Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ If only for one moment, I could be like you... ❯ I, Android ( Chapter 31 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Mokuba glared at his brother. “I hate you.” He said calmly, breaking his vow of silence for only a moment, to express his complete displeasure in his brother's indescribably stupid and selfish actions.

Seto looked up from his computer monitor, glaring back. “Mokuba, he wasn't human!” Mokuba looked away. “Big brother, I've always supported you in everything you've ever done, for better or worse, but this time I don't. I hate what you did, and I'll never forgive you for it if you don't make things right with Ryou. All he ever was to you was nice, and you go and sell him off to some scientist just because he's different from you.” Mokuba said shaking his head, spiky black mane dancing from side to side before Seto's eyes.

“Mokuba, he was a merman! He's not a human being! He's just an animal!” Seto growled, looking back to his computer screen.

“Seto, just because he's different doesn't mean he's not capable of feeling and emotion. He loved you, and you loved him, you're making things more complicated than they need to be!” Mokuba said turning back to glare at Seto once more. “So what if he was a merman? That's cool! You finally had someone who made you happy, and you ditch him just because he's a little different. You're lower than low big brother, and I'm losing any respect for you I had. I can't believe you're so...so...SHALLOW! So fucking shallow and heartless.” Mokuba shouted wiping his eyes a bit.

He missed Ryou, even if Seto didn't, the white haired angel really lifted the stressful fuzzy barriers around the mansion and he hated having it back, now that he knew what it had been like to be without it. Ryou had been the most fun he'd ever known, and he'd made Seto happy...and it angered him to see Seto had treated him like that.

“Seto, I'm leaving. I'm going to pack my things, and I'm going to go live somewhere else, I can't stand sharing a roof with you if you're going to act like this. I'd sooner live poor and homeless in the streets, than share anything with someone as cold and heartless as you.”

Seto paused and looked up, sighing. “Mokuba...stop.” He said softly. “Don't go ok? You don't have anywhere to go, just calm down...” he added running a hand through his hair.

“Seto, you need to make things right, what you did was wrong, and you know it...”

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Yugi practically dived into the soft bed and sighed contently, glad to have something soft under him. “Thanks Jono!” He said in relief. Ootogi sighed and sat on the bed. “So, Ryou was staying with you...what happened?” Jono sighed and shook his head. “Well, he fell in love.” Yugi gagged on air and sat up to stare at Jono. “You're joking right? You have to be!” He said frantically. “Ryou can't love anyone but me!” Ootogi glared before looking at Yugi casually, with the look of a contemplating murderer. “Oh? I beg to differ. He loves me, not you, little runt.”

Jono blinked and watched as the two began fighting over Ryou. “Uhh...guys?” He said softly, not wanting to get too close. “Uhh...guys? Guys?” He said a bit louder, still shocked that they were fighting like this over someone who wasn't even there. “HEY! KNOCK IT OFF YOU TWO!” Jono shouted exasperatedly, still getting no response. “Oh good god!” He groaned rolling his eyes and storming from the room, only to return with a bucket of water. “STOP IT!” he yelled, thoroughly soaking both teens with the contents of the bucket, as well as the sofa sleeper.

Yugi blinked and stared at Ootogi for a moment, before looking at Jono and grinning sheepishly. “Oh yeah...you're still there.” Ootogi's eyes narrowed and he got off of Yugi, whom he had been strangling moments before. “About time you two quit it...” Jono grumbled picking the bucket up, and beginning to sop up the water with towels, as best he could. “AS I was saying...” he glared, as he dried. “Ryou fell in love with Seto, and Seto ditched him, but he wont tell me where or what even happened. So I went out on my own to find him, and ended up finding you two.” Jono finished.

Yugi sighed, pulling himself into a sitting position that kept his fins from touching the floor. “So...you don't know where he is either?” He said glumly.

“No, I don't. But I suppose I can give you guys a place to crash, and food to eat, if you swear you won't trash the place.” Jono said, remembering the incident with Ryou.

Ootogi nodded. “We'd appreciate it. We didn't really have a plan...” he glared at Yugi. “Before we left the ocean, so we were somewhat unprepared...”

Yugi pouted and jabbed Ootogi. “I don't recall you being all too eager to plan anything out either!”

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Marik sighed and held Ryou in his lap, as they watched `I, Android' a new sci-fi thriller about androids and whether or not they have souls and thoughts their own.

“Marik...What's that?” Ryou said pointing to possibly the three hundredth thing in the movie. Marik sighed amusedly, and paused the movie. “You mean the little thing he keeps putting up to his ear? That's called a cell phone.” He said calmly. “It's just like the telephone, only you can take it with you so you won't miss any phone talks.” He said using Ryou's phrase, for when someone called. Phone talking is what he did often, apparently, and Ryou had always wondered why he would spend so much time talking to a strange plastic device, rather than talking to him.

“Oh...and...Phone talking, it's when another human calls...right?” He asked blinking and tilting his head to the side. “Yes, that's exactly what phone talking is.” Marik said proudly. Ryou really was learning, and this only added to the new theory, that merfolk were not just...animals. A theory that he'd...recently developed.

Ryou smiled and nodded. “Ok...so a tellphone and cellphone. I think I understand.” He chirped looking pleased as Marik unpaused the movie, and they went back to watching. Ryou didn't really understand the big words...but he knew that the humans were upset at the androids, which looked just like humans, only just a little different. They helped humans, but humans didn't treat them the same.

He picked up a shrimp from the small bowl Marik had made, and munched it quietly. Marik was acting differently...he'd been slowly becoming nicer, and recently...well he was, well...fun to be around. Ryou blushed lightly, remembering the swordfish and flower, which he had been taught how to put in a cup of water to keep it alive. Marik had been, tender towards him lately and he was growing attached. Ryou bit his lip, blushing more. They were mates, but he'd never thought he might like being bound to Marik like that, but he was starting to.

Marik wasn't physically unattractive; he was very attractive in that area. He was so exotic! Ryou slowly looked at Marik, who was deeply indulged in the movie, not noticing Ryou's glace. Marik was the color of sun warmed sand, just like Malik, and he had what appeared to be very soft hair that stuck out in every direction in spikes, just like an urchin. Ryou blushed a bit, still admiring why Marik wasn't unattractive. Marik was defiantly strong, he could easily lift him even when he was soaking wet, and weighted down by the water. Marik had always provided for him...and taught him things...and he had very thoughtful indigo eyes. Ryou squeaked when Marik's gaze turned from the TV to his. “Ryou...?” He said noticing the soft blush. Ryou looked away quickly. “U-um…” he stammered looking back to the TV.

Marik smiled a bit, sighing in almost lovesick joy. Ryou did like him...maybe even love him, and he somehow couldn't be happier. It was amazing, his childhood fantasy of meeting merpeople had come true, and now he was falling for one. Who'd have thought something like this was even possible...?

AN: whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Looka that lots of Os heh Urchins are funny. They're them spikeballs in the ocean. If you didn't know. Mean little buggers.

I couldn't go to work today, so I wrote, and you all got lucky a whooooooole chapter. Hnn Now I'm bored! Rrrr… how about a question for all of you. Are my characters out of character badly? dumb look I'm tryin my best, and they SEEM in character to me. But then again it's hard to tell when you're the writer. So you all tell me.

Also, an announcement. When/if this baby hits 50 chapters, I demand tribute. You all will celebrate with me! And and...pictures? draw me pictures and write me letters? Pleeeeeeeease? C'mon! I deserve it! I work hard to please you all…sniffle snuffle sniffle I'd be happy?

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