Ryou: *chibi eyes * YEAH! *chibi squeal * We got sooooo many reviews! I wuv you guys! *hugs reviewers *

Seto: I LOVE BEING NORMAL!!!

Joey: *whispers to Seto * I just love you!

* Joey runs to some unknown place with Seto *

Bakura: …..Who didn’t see that coming?

Yami: * cheers * YEAH! NO ATTACKS ON MY MANHOOD!!! I DON’T PLAY WITH DOLLS OR READ COSMOPOLITAN! YEAH!

Bakura and Ryou: * snicker * He said it again! HA HA HA HA!!

Yami:…….

Digi: Yes, I felt that Kaiba deserved his own little normal spot in my fics.

Gralnak: Actually, I did a lot of research for this topic. In the 19^th century, it was believed that prostitutes could change a man to being straight. It’s true. I’m glad you enjoyed servant yamis. That fic gets better every time I read it. Gralnak, I looked at your bio on ff.net and I saw the wonderful praise you gave me in your bio. You are so sweet. *Bakura hugs Gralnak * Many more to come.

Hato-Chiisai: Ryou and Bakura should handle this on their own, but Bakura doesn’t want to leave Ryou alone. He thinks that getting one of his friends there will help him feel better.

Lunara Stormrider Moonbeam: *Bakura gives you a biiiiiiig kiss for your wonderful review * Ryou will give you another kissy if you review again.

Yugi Closet Fan: He is a big butthole and will continue to be so through this fic as if hiring a “lady of the night” isn’t enough.

Blah: Well. Welcome back, blah. I’m glad you like the fic. I haven’t decided what I’m going to do with his dad yet. I like Cinetti, though, so he could be my recurring villain.

Gin Ryou Chan: Well, let’s put it this way: I’m the youngest member of the staff (24) and I had to work when everyone else had off because I am part time. This guard always made advances towards me. He took me up to the lounge and let’s say some little boys have roaming hands. So that’s why the scene of Ryou getting touched by Jessica was almost from personal experience. Some people are sick. I actually went into psychological therapy and that’s where I got into yugioh waiting for my appointment. So, it wasn’t all bad. I did get into yugioh.

Ssjgoddesschico: *smiles * I’m glad you and your friend like this story. I love waking up to good reviews!

AngelIshtar45: Yes, that chappie was angsty, but I wanted to show how they kind of alienated each other and completely regretted it.

No One Else

Ryou turned around to see Seto Kaiba standing behind him. Ryou wrapped his arms around Seto’s legs. Seto touched Ryou’s hair gently. Bakura looked up at Seto’s eyes and sighed. Seto didn’t know what transpired between the two snow-haired boys to make them kneel on the floor.

“Ryou? Ryou,” Seto pulled Ryou to his feet who hugged Seto tightly. Ryou was either feeling extremely affectionate or scared out of his wits.

“Thank you for coming, Seto. I didn’t know where else to turn. Everyone else was busy.”

Seto glanced between them. “Both of you look like you’ve been through hell.”

Bakura rolled his eyes and rubbed his swollen jaw. Bakura rubbed Ryou’s back and sat him on the bed. “Ryou, I have to talk to Seto. You stay here and let me get you something to drink. Can you do that for me?”

Ryou laid on the bed instead and curled up rocking himself. Bakura took Seto’s arm and dragged him downstairs. “I really had no one else to turn to. Seto, I need you to stay with Ryou for a little while.”

“Where are you going?”

“His creep father couldn’t care less about Ryou’s feelings right now and it is still his birthday. I have to go buy him a cake and some flowers. I was going to do it yesterday, but his dad came home. I didn’t have the chance.”

Seto nodded.

“Keep Ryou in your sight at all times. Please try to feed him. He hasn’t eaten all day.”

“I never had Ryou hug me like that before. What happened?”

Bakura poured a glass of water for Ryou and made an icepack for his jaw. “I’m still not convinced that this is one sick joke played on Ryou. Apparently a woman came over and began to….touch Ryou.”

Seto ran his thumb along Bakura’s jaw. At any other time, that would feel good, but the bruise was becoming more painful. “Looks like she did a number on your jaw.”

“She popped me in the jaw and hit me in my side. His creep of a dad damned near strangled him to death this morning. He stormed out of her and this woman came in a few hours later. She claimed to need the phone, but that’s when she climbed all over Ryou.”

Seto shook his head, “Poor kid’s already shaken up with his dad and all.”

Bakura took the glass of water up to Ryou. “Ryou, I have to go for a short time, but I will be back.”

“Yami? Don’t hurt my dad,” Ryou said sitting up and taking the drink.

Bakura looked into Ryou’s eyes. “I promise not to hurt him, Ryou.” Bakura bent low and kissed his hikari gently on the forehead. Bakura left.

Seto sat at the edge of the bed quietly. Ryou sipped his water slowly. “I’m here, Ryou. Tell me what’s going on.”

Ryou’s lip quivered. “My father hates me, Seto. He hates me and he may claim that I am a terrible son to love another man, but I love Bakura, Seto! I don’t want to live his way. I want to live my own life and not the one he has already prescribed for me!”

Seto rubbed Ryou’s shoulders.

“When we were married, Seto, I was happy that finally I found someone. I didn’t want anyone else. I wanted him. Am I wrong for disobeying my father?”

“No, Ryou. He’s living his life. You should live yours. Look. My stepdad always told me how to run my life. Who knows if I would have ended up differently. He arranged everything for me. He told me what I was going to do all the time, he told me I was going to run the family business when he died. I’m glad Mokuba is still a little kid. He can make his own decisions now which is more than I ever had.”

Ryou coughed spilling some of the water on his leg. “I never had my mother when I was growing up. My dad is all I have.”

“He may be in shock. It’s not everyday you walk into your son….finding….you know.”

“I don’t regret it,” Ryou said proudly. “I’d do it again if I could, but if I do, my father will certainly kill me. I have no where else to go, Seto. We can’t run away.”

“No, Ryou. That’s dangerous. You don’t know who would be waiting for you out there.”

Ryou’s eyes opened wide and a glimmer of sweat traced down his forehead. “She will be waiting! Seto!” Ryou wrapped his arms quickly around Seto dropping the glass of water. Luckily, it just cracked. Seto held onto him tightly as Ryou quivered. “She’ll be waiting….that woman….”

“Bakura took care of her, Ryou, she won’t come back.”

“She’s gonna send her pimp after me! Seto!”

“I’m here to protect you.”

“Bakura is gone? Bakura might be in danger!”

“Bakura went out to finish getting your birthday present, Ryou, now calm down. I’m right here beside you.”

Seto began to rock the white haired boy and knew if his father was standing there, he would ask what kind of a monster he was to do this to his son. Ryou didn’t let Seto go. As Seto watched the young boy cry, he wanted to make him feel better. He knew the pain Ryou was going through. He knew exactly how to help him and it worked on Joey lots of times. Seto kissed Ryou’s hair sending Ryou to look up at him.

“Why..Why did you kiss me?”

“I didn’t mean anything by it, Ryou. I wanted to make you feel better. A kiss always makes Joey feel better.”

“Thank you, Seto,” Ryou said as he rested his head on the CEO’s shoulder.

Ryou relaxed.

“Now do you think you can eat something?”

“I’m really tired. I don’t want to eat.”

“You are going to get sick if you don’t eat.”

Ryou shook his head. Ryou sat quietly until the front door opened. When he heard it close and footsteps climbed the stairs, he gripped Seto tightly enough to cut off his air. Seto rubbed the shaking and whining boy’s hair. “Oh Ra, please no. No .No. Don’t let it be him!”

Ryou shrieked when he heard the door knob turned. Seto and Ryou clung to each other as they saw who entered the room. (see below)

QUESTION:

WHO DO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME INTO THE ROOM? BAKURA OR STEVEN (RYOU’S DAD)? WON’T IT BE INTERESTING TO SEE STEVEN COME IN AND FIND RYOU WITH SETO SITTING ON THE BED?