Combining Bands

Disclaimer: Seeing as I'm a semi-poor middle class female, I'm pretty much broke. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, and the lawyers who try to sue will get nothing but two pennys, if they're lucky. lol

*I'm still looking for an editor for my fanfics, if anyone is interested in helping out a beginner. Sorry for the slow updates, but the last few weeks have been hard and I can't think. lol, *Hide's from the rotten veggie's thrown* Eep! Anyways! On with the show, (or story in this case) ^_^ Thank you!

Cynthia

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*=Senery Change
//=thoughts
\=Mindlinks


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Ryou stepped into Bakura's opened arms after placeing him instrument on the ground and grinning. All of the other members were already in their loved one's arms. All, with the exception on Seto and Joey. The two stood there glareing at each other with their arms crossed. Ryou merely shook him head at the normal display of affection between the two and turned to give Bakura a light peck of the lips. Bakura, ever the dareing one, decided that that wasn't enough.

Grabbing the back of Ryou's head, Bakura tilted him own to the side and brushed his lips against Ryou's gently, before deepening the kiss. Ryou responded immediantly and wrapped his arms around Bakura's neck and Bakura's tongue languidly traced along Ryou's lower lip. Ryou open him mouth for Bakura's tongue and the two fought in loving passion for dominance as Ryou traced him own finely manicured fingernails over the back of Bakura's neck, causing the other man to shiver.

Yugi, the forever observer, watch the two in fascination. Bakura and Ryou rarely ever showed this much emotion, or physical attraction for each other, in public or infront of their band members. Linking his arm through Yami's, he looked around at everyone else and noticed that Marik and Malik had already retired to the adjacent coffee room for a little alone time themselves. Seto and Joey were still stareing each other down, but both were close enough that a small breath of air would cause them to touch and both had a small smile graceing their lips. Even if the smile did go unnoticed by them, Yugi caught it and saw the affection it held.

Bakura pulled back from Ryou and drew in a deep breath while looking over his beautiful angel and grinning sinisterly. He dreamed of the day that he could change Ryou from being innocent into a fully experienced demon. For him, that dream couldn't come true faster. Bakura finally took a step back and out of Ryous arms while tilting his head and glanceing behind Ryou. Spotting the instrument, he frowned and looked at Ryou questioningly.

"Why did you bring your guitar?" Bakura asked while crossing his arms around his chest.

"Oh, when we set everything up the other night, I couldn't find my favorite one, so we used a substitute guitar for set up. I found it this morning though, and brought it with me. I'd rather play with my own guitar than a rental, you know what I mean?" Ryou said with a playful smile and turned around to pick up the instrument.

"If you say so..." Bakura responded before picking up the chart that was laying onto of one of the switchboard. Glanceing over it, he realized they were behind schedule. "Alright everyone, we have to get to work if we're going to get anything done today. Let's get going!" He said while walking into the small coffee room, resulting in breaking Marik and Malik apart quickly.

"We're comming!" The two said together before taking ahold of each other hands and walking out of the room following Bakura with kiss swollen lips.

Ryou drapped the strap of his guitar over his shoulder and walked towards the door to lead into the recording room. Yami and Yugi followed Ryou with arms linked, as Seto followed the pair. Walking behind Seto, Joey took the change to admire Seto's well sculpted ass as he swayed infront of him. Bakura, the last to come in, shook his head at the amount of drool falling from Joey's mouth and grinned before closing the door behind them all.

Ryou and Bakura automatically walked towards the two standing microphones in the room and picked up the lead guitars, even though during the concert Marik and Malik were playing them. Yami and Yugi stationed themselves behind two different set of drums. Both Seto and Joey picked up bass guitars. Marik and Malik glanced around to make sure everything was fine before retiring to the outside of the recording room once more to manage the switch boards. The unique thing with both bands was that they could all play each other instruments.

Both Seto and Joey started the bass beat before Yami and Yugi picked up. Bakura and Ryou joined in with the main guitar for a few seconds before the song become softer in beat. Bakura glanced at Ryou while grinning and shaking his head. Ryou had his eyes closed while playing and was swaying to the music, deeply involved in the beat. Glanceing back, He saw that Joey was making exaggerated movements with his guitar while Seto was busy playing and looking at his fingers. Although Seto was uptight and cold to almost everyone, he loved music. A soft smile graced his lips as he played the guitar magnificiantly and smoothly. He didn't have to worry about Marik or Malik, for he had head them play the song over and over again and they did it expertly. Both Yami and Yugi were playing the drums perfectly and in tune with each other. Yami gazed over Yugi with love plain in his eyes as Yugi keep his own eyes closed and grinned. Moving his head back and forth the the beat, Bakura could tell that Yugi was just as involved with the music as Ryou.

Thinking back, Bakura could remember when his band first came together, when they first picked up instruments and played. He could remember ever single emotion that was shown of his band members faces while playing. How Marik seemed to become vigorous in his playing, were as Seto become more mellowed and swayed slightly. The look of rapture and the smile that blossomed upon Setos lips was well worth it. Yami had automatically became attached to his drums, creating his own beats every chance he got. Bakura himself had found that playing music had a comforting and calming effect of him, thus resulting in his currect mood.

The song slowly faded out as the cords wavered from both lead and bass guitars. Turning around Bakura face the rest of the group and grinned before nodding his approval.

"I think we're pretty much ready for the concert. What do you think Marik? Malik?" Bakura asked while turning around breifly to glance at the two egyptians on the other side of the glass.

"It sounded great. We're definately ready." Mariks voice sounded out of the speakers inside of the room in each corner as Malik gave a thumb's up to the two bands.

"Well, with that taken care of, Ryou and myself are going to practice the lyrics by ourselves with the demo recording we have. Why don't the rest of you go out for dinner? My treat for a job well done." Bakura said before reaching behind him and into his back jeans pocket for his wallet. The sound of Seto's voice stopped him however.

"Don't worry about it Bakura. You'll need whatever little bit of money you have to most likely bribe those at the concert to give you and Ryou a free room before the concert so that you're both all smiles. I'll take care of the tab today. I'll also have something sent up to the both of you." Seto said teaseingly, yet kindly as he placed his guitar gingerly into it's cradle before walking over to Joey to stand next to him.

"You know, sometimes I wonder if you and Yami plan these comments together just to irk me. Either way, Thanks. I owe you. Now, everyone out, go eat, and I'll see the rest of you later on tonight...We'll join up at our hotel." Bakura said before opening the door to lead outside of the recording room. One everyone by Ryou filed out, Bakura shut the door and walked back towards Ryou. After giving him a passionate, yet brief kiss, he walked over to a state of the art stero and pushed play on the cd changer, so that the demo of their song came on. Walking back over to Ryou, he grabbed a single mic and placed it infront of them before softly beginning to sing the first lyric of the song. Gazing at each other, Ryou smile warmly just as Bakura smiled back at him, all the while both singing and wondering how they were able to over come their previous abusive relationship and become to lucky...

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Walking out into the bright sunlight, Yami, Yugi, Seto, and Joey all shielded their eyes. Neither Marik nor Malik seemed bothered by the bright light, most likely do to the fact that they both lived in Egypt at one point.

"Where should we go to eat?" Yugi said while glanceing around then glanceing up at Seto. "Seeing as you're paying, why don't you choose."

"Well, what would everyone like?" Seto asked, before being bombarded with answeres from the others.

"Pizza! Pizza!" Both Joey and Yugi exclaimed.

"I don't care..." Malik said.

"Steak!" Marik said above everyone else.

"Whatever my Abiou wants..." Yami said quietly, while looking at Yugi with a soft smile.

Seto groaned and looked over the group before saying in a business tone, "How about a compromise? We'll go for pizza," Marik frowned and mummbled to himself while crossing his arms, "And we'll get a specially ordered cheese steak for Marik on the way?" Seto finished with a hard look at Marik.

"I guess that'll be okay, it's not the same as a raw bloody steak, but steak is steak. I'll deal."

"That'll work." The rest of the group said as Seto begame to lead the way out of the building's gates and down the road. Along the way, Seto pulled his cell phone from his inner jacket pocket and dialed the pizza shop ahead to order a pizza to be delievered to the recording studio. Telling the man he'd pay for the pizza when he arrived, he hung up and glanced at Joey, who was walking beside him and gazing over the screet with a forlorn look upon his face. Frowning, Seto reached over and placed a hand on Joey's shoulder. When Joey turned to look at him with a deadened expression Seto dropped his arm down to his waist and pulled him closer. Joey layed his head against Setos shoulder and walked down the side of the road with his arms crossed as Yami, Yugi, Marik, and Malik followed them. Yami had his arms linked with Yugi and was smiling contently as Yugi's bounceing step beside him put joy into his heart. Malik and Marik held hands loosely, both lost in their own world of thought while walking behind Yami and Yugi.

Seto stopped infront of Demetrie's Pizzaria and glanced at Joey before walking in.

"Go find a table Joey, I'll meet up with the rest of you in a moment. Seto said before pulling out his wallet and walking over to the cashier to pay for the delivery pizza.

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Ryou and Bakura has just started the lyrics for the seventh time when someone knocked at their door. Bakura walked over to open the door as Ryou moved to turn off the stero. The smell of pizza washed through the recording studio as Bakura reached into his backpocket to pay the pizza delivery man.

"No need sir. Mr. Kaiba paid already. Have a nice day" With that, the man left.

"Come on Ryou. Dinner." Bakura called with a smile and walked into the small coffee room. Bakura sat the pizza down on the table as Ryou took two paper plates from the cabinet before walking over to Bakura and kissing him lightly on the cheek with a smile. Bakura served them and they ate in peace for a few seconds before Ryou glanced up cautiously.

"Kura?"

"Yes?"

"I love you..."

Bakura looked up from his pizza quickly and stared at Ryou unbelieveingly before smiling and leaning over to kiss Ryou on the lips.

"I love you too, Ryou." Bakura answered while continueing to look over Ryou in amazment.

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Seto walked into the dining area of the pizza shop and glanced around until he spotted the back of a blond head. Walking towards the table, he could hear the conversation concerning the concert. Seto sat down beside Joey in the booth they choose and leaned back with his arms crossed.

Joey placed his hand lightly on Setos knee, causing Seto to react and look at him. Smiling innocently Joey glanced at Seto before going back to the animated conversation with his friends while trailing his fingertips lightly up over Seto's thigh. Seto stayed still while breathing calming and covering his suprise. /What is he doing? And in public as well! I mean...ohhhh, that feels good...it's..ohh...it's unethical to create a scene of physical attachment in public. Especially with our image!.../ Seto's thoughts were cut off however as Joey's hand escaped from his thight merely to trace up and down Seto's cloth covered groin.

A young woman in her early twentys walked over wearing an apron and holding a small order notebook in her hand. Her silver hair was bunched atop her head messily as her quick gray eyes scanned the group, only to land on Joey while smiling seducingly. Seto drew in a deep breath and frowned, noticing her attention on his boyfriend. The rest of the group settled and stopped their conversation to order.

"Can I get anyone anything?" The woman asked while pulling out six menus and placeing them infront of each person. "Drinks for starters maybe?"

"Um, I'll take a coke, please." Yugi asked shyly as the woman made a quick note in the small tablet.

"Iced Tea, please." Yami said while glanceing up at her in a bored fashion.

"Coke." Joey said while keeping his hand on Setos thigh lightly. The woman gave him a brillant smile and wrote down the order quickly.

"I'll take coffee, black if you will." Seto said in a low tone while gazing hard at her.

"We'll take cokes as well." Marik said while smiling at Malik and resting back in the seat comfortably.

"Let me get this right. Four cokes, An Iced Tea, and A Coffee, black?" The woman said while glanceing over the notes she took and looking at Joey for conformation.

"That's correct Miss." Seto said while leaning back hard in the seat and attempting to ignore the look she was giving Joey.

"Hmmmmmm...well, I'm Kayda, and I'll be you're waitress for the night. I'll be back with your drinks, and you can order then if you're ready." Say said with a small smile while winking at Joey and walking away to fill their order.

Joey burst into laugher as Seto releasted a heave sigh and closed his eyes. Yugi had tucked himself under Yami's arm and was resting comfortably against him. Malik was resting with his head against Mariks shoulder, both with their eyes closed and a smile playing along their lips.

"Wha's wrong wit ya Seto? Ya look like ya pissed about somethin. Just try ta chill, 'kay?" Joey said with a grin before moving his hand up to Seto's groin once more and leaning over to kiss Seto deeply yet breifly, ignoring the startled looks from passerby's.

"Whatever you say pup." Seto said before moving to rest his elbows against the table. /It's no big deal, I'm just getting upself worked up. Just calm down Seto, everything'll be okay./ Seto opened his eyes to see Kayda walking up to them with a tray of drinks and a flirtatious smile in palce.

She placed each drink infront of it's rightful owner and sat the tray on the table before pulling her pen from her hair and her tablet from her apron.

"What can I get for everyone?" She asked sweetly.

"I'll take the steak cuttlet sandwhich, extra rare." Marik asked while glanceing over the menu breifly and shaking his head. Kayda wrote the order down and looked at the other expectantly.

"We'll take two pizzas. One half extra Mushroom, half pepperoni. The other Half extra cheese, Half sardine's." Seto ordered while getting a toping for each person but himself. "I'd also like a personal pizza, Pineapple and Ham for toppings please." He glanced up at the waitress, as though dareing her to argue. She quickly wrote everything down, told them it would be finished in twenty minutes and left with a blinding smile directed in Joey's direction.

Twenty minutes to teaseingly and conversation passed between the two bands before the pizzas arrived and was placed on the table, and Mariks steak cuttle sandwhich was placed infront of him . Immediantly, Joey grabbed three slices of the extra cheese pizza, as the rest took a respectful two pieces of their own pizza. Yugi took a bite out of his mushroom pizza, just as Yami folded his pepproni slice in half. Malik savored the taste of the sardine topped pizza as Seto took a small respectful bite from his own Ham and Pineapple covered dinner. All of them ate quietly, with the exception of Marik and Joey. Marik sounded as though he was snarling through him bits of rare steak, just as Joey sounded as though he didn't even chew his food before swallowing.

Within an hour, everyone was full and well stated, each person leaning against their significat other for support. Seto has just closed his eyes before jumping slightly as glanceing at Joey's sleepy grin. Joey had pinched Setos ass and still pretended to be innocent. Seto was just about to move his hand to Joey's lap whiel Yugi bolted up and sat in a straight line with a look of terror on his face.

"Did anyone catch the time we we're supposed to be back at the hotel?!" Yugi asked in an almost paniced voice.

Seto glanced down at his watch and was horrified to see that it was almost 10:30pm. Everyone looked at Seto expectantly. Seto merely gulped and shook his head numbly while knowing that the only way to get into their hotel was with a key after 10. Seto had forgotten his key......

To Be Continued...
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Was this a little better? I know it's longer...please, review! Flames are welcome, though I don't always enjoy them. They help me to see my flaws! Review, if I get more than ten reviews for this, I'll do a bonus and add two chapers a day for the next week. Thank you! *muah!* *Grins, bows twice, and walks out of the room backwards*