The Night Is Young:
One Month Later…
"So, who's on the guest list?"
Yami and Tea sat in the living room going through letters from their friends. Tea was making a list of those she was inviting to the wedding, which would take place on Valentine's Day.
"Well, I got Serenity and Li, Yugi, his grandpa, Joey, Tristan, Mai, Bakura, Seto and his brother Mokuba, and some of my relatives and friends from college."
"So I see. That's a pretty good list." Yami looked down at the list while Tea read a letter that Bakura had wrote to her recently. She remained silent for a long time.
"What's wrong?" asked Yami looking over the letter.
"Uh…Yami," said Tea. "You remember Namu, the one from Battle City?" The guy that found Bakura when he got knocked up?"
"Namu?" Yami was surprised as she had mentioned that name. Just like Bakura, Namu had Marik and ever since the finals, he hadn't trust Namu believing Marik was still inside him. "Yes, I remember him."
"Well, Bakura knows where Namu lives and…well…should we invite him?"
Yami wanted to say no. He never wanted to see that bastard again, even though he was pretty friendly with everyone except him and Yugi. He looked down at Tea, sighing a bit. He would do anything to make her happy. So he nodded weakly, "Sure, we can invite him."
"Ok then," said Tea jotting down Namu's name on the guest list. "I guess that'll do for the guest list."
"Yami nodded. "Pretty soon, you and me will finally be husband and wife." He then pulled her into his arms.
"Whoa Tea, now that dress is perfect."
Serenity and Tea had been shopping all afternoon for the perfect wedding dress while the guys had been planning the day with yami.
"You really think so?" Tea looked down at the white strapless dress. The veil seemed to go perfectly with it.
"Of course." Serenity smiled sitting on the chair looking up at Tea. "It's so cool, you guys are gonna get married. I think I might be a bit jealous." She laughed at her own joke.
Tea laughed along. "The day seems so far when it's so close."
"How romantic. On Valentine's Day too."
"Yeah, and you guys don't really have to worry about staying at the hotel."
"I know. Thank God your den's big enough to fill our needs." They both laughed. "But you and Yami gotta keep it down, you hear?"
"For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow. That nobody can't deny." Joey, Li, and Tristan sang in the van as they drove down the town roads.
"Jeez, you guys," said Bakura. "I think Yami's got enough praise for his wedding coming up."
"Yeah," said Namu looking at Joey and Tristan who sat in the front while Tristan took the wheel. "Otherwise that'll be what you'd be singing for their wedding song."
They had been driving in the van for an hour now. Joey and Tristan sat in the front, Bakura, Namu, and Li sat in the middle while Yugi, his grandpa, and Yami sat in the back.
"I'm proud of you Yami." Said Yugi as they looked at the scenery from out the window. "Everything happens so fast. One minute, you and Tea are still going out, the next, you're getting married."
"I know." Said Yami, his eyes gazing at Namu. All was silent for a while before Namu glanced back, noticing Yami giving him a glare.
"Look Yami," said Namu, his gaze watching him. "I know we'll probably never got along ever since that small incident in the Battle City tournament so why don't we start over."
"Try not to push it." Yami whispered.
"Oh c'mon Yami," Joey turned around looking at the two. "If you keep holding grudges against past enemies, you'll blow."
"Say what?!?" Yami couldn't believe what Joey just said. Doesn't he remember that Namu is actually Marik? That same guy who controlled Joey one time at the tournament? Forget the true man Namu is? Forget the fact that he was truly Marik? Hell no! Never!
Namu gave a soft laugh. "That's right Joey." He then turned back to Yami, his voice changed to the wicked demon Yami had once encountered. He didn't speak but spoke in Yami's mind instead. "You see, I've erased some of your friend's memories of how I'm Namu at the same time. Somehow, my magic didn't work for some people like you, Yugi, and Bakura. Must've been the fact that you guys got those millennium items."
"What are you here for Marik?" Yami called back into Namu's mind. "I swear, I will kill you if you dare cause chaos in the wedding or if you hurt Tea. I can promise you that."
Marik laughed psychotically. "Don't worry pharaoh, we're not gonna hurt you. We're just after Tea!"
"We?" Yami's teeth gritted, glaring at Namu, his fist clenching. Yugi, who sat next to Yami, looked up at his friend wondering why he was getting antsy.
"Yes we." Namu smiled as he continued communicating with Yami telepathically. "I hadn't come alone pharaoh. Though we make Tea our next victim."
"Touch her and I'll send you back to the shadow realm you son of a bitch!"
"Not if I send Tea there first."
"You wouldn't dare."
"I could if he wants to."
"Who the hell is he Marik?"
"Just the last person you'd ever suspect." A demonic laughter broke out, the voice starting to fade. Yami's body started to tense up.
Yugi tugged on Yami's sleeve. So startled was he, Yami just screamed causing Tristan to slam on the breaks as they entered the woods.
"What?" Tristan looked in the back. "What? What is it? What's going on?" Everyone stared at Yami, silence filling the air.
"I…I…It's nothing." Said Yami, looking out the window. Namu sat back, smirking.
"Take it easy Yami." Said Li.
"Take it easy?" Joey looked at Li as Tristan started to drive again. "We could've been killed."
The day of the wedding…
Well kid, I don't know how to say this. Actually, I don't know what to say."
Mai, Serenity, and Tea's college friends C.J, Sakura, Kayla, and Akiko gathered around Tea's room. Yami had spent the night with the rest of the guys at Tristan's cousin's house.
"Thanks a lot Mai for another sarcastic comment." Said Tea as she sat on the chair. The girls had spent hours doing Tea's hair and giving her make up and a manicure.
"Just in a few hours, you and Yami would finally be together, husband and wife." Said Serenity.
"How could we get to the church though?" Tea frowned at that thought. "My car is still broken down."
"Relax," said Mai. "We'll take my car."
"But can we all fit?" Akiko looked up at Mai, fixing her hair into braids. She looked around the room seeing her, Kayla, Serenity, and Sakura dressed in the same matching white dresses.
"Don't worry about it." Mai replied, winking, fixing her sandals. Brushing her hair, she then grabbed her car keys from the dresser. "Let's go or we might be late."
"Nervous Yami?"
Yami and Yugi stood at the back of the church, both dressed in black tuxedoes, leaning against the wall looking up at the night sky.
"I'm a bit worried."
Yugi was quite startled towards Yami's answer. "Worried? You and Tea make a perfect couple. Why, you guys practically fell for each other when you two started going out."
Yami held out his hand in a stop signal. "I'm not worried about our relationship Yugi. I'm worried about Tea."
"How come?" Yugi looked up at Yami.
"Yugi," Yami cleared his throat. "Do you remember Namu and Marik from Battle City a few years ago?"
"Yugi nodded in reply. "Those bastards…"
"Do you remember that time when you tapped me and I freaked out?"
"Yeah. You nearly gave Tristan a heart attack and almost got us killed."
"Well, I've talked to Namu, or should I say Marik, and he said he and his so called other friend were planning to do something to Tea."
Yugi was shocked. "That's horrible! Remember the last time when Tea almost got killed?"
"I try not to think of that day. Thankfully, Bakura's somewhat alter ego decided to vanish for now."
Yugi looked at his watch. "Well, it's almost time. You better get going. Just don't be overprotective of Tea. You've been through this before. Remember that. You'll be fine." He then went back inside the church.
Seats have filled the church, flowers adorned the place and the aisle as Yami stood at the altar. He looked down at Namu, Kaiba, and Mokuba, sitting all the way in the back row. Yugi's grandpa and one of Tea's friends C.J sat in the front, looking around at the others. Suddenly, soft music started to play. Serenity and Li walked down the aisle. Next were Kayla and Joey, followed by Tristan and Sakura and last were Yugi and Akiko. Soon, Tea stood at the doorway in her wedding dress, a bouquet of roses in her hands. She then walked down the aisle, her eyes kept at Yami who seemed to be staring back at her. Finally, making her way to the altar, the two then faced each other. Yami lifted up the veil to see his soon to be wife's face, smiling.
"Dearly beloved," the priest started off. "We are gathered here today in holy matrimony to join two people in wedlock. I'll make it short and sweet. May we please have the rings?" the priest then squinted around the church. "Hey, where's your ring bearer?"
"Well," Serenity spoke up, her face turning red. "We don't have a ring bearer."
"Hey Mokuba," Kaiba looked down at his brother. "Why don't you be the ring bearer?" he then let out a soft chuckle.
"Knock it off big brother." Said Mokuba. It had been about four years, already sixteen, if not the youngest of the whole gang.
"Oh for goodness sake!" Mai called out, causing everyone to look up at her. Her hands were in her pockets as she walked down the aisle, not caring if anyone started talking behind her back. Standing not too far from the altar, she took out one of her hands, revealing two wedding rings resting on her palm. Luckily, Tea lent her the rings to hold on to.
"Well," the priest cleared his throat. "Yes, let's carry on. Yami, take Tea's wedding ring and repeat what I say." Yami then took the wedding ring that belonged to Tea before the priest continued on. "With this ring, I vow to love, honor, and cherish thee for eternity."
Yami gazed at Tea, taking her hand, slipping the ring in her finger, repeating the words. "With this ring, I vow to love, honor, and cherish thee for all eternity."
The priest continued on. "Tea, take the wedding ring and repeat what I say." Tea took the wedding ring, catching a glimpse of Mai walking down the aisle towards the doorway. He then continued. "With this ring, I vow to love, honor, and cherish thee for all eternity."
"With this ring," Tea slipped the ring onto Yami's finger. "I vow to love, honor, and cherish thee for eternity."
"All right, do you Yami, take Tea to be your lawful wedded wife? To have and to hold, and through sickness in health as long as you both shall live?"
"I do." Yami replied.
"Very well, Tea do you take Yami to be your beloved wedded husband? To have and to hold, and through sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?"
Tea nodded slightly. "I do."
"Is there anyone here who feels to reject these two being wedlock, speak now or forever hold your peace."
Kaiba muttered softly enough for his brother to hear. "I would break it up but I'll let the pharaoh find out for himself."
"Huh?" Mokuba looked up at his brother. "Why say that Seto?"
Mainly because I may have an idea on why Marik decided to come here."
"Marik didn't come for revenge. We've known him too long."
"It's not that. He's after Tea and if I'm correct, he didn't come alone. Seems to have brought along a right hand man."
"Then stop the wedding before Yami ends up getting the loss."
"No. We'll let Yami watch for himself." Kaiba watched the two of them at the altar.
"Then I'll stop it." Mokuba insisted, standing up.
Kaiba grabbed his brother by his shirt collar. "It won't do you any good so sit your ass down." Whispered Kaiba, pulling his brother down on the chair. Luckily, they were sitting all the way in the back.
"Well," the priest cleared his throat once more. "By the power invested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Yami grinned as he and Tea kissed, the whole church filled with cheers.
"The night was so wonderful." Said Tea. They both sat on the living room couch by themselves, still in there wedding attire.
Yami brushed his wife's hair with his fingers, whispering in her ear. "And I promise you, everyday will be much more wonderful than the next.
Tea's face blushed as she laid on Yami's lap, looking up at him. She noticed a strange look in his face, her expression fell to concern.
"What's wrong?"
Yami looked down at Tea forcing a smile. "It's nothing dear. Get some sleep."
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