Yūgi

By: SheMeHerJay

Chapter One

i do not own yu-gi-oh!.

"Kisara's birthday party is this weekend," the brown hair, blue eyed man commented to break the silence between himself and his cousin. The other man clearly had something on his mind at the moment. He was usually a lot more talkative than this. "Perhaps you should bring Hikari and allow her to burn off some of that energy she has. It would do you some good. You've clearly got a lot more than the numbers for Kaiba Corp. on your mind right now. Is everything alright, Yami?"

The other man, Yami, sighed heavily before responding to his cousin's question, "I'm fine, it's just that Hikari asked me when she would have another mother this morning as I was taking her to school. The question was so out of the blue that I couldn't even give her any form of an answer. I'm pretty sure she thinks that I'm angry with her because I didn't say a word. What should I do, Seto? I can't have my daughter thinking that I hate her for asking me a question. One that she has every right to ask at that."

Seto, the brown haired, blue eyed man shook his head. He could see why Yami was so distracted. "You definitely need to sit her down and talk to her about this situation, Yami. I went through a similar situation with Kisara last year. For four years after Setsuna died, Kisara hadn't had a mother in her life at all. She had asked me why she didn't have a mother like all the rest of her friends did. I couldn't answer her right away but when I did, she understood the situation. Then, two months after we had that whole conversation, Joey fell into my lap, literally. Of course, she's six years younger than I am but she's a breath of fresh air; no matter how infuriating she can get at times. Kisara loves her as well. She even told me that it was about time that I found someone to love us again. Perhaps you should try the same and attempt dating again as well, Yami. Maybe someone without children of her own. And perhaps a few years younger as well. It would be good for both you and Hikari." He stood, placing a few bills on the table to cover their lunch. "Think about it."

Then he turned and made his way out of the restaurant, leaving Yami to think about what he said. On one hand, Seto was absolutely right. It had already been four years since his divorce from Hana had been finalized and he won full custody of their daughter. On the other hand, he didn't want to go through that heartbreak again with another woman. After what Hana did to him, he had vowed that he would never let another woman get that close to him again to where she could hurt not only him, but now his daughter as well.

But it wouldn't hurt to try, Yami thought to himself as he grabbed his phone and keys then stood from his seat; pulling his blazer over his broad shoulders as he made his way out of the establishment. Maybe Seto is right about this. Perhaps it is time that I try dating again. A few evenings out with a few women couldn't hurt anything.

He nodded to himself before stepping into the black 2016 Bentley Flying Spur that was parked in the lot. Starting the car, he backed out before heading off back to the main Kaiba Corp. office. Perhaps he could try joining one of those dating sites? It was, after all, how his good friend Bakura met his wife. So maybe it could work for him too?

…

"Hey Yūg? Ya home," a tall sandy blonde woman called out as she walked into the apartment she shared with her best friend; a little white haired girl holding on to her hand. "Yūgi? Hey Yūgi I have someone here that wants to see ya!"

"I'm in my bedroom Joey," the voice of her roommate called out to the duo.

"C'mon, let's go surprise your Aunt Yūgi, Kisara," Joey, the sandy blonde, said looking down at the white haired child who still held her hand.

"Okay," the little girl chimed.

Together they made their way to the bedroom where they found Yūgi, a young woman with waist length curly tri-coloured hair, sitting on her bed with her laptop in her lap. She glanced up when she heard them come in, a bright smile gracing her features. "Kisara! Hi! It's so good to see you again."

"You too Aunt Yūgi," Kisara said crawling up on the bed and taking a seat beside her. She glanced at the computer screen, noting that Yūgi had been watching a movie on Netflix before they had come in. "Whatcha watchin' Auntie? This movie looks interesting."

"It's called "Hush"," Yūgi explained. "It's about an author that got sick when she was thirteen and lost her hearing. Now she lives alone in the woods and this guy is after her so she has to fight to stay alive. I'd let you watch it with me but I'm not sure your father would approve."

"Oh, okay," Kisara said as she watched Yūgi close out of the movie and shut her laptop.

She giggled when she was grabbed and placed in the young woman's lap. "So, what brings you guys all the way out here today? Anything special going on?"

"I was just picking Kisara up for Seto but she asked to stop by because she wanted to tell you something," Joey answered. "Go on Kisara and ask your Aunt Yūgi what you asked me in the car earlier. I told ya it would be something you had to ask her about."

Kisara nodded her head before turning to look up at the tri-colour haired woman. "My birthday is this weekend Aunt Yūgi and I was wondering if you would like to come to my party this Sunday? I already asked Daddy and he's okay with you being there. So will you please come?"

Yūgi smiled, hugging the little girl close to her chest. "Of course I'll be there Kisara. Sunday just so happens to start my two-week vacation from the hospital so I'll definitely be there."

"Yay! Thank you Aunt Yūgi," Kisara chimed happily. "Thank you! Now I get to introduce you to my cousin and her Daddy and all my friends because you're the coolest Aunt around. This is going to be lots of fun. We're going to have a great time."

"I'm sure that we will," Yūgi agreed, laughing lightly at the hyperactive child. "And I'll have an extra special present for you to open too."

"Ooh, really," Kisara asked. That had gotten her attention, "What is it?"

"I can't tell you that silly," Yūgi chuckled, hugging the little girl again. "It's a surprise for your birthday. You can't know what it is right now. That's why it's called a surprise."

"But Sunday is such a long way away," Kisara groaned. "How come you can't tell me what it is? I promise I'll still act surprised when I open it."

"No can do little one," Yūgi said smiling kindly. "You'll have to wait. But, I can tell you that you're going to love your surprise. I promise."

"Yay," Kisara grinned, hugging the woman's waist tightly.

"Hey Kisara, do you mind going in the living room and watching cartoons for a little bit," Joey said suddenly. "I need to talk to your Aunt Yūgi about grown up stuff for a little bit then we'll be heading out to take you home."

Kisara blinked at the sudden request before she nodded, "Okay!"

Carefully, she slipped from Yūgi's lap before heading to the living room. Joey closed the door behind her before joining the other woman on the bed. "So, have you thought about what I said the other day?"

"Joey I don't know…" Yūgi said; clearly hesitant when it came to talking about the subject. "What if this doesn't work?"

"Oh for Pete's sake Yūg," Joey said rolling her eyes. "It's been six years since that douche bag left ya for that model broad. You need to get back out there and start datin' again. You're way too awesome of a person to be forever alone and you know it."

"Yes but after all that drama with Jiro back then, I don't think I'll ever be able to put my all into a relationship like that again," Yūgi explained. "He broke my heart. The last thing I want is to go through that all over again."

"I get that Yūg, I really do," Joey admitted, placing a hand on her childhood friend's shoulder. "I felt that way for a long time until I met Kaiba. He's a great guy, and his daughter is a dream come true. And if I can get lucky like that, then you for damn sure can as well." She stood, her hand still resting on the other woman's shoulder. "just think about it Yug. It can't hurt anything."

Then she left, gathering Kisara along the way. For a while, Yūgi sat there, pondering over everything that Joey had said. She did make a very valid point. It had already been over six years since that breakup. Maybe it was time for her to face her fear, even if she only went on a few dates.

Getting up from her seat on the bed, she made her way to the front door and locked it before turning to head into the living room. Picking up the remote, she turned the TV off before heading back into her bedroom.

"Maybe I'll join one of those dating sites just for fun," she laughed to herself. "Just to see what eligible bachelors there are around Domino City."

Taking a seat on the bed again, she grabbed her laptop and opened it before typing in the URL for Match. Maybe she could find a few decent men on here. But she didn't set her hopes too high. The last thing she needed was to be disappointed when everyone she came across just wanted one thing and one thing only. And that was to get into her pants.

…

This was the worse idea he could have ever come up with in the history of ideas he had, had. "I'm going to kill Seto for talking me into trying to date again."

He continued to scroll through the list of women that Match had recommended for him, his faith in finding a suitable date waning with each passing profile… until he landed on one particular profile. "Yūgi Mutou" was the name under the profile picture. He quickly read over the biography that had been written, located just underneath her photo before glancing at said photo once again. She was definitely beautiful; her amethyst eyes were the first thing that caught his attention. She was also very interesting from what he read on her biography despite her being a few years younger than he was but that was okay. Perhaps he would send her a message before turning in for the night.

Lithe fingers flew across the keys of his keyboard, typing up an introductory message. He proofread it several times, taking out things he felt were unnecessary and adding others that he thought she might be interested in knowing. After twenty minutes of editing and re-editing, he sent off the message before shutting his computer down. He grabbed his phone as he stood from his seat and made his way to his bedroom as he flipped through the application store, easily finding the Match app and downloading it to his phone.

Finished with the download, he placed the phone on his nightstand before heading to the bathroom for a much needed shower. He returned to his room twenty minutes later, completely ready for bed. Slipping into the soft Egyptian Cotton sheets of his bed, he grabbed his phone and opened the application, hoping to see a reply back from Yūgi once he signed into his account. He was surprised when he saw a message from the woman in question pop up as soon as he opened his inbox.

He opened it, leaning back on his pillows as he read it aloud.

"Hello Yami, a pleasure to make your acquaintance," he read; an arm coming to rest behind his head. He smiled at some of the information she decided to share with him. Age twenty-eight, registered nurse, no children but definitely wants kids in the future. It wasn't until the end of her message that he was surprised once again when she provided him with her email, letting him know that she would love to keep in touch.

"Maybe this wasn't such a bad idea after all," Yami commented to himself as he added her email to his contacts list. "I'll email her tomorrow to set up an evening out. We'll see how things go."

…

She hadn't been a member on the site for more than an hour before twelve new messages flooded her inbox. Amethyst eyes rolled at all the lame attempts at trying to come on to her. It wasn't until she got to last message that her interest was piqued. Reading it over first, she then clicked on his profile.

He was attractive, she noticed. Very attractive. And he seemed to be quite well off if the car that was in the background of his photo which consisted of himself and little girl that she figured had to be the daughter he mentioned in his message, was anything to go by. She couldn't help but notice how adorable the child was and how much she really looked like her father.

"This wasn't a bad idea after all," Yūgi murmured to herself as she clicked back to his message. She quickly typed up her reply, adding her email to the message for them to keep in contact. There was no telling how often she would be on this thing after all. And she didn't want to give out her number to a complete stranger immediately. She'd prefer to get to know him first before they worked their way to that step. Finished with her reply, she sent it off. "And… sent. Now to get ready for bed. That ten-hour shift isn't going to work itself."

Shutting her laptop down, she placed it on her nightstand before getting up to get her things ready for tomorrow before preparing for bed.

And that my darlings, concludes the first chapter of "Yūgi". Honestly the inspiration for this story came from the song "Nikki" by The Dream. This is what happens when I sit at work and listen to all my music on iTunes that I didn't know I had lmfao.