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Post by mugenginga on Oct 9, 2010 19:31:19 GMT -5
Anzu had come up to Yuugi's apartment after Kanji had gone grocery shopping and picked up her Angel Mort uniform. The discussion of sleeping arrangements hadn't come up again until that night. No one really bothered to change what had already been decided. Atsuro was given the couch, with Jounouchi sprawled out on a makeshift futon on the floor and Honda was leaning back in a folding chair with his feet on the coffee table. Atsuro would discover first hand that both snored, and Honda was rather.... loud about it.
It was early the following morning when Anzu woke up in Naoto and Kanji's apartment due to the beeping of the watch on her wrist. She quietly prepared for work, putting on the uniform in the bathroom and pulling the trenchcoat around her. Now that her friends had brought it up, she was a bit concerned about the fact that maybe she was being hit on. Or maybe the teenager had seen her wondering about the trenchcoat as an opening? She'd call him from work and ask him to pick it up, she could bring her clothes and change back to them at work.
She wasn't unaware of how irrational she was being. It wasn't as if the others hadn't seen her in a swimsuit, after all. Still, it felt like she had walked out of some adult fantasy with her uniform. She'd even seen it, she'd known about it. She just hadn't realized the way it would sit on her. Jounouchi had been pestering her rather badly with his attempts to make her feel better, but she couldn't blame going into that restaurant on just him... not fairly. She sighed and scribbled down a note.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 9, 2010 20:20:28 GMT -5
Atsuro hadn't slept well. It wasn't just because of the events of the previous day, though that had a bit to do with it. It was because of how loud Jounouchi and Honda snored. He was used to waking up at the slightest sound in case of an attack. This made it incredibly hard for him to sleep, because while he might have been able to tune Jounouchi out, Honda made it impossible. He finally found a solution around 2 AM of sticking a pillow on his head and sleeping like that.
At about eight, he finally woke up. He groaned and put a hand on his head. His hair was rather greasy and unkempt. Well, it had been a couple days since he'd showered. Instead of getting up and taking a shower, he pulled his hat on over his head and stood up, deciding to see what there was to eat in the kitchen.
Honestly, Atsuro wasn't sure what he was going to do here. This was a completely fresh start for him.
...Come to think of it, he hadn't even properly introduced himself to the others yet.
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 9, 2010 20:55:52 GMT -5
Atsuro would be halfway to the kitchen, a grand total of about three steps forward when the bedroom door opened. Atem stepped out and blinked in surprise as he saw Atsuro was up. The Egyptian teenager was wearing a pair of navy boxers and it was pretty clear he hadn't expected anyone to be up by his reaction. There was evidence that his hair wasn't some kind of helmet for once because it was a bit frazzed. It actually looked like it needed a comb.
"Atsuro, what are you doing up?" Atem asked. He seemed awake enough now that he'd recovered from his surprise.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 9, 2010 21:05:47 GMT -5
Atsuro hadn't noticed Atem come in. He jumped rather badly at Atem's voice and had halfway entered a battle stance when he realized who it was. He looked rather embarrassed at himself. He was smiling again as he looked over at Atem.
"Ah, sorry. I didn't sleep well," Atsuro admitted. "I was just gonna make myself something to eat."
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 9, 2010 21:15:35 GMT -5
Atem's eyes widened and he tensed up in response to the way Atsuro almost moved. In truth, he'd responded to a reflexive action with his own. Atem shook his head as Atsuro spoke, moving a limper than usual bang out of his eye. The fact that it stayed was as much of a mystery as how the hell his hair was natural to begin with.
"It's no problem," Atem looked towards Honda as the brunette took a loud breath in, "I'm sorry I forgot to mention those two. Do you need help in the kitchen?"
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 9, 2010 21:31:30 GMT -5
Atsuro shook his head. "Nah, I'll be fine."
He didn't ask any more questions as he headed into the kitchen. Actually, Atsuro had to wonder why Atem was up, but he wasn't asking any questions. He opened the fridge and frowned for a moment before pulling out a carton of eggs. He opened up a cabinet and pulled out a frying pan, and then lit the stove and put the frying pan on it. He broke a couple eggs and dropped them down on the frying pan and made a rather loud sizzle.
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 9, 2010 22:02:32 GMT -5
Atem was up because he'd had to use the bathroom, and had actually intended on getting dressed and staying up afterwards. He walked into the bathroom as Atsuro was looking in the fridge. The noise of the quickly cooking eggs along with the smell was enough to drag Jounouchi and Honda awake. The former wiped his mouth and frowned at the saliva that had been gathering before looking up just in time for Yuugi to step out of the bedroom, rubbing his eyes.
"Is everyone up already...?" he asked. He didn't seem fully awake just yet.
"Is that Atem in here cooking?" Jounouchi asked.
Yuugi grimaced, "I really don't think so. Atem can't cook very well, he thinks its because he never had to growing up..."
"Its coming from the kitchen..." mumbled Honda. He seemed less awake then Yuugi.
"Atsuro-kun, is that you?" Yuugi asked.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 9, 2010 22:09:52 GMT -5
Atsuro gave a sigh at all of the voices he could hear. Damn, had he woken everyone up? He gave a grin and poked his head out of the kitchen.
"Yeah, sorry," Atsuro said. "I was hungry, so I decided to cook. Is bacon and eggs okay?"
Actually, he wasn't even sure if Yuugi had any bacon. Atsuro was used to having it around his house, but back at his house, they'd always eaten a lot of western food. It probably had a lot to do with how his parents worked overseas. Their tastes had probably evolved to suit that.
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 9, 2010 22:16:22 GMT -5
"Eggs are fine, but we don't have any bacon..." Yuugi said. Some sort of realization dawned on him, "You really don't have to cook for ever-"
"Hey, speak for yourself!" Jounouchi said. The tone was a lot lighter than the words. Jounouchi pushed himself up, revealing he had gone to bed in his clothes like Honda, "I'm just glad someone else around here can cook!"
"I'll eat whatever you make," Honda said, letting out a rather animated yawn and stretching one arm into the air, "Where's Atem?"
The bathroom door openedin response, and Atem stepped out. He'd been right, he'd heard everyone's voices. He lifted a hand towards Honda to indicate his presence in response to the question.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 10, 2010 22:09:03 GMT -5
Atsuro frowned. No bacon? Well, he had expected that. He gave a grin toward Yuugi. "Nah, it's no problem at all, really! I don't mind cooking for everyone... just so long as we have enough eggs..." He frowned at that. Yeah, he wasn't too sure on that front either. There were a lot of them.
"...Hey, I was thinking. Since I'm going to be living here now, I should probably properly introduce myself to everyone," Atsuro said. "I know we've technically met and all, but I never really got a chance to properly introduce myself then."
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 11, 2010 21:52:30 GMT -5
Atem seemed concerned for a moment. He couldn't be sure of the reactions of Atsuro's defection from Souji or Minato. It was more Souji, who with his recent shift in attitude (which Atem was now attributing to him regaining his identity) might express valid concern about Abel's reactions. Souji had never approved of Abel's choices any more than he had, any more than Atem was sure Set had approved of his in Egypt. Doing what needed to be done was never an enjoyable feeling on the other foot.
"That sounds like a great idea! We haven't really seen Minato-kun or Ryoji-kun lately, either!" Yuugi was smiling and seemed relaxed. He looked towards Atem, "Um... you're getting dressed, right?"
Atem gave a small smile, "I'm not the only one still in my pajamas, Partner."
Jounouchi had stepped past the group and was in the kitchen with Atsuro. He peered over his shoulders at the eggs in the cart. If Atsuro turned, which he probably would Jounouchi wasn't exactly respecting the shorter teenager's personal space, he'd notice Jounouchi was counting on his finger and mouthing the numbers. He looked at Atsuro and pointed at the eggs.
"There's plenty there as long as you're not a pig," Jounouchi said, a goofy smile on his face. He elbowed Atsuro a bit hard, probably setting the teen off balance. He spoke kinda low, but he seemed to almost be making an effort at the living room hearing it besides, "Honda's the one you have to worry about."
"Who was it that got third place in that curry eating competition?" Honda shouted back, apparently the target of Jounouchi's way of speaking.
"Yeah, tell me that next time I have to pay for your okonomiyaki!" Jounouchi shouted back, managing to be right next to Atsuro's ear as he did so.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 12, 2010 20:51:23 GMT -5
Atsuro was knocked a bit off balance by Jounouchi's elbow. He gave a nervous chuckle, and looked down at the eggs currently frying. He flinched at Jounouchi's yell at Honda, and then gave a laugh.
"Sounds like you guys are a couple of big eaters!" Atsuro said with a laugh. "Yeah, then we should be fine. I don't eat a lot anyways. Speaking of which..."
He opened a cabinet and pulled out about five plates before flipping a couple of eggs onto the plates with the spatula he was using. He handed the plate to Jounouchi. "Here you go. I dunno where you guys keep your spices and stuff, so I just kept it plain."
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 13, 2010 1:13:23 GMT -5
Jounouchi seemed a bit startled as Atsuro shoved the plate into his hand. He almost dropped it, but a quick clamp down with his hands managed to secure the plate. He sidestepped past the shorter teenager and two plates after sticking the one he'd been handed in his mouth. He indicated the fridge and cupboard, causing the egg to move around on the plate and seem to threaten to fall off.
"Ith en ther un ther," Jounouchi said, his words more than a fair bit hard to understand due to the plate in his mouth. He didn't even seem to notice the slurring.
The blond lifted up the plates and made his way out of the kitchen. He blinked when he saw both Yuugi and Atem weren't in the living room anymore. He gave a confused look at Honda. The brown haired teenager had gotten to his feet and taken a plate from Jounouchi. He indicated the bedroom door with a nod as Jounouchi was pulling the plate from his mouth.
"They went to get dressed," Honda said.
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Post by Firebreath Fishslap on Oct 13, 2010 20:27:40 GMT -5
Atsuro looked up. "Oh, sweet. Thanks." He pulled open the cupboard and pulled out a few spices, which he then began to season these next eggs he placed on the pan with.
Now that he thought about it, he needed to get some clothes, too. He couldn't run around in these dirty beaten up clothes forever. But that would come later. He had a lot of stuff he needed to do...
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Post by mugenginga on Oct 13, 2010 21:42:06 GMT -5
About half an hour later had everyone done with their food and dressed for the day. Yuugi wasn't wearing his school uniform for once. The long sleeved black turtleneck had a light purple sleeved vest over the top of it, with the borders in a dark shade of purple. He had on blue jeans and his usual tennis shoes, which really did need replacing.
Atem was wearing a tighter long sleeved black shirt that lacked in the turtleneck. His bracers were over the top of the sleeves and unlike Yuugi he was wearing a black belt choker. His jeans were a little more faded and far tighter than Yuugi's and he had his usual boots and cartouche hanging from his neck. His leather jacket was also tied in the usual fashion. Not usual, at least Asturo wouldn't have seen it yet, was that he had a single sterling silver dangling earring in each ear. It was simple, just three steel balls getting progressively larger towards the bottom one. They seemed somewhat heavy.
Jounouchi and Honda were both dressed a lot more simply. Jounouchi had a white t-shirt and jeans with worn knees and his usual shoes. Honda's shirt was brown with longer sleeves and he had sweatpants instead of jeans on. Jounouchi and Honda had argued over who was taking care of the plates, eventually leading to a slight non-serious skirmish that had them both in the kitchen.
Yuugi looked at the time, "I think Minato-kun and Ryoji-kun should be up... and Souji-kun is on the same floor. I haven't spoken to Tatsumi-kun or Naoto-kun in a few days, but Anzu said they were at home yesterday and I think everyone but Anzu is off from work today."
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