[YGO Fic] Follow Your Heart - Chapter Four
※ Chapter Four
※ Warnings - None - just remember that this is the unrevised version.
※ Disclaimer - I obviously don't own it.
Joey spun first and it landed on Seto.
“Oh great, and me without a tictac, I’m going to have dog breath!” Seto complained before the kiss, but the kiss lasted a little longer than it could have. Seto spun and with his amazing accuracy, it landed on Isis. Isis spun and it landed on Yami. They kissed the other’s cheek. Yami spun and it landed on Yugi. Yugi spun and it landed on Duke. Duke spun and it landed on Serenity. Joey had glared when this had happened.
Serenity spun and it landed on Tea. Tea spun and it landed on Malik. She got up and moved the bottle half an inch so it landed on Yugi. Yugi glared at her but couldn’t say anything as she planted her lips onto his. When he sat back down beside Bakura and Malik he had to force the urge not to wipe his mouth off.
Malik leaned over, “Wow, thanks for saving me from that!” He said, wanting to show Yugi that he was okay. Yugi looked at him and giggled out loud as he got up to spin. It landed on Mai. Blushing to himself, he gently pecked her cheek, but she only grinned and grabbed the sides of his face before crushing their lips together, causing almost everyone to erupt into cat calls.
Mai spun and it landed on Bakura. The two took their time, much to Joey and Yami’s chagrin. Bakura spun and the bottle landed on Ryou. Nobody even saw the white-haired thief pounce and Ryou didn’t have a chance to move before he was pinned to the floor. A little dazed, Ryou spun the bottle and it landed on Mokuba. They only pecked each other’s lips, knowing that they had Seto and Bakura watching them intently.
“Over protective.” Mokuba whispered as he had rolled his eyes.
“Know what you mean.” Ryou agreed as he sat down and Mokuba spun. It landed on Tristan. Tristan spun and it landed on Malik. Tristan got up and moved the bottle so it was now pointing to Yugi. Yugi’s eyes narrowed again but got up and let Tristan kiss him on the cheek. Not kissing Tristan back, Yugi grabbed the bottle and spun it, praying to whomever was listening that it landed where he wanted it to.
“Damn it.” He mumbled to himself when it landed on Isis. He kissed her cheek as she kissed his and she spun again. It landed on Duke again. Duke spun and it landed on Malik. As Duke got up he moved the bottle so it was pointing to Ryou this time. Duke got up to kiss Ryou but he was stopped.
“No.” Ryou shook his head, “This game’s over.” He concluded and everyone shrugged and the game was put away.
“But I didn’t kiss Yami!” Tea whined.
“If I kiss you will you shut up for the rest of the evening and leave me alone?” Yami asked, not in the best of moods.
Tea’s face brightened, “Yes! I’ll leave you alone for tonight!” She promised.
“Should have asked for longer.” Bakura muttered as Yami moved and grabbed Tea’s face. He did what Mai had done earlier to Yugi and crushed their lips together. Two minutes later, they surfaced, “Two minutes, that’s two weeks. Deal?”
“Uh huh.” Tea nodded dreamily and Yami doubted she had even heard him.
“Truth or Dare!” Joey said and everyone sat down in a circle again. “I’ll go first.” He said then looked around the circle for his first victim. He grinned when he spotted Malik, looking at Yugi and Ryou. The blonde wasn’t as stupid as everyone thought him to be and he knew that Malik watched both Yugi and Ryou sometimes and he found it sickening. “Ishtar.” He said, getting everyone’s attention and as Malik looked at Joey, everyone looked at Malik. “Truth or dare.”
Malik looked at Joey contemplating what would be worse. “Truth.” He finally said.
“Why did you come here?” Joey asked.
“Because I was asked.” Malik replied, glad that it hadn’t been that bad.
Joey hmphed then looked away.
Malik dared Seto to sing to Isis and the game went on from there. Isis dared Yami to reveal one of Bakura’s deepest secrets. Apparently Bakura was afraid of bunny rabbits. Yami picked on Yugi and Yugi had picked dare, not wanting to back down from the King of Games. Yami dared Yugi not to go near Ryou for the rest of the game. Yugi pouted and glared at Yami, but moved away from Ryou and sat on the other side of the circle between Seto and Duke.
Yugi glanced around and spotted Ryou watching Malik. Grinning to himself he picked on Malik, who chose dare, knowing that he was safe with Yugi. Yugi dared Malik to hold Ryou through out the rest of the game and though Ryou blushed, Yugi could tell he was happy and he had a feeling that Malik was too.
“Why don’t you just jack him off while you’re at it?” Tristan muttered, causing Malik to blush and Ryou to glare at him.
It was Malik’s turn again and he didn’t know who to pick or what to say. Finally, his eyes settled on Joey and a question came to him that he needed answered. “Joey.” He said slowly, “Truth or dare.” He asked, hoping the blonde would pick truth.
His prayers were answered as Joey picked truth. “Why do you and your friends hate me so much?” He asked strongly, just wanting and needing to know.
“Mai doesn’t like you because you’re a creep. Serenity and Tea don’t like you because you’re a pervert. We all know how you stare at Ryou and Yugi, especially in the showers during gym class.” Joey pointed out, causing both Ryou and Yugi to look at Malik, though to Malik their looks registered as disgust. He slowly pushed Ryou toward Yami and Bakura so he was no longer touching the boy. “I’m not sure why Kaiba doesn’t like you, but I know he pities Isis because she has to live with you and she’s actually related to something like you. Duke doesn’t know you but he still doesn’t like you and Tristan knows he can’t trust you. Mokuba’s just scared of you and Isis hates living with you because she doesn’t trust you not to kill her in her sleep.” Joey crossed his arms. “And I don’t like you because you took control of my mind and almost made me kill one of my best friends. You’re freaky, insane and I wouldn’t trust you with anything. That answer your question?” Joey sneered.
“Yes.” Unfortunately, “It does.” Malik nodded and Joey continued with the game. Nobody picked Malik anymore.
After Truth and Dare, everyone wanted to play the last game, Changing Partners. Malik took the opportunity as everyone moved around, getting more popcorn, drinks, going to the bathroom and just getting up and stretching to slip out the front door silently. It was snowing slightly, though the flakes would melt by morning and the cold air felt good against Malik’s numb body. In reality he didn’t really have a destination. He just had to get away from everyone; he’d been stupid to go in the first place and had probably gotten what he’d deserved.
He figured he’d go home and sleep away this nightmare, but remembered what Joey had said about his sister. She didn’t trust him? She thought he’d kill her while she slept? Sniffing to himself, Malik wiped his hand across his eyes. He hadn’t cried since he was little when his back had been scarred.
He didn’t belong around here; he belonged back in Egypt though it probably wouldn’t have mattered where he went. His past would catch up to him and he would be forced to be alone again, just like now.
/ You’re never truly alone. / The voice in the back of his mind reminded him.
Marik was right, he was never alone, but it still wasn’t the same.
Sighing to himself, the Egyptian got lost in his thoughts and didn’t come back to reality until he found himself standing in front of his own house. He let himself in and slowly took off his boots. It had actually started to snow quite a bit and there was at least an inch of the frozen water on the ground. He trudged down the hallway to his room and to his closet. From there he pulled out an old gym bag and started to pack the bare minimum he’d need. With that done he grabbed his wallet and separated the house key from his key chain. He left the silver key on the coffee table under a lit lamp where Isis would see it.
Upon opening the front door he locked it, and taking one last look closed the door. He sighed and stuck his hand in his pocket, his fingers brushing against something. He pulled out a crumpled piece of paper. Confused, he unfolded it and remembered that it was his name. He recalled his words when he had shoved the piece of paper into his pocket. ‘There, problem solved.’ If only someone could just crumple him up and throw him away.
He was just brushing the snow off of his motorcycle that sat in the driveway when a car’s headlights passed across the front of the house, then stopped on him. He was about to flip the driver off when he heard his name being called and the lights were shut off. Now that he could see, he realized that it was Ryou’s car and both Yugi and Ryou had gotten out.
“What do you want?” Malik asked softly as he checked the gas in the tank.
“I’m sorry for what they did!” Yugi said first.
Malik shrugged, “It wasn’t your fault. I was stupid enough to go, I mean, I knew that nobody wanted me there but I still went anyway.” He said softly, mentally making a note to get gas on the way to the airport.
“You’re running away.” Ryou stated and the tone in his voice made Malik turn around.
“No, I’m not running away.” Malik hissed, “I’m doing everyone a favour and leaving. My own sister doesn’t even trust me living under the same roof as she does so I have nowhere to stay. I’m going back to Egypt where I won’t be able to scare people or disgust them.” Malik turned back to his motorcycle and put the key in the ignition. “There’s nothing here for me anyway.” He mumbled and was about to turn it, but a hand over his own stopped him and he looked up into hurt brown eyes.
“What about us?” Ryou asked.
※ Warnings - None - just remember that this is the unrevised version.
※ Disclaimer - I obviously don't own it.
Joey spun first and it landed on Seto.
“Oh great, and me without a tictac, I’m going to have dog breath!” Seto complained before the kiss, but the kiss lasted a little longer than it could have. Seto spun and with his amazing accuracy, it landed on Isis. Isis spun and it landed on Yami. They kissed the other’s cheek. Yami spun and it landed on Yugi. Yugi spun and it landed on Duke. Duke spun and it landed on Serenity. Joey had glared when this had happened.
Serenity spun and it landed on Tea. Tea spun and it landed on Malik. She got up and moved the bottle half an inch so it landed on Yugi. Yugi glared at her but couldn’t say anything as she planted her lips onto his. When he sat back down beside Bakura and Malik he had to force the urge not to wipe his mouth off.
Malik leaned over, “Wow, thanks for saving me from that!” He said, wanting to show Yugi that he was okay. Yugi looked at him and giggled out loud as he got up to spin. It landed on Mai. Blushing to himself, he gently pecked her cheek, but she only grinned and grabbed the sides of his face before crushing their lips together, causing almost everyone to erupt into cat calls.
Mai spun and it landed on Bakura. The two took their time, much to Joey and Yami’s chagrin. Bakura spun and the bottle landed on Ryou. Nobody even saw the white-haired thief pounce and Ryou didn’t have a chance to move before he was pinned to the floor. A little dazed, Ryou spun the bottle and it landed on Mokuba. They only pecked each other’s lips, knowing that they had Seto and Bakura watching them intently.
“Over protective.” Mokuba whispered as he had rolled his eyes.
“Know what you mean.” Ryou agreed as he sat down and Mokuba spun. It landed on Tristan. Tristan spun and it landed on Malik. Tristan got up and moved the bottle so it was now pointing to Yugi. Yugi’s eyes narrowed again but got up and let Tristan kiss him on the cheek. Not kissing Tristan back, Yugi grabbed the bottle and spun it, praying to whomever was listening that it landed where he wanted it to.
“Damn it.” He mumbled to himself when it landed on Isis. He kissed her cheek as she kissed his and she spun again. It landed on Duke again. Duke spun and it landed on Malik. As Duke got up he moved the bottle so it was pointing to Ryou this time. Duke got up to kiss Ryou but he was stopped.
“No.” Ryou shook his head, “This game’s over.” He concluded and everyone shrugged and the game was put away.
“But I didn’t kiss Yami!” Tea whined.
“If I kiss you will you shut up for the rest of the evening and leave me alone?” Yami asked, not in the best of moods.
Tea’s face brightened, “Yes! I’ll leave you alone for tonight!” She promised.
“Should have asked for longer.” Bakura muttered as Yami moved and grabbed Tea’s face. He did what Mai had done earlier to Yugi and crushed their lips together. Two minutes later, they surfaced, “Two minutes, that’s two weeks. Deal?”
“Uh huh.” Tea nodded dreamily and Yami doubted she had even heard him.
“Truth or Dare!” Joey said and everyone sat down in a circle again. “I’ll go first.” He said then looked around the circle for his first victim. He grinned when he spotted Malik, looking at Yugi and Ryou. The blonde wasn’t as stupid as everyone thought him to be and he knew that Malik watched both Yugi and Ryou sometimes and he found it sickening. “Ishtar.” He said, getting everyone’s attention and as Malik looked at Joey, everyone looked at Malik. “Truth or dare.”
Malik looked at Joey contemplating what would be worse. “Truth.” He finally said.
“Why did you come here?” Joey asked.
“Because I was asked.” Malik replied, glad that it hadn’t been that bad.
Joey hmphed then looked away.
Malik dared Seto to sing to Isis and the game went on from there. Isis dared Yami to reveal one of Bakura’s deepest secrets. Apparently Bakura was afraid of bunny rabbits. Yami picked on Yugi and Yugi had picked dare, not wanting to back down from the King of Games. Yami dared Yugi not to go near Ryou for the rest of the game. Yugi pouted and glared at Yami, but moved away from Ryou and sat on the other side of the circle between Seto and Duke.
Yugi glanced around and spotted Ryou watching Malik. Grinning to himself he picked on Malik, who chose dare, knowing that he was safe with Yugi. Yugi dared Malik to hold Ryou through out the rest of the game and though Ryou blushed, Yugi could tell he was happy and he had a feeling that Malik was too.
“Why don’t you just jack him off while you’re at it?” Tristan muttered, causing Malik to blush and Ryou to glare at him.
It was Malik’s turn again and he didn’t know who to pick or what to say. Finally, his eyes settled on Joey and a question came to him that he needed answered. “Joey.” He said slowly, “Truth or dare.” He asked, hoping the blonde would pick truth.
His prayers were answered as Joey picked truth. “Why do you and your friends hate me so much?” He asked strongly, just wanting and needing to know.
“Mai doesn’t like you because you’re a creep. Serenity and Tea don’t like you because you’re a pervert. We all know how you stare at Ryou and Yugi, especially in the showers during gym class.” Joey pointed out, causing both Ryou and Yugi to look at Malik, though to Malik their looks registered as disgust. He slowly pushed Ryou toward Yami and Bakura so he was no longer touching the boy. “I’m not sure why Kaiba doesn’t like you, but I know he pities Isis because she has to live with you and she’s actually related to something like you. Duke doesn’t know you but he still doesn’t like you and Tristan knows he can’t trust you. Mokuba’s just scared of you and Isis hates living with you because she doesn’t trust you not to kill her in her sleep.” Joey crossed his arms. “And I don’t like you because you took control of my mind and almost made me kill one of my best friends. You’re freaky, insane and I wouldn’t trust you with anything. That answer your question?” Joey sneered.
“Yes.” Unfortunately, “It does.” Malik nodded and Joey continued with the game. Nobody picked Malik anymore.
After Truth and Dare, everyone wanted to play the last game, Changing Partners. Malik took the opportunity as everyone moved around, getting more popcorn, drinks, going to the bathroom and just getting up and stretching to slip out the front door silently. It was snowing slightly, though the flakes would melt by morning and the cold air felt good against Malik’s numb body. In reality he didn’t really have a destination. He just had to get away from everyone; he’d been stupid to go in the first place and had probably gotten what he’d deserved.
He figured he’d go home and sleep away this nightmare, but remembered what Joey had said about his sister. She didn’t trust him? She thought he’d kill her while she slept? Sniffing to himself, Malik wiped his hand across his eyes. He hadn’t cried since he was little when his back had been scarred.
He didn’t belong around here; he belonged back in Egypt though it probably wouldn’t have mattered where he went. His past would catch up to him and he would be forced to be alone again, just like now.
/ You’re never truly alone. / The voice in the back of his mind reminded him.
Marik was right, he was never alone, but it still wasn’t the same.
Sighing to himself, the Egyptian got lost in his thoughts and didn’t come back to reality until he found himself standing in front of his own house. He let himself in and slowly took off his boots. It had actually started to snow quite a bit and there was at least an inch of the frozen water on the ground. He trudged down the hallway to his room and to his closet. From there he pulled out an old gym bag and started to pack the bare minimum he’d need. With that done he grabbed his wallet and separated the house key from his key chain. He left the silver key on the coffee table under a lit lamp where Isis would see it.
Upon opening the front door he locked it, and taking one last look closed the door. He sighed and stuck his hand in his pocket, his fingers brushing against something. He pulled out a crumpled piece of paper. Confused, he unfolded it and remembered that it was his name. He recalled his words when he had shoved the piece of paper into his pocket. ‘There, problem solved.’ If only someone could just crumple him up and throw him away.
He was just brushing the snow off of his motorcycle that sat in the driveway when a car’s headlights passed across the front of the house, then stopped on him. He was about to flip the driver off when he heard his name being called and the lights were shut off. Now that he could see, he realized that it was Ryou’s car and both Yugi and Ryou had gotten out.
“What do you want?” Malik asked softly as he checked the gas in the tank.
“I’m sorry for what they did!” Yugi said first.
Malik shrugged, “It wasn’t your fault. I was stupid enough to go, I mean, I knew that nobody wanted me there but I still went anyway.” He said softly, mentally making a note to get gas on the way to the airport.
“You’re running away.” Ryou stated and the tone in his voice made Malik turn around.
“No, I’m not running away.” Malik hissed, “I’m doing everyone a favour and leaving. My own sister doesn’t even trust me living under the same roof as she does so I have nowhere to stay. I’m going back to Egypt where I won’t be able to scare people or disgust them.” Malik turned back to his motorcycle and put the key in the ignition. “There’s nothing here for me anyway.” He mumbled and was about to turn it, but a hand over his own stopped him and he looked up into hurt brown eyes.
“What about us?” Ryou asked.