It was a warm spring day. Yugi was sitting in the shade of a cherry blossom tree in full bloom. The smell of that and freshly cut grass calmed him. The breeze ruffled his hair softly and took the loose cherry blossom petals within it's soft grasp, wisping away to other places. Sitting Indian-style underneath the tree, Yugi sat reading 'So B. It', an easy but loveable read for him. He'd read it twice already, but he enjoyed it enough to re-read it a third time. As he got lost in the book, Yusei walked quietly over and sat beside him.
"What are you reading?" he asked the shorter teen softly. Yugi looked up into his blue eyes and smiled.
"'So B. It'" Yugi answered. He leaned on Yusei, resting his head against the shoulder of his lover. Everyone had passed their first semester's finals, he got to spend Christmas break with both his family and his love, and Yusei and his relationship was going steady. Yugi couldn't ask for anything more. With one hand, he held the place in his book and fingered the small heart charm on his necklace with the other. Yusei had gotten it for him for Christmas.
"I know it's a little... cliché...," Yusei said after Yugi had opened it. "But every time I saw it, it made me think of you." He told Yugi, telling him how much the small amethyst crystal looked like his eyes.
"You really think it looks like my eyes?" Yugi asked, looking at Yusei. He smiled and nodded.
"Yes. But your eyes are prettier." Yusei replied. Yugi giggled. He sat up and put a bookmark in his book then set it on the grass.
"So. I was thinking maybe... We could go to the Spring Fling together?" Yugi asked after crawling into Yusei's lap. He leaned his head back to look up at Yusei.
"Hmm... You know I was thinking the same thing. But then I realized something." Yusei said, drawing his eyebrows together.
"What?" Yugi asked.
"We can't go... without tickets." Yusei said, his frown turning into a smile as he pulled two tickets from his pocket. Yugi gasped as he looked at them.
"Yusei! When did you...?"
"Yesterday after school."
"Oh. So that was the "business" that you so desperately had to take care of." Yugi said, laughing. Yusei laughed with him.
"I told you it would benefit both of us." Yusei said, kissing Yugi softly.
"Okay.. so you did." Yugi admitted after he broke away for air. Yusei chuckled.
"Hey guys! Where are ya?" Jaden suddenly hollered. He ran over to the tree and almost past it.
"Where's the fire?" Yusei asked.
"Huh? Oh, never mind that! Don't make me forget what I was gonna say!" Jaden said hurriedly. He seemed excited.
"Guess what!" he asked, smiling ear to ear.
"Your having a baby." Yusei teased, catching Jaden off guard.
"Wha-? No! You dummy, guys can't have babies! Anyways, this is better than having kids!" Jaden said.
"I give up." Yugi said shrugging.
"Jesse is coming here for Spring Fling!" Jaden practically shouted. Yugi jumped up.
"Oh my gosh that is so cool!" he said.
"I know! I was so happy when he told me!" Jaden said, all but jumping.
"Has anyone ever told you you act like a girl?" Yusei said jokingly, standing up.
"I do not! I'm just excited!" Jaden said, smiling. He was too happy to be angry.
"I know I know." Yusei laughed.
"I'm so happy for you!" Yugi said happily. They both smiled widely while Yusei stood by, happy for Jaden as well.
"Anyway, I also needed to ask you guys a favor. And before you ask, I did already get tickets. Jesse is gonna be here in a couple hours, but I have nothing to do to kill that much time." Jaden said.
"You could hang with us." Yusei suggested. Yugi nodded in agreement.
"Cool! Thanks."
"No problem. We were just gonna go take a walk down the street anyway." Yugi said. He picked up his book and the three of them walked down the crowded streets to the arcade. Yugi and Jaden played each other at Dance Dance Revolution for half an hour. Then Yusei and Jaden challenged each other at Street Fighter, Yusei winning in the end.
"Aw man! How are you so good at this?" Jaden said in defeat.
"I don't randomly mash the buttons." Yusei said with a smile. Yugi chuckled at them. They all played a car racing game next, and after that went to lunch.
"So where's Jack?" Yugi asked, although he had a theory in the back of his mind.
"He went out with Carly." Jaden said, shrugging as he took a drink of his soda. That proved Yugi's hunch right. Jack and Carly had met before Christmas break and before anyone knew it, they were a couple. They made each other happy, and that's all that counted. Plus, it was close enough to the half year mark when they had met. Yugi was glad all of them had found someone.
"Well, we all have dates for Spring Fling." Yusei said.
"Yep. Ain't it awesome? I was worried I was gonna be the only one without someone to make out with on the Ferris wheel." Jaden said, laughing. Yusei and Yugi joined in. Once they were finished with lunch, they headed back to the dorms.
"Haha yeah. That's when I said, 'Smooth move, ex lax. Too bad your ass got sacked!'." Jaden said, while Yusei and Yugi laughed. He was telling how he and some kid got into an argument during study hall and upon trying to make a smooth exit, the kid tripped and fell flat on his face. Suddenly, Jaden started flipping out, and then ran at a dead sprint in the forward direction.
"J-Jaden! Come back!" Yugi called in a surprise. Yusei just laughed as they watched Jaden tackle someone. Yugi ran towards them, Yusei trailing behind.
"Jaden! What...?" Yugi asked until he realized that Jaden was showering the person he tackled in kisses.
"So, this is Jesse?" Yusei said, chuckling.
"Yep! … That's... me!" a blue haired teen managed to say between Jaden's kisses. Sure enough, Yugi saw that it was in fact Jesse. He couldn't understand why he didn't recognize his blue hair earlier.
"Oh my gosh! I can't believe your finally here! I'm sorry I couldn't come to the airport to pick you up!" Jaden said hurriedly. Jesse just laughed.
"It's okay, sweet. It's nice to finally be here and see you again." he said. Jaden gave Jesse one final, long kiss before getting off of him. Yusei and Yugi helped them up, and helped pick up Jesse's things.
"So you get to stay with me! I'm so happy they let you stay here!" Jaden said, holding Jesse's hand while they walked to Jaden and Jack's room.
"Yeah I'm glad too. Although I'm not sure what I can do during the day..." Jesse said.
"Well, I only have three days this week. Maybe you'll be able to come with me to class. Or you can go hang out at the arcade... or sleep." Jaden suggested. Jesse laughed at the last suggestion.
"So, are you missing school?" Yugi asked, setting a bag of Jesse's on Jaden's bed.
"Nope. I have this week off." Jesse said.
"That must be nice." Yusei told him.
"Yeah. My school's calendar actually isn't that different from your guys'." Jesse said.
"I just hope Jack and Carly don't constantly come in here and make out." Jaden joked. Yugi chuckled.
"Nah, they'll probably save that stuff for when they're in Carly's room." he laughed. Everyone else broke out in a small round of laughter as well.
"Probably save what stuff for in my room?" Carly asked from the doorway in a teasing voice. Jack was standing behind her.
"All that stuff that involves pillows and blankets." Jaden said.
"You mean a fort? I haven't built one of those in ages!" Carly said, chuckling.
"Maybe we'll build one tonight." Jack said seductively in Carly's ear. Jaden made an 'ew' face and everyone laughed at it.
"Get a room you two!" Yusei said jokingly.
"For your info, you are in mine." Jack replied, laughing.
"What about Carly's?" Jesse asked.
"Nonexistent." Carly said, chuckling. Everyone laughed again. Jesse stood and shook hands with Carly and introduced himself. Carly did the same.
"It's nice to finally meet you. Jaden talks about you a lot." she said, smiling.
"Yeah, he doesn't shut up." Jack said. Jaden threw a shoe at him in response.
"Easy now, Jay." Jesse said, chuckling. Jaden smiled at him.
"Well, we'll let you get settled in." Yusei said. Yugi nodded.
"Aw, do you guys really have to go? We were gonna throw a party and everything!" Jaden said. Yugi laughed.
"No, we have to go, Jaden. We'll see you guys tomorrow." he said.
"Okay... You guys staying or are you gonna stay over at Carly's again?" Jaden asked Jack.
"We'll stay for a while." Jack replied. Jaden nodded and told Yugi and Yusei goodnight as they left.
"Jesse is pretty cool." Yusei said once him and Yugi were back in their room. He was currently changing into his sleepwear, which was pretty much his boxers. Yugi had stripped down to his underwear as well, only he wore an old T-shirt with them.
"Told you. My bed or yours... Never mind." he said, laughing. Yusei was already laying in Yugi's bed, stretching out then curling into a ball.
"Your so weird." Yugi said, chuckling as he climbed over Yusei and got settled under the covers. Yusei stretched out and pulled Yugi to him, using his chest as a pillow instead of an actual pillow.
"But you love me." Yusei said, nuzzling Yugi. Yugi ran his fingers through Yusei's hair.
"Of course I do." he replied. Yusei smiled and started dozing off, the steady rhythm of Yugi's fingers through his hair relaxing him. Soon, Yugi fell asleep too.
So B. It by Sarah Weeks
'Smooth move, ex lax. Too bad your ass got sacked!' - a quote by one of my dear friends. He always says it, but don't know what it means or don't know where he got it from xD
