Chapter Two: Asking for Seconds

Saturday night came soon enough. Yami left Yugi at Seto's house, since bodyguards were cheaper than babysitters. Yugi had already been asleep, so it was easy to leave. They went to a local night club with a bar. "Yami cheer up!" Joey said. Yami glared at them as they sat down in a booth.

"I now what you guys are doing." Yami said. Joey and Seto smiled.

"C'mon buddy!" Joey said. "You need to move on; that's what Anzu would want!" As soon as he said that, Seto punched him in the back of the head. Slight sadness constricted Yami's throat. It had been a while since he had heard her name.

"What do you want to drink?" Seto asked quickly. Yami shrugged, meaning anything. Seto reluctantly left Yami alone with Joey. They had some casual conversation, but it didn't last long. When Seto got back, Yami felt guilty for letting Anzu's name ruin his time with his friends, but he could help it. It was like she was still clinging to him. Yami took a sip of his alcoholic drink.

"Well hello," a familiar voice said. Yami slowly turned around. Seigyoku was standing behind him. She was wearing the same outfit, only her overcoat was missing.

"Uh, Yami…" Joey said.

"You know her?" Seto finished. Yami rubbed the back of his head.

"Actually I…" he trailed off, not knowing what to say. Seigyoku continued for him.

"We met at a corner restaurant." Seto and Joey wondered if it was the one Yami and Anzu used to go to.

"How?" Joey asked. Yami buried his face in his hands.

"We…bumped into each other." She lied; kinda. Yami looked up at her. Seto and Joey were silent. "So," Seigyoku continued, looking at Yami. "What was that 'rough time' you were trying to explain to me?" Yami said nothing.

"Oh," Joey said. "His wife died." Yami slammed his fist on the table as he glared at Joey. Seto saw Yami's rage.

"Wheeler, let's go get some drinks!" Seto said quickly as he grabbed Joey's wrist and pulled him to the bar, softly scolding him on the way. Yami put his hand over his eyes, as if he was embarrassed.

Finally Seigyoku said "I'm so sorry. I had no idea. You can run over me it you want! I'll be your little stress toy!" Yami looked at her. He could obviously see that smile on her face was forced.

"It's okay," he finally said. "I'm just having trouble dealing with it." Another confession that felt good to let go. Seigyoku went silent. Joey and Seto then came back. Seto pushed a drink to each of them.

"Thanks," Seigyoku said.

"Hey Yami." Joey said. "Can I talk to you?" Yami went with him, happy to leave Seigyoku's side for a while. Seigyoku and Seto were left alone. "What are you planning to do?" Joey asked. Yami blinked, surprised.

"What!" he said.

"Aren't you gonna ask her out?" Joey said happily.

"No!" Yami said sternly. He turned away from Joey and glared at the floor. Joey put his hand on his best friend's shoulder.

"C'mon Yami," he started. "I know this is tough but you're gonna have to move on, someday." Yami was unresponsive. Joey continued. "Remember back in high school? You were always saying speeches about Destiny. Maybe she is in your destiny…you did bump into her twice." Yami still said nothing as Joey fell silent.

"Joey could be right." Yami thought.

When Yami still didn't answer, Joey then said "Look, just ask her out on a small date. If she's not the one, oh well." Yami knew that Joey was right. He smiled slightly then nodded. "Yes!" Joey celebrated. They walked back; Yami was slightly nervous.

Seto watched his friends walk away. He looked back at Seigyoku. She was playing with her straw. "So what do you do for a living?" Seto asked.

"Don't laugh," she started. "But at the moment I'm jobless." Seto raised an eyebrow. "I beat a guy into a bloody pulp for touching my breast and ass." She explained. Seto sat up straighter, as if trying to create distance. Seigyoku smiled. "Relax, I'm safe."

Seto smiled. "You could have a job at KaibaCorp if you want." Seigyoku blinked.

"No," she said. "I don't want any special treatment."

"It's no problem." Seto said. "You sound like a great worker." Seigyoku smiled. They were silent for a while. "So," Seto started. "What do you think of Yami?" Seigyoku took a sip of her drink and thought about it. Seto started to drink his own.

"He has a nice ass," she said. Seto's eyes widened as he began to choke on his drink. "His build isn't bad either." Seto continued to choke on his drink. Seigyoku didn't seem to care.

When he was done he said "Thank you for sharing that with us today." Seigyoku laughed lightly. Seto noticed Yami and Joey were coming towards them.

"Hey guys," Joey greeted. Yami glanced at Seigyoku. She seemed to have done the same thing. Suddenly, Seigyoku's cell phone rang. She answered it and quickly walked outside so she could hear the conversation. Yami followed her. Seto and Joey smiled to themselves. Yami waited until Seigyoku was finished with her call until speaking.

"Uhm, Seigyoku…" he said. She turned and looked at him as she put her cell back into her purse.

"Oh, hey," she said.

"Listen," Yami said. He took a deep breath. "I was wondering if you're busy next Friday." They were both silent.

"At the moment, no." she said.

"Oh," he finally said. "I was wondering if you'd like to go out…with me?" He fell silent; and felt like a teenager again at the same time.

"Okay," she said.

"Really?" Yami said. Seigyoku nodded as she walked over to him.

"Yeah," She handed him a piece of paper. "That's my phone number, that's my address, and that's my cell number." Yami put the paper in his pocket. "I have to go." Seigyoku finally said.

"Okay," Yami said. "Bye."

"Bye." She walked to her car and drove off. Yami was smiling as he rejoined his friends in the night club. He told them nothing. When Yami got home, he put the paper next to his phone. Then he carried Yugi to bed and went to bed himself. He couldn't help but smile before drifting to sleep.