Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ If only for one moment, I could be like you... ❯ A kiss and a 'home' cooked meal ( Chapter 13 )

Ryou wandered around in the huge mansion, just exploring a little, after Mokuba had to leave. A man had called him away for something or other, and with Seto nowhere to be found Ryou just satisfied himself with wandering.

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"Seto! You are supposed to fall in love with him! Can't you just pretend that you love him? I know you like him! I mean...jeeze! He's the freaking cream of the crop!" Mokuba screeched at his brother, hurling a nearby book at his head. "Hell, he's the most handsome thing I've ever seen! God forbid you should be satisfied with that, and come out of your shell a little and love him. He's perfect for you, he's quiet and he's considerate and he's shy and he just SCREAMS `dear god Seto, take me up the ass'!" Seto turned pink at that comment. "God Mokuba, I get the point, you don't have to be so crude about it. I'll go talk to him and try to work things out. I can tell you like him, but if this does work out...you're forbidden to ever say that again."

Mokuba laughed slightly. "You mean I can't say it BEFORE or AFTER I hear the bedposts beating against the walls...and the other obvious noises?" Seto groaned. "Can't you pretend that you aren't a voyeur for even a moment?" Mokuba smirked. "Let me watch, and you'll see." Seto slapped his forehead in aggravation. "Have your own sex to watch." Mokuba grinned. "I knew you were considering doing him! You just proved it too!" He said feigning innocence. "You're a royal pain in the ass little brother..." Seto said rubbing the bridge of his nose.

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Ryou found Seto on the balcony, or more appropriately Seto found him. It had taken quite the pep talk from Mokuba, or more specifically a `kiss him or I'll give you hell' talk. Seto shook his head as he snuck up behind Ryou, who was meekly peering across the lawn of the front yard, admiring how the water in the lake would shoot up and dance of it's own accord. Smiling, he gently slipped his arms around Ryou's slender waist and pulled him back to rest against his chest. Ryou squeaked slightly, turning to see who had hugged him, and blushed deeply when he discovered it was Seto.

He was doing it again, that slight tremble. Seto leaned down until he was inches from Ryou's face. "Are you afraid?" He whispered, as Ryou looked up into his eyes, blushing. "I..." Ryou started to reply, before Seto cut him off. "Ryou, I want you to stay with me...I know its somewhat sudden...but from the moment I saw you...I loved you." Ryou blushed lightly. "I...I love you too." He murmured not thinking really about Seto's invitation to stay in his home with him. Thinking more about his own home, beneath the waves. "I don't know if I CAN stay with you though..." He whispered, remembering the dream he had.

Seto shook his head and hugged Ryou tightly, almost protectively. "Of course you can. You are your own person; you can do whatever you want. Stay with me, I can give you anything you could ever want." Seto whispered, gently nipping at Ryou's ear. "Please, Stay with me...you're the first person I've actually wanted to be with, other than my little brother. I want to treasure you like the gift you are." Ryou nodded. "C-can I have a while t-to think about it? I'm not sure what I need to do..." Seto nodded. "Of course." He whispered, before gently kissing Ryou's soft pink lips.

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Ryou was glad to get back to Jono's apartment, and simply flopped back onto the bed just as Jono walked in. "Hey Ryou." Ryou lifted his head a bit. "Hi Jono!" He chirped, before laying back down. "I'm hungry." Jono laughed a bit. "I'm sure, you don't know about cooking. How about we go out for seafood?" Ryou blinked. "Ryou, ocean food stuff. What you ate back in the ocean." Ryou perked up immediately. "You mean like fishes and shrimps and seaweeds and clams and oysters and - -" Jono laughed. "Yes yes, like all that, except the seaweed. Only it's cooked. It'll taste a LOT better trust me."

Ryou stared at the food on the table. Jono had ordered a platter, with almost everything on it. Everything smelled so good! Ryou looked up at Jono hopefully. "I...I can have anything I want?" He said eying the swordfish longingly. Since it was such a large fish, it was very fast. Not to mention the natural weapon it had. Ryou only had swordfish once in his life...and that was entirely thanks to Ootogi. It just so happens, that one time was the time the silly thing decided to attack Ryou. Nevertheless it had been a great meal.

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Marik looked around his menu to spy on Ryou once more. He was really quite the oblivious little creature. He'd been tailing him since the mall, and Ryou had yet to even notice him. Although Marik wasn't one to complain, he needed the information on how Ryou acted under somewhat normal conditions. Even though a merboy out of water wasn't particularly normal...it was as normal as he could have access to. "He's really got a fancy for Seto." He murmured, before a waitress approached and took his order. After she left, he pulled out his notebook and looked upon his notes.

Ryou was most defiantly the feminine of a pairing, even though he was male. It was easy to tell, because of a few reasons. He took particular interest in stronger males, which proved that, in his true form he most likely wasn't suited for defending young or any heavy work. It was also hinted by how he reacted to Seto's touches. When he had approached Ryou on the balcony, Ryou had submitted to his hug and kiss with little resistance...which was a VERY inviting trait...in Marik's personal opinion. Add to that, the long white hair, the big brown eyes and the general way he behaved. From the flash of his throat as he breathed, to his ability to gaze upon something for hours without a sound, were all Marik's spies...all his proof that Ryou was indeed what he had said back in the mall.

Even the way Ryou ate was a slight give away, if one knew what they were looking for. Ryou had unthinkingly shoved a crab claw into his mouth and cracked it with his teeth into two perfect halves, signifying his years of practice in the ocean. Marik also took note of how Ryou didn't much care for sitting with his legs apart, as most human men preferred. He would sit with both legs touching at all times, if possible. "Because you had a tailfin. You sit like that because those legs are awkward and new to you...my sweet little mercreature...if only you weren't always in company. You could be my prized catch, my own personal companion, whom I could study to my hearts desire. I Marik Ishtar will be the first to ever discover a true merperson!" He said softly, taking notes even as Ryou conversed with Jono.

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Ryou smiled as he finished his meal. "I've never been so full of so much good food!" He chirped happily, looking slightly sleepy. "I think I need a nap..." Ryou murmured looking at Jono with the same gleeful sparkle that had been in his eyes the moment he'd met the blonde. Well, wait just a bit while I pay the bill, and then I'll get you home. Don't forget to take a bath." Ryou nodded slightly. "Water..." he said softly, smiling at the memories of the ocean's waves surrounding him, as warm as the embrace of a good friend and basking in the sun in the early mornings with Yugi. "I'm starting to miss my home..." Ryou mumbled to himself, yawning as Jono finished paying the bill, leaving a hefty tip for the waitress and getting up to help Ryou to the car. "Are you always sleepy after eating? Or did you just tucker yourself out today?" He said laughing as the white haired teen gently clung to him, laying his head on Jono's shoulder for support and smiling softly. "I just had a very tiring day..." Ryou said yawning.

Neither noticed Marik finish his meal, pay for it and follow them out.

AN: HEY! FF.net is working again! Sorry this took so long! I got stuck on this chapter for the LONGEST time. I have pushed the lemon back juuust a bit…but trust me it will be worth it. Anyhow. Read an review please. Push the review button if you love me and want to wish this poor child a happy birthday! (it's today, the 20th.)