※ Part Sixteen: A Slight Problem
※ Warnings - None - just remember that this is the unrevised version.
※ Disclaimer - I obviously don't own it.
When the others got home from school they found the house unusually quiet. Yugi looked at Joey who looked back at Yugi. “Do you think they killed them?” Joey wondered as they crept through the shop. He didn’t elaborate on who ‘they’ and ‘them’ was. It could have gone any way, the chibis killing the older boys, or the older boys (probably minus Ryou) killing the chibis.
Upon entering the house area of the building they entered the living room much to everyone’s relief. Yami lay on the couch sleeping and he was holding a peaceful Malik. Yami Bakura lay across the floor with Ryou beside him, but he had rolled onto his other side through sleep and he now had his back to his yami. Mokuba slept soundly using a Blue Eyes White Dragon plushie as a pillow as he cuddled against Ryou. Yami Malik lay across Yami Bakura’s chest peacefully sleeping.
Not to mention snoring the loudest.
“God, he’s almost as bad as Joey.” Tristan mumbled, only to be whacked by said snorer.
“Uh oh…” Yugi noticed something and the others looked at him. “We’re going to have a problem.” He sighed softly.
“Why?” Kaiba looked at the sleeping bodies, not seeing anything wrong.
“Yami Malik…” Yugi trailed off as he gently woke the chibi up, waking Yami Bakura up as well.
Noticing what Yugi was talking about right away Yami Bakura blinked and looked down at the chibi on him. “Sowwy.” Yami Malik whimpered.
“I’ll clean him up.” Yami Bakura said as he wrapped an arm around Yami Malik and carried the boy up the stairs to the bathroom.
“I missed something, what?” Joey looked at Yugi.
“Yami Malik had an accident.” Yugi shrugged.
Joey blinked. “That was Yami Bakura? Maybe it was Ryou and that’s Yami Bakura.” He pointed to the sleeping body next to Mokuba. “I mean, he didn’t flip out or anything, that’s just the opposite of what Yami Bakura would normally do. Right?”
“Even he knows you can’t blame a kid for something like that Wheeler.” Tea rolled her eyes. (Yes, she was there too.)
As the others spoke, they hadn’t noticed that Mokuba had woken up. Well, that is until the boy squealed, causing Yami and Ryou to waken, not to mention Malik, who immediately started to cry, wanting his yami. “Bwodder!” Mokuba jumped up excitedly until Kaiba picked him up, getting a Blue Eyes White Dragon shoved in his face. “Wook what Batuwa got me!” He grinned impishly.
“Where the hell is he anyway?” Yami growled, trying to comfort a sobbing Malik.
“I want my ‘ami.” Malik sniffed pitifully as he coughed between words.
“Yami Bakura took Yami Malik to the bathroom. They’ll be down soon.” Yugi promised the little boy who seemed to ignore him.
Ryou spotted the Rod sitting on the floor and he picked it up and handed it to the chibi. The Egyptian chibi stared at it, then took it and shoved the familiar wing tip into his mouth.
“We’ve got homework.” Tea reminded everyone. This got her a few moans, not only did she mention homework, but she spoke and they had to hear her voice.
So now that Malik was calmed and Mokuba was occupied for the moment, the others spread out their homework on the floor. Yugi had gotten Ryou’s homework and he had told the teacher that Ryou had gotten caught in the storm the night before and had gotten the flu. Well, it’s not like he had to lie; he just needed to omit the entire truth.
Yami Bakura came down with a cleaned up Yami Malik. The small boy struggled to be put down and once his feet touched the floor he ran over to Malik and jumped onto the couch to be with the boy.
Mokuba sat in his brother’s lap as the other boy tried to do his homework, but his mind was on more important matters. Then again, his eyes were on more important matters as well, namely matters of a brown-eyed blonde. The little boy noticed that Kaiba kept looking elsewhere and when he finally figured out who he was looking, the boy was confused.
“Seto, why do you a’ways wook at Joey?” Mokuba asked, making everyone look at Kaiba who was fighting off a blush.
Ryou covered his mouth as he smiled, knowing what lay between both of his friends. Being quiet a lot helped with these matters and people always felt that he was a good listener. He couldn’t count how many times he had received a phone call from each of them. Hey, if Yami Bakura could do it, then Seto could easily do it. Maybe now was the time for it to be in the open.
Kaiba took a breath. “I was trying to figure out what a smell was. The cattle dog gave it away.” He mumbled.
Okay, maybe not. Ryou sighed as he saw the hurt look on Joey’s face, but it was quickly gone and Yugi was now holding back an angry Joey.
“You two fight worse than Yami and Yami Bakura!” Yugi grunted.
“And that’s saying a lot.” Yami Bakura was the first to agree.
Yami Malik jumped off the couch and ran over to Yami Bakura and tugged on his shirt. Leaning up he whispered something into the spirit’s ear. “If you want.” Yami Bakura shrugged and Yami Malik grinned widely and ran up the stairs.
“Mokuba! Come and hewp me!” He called, then ran the rest of the way followed by Mokuba. They returned a few minutes later dragging a few bags behind them. Then together they dug through one of the bags, pulling out two plushies. Mokuba ran over to Joey and handed him the Flame Swordsman while Yami Malik handed Yugi the Dark Magician. In the next bag, Mokuba pulled out the Cyber Commander and gave it to Tristan as Yami Malik handed Yami the Celtic Guardian. And finally, Mokuba pulled out the Magician of Faith and handed it to Tea while Yami Malik pulled the entire bag over to Yami Bakura.
“Hewe bwodder!” Mokuba held up the Blue Eyes White Dragon. “I got it and we can share, right?” He asked. Kaiba couldn’t help but smile.
Everyone looked surprised at the gifts in their hands. “Um…thanks Yami Bakura.” Yugi began.
“Yeah, this is really…nice of you.” Joey finished, the other’s agreed.
“What about Bakura?” Tea wondered, looking at the teen with empty arms.
“What about Bakura?” Yami Bakura growled at her.
“Well, I just thought since you’ve changed and all…” Tea began.
“Changed? I have not changed! I’m still the same ass I was before!” Yami Bakura insisted, causing Yami Malik to giggle at what he’d just said. “Wait a minute…”
Ryou covered his mouth as he giggled slightly. He stopped when Yami Bakura turned and glared at him though, but the smile couldn’t be hidden.
Grumbling to himself, Yami Bakura pouted. “Fine, I did get him something, but I can’t show it to anyone but him.”
Yami and Kaiba both looked at each other. “Condoms and lube.” They both said at the same time causing Yami Bakura to choke on the air he had been breathing into his lungs, and Ryou to grow bright red.
Finding his composure, Yami Bakura glared at the two. “What the hell does that mean?” He growled, trying to hide the growing blush that was trying to sneak up on him.
“Yeah, what would Yami Bakura do with condoms and lube?” Tea asked and everyone looked at her and blinked. She blinked back, “Oh. Eww…” She made a face and went back to her work.
Yami Bakura looked at Yami. “Does she not realize that every male in this room is gay?” He muttered.
“Everyone but Tristan.” Yami shrugged.
“Who’d have thought.” Joey mumbled.
“And what about Malik and his yami?” Tristan growled, crossing his arms in annoyance.
Everyone turned to look at the two boys. Malik was happy enough sucking on his Rod…um, yeah, and Yami Malik sat beside him protectively. Chuckling Yami spoke. “Malik’s obviously had some experience with the way he’s sucking on that thing. Ooh, Yami Bakura, we gotta find a different name for his item.” He realized.
“How about the Millennium Stick?” Tristan suggested.
“Hmm…sounds too close to dick.” Yami continued to think.
“The Millennium Dick huh?” Yami Bakura began to laugh that is until he got hit over the head with something. He looked over at Ryou and glared at the boy holding the pillow. Ryou glared back. “You’re going to pay for that weakling.” Yami Bakura growled.
Ryou’s eyes went wide as he gasped and scrambled to get to his feet. He ran up the stairs with Yami Bakura close on his heels, holding the bag with the last plushie in it over his head.
“Don’t do anything in my room!” Yugi yelled after them then continued with his homework, praying to whomever was listening that neither of them were screamers.