Author's note: Yes this is yaoi and yes another chappie. No I do not own Yu-gi-oh, if I did I wouldn't be here. Fans don't kill me; I know I took long but it back for another round. ^_^ love ya review!
Chapter 8: The truth is out
Tea's Point of view:
I smile to myself as I sit at our favorite girls hang out spot beneath the cherry blossom tree at battery park, watching Serenity blush furiously at the mention of Tristan, her boyfriend. It amazes me how she can't seem to get over that initial blush at the mention of her chocolate haired sweet heart. Mai teases her about it lightly winking and laughing as she prodded the younger girl. I laugh too; we had all gotten close after the whole duel monsters events that had our lives running in high action at that time. But now, things really settled down and we were just back to our normal everyday lives.
Serenity was going out with Tristan and Joey was going out with Mai, though they acted like they weren't. We were enjoying ourselves well at least most of us were, I knew I couldn't say the same for Yami and Yugi. I thought of how Grandpa's illness that was, last I heard improving, but Yami and Yugi were still struggling financially. We all helped and pitched in with the shop when we could, giving our support to Yami. I wondered for a moment about my secret crush, though I feared even approaching him about it. Yami was already going through way too much to be worrying about girlfriend issues, besides I wouldn't want to ruin our friendship.
"What you thinking about Tea?" Mai asks me with a warm smile running her violet nails through her blonde mane. I shrugged sipping the shake in front of me. "Nothing much, just musing about Yami and Yugi." Serenity looks at me with a curious sort of look tilting her head to the side. "Yami and Yugi huh? By the way when was the last time we actually saw Yugi?" She says and I realized that I had to really, really think about that. It certainly wasn't just yesterday or a week ago, it was a long time. Mai tapped her finger against her chin as she too thought about that. "I guess it has been a while hasn't it huh girls?"
Our Blonde companion says and Serenity and I nod in agreement. "Yea, we should go visit them." I say and Mai corrects me with, "We always see Yami, we should go visit Yugi." I flushed knowing I was guilty of always thinking about Yami all the time. I had to admit that I couldn't talk about Yugi alone; I had to mention Yami somewhere in there. When it was just Yami I could most definitely think about him alone and I guess I've been doing that too often. Right then I knew I was guilty, here I was the queen of friendship talk not practicing my speeches. But Mai and Serenity didn't notice any of it moving on with the conversation. "Well you know what tonight is girls!" Mai announced vivaciously making Serenity giggle girlishly behind her hand. "Girl's night out!"
My mind is suddenly pulled from my berating train of thoughts to more perky ones as a laugh at Mai's craziness. "What do you have planned tonight?" I ask her remembering that it was in fact her turn to choose what we did this time around. The blondie grinned as she whipped out the flyer that we had gotten a few days prior. "How about we check out this club here huh? You know something different just us girls, the boys don't have to know." Serenity and I looked at each other blushing deeply. This wasn't the first time we had thought about going as a matter a fact it had to be the hundredth. The guys on the flyer were absolutely yummy that we couldn't help but ogle a little more than expected.
"So what do you think?" Mai asked making the two of us giggle like schoolgirls. "As long as Tristan and Joey doesn't find out." Serenity answered with a smile her reddish brown hair gleaming in the sunlight. I agreed, it wasn't like I had anything to really lose. "Alright I'm in." I said and Mai and Serenity quickly joined in all of laughing at the sheer thought of us going to a strip club. "Mmm look at this one Tea." Serenity says to me pointing out a lavender male posing on the cover. I only assumed it was male because of the obvious lump in the front of the trousers he wore. I blushed a bit looking up at the younger girl. "Yea, he's cute." Serenity gave me a dry look before smiling again.
"No, no look at the face. Doesn't he remind you a little bit of Yugi?" She asked me and had to squint to see what she was talking about. But I guess that he did, they shared the same eyes, nose, skin tone and cheek structure but then again it probably just was coincidence. "Yea, he does." I admitted as Mai reached over taking the flyer looking for herself. "Hey what do you know it does. What if little Yugi was really stripping you know? I'd be impressed, Yugi finally stepping out and doing something that pleased him." Mai giggled at that and I did too knowing in my heart of hearts Yugi would never. We rose from our seats stretching a bit. "So meet up at my house at 9:00?"
I ask and they nod with smiles. "Yea 9:00 is good, we're gonna need some time to drive there." Serenity replied as we gathered our things up and began to walk home. "We're gonna have so much fun girl's, we're going to be surprised!" Mai said brightly giggling.
*~*~*~Tea's Point of View finish*~*~*
The flyer Mai carried in her pocket fell from its hold and traveling on a breeze a few blocks over twisting and swirling along the way. The paper's travel was altered every once in a while being kicked by a foot and ran over by car, but it didn't stop it from reaching it's destination. With a help of bird it and along with fate that it landed splat on Yami's face as he walked down the block coming from just closing the shop. The male made an annoyed sound as he roughly pulled the paper from his face, he didn't even know where it had been. Probably rolling around in dirt for all he knew but he raised an eyebrow as he looked at the flyer he held before his eyes, with curiosity. Slowly his eyes widened as he noticed the green haired male big and bold on the front. "Isn't that….Yugi's friend?" He asked himself and sure enough it was. The golden eyes of the tanned stripper looked exactly like those of the Tygris that Yugi had introduced to him a while back.
He looked closely to make sure that this was the same male he had seen not too long ago. Yami gasped at the realization, cheeks flushed in embarrassment that he was even looking at such things. He recovered quickly though eyes narrowing to slits as Yami could all but see the naughty things that Tygris fool might be corrupting his Aibou with. Things were beginning to get very suspicious now and Yami was slightly worried that Yugi had gotten caught up with this new friend of his. ~Could Yugi possibly be working....there?~ The pharaoh growled a bit at that thought shoving the paper in his pocket. But he refused to jump to conclusions. He wouldn't assume that Yugi was doing such things when he really had no proof. But that didn't mean he wouldn't get proof. The tri haired male began to hurry on home determined to find out.
*~*~*~* At the club, Yugi's dressing room 9:17*~*~*~*
"Well Yugi tonight's the big night. Some big shots from outta town are coming in to see you, my boy, perform." Yugi's bos, Mr.Crawforde announced with a broad smile slapping him proudly on the back hugging him like a father would to his son. "They've heard so much about you they just had to see what this was all about." Yugi smiled nodding, as he looked out of the glass of the boss's office onto the club scene with a smile excited himself. "You gong to put on a show for them tonight aren't ya?" The older man asked with a chuckle and Yugi beamed cutely making Tygris smiled from his leaning position against the frame of the office door.
"This is our big pay day so what are we doing up here? We better get down there and start preparing Yugi." Tygris says as he grabs the tiny male tickling him. Yugi couldn't explain how happy he was at that very moment, if everything worked out he'd finally have just enough to pay for grandpa's medical expenses like he wished. He'd worry about telling Yami about his side job later when the time was right, but for now, he needed to get this one big performance out of the way. To save grandpa.
"Hey, are you coming?"Tygris called out. "Er..uh, just got lost in my thoughts there for a moment." Yugi mumbled. Tygris smirked in that knowing, rakish grin of his. "Don't be doubting yourself now, Yugi baby. All you gotta do is work your thing like you've been doing since you've been here. You know how we do it around here...There's no business like our show business!"
Yugi smiled, and was off to do what seemed like one of the biggest performances of his life. Tygris was right. No more doubts, no more second thoughts, no more regrets. The big time show had to go on, because without him, there was no show....Hell, it was time to bring it.
*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*
"Hey C'mon Tristan hurry up!" Joey called to his chocolate haired friend who seemed to be walking too slow for his tastes. As a matter a fact Tristan even seemed to look like he was even beginning to have second thoughts about doing this all. Joey didn't like that one bit, no not when it was his idea in the first place to drag their asses out here. It took them a decent drive to get here so they weren't turning back now, especially when Tristan was the one jumping to conclusions.
"Walk up ya idiot!"The blonde grabbed his companion roughly who had done an awful job of disguising himself. The suspicious mustache and that crappy gray hat he wore just made Tristan looked absolutely silly. Joey on the other hand had done a good job on his disguise, sticking with the simple stuff like a wig and hoody that shielded his face just right from any on lookers."Relax Joey, sheesh. The club isn't going anywhere. Besides I don't think this is a good idea anymore, what if someone notices us-"
A hard thwap came across the back of Tristan's head while Joey gave him one of his 'I'm gonna knock your ass into tomorrow!' looks. Tristan sweatdropped. "Okay what if Mai and Serenity find out we're at a titi bar!" He announced just as they showed there Ids to the bouncer paying their fee and heading in. "They wont know besides-" The pauses looking around in something akin to shock as they looked around the packed room. "It's a titi and dicky bar!" Joey snickered. "They'd never know we were here unless we tell them. Heh heh, relaaaax lets go get ourselves some seats. This might be fun after all."
Absolutely oblivious, the two boys walked right passed their girlfriends and Tea, who were all smiles as their wine glasses clinked together it in a high pitched ring. They in turn didn't notice them either, too busy ogling at the sexy men around them."Cheers girls! For another successful ladies night out if I must say so myself." Mai said with a beam, the blonde clad in a silk red off the shoulder top and short white skirt showing off some serious legs. She tossed her head back as she did away with her martini in a few gulps the girl living it up. They were all looking cute, as matter a fact, they always did. Boyfriend or no, they were here to have a great time and they would get the attention they deserved.
Serenity giggled cutely the young girl sporting all pink, her hair in an adorable bun. "Yes, definitely a lovely evening Mai. Thank you." Joey's sister replied softly Tea nodding in agreement. "This club is totally cool and the guys are mm mm mmm! I think I'm going to have to hook myself up." They laughed at that just as the lights began to dim around them signaling the start of performance."Oh yay! The performance is starting!" Tea squealed girlishly hands clapping together excitedly as the up beat techno tempo began the room shimmering in a radiance of rainbow colored lights.
*~*~*~*~*~*~
Just entering the entrance of the hottest club, Yami stepped in clad in black from head to toe the pharaoh looking sharp as ever. If he was right, this was supposed to be the club Tygris worked at and if he was wrong he wouldn't see his Yugi here. Yami hoped so, but something told him he'd be seeing a lot more than he wanted to. He quickly moved to find himself a seat at a bar the male wearing a hat over his head to hide the trade mark hair, and shades to better disguise his unmistakable eyes. There was bound to be people here who knew him as a duelist. The last thing he needed was to draw a crowd, and he was only here for one thing. The truth.
Yugi came out bursting from the seams with energy, the little neko dressed in the works of a sexy, yet cute kitten attire that fit him tighter than a surgeon's glove. It was a candy apple red that shimmered beneath the lights of the club. Through his mask and wig, he winked into the sea of faces that roared loudly for his performance
With the spot light on him, the bass of the music thumping in his veins, Yugi released himself from his stance and began a series of footsteps, following by quick, glide of his gyrating hips.
Knees apart, legs bent, Yugi began synchronize to roll of his stomach, a move reminiscent of a belly dancer, while provocatively gliding the palm of his hand from the middle chest all the way down to the crotch of his pants.
"Whooooo-hooooo!, now that's why I'm talkin' bout baby!!!!", Mai hooted out. "Shake that ass!" Tea and Serenity guffawed with laughter and excitement.
Wetting his lips for effect, he swiftly grabbed sides of his slick and smooth outfit and ripped the lower part with gusto, right on cue with the high-pitched blare of the song and blaze of the mist and brighter lights illuminating the stage.
Baring glistening abs and nothing but his bikini strapped under wear, Yugi put on a number, combined with a pop-and-lock dance routine that followed by a well timed front-split, legs on each side and hands in front of his body to keep his balance. He then outstretched his arms further from his body going into a kitty-kat crawl across the straightaway, narrow platform leading into the crowd. Twitching and purring like a bad little kitty, Yugi quickly glazed over the front row section to seek out his next lap dance victim.
Amid the groping and near fatal yanks on his g-string underwear, which was nearly stuffed with dollar bills, Yugi found his man and seductively splayed himself right in front of a gentleman wearing a dark hat.
~This guys seems too uptight, let me loosen him up a bit~ he thought smugly. Smiling seductively and confidence soaring by the minute, he gave the mysterious stranger in the hat a nice little frontal view of his crotch area, deliberately gyrating near the man's face.
"Heeheeeeeee", Yugi chuckled to himself. "I bet you he'll never forget that one, sir!".
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Yami's point of view...
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Yami sat crossed legged, crossed armed, carefully scrutinizing the stage. The performance was well underway, starting off with a buxom young man wearing a very tight red, leatherlike neko outfit.
The young man immediately began going into a series of dances, and gyrating motions. At first, Yami had a strong inclination to roll his eyes heavenward with disdain, but was soon caught, entranced in the young man's ministrations.
Yami's eyes, slit-like, observed with growing interest. The young man's moves were getting more complicated and provocative by the bloody moment. He couldn't really see his face, with that mask disguising him well. He didn't really pay much attention to who was performing tonight.....He'd been too angry and too impatient to care.
Yami snorted at his next thought. Yugi??? He was still holding out on hope that Yugi would never be in a place like this. He didn't have the balls, much less the temperament to do a stunt like this.
He agreed with his assessment that Yugi had not been himself lately, and that he has been avoiding him. Maybe it was the mere fact that he was still dealing with the trauma of nearly losing grampa. Yugi may very well be angry at him about his high-handedness of taking over the entire situation in regards to grampa and the store. That much he will admit to himself....but even Yugi would not resort to such a senseless, irresponsible act such as stripping. Stripping? No....he still wouldn't believe it possible of him.
Besides, the young man, who had everyone hanging on his every gyrating move, was way too confident, sultry, and..... sexual...Traits Yugi could only dream to have.
But even as Yami tried convincing himself, the doubt still lingered over him. Well, that's why he was here damn it, to finally put his doubts to rest. And he had no doubt his answers would be had by the end of this night.
The music was growing livelier and louder. The young man
began to crawl over the straightaway platform, leading into his direction.
The dancer pulled a seductive move, making sure he was getting tip-top view of his....lower regions. He seemed damned proud of it too. The arrogant putz...
Just when he thought the dancer's audacious attitude couldn't exceed any further than he had observed, Yami was caught off guard when the young man whirled over to him, and managed to straddle his lap to the quick.
At that very instant, Yami would have pushed the bloody freak off to land soundly his ass, but he quickly regained his composure. This would be his chance to really see who this man is. The scent of the young man was very familiar. Too familiar......
The dancer placed his hands on Yami's chest, gyrating to a rhythmic note, gliding hands down toward his belt buckle. Yami swore to himself when he felt a "stiffy" coming on. Bloody hell, good thing there's glaring lights around the room, or everyone would see him blushing like a school girl in heat! He growled at his sudden loss of control!!!
~Hmmm...what's up with him...~, Yugi thought to himself. That cologne....he smells so...familiar. Even his face looked like someone he knew well at least from what he could see....Feeling some unease, Yugi began to depart from the man's space.
Feeling more embarrassed by his sudden sexual reaction, Yami's frustration grew and said through gritted teeth, "That will be enough, thank you."
Yugi, startled beyond reason, grew pale by the very second. My god... that voice..It's Yami. Oh god, he's here......This can't be happening now. This can't!
Speechless, Yugi was too stunned to move and stopped performing all together.
The crowd, who was getting rowdier as the performance was nearing its climax, now became bewildered and wondered what was going on between the dancer and the man in the dark hat.
Yami saw the curving 'oh' of the young man's mouth. Then he looked much closer, then saw the unmistakable color of lavender pink eyes behind the well guarded mask. When it dawned on Yami, shock quickly turned to white hot anger.
"Yugi! Yugi, what the hell are you doing here!!!", Yami roared, whisking off his hat and his dark shaded glasses.
Yugi was still too stunned to react. He was still reeling.....
In the crowd, Mai, Tea, Serenity, was in a state of disbelief. Yugi? Yugi is that stripper???? What the hell is going on here???
Joey and Tristan seemed to share the same reaction the two friends looking very much like goldfishes mouths moving without words. Tristan was the first to say something slugging Joey in the arm with a cheap grin on his face. "Hah! I told you it was Yugi!"
"No you didn't! You said we should check this place out just incase...besides don't act all hard now. You were ready to punk out before we got here." The blonde blew a raspberry childishly at his companion who still wore a smug smile. "At least I was using my brain..."
"Trying to say something?" Joey's rant was cut off when their attentions were brought back to a very enraged Yami.
"You've been in this place all along???? .... Yugi, talk to me dammit !!!..."
Nothing. The crowd began to murmur at the new turn of events...
"Explain your self!!! Why are you here....DISGRACING yourself in this place!!!!! Damn you, answer me!".
Soon after, Tygris was approaching Yugi's side, hoping to distill the situation from getting any worse. "Hold on! It's not Yugi's fault."
"What???....You....YOU put him up to this! You manipulated and poisoned his mind into this, didn't you??? You just couldn't keep your stinking hands off him, you motherfucking bastard!!!!." The feeling of raw jealously began to run thickly through his veins now....
"Hey, keep your damn voice down", Tygris yelled. He stepped in front of Yugi as if to shield him. Yugi was still too distraught to do anything at the moment. ~My god this can't be happening~ he thought.
Livid beyond rational thought, Yami stalked toward Tygris, and sneered, "Who the f*ck do you think you are??? You better get out of my goddamn way before I kick your ass." He was about to shove Tygris out of the way to get to Yugi when Tygris grabbed Yami's wrist. "Leave him the fuck alone. He doesn't want to be with you, asshole!"
In a hot second, Yami curled his fist and threw the first punch. Tygris retaliated with a vicious counter punch to Yami's face. Yugi felt guilt quickly looming over him as the bouncers were over there in a jiffy, stepping between the two males who looked ready to seriously throw down. "Alright buddy I think it is time for you to go."
One of the burly men grabbed Yami roughly by his arms and shirt quickly ushering the pharaoh to the exit. But being Yami, the teen refused to be touched wriggling free from their hold smacking their hand away from his fine leather. "Get your hands off me! I' am not leaving without Yugi." Crimson orbs turned to his aibou who stood frozen in fear and worry.
"Yugi do you know this fool?" one of the bouncer asked, thumb jutting towards the crazy dude they held. "Yea he knows this fool." Tygris snorted glaring at Yami in disgust, wondering how Yugi even put up with this arrogant ass.
"What are you, his bloody spokesperson now? Yugi, lets go."
Lavender eyes looked back and forth between Yami and Tygris before they closed the youth sighing softly.
"Yugi, what are you waiting for? Lets go!"
".................................I'm not leaving."
Authress' note: Yes, Yugi is BUSTEEEED! And my lovely fans there might just be, and I mean -might- be a lemon in chapter 9 or 10!!! ^__^ I know I know. Review!!! I'll try to update faster!
Chapter 8: The truth is out
Tea's Point of view:
I smile to myself as I sit at our favorite girls hang out spot beneath the cherry blossom tree at battery park, watching Serenity blush furiously at the mention of Tristan, her boyfriend. It amazes me how she can't seem to get over that initial blush at the mention of her chocolate haired sweet heart. Mai teases her about it lightly winking and laughing as she prodded the younger girl. I laugh too; we had all gotten close after the whole duel monsters events that had our lives running in high action at that time. But now, things really settled down and we were just back to our normal everyday lives.
Serenity was going out with Tristan and Joey was going out with Mai, though they acted like they weren't. We were enjoying ourselves well at least most of us were, I knew I couldn't say the same for Yami and Yugi. I thought of how Grandpa's illness that was, last I heard improving, but Yami and Yugi were still struggling financially. We all helped and pitched in with the shop when we could, giving our support to Yami. I wondered for a moment about my secret crush, though I feared even approaching him about it. Yami was already going through way too much to be worrying about girlfriend issues, besides I wouldn't want to ruin our friendship.
"What you thinking about Tea?" Mai asks me with a warm smile running her violet nails through her blonde mane. I shrugged sipping the shake in front of me. "Nothing much, just musing about Yami and Yugi." Serenity looks at me with a curious sort of look tilting her head to the side. "Yami and Yugi huh? By the way when was the last time we actually saw Yugi?" She says and I realized that I had to really, really think about that. It certainly wasn't just yesterday or a week ago, it was a long time. Mai tapped her finger against her chin as she too thought about that. "I guess it has been a while hasn't it huh girls?"
Our Blonde companion says and Serenity and I nod in agreement. "Yea, we should go visit them." I say and Mai corrects me with, "We always see Yami, we should go visit Yugi." I flushed knowing I was guilty of always thinking about Yami all the time. I had to admit that I couldn't talk about Yugi alone; I had to mention Yami somewhere in there. When it was just Yami I could most definitely think about him alone and I guess I've been doing that too often. Right then I knew I was guilty, here I was the queen of friendship talk not practicing my speeches. But Mai and Serenity didn't notice any of it moving on with the conversation. "Well you know what tonight is girls!" Mai announced vivaciously making Serenity giggle girlishly behind her hand. "Girl's night out!"
My mind is suddenly pulled from my berating train of thoughts to more perky ones as a laugh at Mai's craziness. "What do you have planned tonight?" I ask her remembering that it was in fact her turn to choose what we did this time around. The blondie grinned as she whipped out the flyer that we had gotten a few days prior. "How about we check out this club here huh? You know something different just us girls, the boys don't have to know." Serenity and I looked at each other blushing deeply. This wasn't the first time we had thought about going as a matter a fact it had to be the hundredth. The guys on the flyer were absolutely yummy that we couldn't help but ogle a little more than expected.
"So what do you think?" Mai asked making the two of us giggle like schoolgirls. "As long as Tristan and Joey doesn't find out." Serenity answered with a smile her reddish brown hair gleaming in the sunlight. I agreed, it wasn't like I had anything to really lose. "Alright I'm in." I said and Mai and Serenity quickly joined in all of laughing at the sheer thought of us going to a strip club. "Mmm look at this one Tea." Serenity says to me pointing out a lavender male posing on the cover. I only assumed it was male because of the obvious lump in the front of the trousers he wore. I blushed a bit looking up at the younger girl. "Yea, he's cute." Serenity gave me a dry look before smiling again.
"No, no look at the face. Doesn't he remind you a little bit of Yugi?" She asked me and had to squint to see what she was talking about. But I guess that he did, they shared the same eyes, nose, skin tone and cheek structure but then again it probably just was coincidence. "Yea, he does." I admitted as Mai reached over taking the flyer looking for herself. "Hey what do you know it does. What if little Yugi was really stripping you know? I'd be impressed, Yugi finally stepping out and doing something that pleased him." Mai giggled at that and I did too knowing in my heart of hearts Yugi would never. We rose from our seats stretching a bit. "So meet up at my house at 9:00?"
I ask and they nod with smiles. "Yea 9:00 is good, we're gonna need some time to drive there." Serenity replied as we gathered our things up and began to walk home. "We're gonna have so much fun girl's, we're going to be surprised!" Mai said brightly giggling.
*~*~*~Tea's Point of View finish*~*~*
The flyer Mai carried in her pocket fell from its hold and traveling on a breeze a few blocks over twisting and swirling along the way. The paper's travel was altered every once in a while being kicked by a foot and ran over by car, but it didn't stop it from reaching it's destination. With a help of bird it and along with fate that it landed splat on Yami's face as he walked down the block coming from just closing the shop. The male made an annoyed sound as he roughly pulled the paper from his face, he didn't even know where it had been. Probably rolling around in dirt for all he knew but he raised an eyebrow as he looked at the flyer he held before his eyes, with curiosity. Slowly his eyes widened as he noticed the green haired male big and bold on the front. "Isn't that….Yugi's friend?" He asked himself and sure enough it was. The golden eyes of the tanned stripper looked exactly like those of the Tygris that Yugi had introduced to him a while back.
He looked closely to make sure that this was the same male he had seen not too long ago. Yami gasped at the realization, cheeks flushed in embarrassment that he was even looking at such things. He recovered quickly though eyes narrowing to slits as Yami could all but see the naughty things that Tygris fool might be corrupting his Aibou with. Things were beginning to get very suspicious now and Yami was slightly worried that Yugi had gotten caught up with this new friend of his. ~Could Yugi possibly be working....there?~ The pharaoh growled a bit at that thought shoving the paper in his pocket. But he refused to jump to conclusions. He wouldn't assume that Yugi was doing such things when he really had no proof. But that didn't mean he wouldn't get proof. The tri haired male began to hurry on home determined to find out.
*~*~*~* At the club, Yugi's dressing room 9:17*~*~*~*
"Well Yugi tonight's the big night. Some big shots from outta town are coming in to see you, my boy, perform." Yugi's bos, Mr.Crawforde announced with a broad smile slapping him proudly on the back hugging him like a father would to his son. "They've heard so much about you they just had to see what this was all about." Yugi smiled nodding, as he looked out of the glass of the boss's office onto the club scene with a smile excited himself. "You gong to put on a show for them tonight aren't ya?" The older man asked with a chuckle and Yugi beamed cutely making Tygris smiled from his leaning position against the frame of the office door.
"This is our big pay day so what are we doing up here? We better get down there and start preparing Yugi." Tygris says as he grabs the tiny male tickling him. Yugi couldn't explain how happy he was at that very moment, if everything worked out he'd finally have just enough to pay for grandpa's medical expenses like he wished. He'd worry about telling Yami about his side job later when the time was right, but for now, he needed to get this one big performance out of the way. To save grandpa.
"Hey, are you coming?"Tygris called out. "Er..uh, just got lost in my thoughts there for a moment." Yugi mumbled. Tygris smirked in that knowing, rakish grin of his. "Don't be doubting yourself now, Yugi baby. All you gotta do is work your thing like you've been doing since you've been here. You know how we do it around here...There's no business like our show business!"
Yugi smiled, and was off to do what seemed like one of the biggest performances of his life. Tygris was right. No more doubts, no more second thoughts, no more regrets. The big time show had to go on, because without him, there was no show....Hell, it was time to bring it.
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"Hey C'mon Tristan hurry up!" Joey called to his chocolate haired friend who seemed to be walking too slow for his tastes. As a matter a fact Tristan even seemed to look like he was even beginning to have second thoughts about doing this all. Joey didn't like that one bit, no not when it was his idea in the first place to drag their asses out here. It took them a decent drive to get here so they weren't turning back now, especially when Tristan was the one jumping to conclusions.
"Walk up ya idiot!"The blonde grabbed his companion roughly who had done an awful job of disguising himself. The suspicious mustache and that crappy gray hat he wore just made Tristan looked absolutely silly. Joey on the other hand had done a good job on his disguise, sticking with the simple stuff like a wig and hoody that shielded his face just right from any on lookers."Relax Joey, sheesh. The club isn't going anywhere. Besides I don't think this is a good idea anymore, what if someone notices us-"
A hard thwap came across the back of Tristan's head while Joey gave him one of his 'I'm gonna knock your ass into tomorrow!' looks. Tristan sweatdropped. "Okay what if Mai and Serenity find out we're at a titi bar!" He announced just as they showed there Ids to the bouncer paying their fee and heading in. "They wont know besides-" The pauses looking around in something akin to shock as they looked around the packed room. "It's a titi and dicky bar!" Joey snickered. "They'd never know we were here unless we tell them. Heh heh, relaaaax lets go get ourselves some seats. This might be fun after all."
Absolutely oblivious, the two boys walked right passed their girlfriends and Tea, who were all smiles as their wine glasses clinked together it in a high pitched ring. They in turn didn't notice them either, too busy ogling at the sexy men around them."Cheers girls! For another successful ladies night out if I must say so myself." Mai said with a beam, the blonde clad in a silk red off the shoulder top and short white skirt showing off some serious legs. She tossed her head back as she did away with her martini in a few gulps the girl living it up. They were all looking cute, as matter a fact, they always did. Boyfriend or no, they were here to have a great time and they would get the attention they deserved.
Serenity giggled cutely the young girl sporting all pink, her hair in an adorable bun. "Yes, definitely a lovely evening Mai. Thank you." Joey's sister replied softly Tea nodding in agreement. "This club is totally cool and the guys are mm mm mmm! I think I'm going to have to hook myself up." They laughed at that just as the lights began to dim around them signaling the start of performance."Oh yay! The performance is starting!" Tea squealed girlishly hands clapping together excitedly as the up beat techno tempo began the room shimmering in a radiance of rainbow colored lights.
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Just entering the entrance of the hottest club, Yami stepped in clad in black from head to toe the pharaoh looking sharp as ever. If he was right, this was supposed to be the club Tygris worked at and if he was wrong he wouldn't see his Yugi here. Yami hoped so, but something told him he'd be seeing a lot more than he wanted to. He quickly moved to find himself a seat at a bar the male wearing a hat over his head to hide the trade mark hair, and shades to better disguise his unmistakable eyes. There was bound to be people here who knew him as a duelist. The last thing he needed was to draw a crowd, and he was only here for one thing. The truth.
Yugi came out bursting from the seams with energy, the little neko dressed in the works of a sexy, yet cute kitten attire that fit him tighter than a surgeon's glove. It was a candy apple red that shimmered beneath the lights of the club. Through his mask and wig, he winked into the sea of faces that roared loudly for his performance
With the spot light on him, the bass of the music thumping in his veins, Yugi released himself from his stance and began a series of footsteps, following by quick, glide of his gyrating hips.
Knees apart, legs bent, Yugi began synchronize to roll of his stomach, a move reminiscent of a belly dancer, while provocatively gliding the palm of his hand from the middle chest all the way down to the crotch of his pants.
"Whooooo-hooooo!, now that's why I'm talkin' bout baby!!!!", Mai hooted out. "Shake that ass!" Tea and Serenity guffawed with laughter and excitement.
Wetting his lips for effect, he swiftly grabbed sides of his slick and smooth outfit and ripped the lower part with gusto, right on cue with the high-pitched blare of the song and blaze of the mist and brighter lights illuminating the stage.
Baring glistening abs and nothing but his bikini strapped under wear, Yugi put on a number, combined with a pop-and-lock dance routine that followed by a well timed front-split, legs on each side and hands in front of his body to keep his balance. He then outstretched his arms further from his body going into a kitty-kat crawl across the straightaway, narrow platform leading into the crowd. Twitching and purring like a bad little kitty, Yugi quickly glazed over the front row section to seek out his next lap dance victim.
Amid the groping and near fatal yanks on his g-string underwear, which was nearly stuffed with dollar bills, Yugi found his man and seductively splayed himself right in front of a gentleman wearing a dark hat.
~This guys seems too uptight, let me loosen him up a bit~ he thought smugly. Smiling seductively and confidence soaring by the minute, he gave the mysterious stranger in the hat a nice little frontal view of his crotch area, deliberately gyrating near the man's face.
"Heeheeeeeee", Yugi chuckled to himself. "I bet you he'll never forget that one, sir!".
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Yami's point of view...
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Yami sat crossed legged, crossed armed, carefully scrutinizing the stage. The performance was well underway, starting off with a buxom young man wearing a very tight red, leatherlike neko outfit.
The young man immediately began going into a series of dances, and gyrating motions. At first, Yami had a strong inclination to roll his eyes heavenward with disdain, but was soon caught, entranced in the young man's ministrations.
Yami's eyes, slit-like, observed with growing interest. The young man's moves were getting more complicated and provocative by the bloody moment. He couldn't really see his face, with that mask disguising him well. He didn't really pay much attention to who was performing tonight.....He'd been too angry and too impatient to care.
Yami snorted at his next thought. Yugi??? He was still holding out on hope that Yugi would never be in a place like this. He didn't have the balls, much less the temperament to do a stunt like this.
He agreed with his assessment that Yugi had not been himself lately, and that he has been avoiding him. Maybe it was the mere fact that he was still dealing with the trauma of nearly losing grampa. Yugi may very well be angry at him about his high-handedness of taking over the entire situation in regards to grampa and the store. That much he will admit to himself....but even Yugi would not resort to such a senseless, irresponsible act such as stripping. Stripping? No....he still wouldn't believe it possible of him.
Besides, the young man, who had everyone hanging on his every gyrating move, was way too confident, sultry, and..... sexual...Traits Yugi could only dream to have.
But even as Yami tried convincing himself, the doubt still lingered over him. Well, that's why he was here damn it, to finally put his doubts to rest. And he had no doubt his answers would be had by the end of this night.
The music was growing livelier and louder. The young man
began to crawl over the straightaway platform, leading into his direction.
The dancer pulled a seductive move, making sure he was getting tip-top view of his....lower regions. He seemed damned proud of it too. The arrogant putz...
Just when he thought the dancer's audacious attitude couldn't exceed any further than he had observed, Yami was caught off guard when the young man whirled over to him, and managed to straddle his lap to the quick.
At that very instant, Yami would have pushed the bloody freak off to land soundly his ass, but he quickly regained his composure. This would be his chance to really see who this man is. The scent of the young man was very familiar. Too familiar......
The dancer placed his hands on Yami's chest, gyrating to a rhythmic note, gliding hands down toward his belt buckle. Yami swore to himself when he felt a "stiffy" coming on. Bloody hell, good thing there's glaring lights around the room, or everyone would see him blushing like a school girl in heat! He growled at his sudden loss of control!!!
~Hmmm...what's up with him...~, Yugi thought to himself. That cologne....he smells so...familiar. Even his face looked like someone he knew well at least from what he could see....Feeling some unease, Yugi began to depart from the man's space.
Feeling more embarrassed by his sudden sexual reaction, Yami's frustration grew and said through gritted teeth, "That will be enough, thank you."
Yugi, startled beyond reason, grew pale by the very second. My god... that voice..It's Yami. Oh god, he's here......This can't be happening now. This can't!
Speechless, Yugi was too stunned to move and stopped performing all together.
The crowd, who was getting rowdier as the performance was nearing its climax, now became bewildered and wondered what was going on between the dancer and the man in the dark hat.
Yami saw the curving 'oh' of the young man's mouth. Then he looked much closer, then saw the unmistakable color of lavender pink eyes behind the well guarded mask. When it dawned on Yami, shock quickly turned to white hot anger.
"Yugi! Yugi, what the hell are you doing here!!!", Yami roared, whisking off his hat and his dark shaded glasses.
Yugi was still too stunned to react. He was still reeling.....
In the crowd, Mai, Tea, Serenity, was in a state of disbelief. Yugi? Yugi is that stripper???? What the hell is going on here???
Joey and Tristan seemed to share the same reaction the two friends looking very much like goldfishes mouths moving without words. Tristan was the first to say something slugging Joey in the arm with a cheap grin on his face. "Hah! I told you it was Yugi!"
"No you didn't! You said we should check this place out just incase...besides don't act all hard now. You were ready to punk out before we got here." The blonde blew a raspberry childishly at his companion who still wore a smug smile. "At least I was using my brain..."
"Trying to say something?" Joey's rant was cut off when their attentions were brought back to a very enraged Yami.
"You've been in this place all along???? .... Yugi, talk to me dammit !!!..."
Nothing. The crowd began to murmur at the new turn of events...
"Explain your self!!! Why are you here....DISGRACING yourself in this place!!!!! Damn you, answer me!".
Soon after, Tygris was approaching Yugi's side, hoping to distill the situation from getting any worse. "Hold on! It's not Yugi's fault."
"What???....You....YOU put him up to this! You manipulated and poisoned his mind into this, didn't you??? You just couldn't keep your stinking hands off him, you motherfucking bastard!!!!." The feeling of raw jealously began to run thickly through his veins now....
"Hey, keep your damn voice down", Tygris yelled. He stepped in front of Yugi as if to shield him. Yugi was still too distraught to do anything at the moment. ~My god this can't be happening~ he thought.
Livid beyond rational thought, Yami stalked toward Tygris, and sneered, "Who the f*ck do you think you are??? You better get out of my goddamn way before I kick your ass." He was about to shove Tygris out of the way to get to Yugi when Tygris grabbed Yami's wrist. "Leave him the fuck alone. He doesn't want to be with you, asshole!"
In a hot second, Yami curled his fist and threw the first punch. Tygris retaliated with a vicious counter punch to Yami's face. Yugi felt guilt quickly looming over him as the bouncers were over there in a jiffy, stepping between the two males who looked ready to seriously throw down. "Alright buddy I think it is time for you to go."
One of the burly men grabbed Yami roughly by his arms and shirt quickly ushering the pharaoh to the exit. But being Yami, the teen refused to be touched wriggling free from their hold smacking their hand away from his fine leather. "Get your hands off me! I' am not leaving without Yugi." Crimson orbs turned to his aibou who stood frozen in fear and worry.
"Yugi do you know this fool?" one of the bouncer asked, thumb jutting towards the crazy dude they held. "Yea he knows this fool." Tygris snorted glaring at Yami in disgust, wondering how Yugi even put up with this arrogant ass.
"What are you, his bloody spokesperson now? Yugi, lets go."
Lavender eyes looked back and forth between Yami and Tygris before they closed the youth sighing softly.
"Yugi, what are you waiting for? Lets go!"
".................................I'm not leaving."
Authress' note: Yes, Yugi is BUSTEEEED! And my lovely fans there might just be, and I mean -might- be a lemon in chapter 9 or 10!!! ^__^ I know I know. Review!!! I'll try to update faster!
