~*Thanks for the reviews everyone. I'm really glad how much you like the story so far. Oh well, what the heck am I saying, on with the show*~
~*A Surprise Visit*~
"For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow," Joey, Tristan and Duke sang, swinging their glass or juice back and forth. "Who made Marik go down and cry."
"How many times are you guys gonna keep singing that?" Yugi had a sweat drop on his forehead.
"You guys have been singing that stupid song a million times already." Tea rolled her eyes in the back of her head.
"Hey," Joey glanced at Tea. "You'd be singing with us too seeing that it was Marik who controlled your mind during the Battle City Finals."
"What do you mean guys?" Tea tilted her head to the side, gazing at the rest strangely.
"You mean you don't remember?" Serenity downed her drink.
"I don't remember anything." Tea sat on the counter.
"Well, let's forget about that day!" Everyone else remembered what happened that horrible day. Right after Yugi…or at at least Yami…defeated Marik in the final battle, Tea attempted to kill Yugi. Force of habit, Yugi challenged the spirit living inside of Tea…the spirit of Marik. Eventually, Yugi obviously won seeing that he won all three Egyptian God cards.
They heard the door to the shop open, then heard Yugi's grandpa saying. "Sorry sir, we're closed for the…Ryou?"
Everyone else stopped talking, looking up at the now soaked Ryou standing in the rain. Through the glass door, they saw Ryou in his normal school clothes.
"Ryou?" Yugi slowly approached the door, opening it. "What are you doing here?"
"Well," Ryou smiled, tilting his head to the side. "I heard about the little victory party they were throwing for you."
"How could you have known that?" Tristan jumped up. "You were still at home recovering."
"That's right," Yugi eyed Ryou suspiciously. "You should be at home trying to regain your strength."
"The doctors said I could leave." That smile did not leave Ryou's face.
"What?!?" Everyone was surprised at this unusual announcement.
"Well that's great Ryou," Yugi's grandpa placed his hands on Ryou's shoulder. "Why don't you dry yourself off in the bathroom."
Ryou made his way up the stairs and down the hall, dripping with each step.
"Guys," Duke watched on as Ryou disappeared out of sight. "Something's not right."
"I know," Tristan took a sip of his drink. "If I was in Ryou's condition, I wouldn't be even standing up and acting like all is normal."
"What I'm worried more about is that spirit living inside him." Yugi shuffled his monster cards.
"Yeah," Joey took a glance up the stairs. "We all felt his wrath before and he is as psychotic as Marik."
"Hey," Yugi looked around. "Where did Tea go?"
"Must've gone out for fresh air." Joey shrugged.
"Yeah but it's raining outside." Duke pointed out the window.
Ryou, in the meantime, was blow-drying his hair in the bathroom, gazing into his own reflection for a long moment. Wrenching his gaze from his other self, he hung his jacket on the shower rack, using the blow dryer to blow dry off his clothes.
"Been a while has it not?" a dark voice rose up.
Startled, Ryou turned around. His features creased as he came face to face with his dark side who sat on the toilet seat cover.
"You…you…" was all Ryou could say.
"Ah yes," Bakura smirked. "The light and dark meet once again."
"If this is trying to hurt any of my friends," Ryou placed on his shirt. "It ain't going to work."
"Yes, I still want to see Yugi and that damn pharaoh inside of him to suffer. Yes, I still want to go for that millennium puzzle that rightfully belongs to me."
"Some things never change now do they?" Ryou shook his head.
Suddenly, the pounding of the door brought the two back into reality. "Hey Ryou," Tea's voice called from the door. "Mind if I talk to you?"
"Ryou's hand went on the doorknob but didn't turn it to open. His eyes glanced back at Bakura, who just glared back at him.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Bakura looked on. "Open it!"
Swallowing his saliva, Ryou turned the knob only to see Tea stand there. "Tea…"
Slowly, Tea stepped inside the bathroom, closing the door and locking it behind, much to Ryou's surprise. She sat on the edge of the bathtub while Ryou sat on the toilet seat with its lid closed.
"So out with it. What is this thing that you have to share?"
"Well," Tea scratched her head. "It's something that I think it's best to share with you. Heh, Yugi or Yami will definitely kill me if they found out."
"So what is it?"
"It's…well…it's about Bakura."
"Oh…him?" Ryou tilted his head to the side.
"Well, you see, it's just, despite what he did at the Battle City Finals…well, I like him!"
Ryou's eyes widened in surprise. "You can't be serious! Tea, this is Bakura we're talking about. You know, guy who sided with Marik to kick Yugi's ass."
"I don't know. It's hard to explain actually. There's just something about him."
"Oh come on Tea. Yugi and Malik have a dark side and you don't find either of them attractive." Suddenly, the millennium ring glowed. "What the? Bakura you stupid…" but Ryou couldn't stop his dark side from taking over. Not by a long shot. In a matter of seconds, Bakura took over.
"My hikari has been telling me that," he smirked. "You have feelings for me."
"Well, it's just…" Tea's face turned red. "I don't know anymore. It's just…well…yes it's true. I like you as how most people would think I had liked Yami."
Bakura laughed softly. "Well, is that so?" he ran his fingers over Tea's face. "And you want to know if I liked you back the same way you did."
"I guess that would be nice." Tea smiled.
Pathetic, Bakura thought to himself. Why should I like little scumbags who follow the pharaoh? That would be like Ishizu falling for Rishid or even Malik's dark side. Especially Tea, that little slut, the most annoying witch next to Serenity. Her and her friendship speeches. God, that's as annoying as Yugi's philosophy on the damn heart of the cards. Last time I checked, they weren't beating. But then again…he continued to look down at her. She has a rather unusual attraction that's hard to resist. Slowly, he leaned forward, closing his eyes.
Knowing what Bakura wanted, Tea closed her eyes waiting for his kiss. Using his fingers to gently push her head, his lips inched towards hers.
"Hey come on!" Joey was pounding the door. "What's the hold up Ryou? Yugi has only one bathroom you know!!"
Opening their eyes, the two gazed at each other, then towards the doorway.
"Here Joey," Yugi's grandpa handed Joey the bathroom key. "Maybe you could try opening the door now."
"Hey, thanks gramps." Joey jammed the key inside the keyhole.
"Oh shit!" Tea's eyes widened with panic. "What are we gonna do?" her voice was lowered into a whisper.
"Hmm…I have an idea…" Bakura replied.
Suddenly, the door opened and there stood Joey, Duke, Yugi and his grandpa.
"Oh my word!" Joey gazed into the entrance of the bathroom.
~*To Be Continued*~