Chapter 11

"So, Yugi likes Yami, and Yami likes Yugi, but neither wants to say anything?" Jou asked.

"Pretty much." Atemu said.

"And you two came across this information how?" Bakura asked.

"Yugi told me, and Yami told Atemu. We told each other last night." Heba said.

"Remind me never to tell either one of you anything since you'll both find out." Seth said.

"Well, technically I just promised Yugi that I wouldn't tell Yami. I didn't say anything about Atemu." Heba said.

"Same here. We figure that since we know, we could find a way to get them together." Atemu said.

"And you want us to help why?" Marik asked.

"Do you really want to be around my lovesick brother without doing something?" Atemu asked.

"Fine. We'll help." Bakura said.

"How do you plan on getting them together?" Ryou asked.

"Well, we figure that the weddings are a good place to start." Atemu said.

"You're using the weddings to get them together." Seth said.

"IN a way. Father needs help getting everything ready. We'll try to get Father to get them to help him. They'll be forced to spend time together, in any case." Malik said.

"And if that doesn't work, we could always use the weddings themselves." Ryou said.

"Why use our weddings though?" Bakura demanded.

"Calm down, Bakura. The ones getting married will have nothing to do with those plans. The ones who aren't will." Atemu said.

"You really think that this will work?" Jou asked.

"I don't know, but we know that those two aren't going to act on their own. All we're going to do is give them a little push." Heba said.


Yami and Yugi were in the dining room where the party would take place after Ryou and Bakura's wedding.

"I can't believe my father roped me into helping do this." Yami groaned.

"Well, Bakura is your friend. I thought that you'd like to help get his wedding ready." Yugi said.

Yami glanced at him. "Seth, a long shot since he's my cousin. Atemu, maybe because he's my brother. Bakura, not really." Yami said.

"Well, the Pharaoh's handling most of the plans for the wedding itself. All we have to do it get everything set for the party." Yugi said.

"Fine." Yami said, standing up to follow the younger.

The two began to talk to the cook and his assistant about what foods they should prepare.

From the doorway, Heba, Jou, Seth, and Atemu peered in.

"How do plan on trying now?" Seth asked.

Heba glanced at the table and smiled. "With a little magic and knowing my brother." Heba said. He flicked his wrist slightly and knocked over a pitcher of water that was on the table so that the water covered an area of the floor.

"Why did you do that?" Atemu asked.

"You'll see." Jou said, snickering. He knew exactly what Heba had in mind.

Meanwhile, Yugi and Yami had finished talking to the cook and his assistant and turned to walk out of the room.

Yugi didn't notice the spilled water and slipped. "Ah!" Yugi exclaimed in surprise.

Yami saw Yugi start to fall and reached out to grab the younger teen, but lost his balance, too, and fell forward, crashing on top of Yugi.

Heba and Jou fought not to laugh while Seth and Atemu smirked evilly at the two.

Yami rose up and had to fight the blush from coming to his face when he realized that he landed right on top of Yugi.

Yugi looked up and blushed lightly at the older boy being on top of him.

"I'm sorry, Yugi. I was trying to stop your fall. Guess I didn't do so well." Yami said as he got off of Yugi and helped Yugi up.

"Don't worry about it, Yami. It was accident, although I think someone should clean up the water so no one else falls." Yugi said.

Yami nodded and called a servant before the two continued with their work.


"A less than productive day?" Marik asked at the downcast looks Atemu, Heba, Seth, and Jou had.

"It could have been if Yami was a little more straight forward." Seth said.

"Dare I ask what happened?" Ryou asked.

"In short, I made Yugi slip and fall, Yami tried to catch him they both fell, and Yami wound up on top of Yugi." Heba said.

"How did Yami react to that?" Malik asked.

"Nothing. He just apologized and helped Yugi up. He had the perfect chance!" Atemu exclaimed.

"Well, maybe we should try to get Yugi to confess." Bakura said.

"It'll never work. My brother is way too shy. He couldn't do something like that." Heba said.

"Then what do you suggest?" Seth asked.

Marik smiled. "Leave that to me." Marik said.

"You have an idea?" Jou asked.

"Yeah, I do. Although I think that I'm going to need a little help from Bakura." Marik said.

Bakura grinned. "Sure. Anything you've got in mind is bound to be fun." Bakura said.

"Just don't hurt either of them. I really don't want Father yelling at me for something that you did." Atemu said. He grimaced and added, "That's happened too many times as it is."

Bakura and Marik smirked, and Marik said, "They won't get hurt."


Yugi was on a ladder trying to get some of the decorations ready.

"You do know that there are servants who can do this for you." Yami called up to him.

"Yugi glanced down and said, "I know, but I like doing things myself sometimes. Besides, I rather enjoy doing stuff like this."

"Why?" Yami asked.

"Well, it's my cousin's wedding, so I'd like to make sure that everything is right at his wedding party." Yugi replied, fixing the decoration.

Neither had noticed that there was a rope tied around the leg of the ladder.

Bakura and Marik smirked at each other. They had planned this carefully and were sure that they could at least get a reaction from the two so that they might start catching on to their feelings for each other.

"Shall we?" Bakura asked in a low voice.

"Oh, yes. Let's hope that this gets a reaction out of them." Marik said.

Ryou and Malik covered their eyes, not really wanting to watch what happened.

Together, Marik and Bakura gave the rope a harsh tug.

The ladder Yugi was standing started to wobble.

"Ah!" Yugi cried out.

Yami looked up and his eyes widened in horror. "Yugi!" Yami exclaimed.

The ladder fell, and Yugi went with it.

Yami ran, hoping to catch Yugi. Yugi fell into Yami's chest and knocked Yami back against the table. A bowl of water that had been sitting on the table was knocked over and soaked both boys to the bone.

Both sputtered and coughed to get the water out.

"Okay. That was wired." Yugi said.

"I swear that that ladder was stable and well-built." Yami said. It was then that Yami noticed how Yugi looked soaking wet and blushed slightly at the not-so-innocent thoughts that were currently going through his mind.

Yugi looked at Yami and blushed lightly at the sight of Yami's soaking wet skin. He had to force himself to stop blushing at the other thoughts that were going through his mind. "Sorry about that, Yami." Yugi said, getting off of him.

"It wasn't you're fault. I was the one who tried to catch you, although that didn't work out so well." Yami said as he stood up.

"Thanks, though. That would have hurt if you hadn't broken my fall." Yugi said.

"No problem, little one." Yami replied.

"We'd better get out of these wet clothes." Yugi stated.

"Good idea." Yami agreed.

The two left the dining room to go get themselves dry and in dry clothes.


"You made my brother fall off a ladder!" Heba shouted, angry.

Atemu grabbed his lover around the waist to hold him back from attacking Marik and Bakura who were currently cowering behind their own lovers.

"Well, he didn't get hurt." Bakura protested.

"That's not the point! He could have been if Yami hadn't reacted so fast!" Heba shouted.

"Heba, calm down!" Atemu exclaimed. He looked at Bakura and Marik and siad, "No more schemes that involve longs falls, you two. We want to get them together so that neither winds up in the healing chambers as a result." Atemu said.

"You would have thought the added water effect would have done something." Malik said.

"Water effect?" Jou said.

"What water effect?" Seth asked.

"Oh. Well, when Yami tried to catch Yugi, Yugi crashed into his chest and knocked Yami backwards into the table behind him. The bowl of water sitting on the table was knocked over and soaked them both." Bakura said.

"You could see the thoughts going through Yami's mind." Marik said, smirking.

"Didn't do anything, though. They're both being very stubborn." Ryou said.

"Well, whose got a another plan?" Atemu asked.

"Leave it to me. I'll come up with something." Seth said.


The day of Ryou and Bakura's wedding had come.

Ryou paced back and forth in Yugi's room nervously.

"Ryou, sit down. You're making me dizzy." Yugi said.

"I'm sorry, Yugi, but I'm a little nervous. You know I'm not fond of attention, and all eyes will be on me." Ryou said.

Yugi smiled. "Ryou, do you love Bakura?" Yugi asked.

Ryou smiled dreamily. "Very much so." Ryou replied.

"Do you want to spend the rest of your life with him?" Yugi asked.

"More than anything." Ryou said.

"And you don't have any second thoughts about marrying him?" Yugi asked.

"Not one. I've been dreaming about this day for too long." Ryou said, finally sitting in a chair.

Yugi put his hand under his cousin's chin and forced Ryou to look him in the eyes. "Then don't worry about anything. This is your day with Bakura. Concentrate solely on Bakura. I'm sure that you'll be fine as long as you keep your focus on Bakura." Yugi said.

"Do you really think that it'll help, Yugi?" Ryou asked.

Yugi smiled. "Ryou, the second you see Bakura, I have a feeling that you won't have a care in the world. You won't even realize that there are other people watching." Yugi said.

Ryou smiled. "You're right, Yugi. Thanks for reminding me of that." Ryou said.

"Any time. Now, I think that we had better get you ready for your wedding. Bakura's probable anxious enough as it is without you being late." Yugi said.

Ryou smiled. "Yeah. You're right." Ryou said.

Yugi helped Ryou start to get ready for his wedding.


Bakura paced his room in frustration. "Why did it have to wait until the after noon until the wedding? I can't even see Ryou until then!" Bakura explained.

"Calm down, Bakura. You just have to wait this long. After that, you'll have the rest of your life to have with Ryou." Atemu said.

Bakura smirked. "Jealous?" Bakura teased.

"Of you're already getting married, no. Of the small wedding, yes." Atemu replied.

"Yeah. Yours will be the fun wedding." Seth said.

"Shut up, Seth!" Atemu said.

"By the way, where's Yami at?" Marik asked.

"He's with father talking. I think Father's making sure every little detail has been carried out right." Atemu replied.

"Any other matchmaking schemes?" Bakura asked.

"No. We decided that we wouldn't pull anything today. We'll start back tomorrow." Atemu replied.

"Don't expect any help from Ryou or me." Bakura said.

"No one will see you until tomorrow afternoon. Either of you, and that's if Ryou can walk." Marik said.

"Which is why you're on your own then." Bakura said, smirking.


"There. You're ready." Yugi said, stepping back.

"Um, do I look all right, Yugi?" Ryou asked nervously.

"You look great. Bakura's probably going to have trouble controlling himself. Not that he has much self-control as it is." Yugi said.

Ryou smiled at his younger cousin. He was dressed in a white tunic dressed with gold woven throughout it. He wore golden bracelets on his wrists and there were earrings of the House of Ra symbol handing form his ears. There was also a golden ring around his head with a topaz gem in it. He also wore his engagement ring from Bakura. His eyes were lined in the ceremonial kohl.

"Are you ready, Ryou?" Yugi asked.

"As ready as I'm going to be.' Ryou said.

There was a knock on the door, and Yugi went to answer it. He found Heba, Jou, and Malik outside.

"Is Ryou ready?" Jou asked.

"Yes, I am." Ryou replied, appearing in the doorway.

"Well, it's time. Come on." Heba said.

Ryou was hesitant.

"Ryou, you okay?" Malik asked.

Yugi reached out and grabbed Ryou by the hand. "Come on, Ryou. You're not going to back out on me now. Just remember what I told you, and you'll be fine." Yugi said.

Ryou nodded and smiled. "Right. Thanks, Yugi." Looking at the rest, Ryou said, "Let's go."

The five left the room.


Bakura was dressed in a tanned tunic with a long skirt that came to his ankles. He had a red coat on over his arms. He was once more pacing.

"Bakura, will you stop pacing already? You're starting to make me dizzy." Atemu said.

"You're not the one who hasn't been able to see your lover for the entire day!" Bakura snapped.

Seth rolled his eyes. "Calm down, Bakura. The wedding will be starting soon, so you don't have to wait much longer." Seth said.

Marik smirked. "All you really want is to get to your wedding night." Marik said.

Bakura glared. "So what if I do?" Bakura said.

Atemu shook his head. "You're hopeless." Atemu said.

There was a knock on the door.

Marik opened it to find Yami outside.

"What do you want?" Bakura said, beyond irritated.

"What's wrong with you?" Yami asked.

"He's irritated because he hasn't been able to see Ryou all day." Seth explained.

"Well, you can calm down now. Father told me to come and get you. It's time." Yami said.

"Finally." Bakura said, stalking out of the room.

"This should be interesting." Atemu said.

"Come on. I'd hate for Father to start yelling at us." Yami said.

Yami, Seth, Marik, and Atemu followed Bakura.


The gardens were filled with people who were close to Ryou and Bakura.

Ryou and Bakura had decided that they would prefer to have their wedding in the palace gardens since that is where they spent a great deal of their time together.

Mahado, as the head priest, stood with Bakura at the center as they waited.

Soon, Yugi, Heba, Jou, and Malik made their way to their places.

It wasn't long before Ryou made his appearance, signaling the start of the wedding.

Once Ryou and Bakura set their eyes on each other, everything else seemed to disappear.

Yugi smiled when he saw the look on Ryou's face. 'I told him he wouldn't worry when he saw Bakura.' Yugi thought, glad that his cousin was happy.

Ryou joined Bakura at the center of the gardens.

Mahado started the ceremony. "We are gathered here today to join Bakura and Ryou in marriage." He turned to Bakura. "Bakura, do you promise to love and honor Ryou, to provide for him as long as you live?" Mahado asked.

"Yes, I do." Bakura said.

Mahado turned to Ryou. "Ryou, do you promise to love and honor Bakura, to support him as long as you live?" Mahado asked.

"Yes, I do." Ryou replied.

"Then with the blessings of Ra, you are now married." Mahado said.

As was customary of weddings, Ryou and Bakura kissed chastely.


After the ceremony, everyone headed to the dining hall to celebrate with new married couple.

There was food, music, dancing, and socializing with everyone.

Ryou came up to Yugi and said, "Thank you for everything, Yugi."

"I didn't do anything, Ryou." Yugi said.

"Yes, you did. You made this place look incredible, and you calmed my nerves earlier. I honestly don't know what I would have done without." Ryou said.

"Just glad that I could help." Yugi said.

Bakura came up and said, "Come on, Ryou."

Before Ryou could respond, Bakura grabbed Ryou by the hand and dragged him off.

Yugi smiled as he watched Ryou and Bakura dance together as their first dance as husbands.

Bakura and Ryou weren't the only ones out dancing. Atemu and Heba were also dancing. Seth and Jou were dancing, too. Marik and Malik were dancing as well.

"Enjoying yourself?" Yami asked, coming up beside Yugi.

"Yes. I'm just real happy for all of them. I'm glad that they all found someone who loves them and will look out for them." Yugi said.

"I'm glad they did, too. I wondered if they ever would." Yami said.

Yugi smiled as they watched the couples.

"Yugi, do you want to dance?" Yami asked.

"Sure." Yugi said, thinking it was nothing more than friendly dance.


Heba and Atemu noticed that Yami and Yugi were dancing together.

"I wonder if one of them said something." Atemu said.

"No." Heba said.

Atemu looked down at him. "You sure?" Atemu asked.

Heba nodded. "I can sense it. Yugi thinks its a friendly dance." Heba said.

"Well, I guess we look for other ways to get them together." Atemu said.

"I just hope that we find a way to get them together before we all go crazy." Heba said.

Atemu laughed as they kept dancing.

The party continued for several hours afterwards in celebration of Ryou and Bakura's marriage.


That's it for Chapter 11. Sorry about teh short wedding scene but I wasn't real sure about how to go about an ancient Egyptian wedding.

I decided to do the three weddings in three separate chapters.

Seth and Jou's wedding will be next along with more matchmaking attempts between Yugi and Yami.

R&R.