Michi: So, how did you all like the last chapter?
Readers: *Angry faces*
Michi: O.O Whoa, I guess they hated the cliff hangers... ^ ^; Sorry about that everyone; I did explain in the last chapter as to why this was done. Anyway, this next chapter is probably not going to be as exciting, but we get to know my self-insert OC a little better in this chapter so she's not just a name and just there.
Ryou: Before you all say anything, no, Michi's female version of his self-insert is not going to be implied or attempting to ship herself with me. *nod nod*
Bakura: Or me...This chapter is basically kind of an intermediate chapter to help move the story along... so I don't want to hear you sorry mortals complain.
Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! and all of its respected characters are owned by Kazuki Takahashi. The only thing that belongs to me are the plot and my self-insert female version character.
Author Note: (bold type) =Bakura's thoughts
words go here= mind-linking, and
(words go here too) = every other person's thoughts.
Michi: Without further ado, here's the story. I hope you all enjoy it! ^_^
Chapter 4: An Evening of Relief
~A few minutes later~
"Shit!" "Mom's gonna kick my ass!" "She already hates my job at the arcade, but when she sees I'm this late!"
'Michiru! Why are you so late? Are you crazy? Do you know what time it is? Blah blah blah,' "That's what she'll say, gah!" "I'm doomed."
Michiru, known to her friends as Michi, continued running; she noticed; however, that there was something up ahead on the sidewalk. "Hunh?" She moved closer.
"Oh my God! Ryou!" Michiru knelt down beside him and checked to see if he was breathing or if he had a pulse.
"Okay, good. He's breathing and he's got a heart beat." She picked him up, to her astonishment, he was surprisingly light. She then ran ahead as quickly as possible.
"Hnn..." Ryou's eyes fluttered open. "Hunh?" "Where am I?"
He sat up and a folded wet cloth that was on his forehead fell onto his lap. He looked around and noticed he was tucked in a bed. Ryou looked about the room and took notice of the anime wall scrolls, figurines, plush dolls, and alarm clock. *Meow* He looked down to his right and saw a black cat, about a year old, and a gray and white kitten on the floor by the bed looking up at him in curiosity and concern.
"Hunh?" "Wait, am I in Michi's room?" He was a confused a bit. Suddenly, Michiru walked in holding a tray of food. She saw that Ryou was awake, and placed the tray on top of her TV.
"Ryou! You're awake!" she said running over to him. She hugged him softly.
(A/N: Michi: XD OMG! Ryou's in My Room! *He screams, then faints* Ryou: Michi? Are you okay?" Bakura: Leave him alone you dolt, he can't bug us now. Anzu: Ryou! Bakura! COME HERE! Bakura: "GAH! No! Michi, wake up, wake up, wake up! Michi: Zzz Anzu: GIVE ME A HUG! YOU TWO! Bakura & Ryou: AHHHHH!!)
"I was so worried about you," Michiru replied. "Michi, how did I get here?" Ryou asked, still confused about where he was.
"Well, I was running late coming home from my job at the arcade, and as I was running, I saw something sprawled on the floor." "When I got closer; however, I realized it was you." "I checked to see if you were breathing and everything, and then I picked you up and rushed you to my house." "And here you are."
*Blink, Blink* "You picked me up?" "..." At this, Ryou sweat-dropped. "Heh, Heh." ("Sheesh, nothing fazes her,") thought Ryou.
"Oh! Oops, let me get this for you," said Michiru. She grabbed the TV tray of food from on top of her TV, and placed it on Ryou's lap, propping up its stands on either side of him. Ryou's eyes lit up with joy when he saw what was in front of him. To the left of the tray, was a nice, hot bowl of Cajun chicken flavored Ramen noodle soup, (Ryou loves spicy food! In my fic anyway.) and to the right was a plate of oven baked turkey slices with gravy. On the right hand corner was a cup of Pepsi.
"Wow, um, you've really outdone yourself." "Why so much food though?" Ryou inquired. Michiru's face suddenly reflected concern. "Well, Ryou, you look like you haven't eaten in days." As if to emphasize her point, Ryou's stomach growled. They both look down; he blushes.
"Heh, oops! Guess I am hungry, heh heh." At that moment, he began to dig in. ("FINALLY, FOOD!"), he thought.
("Enjoy your meal,") Michiru thought to herself; she then smiled.
*Click* A shower door closed. " 'Can't believe I fell asleep standing up, in the shower even..." *grumble grumble* Bakura dried his hair with a blue towel, and placed it on the rack to dry. He had another towel, a mini white one (like the ones that guys wrap around themselves at onsens) wrapped around his waist. His lightly, muscular built body gleamed in the light since it was still a little wet, and his mini towel had slid down loosely to rest at his lower body, right just above his man-hood. (A/N: Michi: *Drool* I've died and gone to heaven!) He proceeded to dry his (sexy) body. (A/N: Bakura: *Gives me a dirty look* Michi: Oops! Gotta run! Bakura: GET BACK HERE YOU- Ryou: Bakura, watch your language! ^^;) Next, he began to get dressed. (A/N: Michi: *Starts to drool again* Bakura: *Glares at me angrily*) He was wearing a black buttoned-up, silky baggy shirt with red flames on the side and a giant silver Oriental dragon going down the back of it, it's tail coiling upwards at the bottom. He also wore black baggy pants with chains hanging on both sides of it, near the pockets. It had some blue where you lifted the pocket up about ten inches above the knee. His shoes matched his shirt, black with red.
(A/n: Michi: *Faints...again!* Ryou: Michi? Bakura: Not this again! *slaps forehead* Wake her up. We don't want that bitch to come back; she almost killed us last time with a hug. The crazy imbecile nearly suffocated us to death! Michi: Hunh? Hi Bakura! *smiles happily* Bakura: *Stare* …. Michi: What? Ryou: Bakura woke you up because last time you were knocked out and didn't wake up, and Anzu came and nearly hugged us to death. Michi: *Shocked face* *Glass breaks* *twitch twitch* NOBODY, AND I MEAN NOBODY HUGS MY BISHIES EXCEPT ME! X0 ^w^ Oh! and maybe my friends. *In a Satanic voice* THAT BITCH IS DEAD! *Demon-face* *Runs off with a rocket launcher* Muahahahahaha! Bakura: 0_0 Hey! She stole my bit! Michi: *Looks back at Bakura with his demon-face in a death glare* Bakura: *Eyes go tiny* Eep! Ryou: ^_^;)
("Where's Ryou? He should have been back by now,") Bakura thought. He tried to mind link. Ryou. Hey Ryou, where are you? ... There was no response.
"There's no answer." "He must not be wearing the Millennium Ring." An uneasy feeling engulfed Bakura. ("No way, I can't be... Am I worried about him?") He thought. Bakura had a shocked look on his face. He blinked twice and a little trickle of sweat went down the side of his face.
Michiru giggled when she looked at Ryou; he looked like a child that had eaten Spaghetti or something. She went and grabbed a napkin for him.
"Here you go," she said smiling. He took it and wiped the food from around his mouth.
*Sigh* "Now, I'm satisfied," Ryou said smiling, "Thanks again for dinner."
"Don't mention it," Michi replied, returning the smile with one of her own. She was sitting at the left edge of the bed. Suddenly, Michiru had noticed something she hadn't seen before. Her countenance went serious as she studied Ryou's face and noticed the bruise on it. Ryou noticed.
"What is it, what's wrong?" asked Ryou.
"Ryou, how did you get those cuts and bruises on your face?" Michiru asked. Ryou had tiny trickles of sweat on his face and his eyes involuntarily shifted to the Millennium Ring to his right on an end table at the other side of the room. Michiru looked in that direction. Now, she looked pissed.
"It was him wasn't it," Michiru said seriously. Ryou nodded.
"You can't let him push you around like this anymore!" "He's been treating you like crap ever since you were twelve!" Ryou winced. Suddenly, her expression softened.
Ryou kun, I know you probably have loved him for some time, but that doesn't mean you have to take all the abuse he gives you." There was a moment of silence.
"I-I did stand up to him..."
"Hunh?" Michi replied, taken off guard by Ryou's sudden response.
"Today, I mean, but this is what I got for it," Ryou said, pointing to his face.
*Sigh* Michiru pondered for a minute.
"I know!" "Why don't I go get your things and you can stay here for a while!"
"How does that sound?"
"Um,..." ("Bakura, you've treated me like crap for the last time.")
"Okay Michi, I'll stay." He then smiled, and Michi returned it.
+-End Chapter Four-+
Michi:Well, that's all for now. I hope you all enjoyed it despite it being a slow chapter. As for the next chapter, it seems that it also a very long pre-written chapter so I'll see whether to just type it up as one long chapter or two seperate ones. Anyways, please feel free to leave some Reviews, or if you're reading this from Deviant Art, a Comment as it lets me know if you guys are even liking this story at all. Okay, bye bye for now!
Michi, Bakura, and Ryou: See you at the next Chapter! ^w^ ^_^ ^_^;