"Yami!" Called Tea, singling her boyfriend out among the crowd around him. The introductions and dinner were over and Yami was now mingling with the guests upon his mother's request.

"Tea!" Yami exclaimed, seeing her. He met her and kissed her on the cheek. She blushed, but did not complain at his show of affection. Yami had not shown much interest in her lately, and this made her distraught, for Tea relied on affection to make her feel wanted.

"I've been trying to talk with you since dinner!" Said Tea. "But you always seem to have a little fan club wherever you go." She nodded towards a group of giggling girls who were swooning over Yami.

"I know sweetie, but I have to be polite." Yami said, wrapping his arms around Tea and hugging her tight. "But you understand don't you? You know how much I would rather be with you than pretending to flirt with all these girls? You understand that I have to do this for my mother's sake?" He whispered, nuzzling up to her.

"Of.of course I understand." Lied Tea. "And I don't mind you flirting with other girls, because I know that you don't mean it and I'm the only girl for you. Am I right?"

"Of course you are baby!" Said Yami, knowing that if he played his cards right now; he could finish the night with Tea, in his room. "I only have eyes for you. You shine out like a beacon in this sea of women!" He cooed.

"Oh Yami!" Tea said, totally taken in by his words.

"Yami!" Called Nephertina from nearby.

"Look, I have to go." Said Yami, taking his arms from around Tea. "Maybe we can meet later?"

"I'll wait for you in your room!" Whispered Tea. "Maybe you can do a repeat performance of last night." She said coyly.

Yami smirked inwardly as he left Tea and found his mother.

"Ah Yami!" She said as he materialised at her side. "You remember the Wheelers?" Nephertina was talking happily with Joey's mother, Joey, Serenity and an old man who Yami didn't recognise.

"Of course." Yami said, politely shaking Joey's hand, before kissing Mrs Wheeler's hand as she curtseyed. He turned to Serenity and noticed, for the first time, how pretty she really was. "Serenity isn't it?" He asked, kissing her hand and looking her in the eyes.

"Yes sire." She said, slightly breathless.

"Mrs Wheeler and I have many things in common Yami!" Interrupted Nephertina. "Apparently she is a seamstress and she made my pink dress for me. You remember, the one with the beautiful beading that I wore to your birthday celebration last year."

"Ah yes." Said Yami, turning to Mrs Wheeler. "You are a very talented seamstress then. That dress is one of my favourites!"

Joey snorted loudly at this and Serenity giggled. Mrs Wheeler looked at them in horror, but Yami only frowned for a moment before laughing too.

"Oops, I really let myself in for that one! Shall I rephrase myself? Out of my mother's many dresses, I prefer to see her wearing that pink dress." He said, smiling at Mrs Wheeler. He knew that if he showed off in front of his mother she would more than keep her promise of letting him escape this party early. "The beading on it is exquisite, quite the best out of all my mother's wardrobe."

"Oh, I didn't do the beading." Said Mrs Wheeler. "Serenity did that!"

"Well, a pretty lady with talent." Enthused Yami. "How rare." He said to Serenity who blushed deeply and averted her eyes. Yami was about to compliment her further, when he noticed the old man for the first time.

"I'm sorry sir, I do not know your name." He said.

"I am Mr Mouto, I make toys for the children of the area." Mr Mouto said, shaking Yami's hand. (Game shop, toy maker, you see the link!?)

"How wonderful. I used to have a fair few toys. Mother probably still has them locked away in some room in the palace." Said Yami, winking at his mother. She smiled proudly at him, realising that he was a master of socialising even if he didn't enjoy it.

After a while of talking Nephertina left to mingle with a few more guests and Mrs Wheeler and Mr Mouto left to find something to drink. They left Serenity and Joey with Yami. After a few moments of awkward silence Joey coughed and said, "Well, I have to go. There are lots of lovely girls here and plenty of Joey to go around!" He left quickly, leaving Yami alone with the uneasy Serenity.

"I'm sorry about my brother." She said. "He is a bit girl-mad."

"Aren't we all?" Said Yami as he sipped from his chalice of fine wine and watched Serenity over the rim. "So tell me Serenity, a lovely girl like you shouldn't be at a dance without a partner. Do you have a.I mean, a dance partner so to speak?"

"Oh, yes I do. I'm sure that Yugi is around here somewhere. I don't know where he went." She said, knowing very well that this would disappoint Yami, but she wanted to remain true to Yugi. "Actually, I should go and find him. If you will excuse me." She said, curtseying before gladly leaving to try to locate Yugi.

Yami sighed and turned around. As he did he bumped into someone walking fast in his direction, in the direction in which Serenity was walking.

"Serenity!" The boy called, just as he and Yami collided.

"Watch out you idiot!" Said Yami, as he spilt his wine over Yugi.

"I'm so sorry, I." Began Yugi, but he stopped as he saw who he had bumped into. "Your highness I am eternally sorry!"

"Yes, well so you should be." Said Yami and he looked at Yugi. Suddenly they saw each other properly for the first time and realised how alike they looked.

"Wow, it's just like looking into a mirror!" Gasped Yugi as he looked at Yami. Yugi was only about half an inch shorter than the tall prince. (Use your imaginations here!) The only difference between their looks was that Yami's highlights ran up his hair, whilst Yugi's fell around his face.

"Quick, this way!" Said Yami, grabbing Yugi's arm and pulling him out into the entrance hall. "What are you playing at? Are you trying to be me? Who are you?"

"Please sir, I'm not trying to be you. This is how I look. My name is Yugi Mouto; I am the son of a poor toy maker. Please don't lock me away, I didn't mean to bump into you, or look like you!" Yugi pleaded.

"Be quiet, I'm not going to lock you away." Said Yami. "I'm glad to have an excuse to get out of there for a while. I hate these kind of things!"

"Really?" Said Yugi as Yami sat on the stairs and looked up at him. Thinking that he should not be higher than the prince, Yugi sat on the stairs too. "I'm enjoying it so much! Meeting people, talking, eating, it is all so much fun!"

"The novelty wears off after a while." Sighed Yami. "It must seem so grand to you."

"Oh it does. I used to dream that one day I would be a prince and do things like this. Sit around all day and do royal things. Make appearances at local events and go to parties and dances. And sleep in a huge feather bed with white sheets and pillows." Yugi said as he re- entered his daydream.

"It isn't all it is cracked up to be." Yami said. "I used to dream that I was really a peasant boy, with a bed on the floor. Having to go to the market and staying out late with my friends. Getting dirty and not having to clean up the moment I get a spot of dust on my robes!"

"I guess the sand is always more golden on the other side!" Mused Yugi. "Strange that we both dream of living each other's lives and we both look so similar."

"That is it!" Said Yami excitedly. "We want each other's lives and we look the same." He jumped up and began to drag Yugi up the stairs. "So lets do something about it!"

"What?" Asked Yugi worriedly as Yami dragged him into the prince's chambers. Yugi looked at everything in awe as Yami dragged him to a large pair of doors.

"It's obvious!" Yami said, throwing open the doors and pulling out some clothes. "You want my life and I want yours.so we swap. For one week I will live as Yugi Mouto, and Yugi Mouto will live as Prince Yami! Here put this on!" He said, throwing some clothes at Yugi. "I'll wear this!" He said, digging out some plain white robes from the back of his cupboard that he had worn during the hottest weather Egypt had ever seen.

Yugi didn't try to protest. He liked the idea of being a prince for a week. How hard could it be? He pulled on the rich blue and purple outfit that Yami gave him and looked at his reflection in the mirror. He looked older and well.noble.

Yami came out of another room dressed only in a white robe. He picked up Yugi's sandals and belt and put them on. The he walked over and stood by Yugi.

"Perfect!" He said. "No one will ever know!" He took some beeswax from a table at the side and used in to make Yugi's highlights run through his hair, rather than hang around his face. Then Yami pulled his own highlights down. Finally he turned to Yugi and said, "No prince is complete without a crown!"

He presented Yugi with his regalia. Yugi looked at them in shock. "I couldn't!" He whispered.

"You have to Yugi, otherwise everyone will know. We have to fool everyone, if they found out you were impersonating me they would have your head!"

"Suddenly I don't like this idea!" Yugi whimpered.

"But no one will know if you wear this!" Yami said, placing the crown on Yugi's head and clipping the belt around Yugi's waist. "There, not even my mother would see that it was you, not me!"

They were interrupted by a knock at the door. Yami turned to Yugi and said, "Go on. Practise being me!"

"Umm.. enter!" Yugi said, deepening his voice slightly to sound like Yami.

Seto Kaiba entered, holding on to Joey's arm as he came in.

"I found this guest outside your room Yami." He said to Yugi. "What shall I do with him?"

"Joey!" Said Yugi. "Let him go!" He ordered Kaiba.

"Are you sure sire?"

"Yes..umm." Yugi looked to Yami.

"Seto Kaiba!" Prompted Yami. "Your chief adviser."

"Yes Kaiba. Let Joey go." Ordered Yugi. But Kaiba was looking shrewdly from Yugi to Yami.

"Yami?" He said to the boy dressed in white.

"Damn it Seto, how did you know?" Yami said as they dropped the charade.

"Because you have never called me Kaiba in you life, and you wouldn't call Joseph Wheeler here, Joey!" Seto said. "Would you mind telling me what is going on here?"