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

45. Chapter 45 A moment of peace

Seto's POV

I grumble as the geek squad all yell out their joy as we step foot on the San Francisco beach.

It's been two days since we dealt with the whole Doma thing, and now that everything was, somewhat, back to normal, I got roped into taking the whole peanut gallery to one of the best beaches in the world.

Curse Mokuba and his puppy dog eyes!

And curse him for teaching them to Noah as well!

And curse the little green-haired fiend for reminding me that Yuna will be almost naked! I couldn't sleep all night because of that comment, and so I finally gave in. I was seriously regretting it now.

Our fellow classmates that were forced to flee to Egypt or stay back in Japan had arrived yesterday, so today it was Bakura, Ryou, Malik, Marik, Ishizu, Odion, Mahad, Mana, Cecillia, Solomon, Serenity, Duke, Tristan, Joey, Tea, Mokuba, Noah, Yugi, Mai(who came to apologize to all of us the same day Yuna defeated Dartz and was forced to stay since she was a friend), Valon and Amelda(who were invited by Rafael), Rafael, Dartz, Chris, Iona, Ironheart, Arthur and Rebeca, Pegasus, Sky, and of course Yuna and myself.

Tristan, Joey and Valon had opted for surfing, although it seems that only the spiky-haired brunet really knows how and is trying to teach the other two. Amelda was bickering with Tea while the two sunbathe with Mai. Ishizu and Iona were seated under one of the beach umbrella tables with Dartz, Solomon, Arthur and Ironheart. The two women were speaking about their projects and expeditions over the years and soon drew Cecillia into the conversation as she arrived with Pegasus. The oldest three of our party were playing chess that Solomon brought and discussing about the now floating city. Dartz and Pegasus either talked with them, or tried to start up a business conversation with me.

I ignored them fully.

Mokuba and Noah were competing with Chris and Rebecca in a sandcastle building contest, Ryou helping my brothers and Serenity the girls. Bakura and Malik were playing pranks on everyone who wasn't in our group, and even some of our group, while Marik was actually reading a book. I doubt it's a very good or educational one, but he wasn't annoying anyone, so that's a plus for him.

Rafael has actually took his yacht out with Duke and Mana, the former wanting a bit of peace, while Mana went out just to observe the different fishes. From what I can see, Rafael is tanning on the upper deck, talking with Duke, who is throwing dice into the air, only to catch them again as he read a comic or manga.

I'm sticking out of the group like a sore thumb, though.

Everyone is dressed in swim wear or casual beach clothing, but not me.

Rebecca and Chris were wearing a one piece each, Rebecca's baby blue while Chris' is a light red. It suited their age and it fits them nicely. Mokuba and Noah each wore swimming trunks, Noah choosing black while Mokuba preferred his red ones.. Serenity wore a rather provocative pink two piece, but it at least kept some of her breasts under the fabric, unlike Tea's. Tea was wearing a push-up bikini top and bottom, extra strings tying the top and bottom somewhere around her lower back and belly button. The top revealed too much and the bottom was almost a thong, making me want to burn my eyes and erase all my memories! Mai wasn't much better, but she at least had a bikini skirt around the bottom. Iona and Ishizu each wore a bikini top, but the bottom was shorts and Cecillia was in a summer dress.

Bakura and Ryou each wore longer boxers like swimming trunks, Ryou's white with subtle blue lines while Bakura's were black with bold fire designs. Joey had on plain red trunks, but Valon wore a dark blue speedo. Tristan had on tight diver-like shorts and the Ishtar twins wore similar lilac trunks, Marik's having a blue waistband.

Mana wore a simple emerald bikini with a little skirt like bottom and Duke was in a plain pair of shorts and an unbuttoned red vest with no shirt beneath it. Rafael was in a tight muscle shirt and swimming trunks the same color as the sky. Amelda, very much like Tea, wore a revealing bikini, only hers was red like her hair with grey strings.

Dartz, Pegasus and the three old men were all wearing Hawaiian styled shirts and light pants or shorts. I know that they each wore a pair of plain swimming shorts, Mahad's purple while Odion wore dark grey ones.

I,on the other hand, am dressed in a button up light blue shirt, light white casual slacks and am sitting by myself, working on my laptop with Sky sleeping at my feet. The only thing that indicated that I came to the beach was the fact that I took off my shoes and unbuttoned the first three buttons on my LONGsleeved dress shirt.

I had no idea where my rival and her brother were, but Mahad and Odion have went to get us refreshments. I would have been happiest if I could have just stayed at work and finished the newest pro grammes and all the preparations for the new Kaiba Land. It's opening date is set for this Saturday, so there are still a lot of things that I need to do. And as I said before, I only came because of my brothers. I was currently working on the newest firewalls for KC's defense system and only a little more time is needed for it to be done. I have to go through the guest list for the opening ceremony as well as make sure that the main atractio-

I choked on my own spit as Yugi and Yuna finally came to our group.

My rival really was a sight for sore eyes. She was wearing a pure white bikini that wasn't too revealing, but gave a teasing glance at all the glorious parts of her anatomy. Her pale, ivory skin shined in the morning sunlight as her unique hair danced in the light breeze. Her curved body was a masterpiece that made everyone stop and stare in either appreciation or envy. On her right ankle, a small silver and gold pair of anklets dangled and swished with her every move. Around her upper arm was a small gold band and her neck was decorated with a silver thin chain holding a tiny golden ankh. The Millennium Puzzle was wrapped around her waist like a belt, just a little above a small bag.

I could only stare at her as she and Yugi made their way to the umbrella tables. Yugi, after greeting his grandpa and everyone else, went to sunbathe next to Tea, a very obvious blush on his face as he fidgets on the towel beside her.

Yuna, however, sat at my table, shut my laptop and gave me a stern look.

"Seto, we are supposed to be relaxing! You can work some other time."

Although I glared at her for cutting off my work, I could feel my cheeks getting warmer and my pants tightening. It took every bit of my will not to look down to her breasts or that wonderful body. It took even more of my strength not to draw her into my arms and kiss her senseless, before taking her to my bed and making sweet love to her all day and night.

''No, I can't! I need to fix a few things and take care of a matter before I can even begin the real work! I only came because Mokuba thought Noah how to do his infamous puppy dog eyes and I caved! So, if you don't mind-''

''Actually, I do mind. Seto, this has been a stressful week for us all, and now is the time to recover from it all. Come on, Seto! Just a week ago, I only returned from overboard! We have yet to Duel or have any real fun! I miss the times where we saw each other everyday.''

I finally snapped and said something that has been bothering me for years now. ''Well, I really doubt it since it was you who left in the first place!'' I flinched as I saw her recoil back as if she were slapped. The look of pure sad shock made me swear colorfully in my head as I reached for her.

She evaded my touch and I cursed my stupidity.

I stood up and walked around the table, taking her by her shoulders and drawing her tight against my chest. ''Shit, Yuna! I ... I didn't mean that! I am just frustrated from all of this and the work and constantly having Gozaboro's shit showed down my throat and and... and I'm sorry! I just-''

''See, I told you you're overstressed! Seto, that's not healthy! You need to rest, at least for today and tomorrow. Relax today and tonight, and you can then go on and make the other businessmen's lives hell for daring to underestimate you!''

I stared at my rival in shock as I drew back just enough so I can see her face. I was about to say something, but instead I just shook my head and realized that I had handed her this victory. So I conceded and turned off my laptop, putting it back into my metal briefcase.

''Happy?''

She smirked. ''Almost. Now go and change so we can go for a swim.''

''Excuse me?'' I seethed.

''Seto~!'' She whined as she took my hand and tugged me towards where we had set up camp for our bonfire tonight. ''You have to swim a little! It'll ease a little of the tension in your body! If you don't take care of that, you'll be stiff all day!''

I was going to be stiff all day, alright. Just not in the way Yuna means.

I hesitated for a second, but finally gave in. ''Fine.'' I sighed. Well, might as well since I'm here already.

Yuna smiled. ''Good.''

I raised an eyebrow when we got to the tents. ''You do know that I can change myself, right?'' I asked, amusement clear in my voice.

She mirrored my expression. ''Can you?''

I shook my head, not believing that we were teasing each other like this. ''Seriously, why are you here?''

She pointed to her backpack. ''I needed to get some diving equipment. There's a cave near here that is said to have beautiful aquatic flora and fauna. I planed to spend some time there before joining the others in the volleyball match they're going to play once Rafael docks his yacht at noon. Care to join me for an hour and a half of peace under water?''

I thought about it and decided that it's the best way to spend the morning. I always love the ocean, and spending alone time with Yuna was a great added bonus.

I smirked. ''A morning without the cheer squad? Do you even have to ask?''

Yuna chuckled. ''Guess not. Good thing I took two sets with me. I already told Yugi where I'll be, so if Mokuba or Noah want to know, he can tell them. We can go as soon as you change from those clothes.'' She looked pointedly at my dress shirt and slacks and I sighed as I nodded.

Normal POV

Yuna stared in wonder as Seto emerged out of the tent he and his brothers had set up for the night, a blush spreading across her cheeks and she suddenly felt overheated. She always knew that he had quite some muscle despite being so slim, but this was too much!

Seto, with his tall, slim frame, had the most delicious sculpted muscles. His arms were nicely toned, not too bulky like Rafael, but lethal in their hidden true strength. His abdomen was a hard washboard that had Yuna wanting to run her fingers aver it just so she could feel the muscles tense under her touch. His usually covered long legs were quite muscled, thought it didn't look like Seto had spent hours and hours in the gym. His wide shoulders had an elegant look to them as they supported the long neck that Yuna had oh so often nuzzled. And despite the lack of his traditional trench coat or slacks, he still looked every bit the CEO that he was.

Yuna had to gulp just so her throat wouldn't become the new driest desert. She had never seen Seto dressed in only a pair of light blue swim trunks that had a silver design of his loyal Blue-Eyes White Dragon on his left pant leg. The only other thing he had on was his locket with his brother's picture in it.

Seto, now in the trunks, couldn't help but wonder what his rival was thinking with the way she was blushing. He had to focus really really hard on not letting his little dragon from tenting in his boxers. He couldn't trust himself with not jumping Yuna when they go to the cave, where they will be alone, hidden from view ...

'Stop it! You're no helping yourself, Seto Kaiba! Have some self-control!'

It didn't help much.

Seto cleared his throat and offered his hand to Yuna. ''Shall we?''

Yuna blushed as she snapped back to attention. ''We shall.'' She said as she gave him her hand.

Seto smirked seductively as he took the smaller hand, bringing it to his lips and planting a miniature kiss on the knuckles, chuckling as it made Yuna's blush match her eyes. He spoke against the soft hand, his lips gently brushing against it. ''The, please, lead the way.''

With that, he intertwined their fingers and gently tugged her out of the camp area, until Yuna took over the leadership and led him towards the cave, their hands still locked in a gentle hold. He knew he was pushing his luck, but he couldn't help himself. And seeing as Yuna didn't mind the playful flirting, Seto had hope that when he finally has time to ask her out and really start flirting she will accept it just as well as she did the playfulness, if not better.

00000

Yuna couldn't believe that no one seemed to notice her and Seto leave the group and head for the cave. She couldn't believe that Pegasus didn't seem to know about the cave on one of the few islands he bought all over the world and used for vacation. She couldn't believe that Sky hadn't followed them. And she couldn't believe that she and Seto had held hands all the way to the cave.

The cave was really beautiful. It was cool and the water in it reflected on the smooth surface of the cave celling. The stalagmites an stalactites were littered randomly around the little cave, and Seto noticed something stuck in them. Upon closer inspection, he realized that they are fossils of different fishes and other sea creatures. Now knowing that the cave was extremely old, he looked to Yuna, only to see her gazing at the ceiling. He looked up, barely surpassing a gasp at what he saw. Precious stones. They resembled the night sky littered with stars in the dark cavern. The little light reflecting in the water made it look like the stones were shining like the stars. Seto could see rubies, sapphires, a few onyxes and emeralds.

There was even the pharaoh eye sapphire and one of the rarest stones, the Padparadscha sapphire!

Seto's eyes settled on the pair and he wondered how such rare precious gemstones were in this little cave. He had to admit that both would fit Yuna perfectly. The light pink Padparadscha sapphire changed to a color very close to Yuna's eyes and the ordinary one would complement her adorable blush perfectly. The pharaoh eye sapphire world probably fit Seto himself better, but if she wore it, it would be like Yuna belonged to Seto.

'Maybe I should buy one of each?'

Yuna went over to the place the two different sapphires were and touched them with a slightly trembling finger. She loved the stones. They were her favorites. The two were so different, yet the same stone, the same Al2O3. It was really magnificent what nature could do. And although the rubies (Al2O3:Cr) would really be her most favorite, sapphires were the next on her list. They reminded her of Seto, and she loved how rubies and sapphires went as good as the Padparadscha sapphire went with the pharaoh eye sapphire. She believed that she and Seto fit like that. They were different on the outside, but almost the same on the inside.

''How old is this place?'' Yuna was snapped out of her thoughts when her companion asked that question.

''Really, really old. Like about 17 000 years old, I think.''

Seto shook his head. ''And you know of this place through those dreams of yours, ha?'' It may have sounded like a question, but they both knew that it wasn't.

Yuna ignored the statement and just started putting on her diving gear. ''The water here isn't that deep so it'll be easy to get to the surface and you don't have to worry about the pressure change in your lungs.'' The goggles were in place.

Seto absentmindedly nodded, also putting on his gear. ''How much oxygenate do we have?''

Yuna shrugged as she took her air-filled snorkel and answered before putting it into her mouth. ''15 minutes. See you below the surface!'' And with that, the Duel Queen jumped into the shallow water.

Seto soon followed.

He almost gapped at the sight before him. The cave itself was beautiful, but under water it was magnificent! Fishes of all colors and shapes swam around, none disturbing each other. Different algae floated above the bottom, seemingly dancing in the waves. The sand was a beautiful mix of light grays and gold as it glittered on the floor, where all sorts of seashells and little crabs rested. The sun filtered into the shallow depths as the two rivals floated in place.

Seto saw a few starfish as well as some a bit bigger fishes swimming around. He blinked when one particularly curious fish swam up right in front of his nose and stared at him with its lidless big eyes. He blinked at it as it wiggled its fins before swimming around his head. It circled him a few times before it came back in front of his eyes again for another staring match. He chuckled at the curious, friendly little yellow fish, wondering what was so fascinating about him. The fish just circled him one more time before it pecked his nose and swam in the direction he had last seen Yuna in. He turned to his rival, only to stop in mesmerized amazement.

Yuna was surrounded by at the very least 20 fish, each different in either size or color. Some were swimming around her hair, which was floating freely around her head like a three-colored halo, others were staring at her while wiggling their fins for attention. And some were excitedly taking treats that Yuna had brought them directly from her delicate, slim fingers. Seto stopped from staring as he realized why Yuna had the little satchel with her - she kept the little breadcrumbs and other treats there. It also dawned on Seto how Yuna was so familiar with the cave and how the fish didn't seem afraid of her presence.

'Could it be that she has done this before?'

Seto didn't feel the need to wonder about that when he could observe his rival being so at peace after so much stress and drama. He doubted that he had ever seen her this peaceful in all the years he had known her and it made him wonder if he should buy Yuna a thank since she seemed to love fish so much. He decided against it since he didn't doubt that his life-loving rival was against taking the fishes out of their natural habitants.

Seto was snapped out his musings when he saw Yuna motioning for him to come closer. He did so and was surprised when Yuna put some of the obviously homemade treats into his bigger hands, her fingers brushing against his palm as she put it there. He resisted a blush and raised a questioning eyebrow at her. Yuna just showed him what to do and as he did so, a lot of the little fish came to his palm and ate out of it. Seto smiled behind his snorkel as his earlier yellow fish companion came to feed out of his hand. The little fish was sort of cute with its gigantic black eyes and vibrant yellow color. He saw Yuna putting a hand over her mouth, like she was trying to stop herself from giggling and it made him send her a playful glare.

But Seto was surprised how relaxed he felt. 'No wonder why Yuna likes doing this so much.' Just watching the beautiful underwater wildlife was relaxing and Seto found that almost all of the previous tension had left his body. It felt amazing to finally relax, even if only temporarily.

'Yuna was right, as always - I really needed to relax a little.'

Said girl smiled inwardly to herself as she saw Seto playfully nudge the little yellow fish, making it swim around him. She didn't regret bringing Seto to her secret underwater heaven, since seeing her childhood friend so at ease made her extremely happy. She knew that Seto was always busy, with KC and Mokuba, and now with Noah as well. She didn't doubt that it was tasking and a bit tiering, so she knew that her rival must be at the very least a little stressed.

'I hope this will help him a little.'

The two rivals continued like this for quite some time, playing with the fish or feeding them. Seto had the pleasure of Yuna showing him some of the oldest fossils that are still in their natural place, and he had the displeasure of having a crab pinch his little toe. Yuna had quite a laugh when her dignified rival jumped and whirled around to glare at the poor animal until it hid in the sand.

What surprised Seto was when Yuna took his hand and led him out of the cave, they came into deeper waters and were greeted by a family of dolphins. Seto had to smile as the youngest of the three babies nudged his rival playfully, and then the eldest maneuvered her onto its back and gave her a ride. He almost yelped as the father did the same to him and the mother and other two children expressed their mirth by jumping out of the water a few times. He had to hold on tight as the ''papa-dolphin'' did the same and he almost fell off. He heard Yuna giggling to his right and saw that she was getting the same treatment.

He smiled at her, even though she didn't see it.

After about 5 minutes of playing with the aquatic mammals, Yuna gave them a few tunas and the family swam off. They then returned to the cave, took off the gear and threw what was left of the treats to the fishes and then climbed out, Seto first so he could help Yuna out. She, however, wasn't done with him and she pulled him right back into the warm water and started dunking him as soon as he surfaced. Seto was bigger and stronger, so he soon freed himself and started tickling his rival, reducing her to a giggling mess as she tried to splash him away. It didn't help her much and she continued laughing as he mercilessly assaulted her sides.

Suddenly, Yuna found herself being pressed against the edge of the small cave 'pool' by strong hands as she breathlessly tried to get some air into her lungs. She stiffened as she saw how close Seto had came to her, their noses almost touching, their eyes locked on each other. Seto was breathing hard as he held his rival in place, suddenly realizing the position he had out them in. He, however didn't pull away. Instead, the two friendly rivals leaned in slowly towards each other, Yuna's eyes fluttering closed as Seto half-lidded his own. Their warm breaths mingled together as they paused, both wondering what was going on. They stopped there, standing like that for a moment, Yuna trapped between the cool stone and the warm body of the young CEO. The brunet couldn't hold his emotions back anymore and he leaned even closer to the girl he loved, molding their bodies together like puzzle pieces as his hands placed themselves at the Duel Queens hips, drawing her closer. Yuna's delicate hands slowly made their way up the board chest, her touch sending goosebumps through the male in front of her, just as his touch made a fire burn in her belly.

Their lips were a hairs breath away ...

'Just a little more ... ' Both rivals thought as they leaned the rest of the way ...

Just as their lips were about to touch ...

They heard a cracking sound and two small slightly round things fell at them, hitting their noses and falling down. They jerked away, looking down to see what had disturbed them, only to see the two gems that they had admired just half an hour ago resting snugly between Yuna's breasts. The Pharaoh Eye sapphire and the Padparadscha sapphire shined and changed color under the sunlight that was falling on the rivals and Yuna blushed as she realized in what kind of situation she was. She looked up at Seto, only to see him staring at her cleavage with no shame and a fascinated look on his face. Her blush got even worse and she was about to yell at him and call him a hentai when he looked up.

The two froze as their eyes met, not able to look away even as they gaze awkwardly at the other. Suddenly realizing what they were doing and where they are, Yuna and Seto both let go of the other, quickly turning their backs to each other.

Seto was slightly red in the face, but he was disappointed that those stupid stones had interrupted them when they were about to kiss damn it! He looked over his shoulder, seeing the tense back of his rival and wondering if he had scared her off with that stunt. He should have controlled his emotions better, and maybe Yuna wouldn't have been so freaked out by his actions then.

Just then Yuna looked over her own shoulder and their eyes met once again. Seto saw that Yuna's face was redder then even her eyes, and it made him realize that she was just embarrassed. He sighed in relief, but wondered if his love felt the same way about him.

Yuna, on the other hand, was wondering if the lack of rest and overwork had finally gotten to Seto and he didn't even realize what he was doing. It was a depressing thought, but she wasn't going to delude herself that Seto had the same feeling for her as she did for him.

A tense moment of silence fell over the small cave as Yuna carefully took out the two sapphires out of her swimsuit.

The tension, however, disappeared when they each got pinched by a crab and they jumped, slipping under the water again. When they resurfaced they both looked at each other and burst into genuine hearty laughter. Seto splashed Yuna and she returned the favor, starting a small Water War as competitive spirits and egos rose to match the other. They only stopped when they saw that the sun was directly overhead, indicating that it was indeed noon now.

Seto held out his hand for Yuna to help her get out of the water and she took it without hesitation. They collected their things and slowly made their way back to the group.

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Mana was the first to see the two rivals coming back to the rest of their party as Rafael docked the yacht. She waved to them excitedly, running up to them and telling Yuna all about her own little underwater adventure. Seto just walked beside the two friends, listening to Yuna's warm voice as she commented on all the things the Egyptian girl said. He soon spotted his little brothers, obviously having a victory dance at having beaten the other's sandcastle. It made him chuckle as Rebecca and Chris pouted, while Ryou chuckled at the two boys and Serenity tried to pacify the girls.

As soon as the rivals joined the group, Joey and Tristan exclaimed that they were hungry, therefore the preparation of lunch started. Tea and Serenity were making something together, while Yuna cooked alone, with the occasional help from , Mana, Mia (who had came with Roland, Fugata, Kimo and Crocquet while the rivals were playing around in the cave), Mai or Yugi. Mai and Ishizu ended up making the salad and Yugi, Mokuba and Noah prepared the big table that Seto and Rafael had put up. Amelda was making some strange salad dressing while Duke made some vegetable side dish.

Valon, Joey and Tristan were gathering more wood for the fire while Rebbeca and Chris helped the grandpas get the music going. Iona and Ceillia gathered all the things that they wouldn't be using that afternoon and Pegasus and Dartz put away the surfing gear. Mahad had went to their supplies truck and was getting them some water and juice with the help of the Ishtar twins. Bakura getting the extra glasses, and Ryou was closing and securing all the umbrellas so the wind wouldn't blow them away.

In a matter of half an hour almost everything was set and ready for lunch. Tea and Serenity boasted that they finished before Yuna, and Amelda had the gal to say that Yuna was far too slow. Seto had glared at the three girls, telling them that instead of doing nothing, they could go and put some real clothes, since the rest of them had dressed decently for the meal.

About 20 minutes later, everyone was seated and waited for Yuna, Mia and the bodyguards to serve it all. Tea and Serenity had already put out their bentos that they had made, but they ended up looking like poor appetizers when Yuna brought out the miso soup, roasted chicken breast with mushrooms and bechamel sauce and a Caesar salad with blue cheese dressing and tartar sauce, making Ameld's sauce, as well as Mai and Ishizu's salad look like a failed experiment.

Joey and Tristan almost choked three times with each dish, actually eating the salad for once, and Bakura finally saw why Kaiba liked Yuna's bentos so much. Arthur, who had heard from his old friend that the Queen of Games was an excellent cook, couldn't believe this food was from Earth. Ryou, who usually had great manners, almost pigged himself out, like Malik and Marik were already doing, and Ishizu was too lost in the beautiful taste to even scold them about it. Valon was fighting Mahad for one of the side dishes Yuna had served, and Rafael was glaring at the two younger Kaibas as they took as much food as they wished under the protection of the eldest. Yugi got himself a nice big piece and even helped Rebecca and Tea so they didn't lose their hands trying to get to the delicious food. Duke was playing jankeyan with Amelda, neither seeing Mana take the portion of the soup the two had been fighting over. Iona and Cecillia bumped each other every time they tried to go for the same thing, Pegasus easily fooling Odion into taking the wrong piece. Chris stole everything her grandpa or father put into their plates, making them frown at her but still let her have it. The employees had managed to get some food and were calmly eating, trying hard not to laugh. Mai was trying hard not to choke on her food as she watched the various bickering and Serenity was scolding her brother and his best friend about table manners. Solomon laughed every now and then, wondering how he had even managed to get to some of the food.

Seto was calmly eating his rivals incredible cooking as the two talked. They enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and the quiet music in the background. Just knowing that everything is fine in that moment, as well as their previous peaceful, relaxing morning, made them relax and enjoy the moment. Seto finally got all of the details of what happened when she and Yugi stayed back at Atlantis as well as what happened in the Wally of Lost Souls. The conversation was secretly listened in by all the others at the table, but the rivals knew and just ignored them. Rafael tried to get the Queen of Games into a conversation but the blue-eyed brunet's hold on her attention was too strong and he almost pouted. Amelda also tried to get the young CEO's attention, but she was as successful as her friend, and Tea and Serenity had no better luck.

Seto, however, paid attention to the Ishtar and Bakura twins as they and Mana retold them their encounter with he Orichalcos Soldiers, making Dartz and Amelda a bit fidgety while Valon complained that they weren't that tough.

''Oh yeah? Let's see you fight seven of those bloody things with two injured who couldn't run in the middle of the desert!'' Bakura yelled at the spiky haired brunet and the two almost started a food fight. After they were calmed down, Pegasus told them about the Three Legendary Dragons, with Yuna finishing the story as she told them about the Legendary Knights of Atlantis. Dartz, Iona and Arthur started exchanging information they had on the ancient city, asking Yuna this and that and asking Solomon and Ishizu for their opinion. Mahad also joined the discussion, and so did Bakura, surprisingly enough, but they knew that he absolutely loved treasure.

The fight for the desert was even worse than for the lunch, and Yun and Seto had to snatch up a few before they lost their fingers and hands in the others' rush for the different sweets. There were honeycakes, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, a big bowl of vanilla and chocolate pudding and three bowls of ice cream. There was also a fruit salad, but only Cecillia and Iona ate it.

As soon as they finished eating, Joey, Tristan, Duke and Valon tried to go back to messing around, but Mai and Tea dragged them back to help with the dishes. Yuna was forbidden from helping and so she just put in a few more pieces of wood into the fire. The younger ones went back to the beach, where they once again opened up the umbrellas. Ryou and Malik prepared the sand volleyball field as Bakura pumped up the ball.

However, before the game could begin, Yuna took out a CD and gave it to Duke and Joey. The two stared at the disk, wondering what it could be.

''What's that?'' Marik asked as he passed by.

''It's for the game they had started before we got stuck in the virtual world a week ago.''Yuna explained. ''It is the music to the song I wrote for a friend of mine a few years ago. The lyrics are inside the disk case. You can ask questions, but not Mahad, Mana, Pegasus, Mokuba or Yugi. I'll give you hints if you need them and you have half an hour. You can work with the others if you so wish.'' With that, YUna went away and laid on one of the towels, relaxing after the nice lunch.

''That's right! I almos' forgot 'bout that! Well, let's see!'' Joey exclaimed, putting in the disk and taking out the lyrics. The music started playing. First they heard the guitar, then the drums and the melody was quite catchy. It drew everyone's attention and they all gathered around the music player.

After the music finished, Duke pressed play again and they read the lyrics.

You think I've got it all

You think I've got it made well

How come my only friends are the ones I pay?

No one understands

What I would do to change my life for just one day

Don't say if I were you (say if I were you)

Or tell me what you'd do

Or things would be if

You were in my shoes

Cuz you're not me

You know what I need

And it's not another serenade

I get so tired of all the things you say

So give me what I want

If you only would

I'd gladly throw this all away

Don't say if I were you (say if I were you)

Or tell me what you'd do

Or things would be if

You were in my shoes (cuz you're not me)

Please take me as I am (take me as I am)

This isn't what I planned

But I don't expect that

You can understand

Cuz you're not me

I know you think you're bein' nice

But spare me all your lame advice

Time to play my hand and role the dice

Everybody's got their price

For far to long I've been denied

I'm makin' my move so just step aside

No one can say I never tried

To do everything to get back my pride

Hey, you were never me

Why can't you see

That you're not me (me, me, me, me, me, me, me)

Don't say if I were you (say if I were you)

Or tell me what you'd do (tell me what you'd do)

Or how things would be if

You were in my shoes (cuz you're not me)

Please help me if you can (help me if you can)

This isn't what I planned (this isn't what I planned)

But I don't expect that

You can understand

Cuz you're not me.

''Cool! This song's awesome! Now we just have to figure out who this is 'bout.'' Joey said excitedly and the read the first few rows again.

''You think I've got it all; You think I've got it made well; How come my only friends are the ones I pay? I guess this guy's rich.'' Joey commented, rubbing his head. Duke read over his shoulder, going over the facts in his head.

''And he's got quite the attitude, maybe even a really big ego?''

Mai joins in. ''He might be a bit standoffish, lonely even.''

Tea nodded. ''He probably is. What does it say next?''

Valon comes to stand on the other side of Joey, reading over his shoulder. ''No one understands; What I would do to change my life for just one day. He seems like a misunderstood fella to me. And he doesn't seem all that happy with his life.''

Bakura shakes his head. ''No, that's not it. It's probably more like he doesn't care all that much for his own life, so it's someone who is ready to sacrifice himself really easily. Someone who will recklessly do so if the situation called for it without even taking into consideration that there might be another alternative.''

''You think?'' Joey asked.

''If he sounds arrogant, it means he's got a lot of pride, so he can't be someone who would oh so easily give up. If so, even if his life was not a pleasant one, he wouldn't complain.''

''Okay, so he's arrogant, rich and prideful. Let's see what's next.'' Joey said as he looked down at the paper. ''Don't say if I were you (say if I were you); Or tell me what you'd do; Or things would be if; You were in my shoes; Cuz you're not me.''

''Well, he's obviously someone very easily irritated.'' Amelda grumbled, not being able to think off anything else. Besides, it was hard to think when one very handsome and hot SHIRTLESS Seto Kaiba was sitting idly and talking to Yuna under an umbrella as they ignored the others and looked out at the horizon.

'Man, is it hot here of is it just Seto KAIBA!'

''Yeah. And it sounds like he doesn't take bullshit from anyone.'' Marik commented, abandoning his book seeing as the song was rather interesting.

''No shit. It sounds like he doesn't like to be compared either.'' His twin mumbled next to the Thief King. It made the older one rise and eyebrow and shake his head. 'No wonder Kaiba tells Malik he's Bakura's boyfriend!'

''What else does it say?'' Serenity asks as she also leanes over her older brother's shoulder to get look at the nice, neat script, handwritten by the elegant Duel Queen. 'Wow! It's almost like calligraphy! Is this how she always writes?' ''Let's see. It says: You know what I need; And it's not another serenade; I get so tired of all the things you say. Hmm. It looks like he heard the same thing over and over again and it finally made him snap at someone because of it.''

Rafael thought all of this over. ''Could it be that people often tell him that he should look something over and move on with his life?''

Mokuba and Noah, who had been listening gasp as things become clear to them and they turn to Yuna, wondering just what the hell she was thinking writing something like that song. Yuna catches them staring at her with their mouths open and smiles to them placing a finger over her lips and spelling secret behind it. The others saw this, and all the males blushed, making Seto scowl viscously at them. They immediately look away and return to their task.

''So give me what I want; If you only would; I'd gladly throw this all away. Well, that was unexpected.'' Valon mumbled. ''If he wants something, can't he just get it with his power and money? Why would he throw it all away?''

''It's not always about material possessions, Valon!'' Mai scowled at him. ''Who knows what this guy went through! And it all depends on what it is that he wants. Not all things can be gotten if you just throw money at it!''

''Then what do you think this guy could possibly want?'' Tea asked, finally allowing others to see how frustrated she was over one silly song.

''A companion that will not judge him and will always be by his side. Its a bit too obvious, you know.'' Mai huffed as she crossed her arms across her chest, causing her breasts to puff up.

Everyones eyes widened as they think this over, not believing that they hadn't noticed it before. Joey and Valon stare at the paper in front of them, Duke slowly drawing back as some things start clicking. He still wasn't sure, but he had an idea of who it could be that the song was about.

''Don't say if I were you (say if I were you); Or tell me what you'd do; Or things would be if; You were in my shoes (cuz you're not me). Yeah, yeah yeah. We already went ove' that. It says next: Please take me as I am (take me as I am); This isn't what I planned; But I don't expect that; You can understand; Cuz you're not me.''

''See! I told you!'' Mai triumphantly exclaimed and Tea sweatdropped. ''Well, who is it then?''

''Yeah miss know-it-all! Who is it?'' Amelda bitched out. She was in a really bad mood, especially as it seemed that Seto only paid attention to Yuna, despite Amelda's various attempts at distracting him. She had bent over, fixed her upper bathing suit, asked if someone could put suncream on her back and downright exclaimed that her bra was getting undone.

Seto hadn't even twitched, and it made her really pissy.

It did, however, draw Valon's attention and he had offered to put suncream on her back and tie up her upper piece. She had whacked him over the head with an angry blush on her face, scowling as Seto didn't seem to react to that either.

Instead, the handsome CEO was rubbing suncream into the Game Queens back as they both blushed a red that matched the girl's eyes, making everyone envious. It turned into a massage and Yuna let out a little moan when the brunet hit a sore spot. Seto had to concentrate on breathing and keeping himself from getting aroused at the sound. All the other males were already drooling, and Tea, Serenity and Amelda had steam leaving from their ears at how jealous and pissed they were.

Mai, just like the rivals, ignored them and answered truthfully. ''I have an idea. But I'm not sure as I don't know just how many people Yuna knows.''

Bakura goes over to Joey and snatches the paper from his numb fingers and read the next part. ''I know you think you're bein' nice; But spare me all your lame advice. Hmm. I like this guy. Straight to business and not at all naive! Wait! It can't be ... Can it?'' The albino looks over to the reincarnated Pharaoh and starts cackling, freaking almost everyone out. He gives Joey the paper back and goes to eat some of the leftover sweets.

''Bakura?'' Malik called after the Thief.

''I'm done. I know who it is, but I'm not telling. I want to see how much it'll take you all to get it.''

''Jerk!''

''Pussy!''

''I hate him when he's like that!'' Malik grumbles to the other albino as the gentle boy nervously chuckles.

''Can you at least give us a hint, Kura?'' Ruoy yelled after his brother.

Bakura didn't stop or turn to face him. ''It's more obvious than you think!'' Was all the answer they got. Marik's eyebrow twitched.

''He's doing that only to annoy us, isn't he?''

Mana chuckled as she walked pass the group. ''Yep!'' She went over to give her master and the others the smoothies she made.

''How are they doing?'' Mahad asked as he drank some of his sister's famous smoothies. Mana simply made the best ones.

The apprentice took a sip of her own drink before answering. ''The Kaiba brothers figured it out. Mai and Duke seem close to getting it and Bakura knows.''

''How is it taking them so long?! It's so obvious!'' The long haired brunet shakes his head.

''Really?'' Ishizu asks. ''Maybe they just don't know her all that well.''

''Ishizu, the characteristics of this individual are so obvious that they should have figure it out by the fifth verse!''

''Yeah.'' Mana nodded. ''And besides, they know him almost as long as she does, except not as well as she does.'' She waves them goodbye as she makes her way to the two rivals to give them a smoothie as well.

''Is it about that song, Mahad?'' Solomon asks after taking a sip. ''Dear stars! This is wonderful!''

''Yes, it is about that song. And Mana makes the best smoothies that I have ever tried.'' Mahad said, pride evident in his voice.

''Will someone please tell me about whom the song is about!?'' Ishizu finally exclaimed, fuming.

''Isis, relax and take a sip and I'll tell you.'' Her boyfriend tried to pacify her, but the Egyptian woman refused to budge, so Mahad leaned in to her ear and whispered the answer. Ishizu Isis Ishtar's eyes went as wide as saucers and she immediately drank the whole glass of the tasty smoothie and just buried her flaming face in her hands. She couldn't believe that she couldn't figure out such an obvious thing when the Tomb Robber got it on his own.

Yuna watched them all from the corner of her eyes and she had to surpass a smile at how silly they were over one song, and its obvious answer.

''Let me see. What does it say next?'' Marik said as he leaned over Joey's shoulder while Duke walked over to one of the chairs and got lost in his own thoughts. He knew that he was missing something, but for the life of him he couldn't figure out what.

''Time to play my hand and role the dice; Everybody's got their price. That's strange. It seems that this guy is both a duelist and a Dungeon Dice Monsters player.'' The older Ishtar twin commented. Duke's emerald eyes widened.

''I think I got it!''

Everyone looked over to him. ''You did?'' Joey asked.

''Yeah. I'll tell you later, okay?'' The dice master said excitedly, making the others even more curious.

''Sure... And it seems the guy is quite cynical in his views on people.''

''Maybe he's a businessman?'' Malik offered.

Rafael huffed. This was sounding dangerously similar to a brunet that was hogging a certain red-eyed girl's attention.

''Maybe ... Let's see. Next is: For far to long I've been denied; I'm makin' my move so just step aside; No one can say I never tried; To do everything to get back my pride. Hey, this sounds familiar.''

''I know right?'' The raven haired teen said as he grinned at the blond. 'It's just like me! I play both Duel Monsters and Dungeon Dice Monsters, and I once made a fool of myself. Ever since, I wanted to fix it all and leave a better impression on Yuna. Maybe I had succeeded without even knowing! I can't wait to tell her and see her face!'

'This reminds me suspiciously of either Pegasus' case or Marik and Malik's case during DK and Battle City. Maybe its for one of them?' Joey thought. 'But why is pride mentioned so many times?'

''Well, what does it say next? We already knew that this guy is quite prideful, so the only new thing we get from this is that he made a mistake or lost and so he tried to fix it ever since...'' The blond female stopped in the middle of her sentence. ''Could it be ...? Of course! Who else! I can't believe it took me so long to figure it out! I am so dumb!'' Mai laughed to herself as she slowly made her way to the Queen of Games, informing her of her answer. When the others saw Yuna smile and nod, they wondered what Mai saw that was so obvious.

Judging from Kaiba's curious face, he hadn't heard the answer.

''Well, the next part goes like this: Hey, you were never me; Why can't you see; That you're not me (me, me, me, me, me, me, me); Don't say if I were you (say if I were you); Or tell me what you'd do (tell me what you'd do); Or how things would be if; You were in my shoes (cuz you're not me); Please help me if you can (help me if you can); This isn't what I planned (this isn't what I planned). This isn't helping at all!'' Valon exclaimed. ''We already know all of this!''

Serenity ignore him and finished the last two verses. ''But I don't expect that; You can understand; Cuz you're not me. Well, this guy obviously thinks that no one understands him.''

Joey rubs his head, almost ready to give up but his curiosity wouldn't allow him. ''Okay, what do we know about the guy? Hey, Ryou! Where're you goin'?'' The blond duelist called after the younger albino.

Ryou didn't stop, but he turned as he answered over his should. ''Sorry, guys, but I figured it out and I am afraid that I can't help you!''

''No fair!'' He was ignore and he just pouted. ''So, what do we have on this guy.''

''Ummm ... He's rich, proud, arrogant ... He's lonely and would easily give his life should it be needed... He's got a cynical view on the world and is probably a businessman. He goes straight to the heart of the matter and is not naive ... He wants a companion that will not judge him and he's sick of being compared to others. He doesn't like it when people say what they'd do in his place and is easily annoyed ... He's a duelist and plays DD Monsters ... Ummm ... He's tired of listening to the same thing all the times ... He's got an attitude and an ego ... He's standoffish, reckless and he's misunderstood. He won't complain and won't give up easily. He won't take anyones bullshit and he would throw all he has away, materially speaking, for the person he cares for. He tried to make up for something and get back his pride. I think that's it.'' Serenity listed, a confused frown on her face. ''I don't think I know of anyone with these characteristics.''

''Think a bit harder, sweet Serenity.'' Duke urged. ''He's obviously closer than we think!''

''Maybe we should ask for some hints?'' Tristan finally speaks up. ''Rich, proud, arrogant... Cynical businessman... Bold, yet lonely... Duelist yet plays other games... Well, shit! I can't believe-! Could I be right?'' He mumbles to himself.

''What are you mumbling about, mate?'' Valon asks as he heard the spiked brunet speak something.

''I think I know the right question we could ask Yuna to figure this out.''

''Really? Well, let's go!''

''Maybe we should first list off the characteristics to see if we got it correct. Just in case.'' Rafael offered. He couldn't, for the life of him, figure out why this song seemed to fit only one person he knew. But he was absolutely sure that it wasn't about him! He hoped it wasn't.

''Yun', we got some theories that we would like ta try out regardin' who t'is song is 'bout!'' Joey said as he and Valon dragged Tristan over to the rivals. Duke practically skipped over to the Archaeological Wonder, making her rise a questioning eyebrow at him. Seto glared at the game designer, but Duke didn't seem to notice. The others came to hear what the group had thought up, Bakura and Mai looking exceptionally excited to hear what the 'idiots' put together.

Serenity listed off the characteristics as Joey read the lyrics and Valon explained them. Malika and Marik narrowed it all down to Duke, Pegasus, Dartz, Rafael, Bakura, themselves and Anubis, making all those who knew for whom the song was for to just stare at them like they were crazy.

''Wait! Why you guys and Bakura? The last time I checked, you ween't all that rich!'' Tea exclaimed.

''It's because we own one of the Millennium Items. They're worth more than some companies today, and many kingdoms in the ancient times.'' Marik explained. However, Yuna corrected him that he and Malik don't own the Rod and the two pouted, but didn't say anything.

Yuna sighed. ''So, why did you chose this group?''

''Well, they're all rich, arrogant in their own right and somewhat businessmen, so we figured that they're the best contestants.'' Valon said, thought he himself felt like something was missing here.

''What about the music?''

''What do you mean? We're no professionals to think about music and such! What's music got to do with this?!'' Yuna glared at the redhead, trying not to snap at her. It just wasn't worth it.

''It helps you decide the close age of the person and their style, or even personality. If it were Pegasus, Anubis or Dartz, it would be something a bit more flamboyant or something with too much accessories. If it were Rafael, it would be a bit more hard rock or maybe even jazz or bluezz. And for Bakura would be something like from an action movie or something from our homeland-''

''Then I was right! It is about me!'' Duke cut in.

Seto glared at the rude raven-haired teen and Mokuba snickered under his breath at how hopeful he sounded as he exclaimed that. Noah just rolled his eyes.

''Actually, it could have easily been any guy that is our friend from childhood that you don't know, but you do know this guy. And I'm sorry to tell you that it's not you, Duke. Sorry.'' Yugi said with a shrug and now everyone was staring at the exotic lyrics writer.

''Oh come on! It's not that hard!'' Yuna exclaimed. She spread her legs in the proud dueling stance, straightened to her full high and arrogantly looked down her nose as she confidently titled her chin up. She sang the words in a deep voice, obviously trying to make it sound like a male's voice.

''I know you think you're bein' nice

But spare me all your lame advice''

She practically sneered the words, making it quite obvious to Tristan that he was right at who he thought the song was about and it dawned on the Ishtar twins.

''Time to play my hand and role the dice

Everybody's got their price''

At this she gestured at all around her with her eyes, the usually warm crimson depths now holding a familiar iciness in them that they were used from a different pair of eyes. Rafael, Dartz and Valon got it.

''For far to long I've been denied

I'm makin' my move so just step aside''

She made a elegant, glorious sweeping gesture with her arm, making it look as flamboyant and arrogant, stepping closer to them. Joey frowned at the familiar gesture. Rebecca almost smacked herself over her head for not figuring it out sooner.

''No one can say I never tried

To do everything to get back my pride''

She put a fist over her chest and then swept it in front of her, then back, making it look like she was insulted that anyone would think that she didn't do all she could.

When Yuna straightened and saw that some of them were still looking t her in confusion, she gave up. Instead, she gave each male to sing the lyrics to the music. Bakura downright refused, but was roped into it by a pair of green puppy dog eyes of one very sweet Mana, making Yuna chuckle at the smitten albino.

Bakura sounded like a vampire.

Ryou sounded like he was singing a candy commercial.

Tristan couldn't get the slightly higher notes.

Odion couldn't coordinate with the music.

Malik sounded like Britney Spears, but it wasn't a wanted effect.

Marik was waaay off cord.

Yugi's voice was too high.

Mokuba and Noah were too young for the song's tone.

Joey made the song sound silly, and thus pissed Yuna off.

Valon couldn't pronounce the words correctly.

Rafael sounded a bit too stiff while singing.

Mahad made the song sound like a lullaby.

Pegasus made it too flamboyant.

It didn't suite Duke at all.

Dartz made it sound like a cat was coughing up a hairball.

Solomon, Ironheart and Arthur were too old for the song's fast beat.

Roland and Kimo couldn't hit the low notes clearly.

Fugata sounded too weak for the song.

Croquet's voice was too gruff.

It was finally Seto's turn. He looked really uncomfortable at the thought of making a fool of himself in front of everyone. He wasn't much of a singer, or at least he didn't see himself as a singer. But he had never backed down from a challenge and he wasn't about to start now! His pride took over his nervousness and he scanned the lyrics as the music began. He took a deep breath, preparing himself and opened his mouth, letting the words out ...

Yuna smiled as she finally heard how her most favorite song should sound. She knew that it would fit her rival like a glove, but she never thought that she will get a chance to hear it sang by her standoffish, slightly shy friend. She loved the way his baritone voice easily matched the music, letting the song's real potential of becoming an instant hit finally come out to the surface.

Yuna crossed her arms and for once enjoyed her work.

Noah and Mokuba couldn't believe that their brother could sing so nicely. Sure, practice was needed, but seeing as he was singing for the first time in his life, Seto was doing an amazing job! And if they thought that the song fit him before, ow that he was singing it it seemed like no one else could sing this song but him.

Serenity, Tea and Amelda couldn't help but stare at the CEO like he was a sex idol, which annoyed Yuna quite a bit. The guys were busy envying the blue-eyed brunet to notice how Yuna fumed at the other girls' obvious lust fro Seto. Ishizu, Mana and Mai had to admit that the handsome Ice Prince seemed even more so when singing. Cecillia smiled at the close relationship that allowed Yuna to write the song, and Pegasus wondered why Kaiba-boy didn't go into the music industry. The rest could just stare at the multi-talented teen.

When Seto finished, he hadn't expected to see such a bright smile on his rivals heart-shaped face, or to get a round of applause. He saw his brother smiling at him, and Noah just shook his had in mock defeat. The mutt was staring at him and Duke and Rafael were scowling. Ishizu had an exasperated look on her face (she couldn't believe that he could do even this!) while Mahad just shrugged.

''That was so cool!'' Tea squealed before Yuna could say something to her rival. The bubbly brunette went over to the brunet CEO and attached herself to his left arm. Seto stiffened and sneered at the girl, but Amelda soon joined her on his right arm. ''Yeah. Sexy, too!'' She purred, making Kaiba's stomach churn in disgust. Just as he was going to tell them to fuck off so he could actually hear what his rival thought, he saw Yuna walking away from him. The sight shocked everyone who really knew her and Seto started to panic. Without thinking of what he was doing, he all but punched the clinging girls and ran after his rival, not minding how it looked in that moment. All he knew was that the sight of Yuna's back walking away from him made a disturbingly sick and unpleasantly familiar feeling of despair and sadness to form in his stomach. He had no idea from where that feeling came from, but he just wanted to make it disappear.

Yuna barely made it seven meters away from her rival, completely ignoring how childish or silly she seemed in her jealousy fit over Seto's attention being on two girls instead of her, when she gasped at the feeling of the familiar, strong, lean arms wrapping themselves around her and drawing her into the equally familiar, lean and strong chest of her rival, a.k.a. secret love. Yuna barely turned around before she was squashed into the broad chest and she felt the rapid heart beat under the smooth skin she felt only a couple of hours ago when they were messing around in the cave.

Seto buried his nose into the girl's hair, inhaling her sweet scent and mumbling apologies, for what he didn't know, and just holding her tightly against his chest. Yuna sighed and rested her head against her rival's chest, lightly returning the hug, and Seto smiled down at her. He still wondered in shock as to why Yuna reacted like that, until he realized that it had something to do with Tea and Amelda.

'It couldn't be ... Could it? Is she ... Jealous?' He thought hopefully. He just had to know!

''What was that all about?''

Yuna sighed, knowing that she would have to answer her friend sooner or later. ''I just got annoyed with the way they were acting, nothing else.''

Seto smirked and hmmed. She had fell right into his trap, something that rarely happened to the instinct-driven girl. ''Oh, and why is that?'' He asked innocently. The red-eyed teen just pouted, not wanting to say it. The smirk on the CEO's lips could have broken his face. ''Were you, perchance, jealous?'' He made sure that his voice didn't betray his delight at the possibility, since he knew that it would rise unwanted questions.

She didn't deny it. ''I guess that I'm just used to always having your attention ... '' Yuna breathed under her breath, making the CEO chuckle since he could hear her at the close proximity.

''Believe me, you wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that attention, MY Queen of Games.''

Yuna blushed tomato-red at the possessive tone her rival's voice took at the possessive pronoun and how he emphasized it. She was probably just too hopeful, but that doesn't mean that she won't enjoy it. She chuckled at her rival's words. ''I guess you're right.''

Seto snorted. ''Of course I'm right. I'm always right!''

Yuna broke out in cheery laughter at the arrogant reply, making her rival smile at having succeeded in doing so. When the Duel Queen calmed down, the two started making their way to the group, but not before Seto placed his left hand around Yuna's waist, at the small of her back, and smirked at the reaction he got. The group gawked at his bold move and Yuna just blushed, not moving away and slightly leaning on her arrogant, smug Card Prince.

''I'm guessing everyone now knows for whom the song was written?'' She asked as soon as they were within the group, Seto still not letting go of her. He figured that since he advanced a little in the last week, why not openly flirt until Yuna tells him to stop.

'After all,' he thought. 'I am trying to see how she feels about me and make her mine.'

The others nodded dumbly to answer Yuna's question and she smiled. ''Then I guess we can begin the volleyball game.''

Amelda's POV

I still can't believe what I saw not long ago.

We were divided in two teams: boys and girls.

On my team, it was me, Tea, Mai, Yuna, Rebecca, Mana, Ishizu, Serenity, Chris, a reluctant Mia, Iona and Cecillia.

On Seto's team were Bakura, Malik, Marik, Rafael, Joey, Tristan, Duke, Yugi, Valon, Odion, Mahad and a grumpy Seto himself. Mokuba and Noah are going to referee, while Pegasus and Dartz are the official judges. Roland and Fugata had agreed to go after the ball should it leave the field and the three grandfathers returned to their game of chess.

The first serve had been decided. It was Seto's serve. I am deeply annoyed that I had caused us to lose the first point as well as the serve. It's all because Yuna always let me try to sabotage her by stepping aside from where I had declared the ball mine. Seto hits really, really hard when he's in competitive mode! I still have a headache and I don't doubt that I'll have a nice bump forming on my forehead the next morning.

We are four points behind the guys and it's really pitiful. The points were mostly made by Seto, Bakura or Malik, who turned out to be great at volleyball. Some were made by Mahad and the Mutt, and one was made by the pointy-haired guy. On our team, it was mostly myself, and Yuna, who made the points. Yuna had been the reason we got as many points as we have, her reflexes fast and her serves merciless and unanswerable. Seto had managed to answer one of them, then Tea hit it just the right way for it to be perfectly set up for Marik to slam the ball into Serenity. Both she and the ball fell to the ground and that's when Yuna's serve was ended.

What really annoyed me was how Seto didn't seem to look anywhere but at the ball or my love rival #1. It was unbelievable how the two of them managed to make a simple volleyball game into a clash of egos. Before we knew it, they were the ones hitting the ball on either side, and that's when Yuna put us in the lead just as some of the players got tired and the game ended with us being two points ahead.

And then ,we all almost fainted from shock.

Seto had grabbed up the dignified reincarnated Pharaoh, sling her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and ran for the sea, dumping her in the lukewarm water and laughing his head off. Seconds later, he was drawn under water as well and a triumphant Yuna surfaced with a shit-eating grin. We stared shamelessly as Seto pounced at his rival, trying to dunk her under, but Yuna was faster and always just out of his reach. They laughter echoed on the beach as they chased and splashed each other.

I almost didn't even see Mana run for the water and an enraged and strangely wet Bakura chasing after her, soon followed by the excited younger Kaibas. Mana shrieked as the albino finally grabbed her in the shallows and did the same as the handsome CEO had done to his rival, only Mana clung to him and they both fell under as he stumbled. Mokuba and Noah joined their brother in trying to catch the elusive Duelist, but when all three launched for her, they just ended up with face-fulls of salty water.

As I was distracted, I didn't notice Valon creep up behind me until it was too late. I shriek as he swipes me off my feet in a princess hold and rushes into water. I yell at him threats of castration and beheading all the way, but he just laughed and jumped into the deeper part of the the shallows.

Normal POV

Soon, everyone else ran into the waters, and Marik and Ryou brought out the water balloons,a whole Water War II starting where it was every man for himself. But as Joey and Mai teamed up with Serenity and Tristan, and Bakura, Mana and Malik joined forces, teams were formed.

And the favorite target were the Duel Queen and her Card Prince.

Yuna and Seto stood back to back, each of their hands had two filled water balloons and more then seven empty ones, as well as some tucked in Seto's pockets or Yuna's satchel, ready to be filled. The others had all surrounded them, but the ever fateful Mahad, as well as the loyal little brothers of the rivals, had succeeded in taking away a little of the attention the two gamers were attracting. Yuna and Seto attacked with earnest whoever came close to them. They swiftly threw the filled balloons, quickly filled with sea water the empty ones and then threw those, too. With how precise the were, most of their friends were drenched like rats, either from slipping when they were hit in the face or because they were hit too many times.

Solomon chuckled as he watched his granddaughter and her rival whip everyones' asses in their childish game. He was relived when Yuna had took Seto away from the group, since he knew the brunet wouldn't relax with the others, and that they came back with huge grins. The eldest Mouto was glad that Seto seemed to finally relax after that, even if only slightly. And to see him engage in something like this ...

''That granddaughter of yours is quite special.'' Iona commented as she came back with some of the leftover fruit salad and sat beside her father in law. Ironheart was once again trying to win a game of chess against Solomon, but the elderly Mouto was a rather tough opponent.

''You don't even know the half of it!'' Dartz grunted, not really minding it anymore. The reincarnated Pharaoh was everything she was rumored to be and there was no way for her to ever change that personality of hers. ''How is it that they don't realize that she only has limited time here?''

Solomon stiffened.

''What do you mean?'' Arthur asked, not understanding his old friend's reaction.

Dartz takes a banana from his wife's salad and answers casually, ''It's her destiny to return the Pharaoh's soul to its final resting place.'', before putting the piece of fruit into his mouth.

''But ... Yuna's soul is the Pharaoh's!'' Pegasus, having overheard the conversation from is place nearby, puts in. ''How can she return it if it's hers now?''

''Exactly.'' Solomon mumbles as everyone turns to him. ''Yuna and the Pharaoh have the same soul, and therefore when the time is right, if Yuna has to return the soul ... Yuna will no longer be. The Pharaoh's soul will be where it should be, but Yuna will ...'' A choked off sob was all the old man could get out.

''What?'' Iona asks, not really understanding. Arthur didn't seem all that convinced that he understood, either. Cecillia, who was beside Pegasus was just as confused as her new friend.

''The Pharao's and Yuna's soul is the same one. When the Pharaoh's soul crosses to the afterlife, Yuna will no longer exist, either. Her body might become and empty vessel or it might die, but the Queen of Games will no longer be in it. Yuna will be dead.'' Dartz says, not feeling all that good for saying it, especially when the day was so good.

''No ... '' Cecillia was the only one to manage to say anything as they turn in the direction of the crimson-eyed girl's laughter. ''No ...''

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Unaware of the somber mood that had fell over the group who hadn't joined their game, the teens and young adults played for hours until sunset finally made them pause. They all left the water to dry off and watched the sunset together. Ishizu wasn't the only one leaning against her loved one. Mai was resting lightly against Joey, who was blushing and trying not to look at her cleavage that was now in plain sight. Serenity was bumping elbows with Tristan, both a bit shy about their feelings although they really really liked each other. Mana had all but sat in Bakura's lap when the Thief King plopped down his butt on a towel, and Bakura's only problem with the arrangement was Malik and Ryou's snickering, and Mahad's glare. He didn't want a lecture from him!

Bakura turned his gaze in the direction of the reincarnated rivals, only to see that Yuna was in front of Seto, leaning in his body as he all but spooned her, resting her head on his shoulder as they gazed out at the water. The CEO's arms were around her waist and he was resting his head in Yuna's hair. They were whispering something to each other, even as one of Yuna's hands came to where Seto's was and they intertwined their fingers without even realizing it. Yuna's other hand went to the nape of Seto's head and she massaged it and played with the brown locks there absentmindedly. The smiles on their faces were the biggest Bakura had ever saw from them and he hid a smile of his own. He knew a few things about the Pharaoh and High Priest, but not as much as he should. What he did know was that the High Priest-turned-Pharaoh had promised to find his younger cousin in another life.

'He found him, and now they can have the relationship they had wanted.'

Bakura almost jumped out of skin at the thought. 'What the? Where did that come from?' Bakura didn't know what made him think that, but it felt right to see those two, always side by side or clashing competitively. But he didn't know why he supported their relationship so much. After all, even when he had the tiniest little crush on the Duel Queen, he had been rutting for them to get together.

''What're you thinking 'bout, Bakura?'' Mana asked as she saw that her 'pillow' was absentmindedly tracing circles on her tights. It caused her to blush, but she ignored it.

''Hm? Oh, nothing. Just let my mind wander.''

Just then, Pegasus came to the group. ''Come on, kids. Go change and we'll start the fire. We can roast some marshmallows.''

Joey and Tristan cheered louder than Mokuba. Chris, Rebecca and Noah did, and ran off to get into their clothes. Bakura only then noticed that it was already past sundown, yet the two rivals were still not moving from their position until Duke called them. The two blushed and slowly parted, still companionably close as they made their way to the tents.

''Interesting.'' He mumbled with a smirk. ''Let's see what chaos I can cause with this ...''

Ryou was very worried about his older twin as Bakura made his way to their tent, laughing like an evil maniac all the way.