It had been five years since Atem was granted his own body and his own life in your time. It had been four years since something you couldn't quite place happened between you two. After some big event in both your lives- he'd looked at you differently. The problem was you hadn't understood it. Slowly you realized you'd spurned that look from him-
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Well. Looking at him that way had ended for naught. He tried not to fall into it so closely again.
So with a grin he straightened out his stance, pride and confident as always. He couldn't afford not to be. "I've been okay." Around the block and back and not ashamed, or particularly private about it (at least that could be argued that wasn't his fault with the paparazzi following him everywhere). "What about you?"
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Atem really kept an eye on both of them. But that didn't need to be said, or it was left unsaid. Either. Having a good stash of money from the tournament circuit prizes was a good thing. It least enabled him to be close without being close.
He probably didn't really deserve to be close to anyone with the way he was acting. So distance was best. "We should all have a big get together soon." All of them back together. Hm.
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"A challenge here and there. Some of these newer duelists just like to rush in without much thought to their deck." A light chuckle. "But they'll get better with time, I'm sure." Due to his title he always felt like he couldn't refuse any challenges. It was a taxing effort but rewarding sometimes.
His attention was easily redirected back toward Ryou, his eyes catching the other's. "And what about you? What have you been up to?"
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He just hoped that the healing part was starting now... He scratched the back of his neck.
"Just... a few things here and there. Going to school, trying to find a job..." he mumbles a bit about trying to make some new friends, but it doesn't seem to be working that well. He scratched his head again and looks away. He knows that he won't be able to say what he wants if he's looking Atem in the eye.
"Listen... a-about what happened four years... I'm sorry." He bowed, hoping his long hair would hide his face better.
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Four years ago.
Not only that, but Ryou was apologizing- looking away even. Atem's eyes stayed with the other, but not a complete stare. "Why should you be sorry?" He hoped his voice wasn't as weak as he was suddenly feeling.
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"You don't have to justify your reasons to me." Anymore than Atem had to justify what he'd been out doing. But that was left unsaid. Really none of this needed to be said.
"I was never angry with you, so there's nothing to forgive. I'm still not mad." He had been a little upset, sure. Getting turned down was never easy. "So it's alright."
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"Just... wondered if you acting... well, not you, had anything to do with me and I just wanted to say sorry... if I was. I-I know that it won't change anything, but I wanted you to know that I still cared about you then, even if I couldn't thoroughly trust you. You're a good person. I don't want you to get hurt by... by what you're doing..." He didn't expect the behavior to stop, but maybe think a bit before he goes through with them? Maybe?
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A small glance at the other. "What do you think about how I'm conducting myself?"
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But outside of the arena... outside of duels and battling...
"Your conduct seems... hypocritical." It was probably the simplest way he could put it. "You're an honorable duelist, and many people respect you for that. But... outside of dueling, it seems like it's a different story." It seemed like lately he was anything but honorable.
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"Why is there something wrong with going out and living life?" The last one he was going to have, anyway.
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"Why should the King of Games also be called 'The Playboy of Domino City'?
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"Are you saying I have the ability to control the media? It's not like I asked for that name, you know."
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