Title: Virtually Perfect

Author: Wintersslayer

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Seto/Yami

Spoilers: None that I know of.

Warnings: Some language maybe. AND THIS IS A STORY ON SETO/YAMI! SO DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS PAIRING!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh.

Summary: AU- Seto Kaiba's the greatest duelist ever- no one comes even close to besting him. So, Mokuba creates a hologram to challenge his big brother. However, no one ever expected the hologram to develop feelings…or for Seto to return those feelings.

Status: 4?

A/N: Wow, it's been a LONG time since I updated, huh? Sorry about that. 6 classes this semester is lots of work (lots of boring work too). But yay for me, I'm on Spring Break :D. So, I figured I'd better update and whatnot.

Thanks for all the fantastic reviews! You guys are awesome! Thanks so much for the support on the stupid flamers. Some of your comments were hilarious! And what do you know, I didn't get any for chapter 3. grins Guess some of those threats worked…

Special thanks goes to Shadows of Chaos61, Anime-blade, and Machi for suggesting last names for Yami (I apologize if I left anyone out). I think I'll just try to avoid using a last name though, for now anyways. Thanks again!

Oh, and to Black Joey ( ), yes, Pixel Perfect was my inspiration for this fic. I've seen it bunches of times. Thought I had mentioned that in the first chapter, but maybe not.

Alright alright, enough of me babbling. Here's the long-overdue next chapter!

START OF CHAPTER

Chapter 4

A huge crowd (mostly, to Yami and Seto's dismay, a bunch of screaming fan girls) had gathered to watch Yami and Joey duel. Seto stood close by to the hologram, in case he needed to stop anyone from getting too close to him. He really should be working right now, not watching some pointless duel where he knew even before the first card was drawn who'd be the winner. It was quite a waste of his time. However, watching the gleam in those crimson eyes, and its accompanying smirk, as Yami drew a particularly good card was enough to draw Seto's mind far away from work. Staring into those eyes, he could almost forget that Yami wasn't real, that he was a real person, with a fiery personality that had ignited something inside of him…

"Dark Magician Girl, attack his life points directly!"

The deep commanding voice snapped Seto out of his thoughts, just in time for him to catch Yami smiling triumphantly towards him. He could tell how happy he was at defeating his first challenger. The CEO smiled slightly in return; however, the moment was broken as a horde of fan girls rushed forward, each wanting to give the winner a "congratulatory" hug. Seto quickly stepped in between them, standing right next to Yami. His glare was enough to stop the girls right in their tracks. With many unhappy murmurings, as well as some complaints about Seto hogging Yami to himself, the crowd started to disperse, finally only leaving Seto, Yami, and Yugi and his friends.

Joey approached Yami, still shaking his head a bit in dismay. "Man, and I thought Kaiba was tough to duel! But you Yami, wow. I didn't even have time to think of a strategy to beat you. My mind's still whirling from all your combos!"

The hologram smiled a little. "Thank you. You have some skills as well."

Seto snorted to himself. Yami was being way too nice to the mutt.

The blonde laughed. "Well, what I wanna see now is you and Kaiba duel. I'd like to see ol' Mr. Moneybags here get beaten for once. Come on Yami, what'd you say? You can take him down easily!" He grinned stupidly.

Thankfully, before Yami had a chance to reply, a black limo pulled up to the school and out jumped Mokuba. He ran over to the group. "Is the duel finished already? What'd I miss?" His big brother had called him during lunch, saying that Yami had a challenger to deal with after school. He had really wanted to watch the duel, but the stupid teacher wouldn't let him leave early.

"The duel just finished," Yugi informed the boy. "Yami won."

"Really?" he turned towards his creation. "Congratulations! I wished I could've seen it!" He also had wanted to watch Yami's interaction with other people besides his brother and himself. Hmm, maybe there was another chance…

"We should all go out and celebrate Yami's victory!" Mokuba turned his pleading eyes towards his brother. "Please, Seto? I know you have to work and all, but couldn't you just take one day off? Please, please, please?"

Seto raised an eyebrow. Willingly spend time with this group of idiots? Was his brother serious? He sighed. "I think Yami's had a long day, Mokuba. He probably should get some rest." He gave Yami a meaningful look.

Luckily for him, Yami caught onto his meaning right away. "Yes, it has been an exhausting day for me. I think rest would be nice." He received a secret, thankful smile from Seto.

Mokuba, however, was not willing to give up so easily. "How about a movie then? That should be nice and relaxing."

Yugi sensed that Yami wasn't really tired, but rather that Kaiba didn't really want to hang out with the rest of the group. "Actually, Mokuba, thanks for the offer, but we really should be going. I'd promised Grandpa I'd help out at the shop, and I'm sure the others are busy as well."

His friends got the drift (well, Joey had to be nudged by Tristan), and all immediately said they had various other things to do as well.

The black-haired boy sighed in defeat. "That's okay. We'll hang out some other time then."

As the group started to disperse, Yami looked from his creator to the boy whom he was fashioned after. He had an inkling feeling that what Mokuba really wanted to do was to hang out with Yugi. Unfortunately, Seto didn't want to hang out with Yugi and his friends. Hmm…a bit of a dilemma. An idea came to him, and he called out to Yugi. "Hey Yugi?"

The boy turned back towards him. "I just had an idea. A movie sounds interesting actually. How about, you go and help your grandfather at the shop for a few hours, so I can get some rest and Kaiba can get some work done, then we can meet up later tonight for a movie, just the four of us?"

Mokuba immediately brightened up at the idea. Maybe it wasn't such a mistake after all to give Yami the ability to think for himself. He looked at his big brother with pleading, big eyes.

Seto carefully considered the idea. It was only Yugi who'd be joining them. And it was just a movie. And he'd be able to get some work done during the afternoon. And it would make Mokuba really happy…a long sigh escaped his lips. He nodded slightly in agreement.

As his little brother cheered and made plans to pick Yugi up at the game shop around 6-ish, the elder Kaiba picked up his briefcase and started heading towards the waiting limo. Yami waved bye to Yugi and immediately followed him. Inside the limo, Seto popped open his laptop and started typing in some commands. A moment later, Mokuba jumped into the limo, and they headed off towards the KaibaCorp building.

Hours later, the three were once again seated in the limo, heading towards the game shop. The younger Kaiba was bouncing anxiously on the leather seats as he gazed out the tinted window. Then, he turned towards the hologram. "So Yami, how do you feel about going on your very first date?" He grinned wickedly at his brother, whose head had snapped up at the word "date", blue eyes widening slightly. Mokuba grinned even wider.

"Date?" Yami repeated thoughtfully.

"Yeah, a date. You know, when two people who like each other go out together? Although in our case it's called a double date, since I'm going out with Yugi and you're going out with Seto."

"Mokuba," Seto said slowly. He needed to think of something that wouldn't hurt Yami's feelings. "This isn't a date. We're just going to see a movie."

"And people who go on dates go to see a movie," his brother countered immediately. "Besides, don't you want to go out with Yami?"

Seto's mouth dropped open slightly. What exactly was his brother up to? He couldn't possibly be trying to set him up with a hologram, could he? He glanced towards said hologram, who was watching him curiously, waiting for his answer. One look at those crimson eyes, seemingly almost begging for a particular answer was enough for Seto. "Of course I'd like to go out with him," he said softly. There wasn't anything else that he could say. Besides, it's not like he was lying or something…

"And I'd be honored to go out on this "date" with you, Seto," Yami replied, smiling broadly.

Mokuba looked back and forth between his brother and his creation, noticing the looks they were giving each other. Things were going even better than he had hoped! Not only had he found a dueling challenge for Seto, but maybe, just maybe, he had finally found someone that didn't annoy him, that could get him to relax a bit more, open up some more. Strange though, that a hologram would be the one to gain his brother's friendship…

The rest of the evening passed by quickly. Mokuba spent most of the time trying to impress Yugi, saying things to make him laugh and whatnot. Yugi, while flattered by Mokuba's attention, couldn't help but continue to wonder about the archeologist from Egypt who looked so much like him. Seto, bored by the movie, spent the first half thinking of ways that he could make the special effects better, then spent the second half thinking about a certain crimson-eyed hologram. Said hologram managed to pay attention to the first half of the movie, but that got him to thinking of other things. He needed to ask Seto something later that night…

When the movie finished, the four went to a nearby restaurant. There, as Mokuba and Yugi chatted brightly, Seto and Yami chatted about Duel Monsters and their supposed origins. After all, the whole reason why he and Yami met in the first place was because of Seto's supposed interest in the origins. As they chatted, he noticed that from time to time, Yami would glance longingly out the window, usually when a couple passed by, and a wistful smile would pass briefly over his lips. This puzzled the duelist champion. Maybe they should have seen a horror flick instead of the action flick where the hero romantically gets together with his one true love by the end (Mokuba had picked that movie).

On the ride home, Mokuba had been so exhausted in trying to impress Yugi all night, that he had fallen asleep soon after they had dropped Yugi back off at the game shop. Yami watched curiously as Seto tucked his little brother affectionately into bed, giving him a small kiss on the forehead before he left. Still having that unanswered question to ask Seto, Yami followed the tall boy back downstairs to his office. The CEO tiredly sat down behind his desk, immediately taking out his laptop and turning it on. In the back of his mind, he wondered why the hologram had followed him down here. Mokuba had this special metal canister that Yami could go into when he wanted to "rest". Also would come in handy if they had to take Yami somewhere without him being noticed by others. So Seto wondered why he didn't go into it while they were up in Mokuba's room…

After several moments of silence as Seto typed into his computer, the hologram finally cleared his throat. Blue eyes looked up expectantly at the figure standing in front of his office. "Did you need something, Yami?"

"I have a question for you. Though, I'm not sure if you can answer it."

The CEO smiled. "Try me."

Crimson eyes locked onto azure ones, seemingly pleading for an answer, much like they had when Seto was asked if he had wanted to date Yami or not. "What's it like to feel?"

The question caught Seto completely off-guard, his mouth dropping open slightly. He blinked rapidly several times as his mind tried to process what Yami had just asked.

When Seto didn't answer, Yami thought that he needed to explain a bit more. "Throughout the day, I noticed how many things were said but not spoken. Even in the movie, the hero seemed to convey most of his emotions and feelings towards the girl through touches alone. It was as if a touch on the shoulder, or a kiss on the lips could speak a thousand words all at once. Then, at the restaurant, I watched many couples pass by the windows, holding hands, or with an arm around the shoulder, and I couldn't help but wonder, what does it feel like to touch? What does it feel like to hold someone's hand, or to feel another's hand on your shoulder, or to feel a gentle kiss from the one you love…" He trailed off, a lost, sad expression in his eyes. Suddenly, he laughed and shook himself slightly. "I'm sorry, Seto. I must sound ridiculous. It was a stupid question. I'm sorry for bothering you."

While Yami had been speaking, Seto had quietly gotten up from his seat and walked around his desk, so that now he was standing in front of Yami. "Close your eyes," he said softly, his voice barely above a whisper. Yami immediately complied. "Imagine that you are walking along the beach with the person you love on a starless night. The night is chilly, so your beloved wraps his coat around your shoulders, and hugs you close. You can no longer feel the night's chill. The two of you stop in the middle of the beach, and gaze silently at the dark waves coming and going. Then, you turn towards each other, your faces are so close. You close your eyes and lean closer and closer together, till your lips are nearly touching…" Seto trailed off as he leaned forward slightly, his own eyes falling shut. "Your beloved's lips feel soft as rose petals against your own…" He leaned forward even more, and brushed his lips ever so slightly against Yami's. There was a sort of shimmery effect against his lips, and Seto was half-expecting to feel a returning warmth. However, when all he felt was air, he opened his eyes and stepped back, blinking slowly.

Sad, crimson eyes gazed back at his own. "I'm sorry Seto, but I can't feel anything." His voice was low, almost a whisper. "But thank you for trying to show me. I think I'd like to go and rest now. Could you please take me back to Mokuba's room?"

Seto nodded. "Of course." He led the way back up to Mokuba's room, all the while wondering what the heck had just happened.

END OF CHAPTER

Okay….that was REALLY weird. What the heck was I thinking! Yeah, have no clue. I thought about just having Seto trying to make Yami feel him touching his face…but for some reason decided to throw the kiss in there. shrugs

I'm sorry, I think I lied last time when I said by this chapter the story should pick up a bit. Still seems rather…slow to me. So, I think next chapter will be the chapter when people find out that Yami is really a hologram. How they find out, I have no clue really.

Well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I'll try to write another one before break is over. As usual though, I have homework. Why do teachers like assigning projects over break? Cuz they like to torture us! Anyways, I'll try to do some writing.

Thanks for reading, and please review! ;)