Fish Out of Water
Chapter 8: A Pleasant Ending
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Author's Note: Heh… so, yeah, this is totally late. I have my reasons o.o They're mostly at the end, but I'll just say this: I started three new stories because of one game. Evil. Eviilllllll. So read XD It is the last chapter and all : 3
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Hearing the soft voice spoken behind him, Bakura looked over his shoulder, a small grin spreading across his lips.
"Oh, for fun, no doubt about that."
Bright green eyes watched him from the water, pale arms folded on the edge of the smooth, partially moss covered rocks. An amused smile broke out over the young prince's face, his cheeks seeming to be colored a pale pink in the sun's red light. Bakura turned fully towards the ocean, taking a few steps and kneeling down in front of the merboy.
Ryou immediately lifted his arms to wrap them around the human's neck, the two meeting in a small kiss. Bakura took this opportunity to lift the aquatic male from the water by grasping him under his raised arms and lifting him flush against his body.
"I missed you." The elder whispered as he nuzzled his nose against Ryou's neck. "How did things go?"
The younger boy smiled as he hugged Bakura tightly, before pulling away enough to look the human in his eyes.
"I missed you too… and things went fine with my father, that is, after I argued my way to a win."
"Oh? And just what - "
"Hey, c'mon now, no love for me?"
"Hey, what about me? That should be an 'us'!"
The small conversation was broken by the voices of others, causing the pair on the rocks to look downwards. The smile on Ryou's face widened further, "Malik!"
"Oh, so this is Malik, huh?" Bakura smirked down at the blonde, "I saw you try and jump up on my boat, right? You didn't get hurt, did you?"
Malik shook his head, pulling himself up onto the rocks with a wet plop, "Nah, I was fine… just thought Ryou was in danger, was all… sorry about the whole 'monster' thing… I hear from Ryou you're an all right guy."
Bakura let out a short laugh, sitting down heavily next to golden merboy, with Ryou curling contently in his lap.
"Just all right?"
A small giggled came from in front of him, a pale red-head staring up at him, "You must be more than all right for Ryou to want to become your mate!"
"Leia!" Both males from the sea turned quickly to face the young mermaid, Ryou's cheeks burning brightly at his green eyes flashed. The girl quickly covered her mouth with both her hands, ducking down partially in the water.
"Sorry!"
A lone eyebrow arched itself above dark sunglasses, before the gaze shifted down to the merboy sitting rigidly in his lap. Slipping his arms around the others chest, Bakura pulled him back so he could look at the boy from over his shoulder, "Oh, a mate? Is that what you've been after?"
Ryou flushed darkly, unsure of whether he would first die of embarrassment from the entire situation or a heat stroke from his face. Covering his eyes with a hand, the white – haired prince shook his head slightly, before taking a deep breath.
"…Uhm… this isn't how I wanted you to find out, really… but… I mean… this really isn't the time to be discussing such matters, so thank you, Leia…"
The female rolled her eyes, leaning against the rock in front of them as Malik had been doing before, "Oh, come on, it's just so obvious, you may as well just have admitted it now and gotten it over with, right? Besides," A playful smirk crossed her features as she looked up at Bakura with a tilted head, "it's harder for him to say no in front of a group."
Bakura laughed again and squeezed Ryou around the middle, "She's got a point there, Kid. And besides, this actually is a decent time to talk about this considering it would be part of how often we saw each other and stuff. Right? I mean… isn't that what we're supposed to be figuring out ultimately?"
Ryou nodded, removing his hands from his face and revealing only lightly flushed skin. "Yeah… any ideas while I was gone?"
"Actually…" The teenager shifted slightly, uncurling his legs from under Ryou and stretching them out, letting the merboy settle down on the rock between his limbs, "I think I've got the hard part figured out."
"Wait, so… what are we actually trying to figure out here again?" Malik leaned back on his right hand, laying his ear against his shoulder as he flicked his tail up and down in the water.
"I want to be able to stay with Bakura, but we need the ocean to live, right?" Ryou explained, looking over to his guardian, "So how would it be possible to stay together?"
"Oh." Malik's violet eyes broke away from Ryou's at a foreign sound coming from behind him. Tilting his head back, his eyes widened slightly and he righted himself quickly, ready to move away.
"Wooow, what are those!" Leia's question caused the two albinos' to turn their attention to behind them, identical grins spreading across their lips.
"Sai! Kai!" Ryou twisted his body and held his arms open, laughter bubbling up out of him as the two dogs bounded into his embrace, both licking his face happily. "Oh, I missed you both!"
"Are those the two you were telling me about, Ryou?" Malik seemed to relax a bit at the nod he received, reaching out a tentative hand and feeling the thick fur that covered one of the animal's backs.
"I want to touch them!" Leia reached out as well, earning the attention of Kai, who promptly began to attack her face with his tongue. She let out a string of giggles, burying her fingers into the brown coat.
"Alright, alright…" Bakura pulled an excited Ryou back against his chest after a moment, "Sai, Kai, settle down."
Both dogs obeyed after a delayed moment, sitting down on their haunches next to the aquatic teens.
"So, as I was saying, I think I've figured out the hardest part of this situation, if you're interested in hearing it." Bakura continued, looking for mainly Ryou's answer.
"Yes, please tell me." The younger boy adjusted his body so that he could look up at the human a bit more easily, his green eyes watching the other male intently.
"Well, I talked to my uncle a little after you left, cuz, you know… I'm only here for the summer."
"The summer?" Ryou's eyes grew larger, his expression one of pure worry, "That's all? Then you leave and I'll never see you again!"
Bakura shook his head, brushing a hand past the prince's drying bangs, "Now, just listen, Kid, I talked with him. I've been looking for a college to go to for a bit now and he said that if I can get into the one around here, he'd let me use his beach house as a place to stay instead of having to go and pay for a dorm room or my own apartment."
"Yes!" Ryou's face immediately changed as he heard the news, "That is a wonderful idea!"
"Is that all there is to figure out?" Malik asked, watching the human.
"That didn't sound so hard to figure out." Leia placed her chin in her hand, Kai lying down next to her.
Bakura shook his head, "Maybe because I did all the thinking before hand, but I needed Ryou to figure out when would be a good time to see each other."
"I'm usually free at anytime, but if we were to meet here, what about the humans that roam the beach? We could be caught!" Ryou frowned at the idea, crossing his arms over his stomach and leaning against Bakura's chest in a small huff.
"Yes, I thought of that too… we could go about this a few ways, really." Bakura hugged the merboy to his chest, using one hand to run his fingers up and down the others arm. "One way is to meet here and I would take you up to the pool, where I could keep you for a few days, like I have been. Then I could return you back to the ocean and you spend time with your family" He paused for a moment, looking down at Ryou for a reaction and, when he got none, continued on, "Or, I think we could meet here at sunset like this and spend the nights together, right out here so you could leave in the morning, before any people got out here to the beach."
"I think I like the first idea better." Tanned fingers swiped at the blonde bangs falling into his eyes, before looking over to the prince sitting in the human's lap.
"Yeah, I like that one too." Leia stroked Kai's head, the animal's tail wagging across the stone. "What do you think, Ryou?"
Green eyes looked up at Bakura, a wide smiling gracing his features again, "I like the first idea as well."
Bakura smirked and hugged Ryou to his chest, pressing his nose into silvery locks, "Good."
The prince slid his arms around the human's chest as he returned the hug, closing his eyes as a soft spray of water sprinkled over his back.
"Well," Malik looked over towards Leia, seeing that she was petting the dog next to her like he was a moment again, "I think we should probably get back."
"Aww, but I want to stay with the furry things!" The mermaid wrapped her arms around Kai's neck affectionately, pressing her cheek against the thick fur.
"That's Kai." Corrected Ryou as he twisted his neck to look back at his friends, "And you guys go on ahead… I want to stay a few minutes longer."
Malik nodded, scooting forward and slipping back into the water beside Leia, "Alright, but don't stay too long, or it's my tail on the line for you coming home late!" He grinned sheepishly before adding, "Queen's orders to the Guardian, remember?"
Ryou pouted softly, turning his head to rub his cheek against Bakura's chest, "You see what happens… I come home and immediately it's rules, rules, rules…"
Bakura chuckled, sending vibrations through the male leaning against him, "Your mum's just worried about you, don't worry… I'm sure it's probably just for tonight."
The aquatic prince nodded, a small smile returning to his lips.
"See you at home Ryou!" His guardian grinned up at him, before sinking down into the water with a wave.
"Aw… but… furry things!" Leia gave a sigh as she felt a tug on her fin, indicating for her to go. "Fine… bye Ryou!"
Ryou gave a small wave to the girl before she disappeared, turning his attention immediately back to the human. Raising his hands, he carefully removed the glasses covering Bakura's eyes and placed them over his own, his smile turning into a silly grin.
"Now I look like you." He stated proudly, arching his back slightly and crossing his arms over his chest in an attempt of an intimidating manner. "It's so dark though… how can you see?"
"The sun's just about gone, so of course you can't see." Bakura laughed, slipping the glasses off the merboy and placing them back in his hair.
Ryou giggled softly and looked down, suddenly feeling shy, "Uhm, listen… about that whole… mate thing Leia brought up earlier…"
Bakura broke his sentence off with a gentle kiss as he raised his chin with a finger, "Let's just see where this goes first, before making any serious decisions… okay?"
The younger male nodded in agreement, unable to keep the smile off his lips, "But, you're still willing to try? Really? Even though I'm… we're… so different?"
Another kiss began the answer, "I wasn't lying earlier when I said I really liked you. You are different and I like that."
Ryou watched the dark eyes above him carefully, before nodding again, "And like I said, I really like you too."
Bakura grinned, "I know… you should be getting back home though, I don't want to get you in trouble."
"I won't be, don't worry… I'll tell Mother what we're going to be doing and I'll see you tomorrow night… right?"
"You bet, Kiddo."
Ryou turned slightly, patting Sai on the head. She perked her ears at the attention she was receiving, lifting her head up from the rock.
"Goodbye Sai, I'll see you tomorrow." The white haired boy moved carefully forward on his scaly body, the small fins at the base of his tail twitching slightly at the cooling touch of the water. He patted Kai as well as he slipped past him, submerged up to his stomach in the slightly foaming water.
Bakura had quickly shifted closer, balancing on the balls of his bare feet as he as Ryou share another lingering kiss. Slowly breaking away, the merboy lifted a hand, his fingers lightly wrapping around the shell still hanging against the human's chest. Giving the elder male another smile, Ryou pulled himself away, before disappearing under the dark water's surface.
Standing up, Bakura looked out towards the direction he thought Ryou might have headed, but saw only waves. Smirking slightly, he turned to make his way out of the circle of rocks, calling back:
"C'mon Sai, Kai… let's go home. We'll be back tomorrow."
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Owari
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Cloaked Vampire: Zomglolbbq!1! It's over XD So sad, I know, but these last couple chapters have been being a royal pain in the ass to me, so, I'm sorta glad it's over and done with. So yeah : 3 Oh right… I should totally explain why this is kinda late… I rented Kingdom Hearts II last Thursday and made a personal challenge to beat it before I had to return it… so… that's kinda what I spent the past 43 hours doing XD And omg I DID IT. -so proud- Plus laziness when I wasn't playing at 4 in the morning… my gods, the laziness doesn't end XD…