Ok, if you don't like 'love at first sight' then don't complain, because I'm warning you know, that's what this is centered on. And yes, it's boyxboy. Deal with it or leave!

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A Modern Fairytale

The Encounter

Yugi frowned and looked out the window at the front of his grandfathers game shop. It was only 3PM, but the once sunny sky was now covered in clouds that seemed to think that it was their duty to flood Domino City.

He sighed and walked around the counter to organize and restock the booster packs. 'Maybe I should just close up. It's not like many people are going to be coming by in this weather.' He thought dryly and made another face at the rain. The downpour had started almost as soon as he got home and had only increased in ferocity for the last hour and a half.

Yugi groaned as he stood and stretched his back and winced when he heard a loud pop from his spine. "Maybe I should go see a chiropractor. They might even be able to help me get taller…" Yugi mumbled as he set down on the stool to do his homework. Yugi knew he would never actually go to a chiropractor for his back problems, because they just couldn't afford it. They weren't poor, or struggling for money in any sense. His grandfather made plenty of cash with the game shop and was being paid by multiple museums for his contributions, but they weren't wealthy either. Yugi still had to save up for the new games he wanted and was paid as an employee in the shop.

The vertically challenged teen pursed his lips at a particularly tough math problem. 'Remind me again why I'm taking pre-calc? Oh yeah, because my teacher last year said I would be good at it. Curse you, Ms. Levine.' Yugi tapped his pencil on the paper, a habit he had picked up from Joey, and was so distracted by his work that he didn't notice someone entering the store.

A man, drenched from head to toe, stood at the door and gave the small shop a quick look over. He instantly took note of the stairs behind the counter and a door next to them that he assumed led to a storage room. The man frowned at the sight of a small boy behind the counter and vaguely wondered where his parents, and the owner, was. He strolled toward the counter with his head naturally held high, confidence was just oozing from him. He cleared his throat in an attempt to get the kids attention.

Yugi yelped and fell backwards off his stool at the sound of someone in front of him. "What was that for?" He snapped and ribbed his sore backside.

"I apologize for startling you, young man."

The teen looked up in the direction of a baritone voice. He almost had the scrape his jaw of the floor at the sight. He could only see the head of the man who had surprised him, but their similarities were striking.

Had Yugi said he was normal? Well he was 99.9% normal. The only thing out of the ordinary about Yugi was his insanely spiked hair with colors that most people considered to impossible to be natural. The man at the counter had almost the exact same hair style as Yugi, but this didn't seem to faze him, for he just stared at Yugi with an unreadable expression on what Yugi considered to be a very handsome face.

Yugi quickly stood and dusted himself off, his face becoming redder by the minute. "S-sorry. I didn't notice you come in…" Yugi took in his visitors strange wardrobe now that he was standing. The man clothes that looked like they had come out of an old English story, even if they were sopping wet. He wore a red vest over a black ruffle neck shirt, with a long black coat over that. Long black stockings covered his legs, all the way up to his short black balloon pants, where a sword was attached to his hip.

The small teen covered his mouth with his hand and tried to covered up his laughter. The man frowned at him. "Did I do something funny?"

"N-no… I-it's just…. Is there a cosplay c-convention today or something?" Yugi was having a hard time talking in between giggles.

"What is this 'cosplay' you speak of?"

"N-never mind…" 'Maybe he dresses like that just for fun?'

"Ah. Well perhaps you could fetch your parents, or the owner? I would like to speak with them."

'Did I insult this hot guy! I hope not…' "Um… My parents aren't around and my grandfather who owns the shop isn't here either. I'm looking after the store while he's gone. Maybe I could help you instead?"

The man frowned. "How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

This caused the mans eyes to widen. "My apologies! I thought you were younger…"

Yugi huffed. "It's fine. You aren't the first person…"

The man decided to actually find out what kind of store this was. He walked around the shelves, examining the many games piled along them. "Is this a game store of some kind?"

"Yeah. This is the Kame Game Shop."

"Ah."

"You didn't read the sign out front, did you?"

The man showed the first real sign of emotion since walking in there by blushing. "No actually… I was to busy…! Oh yes, I wanted to ask you. Would it be alright if I hid out in here, at least until the rain lets up?"

"Um… Sure I guess. As long as you aren't running from the cops or anything."

"Oh, no! Nothing like that. I just don't want my uh… my friend to find me just yet…"

Yugi raised his eyebrows. "Are you playing hide-and-seek or something?"

"Well, not really… He's just a bit over protective and I wanted some time to go and do things with out him breathing down my neck. It's quite oppressive." The man had stopped in front of a glass case that housed a very ornate chess set. "Wow. This is very impressive to be found in a small shop like this."

Yugi came and stood next to him. "Yeah… A friend of my grandfathers made it and offered to let us display it at merchandise about a year ago."

The man gaped. "And it hasn't sold!"

"It's a bit pricy…" Said chess set was actually $800 and well worth it. Every piece was hand made glass and painted. Dragons replaced the bishops and the knights were crafted to look like their medieval namesake. The kings and queens could almost have passed miniature people and peasants made up the pawns.

"I've never seen suck exquisite craftsmanship! Exactly how pricy?"

"Eight hundred dollars."

"That's all?"

Yugi gave him an incredulous look. "What?"

"Uh... I mean. That's all for how beautiful it is? I would have expected it be more…"

The teens eyes widened. "Really? Everyone who has been interested so far tried to get Grandfather to lower the price, but he has always refused."

"Your grandfather seems like a smart man. I would say he has it way under priced as it is!"

Yugi shook his head as he headed back to the counter. "You're insane."

The man laughed loudly. "No. Not insane." He suddenly stopped laughing and whipped his head to look out the window. He gasped and rushed toward the counter. "Where can I hide! Quick!"

Yugi blinked rapidly. "Um… The storage room, I guess…" And he pointed to the door next to the stairs. The man gave a curt nod and rushed into the back room, shutting the door just as the front one opened.

Yugi sat up straight and tried to act as if nothing was going on. The man who had just walked in was tall and arrogant looking. He held his nose in the air, as if he thought he was better then everyone around him. The new visitor wore clothes similar to the other, except his color scheme seemed to be blue and silver.

The mans icy blue eyes that were partially hidden in brown hair swept through the shop and landed on Yugi, who was trying to act as if he was busy with homework, he had figured that this person was the one the other man was hiding from. Yugi then realized that he didn't know the name of his strangely dressed visitor. 'I'll need to ask him…' The man walked toward him and glared at the small teen. "Has anyone come by here?"

Yugi gulped. "I've had a few customers…" Which was the truth. "Why?"

"I'm looking for someone."

"Oh. Perhaps you should try notifying the police?"

The mans glare intensified. "Are you always this sarcastic with customers?"

Yugis eyes widened. 'Crap.' "Uh… um..."

"What ever." The man promptly turned to walk out, only to run into blond in a hurry.

"Hey! Watch where you're goin'!" Joey snapped at the brunet and tried to side step him, but the taller man caught Joeys arm in a death grip.

"You don't know who you are talking to, mutt." He snarled at Joey.

"Dude, what the hell?"

The man just growled as a response and stormed out, causing Joey to blink in confusion after him. "What a jerk. Wonder what got his panties all in a knot?"

A baritone laugh was heard from the storage room as the door opened. "Is he gone?"

"Yeah."

"Whoa, Yug'. Who's the cosplayer?"

"Well he came in and asked if he could hang out here until the storm let up. I figured I wouldn't do any harm to let him stay awhile."

"Your' to nice, Yug'. So, what's your name?" Joey asked as turned to the man who was now leaning against the counter next Yugi. The small teen blushed crimson at the close proximity to the other.

"I am Atemu Yami Sennen. Please just call me Yami."

"Well, I'm Joey. It's nice to meet ya'. What's with the getup though?"

Yami looked at him confused. "What ever do you mean?"

"Your clothes. They're weird lookin'."

Yami looked down at himself. "Are they? I wear this all the time. I do hope it stops raining soon. My clothes will be ruined if I go out there again and it's still pouring."

"Hey, Yug'. I'll be right back. I gots to use the john." Joey called as he ran up the stairs.

Once Joey was gone, Yami leaned closer to Yugi and stared at him.

"Um… What are you doing?"

"Oh, um.. Sorry. I was just…" He looked away with a blush present on his cheeks. "I… uh… Think I should go… The rain is letting up." And it was. The clouds were gradually parting and the downpour was now just a light drizzle. Yami quickly headed for the door just Yugi rushed to stop him and grasped his wrist, but quickly dropped it once he had realized what he had done.

"Sorry!"

Yami looked over his shoulder at the small teen. "Is something wrong?"

Yugi quickly shook his head. 'N-no… I-I was j-just wondering if I w-would ever see you again…?" He wasn't sure why or how, but even in the small time he had been around this man in strange clothed, he had grown attracted to him.

Yami looked at Yugi intently. "Do you want to see me again?" Yugi nodded vigorously. "Then I will have to make sure to come by another time, won't I? Yami leaned over and gave Yugi a chaste kiss and a flirtatious wink and was gone before the boy could say another word.

The small teen stood there, dumbstruck. Had he just been kissed! Yes, yes he had, and he still had no idea who this 'Atemu Sennen' was!

'Hey, Yug'. Where did Yami go?"

Yugi felt his face heat up at the mention of the other male. "Oh, um… He said he had to go…"

"Aww. That's to bad. He's goin' to miss take out!"

-oOOo-

Well I hope that was to your expectations. The next and final chapter will be posted tomorrow! And I am changing 'A Fairy Tale' to 'Ever After', just so that people don't confuse these two stories!