Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Online ❯ chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Oh yeah, Rin would recognize his words muddled with KCG's gushing.

Now that AFF.net was up Ryou found himself hesitating only a moment before heading straight over to the Harry Potter section. "So much for no online reading"he thought sarcastically.

Browsing the section Ryou began to get a little nauseated. So many of the works submitted were Hermione based, HermionexSnape based actually. To be frank the pairing sickened him. It wasn't that he didn't dislike Hermione, but Snape belonged with Lupin, there was just no way around it!

"Darn Hermione/Severus shippers"

After skimming the first three pages Ryou was about to give up hope of finding anything new in the HP fandom to read when at long last his eyes lighted on a new submission from an author whom he had never heard of before.







"New author to the Lupin/Snape fandom. This could be promising."

Ryou smiled, elated by the thought that for once the new author wasn't a Harry/Snape shipper. Eagerly he clicked the link and waited for the page to load. As he read Ryou found himself lost in the story's fast paced plot. The plot, though not the most original was utterly believable. Ryou actually had to pause in the middle of his reading to get up and grab a handful of tissues after reading Severus' silent contemplations on his relationship with Remus, and found himself near to hysterics when at last Severus left both the Order and Remus in hopes of Remus living a better life without him.

Despite its considerable length Ryou found himself wishing there was more to the story, another chapter, a sequel, even a prequel would satisfy him; just something more! It was the first time in a long time that he had read any story that appeared as though the author had written it straight from the heart. He was even amazed when he left a review for the story, a review that was without any criticism in it at all. Judging by the large amount of shining reviews he wasn't the only one moved by the work.

Clicking on the author's name took him to the author's bio page, but alas there were no other stories to read there wasn't even an email or personal link. "The author must truly be a newbie". With a shrug Ryou turned his attention back to his buddy list. Several people were still online but none of his close online friends were on yet. He was preparing to change his status to "away" when a new IM popped up before him.







The screen name was foreign to him not to mention there wasn't a profile available for the user. Curiosity piqued, Ryou decided to respond.







Ryou stared in amazement and wonder at Ryuujin's blunt words. Cute? He considered him cute and not to mention his muse as well? Ryou's already warm face grew hotter with every second that passed.

"Get a grip baka" he muttered to himself. "He can't see you, he wouldn't think you were cute if he could!"

Despite his words he couldn't fight the warm feeling he felt spreading throughout him. What he had told Ryuujin was true. Despite all the gushing reviews and kind words no one had ever told him he was their "source of inspiration" let alone considered him their muse.







Ryou felt his eyes widen as Ryuujin's words began to register, intrigued he quickly maximized the window with AFF.net in it and back tracked to the story he had just read.

Lonely Moon by BlueEyedRyuujin.

BlueEyedRyuujin, it was the pen name of the new author and the screen name of the person he was chatting with, well sans the 69 that is.







Ryou jumped at the sound of the AIM chime and quickly typed out a response.







Ryou blinked in amazement at the screen before him. Ryuujin was afraid to read his reviews? Did he think his story would receive nothing but flames and negative feedback? The thought that someone so talented couldn't recognize his own talent was a baffling and humbling experience for him.







Ryou sat back with a smile. At that exact moment he couldn't have cared less if Bakura walked though the door that minute and began to tease him about his love of fan fiction till his face turned blue and he resembled a blue berry. Well a very angry and homicidal blue berry anyway.







There was a long pause and just when Ryou was beginning to think he'd somehow offended Ryuujin he got a response.







Ryou blinked once, then twice in confusion. What did the number 69 have to do with anything?







Ryou looked closely at the number for a moment his mind twisting it in every perverted sense that he could, some of which might have even made Bakura blush had he heard his light's thoughts. After a full minute of puzzling out the mystery an idea came to him, one that caused heat to rush up his neck and fan out across his cheeks. Well, he felt rather silly now for not guessing that sooner.







Despite not having finished his paper Ryou felt as though he had managed to accomplish something great. BlueEyedRyuujin seemed like a very interesting character, not to mention an accomplished writer. After Ryuujin's departure Ryou felt - empty. Reading didn't really appeal to him right now, not with the thought of Bakura returning any moment, and chatting with countless people who did not have opinions of their own and only really wanted to babble was even less appealing.

His mind made up Ryou quickly made his excuses to those still trying to chat with him and bade everyone a goodnight before signing off and shutting down the computer. His essay officially abandoned, a first in his academic history, Ryou prepared for bed in hopes of falling asleep before his yami's return and he was subjected to tales of Bakura's nocturnal escapades. Oh what the ancient pharaoh would give to know what Bakura did on his own time, but he wasn't about to give Yami any excuses to send Bakura packing to the shadow realm. He happened to very found of his other, though eccentric as he was.

As he climbed between the sheets Ryou's excitement for the following day mounted, not because he would be at school or because he might meet up with Yuugi-tachi, but because tomorrow evening he could converse with Ryuujin once again.

Ryuujin had mentioned that he attended school, with luck maybe Ryuujin would wish to meet him in real life as Rin and KCG had and he would make a new friend. A sweet smile played across his lips at that thought and his eyes fell closed as he drifted off to sleep, the perfect picture of innocence.

This was the sight that greeted the former tomb robber as he stumbled in at three o'clock in the morning a brand new and freshly stolen laptop, for Ryou of course, tucked beneath one arm. Needless to say the fiend didn't have the heart to disturb the slumbering boy and vowed instead to present Ryou with the gift first thing in the morning.



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