A/N: Sorry for posting this so late, I'm sure many of you won't get to it till tomorrow...in my defense, well,I just 100% blame my girlfriend for distracting me all day. Her fabulousness was blinding and tore me away momentarily from my one true love- you guys! Okay maybe that was an exaggeration (she's looking over my shoulder reading this) but hopefully the awesome revelation of Ishizu's mysterious rich boyfriend will make up for my scatter-brainedness :) Because its totally not obvious...

Disclaimer: Not mine!

I remember the first time I met Ishizu's mysterious boyfriend.

She made me put on my best clothes and put down the nice tablecloth. She seemed very nervous for some reason.

"I just hope you like him!"

"But Ishizu, what if I like him too much?"

It had gotten to the point where we could joke about that sort of thing. It actually made us both feel better.

Still, though I said it in a joking manner, I couldn't help being a bit concerned…what would happen if I developed a crush on the man in Ishizu's life? It was unlikely, but what if?

I hadn't had a really serious crush since Yuugi (that was enough to turn anyone off of relationships for awhile) but it could happen.

After all, if he was a good enough man for Ishizu to like, who knew how I'd feel about him?

The doorbell rang, cutting off my worries.

"Oh God, oh God he's here…okay, Marik, just be nice. He…he sometimes comes off a bit cold, but he's a good guy, really. Just be nice!"

What was I, five? I didn't need to be reminded to be nice.

The doorbell rang again and she ran off to go answer it.

A couple moments passed and I wondered what was taking them so long.

The thought occurred to me that this guy, whoever he was, might be staying the night. I felt my stomach revolt at the thought. I could hardly imagine Ishizu dating, much less doing…that.

I tried to banish the thoughts, but they kept eating away at the corner of my mind. Though I rarely worried about Ishizu growing tired of me, I was also aware of how humble this apartment was.

Though she was quickly growing in status at her job in the museum, she still had a ways to go up the corporate ladder before she'd impress anyone with her income.

If she did have a boyfriend that wanted to move in with her though…I had to face the nerve-wracking possibility that she might not want me around anymore.

With that in mind, I was determined to get a look at my competition.

Sneaking around the corner, I glanced out subtly –unfortunately, the gasp I gave over the couples somewhat passionate embrace was less subtle.

"M-Marik! I told you to wait in the kitchen!"

"Sorry Ishizu! You guys were just taking a pretty long time, you know?"

Okay, so it wasn't nice to antagonize her, but the comical look of complete mortification on her face was just too much to resist.

My commentary also gave me the opportunity to check out her boyfriend. Now that they were no longer sucking face, it was easier to see him.

Tall, pale, with carefully cropped and styled brown hair, and icy blue eyes…pretty handsome looking, I had to say. He'd be more handsome if those cold eyes weren't drilling into me, analysing me like a mathematical equation.

Sensing that I was being sized up, I puffed out my chest, staring at him right back. The silence stretched, and Ishizu looked like she was about to faint.

"Well…um…Marik, this is Seto Kaiba. He's my…special friend."

I think we both gave her an incredulous look for that. Special friend? Really?

"I already saw you guys making out. I'm pretty sure you guys are more than friends."

My sarcastic comment earned me another hard stare from Ishizu's 'special friend'.

"So this is the little brother I've heard so much about. I have to say, he has quite a mouth on him."

"So this is the boyfriend I've heard absolutely nothing about. I have to say, I preferred you that way. As in, non-existent."

I knew I shouldn't be mocking Ishizu's new boyfriend, but I couldn't help it. He was being rude!

"Marik! I told you to be nice!"

"What? He started it!"

This was quickly spiralling out of control. I felt a little bad, since Ishizu had asked me to be nice, but he wouldn't stop staring at me like I was so much dirt under his expensive boots.

"Marik, please."

"Fine. I'll be nice…hello Kaiba-san, how are you?"

"Thank you…Marik-kun. It's a pleasure to be visiting Ishizu's house."

I gritted my teeth as he smiled at me coldly. I felt like puppies were dying when he smiled like that. And the way he said my name it sounded more like he wanted to call me a peasant than Marik.

Not to mention I noticed how he carefully called it Ishizu's house and not mine.

Still, I had promised to be nice, and I would do it for Ishizu's sake. We made it through the rest of dinner without incident, though there were a couple awkward silences.

All I could think about was how this Seto Kaiba would probably rather be anywhere but here with Ishizu's annoying, gay little brother.

The more I thought about him though, the more it bothered me. I was certain I knew his name from somewhere. Some vague memory…and then it hit me.

Smiling to myself, it suddenly became much easier to play nice for the rest of dinner.

While Ishizu seemed surprised, she wasn't complaining either. I even helped with dishes after. Then, I decided it was time to make my move.

"Oi, Kaiba-san? Do you have a home to go back to or are you staying here tonight to check out Ishizu's expensive lingerie?"

Glass shattered as Ishizu dropped the cup she had been drying, face absolutely ashen.

"Marik, what are you" –

"Well it took me awhile to remember, but I seem to recall you dragging me to the mall a couple years ago to some store opening with a lot of models. Mai-san said it was for Seto. That must be him, right? Have you guys really been dating that long?"

Ishizu made a strangled choking noise, but said nothing, so I turned to Kaiba instead. To my irritation, he was actually smirking, the first real expression I'd seen on his stupid face.

"As it happens, we haven't been. While your story is interesting, I can't say I'm surprised. I had a lot of girls that were interested in me during my schooling years, but I didn't have time for dating. You wouldn't understand."

Was there smoke coming out my ears? I was sure there must be. This guy was infuriating! How dare he turn this around and use it to mock me!

"Actually, I would! I got Otogi Ryuji's attention at school, and he's a popular upperclassman."

I'll admit it; I put emphasis on the 'he'.

Stupid Seto Kaiba, and his smug little smirk, bragging about all the girls he could have had at my age.

I bet me talking about boys would wipe the smirk off his face.

While he did stop smirking, it wasn't quite the way I intended. In fact, if anything, he looked more like he was processing the information calmly than anything else.

"Ishizu, can I talk to you? In private?"

With that, the two left me alone in the room to clean up the broken glass. I couldn't help being a little worried. I might have really screwed things up for Ishizu with my big fat mouth.

What if he wouldn't date a girl with a gay little brother?

What if Ishizu disowned me for being so rude?

I was left alone with my fears for a good half hour, when finally, I heard the sound of the door closing, and then Ishizu returned alone, looking deceptively calm.

"…Sister? I-I'm sorry…he just was making me so angry, I wanted to get back at him, but I hope I didn't ruin anything for you. Are you…mad at me?"

There was a pause, but finally she looked at me, a small smile on her face.

"No, Marik, I'm not mad. Your antics were a bit much, but Seto didn't seem to mind too much. He actually reacted pretty well. And he was very interested in your comment about this Ryuji Otogi. Why haven't I heard of him before now?"

"Oh, well, um, you see I guess it might be a bit of an exaggeration what I said…we only really bumped into each other once awhile ago…but he did say I was pretty! And he is very popular!"

"Ah, I see. Well, Seto will be disappointed then. Ryujji's father, Otogi-sama, is one of his biggest competitors in the business world. He was hoping if you were…close, with Ryuji, that you might give him a personal connection with the Otogi household."

Damn that Seto Kaiba.

Despite my efforts, he still managed to get a foot up on me in the end.

But at the very least, I realized something in that moment.

I knew that I never had to worry about being attracted to the same guy as Ishizu; she had terrible taste in men.

A/N: Okay, so this chapter is one of my favorites because 1) Kaiba being an asshole is fun to write 2) It reminds me of YGOTAS with Marik's failing evil schemes 3) There actually IS a YGOTAS reference (points to those who caught it!) 4) The 'special friend' thing is totally something my dad once did to my bro and his girlfriend. It just was so comical and awkward cause they'd been dating for like a year already…so yah, that's my story for the week! Hope you enjoyed! ;)