Sorry for the wait! I had a minor case of writer's block, I'm just glad it only lasted a couple of days.
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Yugi is now fourteen weeks pregnant. All has been flowing smoothly in her relationship with Yami since the Baby Clothes Fight. Yami has been as loving as ever, using his shadow magic everyday to ease her pregnancy symptoms. Luckily, though, nausea has seemed to disappear even without Yami's help. In it's place is heartburn, so she's tried to lay off the spicy foods and instead taken a liking to fudge and cookie dough.
Between running the shop and planning for the wedding, life has been pretty busy. But, Yugi has made sure that Yami and her have plenty of time once, twice, or sometimes thrice a day to make love. Her sexual appetite increased with the lessening of symptoms, and even more with the start of the fourth month of pregnancy. Of course, Yami doesn't mind - not in the slightest. Yugi has been acting like a rabbit in heat, but because of their link and Yugi's behavior, so is he.
The wedding is scheduled two weeks from now. It's Egyptian themed, dress and all. Yami hasn't seen the dress, but all of the gang thinks it looks fantastic, including Yugi.
It only has one sleeve, and the top of the dress is lined with a band of tiny golden beads. The beads continue on the strap. There's another, thicker band of the same beads around the waist. Beneath the strap is half a sleeve, revealing the top of the shoulder and slowly showing less skin as it goes down the arm until it reaches the elbow, where the fabric joins together with a large golden bead. (A/N: This dress is based off of the one you can find at " s-media-cache-ak0 .pinimg " without spaces)
Yugi tries not to visualize the dress too often, afraid Yami might see it through her mental eye, but she knows the dress is The One.
All's well with all the wedding plans, now. They have a venue reserved and food and decorations ordered. Bakura has become an ordained minister online, and will be confirming their marriage. Kaiba took care of the gender on Yugi's birth certificate, with some persuading from Joey.
Speaking of Kaiba and Joey, today is the day that...
It was Christmas Day and the gang was all gathered at a Christmas Party in the Kaiba Mansion. Joey stole Yugi's idea of announcing something at a holiday party.
The topic of Yugi's wedding came up.
"So, what do you think about having a flower girl at your wedding?" Joey asked casually.
Tristan bursted out laughing. "Fine with me - then I can be the best man."
Yami raised an eyebrow at Tristan, before turning to Joey. "I'm not turning you into a girl, if that's what you were hoping. It takes a lot out of me."
Joey fumed. "No, not me! I umm… since even before we found out Yugi was pregnant, Seto and I have been looking into adoption. We picked out a four year old little girl named Mana, and she'll be ours in two weeks, on January 8th."
Yugi grinned. "I'm happy for you! When can we meet her?"
Kaiba answered, "We want to give her some time to adjust to her new home before introducing her to anyone new, except Mokuba and the mansion staff."
"We'll be hosting a welcoming party for her on the 15th," Joey adds. "And you're all invited!"
January 15th just happens to be today.
Yugi grins as she puts a baby doll she and Yami picked out into a pink gift bag, before stuffing purple, glittery tissue paper on the top of said doll.
Yugi now had a larger female wardrobe, and is currently wearing a fitted, long-sleeved dress that reaches down to her ankles and is of a purple hue that matches her eyes.
Yami hugs her from behind and rests his head on top of hers. Yugi blushes slightly at both the affection and her obvious shortness. She stands up straight and Yami chuckles, moving his head down to her shoulder. "You look beautiful."
"So do you," Yugi says without even looking at him, leaning into him instead. She already knows that he's only wearing his normal black shirt and blue coat with jeans, but that just means he's still as gorgeous as ever.
"As much as I'm flattered, I would be more so if you actually spared me a glance."
Yugi smiles and turns to face him, still in his arms. She wraps her arms around his neck. "Still beautiful," she mutters, giving his a chaste peck on the lips.
He smirks, not letting Yugi pull back as he adds more pressure to the kiss. But when Yugi pinches his side, he gives her some air.
"We don't want to be late for the party," she reminds, licking her lips subconsciously.
Yami chuckles seductively at her action, but obliges nonetheless. "Of course."
When they reach Kaiba's mansion, they're greeted by a grinning Mokuba. "Hi, guys! Come on in!"
They follow Mokuba to a room filled with Sophia The First decorations. Inside, Joey is spinning a brunette, tan little girl in circles, her feet swaying in the air. She's laughing hysterically. Kaiba is watching from the sidelines with a small smile on his face.
Joey stops spinning her when he sees Yami and Yugi at the door.
"More, daddy, more!" Mana squeals.
"Too much spinning will get you sick," Joey reprimands, before gesturing towards the couple with tri-colored hair. "Mana, I want you to meet my friends Yugi and Yami."
Yugi can't help but grin at the cuteness as Mana shyly hides behind Joey.
"It's okay, they're nice," Joey assures.
Yugi slowly approaches the little girl, trying not to seem threatening. She has a friendly smile taking up a half of her face. "Hi, Mana. My name is Yugi."
Mana glances at Joey, before looking back at Yugi. She smiles and steps forward. She waves. "I'm Mana, and that's Papa." She points at Kaiba. "I'm Papa's Little Princess!"
Yami snickers at the tint to Kaiba's cheeks as he walks toward the four-year-old. Then, once he reaches Yugi's side, he smiles down at Mana. "I'm Yami. I'm Yugi's fiance."
Mana tilts her head to the side. "What's a fee-ahn-say?"
"It mean's we're getting married," Yugi responds, still obviously adoring Mana's cuteness. She wonders what "Yami Jr." will look like.
"Oh, cool!" Mana chirps. "Hey, Papa, are you and Daddy married?"
"Unfortunately, two men can't get married in Japan. But, if Daddy was a girl, I'm sure we'd be married by now."
Joey blushes at Kaiba's statement, and the two men shared a moment of lingering gazes until Kaiba averts his gaze to avoid wanting to do something indecent to him in front of their child.
"Oh my gosh, is that her?" Tea's voice soon squeals.
Once again, Mana grips Joey's pant leg.
"Mana, this is Tea," Joey smiles.
Soon, the whole gang as well as Serenity shows up, and they play games and eat cake, much like what would happen at a child's birthday party. Even Yami Bakura shows up, but Bakura manages to keep him in check until they have to leave early. Yami Bakura isn't exactly good with children, but at least Bakura has learned to be good with Yami Bakura.
At 8:30, her parents settle down Mana for bed and the party comes to an end. Yugi and Yami realize just how much they really want to take care of a child, themselves. They both are smiling and thinking about the future as they curl up close together in their bed, until they drift into sleep.
It's finally done! Oh, thank Ra! *Collapses with a sigh* As much as I love writing, it was tricky to figure out what to write for this chapter. I ended up just putting in a much-needed time lapse.
I ended up working on a Puppyshipping one-shot while trying to brainstorm ideas for this chapter. It's called "The Year." Check it out if you're interested, and please don't hate me for working on it instead of this. I started it before I started this story, after all.
Please tell me what you think!
