JG: Well I'm updating. Since I have the time in my hectic-high-school-life. That's right peoples; I'm in HIGH SCHOOL now! Feel proud of me!

Bakura:-sarcastic- Yeah, we're all happy about it.

JG:-glares- Rude.

Chapter Thirteen: Winter Ball Part 1


Yugi sighed happily; yami was going to take her to the winter ball. And to top it off, it was her first dance ever. Ryou and Joey were happy when she told them, and marik was all but ecstatic, and announced cheerfully to Tea and her posy that Yami would be taking her and that she was the friendless loser. To which she replied "Whatever."

xXx

"Yami I'm not sure this is a good idea. What if we get caught?" Bakura muttered looking at Yami.

"Then we get caught. Look are you coming or not?" Yami said shortly. When Bakura still looked hesitant Yami added. "Okay fine you stay here and I'll go and see a bunch of hot girls."

Bakura opened and closed his mouth, like a gaping fish. Finally he glared and said "Fine I'll go. You win."

"Yes!" Yami exclaimed.

"I'm coming too!" Marik said from his position under the pile of clothes that is his bed. "I am not going to let you guys get all the girls!" this forced a chuckled out of his companions.

-.-

On the Thursday Atem surprised everyone, especially yami, by saying that he was letting yami go free a week early.

"But why? Not that I don't want to be free or anything… just why early." Yami asked amazed by his luck.

"Because you were being such a good little boy," Atem said smirking. "no really, I just wante4d to give you a break. Don't make me regret it."

"Yeah sure," Yami said feeling a twinge of guilt.

xXx

Yugi, Marik and Ryou went to the mall… again this time to get their dresses.

"We have to get the perfect dresses!" Ryou said pulling her friends into a dress store.

"Uugh," Marik moaned smiling at Yugi. "man, Ryou is such a girly girl."

"I heard that." Ryou said glaring.

They shopped for what seamed to Marik hours but came out victorious.

Ryou had a pretty Ice blue dress that was made from silk. It had delicate ice flakes, running along the bottom. With matching high heels.

Marik had a beautiful gold lemme' dress that had beautiful lace criss-crossing down the back, with matching gold pumps.

Now Yugi's was harder to find. They had to even ask for an attendant if there was anything in the back. Despite the amount of time they took they were happy to find it. It was made from a crimson and black silk, and was really, really pretty. With black velvet roses at the bottom and the stems sneaking up ward. And nice matching ruby read heels. Once Marik deemed it 'beauty-lishous' they left the store.

xXx

The boys like wise got dressed up. they all had black tuxes but had different shirts, then normal. Bakura had a silvery one, Marik had a light gold one that shimmered every time he moved. Yami had his signature crimson one only this one was made from Silk.

"Wow you guys clean up nice. " Atem said coming into Yami's room startling them. "Why are you so dressed up?"

"We are…going out." Yami said thinking of something fast.

"Yeah…we're going out to celebrate Yami's freedom." Marik said Atem raised an eyebrow.

"To celebrate Yami's freedom?"

"Yes freedom. As in his independence and right." Malik said smirking.

Atem smirked, "okay you guys have fun." They stared at him for a second then bolted out the door. Once they were out of sight Atem called for Kaiba.

"Yes Atem?" Kaiba asked coming in.

"I don't think they're actually going to go and 'celebrate' they are up to something. Follow them."

-.-

Yami grinned wolfishly; they all were in their wolf forms and speeding towards Marik's house to pick up the girls. His crimson eyes were a light with excitement; he was going to see Yugi again! Bakura and Malik were on either side of him. Once they got to the skirts of her yard they fazed back into their human forms.

"So what do Yugi's friends look like?" Malik asked curious.

"You and Bakura." Yami replied eyes crinkling in laughter.

"What?" Bakura and Malik asked at the same time. Yami just chuckled, and knocked on the door.

xXx

Yugi was still putting the finishing touches on her hair, which was elegantly curled down her back, when she heard a knock on the door. "I'll get it!" she yelled walking to the door knowing that Marik was still finishing her hair too.

She opened the door and blushed; there was Yami looking stunning as ever. She noticed that there were two people behind him looking around curiously. "Hey Yami." She said drawing the attention to herself unconsciously.

"Yugi…you look beautiful." Yami said hugging her. She blushed.

"Thanks," Yugi said smiling but still blushing. "who are you're friends?" she asked motioning to the two boys.

"Oh, Yugi this is Bakura and Malik." Yami said introducing them.

Yugi was in shock at how much they looked like Marik and Ryou. Bakura looked almost identical but had shorter hair and a definite build, and had a more of a hard amber color of eyes. Same with Malik.

Yugi smiled. "Nice to meet you." She said extending her hand.

"Same." They said shaking her hand in turn.

"Yugi? Who's at the door?" Marik said coming into view.

xXx

Malik gasped when he saw Marik come up behind Yugi. To him she was…beautiful, simply beautiful. And he found that he'd do anything for her. She looked amazing in gold; and despite him self he could feel his face start to heat up.

"Oh, Yugi Who's this?" Marik asked looking at her friend then back at Malik."

"Oh this is Bakura and Malik." Yugi said with a smile.

"Nice to meet you." Malik said extending his hand.

"You too." Marik said with a blush. Malik watched as Yugi's smile widened. Wondering faintly what she was up to he looked at Bakura.

"Well shall we go?" Yugi asked

-.-

They arrived at the party and Marik and Malik were hitting it off fine. Bakura sighed, he was all alone- Yami had Yugi and Malik now had Marik. Just when he was beginning to really regret coming along with Yami he saw…

…the most beautiful girl he had ever seen walking over to yugi. She was shorter then him by like five inches. And had the same color of hair as him that was curled up into a half-up bun and had doe brown eyes. She had a beautiful satin dress that accented her petite frame perfectly. The dress was ice blue and had delicate snowflakes sewn in, so that it looked as if every time she moved the snowflakes would drift down. He liked the way she walked; it was graceful as if she was floating across the floor. Despite her one inch high ice blue high heels.

"Hey Yugi, Joey wanted me to tell you that she couldn't make it." The girl said. This of coarse was Ryou.

"Oh okay thanks Ry." Yugi said smiling. "This is Yami and that's Malik and Bakura, Yami's friends." She said introducing them.

Bakura shifted uncomfortable for once in his life. "Hi," he said.

"Oh hello." Ryou said blushing. Just then a slow song came on.

"Yugi would you like to dance?" Yami asked making Yugi blush.

"Yes." With that they disappeared into the crowd.

xXx

Kaiba growled silently, 'Where are they?' he thought his eyes narrowing. He was currently walking around town searching for a certain trio, but with no luck. He was passing the high school and saw…Bakura through a window.

"You're mine now." He muttered stalking towards the school. Bakura, it seamed, saw him coming and, after going pale, disappeared out of sight.

xXx

Bakura laughed at the story Marik was telling and leaned against the window. She was just as funny as Malik.

"No it didn't happen like that," Ryou disagreed. Smirking she continued. "It was after yugi fell down not before."

"Yeah whatever same dif." Marik said waving a hand airily. "Hey Bakura? Do you know that guy?" she asked pointing out the window.

Both Bakura and Malik looked out the window. "Aww crap."Bakura muttered his face paling.

"What is he doing here?" Malik said just as pale.

"What's up?" Marik asked looking at them in concern. The boys didn't answer still lost in their thoughts.

"We have to warn Yami." Bakura said moving toward the dance floor.

"Right." Malik agreed also walking forward.

"Bakura! what's happing?" Ryou asked hands on her hips and eyes narrowed.

"Nothing," Bakura said looking back at her.

"Nothing." Ryou repeated in a don't-you-dare-lie-to-me voice. Bakura gulped.

"Well you see…Yami-" Bakura started but was cut off by Kaiba.

"Is in big trouble." The boy's flipped around grinning nervously.

xXx

Yami smiled he was having the time of his life dancing with Yugi. He could dance the night away holding her close. "Hey yugi?" he asked after a while.

"Yeah Yami?" She answered smiling.

"Um, would you…" Yami started but broke off thinking the worst.

"What is it Yami?" She asked

"Would-you-be-my-girlfriend?" he asked in one breath.

"What?" Yugi asked.

Yami blushed lightly, "Would you be my girlfriend?" he mumbled looking down.

Yugi blushed crimson. "Yes! Of coarse I will."

"You will?" Yami looked up hopefully.

"Nothing would make me happier." Yugi said smiling. Yami, grinning triumphantly, bent down and kissed her right on the lips.

"Yami?" Kaiba's unwelcome voice cam from behind interrupting their kiss.

xXx

"Where is he?" Kaiba growled glaring down at Bakura and Malik.

"Where's who?' Malik asked playing dumb.

"I'm serious Malik where is he?" Kaiba said eyes narrowing.

Malik gulped. "He's over there…" he pointed to the dance floor.

"Take me to him." Bakura gulped and nodded.

They led him through the dancers towards an unsuspecting Yami. they got there just when Yami kissed Yugi. All was silent until…

"Yami?" Kaiba asked anger evident in his voice.


JG: So Yugi and Yami are finally together…BUT… They were caught by Kaiba. What will happen next? Hum…

Yami:-gulps-