Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Business Hours ❯ Business hours-Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

Hi everyone! I hope you'll like chapter 4! I was curious as well, if you have read my other fic "Detention" I was wondering what made that fic so special and why everyone wants me to update although I've completed it, I was just curious why it is so popular compared to my other much longer fics. Thanx! ENJOY!!!

Bakura yawned and sat up, his room nearly all in order now that they would all taken the time to really unpack and be settled. Sure there were still a few stray boxes, but other than that everything was pretty much in order. It was nearly noon before Bakura was done showering and dressing. He walked into the kitchen bored, and sat down. "It's official you guys, I'm bored as hell." He mumbled snatching a bowl and filling it with cereal.

Yami nodded. "Yeah, but that's merely because we haven't had the time to really see what this place has to offer."

"We could check out a local bar..." Marik suggested not looking up from the paper. "Or a local club, it would at least give us something to do and possibly kill some time." Marik said secretly wanting to desperately get out of the apartment and have some fun.

Yami nodded. "I suppose, but those all seem more appropriate night activities." He said thoughtfully.

"It doesn't have to be night to get drunk off your ass, it's just better that way...so the dumb-asses who cant find their way home before passing out are sleeping in the streets." Bakura chuckled as he ate. "But if we do wait for the evening, I bet there will defiantly be some...advantages." Bakura said a hint of maliciousness in his voice.

"Don't even think about doing something illegal Bakura, we really don't need a bad reputation we JUST got here." Yami said firmly.

"You're no fun Yami...a little entertainment sounds like a good idea actually." Marik said thoughtfully "But I really want to get out of the house, can we please at least go to a bar for a little while, I'll be the designated driver if we can just go" Marik said giving Yami a pleading look.

Yami nodded slightly. "Fine. But if I catch you drinking, I swear you'll regret it." Yami grumbled, personally just wanting to take some time to relax from all the moving in. "But neither of you are doing ANYTHING illegal!"

Marik smiled and nodded as Yami went to start up the car. "We'll slip him some sleeping pills or something when he's not looking, sound good to you?" Marik said a smile crossing his features as they walked out of the apartment.

"Malik!" Ryou called from downstairs "Otogi is gonna get mad if you don't hurry up! And your gonna make me late." Ryou grumbled leaning up against the wall waiting for Malik to hurry up and get dressed. Yugi had already went to his first appointment of the day and Ryou knew he was going to get Setup but they had to stop by Otogi's so Malik could get his appointment...Otogi said something about it being...different.

Malik grumbled tossing the hairbrush on the couch as he walked to the door. "I have to look good, you know that!" He grumbled as he locked the door behind them. "So, you have a nice 'vacation'." Malik said hoping to make small talk as they made their way to Otogi's place. "Yugi and I were hoping you'd be feeling better." Malik grinned as he looked at Ryou, knowing that Ryou did have a decent time.

They arrived at Otogi's very soon. "You should meet him yourself too, I bet he'd be happy to meet you he seems like a really friendly guy." Ryou smiled but then frowned any clue on to what this special job is Otogi has planned for you?" Ryou asked curiously.

Malik shrugged slightly. "Anything he thinks up. I haven't a clue. I try not to think about it, you know just do it and get it over with." He said as they knocked on the door to Otogi's place. "It's either something good, or something perversely sadistic in it's own little way. I just hope Seto isn't involved...I'm REALLY getting sick of seeing that bastard."
"Not tonight, unfortunately I get to be fought with this time. Otogi wanted you to do something for him so I got Seto instead." Ryou said shrugging not really caring cause, it wouldn't do much good anyway.

Otogi opened the door as Yugi was just leaving who waved them goodbye as he headed the opposite direction they were previously going. Ryou made sure about his appointment and headed off as well and Otogi turned his attention to Malik.
"I need you to go pick up some more customers for us, a local club or bar would be a good place to start too. I know you're not to inclined to be like a street walker but I promise you'll be paid very well if you do this." Otogi said.

Malik sighed. "Well at least you didn't ask Yugi or Ryou..." He said in a grateful tone, if only for that. "How long am I going to out there? Does it matter?" Malik sighed shaking his head and running a hand through his hair. "I don't like doing this you know..." He mumbled knowing he'd have to start out relatively early and that Otogi would probably have a minimum of new customers he wanted.
"It doesn't matter to me really but the more you get the more you are paid, if you have to spend the night with one of them. With your looks you could probably get anyone you so pleased the only difference is you want to make us a few regulars and get paid while your at it." Otogi said handing him some cash.
Malik nodded a bit and sighed. "Fine, don't tell them what I'm out doing...ok? I really don't need them worrying." Malik said turning and walking to the door. "I'm not staying out past midnight, especially if you intend to have me working tomorrow, which you probably will. Tell Yugi and Ryou they don't need to wait up for me." He mumbled running his hand through his hair again. Nothing was more dangerous or uncomfortable than picking up new customers. At least Otogi had asked him and not Ryou or Yugi.
Ryou was waiting for Malik when he walked out the door. "Malik?" Ryou asked not caring if he was going to be late or not he wanted to make sure that Malik would be okay in whatever Otogi asked him of.
Malik frowned slightly. "What are you still doing here? You'll be late." He said deciding to walk with Ryou to Seto's, since there was a pretty popular bar not far from his house. "I don't want Seto beating up on you Ryou, he's a fucking bastard..." Malik mumbled worriedly as they walked.
"And I don't want you to be going off somewhere and no one knowing where, if you turn up missing or something how am I supposed to find you?" Ryou asked "I'm not asking much just where are you going and when are you going to be home." Ryou said flagging down a cab considering how far it was to Seto's place.
Malik laughed slightly. "I'll be fine, I've had worse things happen than what Otogi wanted. Don't worry, I'll be fine." He said as the taxi stopped, and both of them climbed in. "I'll be home a little after midnight." he added, paying the fare and shaking his head. "No worries ok?"
"No dice." Ryou said a bit irritated "You worry about me and what goes around come around you know." Ryou said softly wherever you are going it's close by once I'm finished with Seto I'll go to wherever you are at the moment, don't debate me on this Malik just let me meet you then I'll go home I swear." Ryou said hoping Malik would just agree with him.

Malik sighed. "Ryou...argh! You're such a brat sometimes...fine...but you go STRAIGHT home. I don't want you hanging around long, or anything like that. Just a quick 'hi' to show you I'm fine and then home with you!" Malik grumbled hating how Ryou was so good at compromising. He also hoped that by agreeing, Ryou would drop it, and forget to ask where he was going.
"I'm not an idiot." Ryou said "And it's your fault if I'm a brat you made me one so deal with it...now where will you be?" Ryou asked as the cab slowed down in front of Seto's mansion. "Unless you want me to wander aimlessly down the streets in this neck of the woods that is." Ryou said folding his arms. "Cause I will just to spite you." Ryou added
Malik sighed, laughing slightly as they climbed out of the cab. "Fine, fine...brat." He mumbled. "Spite me...I'll tickle torture you later for that one." He laughed slightly, at Ryou's current press for authority. "I'm just going to the bar about three blocks THAT way." He said pointing in the proper direction. "It's just until midnight. I've handled worse than a few horny drunk men. I'll be fine, but you're not to stay longer than a minute ok? I REALLY don't want you being messed up. That is, provided the bouncers even let you in." Malik said shoving his hands into his pockets.
"You act like our kind don't have are own entrance." Ryou said winking slightly as the cab drove out of sight.

Ryou rolled his eyes as he trudged up the steps through the gate and to the door ringing the doorbell and awaiting Seto.
Seto smirked slightly as he answered the door. "Well look who it is." He said in an almost sadistic mock surprise. "A bit late though..." He added moving aside so Ryou could step inside. "What kept you?"
"Had trouble getting a cab." Ryou said stepping inside, it was the half truth if not the full "What does it matter if I'm here?" Ryou asked leaning against the doorframe of the living room.
"I'm paying you aren't I? Although you can be less fun than Malik, simply because you don't seem to CARE if I rip your pride in half...." Seto said softly, almost eerily as he shut the door.
"Just because you insult me doesn't mean you ripped my pride, if you had you think I would agree to this?" Ryou said shaking his head slightly "No wonder Malik hates you so much, I was curious why until now." Ryou said folding his arms.
Seto smiled slightly at that. "You may be right...but you must know, it's so fun to watch Malik get hurt. To let him know that he'll never be able to stop being what he is, unless he decides to be with me. That you and your other little friend are what is holding him down and that he'll never have anything or AMOUNT to anything. That he is what he's never wanted to be, whored off trash." Seto said, a sadistic hint of amusement in his tone. "As long as he remains so adamant in not being mine he'll be living with next to nothing, struggling to pay his bills and hoping that god has the grace to give him his next meal."
"If you insist, although we all know better. You say such things in false hope he will think the same thing in which he won't, we support each other when people like you put us down. How can you possibly love him when you hurt him so much, throwing insults at him and such will not get you ahead in winning his affections I assure you of that." Ryou said sighing deeply. "I didn't come here to discuss your personal love affairs, if you want to talk to someone they have a phone service for that." Ryou said.
"You're right, you wouldn't truly have the knowledge to discuss something like love, being that you're not only a whore, but a dropout as well." Seto said smirking knowing that that would hit a nerve. It pissed off Malik when he said things about not him being the most educated, and on one of their better days Malik had mentioned Ryou's regrets about not being able to finish his education.
"Let's get down to the part, which would be most easy for someone of your intellect to understand. I trust you know enough that I wont need to instruct you"

"I've been attending night school, thank you very much!" Ryou spat back at him before starting to unbutton his shirt, for some reason he seemed to like to watch him undress, although he never did it with Malik, oh well, Ryou thought as he silently took off the remainder of his clothing.
"Ooh night school, gods help me I forgot that you went to night school." Seto scoffed. "Far be it for me to misjudge you, the night school student." he said smugly, removing his own shirt and pants. "As long as we're on the topic of intelligence, do you have anymore requests for bodily harm?" He said amused, as he looked over Ryou's body. Ryou was a fine change from Malik. Soft, and fragile looking and even though Ryou had an air about him that swore he wouldn't be broken...something deep down told Seto Ryou COULD be, and had been many times before.
"No..." Ryou said softly referring to Seto hurting him although he would probably end up asking for it anyway.

He hated having to feel all this, he could easily block it out with pain and he would do exactly that...but not now. Seto fisted his hands in Ryou's hair slamming his body against the wall as he kissed him roughly. Ryou did what Seto wanted as much as he could he always slipped up a little though although it brought him satisfaction in angering the blue eyed CEO it only made Seto hurt him more than necessary. That's where he and Malik differed, Malik could ride out the night without getting hurt by Seto but for Ryou it was next to impossible he didn't mean to make him so angry most of the time he couldn't help it. Seto smirked not bothering to consider Ryou in the slightest when he slammed into him suddenly. Although he was relatively glad he didn't 'damage the goods' too badly with his action, it pleased him to hear the pain filled cry escape from Ryou. This white haired 'boy' always had just the right way of giving him a good reason to hurt him. Eventually Seto would find the bleeding emotional gash that he could rip and tear into like a ravenous wolf. When that day came, Ryou might become a real favorite...

Ryou walked down the street unable to get a cab to the bar Malik was at. He knew Malik hated doing such things it made him feel low…like a streetwalker or something and Malik was usually optimistic about such things. But with all the time he spends with Seto Ryou could understand how he developed such a low self esteem…all those insults he threw at him must be hard for him to handle sometimes especially when the man would offer him anything in the world practically.

Ryou came up on the club and went directly to the back and entered without being noticed as intended he thought he spotted Malik across the way but realized it wasn't him, but the one that moved in across the way from them. He the knew it was Malik to his left now all he had to do was work his way through the crowd which looked next to impossible.

Malik sighed, feeling like a penny whore on half price day. "God I hate doing this..." He mumbled taking another horny drunk's phone number down. Even though he had firmly decided not to go with anyone tonight, he'd end up going with someone eventually. These drunks with their breath reeking of alcohol and their roaming hands, which were forever roaming over him as if he was a free ride. He sighed and moved away from the drunk he had finished talking to, glad to get away from the roaming hands. "Is there ever a time when I'll feel clean about this?" He groaned, sitting down at an empty table near the bar.

Ryou managed to slip through the crowd and managed to shift past wandering hands and into the table, he was Malik slip into. "Jesus how the hell do you move around with so many bodies so close together?" Ryou said as he moved a little further inside the booth to avoid wandering eyes as well.

"With all the grace and pin-ash of a true whore..." Malik mumbled, feeling particularly worthless on this lovely evening of advertisement. "I HAVE been at it for a long time..." He added dryly, thinking of ordering a few drinks to wash away the current mood of misery.

"Oh? A poet now are we?" Ryou joked as he slid back in the seat happy to have a moment to rest, "I nearly went up to that guy Marik, that lives across from us, cause I thought he was you for a while." Ryou said shaking his head but paused noticing Malik's expression. "Malik...are you all right, I know you don't like doing this but you seem to be more unhappy than you usually are? What's wrong?" Ryou asked concerned

Malik sighed. "Just thinking of how things might have been, if we hadn't chosen this path in life..." he mumbled softly. "You know...what could have been. I always start thinking it when I feel UTTERLY worthless." Malik said shaking his head and deciding to humor the desire to drink. He ordered, and of course was not carded, since he was a 'special guest'. "It sucks...even the bartenders know a street whore when they see one..." he sighed, after being served his mixed drink. Gladly, it wasn't one that would give him anything but a buzz.

"We weren't given much of a choice, Isis practically left you, Yugi's grandfather died, and my father just plainly doesn't care at all...my dad took care of me a little as Isis did for you but it wasn't enough for either of us and Yugi had nothing." Ryou sighed. "I could be worse, it can always get worse." Ryou said trying to cheer Malik up not wanting to leave him alone in a sea of perverts.

Malik smiled softly, starting to feel the warm buzz of his drink. "I suppose. Seto wasn't too awful was he? I know he's a real bastard...but you are what matters not money. Also, I thought you agreed to head straight home after a quick wave to see I'm still alive." he chuckled.

"I lied...and Seto was as usual, can't expect to much really. And thanks I don't understand how you can put up with all those insults he throws at you all the time, it must be a real trial to overcome what eh says about you." Ryou added softly.

"Seto never lies though Ryou...when he insults me...or anyone...there is always the truth behind those ugly words." Malik sighed. "I can get over them...pretend that what he said isn't true...but there will always be truth in what he says, even if only a small grain of it. Which is why when HE insults, it hurts more than a thousand drunk idiots could ever hurt me." He mumbled drinking a bit more, hoping the buzz would last a bit longer. In a way, between Ryou and his buzz, it was warm and comforting.

"I know, he's mocking too and I wish I could ignore what he says too...but it only strives me to prove him wrong even more." Ryou smiled "You and I both know were not stupid, and one day we can put all this behind us and own our own company...we can start a service to help kids like us!" Ryou said happily

Malik hugged Ryou slightly. "It's good to know that you can be optimistic for me, when I cant..." He said biting back a few tears, thinking back on everything Seto's ever tried to convince him to be his boyfriend and get out of the 'business'. "Here I thought you were just ignoring my optimism recently...brat." Malik mumbled after a moment, quite proud of his ability to hide his tears from Yugi AND Ryou. He rarely felt like crying...but everyone deserves a good moment or so to themselves.

"Only on days ending with y." Ryou said a soft smile spreading across his lips. "Do you have enough numbers? Or do you plan to stay a night with a wealthy one or something?" Ryou questioned

"I'm not spending the night with anyone tonight, besides, this doesn't seem like a wealthy crowd anyhow...maybe if there was a REALLY drunk wealthy guy..." Malik said thoughtfully. "You and I could double team him...one to do the work, the other to steal! HA HA HA!!!" He said smiling and laughing a bit at his own joke. "It'd be like Cat woman and Poison Ivy, only they were kind of ugly and we're not."

Ryou couldn't help but laugh as well, it had been a while since the two had shared a nice long laugh together. "Well I should probably head out, Yugi's probably worried about us and I need to give Otogi his cut you know." Ryou said grumbling slightly as he started to move away but gave Malik a kiss on the cheek before he started to venture toward the back door.

"Be careful, you know how I hate you wandering around at night in bad neighborhoods. Take that and multiply it by a hundred, this is a bad neighborhood with a bar full of drunken bastards just WAITING for a chance to rape someone or something. Anything that moves and has a hole to shove a dick into." Malik said hugging Ryou once more.

Ryou nodded. "Yes, yes, you've told me a hundred times. I'll be VERY careful ok?" Ryou said smiling and nodding, but slightly dreading the trip back through the bar to the door. "I'll see you at home ok?"

Malik nodded and gave Ryou one last hug. "I'll be back in about 2 hours, you and Yugi don't have to wait up if you don't want to. I'll be fine. Now scoot."

Ryou rolled his eyes and made his way through the bar, to the back door and out into the night.

The man looked up from his barstool, he had been watching the white haired boy from afar and every movement the young boy made only enticed him more as he maneuvered through the crowd brushing past him making him relish in the closeness of their bodies for that brief moment. He stood up silently as he followed the boy out the back door.

Marik looked up from his friends as he saw a flash of white exit through the back door but Bakura was right next to him so it made him curious, but it also concerned him when he saw what looked like a stalker walk out the door right after him seemingly to be very careful about his movements. He for some reason thought of Ryou which made him stand, telling the others he was going to the rest room as he decided to follow the man and see what he was up too.

Ryou walked quietly though the alley and up to the street. He really didn't like the feel of the streets tonight. Something inside of him was telling him that something bad was going to happen, and he REALLY hated it when that happened. Even though nothing ever happened, it was still an eerie feeling. He sped up his walk, hoping to flag down the next cab that drove by. However, that seemed unlikely since the streets were rather empty, the bar being the center of attention for now.

The man crept up behind Ryou clasping am arm about his chest and using his other hand to muffle any protests the boy might have as he drug him into an alley a little bit away from the bar. He nearly had the boy pinned against the wall when the kid bit into his hand nearly drawing blood, he slapped the boy as hard as he could leaving him stunned and on the ground as He climbed on top of him quickly.

"A pretty thing like you should be better supervised..." He said huskily in the boy's ear.

Suddenly the man fell limp on top of Ryou and was pulled off by an older looking Malik. "I agree." He said softly as he leaned near the frightened boy...but he didn't seem nearly as frightened as most would. "Are you all right?" He asked gently helping Ryou to his feet.

Ryou nodded slightly, picking himself up and shakily dusting himself off. "Y-yeah. I'm fine." He said looking at his rescuer and smiling slightly. "Marik...right? I'm awful with names..." Ryou said calming down quite a bit after the initial shock of being nearly raped was over. After all, he was somewhat used to it. "I thought you were still moving in..."

"We finished unpacking and I saw that guy follow you out...I'm glad I followed you though, even though Yami's gonna have a fit when he find's out I'm gone." Marik said helping the young boy brush off. "Your soaking wet..." Marik noted "I'll walk you home okay?" Marik said.

Ryou nodded after a moment of thought. "Ok...if you really want...although didn't you say Yami would be mad?" he asked as they began walking. "I can walk alone if you need to go back, I'm fine." he added not really wanting to waste Marik's time even though he was grateful to have avoided another unwanted sexual experience tonight.

"He'll get over it he hasn't even took a sip out of a beer yet, and I think he's understand if I was walking you home to make sure made it safely...what were you doing in a place like that anyway?" Marik dared to ask

"Oh, I was just taking a peek really..." Ryou lied after a moment, since he was sure he didn't want to divulge the real reason, and neither would anyone else. "You know...curious...besides I didn't harm anything by taking a quick look around." He added as he walked, avoiding any eye contact with Marik.

"You know you're a horrible liar?" Marik commented smiling slightly to himself not realizing the uncanny resemblance in personality to Malik he was displaying at the moment to Ryou. "But nonetheless if you have reasons to be somewhere I guess there none of my business." Marik said with a sigh.

Ryou nodded a bit. "Can't hide from you huh?" He said in mock sarcasm. "Fine, it wasn't for curiosity...but it really wasn't anything to worry about, I was only in there for a moment." He added. "You act a lot like Malik when you worry about someone you know...maybe it's just an attribute to tan blonde people..." Ryou said teasingly.

"And maybe sarcasm runs with pale white haired people." Marik said smiling slightly to himself "You don't seem to shaken up though, not that I've rescued many near-raped victims but I expected you to be a bit more...I don't know afraid." Marik said simply as they continued.

Ryou shook his head. "I'm fine, it's not as frightening as you'd think...because I was rescued pretty early on...it was more of an adrenaline thing...since it didn't have much time to be anything but." Ryou said quickly, hoping that would pass as a good reason of not really being too upset about being nearly raped.

"If you insist, but it seems as though it's more than that...more to you." Marik said softly as they proceeded up the elevator once they reached the apartment.

Ryou shook his head. "I'm fine, it's not as frightening as you'd think...because I was rescued pretty early on...it was more of an adrenaline thing...since it didn't have much time to be anything but." Ryou said quickly, hoping that would pass as a good reason of not really being too upset about being nearly raped.

"If you insist, but it seems as though it's more than that...more to you." Marik said softly as they proceeded up the elevator once they reached the apartment.

Ryou walked into the apartment he shared with Yugi and Malik after a short goodbye to Marik. He now had a renewed worry about Malik. What if what happened to him, happened to Malik? Marik wouldn't be there to help Malik...but also Malik wasn't the type to get taken down so easily either, so Ryou ended up just hoping for the best, and would probably wait up for Malik.

Malik finally decided he had enough members as he walked out the door but was grabbed by the wrist by one of their neighbors. "Yami?" Malik asked unsurely...he looked like he was mad?

Yami grumbled. "Marik! You know how I hate it when you wander off in bars! Hell anything could happen, I swear to god if you went and bought pot again I'm going to kick your ass!" He yelled shaking his head. "I can't believe how inconsiderate you can BE!"

"W-What?" Malik stammered "You've got me confused with someone else, I'm Malik...you neighbor." Malik explained holding up his hands defensively as if Yami was about to wail on him.

Yami blinked a few times before coughing and blushing a bit in embarrassment. "Oh! I'm sorry! You look a LOT like him...I'm REALLY sorry...he's wandered off and I'm the designated driver..." He mumbled scratching the back of his head. "I didn't mean to go off on you like that. I'm just worried, usually I can hear him shouting about something or other when he's not around...but he just went off. The 'I've got to go to the bathroom' excuse.

"it's all right, you seem like such a nice guy but to tell you the truth you're actually kind of scary when you're mad." Malik said shaking away the image of a raving Yami as he smiled at him. "Um, if it's not to much trouble could I hitch a ride home with you?" Malik asked.

Yami nodded. "Sure, Bakura's looking for Marik, I can run you home and come back for those two if he doesn't show up soon. Do you mind waiting a few minutes?" Yami said shaking his head a bit. "Those two are both so irresponsible sometimes.."

"Sounds like Yugi and Ryou..." Malik said as he followed him out to the car. "I'm always looking after them trying to protect them, although Ryou is just plain stubborn about the whole thing. However I understand why he is like that a little to well sometimes." Malik said softly not sure if Yami was listening or not but not really caring either really.

After about ten minutes, Yami groaned and lead Malik to his car. "They'll be back I need to get them tagged by the forest ranger or something." He mumbled opening the passenger side door for Malik and walking to his own side and starting the engine. "If you see him at the apartments, yell at him and then call the bar to tell me."

Malik scoffed a little "I have my own people to yell at but I'm sure I can squeeze him in for ya." Malik said adding a slight wink making Yami blush for some reason, making Malik turn away. 'you idiot! Stop flirting with him, he is not a customer he's your neighbor for crying out loud' "Including myself..." He mumbled trailing off as they pulled out of the parking place.

Yami struggled to hide what remained of his blush as he parked the car for a moment. "Um...you have a good night, watch out for Marik for me ok?" He said sounding rather stupid to himself, but probably sounding fine to Malik. Damn he was cute...but really, it'd be inappropriate to be admiring your new neighbor of less than a week.

"Sure," Malik said hoping out of the car as he flashed him a brilliant smile as went inside the apartment. He bit his lower lip as the elevator went upstairs...''it's the resemblance to Yugi, that's it yeah' Malik said to himself although he did find Yami strangely alluring in a nice way actually he sighed as he walked inside his apartment sighing happily to himself being met by Ryou.

"I'm glad you're home." Ryou said "Did you get a lot of new people? Not that I like the news...but it means money." Ryou said hugging Malik tightly. "You seem quite a bit happier than you were at the bar. Glad to be home?"

"Yeah, actually...you okay?" Malik asked noticing his expression a little different then when he left.

"I'm fine. It's just a bit of stress, nothing a good night sleep won't fix." Ryou said smiling softly. "Besides, I'm more concerned with you. You were stuck in that bar forever!"

"Yeah, Yami gave me a ride home, I almost wish you had stayed so you could at least have an escort or something." Malik said.

Ryou smiled. "You're the one who said I had to leave. I would have and you know it." Ryou said sitting down on the couch, and resuming his eating of cookies, what he'd been doing before Malik came home. "Want one? They're really good." Ryou said around a bite of the 'chips ahoy' chocolate chip cookie.

"Sure, but I'm supposed at yell at Marik first for leaving, save me one he said as he ventured off across the way to do Yami's job for him. 'I'm fixing to yell at a man half my size really smart Malik' he said knocking on the door to Marik's apartment.

Marik answered the door, smoking a rather suspicious looking 'cigarette' that smelled rather sweet. Perhaps it was cloves... "Oh hey, What's up?" he asked taking another long drag from his smoke and breathing out calmly, careful not to blow the smoke into Malik's face.

"Um, well Yami told me to tell you you're an inconsiderate ass, and you need to keep your word." Malik said smiling and walking back into his apartment locking the door and sitting next to Ryou. Marik stood there a moment letting the full force of Malik's words sink in before he realized what he had actually said walking over to the door knocking on it rather loudly.

"Um...you can answer that." Malik said running upstairs before Ryou had a chance to protest.

Marik wrinkled his nose a bit, finished with his smoke now and feeling rather warm and fuzzy from the effects. He never really got HIGH per-say, just content...which is what he shot for. Content. He tapped his foot slightly waiting for his neighbors to answer the door. "Inconsiderate ass am I?" he mumbled. "What the hell's that all about..."

Ryou rolled his eyes "Looser!" He yelled upstairs he needed to cover for Malik for a little while, it's not like he hadn't before or anything and besides hopefully Marik wasn't to pissed about it.

Ryou rolled his eyes "Looser!" HE yelled upstairs he needed to cover for Malik for a little while, it's not like he hadn't before or anything and besides hopefully Marik wasn't to pissed about it.

Marik rubbed his head a bit. "Oh damn...I'll have to remember who the hell sold me this stuff..." he mumbled a bit as Ryou answered the door. He suddenly felt VERY dumb. "I...um...hi?" he asked, more than said. "Am I an inconsiderate bastard?" He asked, before jamming "You're hot" into the same statement, making him sound rather silly.

"I um wow...hi." He repeated laughing a bit. "I think I love you..." He mumbled hugging Ryou out of nowhere, which was very unexpected. However, Marik being the teddy bear he is, didn't mean any malice out of it, in fact it resembled the hug of a small child who was somewhat lost.

"Um...I don't know if it's drugs your taking, or drugs you NEED to be taking but I'd be really appreciate if you let me go..." Ryou said not really sure on what to do about this situation. He could probably pull away but he wasn't sure if that was such a wise idea, he my just hug him again until he was backed into a corner. Not to mention it was somewhat sweet he was acting so silly but at the same time kind of cute in a weird way.

Marik smiled softly, nuzzling Ryou and pulling him to him like a long lost lover. "You're so soft...you smell good..." Marik mumbled burying his face into Ryou's soft white hair. He sank down to his knees, dragging Ryou basically further into his warm embrace as he cuddled the object of his affections. "I like your hair..."

Ryou swallowed nervously 'I have got to get him to let go of me!' Ryou thought frantically as Marik's arms on circled tighter around his small frame.

I hope you liked it! Question's and comments are always welcome! I will answer questions in next chapter!

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