Karaoke Continued

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Or any of the songs used. Everything you don't recognize as belonging to someone else, belongs to me.

This is the next to last chapter. I'm sorry the last ones are taking so long, but these two are really long. The last one won't take nearly as long, I PROMISE! I already have the chapter outlined in my head so it will be out soon!

Thank you all for the reviews!

Kiyama

Tamurl

This chapter is, for the most part, love songs that finally reestablishes relationships. Hope you enjoy it!

Last Time

Selene bowed as everyone clapped. Once she was about to sit down, Damien grabbed her and pulled her into his lap, surprising the young woman that he loved.

Smiling at the couple in front of him, Yugi jumped up and said, "It's my turn now!"

On With The Story

Yugi walked up onto the stage and over to the song selector. Scrolling, he quickly found the one he wanted and hit start. As the music started, he hurried to the center of the stage and grabbed the microphone before he started to sing.

"Baby you're all that I want

When you're lying here in my arms

I'm finding it hard to believe

We're in heaven

And love is all that I need

And I found it there in your heart

It isn't too hard to see

We're in heaven"

Yugi smiled as he looked out at his friends, particularly out at his yami. He could tell by the look on his face that Yami could tell that the song was for him. If the jabs to the ribs of said man were any indication, everyone else could tell too.

"Oh thinkin' about our younger years

There was only you and me

We were young and wild and free

Now nothing can take you away from me

We've been down that road before

But that's over now

You keep me coming back for more"

Yami could feel the heat rising to his face as he heard the song his tenshi had chosen. This was one of Yugi's favorite songs to dance too on Dance Dance Revolution. One time Yami had asked why, and Yugi had replied that it reminded him so much of their situation. After all, until a year ago, they had been separated because of a mistake on Yami's part two years before that.

"Baby you're all that I want

When you're lying here in my arms

I'm finding it hard to believe

Were in heaven

And love it all that I need

And I found it there in your heart

It isn't too hard to see

We're in heaven

We're in heaven"

Yugi smiled as he imitated to steps on DDR while he sang, thankful that the microphone could be pulled off and held in his hand. This was one of the songs he just couldn't resist dancing to. One time he had even started dancing in the mall without realizing it and had gotten very weird looks from everyone except his own friends who, of course, were used to it.

"Now nothing can change what you mean to me

There's a lot that I can say

But just hold me now

'Cause our love will light the way"

Yami smiled at his koi as he continued to dance and sing at the same time. Yugi had loved the song so much that he had even bought the CD with the song on it. Well, Selene was actually the one who had bought it for him while she was in the USA, and she had sent it to him…with a few surprises courtesy of Jake…a few unpleasant surprises. After all, they had just gone out and found an excellent prank store. The kitchen had smelled like rotten fruit for days afterwards.

"Baby you're all that I want

When you're lying here in my arms

I'm finding it hard to believe

We're in heaven

And love is all that I need

And I found it there in your heart

It isn't too hard to see

We're in heaven"

Selene smiled while looking between the two lovers, glad that everything had worked out in the end. She had hated Yami for a while, but once she saw that he did care for Yugi, she was glad that she'd given him a chance. Now a blind man could see how happy the two men were…though some people still adamantly denied it and they were stupid bastards.

"Now our dreams are coming true

Through the good times and the bad

I'll be standing there by you"

Yugi's amethyst eyes locked with a set of ruby eyes as he sang the verse, almost like a pledge to never leave. He knew that his lover understood, and he also knew that Yami felt the same way. He could feel his sincerity every time they connected.

"We're in heaven

Love is all that I need

And I found it there in your heart

It isn't too hard to see

We're in heaven

We're in heaven"

Yugi placed the microphone down as the song ended. He hopped off the stage and walked up to Yami. He was about to sit down beside him when Yami pulled him right into his lap.

"Love you tenshi," Yami stated, forgetting the group around them as he kissed Yugi gently on the lips. He was brought back to reality abruptly when he heard Jake wolf whistle while the others suppressed snickers. Yami felt his cheeks heat up again and saw Yugi blush slightly, though they should both be used to that.

"Well," Selene snickered slightly while standing up, "since we're doing songs dedicated to others, I'll go again."

Selene walked up onto stage and scrolled down on the screen and chose a song. She walked onto the center of the stage and picked up the microphone as the song started. Then she started to sing.

"The real me is a southern girl

With her Levi's on and an open heart

Wish I could save the world

Like I was Supergirl

The real me used to laugh all night

Lying in the grass, just talking 'bout love

But lately I've been jaded

Life got so complicated"

The tan-haired woman smiled at Damien as her emerald eyes connected with his sapphire ones. The ebony-haired young man knew that she was talking to him. As much as she had never been able to be exactly like what she had just described, he knew that she always wished that she could've been.

"I start thinking about it

Almost forgot what it was like

To know when it feels right"

He remembered when all the Venetors had first met. Selene, who had previously worked alone, had been very unhappy about that. In fact, she even blew up at the woman who had brought her in because she was the one who had also assigned Jake, Jason, Derek, and Damien to start working with her. She had done so, but very unwillingly at first. It made a very interesting first impression on all of them.

"But with you

I can let my hair down

I can say anything crazy

I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground

With nothing but a T-shirt on

I never felt so beautiful

Baby, as I do now

Now that I'm with you

With you

With you

With you

Now that I'm with you"

As Selene sang, she remembered the first time she realized that she had feelings for Damien. It had been very difficult for her to admit it because she had spent so long closing herself off from that kind of love that she didn't understand it very well. She was just thankful that Yugi and the others had decided to lock the two of them in a closet until they worked things out, not that she hadn't gotten them back for the locking them in a closet part. She made sure that the bright red and green dye didn't wash out for weeks. In fact, Selene still had the pictures hidden.

"You speak and it's like a song

And just like that, all my walls come down

It's like a private joke

Just meant for us to know

I relate to you naturally

Everybody else just fades away

Sometimes it's hard to breathe

Just knowing you found me"

Jake smiled as he listened to the song. He may act insane sometimes, okay almost all the time, but he still could be serious sometimes and he was glad that Selene had come so far. When the group first joined up with her, she had been, to put it simply, a bitch just simply because she really hated having to work with them. Thankfully, she had softened up, and it was more fun to tease her when he knew that she wouldn't really kill him, no matter how much she threatened to do so.

"'Cause I start thinking about it

I almost forgot what it was like

To know when love feels right"

Selene's mind flashed to her father for a moment as she the lights bounced off her silver top, but she quickly pushed it to the back of her mind. He no longer had any control over her, and she refused to let him have any place in her future.

"'Cause with you

I can let my hair down

I can say anything crazy

I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground

With nothing but a T-shirt on

I never felt so beautiful

Baby as I do now

Now that I'm with you

With you

With you

With you"

Smiling, she pulled the hair tie out of her hair on the second line, and it fanned out around her. She used her free hand to brush it behind her shoulders so it wouldn't be in the way. As much as she liked having her hair long, sometimes it did have its disadvantages, but she refused to cut it for many reasons, including the fact that her mother kept it long and as much as she had never met her, she still missed her.

"Come and take me

Love you, save me

Like nobody else

Now I can be myself with you"

Selene knew she could be herself with anyone of her friends, but it was just so much easier with Damien. Sometimes around the others, she became hesitant about things, though she never let it show, but with him it just came naturally. They all knew this, and they all felt the same about their own loves.

"I can let my hair down

I can say anything crazy

I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground

With nothing but a T-shirt on

I never felt so beautiful

Baby as I do now

Now that I'm with you

I can let my hair down

I can say anything crazy

I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground

With nothing but a T-shirt on

I never felt so beautiful

Baby as I do now

Now that I'm with you"

Selene bowed as she finished the song, applause coming from all of her friends. She walked off the stage, after having set the microphone down again, and sat beside Damien before taking a sip of her drink.

Jason shook his head as he took a bite of the now cool pizza before his eyes widened with an idea. He swallowed his bite quickly and took a swig of his own drink.

Smiling at all of them, the blonde man said, "I've got an idea everyone."

Yami, Yugi, Jake, Derek, Damien, and Selene all turned to him, curious as to what he was about to say.

"Since Yugi and Selene just sang songs obviously dedicated to their special someone," he smiled at the two singers, and Selene stuck her tongue out at him, "how 'bout the rest of us do the same thing. We could each sing a song dedicated to our lover or lovers."

They seemed to think over this for a moment before Derek replied, "Fine, but you're going next since it was your idea."

Jason thought for a moment before setting his pizza on the table and moving to the stage. He walked over to the song selector and quickly found the one he was looking for. Selecting the song, he moved to the center of the stage, where Selene and Yugi had both sung, before picking up the microphone, and he started to sing.

"I'm always too late

I see the train leaving

I'm always laughing

When it's not cool to smile"

Jason's amber eyes grew distant as he sang the first couple of verses. He had always felt that way growing up. The blonde had grown up in an orphanage and was shunned by most kids because of that. He was even shunned by the kids at the orphanage because of his almost golden eyes. Jason had always hated it and wanted to be normal, but now he was glad he wasn't. If not for the shunning, he wouldn't have buried himself in books; becoming the one he was today.

"I'm always aiming

But somehow keep missing

So how did you get here

Something is wrong"

The first time he had been brought to the headquarters of the Venetors, he had wondered how something so bad had become better. At least he had a roof above his head again and a place where he wouldn't be beaten. It was even better than he had expected because he had made friends with Selene, Damien, Jake, Derek, Yugi (later on), and Yami (even later than that). He had also found two wonderful lovers who cared really cared for him.

"Where did I go right

How did I get you

How come all this blue sky

Is around me

And you found me

Where did I go right

How did I get you

I don't know how I did

But somehow now I do"

Jason had often asked himself where he had gone right. How had he, the reclusive bookworm who was shunned by almost everyone, found such wonderful friends and boyfriends? He honestly had no idea, but Jason was so glad that he had. Where would he be if not for them? Well, he knew where he would probably be but didn't want to think about it.

"I'm always driving

Forget where I'm going

Should have turned left

But I was singing some song

And I, I am arriving

As everyone's leaving

But there you are waiting

Something is wrong"

Derek looked over and smiled at Jake as the song continued. He knew that it was meant for them, and that Jason was remembering his past. If the bittersweet look in Jake's eyes was anything to go by, he knew it too. They both knew that the blonde boy felt he didn't deserve them, and they both knew that Jason was, just that once, very wrong.

"Where did I go right

How did I get you

How come all this blue sky

Is around me

And you found me

Where did I go right

How did I get you

I don't know how I did

But somehow now I do"

Yami watched as amber-eyed man on the stage sang. He may not have known any of the Venetors as long as Yugi had, or as long as they had known each other, but he did know how much they all cared for each other. He also knew an outlined version of their pasts. And he could tell that they all cared for each other very much. All the injured souls had found solace in one another, just as he had found solace in Yugi's presence, despite how long it took him to really admit it to himself.

"Makes no sense to me

No it isn't clear

But somehow you're standing here

Something gets to me

It's that nothing is wrong

Where did I go right

How did I get you

How come all this blue sky

Is around me

And you found me

Where did I go right

How did I get you

I don't know how I did

But somehow now I do"

Jason closed his eyes as he came closer to the end of the song, and he brought himself back to the present. The past was the past, and as much as it did help to shape who he was, it did not rule him. He would live in the here and now, with the two who cared for him the most, and the two he cared for the most.

"Where did I go right

How did I get you

How come all this blue sky

Is around me

And you found me

Where did I go right

How did I get you

I don't know how I did

But somehow now I do"

The blonde set down the microphone as the song ended. As he stepped down, he felt better, as if singing had helped to relieve him of some stress. As much as he didn't like it as much as, say, Derek he still liked it.

"Who's next?" he asked casually as he eyed the group in front of him. They all exchanged glances, obviously none of the remaining had a song in mind at that moment.

Finally, Selene rolled her eyes and pushed Derek off the couch, "Your turn!"

Derek stuck his tongue out as Jason took his unoccupied seat. "Fine," he replied as he walked up to the machine and scrolled for a bit before he found a song he wanted. After hitting the start button, he moved to the center of the stage and picked up the discarded microphone.

"For all those times you stood by me

For all the truth that you made me see

For all the joy you brought to my life

For all the wrong that you made right

For every dream you made come true

For all the love I found in you

I'll be forever thankful baby

You're the one who held me up

Never let me fall

You're the one who saw me through it all"

Jason and Jake smiled as soon as the song started. Derek had played this particular song a lot on his guitar. He had actually played and sang it for them several times. He told them that the first time he had heard it, it had reminded him of everyone he cared for, especially them.

"You were my strength when I was weak

You were my voice when I couldn't speak

You were my eyes when I couldn't see

You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach

You gave me faith 'cause you believed

I'm everything I am

Because you loved me"

Yugi could feel his eyes tear up slightly at the song. He could practically feel the emotion that Derek put behind the song. He was sure that everyone else could as well. He felt Yami tighten his grip on his waist and smiled back at his darker lover.

"You gave me wings and made me fly

You touched my hand, I could touch the sky

I lost my faith, you gave it back to me

You said no star was out of reach

You stood by me and I stood tall

I had your love, I had it all

I'm grateful for each day you gave me

Maybe I don't know that much

But I know this much is true

I was blessed because I was loved by you"

Derek smiled as he remembered when he had first come to the Venetors. He had been devastated at his brother's death, and he had been ready and willing to give up music. That was until the others had found his brother's guitar that he had kept with him and helped him to remember how much he loved music. He was blessed with great family-like friends like Selene, Yugi, Damien, and Yami, and he was doubly blessed because he had not one but two wonderful lovers who inspired him more that they ever knew.

"You were my strength when I was weak

You were my voice when I couldn't speak

You were my eyes when I couldn't see

You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach

You gave me faith 'cause you believed

I'm everything I am

Because you loved me"

Damien smiled as he tightened his grip on his girlfriend's waist. He knew exactly how Derek felt. He could understand because he felt the same way about Selene. He saw everyday in the trio's eyes exactly how much they cared for each other, even if they did pick on each other quite a lot.

"You were always there for me

The tender wind that carried me

A light in the dark shining you love into my life

You've been my inspiration

Through the lies you were the truth

My world is a better place because of you"

Jake and Jason remembered how they had all gotten together. Selene, Damien, and Yugi had each lured a different one of them and had locked them into a bare room with only a bed in the center. They had left them in there for hours, obviously knowing that eventually one of them would crack. Unexpectedly Jason had been the first to crack, the rest was history.

"You were my strength when I was weak

You were my voice when I couldn't speak


You were my eyes when I couldn't see

You saw the best there was in me

Lifted me up when I couldn't reach

You gave me faith 'cause you believed

I'm everything I am

Because you loved me

I'm everything I am

Because you loved me"

Damien paused for a second after he finished the last note before he set down the microphone and stepped off the stage. He sat down between his two boyfriends and grinned at the group around him before taking a large drink of his Cola.

Before the question could be asked again, Yami sighed and stood up. He knew that he would go eventually, so why not now while he had a song in mind, "I'll go next."

Yami hopped up onto the platform and scrolled for a minute before finding the song he was thinking of. Taking a deep breath, Yami hit the start button and picked up the microphone.

"Countless eyes are watching

In this, our finest hour

It's time to realize the dream

And who we really are

I'm gonna free this place in time

Rise to meet the call

Seize the moment, make it mine

And, through it all…"

Yami smiled, his ruby eyes glowing as he looked at his hikari. He picked this song because, quite often, countless eyes were watching whenever they were out just simply because of the title 'King of Games.' They watched as the pair grew closer and shared some of their finest hours, both as dueling partners and lovers.

"Straight as the arrow flies

I will run towards the finish line

With all the strength I've found

My feet won't touch the ground

I will scale the heights, if I believe

Your wings of faith will carry me

I'll go the distance, just to reach

The arms I'm running to

I'll go the extra mile

For you"

Through all the hardships, especially all of those years they been separated because of his stupidity, Yugi had stayed by him in the end. He felt that all those hardships led them straight to each other.

"I know it won't be easy

To make you understand

I want to take the glory

And put it in your hands

'Cause you're the light that makes me shine

You're the hero in my eyes

Win or lose, do or die

I have made it high"

Yugi felt tears come to his eyes as he heard Yami sing. He knew that Yami loved the song, he often heard him humming the tune when he thought that Yugi wasn't listening. Yugi loved to hear his yami sing, even if Yami didn't want him to hear him sing.

"Straight as the arrow flies

I will run towards the finish line

With all the strength I've found

My feet won't touch the ground

I will scale the heights, if I believe

Your wings of faith will carry me

I'll go the distance, just to reach

The arms I'm running to

I'll go the extra mile

For you"

Jason smiled as he heard Yami pour all his feelings towards his boyfriend into the song. He was glad that the turbulent love had settled down, and he knew he could trust Yami not to hurt Yugi, whom he'd grown to see as a brother in the time they'd spent together.

"In the end

I want to be able to say

I gave all of me

For the world to see

And I would do it all again

I'd go the extra mile"

Yugi knew what his Yami was saying, and he had to say he felt the same. He never wanted something to separate them again. He also knew that Yami had given him his all, and he felt honored to be loved by someone that wonderful.

"Straight as the arrow flies

I will run towards the finish line

With all the strength I've found

My feet won't touch the ground

I will scale the heights, if I believe

Your wings of faith will carry me

I'll go the distance, just to reach

The arms I'm running to

I'll go the extra mile

For you

Knowing it would be worthwhile

I will go the extra mile

For you"

Yami trailed off as the song finished. He quickly put down the microphone and walked to where Yugi was sitting before joining him and kissing his hikari lightly on the lips.

"You know what," Damien grinned, interrupting the two, "I think I'll go next."

Rolling his eyes, Damien jumped up onto the stage and scrolled to the song he liked before starting it

"No body has to tell me

Where my heart resides

'Cause you've always been there for me

Every time I cried

Even though there's always

Mistakes we make in life

Girl, I care for you

I'll give you all I have inside"

Selene fought down a blush as she heard Damien sing. She knew that this was for her…anyone could tell if they knew the group in the least. She also knew that he didn't often get up to perform in front of others, despite the fact that he was good at it, so this was very special to her.

"I'd walk across the sun

To write your name in lights

I'd fly across the sky with no wings

Once upon a time

For you I will say anything

But I can't say goodbye

Your memories I'll keep with me for life

You're my once upon a time"

She remembered before they even contemplated being a couple, back when they'd all first become a team, and she'd ended up tell them all about her…experiences with her father she had been afraid that they would just turn away. She was glad that things had turned out this way.

"So what are you afraid of

That my love won't stay true

What do I have to do girl

So you will know for sure"

Damien smiled as he saw Selene's emerald eyes glaze over as she thought about the song and just listened. He remembered the first time they'd all met her, they were actually partially afraid of her and partially mentally moaning over the fact that she was their partner. She hadn't exactly given him, Derek, Jake, and Jason a warm and hearty welcome. She had actually clearly stated that she hadn't wanted to work with them at the time. Thankfully she eventually came around other wise things might be quite different right now.

"I'd walk across the sun

To write your name in lights

I'd fly across the sky with no wings

Once upon a time

For you I will say anything

But I can't say goodbye

Your memories I'll keep with me for life

You're my once upon a time"

Yugi grinned as he watched the two gaze at each other. He had been very grateful when his childhood best friend had finally found someone that understood her and could deal with her naturally obstinate and slightly odd personality. Most people would run screaming the first time Selene lost her temper, and he should know, he had seen it happen countless times over the time he's known her. Poor, poor fools had no idea what had hit them.

"Girl you know I only say

What I mean to say

And right now I tell you

You're the one for all my life

So baby won't you take my hand

I'll make you understand

I'll be your love forever more when life's so short

But first I'm fixing to say"

Yami smiled, he hadn't know them as long as his tenshi, but he did know that the ebony-haired man cared deeply for all his friends and would do anything for them, especially for his hikari's only childhood friend who'd been through so much already and really deserved a break for once.

"I'd walk across the sun

To write your name in lights

I'd fly across the sky with no wings

Once upon a time

For you I will say anything

But I can't say goodbye

Your memories I'll keep with me for life

You're my once upon a time"

Sapphire eyes met emerald as they both remembered exactly how he had convinced the stubborn, tan-haired girl that he loved her. He remembered that it had taken a lot to get past all of her subconscious barriers that she'd erected to protect herself. It had taken him months but it finally got all the way through, and he was glad that he'd waited, Selene was worth the work it took.

"I'd walk across the sun

To write your name in lights

I'd fly across the sky with no wings

Once upon a time

For you I will say anything

But I can't say goodbye

Your memories I'll keep with me for life

You're my once upon a time

You're my once upon a time"

Damien bowed as he finished the song and hopped off of the stage, laying the microphone back onto the wooden stage.

"Okay! Okay! It's my turn now!" Jake exclaimed as he hopped off of the seat where he'd been sitting with Jason and Derek, causing everyone to jump at the abrupt shouting in the otherwise rather quiet room.

Selene growled but didn't move from her seat as Damien sat beside her and wrapped his arms around her waist, partially because he wanted to and partially to keep her from leaping up the tackling Jake.

Jake practically ran to the stage and scrolled down the list of songs before he found the one he was looking for. Grinning from ear to ear, he pressed the start button and grabbed the microphone off the stage. The music started, and soon after so did he.

"I set out on a narrow way

Many years ago

Hoping I would find true love

Along the broken road

But I got lost a time or two

Wipe my brow, kept pushing through

I couldn't see how every sign

Pointed straight to you"

Jake closed his eyes as he sang and remembered his own broken road. After his parents had died, he had heard his relatives debating who should take him in. Not one family had offered to take him from either his mom's or his dad's side. They all said that he would be too much trouble or just another expense in their accounts. He'd run away that night and was found shortly afterwards by one of members of the Organization that just happened to be there. Looking back, he had been incredibly lucky. Had his timing been just a little different, he wouldn't be where he was now.

"Every long lost dream

Led me to where you are

Others who broke my heart

They were like northern stars

Pointing me on my way

Into your loving arms

This much I know is true

That god bless the broken road

That led me straight to you"

As much as the red haired young man had always wanted a loving family with his own blood relatives or to form a family of his own, he was glad that the first had been lost and that the second had changed from what it originally was. Had it not been for the lost dreams, he wouldn't have found his current family, the ones who meant the most to him.

"I think about the years

I spent just passing through

I'd like to have the time I lost

And give it back to you

But you just smile and take my hand

You've been there, you understand

It's all part of a grander plan

That is coming true"

Jason smiled his silver-blue eyed lover sang on the stage, remembering conversations the three of them often had on the past and the future. Jake had always wished that they had gotten together earlier, had lamented as being wasted, but he and Derek had always just convinced him for a while that things turned out for the best, that anything else wouldn't have worked the same way. He was glad that things had turned out the way they had.

"Every long lost dream

Led me to where you are

Others who broke my heart

They were like northern stars

Pointing me on my way

Into your loving arms

This much I know is true

That god bless the broken road

That led me straight to you"

Derek's lips turned up slightly as he met eyes with both of his lovers. He knew exactly what the two were thinking, and he agreed. Had anything in their past been different, things might not have turned out the way they had, and he was perfectly happy with the way things were. He also knew that everyone in the room agreed. As much as the path had been difficult, it had been worth it in the end.

"Now I'm just rolling through

Into my lover's arms

This much I know is true

That god bless the broken road

That led me straight to you

That god bless the broken road

That led me straight to you"

Once the song finished, Jake grinned widely and said loudly into the microphone, "And that concludes our love song list!"

Everyone winced as Jake normally loud voice was amplified. Unfortunately for Jake, Damien's grip on Selene loosened and he had to jump away as she jumped over the table and went after him. They ran around for a minute, Jake having thankfully dropped the microphone when he started running, before Selene literally pounced him and pinned him on his chest with his arms under her knees.

Grinning maniacally, Selene reached down and moved her fingers deftly over the ribs of her spiky red haired victim, causing him to squirm before he started laughing uncontrollably.

"H…h…help…m…me! Help…me! He…help…me!" Jake managed to gasp out between laughs as he squirmed desperately to try and escape his slightly taller captor.

After letting their friend suffer for a moment, Yugi and Damien went over to drag Selene off of Jake while leaving the redhead panting on the floor. Smirking, Selene allowed them to drag her off of her poor ex-captive.

It was a moment before Jake managed to stand up and walk over to the couch and plop down with Derek and Jason. Then he pick up his now half-water drink and took a long swig, needing something to wet his mouth after laughing so hard.

Selene smiled and, deciding to sing to vent some of her frustrations at Jake. "I'll go again," she chirruped happily, startling the two men holding her. Smirking, she walked up on stage and scrolled down the list. Grinning, she started the song and walked to the center of the stage to pick up the microphone.

"When I was just a little girl
My Mama used to tuck me into bed
And she read me a story
It was always about a princess in distress
And how a guy would save her
And end up with the glory"
The green-eyed young woman smirked as she remembered reading suck stories. She may never have had her mom reading them to her, but she'd read them often enough while growing up just to help escape reality.
"I'd lie in bed and thing about
The person that I wanted to be
Then one day I realized
The fairytale life
Wasn't for me"
Yugi rolled his eyes as he sat beside Yami again, wondering just how true that was. Even though she certainly didn't let anyone save her if she could help it, she really hated feeling helpless, she didn't live what anyone would call a 'normal' life. So, in some ways, she certainly did and didn't have a fairytale life.
"I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sittin' in a dark, cold, dusty cellar
Waitin' for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like Snow White waitin'
For a handsome prince to come and save me

On a horse of white

Unless we're ridin' side by side

Don't wanna depend on no one else

I'd rather rescue myself"

Jake rolled his eyes, finally able to breath normally, at the stubborn tone that Selene unconsciously put behind her words. He was probably one of the people who knew just how stubborn the tan-haired woman was. He also knew her temper very well and loved to poke at her, though he also knew when to stop and what lines he shouldn't cross if he wanted to live a long and prosperous life.

"Someday I'm gonna find someone

Who wants me body, soul, heart, and mind

Who's not afraid to show that he loves me

Somebody who will understand

I'm happy just the way I am

Don't need nobody takin' care of me"

Damien shook his head as his girlfriend sang. The song described her to a T. She was stubborn, independent, strong, and frighteningly short tempered, but that was, in part, why he loved her. She wasn't your 'traditional girl' that fussed over how she looked and what she wore. She wore what helped in her work, and she didn't use any kind of make-up.

"I will be there for him

Just as strong as he

Will be there for me

When I give myself

Then it has got to be

An equal thing"

Selene felt better as she finished the last lines of the song. She knew that doing this kind of thing once in a while was a good thing for her temper. As much as she did show almost all of her temper, she bottled up some that slowly added up over time. Singing, dancing, and practicing helped her work out all of her frustrations.

"I don't wanna be like Cinderella
Sittin' in a dark, cold, dusty cellar
Waitin' for somebody
To come and set me free
I don't wanna be like Snow White waitin'
For a handsome prince to come and save me

On a horse of white

Unless we're ridin' side by side

Don't wanna depend on no one else

I'd rather rescue myself"

Selene bowed deeply as she finished her song before setting the microphone down and jumping off stage, landing squarely on her boot-clad feet, before moving to sit beside Damien and taking a sip of the remaining coke in her glass.

"Hey guys," Jason suddenly spoke up as they all sat relaxing, "what time do you think we should all head home? We have a long flight tomorrow."

Sighing resignedly, Jake replied, "We should probably leave after one more song. It is getting kind of late." Everyone noticed that the clock was stating that it was 11:30, late after a long week.

"I know the exact one then," Yugi exclaimed, hopping up walked over to Jake. After whispering to him for a moment, and then do the same to Selene. All three grinned and Yugi went to find the song while Selene dragged Damien and Jake dragged Jason and Derek. Yami just walked up of his own volition, knowing that otherwise Yugi would've come down for him and convinced him with his large amethyst eyes. Selene plugged in all the microphones and, with Jake's help, handed them all out. Yugi hit the start button and Selene stepped forward first.

"Ritual dancer spins away

Lost in a whirling dervish ballet

Musicians playing

Out of tune in perfect harmony"

As Selene sang, she twirled around once, almost like a ballet dancer, while her top sparkled in the lights, contrasting with her black pants and tan hair with her emerald eyes glinting happily. While she stepped back after her verse, Jake nudged his bi-colored eyed lover up to the center of the stage.

"Traveling down the sandy track

Compass in hand, guitar on my back

Trying to find the

Secret truth inside the pyramid"

Derek shook his head, light brown hair flying everywhere as he realized exactly why they chose this song, and why he got this verse. Why not give the guitarist the verse with the guitar in it. The white t-shirt clad musician stepped back as his verse finished while the tri-haired hikari nudged his ruby-shirt clothed yami up front.

"Foxy pharaoh knows all, won't tell

Dangerous knowledge locked in a cell

Method in madness

Ancient logic, never ending mystery"

Yami inwardly laughed as he realized exactly which song they chose. It was Sunburst Finish, perfect for the last song of the night. Especially considering that it refers to the pharaoh and ancient Egypt, which had a lot to do with what they'd had to go through. Having no one nudged forward, they all correctly guessed that it was time for them all to sing together.

"Anticipation fills the air

As the natives gather 'round

Watching the fiery sun go down

In the technicolor sky

Exploding mandala of light

Disappearing into darkness

A stunning sunburst finish

Shatters the horion"

Jason almost tripped as Jake nudged him forward, and he knew that it would be pointless to argue, the inventor in blue jeans started to sing, knowing that the verse would probably suit his inquisitive nature, if the pattern followed.

"Eye of the Sphinx now winks at you

What is he thinking? Wish that I knew

Wonder of wisdom

Far beyond this mortal comedy"

As Jason stepped back, the black-clad hikari stepped forward, knowing that it was his turn. He picked it because he felt that it was a good description of how his future felt to him both in the past and now. The light glinted against his amethyst as he sang.

"Wind of the desert blowing strong

Mist of the ocean kissed by the sun

Tropical splendor

Paradise is calling you away"

Yugi stepped back and Jake stepped up, knowing that it was his turn, after all he had set up the list. As the redhead wearing a similarly colored sleeveless shirt walked up, he began to sing. He knew that this described him because the last line described where he felt he was, with all of his family and his lovers around him.

"Make up your mind, don't make a scene

Wake up to find your garden is green

Please take your seat onboard

The destination is utopia"

As the silver-blue eyed young man stepped back, Selene shoved her sapphire-eyed boyfriend up to center stage and he went up willingly, knowing that it was pointless to argue. He stepped up, his white shirt a stark contrast to his ebony hair and pants, and began to sing.

"Echoing across the canyon

Hear the song of

The gypsy caravan

Magical voices in flight"

As Damien stepped back, everyone correctly guess that they were all supposed to sing because no one was shoved forward. As they all sang, they could hear the harmony that the thieves were so famous for and that the hikari and yami shared.

"Looking for the next oasis

'Neath the glow of the

Silver-shadow moon

Radiant princess of night"

Yugi felt sad as he felt the last verse coming closer, knowing that after this they would all have to go home and that the Venators would have to leave for a while tomorrow. But he did know that they would be back soon after.

"Stay forever, stay for a while

Hypnotized by sight and sound

Empty feelings bring a frown

Only love can make you smile"

As the song ended, the whole group set down their microphones and filed off the stage. After a few minutes of finishing off the now cold pizza and drinks, the whole group headed out.

"That was a great place, we'll have to go there again," Jake commented as they walked the now dark streets, heading for Yugi's house.

"Most definitely," Selene agreed, the two did agree whenever Jake wasn't jabbing at Selene's buttons.

Once they all arrived back at Yugi's house, they all camped out in the living room with several blankets and pillows. Selene and Damien curled up on a recliner while Yugi and Yami lay together on the other one. Jason, Jake, and Derek (in that order) curled up in front of the couch.

AN: That's the end of the next to last chapter. The next one is, unfortunately, the last chapter of this story. It is sad to see some of my favorite characters go out. Anyway, please also read some of my song-fic's 'cause I really like all my readers, even if I don't know your screen names.