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Yami: Is this my first time driving?
Yami Seirei: Yes it is.
Yami: Oh yay I get to drive my aibou…
Everyone: Up the wall!
Yami Seirei & Yami KITG: hahahahaha!
Yami: Shaddap!
(Giggles can be heard from everyone)
Yami's first time – Driving…
Yami walked into the kitchen and plopped down in the first available chair. Yugi looked at him and Yami flashed him an 'I've-had-a-totally-crap-day-and-I-don't-want-to-talk-about-it look' nevertheless Yugi was curious so he broached the subject with his dark.
"Bad day?"
"Don't ask."
"Fine I won't." Yugi said a little annoyed that Yami had been so short with him.
There was a pause as Yugi turned back to the dishes he was washing up.
"Well if you really must know." Yami began but Yugi interrupted him.
"No really if you've had a bad day it's fine I don't want you to have to re-live it all."
"It's fine aibou I want to tell you."
"No really Yami it's okay you just relax while I fix us something to eat."
"But I want to tell you."
"You don't have to."
"Yes I do."
"No you don't."
"Yes I do."
"No you don't"
"YES I DO!" finally yelled Yami more angry now than he had been before.
"FINE THEN TELL ME!" Yugi yelled back and sat down at the table.
"Sorry aibou I've just had a really rough day." Yami said calming down and apologising.
"It's okay Yami I know what those days are like. So tell me what's wrong?"
"Well, it was fine when I got out of bed this morning, you had already gone out and I decided to go into town for the day and get a few things."
"Cool. Go on." Yugi encouraged.
"Well I was slightly late leaving the house and by the time I got to the bus stop the bus was just pulling away so I had to wait for the next one which was full and so it didn't stop."
"Oh poor you Yami." Yugi sympathised.
"Anyway the next one was okay and I got into town okay and bought the things I needed. Then I wanted a taxi to get across town to another shop but they were all gone and I had to wait an hour for one to come because they were all busy. Anyway I got what I wanted and caught a bus home but had to stand all the way because it was crowded. Anyway I decided I want to learn to drive."
Yugi nearly choked on his drink.
"Drive Yami? Are you sure?"
"Absolutely aibou, will you teach me?"
"Me?" Yugi said in an uncharacteristically high squeaky voice and then clearing his throat. "Ahem, why me?"
"Why not? You can drive can you not?"
"Yes but I've not long learned I'm not sure if I could teach another person what to do. Why don't you get an instructor?"
"Well I can do that later on when I know the basics. Please Yugi I'll make it worth your while later." He said weedlingly and winked at Yugi making it plain as to what he had planned to make it up to him later. Yugi couldn't resist he gave in and nodded.
"Alright Yami I'll teach you to drive. It's too late now but I'll show you tomorrow morning okay?"
"Yeah!" Yami cried and swept his light into his arms for a kiss. "Tomorrow then." he said and carried his aibou upstairs to carry out the promise he made.
The following morning, Yami got up and dressed in a state of excitement. He had wanted to ask about driving for a while but had never found the right opportunity but now he had and he couldn't wait to get started. He poked Yugi.
"Wake up aibou it's time to teach me to drive."
"I'll play with my hamster in a minute mummy." Mumbled Yugi clearly still dreaming about something.
Yami grinned and rolled a newspaper into a cone and put it to his lips.
"TIME FOR MY DRIVING LESSON AIBOU." He boomed through the 'loud hailer' he had made.
"YARGH!" screamed Yugi leaping off the bed and landing in a heap on the floor. "That's it Yami, you are going to die." Came his muffled voice from somewhere under the covers, which had landed on top of him.
Yami giggled as Yugi tried to disentangle himself from the covers and stand up with some dignity.
"You could have been a bit more gentle Yami!"
"Sorry aibou I was being gentle but you started talking about playing with your hamster so I thought I had better be a bit more forceful."
"I did?" Yugi said "Oh dear well now I'm up I'll got get a shower and grab something to eat and then we'll go okay?"
"Sounds good to me aibou." Yami said happy that they would be out driving soon.
An hour or so later Yami and Yugi were sitting in the car on a quiet lane while Yugi explained the buttons, levers and switches and what they all did. Yami was wearing an I-don't-understand-but-I-guess-ill-get-it-in-the-end look.
"Okay Yami turn that key to start the car." Said Yugi pointing to the ignition key.
Yami turned the indicated key and the car lurched forwards.
"Damn I forgot to take it out of gear." Yugi admonished himself "Yamican you press down on that pedal with your left foot?"
Yami pressed down on the clutch and Yugi took the car out of gear.
"Now try starting it again Yami." He instructed and Yami turned the car smiling when the engine kicked into life.
"Okay now what?" He asked looking at Yugi.
"Check your mirror to see if you can see out the back window okay." Yugi said and Yami did as he was told adjusting his mirror a little until he had a good view.
"Okay now push down on the clutch pedal and move the gear stick into 1st."
"Where's first?" Yami said looking a bit worried with all these instructions.
"There." Yugi said pointing so Yami pushed down on the clutch and moved the gear stick to the right place.
"Now press down gently on the accelerator which is the far right pedal – the middle one is the brake, very important pedal that one."
The car's engine revved loudly as Yami pressed down on the accelerator.
"I said gently!" Yugi said and Yami released the pedal until the engine was humming nicely.
"Right now take your foot off the clutch, SLOWLY!" Yugi suddenly shouted as Yami took it all the way off and the car jolted and stalled.
"Oh sorry Yugi." Yami said and went to turn the key again to start it.
"Hang on take it out of gear first." Yugi said urgently in case the car stalled again and Yami did so and started the car again.
"Now do the same as before but this time lift your foot off the clutch very slowly and the car should move forwards at a nice steady pace."
Yami concentrated and felt the pull of the car as the accelerator bit ready to go. He then released his foot a bit too fast and put his foot down again making the car bunny hop down the road.
"Yami….stop….please!" Yugi begged his dark in between bunny hops.
Yami preceded to panic slightly and let go of the clutch totally making the car stall again. They both sat for a minute trying to get their breath back.
"Oh dear I'm not much good at this am I?" Yami said feeling depressed.
"Hey come on mou hitori no boku, everyone makes mistakes the first time they drive. Just take it easy and don't panic next time."
"Okay aibou I'll try again."
Yami started the car again and put his foot on the accelerator, pressing it until he felt the engine 'biting' then he released the clutch and found the car started moving forwards and not bunny hopping. He pressed a bit harder on the accelerator but the car didn't seem to want to go any faster.
"What's wrong aibou?" Yami asked feeling very worried that he was doing something else wrong.
"Don't panic Yami just release your foot off the accelerator and at the same time press the clutch all the way down and move the gear stick into 2nd gear."
"Where's second?" Yami cried beginning to panic with all these instructions. His feet seemed to have a mind of their own and he slammed one foot on the brake hard making the car screech to a stop and stall again because he forgot to press the clutch.
Yami thumped the wheel in annoyance.
"Argh! I can't do this aibou, lets just go home." He said and his shoulders slumped in defeat.
"Yami don't you dare give up! Think of this like a game it's just a case of learning which parts go where and when to move them – like chess!"
"Ah!" Yami exclaimed and smiled suddenly. Yes this was a game and that was something that this king of games was not going to fail on!
A new glint came into Yami's eyes. Yugi saw it a grinned. He'd said the magic words and now he knew that Yami would try until he succeeded.
Yugi showed Yami the gear positions and made him practise moving through the gears before letting him start the car again.
"Remember Yami this is a game." Yugi said and Yami grinned starting the car and pulling off down the road.
"The aim of the game is to get us home in one piece." Yugi said and Yami nodded.
"Right." He said and moved through the gears as they drove towards town. Yami began to really enjoy himself and imagined where he could go and what he could do when he had passed his test. He was so busy enjoying himself he forgot to concentrate on his driving and managed to cut someone up on a roundabout to Yugi's yells of "Watch what you're doing Yami!" and honks from the horn of the annoyed driver.
Eventually Yami pulled up outside the Kame game shop and stopped the car.
"I won!" he cheered and Yugi giggled.
"Yes mou hitori no boku, you won."
Owari for the first driving lesson!
Yami Seirei: Well there you are Yami's first driving lesson, sorry if it's not as funny as the others but I promise the next one Yami's first time decorating will be funnier.
Yami: d…d…decorating?
Yami Seirei: Yeah you get to paint the whole house and have fun while you're doing it.
Yami: Oh hehe sounds like fun eh aibou?
Yugi: Um…
Everyone: Yami Seirei, are you sure about this?
Yami Seirei: Of course I am!
Yami KITG: Hmm well at least Yami won't try and throw a can of paint onto a shelf and have it land on his head like you did at work today right?
Yami Seirei: (Turning very red) Um ah well yes it slipped…
Yami KITG: Slipped my butt…
Yami Seirei: Hey!
Yami KITG: (Whistles)
Everyone: Please review! Yami Seirei reads all and loves all reviews.
