Procrastination hits me again!

[fickle]

“The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.”

Pick a pairing. Write three drabbles for that pairing, each with a different take on it: love, hate and indifference. In that order, because that’s the order they appear in the quotation. Post them in your journal, and pass this on.

See that meme? I meant to do it for psychoshipping. I really did. Instead, I ended up writing my first ever Dangershipping story/ficlet. Not even a drabble. Two full pages on Microsoft Word. I have no clue how that happened, but I'm blaming it on nekocutecatchan (or in other words, sneakily dedicating it to her) and posting it here.

...I'll take the meme later.

The theme that I had been trying for was love btw, in case anyone is interested in how off-base I managed to get. All critiques will be gladly accepted.



Existence.

A giggle floated lazily into the office, followed moments later by a smirking Yami no Malik and a mocking call of, “Why Se-to, working again? What a shame. I’d almost think you didn’t miss me.” The dark spirit was the only one who drawled Seto’s name in that particular manner, elongating the syllables to make it sound like a snake’s hiss followed by an axe chop.

“You’re not real.” Seto informed Yami no Malik, without looking up from his laptop. A moment later, the screen was pressed down with a deceptive gentleness, the cinnamon-golden fingers of the other boy wrapping over Seto’s slender, paler hands. The same infuriatingly relaxed laughter sounded again as Yami no Malik started to thoughtlessly bend Seto’s fingers backwards, now seated on his lap. “Silly Se-to. That is what you always say.”

“It’s just as true as the first time that I said it.” Seto coldly replied, not wincing at the feeling of his fingers being pushed to the breaking point. He refused to look at the Egyptian, instead staring at the dark wooden door from which his tormentor had entered. For that, he heard a finger snap, the sharp crack sounding even over the other’s laughter. “But Se-to, if I don’t exist, then how did that finger break?”

Changing tactics as that question was unanswerable, Seto instead reasoned flatly, “You are nothing but a part of Malik Ishtar’s mind. You cannot have a body of your own separate from him meaning you cannot be here. Hence, you do not exist.” For an answer, he received a taunting giggle and dark indigo eyes peered up at him teasingly, half-hidden by lowered eyelids. Tanned fingers deftly undoing buttons, Yami no Malik asked casually, “Does that mean I’m not undressing you?”

A silence, and the sound of heavy cloth hitting the ground with a muffled thud, the metal jingle of belts clashing against each other following. Then a stubborn, single-word reply. “Yes.”

“And that you’re not scared?” Fingers ghosting over the expanse of skin revealed, pressing against the hollow of Seto’s throat and feeling his heartbeat quicken in a way that would never be shown in his words. A curt answer, anger barely-repressed, “I don’t fear what doesn’t exist.”

Laughter sounded yet again, the golden false god sliding off the other’s lap to kneel between his legs and smirk up at him. The words that dripped off his teeth were poison-sweet, the quick flash of teeth ghostly white, seeming to almost glisten under the bright light of the office. “If I don’t exist, then obviously you won’t feel it when I do this…” A hand settled on each thigh, the gold of the bracers cold against Seto’s skin, and the psychopath bent his head after flashing the taller boy another eerie smirk.

Once more, silence fell, cold blue eyes staring steadily at the wooden door, lips pressed together in a thin line to stop any sound escaping them. Any sound at all. This wasn’t happening. There was nothing for him to feel. There was no reason for to react, because there was nothing happening for him to react to.

…and the sudden, shocked gasp that left his lips was due to him seeing a scratch on the door. Nothing to do with a clever tongue curling itself in such a manner that it tangled Seto’s very thoughts.

Again, laughter rang through the room, contaminating the very air as Yami no Malik rose to his feet, now looming over the other boy as he licked his lips, pink tongue seeming to taste the air in a snake-like manner. Wild spikes of dark golden hair covered his eyes, only the perfect cruelty of his smile showing as he guided Seto from the chair to lie over the desk instead, brown head bent to stare at the carpet. Passive. Submissive. All those things that Seto wasn’t. Which made sense. This wasn't happening, so this wasn’t Seto. Or so he told himself, with every shudder that ran through his body.

This wasn’t happening, so this wasn’t him.

Afterwards, instead of laughing, Yami no Malik half-purred as he held the other boy close to him, cradling his pretty doll within gold-laden arms. Trailing his fingers languidly over the cooling skin, he licked at the shell of the other’s ear before he spoke, “Se-to, do you still maintain that I don’t exist?”

Voice empty of all emotion, Seto answered mechanically, “You do not exist. Magic does not exist. Fairy-tales do not come true.”

Laughter. Harsh and wild and free from all constraints of sanity. All traces of playfulness disappeared from Yami no Malik’s eyes, the purple of them starting to burn like the ashes of a phoenix pyre as he tightened his grip on Seto, and cooed as a reply, “Fairy-tales don’t come true. But nightmares do.”

A hard kiss pressed upon bruised skin, “Nightmares live.”

A broken finger twisted sadistically, “Nightmares kill.”

A sudden, harsh bite at a soft shoulder, “Nightmares hate.”

A shockingly-soft whisper, cruel in its deception, “Nightmares love.”

A final, low, victorious laugh.“Nightmares exist. And I am your nightmare.”

~Fin~

The theme that I had been trying for was love btw, in case anyone is interested in how off-base I managed to get, and I wrote it over the course of three hours or so, since I kept getting distracting which might account for the different styles used. All critiques will be gladly accepted.

Comments

[xinda.livejournal.com]

LoL! Hmm, do they spend their time looking at your wall? :P

Um... He's having a really good day? LoL!!! Oh jeez... yes... I suppose we could... *clears throat* Um... yes... I suppose ... yes blame Marik.

God, love potions and... luck?

LoL!! Yes >D He has that right *nods* *pokes Bakura* He'll give in.

*snorts* xDD That amused me. Poor Kaiba ^^; And the knives/Marik made me giggle xD And then Jou being the way he is, of course. And yes... *cough* I was definetely amused by the last part *nods* And *snugs Ryou* ^-^

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Well, they want to rearrange the room. Again. And this time, they want to move around my computer and electronics, even though it took me 7 freakin' hours to get it all set up. *will be very annoyed if that happens and she has to redo everything*

XD, of course blame Marik. Why else would Bakura's...um... gender... be so pronounced? *nods* Definitely the fault of Sexy!Cat!Marik.

Oh yeah, of course luck! I'll be on Bakura's side definitely, God, love potions and luck. How can he fail with a trio like that?

...are you sure? Because so far, it looks like Marik is going to either die of embarrassment or sexual frustration before Bakura gives in.

I can give you the link to the ficcie if you like then - it won runner-up for best humor fic at Chibizoo's contest so I'm pretty okay with it. Even though when I reread it, I don't like it all that much.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

*blinks* ... why does it sound like, to me, they're simply doing it because it's you? And they want to make things ... difficult for you? >..<

LoL!!! *whimpers and blushes again* *cough* Yes... blame Marik 9.9 xDD And *nods* I still love how you drew Marik in the cat costume *nodu*

LoL! Yes, luck. Too bad that luck's usually not on Bakura's side *sighs* But yes yes, with the three of those... then he should get at least somewhere ;P

x.x *cleras throat* Yeah. hm. Marik should start trying tactics to work on Bakura *nodu* Possibly make Bakura... frustrated to where he'll give in.

Yes yes! Please? ^^;; Chibizoo? The yuugioh fanartist? And yeah, I like what I read ^^; Perhaps b/c you don't usually do humour and that's why you didn't like it? Or just your own worse critic?

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Well, the last two times they left my stuff mostly alone except for my cupboard, but now one girl bought some sort of bookrack and there's no room for it so she wants to start messing around with my side of the room. *glare* I hate them.

*laughs at Dani blushing so easily* I'm debating whether or not to send you the pic I drew of Bakura chained to a wall with his legs spread while in hot pink shorts and this sort of 'come get me' smirk on his face... It would be highly entertaining to see your reaction to that.

*purrs* I'm luck, remember? Fickle Goddess = Luck, and I'm rooting for Marik first, then Bakura. ^_^ So they'll be fine.

XD! I think that he's too frustrated and humiliated at the point to do anything except glare at Bakura, which isn't really a seductive thing to do.

Heh, she writes and draws as well. When you're online tonight, I'll give you the link then, or do you want to get it here? I have it on my dj and my ff.net account - and no, I like my humor stuff, I usually write humor and dark stuff in equal amounts, it's just that I tend not to like my OLD stuff, and that fic is about a year old.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* Then she shouldn't have bought it until she knew there would be room for it. Common courtousey (sp) when you're sharing a room -.-

o.o with... Bakura... *clears throat* Yes, well the image in my head now is quite... interesting... but why pink!? :P Wow... um... LoL! Yes... well... Um... >.>; yeah.

*bows* Of course you are, demo... yeah, they'll be fine... they have to be.

LoL!!! Awww!!! The image I see is a glaring/pouting Marik with Bakura laughing hysterically xDDD *SMACKs Bakura* >.> Stop being mean...

*nods* Meh, I'd get on msn, but I keep thinking as soon as I do, I'll hafta go x.X Ah, I didn't know she writes... I've seen her stuff on Deviantart... wait... maybe I have seen something she's wrote... now I'm not sure ~.~ Either one, it doesn't matter ^^; ooooh. So it's more of just that it's one of your older works...

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Yeah, she's stupid and I'm going to suffer for it. Man, I hate being outnumbered!

*grin* Pink because I'm evil like that. And yes, well, it's not a bad drawing. Only thing is that all the drawing I send to you, I kinda miss since I can't scan them in or photocopy them or anything, so I go all pouty and 'waaah my babies are gone!'. Though, if i have to give them to anyone, you're the one I chose. ^_^

Or I'll WHACK them. Don't anger the psychoshippers. XD

LOL, yeah, pretty close, now imagine them both naked in bed, Marik kind of trying to draw Bakura towards him, and Bakura leaning away and laughing with this smirk on his lips, and Marik looking like he wants to punch Bakura for it.

lol, it's okay, I ought to be starting maths anyway so that I can get online tonight and get some sleep before doing that. Oh, and yeah, just that it's my older works.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

*coughthey'reallstupidcough*

LoL!! But pink is EVIL!! *blinks* Yeah... I've done that before... where I usually try to copy things I send b/c... they're my creations ._.;; I've sent... one or two things to Neko... and one to another friend of mine that I scanned first and it was a birthday gift since I'm broke ._.; I keep everything if possible ^^; Well... I have a scanner :P So I should scan what you've sent me when I get a chance and send them to you so you can still have a part of what you created *nodu* Awww, nyu~ ^-^ *special special*

LoL!!! Agreed. xDDD

LoL!!!! *snickers snorts* Poor Marik xDDD I shouldn't find that amusing, but I do :P *SMACKs Bakura*... again. oh yes, I can definetely imagine that

2 hours left of voting? *blinks* Wow. Meh. ._. I've been tempted to talk about politics and such in my lj, but b/c I don't know hardly anything about it (and how horribly and confusing I word things) I have yet to ~.~

*pats* Yes, you need to get plenty of sleep tonight, to make up for the lack of sleep you got... so yes, do math >.>

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Definitely all stupid. *nods*

You'd scan them in for me? WHEE! That would be super-awesome-cool! XD, plus then we could show them off to demonstrate what everyone was dressed as for Halloween itself...

*purrs like a scary psychoshipper*

*nods and glares at Bakura* Stop laughing at Marik and spread your legs :P *fully expects Dani to SMACK her for that*

...uh, what? Yeah, two hours, but where did that come from? And you could, if you like to. Heaven knows I do more than my fair share.

I will, I'll have to go meet Anna soon to do it in fact.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

Stupid, is putting it nicely.

xDDD Yes, I would scan them *nodu* Of course, why not? Why shouldn't I? :P xDD Is giggly amused by your reaction

xDDDDD *is greatly amused by you purring like a scary psychoshipper as well*

O.O!! *SMACKs* indeed!! You can't tell Bakura to do that!! Only I can >.> *ahem* Now... perhaps I should tell Bakura that if he doesn't cooperate he'll never have any sex from anyone again? Or cookies >.>

LoL!! Spontaneous indeed... the news is on and they mentioned there was 2 hours left... and... jeez... in Kentucky 56% voted for Bush so far... and yeah... I just don't *know* politics or what things are. It's never fully interested me (beyond my wanting things to be fair and such) so... I'd sound pretty...uneducated, I'm sure, if I talked about it.

Mmmk... so long as you get it done...

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

But I'm trying to be nice just in case they look over my shoulder.

That would be cool. ^_^ Cat!Malik and Bunny!Bakura on show for everyone to see! Not to mention Butterfly!Devlin...

*continues the purring since it's amusing her*

*puts up with being SMACKed because she knows that she deserves it, and grins sheepishly* Marik can tell Bakura that as well... there's just no guarantee that Bakura will listen. Though we can see if the threat of no cookies would work.

...so far, Bush has 152 and Kerry has 112 electoral votes. It's driving me nuts how ANYONE can vote for him! *cries* And you have to take an interest, you lived here for all your life.

Got it done!

[xinda.livejournal.com]

True. And I'm just a nice person *cough* so I dare not say a thing 9.9

*nods* Exactly xDD Butterfly!Devlin indeed... and... once I get the colour/video card working on mom's comp is when I can start scanning again x.x

Yay for Purring :P

x.x Yes... Marik can... try the cookies next. y'know, that would be really bad if he listened to the no cookies -.-;;

*nods* right now Bush has 196 >..< *sighs* It's really frustrating. Meh. That's what my Aunt said *nods* And as far as interest *shrugs* I donno... I just... meh. ._.

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Rant at them for me. XD Stop being so nice.

WHEE! That would be fun.

*purrs some more and nuzzles into Dani's hand*

...lol! Would it? I think that it might be really bad for Marik's pride if Bakura thought that no cookies was more of a threat than no sex...

*dies* I don't know what I'm going to do if Bush wins.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

LoL!! But I'm anice person, I can't help it ^^;;

Yeppers and then you'll have your pics that you drew to keep <3 ^-^

Wai~ Kawaii desu~!!! *pets* kawaii~~

*nods* That's what I meant ^^;; That if he listened to the cookie threat more than the sex threat... so do cookies first and then threat :P

Oi, I donno. I think a lot more jobs will go down, more people will have money problems, more equality problems will come (or what not) and many bad things to happen if Bush becomes president.

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, I'll get rid of that for you.

Wheeness and I can print them out and stick them up next to yours to keep each other company!

...what's 'desu'? *purrs happily at being petted and gives a quick lick*

XDDDDDDDD, that would be funny indeed. Marik asking Bakura what he prefers, cookies or sex, Bakura saying sex and Marik just staring at him for a little before storming off.

And everyone will hate America. Really.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

LMFAO!!! rid me of that?? But I don't wanna be /mean/, just... stand up when I need to but still be nice *sulkspouts*

*nods* xDD Exactly. ... hmmm.. Bakura and Marik are multiplying 0.0 *coughlikerabbits*

Basically "Kawaii desu" is "so cute!" "it's so cute!" "she's so cute!" stuff like that ^^; if I remember correctly ^^;; Wai~~ *pets more*

LoL!!!! *snorts* jeez... Bakura choosing between cookies or sex... jeez... or even cookies or Marik *nods*

*nods* if they don't already hate america or the way it's run.

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

I'm bringing out the inner you, remember?

LOL! *dies* Talk about getting rid of male preg! *is highly amused*

Whee, I'm being called cute. As long as I'm still evil. ^_^ *bites playfully at her fingers*

It had better be Marik. Else Marik will probably suffocate him in dough.

Marik: What do you prefer Bakura, me or cookies?

Heh. So far, they hate Bush, and pity Americans.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

Yes, but the inner me must also be nice *pokes her* I'm not sure how nice she is...

LoL!! xDD yes... if males could get pregnant, in that case, Bakura and Marik WOULD have a pro-- wait a second... x.x Bakura would... Noo!! xD I now wanna draw Baku pregnant xDD

Yes, being called cute ;P You're... hmm... like a feline! They can be cute and dangerous at the same time *nods* "Don't underestimate a feline..." :P *meep* y'got sharp teeth too

*nods* xDDD It had better be Marik indeed.

x.x I imagine Bakura standing there trying to decide... just to mock Marik, with the answer being Marik of course...

Oi. Pity for America, so sad... ._. And America's SUPPOSED to be a place people want to go to... not pity ._.;; ... your roomates for Bush?

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

She is very arrogant and has her mind perpetually in the gutter. ^_^

XD, lol, no, evil! OMFG, Marik's reaction to that would be so funny! How would Bakura even break it to him?

Marik: *calmly torturing someone, unaware of the bombshell that Bakura is about to drop on him*

Bakura: ...I'm pregnant.

Marik:...you've been eating those cookies again, haven't you?!

*laughs* I know I have! *licks at the wounds to make them better and smiles* All better now? I'm the cutest, most evil feline-girl around!

No, they are all for Kerry. And two of them were in tears when I entered because Kerry had lost and that's how I found out about it.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

LMFAO! not -very- arrogant, but ... more self-confidence at least >D Especially when it's views she stands by (*coughequalitycough*) xDD And yes.. gutter... definetely my innerself...

xDDD Evil indeed >D Again!? Something to "MY" guy!? Why do I keep hurting him like this!? xDD Gah. Bakura: Um... Marik... how do you think a baby would look with our combined looks? *marik's answer inserted here followed by Bakura saying that they'll fine out b/c he's pregnant*

LMFAO!!!!!!!! Blame the cookies >D

wai~@! Hai, all better ^-^ *nods* xDD yes, the most evil feline-girl around... Hmm... I now wanna draw you as a neko x.x

Ahh, I see. Wow. Interesting. *shrugs* I guess they got something good for them *nods* I hear that kerry basically "gave up" -- term, I am unaware of or how it works.

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

Arrogant is good! And so is the gutter.XD

Bakura: Um... Marik... how do you think a baby would look with our combined looks? *

Marik: *odd look at Bakura* ... Interesting?

Bakura: We'll find out soon. I'm pregnant.

Marik: ...you're WHAT?! *looks like he can't believe it*

Whee for magical saliva! ...ack, no Neko-Fickle! She'll lose all her respect, unless you give her fangs and long, sharp claws. *threatening hiss*

Conceded. Because of what happened in 2000. *thinks that Kerry shouldn't have done that*

[xinda.livejournal.com]

*sulks* Arrogant is good with good reason :P But the gutter... well, I donno if there's a way to keep THAT back .>.> She's out and not going back.

LMFAO!!!! xDDD Yesh... definetely... Marik shocked and Bakura - months later coming over with his hand over his stomach, "Feel! The baby's kicking!!" *WAI!* LMFAO I just imagined Ryou and Malik all feeling and all excited and Marik still disbelief xDD

Whee indeed for magical saliva ;P ne... naw, Neko-Fickle that has sharp fangs and possibly red eyes *nods* And obviously claws... but they're retractable (?) like real cats claws, so you look like you have no weapon, but once needed... BAM *nods*

Yes, conceded. That. Yeah, I definetely don't think he should have. Especially yesterday when his party and all were speaking of waiting until EVERY vote was counted and not giving up and less than 24 hours later... gives up -.- >.> Hm. I read that they're still counting the votes in Ohio and such... wonder what would happen if it actually does/did go to Kerry o.O

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

WHOO!

lol, yes, Marik would be in complete shock... or imagine if Marik was the pregnant one! *imagines a picture of pregnant!Marik with the caption 'why Marik only ever was uke one'*

Ooh, green eyes not red please. But yes, retractable claws. Wolverine or Lady Deathstrike style!

Nothing. Bush still gets the country.

[xinda.livejournal.com]

LoL!! Well, arrogant chick is still hiding ;P

LoL!!! xDD Jeez... now that would be hillarious xDD Especially if they complained about all the times Bakura could have/should have gotten pregnant and the one time... Marik get's pregnant instead xDD

Mmk, green eyes then. Oooh yes!! Just like them!

Oh. I see... I thought so.

[fickle-goddess.livejournal.com]

I'll drag her out as well eventually. You know I will.

I know. Marik would never let Bakura forget it. And never forgive him either. Come to think of it, I can see Marik wanting to get an abortion or trying to cut himself open with the Rod, and Bakura walking in and asking him what the hell he's doing, and Marik just looking up at him with wide, pain-filled eyes and murmuring, "I'm pregnant... Or rather, I was."

Talk about an interesting way to find out.

And a little like God, since I'll have green eyes and black hair XD

[xinda.livejournal.com]

Determined,much, ne? :P

LoL!! Jeez... awwww.... Bakura deciding to not leave Marik at any point so that he could try to keep him from doing so *nods*

hehe xDD yep, just like God... but with sharp teeth and claws *nodu* And... yeah, you'll be the human version of female Neko-god... o.O That sounds odd.