"A house?" Skip blinked. "You and Yoko are buying a house?"

"We're looking for one, yes," Yusho nodded, a jovial smile playing on his lips.

"Wow," the redhead started to sniffle.

"What?" Yusho furrowed his brow.

"It's just that…MY BEST FRIEND IS GROWING UP!" Skip threw his arms around Yusho, tears cascading like waterfalls from his eyes as he worked himself up. "WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE WE WERE KIDS! AND NOW YOU'VE GOT A SERIOUS GIRLFRIEND AND NOW YOU'RE BUYING A HOUSE WITH HER!"

"Skip," the other male chuckled as he patted his friend on the back, "calm down!"

"It's just so great! I'm so happy for you! For the both of you!"

"Well, thank-you, Skip," Yusho pried the other duelist off him.

"So," the other duelist cleared his throat as he regained a more calm demeanor, "what kind of house are you looking for?"

"Oh! Do you remember when we were kids and we said we wanted crazy things in our houses when we grew up?"

"Yeah. Like a slide to get from the second floor to the first? And swings in the living room to sit on to watch TV instead of couches?"

"Yeah! No couches, but we did want the cushions."

"Oh yeah!" Skip beamed. "We just wanted couch cushions so we could build forts with them."

"And then we were going to sleep in the forts."

"And didn't we think about having a rope to climb to get upstairs at some point?"

"Yes! Or a rock climbing wall!"

"Yeah. What was our aversion to stairs, Yusho?"

"I don't know," he laughed.

"Wait," the man eyed the entertainment duelist. "What does that have to do with my question, though?"

"Well, I may have told Yoko about some of the things we wanted in our childhood dream homes, and…"

"And she…liked them?" Skip's jaw dropped.

"Yes."

"All of them?"

"For the most part, yeah."

"So she wants slide in the house?"

"Yeah. She did say we had to also have stairs, though," Yusho shrugged. "So there's that."

"Why even bother with any stairs?"

"Well, she said it would be for guests since she said most people may not feel comfortable scaling up a wall in order to get upstairs," he grinned.

"I guess that would make sense," Skip chuckled. "But I can't believe it. You found yourself a woman who is just as much a kid at heart as you. That makes me so happy, Yusho."

"Yes. I love her very much. She's quite remarkable," Yusho spoke wistfully.

"I can't believe she actually agreed to swings and slides and whatnot. Your guys' house will be the party house!"

"Well, we have to find the right house that we can modify, but…yeah."

"Wow. You guys buying a house. That's still crazy. Even if you two weren't going to modify it into an indoor playground it's still crazy. I mean it's a big step in a relationship, Yusho."

"Yes. And it's just the first step of my plan," Yusho smirked.

"What plan is that?"

"I've been thinking a lot about the future lately, Skip. And it all revolves around Yoko. The first step is buying a house together that we can call home."

"And then what?"

"And then I will give her," Yusho reached into his breast pocket and pulled out an object, "this."

Skip stared.

"Is…is that an engagement ring?"

"Mhm," Yusho nodded.

"You're going to ask her to marry you?"

"Yes."

"R-really?"

"Obviously," Yusho chuckled as he put the ring back.

"When?"

"That I don't know yet. But it has to be special, Skip. I mean, I could just get down on one knee and propose, but…that just seems so boring. Doesn't it?"

"Aw…YUSHOOOOO!" the man jolted as Skip became over excited again. "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! THIS GETS ME ALL FIRED UP! I'll be the best man, right?"

"Well, of course. Who else would be my best man?" Yusho smiled.

"YES!" Skip jumped, pumping his fists with excitement.

"But we can't let her know yet, though," Yusho held a gloved finger to his lips.

"Of course not! I'd never spoil your surprise!"

"I know," he smiled. "Just don't let all your hot-blooded excitement seep in, and let something slip out."

"I won't! But this is big, Yusho! You're buying a house, and you're going to propose! You guys could be married by this time next year!"

"Yes," Yusho agreed with a nod. "But for right now, we're just focusing on the house part."

"But to think she'd actually agree to some of our eight-year-old-ideas for house fixtures. I think you truly found your soul mate, Yusho."

"Yes. I think you might be right."