They were to meet at Yugi's place on Tuesday night. Two nights after Seto had asked Yami to the dance. Two nights after Yami had walked home and told Yugi and the rest of the gang. Two nights after Yami started grinning like crazy at nothing in particular.

Tuesday night finally came. On the floor above the game shop, two teenagers were running about trying to get everything ready. One was more jumpy than the other.

"Yugi, where's my bowtie?"

"It's right here Yami."

"Yugi, where's my jacket?"

"Right here."

"How do I look, Yugi?"

"You look fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Hmm… let's see… Nope. No, you look absolutely terrible."

"I do?!" A frightened voice inquired.

"No! You look fine. What do you want me to say? You look beautiful?" There was a snort of laughter.

"Yugi!" Yami eyed himself in the mirror, in search for anything wrong.

"You're perfectly fine." Yugi reassured him. "…Besides, I don't think Seto would care about how you look," He added thoughtfully. Yami blushed and looked away before Yugi could see.

"What in the world has this got to do with Seto?" Yami feigned surprise.

"Oh lighten up, Yami. I was only kidding." Yugi replied and stood up from the bed that was sitting on. He couldn't help but smirk at Yami.

"Don't give me that face, Yugi."

Yugi's smirk got even wider, and before he knew it, a pillow came flying to his face. He blinked for a moment before turning to look at Yami. Yami was looking into the mirror, turning his head this way and that way in an act of innocence.

"Yami!"

"What?"
"Oh, you'll pay."

"No I won't."

"Yes you will!" Pillows were thrown around the room but they soon stopped their flight when Yugi's grandfather opened the door. The cries and shouts that were between them ceased also. A pillow narrowly missed him by the shoulder, and all Grandpa could do was give them a weary look.

"Boys. You shouldn't be playing around. Not when you're dressed like that."

"Sorry, Gramps."

"Alright. Well, people are waiting for you downstairs, just wanted to let you know." Grandpa said before returning downstairs.

The pharaoh and his aibou exchanged glances before heading downstairs… correction, raced downstairs. Yugi ran for the door first, but Yami pulled him back as he ran for the door.

The group was downstairs, along with Seto and Mokuba. Seto was in the corner, glaring at the mass of talking people that were sitting on the couch. He then glanced at Mokuba, who seemed to be talking with them. Seto was the only one who was supposed to come over and pick the whole group up, as planned, but Mokuba followed along. "Mokuba would never take no as an answer," Seto thought as he looked affectionately at his little brother and chuckled a bit before averting his attention to look at the group. "I can't believe I agreed to invite them. I mean, this is a business party, after all…" but his thoughts were broken as he saw two teenagers laughing as they clambered down the halls. Seto couldn't help but stare. Well, for one thing, the two of them looked so close. His heart felt a throbbing pain. And second, Yami looked so damn good! Although his hair was still the same as always, his suit made him look extra good. It was like the one that Seto himself and all the other guys were wearing, but Yami's suit totally complemented his bodily features, showing nothing but the sleek outline of his lean body.

When the two boys (Yami and Yugi) reached downstairs, they greeted everyone in their living room. Anzu, who was wearing a peach evening gown, quickly got up from her seat between the bickering Jounochi and Honda and made a beeline for the two teens.

"Isn't this so great? We actually get to go to the dance! Thanks Yami." She gushed… or tried to gush.

Then, Jounochi and Honda stopped their nameless bickering and headed towards Yugi, Yami, and Tea. Yami scanned his eyes around the room to see who was in the room. It seems like Mai, Serenity, and Otoogi had come too, along with Ryou. Not to mention Mokuba, but that was to be expected. Yami and Yugi greeted them, and soon, everyone was talking to one another again. Anzu had been talking to Yami about something, but Yami only looked at her with disinterest, too polite to do a thing about it. He scanned the room again, and this time, he saw Seto in the corner of the room. His eyes met the blue ones and he gave him a small smile. Seto couldn't help but blush and look away.

When Seto looked back, he saw Yami tell something to Anzu and walk away. Anzu looked at Yami's back with disappointment, but only Seto saw it. Yami headed towards Seto and gave him a warm smile.

"Thanks Seto. This is going to be fun."

Seto instinctively pulled at his white collar. "It's fine, Yami."

Yami gazed intensely at Seto and he felt hot. He pulled at his collar again.

"Um, Yami, I think we should leave now. I don't want to be late… after all, I'm the host." He grimaced a bit, causing Yami to laugh amiably.

When Seto, Yami, Yugi, and the rest of the group finally arrived to the destined place, Seto breathed out a little sigh of relief. He had just spent an hour and a half in a limo with a bunch of weirdoes. Back in the limo, Jounochi had sat by the windows and repeatedly played with the tinted windows. Up… down… up… down… it gave Seto a huge headache and he growled in annoyance. He restrained himself from killing the stupid mutt with his bare hands in front of everyone in his own limo. Then there were the high voices, the ever so annoying screeching and bickering. Seto shuddered at the thought of it. At least they're here now, and not in the limo.

Upon reaching the destination, Yami had to catch his breath. He couldn't imagine what he was seeing. The place seemed to be a big white building of old times. The front of the two-story building had marble columns supporting it. It had a balcony on the second window that overlooked a garden full of flowers of different colors. In the middle of the garden was a beautiful water fountain, squirting water up from spouts. From afar, they looked like multicolored dots. The front lawn was covered with lush grass, and a small birdhouse. When Yami entered the building, he gawked. He had just entered a huge room with streamers of assorted colors covering the walls and ceilings. The tables were equally spread across the rim of the room. The ceiling held small chandeliers that looked as if they held candles. The flames on the candles were bulbs of light. Off on the side was a bar that held various drinks and bottles. A staircase that led to the second floor was in the back of the room that circled upwards towards the second floor. The second floor was nothing but a small railing that faced the dance floor. There were some rooms and Yami suspected that they each had a balcony. Everything was very nice, but the thing that took Yami's breath away was the centerpiece. Its size surpassed all the other chandeliers, and the image of it was quite different. Hanging above the huge dance floor, its crystals twinkled and light within it illuminated the whole room.

Seto glanced at Yami's wide-open mouth and smiled. He knew that Yami would like this place. Why else would he rent this place? He looked around the room and checked his watch. People would be coming in a few minutes. He straightened his black suit and walked around the place. He walked towards the table that contained Yami, Yugi and the rest of the gang. Jounochi and Honda had already started to order food from the neatly dressed waiters walking by. He sat in the only empty chair, which was next to Yami and Mokuba. Yami was still gazing around before he realized that Seto had sat next to him.

"This place is amazing." Yami said. Seto only smirked. His smirk soon faded when he looked at Jounochi and Honda. He frowned.

"Let's hope there's enough food for the people who are coming."

When the hordes of people came in, Seto stood up from his seat and headed towards them. Yami kept a sharp eye on Seto at all times. He just couldn't take his eyes of Seto. "He looks so good with that suit," he mused to himself. Seto came back once in a while, but he always returned back to the more important people in the room, excluding Yami, that is.

Yami was having fun, to say the least. The food was good and his friends made the place even better. Sometimes, people would dance to the music that seemed to be coming out of nowhere. Yami and his friends joked around and talked. Every so often, he would glance at Seto from the corner of his eye.

Seto was talking to people of other companies. He interacted with most of them, and now he was feeling tired and bored. "Social events," Seto snorted. "What a total waste of time." But what can he do? When talking, he let his mouth do all the work and his mind wandered. He glanced at Yami a few times. Yami seemed to be having a good time. "Too bad I'm not there." He thought bitterly to himself.

"Uh, excuse me, are you Seto Kaiba from Kaiba Corp?" A female voice rang into his ears. He turned his attention to her, his cold eyes doing nothing but glaring at her.

"Yes. Do you need anything?" He spoke with a hint of annoyance.

The girl only smiled. "Hi. I'm here on account of your business. You held this event for my father, but since he is ill, I will be filling in." She held out her hand.

Seto blinked before shaking it.

Yami spied on Seto again. "Why is he talking to that girl for so long?" He wondered. He quickly scrutinized her appearance. She was no more than his or Seto's age, and she was no doubt very pretty. Her hair color was of a dark brown and she had sparkly green eyes. Yami would have thought nothing of this matter, it was only business, after all, but he saw Seto smile at her. Now that was something that Seto never did. Yami could felt an emotion boiling over his body. His eyes narrowed at the girl and the thing the emotion was swelling. Then, he just popped. He wanted nothing but to hurt that girl who had made Seto laugh, so he got up from his seat and said something unintelligible to his group of friends. They didn't pay much attention to him and just nodded. Only Yugi looked at him with curiosity and puzzlement.

Yami stormed past groups and clusters and headed straight towards Seto. Once he did, he wrapped his arm around Seto, which surprised Seto, the mysterious pretty girl, and Yami himself. He faked a smile at the girl.

"Hi Seto. Who's this girl?"
"Uh… she's filling in for the company I was hosting this event for."

"Oh? How long have you been talking to her?"
"I don't… know." Seto looked at Yami with an arched eyebrow. The girl checked her watch.

"Oh gosh. It's late. I guess I'll talk to you later. Okay, Seto?" She said.

Yami suppressed a growl. No one called him Seto except for him and some others. Now he was feeling completely pissed inside. His blind hate for the girl seemed to be increasing.

"Oh okay then. Bye." Yami could have sworn that Seto sounded dejected.

When the girl left, (the two guys were looking at her retreating back), Seto pulled away from Yami's arm, which happened to have been still draped around his shoulders.

"What was that for?!"

All confidence and hatred seemed to disappear as Yami rubbed his neck nervously. "You... you seemed to be cornered. I mean… you didn't look like you were having fun."

Seto glared at Yami. "What are you talking about? I was having fun." He half shouted, half questions.

Yami guided his eyes everywhere but at Seto's face. Then he did something he would never do; he ran. He just turned around and ran up the winding stairs to the second floor. Yami heard Seto's footsteps behind him, but he didn't stop. He ran into one of the rooms and tried to close the door, but Seto was too fast. He stuck his foot between the rack of the door and wall and walked in. Yami backed away.

Seto looked at Yami with surprise for a second… then it hit him. Seto looked at Yami and smiled slightly. "You were jealous."

Yami gaped at him. He was moving his mouth, but no sound came out.

"Face it Yami, you like me. You like having me around." Seto moved towards Yami grinning.

Yami moved back a bit more. "I… I do not!" He yelled back. Panic was written all over his face.

Seto continued to move towards Yami. Yami kept backing away until he hit a wall. He was cornered! Yami looked about nervously and closed his eyes. When nothing happened, he opened one eye slightly and peeked at Seto. Seto was grinning wildly. His face in front of Yami's.
"So close… so close!!" Yami thought. His adrenaline started to kick in, and euphoria flowed into his blood. He couldn't think of anything but just one thought… one thought that kept pounding in his head, urging him. And so, he just did it. He kissed Seto. He kissed Seto with fervor. With the passion he felt for Seto, he gave Seto a glimpse of his true feelings. And then, Yami stopped. Seto felt nothing but air, and longed for the warmth of the kiss. He moved forward to kiss Yami again, but Yami stopped him.

"I'm sorry Seto. I think I had too much to drink today." With that, he quickly left the room, leaving a confused Seto behind.

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Wow… that was long. I hope you like it! I worked long and hard on this… though it might have some mistakes.

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