Well chap 6. i need to slow down i think! XD killed six chaps in 3 days! :P WOOP :3

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After chatting together for about two hours, we now felt like we all knew each other. Tristan, Joey, Serenity and Yugi all disappeared off to Domino Arcade. Bakura and Ryou had gone back to Bakura's house. According to Bakura his parents were gone and they'd be all alone to talk. I seriously think, he thinks I am dumb, I knew what they were going to get up to, after all I am eighteen years old, well five thousand and eighteen. But on this planet I am eighteen. Whatever, I was old enough to know what sex is. Judging by Ryou's deep beetroot blushes and Bakura's anxiety to get home, that is what they were going to do, fair enough, they were together. They had a right to do that, they did love each other, even If I found it kind of disturbing.

Anyway back to the Café, there was just me, Duke, Lexi and Mindy. We all giggled and laughed together. I was keeping my hands to myself. Duke on the other hand wasn't afraid to throw his hands around Mindy's neck and talk to her as if they were dating. Me and Lexi, on the other hand, I could tell were more patient and just enjoyed each other's company. Mindy kept playing with Duke's hair. She was a sweet girl, but slightly to diamond and all patterned up not to mention she loved red and black just as Duke did. Lexi was like me in every way I learned, she was patient and hated clingy relationships, she was holding out for someone special and she was calm and kept herself to herself. I liked this about her, she really reminded me of my five thousand year old friend Mana. Only Lexi I found really attractive and I really liked her in that way, Mana was a friend and only a friend.

Duke loved Mindy playing with his hair. He was really into her, usually he'd just want to kiss the new girl and then make out, like heavy kissing and touching, this time he seemed like he was waiting for something, which confused me in a way. Not that I cared, I was far too distracted with the hot brown haired girl next to me. I really liked her more than a friend. I just didn't know whether she liked me like that, I hoped she did. Duke was really liking Mindy, but did she like him like that? That was another question worth answering.

When it was time for me to get back home, I said goodbye and Lexi sort of pulled me away. "Can I have your number? I won't bother you, I just. Well can i?" She stammered. I jumped at the question, nearly scaring the poor girl half to death. I gave her my number, said goodbye, watched her sit back down with Duke and Mindy and I left. Yugi was waiting outside for me. "How long have you been there?" I asked. "Not long, only for about twenty minutes," he replied. I panicked, what if he saw me with Lexi, he'd go nuts. Yugi sort of read my thoughts once again as he smiled lightly and chuckled gently to himself. "It's alright, she seems nice. Don't worry Atem, your secret's safe with me," He said with a smile. I humored him and smiled also. "So how was the arcade?" I asked trying to change the awkward subject. That's when he seemed interested at the fact I was covering it up.

"No, don't try to change the subject Atem, what's her name?" Yugi persisted. I began to walk and he followed. I couldn't hide it from him. "Lexi and she's nice," I replied. He giggled. We chatted all the way home. We walked in laughing. "Well you both are in a suspicious mood," Grandpa asked as we walked in. "Yeah, Atem's got a girl," Yugi giggled. I was going to tell Grandpa anyway, so for once, Yugi saved me the awkward job. "That's nice," Grandpa replied and went back to sorting his newly opened cards into their suitable places for people to buy. I headed upstairs, I was seriously wiped out. I kicked off my shoes and sprawled out on my bed. After an hour of thinking, Yugi wandered in with mine and his dinner. I sat on the floor with him and we both ate together on my bedroom carpet. We attacked our plates full of Spaghetti Bolognese and chatted while eating. After finishing, I washed for bed, said goodnight and went to my soft luxurious duvet to dream, to dream about Lexi.

As I stirred on the next morning, I heard muffled loads of commotion from downstairs.

"I'll get him up!" I heard someone shout. I turned over. "Wake up your highness!" Duke yelled before I felt his behind land directly on my left kidney. I jumped so high I nearly hit the ceiling. He certainly awoke me. "DUKE, what the hell are you doing in my room!" I yelled at the top of my voice. "Waking you up dude," Duke replied still sitting on my left kidney. "Get off me!" I yelled, and Duke obeyed. He smiled proudly and watched me climb out of bed. "Nice PJs," Duke laughed. I screwed my nose and scowled at him. "Why did you get me up! Its only Nine!" I yelled noticing the time on my digital alarm clock. "Coz, we're going to the Arcades dude, you promised today we'd hang out, just you and me," Duke replied.

"You did promise," Yugi added walking in my bedroom door with a half innocent smile. Now he chose the time to pay me back for when I helped him with that asshole. With Yugi's honesty, I had to spend the day with Duke, which I hoped Duke would forget, but with Yugi and his honesty, how could he? But Yugi chose this one time not to stick up for me? Great, thanks a ton Yug. I smiled. They both looked at me. "Well let me get dressed then!" I yelled, kicking them out of my room. They turned and left. I dressed in my ordinary blue jacket, black trousers, nice polished - buckled shoes and of course my gorgeous porcupine hair, fixed to brilliance as always, not that I had much to do to it.

I exited my room.

Yugi said Grandpa was serving customers in the shop so I could get away with leaving without his stern breakfast and he'd cover for me by saying he'd already ate it, even though Yugi himself was going to eat it for me, No seriously, no joke this time. Thanks Yug. Me and Duke escaped the shop and sprinted across to his car. I climbed in and Duke climbed in and started the light blue convertible up and pulled away extra fast. As we drove up the road we spoke. "Dude, Lexi is way into you man!" Duke said with a smile. "She is?" I asked, quite shocked. "Yeah man, Mindy told me yesterday night," Duke replied. "You were with Mindy last night?" I asked, knowing Duke, he made out with her and ended up sleeping with a girl for the first time. Even Duke proved me wrong this time, which shocked me even more. "No, we exchanged numbers and she texted me," Duke replied. "Oh," I replied, I remember Lexi getting mine, but I never managed to get hers.

Dammit.

It was then I noticed we drove straight past Domino Arcade. "Duke, we passed the Arcade," I said watching it go by and us getting further away. "We're not going there," Duke replied and continued to drive onwards. "So where are we going?" I asked. "We've been invited to the Mall," Duke replied. "Really, with who?" I asked half stupidly. I should have guessed. "Mindy invited me, she said to meet her and Lexi in the Café there," Duke replied. Wow, he WAS into her. She must have stuck out to him because usually he would have made out with her and given her the old Devlin boot and hey presto another girl on the ongoing list of heartbroken girls. He was worse than me! But this time, he was holding back and I didn't know why. He eventually parked the shiny blue car in the car park and grabbed a ticket. We then headed into the Mall. I followed Duke in silence up the escalators and up into the Café. We walked in and I perked up, for they were, Mindy and Lexi. As beautiful as I remember them.

WOW.

"Hey!" Mindy called and waved her hand over at us. Duke smiled and walked over. I followed, like a love struck puppy on a lead. "Duke!" Mindy cried and hugged him. He happily accepted, typical Duke, I knew he would. "Hey again," Duke said. "Hey Atem!" Lexi cried. She scared me half to death, I felt my spirit leave my body. No. Pull myself together. "Hey," I replied. Duke and Mindy watched us from their seats, usual Duke with his arm around Mindy and Mindy this time leaning against his chest. Lexi seemed really confident. We all ate a chicken burger and fries with lemonade. Compliments of Duke and his overly large wallet which was just as big as his mouth. Of course his dad was working with Maximillium Pegasus, so of course Duke would naturally get what he wanted. It also helped, he was Dungeon Dice champion. The girls went off to the toilet and left me and Duke alone for a minute. "I'm going to ask her out," Duke said as they went into the toilet door. "Weren't you going out anyway?" I asked. "Nope, just good friends, now I'm going to ask her," Duke said. "You only met her yesterday!" I cried. "I don't care, she's mine and you should ask Lexi, it's obvious you're both well into each other so go for it," Duke replied. "I dunno man," I replied itching the back of my head. "Please Dude, she will chill you out and it will be kind of cool knowing we're going out with best friends. I hesitated again. "Listen then man, hear me out. You go out with her for a week and then if you don't like her, dump her. If you like her, then hey it's a bonus," Duke asked. I thought about it. "If you do it, we'll be even, quits," Duke offered. I couldn't refuse that, Duke was impossible to repay a favor. He never knew I wanted anything. So this meant peace for me, not to mention a girlfriend who's prettier than the sunset.

"Alright Duke, you got yourself a bet, but let's make it more interesting, seeing as you can't manage to stay with a girl longer than two days, if you break up with Mindy in the first week, you owe me double," I smirked. He smiled evilly. "That's the Atem I know and don't love!" Duke said happily and digging his knuckles into my scalp. I pushed him away. "It's a bet then," I said and with that Duke nodded. The girls walked over after leaving the toilets. We chatted even more, getting to know each other when a brilliant idea hit Duke like a brick to the head, which was unusual for Duke to get such brilliant ideas, but hey I got to give the guy some credit. He looked at his mobile. "Awesome," Duke said as he stared down at his High Tec device. "What?" I asked getting pulled in, the girls seemed just as interested as to what was going to come out of his mouth. "Well, how about seeing as its half past five, we go home for an hour, get all dressed up and go clubbing?" Duke asked. Honestly I could have kissed him at this point, but obviously I didn't because it would have seemed weird, I wasn't gay and Duke would have decapitated me.

That was such a brilliant idea, that meant I could have fun with her, show Lexi my fun and sweet side and then it would be the perfect setting on asking her out. Also I was starting to wonder on how Duke was going to come out with such a question, he always found interesting ways on buttering up the ladies, I wondered on what genius scheme he was going to pull this time. "Yeah, I'm up for that, how about it girls?" I asked with a smile. "Hey, I have nothing better to do, I'm in. Lexi?" Mindy asked shooting a smile at Duke. "Of course, on one condition," Lexi replied. We all stopped smiling, fearing something costly was going to come up. Mindy insisted Lexi to go on. "On the condition that I get to dance with Atem," she said. I swear my heart just stopped. Someone pinch me I must be dreaming. Wait, no. Not a good idea, Duke was rough at pinching, I swear he has nails like a girl, although his are trimmed from where his teeth gnawed away at them. I swallowed a lump in my throat and smiled. "Sure, I haven't got a problem with that," I replied. She smiled back and Duke called for the waitress. As Duke wandered over to the counter to pay for our drinks and meal there, Mindy stared at him, Lexi nudged me and I noticed it, I smiled and she smiled back at me.

Duke handed over the cash and called everyone to follow him. We did as ordered and climbed into his convertible. I was in front with Duke, while the girls rode in back. First he dropped off the girls. Then he dropped me off but before I left the car door, he grabbed my jacket and I looked at him. "One hour man, and I'll be here to pick you up," Duke warned. "I got it Duke," I replied. "I know how you're are with getting ready man, you're just like my mum, so hurry up and get dressed up," Duke replied. I scowled, smiled and left his side. He pulled away and drove off as I walked over to my home, to greet Yugi and Grandpa inside. "Atem, you missed dinner. Where were you young man?" Grandpa said with a stern twinge in his voice. Yugi looked at me as if to say 'I tried'.