Harmony Blues

By: Novalee Phoenix

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Warning: This chapter has maybe one or two curse words, not many

She nervously fingered the edge of her veil. Bright green eyes seemed glazed as she looked upon herself in the long mirror, residing in the room that she called hers for six months.

"You look beautiful Becky." A sweet voice filled with youth spoke out near her ear. Victoria Hawkins was only four years younger than her cousin was, but was already showing a sign of being just as intelligent and beautiful as Becky is.

"Thanks Vicky, that means a lot."

"Well, it's true." Victoria stated looking around the rather large room. Her eyes scanned every portion of the room, from the huge king size bed in the middle of the room to the balcony over looking the mansion's private gardens where the wedding would be held. "You're getting a fairy tale wedding. You're so lucky."

Hearing her young cousin's envious sigh, Rebecca smiled before turning around to face her. "One day you will too Vicky." Vicky just smiled at her cousin and almost broke out into a fit of giggles as she realized Becky was near to tearing her veil.

"Excited?" she asked amusedly and pointed towards the now almost wrinkled veil.

"I'm just so nervous." Realizing she was injuring her veil, Rebecca released her hold on it and set her eyes on a near by cloth. "Maybe this was a bad idea." Chewing on her bottom lip, she looked up to see her cousin's reaction.

"Well, you do love him, don't you?" "Well, duh, that's why I want to marry him." "Then why are you doubting yourself?"

"I'm not...it's just...oh, I don't know." Frustrated, Rebecca sat down on the nearby vanity stool. She rubbed her face in her hands.

"Hmmm, I see. It's just prewedding jitters." Walking over to her cousin and putting a hand on her shoulder, Vicky continued. "I know, to get your mind off of the situation at hand, tell me how he proposed. I never got to hear the story. I bet it's romantic."

Becky almost laughed at how hopeful her cousin seemed and she remembered just how unromantic it really was.

Flashback

September 28fh, Domino City Lake

It was one of those perfect days, as perfect as any one would want their fateful day to be. Their was a light breeze that seemed to caress the city with its soft waves of calm. Even the birds seemed at peace as they chirped merrily in the branches of the park trees. Everyone was at ease, except for two unruly teenagers who were squabbling near the edge of the lake, half of their picnic picked up and put away already.

"Come on Mokuba, this is stupid. I don't want.. ..no I refuse to talk about this with you." The angry voice of a female rang throughout the trees.

"Why not Becky? I thought we weren't going to keep secrets from each other."

"I don't know why you think I would be keeping any secrets from you." She replied harshly as she put away the potato salad.

"Come on Becky, what's up with you and Yugi?"

"There's nothing, he's just a friend!"

"Just a friend huh? Then why was he over at your place so late the other night?"

"Because we were going over some dueling strategies for the upcoming tournament, Mr. Jealousy."

"I'm not jealous! I just wanted to know that's all. Besides you used to have a crush on midget Mutou."

"The key word in that sentence is USED too, you asshole!" Rebecca was now screaming at the top of her lungs. "And don't call him midget, if I remember correctly, you're both friends and he saved your life countless times." She stood up now glaring down at her equally infuriated boyfriend.

"I just want to make sure that you still are not harboring feelings for him that's all. If I recall, before we got together, you were crying all over the place like a big baby because he only saw you as a friend." Mokuba stood up, glaring back at her with as much ferocity as she was giving him. "You're not doing a secret dalliance with him behind my back are you?"

BANG!

An angry Rebecca stomped away as pieces of tuna fish dripped off Mokuba's head. Great, now I'll smell like fish for the rest of the day. Mokuba fumed as he tried helplessly to remove the dangling tuna intending to chase after Rebecca. But the day seemed to wish to punish him for ruining the tranquility and as he put a foot forward, the wind blew engulfing his feet in the checkered blanket. It was not long before Mokuba was splayed on the ground. Kicking his feet furiously to try to release himself, he only made the situation worse and started to roll down the small slope.

A few minutes before

Rebecca stopped running when she was sure Mokuba couldn't see her anymore. She sat down on the nearest bench she could get too. Tears running down her flushed checks, she berated herself for even blowing up on him that way. He had every right to ask. If he had a girl leave his house late at night, I would have asked the same question. I know I am just as possessive as he is. But, lord, did he have to blow up like that. She thought to herself. Maybe I should go back and apologize. Besides, this day was his plan. He seemed just so nervous today. I hope what ever it was, I didn't ruin it. Getting up from her sitting position, and more calmer than she was before, Rebecca idly made her way back to the lake front to confront, she was sure, her very upset boyfriend.

Back to present

Mokuba just kept rolling down the slope, the blanket entangling his legs more as he was assaulted by flying bread and mayonnaise. Then before he knew it, he was getting wet. Oh crap! I'm in the lake! He thought to himself as he struggled to get out of the water. But the more he struggled and splashed the more tangled he became. He never realized that all of his noise was drawing attention from various people in the park.

"Whatta ya doin!" came a very familiar voice as he felt a hand clasp around his. He was being helped out of the lake, albeit slowly but getting help all the same. Taking a breath, he looked up to see his savior.

"What? Did ya think ya was a fish or sometin." Mokuba peered up into the face of none other than Joey Wheeler.

"No Joey, I got myself caught up in... oh never mind. Have you seen Rebecca?"

"Rebecca. No I haven't why? Did she throw ya in the lake like dis? Wow, I don't think ya brother woulda appreciated dat."

"No Joey, I was going to chase after her after we had a fight but I got my feet all tangled in that stupid blanket. I don't know where she ran off too."

"You two, fightin. That's not right. You guys are like paper and glue. I've never seen two people in love like you guys." Joey looked down at a dripping wet Mokuba waiting for a reply.

"Well, my plan was to get her out here and be as romantic as possible. You see," he started patting himself down searching for something that was supposed to be on his person. Joey watched as Mokuba started to panic. "Oh no! Where is it!"

"Where's what?" Joey asked confused.

"The box. The black ring box. Oh God! Don't tell me I lost it!" Mokuba started to walk slowly back into the lake searching with his hands on the bottom of the sandy floor. "Crap! How am I supposed to propose to her now if I can't even find the damn ring!"

"OH!" stopping what he was doing at the sudden gasp behind him, Mokuba closed his eyes and stood up slowly. He turned around to face Rebecca.

"Propose?" the word came out almost foreign on her tongue as she let it roll slowly out of her mouth. She stared blankly at Mokuba for a while as he climbed up to met her. "Mokuba." She whispered his name as he drew near.

"Yeah, I...ah.. .wanted it to be a surprise." He stated ignoring Joey's attempts at hiding his amused laughter. "I had this whole day planned out for just the two of us. I wanted it to be perfect, but I wasn't sure if you still had feelings for Yugi. I didn't want to have you if you wouldn't have me. So, when I saw him leaving your place the other night, I got really upset and jealous. I didn't want to believe that you and him were going out behind my back. So I did the one thing any over possessive boyfriend who is madly in love with his girlfriend could do. I planed this day to win your heart back if it was being taken away, and after much thought, I realized that I wanted to steal your heart everyday afterwards. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love you Rebecca Hawkins. I love you, not just now or for a couple of months from now, I want to love you for the rest of my life. And I pray that you will allow me the honor of being your husband." Hearing the few sniffles coming from the crowd that had gathered to watch him fall into the lake, Mokuba got down on one knee and took Rebecca's hand in his. "I'm sorry, I think I lost the ring."

Trying to hold her laughter back at his state of undress and the tears of joy about to spill from her eyes, Rebecca nodded her head and smiled at Mokuba. "You know I will. Oh, Mokuba, I love you too. I'd be honored to be your wife."

"Well, for once I'm speechless. Dat was beautiful. Such a stirring piece." Joey stated from the back whipping his eyes. "Dang you two."

"It's going to be okay Joey." Rebecca said giving him a hug. "We're getting married." And for the first time in Rebecca's life, she felt a mixture of happiness, nervousness, and maybe even a bit of guilt and regret, but none lasted longer in her heart than that of happiness. She couldn't wait to tell everyone back home, especially her cousin Victoria, who she knew would be more than thrilled to be named Maid of honor.

End Flashback

"Wow! After I heard all that stuff, I can't believe he proposed to you. And what about the ring, did you guys ever find it?"

"Yes, you see a couple of weeks later, Mokuba took me eat out at this seafood restaurant. He ordered the fish platter and when he was eating, it just so happened that he almost

swallowed the $5,000 ring he had bought for me. His face was priceless." Rebecca smiled at the memory. A knock sounded on the door drawing both girls attention away from the memory. Rebecca stood up, Victoria beside her.

"Well, looks like this is it."

"Yeah, right." Becky swallowed hard as she fixed her veil and grabbed her bouquet. She headed for the door, Vicky behind. It wasn't until she made her way to the white carpet that would led her to her future husband that she started to feel it. The emotion that was bottled up inside of her for the past six months threatened to erupt inside of her. She stood there watching as Victoria and Seto walked down the carpet to their positions by the priest. When she heard the traditional song Here comes the Bride start to play, her heart started to race in her chest. She took a step forward. What am I doing? Am I crazy? Look at all these people. People from a society that I never even knew existed. Am I even making the right decision? This is a big step to make. What if I really don't love Mokuba? All these thought ran through her head. It was a very scary experience for her, and finally she couldn't take her thoughts anymore. It wasn't until the music stopped abruptly and everyone was startled by Seto's uproar, that Mokuba realized that Rebecca had run off.

Well, that's the end of that Chapter. Talk about long, I thought I would never finish it. I hope you guys enjoyed it though. Till next chapter.

Nova