Okay! Here is the next chapter!! Finally got it done! And all it took was KJ yelling at me and making me feel guilty.. L (and it only took me till 12:30 to finish it instead of 2 am ;;)..that and all the wonderful reviews… and speaking of those…
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Bakura's POV:
Oddly enough Ryou didn't come running out when I pulled into the drive. I waited for a minute before shifting into park and stepping out of my car to walk up to the door. I could hear voices inside and held off knocking for a minute. I couldn't quite catch what they were saying but after catching "him" "not" and "influence" I had a good guess. I rang the bell to make sure they could hear me and instantly the voices cut off and Ryou opened the door, looking a bit flustered. I watched his uncle walk to the doorway of the dining room and give me his best glare. I merely smirked in return and without breaking eye contact asked if Ryou was ready to go. He nodded so I turned, walking back out to the car with him following close behind.
"He really has a hate on for me, doesn't he." Ryou sighed before answering.
"I think he suspects something." I grunted and pulled out of the driveway.
"You know, for as much as he resents having to raise you he sure likes to keep you under his thumb."
"I know, he says he is trying to make me into the type of person my dad would have wanted."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, but I seriously think he did not know my dad. I mean they couldn't be more opposite!"
I got to hear more about his parents and sister on the way to school, it seemed to make him really happy to be able to talk about them and I only wish I had gotten to meet them, they all sounded so wonderful and supportive. I think I would have really liked them. We pulled into the parking lot and into my usual space next to Malik and Marik who were currently joined at the lips. Suddenly Ryou had climbed over the seat and sat snuggly in my lap, his feet together in his seat, I smiled at this nice surprise.
"I didn't get to give you a hello kiss." His lips pressed to mine as I wrapped my arms around his waist, both of us lost in the kiss, tongues battling, each winning and losing at times. We eventually broke apart, resting our foreheads together as we caught our breath.
"Hello to you too." I chuckled and he smiled. I heard Marik yell and curse at that point and looked out the window to see that Seto had hit him upside the head. Malik had his tongue out trying desperately to look at it.
"Time to go."
"Yes it seems to be." Ryou crawled back to his side, opening the door and climbing out. I grabbed both our bags and headed out my side.
"Malik, what happened to your tongue?" I walked over to the two, wondering that as well since Marik was so busy exchanging profanities with Seto.
"Seto made Marik bite it." He let out a little whimper as he tried again to see.
"Oh! Let me look." Ryou then inspected Malik's tongue for a second. "Well he didn't draw blood at least."
"It still hurts!" Ryou smiled coyly at Malik.
"Want me to kiss it?"
"Mhmm. Pwease Ryou-chan." Ryou then kissed it, at first dainty but then slowly opening his mouth and pulling Malik's tongue in, caressing it with his own. I wish they knew how uncomfortable seeing them do that makes my pants. But then, if they did know they would more than likely do it even more.
"Hey guys!" We all looked over as Yami was walking up with the biggest grin on his face. He then smirked at Malik and Ryou. "Don't let me interrupt! Please continue."
"Oh for goodness sake Yami don't encourage them more!" Seto almost yelled in exasperation. I chuckled and then took a closer look, huge grin that won't wipe off, joking, good mood.
"You got laid!" Marik's neck popped he turned his head so fast towards Yami. Seto looked shocked and Yami actually blushed.
"What makes you think that?"
"Oh cut the crap Yami! I know you and you got some!"
"No shit?! Who was it?!" Yami looked between Marik and I.
"Okay, Kura, yes I did. And to answer your question Marik it was, umm." He actually took a deep breath. "It was Yugi." My jaw dropped, hell all our jaws dropped but Malik recovered first.
"Too cute little Yugi-chan?! You banged Yugi-chan?!" Wow, I had never seen Yami blush so much!
"Yes, Yugi and I made love. Get that?! It wasn't "banging" or anything else like that." I smirked.
"So you really did fall for him! Wow, can't believe Ryou was right!" Yami looked at Ryou in complete surprise.
"You knew I liked him?! Since when?"
"Since you invited us to your party. It was written on both your faces. I just can't believe Yugi would move that quickly in a relationship. Well unless he was on sugar, I saw him on sugar once. Very frightening." Yami suddenly found the ground and anywhere other than Ryou very interesting. "He was on sugar?!! Oh Yami! How could you?!!"
"I didn't know!! I swear! I honestly did not know until we woke up later! I kept apologizing and he seemed fine with it. I mean even when I dropped him off at home he gave me a goodnight kiss."
"Had he remembered everything yet?"
"He seemed to. You don't think he would have changed his mind by this morning?" Yami looked truly scared.
"Well, I don't think he would have, not if he remembered and still seemed okay. He isn't very good at hiding his emotions." Yami seemed to let out a relieved breath.
"You guys are still coming Friday, right?"
"Of course!" There was a round of affirmatives.
"Oh! Just everyone get their lunch before Ryou-chan and I do tomorrow!" We all looked at Malik and Ryou with suspicion.
"Why would that be?" Ryou giggled.
"Malik and I planned something last night in the phone, just get your lunches before we do, okay." They looked way too thrilled about something but Ryou's face suddenly grew serious. "Yami, are you and Yugi in a relationship now?"
"Yeah, why?" Ryou then pointed behind Yami, towards the school.
"I think he needs rescuing."
Yugi's POV:
It was way too early! Normally early didn't bother me but I could not sleep last night. Too excited about Yami and nervous about having to tell Tea and Jou. That and already knowing how Honda is going to react. I stepped out of the shower, nothing like a hot shower for sore muscles, I felt so much better! Another pain killer and I wouldn't have a limp at all today. Cause that would be just delightful, trying to explain to Jou and Tea why I have a limp but enjoyed the cause. Oh yeah, that is not a subject I need to get into with them! I dressed in my school uniform and headed to the kitchen. Grandpa was already down getting the shop open but had left a plate of eggs for me. I ate quickly before brushing my teeth and heading into the shop to wait.
"Morning Grandpa!"
"Good morning Yugi, no limp today?" He snickered and smirked while I resisted the urge to throw something at him.
"No Grandpa, I'm just fine."
"Glad to hear it." He went back to sweeping with a chuckle. Sometimes it didn't pay to be so close with your grandpa, but I suppose I really am lucky we can talk about anything.
"Jou and Anzu here yet?"
"Not yet, I hope they aren't running late." We shared a worried look and I started to sort a few packs of cards to keep myself busy. I turned to the door when I heard the bell ring out a few minutes later.
"I'm telling you Jou, that test is today!"
"It can't be today! I didn't study!"
"Well it still is! Whether or not you studied!" Jou gave a defeated grin and they both looked at me smiling, though I could tell the smile was forced and both had questions swimming in their eyes.
"Good morning Yugi!"
"Yeah, mornin' Yug!"
"Good morning you guys!" I tried for my most cheerful smile, but I'm sure they both saw right through it. I grabbed my bag and started towards the door.
"I'll see you later Grandpa!"
"Okay, are you going to be home right after school or going out again?"
"I'll be home, I have to study for a test."
"Okay! Have fun!" With that we left as Anzu and Jou said their goodbyes to grandpa.
After we got about a block away the topic I was waiting for came up.
"So uhh, Yug. Honda called last night…" Anzu looked really nervous before speaking as well.
"He sounded really upset and kept saying something about you being drugged and hurting Yami, especially if you were limping today." My face quickly turned about the shade of a very ripe tomato.
"Listen guys, its not what you think, or it is but not how you think." Jou's eyebrows scrunched together in thought.
"You know your not makin' much sense Yug." I took a deep breath to steady myself and slowed down on walking.
"Okay, you remember how I was late to class and had detention?" I waited for both to nod. "Well Yami got detention as well for helping me, so after school we had detention together. He had noticed that I didn't eat lunch so had called the local deli and had some stuff delivered." Anzu smiled.
"Well that was really nice of him! So are you two friends then?" I looked away.
"Something like that. Anyways, Yami didn't know about me and sugar." I watched the color drain from both their faces. "Yeah, I mean it was all wonderful! Fruits and chocolate dipped strawberries and these wonderful little cakes"
"Yug you didn't eat all that sugar?!" I nodded and both made horrified faces.
"It all tasted so good and I hardly ever get any."
"For a reason Yugi! You can't handle sugar."
"Yami knows that… now." Anzu suddenly looked serious.
"Yugi, what did you do?"
"Well, umm Yami and I got kicked out of detention early and he asked if we could hang out afterwards, grandpa said it was okay so we went to his car."
"Honda said somethin' bout Yami carrin' you away."
"Well he didn't have much choice since I jumped on his back and demanded a piggy-back ride." I was thinking by that point my blush was never going to fade.
"Okay, that explains why Honda thought you were kidnapped. So where did you two go? The arcade?" I shook my head no and studiously watched the ground.
"We went back to his place."
"Yug, do ya even remember what ya did?"
"Yeah, I remember quite well." My blush stayed but I couldn't help the smile that joined it.
"So did you guys watch tv or something?"
"We did but that was afterwards."
"Afterwards?"
"Yami didn't know how sugar effects me, just remember that, alright?" They both nodded and I took a deep breath to get the next part out. "SowehadsexandI'mnotavirginanymorebutitsokaycauseIlovehim." Both stopped dead in their tracks.
"You did what?!" Anzu was the first to recover.
"I… I… Yami and I made love." There was shocked silence for about half a block, this time Jou recovered.
"Yug, I don' doubt you feel dis way but does Yami?" That was the question that had plagued me all morning.
"Yes, he does." Anzu looked so sad.
"I truly hope so Yugi…" I knew what she was thinking, that what if Yami had been using me. As awful as it sounded I had wondered the same thing.
"He cares about me, you weren't there. How he acted afterwards, when I couldn't remember at first, he was crushed. He kept apologizing and saying how horrid he felt, that he felt as if he took advantage of me."
"Well Yug, I hate ta say it but I guess we find out soon enough." Jou pointed ahead and I was surprised to see we had already made it to school. I swallowed the lump in my throat and hoped that the butterflies weren't going to make it out of my stomach like they were trying to. Jou pointed up towards the parking lot and I could see Yami talking to Ryou and his boyfriends but his back was towards us.
"Uh-oh" I looked up at Anzu, the worried look on her face alarmed me so I followed her gaze to see Honda stalking towards us, looking ready to kill. I swallowed loudly and tried to not shake when suddenly Jou's hand was on my shoulder.
"It's okay Yug, we're here for you."
"Jou is right." I smiled up at the two of them and just looked forward again when Honda got to us.
"What did that bastard do to you?! He drugged you, didn't he?! I told you not to trust them!" I blinked in confusion.
"Honda, just because he has different friends than us doesn't make him bad."
"I wasn't talking about his group! Though they probably turned him, infected him or whatever they do." He glared over at the parking lot and I saw Ryou nudge Bakura and point our way. "He drugged you and kidnapped you! I'm going to kick his ass!"
"Honda! I wasn't drugged and I wasn't kidnapped!"
"Yes you were! He gave you something and I saw him carrying you." I took a deep breath to brace myself.
"Honda, he didn't. I agreed to go with him, I even called my grandpa and asked permission, the only reason he was carrying me was because I jumped on his back and wouldn't let go." Honda blinked a couple times, I'm sure trying to process this, of course by now with Honda's yelling we had the attention of almost the whole school. But Yami was heading towards us, his face was a mask so I couldn't tell what he was feeling or thinking. Ryou and the others were right behind him so all else fails I knew Ryou would at least keep me safe after what I had to say next. "Being gay isn't something you catch, it isn't a disease and you can't force someone into being that way. You are either born that way or your not, its not learned."
"What are you saying Yugi?" He still looked pissed and had both hands fisted at his side.
"I'm saying I'm gay Honda. I always have been, I just hid it… until now." He shook his head as if trying to clear it.
"No, I have known you for years! We have gone to the same school since we were kids and you are not gay! I would know!"
"How would you know Honda? Its not like we wear a sign or something. Think about it, in all the time you have known me have I ever had a girlfriend? Have I ever even talking about a girl?" The color slowly drained from his face in shocked realization. "Yes Honda, I'm gay, whether you like it or not it is just how I am."
"Does your grandpa know?" I nodded.
"He has known for years." That was when Yami reached us, flanked by Bakura and Marik, Seto staying back with Ryou and Malik I suppose just in case Honda decided to lunge for them. Yami smiled at Anzu and motioned with his head for her to go over by Ryou and Malik, which she thankfully did.
"Everything okay koi?" I felt like a thousand pounds lifted off me when he said that, my biggest fear plaguing me all morning was now gone as he wrapped an arm around my waist.
"Yeah, just talking with Honda."
"You did this to him!" Suddenly Yami has Honda's full attention and he stepped forward, putting himself between Honda and I.
"Yugi, go over with Ryou and Malik." I tried taking his hand but he wouldn't break eye contact with Honda.
"No Yami, he is my friend and I have to talk to him."
"Yugi, just get away from this fag and we can help you. I mean I'm sure they have meds or something to fix this."
"Honda man, ya need ta just chill out! Yugi ain't sick or nothin'… he's still the same guy, he just likes other guys."
"Jou if you were his friend you would be trying to help him, not encourage this!"
"I am Yug's friend, and I am helpin' him! Yug hasn't changed at all, we're just findin' out something new bout him!" I managed to push Yami to the side at least enough to face Honda, even though Yami stood ready to come between us again.
"Honda, I haven't changed as a person, and whether you believe me or not I have always been this way. I just hid it because I was afraid of people reacting just like you are." Honda still looked pissed but changed his focus to Jou.
"So you a fag too now?" Jou looked shocked.
"What kinda question is that?!"
"An important one!" Jou took a deep breath.
"Well I ain't gay." Honda let out a breath.
"At least one other isn't infected!"
"But…" Now he had everyone's attention. "I am bi-sexual." Honda's jaw dropped and more than a few of us looked shocked.
"Bi?! Damn! You were my best friend and your even more fucked up than them! You can't even pick one sex!"
"Honda, watch ya mouth man." Honda looked disgusted.
"I'm through with you freaks! I wish I had known years ago that I was surround by freaks, I wouldn't have wasted my time! Go be with the other freaks then! I can find new friends that are normal!" Yami went to lunge at him but I held his arm, he looked at me confused while I only shook my head as Honda walked away.
"Yugi? But he needs his ass kicked!" The others seemed to agree with him.
"Not here guys. He isn't worth you guys getting expelled over." They nodded as Yami wrapped his arms around my waist and we headed over to where the others were waiting.
"You feeling better? I notice you aren't limping." I giggled at him and winked.
"Nothing a hot shower and a couple pain killers couldn't handle." the bell rang and we all groaned as we looked to the building. Here starts another day and I only had that one class with him at the end of the day, but there was still lunch. Anzu still had that sad look in her eyes when she saw Ryou and took off to try and calm Honda after he left. The rest of us headed inside, though Yami was having a hard time holding onto my waist since Malik kept purring and trying to pull me away, something about being too cute.
Well that is it for this chapter, I hope you liked it, the party is coming up in another chapter, maybe two nods could be two away ;; Anyways please R&R and tell me what you think! I know I haven't updated the kitten fic lately but my muses seem to want to work on this and Alone, sorry to those waiting for a kitten update, but don't worry! It will get updated! I haven't given up on it or anything!!