Chapter 54
Ten minutes later, Yuugi and Yami found themselves at the bar, sipping on soda while Yami told Yuugi about his game against Kaiba using the Exodia card Yuugi had given him. Yami was near the end of the story, speaking loudly over the music.
"At this point, Kaiba is sure he's won." Yami was saying. "He's got me cornered, the swords of revealing lights are about to expire and all I've got are my Exodia cards. Unless I pull the last piece, I'm as good as dead."
"What'd you pull?" asked Yuugi.
Yami smirked, giving Yuugi the thumbs up. "Drew it in my last attempt. Oh gosh, you should have seen Kaiba's face when I played the completed Exodia. Priceless!"
Yuugi smiled appreciatively as Yami glowed in reliving the tale. "I wish I could have been there."
"I wish I'd had a camera. I would have made posters of his face and stuck 'em all over campus."
"Then Marik would have vandalized them all."
Yami nodded, then glanced around Yuugi. "By the way, where did those other three go? I haven't seen them for a while."
"Not sure."
Yuugi glanced around, looking across the dance floor. The room was starting to fill out, even in the last few minutes. It must be prime time. The seats around them were full as well, people ordering drinks as the bartenders checking their hands for black X's. Everyone was excited, chatting and flirting with each other. Yuugi watched as a guy in a black studded vest walked up to a girl in a mini skirt, obviously offering to buy her a drink. Yuugi sent the man a silent thumbs up. It took a lot of guts to go talk to random girls, she knew that.
Her wandering eyes eventually fell on Yami, who was also looking across the crowd. He seemed comfortable here, like he was used to being at a bar in some random club. She still felt a little out of place, only still here because she felt safe with Yami.
Yami noticed her staring a second later. His gave her a smile.
"Want to go dance?" he asked.
Fear shot through Yuugi. "Oh, hell no!" she said, already panicking. "I have no desire to make a fool out of myself on the dance floor thank you very much."
"Don't be so dramatic. You'll be fine."
Yami stood up, completely ignoring her protests. He took hold of one of her hands, pulling her off the stool. She fumbled a little, colliding with his chest to stop from falling on her face. Which promptly went red.
"See, I'm horribly clumsy." She said.
"Hmm, well I don't mind."
Oh gosh, he practically purred it, his arms wrapping around her and pulling her close. She felt every ounce of her will fleeing as warmth and excitement replaced it.
"Well... I guess one dance wouldn't be too hard." muttered Yuugi.
"Good." Said Yami, that insanely infuriating smirk on his face. He finally retreated, allowing Yuugi to breathe again as he pulled her onto the dance floor.
She soon entered a new world of energy and bodies. The current song had high energy, the ground pulsing to the beat as dozens of people jumped and stomped along with it. Only a few inches separated Yuugi from the others as Yami dragged her father into the throng. Finally, he stopped, turning around to face her and dance.
A second later, Yuugi realized an even bigger dilemma.
"How the freak do girls dance?!" she asked, her shrill voice carrying over the music.
Yami laughed, obviously just realizing this as well. He gave a shrug, the hand that he still had pulled her closer so they were almost right against each other. He spoke in her ear, Yuugi only able to make out what he said over the clamor.
"Forget about how you're supposed to dance and just dance."
So Yuugi did just that. Her mind was shutting down, the suffocating energy around her filling her brain with a soft buzz. Then there was Yami, who had barely retreated, eyes still on hers. Yuugi bit her lip, noticing how another girl was dancing from the corner of her eyes. So… lots of hips. Got it.
She moved, doing her best to imitate what others were doing. Eventually she found a rhythm, moving in time with the music, emphasizing particular beats with a flourish. She must have been doing something right, because Yami didn't laugh at her. Instead, he continued to dance, moving closer and closer to her. Gosh it sucked that he was so good at dancing and she felt like a fool.
That thought left a second later when Yami's hands slid down her sides. She shivered in their wake, their journey finally ending to rest on her hips. She hesitated for a second, before bringing her hands up to his shoulders, their bodies starting to move in tandem. Her face was becoming hot. In fact, everything was becoming hot. The haze was getting stronger as delight started to take over. She didn't even feel herself smiling, glowing and almost laughing as the thudding of the music pulsed through her. Yami must have felt it too. She could see it in his eyes, feel it vibrating through him as they felt the high of the music.
Her hands started to wonder, one resting on the back of his neck as the other trailed down his chest. The hand on the back of his neck felt him tremble, and her stomach leapt at the thought she had caused that. His eyes were darkening, face coming closer to hers.
She closed her eyes, anticipating, hungry for what was going to come next.
Nothing happened.
She opened her eyes. Yami had retreated, a hand over his flushed face.
"Sorry. Excuse me for a moment."
He was already retreating before he had finished speaking. His body quickly disappeared through the crowd. Yuugi felt like a bucket of ice had dropped on her, waking her harshly to reality. The dance floor didn't seem as inviting anymore, the suffocating atmosphere now stifling instead of exciting.
Idiot she scoffed at herself.
Hi again, I'm alive!
Thank you like always to my wonderful reviewers! I would have lost hope in my story if you didn't tell me you are enjoying it! XD Thank you dragonfox123, vcjb242, Mistoka, vcjb242, catgirl505, ForeverWildfire2.0, Madolche Anjelly, KisaraTheDragonCharm, Underwater Dreaming, devilface1034, SkyNakama27, Hiei Dragon Girl, lollileahpop, and Guest! And welcome to all the new reviewers and readers especially! XD I love hearing what you guys have to say, what parts made you laugh and cry and such. Ugh, you guys are so awesome!
devilface1034, my pronouns are all messed up as well. Can't tell you how many times I've written Yuugi as 'he' instead of 'she' and visa versa for Yami.
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