Brier: My mistress doesn't own any of the characters in Yu-Gi-Oh! except
for herself.
----------Yugi's POV----------
(Saturday, 10:00 a.m.)
My eyes fluttered open and I yawned. I tried to stretch only to realize that two strong arms were around me. I tried to look up but my head only hit a firm, muscular chest. I realized that it could only mean one thing. I turned around slightly, with much difficultly, to see Yami. "Yami, wake up," I said, and yawned. He didn't even hear me.
/Yami?/
No response.
/Yami?!/
Still no response.
/YAMI!!!!!!!/
He was still asleep.
Okay, that's it. He asked for it. /Ceribi?/
What is Yugi?
/Could you come here for a second?/
Sure.
I heard footsteps and my door cracked open. "Morning Little Angel," Ceribi said cheerfully.
"Hey sis."
"So, what cha...?" She spotted the predicament I was in. I had called her partly because she has a loud voice (I'm not insulting her; I'm merely stating a fact, and complementing her in Ceribi's opinion). "Oh. I see." She raised her hands and made the room soundproof so that she doesn't wake anyone else. I made myself go temporarily deaf so I didn't hear her scream at the real volume. "YAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (I heard: "Yami!)
Yami jumped out of bed and took a defensive stance. Ceribi and I burst into laughter (I had made my hearing normal again and she had taken down her barrier of sound). "What's wrong?" Yami said, and saw us laughing. "Very funny. Why did you have to wake me up?"
"Because I couldn't leave the bed!" I told him, slightly annoyed.
He came up close to me. "Now why would I want you to do that?" he asked, his breath tickling my ear.
"So I can get ready for you," I whispered back.
I looked past him and got off of the bed, much to Yami's surprise. I walked over to Ceribi who picked me up. "Oh yes. The morning ritual. How could I forget?" said Yami.
"I dunno," said Ceribi simply to the rhetorical question. She walked over to him and kissed him on the forehead.
"Hey sis," I said.
"What?"
"I bet I know another morning ritual, a new one!"
"Which one Yugi?"
"The one where you make out with Kaiba!" I giggled.
"What's that I hear?" asked Kaiba from the doorway. He had passed by the room and heard me.
"Oh, morning Kaiba," I said. Yami nodded to him. Ceribi put me back on the floor and walked over to him. There, Yami and I watched them as they kissed.
/Looks like they're enjoying this,/ I said, amused.
Yes it does,said Yami, equally amused.
The broke their kiss and Ceribi stared at me good-naturedly. "I heard that, you know," she said. Yami and I tried to look innocent, but I was the only one who could pull it off.
Kaiba nodded to us and gave a meaningful glance at Yami. It's meaning was lost to me. "So Yugi... what do you want to do today?" asked Ceribi as he left.
Suddenly, it hit me. "Um... I dunno."
"Did you think we'd forget about your special day?" asked Yami.
"Happy birthday, bro," said Ceribi. She hugged me tightly.
"Happy birthday Aibou," said Yami, and kissed me, passionately. We both wanted to prolong it but Ceribi coughed meaningfully. We sighed after breaking our kiss.
"Sorry," she said sheepishly. "I'll let you spend some time alone. Maybe a little later, though?"
I nodded and smiled. She half smiled and left the room, closing it. Yami grabbed me. He nuzzled my neck a little before giving my several butterfly kisses. I played with his hair, moaning slightly.
He brought his head up and kissed me on the mouth. I felt something pushing my lips and parted them. Wasting no time, Yami explored my mouth. Mmmm, that feeling... there isn't anything like it in the world. He finally let go and I gasped for air.
"Yugi, I think I should give you one part of your gift now," he said. He turned to my boom box and pressed play. I recognized the beginning melody as The Way by Clay Aiken, which was on one of my sister's CDs (an: dude, I love Clay and have his CD!):
There's something 'bout the way you look tonight
There's something 'bout the way that, I can't take my eyes off of you.
There's something 'bout the way your lips invite,
Maybe the way that, I get nervous when you're around.
And I want you to be mine.
And if you need a reason why...
[CORUS 1]
It's in the way that you move me,
And the way that you tease me.
The way that I want you tonight.
It's in the way that you hold me
And the way that you know me.
And when I can't find the right words to say:
You feel it in the way.
Ooooooh oh, you feel it in:
The Waaaaaaaaaaaaay.
There's something 'bout how you steal the mind,
There's something bout the way that, I whisper your name when I'm asleep (oh boy)
Maybe it's the look you get in your eyes (your eyes)
Oh, baby, it's the way that, it makes me feel to see you smile.
And the reasons they, may change.
But what I'm feeling stays the same.
[CORUS 1]
I can't put my fingers on it.
Just what it is that makes me, love you, you baby.
So don't ask me to describe.
I get all jumped up inside!
Just thinking 'bout the way...
[CORUS 1 x2]
There's the way 'bout the way, you look tonight.
There's nothing more to say than: I feel it in the way.
Ceribi had come in a sung the accompaniment. I didn't pay attention. Instead, I stopped the CD and launched my self of Yami, kissing him. "That was beautiful," I whispered, awed. I had no idea that he could sing.
Yami chuckled. "Your sister has something for you too."
I looked at Ceribi. She smiled. "Yami and I have one huge present for you," she said. "That was part of it, and here's another." She chose number 7 on the Clay Aiken CD, which was called "Shine".
You can try to hide away,
From every drop of rain,'
That's hanging over you.
And you can say it's all a waste.
Lost your time and space.
There's nothing left to lose.
But like a broken angel on the ground.
Like a symphony without a sound.
Turn around. (turn around)
[CORUS 1]
Everything thing you are,
Everywhere you've been.
Sinner and the saint that fight the battle within.
Every place you go,
Everybody knows,
Shadows fall across the sun, sometimes.
Shine. You're gonna shine.
In the mirror of your soul,
I know that you know,
You are not forsaken!
Hey butterfly, open up your weary eyes.
And realize,
It's a trip we're taking.
And the world will turn around again.
And your shattered heart is gonna mend.
In the end.
[CORUS 1]
Baby let's go ridding those shooting stars (stars. You're gonna shine.)
Watch that crescent mood smile to your heart (to your heart.)
(Shine.)
You're gonna shine.
(Shine.)
You're gonna shine.
[CORUS 1 x2]
Yeah... (you're gonna shine)
The song faded into nothingness as my sister pressed the stop button. I hugged her.
"Those two songs were absolutely beautiful. I can't thank you two enough," I said.
"Anything for my aibou," said Yami affectionately.
"Yeah, and I know how much you love to hear me sing," said my sister and smiled.
----------Serria's POV----------
We rang the doorbell around 3:00.
Someone ran to the door and opened it. There I saw a teen I've known all of my life. She has black hair with natural red and blonde highlights. Normally it was in a ponytail, but it was down right now. She was wearing a beautiful dress. It was sapphire blue with a spaghetti-strap top and a full skirt that slightly swept the floor. She yelped at threw myself at me, hugging me. "Serria!" she cried, recognizing me.
"Hi Ceribi!" I said, laughing. She greeted the others, who went to set up their equipment. "You know why I'm coming here?" I asked her.
"Well, it's Yugi's birthday party."
"So you do know! Hey, you know the person who called us? A Mr. Seto Kaiba?"
She laughed. "I know him, all right."
Someone came and saw us. He was tall, at least 6'4" (Ceribi was about four inch shorter, and she's 6 feet) with brown hair and sapphire eyes. He wore a purple duster. He's incredibly good-looking. Ceribi walked up to him and hugged him. "Who's this?" he asked her. He nuzzled her gently and they kissed full heartedly. I watched with one of my eyebrows raised.
"So you finally got a boyfriend, Ceribi?" I asked her once she looked at me. She grinned.
"Sorry. Anyway, this is Serria, my very close friend and the lead singer/creator of the Serria Smileys. Serria, this is Seto Kaiba, owner of this mansion, CEO to Kaiba Corp, and my boyfriend. Call him..." She paused, and looked at him. Kaiba looked back at her and she understood something. "Call him Kaiba or Mr. Kaiba."
"I'll settle for Kaiba," I said hastily. "Anyway, we're going to play half of the time and pop in CDs the other half."
Kaiba nodded and walked away. Ceribi glared affectionately at him as he left. "Don't mind him. He's not a people's person. He only truly opens up with me and his little brother Mokuba."
"Did I hear my name being called?" chirped a voice. A boy, about twelve years old, walked up to us. He had raven-colored hair and the same sapphire eyes as Kaiba.
"This is Mokuba. Mokuba, this is Serria."
Mokuba grinned and pulled out our latest CD. "Autograph?" I asked, laughing. I pulled out a pen and signed this CD.
This was going to be a great party.
----------Yugi's POV----------
(Same day, 4:45 p.m.)
My duel monsters all wanted to talk to me and led me away from Yami. They took me and Kirian got gave me a brand-new suit to wear. I shrugged, not understanding why. First Yami had made me take another bath so that I would be clean. Then I'm told to wear this tux. I sighed. The duel monsters redid my hair to be the same as usual, but just fresher-looking. They led me to the Main Hall. As I entered, three lights when on. Ceribi, wearing the gorgeous dress she had bought from the mall was illuminated. Yami, also wearing a tux and looking mighty fine, was also lit up. I was the last person. Yami and Ceribi each had one microphone in their hands. They smiled, and started to sing.
Yami: Everyone's invited, this is how we live
Ceribi: We're all here for each other
Yami and Ceribi: happy to give
Yami: All we have we share
Ceribi: And all of us we care.
Yami: so come on...
(Everyone, including the band:)
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our brotherly time
We're happy giving and taking
to the friends we're making
There's nothing we won't do
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our happy to be time
This is our festival
you know and best of all
We're here to share it all
Ceribi: There's a bond between us
nobody can explain
Yami: It's a celebration of life
Ceribi and Yami: and seeing friends again
Ceribi: I'd be there for you
Yami: I know you'd be there for me too...
Ceribi: so come on
(Everyone:)
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our brotherly time
This is our festival
you know and best of all
We're here to share it all
Ceribi: Remembering loved ones departed
Someone dear to your heart
Yami: Finding love, and planning a future
Telling stories and laughing with friends
Precious moments you'll never forget
Ceribi: This has to be
The most beautiful
The most peaceful place
I've ever been to
It's nothing like I've ever seen before
(Everyone:)
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our brotherly time
We're happy giving and taking
to the friends we're making
There's nothing we won't do
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our happy to be time
This is our festival
you know and best of all
We're here to share it...
Ceribi: Best of all... we're here to share it all!
The lights flashed on when Ceribi said the final word, "all". Everyone was cheering. I looked around and saw that the entire room had been decorated. Wow! The Serria Smileys are performing! Woah! Anyway, Ceribi laughed at my stunned expression. "Happy birthday, Yugi!" she said into the microphone, before flipping it into the air behind her. The lead singer of the Serria Smileys (SS), Serria, caught it smoothly.
Ceribi came off from the "stage" and ran to me. I ran to her. We embraced. Everyone cheered. "You like?" she asked, showing me everything they had done.
"You did all of this for me?" I asked, shocked.
"You're da best friend a guy like me could ever have!" said Joey from behind me.
"You've always been there for us, Yugi!" said Mai.
"What we're trying to say..." began Serenity.
"...is that this is our way to say thanks," finished Ryou.
I looked at them all and broke into tears of joy. "Thank you so much!" I cried. I smiled. Ceribi picked me up, kissed me, and threw me into the air. She and Yami switched places and Yami caught me from the air (she had thrown me very high). We kissed. Everyone started to cheer.
SS struck up one of their famous songs. Yami took me to the dance floor. Ceribi tricked Kaiba into going on the dance floor with her. Malik and Ryou decided to dance with each other if their yamis wouldn't dance with them, but it turns out that the yamis would. Anyway, we all danced to the music.
After they sung one song they played a CD of another. Ceribi gasped at a lot of their song choices and just had to sing with them. She made me sing too when they had a double song (as I like to call them) on.
After all of that, it was time to open my presents. I got awesome gifts, including my own Duel Disk System (Mokuba and Kaiba), booster packs and a photo of my friends (Joey and Mai), the five pieces of Exodia (part of the huge present Yami and Ceribi gave me) and much more, but the best one was the present that finished the huge present from Yami and Ceribi, and this was more from Ceribi. She gave a speech, short, but a speech nonetheless and handed it to me after I opened all of the others:
"We were both really young when our parents died, Yugi. You were one and I was two. For roughly seven years we lived with our grandfather. One day, however, I was kidnapped, and we never saw each other again for seven more years. I promised myself that one day I would find you again, and we would live together. Fate had it that I finally had enough money to get a flight to Domino and I found you at the worst time. That time was when our grandfather died. It was a long fight, but eventually I gained custody of you. This gift is to show what we've both gone through, from the time our parents died to now."
I opened the present. It was a leather-bound book. Opening it, I saw pictures. Memories start to flash back as I looked at them (an: flashbacks are in third person POV):
A small boy about three hugging a four years old girl who looked like him.
An old man looking at two small children playing a game.
A six year old girl running home from school to the frantically waving smaller boy.
That same girl reading a book to the younger boy.
The same two children on the swings, the girl pushing the boy.
The two children laughing, building sand castles on the beach.
The girl helping the boy in the pool.
A bigger kid fighting the small boy and the girl defending the small
boy.
The girl fighting a big man who had the little boy, making him release his grip on the boy, and telling him to run. When the boy stood still, she picked him up and threw him into the nearest bush to hide while she herself was taken into a car. This ends with the girl screaming, "Yugi!"
The boy, now fourteen, solving the Millennium Puzzle.
The boy having trouble in school with bullies (Tristan and Joey).
A Puzzle piece thrown into a pool.
That same boy defending the people (Joey and Tristan) who used to pick
on him.
The boy and the other two becoming friends after one of them gets the Puzzle piece back.
The boy beating another boy (Seto Kaiba) at a duel and sending his evil side to the Shadow Realm.
The boy going to Duelist Kingdom to save his grandpa.
The boy dueling.
The boy dueling the same one he defeated earlier (Seto) and losing to save his [Seto's] life.
The boy beating Pegasus.
The boy entering Battle City.
The boy battling a Rare Hunter for his friend's Red Eyes Black Dragon.
The boy dueling more.
The boy beating another (Noah Kaiba) at a duel.
The boy and anther (Seto) jumping from a roof to fall through a portal.
The boy winning Battle City.
A funeral, with the boy's grandfather in the casket.
The girl from before, now seventeen (the boy is sixteen), crying.
The girl looking up at the same time the boy does. They see each other and race towards each other, embracing.
The girl arguing with some people, and the boy helping her.
The boy, girl, and a group of friends all laughing and having a good time.
A different girl (Tea) being shocked at something the original boy said and running off after insulting the boy.
The boy crying with the original girl hugging him.
The gang playing truth or dare with the girl looking horrified as she reads a piece of paper.
The boy and three others (Ryou, Malik, Mokuba) all sneaking into a room, seeing the girl and another person (Seto), getting out, and exploding into laughter.
Everyone dancing.
The girl singing.
One guy (Seto) and the girl kissing while the original boy looks horrified.
The shopping spree.
The boy crying again as another girl (Tea) insults him.
The girl making the other girl (Tea) embarrass herself. The girl comforting the boy.
The boy crying with the girl is comforting him.
The boy screaming at the girl who runs off crying.
The boy and girl talking.
Another boy (Seto) and the girl telling everyone about how they will start to date.
Another game of truth or dare.
The girl and another guy (Yami) singing for the boy.
The girl giving a speech before handing the boy a wrapped gift.
(an: back to Yugi's POV)
I came to an empty space. Ceribi took the picture Mai and Joey had given me and inserted it there. "Yugi?"
I looked up at her. "Yugi, I just want to say that I love you with all of my heart and I'm proud of how you're growing up," said Ceribi, her eyes filling with tears.
I threw my arms around her and we hugged. Around us, everyone started to clap and cheer. I kissed her.
Ceribi laughed at put me down gently. When I asked why so gently, she said, "Come now Yugi. No one wants the birthday boy to get hurt."
That's when the light when out.
I had no idea what was happening. Suddenly, I heard a whizzing sound through the air. "Yugi!" I heard Ceribi scream. I felt myself being pushed and I heard something collide with another thing.
The lights went back on. Ceribi had her arms and hands spread wide (like when you give someone a high five) with her thumb tips touching. She was as white as a sheet. She gasped and the barrier shad had put up fell. Ceribi walked around dizzily until Kaiba caught her.
"Someone tried to shoot Yugi," said Yami angrily.
"Yes, and Ceribi just used all of her energy to protect all of us," growled Kaiba. "She needs a doctor. I'll take her to her room."
"I'll go too," I said.
Ceribi opened one eyes and used her strength to gasp, "Go after that person." Marik and Bakura were on it. "Yugi, stay and enjoy the party. I'll be fine." She then fainted.
Kaiba ran up to her room. I tried to follow, but Yami grabbed me. "You won't be able to help, Aibou," he said gently. "We'll go visit her later."
I finally nodded and we enjoyed the rest of the party. Well, actually, I only pretended to enjoy it. Once all of the guests left (Serria, the lead singer of SS, was staying over night, seeing she was a friend of Ceribi's and they would share a room), we all ran up to see if Ceribi was okay. I opened the door...
----------Yugi's POV----------
(Saturday, 10:00 a.m.)
My eyes fluttered open and I yawned. I tried to stretch only to realize that two strong arms were around me. I tried to look up but my head only hit a firm, muscular chest. I realized that it could only mean one thing. I turned around slightly, with much difficultly, to see Yami. "Yami, wake up," I said, and yawned. He didn't even hear me.
/Yami?/
No response.
/Yami?!/
Still no response.
/YAMI!!!!!!!/
He was still asleep.
Okay, that's it. He asked for it. /Ceribi?/
What is Yugi?
/Could you come here for a second?/
Sure.
I heard footsteps and my door cracked open. "Morning Little Angel," Ceribi said cheerfully.
"Hey sis."
"So, what cha...?" She spotted the predicament I was in. I had called her partly because she has a loud voice (I'm not insulting her; I'm merely stating a fact, and complementing her in Ceribi's opinion). "Oh. I see." She raised her hands and made the room soundproof so that she doesn't wake anyone else. I made myself go temporarily deaf so I didn't hear her scream at the real volume. "YAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (I heard: "Yami!)
Yami jumped out of bed and took a defensive stance. Ceribi and I burst into laughter (I had made my hearing normal again and she had taken down her barrier of sound). "What's wrong?" Yami said, and saw us laughing. "Very funny. Why did you have to wake me up?"
"Because I couldn't leave the bed!" I told him, slightly annoyed.
He came up close to me. "Now why would I want you to do that?" he asked, his breath tickling my ear.
"So I can get ready for you," I whispered back.
I looked past him and got off of the bed, much to Yami's surprise. I walked over to Ceribi who picked me up. "Oh yes. The morning ritual. How could I forget?" said Yami.
"I dunno," said Ceribi simply to the rhetorical question. She walked over to him and kissed him on the forehead.
"Hey sis," I said.
"What?"
"I bet I know another morning ritual, a new one!"
"Which one Yugi?"
"The one where you make out with Kaiba!" I giggled.
"What's that I hear?" asked Kaiba from the doorway. He had passed by the room and heard me.
"Oh, morning Kaiba," I said. Yami nodded to him. Ceribi put me back on the floor and walked over to him. There, Yami and I watched them as they kissed.
/Looks like they're enjoying this,/ I said, amused.
Yes it does,said Yami, equally amused.
The broke their kiss and Ceribi stared at me good-naturedly. "I heard that, you know," she said. Yami and I tried to look innocent, but I was the only one who could pull it off.
Kaiba nodded to us and gave a meaningful glance at Yami. It's meaning was lost to me. "So Yugi... what do you want to do today?" asked Ceribi as he left.
Suddenly, it hit me. "Um... I dunno."
"Did you think we'd forget about your special day?" asked Yami.
"Happy birthday, bro," said Ceribi. She hugged me tightly.
"Happy birthday Aibou," said Yami, and kissed me, passionately. We both wanted to prolong it but Ceribi coughed meaningfully. We sighed after breaking our kiss.
"Sorry," she said sheepishly. "I'll let you spend some time alone. Maybe a little later, though?"
I nodded and smiled. She half smiled and left the room, closing it. Yami grabbed me. He nuzzled my neck a little before giving my several butterfly kisses. I played with his hair, moaning slightly.
He brought his head up and kissed me on the mouth. I felt something pushing my lips and parted them. Wasting no time, Yami explored my mouth. Mmmm, that feeling... there isn't anything like it in the world. He finally let go and I gasped for air.
"Yugi, I think I should give you one part of your gift now," he said. He turned to my boom box and pressed play. I recognized the beginning melody as The Way by Clay Aiken, which was on one of my sister's CDs (an: dude, I love Clay and have his CD!):
There's something 'bout the way you look tonight
There's something 'bout the way that, I can't take my eyes off of you.
There's something 'bout the way your lips invite,
Maybe the way that, I get nervous when you're around.
And I want you to be mine.
And if you need a reason why...
[CORUS 1]
It's in the way that you move me,
And the way that you tease me.
The way that I want you tonight.
It's in the way that you hold me
And the way that you know me.
And when I can't find the right words to say:
You feel it in the way.
Ooooooh oh, you feel it in:
The Waaaaaaaaaaaaay.
There's something 'bout how you steal the mind,
There's something bout the way that, I whisper your name when I'm asleep (oh boy)
Maybe it's the look you get in your eyes (your eyes)
Oh, baby, it's the way that, it makes me feel to see you smile.
And the reasons they, may change.
But what I'm feeling stays the same.
[CORUS 1]
I can't put my fingers on it.
Just what it is that makes me, love you, you baby.
So don't ask me to describe.
I get all jumped up inside!
Just thinking 'bout the way...
[CORUS 1 x2]
There's the way 'bout the way, you look tonight.
There's nothing more to say than: I feel it in the way.
Ceribi had come in a sung the accompaniment. I didn't pay attention. Instead, I stopped the CD and launched my self of Yami, kissing him. "That was beautiful," I whispered, awed. I had no idea that he could sing.
Yami chuckled. "Your sister has something for you too."
I looked at Ceribi. She smiled. "Yami and I have one huge present for you," she said. "That was part of it, and here's another." She chose number 7 on the Clay Aiken CD, which was called "Shine".
You can try to hide away,
From every drop of rain,'
That's hanging over you.
And you can say it's all a waste.
Lost your time and space.
There's nothing left to lose.
But like a broken angel on the ground.
Like a symphony without a sound.
Turn around. (turn around)
[CORUS 1]
Everything thing you are,
Everywhere you've been.
Sinner and the saint that fight the battle within.
Every place you go,
Everybody knows,
Shadows fall across the sun, sometimes.
Shine. You're gonna shine.
In the mirror of your soul,
I know that you know,
You are not forsaken!
Hey butterfly, open up your weary eyes.
And realize,
It's a trip we're taking.
And the world will turn around again.
And your shattered heart is gonna mend.
In the end.
[CORUS 1]
Baby let's go ridding those shooting stars (stars. You're gonna shine.)
Watch that crescent mood smile to your heart (to your heart.)
(Shine.)
You're gonna shine.
(Shine.)
You're gonna shine.
[CORUS 1 x2]
Yeah... (you're gonna shine)
The song faded into nothingness as my sister pressed the stop button. I hugged her.
"Those two songs were absolutely beautiful. I can't thank you two enough," I said.
"Anything for my aibou," said Yami affectionately.
"Yeah, and I know how much you love to hear me sing," said my sister and smiled.
----------Serria's POV----------
We rang the doorbell around 3:00.
Someone ran to the door and opened it. There I saw a teen I've known all of my life. She has black hair with natural red and blonde highlights. Normally it was in a ponytail, but it was down right now. She was wearing a beautiful dress. It was sapphire blue with a spaghetti-strap top and a full skirt that slightly swept the floor. She yelped at threw myself at me, hugging me. "Serria!" she cried, recognizing me.
"Hi Ceribi!" I said, laughing. She greeted the others, who went to set up their equipment. "You know why I'm coming here?" I asked her.
"Well, it's Yugi's birthday party."
"So you do know! Hey, you know the person who called us? A Mr. Seto Kaiba?"
She laughed. "I know him, all right."
Someone came and saw us. He was tall, at least 6'4" (Ceribi was about four inch shorter, and she's 6 feet) with brown hair and sapphire eyes. He wore a purple duster. He's incredibly good-looking. Ceribi walked up to him and hugged him. "Who's this?" he asked her. He nuzzled her gently and they kissed full heartedly. I watched with one of my eyebrows raised.
"So you finally got a boyfriend, Ceribi?" I asked her once she looked at me. She grinned.
"Sorry. Anyway, this is Serria, my very close friend and the lead singer/creator of the Serria Smileys. Serria, this is Seto Kaiba, owner of this mansion, CEO to Kaiba Corp, and my boyfriend. Call him..." She paused, and looked at him. Kaiba looked back at her and she understood something. "Call him Kaiba or Mr. Kaiba."
"I'll settle for Kaiba," I said hastily. "Anyway, we're going to play half of the time and pop in CDs the other half."
Kaiba nodded and walked away. Ceribi glared affectionately at him as he left. "Don't mind him. He's not a people's person. He only truly opens up with me and his little brother Mokuba."
"Did I hear my name being called?" chirped a voice. A boy, about twelve years old, walked up to us. He had raven-colored hair and the same sapphire eyes as Kaiba.
"This is Mokuba. Mokuba, this is Serria."
Mokuba grinned and pulled out our latest CD. "Autograph?" I asked, laughing. I pulled out a pen and signed this CD.
This was going to be a great party.
----------Yugi's POV----------
(Same day, 4:45 p.m.)
My duel monsters all wanted to talk to me and led me away from Yami. They took me and Kirian got gave me a brand-new suit to wear. I shrugged, not understanding why. First Yami had made me take another bath so that I would be clean. Then I'm told to wear this tux. I sighed. The duel monsters redid my hair to be the same as usual, but just fresher-looking. They led me to the Main Hall. As I entered, three lights when on. Ceribi, wearing the gorgeous dress she had bought from the mall was illuminated. Yami, also wearing a tux and looking mighty fine, was also lit up. I was the last person. Yami and Ceribi each had one microphone in their hands. They smiled, and started to sing.
Yami: Everyone's invited, this is how we live
Ceribi: We're all here for each other
Yami and Ceribi: happy to give
Yami: All we have we share
Ceribi: And all of us we care.
Yami: so come on...
(Everyone, including the band:)
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our brotherly time
We're happy giving and taking
to the friends we're making
There's nothing we won't do
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our happy to be time
This is our festival
you know and best of all
We're here to share it all
Ceribi: There's a bond between us
nobody can explain
Yami: It's a celebration of life
Ceribi and Yami: and seeing friends again
Ceribi: I'd be there for you
Yami: I know you'd be there for me too...
Ceribi: so come on
(Everyone:)
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our brotherly time
This is our festival
you know and best of all
We're here to share it all
Ceribi: Remembering loved ones departed
Someone dear to your heart
Yami: Finding love, and planning a future
Telling stories and laughing with friends
Precious moments you'll never forget
Ceribi: This has to be
The most beautiful
The most peaceful place
I've ever been to
It's nothing like I've ever seen before
(Everyone:)
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our brotherly time
We're happy giving and taking
to the friends we're making
There's nothing we won't do
Welcome to our family time
Welcome to our happy to be time
This is our festival
you know and best of all
We're here to share it...
Ceribi: Best of all... we're here to share it all!
The lights flashed on when Ceribi said the final word, "all". Everyone was cheering. I looked around and saw that the entire room had been decorated. Wow! The Serria Smileys are performing! Woah! Anyway, Ceribi laughed at my stunned expression. "Happy birthday, Yugi!" she said into the microphone, before flipping it into the air behind her. The lead singer of the Serria Smileys (SS), Serria, caught it smoothly.
Ceribi came off from the "stage" and ran to me. I ran to her. We embraced. Everyone cheered. "You like?" she asked, showing me everything they had done.
"You did all of this for me?" I asked, shocked.
"You're da best friend a guy like me could ever have!" said Joey from behind me.
"You've always been there for us, Yugi!" said Mai.
"What we're trying to say..." began Serenity.
"...is that this is our way to say thanks," finished Ryou.
I looked at them all and broke into tears of joy. "Thank you so much!" I cried. I smiled. Ceribi picked me up, kissed me, and threw me into the air. She and Yami switched places and Yami caught me from the air (she had thrown me very high). We kissed. Everyone started to cheer.
SS struck up one of their famous songs. Yami took me to the dance floor. Ceribi tricked Kaiba into going on the dance floor with her. Malik and Ryou decided to dance with each other if their yamis wouldn't dance with them, but it turns out that the yamis would. Anyway, we all danced to the music.
After they sung one song they played a CD of another. Ceribi gasped at a lot of their song choices and just had to sing with them. She made me sing too when they had a double song (as I like to call them) on.
After all of that, it was time to open my presents. I got awesome gifts, including my own Duel Disk System (Mokuba and Kaiba), booster packs and a photo of my friends (Joey and Mai), the five pieces of Exodia (part of the huge present Yami and Ceribi gave me) and much more, but the best one was the present that finished the huge present from Yami and Ceribi, and this was more from Ceribi. She gave a speech, short, but a speech nonetheless and handed it to me after I opened all of the others:
"We were both really young when our parents died, Yugi. You were one and I was two. For roughly seven years we lived with our grandfather. One day, however, I was kidnapped, and we never saw each other again for seven more years. I promised myself that one day I would find you again, and we would live together. Fate had it that I finally had enough money to get a flight to Domino and I found you at the worst time. That time was when our grandfather died. It was a long fight, but eventually I gained custody of you. This gift is to show what we've both gone through, from the time our parents died to now."
I opened the present. It was a leather-bound book. Opening it, I saw pictures. Memories start to flash back as I looked at them (an: flashbacks are in third person POV):
A small boy about three hugging a four years old girl who looked like him.
An old man looking at two small children playing a game.
A six year old girl running home from school to the frantically waving smaller boy.
That same girl reading a book to the younger boy.
The same two children on the swings, the girl pushing the boy.
The two children laughing, building sand castles on the beach.
The girl helping the boy in the pool.
A bigger kid fighting the small boy and the girl defending the small
boy.
The girl fighting a big man who had the little boy, making him release his grip on the boy, and telling him to run. When the boy stood still, she picked him up and threw him into the nearest bush to hide while she herself was taken into a car. This ends with the girl screaming, "Yugi!"
The boy, now fourteen, solving the Millennium Puzzle.
The boy having trouble in school with bullies (Tristan and Joey).
A Puzzle piece thrown into a pool.
That same boy defending the people (Joey and Tristan) who used to pick
on him.
The boy and the other two becoming friends after one of them gets the Puzzle piece back.
The boy beating another boy (Seto Kaiba) at a duel and sending his evil side to the Shadow Realm.
The boy going to Duelist Kingdom to save his grandpa.
The boy dueling.
The boy dueling the same one he defeated earlier (Seto) and losing to save his [Seto's] life.
The boy beating Pegasus.
The boy entering Battle City.
The boy battling a Rare Hunter for his friend's Red Eyes Black Dragon.
The boy dueling more.
The boy beating another (Noah Kaiba) at a duel.
The boy and anther (Seto) jumping from a roof to fall through a portal.
The boy winning Battle City.
A funeral, with the boy's grandfather in the casket.
The girl from before, now seventeen (the boy is sixteen), crying.
The girl looking up at the same time the boy does. They see each other and race towards each other, embracing.
The girl arguing with some people, and the boy helping her.
The boy, girl, and a group of friends all laughing and having a good time.
A different girl (Tea) being shocked at something the original boy said and running off after insulting the boy.
The boy crying with the original girl hugging him.
The gang playing truth or dare with the girl looking horrified as she reads a piece of paper.
The boy and three others (Ryou, Malik, Mokuba) all sneaking into a room, seeing the girl and another person (Seto), getting out, and exploding into laughter.
Everyone dancing.
The girl singing.
One guy (Seto) and the girl kissing while the original boy looks horrified.
The shopping spree.
The boy crying again as another girl (Tea) insults him.
The girl making the other girl (Tea) embarrass herself. The girl comforting the boy.
The boy crying with the girl is comforting him.
The boy screaming at the girl who runs off crying.
The boy and girl talking.
Another boy (Seto) and the girl telling everyone about how they will start to date.
Another game of truth or dare.
The girl and another guy (Yami) singing for the boy.
The girl giving a speech before handing the boy a wrapped gift.
(an: back to Yugi's POV)
I came to an empty space. Ceribi took the picture Mai and Joey had given me and inserted it there. "Yugi?"
I looked up at her. "Yugi, I just want to say that I love you with all of my heart and I'm proud of how you're growing up," said Ceribi, her eyes filling with tears.
I threw my arms around her and we hugged. Around us, everyone started to clap and cheer. I kissed her.
Ceribi laughed at put me down gently. When I asked why so gently, she said, "Come now Yugi. No one wants the birthday boy to get hurt."
That's when the light when out.
I had no idea what was happening. Suddenly, I heard a whizzing sound through the air. "Yugi!" I heard Ceribi scream. I felt myself being pushed and I heard something collide with another thing.
The lights went back on. Ceribi had her arms and hands spread wide (like when you give someone a high five) with her thumb tips touching. She was as white as a sheet. She gasped and the barrier shad had put up fell. Ceribi walked around dizzily until Kaiba caught her.
"Someone tried to shoot Yugi," said Yami angrily.
"Yes, and Ceribi just used all of her energy to protect all of us," growled Kaiba. "She needs a doctor. I'll take her to her room."
"I'll go too," I said.
Ceribi opened one eyes and used her strength to gasp, "Go after that person." Marik and Bakura were on it. "Yugi, stay and enjoy the party. I'll be fine." She then fainted.
Kaiba ran up to her room. I tried to follow, but Yami grabbed me. "You won't be able to help, Aibou," he said gently. "We'll go visit her later."
I finally nodded and we enjoyed the rest of the party. Well, actually, I only pretended to enjoy it. Once all of the guests left (Serria, the lead singer of SS, was staying over night, seeing she was a friend of Ceribi's and they would share a room), we all ran up to see if Ceribi was okay. I opened the door...