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 9

Morning came, and Marik would wake soon. Ryou however, had been awake. He had taken the liberty of cleaning his master's room. It smelled like fresh linens, the room was immaculate, the laundry folded and put away, all wood and glass polished. He simply sat at the foot of the bed, staring at his master, waiting for him to awaken so he could please him with his hard work.

Ryou was used to getting up with the sun, so he was a bit baffled when four hours later, Marik was still asleep.

Ryou finally grew tired of waiting however and gently nudged Marik. "Master?"

Marik sighed and rolled over, snoring loudly, and one foot poked out from under the blankets.

Ryou giggled impishly and with a flick of the wrist, a feather appeared and began tickling Marik's foot.

Marik let out a squeaky moan and scrunched up his face, wiggling his foot before pulling it back under the blankets and curling up.

However this didn't stop the feather, it darted under the blanket and continued.

Marik whined and squirmed and kicked, then finally sat up. "Hey!!! Cut it out!!!!" He wailed.

Ryou giggled and the feather fell lifeless. "Good morning Master!" he said proudly. "What would you like for breakfast?!"

Marik blinked, then chuckled. "You little imp..." He teased, rubbing his eyes. Then he flopped back and grinned. "Hmm... how about... poached eggs on toast, blue berry pancakes aaaaand... sausage and bacon."

Ryou giggled and snapped his fingers. "Done." He said smiling proudly. "You'll love them!"

"Oooh..." Marik breathed, and dug in. "Oh wow... this is GREAT!!!! Can I get some orange juice please?"

Ryou giggled and nodded, snapping again, and a glass appeared in his hands. "Fresh as can be!" He chirped proudly. "I took the liberty of cleaning you room... do... do you like it?"

Marik looked around. "Wow! Hey! You did! Awesome Ryou! You're the best!" And he grinned.

Ryou blushed. "Aww... Master, you make me feel so special... I enjoy serving you."

"And I just enjoy you." Marik sighed, smiling at Ryou with a lovestruck look. "and today, we'll look for a house!" And he raised his glass in a toast to that idea.

Ryou squeaked eagerly. "Yes yes! A house!" he chirped. "One with many windows."

Marik smiled. "Sure thing!" He sand, eating some bacon.

Ryou giggled nodded. "Wondrous!"

Marik smiled and was still enjoying his breakfast when Ishizu came down to wake him, bringing him breakfast as well.

Ryou giggled and smiled, taking the breakfast from her. "Can I eat it?" he asked hopefully.

Ishizu blinked, looking at Marik confusedly. "Awake before noon...?" she said stunned, but smiled at Ryou. "Sure sweetie... go ahead... anyone who can wake MARIK before noon deserves a good breakfast."

Marik snorted. "Not nearly as good as the breakfast RYOU made me." He said, grinning at his cousin. "Ishizu. I'm going to collect my lottery winnings today. Oh, and I inherited half a million dollars from my parents. Ryou and I are going out to buy a house today."

Ishizu smiled. "Good, then I can have my basement back." she said chuckling. "hurry up and buy one."

Marik laughed. "You'd be welcome to move in, Ishizu." He said, grinning at his cousin. "It's the least I can do for all you've done for me since mom and dad died."

Ishizu chuckled. "Nah. I have a fine place here. I'll keep it, it'll be nice to have the place to myself almost." She said looking up at the ceiling. "Once Malik and his lover move out."

Marik chuckled. "Just tell Malik to move in with Bakura! He DOES have an apartment. But when we leave, you’ll get lonely. HAH!!! When we leave, I'll wish for a kitten for you. How's that?"

Ishizu smiled. "Egyptian please." she said leaving Marik and Ryou to their breakfasts.

Ryou eagerly began eating. "Mmmm it's yummy." He said grinning around the scrambled eggs and toast. "She's a lovely cook."

Marik sighed and smiled. "Yeah. She is good." He sighed and smiled, leaning back. "Ryou... I wish for teal Corvette convertable."

Ryou shivered and giggled, waving a hand. "It's parked out front." He cooed taking another bite of his breakfast.

Marik smiled. "Thanks." He said, and finished his own breakfast. "Mmmm... that was good." He sighed and relaxed as Ryou vanished the tray and dirty dishes. Then he finally dragged himself out of bed and dressed. "Ryou! I wish I were clean so I don't have to waste time with a shower!!"

Ryou giggled. "I'm not sure you want to...." But he waved his hand and a bucket an scrub brush appeared and charged at Marik at high speed. Ryou burst into giggles. "Wish for that..."

"GAAAAH!!!!" Marik shrieked, and ran. "NO NO NO! THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!!!"

Ryou giggled as the bucket tackled Marik and the brush dipped itself, as Marik' was magically stripped, and began to gently, yet firmly scrub him down. "Poor Master..."

"Ryou!!! This isn't funny, it... heehee... it tickles!!!" And he began laughing and swatting at the brush, squirming.

Soon, Marik was as white as a snowman, covered head to foot in soapy bubbles, and the bucket dumped water on him, all of which vanished before it hit the floor, soaking only Marik. Their work done, the bucket and scrub brush disappeared, and Marik was nearly plastered to the floor when a rush of warm air blasted him dry.

Soon enough, he was stumbling about in the nude, rather disoriented by the whole experience. And that was what poor Malik got to witness when he came downstairs to ask Marik about the strange car out front.

Malik yelped. "OH GODS! MARIK! PUT ON SOME CLOTHES!" he shouted, slapping a hand over his eyes. "Jeeze you'll blind someone!"

"It's not MY fault! Ryou did it!" Marik howled, snatching his jeans and pulling them on as fast as he could. "Malik, I didn't want you to see me naked anymore than you wanted to see me."

Ryou clapped from the bed, giggling.

Malik sighed. "The teal car something you wished for?" He asked as he remained in the doorway, eyes closed

"Yes." Marik said. "Yes it is. It's for your sister." He said, pulling on a shirt. "Okay, I'm decent." And he sat down to put on socks and shoes.

Malik sighed. "I hear you're going out to collect your millions." He said uncovering his eyes. "Think you can wish away the memory of your naked ass from my mind?" he asked chuckling.

Marik grinned. "Nah. I like to traumatize you once and a while. And where's the fun in you not remembering. Besides... maybe the memory of my naked ass will give you an idea of what your ass may have the potential of looking like one day when you're older. IF you're lucky."

"You mean fat and saggy?" Malik said chuckling. "You have cellulite too."

Marik's eyes widened. "I DO NOT!!!" He howled. "RYOU!!! I wish for Malik to have a fat ass!!!"

Malik yelped. "No no no no no!" he whined, and Ryou granted Marik's wish. Suddenly Malik looked like Opra on crack. His thighs and ass were HUGE.

Ryou pouted. "Marik, that's not very nice..."

Marik's eyes widened, and he toppled over laughing hysterically, holding his sides and rolling around on the ground while Malik had a spaz. It took Marik a long time to calm down, but when he did, he kissed Ryou on the cheek. "Thank you dear, I needed that laugh. Okay, I wish Malik back to normal."

Malik sniffled once he was back to normal. "You suck..." he pouted, retreating back into the house.

Ryou shook his head. "You shouldn't wish bad things on others... i-it will go to your head... make you evil..."

Marik chuckled. "I'm sorry. I couldn't help it." He listened a moment, and heard Malik enter his room and close the door. "Okay. Ryou, I wish for Malik's tiny TV and DVD player to disappear." And Marik grinned at the startled yelp from above. "Okay, now I wish for you to give him a big screen flat plasma HD TV with surround sound, and a new DVD player and a GameCube, X-BOX and PlayStation2!!!"

Ryou grinned and granted the wish, which was followed by a loud "YES!" cheer from Malik upstairs. Ryou smiled.

"Master is so kind and generous..." he cooed. "I'm proud to serve you."

Marik laughed. "My cousin is a good kid." He said with a smile. "But Ishizu can't afford much other than the necessities... I had a job, but... I got fired." He sighed, then grinned. "But now that I have you, I don't ever have to work again! And I can give my family everything they deserve! I wish for Malik to have, oh, say... the top fifty movies he wants, and the top ten games he wants for each game system. Otherwise, they're useless." He chuckled and shrugged, grabbing his jacket and keys.

Ryou giggled and granted that wish as well, following Marik, still in his Genie clothes. "Master Marik...." he sighed lovingly. "I love you."

Marik smiled. "Change into some... street appropriate clothes, love." He said. "And we'll go."

Ryou wrinkled his nose. "Do I have to? I like these clothes... modern clothes are itchy... and heavy..."

Marik sighed. "Sorry, but you'll attract a lot of unwated attention in those. If you like... you can try and make your own that LOOK okay and feel good, too."

Ryou blinked and nodded. His pants became jeans, though his tubetop merely turned blue, his jewelry remained. "Better?"

Marik blinked. "Uhhh... lose the jewelry and put sleeves on that shirt..." He advised.

Ryou whined softly. "I dont wannnnaaaa." he pouted cutely.

Marik pouted right back. "I wish you would..." He cooed slyly.

Ryou pouted as his clothes changed to Marik's desire. "Horrible cheater..." he mumbled, following Marik.

Marik chuckled and checked to see that Ryou's bottle was firmly chained to his pants, then he stuck it into his pocket and sipped it up. "Okay. Let's go." and he bounded up the stairs. On the way out, he poked his head into Malik's room. "That's payback for making your ass huge." He said with a grin.

Ryou followed Marik quickly, not wanting to be far from his master, or his prison. "Master, how does one buy a house today? Is it the same as last time I saw the sun, or is there a new method?" He asked eagerly. "A-and how does one collect a lottery?"

Marik giggled. "No clue." He said, heading for the front door. He did an abrupt u-turn and walked into his cousin's room. "Ishizu... how do I collect my lottery winnings?"

"You go to the gaming commission in central domino, and give them the ticket and your drivers liscense." She said calmly. "Then wait for 2 hours while they give you a long test."

Marik blinked. "Test? What test?" He asked.

"To ensure you're you." She said boredly. "Proving identity." She said plainly. "It isn't hard, just long and boring."

Marik sighed. "Okay then. C'mon, Ryou! Oh, and Ishizu... there's a present for you out front." He leaned over to Ryou and muttered "keys." And Ryou gave them to him. Marik grinned and tossed them to Ishizu.

Ishizu chuckled. "Don’t get too egotistical, Ryou's the one granting those wishes." She said smiling. "Thanks."

"Welcome!" Marik sang, then turned and hugged Ryou. "And thank YOU!!!" *smooch*

Ryou blushed and nodded shyly. "Th-thank you master, I'm always happy to serve you..." he cooed hugging Marik happily.

Marik smiled. "Well, let's go to the gaming commision." He said, pulling Ryou out front and over to his motorcycle. He climbed on and waited for Ryou to join him.

Ryou blinked and forwned slightly. "I'm not sure I trust this device..." he mumbled blushing. "its odd to roll with only two wheels." He cooed getting on and hugging Marik tightly. "But I will always trust you."

Marik smiled. "I'll take care of you." He said, and took off down the street. Half an hour later, Marik walked into the Gaming Commission and with a smirk, brandished his ticket.

"Oh it's our lucky winner!" the woman at the desk said. "Now I need your driver’s liscense, a birth certificate and two forms presenting your current address, as well as any tax information you have."

Marik blinked. "Uh... here's my driver's liscence..." He said.

He turned around. "Do you have the other stuff?" He asked Ryou, then whispered to him, "I wish I had that other stuff with me right now."

Ryou giggled. "Here." He cooed to the woman. "He asked me to hold them while he drove..." he said softly. The woman took them behind her desk and studied them for along time.

Marik leaned on the counter and watched, patiently. He chuckled when she reached his birth certificate; it was in Arabic.

"Hmmm..." She said frowning. "Born out of country hmm?" She said calmly. "Alright, I'll need you to fill out these three forms. One states you are the person you claim to be, another is your tax form, and the third is a form stating that you are taking full responsibility for the money's expenditure and any unlawful spending will result in incarseration."

Marik blinked. "Unlawful spending? What, like illegal narcotics and hookers?"

The woman nodded. "Yup." she said smiling. "Also, will you be taking the lump sum, or pay over time option?

Marik frowned and thought a bit. "Hmmmm..." He mused, then snorted. "How much would I be paid how often with the over time option? And what would happen in the case of an untimely demise? Would it go to next of kin?"

"If you die during pay over time the money you haven't paid goes to the government. But you pay less to taxes. If you take lump sum you pay more to taxes, but you have it all now."

Marik scowled. "Screw that. I'll take the lump sum, thanks. If I die, I want the cash to go to my family, not the government." He snorted. "I don't think I would approve of what they would spend it on."

Ryou giggled. The woman nodded and wrote out the check. "Thank you for playing." She added taking the paperwork he'd finished and exchanging it for the check. "Have a nice day."

Marik smile and nodded. "You bet your ass I will!" He said, taking all his personal documents and leaving. "I wish all these were back in their safe places." He mumbled to Ryou. "Now... TO THE BANK!!!"

Ryou giggled as the papers disappeared to their places. "Master, you're easily excited." He cooed hopping on the motorcycle behind him. "I'm glad I've made you so happy."

Marik smiled. "Ryou... you will keep me happy my whole life, as long as you love me..." He said, kissing the boy's cheek.

Ryou blushed darkly. "Of course I love you, you're the most wonderful master I've ever had!"

Marik smiled. "Please... call me Marik. Not master. That makes me sound like your owner."

"You are." Ryou said matter of factly. "You own me."

Marik frowned. "But... I don't WANT to OWN you!!! Can't we just say that I... take care of you?" He asked, getting onto his motorcycle. "I don't like the idea of OWNING a person... slavery isn't right..."

"I'm not a person I'm a genie." Ryou corrected smiling. "And you own me."

"But you WERE a person once!" Marik argued.

"But I'm not now." Ryou argued back smiling. "You're the master of my existance..."

Marik frowned. "What if I don't WANT to be?" He asked, looking back at Ryou. "What if I want YOU to be the master of your existance?"

Ryou blinked. "I can’t be my own master, because I'd have to be human. Only humans can be the masters of genies." He cooed, nuzzling Marik's back. "Besides, I am content to be your slave...I enjoy being near you and serving you."

Marik sighed and shook his head, giving up for now. He revved his bike, and sped off, arriving at the bank ten minutes later. He waltzed into their main (fancy) branch, and headed over to the first available teller, swinging his hips and sporting a smug smirk.

Ryou followed much more timidly.

The teller blinked. "Can I help you?" She asked calmly, leaning over the counter to greet Marik.

"Sure can." Marik said, endorsed the check and slid it over to her. "I'll take a thousand in cash right now, then put half into checking and half into savings please."

The woman blinked and nodded, eagerly and quickly working. Once she'd finished everything, she handed him the cash, counting backwards to him. "Have a nice day!" She called smiling. "And what a cute little friend too..." She cooed patting Ryou's head.

Ryou blushed darkly. "thank you..." he squeaked

Marik snickered. "Let's go Ryou!" He called, heading for the door and looking at the very annoyed looking bank manager. Marik grinned, gave the man a suggestive wink and tongue wag.

Ryou sighed. "And you complained about my clothes..." he mumbled shaking his head. "Honestly."

Marik grinned and left the bank with Ryou. "Now... to my cousin's lawyer!!!" He crowed, hopping onto his motorcycle.

Ryou blinked. "Why?" he said curiously, hugging Marik tightly after getting on the motorcycle. "Why would you need a lawyer?"

"bah, screw it. It can wait til later! But I need to set up a Will now that I'm loaded!!" He called back.

Ryou giggled. "Ohhh. Why not wish for one?" he said smiling. "It's easier!"

Marik blinked. "Oh yeah!!! I wish I had a will, and also, a big fat life insurance policy!!!" He cried, speeding away.

Ryou giggled and granted the wish. "Anything else master?" He cooed lovingly. "Anything at all?"

Marik sighed and shook his head. "Nope. Let's just find a house." He said, and two and a half hours later, they did. Marik and Ryou stood together on a sidewalk, staring up at the two story white stone block house, covered in ivy and wisteria and surrounded by an overgrown unkempt garden. All of this was fence in by a chest high ivy covered stone wall with a little country gate in it.

Ryou stared in awe. "It's...amazing." he breathed eyes wide. "This... is home?"

Marik grinned and looked at the For Sale sign in front of it. "Let's explore it and see if we like the inside!" He said, and opened the gate with a little squeak.

Ryou nodded eagerly and darted in, looking around the outside like an over eager child. "It's so gorgeous! A-and look! a sunroom!" he squeaked, peering in the room with many many large windows.

Marik nodded. "It's a fixer upper. But with YOU, that's no problem... and it's close to Ishizu and all my friends... it's a nice neighborhood... and a really nice house." Marik said.

Ryou giggled and pressed his hand against the glass, before merely walking in and looking around inside eagerly. "I love it!" he squealed, running off and out of sight.

"Well then... I wish this house belonged to me!!!" Marik called after Ryou.

With a soft fluttering, the deed to the house floated down from the sky, into Marik's hands, signed and completely legal, and a pair of keys dangled from the chain attached to the bottle, which would unlock the doors.

Marik grinned, and looked around. "Okay Ryou, ready to get to work?! I wish the house was CLEAN!!!"

Ryou giggled from within the house, and as it Marik was watching a time-elapsed movie, the house seemed to brighten, the paint began to gleam and the house was slowly cleaned to perfection. The floors that were not carpeted, shimmered as they were magically cleaned and waxed, the dust clouds dispersed outside of the windows which flew open, along with the shudders.

Marik grinned. "Ready to redecorate, Ryou?" He called, looking for his genie.

Ryou giggled peeping out at Marik from the second story window. "Of course Master!" he called down waving, his clothes already back to their original form.

Marik laughed and walked into the living room. "I wish you were HERE!!!" He called, laughing.

Ryou squeaked as he literally fell though the floor and landed with a soft fwump on his invisible cushion of air. He blinked up at Marik, blushing. "Goodness you could just call!" he giggled.

Marik laughed. "But that was cute!" He exclaimed, and looked around at the room, and it's ornate fireplace. "I say... brown leather sofas in here." He said. "Keep the floors as is, but make the walls a deep red wood paneling."

Ryou blushed and waved his hands, the walls slowly stained a dark crimson, and changed into wood paneling, the fireplace lit to a roaring fire, and the sofas were placed around the room, near enough the fire to feel warmth, but not so close as to catch fire, or clutter the room.

The shutter of the fireplace slowly spread across the front, preventing embers from flying onto the floor.

Marik smiled. "Feel up to decorating the entire house?" He asked. And or the next three hours they did just that, until finally collapsing on their new kingsized four poster bed in the master bedroom, giggling tiredly. Marik turned, and smiled at Ryou, touching his cheek.

Ryou smiled at Marik, giving soft pants of exhaustion. "so tired..." he said softly, nuzzling into Mari's chest. "Thank you master...for this wonderful place to live.."

Marik smiled and rolled onto his side, holding Ryou. "I love you..." He yawned. "Rest now..." He mumbled.

Ryou nodded smiling, before fading. Returning to his bottle to draw strength and rest, though the bottled glowed softly with his presence, seemingly emitting the emotions Ryou felt for his master...and calming the atmoshpere of the room.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"How'd you do?" Ahmose asked as Yami walked up to the lunch table after finishing the test about fifteen minutes after Ahmose had. "French Fry?"

Yami sighed sitting down. "B+." He said calmly. "Not bad, but I can tell you fucked with the grading curve. So what ever happened with that bottle you found? Was it authentic?"

Ahmose sighed. "Well... it's authentic alright..." He mumbled, turning the page of one of the many books he had open around him. Yami blinked and looked down at the... odd assortment. Ahmose had what looked like a book on Pharaohs, magic in ancient Egypt, a book of mythical creatures, opened to the genie chapter, and also had a copy of "Aladdin and his Magic Lamp" and "Tales of Arabian Nights"; hardly what Ahmose usually read.

Yami blinked slightly. "Since when did you read mythology?" He asked curiously, picking up the copy of Aladdin. "Hardly seems like you to be reading anything but the facts."

"Even if I explained why, you wouldn't believe me. Hell, I don't even believe me!!!" Ahmose cried, looking up at Yami.

"Oh? Now I have to hear it. Explain." Yami said chuckling and taking a sip of his soda. "Because it's obviously troubled you enough to read fairy tales."

Ahmose sighed and looked up at Yami. "I showed the bottle to Ishizu, and she said it was Marik's and he had lost it. She took it down to Marik, who was a complete wreck. Looked like he'd been in bed crying all day. He was ecstatic when he saw the bottle and... well... he rubbed it and..." Ahmose shook his head. "I must be crazy..."

"Continue the story Ahmose." Yami said, bored. "Otherwise I'll just think you ARE crazy and be done with it."

Ahmose stared Yami straight in the eyes. "He rubbed the bottle and a boy popped out of it. A genie."

"And you swear you weren't sniffing at that bottle on the drive over there?" Yami said blinking. "A genie... seems a little far-fetched..."

"YOU'RE telling ME?!" Ahmose snorted, and crammed a chicken nugget into his mouth.

Yami laughed. "Ok, so what did this 'genie' look like?" He asked interestedly. "Have you told your brother?" he chuckled. "Or is this little hallucination a secret?"

Ahmose glared. "No, I have not told my brother. He would laugh me right out of our apartment." He snorted. "You're the only one I've told..."

"Well pardon my skepticism." Yami chuckled. "But I think you were just affected by all the smoke at that party... I'm sure if you give Marik a second visit, he'll think you're insane too. It was all a hallucination."

Ahmose glared. "You wanna come with me?!" He snapped.

"And be included in your little insane farce? No thanks." Yami chuckled. "It's all in your head. Think logically Ahmose. We were at a party full of pot smokers. You've never had pot before, so it's logical it affected you after only ten minutes, in such a dense cloud of it." Yami reasoned. "You went to Marik's house, and started hallucinating."

Ahmose glared. "I was NOT hallucinating!" He hissed. "Malik was there! He talked to the genie! And Marik KISSED the genie!!!"

"And you think for one moment that THAT was logical?" Yami pointed out. "Malik wouldn't talk to a genie, he'd wish for things, Marik too. They're both very and eccentric when it comes to wanting things. I highly doubt they would have even five minutes pass without wishing."

Ahmose glared, then swept all of his books into his bag, grabbed Yami's wrist and dragged him from the table. "Come on!"

Yami sighed pulling his wrist away. "You know I cant Ahmose, I've got fifteen minutes until my next class, it would take just that long to get to Marik's house from here." He said calmly. "Why don’t you go back and see if the 'genie' is still there. If it is, THEN I'll consider joining you on a visit to Candy Land."

Ahmose glared. "Fine! I will!" And he stormed away. And fifteen minutes later, he was knocking on the front door of the Ishtar house.

Ishizu answered it and blinked. "Well hello Ahmose, why the visit?" She said laughing softly and stepping aside to invite him in.

"I don't know..." He mumbled, rubbing his forehead. "To make sure I wasn't high on crap and hallucinating last night, I guess..."

Ishizu blinked. "Hallucinating what?" She said confusedly.

"About that... bottle." Ahmose mumbled.

Ishizu blinked. "What about it?"

"Is... Marik here?" He asked.

She shook her head. "I'm afraid not. He left this morning to cash in on a winning lottery ticket." She said calmly. "Why?"

Ahmose blinked. "Lottery ticket?" He asked.

Ishizu nodded. "He got it two days ago, and he won." She explained.

Ahmose blinked. "Where'd he get it from. And how much?" He asked.

"Store, and 372 thousand." She said, the wish Marik made preventing her from telling him about Ryou.

"Three hundred seventy two thousand?!? Before or AFTER taxes?!"

"Before." Ishizu said calmly. "I can call his cell if you want..."

Ahmose nodded, but sighed. "I-Ishizu? When I brought that bottle last night... you gave it to Marik... and... something happened when he... rubbed it..."

Ishizu blinked. "Yes?"

"Am I crazy or... didageniepopoutofthatbottle?!" He finished in a rush.

Ishizu blinked and shook her head. "I'm sorry, I have NO clue what you're talking about." She said sighing

Ahmose looked at her. "So... I... is Malik here?"

"He and Bakura just left." She said calmly. "Off to rent video games and movies." She added chuckling.

Ahmose winced and sighed. "Ummm... where'd you get the car out front?"

"Marik." Ishizu said softly. "He gave it to me as a thank you for taking such good care of him."

"How did HE get it?" Ahmose asked.

"Lottery ticket money." IShizu said calmly.

"But you said he just collected it this morning." Ahmose said. "Look... this is gonna sound really dumb but... there WAS a genie in that bottle, right?"

"No." Ishizu said once more. "No genie. It's just an old bottle. Where are you getting genie ideas?"

Ahmose sighed and slumped. "I don't know... I must have been high on the residue from that thing... but um... if it's not a genie's bottle... can I have it back?"

"You would have to ask Marik. It's his bottle." Ishizu said softly. "He's very fond of it, seeing as he loves Egyptian history, and culture, and it's Egyptian. Bakura bought it for him while they were in Greece."

"Oh. I see... well... I'll call him on his cell then... thanks... sorry to bother you..." Ahmose mumbled, feeling like a complete idiot...

Ishizu smiled. "I'm sure if you asked him, he'd let you borrow it." She said smiling. "I know he isn't busy, so call him now." She said going to get a phone, and returning with the cordless. "He's sure to agree."

Ahmose smiled and nodded, and dialed Marik's number.

Marik jerked awake and with a yawn answered his cell. "Marik... here." he yawned out. "Whatcha need?"

"Marik? It's Ahmose. Where are you?" He asked.

"My house." Marik answered proudly. "Got it today." He added. "What's up?"

"Wait... your HOUSE?!" Ahmose blurted, eyes widening. "How the hell did you pull THAT off?!"

"I won the lottery?" Marik said blinking. "Usually that'll do it."

Ahmose frowned. "Not with the help of a certain little bottle?"

Marik blinked and laughed. "What the hell? Bottle?" He said chuckling. "No, I'm afraid no bottles helped." he said not even thinking about Ryou's bottle.

Ahmose frowned. "Okay, I'm sick of this. Marik, you have a genie, do you not?!"

Marik burst into laughter at that, but did not supply an answer. Messing with Ahmose had its... fun moments.

Ahmose frowned and growled. "Come on Marik, this isn't funny. You can't possibly have bought a house TODAY! It takes time for something like that to happen! Longer than a few hours after you collect lottery winnings!!!"

Marik laughed harder. "I have my parents’ money too you know. They DID leave me a half a million dollars." He said calmly. "Oh wait, you did know about that didn't you?" he said, starting to enjoy flustering Ahmose.

Ahmose rolled his eyes. "No, you failed to mention that." Ahmose growled. "Stop goofing around!"

Marik calmed down. "Ahmose...a genie." He said calmly. "Are you goofing around or what?"

Ahmose growled. "No, I am NOT goofing around, when do I ever GOOF AROUND, ISHTAR?!?!"

Marik chuckled. "Did you ask Ishizu about this? I think my sister would know if I had a GENIE in the house."

Ahmose snarled. "YOU are the one goofing around and I don't appreciate it, Marik."

"Ahmose, can you hear yourself?" Marik said rolling his eyes, amused. "You're...YOU are suggesting for even one moment that a GENIE ....a GENIE is in my possession? Would Ishizu lie? She's more serious than I am, and she saw that bottle twice as long as you have."

Ahmose snorted. "Fine. Be that way." He snapped, and hung up on Marik, putting the phone down and heading for the door.

Ishizu blinked. "Ahmose...what's wrong?" She said touching his shoulder. "Why are you mad?"

"Nothing, nothing." Ahmose mumbled, waving her off. "I just feel like an idiot, that's all... I should go. I have to pick up Yami. I'm his ride home."

Ishizu nodded and sighed, waving to him as he left.

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sglily: "EVIL sidekick"?! O.O Not my Ahmose!!! ::huggles Ahmose:: he's not evil! Just conditioned since birth to obey the Pharaoh's every command no matter how much he may hate it... But trust me, later on, you'll be feeling sorry for him with what my co-authro starts doing... -_-* She's mean to my poor Ahmose... But yeah, Ryou is back with Marik... but for how long...? *bum-bum-BUM*

itavita: Yeah, Ryou's back. And yes, it is a good thing no one remembers. Bakura would never forgive Malik. But now, since it technically never happened, Bakura and Malik are together and happily fucking. Yay!!!!

Elle-FaTe2x1: You'll just have to wait and see.....