tee-hee! well, in this chappie, we fineally get rid of anzu! next chappie will be da last one, cuz i just got too many other fics on my plate right now. and i'm a lazy bum ^_~ but i'm sure u guyz will luv it- total yami x yugi fluffiness!!

yug: b-but..oni..you made me wear a dress in this chappie!

^_____^ and you look so kawaii! dun worry, folks, i've explained it in the ficcie! and i'm doing a pic of yug in his dress!

yam: *rubs hands together gleefully * and i've got my car! ^_^ same one as in the bet!

oh, and of course, thankies to all of my lovely reviewers! and especially those who've put me on your favs. list and also read my other ficcies! next chappie is going out to you guyz! *huggles *

and now.....dun dun dun....yami and anzu start going out!

*evil laughter * SIKE! hey, i'm in a humurous mood...scary, i know....

&&&&&

Yugi stood leaning against the wall, his hands clasped behind his back as his huge violet eyes watched the activity in the gymnasium. The school's huge gym had been decorated in light blue and white balloons and streamers. There was a live dj, a local girl whom Yugi'd occasionally seen around school. The stage crew had set up multi colored lights that illuminated the dance floor, but the rest of the interior was dark and dimly lit.

Yugi yawned and shifted his slight weight to the other side. His feet were killing him; those high heeled dress sandals hurt! But the light blue, satin shoes with fake blue jewels on the straps that went across his insteps matched his spaghetti strapped, light blue dress with the dark blue gauze overlay perfectly. Well, the shoes had come with the dress, so it kind of made sense that they would've matched.

He wished he could've worn something more comfortable and less exposing, but he was lucky to have even this to wear. His grandpa couldn't afford to buy him an outfit for the dance, but Mr. Hawkins, an old archaeological partner of his grandpa's, had a granddaughter who was three years younger than Yugi, and just the same size. Rebecca, the granddaughter, had let Yugi borrow her dress. Infact, Rebecca had been a little too happy about it; not only had she lent the dress to him, she'd even insisted on doing his make up. She'd put sparkling baby blue eye shadow on him, face powder, and strawberry flavored, sparkly lip gloss.

Yugi wasn't quite sure how to take it, but Yami seemed to like it. Infact, when Yami had come to his house in his sleek, blue sports car with the two white racing stripes (the same car he has in "the bet") , he had told Yugi , "Little One, you look beautiful." And then had taken Yugi's soft, silver ringed hand in his and brushed a gentlemanly kiss on his fingers.

The memory made Yugi blush, and he looked down at his painted toes. Yami had escorted him to the car, even opened the door and helped him in. They had had a pleasant ride, chatting quietly and enjoying the moment, until they'd stopped to pick Anzu up. Yugi hadn't had a chance to tell her he was going, and Yami had apparently forgot to mention it. At first, she had been surprised, and somewhat delighted.

Then, she'd noticed that Yugi, not her, was sitting in the front seat. And Anzu always sat in the front seat when it was her and Yami. Yami, who'd always had one hand on the wheel and the other on his gear shift, which was located near the floor, had kept one hand on the wheel, and the other lingering near Yugi's, their finger tips nearly touching. He'd never done that with her. He never smiled so carefree with her, nor did he laugh as freely.

Anzu figured out that Yami liked Yugi. And she wasn't happy. Yugi had talked mainly with Yami, but he'd also tried to include Anzu in on the conversation, too. However, Anzu, growing jealous, had bit her lip and said nothing. The fact that Yugi's dress was prettier than hers didn't help, either. She had on a pearly pink, semi tight dress with white shoes, and she'd worn too much jewelry. Yugi only had on three silver rings, two bracelets, a necklace, and earrings whereas the cheerleader had worn rings on every finger, bracelets that jangled when she moved, two necklaces, and earrings. To add insult to injury, when she'd asked Yugi where he'd gotten his dress, he blushed and said a friend, Rebecca, had lent it to him. The only Rebecca they knew was in seventh grade, and she, Anzu, was a senior, same as Yami.

Anzu didn't like this; she didn't like it at all. Tonight was supposed to be her big night, the night when she had the courage to admit her feelings for Yami. And Yami was entranced with Yugi, nearly ignoring her entirely! So, soon as they'd parked, handed the door monitor their tickets, and entered the dance, she had forcefully taken hold of Yami's arm and dragged him onto the dance floor, far away from Yugi.

Yugi had been left alone at the gate, watching sadly as Anzu dragged Yami away. He sniffled and blinked back tears; he didn't want to ruin his make up. Then he'd look very bad. Instead of just a pretty loser hanging out by the punch bowl, he'd be a loser with messed up make up. The petite angel had made his way to the refreshment table, hiding in a corner against the wall. Nobody seemed to notice him, and no one had asked him to dance. He'd been standing here for half an hour, keeping his saddened violet eyes on Yami.

He'd been so happy at first- he was sure he was going to have a great time. He'd been so excited; this was going to be his first dance, and Yami was taking him! He'd been hoping that he, Yami, and Anzu would all have a great time. Grandpa had even taken a picture of Yami and Yugi together. He'd been so proud of his grandson, saying how quickly he was growing up- the elderly man even had a tear or two in his eye as Yugi had headed out to Yami's car. And now..... He sighed, raising his head to try and find Yami and Anzu through the crowd of moving bodies, but he couldn't see them; it was dark and there were too many people.

"Hey, Yugi-" The little one turned towards the soft voice, and saw Ryou. The silver haired hikari wore the same dress as Anzu, only he managed to look a hundred times better in it than she did. And his shoes matched his dress, and he didn't have on too much make up; it was similar to Yugi's, except sparkly pink instead of baby blue. The junior had body glitter dusted lightly along his bare arms and legs, and he also had-

"Ryou, is that a tiara in your hair?" Yugi smiled, though his large eyes only showed his sadness.

Ryou's face colored and he paused in reaching for a glass of punch. "Well, er- it's Bakura's doing. All of this-" He gestured towards his ensemble, "-is."

Ryou suddenly gasped as Bakura, clad in black dress pants, black shoes, and a black silk dress shirt with an embroidered silver dragon, wrapped his arms around his date's trim waist. "So, I like things that sparkle." The trouble maker said, lowering his head and nibbling on Ryou's exposed shoulder.

The hikari squirmed. "Bakura!" He wriggled out of his arms, then adjusted his mussed hair, dress, and tiara.

Yugi forced a giggle, though he felt jealous inside. He wished he and Yami could be together like that. If only he'd been as brave as Ryou, and asked his crush out.

Noting the sadness in his friend's eyes, Ryou came close to him. "Yugi, what's wrong?"

Yugi bit his lip and looked down. "Oh, n-nothing."

"Yugi......" Ryou's voice was stern, and a bit hurt by Yugi's lack of trust.

Yugi turned his head, then looked up at his friend. "It's Yami- he....him and Anzu, I haven't seen them all night. Soon as we came in the door, Anzu took Yami onto the dance floor, and I haven't seen them since."

Ryou seemed shocked. "B-but...I thought Yami liked you!"

Yugi blushed and closed his eyes. "I wish he did."

Ryou turned to look at Bakura over his shoulder. "You always tell me that Yugi's the one who Yami's always talking about in the locker room."

Bakura snorted and rolled his eyes. "God, I get sick of hearing it. If I ever hear one more word about Yugi's cute little ***, then I'll knock Yami's teeth down his throat." He growled.

Upon hearing Bakura's comment, Yugi's eyes went wide, his cheeks turned scarlet, and he ducked his head. "B-but....Yami's dancing with Anzu...."

"Anzu Mizaki? Who on earth would want to dance with her? She's an ugly troll; she's too top heavy; her chest doesn't match the rest of her body." A red head girl with a tatoo and a nose ring, one of Bakura's friends and a senior, joined their conversation.

"Speaking of well- rounded..." Bakura sneered at her.

The girl snorted. "Not everyone's been blessed with the body of a sex god. Or goddess."

"Make yourself useful." Bakura suddenly grabbed Yugi's arm and pulled him past Ryou to stand next to the girl. "Go find Yami and get rid of Anzu."

Yugi bit his lip nervously, rubbing his hand where Bakura had gripped his soft upper arm. He was sure that area was going to bruise. Ignoring Bakura's gruff speech, for that just was the way he was, Yugi smiled his thanks as he followed the girl onto the dance floor, his heels clicking against the overly waxed and polished wood.

Yami was leaning against the wall, his arms crossed and ruby eyes glaring angrily at Anzu. He was wearing his usual leather collar, black dress pants, black shoes, a black beater with an open front silver and dark blue flame shirt that accented Yugi's soft, gauzy dress perfectly.

Anzu stood in front of him, hands on her pink clothed hips and glaring right back, stubbornly standing in his way and blocking his view of the crowd.

"Anzu, what do you think you're doing? It's been half an hour; I want to find Yugi. All three of us were supposed to come together."

"You never told me! How do you think that makes me feel, Yami? All this time, it's always just been the two of us! Then suddenly you're ga-ga over Yugi, and he's invited to this dance, and you completely ignore me!"

"We're just friends. If you wanted me, you should've said something. But I like Yugi, not you."

"NO!" Anzu shrieked and stomped her foot, almost breaking the heel of her shoe. "It's always just been the two of us, and I liked it that way! D*** it, Yami, I liked it! I like you!" She finished with a huff, shocked at what she'd just said.

Yami was shocked as well, but it quickly cleared. "Anzu, I care for you as a friend, nothing more. Yugi already has my heart."

"B-but-" She stuttered helplessly.

"Look, just because you love someone, doesn't mean that they have to love you back. Life doesn't work like that. You can hope they do, but that's about it."

Anzu's face twisted from shocked to outraged. Just as she was about to let her tongue loose once again, the red haired girl casually strolled over, hit her hips into Anzu's, and sent the cheerleader flying. Anzu smacked into the back of a big busted, blonde haired girl in a purple dress. A girl who didn't look to happy to have been hit into. While Anzu got dragged outside to settle the matter, the red head smirked and walked away, leaving Yugi and Yami alone.

Yugi gulped, his eyes wide at what had just happened, and he looked down at his feet, unsure of what to say to Yami. He nervously wriggled his toes and licked his lips, tasting the strawberry flavor of his lip gloss.

tbc..........

&&&

aww, just when it was getting good, i end it! ^___^

sike! i couldn't do that to you guyz!! here's the rest....... &&&

Yami stood completely still for a second as what had just happened registered in his brain. He shook his head and made a mental note to thank Bakura later. Then, seeing his nervous, distraught beloved, he pushed away from the wall and walked over to his side.

"Yugi? Are you alright?" Yugi nodded his head without looking up.

Yami reached a long, slender finger under Yugi's soft chin, tilting his head up, and saw crystal tears forming in his eyes.

"Oh, Yugi, please don't cry. I'm so sorry for staying away like that, but me and Anzu had been fighting...we only danced once or twice, and....oh, Yugi, please don't cry tonight. It's our first dance together...."

Yugi looked up at Yami, seeing his worried crimson orbs, and blinked back his tears. He gulped, swallowing them down, and gave Yami a shaky, small smile.

"Yugi...." Yami wrapped his arms around Yugi, pulling him against his chest. "Beautiful one....my beautiful one.... We still have the rest of the night to make magical. And I promise you, it will be."

Yugi gave Yami a full, heartwarming but slightly shaky smile as the older boy led him to the refreshment table for a steadying, calming drink of punch, then onto the dance floor for Yugi's first dance ever.

tbc (for real this time!)

&&&&&

*snorts * some one-shot this turned out to be! but next chappie will be the last one! FLUFF AND ROMANCE, and no more anzu! ^_____^

oh, and the red head in there? that's me! ^__^ i just couldn't resist adding myself! but i wont' be back next chappie- that's for yami and yugi only! and, no, i don't have a nose ring or a tatoo. as of yet. ^_^ but i'd rather have a belly button ring than a nose ring. :P

so, what do ya think of this chappie? should i continue?