Disclaimer: Me no own, you no sue.
Nightmare Past, Uncertain Future Ch. 2: The First Date
Yuugi half-skipped into the game shop, wanting to scream out in joy. Atemu had invited him to go out again that night. Their destination had been deemed a surprise, but where they were going wasn't any concern of Yuugi's anyway. As long as he was with Atemu, it didn't matter where they were to him. All he knew was that he wanted to spend as much time with Atemu as possible, and it seemed as if Atemu might want the same, which made him that much more happy. He found it hard to believe, that he'd known Atemu for only two days, and already he felt like he was in love, but he didn't see how his feelings could be anything short of love.
Yuugi's grandfather, noticing his grandson's odd behavior, laughed. "Yuugi!" he said happily, "I can't remember the last time I saw you this happy! What's got you in such a good mood?"
"Well grandpa, two nights ago I met the person of my dreams and tonight I have a date!"
"That's great, Yuugi. So tell me, who's the lucky girl?"
Yuugi froze. Until that moment he'd forgotten that being in a relationship with another man wasn't exactly "normal." It hadn't bothered him, although he'd never been attracted to another man before, he knew he loved Atemu and as far as he was concerned that was all that mattered. But how would his grandfather react? He also knew, however, that trying to hide it wouldn't help the situation, and that his grandfather would want Yuugi to be honest with him, regardless of whether or not he approved.
"Actually, grandpa…his name is Atemu." He replied fairly sheepishly.
There was a pause, and Yuugi feared the worst, but his grandfather just smiled, "I'm happy for you Yuugi." Yuugi smiled too, because the look on his grandfather's face showed the true earnesty of his statement.
It was easily the longest he'd ever spent getting dressed. Every outfit he'd tried had been quickly discarded, whether it was "too flashy" or "too boring" or for whatever other reason. Finally he'd decided on the outfit currently adorning his body; a pair of simple black slacks, white button up shirt and denim jacket. He looked in his mirror and smiled, the outfit wasn't too casual or too dressy. In fact, it wasn't too anything; it was perfect. He added the final accessory, his trademark leather choker, or his "neck belt" as Jounouchi liked to call it.
Glancing at the clock Yuugi saw that it was 6:50. His timing was perfect; he was all ready and still had ten minutes before Atemu was supposed to arrive.
The bell that signaled the opening of the shop door rang. Grandpa stopped off the shelves behind the counter and turned around.
"Can I help you?" he asked his new customer.
A tan young man with ruby eyes and hair uncannily similar to Yuugi's entered through the door. "Yes, actually," he answered, "I'm looking for Yuugi."
This must be Yuugi's new date. Grandpa thought, giving Atemu the once over. He appeared to be a pretty nice guy. "Yuugi should be down any minute now. I assume you're his date…"
"Yes, I'm sorry, forgot to introduce myself. My name is Atemu."
"Well Atemu, I'm Yuugi's grandfather. Nice to meet you."
"Same." Atemu said, as he began to look at a display of duel monsters cards.
Yuugi walked up behind Atemu, glancing over his shoulder to see what he was looking at. He smiled, "You play?" Atemu nodded, "Cool. We should have a duel sometime."
"Alright, but I'll warn you now, I've never lost."
"Neither have I."
Atemu turned around to face Yuugi, who gasped. Atemu looked amazing. He was wearing black leather pants and a red leather shirt that accented not only the ripple of muscle in his chest, but his eyes as well. Covering that was a black leather jacket. Overall, the outfit left very little to the imagination.
"So, you ready to go?" Atemu asked.
"Oh…yeah, sorry." Yuugi said, shaking himself out of his daze.
Atemu chuckled. "You look great, by the way."
"Really?" Atemu nodded, and Yuugi beamed, "You do too." Although great is a bit of an understatement. Yuugi added to himself.
Atemu smiled his thanks. "The park isn't far from your house, so I figured we could walk. Is that ok with you?"
"We're going to the park?"
"Maybe…"
"Well that doesn't make any sense. And yes, walking is fine."
"Alright, then let's go."
Grandpa smiled as the two lovebirds left the shop. Atemu had wrapped his arm around Yuugi, and the two of them were snuggling together as they walked.
The two of them walked the park, talking about this and that, until Atemu finally came into a stop in front of the pond.
"If you don't mind my asking, what was so secret about a trip to the park?" Yuugi questioned.
"Don't worry, we haven't gotten to the secret part yet." Atemu answered, heading towards the woods next to them.
"You're going off the path, you know."
"Well, this is the only way to get there, it's worth it though, come on now." He said, taking Yuugi's hand and heading into the woods.
After walking a little ways they came to what Yuugi could only describe as one of he most amazing things he'd ever seen. There, right in the middle of the public park woods, was a clearing. There was a stream running through it, which undoubtedly ran to the pond, and it was a circular shape. Atemu smiled.
"Beautiful, isn't it? My dad showed me this when I was little. It's where I like to come when I just want to think or be alone, you know, stuff like that?"
Yuugi felt his heart melt a little. In showing him this place, Atemu was showing Yuugi a piece of his soul. "Atemu, this is amazing."
"I'm glad you like it," Atemu said, embracing Yuugi in a hug, "Hmm…now that you're here what do you say we have a duel? Did you bring your deck?"
"I never leave it anywhere." He said, pulling his deck out of the inner pocket of his jacket.
"Alright, and what do you say we add some extra stakes to this duel?"
"Like what?"
"Nothing too serious, how about the winner of the duel gets to ask the loser one question, and the loser has to answer."
"Alright, I accept." Yuugi said excitedly, he could tell this was going to be the first challenging duel he'd had in a while.
"Looks like I win." Atemu stated smugly.
Yuugi couldn't believe it. No one had ever even come close to beating him in a duel, and Atemu had just walked all over him. He'd hardly even seemed challenged by the duel. But a deal was a deal, so now Atemu could ask him anything he wanted. Yuugi was prepared to answer whatever was thrown at him, contemplating to more obvious possibilities like whether or not he was a virgin, or how many people he'd ever dated or something of the like. The duel had caught him off guard, but this would not. "Well, you won, so you can ask me a question now."
"Oh yes, so what to ask…" Atemu began to make exaggerated thinking expressions, trying to figure out what to ask Yuugi. Yuugi was fairly surprised; he had assumed that since Atemu had made the challenge in the first place he knew exactly what he wanted to ask. He figured that Atemu was probably toying with him. But he wasn't going to fall for it; he refused to lose this game, refused to be caught off guard. "Can I kiss you?" Atemu suddenly blurted out.
Yuugi was caught off guard.
Of all the questioned Atemu could've asked him, that was the last he'd expected. 'Why is the sky blue?' had been a more probable outcome. He wasn't upset by Atemu's choice, in fact he wanted Atemu to kiss him very much, he just wasn't sure how to react.
"Uhh…" was the best he could muster.
Apparently Atemu got the message, because he leaned forward and pressed his lips rather firmly against Yuugi's. Yuugi felt a tingling sensation throughout his body, and he moaned into the kiss. Atemu nibbled on Yuugi's lower lip, and Yuugi granted him access into his mouth. Their tongues battled, but in the end Atemu remained dominant. They reluctantly broke off the kiss for lack of oxygen.
Yuugi mentally seethed, that was the third game he'd lost to Atemu that night.
Author's note: Well thatwas a little shorterthan I expected, but I'm really happy with the result. Please review and tell me what you think.