Okay, now I got this part fixed. Here's the better version of chappie 2. Have fun reading it and I don't own any of the characters, but I do own the plot.
Chapter 2: From the moment I saw her, I knew
'Great. Another four and a half- hours before I get to leave this place. I'm getting bored. Even Prince Joey's and Tristans bickering about some girl is getting boring. Maybe I'll ask grandpa to stay home for the remainder of the ball, or at least a couple of days.' Yami sat down and watched his two friends argue.
"Dude, I don't care what you say. That princess's a total babe and I'm going to ask her to be my date for tonight's ball."
At this point, Yami was getting really annoyed. All they could seem to talk about was this one girl. Before Tristan could retort, Yami asked, "Why are you constantly talking about this one girl like she's this…" Yami searched hard for the word before saying, "goddess?"
Both Joey and Tristan just starred at him. Tristan recovered before Joey and started to talk about her. "Because… she is. Her eyes are like emeralds and they're filled with happiness and laughter; her voice is magical. When she speaks, you can here a hint of song in it, making us believe that she likes to sing."
"And then there's the body," Joey said, dreamy eyed. "Talk about one very skinny waist."
"A lot of the boys here like her for her looks, but mostly, they don't because of some of the things she likes to do."
Yami was intrigued at this point. 'Usually whatever these morons don't like, I usually end up liking.' "Oh really, and what are they?"
"She says that she spends a lot of time reading; she enjoys singing, practicing her magic, Oh! And this is the best part," Joey said with a huge grin on his face now, "she loves to play duel monsters."
With every part of her that Joey was describing, Yami was going to the edge of his seat with excitement. But when he said that she loved to play duel monsters, he fell off his seat in shock. 'This girl, no wait, this princess loves to play duel monsters!'
His friends just started laughing at him. Than Tristan stopped and thought for a moment before saying, "Ya know Yami, she's a lot like you. Both of you enjoy playing duel monsters, reading, and practicing magic. You might want to consider asking her about tonight."
As Yami was getting up, he thought of what he just said. All of the things he said were true. 'Maybe I should meet her.'
Joey shot Tristan an angry look after this. "Hey! Where did that come from? I was going to ask her about tonight!"
This caused Joey to start to point out every opposite that they had.
Yami decided to come between them and asked Tristan, "What does she look like?"
Tristan stopped. "She'll have long auburn hair and she's wearing a green dress."
Yami left and started looking for this girl. After a couple of minutes, he spotted a large group of boys all standing around this one girl. They were all asking her the same question, "Will you be my date for tonight?"
He went up behind them and starred down at her. This was her. She was indeed beautiful. She was looking around at all the boys with a slight fear in her eyes. He noticed this and felt really sorry for her. The other boys had not noticed her distress and just continued to put her under more stress. Finally, she had had it and just shouted, "Enough."
The boys quieted down and she was able to talk to them regularly. "If you want to be my date, than you must go out into the garden and find me the flower that I'm about to describe." Now she really had all the boy's attentions, including Yami's. 'I wonder which flower she is thinking of.'
"It is a simple yet elegant flower that you must find for me." Before she had a chance to say go, they were off; racing out into the garden to find her that flower first.
Only Yami remained behind. She had her back turned to him and he could here what she was saying to herself. "Good, this will give me enough time to go and hide someplace and just talk to Kero."
Now Yami felt very sorry for her. He had gone through the same thing at his first ball and knew how she felt. He stepped forward and said, "You handled that situation very well."
She whipped around to meet him, but stopped when their eyes met. For Sakura, meeting those amethyst eyes took her breath away. For Yami, meeting those emerald eyes made his heart stop.
Sakura started to smile. She asked, "Don't tell me you want me too? Because if you do, you have to get in line." She said this last part with a strained smile. Now he felt extremely sorry for her. "Ah, but you see, I only came over here wanting to talk to you and maybe share one dance with you."
Now she wasn't wearing a strained smile, but rather a warm and friendly one. "Sure. That would be great."
Yami offered her his arm, and she took it gratefully. As they were walking, Yami started up the conversation. "Oh, yes. I've figured out which flower that you wanted the others to find." She looked up at him with a puzzled expression. 'God she is cute.' "It's a rose. They're both simple yet elegant." She stood still and gazed into his eyes. "You got that from The Cannons and the Roses, but you only said one line from that riddle that the maid said."
Her eyes lit up with excitement. Not many people read that book before. But here, standing right next to her, was a man who did read that book. "Yes, I know. But it'll be funny to see what flower they come up with." She giggled. Yami just looked down at her and said, "I don't know. The boys that all rushed out of here like crazy lunatics are pretty dumb. I doubt they'll know the difference between a flower and a leaf." Sakura just started laughing at this while he chuckled appreciatively. But he soon stopped because he realized that her laugh wasn't high pitched like the others, but rather soft and smooth. He enjoyed it immensely.
When she regained some composure, she said, "That's exactly what I thought when I gave them that line." She just smiled up at him. As he looked around, he spotted one of the boys with a flower in his hand, looking around for her. Since they were in front of the door to the garden and this would be the perfect cover for his idea, he quickly pulled her outside, down the steps, and into one of the mazes that lay scattered amongst the flowerbeds. She looked at him curiously.
"One just came back." She continued to look at him curiously.
"What?" He asked nervously.
"What was the other reason that you brought me out here for?"
Yami sweat-dropped. His cover was blown. He would have to act fast. "This." He ducked out of the maze, leaving behind a surprised Sakura.
When he ducked out, he went over to the rose bush that was next to it's entrance and, using his sword, cut off a rose that was half way through blooming. He went back inside and presented it to her. The surprised smile that lit up her face was beautiful. As she lifted up the rose to smell it, the moonlight hit her. He stepped into the shadows so that he could see the whole picture in front of him. There she was, standing in front of him, looking more beautiful than ever before. Than she lifted her head and said, "I was just wondering…"
Yami stepped out of the shadows and into the moonlight. "Yes?" He stepped close to her.
"I was just wondering if you...um…"
He came even closer to her, so much in fact, that he was right on top of her. "Yes," he asked again.
"I was just wondering if you would be my date for not only tonight, but for the remainder of the ball aswell." She asked this while turning a deep shade of red.
He watched her and smiled. Than he answered, "As you wish." (Anyone who has seen 'The Princess Bride' will know what this means, if not, watch it! wink wink)
She just looked up into his eyes and smiled.
As they were walking around the garden, many more boys turned up with flowers, but she turned each down saying, "I am sorry, but there is already someone else." Many walked away sad, while others glared at Yami.
As the young couple walked, time sped past them. Soon, they heard that there was going to be one final dance before the ball ended. So Yami brought her inside and onto the dance floor. Yami took the rose and placed it in her hair along with the crown. She blushed at what he was doing, but didn't really mind it at all. The dance soon started up; it was the waltz. Yami whirled her around the dance floor. She noticed that a lot of the people were watching them. Both were getting jealous looks thrown their way, but they could really care less. They were having too much fun that was for sure.
Soon the dance ended, and they had to say good bye. Yami brought her to her carriage, where her family already stood waiting for her. As the others were getting into the carriage, Yami and Sakura continued to talk.
"I shall see you tomorrow then." Yami said, smiling at her.
"I shall be looking forward to it."
"Where shall I meet you?"
"Wait for me by the Cherry Blossom tree in the garden."
Yami helped her into the carriage after this. Than he realized something, he didn't know her name!
"Wait. What's your name?"
Sakura looked at him startled. They had been so wrapped up in talking about different things, that they completely forgot introductions.
"Call me Rose for now, but what's your name?
"Yami."
"I'm glad that I met such a wonderful person like you Yami."
Yami blushed and the carriage started to take off. Before he could stop himself, he yelled, "Goodnight."
Sakura looked out the window and just smiled back at him. He watched as the carriage turned around the corner. "Sweet dreams." He said this to no one in particular. Than he heard his name being called.
"Hey Yami! Come on." Yami turned and went up into the carriage with his younger brother. He couldn't wait for tomorrow night when he'd meet her again.
A/N: Yippie, I was able to change the chappies. Please R&R
