Yugi awoke in the morning with his back giving off a dull ache; Yami awoke as well when the little one shifted. Unlike what Seto had told him, Yugi remembered the night before in a extremely hazy memory; He barely remembered something salty sliding down his throat and a bit of pain and alot of very good feelings. Yami only smiled as Yugi tried asking him for more details of what had happened, all the while trying to be quiet due to a feeling akin to a hangover. After alot of gentle massaging and a few different positions, one of which ended up with Yugi lying face down with Yami straddling his rear as he rubbed with his palms into the smaller vampire's back, the pair were finally able to walk out of the room dressed and ready for the day.
Over the next three months every day was an adventure for Yugi; Yami introduced him to the mermaids, who he had not had much contact with on his previous encounter, he also was shown the homes of the few other friendly vampires one of which was very friendly.
While Yami was out of the room he had begun to tell him how to do a few more 'sensual'positions for when 'were intimate', Yugi blushed and looked down at his feet as he talked on, that was Monteague, he had a lot of books piled all over his apartment and as something to make the little vampire blush more, there were a few entire stacks dedicated to the subject one or two of them looked like they had been self written.
Over the months Yami and Yugi spent the time learning even more about each other, a couple times bringing Yugi to tears, but Yami was there for him.
Marik and Malik slowly began to come out in the daylight more and more often as they got closer to to the big wedding day, and Marik was just thrilled, because it had begun to snow and when the two left the house very large foot prints and body prints could be seen in the snow.
Jou began to rush around the mansion, decorating the place for Christmas, all the while having Seto trailing behind him to help with the higher things, with the older lover moaning 'this is the only thing I hate about you' every once in a while.
The lake outside froze over and Yugi had gone out with Yami to help cut a hole in the ice for Lassie to stick her head through, all in all though it was a great time at the mansion, other than for Ryou who could be seen wrapped in about three blankets, true to his word the fledgeling held a severe dislike for cold weather and stayed indoors constantly, not even coming out in the night time.
Finally the day before Christmas came, the day of the wedding, Yami stood in their bedroom awaiting Yugi to to come out of the bathroom, he had yet to get into his own wedding garb; Jou had told him that he would get dressed at the church, but Yugi was going to be dressed before then. His little husband-to-be emerged and Yami gasped, he was beautiful, Seto had helped Jou make an outfit that was as close as possible to the real thing Yugi would wear if in ancient Egypt. The little vampire wore a long white scribes kilt that came down to about mid calf, his ankles had a few gold bangles on them, at his waist he had a deep purple silk belt that extended up to his shoulder over an equally white tank top, following the path of the scar below the cloth, Yugi also had decorative gold bands on his upper arms and more blue purple and gold bangles on his wrists. Yami walked up to him as the little one pulled at the collar around his neck, a broad bead collar made up of gold, lapis, and ruby, it had once been Yami's when he was still Yugi's size.
"You look beautiful my love," Yami said walking around his little koibito examining him from all angles.
"Speak for yourself, this collar's digging into my neck," Yugi said pulling at the offending thing. Yami just chuckled,
"That's because you haven't got it tied right, let me help," Yami told him undoing the collar and sliding it off Yugi's shoulder a little, he slowly leaned in and nibbled lightly on his shoulder in a space where the collar would cover it.
"Yami," Yugi giggled turning his head slightly to see his lover.
"You're supposed to wait till after the ceremony," he whispered giving him a quick peck on the cheek.
"I know, but you're just so beautiful I couldn't resist," Yami said smiling at him and retieing the collar on his neck so that it wasn't digging in.
"Why aren't you wearing the crown?" Yami asked pouting it was the thing that would complete the work of art that was his husband-to-be.
"I couldn't figure out how to get it on," Yugi replied turning to face Yami.
"I'll show you, you'll only have to wear it for the ceremony," Yami told him shooing him off in the direction of the bathroom where the crown still lay in pieces on the edge of the bathtub. Yugi returned carrying it, Yami hadn't seen his crown in three thousand years and here Yugi was carrying it to him, oh it just brought back so many memories. Yami took it and bent to put it on him, Yugi flinched a bit as he clipped on the wings and earings every bit of it made of gold; Yami stood back to look at Yugi, he was adorable, beautiful, gorgeous, in Yami's eyes there were no words to describe how beautiful Yugi was. The crown consisted of a gold band that ran across his forehead and under his blond bangs, small golden wings stuck up from behind the bangs to accent his hair even further and a pair of golden earings clipped to his ears,
"Gorgeous," Yami said smiling at him.
"Glad you think so," Yugi replied leaning up to kiss Yami lightly.
"Well lets get going, Jou will go nuts if were late," Yami said hugging Yugi and leading him through the door; Seto met them downstairs. He was dressed in his formal priestly outfit, the same as he had worn millennia ago, a long white kilt, lapis blue and gold bead collar that spread half way down his chest and bore the symbol of a large golden ankh, gold forearm bands, and his deep blue hat with gold wings and a cobra's head that stood out from the bottom edge as the back of his neck was covered completely by three overlaping gold scales; Jou seemed to love the fact that Seto's formal attire left his lover bare chested.
"Yugi, you look wonderful," he said looking Yami over as well.
"Why aren't you dressed?" he asked helping Yugi down the steps out to the car.
"Jou told me I'd be getting dressed at the church," Yami replied slightly surprised that Seto didn't know that; Seto drove them to the church with Yami resisting to kiss Yugi senseless.
"This is it, the next time we see each other it'll be as husbands," Yugi told him.
When they arrived there was Jou waiting for them, as soon as Yami got out he was the one who ushered him off away from Yugi and Seto, to get ready. Seto took Yugi with him to another dressing room once there Seto sat him down in front of a mirror and took out a rounded off stick that looked alot like a wooden q-tip and a small wooden canister full of a black substance and a wet whipe.
"What's that stuff?" Yugi asked as Seto reached up to hold his face.
"Khol, it's like a thick eye liner, eye makeup for a man," He said chuckling at the statement, he'd had to wear the stuff every day way back when he had been Yami's advisor. He rubbed the tip of the wooden stick getting it wet and then dipped it in the black stuff.
"Shut your eyes for me," Seto said smiling, he'd be giving Yugi away since there was no father or mother or any other relative, he would be leading Yugi down the isle. Yugi shut his eyes and Seto held him still as he gently drew the stick across the edge of the little one's eyelids all the way across on both eyes.
"Okay, you can open them now," Seto said still smiling as Yugi blinked his eyes open to show an almost perfect line of black makeup on his eyes.
"Perfect," he said turning him towards the mirror.
"Now don't try to wipe it off, this stuff smears very easily," he told him closing one eye and looking into the mirror as he applied the stuff to his own eyes. Seto looked Yugi from head to toe and realized Yugi's sneakers really just didn't look right with the rest of the Egyptian clothing; he quickly searched the room trying to find the decorative sandals Jou had found with a relieved sigh he did though, he gave them to Yugi who put them on, the sandals themselves even had blue lapis stones woven into them. Jou scurried into the room quickly,
"Were ready to begin," he said he was dressed with a gold head band under his bangs and a simple off white linen kilt and tank top, he also had the black kohl on his eyes.
"Okay, ready Yugi?" Seto asked resting his hand on his shoulder. Yugi nodded afraid to open his mouth for fear of being sick, he was just having premarital jitters, Seto led him from the room the little one heard the music playing from the church hall. They reached the doors and stopped waiting for the cue,
"Scared?" Seto asked smiling slightly at him.
"A little," he replied letting the shiver he had been holding back go down his spine.
"That's okay, every one is a little scared just before they reach the altar," Seto told him calmly.
"Thanks Seto," Yugi replied.
The music began to play and the doors opened to the hall, Seto had really outdone himself on the look, he had brought in some palms and laid out sand on the main floor he'd even made the walls look like they had a thin layer of gold and hieroglyphics on three of them, the fourth opened out into a scene of the pyramids and the Nile green with papyrus and flooded; Seto began to lead Yugi down the center isle.
Yugi looked up to where Yami stood and had to stop himself from gasping, Yami was a god on earth the way he looked, his feet wore white comfy-looking shoes, his calves were covered by four gold bands, he wore a knee length white kilt, covered slightly by a blue and white loincloth all held at his waist by a belt made of three bands of gold, he also wore a white tank top accented by small wings on his shoulders and a broad collar made entirely of thin flexible gold. His arms also had one band of gold on his upper arms and cuffs of leather and gold on his wrists, but it was his face that just about did Yugi in. Yami's eyes were adorned in black khol and he wore a crown much like Yugi's but it was different his crown had a large golden eye int the center of his forehead, the wings swept back further into his hair and were accented with blue beads at their bases. Yugi fell in love all over again, this was the pharaoh of so long ago standing in front of him soon to be beside him for all eternity. before he knew it he was there, and Seto had separated from him to stand to the side next to Jou; for that moment he felt so very vulnerable that a single loud sound would have probably made him bolt but then Yami took one of his hands and he was completely secure as he looked at him out of the corner of his red khol streaked eye, before facing the altar again.
"Dearly beloved, we gather here today to witness the marriage of this couple..." began the priest after that Yugi was barely aware of what he said lost in the beauty of Yami's image. Yugi was brought back when Yami gave his hand a light squeeze,Yami said his vows and Yugi recited his, Seto had had to help him memorize them. and Ryou came up the isle, he wore a kilt much like the one he had worn when they first saw him the only difference was the broad gold and blue collar he wore around his neck, he had been set up as the ring bearer, he got to the altar and knelt between them presenting their rings, Yami put the ring on Yug's left hand and Yugi did the same,
"If any person objects to this bonding of hearts speak now or forever hold your peace," none of the small number there raised their hand or made any motion to say 'I object'
"Yami Atem Takahashi, do you take this man as your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" the priest asked.
"I do," the words echoed around Yugi's head as he smiled slightly.
"Yugi Amut Mouto, do you take this man as your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" he asked again.
"I do," he replied holding both of Yami's hands a little tighter.
"Very well then, by the power vested in me I now pronounce you husband and husband, you may now kiss the bride," he said, that was it they were wed now just seal it with a kiss. They both leaned forward and their lips met in the middle, all the vampires and the two dragons in the audience clapped a couple whistles floating up to meet them as they broke the kiss, smiling, Yami took Yugi's hand and began to take him back up the isle now that the ceremony was over it was time for the reception that was at their home. As they went back down the isle the people instead of rice or seeds they threw small green wheat stalks, Yami had told him this was a symbol to have a prosperous marriage. They finally reached the limo and shut the door Yami helping Yugi pick a few bits of wheat out of his hair before he pulled him into a deep kiss.
"I love you," he said cuddling into him and wrapping his arm around Yugi's shoulder,
"You still haven't told me where were having the honeymoon," Yugi said tracing a small circle on Yami's uncovered thigh, Yami shivered slightly at the touch.
"It's still a secret," Yami replied nipping the top of the little one's ear.
"Take me pharaoh I'm yours," Yugi moaned looking up at Yami.
"Not yet my aibou," Yami replied grinning and holding him closer.
"We still have to go to the reception," he added nuzzling into his little one's neck.
"Yeah Jou wants me and you to dance, I still can't even dance with him let alone you," Yugi said smiling sheepishly and blushing.
"Just let me lead, you need to dance with someone your own size and Ryou doesn't count," Yami told him as the limo came to a stop. They climbed out and entered the mansion, everyone awaited them inside, Seto had transformed the living room into a ballroom reminiscent of Yami's old throne room in Egypt on a much smaller scale and with two thrones. The two short vampires were pulled happily to the thrones the performers were a good band that Seto had called up, the entire group was made up of four vampires and two vampiresses, which when he had first seen them intrigued Yugi, being a vampire and never seen one other than in Monteagu's books when there were pictures. Once they were seated a couple of belly dancers served them while the rest of the guests were seated and served as well.
They all ate their fill and then Yami stood and pulled Yugi with him into the middle of the dance floor, and the band struck up the slow love song "I do" Yami took Yugi's hands and put one on his hip, taking the other in his other hand he began to dance gracefully, Yugi didn't even have to think like he had done with Jou, it was like second nature to him as he and Yami danced across the floor. Yami pulled him in close molding him to his body before separating and spinning him around and catching him and holding him lovingly against his chest, giving Yugi a good view of the dance floor as the others around them began to dance too, alowing Yami and Yugi to stop momentarily after the first song.
"I told you you just needed a partner your size," Yami told him smiling as Yugi's neck redend a bit.
"What is there to blush about my love?" he asked dancing slowly moving his hips back and forth as he held Yugi.
"Nothing love," Yugi said turning around to face him.
"When can we go?" he asked.
"As soon as we want Yugi, just ask Jou first," he said chuckling as Yugi rolled his eyes. They walked away from the dance floor to find Jou sitting next to Seto with a wine glass in his hand.
"Hey, Jou, do you mind if we go?" Yami asked holding Yugi to his side.
"Just one more thing," Jou said blinking obviously he'd had a little too much wine.
"Seto toast the newly weds," Jou said pushing Seto slightly making the blue eyed vampire look at him with a quirked eyebrow he gently took the wine glass out of his lover's hand.
"That's enough wine for you," he said standing he got up onto the stage shooing off the band.
"Well, the time has come for a toast to the bride and groom," he started raising his wine glass, "to you Yami, be a good husband, take good care of Yugi..."
"And never get into bondage!" Monteague called earning him some laughs.
"Erm, yes well, to Yugi may you always be sweet and kind, keep Yami out of trouble,"
"And try not to kill yourself doing it," shouted the shortest member of the family from the ceiling holding his glass right side up as he hung upside down.
"Oh, hell, toast the two and wish them luck," Seto said tired of being interrupted he brought his glass down and drank from it the rest following in suit. After they opened their wedding gifts, all of which was useless stuff for their pleasure, since they already lived in the mansion with Seto and Jou, and said good-bye to everyone, including Monteague, who vowed to help Yugi or Yami in any way possible if they ever ran into any 'problems', they got packed got in the limo and finally left. The entire time on their way Yugi was blindfolded and Yami was trailing kisses all over his throat and neck.
"Yami, where are we going?" Yugi cried feeling the nips and kisses even more when he couldn't see.
"You'll see Yugi," Yami replied running his tongue along the back edge of his ear avoiding the earrings still clipped there. A while later the limo stopped and Yami got out, pulling Yugi gently with him, still blindfolded, into cold air Yami slowly pulled the blindfold off,
"Yugi, welcome to our honeymoon suite."
notes: Yami's wedding outfit is his A.E. arc outfit minus the cape and Seto's outfit is a cross on the one in one of the flashbacks from Battle City and A.E. arc I like the battle city one and Yami's best ((drooling rivers)) Yami, no shirt. ((faints))
Gruzzee: Yay! married, Yami and Yugi, awwww!
Cazi: aibou, slow down, take a deep breath.
Gruzzee: ((sigh)) awwwww, they are now married I hope I did it right now there is one more chapter (a lemon and their honeymoon promise to be a good one) and then I'll start the sequal. still working on a title.