It was Yusho's last match of the season and the stadium was packed. Yoko had been to every one of his matches and had witnessed him give birth to Entertainment Dueling. And she was pleased to note how the crowds were now mostly cheering for his antics instead of booing them. She had known they would come around. Yusho's skills as an entertainer were far too spectacular for the spectators to dissent for too long. Unlike her boyfriend, she had expected others to want to use his style as well. That she had expected, but as for how the day would end…not so much.

Yusho hadn't lost a match yet. Despite how much the duel was hyped, Yusho appeared to not be bothered by the supposed "weight" of the match. Would he finish this season undefeated, or would he fall short? Yusho typically got the jitters before a bigger duel, and yet he hadn't seemed too nervous at all. Which was odd. She did not expect him to crack under the pressure or anything, though. He loved dueling and performing. She knew he would be fine. Actually, this duel seemed even flashier than normal. Yusho had been oddly chipper all morning…What was he doing?

"He's certainly going all out, isn't he?" Skip eyed Yoko.

"Mhm," she smiled. "I was just thinking the same thing."

"Yeah," mused Skip. "You just can't turn away from him today."

Yoko smirked.

"I can't turn away from him any day. But he is extra mesmerizing today, yes."

"Yeah. There's definitely something different about him today," Skip grinned.

Yoko peered toward the man beside her.

"Yeah," she spoke slowly. "This is a big match for him, yet he's treating it like it's no big deal."

"Oh, it's a big deal, Yoko. Trust me."

The woman narrowed her eyes as she scrutinized the other pro.

"What do you know, Skip?"

"Me? I don't know anything," he fidgeted.

"I think that you do. What's he up to?"

"Nothing," Skip gulped.

"Nothing? Or something?"

"I think that he's just trying to win his match, Yoko. That's all. He has to impress you, after all."

"I've been impressed since the moment I met him. He knows that. Win or lose, I'll always be impressed. And I think he knows it, too. But there's just something about how he's going about all this that makes me know that he's planning something. And by the way you're acting, I definitely think I'm right."

"Acting! I'm not acting any way other than normal! And neither is Yusho," Skip grinned; however, nervous beads of sweat began to form on his brow.

Yoko raised an eyebrow.

"You two are up to something."

"We are not!" Skip insisted.

"I don't believe you, but okay."

"What's not to believe? Hey! We're missing all the action down there. Maybe we should watch," Skip used his head to motion toward the field.

"You two are hiding som – "

"I'm not interrupting, am I?"

Yoko started at the sound of Yusho's voice right beside her. She turned forward to find the man hovering over the crowd whilst standing amidst the rings of his ace monster Performapal Sky Magician, people in the crowd around them "oohing" and "aahing" at how close Yusho's ace monster was to them.

"What are you doing?" she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion as Skip tried (and failed) desperately to contain his excitement.

Yusho's only response was to smile and extend his hand toward her.

"What are you doing?" she repeated.

"Come on," he continued to beam. "I'm not leaving until you take my hand."

"But what are you – "

"You're holding up the duel, my love."

The woman sighed before finally relenting. She reached out for his hand with a tentative reluctance; however, he gripped her hand firmly and pulled her out of her seat and onto his Magician's ring with him, causing the crowd to gasp with excitement.

Yoko wrapped her arms around his neck and held on tight as he wrapped his free arm around her waist and held her close.

"What are you doing?" she asked him again as the monster zipped back to the dueling field.

"I'm going to make this the most memorable duel I can," he smiled. "So let's go win it together."

She shook her head.

"Why are you so extra?" she asked him.

"It's all for you, Yoko," he nuzzled her head affectionately, causing her to smile as she gazed up into his eyes.

"Hey! What is this?" Yusho's opponent cried, breaking the couple from the reverie. "You can't just pull someone from the crowd onto the field!"

"Sorry, but it was necessary," Yusho called down to him. "I need her here."

Yoko rolled her eyes with an amused shake of her head. What was he up to?

"You'll be disqualified for bringing an unauthorized civilian into an Action Field!"

"But the duel is still going. I've received no errors. Nothing says I'm disqualified. Therefore this duel must still be valid," Yusho pointed out.

"But…"

"And so, Ladies and Gentlemen, with further ado, it is time for the show to come to an end. Sky Magician, it's time for your show stopping performance! Don't let the people down!"

Yoko subconsciously gripped the man tighter as the monster they stood on carried out its attack. In one fell swoop, the other duelist's life points hit zero.

"Amazing!" cried the announcer. "And with this win, Yusho Sakaki has finished this season completely undefeated!"

The crowd roared – mostly with approval – as the solid vision around the field disintegrated. Yoko breathed a sigh of relief once her feet were firmly planted back on solid ground.

Yusho gave a bow to the crowd. When he stood back up, he beamed as he motioned toward Yoko, who waved politely as the stadium continued to cheer.

"Yusho," the announcer grinned as he stepped onto the field beside the couple, "is there anything you wish to say?"

"As a matter of fact, there is," he spoke as he took the microphone. "I just want to thank you all for coming out tonight. I also want to thank this lovely lady here. This is my beautiful girlfriend, Yoko. She's been by my side through all of this. She's been at every one of my duels to support me. I bounce strategies off her. I'm lucky to have her.

"I wasn't looking for anything or anyone, but I found her anyway, and I'm very grateful that I did. She's sweet, and loving, and I'm embarrassing her."

"A little," she motioned with her thumb and index finger.

"Sorry. It's hard not to gush about you."

A collective "aww" sounded from the crowd.

"But you're still wondering why I pulled you from the crowd, right?" he asked.

"Because you just have to be extra in everything that you do?"

"Because I need you. I needed you to be down here with me right now just like I need you for the rest of my life."

"Yusho," Yoko breathed as he handed the mic back to the announcer and got down on one knee.

The female placed her hands over her mouth as Yusho pulled a ring box from his pocket. The announcer held the mic for Yusho to speak into.

"Yoko, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"

The crowd roared in the female's ears, but she barely noticed. Right now the only ones that existed were her and Yusho. Tears pricked at her eyes as her line of sight flitted back and forth from the ring to the man's face. She lowered her hands, a smile plastered on her face.

"Yes, Yusho Sakaki. I will marry you."

The crowd flew into a frenzy as Yusho stood up and placed the ring on her finger. Yoko admired it for a few moments before Yusho pulled her in for a kiss.

"What a way to end the season!" exclaimed the announcer. "Congratulations on your engagement."

Yoko and Yusho stood side by side as the crowd continued their cheers, the couple chuckling as they caught sight of Skip wailing and crying tears of joy. Yoko couldn't believe it. He proposed! He had planned this surprise. It all made sense now. He hadn't been thinking about his duel, he had been thinking about this moment.

The blonde turned and buried her face in Yusho's neck for a moment. She just couldn't believe it. From the moment she first met him, she knew she wanted to marry this man. She loved him. She loved his ideals. She loved his personality. She loved everything about him. She never would have dreamt in a million years that she would ever find someone so wonderful.

To be fair, she had expected that he would propose to her one day. But for the life of her, she didn't know why she didn't expect him to do it quite like this.