A/N: Chapter 20!
There's probably going to be some time skips in the next couple of Chapters. I felt as though it was needed to push the plot forwards. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Once Christmas was over, it was now time for the last holiday of the season: New Years. The twins were going to host the party and all of their friends were invited. However, despite the fact that it was still the holidays, the twins wanted to make it special.
"I know!" Leo said as they looked around at their apartment, "What if we make a big sign that says 'Happy New Year' on it?" Leo looked excitedly at Luna. "We could make it the best sign ever!" Luna sighed. "I actually thought we could just buy one. It would save a lot of time and effort." Leo put his hands on his hips. "Yeah. I guess so," he replied. Luna smiled. "Come on. Now that we figured that out, lets go look for the food we want to buy." They went over to the couch and started looking online for caterers.
Akiza and Yusei were at Akiza's house. They were snuggled on the couch and had their arms wrapped around one another. They shared as brief kiss as they smiled at one another. "So, you ready to ring in the new year?" Yusei asked. Akiza nodded. "Well of course. I just hope you'll be close to me, so I can give you a kiss at midnight." Yusei raised his eyebrows. "Ohh. Well, with that offer how could I say no?" Akiza laughed and Yusei snuck a quick kiss on her cheek.
"Well, how do you feel about dancing?" Akiza asked. Yusei blushed. "Well...I'm not very good. You know that." Akiza hugged Yusei tightly. "Don't worry Yusei. We'll only dance to the slow songs." Yusei just sat there blushing. "Or...we could try to not dancing at all." Akiza quickly let go of him and turned the other direction.
"Fine then. I guess I won't be kissing you all night then," Akiza said with her eyes closed and arms folded. Yusei knew that he had to turn the tables. A night without kissing Akiza would be like going up to someone and not greeting them. It just wouldn't be right. "All right," Yusei said as he wrapped his arms around her. "We'll dance together to the slow songs." Akiza turned towards him. "It's just that...I wouldn't want to ruin your night with my terrible dancing," Yusei added. Akiza smiled.
"Oh Yusei. I don't care if you're a bad dancer. The fact that you want to dance with me makes me happy." Yusei smiled back. "Well, you're the only woman there I want to dance with...except for Martha." Akiza gave him a puzzled look. "What do you mean 'except for Martha?" Yusei let go of her and twiddled his thumbs.
"Well...we uh...have this unwritten rule that we have to dance with her, if we're ever at a wedding or something like that. It's sort of our special guy moment with her, since she never married or anything." Akiza got a sly smile. "So does that mean Jack and Crow will have to dance with her too?" Yusei nodded and Akiza laughed. "Oh I can't wait to see that! They don't look like guys who dance much."
"Don't worry. They're even worse at dancing than I am." They both laughed and hugged each other once again. Akiza gave Yusei a quick kiss on the cheek as they enjoyed each other's warmth.
A few days later, it was New Years Eve. The twins had said that it was casual, so they didn't have to dress up. Everyone started coming around 6 o'clock. The twins had ordered a large, but not too large buffet of food. Yusei, Akiza, and her parents came first. "We're so glad you could make it," Luna said as her brother and her went up to greet them. Yusei smiled.
"Of course," Yusei said, "We wouldn't miss it for the world." They then heard the door open again and Martha came inside. "Martha," Leo said and they went over to her. They each gave her a hug. "If it isn't my two favorite twins. I hope this party wasn't too much for you." Luna shook her head. "No. It really wasn't," Luna insisted, "Don't worry about it." Martha then turned and walked up to Yusei and Akiza.
"Well, if it isn't one of my favorite couples. How are you two?" Yusei and Akiza smiled as they each gave her a hug. "Great Martha," they said as they hugged. Martha finally went to Akiza's parents and they started talking.
"If you're hungry, the food's all set," Leo said and Yusei and Akiza made their way to the buffet, along with Leo of course. Martha, Akiza's parents, and Luna stayed behind and chatted some more. "So Luna, are you and Dexter going to dance together tonight?" Luna blushed. "I don't know. To be honest, we didn't talk about it. I just told him about the party and he said that he'll be here. I think he's a little worried about dancing with me." Akiza's mother looked at her husband and then back at Luna.
"Don't worry if he isn't a good dancer," she noted, "My husband isn't a good dance and I still love him." The senator blushed as the girls laughed. "Dear, why did you have to tell everyone that I can't dance?" His wife smiled at him. "I still said that I love you," she replied. "Yes, but..." her husband tried to counter, but she just took his hand.
"Come on honey. Lets go get something to eat." The senator had no choice and he walked towards the buffet, still embarrassed about the whole dancing incident. Luna was still by the door, with Martha. "Don't worry Luna. I'm sure you'll still have a good time. Besides, not everyone can dace well." The door opened and Jack came in with blonde chick around his side. "The King has arrived," Jack announced.
"Even if they are a king," Martha whispered to Luna and the quietly laughed as Martha went up Jack. "Well if it isn't my Jackie boy." Jack blushed. "Martha, you know that I don't like to be called that." Martha didn't listen. "And how about my Jackie boy gives me a great big hug?" Jack let go of the chick on his side and gave Martha a hug. "And who might this be?" Martha asked. "I'm Sarah," she replied and Jack quickly put an arm around her.
"We're going to be leaving a little early," Jack noted, "We have some business to take care of. So we'll eat and be on our way." Martha frowned. "Aren't you going to stay and dance with me?" Martha asked. Jack froze. "Well, see we have to leave early," Jack insisted, but it only made Martha look madder. "But I think we can sneak in a quick dance or two." Martha's expression quickly changed to a happy one. "All right then," she turned around and made her way towards the buffet, "Two it is." Jack quickly realized what he had done. "Two...eh...arggg!" Sarah could only laugh at Jack's miscue, along with Luna.
Once Jack and Sarah made their way towards the food, Luna heard the doorbell ring. She answered it and saw Dexter waiting for her. "Oh hi Dexter," Luna said, "Come on in." Dexter did and Luna took his heavy coat. "There's food down there, so be sure to fill up." Dexter nodded. "Thanks," he replied and headed over towards the buffet. Luna put the jacket with the others and she soon joined everyone else.
As they sat and ate, Luna was surprised as how everyone still talked about dancing. Leo thought that he was going to be the big dancing king. "I'm going to look so good out there!" Leo said. Luna just rolled her eyes. "Sure Leo and I'll be doing back flips on the floor." Dexter looked at her stunned. "Really?" he asked. Luna turned to him and shook her head.
"No Dexter. I can't even do a cartwheel, let alone a back flip." Dexter looked down. "Oh. Sorry." Luna pulled him close to her for a brief moment. "It's okay Dexter." She let go of him and they went back to eating.
Once everyone was almost finished eating. Luna turned on the music and speakers. Leo dimmed the lights and a few different colored lights started glowing and lighting up the dance floor they had rented. They started with some hit music and Leo danced alone. Everyone watched as Leo tried to bust a few moves. "Aww, he's going to sleep well tonight," Martha noted.
Suddenly, the door opened and Crow came in. "Hey guys. Sorry I'm late." Crow stopped and saw Leo dancing on the dance floor.
"All right! Dance off!" he screamed and ran over to him. Leo and Crow then started dancing, as everyone stared at them. "This is dancing?" Akiza asked and everyone else shrugged. Crow and Leo kept wiggling their arms and doing weird moves with their legs, that it looked as if the two of them were going bananas. After a few songs, they wore themselves out and they were both bent over, catching their breath.
"So...who won?" Crow asked. Everyone looked at one another. "Uh..." Luna replied. "You...both won?" Leo and Crow stared at her. "I danced better than him!" they said in unison while pointing at the other. They then faced the other angerly and started dancing again. The rest of the party goers groaned.
Once Leo and Crow tired out (about 5 minutes later), the slow songs started and almost everyone else hit the dance floor. Martha started dancing with Jack and, as they danced, they talked to one another.
"Now Jack, why don't take a girl out to a dance once in while?" Martha asked, "With a little practice, you could really sweep someone off her feet." Jack rolled his eyes. "Come on Martha. No one dances to slow songs anymore." Martha grinned. "Well, that doesn't appear to be the case with Yusei and Akiza." Jack and Martha looked over at them. Yusei and Akiza rocked gently back and forth. They were looking into each other's eyes with wide smiles on their faces. It was almost like it was a scene from a movie, but Jack just found it annoying.
"Ahh," he groaned, "Ever since those two love birds confessed their love, Yusei's all lovey dovey and stuff. There's no way that will happen to me, the king, Jack Atlas!" Martha rolled her eyes. "What if a girl you meet wants to see the romantic side of you?" Jack just huffed at the thought. "Well then, she'll have to look else where."
Over with Yusei and Akiza, Akiza rested her head on Yusei's left shoulder. "Oh Yusei. I love to dance with you," she said softly, "It makes me feel as though we aren't two people anymore. It's almost as if we became one person." Yusei smiled.
"Don't worry Akiza," he replied, "We will become one very soon." Akiza looked up from his shoulder. "What was that?" she asked. Yusei felt his neck hairs stand up. "Nothing," he replied quickly and Akiza shrugged. She then put her head back on his shoulder, as they continued to rock back and forth.
Back with one of the dining tables, Dexter sat alone, drinking his soda pop. "Hey Dexter," Luna said as she stood next to him, "Do you wanna go out and dance?" Dexter just stared into his lemon-lime pop. "I don't really feel like it," he said sadly. Luna could sense something was wrong and she sat down next to him. "Dexter what's wrong? I've heard Leo said that you enjoy dancing." Dexter nodded.
"Yeah. If I've got a song stuck in my head," he replied, "But not in front of people. I'd look silly." Luna leaned forward. "But it's a slow song," Luna noted, "So you don't have to go out and 'boogy down' the place. You just hold my hand and I'll hold yours. We don't have to do anything complex." Dexter wasn't convinced.
"But what if I make a mistake and look foolish? Won't it be awkward with you being taller than me? Won't it be..." Luna put a finger to his lips. "Don't worry about that. Lets just dance." She took his hand and they headed for the dance floor. The song changed over and Luna took him to a spot. Dexter put out his arms and Luna followed suit. They held hands and then Luna took a step forward. They were now only a little distance from the other. They slowly started rocking back and forth. Akiza and Yusei looked over at them.
"Awww. Isn't that sweet?" Akiza noted, "Their first dance." Yusei nodded. "Yeah. I hope they remember this moment and song." Akiza then turned to him. "What song did we first dance to?" Yusei thought for a moment. "To be honest, I don't remember." Akiza laughed and then so did Yusei. They rocked back and forth again as the song started to end. When it was over, Yusei let go of Akiza.
"I'll be back," Yusei said, "There's another person I must dance with." Akiza laughed as Yusei walked towards Jack and Martha. "Thank goodness," Jack replied, "Come on Sarah. Lets get going." Sarah took his hand and they quickly headed for the exit.
Yusei took Martha's hands and was just a little more excited to dance with her than Jack was. Martha smiled at him, as they dance. "So, how has your night with Akiza going?" Martha asked as she spotted Akiza standing by the tables. She gave them a wink and Yusei winked back. Martha just gave Akiza a little wave. "I figured as much," Martha replied. She then turned back to Yusei, as they continued dancing.
"It's so nice that you're going to settle down with such a wonderful woman Yusei." Yusei's eyes grew wide. "Martha," Yusei said quietly, "I can't tell her that. Not right now. I want it to be a surprise." Martha just giggled. "I won't Yusei, but I'm sure that she knows it too." Yusei blushed. "You don't know that for sure," he replied shyly. Martha just smiled and shook her head.
Once the song was over, Yusei thanked Martha for the dance and went back to Akiza. "I have returned," Yusei said while trying to sound dramatic. Akiza laughed and took his hands. They went back to the dance floor and kept dancing. Back with Dexter and Luna, Luna had now put her right hand on Dexter's back, pressing him into her. Dexter just blushed as Luna smiled happily. "Mmmm. We should do this more often," she noted. "Y...yeah," Dexter replied shyly. Luna leaned back and let go of Dexter's hands and proceeded to wrap both her arms around him.
"I love you Dexter," she said happily and gave him kiss on the lips Dexter was flustered, as she leaned back. He followed her lead and wrapped her arms around her. "I love you too Luna." He pushed himself upwards and gave her a warm kiss. Luna and Dexter didn't want to make a scene, so they leaned back quickly. "I hope I get to kiss you like that at midnight," Luna noted and Dexter became bashful. Akiza and Yusei giggled from a few feet away. When Luna and Dexter turned to them, they quickly went back to dancing.
When midnight finally came, Luna had the TV on for the ball drop. Everyone stood next to their lover as they counted down.
"5...4...3...2..1...Happy New Year!" everyone shouted. They all turned and kissed their lover on the lips. Luna turned to Dexter and nearly lifted him off the ground. Dexter tried to return the kiss with as much passion as Luna, but Luna was in another world tonight. 'Maybe it's all that sparking juice,' Dexter thought. However, Luna was extremely excited, as she had finally had someone to kiss at midnight, instead of being all alone. Luna squeezed Dexter tightly, until she finally let go. After everyone gave a kiss, which some lasted longer than others (wink Yusei and Akiza wink), everyone looked around.
"Hey, who did Crow kiss?" Yusei wondered. Crow walked up to him, Akiza, Dexter, and Luna. He had a big lipstick print on his cheek and didn't look very excited. "Wanna guess?" he asked. They all looked at Martha, who waved at them. Luna then remembered her brother.
"What about Leo?" Luna asked and he, almost instantly, was at her side.
"Is it really that different?" he asked as he looked a bit unhappy. He too had a big lipstick print. Finally, Luna couldn't stand seeing her brother with a big lipstick print on his cheek. She started to laugh and soon, everyone except Leo and Crow laughed with her.
"Come on Crow," Leo said, "Lets go wipe these off." They headed for the bathroom, as everyone else continued to laugh.
A/N: Sorry for the delay. I'm still getting use to my new school schedule.
Thanks for your patience!