(A/N: Before anything, some may think that I rushed this chapter way too much. Some may think it's ok like that. I'm with both opinions, as hard as that sounds, but I just want you to enjoy this chapter, because I loved to write it! Yu-Gi-Oh! is not mine, I'm only using its characters -which aren't mine either-. Enjoy, onegai!! :3)

Shōnen-Ai High School

Chapter 24

How he loved it when things worked out the way he wanted them to. He adored every time the ideas flowed freely throughout his mind; it was a wonderful feeling.

"So, is that kid ready to start working on the play again?"

Obviously, he hated when he was interrupted in the middle of those feelings.

"I'm not sure, Bakura," responded Yami, annoyed.

"Well, we still got a bit less than two months yet it won't be enough time for three to finish," said Bakura, throwing the cigarette he had on his mouth. Yami had to admit that he was right. Yugi had to get better soon or they would never be able to finish the play.

"Moshi moshi!" He saw as Bakura turned to the door, a slightly pink blush at his cheeks. He didn't have to turn around to know that Ryou was in the door. That cheerful voice could only belong to him. "Yami-san! It's nice to see you and 'Kura-kun started to work!"

"Hai, about that—" began the smoker, but Yami interrupted him.

"Well, you know, if we're working on the same team, we should at least try to get along, ne?" he asked, smiling innocently. Bakura would own him a very big one for this.

"Great!" exclaimed Ryou excitedly. "Where's Yugi-kun?" The smile in Yami's face vanished as if it had never been there to begin with.

"Were you looking for me?" It came back more than a grin rather than a simple smile. Yugi stood in the door, beside Ryou, rubbing his eyes, probably to take off the sleepiness that still lingered in them.

"Yugi-kun! Yush, now we're all complete!" The smaller white-haired sat down next to Bakura while Yugi did the same, the only difference being that he sat next to Yami.

The crimson-eyed's heart filled with happiness and joy. He wanted to grab the boy's hand and tell him how much he loved him, how much he loved to see that he was well again, not caring about who heard or knew. Let everybody hear him out! Let everybody know of his feelings!

Iie, he told himself. That will come later, Yami, when you have enough privacy. Oh, but he would! Even if hell broke loose after that, he would tell Yugi his feelings! And then he would sing him one of the songs Kerii had written for that sole purpose.

Funny the way life works out.

-

During the next six weeks, there wasn't a moment where Yami and Yugi were left alone. It was all about working and designing and this and that and it was driving the crimson-eyed insane. At this rate, he wouldn't be able to confess to Yugi in the next few years!

Probably fate had this all planned. Probably fate wanted him to wait for a while.

And then the thought hit him.

A party was always held some days after the play. It was usually to collect funds and save money for the next year, but it was definitely a party. Friends, couples, good food, a music band was invited, sometimes you could get up to the scenario and sing your own songs if you were a composer or musician.

That would be the day! No matter how, he'd get up into that damn scenario, sing his song (two if he got around the chance), and then confess! In that same order!

Fate, he prayed, please allow me to have that day as I plan.

-

The day of the play came.

The small theater just next to the school was beginning to crowd. Yugi stood on the backstage, watching through the curtains how much people would look at his and his team's work. He hoped they liked it; they had all worked with their hearts and souls to have it right. Kojiha Sakiko, the headmistress, was also there, but she was busy checking that everything was in order.

"Don't worry, it's always like this." Yami's voice caught him by surprise. He was standing behind him, arms on his jean pockets.

"It's a very big crowd out there… what if they don't like it?" asked Yugi nervously. The older look-a-like placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled kindly at him.

"Yugi, daijoubu," he responded. "I assure you that they'll love it. You and Ryou did your best on the storyboard, and you two are the best writers in the whole school." Yugi cared no longer if he blushed in front of Yami. Having him so close and soothing him were feelings he was used to by now. Besides, Yami also had a slight pink shade on his cheeks once in a while, and he didn't care if Yugi saw it, either.

After the third call, the lights went out, and so the play began.

-

They had almost reached the end. The public had cried, applauded, screamed, and done every type of reaction to what they saw on stage. Yugi had become less nervous with each passing second, and it wasn't like Yami's hand on his arm didn't help him on that.

Finally, the curtains fell down, and silence wrapped itself around the whole theater. The boy, now with Ryou and Bakura also beside him, almost forgot how to breathe. The crowd had seemed happy enough with every minute until the end, hadn't they liked it as well?

His breath came back when the silence broke into millions of applauses, cheers, and tears.

They had loved it.

Yugi saw as Ryou clung to Bakura's neck, crying excitedly (Yami had already told him the two of them were together), and for a moment, he thought about doing the same thing.

"I told you, didn't I?" whispered Yami, right behind him. "And I was right." Yes, he'd been right. Not actually knowing what he was doing, Yugi turned around and hugged his older look-a-like. Yami was caught off guard, but soon returned the embrace.

"Arigatou," thanked the boy, tears about to fall from his eyes.

"Hai" was the only thing Yami responded, along with a smile.

-

That was the first night in almost two months both Yami and Yugi returned happily to their room. Before anything, the boy called his grandfather and friend, Jou, to tell them about the play and how it had all gone. Yami, on the other hand, while Yugi was away, took the song lyrics from under his pillow and practiced the one he was going to sing, making sure he sang it low enough so that nobody except himself could hear. Some minutes later, the amethyst-eyed came back.

"I could've fainted from the excitement!" he cried out, falling with a soft thud onto his bed. "I can't believe they liked it so much!"

"See? You didn't have anything to worry about," added Yami after putting the paper sheet back on its place. Then he sat on the edge of his own bed. "Ano, Yugi?"

"Un?" asked the boy, lying down.

"Each year, there's a party after the play mostly to celebrate its success, among other purposes. On the theater, after it was over, Kojiha told me that this year, the party would be tomorrow." Here came nothing. He could almost feel the words at his tongue, waiting to be spoken out loud. "And, etto, I was… wondering if…"

"Un?" Yami swallowed hardly.

"Would you like to go with me?" He felt the butterflies on his stomach the moment he saw the blush playing at Yugi's cheeks. The boy smiled shyly and looked down at his hands.

"H- Hai," he responded weakly, still smiling. That small word sent Yami's heart to heaven. Grinning like an idiot to himself, he nodded and laid his head back on his pillow.

No nightmares invaded either mind; both were filled with only sweet dreams about each other.

-

The next day a commotion had taken over the school.

Very few guys were inviting girls, because the rest of the population was inviting people from their same gender; it was hard enough to find a guy or girl that wasn't a homo, not that it really mattered to anyone. Almost every guy would be wearing a tuxedo or something formal, and the ladies would be dressed in beautiful dresses or very long (and also beautiful) skirts, but Yami had convinced Yugi that it didn't matter how he dressed up. It was just a party.

Of course, he didn't tell him it was the party where he'd make his move.

Yugi was standing in front of the bathroom's mirror, trying (unsuccessfully) to tie the stupid necktie around his neck. Lucky that he wasn't wearing a coat or he'd look plain ridiculous.

"Are you having troubles with that?" And as always, Yami had made his invisible entrance, leaning against the doorframe, a smile upon his lips.

"Well, I'm not a very big fan of these things," said Yugi honestly, sighing in frustration.

"Let me help you with that," said the crimson-eyed, walking behind the boy and taking his hands off the necktie with his own. "Watch carefully," he whispered in Yugi's ear, making him blush cutely. After the necktie was skillfully tied, he whispered again, "Now close your eyes." Yugi did as he was told, not sure about what to expect. He opened his eyes when he felt an extra small weight on his neck, and he didn't do a very good job suppressing the gasp he let out.

It was a very beautiful alexandrite deep blue stone hanging from a silver chain just as beautiful. It was his birthstone.

"This was kaa-san's," said Yami, looking at Yugi's eyes on the mirror. "She gave it to me when I was a child, saying that it'd been a wedding present from tou-san." Yugi was about to argue, but the reflection of Yami's beautiful eyes shut him. "Let's go now, shall we? We don't wanna get late." He could only nod and let himself be dragged along.

(A/N: Ano... I believe that the birthstones for June are alexandrite, pearls, and I think emeralds, but I preferred alexandrite and that's why I put it :3 Apart from that, I LOVED THE ENDING!! So kawaii and fluffy! O///O I just got one bad new: If I don't somehow manage to have the next chapter from S-AHS or from Codename tomorrow or the day after, I'm afraid that you won't have a new chapter until the 18th u.u Gomenasai!! But I leave this saturday early in te morning and I won't be back for a whole week T.T

REVIEW!!! Pwease, I wanna leave you the next chapter before going!! DX REVIEW!!! :D Onegai! :P)