Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Business Hours ❯ Buisness Hours-Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

Sorry for the late updates, I fell so lazy :P anyway Mally and me hope you like this chapter the Yami's RETURN! Anyways ENJOY!!!

Ryou opened his eyes lazily he still felt slightly sick as he got up upon hearing the doorbell...he got up as quickly as he could in his present state, and settled for an oversized t-shirt instead of bothering with a dress or skirt. He glanced down the hall and noticed his uncle was gone...'he didn't wake me up...' Ryou thought for a moment as he went to answer the door hearing the doorbell once again ring.

Yugi, as he customarily did, immediately bounded in followed by Malik. "Aww, I knew you were just kidding!" Yugi said looking slightly disappointed for a moment, before handing Ryou a sack full of underwear.

"I wasn't kidding!" Malik said before frowning. "You look like you got hit by a semi...what's up? He said shutting the door and leading Ryou over to a chair.

Yugi nodded. "You look really tired too...did your uncle keep you up all night cleaning?"

Ryou just shook his head as he sat down smiling at his two friends, he wasn't hurt, Eric was actually really gentle with him...but he almost wished he wasn't because it only proved how starved for love he really was...something he didn't want to be reminded of.

"I'm just tired I didn't get much sleep last night was all him and his damn friends came over last night they thought it funny to get me drunk with them." Ryou mumbled unhappily his head hurting terribly.

"Well at least drunk was all that happened. I worried about you all yesterday after I left." Malik said shaking his head. "I really hate leaving you here...stuff like that shouldn't happen."

Yugi giggled a bit. "You got drunk? I wish I could have seen it, they always have people on the television doing stupid things when they're drunk!" Yugi said digging a couple of 600mg ibuprofens out of his pocket. "Here, you can have em, I always carry some incase I run into trouble and get hurt on the job." He said smiling and giving the small pill packet to Ryou.

Malik laughed. "Stop sucking up Yugi, you're not going to get him to give you any alcohol and I doubt he would tell you if he did anything stupid." Malik said smiling as Yugi pouted a bit.

"I was just being nice! Sure...I wanted to know if he has any drunken stories to tell, but only because you refuse to let me drink!" He said flopping into Charles' easy chair and wrinkling his nose a bit.

"Thanks." Ryou said softly obviously out of the loop, not even Yugi's laughter could seem to bring him out this trance he was presently in at the moment he kept on trying to focus but truth being told he felt strange as if he wasn't even alive at the moment...just there and nothing more. Ryou looked to Malik.

"I hate this...why do I feel it necessary to please other men just so that I can feel? Eric took me last night and I didn't do much of anything to stop him in fact I almost welcomed it. I don't like doing what I do but...I feel as if I'm already dead." Ryou curled up slightly as tears began to cascade down his cheeks as he silently cried.

Yugi and Malik both frowned at that. "Ryou...Don't say such things...you're not dead..." Yugi said getting up and sitting on the floor next to Ryou and hugging him a little.

Malik sighed. "Ryou, don't tear your self up. You were drunk, you are deprived of the loving care that all people need. You just did what you thought was best while you were drunk. It's not your fault...and you don't need to please anyone." Malik said sitting next to Ryou and patting his back gently, before pulling him into his lap to hug. "Don't cry...everything will be ok..." he whispered as Yugi got into the chair and hugged the both of them, near tears himself.

"But you two both feel the same way...we want love yet we can only find it through certain means, and I hate it, I hate myself for doing it as well but I can't bring myself to stop." Ryou said holding tightly onto Malik as he cried onto his shoulder.

Malik shook his head a bit. "I want to love...but until I can Ryou, I'll love you and Yugi...we need to stick together...besides, it's easy to tell that Joey fancies you...you should give him a chance...he seems like he'd do anything to please you. He stopped by earlier, because he was worried about you." Malik said kissing Ryou's forehead.

Yugi buried his head into Ryou's shoulder and cuddled him gently. "It's ok Ryou...when love is ready to remember us, we'll know, and we'll all be happy. Don't feel sad, I still love you and Malik. Don't cry anymore..." He said softly, smiling just a bit through his tears.

"I don't know how to love..." Ryou said trailing off a bit pulling away from the comforting embrace..."And even if Joey does have feelings for me of that sort do you think I could actually sustain a relationship doing this kind of work? The prosperity of the relationship does not look promising." Ryou sighed heavily as the phone rang and he answered it tiredly.

"Moshi-Moshi" Ryou said softly. Ryou was halfway relived but also distressed that it was his father telling him to come home instantly and then he hung up the phone shaking his head slightly. "Could I ask you a favor Malik?" Ryou asked softly.

Malik nodded a bit. "It depends on the favor. But sure, ask away." He said looking at Ryou worriedly. Yugi was also a bit worried at Ryou's current state of mind and emotion.

"My dad wants me home...please just this once let me borrow your clothes, I swear I'll pay you back anyway possible just do not make me go over to my dad's dressed like a girl." Ryou practically begged.

Malik nodded. "You realize...one of us is going to HAVE to leave dressed as a girl..." he said smiling a bit. "I suppose I deserve it for making fun of you..."

Yugi grinned. "This is even better than the arcade!" He chirped immediately amused at the dress predicament.

Malik groaned a bit. "Go find something that will fit me, and I'll trade you. No mini-skirts..." He said running a hand through his hair. "You owe me. I'm keeping whatever you dress me in, and you're gonna wear it again when you come home for a quick snapshot for the scrapbook." He said smiling softly.

"I'll let you pick it out, I'll have a tendency to make you look ridiculous." Ryou said standing as he led Malik upstairs where they swapped clothing. Ryou couldn't help but snicker slightly at Malik's new attire though. "I know I'm being a hypocrite but you do look pretty." Ryou teased

Malik huffed a bit, wearing the ONLY dress that seemed to fit him, and of course, it was the girliest of them all. Beautiful spaghetti strapped violet sundress and the matching dress shoes and socks. "Shut up. At least I didn't have to wear frilly girls underwear." He said, glad that he didn't have to nor wanted to swap underwear. "I'm gonna call you frilly-ass from now until the day you die." He said glancing into the mirror and making the most hysterical face, to everyone but him. "God...I look like such a freaking idiot...I just hope Seto or Otogi, or anyone else I know doesn't see me like this...the last thing I need is someone developing a fetish for this sort of thing." He mumbled wishing for a bag to put over his head. "You owe me big. I'm talking, 8 by 10 inch photos for out apartment wall, big. I've worn worse...but dear god, what was this girl? SADISTIC?!" he said turning from the mirror. "Slut by night, little marry sunshine for daddies...." he mumbled turning to Ryou. "By the way. I may be 'pretty' but you were a 'beautiful' girl."

"I hope someone does see you for that little comment Malik." Ryou said walking downstairs "And it's not like I wanted to wear your clothes, no wonder my dad thinks your a slut...your shirt is way too short!" Ryou said as the three of them walked outside receiving many giggles and taunts form Yugi as they went toward Ryou's dad's apartment since they were actually really close to one another. "I'll stop by as often as I can." Ryou said softly.

Yugi grinned. "Yeah, you'd better. You know how girls are...always complaining about how dirty things are..." Yugi said dodging a swat from Malik. "Shut up! Don't make me lock you up in a closet or something." He growled at Yugi before turning to Ryou and smiling a bit.

"I hope you come home soon, the place really isn't the same without you...it's too...dirty." Malik said remembering all the times Ryou would suddenly just clean. "That, and Yugi misses his human teddy-bear and I miss my human pillow. Really, we miss you a lot." He said hugging Ryou a bit.

Yugi nodded a bit. "Hurry home! I miss the talks we had in the middle of the night sometimes." He said hugging Ryou as well before they both stepped away from him to give him the space to enter the home.

"I miss you guy's a lot too...and I wouldn't worry to much he'll get mad at me soon enough and tell me to go away and I'll do exactly that." Ryou said as he entered the house, waving goodbye to his friends as he did so. Yugi turned to Malik.

"Do you think he'll be okay?" Yugi asked softly.

Malik nodded a bit. "I think his father will be an improvement on his uncle...god this sucks..." He mumbled wrinkling his nose. "Skirts...how can girls WEAR them?" He said agitatedly. "Ryou knows to call me if he is in any danger...but I really think his father wont treat him as badly as his uncle...in some areas anyway." He said shaking his head. "We all have our families to deal with sometimes..."

Yugi didn't comment on that, he didn't think about his family past his grandpa, he refused to even remember he had one. It was all to painful so he pretended it didn't even happen and had almost convinced himself it hadn't then Seto came along making him doubt what he had previously thought to be true...he wanted to talk about it but he was worried about saying anything about it because if his father was out of Jail he would be furious not to mention he didn't want Malik's or Ryou's view of him to change at all he loved them too much and he didn't want to change anything between them.

Malik smiled a little, turning from the door and walking away from it. "Let's get home before someone sees me in this mess of girly fabric and blah. I'd sooner die than be caught dead in this frilly thing." He said smiling a bit to Yugi over his shoulder. "Maybe we can grab some ice-cream or something to help our nerves about Ryou. He'll be ok...I think." Malik said waiting for Yugi to catch up. "I'm just hoping no one decides to drive down the roads we need to walk to get home...Seto or Otogi would have a hay day...and I shudder at the thought of our neighbors catching me like this..."

Yugi laughed a little bit, "I think they work during the day so you should be safe from them at least, and hopefully you'll luck won't run out." Yugi said winking as they finally reached their apartment and got inside without any one noticing as Malik practically stripped in the living room not waiting to get out of the clothing.

"Malik!" Yugi said "Honestly show some curtsey and do that in your room at least." Yugi said as he walked in the kitchen.

Malik laughed a bit. "Oh bite me. We're both men, besides I'm still in my underwear!" He said picking up the dress and depositing it in the closet, for Ryou to wear once more before it was shredded by the three of them. "Besides, you'd do the same if you had to wear that stupid thing." He said going upstairs to get dressed in his casual clothes. "My shirts aren't too short..." he said examining it. "I think Ryou was just complaining..." Malik mumbled sitting down.

Yugi followed him upstairs, "um, Otogi didn't call while we were gone but I think we work today...some of the new customers and such he has one for Ryou too so if he can come by tonight I'm afraid he'll just be working." Yugi said sitting next to Malik.

"Who asked for Ryou? I'll cover for him if he cant...I doubt his dad will let him out...but we can wait and see." Malik said stretching a bit. "Ryou was right though...you ever wonder what life would be like, if we could quit doing this stuff for a living? What would you do?" He said just wanting to talk a bit about 'dreams' before leaving for work.

"I don't know...maybe start up a game shop or something, I like games a lot and I like seeing people having fun, remember when we all played twister? I haven't seen you and Ryou smile like that in a long time." Yugi said giving a broad smile

Malik nodded a little. "Yeah...that was back before everything got complicated..." he said sighing a bit. "I bet Ryou would have either been a painter, or a pianist...he was really good at both." Malik thought for a moment. "If I could stop this...I think I would maybe just get an average job...nothing fancy. I'd live a normal life, have you and Ryou over all the time and maybe fall in love..." he said sighing dreamily. "Yeah...that'd be the life."

Marik rubbed his temples tiredly, coffee today was not doing the usual trick it usually did at work as he sat in the break room trying to catch a few more minutes of sleep although his fellow co-workers would not shut the hell up an allow him some peace and quiet.

"What the hell are you talking about that's so exciting you can't at least whisper?" Marik said irritated at the other two.

Most of the co-workers were scared of Marik if not down right terrified of the blonde, he had already threatened a one-two many of them and was lucky the manager had not fired him yet.

"Oh...um...well" One worker said, holding up a piece of paper. "A few of us were at the bar...and got this number. You know...for a 'good time'..." He said shyly, putting the paper down by Marik, glad that they had made copies and kept spares handy. "Otogi's pretty famous for his 'entertainment'..." Another piped up. All eyes stared at Marik, awaiting his reaction to all of this.

Marik quirked an eyebrow at this. "Really..." He said with mild interest as he took the number. "you said his name was Otogi huh...what kind of entertainment exactly does he provide?" Marik said looking at the two.

"The exciting kind." The first worker said smiling lightly, relieved at the reaction to the number. "He's got the hottest 'entertainment' in town." he continued before looking to his friend.

"Yes indeed, I've heard some stories that fulfill some of the wildest desires there ever were...it's really a deal, and his employees don't charge too much either. You really get a 'bang' for your buck."

Marik simply shrugged at what they said as his watch started to beep telling him his break was up. "Thanks for the number." He said as he left them alone to get back to work. He was more or less curious of this whole 'entertainment' than looking for sexual release...although that didn't sound to bad of an idea to himself personally. Bakura came strolling in shortly after he got of his break as Marik looked at him questionably.

"What are you doing here? I thought you had work today." Marik said as he stopped for a moment to talk to him.

Bakura shrugged a bit. "Just taking a break." He said snickering. "Yami needed help at the last second, so I had to call in and skip work today. They didn't seem too upset." he said dully. "Anyhow, I thought I'd stop by and see how you're doing. You look dead." he added, before scratching the back of his neck. "What's up?"

"Just tired I guess..." Marik said as he had Bakura follow him into the stock room so he could finish his inventory report. "I unfortunately still have work to do for the next few hours...would you like to check something out for me? I got this number from some guy's in the break room, they said this guy Otogi provides 'entertainment' of the exciting kind, the curiosity is killing me but I can't get away from work to go see for myself." Marik said.

Bakura blinked a bit. "The exciting kind? That's real definitive...isn't all entertainment exciting?" he said taking the number and looking at it. "What do you think it is? I know I have MY ideas...but it's really a vague description..." he mumbled before looking at Marik. "I'll check it out...this had better be good." he mumbled pocketing the number. "What time are you getting off? I want to be sure whatever 'entertainment' I'm getting, you'll be there to get some of it too." he said snickering at the thought of what might be a horrible practical joke. "For all you know it could be a clown, after all...you have been an ass to the guys working here...this could be their revenge.."

"Yes but there also afraid of me so I doubt it highly unless they have a death wish...I should be off around eight-ish, do me a favor though don't have it at our place you know Yami would blow his top if it's a certain service." Marik said softly "Just get a hotel and have me meet you there all right?" Marik asked

Bakura laughed and nodded. "Sure thing. I'll call you with the details about 10 minutes before you get off." he said turning for the door. "See ya around 8." he said grinning and leaving, intent on finding out what 'services' could be provided by this Otogi fellow. "If it's the services I'm thinking...tonight will defiantly be a fun evening...heh" he mumbled to himself, heading home to call this guy.

Ryou slipped out his bedroom window about 7:30, his dad had told him to 'get lost' so he did exactly that, also he knew Otogi was ready to kill him if he missed another day of work. He knocked on the apartment door happy to have it answered by Yugi and not Malik not feeling like dressing up tonight at all.

Yugi grinned. "Ryou! Wow, your dad must tire of you very quickly...Malik said he didn't think you'd be home tonight." he said hugging Ryou immediately. "He also came home mumbling about how his shirts weren't too short." he said grinning. "C'mon are you hungry? I just finished making dinner. It's not fancy...cause you know how Malik hates it when I 'cook' but I think that pizza rolls are ok to make..." he said tugging Ryou in and shutting the door behind him.

Ryou smiled he had missed how hyperactive his friend got most of the time. "Um, where is Malik?" Ryou asked as he was forced to sit down at the table by the persuasive Yugi.

Yugi thought for a moment as he scooped pizza rolls off the cookie sheet and into two bowls for them, leaving a couple for Malik. "Um...he went to Otogi's, cause he needed to talk to him. Something about a special call..." he said sitting down next to Ryou and shoving the bowl of snack food in front of him as well. "How was YOUR day?"

"Oh wonderful I got yelled at and cussed out nearly slapped in the face and then I was told to get lost." Ryou mumbled unhappily as he shoved a pizza roll in his mouth as the phone rang and Ryou answered it hoping it was Malik which thankfully it was.

"Malik! I'm glad you called look's like I am home this evening." Ryou said smiling although he knew Malik couldn't see him.

Malik smiled slightly. "Glad to hear it...we have a job tonight...the both of us...are you up to it? It's some new people and we're going to be entertaining two of them...at once..." He said softly. "If you're not up to it...that's ok." He added quickly, not wanting Ryou to think he HAD to. "But Otogi said you and I would be best fit for this job, because Yugi is uneasy about new customers...you know how scared he gets..." he mumbled shaking his head. "If you can, don't tell him...I wouldn't want him worrying about us all night..."

"I'm fine, I actually healed up quite nicely too...you can barely tell." Ryou said as Malik said to meet him at Otogi's. "Be there in a little bit." Ryou said as he hung up the phone.

"Hey I got a job tonight, so I'll see you later okay?" Ryou said stuffing another pizza roll in his mouth.

Yugi blinked. "Really?" he said frowning a little. "Aww...phooey, maybe I can invite Yami over to share the pizza rolls with me...there's too many to eat myself, and besides pizza rolls don't keep well." he said hugging Ryou. "Don't get hurt ANY more! If you do I'll kick your butt!" he said sternly although lightly to make Ryou smile. "Just be careful...you're still healing." He smiled and hugged Ryou once more. When you come home, we can talk about stuff I have a lot to tell you!

"All right" Ryou said hugging his friend "Don't be good." Ryou said winking as he headed out the door thinking. New customers...Ryou usually didn't handle the new ones he usually let Malik handle it cause he insisted on doing so in the first place but he rarely got a double that wanted two separates instead of just one. Ryou saw Malik sitting on a bench as he ran up to him.

Malik smiled a little. "I have the address...thanks for coming...Yugi's too fragile for new guys, and believe me...I'd do it alone if it wasn't a request for two..." he mumbled giving Ryou a quick hug. "It's good to see you back, I didn't think you'd be back so soon." He said as he began walking to the address Otogi had given him. "Otogi said that the guys were curious, and the one who called in sounded a bit tough...so I'll take him...I don't want you getting hurt ANY more. Sheesh, you're like an abuse magnet." he said ruffling Ryou's hair slightly as they walked.

"Curious huh...didn't you tell everyone you gave the number to what type of entertainment this is?" Ryou asked not sure.

Malik nodded. "Yeah...someone must have 'shared the love'." he mumbled shaking his head. "Oh well...from one drunkard to another..." he said looking at the hotel and nodding. "The room is...uh..." he said pulling the paper out of his pocket. "Room 302A" he said pocketing the address once more. "Let's find this place and get it over with...this could be a VERY unpleasant night.." Malik mumbled heading to the elevator and punching in the number for the appropriate floor.

"Your so pessimistic sometimes, oh and I found that dress in the closet you will never see it again as long as you live." Ryou said finding it when he grabbed his coat and throwing it in a nearby dumpster.

Malik groaned. "You owed me a picture in a dress you little cheater!" he said shaking his head. "Well now you know what your birthday present is going to be. A cute little white dress with saddle oxford shoes and frilly socks." he said smiling and laughing a bit. "Oh well...you'll look so pretty..." he said smiling even though Ryou socked him in the arm on the last comment. They both got off the elevator and Malik found the room. "Well...here we are..." he mumbled shaking his head. "At least they got a relatively good room..."

"I thought you said I looked beautiful." Ryou said smiling as he knocked on the door leaning against the wall waiting for the inevitable night that was in store for them.

"Fine, I'll get you the dress and kiss you out of love at first sight...you'll be 'hypnotic'." Malik chuckled as he waited for the door to open as well.

We know it's an awful cliffy ~don't hurt us~ but that guarantee's Yami's in the next chapter no? Anyway I hop you aren't too mad!

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