So, here's the second and last chapter of Strange Behavior!

WARNING: This has yaoi, so if you don't like the idea of two guys in a relationship, then this story isn't for you. Go read a romance novel. Perhaps something by Danielle Steele...

DISCLAIMER: I actually did own the cast for about a month. After I kidnapped them, that is. But that's another story, one that you can read by searching the story 'The YuGiOh Project' under the penname Nightowl572 *shameless self promotion FTW!*

"Hey, Ryou, want to go to the arcade after school?" Ryou turned from staring out the window to see Yugi and Joey standing by his desk.

"Tristan and Téa are coming too," Joey added grinning. "Come on, it'll be fun!"

Ryou smiled apologetically. "Sorry, I can't. I have a bunch of homework to get done."

"Ryou, you're always two weeks ahead on homework. And besides, you finished it in class, remember?" Yugi pointed out. Ryou's smile faltered slightly.

"I- It's a history project I have to work on," He said, stating the one class that he didn't have with the pair.

Joey and Yugi shared a look, but only responded with, "Okay. Maybe tomorrow then."

Ryou nodded, still looking slightly tense. As the bell rang for the end of the day he jumped quickly out of his seat. "I'll see you guys tommorrow, okay?"

Yugi and Joey watched him run off without waiting for a response.

"Alright, that was weird," Joey said, scratching his head as they left the room and started down the hall.

"Yeah, it's almost like-"

"Hey guys!" Yugi was cut off as Téa called out from down the hall, Tristan at her side. They caught up with Yugi and Joey, falling into step beside them.

"Ready for the arcade?" She asked excitedly.

"Yeah, and where's Ryou?" Tristan asked. The other two sighed.

"He couldn't come." Yugi told them.

"Huh? Why?"

"He said that he had to do a history project and then ran off." Joey explained. Téa shook her head, confused.

"That can't be right. I'm in his history class; we haven't had to do a project all year!"

The other three stared at her in shock.

"Are you sure?" Tristan asked. Téa nodded firmly.

"Positive."

"Alright, things are getting a bit too weird with Ryou. We need to do something, and soon." Joey said, a determined look in his eye. Everyone else nodded.

"But, what?"

"Alright, this is getting a bit too weird for me," Marik said, staring at Bakura, who was sitting in the courtyard waiting for them. He turned to Yami and Malik as they approached their white-haired friend. "Bakura's smiling. And we haven't even beaten anyone up or watched Cannibal Holocaust today!"

Malik nodded gravely. "Methinks we're witnessing the beginning of the apocalypse."

"We must proceed with caution, men." Yami added, also putting on a serious expression.

"Oh, ha ha, you guys are hilarious." Bakura rolled his eyes. "I'm in a good mood today. Shouldn't you be happy for me like normal friends?"

"Since when have we been normal, Bakura?" Marik asked, eyebrows raised.

"And since when have you been in a good mood for over a month? Well, besides that time we filled the teacher's desk with chicken blood and pinned it on that annoying chick who kept trying to follow you home," Malik recalled. "Ah, good times."

"What these two idiots are trying to say," Yami stepped in, glaring at Marik and Malik, "Is that you're acting different than usual, and we want to know why."

A flicker of nervousness passed over Bakura's face before he composed it into his usual slightly bored, slightly sadistic expression.

"Geez, what are you, my mother? I'm not acting different, and so what if I am? Just drop it okay?"

He didn't give them any time to retort as he walked away, though not before his friends caught the slight pink tinge to his cheeks, easy to see over his pale complexion. As soon as he was out of earshot, the trio began talking.

"Okay, this is getting out of hand," Yami said firmly.

"Yeah," Marik nodded. "Bakura never keeps secrets from us. From the school, his parents, and the cops, yeah, but never us!"

"Well, Bakura's our friend," Malik began, "so if he's hiding something it's our job to find out what it is so we can help him with it."

Yami raised an eyebrow. "And by that you mean, snoop around until we figure out what he's hiding, and then blackmail him mercilessly with it until we get bored?"

"Exactly!" Malik grinned. "After all, what are friends for?"

"I feel so stupid," Téa muttered softly. She glared at Yugi, Joey, and Tristan from behind a large pair of sunglasses.

"Shh!" Joey whispered, peeking around the wall of the alley the four were standing in. He was also wearing a pair of sunglasses, and a bright red jacket covered his regular T-shirt. "We don't want him to see us!"

"Please explain to me again why we're spending our Saturday stalking Ryou." Téa complained.

"Because," Tristan, whose hair was slicked back instead of in its usual pointy style, explained, "Ryou won't tell us what's going on, so we need to see what he's doing on the days he can't hang out with us."

Yugi, who was wearing a large hat to cover his distinctive hair, spoke for the first time. "Okay, but why do we have to wear these ridiculous disguises?"

"So that he won't recognize us! Now, come on, he just left the supermarket." Joey started off down the street, trying and failing to look inconspicuous. Tristan joined him, and after a shared exasperated look, Yugi and Téa trailed after them.

They followed as Ryou walked down the street holding bags filled with food. "So he's getting groceries. What's the big deal?" Téa asked.

"I don't know," Yugi said thoughtfully, "his house is in the other direction. Why would he be taking groceries somewhere else?"

"Maybe he's getting them for whoever gave him that hickey," Joey suggested, turning back to look at the others. "You never kn- Oof!"

He rammed into someone, stumbling backwards as they fell forwards.

"Hey, watch where you're going!" Malik cried, catching Marik before he could hit the ground.

"Hey, no need to be- Yami?" Yugi stopped in the middle of defending Joey as he realized who it was they had run into. Marik, Malik, and Yami were standing there, all wearing trench coats, sunglasses, and fedoras straight out of a bad spy movie.

"What are you doing here? And why are you dressed like that?"

Yami took off his hat, sunglasses and coat. "Bakura's up to something, so we were spying on him to try to find out what it is and blackmail him with it."

"But we lost track of him a few blocks back, so now we're trying to find him again without him knowing." Marik added as he and Malik also shed their disguises.

"And from the looks of those outfits, you guys are doing something similar." Yami said, indicating the sunglasses and hats the others were sporting.

"Pretty much, except we're following Ryou, and we aren't looking for blackmail material." Téa explained, shooting a disapproving look at the blonde Egyptians.

Tristan suddenly started looking around. "Hey, where is Ryou?"

Everybody else started looking around too, but Ryou had disappeared while they were distracted.

"Is that him?" Everyone turned in the direction Joey's finger was pointing to. Sure enough, they caught a flash of distinctive white hair heading into the park.

"Wait, I think that was Bakura!" Malik cried. "We're back on the trail!"

Joey shook his head firmly. "No way, that was definitely Ryou! Right, Yug'?" He turned to his short friend. Yugi shook his head slowly.

"I can't be sure, he was too far away."

Téa shrugged. "Well, then I guess until we figure out if it's Ryou or Bakura we'll all have to go together. So let's get moving before we lose him!"

They all headed into the park, keeping their eyes peeled for their friend. They scanned the benches and playground, and saw a bunch of families and young couple, but no Ryou or Bakura.

"Let's check in there." Tristan motioned towards the woods that made up half the park. Everyone else agreed, and they started tramping through the trees.

For a few minutes they found nothing but a couple of squirrels. Joey was about to suggest they look somewhere else when he heard a soft gasp, and turned to see Yugi jump back from the tree he'd been peering behind, face slightly pink.

"What is it? Did you find Ryou or Bakura?" Joey whispered excitedly. Yugi looked off to the side, an embarrassed expression on his face.

"I, uh, I kind of found both of them." He coughed awkardly as the others looked at him with raised eyebrows. Malik was the first to move, stepping forward to look behind the tree. For a second he seemed surprised, then his features settled into a devious smirk. Turning to the others, he motioned for them to come look, mouthing 'you guys have to see this.'

Curious, the others looked over as well, and their jaws dropped in shock. They were looking at a sunlit clearing in the trees. And standing in the middle of the clearing, next to a blanket that had various foods spread across it, were Ryou and Bakura.

More specifically, Ryou and Bakura kissing.

Ryou had one hand knotted in Bakura's hair, clutching his shirt with the other, while Bakura had a firm grip on Ryou's waist as he started trailing kisses down the other's neck. They continued, oblivious to their newly-acquired audience.

"Well, I guess we know why Bakura's been acting like a pansy now." Malik smirked, and Yami and Marik burst out laughing.

Bakura and Ryou jumped, quickly turning towards the voices. Seeing his friends standing there staring at him, Ryou let out an Eeep! and disentangled himself from Bakura, blushing furiously.

"What are you guys doing here?" Bakura demanded, glaring at his friends, though slight pink dusted his cheeks as well.

"We ran into these guys," Marik pointed at Yugi, Téa, Tristan, and Joey, "while we were following you. Turns out they were following him," he pointed at Ryou.

"Yeah, it seems that both of you have been acting different, so we decided to work together to find you and figure out why." Yami added.

"And we did! Turns out wittle 'Kura's in luuuuurve!" Malik and Marik started laughing again.

"SHUT UP!" Bakura yelled, embarrassed. Ryou finally moved from where he'd been staring at the ground in mortification, placing a gentle hand on Bakura's arm. Bakura turned to him, and they stared at each other for a minute before Bakura relaxed, and stopped looking as if he was going to murder someone. He gave Ryou a small smile and grabbed his hand, squeezing it gently.

The others watched this exchange with interest.

"Ryou?"

Ryou looked up with a slightly surprised expression on his face, as if he'd forgotten that everyone else was still there.

"What's going on?" Yugi asked, looking confused. Ryou sighed.

"Bakura and I have been going out for the past month," he said quietly.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Joey demanded, upset that his friend hadn't told them about something so important.

"I was afraid how you'd react," Ryou admitted. "I know Bakura doesn't have the best of reputations-"

"Gee, thanks," Bakura rolled his eyes, and Ryou elbowed him lightly in the stomach, smiling faintly.

"Oh, hush, -and I didn't know how you'd take it." Ryou finished, looking sheepishly at his friends. "I'm sorry, and I'll understand if you're angry…"

Yugi, Tristan, Joey, and Téa all exchanged a glance. "Are you happy with him?" Tristan asked after a moment. Ryou nodded enthusiatically.

"Very much."

"Then we're happy for you," Joey grinned. "Just don't ditch us completely, okay?"

Ryou laughed, tightening his grip on Bakura's hand. "I won't, I promise!"

Bakura turned to his friends, who had been surprisingly quiet during the exchange.

"You guys have anything to say?"

The trio looked at each other, brows raised, then turned back to Bakura.

"You're happy, and it's not because of blood. We know a miracle when we see one." Marik said with a smile.

Yami grinned. "If he's what you want, then we won't get in your way."

"Yeah, just don't go all mushy because of this, okay?" Malik smirked. Bakura rolled his eyes.

"Sure, whatever. Now if you guys don't mind, we were kind of in the middle of something."

"Yeah, okay, we'll leave you two lovebirds alone." Joey grinned as everyone began to leave. Soon only Téa was left. She walked up to Bakura, a determined look on her face.

"Téa?" Ryou asked nervously, "What are you-"

"Fair warning," Téa addressed Bakura, "Ryou is one of my best friends, and if you ever hurt him in any way, I will personally castrate you with a pair of rusty garden shears."

Bakura was about to laugh when he noted the slightly evil glint in her eye was made him suspect she wasn't joking. He gulped. "Noted."

Téa nodded, hugged Ryou quickly before turning an following the others. "Have fun you guys!"

There was silence for a moment, then Ryou smiled at Bakura, motioning to the picnic they'd spread out. "Shall we?"

Bakura smirked. "I've got a better idea," he replied slyly, pulling Ryou close and continuing as if they hadn't been interrupted.

Needless to say, they never ate the food.

A few hours later, Yugi was once again walking down the street towards his house, and Yami was once again walking beside him.

"Hey, Yami?"

Yami looked at Yugi. "What is it?"

"Do you think we should tell them about us?" Yugi asked softly. "I mean, they were okay with Ryou and Bakura, so we know they won't get mad…"

Yami thought for a moment. "Nah," he smirked, interlacing his fingers with Yugi's and brushing his lips across his cheek. "Let them figure it out on their own."

I don't know about anyone else, but I've always thought of Téa as the friend who would help you get revenge on people who dumped you. And you know she wouldn't let anyone mess with her friends and get away with it ^-^

And, truthfully, did anyone predict that Yami and Yugi were already together? I didn't even know, but then that added itself on and I couldn't bear to leave it out ^-^

Anyway, I hope you liked Strange Behavior, because I sure liked writing it! Let me know what you think!