Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Half Full or Half Empty? ❯ More Secrets... ( Chapter 4 )

The following day was Friday, hallelujah! I jumped out of bed and luckily, I was the first one to the shower this morning. Once I got out, my mother was already in the kitchen making breakfast. I guessed she had already had her shower.

"Shika… honey I'm sorry about yesterday." She said.

"Yeah, whatever. I'm sorry too." I sat down at the table and mom placed a bowl of cereal down for me. Ryou must be in the shower for I heard the shower start up in the bathroom.

"Listen… I got a call last night from your grandmother in Turkey. Grandpa is sick… Shika."

"Huh? Why what's wrong?" I didn't know my grandpa very well, but news like this at this hour of the morning was quite disturbing.

"Your grandfather has been diagnosed with a type of cancer… he may only have four or five months to live."

I put my hand up to my mouth. "Oh no… I suppose you're going to go back to Turkey then, right?"

"Just for a little while, baby. Maybe two weeks or so. I'm sure you and Ryou can cope on your own for a fortnight though, right?"

"Yeah, of course. We'll be fine. When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow."

Today at school was a drag; it was raining again, as per usual. I started laughing at Ryou because his hair was going flat instead of spiky in the rain, but I couldn't talk. My hair hated the rain too. I was just as depressed as the weather, and I think everyone knew. I had told Ryou on the way to school that we would have the house to ourselves for a couple of weeks, which wasn't so bad. I guess we could throw a few parties or have a sleep-over or something. I just wasn't in high spirits today, for some unbeknown reason. Fortunately, at the end of the day, the rain had stopped. However skipping lunch was not advisable.

"Guh…" I groaned as my stomach roared and growled and hissed (almost as if it was alive and killing for something to chew on).

"Something wrong, Shika?" asked Ryou as we were on our way out of the school grounds.

"No… yes…no… yes! I just wish I had eaten lunch, that's all…" I mumbled.

"We could go and grab something to eat on the way home if you like." Ryou suggested.

"I think I'd die of starvation before I got half way home anyway." I laughed. "Let's go to Bobby's."

"Who's Bobby?"

I laughed. "No, it's a burger bar. Bobby's, Burger Bar. It's a block or two away from here." Pacing our way down the street, we cruised into Bobby's and took our orders. Within five minutes we were sitting at a table. Just as I was about to take a glorious bite into my satay chicken burger, satisfying my hunger greatly, Ryou spoke up -

"What's it like?" he asked, somewhat awkwardly.

I felt confused for a second, what was he on about? "What's what like?"

Ryou fidgeted for a minute and turned pink. "Kissing someone… what's it like?"

"Haven't you kissed anyone before?" I replied, somewhat shocked.

Ryou's blush turned deeper and he sipped on his vanilla milkshake, quickly glancing away.

"Uh, well… it's nice. As long as the other person knows what they're doing, that is." I replied, taking that much needed bite of my burger.
"I wish I knew more about stuff like that… I haven't really been educated very well in that field." Ryou said, indicating that he had no idea whatsoever about making out and such.
I struggled to explain better. "It's like…um… I can't really explain it. You've got to do it to know what it feels like."
Ryou laughed. "Did you and Malik ever…uh," he paused looking for a word.
"Hook up?"
"What does that mean exactly?"
I grinned. Ryou's innocence was incredibly cute. "It's the same meaning as when you kiss someone… it's a stupid way to say it but, yeah, that's what it means."

Ryou nodded. "So did you and Malik ever hook up?"
"Yeah…"
"If you want me to stop asking then just say so… but I'm just interested, that's all." Ryou said.
"The feeling is mutual," I replied. "Well, at least it was mutual…" I said, correcting myself.
"Was it your first time kissing someone? You know, with Malik?"
"Well… come to think of it, yeah, it was. We were both a little tense, so it wasn't very pleasurable, but it got better from then on in." Ryou smiled briefly.

I laughed nervously. "I'm surprised you haven't kissed anyone before, Ryou."
Ryou's smile grew shy again. "I don't know… I guess I just want it to be with the right person. Things like that are important to me."
"Well you have every right. Got anymore questions? I'm quite enjoying this." I giggled.

"I have a thousand questions for you, Shika. I couldn't possibly bombard you all day with them."

"Why not? I'm not goin anywhere! Besides, if you're going to be living with me for the next year we might as well get to know each other inside and out."
A cheeky smile cornered at Ryou's lips at the `and out' part of my sentence. "Well alright, you don't have to answer this… but… are you a virgin?" he asked quietly.

I knew that this would come next. "No… I'm not," I wanted to find something else to add to it, since it sounded short and brief. I couldn't seem to pick my brain to add anything though. But I anticipated several questions that could follow that statement.

"Was it-"

"Yeah, it was with Malik." I said, not sure whether to be ashamed or proud. "But I'd appreciate it if you didn't mention this conversation to anyone." I said securely.

"Oh, no! Of course not! I was just curious…"

I grinned and finished off the last of my burger and fries. "No doubt you'll have many chances to do all that and more before you leave to go back to England." I said, refreshing my memory about how many girls had said that Ryou was cute yesterday.

Ryou flicked his chocolate eyes up at me once again, sending shivers running down my spine and through my tummy. I felt there was much to learn about Ryou, as Ryou had much to learn about me. For some reason I had a feeling that we would explore each other's minds and… even our bodies, rather soon. I quickly erased a desirable image out of my mind before I got too carried away and stood up and put my bag over my shoulder.

We walked home in silence, knowing that we couldn't deny our feelings for each other much longer. Ryou was a part of my life, and I had to live with him each day as it came. I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye. He was walking with a somewhat smile upon his lips, as if he was thinking about something nice…

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