Small Note

Sakura: So sadly the rest of Yuugi's friends will not be appearing in this chapter. I will however be presenting some tendershipping and bronzeshipping in this chapter.

Chapter 15: Who Knows

It didn't come as a surprise to Yuugi when she found out the only friends she had left in Tokyo were Ryou and Malik who were going to stay for a week. The rest returned home to prepare for college or in Serenity's case prepare for another year of high school. There was no denying the hurt, because as Yuugi gained her lover back she may have lost all her friends. Life was playing a cruel game with her heart, but as her parents pointed out Yuugi's happiness came first and if she was happy with Atemu, then nothing should stop her from being with him.

Atemu hated to see his fiancée so down, so he planned a group outing during the week Ryou and Malik would still be there to get her mind off of everything. Unknowing to Ryou and Malik, Bakura and Marik would be tagging along too. The future CEO hadn't been sure about Bakura and Marik coming along because he didn't want Ryou and Malik to get their hearts broken. He loved his friends, but when it came to women, well some girls didn't last long before being heart broken. However Atemu wasn't one to stop love when it came around and as long as Bakura and Marik didn't hurt the girls he could live with them hanging out.

At the moment Yuugi was in the living room reading another article from a magazine that had Yuugi and Atemu's faces on the front from a picture taken at the party. Articles were popping up left and right and it wouldn't be long before people would want a better interview with the two.

Atemu wheeled his way into the living room with Henry behind him carrying a tray of sodas with him. Henry placed the tray on the coffee table before bowing and taking his leave. Atemu got close enough to the sofa that he was able to lift himself out of his chair and sit beside Yuugi.

As soon as Atemu sat down Yuugi lean over and laid her head on Atemu's shoulder. Not once did her eyes leave what she was reading. "Did you know people are already making up wild stories again about figuring out if I'm truly Hiroshi and Yukari's daughter?"

"You have been in hiding since you were ten. It's no wonder they are making up new stories about what happened to you." Atemu told her before gently taking the magazine out of her hands. "I don't believe anything those reporters write. You tell them the truth and they try and twist it to make it more interesting."

Yuugi looked up at Atemu. "You think they will twist the story around if we let anyone interview us?"

Atemu shook his head. "That is only if we let magazine and newspaper reporters interview us. My father suggested going on live TV to get our story out."

There was a nod of agreement from Yuugi. "I like that idea. It will be weird being put on the spot again, but at least people will know the truth."

After that they just sat there in the welcomed silence until Atemu got brave enough to ask Yuugi his question. "You know it's been a while since we've been out of the house."

"So?"

"So I was wondering if maybe we could get together with our friends and have a nice day out on the town. I know Ryou and Malik have already been sight-seeing, but we could go out and hit a movie and some lunch." Atemu explained hoping Yuugi would go for the idea.

The idea seemed good in Yuugi's head, but she wondered what Atemu was really planning. "You aren't planning anything else are you?"

"Now why would you think that?"

Yuugi watched Atemu's face to make sure he wasn't lying and it looked as though he wasn't. Although Atemu had plenty of years to develop a better mask to hide his emotions, "I like that our friends are hanging out and I do trust Bakura and Marik. It's just I don't want Ryou and Malik to get their hearts broken, plus it won't be long before they are gone to college."

Atemu kissed Yuugi's forehead. "I know you worry about them, but Ryou and Malik are old enough to make their own decisions. I'll make sure Bakura and Marik don't hurt them, but it will be up to them if they want anything to come out of this friendship they are building."

"You have a point, now when are we leaving for this outing?"

"In ten minutes once I pull Bakura and Marik away from my gaming systems. I already called Ryou and Malik up, but they would only hang out if you came along."

Yuugi lightly punched Atemu's shoulder. "You little sneak!"

Atemu chuckled, before pulling Yuugi into another kiss.

By noon the small group of adults left the Sennen Manor and was taking a limo toward downtown Tokyo. Bakura and Marik both jumped at the chance to hang out with Ryou and Malik again given it wouldn't be long before the two girls would be leaving for Domino at the end of the week. Yuugi gave the two a firm lecture about treating her friends with respect. Both Bakura and Marik knew not to piss Yuugi off, so they decided to take baby steps in maybe starting relationships with Ryou and Malik. That is if the two girls wanted relationships.

The limo ride was fairly quiet since there really wasn't anything to talk about, plus none of them had any idea where they were going. Atemu was the only one who planned the outing and he wasn't telling anything to anyone.

However it wasn't but thirty minutes later they pulled up in front of a tall two story building. The flashy sign on the front of the building saying 'ARCADE' was a shock to the group. Yuugi looked at her fiancée with shock written all over her face.

Atemu could only grin at them before allowing them to get out first. The driver bought his chair around before Yuugi helped him out. They then all made their way into the building and up to the host who stood by a podium. The place was too quiet for an arcade.

The host bowed to them. "How many to a table..?"

"We will need three two seater tables next to each other." Atemu addressed the man, who wrote down what table he was putting them at. He then got some menus and led the way.

There were only a few others in the building either enjoying a meal or playing some of the games the place had to offer. The host seated them all before informing them their waiter would be right with them. He also took one of the chairs from Atemu's table, that way it would be out of their way.

Once everyone picked a table and sat down, Yuugi looked across her table at Atemu who was making sure the table wasn't too tall for his wheelchair. "What is this place?"

Atemu crossed his arms on the table and grinned at her. "They opened it a few years back. It's for teens and adults ages seventeen and up. They have arcades for younger children only and at least one down the street for adults only, but this is the only one that works for both older teens and adults. Older teens don't like all the children running around and they aren't old enough to hang out at the adults' one so this place opened up. Since you, Ryou, and Malik aren't of age yet, this arcade was the best pick for us."

"But it's so quiet…" Yuugi pointed out as she looked around.

Atemu had to agree with her about that. "Yes, but that is only because were here before the huge lunch rush. You won't see many adults, but Kek and Yumi told me that around lunch in the summer plenty of older teens hang out here."

After that a waiter finally made his appearance and got their drink orders. Once he left Yuugi looked down at her menu to see all kinds of things from; light stuff like subs and pizza to some heavy meals like steaks and pasta dishes. She wasn't sure what she wanted, but something in her mind told her she would probably end up with pizza. Every time she visited the one old arcade in Domino she always got pizza.

When the waiter returned with their drinks, the others gave their food orders, while Yuugi ended up letting Atemu choose for her. As predicted she and Atemu would be splitting a small pizza. The waiter informed them they were welcomed to visit the gaming section while their food cooked before he left.

Ryou, Bakura, Marik, and Malik were quick to disappear, while Atemu and Yuugi just sat at their table.

"Aren't you going to join them?" Atemu asked when Yuugi didn't get up.

Yuugi shook her head. "Not unless you come along."

Atemu knew Yuugi had a soft spot for any kinds of games, but it seemed she wouldn't be able to enjoy herself if Atemu wasn't with her. "I rather sit here for now. I'll play later okay?"

Stubborn as always Yuugi again shook her head and crossed her arms across her chest. "I refuse to leave you by yourself at the table."

"I'm not going to win this battle am I?"

The next thing Atemu knew Yuugi was pushing him away from their table and toward the gaming section. "We are all going to have fun together." She declared with a smile on her face.

Skee ball wasn't hard at all that is if you weren't Bakura. Ryou was having no problem getting high scores each time she played. In Ryou's opinion it was kind of cute to see Bakura get frustrated over a little arcade game. He had an adorable pout on his face as he glared at the machine.

"You know looks won't kill it right?" Ryou asked when she finished her last turn. The lights on her machine lit up once again with a high score higher than the last one she had. "We can move on to a game you want to play."

Bakura shook his head. "I played this many of times when I was younger. I will conquer this game again if it is the last thing I do." He placed another token in and waited for the balls to roll down.

Ryou sighed and watched as Bakura threw one of the balls so it rolled up the incline, but like all the others it went into the lowest pocket of only ten points. As she watched him she could see what he was doing wrong and decided to step in and help. "Here let me show you something."

The older adult felt his face heat up when Ryou gently took his hand which held another ball. As she pulled his arm back just a little she explained what he needed to do. "Now when you swing forward, don't throw it like a baseball. You need a softer pitch, but not too soft or it will just roll back toward you."

Every word Ryou was saying went in one ear and out the other. Bakura had no idea why he was so drawn to Ryou he hadn't even known the girl that long. It was just something about the way she acted and talked to him that made him want to melt. She was sweet, but he could tell she would not be one to mess with when angry.

"Now give it a try…" Bakura snapped out of his thoughts as Ryou pulled away. She gave him a smile, before standing back to watch.

Bakura took a deep breath before focusing on the machine. He pulled his arm back and pretended he was bowling before swinging his arm forward and letting go of the ball. It rolled up the hill and went right into the fifty pocket.

Ryou clapped for him. "See you just needed to use a little less strength." In return Bakura grinned and winked at her before working on finishing his game so they could move on to something else.

While Bakura and Ryou were at the skee ball games, Marik and Malik had found some fighting games to play. There were single fighter games but then there were also other machines that let you compete against each other. It was no surprise the two picked the competing ones and sat across from each other. They grinned at each other from over the top of their games before putting their tokens in.

The game started up and each picked their player before the fun really began.

The first round was no competition as Marik quickly took out Malik's fighter. However in the second round the tables turned when Malik took out Marik's player. She stuck out her tongue at Marik, who glared at her before their eyes were glued back on the game.

Malik's character pulled a fast move by kicking Marik's character's legs out from under him when she got knocked down.

"That's not going to help you much." Marik said as he made his character flip over Malik's to avoid a kick in the head.

"Oh I think it gave me more than enough help." Malik made his character quickly turn around to give the other character a good swift kick in the chest taking away the rest of his life points.

Marik sat in his seat shocked that Malik had beaten. He had always been a good fighter in real life and virtual. Surprisely, though when Marik looked up at Malik, his pride wasn't even hurt that he got beaten by a girl. He guessed it had something to do with the fact Malik wasn't bad looking.

Malik grinned at him and held up a token. "Are you ready for another three rounds of butt kicking?"

"Oh you are so on…" After that they were lost in their virtual world of fighting once again.

The rest of the day went without any problems. They enjoyed a nice lunch together along with more arcade games, before going to see a new movie that came out. Atemu got a few stares from those who saw him, but Yuugi helped him ignore them.

By the time night started to roll in, the limo pulled up in front of Yuugi's house. Ryou and Malik shook hands with Bakura and Marik before exiting the limo, while Yuugi shared a quick kiss with Atemu. She wanted to spend the night with the girls only and Atemu understood that. He knew he couldn't hog Yuugi all to himself, plus he at least had his friends to hang out with at home.

Once Yuugi closed the door to the limo, the three watched as it drove away until they couldn't see it anymore. The three then hurried inside where Aimi was waiting for them. The maid informed them that Mr. and Mrs. Mutou were out of the house for the night and asked if they needed anything.

Yuugi told her a quick list of food items they would need for their girls party before she and her friends hurried upstairs to get changed and grab some blankets and pillows. They made a large pallet in the middle of the living room after moving the coffee table, and then picked out some movies they wanted to watch. It was like they were teenage girls in high school all over again.

As they relaxed waiting on the food to be bought to them, Yuugi thought of a few questions for her friends. "So what do you two think of Bakura and Marik?"

Ryou and Malik blushed at the thought of the boys, but only Malik spoke up, "What do you mean?"

"You know what I mean. Any hidden sparks? Do you think they are good dating material?"

"I wouldn't call Bakura the totally package of dating material," Ryou pointed out and all eyes turned to her. A darker blush formed on her face and she quickly went to explain herself. "I mean I would find him as a good date if he lightens up a bit."

"What do you mean?" Yuugi asked.

"I mean he acts all big and tough. I wouldn't mind seeing a softer side to him." Ryou then sighed. "Besides what would he see in me? He is going to be this big time actor one day."

Yuugi wrapped an arm around her friend. "You know he is not completely out of your league. As long as you two like each other in a romantic kind of way I could see it working out." She then turned her attention to Malik. "So what do you think of Marik?"

Malik shrugged. "He is hot, but I don't want a guy that thinks only about fighting."

"You just haven't got to hang out with him enough." Yuugi grinned at them both. "You never know when you will fall in love or with who…I had no idea I would be with Atemu. We were both considered celebrities as children, but I thought he would never like me in a romantic way."

Ryou and Malik seem to cheer up at the idea of that, but Yuugi could tell they weren't going to get their hopes up. She seriously hoped Bakura and Marik really wanted to know the girls and not play with their hearts. Somehow Yuugi could tell Bakura and Marik may or may not have a thing for her friends and she had a sneaky feeling Atemu saw the same thing. Both of them wanted their friends to find love like they did, but they couldn't force people to fall in love.

Love was one big guessing game that sometimes played with people's hearts, but who knows what could happen down the line…

Sakura: Short and nothing really happened, but I have a good reason. I wanted to put a little tendershipping and bronzeshipping because it won't be showing up for a chapter or two. The next few chapters focus around Yuugi and Atemu again.

Yumi: Review