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The next morning Ryou sat at the breakfast table with his aunt and uncle before school. Glancing at the clock his uncle set the paper down to look at Ryou quizzically.
"Ryou, usually you have left by now for school. Is it starting later today or something?" Ryou fidgeted slightly in his seat.
"No sir. Bakura is giving me a ride today." His uncle folded the paper to watch Ryou closely.
"It seems you have been spending a lot of time very recently with this Bakura." Ryou nodded. "Are you certain then that he is the type of person you wish to be associated with?"
"Yes sir. He is actually very nice." His uncle raised an eyebrow at that.
"So you say, but what of your other friends? Are you no longer on good terms with them?"
"no sir, its not like that. I mean, I'm still friends with them but I am also friends with Bakura."
"I see, just please keep in mind people judge others by the company they keep."
"Yes sir. I am full now though, may I be excused?" His uncle waved one hand in dismissal, and Ryou picked up his bowl and glass.
"Thank you sir, and thank you ma'am for breakfast." He took his dishes to the sink rinsing them before placing them in the dishwasher. The sound of Bakura's car could be heard pulling up outside so Ryou darted quickly out of the kitchen grabbing his bag by the door on his way out of the house.
Bakura's POV:
I watch Ryou come running out of the house and by the way he is looking at the ground I know something is wrong. He climbs into the car and still hasn't looked at me.
"Ry-chan, what is wrong?" I hear a sniffle. "Ry-chan?"
"N-nothing, I'm okay." I move two fingers under his chin and lift his face slowly up seeing him fighting to keep the crystal tears from falling.
"Your uncle?" Ryou looks back at the house and I see worry in his eyes.
"Yes."
"They don't like me?" Ryou looks sad. My Ryou shouldn't ever look sad, it breaks me heart too much.
"Yes." I smirk at him.
"Well then I guess it's a good thing I'm not dating them." I winked at him and watched that beautiful smile break through. "That's better." I ruffled his hair and heard him giggle.
"Kura-chan!"
"Buckle up, don't need you late for school."
"We drove away and Ryou visibly relaxed, holding my hand and playing with every button he could find on the consul. I couldn't help but laugh as we went through about fifty radio stations, had four different temperatures in the car and my window defroster came on. Thankfully by the time we reached school he had figured out every button to his satisfaction and looked quite pleased about it. I parked in my normal spot next to Marik and Malik's bikes. Yeah we claimed parking spots, and no one thought to park in our spots, it just wasn't healthy, for them or their vehicle. Ryou leaned over and gave me a quick kiss before grabbing his bag and getting out.
"RYOU-CHAN!!!" Ryou wrapped his arms around Malik at the same time that Malik glomped onto him thus saving himself the fall to the ground. The boy learns quick. Malik smashed his lips against Ryou's in a kiss that Ryou quickly deepened until they broke apart, both gasping for air.
"Miss me that much Malik?" The joy was shining in Ryou's eyes, as it was in Malik's. Come to think of it, I think we all kind of had that giggly happy thing going right now.
"What, no love for me?" Marik smirked over at Ryou and Malik.
"Of course there is love for you Marik." Ryou smiled playfully as he walked towards him, I had to wonder what he was planning. "I mean how else am I going to get a piggy-back ride into school?"
"Oh is that all I am?! A pack mule? I'll show you pack mule!" So saying Marik grabbed Ryou around the waist and started spinning him as Ryou squealed loudly gathering more than a few stares.
"Ryou-chan looks so happy Kura-chan, I'm glad we found him!" I ruffled Malik's hair as he climbed over my car and onto my back.
"Yeah, so am I. Hey you two coming or not?" Marik stops spinning a now very dizzy Ryou.
"Huh? Oh, time to go already? You ready Ryou?" Ryou shook his head to clear it before giving Marik a quick kiss.
"Yeah, I think so."
"Great, climb on!" So saying Marik turned around and grabbed Ryou's bag while he climbed on Marik's back.
"Yay! A race! Go Kura-chan! GO!!" I was now getting beat upon the head and shoulders by a bouncing Malik. So I started trotting towards the school only to hear Marik catching up with a laughing Ryou shouting for him to go faster. The race was on.
Malik and I won, I having the bruises to prove it, mostly I think because Marik almost tripped. But we still won. Malik decided we should race like that every morning and the winners would get to pick dinner. Marik and I exchanged eye rolls, but knew we wouldn't change his mind.
Marik and Malik took off to go by their lockers and take Malik to his homeroom. Since my locker was actually very close to Ryou's I was making sure he got to homeroom unaccosted.
Reaching his room we found that there was five more minutes until school started and his teacher wasn't there yet. I walked him to his desk placing his bag down and wrapping my arms around his waist.
"You know you are so cute when you blush like that." I smirked at him watching his blush deepen.
"Kura! You just love to pick on me." He stuck that bottom lip out in a pout and I couldn't resist as I leaned in and nibbled gently at it.
"That isn't all I like to do to you."
"Kura!" But he smiled and rubbed his nose against mine.
" I should get to my class, watch my teacher have a heart attack at seeing me early for once."
"Okay, then I will see you at lunch?"
"Of course! Just wait at your locker and I will be there quick as I can." He leaned in and gave me a kiss, I know he meant it to be quick but I wanted more. I ran one of my hands up snaking it into his hair holding him there as I deepened the kiss, my tongue running over his bottom lip begging for entrance. He shocked me when for the first time he opened his mouth allowing me in, I quickly delved in drowning and relishing in the sweet taste that is his mouth but all too soon the kiss ended as we heard someone gasping at the door. Figures.
"I almost forgot." I reached into my pocket and pulled out a cell phone. "We already have the number in our phones, I will give it to you later. I am speed dial one, Marik two and Malik three, okay?"
"Kura." He looked so shocked. "You didn't have to… you shouldn't." I placed one finger on his lips.
"Hush. I wanted to, and I feel better knowing you have it. So just take it and don't hesitate on using it, okay?"
"Thank you." He kissed me again, softly this time and I let it stay chaste. "Your going to end up late though if you don't get going." I gave a self suffering sigh and let go of him.
"If I must." I smirked and watched his smile light up his eyes. "Until lunch." He nodded and I turned walking out of the room, though I did see the glare Anzu and her group were giving me.
My homeroom teacher did look shocked when I came in with one minute to spare. He rushed to the window and said he was looking for the four horsemen of the apocalypse, jerk. I sat down by Marik in the back and couldn't help licking my lips and sighing, I could still faintly taste him.
"Finally got some tongue huh?"
"He tastes like honey." He smirked at me.
"Lucky. I still just get the quick kisses."
"This was the first one like that, it really caught me off guard. I think he is warming up to us so I doubt you have long to wait."
"I hope your right." I smiled, I knew I was.
The class drug by somehow, it seemed like all the boring classes were before lunch. But that part of my day was behind me as I headed quickly towards Ryou's locker. I dropped off my books at my locker and rounded the corner to his, and it seemed just in time. There was Ushio pinning my Ryou to the lockers while a few of his little group looked on laughing. As I got closer I could hear what they were saying and it made my blood boil.
"Well seems you found a way to get noticed by Bakura's little group." He eyed Ryou lecherously. "So you that good of a lay? Wonder how tight that little ass of yours could be after those three.."
That was as far as he got since I had reached him, bad luck for him. I grabbed his collar and spun him around slamming his back into the lockers followed promptly by my fist into his face.
"Hello Ushio, imagine meeting you here." I shot glares to his little friends making sure they knew to stay out of this. "Now I wonder what you could be doing over here so far from your locker, hmmm? Care to fill me in?"
"B-Bakura, honest, I wasn't doing anything!"
"Bullshit!!" I slammed my fist into his face again. "Don't lie to me Ushio, you know it just isn't healthy. I heard what you were saying to Ryou. Do I look happy Ushio?" I could almost smell the fear pouring off him.
"N-no, but let me expl…" I slammed my fist into his face another time.
"No Ushio, let me explain. You see if Ryou is hurting then I'm not happy. If Ryou isn't happy then I'm not happy. And I'm sure you know how unhealthy it can get if I'm not happy, don't you?" He nodded and I slammed my fist this time into his stomach letting him fall into a ball.
"Good. This is the only warning, Ryou is off limits. I don't want to see so much as one hair on his head out of place, got it?!" I looked at each of his little group as they nodded and murmured understanding.
I looked over to Ryou, he was shaking and tears streamed down his face. I stepped closer wrapping my arms around him and feeling him crumple against my chest, I know that must have scared him so badly.
"Are you okay Ry? Did they hurt you?" I felt him shake his head no and his gasping shudders as he tried to calm his sobs. I ran my fingers through his hair while whispering sweet words of comfort. Once around the corner I led Ryou into the restroom having him sit on the counter while I wet some paper towels.
"K-kura?" I lifted his chin and gently wiped his face with the cool paper towels.
"Hmmm?" I leaned in and kissed each slightly swollen eye and then the tip of his nose.
"Is that what everyone thinks? I mean… what he was saying?" I leaned forward placing my forehead against his.
"Ry, I don't know what everyone thinks, and to be honest, I really don't care. We know the truth and that is all that is important, people will always make up rumors but as long as you know the truth and hold that in your heart then they can't hurt you. Can you do that? I mean ignore them and believe in our hearts?" He smiled that wonderful soft smile and nodded against my head.
"Yeah Kura, I can. Thank you." He leaned forward kissing my lips, I wanted to deepen it so badly, to taste him. But I knew after what just happened that I couldn't. So I let it stay chaste, enjoying the lingering feeling of his lips on mine before pulling him off the counter, ending the kiss as he giggled.
"Come on beautiful, lets get some food." He nodded and we left with our arms wrapped loosely around each other waists.
We walked through the line using just one tray, I told him to grab what he wanted as I piled food on the tray.
"Kura, are you really going to eat all that?" He asked as I grabbed three bowls of fruit.
"Nope, not even half."
"Then why take so much?" I smirked and tapped his nose.
"You shall soon see." As we exited the food line I heard Malik's unmistakable voice. You know you would think we hadn't sat at the same table for the last couple years.
"KURA-CHAN!! RYOU-CHAN!! Over here!!" Jumping up and down waving his arms wildly I couldn't help but chuckle at Malik.
"Come on Ry, before goes into spasms." We made it to our table only to discover one empty chair and Ryou looked hesitantly around before Malik grabbed hold of him.
"Oh Ryou-chan I missed you soooooo much! Classes were boring today!" At which point Malik plastered his lips to Ryou's in a very deep passionate kiss that left me smirking at the sight and Marik pouting while the two tongues battled between them. Finally breaking the kiss Ryou looked a bit glazed and disorientated.
"I missed you too Kura-chan!!" I wrapped one arm around him as I sat the tray down getting my lunch time kiss. I broke it to sit down as Marik still looked at Ryou with a sorrowful pout in place. Malik looked over at him and poked his nose.
"What's wrong Marik-chan? You look soooo sad!" Marik nodded while Ryou turned his attention on to the two speaking.
"I am! Both you and Kura have gotten to taste Ryou and I have barely gotten a handful of kisses." Ryou looked shocked, I don't think he had realized this since Marik had so far hung back waiting for Ryou to become accustomed to him. I saw the blush rise in his cheeks as he slowly sat in Marik's lap.
"I'm sorry Marik, I didn't realize you wanted to kiss me like that." Marik brushed some of Ryou's hair out of his eyes.
"Of course I do Ryou, I wouldn't be in this relationship if I didn't love and want you." Ryou looked surprised, I'm not sure why though.
"Do you really? I mean, feel that way towards me?" Marik nodded and wrapped his arms around Ryou's waist.
"I love you too Marik." Then Ryou gently pressed his lips to Marik's in a kiss that quickly deepened into a tongue battle Marik eventually won, leaving Ryou gasping for breath afterwards.
"You're right Kura, he does taste like honey!" I smirked and snaked my arm around Ryou's waist pulling him onto my lap.
"Yeah but now I think its time he eats something, don't need him passing out from hunger." Ryou shook his head in an attempt to clear it and looked at the tray noticing one of the juices, a bowl of fruit, bag of chips and a cheese sandwich gone. He looked at Malik who was still working on the chips and busted up laughing.
"Now I understand Kura!"
"Figured you would." Malik looked over from his spot on Marik's laps smiling sheepishly. I uncovered one of the bowls of fruit taking a grape and putting it to Ryou's mouth. "Open." He smiled and complied leaning back into my embrace and picking up another grape smiling at me while holding it to my lips.
"Open." I did but went over a bit nibbling at his finger tips as he giggled cutely.
"Hey guys, I think you have garnered the friendship orgy's attention." I looked over my shoulder and sure enough several member were glaring at us.
"Well then I guess we should give them a good show." I smirked at Ryou's slightly worried look as I took a piece of cantaloupe and held it between my teeth before pulling Ryou's face closer to mine. He picked up quick and with a small smirk of his own placed his lips over mine biting the cantaloupe in half before engaging in another tongue battle around said fruit. Marik nudged my foot letting me know something was up so I ended the kiss just as we heard someone clear their throat. I looked up to see Anzu standing there nervously.
"Hello Anzu, how are you today?" Leave it to Ryou to always be so polite.
"Ummm, hello Ryou. We saved you a seat over at our table."
"Oh." Ryou looked nervous now and I was curious to see what he would do since I knew this was coming. "Well I'm sitting here now, perhaps another time?"
"Ryou, you don't have to stay here. I don't know if they are blackmailing you or a threat but there are teachers that can help you, you can walk away." Ryou looked truly shocked. I was tired of this now.
"What do you think you are Anzu, his boyfriend?" She glared at me, oh no, friendship orgy won't like me, I'm crushed.
"I am a girl Bakura." Malik had to pipe in by now, I'm surprised it took this long.
"Really? Since when?" Anzu did not look happy, and Ryou just had to cool things down. Spoilsport.
"Look Anzu, I'm not sure what you have heard or think but I am not being forced to stay here. I am in this relationship with them by choice, my choice. And I am quite happy about that choice. I'm sorry if you have a problem with it but I have to do what makes me happy. I hope you can understand." Anzu looked about ready to cry but she just nodded her head.
"Okay Ryou, but you can't possibly believe these three care about you." That was it, Malik lost it. Jumping to his feet he looked ready to kill.
"Don't you even go there! We saw how your group treated Ryou! How he sat at the edges of your group and you only paid attention to him when you needed something! Yeah, that's great friendship! And before you tell me I don't care then tell me, what is Ryou's favorite color? His favorite flavor of smoothie? His favorite class? His favorite book?" Anzu looked stunned.
"I.. don't know." Malik seethed.
"I do! Tell me what type of music Ryou listens to? What he wants to be when he grows up? What haunts him in his nightmares? What makes him smile no matter what? His favorite food? Has he ever had a pet? Can you tell me any of that?!" Anzu looked down abashed.
"No, I can't."
"Well I know that! I know all that and more! So before you go trying to tell Ryou who really cares about him then make sure you know what you are talking about!" Ryou stood up wrapping his arms around Malik's waist placing butterfly kisses on his cheeks and chin to calm him.
"Its okay Malik, its okay love, I know, I would never doubt your love. Shhh calm down please. Its okay." Malik finally calmed down enough to nuzzle Ryou back, purring into his neck while Anzu still stood there in shock before starting to cry and ran off. Ryou watched her go for a minute before turning back to Malik.
"Come on, lets finish lunch, okay?" We went back to eating, got through most of the food before another of the orgy came up to us, this time the tall blond.
"Way ta go Ryou. I hope you're happy wit yourself!" Ryou looked up truly confused.
"what do you mean Jou?"
"Hurting Anzu like that! She has had a crush on you since you got here." Stunned, yeah that described all our faces.
"I.. I didn't know." Ryou looked down at his hands. "I'm sorry though, even if it wasn't Bakura, Malik and Marik it wouldn't have mattered."
"What do you mean it wouldn't mattered?" Ryou swallowed and blushed.
"I've never been interested in girls." Jou looked shocked now.
"You mean you've always been.." He left it hanging and Ryou finally looked up.
"Yes."
"Oh." Jou just turned and walked off, I don't think that was what he was expecting.
"Guys, I think perhaps I need to go talk to Anzu. I know she was not the most attentive friend but she is still a good person."
"Okay then, everyone done eating?" Malik grabbed the last twinkie before Marik and I dumped the trays and we left to find Anzu.
It actually didn't take long since she was right outside being comforted by her little group of friends, no doubt telling her how Ryou wasn't good enough. I snorted in disgust but still pointed her out for him. Ryou reached up and gave me a quick kiss.
"I will be right back. Thank you guys for understanding." Malik and Marik just nodded. Ryou headed off towards the group and the three of us moved back to sit at a nearby table.
No personal POV:
Ryou walked towards the group trying to swallow his nervousness. It didn't help that he was getting more than a few glares.
"What's wrong Ryou, your boyfriends drop you already?"
"No, Honda, I told them I needed to speak with Anzu." Ryou looked at said girl, her face still red from crying. "May I speak with you in private?"
"What makes you think she wants to talk to you after you sick your little boyfriend on her like that?!"
"No Honda, its okay." She looked at Ryou managing a small smile. "Okay, we can talk."
"Thank you." Anzu stood up and followed Ryou a few feet over to sit under a tree.
"Anzu, Jou told me… about how you felt towards me." Anzu blushed.
"He shouldn't have, I don't know why he would."
"I think he was only trying to help. I'm sorry Anzu, I had no idea you felt that way towards me." Anzu looked up at him with a small glimmer of hope in her eyes.
"I know I was never good at admitting when I liked someone, especially to the person. But I do really like you Ryou, and well, since you know now… is there any hope that maybe?" Ryou shook his head.
"No, I'm sorry. If I had known you felt that way I would have told you sooner. You see I have never been interested in girls… romantically." Anzu looked shocked.
"Never?" Ryou shook his head.
"Never."
"I see, so, even if those three hadn't come along there wouldn't have been a chance."
"No, I'm sorry. And I'm sorry you had to find out like this. I really do value your friendship, you were one of the first people to befriend me." Anzu wiped her eyes and smiled.
"So then still friends?" Ryou smiled back at her.
"I would really like that."
"So would I." Ryou stood and helped her to her feet, they hugged each other briefly before parting to return to their respective groups.
Bakura's POV:
I watched Ryou walk back with a relieved look on his face, I was glad. As much as I wouldn't have minded pounding their faces in I knew it would have hurt Ryou if I had to. Though after all the drama there wasn't much left of lunch so we went by Ryou's locker to pick up his books and the three of us walked him to his room and killed the last few minutes in there with him.
PE was nothing but laps, I hate when we have substitutes.
"I hate laps!!"
"We know Malik, we're not too fond of them either."
"What are we doing after school?"
"Was there something you wanted to do?"
"Well Kura-chan I heard that the new arcade opened yesterday." Marik and I exchanged looks.
"So I'm guessing you want to go." And here were the puppy eyes of doom. Damn.
"PWEASE!!"
"Fine, we'll go."
"All of us?" I looked at him confused.
"Of course all of us. What do you mean by that?"
"Well I wasn't sure Ryou-chan's uncle would let him." Now I understood.
"I will ask in chemistry but I think his aunt and uncle work until six so as long as we get him home before them it should be fine."
"YAY!! Ryou-chan can go!" This statement was followed by Malik jumping around and placing kisses on Marik and I wherever they happened to land. The rest of the day wasn't of much mention, we finished laps and I somehow dragged myself through history.
Okay peoples..sorry but I am going to end that chapter there at nine pages…that and the next parts kind of fall together so I wanted to keep them together. I hope you all liked this chapter, I am still just so amazed at the feedback! Thank you sooooo much!!