the chance to explore the dubbed 'red-light district'. He knew that Bakura would be very, very angry if he found the boy in such a place, but just having a look around wouldn't cause any harm, right?

'Right!' Ryou decided, nodding his head in determination. He wasn't really sure exactly what he was looking for, but as soon as he found it, he would be ready to leave. Or so he thought...

Ryou's tennis shoes hit the ground at an easy pace while he walked down the street, looking left and right at all of the people.

A gaggle of teen boys were crowded on a street corner smoking whatever drugs it was that the male in a dark trench coat with a hat covering his face who was walking away from the group had sold them.

"Hey, Kitty-kitty!" Ryou jumped as someone randomly reached out and grabbed his ass. "Yipes!" "Heh, jumpy." Ryou turned quickly only to see a handsome teen with shoulder-length black hair and hauntingly blue eyes.

"Hello, gorgeous, what would your name happen to be?" Ryou blushed. "Me?" "Of course you, beautiful. Come on. What's your name?" "My name's... Ryou, my name's Ryou." "How pretty!" the boy squealed, clapping his hands together.

Ryou raised an eyebrow. Sure, he was gay, but this guy was a fruit! "Well, Ryou, my name's Tobrian, but everybody around here calls me Toto!" "Toto?" "Yes?"

"N-nothing." Toto smiled at him and placed his fingers on Ryou's cheek. "You're knew around here, aren't you? I can tell! If you weren't, your face wouldn't be so pretty!" For the first time, Ryou noticed a large bruise coating the left side of Toto's jaw.

"A-aw! What happened, Toto?" Toto laughed and cuddled Ryou close. "You are too fucking cute! Innocent little thing!" Ryou blushed.

"Well, what are you doing around here, Ryou? Are you working?" "Working? Oh, no, I don't have a job... I just wanted to check the out the uh..." "RLD?" "Uh... yeah." Toto laughed at him again.

"What in the hell would you want to do that for? That place is a freakin nightmare! I should know, I'm on my way there now!" "You're a-!" "Hooker? Slut? Whore? D. All of the above? Bingo."

"But-but you don't seem like one!" "Hahaha! Ryou, you're too cute! Come on!" Toto grabbed Ryou around the wrist and dragged the silver-haired teen behind him.

"That's Momo, that's Luka, and this is my friend, Danner! Hi, Danny!" The buff-looking guy raised an eyebrow. "Hello, Tobrian. What are you doing?" Toto smiled up at him. "I'm showing a newbie around on my way to work!"

"You have a client tonight?" "Yep! 200 bucks!" Danner smiled a little at this. "15 percent or 20?" "Danny! I didn't find him through an organization! I get all the money, I found him on my own."

"Organization?" Ryou asked, softly. "Yeah. Like... pimps and whatnot? Their jobs are to make sure we don't end up with abusive assholes." "Is that what happened to your face?"

"That's not something you ask about, kiddo," Danner told him with a smirk. "Sorry!" Ryou apologized, bowing his head. "It's alright, Kitty-kitty! You're such a cutie!"

Toto quickly moved to kiss Ryou on the lips. "Oh! That was surprising." Danner clapped Ryou on the back. "Well, I gotta go, bitches. See ya 'round!" "Bai-bai, Danny!" Toto gave the muscled male a kiss goodbye.

"He was nice," Ryou whispered. "Yep! Danny is my dream come true! I love him sooo much!" Stars shone behind those icy blue eyes. "I love him sooo much. As soon as I turn 18, we're going to move into an apartment together! He's my perfect man!"

"And you're still-?" "A hooker? Hey, if it pays the bills..." Ryou blushed, thinking of how Jou paid for his own house in the same way. "Hey, Toto?" "Yes, Kitty-kitty?" "Do you know someone named... Jou?"

"Jojo! Of course I know Jojo! He's so much fun! And he's really hot, too! I can't believe an innocent little thing like you knows Jojo!"

"Do you give everyone a nickname?" "I try!" "Oh. So... you're working tonight?" "Shit! I'm late! Oh, God, he's going to kill me! Kitty-kitty, I gotta go! I'm sooo sorry!" Toto kissed Ryou on the cheek and dashed off at full speed, ignoring the crowds of people that shouted as he knocked them over.

Ryou gave a secret smile at how sweet and cute Toto was. Ryou had always assumed that sluts or whores and the like were all skanky and... not good. But Toto and Jou were two wonderful people...

"So, pretty thing? You up for a night on the town? Or in my room?" Ryou blushed and turned to see a rather old looking male in a nice business suit leering lecherously at him. "Excuse me?"

"I'm willing to pay you 175 bucks if you'll do it." Only five dollars less than what he needed to go on the school trip! "Um... I don't know." "Oh, come on, kid. I'm good. And I'll prove it if you let me."

Ryou didn't honestly know if he was interested in doing something like that, he was only there to look around. But 175 dollars! That was a lot of money! "Well... I guess I could." The man smiled and pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his forehead.

"Wonderful! Come on, I know of a motel that's close by." The elder grabbed Ryou by the wrist and led him down the sidewalk, pulling him a little too quickly. Ryou watched the sights drag by as the looming "Motel 6" sign moved in closer and closer.