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[morecowbell]

Characters: Nanami & Ryou
Location: Ryou’s Apartment
Rating: G (do I even need to put this)
Time: Backdated to June 22, 1 AM
Description: Nanami shows up unannounced at Ryou’s door to escape her suddenly awkward living arrangements.


It had been a rather exhausting day, Nanami was surprised she made it through her entire shift without curling up into a ball and hiding in the back of some dark alley, not that she’d actually do that because dark alleys were kind of scary when you’re on your own at night. However, the end of her shift eventually came and she just did not want to go back to her apartment, not with all the thick tension that was likely still hanging in the air there.

The blond didn’t really have anywhere to go especially at this time of night. There were a few people who came to mind but honestly she didn’t know where any of them lived these days and she couldn’t just knock on a random door an ask the inhabitants. She spent some time floating around near Fatality Condominiums unsure of what to do or where to go.

Nanami ultimately found herself in front of Ryou’s door, two floors directly above her own apartment. She knocked somewhat loudly.

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[shiromadoushi]

If Bakura had been up in his bedroom or asleep, her knocking would have done nothing but rouse one of the cats. As it was, there was a call of "Just a moment!" and a minute later, the door opened to show a still awake, though slightly muzzy looking Bakura. A peek behind showed a paused video game on the TV, the clear reason for his wakefulness.

He blinked. "...Nanami-chan...?"

[morecowbell]

She looked at him for a moment to make sure it was Ryou and not Bakura.

"Can I come in?" She asked simply as a formality because she was coming in whether he liked it or not, besides she knew there was pretty much no chance he was going to turn her down.

[shiromadoushi]

"Sure..." Bakura blinked again, stepping back and holding the door open for her. "... Something wrong?"

[morecowbell]

She crossed the threshold and glanced farther into the apartment looking for any other signs of life before sighing. "Where should I start?" She asked indicating that it was a little complicated.

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura closed the door before heading for the kitchen, opening the fridge to pour her some ice tea, nodding towards the chairs.

[morecowbell]

Nanami followed him to the kitchen where she took a seat where he had indicated. She leaned forward, propping her chin up on her hand while watching him. "Bakura showed up at my apartment today like some sort of vagabond. Perhaps you have some insight to why that happened?"

[shiromadoushi]

The teen paused, pitcher of tea in hand. "I guess... he got tired of not having a place to stay..." he answered, voice soft. "Since he doesn't want to stay here any longer..."

[morecowbell]

The girl searched Ryou's face in silence thinking about the fact that they had just recently had a house warming party for them. She continued to watch him waiting for him to clarify a bit.

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura let out a long, soft sigh, replacing the pitcher before sitting down across from the table. "Because I let Ryuzaki stay... because I had too many people over... he didn't feel like it was home," he explained softly.

[morecowbell]

Returning the sigh, she leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes. "Not a fan of the other roommate, huh?" She started laughing softly but it came out a little bitter growing slightly with every short spasm. Finally she sighed out the last laugh, "He doesn't like my new roommate either."

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura looked over, blinking. "...new roommate...?"

[morecowbell]

"Oh, I guess because of your situation you know him, the Pharaoh."

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura hid his face in his hand in a near full body wince. Of all the people in Death City...

"...Yes, I can see how that might be a problem..."

[morecowbell]

"The apartment didn't have a chance against those two," she muttered. "Hey, Ryou-san, let me stay over tonight."

[shiromadoushi]

The teen blinked, hesitating as he looked at first YB's closed door, then up the stairs to L's before grimacing. "...if you did, it would have to be on the couch... I don't think either of them would forgive me for letting someone use use their room...."

Honestly, it worked so much better at the old apartment with just the one spare room to be fought over...

[morecowbell]

"Bakura shouldn't get a say after what transpired this afternoon but the couch is fine," which said a lot coming from the spoiled rich girl. She glanced over at the living room area and the television which was paused on some sort of show or game. "Are you having trouble sleeping or did you just lose track of time?"

[shiromadoushi]

"Aaaa--" Bakura faltered, looking like he'd been caught. "Sort of a bit of both, really..." he admitted sheepishly, looking down.

[morecowbell]

"Hmmm? Perhaps you're having a hard time because this place is so big and empty when you're the only one in it?" She was pretty intuitive sometimes and really, she could relate so it wasn't really a question but more of an observation.

[shiromadoushi]

He let out a long sigh, nodding. "Worse than any of the others since this one's so big..."

[morecowbell]

"I know," she looked down at her hands as she fiddled with them. "Is your other roommate away on a mission?" She had temporarily forgotten his name as well as much of the night of the party.

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura shook his head. "Ryuzaki doesn't really stay here... He has his own apartment, upstairs. His room... it's more of a safe room. For when he needs a place to stay that isn't with his partner."

[morecowbell]

Nanami gives him a rather dumbfounded look. "I don't get it, isn't living with your partner the safest place to be?"

[shiromadoushi]

"...it's complicated, with those two..." Bakura sighed, shoulders slumping.

[morecowbell]

She waved her hand dismissively. "So you're basically just holding a spot open for two people to come and go as they please?"

[shiromadoushi]

"...sort of..." Bakura admitted unhappily. "They both claimed the spare room back at the old place, so I thought here where they could both have a room, it would work out..."

[morecowbell]

"Well of course it wasn't going to work if there's some sort of animosity between the two. Why don't you find some better roommates?"

[shiromadoushi]

"It's not that there's animosity... any more than they have for anyone else," Bakura pointed out. "....Though Ryuzaki keeps trying to convince me that the other Bakura's no good to have around..." he sighed.

[morecowbell]

She gives him a look that basically says 'like I said'. "Okay, and what do you think?"

[shiromadoushi]

Bakura rubbed at his face, letting out a slow exhale.

He had no answer.

[morecowbell]

"Get some better roommates," she reiterated, "since you're the one who is holding down the fort. What about asking Takuto?"

[shiromadoushi]

"Eh? Takuto-kun? He's already rooming with Yuugi-kun and Sugata-kun..." Bakura pointed out.

[morecowbell]

"Sugata is moving into my apartment at a later date, but I didn't realize he also roomed with Yuugi. So kick both of yours out and invite those two instead."

[shiromadoushi]

"Eh? He is?" Bakura blinked. "But I thought...."

He trailed off.

[morecowbell]

She tilted her head at him. "What?"

[shiromadoushi]

"Aaa--" Bakura faltered. "Just... I mean.. Takuto-kun and Sugata-kun are best friends... that they would split up like that... Maybe it was just too crowded..."

[morecowbell]

"It's not like they can't visit each other," she shrugged. Nanami was not really aware of what was going on between Sugata and Takuto at the time they agreed on being roommates.