Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, never will.
Warning: Shounen-ai! And lots of it!
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It was Valentines' Day, and Yuugi Mutou was- naturally- very excited. He loved being able to tell his friends how much they meant to him. With these happy thoughts of love and light in his childish head, he danced over to his bed to empty his arms of the items he had bought for that night, then skipped to the phone to call his friend Ryou, who loved this day as much as he did.
"Moshi moshi?" (Greeting over the phone in Japanese) A soft, buttery-rich voice came over the phone, muddled with sleep and... something else. Yuugi grinned and flopped back on his bed.
"Hi Ryou! It's me, Yuugi!"
"Hm? Yuugi? Wha're ya callin' so early for? 'S only....." There was a pause, then a yelp of surprise.
"TEN AM?! Excuse me a moment, please." Ryou put down the phone. A muffled yelp and a THUD were heard a moment later, then Ryou returned to the phone.
"Yuugi, are you still there?"
"Uhm.... yes... Anyway! I got the stuff!"
Ryou's voice brightened considerably. "You did? That's great! How about you come over here so we can make the gifts without your yami prying?"
"Okay! But you'll have to come and help me carry the stuff- I got your supplies too, and they're heavy!"
The embarrassment in Ryou's voice was so thick it was tangible. "I would, but-"
At this point, Yami Bakura cut in, on another phone. "Malik screwed him and he's sore, so he can't."
Ryou promptly retaliated. "Thanks for volunteering, 'Kura! You know where Yuugi lives, yes?"
"Don't call me that, and yes, and I'm only going there if the Pharaoh isn't home, and we all know that-"
"-He never leaves me alone? That's where you're wrong. You see, I kind of, ah, FORGOT to tell him Grandpa had to go to a convention to see what new games we could carry in the shop, and he couldn't back out on Kaiba-san, so he'll be gone all day!" Yuugi giggled deviously.
"... I hate you." Bakura growled.
"If you didn't, I'd worry about you." Yami Malik chipped in, on yet another phone.
"Ryou, how many phones do you HAVE over there?" Yuugi wondered aloud.
"Several. Anyway, 'Kura-" Ryou began, only to be interrupted rudely by Bakura.
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!"
"-'KURA, Yuugi's waiting!"
"You little bastard..." Bakura mumbled. "Fine. I'll do it. On two conditions. One, you don't make up any nicknames for me- no 'Kura, no Baku-san, no Baka-Baku, no Hey Tomb Robber. Got it?"
"Yes, 'Kura-san."
"DON'T CALL ME THAT! And the other condition is that you leave the puzzle at home. I don't want that bastard pharaoh showing up unannounced."
"I was going to do that anyway! I don't want Yami finding out about his gift until tonight anyhow." Yuugi chirped cheerfully.
"Okay. I'll be there in fifteen minutes. Got that, brat? If you're even three seconds late, I'm leaving you there and you get to carry your damn baggage on your own."
"You're going to have to come up and help me carry it, then. It's too heavy for me to get downstairs on my own!" The violet-eyed one chirped again.
"Fine. Fifteen minutes. Wait downstairs." There was an audible CLICK! as Bakura dropped the phone in it's cradle.
"Hurry over here, Yuugi! We have a lot to do before tonight!" Click! And Ryou had hung up.
"You'd better return him unmolested. He's MINE." A third CLICK and Yuugi was left listening to a dial tone. He sighed.
"I should know better than to hang around homicidal maniacs..."
He set the phone down in it's cradle and turned around, removing the puzzle, then jumped, yelped and dropped it in surprise as he came face-to-chest with a purple-clad mage who stood right in his path. "ACK!"
The mage quickly snagged the puzzle from midair and set it on Yuugi's bed. "Hi, Yuugi. Didn't mean to scare you."
The aforementioned short-yet-cute boy heaved a great sigh and sat down next to the puzzle. "Jeez, Kageri, don't scare me like that."
The mage blushed. "Sorry, I was just wondering if you could explain what all this-" He gestured at the bags of candy, art supplies and flowers. "Means."
Yuugi threw his arms apart, grinning expansively. "That's easy! It's Valentine's Day!"
Kageri cocked his head. "Whatsie-whoosies day?"
Yuugi grinned. "Valentine's day. It's a day where you give your friends and people you love gifts and cards that tell them how much you care for them!"
The shadow mage blinked. "...Oh. Can I participate in this, 'Valentine's day?'"
Yuugi grinned expansively and nodded. "Sure! What're you going to make for Akuma?"
Kageri promptly blushed and began stammering. "Uh... er... uh..."
Yuugi burst out giggling. "Come on, 'Geri, it's obvious you're smitten with him! Now, what're you going to do for him?"
"Um..... I dunno..." The dark mage seemed to be sunk in thought.
"Tell you what." Yuugi looked seriously at his friend. "Why don't you come with me to Ryou's house and we'll help you puzzle this out, ne?"
"You will?!" Yuugi was tackled by the shadow mage. "THANK YOU! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!"
"AIR! NEED AIR! OFFAME!" Kageri leaned back and blushed.
"Sorry. Anyhow, hadn't we better be off?" Yuugi shook his head.
"Oh, sure, let's just go walking down the street with a magician in full battle regalia! No, thank you. Put something less obvious on first, please?"
The mage blushed again. "Right..." He snapped his fingers, changing his clothing to a pair of tight black jeans and a t-shirt. "Let's go." He hefted three of the bags like they were nothing, and walked off, bumping into Bakura on his way out.
Seto Kaiba's house, ten-forty-five AM.
Current life point count: Seto Kaiba, 5400. Yami Mutou, 3200.
Current monster count: Seto Kaiba, two Blue-Eyes White Dragons. Yami Mutou, Magician of Black Chaos.
Magic or trap count: Seto Kaiba, none. Yami Mutou, one facedown.
Seto smirked as he read the standings on his screen. "Yami, you are SO screwed. All right, Blue-Eyes number one!"
The dragon turned to look at him- and pouted. "My NAME is Ryuujin! Get it right, already!"
Seto rolled his eyes. "Fine, Ryuujin. Attack the Magician of Black Chaos!"
The mage walked calmly over to Seto and smacked him with his holographic staff. "For the last time. My. Name. Is. Akuma." He then walked back to his side of the field, leaving Seto twitching.
"Okay. Okay. Ryuujin, attack Akuma." The two named monsters grinned cheesily.
"Okieday!" The dragon turned back to her opponent, reared back, then spat a blast of crackling electricity at the mage.
"Ah-ah-ah, Seto. I activate my trap card, Mirror Force!" Yami smirked triumphantly.
Ryuujin blinked as her attack was reflected back at herself and her brother. "Awww, bugger." The two dragons vanished in a flash of white light.
Seto smacked his forehead. "You and your goddamn last minute effective maneuvers... I end my turn." Blue eyes glared into crimson.
Yami grinned. "The LMEMs are my specialty! Okay, now I activate a magic card. Go, Monster Reborn! I call Ryuujin back to the field!" The dragon reappeared, this time on Yami's side, and looked around confusedly.
"I hate it when this happens. Sorry, Seto!" She grinned and shrugged, then turned to Yami. "So, what can I do ya for?"
The spike haired one grinned. "Akuma and Ryuujin, attack his Life Points directly! Lightning Scepter Blast!" The dragon and the mage both grinned.
"Batter up!" Ryuujin shot a ball of lightning at Akuma, who stood with his staff gripped in both hands, crackling with energy and cocked over his right shoulder. As it reached him, he swung his staff like a baseball bat and smacked the ball at Seto, adding his own energy to the blast. It hit with a blinding flash of white light, and when it dissipated, Seto's life points were gone.
"How did I know you'd do that? Bah..." The billionaire deactivated his duel disk and crossed his arms, pouting.
Yami just grinned. "I can hardly wait to tell Yuugi how I pounded your sorry behind again."
Seto growled angrily at him. "You do that, and I'll kick your lily ass."
Yami grinned wider and attempted to contact Yuugi.
//Aibou? Hey, Yuugi, I beat Seto again!//
He frowned at the lack of response. //Yuugi?//
And then became frantic. //YUUGI?! YUUGI!//
He turned to Seto. "Kaiba. Can you give me a lift back to the game shop?"
Meanwhile...
Yuugi, Kageri and Bakura were well on their way back to Ryou's house, each laden with two or three large bags.
"What the Hell did you BUY? Bricks?" Bakura panted, stumbling under the weight of the items in his arms. Yuugi shook his head.
"Nope. Flowers, candies, a slab of stone from a tomb for Malik..." Bakura facefaulted.
"I'm carrying the rock, aren't I?" Yuugi grinned cheesily and nodded, then took off running down the last block to Ryou's house, followed by Kageri, who was laughing uproariously.
"I'LL KILL YOU BOTH!" Bakura bellowed, trying to follow, but the weight of the stone was too much, and he dared not drop it, so he settled for ambling slowly after the duo.
"WHEN I CATCH YOU, I'LL KILL YOU!" He bellowed, inching along towards the door of Ryou's house.
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I know it's after Valentine's Day. I couldn't get it up before now, sorry. Expect more later.