Title: When all else fails… Summon the Dark Magicians.
Author: jz_l0ves-Atemu
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh!
Pairing: Yami no Yugi/Anzu Mazaki
Rating: Older teens
List and theme: 30kisses, # 3: Jolt

Summary: Who does Yugi go to when it comes to getting an ancient gaming king and modern era dancer to confess their hidden feelings for each other? Why the gaming king's old friends, his favorite monsters the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl!

Notes: Mahado and Mana have been reincarnated into the present day and are married. They can, at will, transform into their ka monsters. Yugi is a bit of an imp. Takes place in the same universe as "Pharaohs make the worst patients" just 5 years earlier. Also the Celtic Guardian has to learn how to rap.

Yugi knew how the couple-to-be felt about each other, as did everyone else in their group. Mai Valentine and Rebecca Hawkins were marginally able to get her to admit it, and if she was in danger everyone knew how he felt. They either helped him rescue her or they perished. The only ones who didn't know how each felt about the other were the couple-to-be themselves.

They all knew, and it was driving them crazy. It was making Yugi insane. Hence the formation of Operation Reunite Pharaoh and Queen or ORPAQ.

"Come on Mou hitori no boku, we know you're more protective of Anzu, you were in a state of shock when she was going to be Pegasus's vessel. Also remember when we went to India? You had your strongest monsters keeping her safe. You are crazy about her, you just can't admit it." Yugi ranted after having been toasted by Slypher the Sky Dragon.

"Aibou, she and I are just really good friends. Yes I care for her, but it's obvious she doesn't feel the same way about me." Yami sighed, a little jaded from their latest duel. "And nothing you can say or do can change that!" He rubbed his temples in frustration.

Meanwhile in the BIG WEB Arcade…

"Anzu, come with us!" Two blondes, one redhead, and two ebony haired women said, grabbing her shoulders and legs. The five women carried/drug her to the Domino University swimming pool.

"What the heck are you guys going to do with me?" she screamed struggling to get out of the viselike grips the women, her friends, had her in.

"Hold her Girls!" Ishizu Ishtar commanded. Anzu glared at the Egyptian woman. "I asked you what were you going to do with me?" she hissed

"Anzu Mazaki, you are being charged with the crime of not following your heart when it comes to loving the physical manifestation of the deity I worship." Ishizu declared her voice low and menacing.

"I told all of you Yami and I are REALLY CLOSE FRIENDS! How can someone like him love someone like me?" Anzu yelled.

Anzu was thrown fully clothed into the swimming pool.

Rebecca Hawkins chuckled bitterly, "Stay there until you realize that you do love him!"

That worked for about 15 minutes. Anzu swam to an unguarded part of the pool and escaped.

Ishizu sighed, "Oh Mighty Pharaoh Atemu" she prayed1 "Anzu is the Isis to Your Osiris, may Hathor make her realize this and confess."

Somewhere in Domino City.

Yami heard Ishizu's prayer. "I really wish she would stop doing that!" he muttered. Mou Hitori no Boku, is she praying to you again? Yugi asked as the two brothers were heading out to Burger World.
"Her family was in charge of watching over your tomb until you returned, so you are her god, even if it is unsettling. She is right though, you are the Inu no Taisho to Anzu's Izayoi or the Pikachu to her Buneary or the Nephrite to her Osaka Naru or the Goku to her Chi Chi2,7" he added.
"Aibou, she could do so much better than me. I don't have much to offer her…" Yami said defeated. Inwardly he added Aibou, say the names of any more anime couples and your mind will be crushed!

"May I take your order Mr. sexy?" A waitress asked as the brothers Mutou were seated. Yami blushed as he ordered for them.

Aibou, don't you think she's a little old to be working here? Yami asked after the waitress left with a little shake of her hips.

Must be some foreign college student who must have just been hired. Yugi mused, but then again sex appeal is one of his special abilities, either that or it's one of the perks from being a Pharaoh. He blushed as he heard Yami's chuckle. It's both Aibou. The ex-pharaoh replied.

"Well the solution to the Ishizu problem is simple, appear to her in your pharonic raiment and command her to stop praying to you or remind her as the Pharaoh that her duty to you has been done." Yugi said nonchalantly. "But you really have to listen to your heart when it comes to Anzu."

"Yugi!" Yami hissed as the waitress brought their drinks, "I'm not interested in Anzu, We. Are. Just. Best. Friends!"

Oh, yeah, sure you are. Yami Yugi teased your reaction to what I said proves otherwise. Don't forget we used to share the same body. I can still read your soul just as easily as you can read mine. And right now you are swimming deep in your former kingdom's lifeblood, I'm surprised you're not drowning or scraping the bottom of it.

The rest of their meal was uneventful. Yugi had to answer a few text messages but that was it.

To: Joey Wheeler, Tristan Taylor et all.

From Yugi Mutou

Pharaohs are VERY STUBBORN, at least the one we know!
I'm trying to get Yami to confess his feelings for Anzu, but he's denying it again. At least he's not toasting my $$ with Slypher the Sky Dragon again! Ishizu just texted me a few minutes ago and told me that Anzu has escaped. Operation Reunite Pharaoh And Queen isn't going as smoothly as we would have hoped. Any ideas?

Why can't he practice what he preaches?

"You ok Yugi?" Yami asked. "yeah, Yami I'm fine, why do you ask?" Yugi replied giving him an innocent look.

A few days pass and the members of ORPAQ became good friends with failure.

"They really believe that they're just good friends." Mai stated at their latest meeting. Serenity nodded, "Yet when Anzu and I went to the museum and saw the exhibit she softly stroked the carving of him."

"Yugi," Tristan spoke up "maybe we're looking at this the wrong way?" "What do you mean Tristan?" Mokuba asked.

"Guys, we're dealing with the Pharaoh. The Duelist King, look at it from that perspective and the operation becomes like a duel." Tristan replied.

Joey chuckled "Yeah Tristan. And Yuge's the one who knows how da Pharaoh thinks. So we just gotta use da right cards and we'll have da new King and Queen of Games."

"So," Rebecca asked fiddling with her glasses, "What cards are we supposed to play that will help us win?"

"Like Joey and Tristan have so eloquently put it, I know how the pharaoh thinks. Having shared a body with him does give me the advantage, also what's his signature card? It's not the can't-rap-to-save-his-life Celtic Guardian3." Yugi stated. Shut up Dave, you rap worse than William Shatner can sing.

"Yami always manages to win when he pulls out the Dark Magician." Mokuba said. "Either that or the God Cards."

Vivian spoke up next, "Yugipoo used his Dark Magician on me in our only duel." She was then hanging by her neck in the ceiling. Rebecca Hawkins calmly placed her sword back in malletspace.4 "Vivian you bitch, we're talking about the Pharaoh! Yugipoo is my Darling and he isn't free. Yes he did kick your sorry $$ with the Dark Magician I was there remember! So SHUT UP YOU MARY-SUE!4"

"It is rumored that the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl were given new bodies when the Pharaoh was given his own." Ishizu said. "They would be known by their aincent names Mahado and Mana."

"They exist?" Joey asked.

Ishizu nodded, "Yes, you can call them out when you summon them in a duel. Normally you will only get a holographic image of them that does as you command, but in ancient times they only answered to the Pharaoh…"

Everyone looks at Yugi.

"So you gotta be da one who can call them here. You were the pharaoh's vessel!" Joey cried.
"Please Yugi, you have to try, we don't want to have to hurt Anzu. She escaped from the swimming pool last week." Serenity begged.

"Atemu was very close with Mahado and Mana and the legends say that the two magicians will follow him to the afterlife and back. So they must answer to Yugi." Ishizu stated.

Yugi led the group back to the Domino Museum, "OK, this should work." He put his dueldisk on and "I Summon Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl!" he cried as shadows formed around them.

"What the?" Joey screamed "This hasn't happened before." Ishizu was surprisingly calm, "that's because Yugi plays with the holographic monsters in his duels, he has never actually summoned their spirits in battle." She said.

The shadows coalesced into two human forms. One male and one female. "You summon us, and we appear!" the woman said brimming with a playful and bubbly personality. "Have any monsters you want us to slay?." She laughed, twirling her wand, "Mana," the male replied, "be reasonable, this is the first time we've been summoned in this fashion." He bowed low to Yugi, "My Pharaoh's former vessel, how may we be of service to you?"

Yugi passed out.

Mana looks around "Was it something I said?" she asked. Ishizu smiled, "no, Mana, he just fainted because he hasn't actually summoned you two with his ba before." Mana shakes it off and kneels before Yugi. Much to Rebecca's chagrin, she kisses him like prince charming kisses the princess. Yugi bolts awake.

"I have a favor to ask of the two of you." Yugi stammers, leading the two magicians into Ishizu's office.

"What is thy bidding Our Master5?" Mana asked when the three of them were alone.

"It's about the Pharaoh and Anzu." Yugi started "We've been trying to get them together for months, ever since Yami got his own body. They both truly love each other, they're just too stubborn to admit it to themselves and each other. I founded ORPaQ to hook them up and every attempt we've done has failed miserably. Could you PLEASE help us? Help us Dark Magician and DMG, you're our only hope!" he begged.

Mahado and Mana glanced at each other, "Yugi-sama," Mahado said, his voice his usual monotone. "We'll see what we can do. Summon us again when Ra has made one full trip across the sky."

Before Yugi could say anything Mana clarified "My master means summon us again tomorrow and we'll show you what we'll come up with." The two magicians disappeared but not before Mana saying "It's about time Pharaoh-sama and Teana get together."

Yugi chuckles as he returns to the other Operation members. "I'll have to summon them again tomorrow, but they'll help us." He said, giving them a thumbs up.

MEANWHILE SOMEWHERE IN DOMINO CITY

Yami was in a "teaching duel"6 with Anzu.
"Alright Anzu, in order to become a tournament duelist one must learn the heart of the cards." Yami began.
Anzu nodded, "and to do this one has to get in tune with the heart of the cards?" she asked.
"Exactly" Yami replied. "If I were teaching any other student, I would go easy on them, you my dear, have seen me through most of my duels and it's time I put you to the test."
Anzu looked at him, trepidation in her mind. She didn't want to challenge the King for his crown. Yami smirked, "Don't worry, there will be no penalty games for the loser."

Wait a minute did he just call me "my dear"? Anzu thought drawing her first cards.
A slight blush stained Yami's face, Did I just call her that? I'm just going to give her a few pointers, just a few tips to help her win her duels. Yami glares at his hand trying not to mentally blast his impish hikari.

"O.K!" Anzu cried with her usual gusto, "I set two cards face down and a monster in defense mode. Let's see what you've got Pharaoh!"

"Playing defensively is a good strategy for now Anzu, but it won't save you for very long." Yami chuckles. I have to assess Anzu's actual skill. I've only heard from Yugi how she whipped Joey in three out of five duels, not to mention her duel against Crump in the Virtual World. Still those opponents are just as cheap as Jaden Yuki and Yuusei Fudou compared to the one true King. He thought, "I summon Celtic Guardian, Strike her facedown monster with your stunning sword!"

Anzu couldn't help herself she started to laugh.

"Yami" she smiled, using the same tone that Kagome uses with Inuyasha, "you really are a great duelist, but this time you fell into my trap, I activate "Rap-sody" When Celtic Guardian attacks a facedown monster, the monster who was attacked stays. The Celtic Guardian must start rapping. If he is tone deaf, he gets destroyed."

"No!" Yami cried as the Celtic Guardian exploded into little triangles. "He can't rap." Anzu couldn't contain her giggles. "I was betting on that." She cried.
"Fine, my playful little queen, it's your move." Yami said.

"O.K. I sacrifice my face down monster in order to summon Dark Witch!" Anzu shouted.
Turn about is fair play my love. Yami inwardly thought.
"I see what you're planning to do, unfortunately it's not going to work. TRAP HOLE! Better luck next time." Yami replied, smirking at her look of shock. Yes, Anzu, I CAN read your Poker Face8. You'll have to learn how to develop a stronger one. He mused. I can help you with that.

The duel becomes intense yet is over quickly. Yami defeats her using a combo of Yami and Dark Magician Girl and Dark Magician.

Well done, my friends. Yami thought holding the two cards but what are you plotting?

"Anzu, that was an intense duel, and you did have me there a few times. We should duel again sometime, I still have much to teach you." Yami smiled.

"Yami, we should duel again." Anzu replied slightly panting, "I hope you're not going to put me in a penalty game for losing."

"Anzu, I was assessing your skills, and you do have potential. As for putting you in a penalty game, it isn't needed. The door to darkness stays closed." Yami said, touching her shoulder. When it comes to you, it is sealed shut.

Anzu blushes at the contact. Could he actually have feelings for me? She thought.

THE NEXT DAY

"I Summon Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl!" Yugi cried.
"so, Mahado, Mana," Mai asked, "have you come up with any ideas?"

Mahado spoke first. "The Pharaoh is on to us. He used us in a duel against his queen."
"Yup!" Mana added "and their hearts are close to confessing."

"What's the plan?" Mokuba asked.

"First," The Dark Magician began "for this to work the two of them must be brought to the location seperately…"

THE NEXT DAY

"Yami! Ishizu just found out something very important about your past! She's been trying to call you for the past hour! It's vital that you go!" Yugi cried Mahado, I hope Yami doesn't kill me for this. He's been threatening me with a mind crush. If he does I'll rip up your cards! He thought privately "Besides, you can tell Ishizu to stop worshipping you while you're there." He added.

MEANWHILE:

"Hey Anzu, Look at this!" Rebecca said holding up an ad for a new Egyptian exhibit. Thank you Mokuba for your epic Photoshopping skills! She thought.

"Hidden in the desert sands: the little known facts about the land of Kemet" Anzu read, "Today only at the Domino Museum." She was a little curious. "Could this help me find out about Yami's past?" she asked Rebecca nodded. "The only way to find out is if you go."

Anzu was curious. Since their first date, she had always wanted to find out more about Yami.

Yugi and Rebecca led the unsuspecting couple into the museum basement. Mahado's words echo in their minds. Once in the chosen place, only the Pharaoh and Queen are to remain. "Anzu, I'm supposed to meet Yugi any minute now, so I'll see you later." "Yami, Rebecca and I have a date, I'll be back later." Before Yami and Anzu could say anything they vanished.

In the shadows two small lights, one green, one yellow glowed.
"Yami, what are you doing here?" Anzu asked.
"Ishizu called me saying she found something vital to my past, but I don't know where she is." Yami replied. "Anzu, the same question, what are you doing here?"

Anzu shows him the flyer Rebecca gave her. "It says something about ancient secrets. I was hoping that it could shed some light onto your past."

The magicians quickly go to work sealing the exits and Mana sends a cloud of powder into the air.
"There, master, step two is complete. When they breathe in the dust they will only be able to speak from the deepest recesses of their hearts." They disappear into the museum themselves.

Anzu blushed as she felt something well up from her heart.
"Yami, I have to tell you something. Something personal." She reached for his hand. "I really don't know how to say this, but…" Yami looks at her, startled as to why she would grab his hand, yet feeling the same stirrings within his own heart. "But what, what's wrong Anzu?" he asked.

"Yami, I love you! I've loved you since you first said "Let's play a game" to that criminal in Burgerpalooza who held me hostage. I've always been attracted to your deep regal and let's just admit it sexy voice. I love how protective you are when it comes to us. You are mysterious in ways I can't even imagine. You are a Pharaoh for crying out loud. Who am I kidding, I love you! Yugi is like a brother to me, yet you hold my heart and I don't want you to let it go."Anzu declared " It's just that I'm not sure you have the same feelings for me." She whispered, Yami was taken aback.

"Anzu," Yami began "you don't know what you do to me. How you make me feel. Even before Yugi and I fully bonded I wanted to protect you. Those who hurt you now permanently reside in the darkness. You are my precious, Anzu, my one and only queen. I know I'm not feeding off of Yugi's feelings when I say this, I love you Anzu. I want you for myself."

Anzu's blush covered her face. "Please," she whispered, "show me what I do to you, Yami, please I have to know."

With all hesitation banished to the furthest recesses of the Shadow realm, Yami wrapped his arms around her waist drawing her to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck so that they were connected from shoulder to hip. He moved his hands from her waist to wrap her legs around his hips. Anzu could feel his arousal hardening. Her lips met his in a searing kiss. Their tongues sending little jolts of intense pleasure between them. They kissed until the need for oxygen forced them apart.

Neither heard the breaking of many spells around them.

"Wow!" Anzu whispered, she blinked. "you really feel that way about me?" She asked Yami answered her the only way he knew best. "Anzu," he whispered with unbridled passion "I would marry you in the way my people married, but there will be other times, other opportunities for that."

The new couple shared one more kiss before heading off to find their friends and tell them of their news.

Yugi and the other members of ORPaQ replied: "It's about time! Congrats!"

おわり。

Ishizu worships Yami because he is the one whos tomb her family has been watching for thousands of years

Inutaisho and Izayoi are Inuyasha's parents.

See the video Yugi Vs Jaden-Battle on Youtube

Anime laws #37.

Play on Darth Vader's line "What is thy bidding my master" from Star Wars.

Hikaru no Go teaching games.

More anime couples that are good together.