Author's Note: Welcome to this story, this was taken up on a challenge by DJ Rodriguez from his story Dreaming of You so this follows directly on from that, as not to go into a long summary of what that story was about I recommend people go and read the one shot before continuing to read this story a link to that story can be found on my Favourite Stories list.
Disclaimer: Phoenix727 does not own Asuka whom is the property of Neon Genesis Evangelion, or Yu-Gi-Oh which is the property of Kazuki Takahashi, Shonen Jump and Konami or part of the story idea for this story which is being used with permission by DJ Rodriguez.
Note: This is a Mai/Yugi pairing with several other pairings mixed in (Plus the most loathed pairing of mine :Glares at DJ Rodriguez:).
Prologue – A New Lease
Location: Motou's Game Shop, Domino Japan, Time: January 1 2005, 9:45am
The sound of an Alarm woke Yugi from his slumber, "Damn Alarm clock." He grumbled still half asleep slamming his hand down on the clock to turn it off but it continued to beep.
"Ok, ok I'm up already." He grumbled again sitting up in bed rubbing his eyes looking at the clock, it read 9:47am; it surprised Yugi it had only been ten hours and forty seven minutes since Mai had told him he loved her. Well actually it was more ten hours and forty seven minutes since their first kiss it, was ten hours forty eight minutes since Yugi had told Mai that he returned those feelings. His eyes widened realizing that if he didn't hurry he was going to be late for their first date.
Yugi quickly leapt out of bed, and almost in one leap into the en-suite that had been built with his Grandpa's permission after Yami had gotten his own body from a spell the gang had found on Dartz Island after they had defeated him and the other doom members.
Fifteen minutes later, Yugi grabbed his newest this time black jacket and place it over his dark grey shirt and black jeans, he put on his belt, he took a passing glance at this deck belt, he decided to leave it behind, but before he left he picked up the cards shuffling through them until he found his Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl and Magician of Black Chaos, three of his favourite cards, he sighed.
"Wish me luck guys." He mumbled feeling kind of dumb talking to his cards however as his grandpa always reminded him and he believed the cards had a heart to so it didn't feel so dumb.
'I need all the luck I can get, going out with a girl as beautiful as Mai is sort of, intimidating.' He thought placing the cards back into his deck replacing it within the deck belt; he looked at his watch and realized that if he didn't hurry he was going to be late.
Yugi ran down the stairs, his Grandfather, Solomon was reading the paper while Yami was quietly eating breakfast, Yugi grabbed a piece of toast and started to run out the door when.
"Why in such a rush Yugi?" Grandpa asked out of simple curiosity knowing full well his grandson could take care of himself.
"Oh I'm just running late for something Grandpa." Yugi said in passing.
"Are you going to see, Mai?" Yami asked coldly looking up at Yugi, Yugi knew it wasn't him Yami was being cold to it was just that he didn't either like or trust Mai anymore after the Orichalcos incident.
"Uh, no." Yugi lied before yelling goodbye to both of them sprinting out the door.
Yami sighed watching the space that had just been occupied by his Hikari, while at the same time being a fault and a virtue Yami knew that Yugi was not a good liar. So Yami knew full well that Yugi was indeed going to see the blonde female duellist, of this Yami did not approve.
"He was out quite late last night." Yami stated.
"It was New Years Eve Yami, I'm sure there is nothing wrong with him, he's too responsible a boy to be drinking or taking drugs." Solomon said placing his paper on the table staring intently into the eyes of a man who looked no older than his grandson but was in fact old than Solomon himself by several Millennia.
"That's not what concerns me Solomon." Yami responded more to himself than the man across the table from him.
Location: Domino Park, Domino Japan. Time: January 1 2005, 10:15am
A woman with long blonde hair and violet eyes stood atop a hill of Domino park dressed in a simple white flowing sundress. She held a picnic basket filled with food as she waited for the man she loved, Yugi Motou, the previous night she had told him she loved him, and the best part was the fact he returned that love. Nothing could ruin this, not even Joey and his new girlfriend that is until she saw them walking up the hill together arm in arm.
Mai growled quickly running around behind a tree to avoid the happy couple. Peeking out at them, she recognised him, Joseph Wheeler wearing his usual attire, green jacket over a white shirt with blue jeans and sneakers, but the girl who was on his arm was a different story. Mai didn't know her at all, she had red hair and blue eyes, the girl was slim and a good body with a slim waist that Joey had just slide his arm around to bring her in closer. The accent of her voice, which Mai could barely make out, since she was whispering to Joey sounded like she wasn't from Japan, but before Mai could get more of a chance to muse she felt someone touch her.
Mai yelped and was about to scold the person who had scared her until she realized it was the last person that she would ever do that to. Yugi Motou, his violet eyes stared innocently up at her, she desperately didn't want to melt right into his arms especially here with Joey and his new girlfriend only metres away.
"Hi Mai." Yugi said sweetly and quietly.
Instead of responding with words, Mai simply drew Yugi into a passionate kiss which lasted a good thirty seconds before she realised his tongue standing back to her full height smiling down at her love, "Hello Yugi." She said watching him slump slightly as if the kiss had taken a decent portion of his energy.
"Why are you hiding in here?" Yugi questioned, Mai growled and directed her thumb back out to the open grass area. Yugi leaned out to look passed Mai to see Joey and his new girlfriend now sitting hand in hand looking up at the sky, Yugi responded with "Oh." And returned his gaze to Mai.
"Who is that girl?" Mai questioned.
"Asuka Soyru Langley, she went to school with Joey, Téa, Tristan and I before we graduated, she's supposed to some kind of child prodigy." Yugi explained and Mai nodded.
Yugi took Mai's hand, "Come on, today's not about them, it's about us, let's find somewhere quiet." Yugi said smiling pulling Mai away from Joey and Asuka deeper into the trees.
"Yugi where are we going?" Mai asked as he continued to pull her into the forest.
"You'll see." Yugi said playfully leading Mai through a series of wall like branches that had small openings enough that you could get through if you breathed in.
After several minutes of this Mai and Yugi walked into a small oasis in the trees. Mai was stunned; lush grass surrounded a pond of crystal clear water that showed the smooth pebbles at the bottom, "Yugi, this is exquisite." Mai said quietly almost in awe of the simplistic beauty of the place Yugi had brought her to.
"I thought you would like it, Téa and I found this place when we were, younger." Yugi said his voice growing monotone thinking of his former crush knowing she was with Yami now and he had been rejected.
"Like it, Yugi this place is stunning." Mai commented staring around at the little area before embracing Yugi.
"Yugi, thank you for bringing me here, it's…" She whispered softly her voice trailing off.
"It's just like you Mai, beautiful and mysterious." Yugi finished whispering returning the embrace he didn't see Mai's face turn completely beet red, she'd never been complimented like that by anyone, let alone the man she loved.
She broke the embrace and began to kiss Yugi again, passionately. Yugi returned her passion, as he did a pair of blue green eyes watched them with growing anger towards Mai.
'THAT WITCH, SHE WILL PAY FOR PUTTING A SPELL OVER MY DARLING, SHE'LL PAY DEARLY?'
Next – The Games Begin
Author's Note: Yes unfortunately another of the pairings in this story is Yami/Téa, I will be making no further comment except please review, Until Next Story, Cya.