Buisness Hours
Buisness Hours-Chapter 10
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Sorry for the late updates, I fell so lazy :P anyway Mally
and me hope you like this chapter the Yami’s RETURN! Anyways ENJOY!!!
Ryou opened his eyes lazily he still felt slightly sick as
he got up upon hearing the doorbell...he got up as quickly as he could in his
present state, and settled for an oversized t-shirt instead of bothering with a
dress or skirt. He glanced down the hall and noticed his uncle was gone...'he
didn't wake me up...' Ryou thought for a moment as he went to answer the door
hearing the doorbell once again ring.
Yugi, as he customarily did, immediately bounded in followed
by Malik. "Aww, I knew you were
just kidding!" Yugi said looking
slightly disappointed for a moment, before handing Ryou a sack full of
underwear.
"I wasn't kidding!" Malik said before frowning.
"You look like you got hit by a semi...what's up?
over to a chair.
Yugi nodded.
"You look really tired too...did your uncle keep you up all night
cleaning?"
Ryou just shook his head as he sat down smiling at his two
friends, he wasn't hurt, Eric was actually really gentle with him...but he
almost wished he wasn't because it only proved how starved for love he really
was...something he didn't want to be reminded of.
"I'm just tired I didn't get much sleep last night was
all him and his damn friends came over last night they thought it funny to get
me drunk with them." Ryou mumbled unhappily his head hurting terribly.
"Well at least drunk was all that happened.
left." Malik said shaking his
head. "I really hate leaving you
here...stuff like that shouldn't happen."
Yugi giggled a bit.
"You got drunk? I wish I
could have seen it, they always have people on the television doing stupid
things when they're drunk!" Yugi
said digging a couple of 600mg ibuprofens out of his pocket.
some incase I run into trouble and get hurt on the job."
packet to Ryou.
Malik laughed.
"Stop sucking up Yugi, you're not going to get him to give you any
alcohol and I doubt he would tell you if he did anything stupid."
bit.yes"> Sure...I wanted to know if he has any drunken stories to tell,
but only because you refuse to let me drink!" He said flopping into Charles' easy chair and wrinkling his nose
a bit.
"Thanks." Ryou said softly obviously out of the
loop, not even Yugi's laughter could seem to bring him out this trance he was
presently in at the moment he kept on trying to focus but truth being told he
felt strange as if he wasn’t even alive at the moment...just there and nothing
more. Ryou looked to Malik.
"I hate this...why do I feel it necessary to please
other men just so that I can feel? Eric took me last night and I didn't do much
of anything to stop him in fact I almost welcomed it. I don't like doing what I
do but...I feel as if I’m already dead." Ryou curled up slightly as tears
began to cascade down his cheeks as he silently cried.
Yugi and Malik both frowned at that.
not dead..." Yugi said getting up and sitting on the floor next to Ryou
and hugging him a little.
Malik sighed.
"Ryou, don’t tear your self up.
You were drunk, you are deprived of the loving care that all people
need. You just did what you thought was
best while you were drunk. It's not your fault...and you don’t need to please
anyone." Malik said sitting next
to Ryou and patting his back gently, before pulling him into his lap to
hug. "Don’t cry...everything will
be ok...” he whispered as Yugi got into the chair and hugged the both of them,
near tears himself.
"But you two both feel the same way...we want love yet
we can only find it through certain means, and I hate it, I hate myself for
doing it as well but I can't bring myself to stop." Ryou said holding
tightly onto Malik as he cried onto his shoulder.
Malik shook his head a bit.
"I want to love...but until I can Ryou, I'll love you and Yugi...we
need to stick together...besides, it's easy to tell that Joey fancies you...you
should give him a chance...he seems like he'd do anything to please you.
worried about you." Malik said
kissing Ryou's forehead.
Yugi buried his head into Ryou's shoulder and cuddled him
gently. "It's ok Ryou...when love
is ready to remember us, we'll know, and we'll all be happy.
Malik. Don’t cry anymore..."
his tears.
"I don't know how to love..." Ryou said trailing
off a bit pulling away from the comforting embrace..."And even if Joey
does have feelings for me of that sort do you think I could actually sustain a
relationship doing this kind of work? The prosperity of the relationship does
not look promising." Ryou sighed heavily as the phone rang and he answered
it tiredly.
"Moshi-Moshi" Ryou said softly. Ryou was halfway
relived but also distressed that it was his father telling him to come home instantly
and then he hung up the phone shaking his head slightly. "Could I ask you
a favor Malik?" Ryou asked softly.
Malik nodded a bit.
"It depends on the favor.
But sure, ask away." He
said looking at Ryou worriedly. Yugi
was also a bit worried at Ryou's current state of mind and emotion.
"My dad wants me home...please just this once let me
borrow your clothes, I swear I’ll pay you back anyway possible just do not make
me go over to my dad's dressed like a girl." Ryou practically begged.
Malik nodded.
"You realize...one of us is going to HAVE to leave dressed as a
girl...” he said smiling a bit. "I
suppose I deserve it for making fun of you..."
Yugi grinned.
"This is even better than the arcade!"
predicament.
Malik groaned a bit.
"Go find something that will fit me, and I'll trade you.
hair. "You owe me.
you're gonna wear it again when you come home for a quick snapshot for the
scrapbook." He said smiling
softly.
"I'll let you pick it out, I’ll have a tendency to make
you look ridiculous." Ryou said standing as he led Malik upstairs where
they swapped clothing. Ryou couldn't help but snicker slightly at Malik's new
attire though. "I know I’m being a hypocrite but you do look pretty."
Ryou teased
Malik huffed a bit, wearing the ONLY dress that seemed to
fit him, and of course, it was the girliest of them all.
and the matching dress shoes and socks.
"Shut up. At least I didn't
have to wear frilly girls underwear."
He said, glad that he didn't have to nor wanted to swap underwear.
until the day you die." He said
glancing into the mirror and making the most hysterical face, to everyone but
him. "God...I look like such a
freaking idiot...I just hope Seto or Otogi, or anyone else I know doesn't see
me like this...the last thing I need is someone developing a fetish for this
sort of thing." He mumbled wishing
for a bag to put over his head.
"You owe me big. I'm
talking, 8 by 10 inch photos for out apartment wall, big.
this girl? SADISTIC?!" he said
turning from the mirror. "Slut by
night, little marry sunshine for daddies....” he mumbled turning to Ryou.
"I hope someone does see you for that little comment
Malik." Ryou said walking downstairs "And it's not like I wanted to
wear your clothes, no wonder my dad thinks your a slut...your shirt is way too
short!" Ryou said as the three of them walked outside receiving many
giggles and taunts form Yugi as they went toward Ryou's dad's apartment since
they were actually really close to one another. "I'll stop by as often as
I can." Ryou said softly.
Yugi grinned.
"Yeah, you'd better. You
know how girls are...always complaining about how dirty things
are..." Yugi said dodging a swat
from Malik. "Shut up!
something." He growled at Yugi
before turning to Ryou and smiling a bit.
"I hope you come home soon, the place really isn’t the
same without you...it's too...dirty."
Malik said remembering all the times Ryou would suddenly just
clean. "That, and Yugi misses his
human teddy-bear and I miss my human pillow.
Really, we miss you a lot."
He said hugging Ryou a bit.
Yugi nodded a bit.
"Hurry home! I miss the
talks we had in the middle of the night sometimes."
both stepped away from him to give him the space to enter the home.
"I miss you guy's a lot too...and I wouldn't worry to
much he'll get mad at me soon enough and tell me to go away and I’ll do exactly
that." Ryou said as he entered the house, waving goodbye to his friends as
he did so. Yugi turned to Malik.
"Do you think he'll be okay?" Yugi asked softly.
Malik nodded a bit.
"I think his father will be an improvement on his uncle...god this
sucks..." He mumbled wrinkling his
nose. "Skirts...how can girls WEAR
them?" He said agitatedly.
danger...but I really think his father wont treat him as badly as his
uncle...in some areas anyway." He
said shaking his head. "We all
have our families to deal with sometimes..."
Yugi didn't comment on that, he didn't think about his
family past his grandpa, he refused to even remember he had one. It was all to
painful so he pretended it didn't even happen and had almost convinced himself
it hadn’t then Seto came along making him doubt what he had previously thought
to be true...he wanted to talk about it but he was worried about saying
anything about it because if his father was out of Jail he would be furious not
to mention he didn't want Malik's or Ryou's view of him to change at all he
loved them too much and he didn't want to change anything between them.
Malik smiled a little, turning from the door and walking
away from it. "Let's get home
before someone sees me in this mess of girly fabric and blah.
frilly thing." He said smiling a
bit to Yugi over his shoulder.
"Maybe we can grab some ice-cream or something to help our nerves
about Ryou. He'll be ok...I
think." Malik said waiting for
Yugi to catch up. "I'm just hoping
no one decides to drive down the roads we need to walk to get home...Seto or
Otogi would have a hay day...and I shudder at the thought of our neighbors
catching me like this..."
Yugi laughed a little bit, "I think they work during
the day so you should be safe from them at least, and hopefully you'll luck
won't run out." Yugi said winking as they finally reached their apartment
and got inside without any one noticing as Malik practically stripped in the
living room not waiting to get out of the clothing.
"Malik!" Yugi said "Honestly show some
curtsey and do that in your room at least." Yugi said as he walked in the
kitchen.
Malik laughed a bit.
"Oh bite me. We're both
men, besides I'm still in my underwear!"
He said picking up the dress and depositing it in the closet, for Ryou
to wear once more before it was shredded by the three of them.
to wear that stupid thing." He
said going upstairs to get dressed in his casual clothes.
examining it. "I think Ryou was
just complaining..." Malik mumbled
sitting down.
Yugi followed him upstairs, "um, Otogi didn't call
while we were gone but I think we work today...some of the new customers and
such he has one for Ryou too so if he can come by tonight I’m afraid he'll just
be working." Yugi said sitting next to Malik.
"Who asked for Ryou?
I'll cover for him if he cant...I doubt his dad will let him out...but
we can wait and see." Malik said
stretching a bit. "Ryou was right
though...you ever wonder what life would be like, if we could quit doing this
stuff for a living? What would you
do?" He said just wanting to talk
a bit about 'dreams' before leaving for work.
"I don't know...maybe start up a game shop or something,
I like games a lot and I like seeing people having fun, remember when we all
played twister? I haven't seen you and Ryou smile like that in a long
time." Yugi said giving a broad smile
Malik nodded a little.
"Yeah...that was back before everything got
complicated..." he said sighing a
bit. "I bet Ryou would have either
been a painter, or a pianist...he was really good at both."
maybe just get an average job...nothing fancy.
I'd live a normal life, have you and Ryou over all the time and maybe
fall in love..." he said sighing
dreamily. "Yeah...that'd be the
life."
Marik rubbed his temples tiredly, coffee today was not doing
the usual trick it usually did at work as he sat in the break room trying to
catch a few more minutes of sleep although his fellow co-workers would not shut
the hell up an allow him some peace and quiet.
"What the hell are you talking about that’s so exciting
you can't at least whisper?" Marik said irritated at the other two.
Most of the co-workers were scared of Marik if not down
right terrified of the blonde, he had already threatened a one-two many of them
and was lucky the manager had not fired him yet.
"Oh...um...well"
One worker said, holding up a piece of paper. "A few of us were at the bar...and got this number.
Marik, glad that they had made copies and kept spares handy.
'entertainment'..." Another piped
up. All eyes stared at Marik, awaiting
his reaction to all of this.
Marik quirked an eyebrow at this. "Really..." He
said with mild interest as he took the number. "you said his name was
Otogi huh...what kind of entertainment exactly does he provide?" Marik
said looking at the two.
"The exciting kind." The first worker said smiling lightly, relieved at the reaction
to the number. "He's got the
hottest 'entertainment' in town."
he continued before looking to his friend.
"Yes indeed, I've heard some stories that fulfill some
of the wildest desires there ever were...it's really a deal, and his employees
don’t charge too much either. You
really get a 'bang' for your buck."
Marik simply shrugged at what they said as his watch started
to beep telling him his break was up. "Thanks for the number." He
said as he left them alone to get back to work. He was more or less curious of
this whole 'entertainment' than looking for sexual release...although that
didn't sound to bad of an idea to himself personally. Bakura came strolling in
shortly after he got of his break as Marik looked at him questionably.
"What are you doing here? I thought you had work
today." Marik said as he stopped for a moment to talk to him.
Bakura shrugged a bit.
"Just taking a break."
He said snickering. "Yami
needed help at the last second, so I had to call in and skip work today.
doing. You look dead."
neck. "What's up?"
"Just tired I guess..." Marik said as he had
Bakura follow him into the stock room so he could finish his inventory report.
"I unfortunately still have work to do for the next few hours...would you
like to check something out for me? I got this number from some guy's in the
break room, they said this guy Otogi provides 'entertainment' of the exciting
kind, the curiosity is killing me but I can't get away from work to go see for
myself." Marik said.
Bakura blinked a bit.
"The exciting kind? That's
real definitive...isn't all entertainment exciting?"
it. "What do you think it is?
vague description..." he mumbled
before lng ang at Marik. "I'll
check it out...this had better be good."
he mumbled pocketing the number.
"What time are you getting off?
I want to be sure whatever 'entertainment' I'm getting, you'll be there
to get some of it too." he said
snickering at the thought of what might be a horrible practical joke.
after all...you have been an ass to the guys working here...this could be their
revenge.."
"Yes but there also afraid of me so I doubt it highly
unless they have a death wish...I should be off around eight-ish, do me a favor
though don't have it at our place you know Yami would blow his top if it's a
certain service." Marik said softly "Just get a hotel and have me
meet you there all right?" Marik asked
Bakura laughed and nodded.
"Sure thing. I'll call you
with the details about 10 minutes before you get off."
finding out what 'services' could be provided by this Otogi fellow.
thinking...tonight will defiantly be a fun evening...heh"
this guy.
Ryou slipped out his bedroom window about 7:30, his dad had
told him to 'get lost' so he did exactly that, also he knew Otogi was ready to
kill him if he missed another day of work. He knocked on the apartment door
happy to have it answered by Yugi and not Malik not feeling like dressing up
tonight at all.
Yugi grinned.
"Ryou! Wow, your dad must tire of you very quickly...Malik said he
didn't think you'd be home tonight."
he said hugging Ryou immediately.
"He also came home mumbling about how his shirts weren't too
short." he said grinning.
hates it when I 'cook' but I think that pizza rolls are ok to
make..." he said tugging Ryou in
and shutting the door behind him.
Ryou smiled he had missed how hyperactive his friend got
most of the time. "Um, where is Malik?" Ryou asked as he was forced
to sit down at the table by the persuasive Yugi.
Yugi thought for a moment as he scooped pizza rolls off the
cookie sheet and into two bowls for them, leaving a couple for Malik.
needed to talk to him. Something about
a special call..." he said sitting
down next to Ryou and shoving the bowl of snack food in front of him as
well. "How was YOUR day?"
"Oh wonderful I got yelled at and cussed out nearly
slapped in the face and then I was told to get lost." Ryou mumbled
unhappily as he shoved a pizza roll in his mouth as the phone rang and Ryou
answered it hoping it was Malik which thankfully it was.
"Malik! I'm glad you called look's like I am home this
evening." Ryou said smiling although he knew Malik couldn't see him.
Malik smiled slightly.
"Glad to hear it...we have a job tonight...the both of us...are you
up to it? It's some new people and
we're going to be entertaining two of them...at once..."
he HAD to. "But Otogi said you and
I would be best fit for this job, because Yugi is uneasy about new
customers...you know how scared he gets..." he mumbled shaking his head.
"If you can, don’t tell him...I wouldn't want him worrying about us
all night..."
"I’m fine, I actually healed up quite nicely too...you
can barely tell." Ryou said as Malik said to meet him at Otogi's. "Be
there in a little bit." Ryou said as he hung up the phone.
"Hey I got a job tonight, so I’ll see you later
okay?" Ryou said stuffing another pizza roll in his mouth.
Yugi blinked.
"Really?" he said
frowning a little. "Aww...phooey,
maybe I can invite Yami over to share the pizza rolls with me...there's too
many to eat myself, and besides pizza rolls don’t keep well."
Ryou smile. "Just be
careful...you're still healing."
He smiled and hugged Ryou once more.
When you come home, we can talk about stuff I have a lot to tell you!
"All right" Ryou said hugging his friend
"Don't be good." Ryou said winking as he headed out the door
thinking. New customers...Ryou usually didn't handle the new ones he usually
let Malik handle it cause he insisted on doing so in the first place but he
rarely got a double that wanted two separates instead of just one. Ryou saw
Malik sitting on a bench as he ran up to him.
Malik smiled a little.
"I have the address...thanks for coming...Yugi's too fragile for
new guys, and believe me...I'd do it alone if it wasn't a request for
two..." he mumbled giving Ryou a
quick hug. "It's good to see you
back, I didn't think you'd be back so soon." He said as he began walking to the address Otogi had given
him. "Otogi said that the guys
were curious, and the one who called in sounded a bit tough...so I'll take
him...I don’t want you getting hurt ANY more.
Sheesh, you're like an abuse magnet." he said ruffling Ryou's hair slightly as they walked.
"Curious huh...didn't you tell everyone you gave the
number to what type of entertainment this is?" Ryou asked not sure.
Malik nodded.
"Yeah...someone must have 'shared the love'."
nodding. "The room
is...uh..." he said pulling the
paper out of his pocket. "Room 302A"
he said pocketing the address once more. "Let's find this place and get it over with...this could be
a VERY unpleasant night.." Malik
mumbled heading to the elevator and punching in the number for the appropriate
floor.
"Your so pessimistic sometimes, oh and I found that
dress in the closet you will never see it again as long as you live." Ryou
said finding it when he grabbed his coat and throwing it in a nearby dumpster.
Malik groaned.
"You owed me a picture in a dress you little cheater!"
present is going to be. A cute little
white dress with sa oxford ord shoes and frilly socks."
pretty..." he said smiling even though
Ryou socked him in the arm on the last comment. They got got off the elevator and Malik d thd the room.
shaking his head. "At least they
got a relatively good room..."
"I thought you said I looked beautiful." Ryou said
smiling as he knocked on the door leaning against the wall waiting for the
inevitable night that was in store for them.
"Fine, I'll get you the dress and kiss you out of love
at first sight...you'll be 'hypnotic'."
Malik chuckled as he waited for the door to open as well.
We know it’s an awful cliffy ~don’t hurt us~ but that
guarantee’s Yami’s in the next chapter no? Anyway I hop you aren’t too mad!
PLEASE REVIEW!!!
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