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Chapter 37- The Prom
It was the Monday afternoon before prom, and that was the only thing that all of the girls had been talking about for the last three weeks.
"I will be so glad when the prom is over because once it is, I don't want to hear that word ever again!" Seto growled.
"They are just excited, Seto." Atemu said.
"I don't care! There is no need for the word prom to be thrown into every other sentence that they speak!" Seto snapped.
"It's not that bad." Tea said.
The entire group was over at the Kaiba mansion.
"I think it is!" Seto retorted.
"Come on. You only get one senior prom." Serenity said.
"Do I look like I care?" Seto asked.
"Um, Seto. You realize that you are going to be hearing about the prom when Serenity and I are seniors." Mokuba said.
"That's two years away, so I'm going to have the time that I need to get over my hatred of it. I won't care by then." Seto said.
Yugi looked over at Ryou. "How are you and the baby doing, Ryou?" Yugi asked.
Ryou was now three and a half months pregnant. He wasn't really showing yet. He smiled at Yugi and said, "I'm doing just fine. We're both great, actually. Ishizu says that there aren't any problems, and that the baby is perfectly healthy, and so am I." Ryou said.
"That's good." Yugi said.
"I'm just glad that I'm not really going to be showing until after we're already out of high school." Ryou said,
"Don't want to listen to what others have to say?" Malik asked.
"Not in the least." Ryou said.
"You don't have a thing to worry about with the killing machine over here." Atemu said, pointing to Bakura who was sitting beside him.
"Yeah. If anyone said a word, they would be dead." Bakura agreed.
"Kura, there would be no need." Ryou said.
"I think there would be." Bakura said.
"Well, I don't." Ryou said.
"Then I'd at least beat the crap out of them for daring to say anything about you or our baby." Bakura said.
"I never saw you as the overprotective type." Heba remarked.
Bakura shrugged.
"Well, Malik and I are learning from you two." Marik said.
"Meaning what?" Bakura asked, glaring.
Malik rolled his eyes. "He means that we don't want to have a child now, so we're being careful." Malik said.
"You threaten with something?" Joey asked.
"No sex for three years if I end up pregnant." Malik said.
Everyone started laughing while Marik scowled.
"I bet Marik is making sure that that never happens." Yami said.
"He has the days marked on the calendar." Malik said.
The entire group laughed again.
Yugi, Yami, Atemu, and Heba all arrived back at the Game Shop after spending several hours over at the Kaiba mansion.
"Hello, boys." Solomon said. He was sitting in the living room with the TV on, watching the news.
"Grandpa? Why aren't you running the store?" Yugi asked.
"It was a slow day, and once it hit six with no customers in two hours, I decided that I would go ahead and close up the shop." Solomon answered.
"I wish that you would let us do that when we have days like that." Yami said, knowing how annoying and boring it could get when there were no customers for hours on end.
Solomon chuckled. "I'm older, so I'm entitled." Solomon said.
All four groaned.
"In any case, how was hanging out?" Solomon asked.
"It was fine. We were talking about prom a lot." Yugi said as the four sat down on the couch.
"And Ryou is doing fine, and so it the baby." Heba added, knowing that Solomon wanted to be kept updated on Ryou and the baby.
"Excellent." Solomon said with a smile.
"We were talking about Marik, too." Yami said, laughing.
Atemu chuckled as well.
"Meaning? Don't tell me that Malik and Marik are in the same boat now, too." Solomon said.
"Far from it. Malik has threatened to not have sex with Marik for three years if he winds up pregnant." Yami said.
"From what Malik said, Marik has marked those days on the calendar so that he doesn't goof up." Atemu added.
Solomon started laughing. "You're kidding?" Solomon said.
"Nope." all four said.
Solomon continued to laugh. "That has to be the funniest thing that I have ever heard." Solomon said.
"Well, I think that Malik would actually do it." Yugi said.
"At least they are being cautious." Solomon said. He then remembered something. "By the way, these came for you." Solomon said as he handed envelopes over.
"What are they?" Yugi asked.
"College responses." Solomon said.
"Terrific." Yami said as they sorted through them.
Yugi had four, Heba had two, Yami had three, and Atemu had three.
"Hey! I got into Cairo, Harvard, and Oxford." Yami said.
"I got into those too, plus Princeton." Yugi said.
"I got into Cairo and Tokyo." Heba said.
"I got into Cairo, Tokyo, and Princeton." Atemu said.
"Well, now all you have to do is figure out where you want to go." Solomon said.
"Yeah." Atemu said.
"Well, I already know. I'll go to Harvard. It was my first choice." Yugi said.
"Same here." Yami agreed.
Both wanted to be doctors, so they wanted to go to one of the best medical schools for it.
"I'm not sure." Heba said.
"Me, either." Atemu agreed.
"Well, you have a little time." Solomon said.
"You know, I think we should concentrate on prom this week, and worry about college after that." Atemu said.
"Right." Heba agreed.
The four then headed upstairs.
Solomon smiled. 'I'm proud of those boys. I'm sure that they're all going to do great in whatever they do.' Solomon thought.
The following afternoon, Yugi and Yami had gone to a tuxedo rental place in order to pick up their tuxes for prom.
"I really don't like this." Yami remarked.
"Come on, Yami. You know that we need tuxes for the prom." Yugi said.
"Yeah, but I still hate them." Yami said.
Yugi rolled his eyes. "Unless my memory is failing me, you have never worn one before, Yami." Yugi said.
"But I've seen myself in the mirror, and I look ridiculous." Yami said, looking at his reflection.
They were in the dressing room making sure that the tuxes fit all right.
"Yami, it's just for one night. You can deal with a tuxedo for one night." Yugi said. He took his off and got back into his school uniform.
"I guess so." Yami agreed as he did the same.
The two then went out and paid the rest of their rental fees before they left.
"I will be glad when this is over with." Yami muttered.
Yugi smiled. "It won't last as long as you think, Yami. In fact, you look really handsome in the tux." Yugi said.
"Really?" Yami asked.
Yugi nodded.
Yami smiled. "Thanks." Yami said. He then sighed. "That was actually one of the things that I was worried about." Yami said.
Yugi frowned. "Why?" Yugi asked.
Yami smiled. "Yugi, you may not have noticed, but I sure have. There are still people who watch me at school, waiting to see if there is a chance that they can get me for themselves." Yami said.
Yugi smiled. "I have noticed, Yami, and I'm not worried. I know that you love me, so there is no reason for me to fret over you leaving me for someone else." Yugi said.
Yami raised an eyebrow. "I'm beginning to think that you're not as naive as you let people think you are." Yami said.
"Of course I'm not." Yugi said. He leaned forward and kissed Yami on the cheek before he whispered in his ear, "I can't be that naive if I give you blowjobs."
Yami chuckled. "I suppose not." Yami agreed.
That was one thing that no one else knew, and they were going to keep it that way.
~Friday~
Seto looked ready to commit murder.
"Now, Seto. Calm down." Joey said as he patted Seto's arm.
"I swear that if I hear that word once more today, I am going to kill that person." Seto growled through clenched teeth.
Tea and Tristan walked up to the group.
"So, are you guys ready for prom?" Tea asked.
"That's it!" Seto growled, jumping up.
Joey, Yami, and Atemu all kept a hold of Seto, stopping him from attacking Tea.
"What's his deal?" Tristan asked.
"Seto has heard the word prom too much today." Yugi said.
"I cannot take this anymore! I can't take that word!" Seto said.
"Take it easy, Seto! After tomorrow, you won't hear about it." Joey assured him.
"Not soon enough." Seto growled.
"Okay. Maybe we shouldn't mention that word around Seto anymore." Heba said.
Marik and Bakura looked at each other before they smirked, their devious sides coming out at the moment.
"Oh no." Malik said, covering his eyes.
"Prom! Prom! Prom!" Bakura and Marik chanted.
Seto's eyes twitched. He was becoming beyond pissed.
"Seto, do you have work at the office to do?" Joey asked.
"Yes." Seto said through his clenched teeth.
"Cut the rest of school and go do it. You don't need to be here anymore. You know everything." Joey said.
"Gladly." Seto said. He grabbed his briefcase before he left the school.
"Talk about a near massacre." Yami remarked.
Joey sighed. "I swear that Seto will go out of his mind if he hears that word much more." Joey remarked.
"Well, Seto doesn't have much longer." Yugi said.
"Thankfully." Joey agreed.
~Night of the Prom~
Yugi, Yami, Atemu, and Heba had all gotten ready for the prom. They headed downstairs.
"Well, you all look perfect." Solomon said.
"Thank, Grandpa." Yugi said.
Heba noticed the camera and groaned. "Grandpa, do you have to use the camera?" Heba asked.
"Yes. I do." Solomon answered.
"Come on. We can take the pictures and then we can head to the school." Atemu said.
Solomon took pictures of them as group and as the different couples.
"Okay! Enough!" Heba said after a dozen pictures.
Solomon chuckled.
"You realize that the only reason he took so many was because he knew that it would drive you nuts." Yugi said.
Heba sighed. "The bad part is that I do know that." Heba said.
"All right. You can go. Have fun, boys, and be careful." Solomon said.
"We will." Yami said.
"I'll see you tomorrow." Solomon said.
Yugi frowned. "Why tomorrow?" Yugi asked.
"Because I am going to be in bed by the time you get home." Solomon said.
"All right. Bye, Grandpa." Yugi said.
All four said bye before they left.
Solomon smiled. 'I remember my prom, and I'm sure that they will remember this night.' Solomon thought.
~Prom~
The four arrived at the school and walked to the gymnasium, which was where the prom was taking place that night.
There were students already there eating the snacks that were laid out, talking, and dancing. A band was playing music.
Atemu frowned. "They chose ancient Egypt for the prom theme?" Atemu asked.
Heba glanced up at his boyfriend. "You didn't know that?" Heba asked.
"No." Atemu said. He glanced down at Heba. "Did you know?" Atemu asked.
Yugi, Yami, and Heba all stared at Atemu.
"What?" Atemu asked.
"Até, everyone has known for two weeks that the prom theme was this. It's been on all the flyers for prom." Heba said.
"Oh. I never actually looked at them or paid attention to it when people were talking about what the theme of prom was." Atemu admitted.
"That sounds like you." Yami agreed.
Atemu shot Yami a glare. "Are you telling me that you knew?" Atemu asked.
"Yes. I did. I actually looked at the flyers and read them." Yami replied.
"Come on, Heba." Atemu said. He grabbed Heba by the wrist and dragged him off.
Yugi looked at Yami. "You knew that Atemu would drag Heba off like that, didn't you?" Yugi asked.
"Of course I did." Yami said. He slipped his arm around Yugi's waist. "After all, I want to spend the prom alone with my boyfriend." Yami said.
Yugi smiled. "That's so sweet." Yugi said.
Yami leaned down and kissed Yugi.
"But we're still going to have to see and talk to out friends." Yugi said.
"Drat!" Yami groaned. He smiled before he said, "You can't blame a man for trying."
"No. I can't." Yugi agreed.
The two then walked over to the table and got themselves some punch.
"Hey, guys!"
Yugi and Yami looked to see a rather cheerful Ryou there with a glum-looking Bakura.
"Hey, Ryou. It's good to see that you're here." Yugi said.
"I wouldn't miss my prom for anything!" Ryou said. He was starting to show that he pregnant a little bit, although the students at school thought that Ryou was just gaining a little weight.
"Glad to be here, Bakura?" Yami asked, snickering.
Bakura glared at him. "Shut up, Pharaoh!" Bakura hissed. He glared again before he said, "I have no shame in punching your lights out!"
"Kura, stop that!" Ryou scolded.
"You, too, Yami." Yugi said, glaring at his boyfriend.
[But it's so much fun, Yugi.] Yami said.
{No, Yami. Don't press Bakura. Leave him be.} Yugi said.
Yami didn't seem thrilled, and Yugi could tell that through the link.
{Yami, do it for me, please. I want prom to be pleasant.} Yugi said.
[All right, Yugi. I'll do it for your sake.] Yami said.
Yugi smiled before he kissed Yami on the cheek. {Thank you.} Yugi said.
"Can you believe that they decided to do this as the prom theme?" Bakura asked.
"I know. We had enough of that when we lived in that tine." Yami said.
"Well, not everyone knows that you two originally came from ancient Egypt." Yugi said.
Ryou snickered. "Can you imagine the amount of people you would have fawning all over you if they knew that?" Ryou asked.
"Especially you, Yami. Being a former pharaoh and all." Yugi said.
"And let's not forget all the archeologists, Egyptologists, and researchers who would want to pick your brains." Yugi said.
"And do tests." Ryou added.
"Stop it!" Yami and Bakura said at the same time.
"And here I thought that it would be impossible for you two to ever agree on anything." Ryou said.
Yugi smiled at that.
"Come on, Ryou. The shrimp is getting on my nerves." Bakura said before dragging Ryou off.
Yugi laughed.
"That was rather low and cruel, Yugi." Yami said.
"I know." Yugi said. He laughed. "But it was fun. You should have seen your face." Yugi said.
Yami mock glared at Yugi. "You might want to watch it, Aibou, or you might find yourself in trouble." Yami said.
Yugi smiled. "I'm sure." Yugi said.
Joey came over. "Hey, guys." Joey said.
"It figures that the first place you wanted to go was the snack table." Yami said.
Joey shrugged as he grabbed some snacks.
Seto simply got himself some punch.
"So, why did Bakura leave here so fast?" Joey asked.
"Yugi and Ryou were torturing us by telling us how some people would react if they knew that we were originally from ancient Egypt." Yami explained.
"I could have told you what they would end up doing." Seto said.
"No thanks." Yami said.
It wasn't long before Yami took Yugi by the arm and led him away.
"Yami, what's going on?" Yugi asked.
Yami smiled. "Well, I thought that since we were here at the prom, we should dance together." Yami said.
Yugi smiled at him. "I like that idea a lot." Yugi said.
The two then started to dance together.
Off to the side, Tea and Tristan were standing with Atemu and Heba.
"Yugi and Yami are better dancers than I thought they were." Tea said as she watched them.
"Yeah. They're great." Tristan agreed.
Atemu glanced over at Tea. "Tea, Yugi plays that DDR game with you. You knew that he was a good dancer." Atemu said.
"I didn't know that he was a good dancer as far as slow dances go." Tea clarified.
Heba looked around the room before he chuckled.
"What do you find so amusing, Little Star?" Atemu asked.
Heba turned to him. "Well, I couldn't help but notice that there are a lot of girls who don't look so thrilled at the fact that Yugi and Yami are out dancing together." Heba said.
The other three looked and saw the same thing.
"Well, that's not a surprise. Yami was the most wanted guy in school for a long time." Tristan said.
"Still is." Tea said.
"Except they aren't going to manage to break Yugi and Yami apart." Atemu said.
"Well, that doesn't stop them from wishing that it was them." Tea said.
Heba then looked out on the dance floor at where Yugi and Yami were. "They do make a great couple, though." Heba said.
"Yes. They do." Tea agreed.
Once the song was over, Yugi and Yami got off the dance floor.
"That was a great dance." Yugi said, happy to have danced with his boyfriend.
"I know." Yami said as he wrapped an arm around Yugi's waist. He was well aware of the fact that there were some girls who were watching them, and he wanted to make sure that they knew that he was taken and that they had no chance with him.
"So, enjoying yourself so far?" Yugi asked.
"I suppose so." Yami said.
Yugi looked at him questioningly.
Yami smiled. "These things remind me too much of the balls we had back in ancient Egypt, and I loathed them." Yami said.
"I thought that that was more because of the women that threw themselves at you than anything else." Yugi said.
"Yes. That was a large part of it." Yami agreed.
"Well, this is different." Yugi said.
"I know it is, Yugi. I'm still not a big fan of them." Yami said.
"You know that we didn't have to come." Yugi said.
"I know that we didn't have to, but I didn't want us missing our prom." Yami said. He chuckled. "Besides, when else could I have shown off to the whole student body that you are my boyfriend." Yami said.
"Yami Sennen, are you trying to make the girls who are still pining over you upset over this?" Yugi asked.
"No, I am not. I want them to know that I am taken, and that they don't stand a chance with me." Yami said.
"That I can live with." Yugi said.
"Good." Yami said as he pulled Yugi even closer.
After being at the prom for two hours, Yugi and Yami decided to leave.
Just as they were leaving, they heard shouts and screams.
"What the-" Yami started as he looked back.
"Yami." Yugi said.
Yami looked over and saw where Yugi was pointing.
"Was that-" Yami started.
"That was Marik and Malik." Yugi said.
"What did they do?" Yami asked.
The two went back in and saw that the entire gym was wet.
"My guess is that they made the sprinkler system go off." Yugi said.
"I thought that Malik wanted to come." Yami said.
"That right there should have been a clue that something was up. Malik hates these things." Yugi said.
"I suppose so." Yami said.
"Shall we leave?" Yugi asked.
"Right behind you." Yami said.
The two left and headed back to the Game Shop.
Solomon was already in bed, so the two snuck up to their room quietly.
"What now?" Yami asked.
"Well, my original plan had been to give it another try." Yugi said.
Yami looked at Yugi in surprise. "You mean making love?" Yami asked.
Yugi nodded.
Yami walked over to him. "So, still not sure you're ready?" Yami asked.
"No. I don't think that any Yami is going to be getting any tonight." Yugi said. He then added, "Except for Bakura."
Yami's eyes widened in realization. "That's right. This is that three-day period where you could get pregnant." Yami said.
"And I don't want to be teenage parents like Ryou and Bakura." Yugi said.
"That makes two of us." Yami agreed.
Yugi smiled. "We can try later. I think that we could just watch a movie in here today." Yugi said.
Yami nodded.
The two put in a movie and then snuggled up together on the bed, watching the movie.
Until they ended up in a make-out session.
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