Can I Have You On A Platter
Yugi's eyes opened sleepily as he lifted his head to glance around the unfamiliar bedroom. It took a few seconds for him to remember the previous night's events and, with a drowsy smile, he let his head drop against the soft, beige pillows. He dozed for a few minutes longer before he dragged himself off the bed.
Stumbling to one side of the room, he pulled the curtains apart and looked across Black Jack City. The sky was a rainbow of velvety dark blue, going to ligher shades of blue, followed by pink and yellow streaks of early morning light. The sun was already starting to warm up the air.
Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, Yugi started towards the bathroom. Turning the faucets of the bathtub to full, he undressed and slid into the steaming water. He turned the taps off, then proceeded to soak. The hotel had put small diamond shaped bars of soap on the edge of the bath, along with two small bottles of shampoo and conditioner, and a tiny vial of sweet scented oil.
Unscrewing the lid of the vial, Yugi lifted it to his nose and sniffed.
"Doesn't smell too bad," Yugi said to himself, his large amethyst eyes widening a little at the fragrance. He tipped the vial upside down and let a few drops hit his bath water.
After soaking for a few minutes longer, Yugi grabbed his washcloth and soap and scrubbed his body clean. Half an hour later he was dressed and ready for the day in a pair of dark blue jeans and a deep purple shirt with his normal sneakers. He was just checking himself out in the floor to ceiling mirrors when the shrill ring of his door bell sounded.
Yugi had to stand on his tiptoes to see through the eye hole and a smile spread over his face. Yami!
Swinging the door open, Yugi grinned, "Morning, Yami."
"Morning, Yugi. I was wondering if you would like to go out for breakfast. There's a coffee place I like that's just two blocks away." Yami stepped in. The older male wore a pair of slim leather pants, a crisp white shirt and a black biker jacket. Yami's crimson orbs glittered as he observed Yugi's attire. "So, you wanna go?"
"Yeah!" Yugi ran back into the walk-in-closet and grabbed a jacket from the rack before hurrying out his room. Closing the door behind him, he stood next to Yami.
A smile still graced Yami's tanned face as he watched the short teenager with amusement.
"Let's go." Taking Yugi's hand in his, Yami led them down the passage.
After going down the elavater and out the hotel, they walked the two blocks to the coffee house. Yami stopped them just outside the small building and Yugi giggled.
"The Coffee Pot? What kind of name is that?" Yugi's grin was playful as he glanced at the chef.
The shop was very humble looking with a quaint feeling about it. It was strange to see a one-storey, little wooden shop nestled between two tall, cement buildings. The Coffee Pot had a small garden with daisies growing the front. Hanging over the door was a homemade sign that read 'The Coffee Pot'.
Walking inside, Yugi saw it's inside was just as homely as the outside. There were rustic, circle tables and chairs set inside the small shop with shelves of jars that held coffee beans, sugar packets and chocolate powder.
The warm air was sweetened by the aroma of pancakes and hot drinks. They chose a little table by a bay window and sat down. Soon, a young waitress came up and took their orders.
Yugi's face was bright as he scanned the menu quickly before ordering, "Pancakes and hot chocolate for me."
"I'll have the breakfast pastery with coffee." Yami said without taking his eyes off the young man's happy expression.
The girl went off, leaving them.
"Do you always come here whenever you visit Black Jack?" Yugi asked curiously.
Yami shook his head, "I try to, but it's always been a little upsetting that I was always alone," He said, adding, "But now I'm here with you and I'm sure this will be my most enjoyable breakfast."
Yami chuckled when Yugi's face went red, "You get embaressed over anything, Little One."
"I'm not little!" Yugi said, looking huffy at the nickname, "You're only a few inches taller than me. So, calling me short is calling you short as well, since you're older than me and I still have to grow taller. I still have a chance to grow and I bet I'll be taller than you! So, ha!"
Yami raised an elegant eyebrow, "Excuse me?" He puzzled over what Yugi had said.
Yugi blinked, then slapped his forhead, "I didn't understand a word I just said."
The table was silent for a while before they both burst into laughter. The waitress came back with a tray of their breakfast. Setting the plates down, she gazed sideways at Yamii with a flirty smile on her pink lip-glossed lips. Yami smiled back politely but he seemed oblivious to the girl's flirting.
"Just call if you need anything." She said quietly to the crimson streaked teen. She barely gave Yugi a second glance as she turned on her heel and left. Yugi glared after her. Looking back at the older male, his glare softened. Yami was already cutting the pastery into pieces when he caught Yugi's eyes.
"What?" He asked innocently.
Yugi frowned, but said nothing. Looking down at his pancakes, he picked up his utensils and started eating. Yami cocked his head to the side, confused, but said nothing. After a few minutes of silence, Yamii finally asked, "Is something wrong?"
Yugi shook his head, saying quietly and stiffly, "I just don't think it's professional for waitresses to be flirting with their customers." He said nothing more, until he heard rich, deep chuckles. Glancing up through narrow, confused amethyst eyes, he saw that Yami had stuffed his napkin into his mouth to try stifle his laughing.
Slowly, Yugi started laughing as well. Still chuckling, Yami picked up his plate and stood up, "Scoot over." He instructed Yugi.
Yugi moved so that he sat on one side of his chair and he was surprised when Yami sat with him. The older slipped one arm around the younger's shoulders and pulled him closer so that he wouldn't fall. To any stranger it would have looked wierd to see two boys sitting on one chair when there were three others.
Yugi's flustered cheeks were burning now. Yami pulled him close and whispered, "No need to get jealous, Little One." He teased, but, silently, he was very pleased to see the reaction.
Yugi rolled his eyes and stabbed a piece of his pancakes with is fork.
An hour later the two were heading back to the hotel. Yami hadn't removed his arm from around Yugi the whole time, instead he had kept pulling the boy closer to him slowly. By the time they reached the elevater doors, Yami was practically forcing the blonde, black and violet haired boy to him.
Yugi didn't seem to mind, though. His face was as red as the sunset, but it was too cute. When the elevater doors dinged and opened up, Yami and Yugi found themselves facing three very irritated young men.
Bakura, Marik and Seto glared at the two look-alikes; then they grabbed the two. Marik and Seto each took one of Yami's arms and Bakura scooped Yugi into his arms with ease. WIth much screaming and shouts of protest the five males hurried down the hallway and through a glass door to...
...
The pool?
With a final protest from Yami, Seto and Marik threw him into the cool, clear water. When Yami's head popped out the water, he hair was matted against his head and he was spluttering on chlorine tasting water. Bakura was still holding a squirming Yugi in his arms and the white haired man was roaring with laughter. Beside him Seto was smirking and Marik and clutching his sides as he bellowed down at a soaked Yami, "You went out and had breakfast without us! HOW COULD YOU?"
Then he turned on Yugi, who stopped abruptly and stared up at him with wide eyes, "And you went with him? I thought we were pals!"
With a gesture from Marik, Bakura shoved the short kid into the pool. Yami let out a yell as Yugi fell on top of him and both of them went under. After a moment of struggling to find which way was up and which way was down, they rose to the surface. Kicking his legs, Yugi put his hands on Yami's shoulders and tried to calm his racing heart. Yami's usually spikey hair was now making a curtain over his face. Shaking his head, his hair flew in all directions, hitting Yugi with a few drops of water.
Above them, their three friends roared and pointed at them with grins on their faces.
Seto crossed his arms over his chest, still keeping the smirk on his face, "Morons." He said simply.
Yami pulled himself out the pool and held his hand out to Yugi, who swam forward and grabbed hold of it. Pulling the younger out the water, Yami noticed him shivering. Mentally cursing at his old friends, he took off his soaked jacket and held it out for Yugi. The younger shook his head and wrapped his arms around his shoulders.
The two barely had time to duck as two maniac war cries sounded. Marik and Bakura raced past them and cannon balled into the pool, sending a wave of water over them. Seto, however, removed his shirt and shoes and went to lie down in the sun.
For the next few hours the five males swam and played in the pool. By the end of that time, Yami felt like he was going to hurl out all the water he had accidently swallowed. He climbed out the pool and stumbled a few feet away before he dropped onto all fours and started puking.
Bakura and Marik pointed and leered at him as Yami choked. Seto glanced at them before closing his eyes and lying back again. Yugi blinked. Shame, poor Yami. Swimming to the steps, Yugi climbed out the water. He was still in his jeans and shirt from that morning, and by the looks of it, it was probably lunch time.
With his body shaking from the cold air, Yugi hurried to Yami's side and gently rubbed his back as the older retched onto the tiles. After a few more minutes of puking, Yami finally stopped. His body was quivering slightly as he stood up, his face pale as he wiped at his mouth.
"Sorry. My stomach doesn't do so well with chlorine." Yami apologized, looking sick.
Yugi shook his head and carefully pushed Yami towards the doors. They walked together back to Yami's room where they spent twenty minutes sitting in the bathroom. Yugi was sprawled out in the bath tub that looked as big as a jacuzzi, while Yami leaned against the wall closest to the toilet.
They chatted about random topics. School, Yami's restraunt, their family and friends.
After a while, Yugi went to the phone and dialled room service for lunch. While they waited, he tried to get Yami to lie down on his bed for a while. After some persuading and a lot of grumbling from Yami, he was lying on his back looking up at the ceiling.
"I swear I am going to stab them with my sharpest meat cleaver and skin them with a potato peeler." Yami groaned.
Well, I've finally gotten my laptop, but it's extremely slow since I couldn't afford one of the newer models. But it's working for now... At least... Until I break it... :) Thank you for all your reviews, they really made me happy while being in hospital. I'm on bed rest for a while, so my updates will still be very slow as I have to catch up on two terms of work that I missed and I've got to also do extra-mark projects and assignments at home. :( Wish me luck and I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Be nice and review please!