Zypher: More chapters equal more love! Glad you all are enjoying these past chapters and I wish you all happy readings with this one! Enjoy!

Note to dragonlady222: No, Aqua isn't going to be with Jou. He just said that as a joke since he's the one catching him.

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Yami no Game: Death's Awakening

Chapter 32

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Yugi sat at the desk under the skylight in his room two nights later after the festival, thinking to himself. Yami and Aqua were peacefully asleep now and he was beginning to feel drowsy himself. 'I think I'm ready...but I don't want to think...I want to know...know that I'm ready to take our love to the next level.' He sighed lightly and looked back to Yami and Aqua. 'They would never want to hurt me in such a loving and passionate moment...I need to be ready for that. I know I will be scared but I don't want to be too scared that they will stop and wait another time. Chances are...there won't be another time...'

Yugi sighed and gave up with this thought and turned off the light, letting the soft moonlight engulf the room before he went to the bed, slipping in beside Yami. He purred softly in his sleep and wrapped a wing around him, bringing him closer. A whisper of his name left the quiet demon before falling into a deeper sleep. Yugi gently stroked Yami's face, smiling softly before he went to sleep as well.

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The next morning, Yugi was up before Yami and Aqua and giving a quiet greeting to Tu Long, Jin Long, Huo Long, Shui Long and Gem, the kitten he took in after Hayama's little ploy to make Yami and Aqua into his pets. "Hey, I have an idea of something that I can do before heading to school today." he said as he got up from the bed.

/What would that be, little master?/ Jin Long asked as he watched him. "I always play a game that would heighten my sixth sense for gaming." He commented, digging through his dresser to pull out bunches of identical socks and split them into two before taking two random socks and placing tiny hearts at the heel of the socks. He looked back to them. "Mind mixing them up for me?" he asked, and they nodded and they walked forward and started turning the socks over and shuffling them on the floor while Yugi wasn't watching.

Once they were done, they backed away and Yugi started to look at them, trying to pick out the two socks that had the symbols on them. /So, how do you play this game?/ Tu Long asked. "As you can see, I used a bunch of identical socks and placed two symbols on a random pair. What you'd have to do is to try and use your sixth sense to pick out the two with the symbols on them. It's a great way to train your sixth sense for gaming." Yugi explained before shushing them and started to concentrate.

Keara walked into the room and looked to him. "Yugi, your grandfather wants you to come down for breakfast." she announced. "Can you tell him I'll come down in a bit? I'm doing something." he murmured. "And what exactly are you up to?" she questioned. "I'm training my sixth sense for gaming. I always do this if I have the time before I get caught up in some random game with someone." Yugi explained and she nodded. "Well, when you get done, come on down before breakfast get cold." she said. "Wait, I think I'm done." As he said this, he flipped over two random socks, both having the little heart symbol on the heel.

"Very impressive. One of these days that sixth sense will come in handy when you really need it." she praised before remembering something. "Oh yeah, I wanted to grant you a little gift." Yugi looked up to her as he started to collect the socks, keeping two out so he could wear for school. "What gift is that?"

"Just a little spell that will permit you unimaginable power. I would make it a week of your choosing but I bet you wouldn't want it to interfere with your schoolwork so I'll make it for just a day of your choosing. On that particular day, or week if you want it to be, you, Yami and Aqua will be known as pharaohs or lords of Domino city. With that I will turn the game shop into a luxurious palace. On the inside, it will be covered from top to bottom with black and white ceramic limestone, to show the bond you three share, and rugs will cover certain part of the floor, made with the softest of materials.

"You will also gain pets. Yami and Aqua will each have a white Siberian Tiger while you will have the graceful antelope. Your room will be changed into a wondrous chamber with a crystal inlaid wrought iron bed with red and gold silk drapes, sheets and silky downy feather pillows for the best comfort. Beside your bed will be an unending fountain of oil for you or your lovers' uses. There is more to my gift but I rather not say it out loud so here." she explained, holding out a scroll and he took it. "That will tell you the other things granted to you with this gift and those are one that will last even after the day or week is over." she said and he nodded.

"Oh my...thank you, Keara. I think it's a little much for someone like me but I think I would like this a lot. And I think Yami and Aqua would like it as well. May remind them a little of what they had before." Yugi said and she smiled. "Now, why don't I leave you to get ready so you can come down and eat, it's almost time for you to head to school." Keara said before leaving the room. /She did give you a wonderful gift./ Tu Long spoke.

"Yeah but I wonder what else was given with her gift." he murmured, looking down to the scroll before unrolling it and started to read a bit of it, a small blush dusting his cheeks before he rolled it back up. He decided to read the rest of it when he got to school, most likely to finish it at break, and started to get ready. Keara soon came back in, holding a small elegant bottle. "Oh yeah, one more thing. I want to give you this." Yugi looked up to her and finished putting on his sock before walking over to her. "What is it?" he asked, taking the bottle. "It's a sample of my extremely potent love potion. If you give this to the boys, they won't fall for the first person they see like those cheesy fake love potions but instead enhance the love they have for you to heavenly proportions. I'm sure this may come in handy when the time is right." she spoke before leaving once more.

Yugi looked down to the bottle of the shining red liquid before seeing the label there. Huo Long came over to his side and looked down to it. /What does it say?/ he asked. "It has a poem on it." He murmured as he read it.

Place one drop into your lovers' tea

And their unbound passion for you will be set free

They will fall in desire and unbridled bliss

For this would be a night you don't want to miss.

"Wow, that's very...substantial." Yugi whispered with another blush gracing his cheeks. Huo Long laughed heartily before looking to him. /Well, you better put it up now, you should be getting to school./ Yugi nodded as he hid the bottle so the demons wouldn't find it then waved goodbye to the four dragons, Gem and his two sleeping lovers before leaving out his room, coming back to grab the scroll and placing it in his pocket. He headed downstairs to eat breakfast before leaving out. Yugi started walking toward school and heard someone call his name before he reached the school gates. He looked up to see Zella coming his way and he smiled, waving to her and she waved back before stopping in front of him.

"Ohayou, Yugi!" she greeted.

"Ohayou, Zella. Wasn't expecting to catch you on the way to school." Yugi greeted as they started walking together to school. "I wasn't planning to see you on the way either." she said before letting out a sigh. "Today's going to be such a drag..." Yugi looked to her. "And why's that?" he asked. "Remember that achievement test we took a while back?" He nodded. "The results are said to be back today. They're going to sit there and plaster our names on the wall for everyone to see who got what."

"That's right! I forgot all about that! I'm so happy!"

"Why are you so happy for that?"

"Because Jou-kun and Honda promised to play a game with me on the days the results were announced! We're going to get hamburgers on it!" She chuckled softly. "You and hamburgers. I have a feeling you will be the one to win a lot of them too." Zella spoke and he laughed. She laughed with him before remembering something. She dug through her pocket and looked to Yugi. "Hey Yugi, I have something I want to give you." she said and he turned to her. She held out the little heart key chain. "Have you seen these? They're all the rage with the girls!"

"Really?! I've never seen them before!" He took the little key chain from her hand and looked it over. "Is it a new key chain game?"

"Not really...it more of a love tester! It called "Lovely Two"! You type in your name, birthday and blood type! I don't how the program works but it creates a waveform from your personal data. Then you go around and press the button. If you press it when you're next to another person with a "Lovely Two", and they're got the same waveform as you, then both "Lovely Twos" make a noise like a little bell ringing!" she explained. "When that happens, you're supposed to be perfect for each other!"

"That sounds nice!"

"And better yet, I'll let you have that one! I have one for Yami and Aqua too so if they come by the school, I can give one to them." Zella spoke as they continued to walk to school. "I'm sure they'll come soon. I did leave without giving them a morning kiss so they'll be by and probably spend the day with us." Zella laughed even more as they reached the school gates. Yugi, along the way, typed in the info into his key chain. As they were heading into the school, crimson eyes appeared in the shadows and with a smirk, followed them via the ground behind them.

"I hoped I scored well on that test."

"I'm sure you did, Zella." Yugi commented calmly, unaware of the tail to slowly slink down alluringly with a slight wag before encircling the teen's waist. "Ever since you came here, you've been doing rather wel-" He abruptly cut off and Zella turned to see him gone. "Hey, Yugi...where did you go?" she called. "He's right here." A voice spoke, and she turned to see Aqua sitting upon a set of lockers waving to her, grinning before he motioned to Yugi who was in a deep lip lock with Yami.

She giggled and looked back to Aqua. "You better break it up between them or else Yugi will miss the game he promised to Jounouchi and Honda." she called and Yugi broke the kiss when he heard that. "You're right! Thanks for reminding me, Zella!" he said and Yami pouted lightly before jumping down, holding onto Yugi and placed him on the floor so they could switch their shoes. Yami still pouted but Yugi placed a kiss on his cheek along with Aqua before heading inside and towards the crowd of kids that were gathered to look at the test scores.

"Oh yeah. I have something for you two." Zella said and pulled out two more "Lovely Two" key chains and handed them to Yami and Aqua, explaining about what they are and what they did. They thanked her for them before they looked up to the board. Some students groaned at the scores they've gotten while others were happy. "Outta the way!" Jounouchi demanded as he pushed through the crowd and came over to them. Honda soon appeared and they looked to each other. "Yugi! Honda! This is the war to settle the score!"

"You got it!" Yugi said happily as he pulled out a card from his pants pocket. "Alright! Let's start playing the Achievement Test Bingo!" he said and they started to scratch in boxes.

"Yeah! I got three lines!" Yugi said happily.

"I got one..." Honda spoke up.

Jounouchi groaned. "Not even one line!"

Once they were done with the game, they compared the scores. "Just like we promised, Jounouchi has to buy three hamburgers for me and two for you, Honda."

"No prob! I'll take it like a man!"

"You never lose at anything, do you?" Honda spoke, looking to Yugi. "Are you three having fun?" A voice spoke, and they turned. "Now, what could be so fun about achievement test scores?" he spoke again. "Geh! It's Tsuruoka, the guidance counselor!" Jounouchi groaned. "This isn't good!" Yugi whimpered, scooting closer to Yami, making him look to the smaller. "What's so bad about him?"

"He's a very mean teacher, finding games to be a hindrance to us along with other things that would give us bad scores on our schoolwork and tests." Yugi explained. "So, you think that test was a game? Maybe that explains the scores you three got!" Tsuruoka spoke before looking at the board. "Honda! Number 380! Jounouchi! Number 392! Motou! Number 372!" he announced and that caused everyone but them, Yami, Zella and Aqua, to laugh. "Well? Maybe next time you'll laugh after you study!" he snapped and Yugi growled. 'I hate him so much.' Tsuruoka then spotted the key chain and scroll he placed into his pants pocket and reached for them. "And what would these happen to be?!" he demanded, pulling them out.

"Hey! Wait-!" he started. 'The scroll and the love tester! I have to get them back!'

"You can't bring games to school and this scroll looks suspicious!" he declared. "Please, give it back! That key chain's not a game and that scroll has something important written on it!"

"Give that stuff back ta Yugi!" Jounouchi shouted.

"Yeah! You don't have the right to take people's stuff just because you're a teacher!" Honda countered. "Unskilled slackers have no right to talk back to a teacher! Education is a noble profession! We teachers have the right to do anything to slackers like you!" Tsuruoka claimed, dropping the key chain onto the floor. "If I wanted to...I could smash this thing!" He was about to stomp on it if Yami didn't speak up. "They have skills and so do Aqua and I! Skills that you could never match up to!" Yami hissed, fangs showing but no one had noticed the change in the other's appearance.

"We have never lost a game! Never!"

"You never what...?!" Tsuruoka babbled before smirking. "Is that so...then why don't we play a little game?" Tsuruoka moved to reach down for the key chain. "The rules are simple! I'll hide this game and scroll somewhere in this school! If you can find it within one hour, you win. You get them back!"

"We'll take on your challenge!" Aqua hissed. "And we're right behind you!" Jounouchi added, Zella, Honda and Yugi nodding. "You're gonna regret challenging them!" The counselor only laughed. "Fine then! But on the other hand, if you don't find it...the four of you will be expelled! And I'll stomp your little game and rip up this scroll!"

"No problem!"

"Alright then! The game starts in 30 minutes! I'm going to hide this key chain and scroll! Until then, you wait right here!" he spoke, walking off. 'Oh I need to get that scroll back. If he reads it, I'll probably be expelled for sure!' Yugi thought. 30 minutes later, the game started and they all split up to look for the key chain and scroll. They narrowed the search area but came up with nothing. Yami looked through the lockers but didn't spot anything anywhere in there. Soon, Jounouchi and Honda came in with a wheelbarrow and shovels. "Hey, Yami! We found some shovels and a wheelbarrow! Borrowed 'em from the construction site next door!"

"Leave that hard-digging work to us!" Honda spoke.

"Thanks. But it looks like Tsuruoka didn't go outside. Yugi's game and the scroll are inside the building."

"How do you know?"

"Aqua told me that he checked his outdoor shoes in the teacher's entrance. There's no sign that he left out the school." They nodded and went to return the things they borrowed before heading with Yami to look around the school more. From another window, Tsuruoka watched them and chuckled to himself. "They're still searching their little hearts out. But they'll never find them! The pocket game and the scroll are in my secret place! You're as good as expelled! The next time I'll see you, you'll be bagging my groceries!" he commented to himself, laughing still.

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They checked through desks and in classrooms but still no sign of the game or scroll. There was about 21 minutes left before the game ended and nothing was coming up. 'That stuff is important to Yugi and we have to get it back! I won't let him and his friends get expelled!' Yugi watched them and knew they were determined to find those things for him. 'I'm happy they are doing so much to help. There must be someway how they can find...wait! I have an idea!' Yugi looked over to Yami and stopped him. "Yami, I think I know of a way how you can find my key chain and scroll."

He turned to him. "And what would that be?" he questioned. "The key chain Zella gave to you and Aqua. I'm absolutely sure we're made for one another and we can find mine if we can hear the sound of a small bell ringing." Yugi suggested. "You're right. That's what she explained to Aqua and I. And better yet, if I'm right, people tend to hide things in a place where they can see the hiding spot. So Tsuruoka must have the love tester near him!" Leading them, Yugi headed towards Tsuruoka's office and opened the door, surprising the teacher at their appearance. "You can't come in here! This is the teachers' lounge and students aren't allowed! Go do your little treasure hunt outside!"

Yami smirked. "You just confirmed my suspicions. The pocket game and the scroll are here." he said. "No! Y-You're wrong! The pocket game and that scroll is hidden somewhere you can't reach! It's nowhere in here!" Yami's smirk widened. "Somewhere we can't reach...in other words, somewhere we can't touch. In even more words, the safest place is somewhere on you!" Tsuruoka growled in irritation. "Get this straight! I'm a teacher, like a god to you whether you're guests or not! You wouldn't dare touch me with your filthy hands...I'd expel your friends in a heartbeat!" he spoke, glaring at Yami. "Besides, you can't prove I have it by touching me!"

Aqua only chuckled and held up the love tester game and Tsuruoka gasped. He typed in his data, or at least as much as he could remember and pressed the button. It was silent for a while before the tinkling of a small bell was heard. "Hey, where's that sound comin' from?" Jounouchi asked as he, Honda and Zella looked around. Aqua's ears flicked lightly before looking to Tsuruoka. "It's coming from his head...?" he murmured, confused. Honda and Jounouchi weren't told twice and both jumped him, gaining a yelp from him as he fell to the ground. "With that much proof, ya can't say we can't touch ya!" Jounouchi growled and Tsuruoka gaped as his hair fell from his head. "Huh...?!" Jounouchi picked up the wig and looked inside.

"Whoa! He hid the scroll and pocket game inside his wig!" Jounouchi exclaimed, pulling the two items from the wig. "Please, don't tell anyone my secret!" Tsuruoka begged. Jounouchi grinned before turning to Yami. "Looks like we win, Yami!" he said, handing the scroll and key chain back to Yugi. Honda looked at his watch. "And with five seconds to spare!" They left out the room and Yugi wrapped his arms around Yami's waist. "Thank you, Yami." Yami smiled and wrapped his arms back around him. "You know Aqua and I will do anything for you. You have given us so much in life and we have to repay that back."

Yugi smiled and hugged him more. 'I couldn't ask for more. But just wait a little longer...I'll be ready...ready for you both.' he thought before Yami and Aqua decided to leave and they headed for class, giving a quick explanation that they were at the guidance office than to mention they wasted an hour trying to find very important items for Yugi because of the guidance counselor. While the teacher was in depth with the lesson, Yugi took the scroll from his pocket and started to read the rest of it, blushing darkly and rolling it up once he was done. 'Did Keara know what I wanted to do? If she did, I think she has it out to make sure all three of us have a good night.' he thought, hiding his face in his arms until his blush wore off.

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Zypher: We're done here! Getting ever so close to the lemon chapter! Hoped you like the chapter and will be waiting for more! See you soon!