Chapter 18- Another Ball
The next morning, the sun hit Yugi in the eyes, causing him to wake up. He squinted his eyes before waking up. He groaned and sat up, wincing at the pain that shot down his spine. He turned and saw Yami was still fast asleep. He smiled, remembering the night that they had spent together. He leaned over and kissed Yami on the lips.
Yami opened his crimson eyes and looked up at Yugi. "Good morning." Yami said, wrapping his arms around Yugi and kissing him.
"It's a miracle that we woke up in time." Yugi said, glancing out the window.
"Well, before we do anything, we're going to need to bathe." Yami said.
Yugi smiled. "I agree. It might help with the soreness, too." Yugi agreed.
The two smiled out of bed and made it over to the bathing chamber on shaky limbs.
~Two Weeks Later~
"Not another one." Bakura groaned.
"Come on, Bakura. It's not that bad." Ryou said.
"Not that bad?! Ryou, you know that I hate these blasted balls!" Bakura growled.
"It's not like there's really that many during the year. There's only maybe five throughout the while years unless something comes up." Seth said.
"Still! They are so boring, and there is nothing to do!" Marik said.
"Come on. It's no so bad." Atemu said.
"Not for you. Now that you and Heba are married, you don't have any of the girls coming onto you at every turn." Yami grumbled.
"So, I'm the lucky one. I'm sure that Yugi would be glad to keep all of the girls away from you." Atemu said.
"And I will." Yugi said.
"Still, we don't get to have any time with our lovers, and I don't think that it is fair." Bakura said.
"Come on. You know that the three of us are only slaves. Besides, we are still in the room with you." Ryou said.
"Yeah. It's not the same though." Marik said.
"Well, there are some limits to what we can do with you given everything." Jou said.
"Doesn't mean that we have to like it." Bakura muttered.
"No, but you still have to go to the ball." Heba said.
"Don't remind us." Seth growled.
"I do not look forward to this." Yami said once he and Yugi had reached his room.
"Yami, it's not going to be that bad." Yugi said.
"Not that bad?! Yugi, the women will be all over me. Now that Atemu is married, they're going to be all over me because they know that until I get married, I am their ticket into the Royal family, and that is all that any of them want." Yami said.
"Yami, that won't happen. Maybe they will flirt with you, but they can't do much more than that. And all you have to do is ignore it." Yugi said.
Yami flopped onto the bed. "That is not enough." Yami said into the pillow.
Yugi started to stroke Yami's hair as he knew that it calmed him down. "Yami, you don't have anything to worry about. You know that I will be there the entire time, so there is nothing for you to be concerned with. If they won't leave you alone, then we'll make them leave you alone." Yugi said.
"Then you're going to have to stay with me the entire night because I do not want to be left alone with any of them." Yami said.
"All right, Yami. I'll stay with you the entire time." Yugi agreed.
There were a few guests that were arriving to stay at the palace, and they were arriving the day before the ball took place.
There were three different princesses that came, and they were all determined to go with Yami to the ball.
"Prince Yami!"
Yami groaned.
It was Amelia, Rhonda, and Beatrice who were coming toward him.
'Ra, help me now.' Yami thought as the three girls came up to him.
"Hello, Yami." Amelia, the redhead, said.
"That's Prince Yami, Princess Amelia." Yami said, letting her know not to disrespect him.
"We were wondering if you had a date for the ball." Beatrice, the brunette, said.
"As a matter off fact-" Yami started.
"Oh, good. We thought that you would like to take one of us." Rhonda, the blonde, said.
"I-" Yami started.
"You won't find anyone better than one of us." Amelia said.
"We'll make sure that you have a great time." Beatrice said.
"During and after the ball." Rhonda said.
Yami wanted to gag. 'Do they realize how obvious they are being?' Yami thought.
"We were thinking that you could actually go with all three of us. You can dance with all of us and then you can have all three of us after the ball." Amelia said.
"I do-" Yami said.
"We'll expect you at our chambers before the ball." Beatrice said.
"See you then." Rhonda said.
The three started to walk off.
"I already have a date for the ball." Yami said.
All three whirled around to face him.
"What bitch could possible be better than us?" Rhonda demanded, fire in her eyes.
Yami smiled. "I have been with this person for almost six months now, and I have every intention of having them accompany me to the ball." Yami said.
"Why? We're better than that slut!" Amelia said.
Yami's eyes narrowed. "Princess Amelia, you would do well to remember that you are to speak with respect to those you visit. I do not believe that my father would appreciate you insulting my date nor one of his councilmen." Yami said.
"Councilman?! You're dating a guy!" Beatrice shrieked.
"Everyone knows that I am gay, so it shouldn't be a surprise. Also, you shouldn't have come here and assumed that you could get me to take you three out. I have every intention of going with Yugi." Yami said calmly.
"What does this guy have that we don't?" Amelia demanded.
"That is something that you couldn't understand. I have no intention of going with anyone other than Yugi. Now, if you will excuse me, I have other places to be." Yami said. He started to walk off.
"You can't possible by satisfied by someone like him." Rhonda said haughtily.
Yami turned to look at them. "I find him very satisfying." Yami said.
"Sure, but he can't possible satisfy you in bed." Beatrice snapped.
Yami smirked. "He satisfies me far more than any woman could." Yami said.
The three girls gasped.
Yami turned and leaked off. 'Maybe that will shut them up.' Yami thought.
"Nicely done." Bakura said.
Yami looked to see Bakura and Marik there. "Were you two eavesdropping on me?" Yami asked.
"Well, it wasn't our original intention, but when we saw those three approaching you, we couldn't resist hearing what they had to say." Marik said.
"Well, they won't be getting anywhere with me." Yami said.
"We can see that. I can't believe that they thought you could take all three of them to the ball as well as have all three of them in your bed." Bakura said.
"One woman is a disgusting enough thought. Three makes me want to stay in bed for a week." Yami said.
"Well, I'm sure that you'll have fun at the ball." Bakura said.
"I am keeping Yugi with me at all times." Yami said.
Beatrice, Amelia, and Rhonda were not going to give up and went to Yami's chambers.
"He'll go with us. He has to." Amelia said.
"Right. He won't be able to resist. After all, that bastard can't possible be a better match than us." Rhonda said.
"Let's make him want us." Beatrice said.
Amelia knocked on the door. They heard footsteps and grew excited at seeing Yami again.
When the door opened, Yugi was the one standing in front of them. "Can I help you?" Yugi asked.
The three princesses were startled at this.
"Who the hell are you?! Why are you in Yami's chambers?!" Beatrice shrieked.
"I am in here with his permission." Yugi answered.
"You liar! Guards!" Amelia shouted.
Two Egyptian guards came over to them.
"Yes, Princess." the guards said.
"Take him to the dungeons! He in the Prince's chambers!" Rhonda ordered.
The guards looked and saw who it was.
Yugi merely shrugged.
"What are you waiting for?! Beat him!" Beatrice ordered.
"We cannot do that." the older guard said.
"Why not?!" Amelia demanded.
"Because he is Yugi, a member of the Pharaoh's council and he is also the beau of Prince Yami and has his permission to be within his chambers." the guards said.
This startled the three.
"But-" Rhonda started.
"Yami is not here at the time. If you need to speak with him, then I suggest that you come back at a later time." Yugi said before shutting the door.
"How rude!" Amelia said.
"This is outrageous!" Beatrice said.
The guards looked at each other before walking off.
"I can't believe that Yami would be with someone like that." Rhonda said.
"He won't last long. Yami will belong to us before this ball is over." Amelia said.
The three princesses stalked off.
"Thanks for doing that for me, Yugi. I didn't want to have to deal with them." Yami said.
"No problem. It would seem that they thought that you could have a foursome with them." Yugi said.
Yami groaned. "Don't remind me. The very thought makes me ill." Yami said.
"Well, I think that we may have some interesting things happen at the ball." Yugi said.
"You will stay with me the entire night, right?" Yami asked.
"Of course. I don't want those girls to think that they have a chance to steal you away from me, which I am not concerned about that." Yugi said.
"You don't have any reason to be." Yami said. He pulled Yugi into a kiss before the two were lost in their passion.
The night of the ball had come.
As usual, Yugi wore a pure white tunic and a light blue kilt with a crimson cape. He also wore the bracelets that Yami had given him along with the choker.
Yugi and Yami met with Atemu, Heba, Aknankanon, and Amara.
"Ready for the flirting, Yami?" Atemu groaned.
"Don't start. I don't want to know what those princesses have planned." Yami said.
"Well, they can't do much, or they'll embarrass their kingdoms." Aknankanon said.
"Father, I don't think that they have enough self-respect or respect for their kingdom to care about how they look." Yami said.
"Well, let's go." Yugi said.
The six entered the throne room and every stopped.
"Welcome to this ball. I want to thank everyone for coming, and please, enjoy." Aknankanon said.
The musicians started playing, and people started to dance, eat, and mingle.
"Oh no. Here they come." Yami groaned.
"Good luck." Atemu said before they walked off.
"Great. They abandon us." Yami said.
"Yami, we'll be fine on our own. Don't worry about it." Yugi said.
"Hello. Prince Yami." Rhonda said in what she thought was a sexy manner.
"Princess Rhonda. Princess Amelia. Princess Beatrice." Yami said.
"Would you like to dance with one of us? I am certain that your beau won't mind." Amelia said, saying beau with disgust while glaring at Yugi.
"Actually, Princess, Yami and I were about to dance." Yugi said nicely before walking with Yami onto the dance floor.
"Thank you for that, Yugi." Yami said.
"Any time. I assume that they are fuming." Yugi said.
"Oh, yes. Wouldn't surprise me if they went crying to their fathers." Yami said.
"For what? You didn't do anything wrong, and neither did I." Yugi said.
"True." Yami said.
"All we have to do is stay calm and they will make fools of themselves." Yugi said.
"I hope so." Yami said.
After a while, the two walked to the table with the food.
Seeing her chance, Beatrice walked over with a plate of food. "Here you are, Prince Yami. I thought that you would like something to eat." Beatrice said sweetly.
"I'm sorry, Princess, but I never eat when I am at a ball." Yami answered.
Beatrice's face fell.
"Yami, here's your wine." Yugi said, handing Yami a glass.
"Thank you, Yugi." Yami said, taking the glass.
"You drink, but don't eat." Beatrice hissed.
"Yes, I do. Excuse us." Yami said. He and Yugi walked off with Beatrice fuming.
"There's strike number two." Yugi said.
Amelia approached and said, "It's a lovely night, isn't it?"
"Yes. I suppose it is." Yami said.
"Would you like to walk with me out in the gardens?" Amelia asked.
"No. I don't think so." Yami said.
Yugi noticed Heba waving him over. "If you will excuse us, Princess Amelia, but I believe that my brother and Atemu wish to speak with us." Yugi said.
Yami and Yugi walked over to where the two were, leaving Amelia seething.
"What is it?" Yami asked.
"What is that? Strike three?" Atemu asked.
"Yes, it is. The ball's barely started, and they're already on us like this." Yami said.
"Just wait, Yami. I think that they're going to cause a scene, and I think that will be the end of it." Heba said.
"Yes, but how many more attempts do I need to put up with before that happens?" Yami asked.
"I would say not too many more." Atemu said.
The four continued to walk for a little while longer.
Yugi and Yami walked off.
"Yami, why don't we go walk out on the balcony for a moment?" Yugi asked.
"Sure thing. I could use the fresh air." Yami agreed.
The two walked out onto the balcony.
"The moon's beautiful tonight, isn't it?" Yugi asked.
"It sure is. Not like you though." Yami said.
"You can't mean that."
The two turned to find themselves facing Beatrice, Rhonda, and Amelia.
"What do you mean?" Yami asked.
"You can't possible mean that he is beautiful. He's a man." Beatrice said.
"Yes, and I find him attractive." Yami said.
"What about us?" Rhonda asked.
"Princess, I find no woman attractive. Do not even go there with me." Yami said.
"Why choose him over us?" Amelia demanded.
"Because he loves me, and is no interested in just a one night with someone." Yugi said.
"We didn't ask you!" Beatrice snapped.
"You may not like what he said, but he's right. I love him, and I do not plan on leaving him. Now, if you will excuse us, we would like to enjoy the ball." Yami said. He walked back into the ballroom with Yugi.
"That bastard. We can't lose a good-looking man like that to a shrimp." Rhonda said.
"We won't. If we can't have Yami, then no one will." Amelia said.
In the ballroom, Yugi and Yami had taken to dancing together again.
"Do you think that they will stop?" Yami asked.
"I don't know." Yugi said. He frowned.
"What's wrong?" Yami asked.
"I don't know. My magic is acting up." Yugi said.
"That's odd." Yami said.
"Well, I'll figure it out later." Yugi said.
The two stopped dancing.
"Hi, Yami."
Yami looked and smiled. "Hello, Anzu. Hondo." Yami said. He turned to Yugi and said, "Yugi, this is Princess Anzu of Syria and her fiancé, Prince Hondo of Crillian."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Highnesses." Yugi said.
"No formalities, please. Just call me Anzu." Anzu said.
"And call me Hondo." Hondo added.
"This is Yugi, my beau." Yami said.
"It's nice to meet you. Glad that you finally found someone." Hondo said.
"Yes. I have found one all right." Yami said.
"We've saw that Princess Amelia, Princess Rhonda, and Princess Beatrice have been after you all night." Hondo said.
"They don't know when to take a hint." Yami said.
"Well, once they leave, you won't have to deal with them anymore." Anzu said.
"Right. I can't wait for that." Yami said.
"How did you tow meet?" Hondo asked.
"Did you hear about all the drama with Vivian and her father?" Yami asked.
"Yes. Something about her claiming Atemu got her pregnant and trying to force him to marry her. I think that it turned out she lied about it, right?" Anzu asked.
"Yeah. A bit more to it." Yami said.
The two told tem about all that had happened with Vivian and her father.
"Oh, my! That's horrible." Anzu said
"Not what you call a romantic meeting." Hondo said.
"It wasn't, but things worked out." Yami said.
"That's good." Hondo said.
"Yami, those three heading this way." Anzu said.
"Great." Yami said.
"Prince Yami." Amelia said.
Yami turned. "Yes." Yami said.
"There is just one thing I would like to say to you." Amelia said.
"What is that?" Yami asked.
Yugi noticed a glint from Amelia's hand and looked. His eyes widened.
"Die, fool!" Amelia said.
"Yami! Look out!" Yugi shouted, pushing Yami out of the way.
Amelia thrust her dagger forward right into Yugi's stomach.
Yugi's eyes widened at the incredible pain that shot through his stomach.
"Yugi! No!" Yami shouted.
Hope you liked it.
I hadn't planned on them attacking, but I realized that I haven't had much action in this for a while and decided to add some in.
Also hadn't planned on the Anzu/Hondo pairing, but decided to add it in as well.
Next: Aftermath of the attack.
R&R.