Chapter 31- The Promise Rings

Yugi was sitting in his second period class as he waited for class to start. He didn't mind the class, but Rebecca was in this class with him, and he was getting really tired of her constantly asking him out.

As if on cue, Rebecca walked up to Yugi. "Yugi, can I ask you something?" Rebecca said in a sickeningly sweet voice.

'She plays like she's innocent, but she's not.' Yugi thought. Grudgingly, Yugi looked up.

Rebecca had a seductive smile on her face. "I wanted to know if you wanted to go out with me tonight." Rebecca said.

"No, Rebecca. I don't." Yugi said.

"Why not? It is Friday night. We could go out to dinner or something. My parents are gone for the weekend, so we could go back to my place." Rebecca said, fluttering her eyelashes.

Yugi wanted to puke. "Rebecca, I have already told you that I don't want to go out with you. I am gay, and I have a boyfriend, so leave me the hell alone!" Yugi growled.

"Why not? I would make a much better girlfriend than he is a boyfriend." Rebecca said.

"Rebecca, I really doubt that." Yugi said.

"Come on, Yugi. Just go out with me on one date." Rebecca pleaded.

"No." Yugi said.

"Please?" Rebecca asked, trying to pout.

"I said not." Yugi growled.

Rebecca would have kept on had the teacher not come in and called the class to order.


"Wow. That bitch really needs to get a clue and just leave you alone." Jou said.

"Tell me something that I don't know. She is a pain in the ass." Yugi said.

"We can all tell that." Seto said.

"Well, she has already established herself as the slut of the school. I swear that half of the male student body has already fucked her." Bakura said.

"Well, this group of males certainly had nothing to do with her." Malik said.

"I think the only reason that she's obsessed with you, Yugi, is the fact that you turned her down." Heba said.

"I know, and she is never going to get me because I am not having anything to do with her. I wish that she would find some new guy to obsess over." Yugi said.

"Well, it doesn't matter. We should just forget about that slut." Yami said.

"Right. She'll find some other poor sap to screw her tonight, and we're not going to have to worry about it." Seto said.


Yugi and Yami were sitting in their chemistry class, working together to do the work.

The teacher was absent that day, so the substitute had given them a few worksheets that they had to do, and they were allowed to work with someone that sat around them. The students were just not allowed to leave their seats.

"I really hate this subject." Yami muttered.

"Don't worry about it, Yami. I may not like this subject, but I understand it." Yugi said.

"If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't understand it." Yami remarked as they continued to do their work.

The two finished their work with fifteen minutes to spare. Most of the rest of the class hadn't bothered to do the work and were just talking.

"So, do you feel like going out tonight, Yugi?" Yami asked.

"With you, sure. Where are we going?" Yugi asked, knowing that Yami had already planned out what they were going to do.

"That's a surprise." Yami replied.

"Okay. Should I dress up, or should I be casual?" Yugi asked.

"Well, kind of in-between." Yami replied.

"Okay. I suppose you'll be coming to pick me up." Yugi said.

"Yes. I'll be there at seven to get you." Yami told him.

"Okay. I'll be ready." Yugi said.


Yugi and Heba were the only ones in study hall, and they were already done with their homework.

"So, you and Yami are going out tonight?" Heba asked.

"Yeah. I have no idea what we're doing, but Yami has it planned out, and I know that it'll be fun." Yugi said.

"I hope not too fun." Heba said.

Yugi rolled his eyes. "I'm not ready for something like that. Yami and I are not going to sleep together. I just enjoy it when I'm with him." Yugi said.

"I know what you mean. I feel like that with Atemu." Heba said.

"What are you two going to do tonight?" Yugi asked.

"Well, Seiji and Touma had thought about going out to dinner tonight, so we're going to be babysitting Jun." Heba replied.

"I guess you'll still have fun. After all, Atemu's never had to try and get Jun to go to bed before." Yugi said.

"I know. It'll be interesting." Heba said.


Yugi was at his locker at the end of the school day. He got out the books that he would be taking home to do study before he closed his locker and shut the door.

"Hi, Yugi." Rebecca said.

Yugi mentally groaned. 'When will she leave me alone?' Yugi asked himself. He turned to face her. "I have nothing that I want to say to you, Rebecca." Yugi said.

"I just thought that you would like to know that I'm going out with Doug Micrekin." Rebecca said.

Yugi knew that Rebecca was only trying to make him jealous, but it wasn't working. "Well, I hope you have a good time. I'm sure he'll give you a good fuck." Yugi said.

Rebecca gasped at that.

Yugi then turned and walked away.

Yami met him at the school doors. "I saw Rebecca talking to you. What was that about?" Yami asked.

"She was telling me that she was going out with Doug Micrekin. I simply told her to have a good time, and that I was sure he could give her a good fuck." Yugi said.

"Which is about the size of a date with her." Yami remarked.

"No kidding." Yugi agreed as the two walked out of the school.

"Well, I'll see you tonight." Yami said before he leaned down and kissed Yugi.

"Okay, Yami. Bye." Yugi said before he walked over to where Heba, Ryou, Malik, and Jou were at the car.

"Ready?" Jou asked.

"Yes. Come on. Let's get home." Yugi said.

The group got into their car and headed home.


That night, Yugi was in his room getting ready for his date with Yami.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Yugi called.

Heba walked in and said, "Hey, Yugi. What's going on?"

"Not much. I was just about to get ready to go on my date with Yami." Yugi answered as he started to look through his closet.

"Well, Atemu and I are going to be here alone with Jun. Turns out that everyone is going out tonight." Heba said.

"Felling left out?" Yugi asked.

"Nah. I'm still going to get to spend time with Atemu, so I don't care." Heba replied.

Yugi finally chose to wear a pair of navy blue slacks with a light blue, button-up shirt. He changed and then turned to face Heba. "What do you think?" Yugi asked.

"I think that Yami's going to have trouble keeping his hands off of you." Heba replied.

"Thanks." Yugi said.

The two went downstairs.

"Where are Jou, Ryou, and Malik?" Heba asked.

"They've already left on their dates." Touma replied. He was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and a blue shirt.

"I thought that you and Seiji were going on a date." Yugi said.

"We are. Neither one of us gets real dressed up unless we're going somewhere fancy, and we're not." Touma answered.

"Oh. What are you doing?" Heba asked.

"We're just going to see a movie." Touma answered.

"Okay." Yugi said.

The doorbell rang.

Yugi went to the door and opened it to find Yami outside.

"Hey, Yugi. You ready?" Yami asked.

"Yah." Yugi replied.

Atemu then walked in.

"I brought him, so I'll pick him up, too." Yami said.

"Okay. Bye." Yugi said as he and Yami left.

"I appreciate you two watching Jun for me." Touma said.

"It's not a problem, Touma. Jun is my cousins, after all." Atemu said.

"Well, I do appreciate it." Touma said.


Yami and Yugi headed toward town.

"So, where are we going first, Yami?" Yugi asked.

"Well, I'm taking you to dinner for starters." Yami said.

"Where are we having dinner?" Yugi asked.

"I thought that we would try that new restaurant, Leonardo's." Yami answered.

"I thought that you had to make reservations about a week in advance." Yugi said.

"You do. I made them last week." Yami answered.

"Yami, that's so sweet." Yugi said.

"Glad that you think so." Yami replied.

The two soon arrived at the restaurant.

Yugi and Yami got out of the car and headed to the restaurant.

The greeter said, "Welcome to Leonardo's. Do you have reservations?"

"Yes. Yami Sennen." Yami answered.

"Ah. Yes. Right this way." the man said and led them to a table.

Yugi and Yami sat down at the table.

"This is a nice restaurant." Yugi said.

"I agree." Yami said.

The two soon ordered their dinner and started talking.

"Yugi, there's something that I've wanted to know for a while." Yami said.

"What's that?" Yugi asked.

"Why do you live with Touma? I know you said that you're parents passed away, but what happened?" Yami asked.

"Well, my parents were archeologists, and they were heading to Egypt for a dig. The plane crashed, and they were killed. Touma and my grandfather were the only relatives we had that could have taken us in. My grandfather was very weak in health, so he couldn't take care of us. If Touma hadn't taken us in, we would have been sent into foster care. So, Touma did take us in, and we have lived with him ever since." Yugi explained.

"I didn't realize that." Yami said.

"Yeah. Our grandfather passes away about a year after we started living with Touma. Touma and Jun are the only family Heba and I have left except for each other. Well, Touma's mother is our family, too, but I don't even remember the last time I saw her." Yugi said.

"Do you not get along with his mother?" Yami asked.

"Well, it's not that. I just rarely see her. She's a journalist and travels a lot. Honestly, I don't think Touma's saw either of his parents since his high school graduation." Yugi said.

"Man. That's sad." Yami said.

"Yeah. Touma's parents care more about their job than anything else, even their own son. Touma doesn't let it bother him. He got past that fact a long time ago." Yugi said.

Their waiter arrived and the two gave their orders.

"Yami, what about you? Why do you live with Seiji?" Yugi asked.

"Well, Atemu and I figured out that we were gay when we were thirteen. We weren't sure how our parents would react to that, so we hid it for about a year. We knew Seiji was gay, so we decided to ask him for advice. He told us to be straightforward with them and tell them the truth. After what he did with Touma, Seiji didn't want us to have to make that choice and regret it. Atemu and I were honest, and it didn't go so well. Our parents disowned us and kicked us out." Yami said.

"That's awful." Yugi said.

"Well, after we were kicked out, Seiji went to my parents and asked them to sign full custody of us over to him. They did, and here we are." Yami said.

"I think that's worse than mine. Have you ever tried to talk to your parents?" Yugi asked.

"No. It's a sore spot with me and Atemu." Yami said.

"I understand." Yugi said.

Their food was soon brought to them.

"Yugi, why do the others live with you? It's not something we ever talked about." Yami said.

"Well, Ryou had a neglectful father who didn't want to have to fool with him, and Touma got custody of him from his father. Malik's only family was killed in an accident, so he was on his own. Jou, well, he didn't have a good home life. It's not my place to say, but he was taken out of his home, and Touma took him." Yugi said.

"Wow. And you all started that band." Yami said.

"Yeah. We learned that we all liked to play and sing. We actually started out playing at a few teen clubs in Egypt. We lived there for a few years. When we came here, we were found to have talent, and our carriers took off. Touma became our manager because he was our guardian, not to mention he knows what he's doing." Yugi said.

"Yeah. He does. You have to give him that." Yami agreed.

"Yami, why do Seto, Marik, and Bakura live with you?" Yugi asked.

"Well, Seto's story was similar to mine. His stepfather didn't accept the fact that he was gay. Seiji was his cousin, so he got custody and took them in. Bakura's parents had been killed in a fire about a year before he met us. He was a thief, but it was only petty. Seiji just thought that he could help him, and he took him in. Some with Marik except his parents kicked him out." Yami said.

"Well, it sounds like we all have some good cousins." Yugi said.

"Yeah. We do." Yami agreed.

After the two finished eating, they left.

"Where are we going now?" Yugi asked.

"That's my secret." Yami said with a mysterious smile.

Yugi figured that Yami would show him when he was ready.

Yami drove to a cliff.

"Yami, what's going on?" Yugi asked.

"Come on. I want to show something." Yami said.

The two got out of the car and walked out.

"Look out there, Yugi." Yami said.

Yugi did and saw that the cliff overlooked a big lake. It was a breathtaking sight because the moonlight made the water seem to sparkle.

Yami walked up behind him and wrapped his arms around Yugi's waist. "What do you think?" Yami asked.

"This place is beautiful, Yami. I didn't even know this place existed." Yugi said.

Yami chuckled. "One of the fortunes of living in Domino all your life." Yami said.

"This is a beautiful place. Thank you for showing it to me." Yugi said.

"I don't mind, Little One." Yami said.

Yugi blinked and then looked back at Yami. "Little One?" Yugi asked.

"Sorry. Just a nickname." Yami said.

"Well, I don't mind, Yami." Yugi said.

"Glad to hear that." Yami said. He then took a box out of his pocket. "Yugi, there was another reason that I wanted to bring you here." Yami said.

"What's that?" Yugi asked.

"Well, there was something that I wanted to give you." Yami said.

Yugi then noticed the box. "Can I assume that's it?" Yugi asked.

"Yes." Yami opened the box to reveal a silver band. "Yugi, I wanted you to have this. It's a promise ring. It's just a symbol that we are together. I wanted you to have it." Yami said.

"Yami, people only give those out when they're serious." Yugi said.

"Well, I'm very serious, Yugi. The truth is that I love you, and I want you to have this as a symbol of this." Yami said.

Yugi smiled. "Yami, I-I love you, too, and I would love to wear the ring." Yugi said.

Yami smiled and took out the ring. "Yugi, read the inscription on the inside." Yami said.

Yugi looked at the ring. "To my Yugi. I love you." Yugi read. He looked up and smiled. "Thank you, Yami." Yugi said.

Yami smiled warmly at him. "It's the truth, Yugi." Yami said as he slid the ring onto Yugi's finger. He then took off a necklace that had been hidden under his shirt. On it was another silver ring. "I'll wear this one as a promise to you." Yami said.

"Well, is it inscribed?" Yugi asked.

"Well, no." Yami said.

"I think we're going to go and get it inscribed tomorrow." Yugi said.

Yami smiled. "That's fine with me, Yugi." Yami said.

Yugi took the necklace from Yami and took the ring off it. "It's a promise to each other then." Yugi said as he out the ring on Yami's finger.

"I know." Yami said. He leaned down and kissed Yugi, who happily kiss back.

"I love you, Yami." Yugi said.

"I know, Yugi. I love you, too." Yami said.


Yugi sat down on his bed after getting back from his date.

Heba walked in and said, "So, how did it go?"

"It went great, Heba. It was the first time for us." Yugi said.

"You what?!" Heba exclaimed.

"Yeah. It was amazing." Yugi said.

"Yugi, I didn't think you were going to sleep with him." Heba said.

Yugi whacked Heba on the arm.

"Ow!" Heba exclaimed.

"Not that! It was the first time that Yami and I said I love you to each other." Yugi said.

"Oh." Heba said. He thought a minute and said, "You're that serious?"

Yugi nodded. "And Yami gave me this." Yugi said, showing Heba the ring.

"Is that a promise ring?" Heba asked.

"Yeah. He gave it to me tonight, and he has one too. He was so sweet tonight, Heba." Yugi said.

"I'll say. That was really great of him." Heba agreed.

"Yami was very romantic." Yugi said.


Yami had just changed after the date when Atemu walked into the room.

"Don't you know how to knock?" Yami asked.

"What? It's not like Yugi's here." Atemu stated.

Yami rolled his eyes. "What do you want?" Yami asked.

"I was just wondering how your date went." Atemu replied as he sat down on the bed.

"It went fine. Yugi and I enjoyed ourselves." Yami said.

"Meaning what?" Atemu asked.

"Please get your mind out of the gutter. Yugi and I are not ready for sex." Yami said.

"Okay. Sorry." Atemu said. He then noticed the ring on Yami's finger. "Yami, what's that?" Atemu asked.

"I bought a set of promise rings for me and Yugi. He's wearing his, and I'm wearing mine." Yami replied.

"Wow. You two are serious." Atemu said.

"Yeah. We are. We love each other, Atemu." Yami said.

"Well, I'm happy for you." Atemu said.

"Thanks." Yami replied.


The following day, Yugi and Yami went to the jeweler that Yami had bought the rings from to get Yami's ring engraved.

Yami looked at the engraving after they got the ring back. "For my Yami. Love Yugi." Yami murmured.

"Like it?" Yugi asked.

"I love it, Little One." Yami said as he kissed Yugi.

The two walked hand-in-hand down the street.


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