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Chapter 4- Forgiveness
The following morning, Yami and Yugi got up rather late because they had gotten in late from the club.
"Remind me to never let Tea talk us into going to a club again." Yami said.
"Why?" Yugi asked.
"Because I don't ever want to come in and go to bed at three in the morning." Yami said, rubbing his eyes.
"Are you saying that you didn't like that little talk that we had?" Yugi asked, feigning hurt.
Yami grabbed Yugi's wrist and pulled him close. "You should know that that talk is something that I won't ever regret." Yami said before he leaned down and kissed Yugi.
"Glad to know. Now, let me go so that I can go and fix breakfast." Yugi said.
"Sure thing." Yami said as he let Yugi go.
Yugi walked into the kitchen to start their breakfast.
Yami smiled as he thought about the talk that he had had with Yugi last night. 'I know that Yugi and I are meant to be together. We'll last.' Yami thought.
After Yugi got breakfast ready, the two sat down to eat.
"So, what do you think that we should do today?" Yugi asked.
"I really don't know yet." Yami replied.
"You know, we should probably let Tea and Tristan know that their scheme worked. I'm sure that they would want to know about that." Yugi said.
"Point taken, but we could always just let them sweat it out." Yami said with a smirk.
"Yami! That would be a bit too mean." Yugi said.
"Okay, Aibou. We can tell them now." Yami said.
"Good. I'm pretty sure that they want to do something to day, anyway." Yugi said.
"Yeah. Knowing Tea, she's not going to stop until we are together." Yami said.
"Which is why we need to tell her so that she doesn't try to do something else to try and get us together." Yugi said.
"Well, when should we tell them?" Yami asked.
"I really don't know." Yugi replied.
"Why don't we just go out for a while? We could both use a little more time out of this house." Yami suggested.
"All right, Yami. Let's go." Yugi said.
The two went upstairs and changed clothes before they both headed out.
"Tea, can you leave Yami and Yugi alone?" Tristan asked as he watched his girlfriend pick up the phone.
"I want to know if Yugi and Yami are together or not, Tristan." Tea said.
"Tea, we both put the ideas into their heads. We just need to let them work things out on their own." Tristan said.
Tea sighed. "I know that I do. I just really want them to be happy. I mean, they are perfect for each other." Tea said.
"Maybe they are, but we have to let them find their way to each other on their on. We did. You need to let Yugi and Yami find their way to each other." Tristan said.
Sighing, Tea put the phone down and walked over to the couch to sit down. "Okay. I'll let it go for now. Maybe we should get together with them later anyway." Tea said.
Tristan glared at her. "Tea." Tristan said.
"I'm not going to pull any kind of scheme this time, Tristan. Just friends getting together." Tea said.
"As long as it is nothing that is even close to matchmaking." Tristan said.
"It won't be like that. I promise." Tea assured him.
"Okay. We'll wait a while before we call them." Tristan said.
"Okay." Tea agreed.
Yugi and Yami had gone into town and were just walking around.
"What do you think that we should do?" Yami asked.
"Well, I guess we can go and walk around the mall." Yugi said.
"Okay." Yami agreed.
The two went to the mall and started to walk around the mall.
When the two came across a leather store, they went inside.
"Hmm. A new line of leather pants." Yami said, looking at them.
"Maybe you should try them on, Yami. You know that you always look good in leather." Yugi said.
"Hmm. Maybe I will." Yami said. He found the pair of pants in his size and went into the dressing room.
Yugi started looking around the store, looking at other things. He found a tight-fitting black shirt with long sleeves. 'Hmm. That might be good for me come fall.' Yugi thought.
"What do you think, Yugi?" Yami asked.
Yugi turned and had to stop his jaw from falling.
The tight fitting pants left very little to the imagination.
"I think that they look great on you, Yami. You should really get them." Yugi said.
"You think so?" Yami asked.
"Yeah. I really think so." Yugi said.
"Okay." Yami agreed before going back into the dressing room.
'Wow! Those pants make Yami look so hot! I am going have trouble controlling myself when he wears those pants.' Yugi thought.
Yugi started looking around the store again to keep his emotions under control. He found a new neck belt that he could wear since his other one was getting worn down.
"Fine anything?" Yami asked.
"Yeah. A few things." Yugi replied.
"Well, are you ready?" Yami asked.
"Are you going to get a shirt to go with the pants?" Yugi asked.
"Hmm. I guess I really should look." Yami agreed. Yami soon found a shirt that would go with the new pants.
The two paid for their things before they walked out of the store.
"So, what now?" Yami asked.
"Um, Yugi?"
Yugi and Yami turned to find that Joey was standing there, looking a little nervous.
"What do you want?" Yami growled.
"Well, I was wanting to talk to Yugi. Alone." Joey said.
"I think that you had better leave, Joey." Yami said. He didn't want to cause a scene, but he was still a little angry at Joey for what he did to Yugi.
"It's okay, Yami." Yugi said.
"You sure?" Yami asked.
"Yeah. I'll talk to him." Yugi said.
"Okay. I'll be in the music store when you're done talking." Yami said.
Yugi nodded.
Yami kissed Yugi on the cheek before he walked off.
"So, are you and Yami together now?" Joey asked.
"Yes. We are. We got together last night." Yugi replied.
"Well, that's, um, great." Joey said.
"Joey, what did you want to say?" Yugi asked.
"Can we at least sit down?" Joey asked.
Yugi sighed. "All right." Yugi said.
The two walked to the food court and sat down at one of the tables.
"What did you want to say to me, Joey?" Yugi asked.
"Listen, Yugi. I just wanted to apologize to you for what I did. Seto and I were in the wrong for how we treated you and Yami." Joey said.
"You already told me that once." Yugi said.
"Yeah, well, I really am sorry. While we were sneaking around, Seto and I both reasoned that we were doing nothing really wrong because we were in love with each other. I know that we were wrong to do that to you and Yami. We should have broken things off with you before we started that relationship." Joey said.
"Joey, it's not the fact that you were cheating on me that hurt so much. It's the fact that you didn't think that I would have noticed. Joey, I knew for a while you were cheating me. I'm not naïve, Joey. I could tell that you were sneaking around. What bothered me is the fact that you thought I couldn't handle you breaking up with me so that you could be with someone else." Yugi said.
"I know, Yugi. I was stupid to do what I did, and I'm not making excuses. It was wrong, and I know that there is nothing that I can do to change what I did." Joey said.
"Joey, is that all that you wanted to say to me?" Yugi asked.
"No. Yugi, I'm not saying you have to because you have every reason to hate me, but I was wondering if maybe we could be friends again." Joey said.
Yugi watched him for a moment. "Joey, things won't be like they were, and they might never be like they were, but we can try and be friends again. I really don't want to lose any friends. Things will have to go slow." Yugi said.
"Okay, Yugi. Thanks for the chance." Joey said.
Yugi smiled. "Don't mention it. I had better catch up to Yami." Yugi said before he walked off. He found Yami in the music store.
"Why, Yugi." Yami said.
"Hey. Find anything?" Yugi asked.
"Not really. What did Joey have to say?" Yami asked.
"He wanted to apologize to me for what happened." Yugi said.
"Making more excuses?" Yami asked.
"Yami, don't start. He wasn't trying to make excuses. He just apologized for it." Yugi said.
"Well, at least he is sorry for what happened." Yami said.
"Joey also asked if we could be friends again." Yugi said as they walked out of the store.
"What did you tell him?" Yami asked.
"I told him that we could try to be friends again. It's going to be a slow process, though." Yugi said.
"Do you really want that?" Yami asked.
"Yes. I do. I know that what Joey did hurt me, but I've moved on from that. Things might never be like they were before, but I know that I would like to keep Joey as a friend, even if we're not as close as we used to be." Yugi said.
"I can understand that." Yami agreed.
Yugi, Yami, Tea, and Tristan met each other for lunch.
"So, what have you guys done today?" Tea asked.
"We went to the mall after we had breakfast, and we shopped around for a little while." Yugi replied.
"Well, we didn't do much. We honestly didn't get out before we came here." Tristan said.
"Well, we figured that you would like to know that you're scheme last night worked, Tea." Yugi said.
"Scheme? What scheme?" Tea asked.
"Tea, Yugi and I know that you and Tristan were trying to get us together last night at the club, and we just wanted you to know that you're scheme worked." Yugi said.
"You're together!" Tea squealed.
"Yes, we are. We talked last night and realized that we liked each other, and we decided to start dating." Yami said.
"Well, glad that I'm not going to be dragged into anymore matchmaking schemes." Tristan said.
"Oh, come on. Tristan." Tea said.
"No way. The one was enough." Tristan said.
Yami and Yugi laughed.
Yami had gone to work the next day. He worked at a coffee shop. He had good hours, and the pay was good.
Seto walked into the coffee shop and saw that Yami was waiting on a customer. He walked over and sat down at a table he knew that Yami would have to come to.
Yami walked over and said, "How may I-What are you doing here?" He changed his statement once he saw who it was.
"Yami, I wanted to talk to you." Seto said.
"About what? I think that everything that needed to be said has been said." Yami said.
Seto sighed. "Yami, please. I'd like to talk to you." Seto said.
Yami didn't want to talk to Seto, but he decided to be the bigger man and see what he had to say. Besides, he knew that it's what Yugi would want him to do. "Fine. I get off in an hour." Yami said.
"I'll wait here." Seto said.
"Can I get you anything in the meantime?" Yami asked.
"Sure. A black coffee and a slice of apple pie." Seto said.
Yami went to get what Seto had ordered,
Seto sighed. 'I hope that he'll listen to me at least.' Seto thought.
Yami brought back the coffee and the pie before he went to wait on another customer.
After an hour, Yami's shift ended.
Seto left with him.
"What is it that you wanted, Seto?" Yami asked.
"Yami, I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry for what happened. I should have broken things off with you before things got started between me and Joey. I should have told you instead of letting you find out like that." Seto said.
Yami raised an eyebrow. "No excuses?" Yami asked.
"There are none. I am really sorry, Yami." Seto said.
"Seto, the truth is that I'm not mad about that anymore." Yami told him.
"Yami, is there any chance that you and I can at least be friends? I know that things won't be easy, but I'd like to be friends." Seto said.
"You mean friendly rivals?" Yami asked.
"Yeah." Seto admitted.
"Well, we can try at least." Yami said.
"Joey told me that you and Yugi are together." Seto said.
"Yeah. We are." Yami confirmed.
"Well, congratulations. I'm glad that you found someone." Seto said.
"Thanks." Yami said.
"Hey, Yami. How was work?" Yugi asked as Yami walked into the house.
"It was fine. Seto came by." Yami said.
"Seto? What did he want?" Yugi asked.
"What Joey wanted. He told me he was sorry, that there were no excuses, and asked if he and I could be friendly rivals." Yami said.
"Well, at least they are trying." Yugi said.
"Yeah. I told Seto that I would try to be friends with him. I have gotten over what he did, and I told him that much." Yami said.
"So did I. I would like to still be friends with them." Yugi said.
"So would I, Aibou. I think that we might still be able to do that." Yami said.
"Are you two sure about this?" Tea asked.
Yami and Yugi had told Tea and Tristan about their talks with Seto and Joey, and that they had decided to be friends with them.
"Yes. We've gotten over what happened. There's no reason not to be friends." Yugi said.
"Even after what they did?" Tristan asked.
"Tristan, Yugi and I both have forgiven them for that. If we can, you two can. Maybe their actions weren't the best, but they do love each other, and they deserve to be happy. Things have worked out for me and Yugi, too. In the end, things worked out for the best." Yami said.
"If you're sure, then we can let it go, too." Tea said.
"Yeah. Joey's been my best friend for a long time, and I hate to lose that." Tristan said.
Yami, Yugi, Joey, Seto, Tristan, and Tea all met for lunch one day.
"Look. We want to apologize again for what happened." Joey said.
"Joey, stop apologizing. I have heard enough apologies to last me a lifetime." Yugi said.
"Yeah. We've forgiven you, and we want it to just stay in the past." Yami said.
Seto looked at Tristan and Tea and said, "What about you two?"
"Well, if Yugi and Yami can forgive you, then so can we." Tea answered.
"Yeah. Besides, Joey's been my best friend for a long time, and I'd like to keep him around." Tristan said.
"Seto, you might not have been a part of the group before, but we would like you to hang around with us when you can." Yugi said.
"Thank you. I would like that." Seto said.
The group continued with lunch, talking about other things and letting the cheating rest in the past.
Hope you liked it. I had to have Yugi and Yami forgive them.
Next: Lemon time! It's Yami and Yugi, of course.
R&R.