Hello! Here it finally is, the sequel to Remembrance, I Need To Know! Puzzleshipping with a side helping of Puppyshipping. You're welcome.
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I DO NOT OWN YUGIOH!
Yuugi's POV
The hour long drive to the airport was a test of patience, self-control, and endurance, that was for sure. We wanted so badly to kiss, but my grandpa was constantly looking back in the rearview mirror, and I wasn't about to kiss my boyfriend in front of him.
Even if I could feel Yami's hungry eyes gazing upon me, sending shivers down my spine.
This was probably the hardest thing I'd ever done, not turning towards him and heatedly pressing our lips together like our lives depended upon it. I would have to wait though… just until we got to the airport. Then, we could find seats far away from my grandfather and Kaiba, and we could kiss all we wanted to.
I glanced over and made the mistake of locking eyes with him, and he scooted over closer to me. He was close, so close that it wasn't even funny. I was trembling from restraining myself, and I'm 90% sure both of us had entirely forgotten why we weren't supposed to kiss in the first place by now. He leaned in slowly and our lips brushed up against one another's, sending violent shivers up my spine.
Kaiba cleared his throat loudly from the front seat, causing Yami to abruptly pull away from me. I glared at Kaiba, and I could tell even without seeing his face that he was smirking broadly.
The last twenty minutes of the drive were the hardest. I could tell that he was sitting so close to me, yet I couldn't reach over and touch him, lean in and kiss him like I so desperately craved. It was something I'd been waiting to do my entire life. Okay, so technically not until after I solved the millennium puzzle, but you get the point.
I was so relieved when I saw the airport in the distance that I could've jumped for joy. I couldn't keep my mind of the plane, how Kaiba had informed us that he'd booked one with only a few passengers. I suppose that meant Yami and I could find a seat where the entirety of the human race wouldn't seem to be staring at us. Even if it would be worth it to kiss him, I'd still feel really awkward and a little bit violated afterwards. I guess that's just how I am.
Once we pulled up, I grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the car, walking briskly through the parking lot with him in tow, then continuing through the airport. We got about halfway through the place before we had a little problem with our plan.
The metal detectors.
I tried to make it through, but it beeped wildly and a security guard came strolling over with one of those hand-held thingies, and he asked if I had anything on me.
"No, I just forgot to take off my bracelets and my necklace, and my belt." I said quickly, stepping back through the machine and beginning the slow and tedious process of taking off all of my jewelry.
I slowly took off all of my bracelets, setting them into a small plastic basket that was clearly intended for that purpose. I dully noted that Yami was mimicking my actions behind me.
I took off my belt and put it in, stepping through it again. To my utter dismay, the alarm rang a second time.
"If you end up setting it off a third time, we're going to have to preform a full body cavity search." The man informed me with a blank tone. I stepped back immediately and felt one of Yami's arms snake around my waist protectively. He was glaring at the man intently, as if he could somehow tell him, 'this is MINE'. I blushed brightly as he leaned down slowly to take off my choker with his teeth, ghosting his breath over my neck.
I knew he didn't intentionally mean for the gesture to be embarrassing for me, and he was just trying to show that he wasn't about to let anything happen to me, but I still wished he hadn't one that in public, let alone specifically in reaction to the words of a random stranger. Well, at least the action didn't take too long.
Thankfully, the third time I stepped through the detector, it remained silent. I sighed in relief, and Yami got through with absolutely no problems.
We walked briskly onto the plane as it boarded, but it honestly seemed like everything was taking much too long. I just wanted to get on the plane and find our seats, then kiss my Yami over and over again. I didn't think I would even be capable of getting sick of the feeling of his lips on mine.
I tapped my foot impatiently and paced around until we finally boarded the plane. I lead us immediately as far back as you could go, giving a satisfied hum as I found that it was blissfully empty. I sighed in relief and scooted into the seat, pulling him down with me and immediately connecting our lips. How I'd longed for this…
I moved a little closer, feeling the warmth radiating off of him. This seemed like my own personal heaven.
Yami kissed me back with just as much vigor, putting a hand on the back of my neck to pull me closer. It felt like electricity was shooting through my veins and I melted, giving into the feeling of nirvana.
"I love you." I whispered against his lips. We parted, and I saw how his eyes were filled to the brim with emotion and passion. I felt a little bit of pride that that was all for me.
"I love you, too." He replied sternly, leaning down and stealing another kiss.
Kaiba's POV
I sat in my chair for about ten minutes before I realized that I should probably go ahead and go to the bathroom while we were still on the ground. As I was walking back, I saw none other than the happy couple themselves eagerly swapping spit. I rolled my eyes as I walked, trying to redirect my thoughts to finding the bathroom.
When I was done and back in my seat, I took out my cell phone and sent a quick text to Mokuba. To my surprise, another message popped up while I was sending that one out. At first glance I could tell that it wasn't my work, and that in itself was unusual.
I flipped open the text message and read the name at the top.
'Mutt.' Hmmm… I didn't even remember putting him in my phone, and he's about the last person I would've expected to test me anyways.
'Yug' isn't answrin his phone. Wanted 2 mke sure u were on the nxt flight.' It read. His atrocious spelling and grammar was hard to get by, but I decided to let it slide for now. It irritated me, but a fight wasn't what I was in the mood for at the moment.
'Well, Mutt, he's a bit too busy sucking face with the Pharaoh right now to care. To be honest, I don't think they'd notice if the plane started to go down. Don't worry, we're right on schedule.' I sent back. I only had to wait a second for his next text, thankfully. I hate slow texters.
'For da last time, don't call me dat! And TMI on Yug' and Yami, but thnx 4 lettin me know ur comin, Rich Boy.'
'I call you a mutt because you are a mutt. Believe me, you'd rather I have told you than had to have witnessed it like I just did. Part of it is probably coming from Yuugi's relief that Yami likes him, though. From what I understand, Yami didn't remember anything at first, but he slowly started to recover his memories. Yuugi eventually had to explain everything, but he was too scared of his reaction to say anything about them being an item.' I sent. I wasn't really sure why I felt comfortable telling Joey things like this, since with anybody else I typically just wouldn't bother, but I decided not to overthink it.
'Why do I get the feeling that you meddled?'
'Because I did. Yuugi's poetry book just happened to be lying out. Do you have a problem with that, Mutt?'
'Actually, I half respect you now. While that is an invasion of Yuugi's privacy, I would've done the same thing. Mutt is hardly an acceptable nickname. How about 'Joey'?'
'So what, now you learn grammar? I wasn't exactly searching for your respect, so don't expect any in return.'
'Yeah, I love you too.'
I paused, feeling my jaw go slightly slack. Even when Wheeler was being civil, I never expected him to say anything of this nature, even if he was being sarcastic or plutonic.
'Thanks, but I'm not really interested in anything serious.'
'OMG, that was meant for Serenity!'
'Right, I've heard that excuse before. Since you're not fond of Mutt, how about we change then to Lover Boy?'
'Shut up, it wasn't meant for you! If we were the last two people on earth, I'd reconsider my views on bestiality.'
'What do you mean reconsider, mutt?'
'Okay, too far Kaiba! I may be a furry, but that doesn't mean I'm into weird stuff like that!'
'You just implied that you'd rather have an animal than me.'
'Well, you aren't exactly Mr. Desirable, now are ya?'
'Tabloids and the general public tend to disagree with you there, Wheeler.'
'Typical Kaiba. You're just too full of yourself, Rich Boy.'
I rolled my eyes as I calculated the best response to his statement. Wheeler certainly had some nerve, and I supposed that's why I didn't simply cease communications with him. He's the only one who actually has the guts to stand up to me, a character quality that I must admit is intriguing.
Except for Mokuba that is, but he's related to me. He knows that I have a soft spot for him, and he fully takes advantage of it in any way that he can.
I've taught him well.
'Well, you're entitled to think what you want. Just don't expect me to listen.'
'Then why do you retaliate, if you're not listening?'
We continued texting back and forth for almost the entire flight back, since it was daytime there and he apparently had nothing better to do than argue, and I was bored anyways.
Well, there were worse ways to spend a plane ride.
Yami's POV
I really didn't want to have to exit the plane, because I knew that coming up was yet another car ride where I couldn't kiss Yuugi. I swear, it was going to drive me insane, all these rules! I can't kiss him in front of his grandpa, (any elderly person, really), not much in public, nothing more serious than a peck in front of anybody… did we have to care what other people thought of us?
As the plane began to land, I grabbed Yuugi's hand and held it close. If he didn't get to kiss him, he was sure as Ra going to hold his hand.
Suddenly, I noticed a group of people waving excitedly towards our group. A tall blonde with messy hair and brown eyes ran up, and I scanned my memories for a name. I remembered some about him, but a name just wouldn't come to me…
"Hey there, Mutt." Kaiba said, standing tall and crossing his arms over his chest. Then I remembered.
Except, I remembered a little more than just his name. I remembered he'd had some major tension with none other than Seto Kaiba, mainly because of his refusal to admit his little crush on the boy.
"Joey?" I asked. He turned to me and smiled, holding out his arms for a hug. I grudgingly accepted the invitation, not wanting to let go of Yuugi's hand, but also knowing that it had been awhile since this one has seen me to and I couldn't be rude.
"How rude. No hug for me?" Kaiba asked sarcastically, giving an even wider smirk. Joey tried to cover it up, but I could tell immediately that he wanted to. He puffed up his chest pridefully.
"Yami coming back has put me in way too good of a mood to let it be ruined by you, Kaiba." He said, almost sounding cocky.
Just then, a pretty girl with red-pink hair came over and hugged me without permission. My eyes widened, and I patted her head awkwardly with my left hand.
Suddenly, it clicked.
"Tea?" I said. She pulled away from the tight embrace and beamed at me, nodding her head yes. There was still one last person left to meet, but he didn't really seem like the type of person to hug. Of course, I recognized him immediately.
Tea finally released her death grip around my waist, and I pulled Yuugi closer to me, remembering that she had some kind of crush on the both of us. I really didn't want him hugged right now.
"Hey, Trystan." I said pointedly, nodding my head towards him. I received a smile back, and I returned the gesture. He held out a hand for me to shake, and I eagerly did so.
On the way out, I kept noticing how Joey and Kaiba would sneak glances at one another. Joey seemed to be trying to be more subtle about it, like he was afraid he might get caught and called out for the small actions.
"So, how did everything go? I want the whole story!" Joey said, flashing a cheesy, wide-toothed grin at Yuugi and I. I waited for Yuugi to start the story, not wanting to give away any information he would feel to be too personal. I didn't want to make my partner any more uncomfortable than he probably already was, knowing how he felt about those things.
"How about we let Kaiba tell it? Yami and I are a little tired right now…" He admitted sheepishly, casting Joey a sleepy smile. He leaned over and placed his head onto my shoulder in a little flirty action, one that I found adorable. I made a nice little hum to let him know that his caring was appreciated, and unwove our fingers that were currently resting on the cool leather of the limo seat in favor of snaking my arm around his waist and scooting him even closer. I took a moment to gaze longingly at his lips, thoughts of dragging him off somewhere and kissing him swirling around in my head.
'I want to kiss you so badly…' I thought in my head. This thought seemed different though. Almost like I'd directed it specifically towards him. I felt him freeze beside me.
"Did you just do that?" He asked out loud, turning towards me. It finally clicked then.
"Our mind connection is back!" I said happily. Yuugi looked so happy he could cry, (and from the emotions I was now faintly feeling, I could tell that he was happy) and he looked up at me through loving eyes.
I couldn't resist then. I leaned forward and pressed our lips together lightly, feeling immediately his strong emotional response to it. I smiled into the kiss, feeling the same feeling flowing through me.
'I love you.' I sent. The rest of the gang was looking a little confused, but they didn't say anything about it. They knew about the mind link; I guess they just didn't know what it was like to finally have something that precious and personal back. I felt more complete than I ever had before.
Yuugi was blushing about kissing in public, but other than that, things seemed pretty normal as all of us climbed into Kaiba's limo. Due to space limitations and Tea immediately snagging the seat in the row with Yuugi and I, ant Trystan's aversion to sitting in the middle, Joey was stuck sitting in the seat next to Kaiba.
He scooted as far away as he possibly could, crossing his arms and pouting. Kaiba was sitting regularly, (with the exception that his legs were crossed—seriously, who sits like that?) as he began to tell the story of our time in Tennessee.
Actually, it was all fairly accurate. I would've thought that an onlooker would've seen it differently, but Kaiba was fairly observant. He'd known that Yuugi and I had liked each other, and recounted several flirtatious exchanges we'd had. Of course, I'd forgotten one little thing…
' You READ MY POETRY BOOK?!' Yuugi sent through the mind link, turning to me with wide eyes.
'I'm sorry aibou. You heard the story, he tempted me!' I sent, flinching. I really hoped that Yuugi was taking it well, or at least better than I presumed. I could feel his anxiety spike through the mind link, and I flinched. I really didn't want to have a fight with him so early, especially when we just got to start kissing after so long of waiting.
'It's just…. That's personal!' He sent. I could feel him calm down a bit, and he let out a long sigh. 'I understand being curious, and you couldn't really do anything in that situation, but just ask me next time, okay?' He sent.
'Thank you. I'm sorry that I invaded your privacy like that, and you should know that it most certainly won't happen again.' I sent, hugging him close. I felt him melt into my arms and I smiled.
We pulled up to Yuugi's house and I paused, looking out the window. I wanted to get out, but I also didn't want to be the first one out. Thankfully, Yuugi saved me by eagerly opening the door and hopping out with a soft thud, leaving me to follow closely behind.
To my disappointment, the others all followed, including Kaiba.
"What are you guys doing?" Yuugi asked, remaining polite. I could feel through the mind link that we were on a similar page; how could we kiss if they were here?
"Well, we wanted to throw a sort of party." Tea said, "To celebrate."
"Cool!" Yuugi said, obviously faking enthusiasm. All of us filed into the house one by one, and to be blatantly honest, I was pouting a little. It wasn't that I didn't want to spend time with my friends, it was more that I wanted to spend some time with Yuugi, kissing him senseless.
I couldn't very well do that with everyone else around us now, could I?
Yuugi's grandpa immediately made the declaration that he was going to bed, leaving the rest of us standing awkwardly in the living room.
"So, what are we going to do?" Yuugi asked, yawning. Great, now we were going to have to sleep when this was over, so I wouldn't even get to kiss him then!
"Well, I was thinking that we should play truth or dare!" Tea said happily.
I watched as Kaiba and Joey "glared" at each other, (to be blatantly honest they were checking each other out) only half registering her words.
Once what she had said sunk in, a devious plan began to form. I smirked.
Truth or dare indeed.
