This is my first shonen-ai, so don't be too hard on me.

Disclaimer: I don't own YGO. Yet.

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Ryou was walking through the movie theater, looking for the next showing of his favorite movie, when a very familiar person came into his field of view.

Marik Ishtar was standing in line at the concession stand for a bottle of orange soda, in his lavender shirt and black leather pants, his long blonde hair falling into his face. If Ryou had been eating, he would have choked. As it was, he blushed furiously. He had had a crush on the ex-hikari since Battle City, even though the scar on his arm was technically Marik's fault.

And now, to meet him in Domino of all places? It seemed like a dream.

Then I hope I never wake up, Ryou thought.

Having paid for his soda, Marik turned-and gasped inaudibly. Ryou Bakura was the last person he had expected to run into! And yet there he was, staring at the Egyptian with a dazed expression, and Marik was glad to see him.

Cautiously, he made his way over to Ryou.

"Hey, Ryou. How have you been since Battle City?" At least, that was what Marik hoped had come out of his mouth. He found himself staring at the pale boy in front of him. That hair, those soft brown eyes…There was no denying it: Ryou was frickin' cute.

Ryou managed to drag himself away from his in-depth contemplation of Marik's abs to reply, in a slightly shaky voice, "I've been doing pretty well. You?"

"Fine."

"Hey, what movie are you going to see?"

"Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers."

"Wow, me too."

Yes! I get to see a movie with Ryou! What actually came out of Marik's mouth was, "Well, do you want to sit with me?" Ryou blushed. "Ummm…sure!"

4 hours later

Ryou tried--unsuccessfully--to hide a yawn. The movie was great, but long!

Marik looked at him, worried. "Ryou, are you okay?" He mumbled, "Yeah, I'm fine…just tired. Did you like the movie?"

"Loved it." Frankly, Marik thought, I can think of better ways to spend time with Ryou…No! Bad Marik! Stop thinking perverted thoughts! Think of something innocent. Kittens, rainbows…oh, screw it!

Having exited the movie theater, Marik looked up to see storm clouds on the horizon. Ryou groaned, "Oh, great. Now I'll be caught in the rain. I hate the rain."

Now's my chance! Somewhat shyly and nervously, Marik responded, "Well…if you give me your address, I can take you home on my motorcycle and you'll get home before the storm breaks. Sounds good?" Please say yes, please say yes…

Blushing yet again, Ryou nodded. Seating himself behind Marik on his bike, he strapped on a spare helmet and wrapped his arms around Marik's waist.

The Egyptian felt his heartbeat skyrocket. As they drove through the streets of Domino, it became increasingly difficult for him to keep his eyes on the road and not get lost in thinking…well…stuff that I can't type without blushing.

Finally, they reached Ryou's apartment building. Marik sighed, "Well, Ryou, this is where I leave you." Taking off his helmet, Ryou yawned and stumbled up to the door, completely exhausted.

Marik grinned. "Then again (he wrapped an arm around Ryou's shoulders) I suppose I should escort you to your apartment, to make sure you don't collapse of exhaustion on the way there."

"Oh, Marik, you don't have to…"

"Yes I do. If Bakura finds you collapsed on the floor, he'll probably hunt me down and kill me."

As they rode the elevator to Ryou's floor, he murmured, "I don't know why I'm so tired…" Marik, gazing protectively at his crush, replied, "Well, maybe you're coming down with something. Hang on…" He bent down slightly and placed his lips on Ryou's forehead. The contact lasted only a few seconds, but felt like an eternity.

Face burning, Marik muttered, 'Well, at least you don't have a fever." I can't believe I DID that! Why did I do that? I hope he's not too mad…

Ryou went a rather obvious shade of crimson. "That's …good." Yeek! Marik Ishtar just kissed me! I am the luckiest guy on the planet.

They stopped outside the door to Ryou's apartment. Marik-who still had his arms around Ryou's shoulders-sighed, "Bye, Ryou. I'll see you around, okay? But right now I have to get out of here before—"

The door opened, revealing one very pissed off Bakura, who snarled, "Marik, you have five minutes to tell me what you're doing with my hikari before I send you to the Shadow Realm in pieces."

Chapter 1:Crush-End

Mwahahaha! Bakura's not too happy, is he? Find out what happens in the next chapter of The Virgo and the Capricorn! Bonus points go to people who can guess the meaning of the title. (Look to the stars…)

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