It had been four days since Yugi's date with Yami and he couldn't have been happier. For the most part, they acted the same around each other, being playful and discussing things like normal friends did during the day. The only thing that had really changed between them was the affection they showed each other. Yugi figured out that Yami really liked to hold hands and simply hold him in general. Yami figured out that Yugi liked to lean into him and also liked it when Yami put his arm around his shoulders.

The first time Yami had tried to hold Yugi's hand, he ran into a wall because he was so caught up in what he was trying to do, and was slightly nervous about Yugi's reaction. Yugi had tried his best not to laugh while slyly placing a kiss on Yami's forehead where it had been hit. He didn't think he could make Yami blush such a shade of red from doing a gesture like that, but figured he liked it on his boyfriends cheeks.

They were openly affectionate towards each other in school, not minding what the other students thought. Of course, once word got out that they were dating, half the girls in the school were visibly upset by the news. Luckily none of them were hostile about it, instead they took it well, and even cooed at how cute Yugi and Yami were as a couple. Yami wondered how many times he had been asked if he was taking Yugi to the prom, and how he was going to go about asking him.

Yami's friends acted indifferent about their relationship, while Yugi's friends went on protective friend mode. The second Yugi had told them about his new boyfriend, Jou and Malik had bolted the room to go and find Yami. Ryou just smiled knowingly, and ran beside Yugi as they tried to stop their friends from beating Yami to a pulp.

Eventually, after Yami had been warned and threatened with death should he hurt Yugi, the two groups had joined together and started to hang out. Yugi and Yami made sure to get Ryou and Bakura near each other at every chance they could get. Meanwhile Jou had taken to annoying Seto and demanding how he knew everything about everybody. Yugi felt an insane amount of smugness when Jou had gotten Seto's eye to start twitching. Malik, on the other hand, had easily taken to Marik, and the two had become somewhat of a couple. Bakura voiced that they were friends with benefits, if anything.

It was now Saturday and almost time for Ryou's karate ceremony to begin. Yugi was dressed in a pair of jeans and a black button up shirt. He was currently sitting among all of the other parents, searching the group of students that had just entered, looking out for Ryou. He spotted his friend near the middle and waved at him incessantly, hoping he would see him.

Ryou himself was scanning the rows of families and laughed when he spotted Yugi waving at him. He threw his friend a smile and waved back before taking his seat on the floor.

It was a few more minutes before the teachers came out and made speeches about how far their students had come and how proud they were. They also spoke of how much of an honor it was, and announced that the ceremony of the black belts would begin.

Yugi watched as all of the students stood with their legs slightly spread, and their arms folded behind their backs. One by one, their names were called, and each student would stand in front of their sensei. Their sensei was handed a black belt, and he would then reach around and tie it to each of his student's waists. They then shook hands and went back to their places.

Yugi had to refrain himself from clapping like a madman when Ryou got his belt. They weren't allowed to clap until the end of the ceremony. In the end, he settled for a shit eating smile and a thumb's up, which Ryou returned once he was back in his position.

It wasn't long before everyone had their black belt, and the national anthem began to play. Once the song was over every student bowed and the ceremony was over. Yugi hurried out of his seat, practically falling over a family. He quickly apologized to them, and took off across the floor.

"Ryou!" he yelled cheerfully before slamming into his friend, and giving him a huge hug.

Ryou laughed and hugged him back, giving him a quick pat on the shoulder. Yugi was startled when he felt a different hand poking him in the back. Slowly, he turned his head over his shoulder and gaped when he came face to face with Bakura.

"Are you going to give me a chance to congratulate him, chibi?" the teen asked with a half glare.

Yugi let go of Ryou and watched, his face resembling a fish's, as Bakura hugged Ryou before planting a kiss to his temple. Sputtering like a fool, Yugi motioned to them, trying to get their attention, and also trying to wrap his head around what he was seeing.

"You…you two…how? When? Ryou!" Yugi finally managed to say.

Bakura raised an eyebrow at him. "What are you rambling about? Has dating Yami made you incapable of speaking in full sentences?"

"Kura!" Ryou scolded.

"I just… when did you two get together? Wait, you are together aren't you? Someone explain things to me!"

Ryou smiled sheepishly. "Well, you know when we ditched you and Yami at the restaurant?"

"Yeah…" Yugi replied hesitantly.

"We went to Ryou's apartment and fucked," Bakura stated bluntly, suddenly grinning.

"We did not!" Ryou shouted indignantly. "We just…fooled around a little bit."

"Holy cannoli…" Yugi whispered. "So you two have been…a couple of sorts this whole time?"

"Um…yeah, I guess."

"And you didn't tell me?" Yugi said in disbelief.

"We didn't know how you would take it. After you and Yami announced that you were a couple we decided we would tell you all soon," Ryou said.

Suddenly, Yugi started laughing. He was laughing so hard that he had to grip Ryou's shoulder so that he wouldn't fall over.

"Oh my Ra…Yami is going to have a cow! Wait until I tell him!" Yugi said breathlessly.

"What do you mean?" Ryou asked curiously, slightly wary since Yugi's outburst.

Yugi smiled lazily, "Nothing…nothing at all…"

Ryou and Bakura gave him a bewildered look. Hell, they could prod at him all they wanted, but Yugi was not going to tell them that Yami and he had been trying to get them together in the first place. He wasn't sure if either of them would try to kill him for secretly tempering with their love lives.

Eh, if push came to shove, he'd just get Yami to tell them.

A/N - There wasn't too much Ryou/Bakura action, but hey, at least you know that they're together. It seems that Yugi and Yami's attempts at getting them together worked!

Alright…there is roughly 2-3 chapters of the story left. And I'm gonna tell you now that the next chapters are the ones that I've been dying to write since the very beginning of the story. They're pretty much the main reason I wrote this story in the first place. So… expect something big to happen.

Just keep in mind…that I have a sadistic love for torturing Yugi. When I say that I don't mean I enjoy him being simply flustered and embarrassed. I mean I enjoy physically putting Yugi in pain. And so that's pretty much the only hint I'm gonna give you.