S.B.V.: This is the second story I've made, and I'm a little more confident in posting this one up!

Yami: That's the spirit, Sakura!

S.B.V.: I hope you like it!

Pure Snow…Blood and Beauty Divine

Chapter 1 – The Party

"So are you free this afternoon, Yami?" Yami, an average teen with crimson eyes and tri-colored hair, sighed,

"I'm afraid to ask, but why do you want to know?"

The blonde male next to him cheered, "I'm throwing a party this evening! Can you come? Please? Please?"

There he goes. He's begging for him to come. Yami, who was reading the book he always brought with him, glanced at the joyful teen.

"Do I have to, Joey?" he asked him.

Joey said, "Don't worry. I promise you that it's only going to be a party with our friends in it and our friends only. So, will you come?"

He leaned his head against the wall. "I guess." *If it'll get you to leave me alone!*, he thought as he was tackled by the happy teen. "Thanks, Yami! You're the best!"

He started running down the hall. He called behind him, "I'll pick you up at six!"

The male sighed. Well, that's that. He closed his book and began walking in search of his class. He runs into his violet-eyed twin on the way.

"I know that look, Yami. Let me guess…Joey begged you to come to his party tonight."

Yami turned. "Hey, Yugi. Yes, he did."

Yugi and Yami could have been confused for twin brothers. "Well, that's Joey for you. I'll see you later!"

"See you later." Yami called as he ran down the hall. He shook his head.

*What am I going to do about this?* Glancing at the clock, he checked his surroundings. His classroom was nowhere in sight. *That's great. I'm going to be late. Where-*

"Hi, Yami! Are you lost?" A white-haired, brown-haired female appeared at his side.

Yami glanced at her. "Amane, I need you're help."

She put out her hand. He promptly handed over his classroom schedule to her. Skimming it over, she looked around and pointed down a hallway.

"Just down there, take a left, and it should be the second door on your right." Amane handed him his schedule as he hugged her. "Thank you so much, Amane!"

"See you tonight?" She asked before he took off.

"Yes, I'll see you tonight!" he called behind him. Upon entering, he took his seat next to Ryou, Amane's brother. He also had white hair and brown eyes to match. Yami sat down just as the bell rang.

"Got lost again, Yami?" he had asked him.

"Yes. Amane helped me this time."

"That's my sister for you."

"All right, class! Settle down." The teacher called.

As they quieted down, he continued, "Welcome back, students! My name is Mr. Ushio and I'll be your mathematics teacher this year…"

At this point, Joey had passed out on his desk, Tristan, a male with brown hair, was busy flirting with Miho Nosaka, a girl with blue hair along with a bright yellow ribbon in it, Yugi was busy chatting with Ryou, and Yami had proceeded to continue reading his book. It was a romance novel where two males originally hated each other and eventually became inseparable lovers.

He was halfway through the book when he heard his name being called. "Yami?"

The teen didn't look up from his book, but merely responded, "Yes, sir?"

"I hope you're paying attention."

"Don't worry. I can hear everything you say." he responded airily.

"Is that so?" Mr. Ushio challenged. "Then tell me. What did I say earlier?"

Yami had a perfect memory. Without looking up, he recalled, "You expect us to get our work done so we can get through the year without any problems. Am I right?"

Everyone, except Joey, Tristan, Yugi, and Ryou, everyone stared at him. The teacher stammered, "Y…Yes…Carry on, then."

He went back to his desk. "Now, we won't start the lessons until Thursday. In the meantime…"Yami, with his thoughts still on his book, was completely oblivious to the other students beginning to talk among themselves. A brunette put his hand on Yami's desk startling him. "Well, well…That's something. You looked as if you had no intention of listening and you managed to tell him exactly what he said word for word. I wonder what else you can do."

Yami stared indifferently into the icy blue eyes that pierced him with their warm gaze. "I hope you have a reason for hitting on me, Seto." He blinked. "What made you think that I was trying to hit on you?" "Let's just say that you were being a little obvious." Yami could tell in an instant how a person feels based on how they act. The lunch bell rang allowing Yami to slip out of the classroom and out of Seto's sight.

After he finished lunch, he told his friends where he was going and headed for the library. He signed in, sat down at an empty table, and continued reading his book. A couple of minutes passed before he got up and headed for a computer. He pulled out a flash drive and put it in the computer. Yami happens to be a fanfiction writer. (Isn't that ironic?) Once the file containing his story had loaded up, he continued typing it up. The stories he types up relate to his own life. He knew that the readers would want an update soon. His latest one involved two males from different animes and turned each one into an animal. One was a fox and the other was a wolf. When he saw the amount of reviews on his third chapter, he knew he had to finish what he started.

He got as far as the tenth chapter before he heard someone say, "What's this, Yami?" It was Seto!

Startled, he quickly saved the file before closing it, preventing the brunette from seeing anymore.

"Seto! What are you doing here?" He demanded as he blushed from the fact that someone almost caught him. Seto gave the teen a teasing look.

"I wanted to know what's up. I asked Malik where you had-"

"Liar! You followed me here, didn't you? Why are you interested in someone like me? It's not like anyone cares about me!" The brunette gave a puzzled glance at the cryptic male. "What are you talking about? You have your little friends."

"That's not what I meant!" Yami blurted with a flustered look on his face. Seto stared at the confusing boy in front pf him.

"You've been acting strange lately. Is there something wrong?"

"I'm fine!" he said quickly. "What made you think that something was wrong?" The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch. Yami grabbed his things and ran out, calling, "I'll see you in class!" and leaving a bewildered Seto Kaiba in the library.

After Mr. Hirutani's lecture of what he expects from the students this year, he left them alone to do whatever they want for the rest of class. Seto walked up to an unsuspecting Yami, who once again had his thoughts in his book.

"Yami?" Yami continued to ignore him. It wasn't until the brunette had snapped his fingers to get his attention that he jumped and dropped his book. "Y-yes?" He stuttered as he picked his book up off the floor.

"I wanted to ask you something." he began. "How come-" The final bell rang, interrupting the brunette in his question and allowing all of the students to run out of the room and head home. " I have to get going! See you tomorrow, Seto!" The tri-color haired teen called behind him as he started walking towards home. The brunette could only watch as the male walked off. Yami glanced back once, wondering what he had seen in him.

Joey came over at six like he promised.

He yelled, "Yami? It's me, Joey! You comin' or not?"

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" He grabbed his key, phone, wallet, and flash drive before walking out the door with his friend and locking it behind him. They got into the blonde's car and they sped down the highway.

Along the way, Yami dared to ask, "So, who's coming to the party?"

Joey winked into the mirror in front of him. "I'm keeping that a secret until we get there."

"Joey! You know how much I hate surprises! Don't you remember what happened last timeyou pulled some random stunt on me?"

The male smiled. "Oh yeah…"

"Tell me who's at the party or I'll kill you." He threatened.

Joey sheepishly replied, "Okay, okay! Let's see…Tristan, Téa, Yugi, Ryou, Malik, me, you, and one other person. Oh, Mai and Duke are coming, too."

"Who's the last one?" Yami inquired curiously.

"Duke? He's-"

"Not him, dimwit. You mentioned one other person. Who is it?"

Joey looked at him briefly. "Sorry, Yami. I'm a dead man if I tell."

"You're a dead man if you don't!" the teen growled.

"Is that a threat?" Joey teased as he parked the car.

Yami grinned evilly. "Don't tempt me, Joseph."

"Hey! What did we say 'bout that?" he cried indignantly.

Yami rolled his eyes at him. "You started it."

As soon as they walked in, Yami stopped dead in his tracks. Now he saw why Joey refused to tell him who else was at the party. Because Seto was there.

~A/N: Isn't that exciting? This is my second ever story. I figure you'll want an update soon. I'll try to get it done at the earliest convenience. Seto and Yami being at the same party...That's going to be fun! What to do now…? Please review!