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Chapter 3: Salad, Dress And A Side Dish Of Clay
Yami and Yugi were walking around a mall trying to find an appropriate clothes shop. Yugi was hiding behind Yami whimpering softly. Yami's eyes softened immensely at the boy's shyness. Deciding just to enter the closest clothes shop Yami and Yugi walked inside.
"See anything you like aibou?" Yami asked softly.
Yugi looked innocently up at Yami.
"I thought my name was Yugi?" Yugi said confusedly.
"It is…… aibou is a nickname." Yami stated.
"What's a nickname?" Yugi replied.
"Its….. What one person calls another who are close." Yami stated.
"Oh……. Then what can I call you?" Yugi asked.
"Anything you want." Yami replied.
Yugi thought for a second then smiled.
"Yami-Kins like Anzu does." Yugi suggested.
"Not if you expect me to answer." Yami stated. "Let's find you some clothes, see anything you like?"
Yugi looked around then shrugged. Yami smiled softly at Yugi's reaction. Yami walked over to the closest rack and searched through the clothes. Yami removed a pair of green shorts and showed them to Yugi.
"What do you think?" Yami asked.
Yugi just stuck his tongue out in disgust. Yami chuckled softly at Yugi's reaction.
"I'll assume that's a no." Yami stated.
Searching again Yami removed a crimson blouse.
"How about this?" Yami asked.
Yugi tilted his head to one side then just shrugged. Yami gave the garment to Yugi.
"Why don't you try it on and I'll find some more." Yami suggested.
Yugi looked at the crimson blouse then nodded.
Yami smiled and looked back at the rack. Yugi stared at the blouse then balanced the blouse on the rack and took the baby blue nylon fabric from around his shoulders. Yami picked up some more clothes then turned around only to see Yugi had grasping the bottom of the dress and was attempting to pull it over his head in the middle of the store. Yami cried out and quickly dropped the clothes on the floor and pulled the dress back down over Yugi's body. Yugi blinked and tried to pull it back up.
"Yugi." Yami said quickly to get the boy's attention.
Yugi looked up.
"I meant change in the dressing room." Yami stated.
Yugi blinked.
"Eh?" Yugi asked tilting his head to one side in confusion.
Yami sighed and picked all of the clothes again and lead the young boy to the dressing rooms, nudged Yugi inside and hung the clothes on a peg on the wall.
"You try clothes on in here Yugi, not in the middle of the shop." Yami stated.
"Oh…. Okay." Yugi replied smiling brightly.
Yami smiled and turned to leave the dressing room but Yugi grabbed hold of his shirt.
"Where are you going?" Yugi asked.
"Just outside of the dressing room, don't worry I'm not going to leave you." Yami replied and tried to leave again.
"Please don't leave." Yugi begged him. "I don't want to be left alone."
Yami eyes softened at Yugi's scared amethyst jewels then sighed and nodded.
"Alright." He sighed.
Yugi smiled brightly and Yami closed the door. He then turned to see Yugi lifting the dress over his head again. Yami blushed immensely and turned his head away desperately trying to hide his blush. Unfortunately the dressing room was only built for one so there was barely a centimetre between both of their bodies. Yugi then picked up the crimson blouse Yami had given him and shrugged it over his shoulders then buttoned it up.
"What do you think?" Yugi asked happily.
Yami looked at Yugi then blushed again seeing Yugi in only a blouse and underwear.
"Lovely…… in your underwear…… why don't you put on some trousers as well?" Yami suggested.
Yugi smiled and nodded then picked up a pair of black trousers, zipped them up and put on a belt that hung over his waist.
"How about now?" Yugi asked.
"You look really nice Yugi, beautiful." Yami answered.
Yugi smiled brightly then removed the clothes. Whilst removing them Yami moved trying to give the young boy some more room. Yugi removed the clothes then looked up at Yami.
"Do you want to try something on?" Yugi asked.
Yami blinked then smiled and nodded.
"Sure…. Why not?" Yami chuckled softly.
Yugi searched through the clothes Yami had chosen and picked up a formal black dress with a slit down one side which had small jewels down it as well as down the arms. Yami blinked then chuckled softly.
'Why not?' Yami thought.
Yugi helped Yami remove his clothes then helped him into the dress through it was much harder than expected in the cramped room. Yugi smiled brightly. Yami looked at himself in a full length mirror in the room and chuckled softly.
"You look good." Yugi giggled.
Yami chuckled softly.
"I do not believe it is my style." Yami replied.
Yami removed the dress and hung it up on the peg again. Yami wanted to put on his own clothes again but, assuming it would be hard for them both to dress at the same time, Yami decided to dress again once they were both finished.
"Can I try on something else?" Yugi asked.
Yami blinked and Yugi pointed behind him. Yami then realised he was standing in front of the peg where he had hung the clothes.
"Oh…. Right?" Yami said with a blush.
Yami quickly tried to move only causing himself to trip over his feet and fell over pressing his body against Yugi's both almost naked body. Yami blushed at the close contact and quickly turned away.
"Are you alright?" Yugi asked moving his head down and resting his own forehead against Yami's to get his attention.
Yami looked up blushing.
"I….. er……" Yami muttered.
"Yami-kun?" He asked.
Yami slowly leaned forward. Yugi's eyes softened and he slowly turned his head to one side mentally begging Yami to continue. Yami slowly turned his own head as well and both closed their eyes leaning closer and closer. Both could feel each other's breath as they leaned closer.
BANG!
"YAMI-KINS!" A voice cried.
Both Yami and Yugi jumped looking at the door which had slammed open to see Anzu standing there. Anzu blinked and stared at them both.
"Anzu…" Yami muttered.
Yami blushed brightly when he thought about the scene they were both in, both only in there underwear pressing against each other in a small room. Yami coughed nervously and moved away from Yugi.
"Anzu, could you leave while we both dress?" Yami asked quickly pulling his shirt over his head angry that Anzu had ruined the moment.
"Hi Anzu." Yugi said brightly stepping forward.
"Oh, sure." Anzu snapped slamming the closed only to hit Yugi with it hard.
Yugi cried out and fell back onto the floor whimpering softly.
"Yugi!" Yami gasped falling onto his knees before Yugi checking the boy's body.
Yugi whimpered and wrapped his arms around Yami shaking and crying. Yami held Yugi close.
"Oh Yugi, I'm so so sorry." Anzu spat sarcastically.
Yugi nuzzled into Yami's chest whimpering softly in pain. Yami gently calmed the young boy down and they both dressed. Yami calmly walked over to Anzu leaving Yugi by the dressing room holding the clothes.
"What are you doing here Anzu?" Yami asked.
"I just came to see you, I saw you entering this shop so I thought I'd come and say hi….. What were you doing in there?" She asked.
"I do not believe that is of any relevance to you." Yami stated simply. "Now, is there anything else you wanted?"
"No, you're obviously busy." She snapped. "I'll see you at my party."
She quickly stole a kiss on his cheek then left. Yami growled and walked over to Yugi and softly stroked his face.
"Are you alright Yugi?" Yami asked.
Yugi nodded silently.
"Are you sure?" Yami continued to poke softly.
"I just want to go home." Yugi replied.
"Alright, we'll just take this stuff then." Yami replied.
Yugi nodded and began walking over to the exit. Yami sighed and grabbed Yugi's arm and dragged him over to the counter.
"You have to pay for them Yugi." Yami stated.
"Oh…." Yugi said softly.
"Can we buy all this please?" Yami asked the cashier.
She nodded and looked at Yugi who stared back.
"Yugi put the clothes on the counter." Yami stated.
"But I thought we were buying them." Yugi replied defensively.
Yami sighed and softly took the clothes from Yugi and placed them onto the counter. The cashier looked at Yugi strangely then scanned the items.
"£258.96 please?" He stated.
Yami nodded and removed the money from his wallet and moved to pass it to the cashier.
"I want to buy them!" Yugi cried.
Yami blinked and Yugi hopefully put his hand out. Yami smiled softly and passed Yugi the money. Being a little too short Yami gently picked Yugi up and Yugi happily passed the money to the man.
"Thank you." He said softly as Yami gently put Yugi back down.
The cashier passed Yami the change then they picked up the bags, bid the cashier goodbye and went back home.
Yami calmly hung up the clothes the turned back to Yugi.
"Let's get you out of those clothes aibou." Yami said softly.
Yugi nodded and Yami helped him get undressed. Yami quickly looked through the clothes then removed a pair of frayed denim shorts and a white silk shirt with black feathers imprinted on it. Yami calmly helped Yugi out of his old makeshift baby blue dress and helped him into the new clothes. Yugi continued to hold the baby blue nylon fabric that he had been created with tightly.
"I'll throw this away." Yami stated.
"No!" Yugi cried. "I really like it."
"It's not made very well Yugi." Yami stated.
"But….. It reminds me of you." Yugi replied with a blush.
Yami smiled softly.
"Alright aibou." Yami agreed. "I'll just put it in the washing basket."
Yami calmly walked downstairs and Yugi followed. Yami walked into the laundry room and threw the dress into the washing basket. Glancing back Yami noticed Yugi was still holding the baby blue nylon fabric.
"We better wash that as well." Yami stated taking it from Yugi.
Yugi cried out and snatched it back.
"No! You can't take it." Yugi cried.
"Yugi, it's dirty we have to wash it." Yami stated.
Yugi looked at the fabric and whimpered softly. Yami sighed and quickly found a maid.
"Could you please do a load of washing now?" Yami asked.
"Of course Mr Atemu." She replied with bow.
Yami and Yugi followed her into the laundry room.
"Could you please include this as well?" Yami asked pointing to the fabric Yugi was still clutching tightly to his body.
She nodded and calmly put her hand out to Yugi. Yugi looked innocently at Yami.
"I promise you Yugi that it will be safe aibou." Yami promised.
Yugi stared at Yami then nodded and passed the fabric to the woman. She put the fabric into the washing machine, turned the dials, poured some fabric softener into the machine, turned it on then left. Yami followed and entered the kitchen.
"Can you make me a ham salad sandwich?" Yami asked a cook.
The cook nodded.
"Thank you, Yugi would yo-" Yami was cut short when he noticed Yugi wasn't there.
Yami walked back into the laundry room.
"Yugi why di-" Yami was cut short again at the sight and his eyes softened immensely at the sight.
Yugi was on his knees before the washing machine.
"Yugi, what are you doing?" Yami asked moving onto his knees beside Yugi.
"I'm worried." Yugi replied.
Yami blinked in confusion.
"About what?" Yami asked.
Yugi pointed at the washing machine. Yami looked through the glass washing machine window.
"What?" Yami asked.
"The fabric you sculpted me with." Yugi stated.
Yami blinked and looked again seeing the fabric and his eyes softened, that piece of fabric really meant a lot to Yugi just because it was from Yami.
"Yugi it's going to be fine." Yami promised again.
Yugi whimpered and looked back at the washing machine. Yami smiled.
"Would you like something to eat?" Yami asked.
Yugi nodded still watching the baby blue nylon fabric intensely.
"Ham salad sandwich?" Yami asked.
Yugi tilted his head to one side in confusion. Yami chuckled then went back to the kitchen ordering another sandwich then brought both back into the laundry room and sat beside Yugi offering him one of the sandwiches. Yugi took the plate then looked around.
"Where's the knife and fork?" Yugi asked.
Yami chuckled.
"You don't eat everything with a knife and fork Yugi." Yami said.
Yugi tilted his head to one side. Yami picked up the sandwich, took a bite and swallowed. Yugi copied the actions and smiled brightly and ate a little faster.
"Yugi be careful or you're going to-" Yami started but was cut off by Yugi choking. "Yugi!"
Yami fell onto his knees and gently rubbed Yugi's back and patted softly. Yugi finally calmed down and Yami softly touched Yugi's face.
"Are you alright?" Yami asked.
Yugi nodded.
"I think so." He replied.
Yami smiled softly.
"Yugi, since we're here let's start work on Anzu's party." Yami stated.
Yugi blinked in confusion. Yami smiled. He rose to his feet then left and returned with various plates of food, various cutlery, a cloth and a napkin. Yami unfolded the cloth in front of Yugi, lined the cutlery up and placed the napkin just above where the plate was going to be placed then copied the arrangement in front of himself. Yugi looked at Yami who smiled softly back. Yami picked up the napkin, unfolded it and placed it on his lap then looked at Yugi. Yugi copied the action. Yami smiled then placed a plate in front of Yugi.
"The meals at Mizuki's always follow the same order, salad, soup, main course, desert then they sit around for about an hour drinking wine." Yami stated.
Yami calmly placed a salad bowl in front of each of them.
"You use the smallest fork for the salad Yugi." Yami stated.
Yami picked up the smallest fork as though to demonstrate; Yugi copied him. Yami picked up a few leaves of lettuce and ate them; again Yugi copied but picked up a little too much. Yami's eyes softened.
"Yugi you can't put too much on the fork at the same time." Yami stated.
"Why not?" Yugi asked.
"It looks bad." Yami replied.
Yugi tilted his head to one side.
"Yugi I know it's stupid but in the society I live in is all about image." Yami stated.
"Oh……. Okay." Yugi replied.
Yami continuously showed Yugi through the various cutlery and foods.
An hour later Yami was showing Yugi what cutlery to use to eat the desert with when Yugi suddenly cried out.
"Yugi what's wrong?" Yami gasped.
Yugi snatched open the washing machine and pulled his fabric out then cried out again.
"It's broken." Yugi cried.
"No, it's not, just wet." Yami stated.
Yami took it from Yugi and put it in the drier.
"But I can't see it." Yugi whimpered.
"It'll be fine." Yami promised.
Yami continued to show Yugi how to eat. By the time Yami finished the fabric was dry and Yami passed it to Yugi. Yugi smiled brightly and cuddled it.
"It's warm, I like the drier." Yugi said happily.
"What about the washing machine?" Yami asked.
Yugi gave the washing machine a soft glare.
"It's okay I suppose." Yugi replied.
Yami chuckled softly.
"Yugi would you like to come with me while I work?" Yami asked.
"Work?" Yugi asked.
Yami nodded.
"I'm working on another clay model." Yami stated.
"Oh….." Yugi muttered softly looking at the ground with a heartbroken look in his eye.
Yami smiled softly, he walked over to Yugi and softly placed his hand underneath Yugi's chin and pushed his head up to make Yugi look him in the eye.
"Not to worry aibou, you are and will always be my favourite clay model." Yami promised.
Yugi smiled brightly and hugged Yami. The two walked upstairs and into his workshop. This was one of various rooms that Yami used to create art that he was going to put in a gallery. The two calmly stepped in, it was much like Yami's basement but was much brighter as a result of the windows and much tidier. In the middle of the room was a clay model Yami was half way through. Yugi walked over to the clay model and tilted his head to one side whilst Yami walked to a closet and put on another white trench coat to keep his clothes clean.
"Wolf!" Yugi cried happily.
Yami blinked and turned around.
"What?" Yami asked.
"It's a wolf." Yugi stated with a smile.
Yami smiled softly and nodded.
"Yes." Yami replied.
Yami was working on a life sized clay model of a male wolf sitting on its own in front of a cave it obviously lived in.
"Yugi." Yami said softly smiling softly getting the boy's attention which had originally engrossed deeply in Yami's model.
"Yes Yami?" Yugi asked.
"Would you like to start on your own art?" Yami asked.
Yugi's eyes lit up happily; Yami smiled, he loved seeing Yugi happy.
"Really?" Yugi asked.
"Of course aibou, if that's what you want." Yami said softly.
Yugi nodded ecstatically. Yami smiled warmly again.
"What material would you like to work on?" Yami asked.
Yugi tilted his head to one side in confusion.
"Clay? Marble? Canvas?" Yami elucidated.
"Oh……." Yugi said.
Yugi thought for a second then his eyes lit up.
"I want to work on clay." Yugi said happily.
Yami smiled and nodded. He left and entered a room where he kept various sizes of clay lumps. Not sure what exactly Yugi wanted Yami decided to pick up the same size lump he had used for his own current project. All of them were on a small table barely three inches off the ground and wheeled it back into the room where Yugi was. Yugi's eyes lit up in fascination at the site of his own clay model. Yami stopped it beside his own work. He then walked over to the closet and picked out another white trench coat and wheeled a silver table with various tools on that they could want to use during their work between both clay models so they could both easily reach them. He used a sharp tool to cut a little off of the bottom so Yugi wouldn't trip over it. Yami then took the baby blue nylon fabric in his hands and tied it around Yugi's neck securely and slipped the white trench coat over Yugi's shoulders and buttoned it up to protect Yugi's clothes and the fabric. Yugi smiled happily and Yami smiled warmly back. Yami then started to work on his own clay model while Yugi just stared at his clay. Yami worked for a few minutes then stopped when he noticed Yugi hadn't moved.
"Yugi are you alright?" Yami asked softly.
Yugi jumped then smiled and nodded.
"I'm just not sure what to sculpt." Yugi admitted.
"Inspiration?" Yami asked.
Yugi nodded with a soft smile. Yami then walked over to Yugi and gave him a soft, protective kiss on his forehead then leaned back and gave Yugi a soft heart warming smile. Yugi giggled softly and looked at Yami, glanced over to Yami's project then his eyes lit up in determination and he pulled himself from Yami's hold and began on his own work. Yami smiled glad Yugi had decided what he wanted to create and continued on his own.
Both Yami and Yugi worked for the next five hours Yami taking regular 10 minute breaks every hour though Yugi refused to stop. Yami wasn't extremely keen on his current project. Even though it seemed to be coming out at a beautifully high quality he didn't feel quite right about what he was creating, it felt like it was missing an extremely important element to be perfect in his eyes. Yami sighed and could feel himself becoming less and less interested in his work. Yugi though seemed ecstatic about his own work, Yami had never seen Yugi so excited about something. Yami smiled glad that Yugi was happy with his own work. Yami had regularly asked Yugi exactly what he was creating but the small boy refused to give up the answer, Yami found that quite cute.
Yami continued to work on his own art when suddenly he was hit at the side of the face by something cold and wet. Yami gasped in shock and stumbled a little to one side. Yami slowly touched his face and picked up whatever was stuck on his face. Yami blinked when he realised it was a lump of clay. Yami blinked.
'What in Ra's name?' Yami thought.
Yami was suddenly hit again only this time on his hip. Yami stumbled again the looked around and his eyes softened in realisation. Yugi was so engrossed in his work he hadn't realised how rough he was being with the clay. Yami smiled softly and pulled a bin from one side of the room next to his work then picked up a lump of clay mess from the floor and began throwing it into the bin. Yami had only just started when another lump of clay landed on the back of his head and ruining his hair. Yami pulled it off then a small smirk traced his lips. Rising to his feet Yami pushed the bin away still holding the clay.
Yugi was intently working on his own piece and could see the art slowly beginning to form. Yugi continued to work when suddenly something hit him on the cheek. Yugi blinked in shock and removed a lump of cold wet clay from his cheek and blinked in confusion. Yugi looked around the room then he was hit again only this time on the stomach. Yugi blinked in shock and looked at Yami who was working on his own model. Yugi looked around again when he saw a movement out of the corner of his eye and was hit on his arm with another lump of clay. Yugi giggled quietly realising the clay had come from Yami, the small boy could see Yami desperately trying to fight down a smile that was attempting to spread across his face. Without bothering to try and hide it Yugi picked up a lump of clay and launched it Yami. Yami quickly leaned back dodging it. Then ducked, scooped up another lump and launched it at Yugi who dodged as well.
Yami and Yugi continued their clay fight for the next half an hour though both ensured only to remove clay from the floor and not to hit each other's work. Getting tired Yami laughed and ran forward tackling a giggling Yugi to the floor but made sure to use put his knee onto the floor to soften the blow and not hurt Yugi. Yami rolled off of Yugi and the two laughed happily lying side by side. Yami hadn't laughed this loud and honestly for years. The two eventually calmed down their faces, coats and hands covered in clay. Yami moved, lay on his side and softly began stroking Yugi's face.
"Are you alright?" Yami asked.
Yugi smiled softly and nodded. Yami smiled and continued to softly stroke Yugi's face. Yugi nuzzled into Yami's neck sighing happily and Yami held Yugi close. The young boy leaned back and stared into Yami's eyes. Yami smiled softly and Yugi smiled back. The two stared deep into each other's eyes then Yugi suddenly moved forward, pressed his lips against Yami's and closed his eyes. Yami blinked in shock then smiled into the kiss and closed his eyes as well softly pressing back. Yami reached over and softly unbuttoned the trench coat and slipped it off of Yugi's shoulders. Yami then pulled off Yugi's shirt breaking the kiss for a second then quickly returning. The two continued to kiss and Yami softly tugged at Yugi's denim shorts trying to pull them down. Yugi cried out and quickly pulled away from Yami.
"Yugi…. I'm sorry." Yami apologised. "I should have known not to go so far."
Yugi blushed and looked at the ground.
"It's alright Yami, really." Yugi said softly.
Yami smiled softly and gave Yugi another soft, loving kiss. Yugi wrapped his arms around Yami's neck and happily pressed back. The two parted and smiled softly at each other.
"So…… what are you sculpting?" Yami queried.
Yugi just stuck his tongue out in reply.
"None of your business." Yugi giggled softly.
Yami chuckled softly.
"I love you……. Mo Hitori no Boku." Yugi whispered softly giving Yami his own nickname.
Yami blinked in shock then his eyes softened and kissed Yugi on the forehead once again.
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Aibou- Partner
Mo Hitori no Boku - My Other Self
And that's it for this chapter, another extremely long one! Oh well, I enjoyed it, hope you did!
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