A/N: I'm sorry that it's been so long since I updated… I was grounded for quite a while and I hope you all will forgive me. I'm also working on Ch.8, so never fear! Please let me know if you have any requests for this story and if I make any mistakes. Until then, lates!

Ch.7: Shopping, Food Courts, Horror Movies

Tea sighs as she says, "Oh c'mon, can't be that bad…" she then whips the doors open, and Seria & I both yell at her. She smiles and continues, "Why, that bikini looks great on you Yumiko, and Seria, you look great too. I don't see any problems with them…"

Seria then says in a dangerously low voice, "I do. Mine is a bikini, not a one-piece. I don't care what you say, I'm not wearing a bikini…" Tea laughs nervously and turns to me.

"Don't even think about it. I wouldn't be caught dead wearing this thing. It's way too revealing for my taste. Besides, I need something that will stay on when I dive…" I add, and look over at Tea. "I don't mind a bikini, just not something too revealing."

Tea smiles as she says, "All right then. No problem. At least try on the other ones, even if you don't show them to me. Okay?" she then shuts the doors again and Seria and I sigh in relief.

Meanwhile, Yami looks at his watch. "They've been at it for fifteen minutes…"

Duke sighs as he says, "And it's only the beginning, trust me, my friend."

Two hours later…

Tea had made Seria and myself try on a lot of swimsuits. Seria had made her choice about fifteen minutes ago and was handling finding a swimsuit for me. Tea was still helping, but Seria was handling most of it. Duke and Yami had already agreed to Seria's choice. They were both secretly a little sad that Seria had chosen a one piece and swim shorts. Oh well, teenage boys will be teenage boys.

Seria then spots an interesting bikini. "Hmmm, I wonder if Yumiko would like this… doesn't look too revealing. It also has a strange exoticness to it… I think that she'll like it." Tea nods her head in agreement.

I hear a soft knock on the changing room door and then Seria's voice. "Hey Yumi, I found one that you might like. It comes with this really cool tie thing. You want to try it on?"

"Sure, why not. You seem to have made better choice these last times than Tea has… no offence meant, Tea." I reply, as I open the door, take the swimsuit with a smile toward Seria, and close it once again.

I then look closer at the swimsuit and I shrug as I change into it. "Wow. This is perfect! I have to see what the others think." I stare into the mirror again. It seemed that the swimsuit was made for me; it fit every curve perfectly. It was really super freaky, yet awesomely cool at the same time. I then open the door shyly, and Seria and Tea's faces light up.

"Oh Kami-sama! Yumiko, that suit is perfect. It was made for you… wait until the boys see this one…" Tea says, as she claps her hands happily.

Seria looks at me for a moment, in absolute amazement. "She's right. It's perfect. It's also just the way you wanted it. I think a certain guy will be very pleased…" Seria grins evilly, and I realize that she is referring to Yami.

"Oh, let's just show them." I grumble, my cheeks once again flaming.

I then slip out where Yami and Duke can see me, and Tea coughs. Duke and Yami turn around, and stare. I mean their mouths were wide open. Yami especially, I think that he was drooling… Duke quickly recovers as he says, "Wow. That looks amazing. Great choice. What do you think, Yami?"

Yami quickly stops staring, a light blush grazing his cheeks. "I agree with Duke. You do look great. Is that what you're going to get?" he asks, still staring at me.

I nod in agreement and then turn to Tea. "We are done now, aren't we? My stomach is begging for food." As I say this, my stomach rumbles and growls to confirm it and everyone laughs.

I then go back into the changing room and come out in my normal clothes. Tea, Seria, and I then go up to the check-up counter and pay for our stuff. Tea smiles as she says, "See, I told you it wouldn't be so bad."

Yami and Duke then come up and Seria grins. "Here guys. You can carry the bags, since you waited so patiently for us. Thanks for coming, by the way." Seria says with a smile, and hands Duke a bag and Yami a bag.

We all then head down to the food court, and on the way I take my bag from Yami. "Here, I'll carry this. After all, you did wait two hours…especially since you didn't have to." I say, avoiding Yami's gaze. Yami just smiles at me and I smile back at him.

Tea, Seria, and Duke all watch. "Hmmm, looks like those two may become more than best friends… they like each other all right, they just won't admit it." Comments Tea.

"Yeah, you're right. Hey Seria, any clue how long Yumiko has liked Yami?" asks Duke, who looks over at Seria.

A thoughtful look crosses Seria's face as she says, "Hmmm, I'd say she liked him for a while, but just buried the feeling, thinking it was nothing. I'm guessing it's coming back, but Yumiko doesn't realize it yet though. There is the fact that she has some sort of important past life with Yami that could complicate things, from what Yugi told me."

A voice then jolts Seria, Tea, and Duke back to the current situation. "Hey guys, did you forget that we're meeting you here!" calls Joey, as he walks over with Yugi, Tristen, and Serenity.

"Hello Yumiko!" calls Serenity.

"You guys find something?" calls Tristen.

"How was the shopping?" asks Yugi, the most concerned.

I smile at everyone and walk over with Yami. "Hey Serenity. To answer your questions, yes we found a swimsuit, Seria and I, at least. It took forever to do, and I'm going shopping with just Seria next time. She found me something in fifteen minutes and Tea didn't find a swimsuit that I like in an hour and forty-five minutes…"

"So, is everyone ready to eat?" asks Tristen, his voice having an amused pitch to it.

"Are you kidding! I'm starved!" Seria and I say at the same time, as our stomachs growl again to confirm it.

((A/N: Okay, this is going to have lots of people saying different things. I'm just going to put a name after each quote in parentheses and that's who said it, okay?))

"I want pizza!" (Tristen, Joey)

"I want a salad." (Tea, Serenity)

"Mexican sounds good." (Seria)

"Broccoli and cheese baked potato!" (Me)

"I think a sub sounds good…" (Yami)

Everyone laughs as we all split up to go find our food. Tristen, Seria, and Joey all go to find their food, since the restaurants they needed are right next to each other. Serenity and Tea go off together to get their food, and Yami & I go to the two restaurants that we need.

We all meet again, each with our own food. We then sit down at a few tables that Joey and Tristen had pulled together. We each get into our own conversations, and then Tea's cell rings.

Phone conversation…

"Hello, this is Tea."

"Hey Tea, Mokuba here. I convinced Seto and we now have a private pool, complete with diving board, rented all for our friends and ourselves for tomorrow! Isn't that great!"

"Seriously? Cool! I can't wait, let me tell the others."

Tea then hangs up, an excited look crossing her face. "Hey guys! I just got the best news!"

"Well, what is it?" says Yugi.

"Yeah, tell us!" adds Joey.

"Oh chill, Joey." She shoots an icy look Joey's way, and then turns back to the rest of us.

"Anyways, Mokuba convinced Kaiba to rent a private pool for us and our friends all day tomorrow. We can invite who we want, as long as they're friends." As Tea finishes, her face is split in a happy grin and Yami's the first to reply, followed closely by Seria.

"You're not joking, are you Tea? That's great though if you're not." Yami says.

"Of course she isn't joking. I guess I'll be sleeping over at Yugi's, that okay with you, Yugi, Yumiko, Yami?" Seria turns to each of us in turn, and we nod.

"Here, let me call gramps real quick." I say, and Tea tosses me her cell to use quickly.

I then quickly call Yugi's grandpa and confirm our plans with him. I then toss Tea's cell back to her. "Thanks. Well, it's fine with him. He says that you can all stay, if you want to. He even said that we could go rent some horror movies or something if we wanted." I look over at everyone, and they all nod.

"Well, looks like we better get going," Says Yami, "we have a lot to do. It's going to take a while for all of us to agree on some movies. Which storedo you guys want to go to?"

Duke then suggests one, "How about the one down the street? I also heard that they have a great selection of Anime movies…" He looks over at Seria and I.

"Sounds like a plan. Everyone know how to get there?" asks Tristen. Everyone nods and we all then go and throw away our trash. Seria and I are still sipping on huge milkshakes that we had gotten from an ice cream place, and we didn't want to throw them away.

"Same seating arrangement, then?" asks Tea, as she looks over at us for confirmation.

"Sure. Sounds okay to me," replies Seria, as we get to the cars.

Duke, Tea, and Seria then go with Duke to where he has his car parked and hop in. I, meanwhile, go with Yami and I get in as well. Both drivers (Duke and Yami) start their cars and pretty soon, are driving down the road, toward the movie place.

In Duke's car…

"Do you really think it was a good idea to leave Yami and Yumiko in the same car? I'm a little worried for them…" comments Tea, a worried look crossing her face.

"Ahhh, don't worry about Yumiko. She can take care of herself. Besides, Yami wouldn't let anything happen to her, even if he is one of the fastest drivers I know…" Seria replies, looking amused.

"They'll both be fine. Yami's an excellent driver, I know, because I taught him how to drive." Duke says, as he gives the girls a mock stern look.

"Great, that should assure me how?" asks Seria and Tea, at the same time, sarcastically. Duke just glares at them, in reply to their question.

In Yami's car…

The radio is blasting, but it's hardly an assurance. I'm holding on to the rails for my life and Yami grins at me. "Enjoying yourself?" Yami asks.

"If you call your life flashing before your life this very second enjoying yourself, then yes." Is my sarcastic reply to his question.

After a few minutes, my hands release their death-grip on the rails and I smile. "This is actually fun. Tea drives like an old lady, compared to this." I say, and I laugh as I think of Tea's driving skills.

Yami laughs too and says, "Well. I'm glad to see at least Seria isn't the only girl that appreciates my driving abilities. I'm guessing that you like fast?"

I grin and reply, "You guessed right then. Do you normally drive this crazy, or were you just trying to see if I'd get sick?"

Yami grins, as he says, "No, I'm a good driver, faster than some, but still good. We should be at that movie store in about ten minutes or so."

"And Duke said that it was just down the road…" I comment, while rolling my eyes sarcastically. Yami just chuckles and continues to drive.

Some minutes later, we arrive at the movie store and meet the others in the parking lot. "So, how was the ride here? Will you be okay?" asks a very amused Yugi.

"It was actually very fun. No, Yami did not attempt to kill me." I reply automatically to Seria, who was about to ask me that.

"Well, let's head on in. This will take a while…" says Tristen, who walks into the store, followed by everyone else. Pretty soon, we have all split up. Seria and I went to the Anime section, Joey and Tristen to the new releases, Tea and Serenity to the comedies, and Duke & Yami to the horror movies.

"Hey! Yumiko, come over here for a sec!" calls Seria, who's by the movies for sale. "They have all the Witch Hunter Robin episodes out! It's all in one special DVD box set."

I run over, and when I see what Seria was talking about, my eyes light up. "Oh Kami! I can't believe that they have this… I don't have enough money to buy it though…" I pick up the case and look at it sadly.

"I think that I may be able to help you there. How about you just pay me twenty and I'll pay for the rest?" asks a voice behind me. I turn around to come face to face with Ryou. He smiles at me.

"I-I couldn't…" I say softly and Ryou just smiles more.

"Look, don't worry about it. I know how long you've been looking for this, so consider it a gift from an awesome friend. My parents have loads of money, so they won't miss what I spend on it… least I could do is use the money they give me on my friends and family." He says, and picks up another DVD set for himself. "Besides, I've been wanting this one too. I'll be right back."

Seria and I stare after him, amazed. Ryou then appears again, and hands me a bag. "Here. Don't worry about it. You don't even have to consider the twenty I mentioned earlier."

"Thanks Ryou! Hey, I meant to call you and ask, but do you want to go to the pool with us tomorrow?" I ask, as I give him a huge hug. Ryou smiles and I feel him nod.

Seria smiles at him and says, "Hey. How have you been theses days?" Ryou smiles at Seria as well and gives her a hug.

"I've been doing great. I haven't seen Bakura in a while though… I think that he flew to Egypt somewhere… I'm not sure… I miss him though…" Ryou replies, and a worried look flickers across his eyes.

Seria and I look sad for a moment, and we stand there in thoughtful silence for a moment or two. The silence is interrupted by Yugi's voice. "Oh! Hey Ryou! How are you?"

Ryou smiles at Yugi and looks at him, "I see you've hit a growth spurt. Hey guys." He then turns to everyone else and also gives Tea a hug.

"Did Yumiko and Seria invite you to the pool for tomorrow?" asks Tea and Ryou nods. Tea looks satisfied and then notices my bag. "Hey, I see you bought something, Yumiko. Another Anime DVD, I presume…"

I laugh and say, "Actually, I have Ryou to thank for this one. Have you guys found anything yet?"

"We found this movie called Miss Congeniality. It looks pretty funny…" Serenity says, jumping into the conversation.

"We found a movie called Interview with the Vampire. I heard from Mai that it's really good." Says Duke, as he walks up. "Hey Ryou! What's up man?" Duke adds as soon as he spots Ryou, who smiles and chats with Duke and Yami for a moment. Pretty soon, Joey and Tristen appear, with Joey carrying the movie they chose, Godsend.

"Long time no see. How are you?" asks Tristen, as he walks over to Ryou.

"Okay, sorry to interrupt the reunion, but did everyone pick out a movie? Ryou, do you want to come by and watch these movies with us?" I ask, and look over at him.

"Sure, sounds like fun. We're hanging out at Yugi's, right?" he replies in his slight British accent.

"Yes, I believe so. I just hope Yugi's grandpa is prepared for all of us…" comments Seria, in reply to Ryou's question.

Yami and I then get the needed money from everyone and go up to pay for the rentals. Everyone then splits up to go to his or her respective cars, with the exception of Ryou, who walked. He went with Yami and myself in Yami's car. Everyone gets in and promises to meet at Yugi's house.

At Yugi's house

We all sit down in the living room and pretty soon an argument breaks out about what movie to watch first. Yugi's grandpa had been smart; he'd gotten two large couches a few years ago, and plenty of large cushions and pillows if there wasn't enough room on the couch. Everyone had taken his or her shoes off at the door and lined them up neatly.

Currently, Joey, Tristen, and Duke were on one couch, while Serenity, Tea, Yugi and Ryou were on the other couch. Yami and myself were comfortably sprawled on the floor, with Yami sitting up and me laying down on my stomach and facing the TV, which had a DVD player. Now, back to our current dilemma about what movie to watch first…

We finally agreed to watch Interview with the Vampire first, since it was supposed to be scary. It was now around six in the evening before we had all gotten there. Ryou had to go drop off some stuff and get some stuff, because it ended up that everyone was just going to spend the night here, at Yugi's house. Then Tea and Serenity had to go shopping for a swimsuit for her and everyone had to go to his or her house to get swimming stuff. Between all that chaos, Yami, Seria, Yugi and myself had to go get enough food for everyone. Kaiba would be providing food and drinks at the pool.

By that time, I was getting a pretty good headache, and I wasn't pleased about it. I sighed from my spot on the floor as everyone, with the exception of Yami and Yugi, argued about what we were going to eat and who would sit where. Some people traded spots on the couches, but I didn't notice. Yami then looks over at me, concerned.

"Hey, you okay Yumiko?" he asks, as worry appears in his eyes.

"I think so, I've just got a monster headache… why can't everyone just agree on something so that we can watch the movie! At this rate, we won't even get to watch one…" I say, as I start to rub my temples. 'Just great. I didn't need this right now…' is my thought as I close my eyes to try and tune out the arguing.

Quite suddenly, I feel someone rubbing my temples for me. I open my eyes, and see that it's Yami. Wait a sec! Am I see things or something! Yami sighs as he says, "Man, you really need to relax, Yumiko. Hey Yugi, where does your grandpa keep the aspirin?" Yami says, and looks over at Yugi.

"I think in the kitchen, I'm not totally sure. Why? Do you have a headache?" Yugi replies, from his spot on the couch, between Tea and Serenity.

Yami then nods and disappears into the kitchen. "Hey Yumiko, come here a sec, any clue where in here he keeps that stuff?"

I sigh and get up. I walk into the kitchen and open a small cupboard, revealing aspirin among many others. Yami then reaches over me and takes down the small bottle of aspirin. He then opens it, and hands me a pill. "Here, take this. You should feel better pretty soon." I nod and swallow the small white pill with a glass of water.

Yami and I then walk back into the living room, to find that everyone is still arguing. Yami gets an irritated look on his face and yells, "Alright! That's enough! Let's just put in the movie, okay!" Yami glares at everyone who had been arguing and immediate silence follows as Duke gets up and puts the DVD in.

Pretty soon, everyone is quiet and watching the movie. Yami and I are on the floor and I look around at everyone and smile. Yugi was nearly squished because Serenity and Tea had snuggled up so close, out of slight fear. Ryou was leaning on Joey's shoulder, having fallen asleep at one point, and Joey and Tristen had gone to get drinks and popcorn for everyone.

"Hey, what do you think of the movie so far?" whispers Yami. He was awfully close. Then it hit me. I had actually snuggled up to Yami during the movie!

The worst part was that I was comfortable. Oh well, he was good to cuddle with, hot, sexy and… 'Whoa! Rewind! I did not just think that about Yami!' 'Can't deny that one.' Replies my smug conscience. Oh well, I'll just have to live with it. Besides, Yami was very warm…I yawn a little bit and snuggle closer to Yami.

Yami smiles and wraps an arm around me. Tea looks over at Yami and I, and grins evilly. She then pokes Yugi and whispers something that we couldn't hear to him. "Hey, check out Yumiko and Yami. Those two seem awfully comfortable…"

Yugi looks over and his eyes widen, before he too grins. "Well. Looks like we'll just have to tease them about it later, now won't we? Let's not disturb their cuddling though, it's too kawaii!"

((A/N: I'm pretty sure that kawaii means 'really cute' or something like that in Japanese…))

Meanwhile, Tristen and Joey return, with a big bowl of three bowls of popcorn. They set one if front of Yami and myself, one in front of Yugi, Tea, & Serenity, and one in front of themselves.

I then wiggle out from under Yami arm, reach over, and grab some of the warm, buttery, tasty substance from the bowl. Yami reaches over as well, and we both munch on the popcorn, as the movie continues. Ryou continues to sleep, Tristen and Joey get into a hushed, yet heated, argument about something, and I lean on Yami again, enjoying his warmth.

The movie ends, and I sit up more and stretch my arms out over my head. At one point, I had gone to my room and changed into some pajama pants, with socks, and a white spaghetti-strap tank top. As Yami had predicted, my headache had soon disappeared, and I had relaxed, as he had implied I do as well.

"Well, who liked that movie besides me?" I ask, as I look over at everyone else.

"Yep. It was awesome!" replies Joey.

"I thought it was really good, yet also really sad. I feel bad for what happened to that guy's friends…" comments Tea, and Serenity nods her head in agreement.

I nod my head in agreement as well, "Who's ready to watch the next movie?" I ask, and soon follow an argument about what movie to watch now. 'Man, don't they ever stop arguing?'

Yami sighs as well. "Let's just pick the names out of a hat, okay? That way, no one can say it was someone else's problem. It all depends on luck." He points out.

"We could watch an Anime movie instead, couldn't we? Only if the others don't agree on one right now." Says Ryou, who had just woken up.

Everyone reluctantly nods, and I go over to the new DVD Ryou bought for me and pull it out of the bag. I then pull out the first DVD and pop it into the DVD player. Soon, the theme song for Witch Hunter Robin comes on and I hum along to it quietly. I had resumed my spot on the floor with Yami and I was enjoying the episode so far.

After a few more episodes, I turn it off, to find that everyone is asleep. I smile to myself as I turn off the DVD and then switch off the TV. I then grab a blanket and curl up on the floor with the pillow. As I drift off, one thought runs through my mind: 'We're going swimming tomorrow… should be fun…'

Yami then sits up for about thirty minutes more and he, too, grabs a blanket and falls asleep on the floor nearby.

A/N: This is the end of the chapter. Next chapter is the pool party. It's kind of boring so far, but it shall get more interesting as I develop more of the plot. Please review and no flames please. These flames shall be used to cook hotdogs for chilli dogs. Yum!