Chapter 05: Recap

Yami's meeting with Kaiba had put to rest some of his fears while raising new concerns. Could he really be with Kaiba in such a way?

"So how did it go?" Yuugi asked, having come downstairs when he heard Yami enter.

Still a bit shell-shocked, Yami could only say, "I don't know."

The response made Yuugi laugh as he said, "That's not good."

"It wasn't bad," Yami clarified, "but I don't know. It was weird."

Leaving the way to the living room, Yuugi commented, "Isn't everything with him kind of weird?"

"Yeah," Yami agreed with a heavy sigh, "I just don't know anymore."

Sitting on the couch next to Yami, Yuugi asked, "So did he kiss you again?"

Nodding miserably, Yami hid his face on his hands as he remembered all too well what Kaiba had done to him. "He's too good at it," Yami complained, still bothered by who Kaiba had gained such experience.

The comment made Yuugi grin as he guessed, "So I take it there wasn't much talking."

Running his hand over his face before resting his chin in his palm, Yami said, "There was enough."

"Then you got your answer?" Yuugi wondered, finding it a strange response.

"I'm more confused now than when I went over there," Yami bitterly complained.

"What's confusing? You like him, he likes you," Yuugi responded. "What's the problem?"

Leaning back into the comforts of the old couch, Yami replied, "It's Kaiba."

"That's not the problem, that's the reason," Yuugi wisely pointed out to Yami.

"It's still weird," Yami protested. "I mean, we're rivals. And now he wants to date me?"

"Are you afraid of losing your rivalry?" Yuugi asked, trying to understand Yami's hang up on the issue.

Shrugging, Yami sighed, "I don't know. He doesn't seem like he'd let a relationship get in the way of a duel."

"Then what's the real problem?" Yuugi pressed, trying to help Yami gain some perspective on the matter.

Fidgeting with his hands, Yami softly questioned, "What if it goes the same way it did with Otogi?"

Realizing they were getting closer to the truth, Yuugi reassured him, "You didn't end on a bad note with him, you're still friends."

"It's different now," Yami tried to explain.

"And Kaiba-kun's different," Yuugi persisted, feeling the need to defend his friend. "He's not going to let you go so easily."

"Kaiba just seems more…serious about this. Otogi was just friends having fun," Yami said, not realizing it was a worry from him until then. "It was just experimenting, but this…he's really serious about me I think."

"And that scares you," Yuugi realized.

Scowling at the choice of words, Yami denied, "I'm not scared. It's just…this isn't a decision to be made lightly."

"He's not going to stop until you say yes," Yuugi predicted, knowing how Kaiba worked.

"That's what worries me," Yami sighed. "He's rather…effective at wearing down my resistance."

"Is that such a bad thing?" Yuugi wanted to know.

Rather than answering that question, Yami asked, "Can you really see the two of us going out on dates and stuff?"

It was actually easy for Yuugi to imagine Kaiba taking Yami to a high class restaurant on a date; he seemed like the kind of guy who liked to spoil those he cared about the most. Mokuba was good proof of that. "I can," Yuugi truthfully replied. "The question is can you?"

"We can't just duel every date," Yami pointed out with a sigh. "What's he going to do, take me to the movies or something?"

"I'm sure he has plans," Yuugi guessed. "You should give him a chance."

"But what if it all goes horribly wrong?" Yami wanted to know. "We both have horrible tempers, so it's a possibility."

"You're far more level headed than you give yourself credit for," Yuugi reassured him. "Besides, it could also go wonderfully right, too."

"I doubt that," Yami glumly countered.

"You should have more faith in him than that," Yuugi counseled. "I think he'd really surprise you."

Turning the corner of his mouth upward slightly, Yami said, "He already has."

"Well there you go," Yuugi brightly said with a laugh. "Personally, I think you two would be great together."

"You thought the same thing about me and Otogi," Yami reminded him.

"And I wasn't wrong then, either," Yuugi defended himself. "He was good for you in a lot of ways. If he wasn't such a playboy, I suspect you'd still be with him."

"Yeah, probably," Yami agreed.

"But if that's what you're worried about with Kaiba-kun, I don't think you need to," Yuugi said. "He seems to be the loyal type."

Yami had no doubt about that aspect of Kaiba, but he still wasn't completely convinced. "I don't know…" Yami hedged, still trying to make a decision.

Before Yuugi could say anything further, the doorbell rang. Checking the time on his watch as he got up, Yuugi commented, "It's still a little early for Jounouchi-kun to show up, but…"

Yami waited for the telltale signs of his friend's arrival, but instead Yuugi called out to him, "Yami, it's for you!"

Walking over to the door, Yami's curiosity continued to mount as a deliveryman stood there with a suit bag in hand. "I'm Yami," he said as his aibou got out of the way.

"Seto-sama requests your presence tonight at seven," the deliveryman formally said. "You are to meet at Vista Lontano in Shinjuku."

"Is that so?" Yami asked as he raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"He will send a car at six to pick you up," the deliveryman continued.

"I'm busy," Yami said, feeling a little overwhelmed by the situation.

"He was assured that you would be free this evening," the deliveryman informed Yami.

That caused Yami to look over at his aibou who looked rather sheepish. "He may have called here and asked while you were on your way home," Yuugi told him. "I figured Jounouchi-kun wouldn't mind."

Accepting the proffered suit bag with a sigh, Yami said, "I'll be ready by six."

"Excellent, Seto-sama will be most pleased," the deliveryman stated before walking away.

Shutting the door, Yami looked back at Yuugi and asked, "Really?"

"It's a good chance for you to get to know each other," Yuugi said. "You'll have fun, I'm sure of it."

"I hope you're right," Yami told him with another sigh before walking upstairs to get ready for his spontaneous date night.

A/N: Ever the showman that Kaiba…

NEXT CHAPTER:

Reaching out and caressing Yami's cheek, Kaiba retorted, "You can't blame me for wanting to impress you."

The next chapter will be posted on Sunday, December 7th, so please look forward to it!