I Dream of Ryou

I Dream of Ryou

Mally-chan & hato chiisai

YAOI WARNING

Disclaimer: We to not own Yugioh or I Dream of Jeannie. >.> But hato does own Mikado and Ahmose.

Chapter 4

Marik smiled and revved the motorcycle. He took off, but drove smoothly so as not to scare poor Ryou to death.

Ryou squeaked softly and clung to Marik tightly, though he was looking around once they'd left the garage quite eagerly. "It's good...to see the sun again." he said smiling broadly. "Marik...where is your favorite place to go?" he asked thoughtfully.

Marik shrugged. "Don't really have a favorite place!" He called back. "There's a club I like, but it's not open yet!"

"Then how do you know you like it?" Ryou asked confusedly, sniffing the air. "Oh..what is that smell?" he asked sniffing at the delightful smell of food.

Marik chuckled. "It's not open during the DAY!" He called back to Ryou. "And that's burgers!"

Ryou grinned. "Oh!" he said grinning. "Do you have a house of records?" he asked. "oh...um...Library, that's what they're called LIBRARY? Do you have that?"

"Yeah!" Marik called back. "Would you like to go there?"

Ryou nodded. "Yes." he said grinning. "I can read up on how much has happened since my last master." he said eagerly. "Then I will know how to better serve you!"

Marik laughed. "Sure thing! Umm... how long will that take you?" He asked, glancing back at Ryou.

Ryou looked thoughtful. "not more than thirty minutes. My magic does most of the work..." he said smiling.

"Oh. Okay." Marik said. "Cuz I was gonna say, I know a guy who's a history Major at Domino University."

Ryou laughed at that. "Dont you think he would be frustrated if he spoke to me? I expierenced the history he studies." he said shaking his head.

"Nah... if it's an intelligent discussion, he'll enjoy it. He gets frustrated with me and Bakura!" And Marik chuckled, pulling up in front of the library. "Here we are!"

Ryou grinned hopping off the motorcycle and waiting for Marik to do the same, though he was obviously eager. "Wow, it's quite large..." he said smiling broadly. "I bet it has such vast knowledge within too!" he chirped.

"It does." Marik said. "But wait until you see the internet!!!"

Ryou gave him a dorky look. "the what?" he asked following Marik inside and looking around. "Ohhhh....may I please roam freely within the library?" he asked hopefully.

Marik smiled and nodded. "You may. Have fun! Enjoy yourself! I'll be in... ummm... whatever section that has books about Egypt." He smiled at Ryou. "I'm Egyptian, too!"

Ryou grinned and within moments was flitting about the library, picking up books, skimming the pages and replacing them on the shelves. Giggling softly every so often between books until it was possible he'd repeated that process with almost every book in the library. Which had taken almost exactly what he'd quoted Marik, thirty minutes.

"I'm done."

Marik jumped and his book fell to the floor with a soft thump. "What?! Already?!" He yelped, and got a dirty look from the librarian. "Umm... okay... now what?"

Ryou giggled and shrugged. "anything you want." he cooed sitting next to Marik. "I'm yours to command...and I'm already thrilled to have caught up to the times. Lets do something YOU want to do."

Marik blinked. "Something I want...? Hey now! No! I said today we're doing what YOU wanna do! So YOU choose!" He laughed. "Was there nothing in all you read that you are curious about? Want to know more about? Anything here in town that you wanna see?"

"I read everything cover to cover Master Marik, if there was something I wanted to know, I've learned it I assure you. Lets do what you want." he explained laughing softly. "or you could...make a wish."

Marik smiled. "what? Now that you've read up on what's going on in the world you're ready to return to your bottle?" he teased.

Ryou laughed shaking his head. "I wont return to my prison, unless you command me to, otherwise I will contently serve you until your final breath." Ryou cooed smiling. "I am your willing servant. Is it so hard to understand?"

"Whoa, whoa, back up there a moment." Marik blurted, suddenly stopping in his tracks. "What do you mean, until my final breath!?"

Ryou raised an eyebrow. "Unless you want otherwise, I will stay with you until the day you die." he explained. "Whether you've used your wishes or not." he added. "That is how it has been always. I stay with my master until he can no longer posess me, then I return to my prison, and await another master to serve."

"So... you stayed with Napoleon til he died, even thought he had used up all his wishes?" Marik asked, staring at Ryou with wide eyes. "Wow... I'll bet he begged you to save his life when he died on that island..."

Ryou nodded. "Yes, many times." He said softly. "But he had taken the lives of so many...I couldn't bring myself to save him..." he said looking down. "I felt terrible afterwards."

"Hmmph. He was a nut job." Marik snorted, climbing onto his motorcycle. "Who was your favorite master?"

'I do not keep favorites...they were all wonderful masters." Ryou said politely. "No one was better than the others."

Marik frowned. "But... weren't some mean to you?" He asked as they stopped at a stop light.

"I'm a slave Master Marik, it's part of how I exist." he said calmly. "I've accepted it."

Marik frowned. "That doesn't justify people treating you badly! They should be kissing your ass and thanking you for what you did for them!"

"What I do, is a reward for letting me see the world once more." he corrected. "Without the master, I would merely exist eternally in a bottle."

Marik sighed. "Well, yeah, but..." He frowned. "Well I won't be like that!" And he pulled to a stop at a small cafe near the park. "You hungry?

Ryou giggled slightly. "I'm not required to eat, if that's what you mean, but I can." he said smiling. "So if you want, I will eat."

Marik snorted. "Good grief you're difficult!" He complained. "Well... come on..." And he got off of the bike and walked into the cafe.

Ryou blinked and hurried after him. "I'm not difficult!" he pouted. "You're difficult! You're treating me differently than any OTHER master I've had, how am I to behave if you treat me as though I were special, or equal?"

Marik looked at Ryou. "Why should I not?" He asked in return.

"Because I am not! I am a slave! You command, I obey. That's all there is to it, that's what I exist for!" he pouted. "you're the one asking me to do things I haven't done in ages!"

"Then I command you to be less difficult and try to accept the fact that I don't see you as a slave and I want you to enjoy yourself here in this time with me!" Marik blurted, then blushed after realizing how that... sounded.

Ryou blinked confusedly. "um...I shall try..." he said softly, blushing.

Marik smiled. "Okay then!" And he turned and asked for a table in the corner of the patio. They were led to the requested table and sat down. "So." Marik said. "Tell me about how you became a genie."

Ryou frowned slightly and looked down. "I...was a slave of the pharaoh...and I never did as I was told...I was mischievous...so this is my punishment..." he said softly, looking mournful.

Marik blinked, and his eyes widened. "You were made a genie because you were disobediant?"

Ryou nodded. "I was a horrible slave...so my punishment is to forver serve masters...until I get it right..."

Marik frowned. "That's awful..." He breathed, reaching out and covering Ryou's hand with his own. "How could he do that to you?!"

"The pharaoh was the pharaoh. He could do whatever he wanted!" Ryou said looking at Marik like was an idiot. "Why are you even asking, surely you knew the answer to that1"

"That doesn't mean he had the right to!" Marik spat bitterly. "Sounds like he needed a good punch in the nose..." He calmed down as the waitress came over. "I'll uh... I'll just have water..." Marik ordered.

Ryou blinked. "Surely you want more than that!" he said shaking his head. "I cannot eat, if you do not!" he added pouting.

Marik eyed Ryou. "I just haven't decided on what to order yet, Ryou..." He explained. "Order a drink and then we'll look at the food..."

Ryou blushed and nodded quickly. 'I'm sorry...I want um...what should I get?" he asked looking at the list of drinks confusedly.

Marik blinked. "Whatever you want." He said.

"Ryou frowned and finally decided. "Um...can I have Coke?" he asked the waitress hopefully. "Last time I had it, it was pretty good."

Marik chuckled as the waitress left. "Last time you had it the recipe was different. But it's still okay, I guess... So. When were you last out and about in the world?"

"When Pot wasn't illegal." Ryou replied smiling.

Marik who had just taken a sip of his water, suddenly lurched forwards as he choked on said water. He sputtered and spewed water off to the side befroe bursting into laughter.

Ryou giggled softly. "Be careful master! You'll die before you should if you keep choking on things." he said grinning and taking a sip of his coke. "Wow...the recipe has changed a bit...' he said thoughtfully.

"Yep." Marik chuckled. "Still good though, hmm?" He looked over the appetizers. "Want the combo appetizer? Fried zuchini, mushrooms and mozzarella?"

Ryou nodded slowly. "Alright." he said smiling. "I've never had mushrooms before." he added taking another sip of his coke. "Thank you...for bringing me here." he added suddenly. "No master has taken me out of their home to feed me before...this is a special treat for me..." he said looking around, looking pleased and content.

"Well... as long as you're with me, we'll do stuff like this. You deserve to go out and have fun." Marik said, ordering the appetizer when the waitress returned.

Ryou blushed slightly looking honored and pleasantly surprised. "I...I would like that very much...I...I will hope to serve you well...to repay your kindness." he cooed bowing his head. "Please allow me to do this...I would not have much fun...if I weren't able to at least try to repay this kindness..."

Marik smiled. "Whatever makes you happy, Ryou." He said, then cocked his head. "You're really sweet, ya know that?" Marik couldn't beleive it... but within two hours of meeting this creature, he was already crushing on him!

Ryou blinked and blushed. "Sweet?...me?" he asked looking away. "I...I try to be pleasant for you..." he said softly, looking up worriedly. "A-am I doing a good job? Do I please you?"

Marik blinked, then frowned. "Is that all you've been doing? Trying to make me happy?" He asked, sounding upset and disappointed suddenly. "Is it really you I'm talking to, or what you think I want to talk to...?"

Ryou blinked thoughtfully. "I do not change my personailty...b-but I do try to be as pleasant as possible..." he said softly. "I want only your happiness..." he added giving Marik a hopeful look.

"And I want you to just be yourself." Marik said, dipping a mushroom into ranch dressing and popping it into his mouth. "Ooh! Oh! Hot!!! Oh! Mmmmm...." He grinned as he enjoyed his mushroom.

Ryou blinked and picked up a mushroom and blowing on it, before popping it into his mouth. "ooh...." he purred smiling warmly. "It's delicious..." he murmured chewing, before taking another and repeating the process. "These...'mushroom's are quite delicious..." he said proudly. "I like them."

"They are. Mushrooms are really good. Especially portabellas. They are the GODS of the mushrooms." Marik snickered, eating some zuchini next.

"you...eat your gods?" Ryou blurted shocked. "Shame on you!"

Marik blinked, then laughed. "No, no, that's just my way of saying that the portabella mushroom is of a higher more deliscious quality than other mushrooms." He explained.

Ryou gave a sigh of relief. "Oh...ok" he said before popping another mushroom in his mouth. "I was worried...I cannot save you from the wrath of the gods!"

Marik giggled and took a stick of mozzzarella, biting into it and leaning back, the cheese stretching.

Ryou's eyes widened. "...what is THAT?!" he blurted snatching the snack and stretching it further. "Oh wow! Look at all that string! You can eat all this?" he blurted before stuffing it in his mouth, the string caught between their two mouths, while Ryou gave a moan of delight. "mmmmm..."

Marik suddenly found that famous spaghetti scene from 'Lady and the Tramp' playing through his head as the cheese spanned the distance between Ryou and himself. "It, uhh...." He bit through the cheese and took it between his finger, moving it to coil up and cool on Ryou's appetizer plate. "It's cheese. It does that when it's hot."

Ryou giggled delightedly and pickedup the cheese, eagerly nibbling down the length of it, before finishing it and giving a sigh of content. "Food from this age is amazing...." he said closing his eyes and leaning back in his seat.

"Mmm... sure is." Marik replied. "Just wait until we order lunch." And he tapped Ryou's menu. "Better decide." And he winked and looked over his own menu.

Ryou blinked and picked up the menu. "Master Marik...I...hate to sound unintelligent...but I haven't a clue what half of this is...if...if it's not too troublesome, would you order for me?" he asked offering a smile. "I would be...happy if you did." he added

"Well... what kind of food do you like?" Marik asked.

"Anything." Ryou said laughing softly. "It's all a treat to me."

Marik rolled his eyes. "Ryou... I have to know what you like! You need to help me out here!!!"

Ryou blushed and looked at the menu again. "I want whatever this is." he said pointing to the seafood and pasta dish with salad. "Is that ok?"

Marik smiled. "Now that's more like it. Of course you can have it." Marik said, and when the waitress came, he placed an order for two of the seafood pasta. When the waitress left,he smiled at Ryou. "After we eat, we can walk in the park." He suggested, gesturing across the street.

Ryou nodded and smiled. "Alright...why dont you tell me about yourself master, I would like to hear a bit about you. You've asked me many questions it's your turn to tell me things." he cooed sipping his soda once more.

"Me?" Marik asked. "Ummm, well... my cousin Ishizu came to Domino on a shcolarship to go to school, and when she graduated she applied for citizen ship and as soon as she was settled in, she brought me and Malik out here to live with her instead of her drunken father, who died not long after we left." Marik summed up quickly.

Ryou blinked. "Oh my...how...interesting." he said tilting his head to the side. "How did you come across me?" he asked hopefully giving Marik eager eyes and full attention. "Do tell!"

"Actually... my cousin Malik and best friend Bakura went to Greece and Bakura brought me your bottle as a gift." Marik said with a grin. "Ah, if he only knew YOU were in it!"

Ryou smiled and nodded. "No one ever cleans bottles anymore, sadly. Thank you for shining my prison slightly...I'd like to think my home was clean." he cooed giving Marik a grateful look. "And because of you I get to spend some time among the living!"

Marik smiled at Ryou. "My pleasure, Ryou. I'd like to really get to know you, since we're gonna be hanging around each other for a while... I just have to figure out what I'm gonna tell my family..."

"You dont have to." Ryou cooed. "I can be your secret..." he added calmly. "I exist within a bottle, I can be invisable...I'm a genie." he giggled. "You dont have to tell anyone."

Marik frowned. "I can't do that... I tell Malik and Bakura everything!" He whined, finishing off his water and waiting for the waitress to refill it.

The waitress came back, refilling both drinks and placing some breadsticks on the table, as well as a salad bowl. "I'll be back with your meals shortly." she said hurrying away once more.

Ryou gave Marik a worried look. "I...I wish you would not tell...telling means trouble...I...I dont want to have rapidfire masters in this age...if it's all the same. Magic has it's limits...I become exhausted easily!"

"Rapid fire masters?" Marik asked. "I thought you said you would be with ME for the rest of my LIFE!!!"

"If someone steals my bottle from you, then you are no longer my master, and I am bound to whoever holds the bottle." Ryou explained. "If you tell, word will spread...and soon someone will get greedy...it has happened before." Ryou said sadly.

"Oh..." Marik said softly. "Well then... I'll just have to be careful with the bottle. But I trust Malik and Bakura."

Ryou nodded. "If you trust them...then I will as well...but please be careful master...once I'm gone...the...the chances of getting my bottle once more are..." he shivered. "Just be careful." he said once more, taking a sip of his soda once more, before helping himself to some of the salad.

"This is delicious...oh I had forgotten how I love the tastes of food..." he cooed stuffing his face.

Marik smiled. "Glad you like it. And now... as long as I have you, you will be able to enjoy such pleasures." He said, and raised his refilled glass to Ryou.

Ryou giggled and raised his own glass as well, his eyes twinkling in delight. "Oh wonderous! Someone has given cheers to ME!" he chirped and clinked glasses carefully with Marik's. "Oh this is delightful...I could grant wishes for you forever..." he cooed.

Marik chuckled. "You're sweet Ryou." He said. "I welcome your presence... I... I haven't talked to someone like this so soon after meeting them since... since... Never!!"

Ryou smiled. "Do you have wishes?" he asked once more. "I am eager to serve you..." he said blushing. "The least I can do to repay you for this meal, is ...give you one small wish..." he said offering Marik a bashful look.

Marik sighed. "Okay, ummm... how about a winning lotter ticket!"

Ryou giggled and pulled a lottery ticket from the pocket of his jeans and gave it to Marik. "Done." he said proudly.

Marik blinked and stared down at the thing. "I could get used to that..." Hee mumbled, then laughed and shoved it into his own pocket. "Of course, knowing my luck, it will probably be one of those $15 ones..."

"Actually that one has a jackpot of three hundred and seventy two thousand dollars." Ryou said smiling. "Is it to your pleasure?" he cooed giggling.

Marik who had just taken a bite of a breadstick, suddenly doubled over, choking.

Ryou got up and hurried to his master's aid, rubbing his back and hugging him slightly. "Master! What did I tell you about choking on things?!" he scolded softly. "You will choke to death!"

Marik finally managed to clear his throat and take a gasping breath. "Three hundred seventy two thousand?!?!" He squeaked.

Ryou nodded smiling. "Yes." he said smiling. "It is drawn tonight, and you can collect it from the commission tomorrow I imagine."

Marik stared at Ryou in wonder. "I think you've just solved my unemployment problems... Cuz I don't NEED a job now!"

Ryou smiled and gave a sigh of relief. "Then, I am glad to have served you." he said proudly. "What will you do with your money?"

Marik sighed and looked at Ryou. "I, ummm... I dunno..." He confessed after a moment, then burst out laughing. "Maybe get an apartment... so you don't have to hide from Ishizu."

Ryou smiled. "Apartment? You could afford a mansion with that sort of money." he cooed.

Marik snorted. "Yeah, but who needs a massive fucking mansion, other than Kaiba?"

"Someone who is going to be living in the lap of luxury the remainder of his breathing days?" Ryou offered laughing softly. "You've still got three wishes."

Marik grinned. "Yeah... but... I'm not just concerned for me... my cousin, Malik... and Bakura... Malik is my family, and well... Bakura is too, really." Marik said. "I'll find some way so that all of us can be happy..."

"Share the mansion?" Ryou asked sitting back in his seat as the waitress brought out their main entrees, refilled their glasses and took away their dirty dishes.

Ryou sniffed the food and sighed contently. "Oh it smells delicious..."

"Mmmm... it does." Marik said, and the waitress left. "But I would rather not live in ahouse with those two idiots, family or not. They would fuck in the hall just to annoy me..."

Ryou blinked. "Um...explain that to me..." he said softly. "I dont understand modern slang."

Marik blinked. "You mean... fuck?" He asked.

Ryou nodded. "Yes. What is that?"

"What I'd like to do to you." Marik blurted suddenly without thinking. His eyes immediately widened in horror and he clapped his hands over his mouth.

Ryou blinked. "Um...well what is it?" he asked taking a bite of his meal. "If it's something you desire, then I will gladly comply...but I cant unless I know what it is..."

Marik shook his head. "Oh gods, I cannot beleive I just that..." He groaned. "Ummm... well... fuck is... ummm... well, I mean... umm... Ask Malik later, okay?"

Ryou tilted his head to the side. "Can you not explain? Oh maybe you can demonstrate!" he said eagerly, not knowing what he was asking for.

Marik choked for third time in the last twenty minutes. "Uh... that's okay!" He managed to wheeze, before gulping some water.

"Alright! Then lets do it!" Ryou cheered. "Demonstrate for me, what fucking is." Ryou said leaning forward on the table and watching Marik attentively.

Marik's eyes widened and he stared at Ryou, mouth open. "Ryou... do you understand sarcasm?"

"Do you understand you already agreed?" Ryou countered grinning impishly. "So, demonstrate for me this....fucking."

"I did not!" Marik cried. "And even if I did, I can't do it in public!!!"

Ryou waved his hand, and both of them were once more in the basement, their meals neatly packed in to-go boxes. "Not in public." Ryou said calmly. "Now do it."


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