Star: HELLO EVERYONE! How were your holidays? Mine were ok. I GOT THE BEST ANIME DVDS EVER :dies: Sukisyo::dies again: I love Ran and Sunao! X-X LOVE!
Yami: As long as she's not obsessing over us.
Star:glomps Yami: Aww, I'll always obsess over you guys more.
Yami: Joy.
Yugi: So, this is the second to last chapter, right?
Star:cries: Yes! I'm so sad that this is almost over. :cries more:
Yami: Great, now she wont ever stop.
Star:glare: You are such an ass. But anyway, I will probably put up the last chapter either before the month ends, or in February. But expect it soon. I just can't believe that I have finally finished the story. I really makes me sad to see it end, but I won't give up on writing! I promise you guys that there will be many fics to come! But untill then, please enjoy this chapter!
Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue
"speech"
(Yugi's thoughts)
((Yami's thoughts))
/mind speech/
--------Perfect Moments-------
It was ten in the morning on Saturday in the town of Domino. The warm sun was shining in the bright blue, cloudless sky, the birds were chirping happily in the trees, and a sense of happiness was all around. People of all ages were out, from the young to the elderly. Everyone wanted to be outside today. This was the kind of day where your soul felt at peace, and everyone in Domino was taking advantage of the beautiful day.
Everyone except two tri-color haired boys. They were perfectly happy destroying their home as they played. Inside the home the two teens ran around, chasing each other. Well, more like Yami was chasing Yugi. "Yugi!" the spirit yelled as he ran after his younger hikari. "Give me back my CD!"
"Nope!" Yugi responded with a laugh as he vaulted over the couch. "You weren't paying attention to me, so this is your punishment."
"Yugi, if you scratch it-"
"You'll what? Spank me?" the hikari asked, a teasing glint in his amethyst eyes.
"You need one!" Yami said, finally tackling the other to the floor and pinning him down.
"You'd probably enjoy it," replied Yugi, smirking up at his lover. The Pharaoh smirked back and leaned down to kiss his aibou. He then pulled back, removing the CD from Yugi's grasp.
"Yea, I would. But don't take my things again." He was suddenly pulled back down, and found himself with his back to the ground, Yugi climbing on top of him. "Yugi?"
"You're warm," the young duelist said as he placed his head on his yami's chest. "And comfy."
"Oh yea? Well you," Yami said, flipping them over so that he was now on top of his aibou, "are soft and squishy. Like a plushie."
"A plushie?"
"Yup. And a very cute one at that," Yami answered, rubbing his nose against Yugi's and causing his lover to giggle.
"So, what kind of plushie am I?"
"Well, you are-" the spirit started to say, but he was interrupted by the phone. With a sigh, he reached up and tried to search for the phone.
"Wouldn't it be easier if you just got up?"
"But I'm comfortable here." Yami finally grasped the phone and pulled it down, catching it before it hit the ground. "Hello?"
"Hi, Yami," came Mokuba's voice.
"Hello, Mokuba. When did you get back?"
"Yesterday afternoon. Jou was dying because he couldn't call you guys. Said he needed to know something. Seto had to take the phone from him about ten times and remind him that you guys wouldn't get back till late."
"Sounds just like Jou," Yami chuckled, and Yugi smiled and shook his head.
"Hold on, he wants to talk to you." There was the sounds of conversation on the other line, and the two boys leaned away from the phone, knowing what was about to come.
"Yami! Yugi!" yelled Jou. "How ya guys doin'!"
"We're fine, Jou. But you don't have to yell," Yugi responded with a laugh, and Yami uncovered his ears.
"Yugi! What's up? Everything ok? Did ya have a good flight? What about your vacation? I haven't talked to ya in a week!"
"Jou! Will you please stop yelling!" Yami said, recovering his ears. "I'm going to get a damn headache!"
"Sorry. But ya deserve it!"
"Why?"
"Because you guys didn't call last night!"
"Jou," said Yugi, "it was almost eleven!"
"So? Do ya know how long I stayed up waiting for ya to call? How was I supposed to know if ya were ok? Next time, call da second ya get there!"
"Yes, mother," the two teens responded at the same time.
"Not funny! I was really concerned!"
"I'm sorry, Jou. Next time, we'll call," said Yugi. The teen then pushed the spirit off of him, earning a displeased groan from the elder at his actions. "I'll be back. I'm going to get a drink." Yami watched as he walked away, longing to just hang up on Jou and take his lover back into his arms.
"So, Yami. How are you guys?" Jou asked in a serious tone.
"We are fine, Jou," Yami responded, just as serious.
"I meant-"
"I know. Everything is back to normal now. The two of us are fine."
"Nothing has changed?"
"Well…there has been one big change," the Pharaoh said, a small smile gracing his lips. "But it is far from a bad thing."
"What is it?"
"I think Yugi would prefer to tell you."
"Tell him what?" the amethyst eyed teen asked as he walked back in the room, sitting in Yami's lap.
"About…you know."
"Ah. I see."
"Well, I don't," said Jou. "And I don't like to be kept clueless."
"But isn't that how you normally are?" Yami teased, earning a chuckle from Yugi and a growl from Jou.
"Watch it! I may not have magic, but I am stronger and taller! I can kick your scrawny ass any day!"
/I think it's a nice ass/ Yugi said, reaching a hand back and pinching his yami's butt. The spirit jumped and bit his lip to keep his startled squeak from escaping. /A VERY nice ass./
"Yugi!" Yami whispered, grabbing Yugi's hand and keeping it from moving.
"Yes?"
"Not now!"
"Fine," the younger pouted. "But you owe me BIG." With that, he rubbed his hips once against Yami's, then stood and walked to the couch, where he sat down and watched his lover with a smirk. Yami still sat on the ground biting his lip, the hand not holding the phone clenched in a fist. Now he really wanted to hang up on Jou. Speaking of Jou, the blonde had been quiet the whole time, trying to figure out what was going on in their house.
"Hey…Yami?"
"Y-yea?"
"You ok?"
((I will be after I have Yugi.))
/If you want me so bad, come get me./ Yugi said in a sultry voice.
"I'm fine, Jou. Yugi is just being a pain in the ass."
/Why don't you get off that nice ass of yours and come for me/
/I am five seconds away from slamming this phone down and ravishing you./
/Ooooo. Sounds like fun./
"Yami?" called Jou.
"Yes?" the crimson eyed youth answered, trying to ignore Yugi's voice.
"Since everyone else should be back by now, Seto and I…well…mainly me, decided to have a party. Ryou and Bakura are coming, and I gotta call da rest. So, ya guys comin'? It's at one."
"Sure. We'll see you there."
"Good. And ya betta bring my souvenir! Bye!"
"Later." The second Yami hung up the phone, he leapt over the back of the couch and straddled Yugi, bringing him into a deep kiss. "You have been very naughty, aibou. Teasing me like that while I'm on the phone."
"It was fun. Besides, you weren't ignoring me anymore."
"You are very naughty. You really deserve a good spanking," the spirit mumbled as he started to trail kisses down his hikari's neck. He latched onto the junction of the neck and shoulder, and started to nibble lightly.
"Admit it," Yugi said breathlessly, writhing under his lover's ministrations. "You like it when I'm naughty."
"Yes, I do. Very much so."
"But at least I'm not the one who thinks of nothing but screwing my lover."
"How can you expect me to think of anything else? Especially when you are so eagerly squirming under me?" Yami then slipped a hand under the teen's shirt, starting to lift it up when his hand was captured and pushed away.
"I wouldn't be if you kept your hands off."
"But where is the fun in that? Now stop ruining my play time," the spirit ordered, taking the hands of his hikari and pinning them above his head, giving him the ability to explore without interruptions.
"Pervert."
"And proud."
"By the way," Yugi panted out, trying hard not to moan and give Yami the satisfaction in knowing that he had complete control over his body. But he had a feeling that the Pharaoh already knew. The hand sliding up and down his thigh was kind of a giveaway. "You never…n-never told…ah…me w-what…ngh…what plushie I am."
"You're right," Yami said, and he removed his hands from the other's body, smirking at the aggravated moan. He placed his elbows on each side of Yugi and interlaced his fingers, resting his chin on them. "I never did. Now…what would you be?"
"A teddy bear?"
"No. A teddy bear is far too plain and ordinary and you, my little tenshi, are far from ordinary. But you are just as cuddly. And…you are as snuggly as a kitty, soft like a bunny, playful like a monkey, cute as a puppy, tricky like a fox…tiny like a hamster-"
"Hey!"
"Feisty as a lion as well," the other continued with a chuckle, tapping his aibou on the nose lightly. "What else are you?"
"I thought you were going to tell me what plushie I am, not name animals."
"But I am. You have the qualities of all of them. But…I think kitten suits you just fine. Soft, cuddly, lovable, but has a fierce temper at times. And doesn't let anyone push it around. Yes, a kitten is what you are."
"Well, if I'm a kitten, then you are a lion," Yugi responded, reaching a hand up to gently stroke Yami's cheek. "Brave, strong, courageous, loyal, protective…lazy."
"Watch it."
"Gentle with the ones you love-"
"And quick to avenge the injuries my beloved suffers," Yami said with a smile.
"Everything the kitten wishes to be."
"The kitten doesn't have to wish. He already is all that and more. In fact, the lion looks up to the kitten a lot," Yami said as he took Yugi's hand from his cheek and kissed it gently, bringing a smile to the other boy's lips.
"So says the lion. But either way, unless the kitten has a huge growth spurt, he'll always be looking up to the lion."
Yami burst into a fit of laughter at those words. He then gently lowered himself onto his aibou's body and nuzzled his cheek gently. "But I like you like that. It's what makes you cute, and you are travel size."
"I don't know whether to feel complimented or insulted."
"A bit of both, hikari love. Now come, we only have two hours before we need to go over to Seto and Jou's. So we should do something."
"And what exactly do you have in mind, Yami?" Yami pretended to think while a smirk slipped onto his face. He looked down at his hikari, a mysterious light shining in the crimson orbs. When Yugi saw, he rolled his eyes and looked away, giving an exasperated huff. "Ra, Yami. Is that all you ever think about?"
"I do think of other things, but it's very hard to keep my concentration off of you for very long. And since I have you all to myself for two days, I figure why not put this time to good use."
"What happened to make you so obsessed?" Yugi asked, sighing while he ran a hand through his hair, pushing back the strands that were falling into his face.
"I met the most wonderful person in the world, and I couldn't get him out of my mind," the spirit replied, gently placing a kiss to Yugi's lips. He saw his lover smile up at him, and returned the smile full force. "And if that qualifies me as being obsessed with you, then I'm honored to have that title."
"Did you know it's unhealthy to be too obsessed with something?"
"Whoever said that has not met you, because it is impossible not to be obsessed with you. But either way, I wouldn't let anyone else think of you that way. You are mine, and you will stay that way forever."
"Very commanding. But I will be yours only if you are mine. Promise?" Yugi asked, raising his pinky. Yami smiled and hooked his pinky around his lovers. He then placed a kiss on Yugi's finger.
"I promise."
--------------------
Two hours later, the pair found themselves standing outside the Kaiba mansion, waiting for one of the three residents to open the door. They weren't holding hands, but they were close enough so that their hands would brush against each other. Both had agreed not to announce their relationship at first. They would wait until later in the party, when they both were ready. "Ra, they are taking long," the crimson eyed Pharaoh said, shifting his weight from one foot to the other.
"It's only been thirty seconds," Yugi said. "You could learn to be a little patient."
"Well, at least there is no snow here. I would die if I had to be surrounded by that white stuff for another day."
"……You know you are already dead."
"Rub it in, why don't ya!"
Yugi started to laugh, bending over and holding his sides as he tried to control his laughter. He heard the spirit growl in annoyance next to him, and he started to laugh even harder. He could feel tears building up in his eyes, and he had to lean against Yami to keep from falling down. Vaguely he heard the door open, but he was too busy trying to stop laughing to notice.
"Uh…why is Yugi laughing so much?" Mokuba asked as he stared at the teen.
"He's gone insane. Just leave him," the spirit said, stepping away from his hikari and started walking inside, only to have his arm grabbed by Yugi.
"Don't…you dare," he panted out, finally getting his laughter to stop. "I'm ok…now."
"…Right. Anyway, Jou has been waiting for you guys to show up, and the longer he waits, the more impatient he gets."
"As usual," Yugi said. Suddenly, two blond streaks flew around a corner and tackled him to the ground. "Ah! Get them off!"
"That's so mean, Yugi!" said one, lifting his head, revealing Jou under the shaggy mane of blonde hair.
"Yea! We haven't talked to you in a week, and this is how you treat us?" said the other blonde that turned out to be Malik. "And to think, we missed you."
"I missed you guys too," the younger teen replied with a smile. "But do you mind easing up on the hugging? It's becoming painful." But instead of letting him go, the two just hugged him tighter. "Seriously, guys! I can't breathe! Yami!"
The spirit sighed and rolled his eyes before yanking the two off of his lover and helping Yugi up. "Really. Can't you two act a little more mature?"
"By mature, do you mean boring as hell?" a voice asked, and all of them turned and saw Marik walking up to them, a soda can in his hand.
"At least I'm not an eccentric psycho like you," the Pharaoh replied, glaring at the other Egyptian.
"Better to be eccentric than to be a boring prick," Marik replied with a smirk.
"Why you-" Yami said, heading over to the other yami when Seto stepped between them.
"I would rather NOT have my house destroyed AGAIN! Take it outside if you want to act like rabid animals. Now move out of the doorway, because Ryou and Bakura are coming up." The group turned to see the last yami and hikari pair walk up the driveway towards the mansion. Suddenly, Ryou let out a squeal and ran up to Yugi, tackling him into a hug.
"Not again!" the teen cried as he tried to get up from the floor. The British teen blushed, and got up, helping his friend up as well.
"Sorry, Yugi. I got a little carried away. But it's good to see you again after a week," Ryou said, embracing Yugi again, who returned the hug, glad that it wasn't suffocating like the others had been. But Jou and Malik felt left out so they pulled the other two into a group hug, poor Yugi caught in the middle. Once the three felt as if they had hugged enough, they let go of him and watched as he dropped to the floor in exhaustion.
"I can't even make it inside the door!" he cried out, leaning against Yami's leg as he gasped for breath. Yami just chuckled, in which Yugi replied by smacking his leg and glaring up at him.
/I told you it was impossible to not be obsessed with you, aibou./ The spirit said, laughter in his voice. Yugi just whined and pouted, hitting Yami once more before pulling himself up. It was at that time that Anzu, Honda, and Otogi walked up to the door. Upon seeing Yugi, Anzu started to call his name and ran up to him.
"Oh no!" Yugi yelled, and quickly got up and hid behind Yami. "Don't even THINK about hugging me," he told the girl. "Shake my hand, but don't anyone dare hug me again."
/Not even me/
/You are an exception, but only you./
"What's wrong with Yugi?" Honda asked Mokuba.
"He was just tackle glomped by two hikaris and a Jou."
"Poor thing," said Otogi, shaking his head sadly. "He must be traumatized ."
"Are we going to stand outside all day?" asked Bakura, eager to get inside and start annoying Yami. After all, he had to make up for one week with no one to annoy. Might as well start with his favorite target. "Or is everyone going to tackle the shrimp?"
"Don't insult my hikari, tomb robber," Yami growled. "The last week was actually quiet without you."
"No one likes quiet, except for old bastards like you," Bakura replied, earning snickers from Marik and Seto.
"You are as old as me and you know it. At least I don't look like an old man, whitey!"
"At least my hair doesn't resemble a starfish!"
"You know," Jou whispered to Ryou and Yugi, "in a way, they are insulting you two as well."
"You get used to it," Ryou said, waving it off as the group entered the mansion and headed to the living room.
"And at least Ryou and I don't go around insulting every little thing about each other," Yugi chimed in while munching on a cookie from the snack table.
"Well can you get them to stop insulting each other?" Anzu asked, watching the two yami's fight. "Wouldn't want them to start throwing objects instead of insults." At that, Ryou sighed and walked over to his other half. He then shoved a cookie in Bakura's mouth and dragged him away from the Pharaoh who started laughing. "Well…that is one way to silence someone. So Yugi, how was your vacation? We didn't talk at all."
"It was fun, and…interesting. A lot of things happened."
"Really? Like what?"
"Oh…nothing special." 'If you don't count me almost dying.' "We just went skating and snowboarding. Defeated Yami in a snowboarding race, and shoved snow down his shirt. Typical stuff."
"That's sounds fun," Anzu said with a laugh.
'Yea, that part of the trip was. The rest…no one but Yami and I will ever know.' Ryou then walked over and pulled Yugi away from Anzu, saying he had something important to ask. The younger duelist cocked his head in confusion, but followed the British teen into the kitchen. "Ryou, why did you drag me here?"
"I've been dying to ask, but how are things with you and Yami?"
"Uh…why?"
"Because after that day we didn't talk at all. I want to know if everything went ok."
"Well…"
"Oh, tell me! I need to know," Ryou begged, practically bouncing up and down.
"I'll tell you later."
"But why not now?"
"Because…because I want to tell everyone."
"Is it a big announcement?"
"Kinda. But I'm not telling you a thing."
"Aww!" Ryou pouted and hung his head, crossing his arms over his chest. "You are so mean! And after all the help I've given you."
"Well…I'll tell you one thing," Yugi said, smiling when the other teen popped his head back up, his eyes shining with curiosity. "I met this guy at the hotel."
"A guy? But I thought you liked Yami."
"Yea, well, this guy was our snowboard instructor. His name is Kyoji and he's nineteen."
"Oh, tell me more."
So Yugi proceeded to tell Ryou everything about Kyoji, and everything that had happened between them, and why he agreed to date him in the first place. The British teen was angry at Yami when he heard what the spirit had done, but as long as he had apologized, Ryou would forgive him. He was also very interested in Kyoji. After all, the guy professed his love for Yugi. And he didn't seem to be one of those crazy stalker fans that occasionally popped up. He seemed trustworthy. But Ryou still couldn't believe that Yugi had betrayed Yami like that, so it was time for some punishment. "Wow. I can't believe you spent the night at his place."
"Nothing happened!" Yugi said, trying to drill it into Ryou's mind.
"And how can I be sure of that?" Ryou asked, smirking. "After all, the guy loves you and you are starting to like him."
"Ryou, I wouldn't do anything like that!"
"But I'm sure you were very tempted," Ryou said, trying and failing to hold in his laughter.
"Tempted to do what?" asked Bakura as he walked in the kitchen.
"Yugi slept at some guy's apartment after one date, and I said he was probably tempted to do 'things'."
"Wait! Yugi spent the night with some random guy?" Bakura asked, his eyes widening.
"Shush! And it's not what you think!" Yugi said, desperately trying to fix the situation.
"I never knew you had it in you, kid," Bakura said with a laugh. It was at that time that Marik and Malik walked in.
"Had what in him?" the spirit of the rod asked.
"Yugi-" Ryou started to say, but he was tackled by Yugi who quickly covered his mouth.
"Nothing! I did nothing at all! Nothing, so forget it!"
"No, now I want to know," Malik said, turning to Bakura expectantly.
"Ryou, you are so mean! Now make him stop! Or I'll hate you forever!"
"All right, I'm sorry." the teen laughed. "Bakura, you can't tell them."
"Aww, why not?" Bakura pouted.
"Because I said you can't. Now everyone leave Yugi alone. Happy now, Yugi?"
"Yes, but I still hate you," Yugi replied, storming out of the room and heading over to his lover who was talking with Jou and Honda. He went over to the spirit and, with an annoyed groan, dropped his forehead on Yami's shoulder.
"What's wrong, aibou?" Yami asked, placing a hand on Yugi's head.
"Ryou and Bakura were being mean to me."
"Just ignore them. Bakura is just an idiot, and Ryou has his moments."
"Oi!" Bakura said as he and the other three came out of the kitchen. "If I can't insult your aibou, you can't insult mine!"
"And you two can't be mean to Yugi."
"I said I was sorry, Yugi," Ryou said. "I didn't mean to take it that far, and neither did Bakura. We both apologize."
"I didn't say sorry," Bakura commented, earning him a painful jab in the side from Ryou. "Ow! Ok! I'm sorry."
"Fine, but I'm never telling you anything again."
"What did you tell them?" Yami asked.
/About Kyoji./
/Oh…him./
/Yami, don't start. He's my friend./
/Doesn't mean I have to like him./
/No, but you can't say anything bad about him when I can hear. Or you will be sleeping back in your room./
/Fine! But he's not getting you again./
Yugi just smiled and rolled his eyes. Guess Yami would never stop being jealous or possessive. But he liked it that way. If Yami had any other personality, then he wouldn't be the Yami that Yugi had grown to love. Those weren't flaws in Yugi's eyes. They were just a part of Yami, and Yugi loved every bit of his other half.
/If you love me so much, prove it/ Yami said, the smirk obvious in his voice.
/Not here. The others don't know about us yet./
/We are in a mansion. I'm sure there are a dozen places we could sneak off to./
/You are so perverted./
/But you didn't decline./
/And why would I? But I would rather tell everyone about us, before we did anything publicly./
/And I would rather be at home alone with you and no one else around./
/Don't you ever get tired of being so perverted/
/Did you just ask me that question/
/…did I just ask you that question/
/Besides, Malik and Marik always sneak off to do stuff./
/I don't want you picking up Marik's bad habits./
/Never in a million years, aibou. But come on, why don't we go/
/And here I thought I had a normal yami./
/Hey, I am the sanest of the three./
/Sanity doesn't constitute normalcy./
/Nothing about any of our lives could be construed as normal, aibou./
/Of course. And to think, I used to wish my life were more exciting./
/Well, you got your wish./
/But how was I supposed to know it was a permanent wish? Now I'm stuck with two insane yamis and one smart ass yami./
/Watch what you say, Yugi. Or I might just have to punish you for it./
/You gonna give me another spanking/
/You still deserve one for this morning./
/You would spank me more for your sick pleasure than for my punishment./
/Doesn't mean you wouldn't enjoy it/ Yami said as his hand was slowly traveling down Yugi's back, the spirit making sure that no one could see it.
/That would be you, Yami./
/True./
Yugi rolled his eyes again and stepped away from the spirit, heading over to Jou and Seto. /If you want some, you have to wait till later./
/But I don't want to wait/ the spirit pouted.
/Too bad. You know what they say. Good things come to those who wait./
/And whoever said that has also never met you./
/Not my fault all you think about is sex./
/It's impossible to keep my mind off of the sexiest thing in the room. I mean, have you looked in a mirror lately/
/No, because all I have to do is look at you./
-----------------------------
In a corner of the room, Ryou and Bakura stood watching the other two, noticing their movements and facial expressions change as they talked to each other. The two could see that something had changed between the Pharaoh and his hikari, and they had a feeling they knew what it was. "It's so obvious, I'm surprised no one has noticed yet," said Bakura as he took a sip from his drink.
"Well, they are trying hard to hide it. But I don't know why," replied Ryou, leaning his head against Bakura's shoulder.
"Maybe they don't want to tell anyone for a while, like us."
"The only reason we didn't tell anyone for a while was because you didn't want people to think you had gone soft," Ryou said, nudging his boyfriend in the side with his elbow.
"But everyone already knows the Pharaoh is a complete wimp, so that can't be the reason," Bakura said, moving out of the way to avoid getting hit in the side again.
"Maybe Yugi doesn't want anyone to know. He is very shy, and this is his first relationship."
"But at least he isn't avoiding Yami like you did when we were in public. You wouldn't even stand next to me, because you didn't want people to know."
"The only reason I did that was because I knew that if I got too close to you, I'd probably start clinging to you, which would give us away."
"You cling to me enough now."
"Do not!"
"What do you call what you are doing now?" Bakura asked with a chuckle.
"I'm not 'clinging', I'm 'leaning'. Get your verbs right!" Ryou said, glaring at Bakura and lifting his head. "And if you are so annoyed by it, then I'll just leave." The silver haired teen started to walk away, when he felt two arms encircle his waist and draw him back against the spirit's body.
"Who said I was annoyed?"
"If you aren't, don't bring up the subject."
"Fine," replied the spirit as he leaned down to kiss his lover.
"Hey!" called out a voice right next to them, making them both jump from shock. Bakura accidentally released his grip on Ryou, causing the boy to fall to the floor.
"Marik, what the hell do you want?" Bakura growled, as he helped his lover off the floor.
"I came here to ask why you two were avoiding everyone by standing here alone," replied the blonde yami.
"We were talking in private, you jackass!"
"Yea, well, you have enough time to do that at your house. But right now, you are being rude, so come on!" Marik said, grabbing Ryou's arm and dragging him across the room to where the rest of the group was sitting, an annoyed Bakura following close behind. The three then sat down, Ryou on Yugi's left, Bakura between Ryou and Malik, and Marik next to his aibou.
"It's about time you joined us," said Honda.
"Shut up!" said Bakura. "What are we doing?"
"We were talking about what we did during our vacations, and since the only thing we know about yours was that you tried to bury a live cat, we want to know."
"You buried a live cat!" yelled Jou. "Do you hate animals or something?"
"No! I was just bored! Besides, I wasn't going to leave it there. Cats were sacred in my time, you know!"
"I hope Bast punishes you for that," Yami said with a smirk.
"Shut up, Pharaoh! You know that burying cats was not so uncommon back then."
"That was only when someone died, and that was done in a ritual. You did it because you are too stupid to think of anything else to do."
"How about I bury you alive and leave you there!"
"I'd like to see you try."
"Guys, stop it" said Ryou, but the two ignored him. He let out an annoyed sigh, hearing Yugi do the same beside him.
"Ooo!" squealed Malik in excitement. "Looks like a fight."
"I can take you down any time, Pharaoh!" yelled Bakura.
"Not even in your dreams!"
"Wanna bet!"
"I put ten bucks on Bakura!" yelled Marik, throwing a bill on the floor.
"Yea, well I got ten on Yami," said Jou, who tossed a bill on top of the other, followed by Mokuba and Honda.
"Well, I say Bakura," chimed in Otogi, placing his money on the pile, along with Seto. Anzu just rolled her eyes, and mumbled something about 'stupid boys' and how she needed to find more female friends.
"And I put twenty in that Ryou and Yugi will take them both," said Malik with a smile. "Ten bucks for each."
"Don't make me kick your ass!" said Bakura, not knowing that he and Yami were being betted on.
"I'd like to see you try!"
"Don't push me, Pharaoh!" growled Bakura.
"Or you'll what?" asked Yami with a smirk.
"I'll-" Bakura started to say, when suddenly Ryou grabbed his ear very painfully. Yugi did the same to Yami, and the two spirits started crying out in pain.
"I've had enough of your arguing!" yelled Ryou.
"You two are worse than children!" said Yugi. "Yami, you will sit there quietly, and not talk to Bakura, got that!"
"Same goes for you, Bakura!"
The two yamis nodded, ashamed and embarrassed that their aibous had had to reprimand them like that in public. The watched as Malik grabbed the bills from the middle, triumphantly cheering as he put the money in his wallet. The rest of the group just snickered at the two yamis, amused that two people so powerful could be taken down so easily.
"Well," started Seto," that was entertaining. I'm just glad it ended before they trashed the place, AGAIN." Bakura mumbled insults under his breath, and Yami just glared at the brunette. "Now if we could just get back to the topic we were on before."
"Yea. Yug', I wanna know what you guys did. I didn't talk to ya at all, and to Yami only twice," said Jou.
"When did you talk to Jou?" Yugi asked, turning to Yami who looked away and hung his head slightly down.
"It was right after…that."
"…does he know?" Yugi asked.
"I know," replied Jou quietly.
"We know too," said Malik and Marik nodded in agreement, both uncharacteristically serious.
"The three of them know? But they don't know about after?" Yami just shook his head, still refusing to meet Yugi's gaze. The teen sent a wave of care to him, reminding the spirit that everything was fine, and telling him not to blame himself for it. "Oh, I see."
"What are you guys talking about?" asked Otogi, as he and the rest tried to figure out why the five looked so serious all of a sudden. The five looked at him, then everyone turned to look at Yugi. The amethyst eyed teen sighed, and gave a soft smile.
"It's not that big a deal. Yami and I had a fight, and I stormed out of the hotel room. Everyone has fights, and Yami and I are no different. It's not the end of the world."
"But why were you guys fighting? Play fights don't count, and usually it has to be something big to get you two to fight," said Anzu. "Last time you guys fought for real was…I can't even remember."
"Well…" Yugi said, glancing over to Yami, "It's a long story…and by the looks on your faces, you want to hear it." He looked over at Yami and the two nodded. "Ok. This is what happened on our vacation."
---------------------------
Half an hour later, every jaw in the room was on the floor in shock as Yugi and the Pharaoh watched them expectantly. No one made a sound in the large mansion as they waited for their brains to comprehend what they had just been told. Though they weren't told everything. The part with Yugi falling in the lake, ending up in the hospital, and almost dying was left out. "Wow…" mumbled Jou. "All that happened in one week?"
"And I thought our vacation was interesting," said Otogi, shaking his head. "I can't believe that stuff happened."
"Yea, well…" said Yami. "It would have been better if none of that had happened."
/But we wouldn't be together if it didn't/ Yugi said.
/Still, I wish it would have happened under different, less life threatening circumstances./
"So…are you guys ok now?" asked Mokuba.
"Uh…well…" Yugi said, looking over at Yami who looked back. The two were silent for a while, discussing whether or not they were ready for the others to know of their relationship. Everyone else was starting to grow impatient and slightly unnerved with their silence. Was everything ok with them? They acted like they were fine, but was it? Or were they really acting? Ryou bit his lip nervously; could he and Bakura have been wrong?
"Guys?" Honda called, breaking the uncomfortable silence that had fallen over the group. "Are you two over it or not?"
"We…we are fine," said Yami, smiling softly at Yugi who smiled back.
"Actually, we are better than fine," Yugi commented, scooting closer to Yami and grabbing his hand. Everyone watched the action with confusion, it slowly dawning on them that something big had changed between Yami and Yugi. Ryou grabbed Bakura's hand and gave it an excited squeeze. Maybe they were right after all! "Um…see…the thing is…" Yugi stuttered, a small blush beginning to creep onto his cheeks, and he hung his head so no one would see his embarrassment. He heard Yami's mental chuckle, and pouted. He couldn't help it if he was embarrassed. After all, this was his first time ever being in a relationship.
"The thing is," Yami said, picking up where Yugi had left off, "Yugi and I…are together."
For the third time that night, the whole group was silent. The word 'together' kept repeating itself over and over in their minds. They all just sat there silently, mouths agape, staring at the two and waiting for someone to shout 'got ya!'. When all they got were stares back, they realized that this was no joke. "Wait," said Jou, "Ya mean to tell us dat you guys-"
"Are a couple," said Yugi, still not lifting his head up, as he felt the blush grow.
Again, it was silent in the house. The group could only gawk at the two, which was really starting to get on their nerves. It wasn't as if they had said that nazis on dinosaurs were destroying the world. The least they could do was close their mouths. Really! They didn't act this way when…ok, so they were taking it better than they did when they found out that the other yamis had hooked up with their hikaris. At least this time there were no lie detectors, private investigators, or court summons involved.
And in the blink of an eye the silence was replaced by three earth shattering squeals, and suddenly Yugi was lying on the floor with Ryou, Malik, and Anzu clinging to him and cheering. They were babbling about how great it was that he and Yami were together, and telling him all sorts of things that they had to do now that they were a couple. Yugi didn't know whether to pass out from relief or lack of air.
Jou and the others were congratulating Yami, and wishing him the best of luck with his new relationship. At the same time, Marik and Bakura were enjoying this new twist. It would give them new ammo to use on the Pharaoh. Poor, unsuspecting Yami. They would really give him a hard time after this. Marik smirked and leaned close to Yami, whispering in his ear, "So, have you fucked him yet?"
Before Yami could respond by politely shoving his foot up Marik's ass, Yugi attached himself to Yami's side, finally getting away from the others and their cuddle/glomp of doom. Next time he told them something important like that, he was going to hide behind a wall. But what the hell, it was a special moment, so he would forgive them for causing him temporary pain. And why couldn't he stop smiling!
/They took it better than I had expected/ Yami said with a chuckle, wrapping an arm around Yugi's waist and pulling him close.
/Did you expect them not to accept us? But I'm glad we don't have to hide this from them./
/Which means we can do things in public./
/Pervert./
/Yup./
"I can't believe you are actually a couple!" Ryou said, bouncing up and down happily. "I never expected it to happen so soon!"
"I never expected it to work!" Yugi said with a smile.
"Wait…he knew?" asked Yami.
"He knew."
"I knew."
"I knew too!" said Bakura. "And if it wasn't for my advice, you two wouldn't have gotten anywhere," he said triumphantly, Ryou and Yugi nodding in agreement. Yami just blinked as he stared at the other spirit.
"What advice?"
"Well, do you remember anything specific that happened on your third day of vacation?" the white haired yami asked. Yami thought back to the past few days. Lets see: the first day they came at night, and nothing happened besides Yugi getting the nightmare. The second day they went snowboarding. The third day Yami left before Yugi woke up, but when he came back……OH GODS!
"THAT WAS YOUR ADVICE!" yelled Yami, his face turning as red as his eyes, from embarrassment or anger no one could tell. Bakura, Ryou and Yugi started cracking up, though Yugi had a light blush of his own. The rest of the group just sat there confused as usual. "I can't believe you, Bakura!"
"Why not? You really didn't think that Yugi came up with it himself. No way this puff ball could think that way. I was surprised that he even went through with it. Gotta give him credit for that," Bakura said patting Yugi's head, making the younger teen giggle and smile proudly. "And admit it! You enjoyed every second! The blush on your face is proof!"
"Oh yea! He REALLY enjoyed it, if you know what I mean," Yugi added, a sly smile creeping onto his lips. Yami just about passed out from shock right there. The whole world seemed to be on a mission to cause his second death. Yugi and the silver haired duo just kept on laughing, while Yami gaped in shock and the rest of the group stared in silence. Yup, everything was back to normal.
"But you still didn't answer the question, Pharaoh," said Bakura. "Have you fucked him yet?"
"DIE, BASTARD!"
---------------------------
Later that night the Pharaoh and his lover walked inside their home, and collapsed on the couch in exhaustion. That was definitely one of the group's wilder parties. They wouldn't stop asking the new couple questions. Then of course, the other yamis decided to play a few 'games'. By games they meant 'situations that could completely embarrass and humiliate the Pharaoh by exploiting his relationship with Yugi.' Also known as spin the bottle, seven minutes in heaven, strip poker, strip dueling, strip pool, and any game they could put the word 'strip' in front of. Though twister was the most popular.
"Ra, I'm so tired," Yami groaned, stretching his arms above his head. "I feel like a damn pretzel."
"I think 10 rounds of twister was a bit much," Yugi added, resting his head in Yami's lap. The spirit reached down and ran his fingers gently through Yugi's hair. The hikari smiled and closed his eyes with a soft, happy sigh. He loved spending time with his friends, but right now he was just content to be with Yami.
Yami smiled down at his lover. He was glad that they had revealed their relationship to the others. Now they could go public, and Yami would make sure the world knew that Yugi was his alone, and that no one would ever take him away again. ((I swear, chibi tenshi, I will never let you be hurt again. I swear that we will be together till the end of time and much, much longer.))
"I feel really drained," Yugi mumbled, nuzzling Yami's hand when it came down to caress his cheek. "Like, beyond tired."
"Just rest a bit, Little One. You'll get your energy back in no time."
"Maybe I shouldn't have exerted myself so much. After all, I'm still recovering." Yami nodded, then gently lifted Yugi's head up and lay down under the teen. Yugi lay on top of him, burying his face into Yami's neck and breathing deeply, inhaling Yami's spicy scent. "Mmm…sleepy."
"If you are that tired, just go to sleep," the crimson eyed teen said softly, slowly rubbing circles into Yugi's back.
"Ok…did I tell you that you are really comfy to lay on?"
"I believe you have mentioned it before," Yami replied with a smile. Yugi smiled back, and leaned down to kiss Yami softly. The Pharaoh closed his eyes in content, and pulled Yugi closer to him, deepening the kiss with every intention of showing his aibou how much he loved him. In the end Yugi was left winded, his cheeks flushed, and mind hazy while Yami smirked.
"Did I also happen to mention how much I love kissing you?"
"I think so, but feel free to remind me," Yami said, and Yugi did just that. And he did it again, and again, and again. In fact, he did it so many times, he was sure that Yami wouldn't soon forget that particular fact. But if he ever did, he would be very happy to jog his memory. "I thought you said you had no energy left," said Yami afterwards.
"I'll always have enough energy for that," Yugi replied with a smile, before reaching back and smacking Yami's hand away from his rear. "But right now I'm too tired for that."
"But you promised!" whined Yami.
"I said 'later' not 'tonight'."
"You are so mean!" the spirit said, pouting. "You promised, and it's not good to go back on your promises."
"Don't you ever get tired of thinking of nothing but sex?"
"No."
Yugi smacked his forehead with his palm, completely annoyed with how easily and quickly Yami had answered his question. (Lucky me, my yami turns out just as sex crazed as the other two.) "Oi vay, this will be annoying."
"You really should stop mumbling to yourself, aibou. People will think you are crazy," Yami said with a smirk. He loved messing with Yugi. It was always entertaining…well…to him anyway.
"They obviously haven't met you."
"You hurt my feelings."
"And you hurt my head."
"It's just innocent fun, my little kitten," Yami said with a smile, rubbing his nose against Yugi's. "Lighten up, will ya."
Yugi rolled his eyes. "You are such a moron."
"But I'm your moron."
Yugi smiled, and leaned down to place a chaste peck on his yami's lips. "Of course you are. You shall always be my moron, so don't you forget it."
"I wouldn't have it any other way," said Yami before he pulled Yugi back down into a fierce kiss. He quickly slipped his hands under Yugi's shirt and started to caress his stomach. The teen moaned and gently bucked his hips into Yami's, causing them both to moan. Then Yugi broke away from the kiss, causing Yami to whine in disappointment. Yugi smiled and sat up, now straddling his lover.
"I love you, Yami," he said, complete happiness shining in his amethyst eyes.
Yami smiled back and reached up to gently stroke Yugi's cheek, and said "I love you too, Yugi." Yugi closed his eyes momentarily and sighed happily, placing a hand on top of Yami's and holding the spirit's hand to his cheek. He then opened his eyes and smirked at the spirit.
"If you love me so much, prove it." He then jumped up off the older teen and dashed upstairs. It took Yami a few seconds to comprehend what Yugi had said, and then he took off like a rocket after his hikari. He'd have much fun tonight. After all, his lover was Yugi. Life just couldn't get better.
-------------------------------TBC----------------------------------
Star: Wootsish! The chapter is over! And this time, I didn't procrastinate for months! But I am sad that there is only one chapter left. :cries:
Yugi: Well, you still have all your other fics to write.
Yami: Don't encourage her! We'd all be better off without her crazy stories.
Star: …Yugi?
Yugi: Yes?
Star: Would you hate me if I made Yami 'disappear' for a while?
Yugi: Uh…:sweat drop: How long is 'a while'?
Star: Forever.
Yugi: …sure, why not?
Yami: AIBOU!
Star: SCORE! DIE YAMI! HAHAHA:cough: Yea, so, please stay tuned for the final installment in the story! I hope that you guys stick around after the fic is done to read the rest of my works. Ja!