Little Bitty Pretty One

Chapter Five


Yugi slipped on his clothes and smiled as he made his way through the strip past the tourists and drunken people who hadn't yet slept and came to a stop at a Hotel and Casino that looked a little like the Taj Mahal. He couldn't help but marvel at it, even though it was right next to the flamingo and he had the privilege of looking at it every night. He walked under the arch that read: Desert Passage and his eyes went wide, there were stores as far as the eye could see and beyond that, Yugi guessed, there were just more stores. He had heard about the 140 stores but he had never gone in, for lack of cash.

Now was his chance to look and buy whatever he wanted but where he should start was a puzzle to him. He closed his eyes and pointed in a random direction and when his eyes opened he say the big blue letters of the G.A.P. "good a place as any." He smiled and strode happily toward the store and walked in.

"Can we help you?" one sales associate with spiked black hair and a small hoop earring in his left ear. His Silk shirt and black slacks made him look classy in a casual way.

"Yes, I need to find something for a dinner, get together thing…" he sighed hopelessly. "Yeah."

"You mean you want clothes?" The man arched an eyebrow at him and looked over at his manager.

"I don't think we can help you."

"Well you have nice things; I think I'll just look by myself then." Yugi smiled as he eyed the place.

"Like I said before, we don't have anything for you. Please leave." The manager stepped up to him.

"Um… O-Okay." Yugi held back his urge to cry and walked out slowly and figured that the other stores would be the same way so he just headed back for the hotel. He had never felt ashamed of his job before but now, now it seemed too sinful, even for Sin City. He made his way through the crowd of people feeling like all eyes were on him; judging him, cursing him, shunning him.

He felt a little better to be back in the Luxor until he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around and looked up at the owner of the tap. She stood about one foot taller than him he deep blue eyes were as deep as the Bermuda Triangle, he short brown hair framed her face as she smiled. "Hello there. I am Isis, the hotel manager. Do you have a room key?"

Oh no, it was happening again, he was going to get kicked out. He searched his pockets and found no key. "Oh shoot, I must have left it." He began to panic. "I am staying her with a friend."

"And who is that?" She smiled

"Um, his name is… He's in the pent house. Atem." He smiled, "Yeah Atem."

"Oh, well come to my office please." She smiled again and led him to her office and sat at her desk. "Please have a seat."

Yugi sat down without hesitation and fidgeted nervously.

"Well, as you should know, Atem is one of out honored guests and you are his…" she paused.

"Brother?" he answered

"Naturally. And I am sure he knows the rule that he must sign in all of his extra guests."

"Yes." Yugi nodded.

"And I would ask that you dress a little more appropriately. Is that all." She asked herself.

"No, that's not all! That's what I was trying to do; I was going to buy clothes for dinner tonight and no one will help me. I went to Dessert Passage and they didn't want to help me. And now I have no clothes for dinner." He panicked. "I have all this money and I can't spend it."

"I see." She stood up and picked up the phone and started to dial.

"Oh that's great, call the cops and tell them I said Hi."

"Hey, Serenity, I have a very special someone coming to you, he needs a little help. Thank you." She smiled and hung up.

"Th-thank you." He shuttered against the tears that were about to fall.

"So, you just go to the store right across the way and Serenity will help you." Isis smiled and stood up shaking his hand, "And I hope you enjoy your stay."


Yugi smiled as he looked at himself in the mirror of the bathroom and nodded, "perfect." He wore Black slacks and a light grey shirt that was as soft as silk and as cool as cotton. He hoped that Atem would find him handsome. He jumped when he heard the phone ring and ran to answer it. "Hello?"

"Never ever pick up the phone." Atem said as he called from work. "Meet me in the lobby in twenty minutes."

"You aren't gonna come up to the up to the room?"

"This isn't a date."

"Okay, I'll meet you in the lobby but only because you are paying me to be your bitch." He giggled

"Right, I will see you there then" he smiled "Bye." He hung up and told his secretary to call again. He waited and smiled when Yugi answered again, "I told you not to pick up the phone."

"Then Stop calling me." He giggled again.

"Alright." He smiled and hung up again.

"Sick." Yugi shook his head and ran down to the lobby to wait.