Seeing the past, living the future

by Yuna Yami Mouto

It all started when the Mouto twins moved in with their grandpa in Domino City. Seto was living in hell until the "Demon child" came into his life and changed it for the better. They did not know one another, but a girl who was brave enough to stand up to him and his stepfather was enough to catch his interest. But there's something wrong with the girl, but what? Female Yami

32. Chapter 32 Plans for the big party

A/N: I wish to apologize for the fact that most of the chapters don't appear whole, but my computer is constantly deleting things, so I have to post the chapters in parts and pieces. I am truly sorry and hope you won't get to annoyed with me.

There will be some fictional history in this chapter combined with some truth and some aspects from an anime I once watched.

Thanks to all those who have kept reading this story, it truly means a LOT to me.

Seto's POV

The mansion was almost as big as my own, but it was a bit too much in decoration. Gozaboro wasn't a man for fancy decorations, instead he liked old vases and paintings, and mostly baroque styled furniture.

This mansion was somewhere between medieval, Baroque, Renaissance and modern pop art! I couldn't even look, so instead I focused on how Cecilia and the staff practically ran over each other to greet Yuna and give her a big hug.

There was one servant that stood out, though. She was looking at Yuna as though she was both her savor and a younger sister. She was a pretty girl, a few years older than us, but probably under twenty. After a moment of talking to her, she led her over to us.

''Guys, this is a close friend of mine, even though she is my personal assistant of sorts.'' The girl with dark brunette hair bowed politely as she introduce herself.

''Hello, everyone. You can call me Mia and it's a pleasure to meet you all.'' She said in a soothing voice as she smiled at us.

Yugi, Mokuba and I were about to introduce ourselves, but she just shook her head with a chuckle.

''There's no need to introduce yourselves. I know you by heart by now, Kaiba-dono, Yugi-dono, Mokuba-bocchan. Yuna-sama talks a great lot about you. And I would advise you, Ishtar Marik-san that you behave well and not annoy the staff. Most of us were just waiting for the opportunity to show you what it means to disrespect Yuna-sama. You have been warned!'' Her voice had grown darker and colder as she talked with the older Ishtar and he nodded furiously as soon as she finished speaking. Mia smiled again, and met the others as Cecillia ushered Yuna to go up to her and change.

Yugi and I choked on air.

''She has her own room here!? But isn't she going to live with grandpa and me!? Like always!?'' Yugi asked desperately.

Pegasus was quick to smash his fears. ''Your grandfather is on his way here in a car a sent for him, and should be arriving soon. Once he's here, I'm going to ask him for you two to move in with us, since Yuna doesn't want to do so without the two of you, and we don't mind. There's certainly enough room for all of us and more! We would really like it if Yuna stayed here, but it's up to you guys. We'll understand either way, and Yuna can have a room here and all her workrooms, like in our other mansions. She is welcome here always and so are you and Solomon.''

Yugi considered it then shrugged. ''I wouldn't mind. I fact I think I would really like it here, it's so cool! But it's up to grandpa. He won't get rid of the Game Shop, and he'll want to continue running it, but it'll be hard getting there from here, especially since there's no bus for more than a mile from here!''

Cecillia chuckled as Mia finally whisked Yuna away to her room to change. ''Yugi-boy, don't you worry about a thing! We have already thought of that and would have arranged to have someone take him there and back every day.''

I raise an eyebrow. ''You really thought this through.'' The comment was brushed of as at that exact moment Solomon arrived. Pegasus and his wife instantly started disusing things with him, and the old man agreed with everything, saying that now he only wished to see his granddaughter.

That's when Yuna returned with Mia in tow, taking my breath away. She was wearing red leather pants that clung to her legs like a second skin, except just a little before her feat where that spread a little like bells. Around her left leg, a Chinese dragon was slithering up her leg all the way up just to stop a little beneath a white and gold version of her deck holder, although the container of cards was still black. She had another belt, a brown one with a gold buckle, and it was obviously leather as well. She had a plain white sleeveless shirt on, with a V-collar that was leaving just a little ivory-like flesh to the wondering the swan-like neck was a red chocker with a gold buckle, and the Millennium Puzzle, back on it's leather cord to fit the rest of the outfit.

In Mia's hands was a brown leather jacket with a golden zipper, obviously there should Yuna decide to go out, and I could just barely see the brown red-studded leather boots with a small gold decoration on the outer side of them.

The outfit looked just amazing on Yuna, and everyone in the room could clearly see why some call her a leather-clad goddess. I have no doubt that Jueli would have loved to start a new fashion line with Yuna as the model if she ever saw her like this. No one would miss an opportunity like that!

'No wonder Anubis went that far!'

Yuna's bright crimson eyes light up as she saw her grandfather and she rushed to greet him. As they hugged they talked quietly.

''I missed you so much, grandpa.''

''I missed you too. This old man really needs to take cooking lessons from you!'' Solomon chuckled as he hugged my rival.

Yuna joined us in the living room and the conversation about the Moutos moving in started again. Yuna looked very revealed when both her brother and grandpa agreed to stay and she immediately started talking about all the things she has to show them. But something caught my attention.

''Wait, workrooms? You have workrooms here?'' She turned to me and was about to say something but Cecillia beat her to it.

''Why, yes! She has a few in every one of our mansions all over the world! You see, because of how things went on her first day in medical school, we made her stay at our mansions and the staff had quickly taken a liking to her, but we were informed that she has little room for working on things other than her studies. Like art and music, as well as a place to keep them once they are finished! So we made a few rooms on the last floor and in the basements as her workrooms and display rooms! And we made an extra large space for that here! The whole basement and the third floor are for her works as well as her wing of the house on the second floor.'' She said proudly while Pegasus smirked at all the curious stares from the geeks, Yugi, Solomon and Mokuba.

''Really!? That much space!? You got to show me, Yuna! Come on! Let's go, which way!?'' Yugi started bouncing on the balls of his feet as he dragged Yuna to stand up. Mokuba was quick to help hims and slowly the geek squad stood up as well. I just came to stand beside my rival as she shook her head in amusement.

''I will give you a tour after lunch.''

Pegasus piped up. ''Actually, you have some one hour or so to show them, till lunch is ready and about 15 minutes before it's served. I think that that's enough time for at least your wing. You can show them the rest later. Uhh! Tomorrow's Saturday, right? Why don't you kids stay over, if your parents allow you to? We can plan the big party together that way!''

I blink at him. ''Just how much free time do you think I have, Pegasus? And what party are you talking about?'' I asked him, irritated.

But Yuna just sighs before he could answer and touches my arm, then turns to leave to the grand staircase that was in the entrance hall. ''A big party for me doing the impossible and returning home, finally. And, now also because I'm moving in here, although that part of the celebration might happen even tonight, so don't be too surprised. Now come on, guys. This way.'' She started leading us up the staircase, Yugi and Mokuba the first behind her. My long legs allowed me to be on her right side, even as Mia walked on her left, a few paces behind. The mansion truly was done like a castle but soon we made it to a short hallway that had only two doors.

Both doors were styled the same like the rest of the house, and there was no difference between them. However, something was not making sense since the mansion was a lot wider from the outside. 'That room must be pretty big if the corridor is this short.' Yuna skipped the first door, which was on a side wall, and went straight for the one that was in the middle of the wall that was right across from us. It had a key-card reader and a panel by it, although the other room had those as well as an eye scanner.

''So, what would you guys like to see? Which era in our beloved history? Choose anything and we'll see if I have something here.'' Yuna said as she took her deck holder and went through her cards, until she pulled out four of them. Mokuba was the first to come up with a request.

''The dinosaurs! Do you have something about dinosaurs?''

Yuna chuckled. ''I don't have here as much as I have in one museum in Europe. I donate a lot of my work all around the world, but they are most seconds or copies. The originals are all kept away in my workrooms. But I do have something, so lets go!'' I looked at the cards she was holding, only to be surprised as she used them, one by one as key-cards. More surprising where which cards she was using. Blue-Eyes Whit Dragon, Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl and, finally, the Fiend Sanctuary.

''Why those cards?'' I asked her as she was entering some code into the small panel. She didn't even stop as she finished the code.

''Because no one can enter this place with one of the most rarest cards in existence being needed. We both know that there are only four Blue-Eyes White Dragons, and you own three of them. The Fiend Sanctuary has only eight copies, making it quite rare. The Dark Magician is a bit more common card, but I'm the only one that owns a purple one. And the Dark Magician Girl is a limited edition card, the only one made. No one but me has it. Now ...'' The panel beeped and Yuna grabbed the handle of the door. ''Let me introduce you to a whole new way of looking at our history and past!''

And with a dramatic swipe of her arm, she opened the door, revealing all that lay in the giant room. It was as big as any other entrance hall, but the walls were what drew the attention. Every wall was painted with incredibly realistic scenes, some of wars, some of simple political gatherings and even ones that simply showed tea parties. In the middle of the room was a chair and a big canvas, brushes,a few more empty canvases, paint and pencils beside it on a small table. When I looked up, I saw that even the ceiling was painted with different mystical creatures from all possible religions and believes. They appeared to be flying towards the only window, the skylight that was in the center. It, too, was painted, but I'm not sure what it represented. I turned my gaze to the floor, only to see an amazing mosaic on the ground, looking incredibly like the one I saw in books and pictures from Pompeii. There were a few vases in the left far corner, and looked Greek and ancient. There could be seen lights above the painted walls, and there was a switch by the right side of the door. There was also something that appeared to be a remote hung up by it, but that was all the technology in the room. The only other things in the room were a few painted canvases. They showed different events, some religious, I think Christian, and others of myths.

We walked tentatively into the amazing room, and I felt like I was truly there, as if these weren't just empty pictures. Yugi looked like he wasn't expecting anything less, but still appeared surprised by it all, while Solomon looked like a kid in a candy shop. Well, he was an archaeologist.

''Holy!'' Marik said.

''Ra!'' Malik finished as they looked at some painting of what appeared to be building of an ancient Egyptian temple.

''No shit!'' Bakura exclaimed as he examined the gold jewelry on what appeared to be a painting of a sultan.

''Bloody Hell! Dad would have a field trip here!'' Ryou whispered to no one as he stared at the old picture of the Big Ben.

''Wow! This is so cool!'' Mokuba yelled as he ran around the room, looking at everything. I must admit that I was left completely speechless, so I just ''Hn.''-ed and moved over to the empty canvas in the middle of the room. It was only then that I noticed there were four doors, two on each of the side walls. They each had just a panel, but they drew my attention. I was about to ask Yuna where those lead, but Tea had to comment.

''Well, this is a real waste of space. It would have been better used for a dance studio than this. And I thought you said that there should be something about dinosaurs ... ? So where are they?'' The other three morons stopped gawking at the displays and turned to look at Yuna, as well as Mokuba, for an explanation.

Yuna just smiled and went over to the remote. ''This is only the first room, there are others, but these rooms are ... unique. I would advise you all to take a step back from the walls.'' And as soon as everyone did, she pressed a few buttons. A faint humming was heard, and suddenly the walls began moving up, into tin slits in the ceiling and out of sight. Left behind were completely new pictures, as realistic as the last ones, but soon they moved towards the center of the room. Everyone got to the middle, where Yuna was standing, and we watched as they got closer and closer. Suddenly, the humming stopped and so did the walls.

Yuna walked out of the small square in the middle, surrounded by the paintings, and went between the wall, on which the entrance doors were, and the first 'moving wall'. She soon walked back out, and went to the next one and did whatever she did before. Yugi moved to see and just stopped there, gawking at what he saw. My curiosity got the better of me and I joined him where he was standing, Mokuba following my lead, and it took everything in me not to let my jaw drop. I watched in amazement as Yuna looked between at the very least twenty, or more, paintings that were in a straight line, one behind the other, only a small space between them. From what I could see from this angle, every painting was different, hand made and obviously done by Yuna, although there were some that seemed like they were a combined effort. Probably Pegasus working with her.

Bakura seemed to finally unfreeze and went to look around, soon followed by the others, and they all gapped as they moved some paintings a little so they could get a better look. Solomon was inspecting every painting, as if wanting to spot every detail, before looking at something else.

No one could say anything.

Yuna was the one to break the silence as she walked out of the final row of her works. ''Well, I guess it's probably in the other room. Mia, in which rooms did you guys put my last year's works?''

''Room, four on the next floor, I believe.'' The girl replied instantly.

My rival just sighed, but moved to the first door on the left wall. ''Come on, Mokuba. The dinosaurs are this way. You too, Seto! I have something that I would like to see your reaction for!'' She grinned at me, and my poor lovesick heart sped up. Mokuba cheered and was quick to follow Yuna as she entered the room. The only difference from the last room, beside new paintings of course, was the fact that this room had a staircase leading up on the other side of the room and two doors on each side. These also only had a panel, but one appeared to be soundproof. 'I wonder what that's about?'

Yuna ignored everyone admiring her work, as she walked to the staircase. I was just behind her, after I quickly observed the room. This time, the Mutt was the first to follow us. I was very glad that Yuna was a few steps up, because it gave me the perfect chance to observe her tight, sexy little as-

'Stop this, Seto! Not the time or place for that! Don't embarrass yourself!'

It was only then that I noticed how Joey looked very disappointed as he tried to get a peek of what a had a perfect view of. When it clicked that he might still have a crush on my rival, I sneered at him. He seemed surprised by the sudden hostile attention on him, but he growled like the dog he is. I think we would have gotten into a fight right then and there, but Mokuba was rushing us all to hurry up so he could see the dinosaurs.

As soon as we climbed the stairs, we entered a room very similar to the first room we entered, but it looked more organized since there were only painting of the same theme. It appeared to be Egyptian and the first thing to catch my eye was why the room was so different from the ones downstairs. There were artifacts in this room from distinct time periods.

The only item I really recognized was a familiar chest. The one I saw only once, eight years ago.

''Yuna, sin't that ...?'' I started, pointing to the old box.

''Hm?'' She turned to me, then to the chest and laughed a little. ''I knew that you would notice it! Yes, it is the chest that holds the Belt of Deltora. Brings back memories, right?'' She had a nostalgic look as Mokuba ran over to it, asking if she could show it to us again.

''Yeah. But not very good ones. I wish I could just forget that day. Although that was the first time you saved Mokuba. I always want to thank you when I remember it.'' I tell her as we both go over to an extremely excited Mokuba, who was explaining as best as he could of what he remembered from Yuna's presentation of the item years ago. Yugi was helping him out with it, trying to simplify how the belt got it's name. They had much to be desired as tour guides.

Yuna took over as she took out the beautiful belt. ''The belt is actually not made at the same time as these crystals came to be. The crystals were made as a Gift for the Nameless Pharaoh, for his 4th birthday, but the belt was made in Tutankhamen's time, making it a lot 'younger' than the crystals. Each crystal gives a letter to the name of the belt. Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Topaz, Opal, Ruby and Amethyst.'' She pointed at each of the stones as she named them. ''Giving the name Deltora, the name of one of the neighboring kingdom's myths saying that it was a perfect kingdom. The myth says that only once all those kingdoms unite into one, Deltora will come to existence. It never happened, but the myth became an interesting story, so someone wrote it down. They had similar ambitions with the second famous boy king, so the neighbors once again made something for an Egyptian Pharaoh, and they spent many years making it. It ended up being a gift for his sister and wife, Ankhesenamon, but she only wore it once before she was killed not even a year after her husband's death. The belt ended up in the Nile, but the jewels had been put in a box a few days after the Nameless Pharaoh's death and were buried somewhere were no one was supposed to find it, but it never made it to the secret temple. They ended up under a few meters of sand, but the destination is still unknown.'' She paused while she put the belt back in it's chest. ''The jewels had a special use in ancient Egypt, something I'm working on figuring out, but they were never meant to be disgraced like so. They were supposed to be buried in a secret underground temple that has been housing the greatest, legendary objects and scrolls that could completely change our view of Egypt for generations, and still does so. The legendary, lost, underground, sacred temple called the Temple of Horus.'' The Ishtars gasp, and Bakura's eyes were threatening to pop out of his head. ''I will find it one day.''

The only one able to talk seems to be Solomon, since he said, although he looked anything but comfortable. ''She wishes to unreveal all the greatest secrets of the world's history, especially some that seem to be hiding in the sands of Egypt!'' He laughed, a bit forcefully, but Yuna ignored him.

''My Pharaoh ... You shouldn't have even known about that temple, no one does. We only know that it's location is one of the greatest secrets of Egyptians and that it is practically a storage temple for every pharaoh. How do you plan to find something that has no physical evidence of even existing?'' Marik asked. I looked at my rival as she walked to one of the many doors.

''It is a similar situation like the one concerning the Nameless Pharaoh's name, which was recorded then erased. There is no trace of it. I know that a place where it rests exists, but I do not yet know where it is. But I shall find it one day, and the same is with the temple.'' Yuna said coolly, not even looking over her shoulder as she opened the new doors. ''Seto, come look. I think that this might shock you a little.'' She said in a challenging voice, but I didn't move from my spot even as Yugi, Ryou and Mokuba eagerly went over to her.

''You made a promise to my brother, Yuna. Whatever it is, it can wait.''

She chuckled and rolled her pretty eyes. ''They're in this room as well, so just drag your butt over here.''

I almost chocked on my spit as she said that, remembering one particular dream where the dream Yuna groped my butt as I pounded away in and out of her. I barely manage to stop my cheeks from flushing as I sent her a glare, but walked over to her. She indicated that I should enter first as the geeks stood behind me and I did so, only to freeze at what I saw there.

I the middle of the room was a giant ball that came about to my shoulders. It was hanging from the ceiling on an unseen thread, making it appear like it was floating. It was slowly rotating as it emitted a beautiful, soothing glow. I couldn't exactly place the color, but the light wasn't too strong or too faint. But the rest of the room, meaning the walls, were what stole my breath away. The universe. Stars twinkling on the wall, making it look like we were stargazing, and not looking at a painted wall. The cosmos was swirling with galaxies and planets and gases. It was completely the same as my satellite pictures, only even better! But something wasn't right ...

''This ... '' Yuna said as she swept the room with her hand from beside me, talking in a quiet voice. ''Is how it all began. The beginning of all beginnings. The Big Bang. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model for the universe from the earliest known periods through its subsequent large-scale evolution. It states that the universe expanded from a very high density state, and offers a comprehensive explanation for a broad range of observed phenomena, including the abundance of light elements, the cosmic microwave background, large scale structure, and Hubble's Law. If the known laws of physics are extrapolated beyond where they are valid, there is a singularity. Modern measurements place this moment at approximately 13.8 billion years ago, which is thus considered the age of the universe. After the initial expansion, the universe cooled sufficiently to allow the formation of subatomic particles, and later simple atoms. Giant clouds of these primordial elements later coalesced through gravity to form stars and the mid-20th century, three British astrophysicists, Stephen Hawking, George F. R. Ellis, and Roger Penrose turned their attention to the theory of relativity and its implications regarding our notions of time. In 1968 and 1970, they published papers in which they extended Einstein's theory of general relativity to include measurements of time and space. According to their calculations, time and space had a finite beginning that corresponded to the origin of matter and energy.'' She paused in her explanation, laughing a little to herself. ''I guess I should stop now, since I seem to be boring you all.'' She said with a meaningful look at Joey, Tristan and Duke, who were close to dozing off, and Bakura and the Egyptian twins burst out laughing. All three of them blush in embarrassment.

I just snort, annoyed that Yuna's calming, gentle voice had stopped speaking. I look over to my brother, who was despretly trying to control his snickers, while Ryou and Yugi were rolling on the floor, laughing their asses off. Solomon was chuckling with Mia, who seems to have finally cracked her paraprofessional mask and started acting her age, which turned out to be 21.

''Well, we better get to those dinosaurs ha, Mokuba?'' Yuna said as she pressed on a button of a remote that had been in this room when Mokuba nodded like his life depended on it. The already dim lights dimmed a bit more as the walls, ceiling and floor shifted and changed the scenery. It looked like Earth, millions of years ago. I watched as every wall was now sporting an image of the extinct more than ancient mammals and lizards. I looked at every single painting, not believing my own eyes. Some paintings were of smaller reptilians eating, sleeping, looking after their young ones. Others were of the bigger ones, hunting, running, resting etc. On the ceiling I could see all the birds and the Pterodactyl, Pteranodon and Other Flying Dinosaurs, flying through the sky freely. The landscape looked big, even if the room was rather small, but Yuna had managed to add depth to it, making it look truly real. In the 'distance', I could see the volcanoes and mountains, as well as some plains and meadows. Everywhere I looked, it only convinced me more that I wasn't in a room ,but there, with the dead reptiles.

It was simply amazing.

The soothing voice of my beautiful rival reached my ears as I looked at the amazed look on my younger brother's face, making me shift my gaze to her. ''Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, 231.4 million years ago, and were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for 135 million years, from the end of the Triassic (about 231 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (66 million years ago), when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of most dinosaur groups (and some three-quarters of plant and animal species on Earth) at the close of the Mesozoic Era. The fossil record indicates that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic Period and, consequently, they are considered to be modern dinosaurs. Some birds survived the extinction event that occurred 65 million years ago, and their descendants continue the dinosaur lineage to the present day. Interesting, huh? There's more about them, but I'm afraid that lunch will start soon. Maybe some other time?'' She looked at Mokuba, who in turn looked at me with his damn puppy-dog eyes, and that made Yuna look at me as well. Our eyes met, and I caved before I could even think, just wishing for as much opportunities to see her, even though I'll be seeing her every day in school from now on.

After a few more minutes of observing the amazing room, we followed Yuna to the dinning room.

Normal POV

Seto was very happy when Yuna told him to take the head seat, opposite Pegasus on the other side, and sat on his right, Yugi right beside her, Mokuba on his left, and Solomon in the seat next to his younger brother. He didn't like the way Marik, Mailk, Duke and Joey seemed ready to fight for the seats closest to his rival, just as much as he didn't like how Tea had tried to sit next to himself. This way, not only was he safe from the annoying girl and the yapping Mutt, but he got an ego boost as the implication of Yuna not taking that seat hit him. If only they were dating, it would show who is the truly more dominant of the two, but even under these normal circumstances, it implied how much she respected him and him much he meant to her.

The conversation was light all through the cold an hot entries, but during the main dish, Pegasus brought up the upcoming party.

''WHAT!? IT'S THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW!? Are you nuts, old man?! Or have all those cartoons of yours finally got to your brain and fried it?'' Seto sneered across the table as he stood up to his full imposing hight, even though Pegasus didn't seem the littlest bit fazed. ''Are you really thinking of hosting such a grand party after just a DAY AND A HALF OF PLANNING?''

''Yes! It's going to be just fabulous!'' The older CEO cheered.

Seto blinked. ''You finally lost it.''

''Did he ever have it?'' Yuna whispered and all those around her snorted or chocked on their laughter.

''Oh, pish posh, Seto-boy!'' Cecillia said. ''The staff has been ready to prepare a party for Yuna for years now, and now they finally get their chance! We already took care of many things this afternoon, like the guests and the ingredients for the food. Mahad and Mana, as well as Mai will be coming tomorrow! We invited all your friends that were free and it's going to be a giant party! Pegasus and Seto-boy are allowed to invite some business partners if they wish, and all of you are invited! Bring as many guests as you wish. The more, the mirier! Dress formally, and if you boys need anything, let Pegasus know. Mia will be helping the girls, meaning you too, Tea.'' She said in a sing song voice.

''Um, Cecillia, honey ... Don't you think that Kaiba-boy would be more suited to help the boy out a bit. I mean, I'm sure he has some old suits that could fit them and all.'' Pegasus said, obviously trying to avoid helping Joey and Tristan buy quality tuxedos. Seto, who had just sat down, jumped out of his seat the second he heard the man across the table.

''HELL NO! I'can help Yugi find a tux, I know a good tailor, but there's no way I'm spending one second longer than I must with those morons!'' The enraged dragon tamer yelled, disgusted by the mere idea of it.

''Hey, watch it! Not all of us are idiots, CEO!'' Bakura complained rather loudly.

Seto looked over to the older albino, then to the boy in the seat next to him on his right. ''Malik, tell your boyfriend to be a bit quieter. It's not polite to be so loud. Keep it in the bedroom.'' Both teens bristled and yelled outraged ''Kaiba!'', even while everyone else snickered at the blushing teens. Marik was actually full out laughing at his younger twin's and best friend's embarrassment. Pegasus seemed to be choking on his laughter, while Joey was choking on something he was eating.

''And besides ... None of them could even get into one of my tuxedos.'' Kaiba said as an afterthought, crossing his arms, still refusing to sit down.

This time, it was Duke that spoke up. ''What? Are you saying that we are fat or something?'' He growled out. Those two had been at odds ever since the Dungeon Dice Monsters incident, and more often than not, Duke was trying to annoy and get the better of the Blue-Eyes duelist.

''No, he's just saying the truth.'' Mokuba commented as he took a bit of his fancier than needed lunch and moaned in satisfaction. ''What is this? It's delicious!'' He asked Cecillia.

Yuna chuckled. ''It really is true. Seto is not only taller than all of you, but he has a different built than all of you. He's slimmer, has broader shoulders and chest, not to mention longer and more defined limbs, arms especially. You have better luck trying some of Pegasus suits. And, believe it or not, that's geese meat in Curry. It's very simple, but even more tasty.''

Every male in the room, beside Mokuba (who was focused on the food and Solomon who was amused by the situation) and Seto (who was very smug at the compliments and even more so happy that the girl he loves noticed), looked rather offended and annoyed, but couldn't say anything since they all knew it was true.

''Yuna does have a point, and you don't have anything that would suit the boys ... Hmmm. I know! Why don't you two go and help them pick? Won't that be fun? You two know everything about choosing suits since you need them, so you should be able to help them! And Mia and I will help find something for the girls. Yuna, would you like to come with us or with the boys?'' Cecillia asked across the table.

''Wait, what?!'' Tea exclaimed, while all the boys seemed confused as well. ''Does't she need a dress, too?''

''Of course she does! She's the honored guest!'' Both the adults said.

''It's just that Yuna has a full closet of dresses and anything else up in her room, so she doesn't need to go and buy new ones. By the way, the Hizuris can't make it, but Sara and Seira, as well as their younger brothers will come to the party!'' Cecillia finished in an excited voice.

Yuna's eyes light up. ''Really? Kaito and Gakuto will come with them? What about Elliott and the Mew Mews?'' Seto was watching in amusement as the extended Yugi-tachi's jaws dropped to the table at the mention of the famous names. ''What about Sasha? I haven't heard from him at all in the last year or so.'' He frowned when his rival trailed off sadly, the question having been asked in a hushed whisper. He knew all too well how close she kept the little Russian to her heart. Yugi, Mokuba and Solomon, who had been quietly chuckling at the reactions of their friends, quickly stopped and shut up, looking at the Duel Queen.

Pegasus bit his lip. ''I'm afraid that I couldn't get in contact with him. I am truly sorry, Yuna.''

Tristan, though, asked a question they hadn't been expecting. ''Hey! That name sounds familiar! Didn't you mention some Sasha before the beginning of the final duel in Battle City, Kaiba?''

Seto blinked, then remembered. ''Ah, yes. The day I thought I was going to go deaf.'' They all stared at him in confusion, except for Mokuba and Yugi, who snickered evilly, and Yuna, who hid a smirk behind her glass as she took a sip of her drink.

''What do you mean, Kaiba-boy?'' Pegasus asked.

''You remember when Marik made that comment before the beginning of the duel?'' The two adults nodded, sending murderous looks at the mentioned Egyptian along with the present staff. Marik squirmed in his seat and tried to hide behind his younger twin who he sat beside. ''Well, it wasn't just you guys who called me that day.''

''So, little Sasha called you? For the same reason as us?'' Cecillia concluded.

''Oh, not just Sasha, but Mahad, Sara, Elliott, the Hizuris etc. I received some eight calls at the same time, and you were all yelling down the line, demanding that I kill him.'' He said, pointing at Marik, who yelped like he was whipped. ''But Sasha was louder than the rest. So ...'' He shrugged and finally sat down. ''Oh, and just so you know ... I am not going to stand in some shop while those dweebs try on suits! And that's final!''

''You know ... If we are going to go shopping for formal clothes for us all, there is one place we could all go. It's a boutique I once went to with Mai. Malik, Marik, you guys invite Ishizu and Odion. Joey, you invite Serenity and we'll all help you find something you like and is proper for the party. How's that?'' Yuna suggested, but there was an annoyed tone in her voice. Seto noticed it and leaned towards his friendly rival.

''Why are you ding this, Yuna? You obviously don't want to.'' He whispered. She turned to him and whispered back.

''Pegasus took some of my cards and refuses to give them back until the party, but I have to go around to do other things and stay away from the planning.'' He looked confused.

''All that for a few cards?''

''They are special, one-of-the-kind cards that Pegasus gave me when I finished each of the Big Three colleges, and I'm not sure how he got them out of the box I keep them in ... But he won't give them back. And I'd be bored if I'm here alone, and can't at the very least help out, so I just agreed. Just go with it, we can sneak off and go to an arcade or something.'' Seto nodded.

''All right, but only this time.'' He told Pegasus, secretly excited at the possibility to spend a whole day alone with Yuna. The man looked happy and revealed at the same time, and the younger CEO actually pitied the man. Seto also knew that they won't sneak off right away, since Yuna would want to help Mai, Mana, Mahad, Yugi and Solomon choose, but he had a feeling that that was what Mia was going for. When he saw Mia wink at both him and his rival, he was fairly certain that he was right.

''Then, we shall first go to await our friends at the airport, then we'll get some brunch in my absolutely favorite restaurant and then go to this store. Where is it, Yuna?'' Pegasus asked as Mokuba started disusing with the others how things will go at the tailors tomorrow, Malik taking a rapid interest in something he hadn't tried before, while Ryou kept pinching Bakura every time he made a snide remark at Duke, who had been barging about having done it before. Marik was laughing his ass off as Joey held Tristan in a choke hold after the other mentioned asking Serenity to dance. Seto just talked to Yuna and ignoring all else, so he didn't notice how Cecillia and Pegasus exchanged knowing, gentle smiles as they watched them.

After they finished the deserts, Cecillia and Pegasus disappeared into their wing, and the others followed Yuna as she showed them around. They never did return to her workrooms, but spent hours in the giant gaming room. Normaly, when you spend time with the greatest gamer in the world, everyone challenged Yuna to different games. Tea had even challenged Yuna to a game of DDR, but soon regretted it when Yuna finished with 100% and her score being 87%. Even Yugi's score was higher at 92%. Seto had, of course, also got a 100%, therefore tied with his rival, although neither of them was much of a dancer. Duke had even challenged Yuna, then Seto, to Dungeon Dice Monsters and soundly lost. They spent almost the entire afternoon all to diner time in there, and after dinner was finished they all watched a movie in Pegasus' personal little movie hall. After that, Yuna showed them to their rooms.

The last were Mokuba's and Seto's. Everyone else was already settling in in their new temporary rooms and Mokuba literally ran into their shared room, fell on the bed and was out like a light. Yuna and Seto chuckled, fond smiles on their relaxed features. When they looked at each other, the smiles got wider, gentler.

''I must compliment you on surviving this afternoon. I know how much they all annoy you.'' Yuna said in a whisper and Seto scowled at the mention of the others as he closed the door so they don't awake his baby brother.

''Hn. Don't even get started on it. Even though they annoy the hell out of me, I haven't seen you for far too long for those geeks to make me want to escape their proximity. I really did miss you, you know.'' He hugged her to his body, kissing her temple. She immediately nuzzled his neck as she snuggled into his chest.

''I really missed you, too, Seto. That's why I suggested that we give them the slip. I wanted to catch up with you on the last four years. It's been really too long since we talked.'' She whispered into his chest, but he heard her.

She looked up, only to blink as she saw how close their faces were. Their noses were almost bumping. All she would have to do was lean in and tittle her head a little and their lips would be touching. She remembered the accidental, but not unpleasant kiss on the Battle Ship and a shiver ran down her spine. The memory was still very vivid and sometimes stopped her from concentrating, but she never regretted it. In fact, she yarned for another, but didn't know how Seto would react to it. She feared that their friendship would be ruined if he didn't return her feelings, so she restrained herself. However, she did notice how he was leaning in for the second time that day, this time a look like a dangerous predator's gaze on it's helpless prey, and she let her instincts take over. She closed her eyes and left her lips only slightly open, a direct invitation for her beloved rival to explore to his heart's desire. For him and only him.

Seto was having the same troubles himself. The girl he loved was in his arms, snuggling into his chest as she nuzzled his neck. And when she raised her head, his gaze was fixed on her petal-like lips. He still remembered their little kiss and craved another like a starved man. He just wanted to claim those lips, but he didn't want to chase away his only real friend, even though he wanted her as a lot more than that. He was puzzled as he saw that her eyes were focusing on his lips and he couldn't stop himself from leaning in. His desire for her was too great and it only grew bigger when she closed her eyes and only slightly parted her lips, a clear invitation. However, he didn't know much about all of this, and she could be actually completely against it and he just didn't recognize the signs. So, despite wanting to claim her as his, he didn't kiss those lips that were tempting him so. He kissed her on her smooth forehead, letting the sweet kiss last, not wanting to move his lips from her. He wasn't even aware that his arms had tightened around her slim form, but he did hear her breathing. That was all there was for him in that moment. Only he and his rival.

Soon, however, he had to let go and they moved away from each other in the same time. They were both quite a lovely shade of pink, but they couldn't help but look at each other and smile. They said a quick, quiet ''Goodnight'' and went to their rooms. They prepared for bed with the smiles still on their faces. Even when they got into bed and were falling asleep, they were smiling.

All they could think about was each other and the day they were going to send together.