A Home of Our Own
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Adult ++
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34
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169
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Together Now
A Home of Our Own
Summary: Kimi ga Iru AU. Neko fic Nya nya
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh. If I did…*begins to laugh evilly*
Warning: um...use your computer in a well lit room?
Author’s Note: There will be a cut off point where I can safely make a Part two! ^w^ Thanks everyone!
Together Now
“God jesus fucking -.”
“Marik!” Yugi shushed him and looked back at his book. “No one said you had to do it!”
“Yugi, you can do this shit, but you can’t cook? And you can’t handle the cash register?” Marik looked at the front of the book. “Cal-Cu-Lus?”
Yugi shrugged. “Malik says I’m an Idiot genius.”
Marik laid on his side on the bed and closed the book. “I’ll say...” He watched Yugi sit at his desk, studying. “Hey, it’s getting late. Want to go to sleep?”
Yugi shook his head. “I have to write a response paper. Jin-sensei doesn’t like it if the handwritings is all messy so it takes forever. He used to make me stay behind my freshmen year and write things over and over.”
“Hn. Ishizu used to make me do that...”
“You went to Neko school?”
Marik shook his head, looking at the tip of his tail. “Home school you could say.”
Yugi checked the book and kept writing. “I heard...that Jin-sensei has a boyfriend.”
“Oh yeah?”
“Yeah....this wild Neko from the islands. I hear he’s in a gang.”
Marik smoothed his tail fur. “What’s his name, maybe I know him.”
Yugi shook his head. “Jin-sensei never talks about him. I think it’s a long distance thing.”
“But you told me...this...kid...Hoto-whatty?”
“Hotohori.”
“Yeah, whatever, that kid likes him.”
“Sure he does...” Yugi turned his paper over. “But Noriko likes Hotohori and so does Camus.”
Marik rubbed his forehead, trying to remember Yugi’s stories. “Camus is...the flower kid? From that German school?”
“Yes.”
“...Isn’t he an Inu?”
“Well...yes...” Yugi wrote some more and put down his pen. “Do you think the Meiji restoration was necessary?’
Marik made a face. “What?!”
****
Honda didn’t mind the other dogs. He was just happy to be outside.
The sun really shined bright and the grass was so green here...
One of the Doberman’s jumped over him, chasing a ball and Honda’s ears perked up. They were playing a game?
He sat up and saw some of the kennel staff tossing balls and frisbees out to the dogs and Honda wagged his tail. They’d had one ball back in the den and they’d had to share. Then it got lost in the sewer and none of them wanted it anymore.
Something thunked him on the forehead and a frisbee fell into his lap.
A human waved to him. “Here Boy!”
Honda got up and ran it over. He got a vigorous rub on the head.
“Good! What’s your name?”
“Honda!” he said, tail wagging.
“Good! Can you catch?”
“Yes.”
“Then go CATCH!” the man threw the frisbee and Honda was after it. Jumping several other dogs he snatched it out of the air with his hands, biting into it viciously and shaking his head back and forth. The man ran up and got it from him, laughing when Honda resisted.
“Cute! You’re the Shepard Pegasus brought home ne?”
“Yeah I guess...”
The man smiled. “I’m Ohtori.” He looked at Honda’s collar and took it off him. “You won’t need this unless the Master needs you. Want to play some more? We feed the dogs around sundown. That fine?”
“Yeah!”
The man did a mock toss and Honda ran forward, ready. The guy threw it for real and Honda was after it.
Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad after all.
Inside the estate, Maximilian Pegasus was in a state of bliss. Raphael drew the covers around them ,licking the man’s shoulder.
“Satisfied?” Raphael growled.
“Yes...” Pegasus sighed. “Very....”
“I thought you had papers....”
“Later...” the man whispered, falling to sleep.
Raphael sniffed the man’s hair, nuzzling under his chin.
“Later Puppy...”
****
It was a rush of people and sounds and smells and Honda was a bit confused but when someone shoved a plate in his hands and put him in a chair, he dug into his food just like every one else. He looked around and liked the people he smelled. Some smelled like wet dirt and flowers, some smelled like chemicals with a lemon or pine scent and others smelled of other animals. These people rubbed him on the head and joked with him as they all sat around watching tv and eating, generally resting at the end of the day.
“So, he’s the new guard dog?”
Ohtori, the one he’d been playing with nodded. “Yeah, but Pegasus obviously doesn’t want him like he wanted Raphael.”
One of the maid’s chuckled into her hand. “You mean SlutPuppy?”
The staff cracked up, feeling secure. Honda tilted his head and one of the women “awwwwed”.
“Is he the staff’s then?”
Ohtori shrugged. “Pegasus is housing him in the dog kennels.”
The butler shook his head. “Well, we can certainly fix it up.” He looked at Honda. “You’d like a room then wouldn’t you?”
“Sure...” Honda looked around. “Why do you guys work for Pegasus if you don’t like him? I mean...I’ve known him for like...a few hours out of the day and yeah he’s a jackass...but you guys don’t have to be here.”
The whole group seemed to sigh. “Yeah we do...”
The man who smelled like grass and wet dirt wiped his hands. “We do. There isn’t much work on the Island except with Mr. Pegasus. It really sucks but...”
“And we need the money.” One woman said, staring into her plate.
“...Why can’t you just live on the street? I did.”
Someone clapped him on the shoulder. “That’s cause you’re an Inu kid. Human’s need houses, real homes!”
Honda took offense. “I had a real home! With friends and family until that jackass ran me over and smacked a collar on me...” Honda held up his cast. “He said I was some kinda...pure breed and the next thing I knew I was in some...place with some ‘Tech’ trying to stick a cold, glass rod up my ass.”
People laughed sympathetically and Honda smiled a little. “Okay, I take it back. Pegasus is a jackass and you guys do have to stick around. I’m sorry.”
He tore into his chicken then, tail wagging. “You guys eat like this everyday?”
The cook, sitting near the edge of the table. “Of course.”
“This is great!” he said between bites.
“Of course...”the man said. “But you think Pegasus can say that? No, he says, this is much too hot or much too cold, that will burn Puppy Dog’s lips, prepare it again.”
The men and women groaned. Apparently, Pegasus made them do lots of things again.
Honda decided he’d have to watch it around Pegasus if he didn’t want to get reprimanded.
When dinner was over, most of the staff went to their night jobs elsewhere or at the mansion. Honda wandered back into the kennels, playing with some of the dogs through the cage bars.
“They like you.”
Honda got up and smiled. “Yeah...but then too...” He pointed to his ears. “Aren’t I one of them?”
“Just a little different.” Ohtori held up some bedding. “Tonight you’ll have to hang in here, but tomorrow it’ll be alright. I’ll be in my room just upstairs watching tv or on the computer. Don’t feel bad about knocking and hey, you’re allowed to explore the grounds. Just don’t let Pegasus catch you biting on anything. He hates that.”
“I’ve gathered. I tried to chew this jacket and I got smacked...and sprayed with water.”
Ohtori laughed. “I’ll bet.” He gave the bedding to Honda. “Good evening...”
Honda let his tail wag as he went back to the open cage. “Good evening...”
****
Marik laughed and laid back on the bed. “Why is this important Yugi? I don’t go to your school!”
“Shhh! Anyway, Kagome, that annoying girl from 9-6 is chasing one of the new Inu students, but it’s not going well AT ALL and she’s making a fool of herself because for one, she’s Neko and two, hello she’s scrawny and her voice sounds like a run over cat!” Yugi made a screeching cat sound and Marik cracked up.
“Chibi, it’s damn near two a.m.! Come lay down!”
Yugi sighed looking at his essay. He supposed it was nice enough. “Are you taking me to school tomorrow?”
“Sure Chibi.” Marik laid on his back. “It’ll be ...domestic.”
The Kitten got up and dug through his drawers, fishing out some pajama bottoms. He took off his jeans and wiggled into them, getting out of his shirt and jumping on the bed, sitting on Marik’s chest.
“Will you make me lunch?”
“Nn...I dunno if I wanna be that homey. We’ll see.”
Yugi leaned and turned off the lamp, dragging the covers from under Marik and getting in. He twitched his ears when Marik licked them and closed his eyes.
“You’ll be here tomorrow.”
“Yeah.”
“Alright.”
A moment or so passed and Yugi opened one eye. “Are you sleeping here?”
“Yeah, I was thinking about it.”
Yugi turned over, grinning. “Then goodnight!”
“...you’re cruel.” Marik got up and got out of his clothes, sliding in with Yugi. “And you need a bigger bed.”
“Kittens get twin beds. Sorry Marik.”
“Cruel....”
Yugi giggled and snuggled back into his embrace. “Nya...”
“Nya? What the hell’s that mean?”
****
Ryou looked around sleepily. “Is that everything?”
“Yeah...pretty much....Unless you wanna loot some stuff from those other apartments?”
“...Are you ever going to bring the people back?”
Bakura laughed. “I’ll think about it.”
“Big Brother!”
Bakura adjusted his back pack. “I can’t hear you. Let’s go!”
“Big Brother!” Ryou whined.
“What? Is that a mouse squeaking? It must be, let’s go Ryou!”
The Kitten rolled his eyes and hugged his bear to his chest. His brother could be so stubborn.
When they got there it smelled like dawn was coming. They snuck around they’re way and got into the mansion easy, Bakura leading the way.
“Big Brother, if Kaiba knows we’re coming...why did we break in?”
“It’s all about style.”
“Oh!” Ryou’s ears twitched. “What about those guards you knocked out? Aren’t they the same poor guys from -.”
“Ryou!” Bakura side-stepped a black suited security guard and karate chopped him.
“Right, Style!”
The Kitten giggled, stepping over a downed security person and followed his brother to their new rooms.
“Don’t giggle Ryou, it ruins the effect!”
“Riiight.”
Bakura turned to look at him and Ryou ducked his head, giving his best, “Love me” look.
The elder Neko rolled his eyes and shoved open some double doors. Inside there was a huge bed and more floor space than the apartment they’d been living in. There was a plasma tv attached to ceiling anchors and a huge bookcase. A computer sat in the corner on a large wooden desk and there were paintings and rugs to add to the decor.
Ryou gave a gasp. “Wow....” he said, poking a vase.
It fell over and smashed.
“Ryou...”
“Sorry.” the Kitten followed his brother around the room. “Say...”
They went into the bathroom and they were both troubled.
Why were there TWO toilets?
Ryou poked the other “toilet”. “Hey...it’s got faucet handles.”
Bakura realized what it was. “Ahhh....don’t mess with that. We don’t need it.”
“What is it?” Ryou turned the knob too hard and water poured into the basin and splashed up in the Kitten’s face, causing him to hiss. The device shattered and ceased to function, leaving a wet Ryou and a resigned Bakura.
“That’s it. You’re going to bed.”
“But I want to explore -Hey!”
Bakura got a towel and dried Ryou off, getting him out of his clothes. He walked the boy over to the bed, taking the soaking, bedraggled teddy bear.
“Bed.”
“But -.”
“Do it.” he said sternly.
Ryou got under the covers, cold and naked, muttering about how he never got to do anything.
“Ryou!”
“I’m asleep.” the Kitten curled up and made snoring sounds, making Bakura laugh.
“Yeah, whatever. Stay there...” Bakura left him there and went to explore the rest of the room. Inside the room sized walk-in closet there were clothes for both of them apparently, casual and fancy and a little side area where Bakura found various cat toys.
Ryou will like those...that’s good.
Something bumped into him and he turned around. “Ryou, go back to bed.”
“I’m cold.”
“Because you’re naked. Now go!”
Ryou wrapped his tail down around his waist. “Can I at least have my bear back?”
Bakura looked in the little toy area and retrieve a stuffed cow. “Sleep with this.”
“What is it?”
“...Beef.”
Ryou took it, blinking. “Beef...?” He wandered off again and Bakura got back to exploring. He got up on the step ladders and inspected the shoes (biting the leather ones) and sniffing the ties. He supposed he wouldn’t need those.
He left the closet and found Ryou wandering around still and let it go. There was no way Ryou was going to listen. He did this every time he went to a new den.
Bakura sat at the desk and checked the drawers. There wasn’t much yet, but it was a start. He turned on the computer and checked the email and put his chin in his hands, thinking.
It really was too much. He smirked as Ryou got lost in the bed curtain, swiping at the gauzy material and falling down.
“Starting a war?” he called.
“Yes!” the Kitten said. “This bed....is a bastard! It’s too high!”
“Go to bed Ryou. I’ll be there soon.”
“And the shower and the tub are two different things, it’s made of glass Bakura!”
“I saw.” the Neko got on the internet and saw that the home page was the Center’s web page. my, how distasteful...
He was engrossed and seeing what information they listed on the Center’s sight when he heard swearing. He looked up and Ryou was stacking pillows.
“Having fun?”
“YES! There’s like a million of these!”
He watched the Kitten dive into them and roll around, his purrs reaching Bakura across the room.
If Ryou was happy, then he was happy.
He shut off the computer and went over to the bed, getting out of his shirt. “Kaiba will be surprised tomorrow, don’t you think?”
“Sure...” Ryou put as many pillows behind his head as he could stand and laid down, finding it weird and impossible. He pushed them all away and hugged a big one, snuggling it.
“They smell good...”
Bakura got the Kitten under covers and laid near him. “Tomorrow we find the kitchen!”
“Yay!” Ryou said, yawning widely.
The Alabaster watched as his brother quickly succumbed to sleep, laying with his hands behind his head.
Is this where you would have wanted to be Akefia? Beside me in this uneasy luxury?
Ryou abandoned his pillow and attached himself to Bakura instead.
I think you would...if you were beside me.
****
“Reow!” cut into the night again and again as Yugi was pushed into, the Kitten’s claws dug into his mattress with an iron grip. True, the Kitten needed to sleep. School was only in a few hours, but Marik -
“Ah!”
He panted against the sheets his tail lifted high over his back. He’d started it, but he didn’t mind because, Marik had cheered him up. The whole time tonight he’d just wanted to lean into Marik and purr and be stroked...by him. He’d kissed him on the couch and nuzzled him because Marik had listened, Marik had cared. Marik wanted to take care of him and since he knew Marik liked this...he didn’t mind when his pajamas were pulled or when Marik wouldn’t stop kissing his neck and whispering his name.
“Oh Chibi....” Marik panted, pushing into him harder, squeezing his thighs. “Nn!”
The Golden grunted, fangs just brushing over Yugi’s shoulder, but withdrawing, and came, the body below him already done twice over for the night.
He pulled away and Yugi collapsed against the bed. He was tired...really tired, barely registering being cleaned and having the sheet drawn up around him.
“Yugi?” Marik whispered, nuzzling him.
He didn’t respond, hell, he didn’t move. He got his claws out of the bed and just let sleep take him, hoping Marik could find enough room.
****
In the morning, Yugi purred as Marik pressed him into the bed, kissing him. They kissed back and forth, the Kitten getting the hang of the tongue thing finally and letting his hands wander up into Marik’s hair.
Did this mean they were boyfriends?
There was a knock on the door and they both scrambled for a second, Yugi closing his uniform jacket.
“What?” he whined, eyeing Marik in the closet.
“It’s Shadi Yugi. Are you alright?”
“I’m fine...” the boy got up and zipped his pants back, smoothing his tail. He rubbed his cheek and opened the door. “Marik’s getting me to school.”
“Well, he isn’t here yet and -.”
“Shadi!” he whined, tossing his head back. “Stop! You’re not my Yami!”
“Alright...alright. Yami left you a lunch downstairs. I see you got a new tv. Who got that for you?”
Yugi looked at him. “We had an extra one in the store room. I think grandpa always meant to set it up but didn’t.”
“Oh. Cereal on the table and your waffles are getting cold.” He gave the boy a quick pet and waved as he walked away. “See you later Kitty.”
Yugi gave a “meow” and closed his door back looking around for his school bag. He got his things together and looked at Marik putting on one of Yugi’s shirt. It was tigh ton him, but it just made Yugi smile.
Marik pulled it down to cover his navel to no avail and jerked his thumb. “Let’s go Chibi. Dibs on waffles.”
He put a cigarette in his mouth and smacked Yugi’s rear. “Ikimashou!”
Yugi bounced downstairs and forced handfuls of cereal into his mouth while Marik attacked his waffled, the Kitten gulping milk as he watched the clock.
“Marik, I’m gonna be late...”
Marik grabbed him and they headed out. “Next time don’t tease me in the morning.”
They got on his bike and zoomed off.
When they got to school, several students were gawking from the windows as Yugi ran in place beside Marik’s motorcycle. The Golden shoved money in his hand and pulled him down for a kiss.
“I’ll come get you later, need to take you to a place.”
“Okay, bye!” Yugi ran inside, slinking by the principal with a “Hi, I’m really invisible and late as hell” smile. When he got to class, Souma-sensei was not please and Yugi eased into his seat, Eiji nudging him going, “Nya nya nya!”
The Kitten blushed, whispering for him to stop, and started to take notes.
****
Seto Kaiba didn’t know what the fuck happened to his kitchen, but it looked like a tornado hit it.
There was crap everywhere and sitting on the counter watching was Bakura. The Alabaster was snacking on raw bacon while he instructed Ryou on how to make eggs for what looked to be the nth time.
Seto stepped over a failed omelette and some cracked eggs, flour, spilled milk, a pot, a pan, some ice from the fridge’s dispenser, growing angrier as he went.
“Ba.Ku.RA.”
The Neko blinked at him. “Se.e.To.” He waved. “Good morning.”
“What are you doing?” Seto was seething.
“Teaching him how to cook. That human wanted to give Ryou some fuckin...Neko chow. What the fuck is that? We ain’t dogs.” Bakura snickered. “Or Inus.”
Ryou took the pan in both hands and moved it upwards, the omelette flying out and landing on Seto’s head. Bakura reached forward and snatched pieces off.
“Damn...perfect!”
Ryou turned and gave a victory sign, starting to crack more eggs.
Seto clenched and unclenched his hands. He had to get it under control.
Bakura smirked. “Are you...going to cry over a little spilt milk?”
And as Seto reached for the knife set, Mokuba came in.
“Holy crap! Seto, our kitchen exploded!”
Behind him, Noa crouched and crawled over to the milk, starting to lick at it. Mokuba went over and stopped him.
“Noa, don’t. There could be bad stuff in it.”
The boy’s ears drooped and he finally got a look at his surroundings. He looked at Bakura and Ryou and the younger Alabaster stopped cooking and rubbed his head. His tail flicked and he looked right at Noa.
“Stop it!”
Noa just stared and Ryou tried to flip another omelette, Bakura catching it and eating more.
“Hn...what’s in this one Ryou?”
The boy picked up a smashed looking tomato and the pepper shaker. “This stuff.”
Bakura offered some to Seto. “I think it’s okay.”
Seto didn’t move. But Mokuba did.
He took some and nodded. “This is good.” He tried the one on Seto’s head and the CEO snatched it off, growling.
“You...YOU FILTH! HOW DARE YOU!”
Bakura just blinked. “There are Kittens here, watch your mouth.”
Ryou snickered and Noa got closer to Mokuba, Bakura catching sight of him.
“Well, aren’t you cute.” he looked at Seto and leaned down. “It’s a trial. We’ll clean up, believe me.” He sat back up. “Now Ryou, try the ah...try that banana and...ah...that liquid stuff. The browny black stuff.”
Mokuba was excited andd chased his exiting brother who was massaging his forehead.
“Can I stay home from school?! Are those the new Nekos? Can we keep them?”
“No. No. NO!” Seto growled, walking away swifter.
Mokuba just muttered a curse and was corralled by his driver for school, Noa following them.
Bakura watched it all, smiling. “Ryou.”
“Hm?” Ryou tasted the browny black liquid. “Tastes like...that...vinegar stuff you told me not to drink...”
“Isn’t this a nice home for us Ryou?” Bakura caught more flying eggs.
Ryou just laughed and cracked more eggs.
****
*I’m a liar! I’s ending it with this. I know you have questions but please stay tuned for “A Home of Our Own Part Two” or some other cleverly titled thing!
*Schwarzwald...has written 34 chapters...Schwarzwald is amazed, but her fingers...are dead.
Summary: Kimi ga Iru AU. Neko fic Nya nya
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh. If I did…*begins to laugh evilly*
Warning: um...use your computer in a well lit room?
Author’s Note: There will be a cut off point where I can safely make a Part two! ^w^ Thanks everyone!
Together Now
“God jesus fucking -.”
“Marik!” Yugi shushed him and looked back at his book. “No one said you had to do it!”
“Yugi, you can do this shit, but you can’t cook? And you can’t handle the cash register?” Marik looked at the front of the book. “Cal-Cu-Lus?”
Yugi shrugged. “Malik says I’m an Idiot genius.”
Marik laid on his side on the bed and closed the book. “I’ll say...” He watched Yugi sit at his desk, studying. “Hey, it’s getting late. Want to go to sleep?”
Yugi shook his head. “I have to write a response paper. Jin-sensei doesn’t like it if the handwritings is all messy so it takes forever. He used to make me stay behind my freshmen year and write things over and over.”
“Hn. Ishizu used to make me do that...”
“You went to Neko school?”
Marik shook his head, looking at the tip of his tail. “Home school you could say.”
Yugi checked the book and kept writing. “I heard...that Jin-sensei has a boyfriend.”
“Oh yeah?”
“Yeah....this wild Neko from the islands. I hear he’s in a gang.”
Marik smoothed his tail fur. “What’s his name, maybe I know him.”
Yugi shook his head. “Jin-sensei never talks about him. I think it’s a long distance thing.”
“But you told me...this...kid...Hoto-whatty?”
“Hotohori.”
“Yeah, whatever, that kid likes him.”
“Sure he does...” Yugi turned his paper over. “But Noriko likes Hotohori and so does Camus.”
Marik rubbed his forehead, trying to remember Yugi’s stories. “Camus is...the flower kid? From that German school?”
“Yes.”
“...Isn’t he an Inu?”
“Well...yes...” Yugi wrote some more and put down his pen. “Do you think the Meiji restoration was necessary?’
Marik made a face. “What?!”
****
Honda didn’t mind the other dogs. He was just happy to be outside.
The sun really shined bright and the grass was so green here...
One of the Doberman’s jumped over him, chasing a ball and Honda’s ears perked up. They were playing a game?
He sat up and saw some of the kennel staff tossing balls and frisbees out to the dogs and Honda wagged his tail. They’d had one ball back in the den and they’d had to share. Then it got lost in the sewer and none of them wanted it anymore.
Something thunked him on the forehead and a frisbee fell into his lap.
A human waved to him. “Here Boy!”
Honda got up and ran it over. He got a vigorous rub on the head.
“Good! What’s your name?”
“Honda!” he said, tail wagging.
“Good! Can you catch?”
“Yes.”
“Then go CATCH!” the man threw the frisbee and Honda was after it. Jumping several other dogs he snatched it out of the air with his hands, biting into it viciously and shaking his head back and forth. The man ran up and got it from him, laughing when Honda resisted.
“Cute! You’re the Shepard Pegasus brought home ne?”
“Yeah I guess...”
The man smiled. “I’m Ohtori.” He looked at Honda’s collar and took it off him. “You won’t need this unless the Master needs you. Want to play some more? We feed the dogs around sundown. That fine?”
“Yeah!”
The man did a mock toss and Honda ran forward, ready. The guy threw it for real and Honda was after it.
Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad after all.
Inside the estate, Maximilian Pegasus was in a state of bliss. Raphael drew the covers around them ,licking the man’s shoulder.
“Satisfied?” Raphael growled.
“Yes...” Pegasus sighed. “Very....”
“I thought you had papers....”
“Later...” the man whispered, falling to sleep.
Raphael sniffed the man’s hair, nuzzling under his chin.
“Later Puppy...”
****
It was a rush of people and sounds and smells and Honda was a bit confused but when someone shoved a plate in his hands and put him in a chair, he dug into his food just like every one else. He looked around and liked the people he smelled. Some smelled like wet dirt and flowers, some smelled like chemicals with a lemon or pine scent and others smelled of other animals. These people rubbed him on the head and joked with him as they all sat around watching tv and eating, generally resting at the end of the day.
“So, he’s the new guard dog?”
Ohtori, the one he’d been playing with nodded. “Yeah, but Pegasus obviously doesn’t want him like he wanted Raphael.”
One of the maid’s chuckled into her hand. “You mean SlutPuppy?”
The staff cracked up, feeling secure. Honda tilted his head and one of the women “awwwwed”.
“Is he the staff’s then?”
Ohtori shrugged. “Pegasus is housing him in the dog kennels.”
The butler shook his head. “Well, we can certainly fix it up.” He looked at Honda. “You’d like a room then wouldn’t you?”
“Sure...” Honda looked around. “Why do you guys work for Pegasus if you don’t like him? I mean...I’ve known him for like...a few hours out of the day and yeah he’s a jackass...but you guys don’t have to be here.”
The whole group seemed to sigh. “Yeah we do...”
The man who smelled like grass and wet dirt wiped his hands. “We do. There isn’t much work on the Island except with Mr. Pegasus. It really sucks but...”
“And we need the money.” One woman said, staring into her plate.
“...Why can’t you just live on the street? I did.”
Someone clapped him on the shoulder. “That’s cause you’re an Inu kid. Human’s need houses, real homes!”
Honda took offense. “I had a real home! With friends and family until that jackass ran me over and smacked a collar on me...” Honda held up his cast. “He said I was some kinda...pure breed and the next thing I knew I was in some...place with some ‘Tech’ trying to stick a cold, glass rod up my ass.”
People laughed sympathetically and Honda smiled a little. “Okay, I take it back. Pegasus is a jackass and you guys do have to stick around. I’m sorry.”
He tore into his chicken then, tail wagging. “You guys eat like this everyday?”
The cook, sitting near the edge of the table. “Of course.”
“This is great!” he said between bites.
“Of course...”the man said. “But you think Pegasus can say that? No, he says, this is much too hot or much too cold, that will burn Puppy Dog’s lips, prepare it again.”
The men and women groaned. Apparently, Pegasus made them do lots of things again.
Honda decided he’d have to watch it around Pegasus if he didn’t want to get reprimanded.
When dinner was over, most of the staff went to their night jobs elsewhere or at the mansion. Honda wandered back into the kennels, playing with some of the dogs through the cage bars.
“They like you.”
Honda got up and smiled. “Yeah...but then too...” He pointed to his ears. “Aren’t I one of them?”
“Just a little different.” Ohtori held up some bedding. “Tonight you’ll have to hang in here, but tomorrow it’ll be alright. I’ll be in my room just upstairs watching tv or on the computer. Don’t feel bad about knocking and hey, you’re allowed to explore the grounds. Just don’t let Pegasus catch you biting on anything. He hates that.”
“I’ve gathered. I tried to chew this jacket and I got smacked...and sprayed with water.”
Ohtori laughed. “I’ll bet.” He gave the bedding to Honda. “Good evening...”
Honda let his tail wag as he went back to the open cage. “Good evening...”
****
Marik laughed and laid back on the bed. “Why is this important Yugi? I don’t go to your school!”
“Shhh! Anyway, Kagome, that annoying girl from 9-6 is chasing one of the new Inu students, but it’s not going well AT ALL and she’s making a fool of herself because for one, she’s Neko and two, hello she’s scrawny and her voice sounds like a run over cat!” Yugi made a screeching cat sound and Marik cracked up.
“Chibi, it’s damn near two a.m.! Come lay down!”
Yugi sighed looking at his essay. He supposed it was nice enough. “Are you taking me to school tomorrow?”
“Sure Chibi.” Marik laid on his back. “It’ll be ...domestic.”
The Kitten got up and dug through his drawers, fishing out some pajama bottoms. He took off his jeans and wiggled into them, getting out of his shirt and jumping on the bed, sitting on Marik’s chest.
“Will you make me lunch?”
“Nn...I dunno if I wanna be that homey. We’ll see.”
Yugi leaned and turned off the lamp, dragging the covers from under Marik and getting in. He twitched his ears when Marik licked them and closed his eyes.
“You’ll be here tomorrow.”
“Yeah.”
“Alright.”
A moment or so passed and Yugi opened one eye. “Are you sleeping here?”
“Yeah, I was thinking about it.”
Yugi turned over, grinning. “Then goodnight!”
“...you’re cruel.” Marik got up and got out of his clothes, sliding in with Yugi. “And you need a bigger bed.”
“Kittens get twin beds. Sorry Marik.”
“Cruel....”
Yugi giggled and snuggled back into his embrace. “Nya...”
“Nya? What the hell’s that mean?”
****
Ryou looked around sleepily. “Is that everything?”
“Yeah...pretty much....Unless you wanna loot some stuff from those other apartments?”
“...Are you ever going to bring the people back?”
Bakura laughed. “I’ll think about it.”
“Big Brother!”
Bakura adjusted his back pack. “I can’t hear you. Let’s go!”
“Big Brother!” Ryou whined.
“What? Is that a mouse squeaking? It must be, let’s go Ryou!”
The Kitten rolled his eyes and hugged his bear to his chest. His brother could be so stubborn.
When they got there it smelled like dawn was coming. They snuck around they’re way and got into the mansion easy, Bakura leading the way.
“Big Brother, if Kaiba knows we’re coming...why did we break in?”
“It’s all about style.”
“Oh!” Ryou’s ears twitched. “What about those guards you knocked out? Aren’t they the same poor guys from -.”
“Ryou!” Bakura side-stepped a black suited security guard and karate chopped him.
“Right, Style!”
The Kitten giggled, stepping over a downed security person and followed his brother to their new rooms.
“Don’t giggle Ryou, it ruins the effect!”
“Riiight.”
Bakura turned to look at him and Ryou ducked his head, giving his best, “Love me” look.
The elder Neko rolled his eyes and shoved open some double doors. Inside there was a huge bed and more floor space than the apartment they’d been living in. There was a plasma tv attached to ceiling anchors and a huge bookcase. A computer sat in the corner on a large wooden desk and there were paintings and rugs to add to the decor.
Ryou gave a gasp. “Wow....” he said, poking a vase.
It fell over and smashed.
“Ryou...”
“Sorry.” the Kitten followed his brother around the room. “Say...”
They went into the bathroom and they were both troubled.
Why were there TWO toilets?
Ryou poked the other “toilet”. “Hey...it’s got faucet handles.”
Bakura realized what it was. “Ahhh....don’t mess with that. We don’t need it.”
“What is it?” Ryou turned the knob too hard and water poured into the basin and splashed up in the Kitten’s face, causing him to hiss. The device shattered and ceased to function, leaving a wet Ryou and a resigned Bakura.
“That’s it. You’re going to bed.”
“But I want to explore -Hey!”
Bakura got a towel and dried Ryou off, getting him out of his clothes. He walked the boy over to the bed, taking the soaking, bedraggled teddy bear.
“Bed.”
“But -.”
“Do it.” he said sternly.
Ryou got under the covers, cold and naked, muttering about how he never got to do anything.
“Ryou!”
“I’m asleep.” the Kitten curled up and made snoring sounds, making Bakura laugh.
“Yeah, whatever. Stay there...” Bakura left him there and went to explore the rest of the room. Inside the room sized walk-in closet there were clothes for both of them apparently, casual and fancy and a little side area where Bakura found various cat toys.
Ryou will like those...that’s good.
Something bumped into him and he turned around. “Ryou, go back to bed.”
“I’m cold.”
“Because you’re naked. Now go!”
Ryou wrapped his tail down around his waist. “Can I at least have my bear back?”
Bakura looked in the little toy area and retrieve a stuffed cow. “Sleep with this.”
“What is it?”
“...Beef.”
Ryou took it, blinking. “Beef...?” He wandered off again and Bakura got back to exploring. He got up on the step ladders and inspected the shoes (biting the leather ones) and sniffing the ties. He supposed he wouldn’t need those.
He left the closet and found Ryou wandering around still and let it go. There was no way Ryou was going to listen. He did this every time he went to a new den.
Bakura sat at the desk and checked the drawers. There wasn’t much yet, but it was a start. He turned on the computer and checked the email and put his chin in his hands, thinking.
It really was too much. He smirked as Ryou got lost in the bed curtain, swiping at the gauzy material and falling down.
“Starting a war?” he called.
“Yes!” the Kitten said. “This bed....is a bastard! It’s too high!”
“Go to bed Ryou. I’ll be there soon.”
“And the shower and the tub are two different things, it’s made of glass Bakura!”
“I saw.” the Neko got on the internet and saw that the home page was the Center’s web page. my, how distasteful...
He was engrossed and seeing what information they listed on the Center’s sight when he heard swearing. He looked up and Ryou was stacking pillows.
“Having fun?”
“YES! There’s like a million of these!”
He watched the Kitten dive into them and roll around, his purrs reaching Bakura across the room.
If Ryou was happy, then he was happy.
He shut off the computer and went over to the bed, getting out of his shirt. “Kaiba will be surprised tomorrow, don’t you think?”
“Sure...” Ryou put as many pillows behind his head as he could stand and laid down, finding it weird and impossible. He pushed them all away and hugged a big one, snuggling it.
“They smell good...”
Bakura got the Kitten under covers and laid near him. “Tomorrow we find the kitchen!”
“Yay!” Ryou said, yawning widely.
The Alabaster watched as his brother quickly succumbed to sleep, laying with his hands behind his head.
Is this where you would have wanted to be Akefia? Beside me in this uneasy luxury?
Ryou abandoned his pillow and attached himself to Bakura instead.
I think you would...if you were beside me.
****
“Reow!” cut into the night again and again as Yugi was pushed into, the Kitten’s claws dug into his mattress with an iron grip. True, the Kitten needed to sleep. School was only in a few hours, but Marik -
“Ah!”
He panted against the sheets his tail lifted high over his back. He’d started it, but he didn’t mind because, Marik had cheered him up. The whole time tonight he’d just wanted to lean into Marik and purr and be stroked...by him. He’d kissed him on the couch and nuzzled him because Marik had listened, Marik had cared. Marik wanted to take care of him and since he knew Marik liked this...he didn’t mind when his pajamas were pulled or when Marik wouldn’t stop kissing his neck and whispering his name.
“Oh Chibi....” Marik panted, pushing into him harder, squeezing his thighs. “Nn!”
The Golden grunted, fangs just brushing over Yugi’s shoulder, but withdrawing, and came, the body below him already done twice over for the night.
He pulled away and Yugi collapsed against the bed. He was tired...really tired, barely registering being cleaned and having the sheet drawn up around him.
“Yugi?” Marik whispered, nuzzling him.
He didn’t respond, hell, he didn’t move. He got his claws out of the bed and just let sleep take him, hoping Marik could find enough room.
****
In the morning, Yugi purred as Marik pressed him into the bed, kissing him. They kissed back and forth, the Kitten getting the hang of the tongue thing finally and letting his hands wander up into Marik’s hair.
Did this mean they were boyfriends?
There was a knock on the door and they both scrambled for a second, Yugi closing his uniform jacket.
“What?” he whined, eyeing Marik in the closet.
“It’s Shadi Yugi. Are you alright?”
“I’m fine...” the boy got up and zipped his pants back, smoothing his tail. He rubbed his cheek and opened the door. “Marik’s getting me to school.”
“Well, he isn’t here yet and -.”
“Shadi!” he whined, tossing his head back. “Stop! You’re not my Yami!”
“Alright...alright. Yami left you a lunch downstairs. I see you got a new tv. Who got that for you?”
Yugi looked at him. “We had an extra one in the store room. I think grandpa always meant to set it up but didn’t.”
“Oh. Cereal on the table and your waffles are getting cold.” He gave the boy a quick pet and waved as he walked away. “See you later Kitty.”
Yugi gave a “meow” and closed his door back looking around for his school bag. He got his things together and looked at Marik putting on one of Yugi’s shirt. It was tigh ton him, but it just made Yugi smile.
Marik pulled it down to cover his navel to no avail and jerked his thumb. “Let’s go Chibi. Dibs on waffles.”
He put a cigarette in his mouth and smacked Yugi’s rear. “Ikimashou!”
Yugi bounced downstairs and forced handfuls of cereal into his mouth while Marik attacked his waffled, the Kitten gulping milk as he watched the clock.
“Marik, I’m gonna be late...”
Marik grabbed him and they headed out. “Next time don’t tease me in the morning.”
They got on his bike and zoomed off.
When they got to school, several students were gawking from the windows as Yugi ran in place beside Marik’s motorcycle. The Golden shoved money in his hand and pulled him down for a kiss.
“I’ll come get you later, need to take you to a place.”
“Okay, bye!” Yugi ran inside, slinking by the principal with a “Hi, I’m really invisible and late as hell” smile. When he got to class, Souma-sensei was not please and Yugi eased into his seat, Eiji nudging him going, “Nya nya nya!”
The Kitten blushed, whispering for him to stop, and started to take notes.
****
Seto Kaiba didn’t know what the fuck happened to his kitchen, but it looked like a tornado hit it.
There was crap everywhere and sitting on the counter watching was Bakura. The Alabaster was snacking on raw bacon while he instructed Ryou on how to make eggs for what looked to be the nth time.
Seto stepped over a failed omelette and some cracked eggs, flour, spilled milk, a pot, a pan, some ice from the fridge’s dispenser, growing angrier as he went.
“Ba.Ku.RA.”
The Neko blinked at him. “Se.e.To.” He waved. “Good morning.”
“What are you doing?” Seto was seething.
“Teaching him how to cook. That human wanted to give Ryou some fuckin...Neko chow. What the fuck is that? We ain’t dogs.” Bakura snickered. “Or Inus.”
Ryou took the pan in both hands and moved it upwards, the omelette flying out and landing on Seto’s head. Bakura reached forward and snatched pieces off.
“Damn...perfect!”
Ryou turned and gave a victory sign, starting to crack more eggs.
Seto clenched and unclenched his hands. He had to get it under control.
Bakura smirked. “Are you...going to cry over a little spilt milk?”
And as Seto reached for the knife set, Mokuba came in.
“Holy crap! Seto, our kitchen exploded!”
Behind him, Noa crouched and crawled over to the milk, starting to lick at it. Mokuba went over and stopped him.
“Noa, don’t. There could be bad stuff in it.”
The boy’s ears drooped and he finally got a look at his surroundings. He looked at Bakura and Ryou and the younger Alabaster stopped cooking and rubbed his head. His tail flicked and he looked right at Noa.
“Stop it!”
Noa just stared and Ryou tried to flip another omelette, Bakura catching it and eating more.
“Hn...what’s in this one Ryou?”
The boy picked up a smashed looking tomato and the pepper shaker. “This stuff.”
Bakura offered some to Seto. “I think it’s okay.”
Seto didn’t move. But Mokuba did.
He took some and nodded. “This is good.” He tried the one on Seto’s head and the CEO snatched it off, growling.
“You...YOU FILTH! HOW DARE YOU!”
Bakura just blinked. “There are Kittens here, watch your mouth.”
Ryou snickered and Noa got closer to Mokuba, Bakura catching sight of him.
“Well, aren’t you cute.” he looked at Seto and leaned down. “It’s a trial. We’ll clean up, believe me.” He sat back up. “Now Ryou, try the ah...try that banana and...ah...that liquid stuff. The browny black stuff.”
Mokuba was excited andd chased his exiting brother who was massaging his forehead.
“Can I stay home from school?! Are those the new Nekos? Can we keep them?”
“No. No. NO!” Seto growled, walking away swifter.
Mokuba just muttered a curse and was corralled by his driver for school, Noa following them.
Bakura watched it all, smiling. “Ryou.”
“Hm?” Ryou tasted the browny black liquid. “Tastes like...that...vinegar stuff you told me not to drink...”
“Isn’t this a nice home for us Ryou?” Bakura caught more flying eggs.
Ryou just laughed and cracked more eggs.
****
*I’m a liar! I’s ending it with this. I know you have questions but please stay tuned for “A Home of Our Own Part Two” or some other cleverly titled thing!
*Schwarzwald...has written 34 chapters...Schwarzwald is amazed, but her fingers...are dead.