Yugi returns with Ielan to Kaiba's to finish the party and a rather interesting game of truth or dare begins. Who will do what, what embarrassing things will friends make friends do?

A forgotten Princess

'The perils of truth or dare'

By: Mirai

"I know ya liked her Yug but there are other sharks in the ocean."

Jou tried to comfort, Ielan was dumbfounded by what he just said. But concentrated on the shark thing quietly giggling.

"That's fish in the sea idiot."

Kaiba corrected. Ielan's sad look returned as she thought of leaving them. She took a deep breath as she stepped out from behind Yugi facing everyone with sad eyes. Anzu practically threw Yugi to the ground running to her, to give her a hug.

"Does this mean you're staying?"

She asked happily; Ielan looked at her nervously shrugging unsure what exactly to say.

"Ielan'll be staying with grandpa and I."

Everyone was looking back at Ielan including Ielan who walked up to him staring at him for a moment quietly. He gave her an embarrassed smile, and she surprised herself by wrapping her arms around him tightly giving him a tight hug as a few tears fell, he hugged her back and she whispered thanks into his ear. She pulled away bright red when Anzu asked why she was staying with him.

"I don't have a home… I was just staying with my grandfather and Rebecca while they were in town, I would have left tonight"

She explained. She heard her voice being yelled as Hiroto ran at her hugging her and Shizuka coming from behind.

"Moto-kun, Kairo-san, you guys want to stay the night? They are plus Sakura, and Inuyasha. They talked me into having a stupid game of truth or dare."

They both nodded heading into the other room adding to the circle of people that were already in the middle of the large room.

First off we should go around once and say our names, not everyone know each other."

"Moto Yugi, Mazaki Anzu, Higurashi Kagome, Aku Inuyasha, Katsuya Shizuka, Honda Hiroto, Haneoka Meimi, Asuka Jr., Katsuya Jou, Kairo Ielan, you all know me, Kinomoto Sakura, Kaiba Mokuba, Ekuno Yue, Ekuno Akio, Tsuya Miho."

They all introduced. The first one to spin was Yugi, he spun the bottle and it landed on Hiroto. He took a big gulp but chose dare.

"Aw… we have a brave one… Hiroto tomorrow morning I want you to run around the center of town for 3 minutes screaming I am a pretty lady. In your underwear."

Hiroto glared but accepted, spinning the bottle, which landed on Jou, he gave Hiroto a suspicious look choosing truth.

"Jou who do you think is the hottest girl in this room."

He flushed looking around the circle nervously. But he picked his head up answering with his cocky tone.

"Well it's a tie between Anzu and Kai."

Anzu blushed but Ielan didn't seem to notice, she was staring off into space. Jou spun and it landed on Inuyasha. He laughed as Inu chose truth.

"How far have you and your pretty little Kagome gone?"

He asked with a smirk, both of them turning bright red he yelled "pass" spinning the bottle glaring at Jou the whole time. It landed on a girl with light blue eyes and clear hair. She gave him sweet a smile but it didn't faze him.

"The name's Ekuno right?"

He asked and she nodded happily choosing dare. He thought for a minute.

"Run around the first 2 floors of the mansion in your underwear."

He said nonchalantly. She had a shocked look on her face but she accepted stepping into the taking off her clothes and she began to run. As she ran along the group could her various screams and everyone began to laugh till she finally returned. She put on her clothes blushing wildly as she went to the middle of the circle spinning the bottle watching as it landed on Asuka. He looked at her strangely mumbling the word "dare" a big grin came over her face.
"Kaiba-kun, do you have a way to get onto your roof?"

He nodded and she continued her sweet grin.

"I've read about you in the paper. I want you to go to the rooftop and yell as loud as you can… "I am the KING of the world. I'm in love with the thief Saint Tail, that's why I keep letting her get away."

Both Meimi and Asuka blushed brightly but he nodded. Mokuba got up from his seat to show Asuka to the roof and 10 minutes later everyone heard his voice yelling. They started laughing and continued laughing till he got there. It didn't seem to faze him, he went and spun the bottle, and it landed on Akio. He grunted mumbling truth; Asuka had to think for a minute not really caring either way.

"How old where you really when you got married?"

He asked Akio looked uncomfortable for a minute but told him "16" a few people gave him surprised looks but he just went to spin the bottle. It was Kaiba's turn choosing truth.

"When we were 13 we were on a field trip-"

Kaiba gulped before he even finished.

"You and Tsuya-san disappeared, and when you came back you were both blushing and rumpled. What happened?"

He asked with a smirk. Kaiba shifted uncomfortable and Tsuya was bright red. He chose to pass and spun the bottle landing once again on Jou. He chose, dare this time and shot Kaiba a glare.

"You have a choice either kiss Ekuno-chan, Kairo-san, or Higurashi-san."

Jou gave him a death glare, talking to himself. 'Great choice 2 taken girls and my best friend's crush.' He looked up to Yugi with an apologetic look as he bent over giving Ielan a quick kiss on the lips. She hadn't been paying one bit of attention so when he kissed she jumped. She gave him a deadly look and he just pointed to Kaiba who had a smirk. She made an annoyed noise as Jou spun again it landed on Miho. She chose, dare regretting it when a smirk that came onto Jou's face. It was no secret that all of Hiroto's friends hated her.

"You do mourning announcements during school. On the first day after you welcome everyone back I want you to sing a love confession to the person you have a crush on."

He said with an evil look, she looked down but nodded. She crawled to the middle spinning the bottle watching it land on Mokuba. She smiled and he chose, dare.

"I dare you to let Katsuya Shizuka, Higurashi, and the girls give you a makeover however they like, and stay that way for an hour, and not in your room."

She laughed, Mokuba agreed unhappily. His turn to spin and he got Sakura. She giggled nervously picking truth.

"Who's the non-famous, non-family person you like most in the whole world."

She thought for a minute blushing lightly.

"Well there are 2 people I guess. Syaoran and you."

She smiled as she went to spin. Mokuba was silent and bright red as Yue nudged him playfully. The bottle landed on Anzu, who chose truth.

"What was one of the most embarrassing things that's happened to you."

"The day I met Jou. Hiroto decided to bring his new friend over to meet me, and when they came up to my room to meet me. I was getting dressed. Nuff' said!"

She told them and nearly everyone was one the floor laughing except her and Jou who were blushing bright. She cleared her throat loudly spinning the bottle. It landed on Ielan who chose truth to be on the safe side considering it was Anzu.

"A 2-parter, are you still a virgin, and if not how old?"

She blushed brightly giving her new soon to be deceased friend a cold glare, Anzu actually shivered and all eyes were on her and she didn't like it. She mumbled but answered.

"15"

Was all she said Anzu was only slightly surprised but both the answer and the fact that she did stunned everyone else. She crawled to the bottle uncomfortable. It landed on Anzu whom gave the evilest look as she chose; dare. Ielan gave a sincerely creepy look as she chose what to do.

"Anzu you have to kiss one of the guys that you like most in this room."

A look of cold fear appeared on her face as she shot Ielan an evil look, as she looked back between Jou and Kaiba choosing to pass. She spun the bottle it landing on Kagome who picked dare. Anzu thought for a minute not really knowing her too well.

"Go in the closet with Aku-san and swap clothes with him. It'll be timed for 2 minutes, so I'd hurry."

She shrugged getting a strange look from Kagome as she grabbed her boyfriend running into the closet. Anzu waited 2 minutes pulling the door open to find Inuyasha with her underwear on and her skirt around his knees and she had on his underwear and his T-shirt. Her shirt and his pants lost to the floor as they were kissing with their arms wrapped around each other. Anzu cleared her throat telling them they had to stay like that till morning. They both gasped and came out slowly embarrassed. Inuyasha and Anzu sat down as Kagome walked to the middle spinning the bottle running to sit next to Inu. The bottle pointed to Shizuka who decided on truth.

"If you could go out with any guy in here who would you choose."

"Honda-san."

She answered without hesitation going to spin the bottle. She ignored the threats of death her brother was giving Hiroto as she waited for it to land. It finally pointed to her brother who stopped mid yell, he grumbled dare.

"Before the first week of school ends, in front of at least Yugi, Ielan and myself you have to admit your feelings to the girl I know you're in love with."

He turned 5 different shades of red but agreed. He went and spun the bottle still in a bit of a daze as it went to Yugi who said "truth".

"Don't worry Yug, I'll be nice at first. Is their one girl in this room that you like more than a friend?"

He just nodded going to spin the bottle it landed on Kaiba who chose dare this time.

"I dare you to join Hiroto tomorrow on his run through town in his boxers."

He gave Yugi a strange look and nodded spinning once again. It landed on Jou yet again who gave an annoyed sigh choosing truth.

"Give us your completely honest opinion of Kairo-san, Anzu-san, Moto, and myself."

He let out a sigh beginning.

"You're a pain in the ass, but you can be a cool guy when you're not annoyingly arrogant. Yug's great, he's nice funny, the best duelist I've ever seen, a little too shy though. Anzu's fun, can be a pain sometimes but she's always there to cheer us on, and help us when she's needed. God only knows how many more times I would have lost without her. Kai's great we've only known her a few days but she's already one of the gang. You gotta luv the girl, she's also one of the best gamers I've seen, almost as good as Yug, someone ya want to look after."

He said with a smile at his friends. He spun and it landed on Ielan who was in thought once again. She mumbled dare not totally paying attention till Jou smirked.

"Kai you have to kiss the guy you like square on the lips."

She turned to hit Jou upside the head as she rose to her feet.

"Yea, now that he probably thinks I'm some kind of slut."

She said glaring at Anzu for a moment as she slowly walked to her left hitting Jou once more as she was approaching Anzu. She took a deep breath giving Anzu a wink as she kneeled between her and Yugi. Everyone was looking at her in shock as she moved towards Anzu who remained in place smiling at her. She stopped momentarily leaning to the side grabbing Yugi's collar and kissing him. He was stunned for a moment till he kissed her back. She loved the feeling and didn't want to let go but she had to slowly pulling away with a bright red face, as did Yugi. She went to the middle spinning the bottle taking her seat afterwards. She ignored the looks the others were giving her she just stared at the bottle seeing who it landed on. It was Sakura's turn and the game continued for a half an hour with questions like of you could kiss anyone in the world who would it be and meaningless questions like that. It was Yugi once again and it landed Ielan who chose truth.

"Where did you get that scar on your waist and stomach?"

She gave him a weird look but answered. The others gave her a weird look because they didn't notice it.

"When I was 8 my boyfriend accidentally fell into a small pond that formed next to the Nile. There was an alligator that was in there too but we didn't know it till it came for him. I pushed him out of the way getting grabbed instead, nearly being ripped open. But he did something and the alligator let go but not before it knocked him backwards giving him a scar going down his back from a sharp boulder he landed on."

She explained sadness coming over her suddenly, Jou rubbed her back and she smiled shaking it off. It went on a few more people till Hiroto landed on Yugi again who chose, truth.

"Yug, earlier you said you liked a girl in this room. Tell us who it is."

He said with a smirk. Yugi shook his head choosing to pass. After that Kaiba decided to call it a night, well actually a morning it was going on 2.

"Everyone who was left would be sleeping in this room or that one over there."

Kaiba yelled pointing to a door. They all settled down and were soon asleep except Ielan who went out to where the pool was sitting on one of the patio chairs. She was deep in thought, so deep that she fell asleep. Yugi woke up at about 6.30 in the morning and went outside for some fresh air when he heard mumbling. He looked surprised to see Ielan lying in a lawn chair whimpering and calling for someone named "Ryo". A momentarily depressed look came to his face till she spoke again. "NO wait Yugi…" she called out tears forming in her closed eyes. He carefully wiped away her tears and was going to go back inside to get her a blanket but she unconsciously reached for his hand holding it tightly saying Yugi's name again. He pulled a chair next to her letting her hold onto his hand.

A few hours Ielan woke up slowly opening her eyes surprised when she had something in her hand. She looked to see she had a hand in hers, she looked to see it was attached to a pair of deep purple eyes that were staring at her. She let go of his hand laughing nervously, while he just stared at her with a smile.

"Sorry Yugi… Yugi-kun."

She corrected. He gave her a smile walking towards the house she followed behind slowly. She was playing one of the game systems when a small group of people came up to her asking her if she wanted to come watch Hiroto and Kaiba run around barely dressed. She declined seeing Inuyasha.

"I think I might play some volleyball."

She mumbled more staring at the TV than playing the game. They looked at her curiously but left. She went over to Inuyasha sitting on his half sleeping chest.

"You said you wanted to try one on one volleyball. Well now's the time."

She said pulling him up dragging out to Kaiba's volleyball net. She grabbed the ball spiking it on his head. He woke up and they began to play. They chatted and laughed as they hit the ball back and forth till someone called for Ielan. She turned slightly to see Yugi calling for her as he ran over. She blushed giving him a smile till she felt something hit the back of her head. She looked to see Inuyasha giving her an evil grin. She excused herself for a moment as she spiked the ball at him hitting his face hard. She laughed as she turned around walking back to Yugi.

"Inuyasha no baka."

She said as she ran to Yugi with her calm exterior returning. He looked around nervously but began to walk with her following next to him.

"Are you angry?"

She looked at him slightly shocked shaking her head. He looked away again still uneasy but managed to give her a smile.

"You were a little restless when I found you this morning so I was going into get you a blanket and you grabbed, and you were saying my name."

Her eyes grew in size and she just stared at him.

"Did I say anything else? That you heard?"

"Yea, you called for "Ryo" is he your old boyfriend or your only friend?"

"Well he's both. The only person I've ever been or felt close to… until you."

He blushed slightly but remained quiet allowing her to continue.

"Yugi I know this doesn't matter to you. I've had a boyfriend since I was 8. I met him when I was 6. It was kind of funny I was going to steal form him but he saw me and offered to buy me something to eat. He was so sweet to me the first person ever. He refused to let me hate him and eventually we became friends. He's the one who taught me to duel. He had to leave to return to America but he'd visit as often as he could. When I was 8 he came back to try to find me and some guys tried to attack me because the caught me trying to steal form them. He did something and they passed out. Since that day we've been together. When he would leave he'd write my hospital and they'd get his letters to me… You're probably saying what the hell do I care. The reason I'm bugging you with this is I have only trusted, cared about our loved one person ever, him Ryo. But after I met you I started developing feelings. I know it's ridiculous because we've just met and you don't know me. Nor' like me as more than friends, but I can't help but like you. I'm so- I'm sorry."

She told him the whole story, and all her feelings turning to run away from him feeling horrible. 'I'm such a horrible person. I can't have both.' She said as she ran out of Kaiba's large yard ignoring Jou and Shizuka as they walked past. She knew nothing of domino so she just ran aimlessly coming upon a park. She sat on the swing thinking the event over.

"Why the hell did I tell him. Why did I tell him practically everything, why did I tell him I care for him so much. Good job at keeping your feelings to yourself."

She felt someone with her but chose to ignore it. She stared at the ground in front of her.

"If I keep this up the few people that like me are going to hate me."

She whispered to herself looking down at the ground in hatred.

"We could never hate you."

She let out a loud gasp when she heard a vaguely familiar voice call to her. She looked up seeing the guy that took Yugi's place when they were dueling. She gave him a suspicious look as he slowly approached her. She just stared at him not sure what to do.

"What would you know."

She asked giving him an arrogant look, before she looked away.

"I know that I have a strange but not all too unwelcome feeling about you. And I know that my aibou likes you. It's of his own will, my feelings have nothing to do with his."

He said almost like he was trying to make her forgive him. She looked at him for a moment but looked to the sky.

"I get this strange feeling about both Yugi and my boyfriend. I don't know who I'd chose if I ever had to, but I know I never will. Ryo's gone, and Yugi doesn't have feelings for me."

She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up into a pair of soft maroon eyes. She was surprised when he was back to normal.

"Ielan, we could never hate you. Anzu, Jou, Hiroto, even Kaiba, Higurashi, Aku, and Katsuya-chan like you a lot. Why would we hate you? You've had a hard life I understand that."

He said rubbing her shoulder.

"And as for my feelings… I don't want to complicate you anymore than you are already. I just want to see you happy."

He said flicking her chin. She looked at him a moment as if it was so familiar and important to her, as did Yami inside him. They both were frozen in place, but one of them had to move eventually. Yugi was the first one to do so offering his hand to help her up. She looked at him wearily but chose to take his hand standing up with a bright blush. He headed back for Kaiba's her hand still in his. They walked silently till Yugi spoke.

"Ielan we start school the day after tomorrow what do you think you're going to do? You should attend with all of us. My grandfather can get you classes with us."

She looked at him in thought giving him a shrug.

"I've never been to school before."

She said simply. Yugi gave her a surprised look but she shrugged it off as they finally were coming to Kaiba's mansion. Yugi let them in and they quickly found everyone outside in the pool once again. Ielan took of her clothes revealing her bathing suit when Jou called her into the pool. Yugi was short behind.

Everyone swam for hours till it was finally getting dark. Ielan was sitting in a beach chair alone when Kaiba sat next to her.

"Hey Ielan, I'm having a big pool party with all my friends tomorrow, I was wondering if you wanted to come? Everyone here's gonna come, plus some of my other friends."

She looked at him nervously thinking for a minute before she gave him a nod. He smiled and sat and chat with her till Yugi came. She gave him a smile and he blushed as he spoke.

"Hey, I want to get going, do you want to come. You haven't actually met grandpa yet."

He told her. She shot up tossing her clothes on and grabbed her bag making sure her cards were inside. When she did she gave Kaiba a bow thanking him for allowing her to stay. He gave her a smirk telling her to call him Seto as she left. Her and Yugi walked in silence once again she was finally at their shop. He walked in finding his grandfather cleaning up happily till he noticed Yugi and his guest. He gave them a happy smile as Yugi closed the door behind him.

"Grandpa I'd like you to meet Kairo Ielan, professor Hawking's oldest granddaughter."

He introduced with a blush. She smiled uncomfortably as he continued to smile at her.

"Well it's great to have you here. Yugi told me a lot about you, and Arthur's mentioned you."

"She's a great duelist. She beat, and tied with me."

His grandfather gave them a surprised look, but continued to smile. He looked at the bag she held then looked to Yugi.

"Is your stuff still at the hotel?"

He asked, she gave him a frown telling him she had nothing else. Grandpa told Yugi to take her up to where'd she be staying and to get ready for bed. He did as he was asked showing Ielan to a room next to his. She set her bag on a chair that was in the room sitting on the bed staring at the blank walls. She had to just look at the whole room feeling a little uneasy about having an actual place to stay. She felt Yugi walking by as he was going to get ready for bed and she felt him as he walked back to go into his own room with out a word. She noticed a door that she assumed led to Yugi's room, opening it to see him standing in front of his mirror thinking. 'He's so cute even more with his shirt off.' She thought to herself turning bright red. She slowly walked up to him seeing if he'd notice, which he didn't till she wrapped her arms around his neck making him jump. He looked in the mirror seeing her sad face staring away from him. He just stood there slowly turning brighter red.

"Yugi I wanted to thank-you. For being my friend and doing everything for me."

She said turning her emotion filled eyes towards him. He brought his hands up rubbing her arms affectionately. She sighed as she lightly rubbed her head on his shoulder her mind not fully processing the fact that he was shirtless. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek leaving his room for hers. She looked around the vacant room carefully even though there wasn't much to it. She took her cards out setting them on a desk that was in her room, and taking a very tattered and worn out stuffed animal from her bag placing it on the desk. She noticed something in the front pocket that wasn't there before. She unzipped it finding a thick white envelope. It was blank so she nervously opened it pulling out a small piece of white paper reading it.

~Kairo Ielan,

Kairo I want you to know that I'm truly sorry for the way Rebecca and I have been treating you. I can't speak for Rebecca but I'm truly regretful. Someday I know I'll be more forgiving. You may try to contact me anytime you'd like. I can't face you to tell you why I've done the things I've done to you but if you ever have to know ask young Yugi.

I'm not around in your life but I hope this can make you a little better off. I know all the stuff in this bag is all you've lived on.~

She looked in the envelope to see a very large amount of money. Normally she would have left it be, but she decided she wanted to make this life work. 'I want to live here, I want to be with Yugi… If Ryo shows up I'll have to reevaluate myself. But until then I'm going to allow myself to feel something.' she said to herself not hearing a voice calling for her. She turned to her right to see Yugi in the doorway wearing pajama bottoms and no shirt. She gave him a small uneasy smile.

"What time's Seto-kun's party?"

He thought for a minute saying it was around 3. She gave him a look.

"Yugi could you give me Anzu's number?"

"Unless you want to go shopping with me."

She said with a laugh not expecting him to agree but he gave her a smile as he nodded. She blushed and he turned back into his own room, she sat on the bed again for a few hours till it was dead silent all around her. Yugi and his grandfather have both gone to bed. She looked out the window seeing a small balcony attached she slowly crawled leaning against the window with her knees to her chest falling asleep. She woke to someone shaking her looking up to see Yugi's grandfather in front of her. She gave him a weird look, while he gave her a worried one. She got back in her room wobbling as she made her way to her own bed. Solomon didn't want to bother her so he left quietly giving the girl a last worried look, she fell over finally falling asleep waking early the next morning. She got up rummaging through her small pile of clothing deciding she wanted to look semi descend today. But deciding her mission was all for not she threw on a short flaring pink skirt and tea's gray mesh shirt, she threw her long hair in 2 messy buns. She grabbed a bag, which held her deck and her money going downstairs seeing Yugi's grandfather cooking.

She sat down at the table just watching him quietly as he sung to himself not seeing her sit behind him. He appeared to be making breakfast he jumped when he turned around seeing the girl sitting there.

"I didn't see you Kairo-san."

He said with an embarrassed laugh. She just looked at him with a straight face no signs she was holding in laughter or anything.

"What are you up today young lady?"

He asked with a smile.

"I'm going to go shopping, I think Yugi-san might be coming too. And Seto-san invited us to a party at 3."

She told him, he turned back to cooking quietly, till Ielan spoke.

"Moto-san, I have 2 things I need to say. 1 please call me Ielan, you're a kind man and were friends with my grandfather, so I know you're nice. Secondly, I wanted to ask you a favor."

She said he turned to face her nodding.

"I was wondering if you could call the high school the others go to, and see if maybe I could attend too."

He nodded giving her a bright smile.

"Of coarse, I'll even see if I can get you classes with them."

She nervously thanked him giving him a small hug and asked him not to tell Yugi. He nodded as Yugi came into the room tiredly rubbing his eyes as he asked what he wasn't supposed to know. Ielan smirked as she answered.

"Well you ruined it Yugi, I was telling your grandfather that I'm forcing you to take me shopping today since I have not a clue where anything is."

She said with an emotionless smirk as she stood next to him poking his forehead. He surprised her by wrapping his arm around her nodding.

"I already knew that."

He said as he let go of her seeing her bright red cheeks. They all ate and as soon as they finished Yugi dragged her out with him and they made there way down the street. They were soon in front of a large mall, they went in to see people scurrying everywhere.

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Hey, will that certainly was interesting. I hope you'll keep telling me how I can fix it.