Necropolis demon
Disclaimer/checks calendar/ …err…nope, I still don't own YuGiOh.
Necro: Well…it's official…my brain is dead…fortunately I was able to save it by listening to a CD my friend gave to me to cheer me up. He gave me a copy of one of his CDs that had a few songs to inspire me as a gift for lasting this long in writing fics. I guess listening to upbeat songs actually improves a person's mood and inspires them!
Everyone was so nice to me, giving me all that info, thanks guys! You guys were really helpful…I'm so happy! Thanks to Ryou Lover 4325 for congratulating me on getting my 100th review for this fic /hands out cake from Ryou Lover 4325's party to everyone/ Special thanks to MotherCHOWgoddess who gave me the most accurate info on Yaten Bakura
I didn't know that when you use 'brunette' it refers to a female and 'brunet' refers to a male…some people still use 'brunette' for guys though…I think I'll go with my old spelling since I'm so used to it, but thanks for pointing that out for me, it was quite nice of you. 'Blond' is kind of confusing too isn't it? Some go with 'blond' some go with 'blonde' with an 'e'
Thanks to shadow182angel who has just recently reviewed the beginning chaps of this story and has given me some tips AND has posted a new fic for Euroshippers to enjoy.
The GameChapter 10 Is He Hitting on You?
Tuesday morning and yet it was raining real hard, pouring raindrops cascaded along the streets and passing cars splashed water at unsuspecting bystanders who were unlucky enough to be forced to walk through the downpour. Ryou was one of those unlucky ones who ended up walking to school and getting their pants a bit wet from splashing around some water. He walked to school with his trusty blue umbrella that matched the color of his school uniform and his school bag slung over his shoulder.
Upon arriving at his classroom with a slightly wet pair of pants, Ryou quickly sauntered to his usual desk by the window to take a seat and stare at the downpour outside. He looked out the window with a bored expression on his face as he watched several raindrops collide with the glass window, the sound of splattering rain rang in the pale teen's ears like some sort of melodic tune that calmed the teen down.
He was slightly nervous about that particular day, why? Well…he had thought about some things long and hard last night when finally he gave up and gave in to his decision…he was going to tell the gang about Kaiba's generous gift…yep, the extremely expensive cell phone that looked like you had to give up a leg to have. I mean, sure it didn't seem like such a big deal but it's Seto Kaiba we're talking about here! Before when Ryou showed his friends a simple photo of him, Mokuba and Kaiba together they practically went hysterical with wide eyes and gaping mouths, they simply couldn't believe what was on the photo!
Well this time Ryou didn't want people to make a scene about the whole 'Kaiba giving him a cell phone' thing, first of all, he wasn't going to tell everyone, just Yugi and the others and second of all, he was going to make sure that Joey wasn't going to open his big fat mouth again to tell the whole world about it.
A sudden roar of thunder made Ryou jump and notice that his friends had just taken their seats. Cautiously, the white blond turned towards them and gestured for them to have a talk. He had just a few minutes until the teacher would come in and start class so as best as he could, he told the group in a calm and collective manner.
"Guys, I have something to tell you. Some of you may or may not approve of this but I have to tell. I know that this will seem rather strange and unbelievable but please promise me you won't spread the word." He started softly, looking at his friends' faces intently.
"Sure, we won't spread the word if you don't want us to." Tea spoke with her usual cheery smile.
"Yeah, we wont tell." Yugi chirped.
"Joey?" Ryou asked the blond, making sure that the rather loud duelist was going to comply with swearing to secrecy.
"Fine! I won't blab about it…what's so important anyways?" Joey asked anxiously.
The small group huddled closer as the pale teen lowered his voice into a soft and barely audible whisper…all was still and silent when suddenly a loud exploding sound from the thunder outside broke the silence. Students shrieked and jolted awake at the sudden outburst from the sky and everyone was slightly shaken…especially Yugi and the gang.
"HE WHAT!" Joey suddenly yelled with a boisterous voice that made the racket from the thunderstorm sound like soft squeak.
Ryou could've sworn that his friends were now brain-damaged for life seeing as they didn't seem to move or flinch for a few seconds…after a few moments of shock the group regained their composure but were still a little unbelieving. Surprisingly, it wasn't Joey who first broke the group's silence but instead it was Tristan.
"Like…are you serious man? He gave you the most expensive cell phone in the store?" Tristan asked incredulously, his eyes threatening to pop out of their sockets.
Numbly, Ryou nodded and made a hushing gesture, urging his classmates to quiet down. "Yes it's true, he bought it for me yesterday after school." The pale teen fished something white from his pocket and showed to the group, "he even said that he was going to pay for the bills and stuff and that I could even call you guys with it and give you my number." He added, showing his friends the brand new cell phone.
"Wow Ryou, this is so cool! I've seen a lot of commercials for this model…this must've cost a lot." Tea mused excitedly, watching the gadget placed on the desk with an expression of awe.
"All this sounds like Kaiba's hitting on our Ryou." Tristan teased, making the pale teen blush at his antics…it kind of sounded ridiculous not to mention impossible didn't it? The group started laughing hysterically at Tristan's joke, wheezing and gasping for air and thinking of how comical it would be if that were true.
"S-stop it! That's not true!" Ryou retorted, blushing as he tried to defend himself.
Suddenly, Joey's expression changed from laughing to growling, "It better not be true Ryou…I ain't letting that manipulative bastard brainwash ya' by showing off with his money…hell! He's never going to be able to make a move on ya' as long as I'm still breathing!" he growled, causing a few heads to turn towards their direction.
"Joey, he's not trying to brainwash or date me ok…and I don't think he needs to show off to show everyone his social status." Ryou replied softly.
"But still, why the hell did he have ta' go and buy ya' an expensive cell huh?" the skeptical blond questioned, "that IS showing off!" he growled. Yugi immediately enticed Joey to quiet down in fear of their other classmates to hear.
"Well…he said he wanted to be able to contact me at all times because of those rumors and stuff." The white blond replied softly, "and this cell phone has been such a help to me this morning, I fortunately got to avoid a couple of reporters who were waiting for me outside my apartment because of a warning text message Kaiba sent to me before I went downstairs." The teen added.
"I don't see any harm with Kaiba giving you a cell phone so he could watch over you." Yugi spoke, smiling warmly at his pale classmate who returned the gesture with an equally warm smile of his own, "I mean he bought you a really pricey one too! There's no harm in that now is there?" the spiky haired teen added.
"I'm sure he has some sort of evil plan…I just know it! The bastard's probably trying to win your trust over with gifts…" Joey spoke, refusing to believe that Seto Kaiba actually did something so nice for a classmate.
"Joey…" Ryou sighed softly.
"Ya' guys have seen the shit he pulls! I just know he's getting something out of this!" the blond suddenly exploded then was immediately hushed by Tea.
"Well, he said he was keeping a close eye on me to do some damage control for his reputation…you know, with all the rumors and stuff…that just can't be good for his job." Ryou spoke a bit sadly, he was a bit reluctant to accept that explanation to be the only reason…he really wanted Kaiba's gesture to be a sign of kindness not just a way to make sure that the brunette was going to benefit from all this.
Before Joey could start with one of his 'I hate Kaiba' rants the teacher luckily arrived just in time to make everyone return to their respective seats, making Joey reluctantly hold his train of negative thoughts towards Kaiba. That morning, Kaiba was absent and was probably at work…again, catching up with some unfinished business of his or something.
The whole day turned out to be such a bore with the continuously pouring rain and the boring tests and discussions from the teacher…everyone in the room were either staring blankly into space, sleeping with their mouths wide open or doodling random things on their notebooks which was exactly what Ryou was doing right now…
The classroom was filled with a drone of disappointed sighs from the students and the sound of the teacher writing something on the chalkboard. Tap…tap…tap…tap… Again and again, the sound of chalk dabbing on the chalkboard emanated throughout the room when suddenly…tap…tap…tap… beep!
A sudden upbeat and lively tune from a certain cell phone started playing REALLY loudly, making everyone turn towards the source of the sound that broke the boredom barrier. Everyone turned their heads towards the direction of the source of tones, facing a rather red-faced Ryou who was shrinking back in his seat in embarrassment…poor Ryou, he forgot to put his cell phone's settings on silent.
Their teacher looked at Ryou with a rather annoyed expression at first but then softened since she noticed the teen looking really uncomfortable with her glare. "I'm terribly sorry sensei…it'll never happen again, I promise." The pale teen apologized, inwardly praying to any of the gods out there to get him off the hook.
"Since this is the first time your cell phone went off I'll let you off…but next time, please put your cell phone on silent mode ok?" the teacher spoke warmly, not letting the pale teen's slip up annoy her much.
"Yes sensei." Ryou timidly replied with a thankful smile, still embarrassed at his cell phone's sudden outburst, the ringing just continued and continued, "may I?" he asked the teacher who gave a nod.
The pale teen took out his cell phone form his pocket, receiving a few jealous scowls and appreciative sighs from his classmates who were envying his brand new cell phone. Ryou flipped open the cell phone, not bothering to look at the screen then immediately answered the person calling him. "Hello?" he spoke in his usual soft voice.
"Ryou." Came the man's reply.
"Kaiba?" The pale teen suddenly spoke up with disbelief, then upon seeing his classmates' rather suspicious and nosy sneers he mentally smacked his forehead because of his idiocy. Of course it's Kaiba…why did he have to sound so surprised like an idiot, it was obvious that the brunette was on the other line since Kaiba was the only one with Ryou's cell phone number.
"Yes it's me…" the brunette on the line spoke with a rather bored expression, "I need to speak personally with you right now so just skip today's class." He said casually, sounding like he wasn't going to take 'no' for an answer.
"But-"
"It's important that I talk to you personally right now." The brunette spoke calmly.
With a disappointed sigh the white blond replied, "Can't you just tell me through the phone?" he said.
The CEO on the other line sighed exasperatedly with a slight sign of frustration, "No, this is too important. Now excuse yourself from your class." He said with finality.
Knowing that the brunette wasn't going to take 'no' for an answer Ryou raised his hand up in the air and asked for himself to be excused for the rest of the day. A cell phone randomly ringing in the middle of class was one thing but skipping classes to meet a classmate was another. Their teacher spoke with Kaiba to ask a few questions which Kaiba replied to calmly saying that it was KaibaCorp business and that Ryou's skipping of classes wasn't just for any ordinary or worthless meeting.
"Very well, you are excused for the rest of the day." The teacher informed Ryou, seeing as the pale teen was to attend to some important business elsewhere. She handed Ryou the cell phone after briefly speaking with the teen on the other line, Ryou resumed talking to his classmate as he packed up his school bag and waved goodbye to his friends. Joey didn't look too happy with Ryou's leaving and Ryou could've sworn that the blond was mouthing 'be careful' to the pale teen.
Ryou exited the classroom with his things and his cell phone still raised to his ear as he listened to Kaiba's instructions to wherever they were supposed to meet at; Kaiba's limo was going to pick Ryou up from school so that the chauffeur could take the teen to the restaurant Kaiba was talking about on the phone.
After a few minutes of driving through the pouring rain the limo stopped as it arrived at its destination, which was one of the classiest not to mention exclusive restaurants in Domino. Everything inside was grand with their silverware and red table cloths, their luxurious champagne and the pleasant aroma of foreign foods…everything no doubt first-class since everywhere you'd look you'd always find things to be posh…everything was perfect!
The pale teen uncertainly entered the room filled with classic sounds from all sorts of musical instruments played, he really felt like turning back as he looked at everyone in their formal attires…he wasn't exactly dressed for the occasion with his ordinary blue school uniform…he didn't even look like he belonged to any one of those elite social groups. It was like a repeat of the yacht party only this time he wasn't wearing a suit and was now sticking out like an uncivilized barbarian.
A man dressed in what seemed to be a uniform for the waiters in that restaurant approached Ryou as the white blond entered. Hesitantly, Ryou spoke to the man, asking the guy where Seto Kaiba's table was; the man who at first looked at Ryou as some sort of beggar who accidentally got inside the restaurant was now beaming at the teen with a smile, politely leading the way for the teen as they made their way towards Kaiba's table.
There at a far table sat Kaiba in his usual white trench coat, his sturdy suitcase placed upright on the floor by his right leg, the table nearest to the windows was specially reserved for two with it's exquisite red table cloth and a small floral decoration placed at the center. A candle stood prominently at the center of the square-shaped table, its soothing flame flickering from time to time. Kaiba was watching the flame from the candle flickering, the teen's eyes seemingly reflecting the candle's light making those blue orbs shine and sparkle beautifully.
The brunette snapped away from his gaze at the candlelight and turned his attention to his guest who was standing there with an uncomfortable expression, "Ryou, sit down." The CEO spoke, his voice sounding more melodious than those violins playing in the restaurant. Ryou settled himself in the chair directly in front of his classmate.
The pale teen blushed a bit, noticing the scenario he was in; it looked like a date for some reason with the romantic candlelight and a table for two…the violins and pianos playing a romantic theme with the soothing scenery of rain outside… and the magnificent sight of his classmate who was sitting in front of him, watching the pale teen fidget and blush at the same time.
Kaiba smirked at Ryou's fidgeting and sat up straight in his seat, putting up his businessman image as he spoke to his classmate, "Ryou, I'm sure you're wondering as to why I have called for you." he said calmly as if he was talking business with an investor or something.
The blush on Ryou's cheeks willed down as the teen responded, "Um…so, what did you want to talk about Kaiba?" he asked, his voice unsure as he eyed the brunette's composed façade.
"First we dine." The brunette replied calmly as their waiter approached them to hand the two their menus.
Necro: Agh! I was kind of feeling lazy typing the end parts of this since I've been so busy. Darn…I need more time!
Note: In some restaurants, the tables are candle-lit when it rains even if it's still daytime. Don't forget people that it is still daytime, the meal is a lunch ok a LUNCH not one of those romantic dinners in soap operas.
NEWBIE'S QUESTION: Ok, I know that I've been posting fics here at for a few months and by now one would think that I wouldn't be a newbie but I STILL consider myself as one since I don't surf the net much…so, I just wanted to ask you guys…I've been coming across these terms a lot and I wanted to know what they mean. What's MARY SUE? I don't get it. And what exactly is the difference between yaoi and shonen ai? And who are the best SETO/RYOU authors here? Coz If I get the chance I want to read their works.
Ok kiddies, sensei's got an assignment for you: spread the word 'read Necropolis demon's THE GAME and review it'. Deadline will be before the next chapter is posted…which is probably going to be in a few weeks, HAVE A NICE DAY!
R – E – V – I – E – W put it all together and what does it say? REVIEW, do it, It makes authors happy /grin/