Author's Notes: Hrm...well...I kinda lost inspiration for Soulmates for a
few days, and so I started this story. As you can see from the beginning
of the first chapter, the reason for my loss of inspiration was writer's
block, that disease dreaded by many writers around the world. At least I
began to get more inspiration at the end, and, afterwards, I finished the
sixth chapter of Soulmates. Therefore, I conquered the writer's block
disease. MWUAHAHAHAH!!
*coughs* Ahem. Anywhos, this chapter title was inspired by the Ending Theme song from Sorcerer Hunters/Bakuretsu Hunters, which is called "Mask".
Disclaimer: *glares at Yami, getting revenge for his comments in the last chapter*
Yami: *sullenly* Dragon Mistress does not own Yu-Gi-Oh, or its characters...but that still doesn't stop her from torturing us.
Author: *innocent smile that convinces no one*
Yu-Gi-Oh
Eyes On Me
By Dragon Mistress Cassie
Chapter Two: Beneath The Mask
Yugi dialed the numbers on his phone frantically, bouncing up and down. He was so happy! The graduation ceremony was tomorrow!! For some odd reason, he felt that if Kaiba came to watch, it might help his friends be more comfortable around the older boy. It also might help Kaiba be more comfortable with the idea of being a friend.
Mild grumbling could be heard from the other side of the room, coming from a certain deceased Egyptian Pharaoh. (*stares at some of the people muttering about how deceased Pharaohs can't talk* Why are you even reading this story if you don't understand that part?! SHOO!! Out with you!)
"Moshi moshi..." a tired voice mumbled as the phone was picked up.
"Konban wa, Kaiba! Daijobu ka?" (Good afternoon, Kaiba! Are you alright?)
There was a pause. "Oh! Konban wa, Yugi. I'm fine, I'm just...extremely tired."
"How come?" Yugi inquired curiously.
On the other end of the phone, Kaiba blushed. Instead of waking up at the usual time, he woke up a half-hour early to have Mokuba teach him how to be a good friend to Yugi. But he couldn't very well let Yugi know that!!
"Anou...well, my company has become really hectic lately. I've been having to come in early to help with lots of things. The phone's been ringing off the hook."
Well, that was at least partially true. The phone HAD been ringing off the hook, and his company was a bit chaotic at the moment.
"Dang, that must suck. Well, then you probably can't..." Yugi trailed off.
"Can't what?" Kaiba questioned immediately.
"Well, see...me, Jou-kun, Honda-kun, Ryou-kun, and Anzu-chan's graduation ceremony is being held tomorrow. I was thinking you could come..." Yugi hesitated. "We were all thinking of hanging out together at my house afterwards. We'd order pizza, have some cake and ice cream. There might even be a few fun duels..."
Kaiba chuckled. "You don't have to bribe me with duels, Yugi-kun. I can come."
Yugi blushed crimson at the sudden familiar suffix Kaiba used.
"Hontou ni?! Wai! That's great!"
Kaiba flushed slightly at the reaction Yugi had. "Eto...Yugi-kun?"
"Hai?"
"Are you sure...your friends...will like me...after all I've done...?"
There was silence for a moment. When Yugi spoke, the words were gentle and calming.
"Kaiba-kun-"
"Seto."
Yami peered curiously across the room at his aibou at the boy's skin turned tomato-colored.
"H-Hai......Seto-kun..."
Yami's eyes bugged out, and Yugi continued, seeming not to notice his yami's response.
"Anyway...you helped me and Yami in that duel against your own yami when you infected your Blue Eyes. When you defeated me on the tower-"
Kaiba flinched, remembering the day he had made Yugi fear Yami.
"-you were only trying to save your brother. Jou-kun and Honda-kun might have a few misgivings, Anzu-chan will come around pretty fast, and Ryou-kun won't care a bit. He doesn't mind all that much. He just likes to have as many friends as he can. And even if they don't like you at first, Kai- er, Seto-kun, I like you! You're my friend for now. One by one, they'll come around. Trust me."
Kaiba blushed at the possessive way Yugi's words sounded.
"Well, um," Kaiba began after a moment of silence. "I'll be there tomorrow, and I'll come to your party."
"It's a spend the night party, by the way."
Kaiba blushed at the thought of Yugi in pajamas, shook his head, and then checked his schedule, praying. He made a silent victory sign, grinning boyishly.
"I can come. Er...what all do you bring to a spend the night party?"
"Oh...well, toothbrush, toothpaste, the necessary things to get ready in the morning, whether you take a shower at night or in the morning, pajamas of course, clothes for the next day, any fun stuff you might want to bring, including a Duel Monsters deck if you want, and...um...yeah, I think that's it."
"Alright then. Sounds like fun."
"It will be! Ja ne!"
"Ja."
As the phone hung up, Kaiba tried to calm his heart down. He didn't exactly know how to go about a spend the night party.
"Hey, Mokuba?" Kaiba called loudly. Mokuba came around the corner a little too quickly, indicating the boy had been eavesdropping. Kaiba rolled his eyes, smiling despite himself, and Mokuba returned the fond grin.
"Don't worry- I'll help you out."
(The next day...)
Yugi bit his lip nervously, straining his head around to see if Kaiba -no, Seto, Yugi reminded himself- had arrived yet. His friends finally couldn't stand it.
"Yugi-chan!! WHY do you keep looking around so anxiously?! Are you waiting for someone to come or something?!" Jounouchi demanded, exasperated. Yugi blushed.
"Uh...I wanted it to be a surprise, but..."
Yugi heard distinctly the sound of a car pulling up, and turned around to look. Sure enough, out from the limo stepped none other than the CEO of Kaiba Corp. himself. Jounouchi and Honda gave Yugi glares, Anzu stared in confusion, and Ryou merely giggled to himself. Yugi smiled innocently.
"What. Is. HE. Doing. HERE?!" Jounouchi demanded, an eyebrow twitching wildly. Yugi sweatdropped.
"I was just trying to give him a normal life. I invited him to the sleepover tonight, and to be our friend-"
"WHAAAT?!?!?"
Yugi sighed, and then jumped as his name was called over the microphone. He stood a little too hastily, stumbled, was helped up by Ryou, whose name was also called, and then they both went up to where all the graduates were gathered. As Yugi, Ryou, Jounouchi, Honda, and Anzu were presented their certificates, Yugi couldn't help but notice Kaiba give him a thumbs-up sign and smile. Yugi couldn't remember a time when he had seen Kaiba smile- to him, anyway. All he and Yami had ever received were smirks.
His face flushed.
Once everyone had gotten their certificates, and were dismissed with calls of good luck getting into good colleges, Yugi raced down the path toward his grandfather, to whom he gave his certificate.
"Well done, my boy," his grandfather congratulated him, slapping him companionably on the back. Yugi couldn't help but smile.
"Thanks, Grandpa."
"I'll have to add my congrats, too. Nice job, Yugi-kun."
Yugi blushed a slight pink color, an almost unnoticeable, yet pleasant, shiver running down his spine.
"Thanks a lot."
"So, Yugi, are you ready to go back home and have a celebration?" his grandfather inquired.
"Sure! Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention: Seto-kun is coming too."
"SETO-KUN?!?!" Jounouchi hissed in Yugi's ear while Kaiba was busy apologizing to Yugi's grandfather for ripping his Blue Eyes White Dragon up. Yugi blushed, not having realized that his friends had gathered around him and had heard most of the whole conversation.
"I told you he was my friend, remember?" Yugi hissed back. "Friends call each other '-kun', ne, Jou-kun??"
Jounouchi arched an eyebrow at him, but said no more.
"Alright, minna, let's get this show on the road. Though," Yugi's grandfather paused, counting them all. "I don't think I have enough room in my car..."
"You can all ride in mine," Kaiba interjected. Jounouchi and Honda were instantly hyper.
"WHOO-HOOO!!! We get to ride in a limo, we get to ride in a limo," they both chanted. Everyone sweatdropped.
"Well, that's good, because I have to go pick up the cake," Yugi's grandfather said in relief.
"Bye, Grandpa!" Yugi called over his shoulder as they all clambered into Kaiba's limo. Kaiba pushed a button on a small panel, told the driver to go to Yugi Mutou's house, and then let go. While everyone was occupied with how incredible the inside of a limo was, Kaiba engaged Yugi in conversation.
"I don't think they like me very much..." Kaiba whispered in the smaller boy's ear. Over the span of the year, Yugi had gotten way taller. Yugi was now almost as tall as Jounouchi, which meant that he was taller than Ryou. Yami had grown as well, so now Yami was almost as tall as Kaiba! (Oooo, tall Yami...*drool*)
"Ryou-kun doesn't mind. I think Anzu-chan is pretty comfortable with the idea..." he chuckled. "I think you won her over with the limo. Jou-kun and Honda-kun are taking it much easier than I thought they would. I think you've started to win them over with the limo as well."
Yugi giggled softly. Kaiba smiled briefly, and then was silent, absorbed in his own thoughts. He didn't really like the idea that he was gaining friends just because of his car. Ryou seemed to sense his thoughts, because the next thing he said made Kaiba feel more at ease.
"Anou...Kaiba-san...it was really nice of you to come see us graduate. I'm glad Yugi-kun invited you to the sleepover. We can all get to know each other better."
Yugi sent Ryou a look that clearly said, 'THANK YOU!! I'm in your debt!!'
"Kaiba-sama"
Kaiba turned towards the intercom, pressed the button, and inquired, "Hai?"
"We have now reached Yugi Mutou's house."
"Thank you."
"Whoo-hoo! Party time!" Jounouchi and Honda shouted, leaping out of the limo before it had even stopped fully.
"JOU-KUN!! HONDA-KUN!! Chill out, you guys!" Yugi called after them, alarmed. He then sighed and shook his head.
"Even their enthusiasm is enthusiastic," Ryou joked cheerfully, and everyone still in the car chuckled before getting out. There was a lot of noise coming from the house, and Yugi wondered what it was until he had stepped inside and saw Yami, Jounouchi, and Honda all acting like they were playing the guitar as they listened to a rock song on the radio. Yugi slapped his forehead in exasperation. Kaiba and Anzu merely stared, dumbstruck at Yami's antics. Ryou giggled.
"Yami-kun!!" Yugi shrieked over the music, trying to make himself heard. "Turn the music down!!" During the middle of the next sentence, Yami turned the music off, so that Yugi was still screaming the words. "You're gonna blast our eardrums right out of our damn ears!"
Everyone froze, staring at the smaller boy, who blushed, and then chuckled nervously.
"Gomen ne. Picked up a few things from Yami."
"Hey!" Yami protested. Yugi stared at him pointedly, and Yami frowned, mumbling.
"You DO cuss a lot, Yami-kun," Yugi frowned back, thinking back to a few eruptions of Egyptian words that translated into a some certain four- letter English ones.
"Alright, well, what do we play first?!" Anzu inquired, clasping her hands together delightedly.
"Truth or dare!" Yugi, Jounouchi, and Honda all shouted at once. Yami and Anzu groaned, while Ryou merely chuckled. Kaiba felt anxiety within him. Mokuba had explained this game to him, and from the rules his ototo had mentioned, there were none except embarrass the person who picked either truth or dare as much as you can.
"Alright, everyone in a circle," Yugi instructed. "Come ON, Yami-kun, we won't embarrass you this time."
"Well...not as much, anyway," Ryou teased. Yami sent him a good- natured glare, and sat down.
"Who's first?" Ryou inquired. Everyone instantly pointed to him, and he rolled his eyes.
"Hmmm..." he suddenly got a wicked look in his eyes. "Yugi...?"
Yugi gave him a nervous look. "Dare..."
Ryou grinned. "I dare you to take out all the gel you put in your hair, and leave it that way for the rest of the night."
"NANI?!" Yugi exclaimed, blushing at what they'd think. Yami started rolling on the floor with laughter, picturing everyone's reaction when they finally saw him. Yugi grumbled, stood, went into the bathroom, and came back out less than 2 minutes later with his hair down.
Everyone blinked once, stared, blinked again, and then...
"OH MY GOD!!" Anzu shrieked. "Yugi-kun, you look like a girl!!"
Yugi, his face bright red, had three blonde streaks of hair in front on both sides of his face, and the rest of his hair was midnight black, with soft purple tints at the very bottom. (Ooooo, I SOOOOOO have to draw this and put it up somewhere where you all can reach it!)
Kaiba stared, feeling as if his heart had leaped into his throat. Yugi did indeed look like a girl. Or rather, a bishounen. (Hell yeah!)
"Yugi, your turn," Ryou said cheerfully. Yugi frowned at him, observed the group, and then pointedly stared at his yami. Yami, exuding a keen sense of the impeding danger, picked truth. Yugi sulked for a moment, thinking.
"What was your former life like?" Yugi finally inquired, at a loss for anything else to ask his darker half.
"I was the Pharaoh of Egypt."
"NANI?!?!?!?" everyone shouted, except for Yugi, who already knew.
"I pick Kaiba next," Yami concluded. Kaiba thought for a moment, and then warily picked truth. Yami thought for a moment, and then grinned.
"Who do you love?"
Kaiba stiffened. "None of your business."
"Aw, come on, Seto-kun, don't be such a stiff!" Yugi teased. Kaiba frowned.
"Like I said, it's nobody's business," Kaiba evaded. Everyone was silent for a moment.
"Minna!" an aged voice came from below.
"Grandpa's home!" Yugi declared, leaping to his feet. "CAKE!"
Everyone except Kaiba and Yami jumped to their feet and pounded down the stairs after the boy. Yami met Kaiba's gaze and they stared at each other for a moment.
"It's Yugi, isn't it?" Yami inquired softly. Kaiba visibly jerked in surprise.
"H-How...?"
Yami smiled. "It's in your eyes. Everytime you look at him, I see the love shining through."
Yami stood, and went out of the room. Kaiba listened to the footsteps slowly fading from his hearing, and he smiled softly to himself at Yami's small poem.
'In my eyes, huh?'
======
Yugi looked up as Yami and Seto came down the stairs. Yugi peered curiously at Seto's face, which was a slight crimson color.
/Yami-kun, what'd you say to Seto-kun?/
//Oh, nothing, aibou.//
/Quit avoiding the question, Yami-kun! It's obviously something important to Seto!/
//You're right. It is important to Seto. So much that he was furious I knew what it was and he doesn't want me to tell anyone else.//
/Aww...that sucks. If it's that important, I want to help him./
//I don't quite think you'll be able to help him on this one.//
Before Yugi could ask why, Ryou had engaged him in conversation, and he forgot about his conversation with Yami. Yami had obviously gotten underneath Seto's protective mask, shielding him from the rest of the world, and since Seto obviously wasn't too happy about it, Yugi chose to ignore what might be under his mask.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Author's Notes: Well, how was it? Good, bad, corny, shitty, cheesy, boring? Read and review, minna! Also, check out my stories Soulmates and PPR:KUT! None of them have Seto + Yugi pairings, but oh well. Soulmates is Yugi + Yami, and also Ryou + Bakura. PPR:KUT has no pairing.
*coughs* Ahem. Anywhos, this chapter title was inspired by the Ending Theme song from Sorcerer Hunters/Bakuretsu Hunters, which is called "Mask".
Disclaimer: *glares at Yami, getting revenge for his comments in the last chapter*
Yami: *sullenly* Dragon Mistress does not own Yu-Gi-Oh, or its characters...but that still doesn't stop her from torturing us.
Author: *innocent smile that convinces no one*
Yu-Gi-Oh
Eyes On Me
By Dragon Mistress Cassie
Chapter Two: Beneath The Mask
Yugi dialed the numbers on his phone frantically, bouncing up and down. He was so happy! The graduation ceremony was tomorrow!! For some odd reason, he felt that if Kaiba came to watch, it might help his friends be more comfortable around the older boy. It also might help Kaiba be more comfortable with the idea of being a friend.
Mild grumbling could be heard from the other side of the room, coming from a certain deceased Egyptian Pharaoh. (*stares at some of the people muttering about how deceased Pharaohs can't talk* Why are you even reading this story if you don't understand that part?! SHOO!! Out with you!)
"Moshi moshi..." a tired voice mumbled as the phone was picked up.
"Konban wa, Kaiba! Daijobu ka?" (Good afternoon, Kaiba! Are you alright?)
There was a pause. "Oh! Konban wa, Yugi. I'm fine, I'm just...extremely tired."
"How come?" Yugi inquired curiously.
On the other end of the phone, Kaiba blushed. Instead of waking up at the usual time, he woke up a half-hour early to have Mokuba teach him how to be a good friend to Yugi. But he couldn't very well let Yugi know that!!
"Anou...well, my company has become really hectic lately. I've been having to come in early to help with lots of things. The phone's been ringing off the hook."
Well, that was at least partially true. The phone HAD been ringing off the hook, and his company was a bit chaotic at the moment.
"Dang, that must suck. Well, then you probably can't..." Yugi trailed off.
"Can't what?" Kaiba questioned immediately.
"Well, see...me, Jou-kun, Honda-kun, Ryou-kun, and Anzu-chan's graduation ceremony is being held tomorrow. I was thinking you could come..." Yugi hesitated. "We were all thinking of hanging out together at my house afterwards. We'd order pizza, have some cake and ice cream. There might even be a few fun duels..."
Kaiba chuckled. "You don't have to bribe me with duels, Yugi-kun. I can come."
Yugi blushed crimson at the sudden familiar suffix Kaiba used.
"Hontou ni?! Wai! That's great!"
Kaiba flushed slightly at the reaction Yugi had. "Eto...Yugi-kun?"
"Hai?"
"Are you sure...your friends...will like me...after all I've done...?"
There was silence for a moment. When Yugi spoke, the words were gentle and calming.
"Kaiba-kun-"
"Seto."
Yami peered curiously across the room at his aibou at the boy's skin turned tomato-colored.
"H-Hai......Seto-kun..."
Yami's eyes bugged out, and Yugi continued, seeming not to notice his yami's response.
"Anyway...you helped me and Yami in that duel against your own yami when you infected your Blue Eyes. When you defeated me on the tower-"
Kaiba flinched, remembering the day he had made Yugi fear Yami.
"-you were only trying to save your brother. Jou-kun and Honda-kun might have a few misgivings, Anzu-chan will come around pretty fast, and Ryou-kun won't care a bit. He doesn't mind all that much. He just likes to have as many friends as he can. And even if they don't like you at first, Kai- er, Seto-kun, I like you! You're my friend for now. One by one, they'll come around. Trust me."
Kaiba blushed at the possessive way Yugi's words sounded.
"Well, um," Kaiba began after a moment of silence. "I'll be there tomorrow, and I'll come to your party."
"It's a spend the night party, by the way."
Kaiba blushed at the thought of Yugi in pajamas, shook his head, and then checked his schedule, praying. He made a silent victory sign, grinning boyishly.
"I can come. Er...what all do you bring to a spend the night party?"
"Oh...well, toothbrush, toothpaste, the necessary things to get ready in the morning, whether you take a shower at night or in the morning, pajamas of course, clothes for the next day, any fun stuff you might want to bring, including a Duel Monsters deck if you want, and...um...yeah, I think that's it."
"Alright then. Sounds like fun."
"It will be! Ja ne!"
"Ja."
As the phone hung up, Kaiba tried to calm his heart down. He didn't exactly know how to go about a spend the night party.
"Hey, Mokuba?" Kaiba called loudly. Mokuba came around the corner a little too quickly, indicating the boy had been eavesdropping. Kaiba rolled his eyes, smiling despite himself, and Mokuba returned the fond grin.
"Don't worry- I'll help you out."
(The next day...)
Yugi bit his lip nervously, straining his head around to see if Kaiba -no, Seto, Yugi reminded himself- had arrived yet. His friends finally couldn't stand it.
"Yugi-chan!! WHY do you keep looking around so anxiously?! Are you waiting for someone to come or something?!" Jounouchi demanded, exasperated. Yugi blushed.
"Uh...I wanted it to be a surprise, but..."
Yugi heard distinctly the sound of a car pulling up, and turned around to look. Sure enough, out from the limo stepped none other than the CEO of Kaiba Corp. himself. Jounouchi and Honda gave Yugi glares, Anzu stared in confusion, and Ryou merely giggled to himself. Yugi smiled innocently.
"What. Is. HE. Doing. HERE?!" Jounouchi demanded, an eyebrow twitching wildly. Yugi sweatdropped.
"I was just trying to give him a normal life. I invited him to the sleepover tonight, and to be our friend-"
"WHAAAT?!?!?"
Yugi sighed, and then jumped as his name was called over the microphone. He stood a little too hastily, stumbled, was helped up by Ryou, whose name was also called, and then they both went up to where all the graduates were gathered. As Yugi, Ryou, Jounouchi, Honda, and Anzu were presented their certificates, Yugi couldn't help but notice Kaiba give him a thumbs-up sign and smile. Yugi couldn't remember a time when he had seen Kaiba smile- to him, anyway. All he and Yami had ever received were smirks.
His face flushed.
Once everyone had gotten their certificates, and were dismissed with calls of good luck getting into good colleges, Yugi raced down the path toward his grandfather, to whom he gave his certificate.
"Well done, my boy," his grandfather congratulated him, slapping him companionably on the back. Yugi couldn't help but smile.
"Thanks, Grandpa."
"I'll have to add my congrats, too. Nice job, Yugi-kun."
Yugi blushed a slight pink color, an almost unnoticeable, yet pleasant, shiver running down his spine.
"Thanks a lot."
"So, Yugi, are you ready to go back home and have a celebration?" his grandfather inquired.
"Sure! Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention: Seto-kun is coming too."
"SETO-KUN?!?!" Jounouchi hissed in Yugi's ear while Kaiba was busy apologizing to Yugi's grandfather for ripping his Blue Eyes White Dragon up. Yugi blushed, not having realized that his friends had gathered around him and had heard most of the whole conversation.
"I told you he was my friend, remember?" Yugi hissed back. "Friends call each other '-kun', ne, Jou-kun??"
Jounouchi arched an eyebrow at him, but said no more.
"Alright, minna, let's get this show on the road. Though," Yugi's grandfather paused, counting them all. "I don't think I have enough room in my car..."
"You can all ride in mine," Kaiba interjected. Jounouchi and Honda were instantly hyper.
"WHOO-HOOO!!! We get to ride in a limo, we get to ride in a limo," they both chanted. Everyone sweatdropped.
"Well, that's good, because I have to go pick up the cake," Yugi's grandfather said in relief.
"Bye, Grandpa!" Yugi called over his shoulder as they all clambered into Kaiba's limo. Kaiba pushed a button on a small panel, told the driver to go to Yugi Mutou's house, and then let go. While everyone was occupied with how incredible the inside of a limo was, Kaiba engaged Yugi in conversation.
"I don't think they like me very much..." Kaiba whispered in the smaller boy's ear. Over the span of the year, Yugi had gotten way taller. Yugi was now almost as tall as Jounouchi, which meant that he was taller than Ryou. Yami had grown as well, so now Yami was almost as tall as Kaiba! (Oooo, tall Yami...*drool*)
"Ryou-kun doesn't mind. I think Anzu-chan is pretty comfortable with the idea..." he chuckled. "I think you won her over with the limo. Jou-kun and Honda-kun are taking it much easier than I thought they would. I think you've started to win them over with the limo as well."
Yugi giggled softly. Kaiba smiled briefly, and then was silent, absorbed in his own thoughts. He didn't really like the idea that he was gaining friends just because of his car. Ryou seemed to sense his thoughts, because the next thing he said made Kaiba feel more at ease.
"Anou...Kaiba-san...it was really nice of you to come see us graduate. I'm glad Yugi-kun invited you to the sleepover. We can all get to know each other better."
Yugi sent Ryou a look that clearly said, 'THANK YOU!! I'm in your debt!!'
"Kaiba-sama"
Kaiba turned towards the intercom, pressed the button, and inquired, "Hai?"
"We have now reached Yugi Mutou's house."
"Thank you."
"Whoo-hoo! Party time!" Jounouchi and Honda shouted, leaping out of the limo before it had even stopped fully.
"JOU-KUN!! HONDA-KUN!! Chill out, you guys!" Yugi called after them, alarmed. He then sighed and shook his head.
"Even their enthusiasm is enthusiastic," Ryou joked cheerfully, and everyone still in the car chuckled before getting out. There was a lot of noise coming from the house, and Yugi wondered what it was until he had stepped inside and saw Yami, Jounouchi, and Honda all acting like they were playing the guitar as they listened to a rock song on the radio. Yugi slapped his forehead in exasperation. Kaiba and Anzu merely stared, dumbstruck at Yami's antics. Ryou giggled.
"Yami-kun!!" Yugi shrieked over the music, trying to make himself heard. "Turn the music down!!" During the middle of the next sentence, Yami turned the music off, so that Yugi was still screaming the words. "You're gonna blast our eardrums right out of our damn ears!"
Everyone froze, staring at the smaller boy, who blushed, and then chuckled nervously.
"Gomen ne. Picked up a few things from Yami."
"Hey!" Yami protested. Yugi stared at him pointedly, and Yami frowned, mumbling.
"You DO cuss a lot, Yami-kun," Yugi frowned back, thinking back to a few eruptions of Egyptian words that translated into a some certain four- letter English ones.
"Alright, well, what do we play first?!" Anzu inquired, clasping her hands together delightedly.
"Truth or dare!" Yugi, Jounouchi, and Honda all shouted at once. Yami and Anzu groaned, while Ryou merely chuckled. Kaiba felt anxiety within him. Mokuba had explained this game to him, and from the rules his ototo had mentioned, there were none except embarrass the person who picked either truth or dare as much as you can.
"Alright, everyone in a circle," Yugi instructed. "Come ON, Yami-kun, we won't embarrass you this time."
"Well...not as much, anyway," Ryou teased. Yami sent him a good- natured glare, and sat down.
"Who's first?" Ryou inquired. Everyone instantly pointed to him, and he rolled his eyes.
"Hmmm..." he suddenly got a wicked look in his eyes. "Yugi...?"
Yugi gave him a nervous look. "Dare..."
Ryou grinned. "I dare you to take out all the gel you put in your hair, and leave it that way for the rest of the night."
"NANI?!" Yugi exclaimed, blushing at what they'd think. Yami started rolling on the floor with laughter, picturing everyone's reaction when they finally saw him. Yugi grumbled, stood, went into the bathroom, and came back out less than 2 minutes later with his hair down.
Everyone blinked once, stared, blinked again, and then...
"OH MY GOD!!" Anzu shrieked. "Yugi-kun, you look like a girl!!"
Yugi, his face bright red, had three blonde streaks of hair in front on both sides of his face, and the rest of his hair was midnight black, with soft purple tints at the very bottom. (Ooooo, I SOOOOOO have to draw this and put it up somewhere where you all can reach it!)
Kaiba stared, feeling as if his heart had leaped into his throat. Yugi did indeed look like a girl. Or rather, a bishounen. (Hell yeah!)
"Yugi, your turn," Ryou said cheerfully. Yugi frowned at him, observed the group, and then pointedly stared at his yami. Yami, exuding a keen sense of the impeding danger, picked truth. Yugi sulked for a moment, thinking.
"What was your former life like?" Yugi finally inquired, at a loss for anything else to ask his darker half.
"I was the Pharaoh of Egypt."
"NANI?!?!?!?" everyone shouted, except for Yugi, who already knew.
"I pick Kaiba next," Yami concluded. Kaiba thought for a moment, and then warily picked truth. Yami thought for a moment, and then grinned.
"Who do you love?"
Kaiba stiffened. "None of your business."
"Aw, come on, Seto-kun, don't be such a stiff!" Yugi teased. Kaiba frowned.
"Like I said, it's nobody's business," Kaiba evaded. Everyone was silent for a moment.
"Minna!" an aged voice came from below.
"Grandpa's home!" Yugi declared, leaping to his feet. "CAKE!"
Everyone except Kaiba and Yami jumped to their feet and pounded down the stairs after the boy. Yami met Kaiba's gaze and they stared at each other for a moment.
"It's Yugi, isn't it?" Yami inquired softly. Kaiba visibly jerked in surprise.
"H-How...?"
Yami smiled. "It's in your eyes. Everytime you look at him, I see the love shining through."
Yami stood, and went out of the room. Kaiba listened to the footsteps slowly fading from his hearing, and he smiled softly to himself at Yami's small poem.
'In my eyes, huh?'
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Yugi looked up as Yami and Seto came down the stairs. Yugi peered curiously at Seto's face, which was a slight crimson color.
/Yami-kun, what'd you say to Seto-kun?/
//Oh, nothing, aibou.//
/Quit avoiding the question, Yami-kun! It's obviously something important to Seto!/
//You're right. It is important to Seto. So much that he was furious I knew what it was and he doesn't want me to tell anyone else.//
/Aww...that sucks. If it's that important, I want to help him./
//I don't quite think you'll be able to help him on this one.//
Before Yugi could ask why, Ryou had engaged him in conversation, and he forgot about his conversation with Yami. Yami had obviously gotten underneath Seto's protective mask, shielding him from the rest of the world, and since Seto obviously wasn't too happy about it, Yugi chose to ignore what might be under his mask.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Author's Notes: Well, how was it? Good, bad, corny, shitty, cheesy, boring? Read and review, minna! Also, check out my stories Soulmates and PPR:KUT! None of them have Seto + Yugi pairings, but oh well. Soulmates is Yugi + Yami, and also Ryou + Bakura. PPR:KUT has no pairing.
