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Chapter 12- Prom
It was the Friday before prom, and the group of friends was sitting together during lunch.
"I can't wait for tomorrow night!" Tea squealed.
"Yeah. It'll be nice to be able to go to prom this year since Bakura didn't want to go last year." Ryou added.
"That's all anyone is talking about right now." Bakura muttered.
"It's the big deal right now, Bakura." Yugi said.
"What are we going to hear about next?" Bakura asked in a sarcastic manner.
"If I had to guess, I would say that the next thing all the seniors are going to be talking about is graduation." Atemu said.
"I'll be glad when that comes, too." Joey said.
"Let's concentrate on prom right now." Tea said.
"Yeah. Are we all going to meet before we go to prom, or are we just going to show up?" Tristan asked.
"I think that we should all just go to prom on our own. We can meet up there." Heba said.
"Yeah. It's probably the best thing to do." Malik agreed.
"So, what about the party?" Joey asked.
"Well, we can go to prom and stay a few hours before we leave to go to the mansion. We can always leave then at the same time." Seto said.
"Well, I guess that means that we won't have time to wreck havoc on the prom, Bakura." Marik said.
"And I was looking forward to that." Bakura added.
"Bakura, don't even think about trying to do anything to mess up prom." Ryou said.
"You, either, Marik. There are people that wait their whole lives for this, and you two don't need to go and ruin it for them." Malik added.
"But it's just the preppies who wait for it." Marik whined.
Tea glared at him. "I want it to be special." Tea snapped.
"We all do, so just behave." Ryou said.
"Why?" Bakura asked.
"Because bedroom action might be nil if you don't, Bakura." Yami replied.
Bakura paled at the thought.
"Just behave, and you won't have to worry about it." Malik said.
The entire group could have laughed at Bakura's expression.
"All right. We get the point." Bakura said.
"Good. We have nothing to worry about then." Ryou said.
"Hey, Yami. What are you and Yugi doing for prom? Tristan and Tea mentioned that you shopped for something for prom." Joey said.
Yami smiled mysteriously. "You'll find out tomorrow night." Yami said.
"Come on! We're your friends! You've got to tell us!" Joey said.
Yugi giggled. "Joey, you just want to know because the curiosity will kill you if you don't know now." Yugi said.
"Well, yeah. So, what's going on?" Joey asked.
"Sorry, Joey, but I promised Yami that I wouldn't tell anyone, either." Yugi said.
Seto looked over at Atemu and Heba. "So, what are they doing?" Seto asked, thinking that they would know.
"Not a clue." Atemu said.
"You don't know, either!" Tristan exclaimed.
"Nope. Yami knows we'd probably tell you guys, so he and Yugi haven't even told us. They just keep saying that we'll find out at prom." Heba said.
"And you won't find out beforehand, so stop trying, Joey. You'll just have to wait and see like everyone else." Yami said.
"That's cruel." Joey said.
Serenity sighed. "Well, I guess we won't get to see what it is." Serenity said.
"Why not?" Yugi asked.
"Because Serenity and I are just freshmen. We can't go to the prom." Mokuba said.
"You'll see at the party." Joey said.
"We can come?" Serenity asked, her eyes lighting up.
"Just because you can't go to the prom doesn't mean that we'd leave you out of the party." Heba said.
"Yeah. Besides, you live in the house. We can't stop you." Joey added.
"That'll be great!" Mokuba said, his eyes lighting up.
The group laughed.
"Well, I'm glad that that's settled." Atemu said.
The bell then rang.
"Come on. We'd better go to class." Yugi said.
The group gathered their things and headed inside the building.
After school, Yugi, Yami, Atemu, and Heba were walking home together.
"Come on, guys. You've got to tell us what you're doing for prom." Heba said.
"We've already told you no, Heba. You'll just have to wait and find out tomorrow night like everyone else." Yami said.
"You know, that's really unfair." Heba said, pouting.
Yami laughed. "I already told you that I'm not going to tell you, Heba, so give it up." Yami said.
"I don't give up." Heba said.
"I believe that, but I'm still not going to tell you." Yami said.
Atemu chuckled. "Heba, I gave up a week ago on getting Yami to crack. When he doesn't want you to know, he won't tell. I should know." Atemu said.
"You can't blame me for trying." Heba said. He glanced over at Yugi. "Say, Yugi-" Heba started.
"No, Heba. I won't tell you." Yugi said.
"But I'm your brother!" Heba protested.
"That may be, but I promised Yami that I wouldn't tell, and I won't." Yugi said. He then started laughing. "By the way, you're really starting to sound like Joey, Heba." Yugi said.
Heba shrugged. "What can I say? I'm curious to know what you two are up to." Heba said.
"You know that curiosity killed the cat, Heba." Yami said.
"Well, it's a good thing I'm not a cat, isn't it?" Heba asked.
"I suppose so." Yugi said.
The two arrived home to find it locked.
"That's odd. I wonder where Grandpa is." Yugi said.
Atemu glanced at the store. "The shop's closed, too." Atemu said.
Yugi took out his keys and unlocked the door.
The group went inside.
"I wonder where Grandpa is." Yami remarked.
"Hey! Here's a note!" Heba said, picking up a piece of paper that was lying on the table in the hall.
The other three huddled around Heba to read it.
Boys,
I've gone to Tokyo to meet with an old friend of mine. It was a last minute decision on my part. He's giving a lecture at the University of Tokyo, and I'm going to listen and spend some time with him. Behave while I'm gone and enjoy prom. I'll be back Monday afternoon. Don't' worry about the shop. It'll be fine closed for a few days.
Grandpa
P.S. Don't destroy the house, be safe, and enjoy your Grandpa-free weekend.
"Well, that's definitely from Grandpa." Yugi said.
"Hmm. I guess we didn't need that hotel room for after Joey's party after all." Atemu said.
Heba blushed at that.
"Hotel room?" Yami asked.
Atemu just shrugged.
"Okay. I could have lived without knowing that." Yugi said.
"Well, we could always cancel the reservation." Heba said, ignoring his brother.
"No!" Yugi and Yami said at the same time.
"Why?" Atemu asked.
"Please. Give us a break from you two. I am tired of having to be the one who puts a silencing spell around your room so that Grandpa, Yugi, and I don't have to listen to you two go at it like bunnies. Just go to the hotel, and give us the night off." Yami said.
Heba blushed at that.
Atemu smirked. "Sure thing." Atemu said.
Yami shook his head. "I swear that sex is the only thing you think about." Yami said.
"So what? I happen to enjoy it." Atemu said.
"ATEMU!" Heba exclaimed.
"What? It's the truth, and I don't hear you complaining." Atemu said.
Heba's blushed darkened.
Yugi also started blushing. "Okay. Can we please get off of your sex life? I really don't need those images in my head." Yugi said.
"Sure." Atemu said.
"So, what now?" Yami asked.
"Well, I do have homework, so I think I'll do it now so that I won't have to worry about it after prom." Yugi said.
"That's a good point." Heba said.
"But is' Friday." Atemu said.
"Atemu, would you rather have to do it on Sunday?" Heba asked.
"No. Not really." Atemu admitted.
"Then give it a rest." Heba said.
The four headed upstairs to their rooms and started their homework.
~Prom Night~
Yugi and Yami were in their room getting ready.
"So, you think that the others are going to be surprised to see us in this?" Yugi asked.
"I don't doubt it. It'll probably shock them all." Yami answered.
Yugi put on the neck belt.
There was a sudden pounding on the door.
"Yugi! Yami! Are you two ready yet?!" Atemu shouted.
"Don't have a cow!" Yami retorted.
"Well, hurry up before Heba and I end up leaving without you!" Atemu said.
"Go on. We'll meet you there." Yami retorted.
"All right. Come on, Heba!" Atemu said.
It wasn't long before Yugi and Yami heard the front door shut.
"Well, he's in a hurry." Yugi said.
"Yeah. He wants to get there fast. Oh well." Yami said.
The two finished getting ready.
"Don't forget about the little bet that we had, Yami." Yugi said.
Yami smirked. "I know, Yugi. I'm not worried about it." Yami said.
"If you say so." Yugi said.
The two then left as well.
The prom was in full swing when Yami and Yugi got there.
"They didn't waste any time in getting prom started." Yugi remarked when he saw that people were already dancing, eating, and drinking.
"It started as soon as the first couples arrived." Yami replied.
Yugi scanned the crowd, looking for their friends. "Hey. There's Tea and Tristan." Yugi said.
Unsurprisingly, the two were out on the dance floor dancing.
"Well, Tea does love to dance." Yami said.
"Yeah, and Tristan is dragged along because he's dating her." Yugi said.
The two continued to look and finally saw where their friends were.
"I don't believe it." Yami said.
Bakura was dressed in a black tuxedo with Ryou, who was, surprisingly wearing a white dress.
"How did Bakura convince him to do that?" Yami asked.
"It might have been a trade off. Bakura would wear a tuxedo if Ryou wore a dress." Yugi said.
Marik was wearing a pair of dress pants with a white shirt, and Malik was wearing the same except he had on a black shirt.
"Well, I guess neither one of us won." Yugi said.
"What do you mean?" Yami asked.
"The bet was that both Bakura and Marik would or wouldn't wear a tux. Bakura is, but Marik isn't." Yugi said.
"Call it a draw?" Yami asked.
"I suppose so." Yugi said.
The two then walked over to join their friends.
"Hey, guys. Glad-Whoa!" Malik said when he saw them.
"You two decided to wear leather to the prom?" Seto asked.
Yami shrugged. "We wanted to be different. Besides, it's not like there's some kind of dress code for the prom." Yami said.
"Still." Joey said.
"So, that's why you were being so secretive." Atemu said.
"Yep. Wanted to see their reaction." Yami said.
"I'm amazed he got you to wear it, Yugi." Tea said.
The group turned to see that Tea and Tristan had joined them.
"Hey. Well, it was part of the deal." Yugi said.
"Deal?" Ryou asked.
"Yeah. We were talking, and I mentioned that Yami could wear leather instead of a tux since he hated them. IN the end, he said that he would wear leather to the prom if I would, too." Yugi said.
"And you agreed?" Heba asked.
"Well, not at first." Yugi said.
"Later, he tried on some of his old leather at home to see what my reaction was. He finally decided to wear it, so we went and bought some new stuff just for prom." Yami said.
"So, that's what you bought the day we saw you." Tristan said.
"Yep." Yami answered.
"Well, it's different." Bakura said.
"And a lot of people are watching you." Marik added, scanning the crowd of people.
"So what? Let them." Yami said, not worried about any of them.
Slowly, the group started to spread out.
Yami looked over at Yugi and said, "Want to dance, Yugi?"
"I don't know. I don't think that I'll be very good." Yugi said.
"I won't be very good, either, so if we look like fools out there, we'll look like fools together." Yami said.
Yugi smiled. "Well, okay." Yugi agreed.
The two went out onto the dance floor and started to dance together.
Neither were very good dancers, but they did okay.
A lot of people thought that Yugi and Yami looked good together out on the dance floor.
Neither paid much attention to anyone who was watching them.
Yugi and Yami soon grew tired of dancing and left the dance floor.
"That wasn't bad, guys." Tea said.
"Well, we certainly don't have your talent, Tea." Yugi said.
Tea smiled brightly. "You still great." Tea said.
Yugi and Yami walked off to get themselves some punch.
Yami started to take a drink and stopped when he smelled it. "Yugi, don't drink it." Yami said.
"Why?" Yugi asked.
"It's been spiked." Yami answered.
"Oh." Yugi said, not thrilled at the thought of alcohol.
The two went and threw the drinks away.
"Do you think that Bakura and Marik had something to do with that?" Yugi asked.
"If they want any action tonight, they didn't." Yami answered.
The two went and rejoined their friends.
"Any idea who spiked the punch?" Yami asked.
"No, but I have a pretty good idea." Atemu said.
Ryou and Malik both glared at their boyfriends.
"It wasn't us!" Bakura and Marik protested.
"And why should we believe that?" Ryou asked.
"Actually, Ryou, in this case, I think that these two are telling the truth this time around." Atemu said.
"What makes you think that?" Joey asked.
"I overheard Tyler and a bunch of his cronies talking. They were talking about spiking the punch as a joke, so I would say that they were the ones that spiked the punch." Atemu said.
"Pathetic." Yami said.
"Exactly." Atemu agreed.
The group stayed and danced for a while longer, but they soon decided that they wanted to leave.
"Why not head on to the mansion and get our own party started?" Joey asked.
"That sounds like a good idea." Yami agreed.
The group left the school and headed for the Kaiba mansion.
~Kaiba Mansion~
"Hey, guys!" Mokuba said when they got to the mansion.
Serenity's jaw dropped. "Is that what you wore to the prom?" Serenity asked, looking at Yami and Yugi.
"Yep." Yami said.
"We wanted to be different." Yugi added.
"Well, you succeeded." Mokuba said.
"And you, Ryou?" Serenity asked.
Ryou blushed. "The only way Bakura would wear a tux was if I wore this." Ryou said.
Bakura smirked. "Hey. You're always saying that our relationship is give and take. You always want to compromise, so we did." Bakura said.
"I don't think that's what he meant by compromise." Seto said.
"Well, that's what we agreed to compromise on." Bakura said.
"Come on. Let's get this party started." Joey said.
The group went on in.
Joey turned on the music.
Everyone got something to eat from the spread and started eating.
"This is a lot better." Yami said, taking a drink of his Coke.
"I agree. It's much smaller." Yugi said.
"Not simpler." Yami said."I do have a reputation to uphold." Seto said.
"Well, you have to do each party better. Fourth of July will beat this, and then Halloween will have to beat the Fourth of July, and then Thanksgiving has to beat Halloween, and then Christmas will have to beat Thanksgiving-" Yami said, raising a finger for each holiday.
"Okay, Yami. We get the point." Atemu said.
Yugi laughed. "You have to admit that Seto does go a little overboard. He had an eight-foot tree last Christmas with all the trimmings, including a life-size version of Santa Claus putting presents under the tree." Yugi said.
Everyone stared at him.
"What? It's true." Yugi said
"Hey, Yug! You just remembered something else!" Joey said.
"I did?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah. That would have happened before you lost your memory." Yami said.
"Wow. I'm remembering a lot more." Yugi said.
"You'll have all your memory back before you know it." Tristan said.
The party continued.
Later, Yugi was standing out in the garden, looking up at the moon. 'I wish that I remembered everything. I'm glad I am getting my memory back, even if it is scattered, but I would like to remember everything.' Yugi thought. He sighed. 'I wish something would happen that would jog all my memory.' Yugi thought, though he knew that it was probably just wishful thinking.
Yugi was unaware of someone sneaking up behind him.
Yami smirked. He knew that Yugi hadn't seen him, which gave him the chance to be devious. Slowly, he made his way toward Yugi, being careful not to make any noise.
Yugi was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't hear or sense anything.
Suddenly, arms shot out and grabbed Yugi, turning him quickly.
Before Yugi could react, he was pulled into a firm, but loving kiss.
Yami enjoyed sneaking up on Yugi and doing this, but he hadn't in a while, so he had decided to surprise Yugi this way.
Yugi's eyes widened in shock as not only memories of Yami doing this, but ALL his memories came flooding back at once. Yugi was overwhelmed by the memories, but he smiled into the kiss and made a sound of pure joy at the knowledge that he now remembered everything.
Yami pulled away and raised an eyebrow. "Well you've never laughed when I've kissed you before. Am I losing my touch?" Yami asked.
Yugi looked up at Yami with his eyes shining. "Yami." Yugi said.
Yami was shocked by the way Yugi's eyes were shining, and he didn't know why they were.
"Yami, I remember. I remember everything." Yugi said in a voice that wasn't above a whisper.
Yami's eyes widened in shock at those words. They were the words that he had wanted to hear for a long time, but wasn't sure that he would hear any time soon. "A-are you sure?" Yami asked, thinking that this was too good to be true.
Yugi smiled a brilliant, radiant smile. "Yes, Yami. I'm sure. I do remember everything now." Yugi said.
Yami was beyond shocked, but he was also very happy as well. "Yugi, this is great!" Yami said as he pulled Yugi into a tight hug.
"I didn't think that I would ever remember, but I do. I remember everything." Yugi said.
"Yugi, you have no idea how long I have been waiting to hear you say that." Yami said. Words could not describe how happy Yami was to know that that Yugi finally remembered everything. He pulled away. "I am so glad that you remember everything." Yami said as he gently cupped Yugi's face with his hands.
"So am I." Yugi said with a bright smile.
Yami leaned down and kissed Yugi.
Yugi closed his eyes and kissed Yami back.
It was a gentle kiss full of the love that the two had for each other.
"GET A ROOM!"
The two broke apart and turned to see the others behind them.
Ryou raised a hand and whacked Bakura in the head.
"Ow! What was that for?" Bakura asked, rubbing the back of his head.
"For being an ass." Ryou said.
"That's his talent, Ryou." Tea said.
"I know, but he could be a bit more sensitive and have better timing with stuff." Ryou said.
"Ryou, we're used to how he is." Yami said.
"He still could have better timing." Ryou said.
"What were you two doing out here?" Serenity asked.
"I was just looking at the sky." Yugi said.
"Well, get back in here. You're missing the party." Seto said, though he acted as if he didn't really care what they did.
"I think that there's something you all should know before we continue with the party." Yami said.
"What's that?" Atemu asked.
Yugi smiled. "Guys, I remember everything now." Yugi said.
"WHAT?!" was the collective reply.
Yugi nodded. "I do. I remember everything about the past." Yugi said.
"Yugi, that's great!" Heba said dashing forward to hug his brother.
In the process, Heba knocked Yami down.
"Geez. Excited much?" Yami asked.
Atemu helped his brother up. "You can't blame him." Atemu said.
"I suppose not." Yami agreed.
"Yugi, that's great! I'm glad that you finally got all of your memory back!" Heba said.
"Heba! Can't breath!" Yugi squeaked.
"Sorry." Heba said, loosening his hold.
"I'm glad, too. It's been rough not having my memory." Yugi said.
"Well, that's over now, though." Ryou said.
"Yeah. It's great to have you back, Yug!" Joey said, ruffling Yugi's hair.
"I'm glad to have my memory back." Yugi said.
"Well, I believe that we have something more to celebrate other than prom, then." Seto said.
"Yeah. Let's back to the party! We've got to celebrate Yugi remembering everything!" Mokuba added excitedly.
The group then headed back into the mansion to continue with their party.
Everyone was glad that Yugi's memory was finally restored, meaning that was just another thing for them to celebrate.
Hope you liked it.
Next: The party continues, and after prom activities for Yami and Yugi.
R&R.