Happy Easter weekend everyone.
I have tried to write this chapter around a one shot I did last year called Happy Birthday Yugi. I know it is not Yugi's birthday for another two months, but I dodn't want to keep you waiting that long for the next chapter. I have also re-written parts of Happy Birthday Yugi to better accommodate this story.
There are some exciting developments in this chapter. Be warned: this contains some adult content (Nothing really graphic though)
I do not own Yugioh.
Beyond Egypt 2
Chapter 11. About Time.
The weekend always seemed to be over too quickly. Anzu could not believe it was Monday morning again already; she felt tired this morning.
Mai on the other hand was wide awake and as annoying as hell. "Would you like some matchsticks to prop those eyelids open?" She grinned at Anzu, who was slumped over her mug of miso soup, yawning.
"Some of us have been working hard all weekend. I had a massive assignment to finish, a dance routine to perfect and on top of that, try and spend quality time with Yugi."
"Couldn't he help you with the assignment?"
"He did! That was what I meant by quality time!"
"Well, it couldn't have been as bad as taking Jonouchi's father home from the drunk tank. Poor kid, I never knew he had it that bad."
"I know, he doesn't like people to know about his home life- he's ashamed. For him to let you into his life like that, means he really loves you. You don't judge him for it and that's nice. I'm so happy you two are together."
"You and me both honey. Anyway, what about you? How are things with you and Yugi? He seems less... uptight than he did last week. You seem more relaxed too."
"Yeah.. we talked. He is quite happy to wait."
"Hmmm. Yeah, well guys will only wait so long you know."
"I know that!" Anzu snapped. "Sorry, but Yugi is not pushy like that."
"Yeah but he is still a man, and men have needs." Mai winked at her. "And women do too you know!"
Anzu blushed. "I must admit," she giggled, "he does make me feel nice."
"You mean horny."
"Mai! Okay, if you put it like that, then yes.. horny." Anzu smiled with embarrasment.
Mai sat back in her chair and folded her arms. "Anyway, isn't it his birthday on Thursday?"
Anzu nodded at her question, "Ah ha.."
"Any idea what you are getting him? Jonouchi said, Grandpa plans to shut up shop early and have a bit of a party."
"Yes, Yugi knows about it, but Jonouchi promised to get him out of the way for a bit, while we set everything up."
Mai raised her eyebrows suggestively. "Maybe you can give him a birthday he won't forget?"
Anzu's face turned a shade redder. "Oh my god! Look at the time. I am going to be late for school if I don't hurry."
"Want a lift? We can pick Yugi up on the way. I'm already picking bozo up. You have five minutes to get ready." She wasn't actually in that much of a hurry, but it was fun to see Anzu leap up and run up the stairs in a rush to get ready on time. "I will phone Yugi and let him know we're picking him up." She shouted after Anzu.
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Yugi was amazed at the amount of effort they had put into decorating the house for his party. If only Atem was still here to enjoy the fun as well. He tried not to dwell on his other self for too long; Atem would have forbade it. It was his birthday and he shouldn't be sad.
Unfortunately, because it was a week day and they had school the next day, the party would only be going on until ten thirty. Grandpa had insisted on it. Yugi wanted to argue, but as tempting as it was, he knew that bunking off school the next day was not an option.
It was now nine o'clock and the party was in full swing. Jonouchi and Honda were alone in the kitchen, helping themselves to more beer.
"Hey..Honda. You seen Yugi and Anzu lately?" Jonouchi quizzed.
"Nah, not for about an hour now," he grinned with a smirk.
"Meh heh.. I bet I know what they are up to." He thought back to his earlier conversation with Yugi. So, he had finally plucked up the courage. "Way to go, those two. It's about time." Fuelled by the booze he had consumed, a wicked idea came to him. "How about we go and bang on his bedroom door? Give em a real fright," he giggled drunkenly.
"Man.. that's cruel," Honda shook his head and then grinned childishly. "Bloody brilliant idea though."
"Ya! High five." The two slapped hands together. "Let's go."
As the two of them turned to leave the kitchen and head to Yugi's room they ran straight into Mai, standing in the doorway with her arms folded, listening to their conversation. Jonouchi gulped, she did not look pleased.
"You two morons will do no such thing! Do you know how long it has taken them to get this far?"
" Mai I just.." Jonouchi suddenly felt guilty.
"You just weren't thinking were you. Why don't you just grow up and behave like adults for once."
"Yeah, it was a bad idea of yours Jonouchi." Honda slapped him round the head, a little harder than he intended due to the alcohol he had consumed.
"Fuck off man! I don't believe you is blaming me, you two faced bastard..." Jonouchi went to grab Honda by the throat.
"Oh...Will you two just shut the fuck up!" At the sound of Mai shouting at them they both went quiet and stared at her sheepishly. "I heard you-you idiot. It was your idea. You are coming outside with me for some fresh air..sober you up a bit." She grabbed his hand and dragged him away from Honda.
"Oi..I ain't drunk. I only had a couple.." Honda stood leaning against the work counter listening to Jonouchi's protests fade, as Mai dragged him downstairs to the back yard.
As soon as they were outside, Mai pulled him into the secluded passage behind the stock room, and shoved him roughly against the wall.
"Hey, what's with the rough treatment Mai?" He complained grabbing her shoulders and pushing her away slightly. Her face was flushed, due to the amount of wine she had consumed.
"Shut up complaining and just kiss me already," she ordered, her voice rather gravelly and seductive.
"I...If you say so Mai. But what if someone catches us?"
"The risk makes it all the more fun don't you think?" The fresh air on top of the wine was making her speech slightly slurred.
"Yeah..." He chuckled. "I like.." He didn't finish his sentence because Mai kissed him. He swung her round so that she was against the wall and he was in control.
After a few moments of fervent kissing, they pulled apart for air.
"Anyway, we can't let Yugi and Anzu have all the fun tonight," she growled against his mouth, while her fingers worked at undoing his belt and zipper.
He pushed her skirt up and hurriedly yanked her underwear down, lifting her up at the same time so that she could wrap her legs around his waist.
The intoxicating mix of alcohol and night air was wafting away any inhibitions they might have felt, adding excitement to the risk of someone coming out for a crafty cigarette and catching them at it.
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Yugi lay with Anzu on his bed totally naked, the crumpled up duvet nestled beneath them. A pink flush gracing both their faces as they relaxed in the afterglow, enjoying the warm fuzzy feeling of togetherness it gave them.
He gently caressed Anzu's naked shoulder with his hand as she cuddled up to him, her head resting on his chest, while her fingers tenderly traced little patterns over his abdomen, enjoying the soft warmth of his body. Every now and again her hand would trace across his pubic region causing the hairs there to tickle, making him flinch slightly.
He moved his other hand up to her silky hair and gently stroked an errant strand away from her face. "Hey, that tickles." His voice low and contented.
"Yugi?" She spoke in return, dreamily.
"Hmmm." He lifted his head slightly, almost straining his neck to look at her.
She lifted her head up to meet his gaze. "We did it, didn't we." What a stupid thing to say Mazaki, she chided herself.
Yugi chuckled. "Yep, we did. Erm, sorry if it was a bit, well, not very good. I was frightened of hurting you." She had been trembling slightly due to her anxiousness to begin with.
"You were very gentle Yugi. I admit, I was a little tense to begin with, because I was worried it would hurt. It stung a bit at first. I'm sure it will get better as we learn to relax more."
"So I was rubbish then. I swear, putting a condom on in the heat of the moment, when your hands are shaking, is a lot harder than practising on those plastic things they had in sex ed." God she must have thought I was so clumsy.
Anzu smiled and shifted slightly to meet his gaze. "I must admit, it was funny watching you fumble. Funny in a nice way that is. And stop saying you were rubbish. You weren't. If anything, it was me who was rubbish. It must have been like making out with a plank of wood!"
He raised his eyebrows at her. "I wouldn't know what that feels like. I'm not into that sort of thing!"
"Yugi! That's crude!" She went to kiss him but got a fit of giggles, which started him off giggling as well.
"Do you want to go and re-join the party yet?" He asked half heartedly, once they had regained themselves.
"Not really. I'm enjoying being here with you." She ran her fingers along his hairline, pushing his golden bangs away from his face. "Do you?"
"No, not yet. Lets stay here for another ten minutes. I want to make the most of my beautiful birthday present." He let his eyes drift over her, taking in the shape of her breasts and the feel of them touching his body. A little tingle ran through him, making him shiver in delight. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tightly. "Thank you," he whispered, "for making my birthday so special."
"Don't be silly, you don't have to thank me. You are special, you deserve it. I kept you waiting long enough didn't I."
"You had every right to wait until you felt ready. I would never have forced you to do anything you didn't want to. Anyway, you are worth waiting for," he purred, placing a tender kiss on her forehead. "Can I ask you something?" He didn't wait for her to reply before continuing. "You didn't let me make love to you just because you knew it was what I wanted, did you?"
"No! Of course not. I was ready. I love you and it felt..right." She chuckled. "And besides Mai was giving me a hard time," she added, with a hint of amusement.
"What! You spoke to Mai about our sex life?! That's so embarrassing."
"No it's not silly. She was actually very helpful. She has quite a lot of experience."
"Yeah, I kind of guessed she might." He glanced at the clock on his desk. "C'mon, as much as I want to spend all night making love with you, we had better go back to the party before they miss us. It's nearly ten and the party is supposed to finish in thirty minutes."
Reluctantly, they both got up and started to collect their discarded clothing.
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"Ah, Yugi, Anzu... There you are! Where on earth have you been?" Just as they had reached the bottom of the stairs, Sugoroku appeared from the kitchen and immediately accosted them.
Their faces went pink. Yugi scratched the back of his head as he replied. "Er.. around, you know..."
"I just needed to use the bathroom. The one downstairs was busy, so I used the one next to Yugi's room." Sugoroku looked up at Anzu who was still standing on the bottom stair, looking like a naughty child who had just been caught with her fingers in the cookie jar.
"Oh...well never mind," he winked at them knowingly, causing them both to blush. "If anyone asks, you were helping me. I thought I heard a noise outside behind the store room a little while ago, I think it was probably a couple of cats squabbling. I threw a bucket of water out of the window to frighten them away. And then I remembered that I had forgotten to put the days takings in the safe."
Anzu tried to force a grateful smile as she slid past Yugi and headed towards the sitting room. She had half expected to old man to say something perverted like he usually did!
Yugi turned to his grandfather, his face still pink with embarrassment. "T.. th..anks Grandpa," he stuttered.
Sugoroku clamped Yugi on the back, congratulating him. "That's my boy," he winked. "Just as long as you were careful and used a condom. Us Mutous are fertile and I'm not quite ready for great grandchildren.. just yet."
Yugi gulped and glared at him in horror. "Grandpa! Of course we were." He turned and scurried after Anzu. Good job she didn't hear him say that!
As soon as he was back in the sitting room, he spotted Mai and Jonouchi in the corner, they both appeared to be wet! Anzu had already approached them so Yugi rushed up beside her, just in time to hear her ask why they were both soaked. Realization hit him. So they were the two cats Grandpa was talking about. He bit back a snigger as Mai answered Anzu's question.
"You really don't want to know hon.."
"It's not raining out, is it?" Anzu pushed.
"Nah, just bucketing down." Jonouchi joked, with a slight hint of sarcasm in his voice. "Anyway, you two had a good time?" He made a rude gesture with his arm and fist clenched, causing Anzu to slap him on the shoulder, quite hard.
"Don't be so filthy," she scolded.
"Yes," Yugi replied calmly. "At least we didn't get a bucket of water chucked over us by Grandpa." He was unable to stop the smirk that appeared on his face.
"That was Gramps! Oh man! That's the last time I let you drag me into an alleyway Mai."
"Don't blame me, you chump." She slapped him on the back of the head.
"Shit, will you women stop hittin me!"
"What on earth are you three talking about?" Anzu was confused by their conversation, so Yugi explained quietly.
"They were making out in the side passage behind the store room. Grandpa heard it and thought it was cats, so he threw a bucket out of the window at them."
Anzu clasped her hands over her face to stifle her laughter. "Oh... that.. is.. priceless," she gasped out in between giggles.
"Yeah, well not all of us had the luxury of making out in Yugi's bedroom," Mai retorted rather too loud.
Yugi's aunty and uncle were standing nearby, talking to Seto Kaiba. All three heard. His aunty gave Yugi a rather mortified and distasteful look, while his uncle grinned and gave him the thumbs up sign. Yugi liked his mothers brother, uncle Minato. He had a great sense of humour and told really funny jokes. Uncle Minato's wife, Chika was a little more reserved and preferred to follow traditional Japanese values. She disapproved of promiscuous behaviour.
Yugi swallowed nervously and gave his aunty and uncle an innocent wave.
Seto Kaiba meanwhile, smirked with extreme amusement. "The looks on your faces are priceless. Be grateful it is your birthday Yugi, otherwise I would be thinking of something highly amusing to say, that would have you four dweebs cringing with embarrassment."
"Like we care about what you say anyway Kaiba," Jonouchi retorted.
"But I could still change my mind." He levelled his smirk at Jonouchi.
Jonouchi desperately wanted to retaliate, but the 'You dare start a fight' look on Mai and Anzu's faces made him back down.
Yugi decided it was time to change the subject. He was dying to find out when Kaiba expected to open his first Kaibaland theme park.
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After everyone had gone home, Yugi flopped down on the sofa. "This is going to take some cleaning up." He really didn't feel like doing it now.
He watched his mother as she filled a tray with dirty glasses. "I'm just going to fill the dishwasher for now," she told him. "I will clean up tomorrow morning. Did you enjoy yourself tonight?"
The tray his mother was holding looked heavy so he pushed himself up to stand and took the tray from her. "Let me take that. Yes thanks mum, I had a fantastic time." He wondered if she suspected that he had taken Anzu up to his room for sex. He was unsure if his mother would approve.. or not.
"It's a shame Anzu had to go home. I got the impression she was going to stay the night after you both disappeared."
Yugi almost dropped the tray in shock. He gaped at his mother, jaw flapping as he tried to think of what to say.
She smiled at him warmly. Her little boy was all grown up. She was full of mixed emotions.
Part of her still wanted to mother him; treat him like her baby boy. But her reasoning acknowledged that he was now a young adult with a life of his , deep down he would always be her little boy, no matter how old he was, or how big he grew. And she could see that he and Anzu were in love.
She didn't disapprove if they were sexually active, after all, she had met and fallen in love with Yugi's father when she was just eighteen.
It was a shame Yugi's father was not home right now to give their son some fatherly advice. She felt a little awkward talking to Yugi about it herself, and she was not sure if she approved of Sugoroku's methods. Last time he had tried to give Yugi 'the talk' the poor boy had almost been traumatised when his attempt to explain the importance of using a condom had become sidetracked by his own mischievous past. He had ended up reminiscing about being seduced by a belly dancer, in a seedy backstreet gambling club in Marakesh. Subsequently ending up in the clinic for antibiotics to clear up the resulting infection. Poor Yugi had not needed to know about that! Yugi idolised the old man and would be horrified if he knew every detail of Sugoroku's misspent past.
"Yugi, I'm sorry your dad couldn't make it home. I know he wanted to be here. It's a shame, you could have had a chat with him."
"Mum?" Yugi was confused. "I know, I spoke to him earlier, remember? He rang when the party started, as arranged with you." Why on earth was she giving him that strange look?
"Sorry Yugi, I'm not making any sense am I. What I'm trying to say is.. if you need to talk to me about relationship issues, or you have any concerns, please feel free. I know your father would probably handle it better but I don't want you to feel awkward about discussing anything that worries you. Or you can talk to your grandfather if you wish."
"Mum you don't have to worry. I know what you are thinking. We were sensible and took precautions, okay." She nodded in response. "And please, don't let Grandpa give me another of his talks. I am still recovering from the last one of those." They both started laughing.
"I have just locked up." Sugoroku entered the room and caught the end of the conversation. "Ooh! Did I miss something interesting?"
"No!" Both Yugi and his mother said at the same time.
His mother provided the explanation. "We were just discussing the cleaning. I said it can wait until tomorrow. Yugi, you should get to bed soon, otherwise you won't get up for school in the morning."
"Yup, I will just take this tray out and then head straight up. Night Grandpa. Night Mum." He hurried out to the kitchen and dumped the tray on the drainer. He found a clean glass in the cupboard and filled it with fresh drinking water before heading up to his room.
He smiled as he ascended the stairs. Although twenty was considered the coming of age in Japan. He felt that he was no longer a boy. Tonight he had become a man.
And about time too I hear you say.
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