Here's a bonus chapter. I don't think it's graphic enough to warrant changing the rating, but please be aware that it contain intimacy between two adults and should not be read by minors.

Chapter 16.

Champagne and Kisses.

Feeling Yugi's lips, soft and gentle on hers, was comforting for Anzu. He was not forceful or demanding like Tony, and it brought back good memories, of innocence and happier times.

Yugi was easing away her fears, and the unpleasant thoughts and feelings she had been anticipating were not plaguing her. But how she would feel when they progressed beyond kissing?

She felt his hand slide from her flank down to her hip. He stroked her upper thigh gently, and she was okay. But when his hand touched her lower tummy, she started to feel anxious; she wanted to push him away and yell at him to stop. Not want to hurt his feelings she did her best to kept her composure. However, he felt her body tense and moved his hand back to her side.

He stopped stopped kissing her. "Are you okay?" He asked gently, studying her face.

She nodded weakly. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to flinch."

"It's okay. Don't apologise. Am I going too fast? We can stop if you want?"

She shook her head. "No. I don't want you to stop."

He stroked an errant strand of hair from her face. "I won't unless you tell me to, okay?" He smiled lovingly and sat up. He started to undo the buttons on his shirt, pulling it off to discard on the floor.

Anzu propped herself up on her elbow, knees defensively pressed together.

Yugi settled back down on his elbow, facing her. "I... know you already know this -at least I hope you do," he smiled bashfully, gazing into her eyes with desire. "But I love you so much I would do anything for you."

"I know you would, Yugi. I love you too." She reached out and ran her hand over his bare chest and collarbone. The contours of his body were more finely chiselled than she last remembered, and he had filled out a little.

But although he was now broader, and more physically impressive than he used to be, he still carried less muscular bulk than Tony, and wasn't as hairy. That was a good thing in her mind; she was never a fan of chest hair, and much preferred Yugi's far more appealing, smooth chest.

Tentatively, she kissed his chest, sucking gently on the skin, just above his nipple. Pulling away again. she pulled a 'Yuk' face. "You taste of swimming pool," she giggled.

He looked horrified and sniffed himself. "Ugh! I do, don't I? Is it putting you off? Maybe I should shower."

She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and pulled him down onto the bed, so that he was laying on her. "Don't be silly. Of course I'm not put off."

"Oh! Well, that's good then." He hesitated at first, not sure if she was inviting him to ravish her, but the way she was looking at him made him feel aroused. Taking advantage of his new position, he started kissing her again.

After a few seconds they broke off the kiss again. "I noticed you smelled of chlorine when we first started kissing," she said, still obsessing over it.

He rolled his eyes. "If it really is that horrible, then I can shower?"

She shook her head. "No. It's fine." He was looking at her doubtfully, so she added. "Honestly!" She knew what she was doing; she was trying to distract herself by foccussing in on the smell of the chemicals from the swimming pool.

Accepting her answer, Yugi started kissing her neck, pushing her tee-shirt aside to get access to more of her shoulder. Meanwhile, one of his hands drifted down to the hem of her tee-shirt and slid inside feeling its way up towards her rib-cage. There he encountered the strong elastic of a crop top style sports-bra.

Chuckling, Anzu pushed him away.

He was perplexed; was she pushing him away because he reached inside her top and touched her? But she was smiling at him in a way that he thought was seductive, and he was relieved when she pulled off her tee-shirt and chucked it to one side. "That's a nice top, I don't want it stretched out of shape," she said, matter of factly.

He smiled, taking in her lovely figure. Her tummy and waist were nicely toned from the core and strength training she did for her dancing. "You're so beautiful," he muttered, appreciatively.

"Thank you," she said coyly, blushing. She suddenly felt self conscious; imagining, not Yugi looking at her, but boozed up leering men from the club gawking at her. Tony was leaning on the bar with a sardonic expression on his face, watching her. It made her shudder and she flinched away.

Yugi was alarmed. "Anzu! What's wrong?"

Recognising she might be about to have a panic attack, she closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and took a deep breath, in through her nose, out through her mouth; it was what they were all taught to do to control nerves or a severe case of stage fright before a performance. After a few breaths she relaxed again. "Just a flashback. I'm okay," she said, reassuring him by placing her hand on his cheek.

"Are you sure?" Still uncertain that she was okay, he moved her hand to his lips to that he could kiss it gently. "Don't feel you have to do this just to satisfy me," he said softly.

Feeling much calmer again, she pulled her hand away so that she could put her arms around him. He embraced her and they stayed like that for several seconds, enjoying the closeness of their warm bodies.

Yugi wished he could feel her bare breasts against his chest. He began fumbling with the sports-bra to see if he could undo the catch and remove it –he would stop if she protested. Thankfully, she did not try to stop him so he continued. But there was no clasp! In his frustration, he tried to push his fingers between the elastic and her skin, but whilst it did stretch a bit, the elastic was quite strong and it did not give him any access. He gave up trying and released her from their hug.

"How does this thing come off?" He grumbled, but with good humour.

Desperately wanting to appear relaxed, Anzu giggled. "Like this!" She crossed her arms over her chest and under under her sides, and gripped the edges of the elasticated fabric. This was a defining moment for her to conquer her anxiety. She tugged at the sports-bra, wriggling out of it, pulling it up and over her head. Yugi thought it looked an awkward contraption to remove, but his eyes were not on the bra, they were drawn to her breasts as they popped out from underneath the material, revealing themselves in all their glory.

He was eager to touch and to caress them, but was unsure if she was fully comfortable with him doing that. Swallowing, he kept his hands to himself, but continued to admire her. The beautiful woman before him was making his already mildly aroused manhood suddenly very hard and it was difficult to restrain himself.

An awkward couple of moments later, Anzu giggled nervously. "There! Now we're both topless," she said, blushing. But with Yugi looking at her longingly she was feeling self conscious, and instinctively covered herself with her arms. The fear she was experiencing felt crippling, but she was had known Yugi for most of her life and she trusted him. He had never hurt her before when they made love and she knew he would not hurt her now.

Gingerly, she uncovered herself. Leaning forward, she put her arms around his shoulders and started kissing him.

He could feel her breasts touching his chest, sending bolts of pleasure and desire through him. It was all too much for him and lust was taking control. In a instant he had her pressed into the mattress and was kissing her passionately, one hand massaging the most easily accessible breast.

Anzu held onto him, her right hand massaging the back of his scalp, while the left explored the contours of his back.

When her hand found it's way down to squeeze his buttocks through his jeans, he growled. Up until now he had avoided pressing his erection against her, but she almost seemed to be encouraging him! Unable to stop himself, he slid one leg over her thighs. Her grip tightened on his backside and he instinctively rolled his hips against her pelvic region.

Anzu could feel his erection against her pubic bone, and it made her shiver. Moaning into their kiss, she moved her hand from his bottom to the front of his jeans. He tilted his hips to make it easier for her to touch him there. After rubbing him, she moved to fumble with the buckle on his belt, but it was stubborn and she could not undo it in this position.

He immediately stopped kissing her and sat up to undo the offending accessory. The button on his jeans was awkward too, so he undid that for her.

Smiling to cover up her fears, she carefully undid his zip. But fear suddenly gripped her and she pulled her hand away. "Sorry," she mumbled, turning away from him. "I don't know if I can."

He was disappointed, and hesitated a moment; should he do his trousers back up and leave her alone? Or should he comfort her, in the hope she might overcome her fear so that they might continue? What should he do? He had no idea, but chose the option to comfort her.

"Hey!" He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her bare shoulder. "If you want we can stop?"

She shook her head. "No. I don't want to stop. I just had a... moment, that's all."

He nodded, resting his chin on her shoulder. "I promise to behave myself," he said, innocently.

Feeling him prodding her in the back, she turned and pointed down at where he was poking out through the flap in his boxers, "More than can be said for Him though," she scolded.

"Oh!" Blushing, Yugi cringed and covered himself with his hand. "Sorry! I didn't..."

Anzu finished the sentence for him,"-You didn't mean to point?" Giggling, she hid behind her hand when he pouted at her with a light blush on his face. He looked so cute. How could she possibly resist such a cute, aroused Yugi?

"Maybe we should take the rest of our clothes off," she suggested, still nervous, but with renewed determination. He nodded, liking that idea very much.

With their remaining clothes discarded into a pile on the floor, they sat naked on the bed facing each other.

Yugi reached his hand out and stroked her outer thigh as he leaned in, kissing her gently. Her arms snaked around him as he lowered her onto her back on the bed. It was such a long time since they last made love and he was eager. But he knew he must not get too carried away, for Anzu's sake.

It was terribly frustrating trying to keep his hands from wandering.

He was elated, when, after several minutes of kissing, she touched him intimately. But he was so sensitive and aroused that he almost thrust into her hand; if she continued stroking him like that he would not last, so he reluctantly moved out of her reach.

"Do you want me to wear a condom?" He asked, preparing to get up and go over to his bag to get one if she said yes. It would help to relax the tightening coil in his loins too.

"You don't have to," she replied. "I'm protected."

He nodded. "Okay. Erm..." He scratched the back of his head. "Is it okay if I touch you?" He tentatively touched her upper thigh and waited for permission to proceed. He felt a rush of excitement when she nodded and parted her legs for him. She tensed a little when he first touched her but soon started to relax.

After a few minutes, he positioned himself to enter her but was met with resistance. He was frightened he would hurt her if he forced his way in so he stopped.

"I'm sorry," she whimpered. "I trying to relax but I don't know if I can." It was not deliberate; her body's defence mechanism was kicking in to protect herself from unwanted invasion.

Gently kissing her face, he smiled reassuringly. "It's okay. We'll take it slowly, Is there anything I can do to help you relax?"

"I don't know. Just keep trying, I guess."

He pursed his lips in thought. "There is something I can think of doing, if you'll let me?" Kissing his way down her tummy, he paused and looked up at her.

A knot of excitement fluttered inside her and she nodded. His tongue was hot and... nice. She draped her legs over his shoulders and let out a moan of pleasure. It was a long time since he had done this to her. In fact, he had only ever done this to her once, and that was during the last time they made love. Wonderful memories of a night so long ago came flooding back as he worked her into a trembling, moaning mess.

Just when she thought she was going to lose herself, he moved into position and slid himself inside her with ease. It felt so nice.

Relived that she was okay, he started to rock his hips gently. He needed to keep his rhythm smooth and even if he was to avoid finishing too soon.

But Anzu was so close the the edge herself that she was clenching around him, and her strong, flexible legs were wrapped so tightly round his waist. He was pretty sure he was making some very animalistic noises as tried to hold on. But when she clenched around him again, bringing tears of ecstasy, joy and pain to his eyes, he lost himself in her completely. He really was dying the little death.

As the last of his orgasm subsided, he started apologising for finishing too quickly. "I disappointed you. I'm sorry."

"Yugi! Of course you didn't disappoint me! You were incredible! I didn't even think I would be able to let you near me." She reached up and brushed the unruly blonde strands of hair from his face so that she could see into his eyes properly. His eyes were glazed and watery; tears hanging in the corners, like dew drops ready to fall.

He wiped his hand across his face to get rid of them. "Stupid tears," he grumbled. "I love you so much I can't help it." If his face was not already flushed, he would be blushing.

Anzu loved seeing him so emotional after their lovemaking. He was revealing his soul to her and it filled her whole being with such happiness. Overwhelmed by feelings of love for him, she kissed his face. "You've taken away all my fears and made me feel whole again Yugi. I love you." Her bottom lip trembled and she thought she might start crying too.

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Having cleaned themselves up a little, they lay down on the bed together for a post coital cuddle. Thanks to Yugi, Anzu could finally move forward and lay Tony's ghost to rest. She might still have to testify at in court, or at any inquest into his death, but she was sure she was strong enough to deal with that now.

Gently stroking little circles on her shoulder as she lay with her head on his chest, Yugi felt contented and could quite easily drift off to sleep.

But they could not remain here relaxing for much longer. There were things they needed to do before meeting Pegasus for dinner. "We should probably shower and get dressed," he muttered sleepily. "I need sort out our flights as soon as possible."

"We should make a list," she decided. "I need to buy more clothes. Hopefully Pegasus will know if there's a Walmart nearby." She heard Yugi snicker. "What's so funny?" She asked indignantly.

"I doubt Pegasus would go anywhere near a place like Walmart, let alone heard of it."

"Everyone's heard of Walmart," Anzu tutted, "Don't mock it. It's cheap and you can get just about anything there."

"I'm not mocking," he said defensively. "I'm just saying, it's not the sort of place Pegasus would go to shop. He might not know where there is one."

She rolled her eyes and tickled him playfully, making him squirm. He let out a squeak. "What was that for?"

"I like it when you squeak," she laughed, leaning over him to kiss him. He immediately grabbed her around the waist and rolled her over, deepening the kiss.

She pushed him away. "Not now. We have to shower, remember?" He did remember. Groaning, he stopped kissing her to let her sit up.

"Do you want first shower?" He asked.

"Well, actually," she replied, coyly. "I noticed it's a big, walk-in shower, with plenty of room for two!"

His face lit up. "Yeah! You want to shower together?"

She blushed. "That's what I was saying. But if you would rather not..." she trailed off, a teasing edge to her voice.

"No!" He blurted. "I mean, yes! I'd like that. Let's shower together!"

He jumped up, still completely naked, grabbing her hand as he did so. Laughing, she followed him to the bathroom.

She remembered the one and only time before when they tried to share a shower at her house when her parents were away for the weekend. The tiny shower cubicle had been cramped, and after getting soapy water in their mouths and eyes, and bumping elbows on the wall and screen one too may times, they gave it up as impossible.

But this shower was much better. There was plenty of room for them to take it in turns to shampoo one another's hair and wash each other's body. It was intimate and romantic, and Anzu decided that when they eventually made a home together they would have a spacious walk in shower if they could afford it.

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Dressed in just their hotel robes, Yugi and Anzu sat down at the small, round, light oak table in their room.

Yugi flipped open his laptop and set about changing their flights back to New York, while Anzu called work to explain she would not be back for her shift the day after tomorrow. It did not go down well with her boss, who told her he would take the hours lost out of her final pay check. She then made a list of everything she and Yugi needed.

Yugi looked into various options; one being that he fly directly home from Las Vegas. But it would be costly, and not really much quicker than flying from New York. There was also the added problem of having to clear all this with Seto Kaiba, who was paying for his New York flight. No doubt, if he had to cancel the flight, Kaiba would make Yugi cover the cost, so he decided to fly back to New York with Anzu and stick with his original flight home.

As soon as she came off the phone, he told her, "I've booked both us onto a new flight, at midday next Monday. Earliest time I could get I'm afraid."

"That's okay. When do you fly back to Japan?"

"About one thirty in the afternoon next Tuesday." It would mean, a four and a half hour flight to New York on Monday, plus another fourteen hours plus to Tokyo the next day. He would be exhausted but it couldn't be helped; at least he was spending an extra week with Anzu.

"Ooh..." Anzu grimaced, feeling guilty. "I'm so sorry. It's all my fault you have to do so much flying."

Smiling bravely, he leaned over from his laptop and kissed her. "I'll be fine. Hopefully I'll sleep through most of it."

She acknowledged him with a small smile and slight nod. "Um.. Anyway. I've made a list of things we need. Do you want me to read it out?"

He nodded in amusement, keen to hear what was on her list. She started reading. "Okay! Here goes –that's not written on my list by the way."

He rolled his eyes. "I guessed that."

She continued,"Clothing: We must ask Pegasus if housekeeping can wash your clothes for you. We also need to ask Pegasus where Wallll..." she stalled mid word when he smirked, and let out a light snort. "Don't laugh!" She huffed. "Walmart!"

He burst out laughing. "Sorry! It's not that funny. It's just the look you're giving me and the way you said Walmart."

"I'm being serious Yugi. I need underwear, socks, tee-shirts, cheap leggings and probably another dress to wear in the evenings. And unless you want to buy me something from an expensive boutique, Walmart it is," she stated, adamantly.

He held his hands up. "I know. My more immediate problem is that I don't know what I'm gonna wear for dinner with Pegasus. I have two nice shirts and they're both dirty. My other dress shirt got ruined the other night."

"Sorry. I threw it in the trash," she admitted. "I owe you a new shirt. Have you got clean pants?"

"Trousers I can probably get away with. But I'm on my last pair of boxers."

Anzu did not like to ask how many days he had already been wearing them, and she doubted he had even considered rinsing through the ones he had already worn.

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Grinning, Yugi held Anzu's hand as they stepped out of the elevator. Luckily, Yugi's shirt was not dirty or smelly, and would do one more wear. Anzu looked at him, proud to be seen in his company. She reached over and kissed his cheek, leaving a lipstick mark on his face.

She giggled. "Oops!" She licked her finger and tried to wipe it off, but he flinched away.

"Why are you wiping spit on me?!" He said, sounding slightly disgusted.

"I'm scent marking you to show all the other women you're mine," she teased.

"Really?!" He beamed, the idea of her wiping her spit on him growing on him.

"No! Silly. I accidentally put lipstick on you."

"Oh.." He pouted, disappointed.

She leaned in and whispered in his ear, devilishly. "We already scent marked each other earlier."

"Anz.." he almost blurted loudly, but lowered his voice. "Anzu! I'm shocked at you." The guys being crude, he was used to, but not Anzu; she always used to tell them off when they were being crude.

But he quite liked the idea of everyone knowing he and Anzu belonged to each other.

"Come on," he said, purposefully. "We're five minutes late. I expect Pegasus is already waiting." He bent his arm and pointed his elbow at her. Nodding, she looped her arm through his and they went arm in arm into the bar. Where, as expected, Pegasus was already waiting.

He stood to greet them, all smiles. "Good evening! Please, sit? I will order drinks. What would you like?" They noticed that Pegasus already had a bottle of red wine on the table and had poured himself a glass.

"I'll have sparkling water please?" Anzu replied.

"Can I have a larger?" Yugi said.

They all sat down and Pegasus waved to the waitress, who came over to take the order.

After she had gone to get the drinks, Pegasus spoke, in a rather fawning tone, "My dear Anzu... I must congratulate you on being offered a part in River Dance. It's such marvellous news. Although, I must say I'm surprised; I thought ballet was more your thing?"

Anzu laughed. "I do love ballet and that's what I would like to do eventually. But I also love other forms of dance, especially River Dance. As soon as it was mentioned that they needed a replacement dancer, I jumped at it."

"Yes. Well, I'm impressed." Pegasus rubbed his hands together. "We should order champagne to celebrate."

Anzu held her hand up. "That's a lovely idea, but Yugi and I already had some of the champagne that was in our room. I don't want to drink anything else tonight as I need to be in top shape for tomorrow."

Pegasus waved her away. "Oh! One little glass of bubbly won't hurt. Will it now, Yugi?"

Not happy at being caught in the middle, Yugi shifted in his seat awkwardly. They had only had two rather dainty glasses of the champagne in the room, so he wouldn't have thought it a problem. " Um.. I don't see why not. But it's Anzu's choice."

Anzu frowned at him. "It's a demanding dance and I already ache from practice this afternoon. I need to get into better shape than I'm in right now. Which means no alcohol, and no junk food." She regretted not paying much attention to her health and fitness over the last few months –she had certainly been drinking more than she ever used to.

Ignoring her weak protest, Pegasus ordered a bottle of champagne anyway.

I hope you enjoyed.

Final chapter will be approximately one week from now.