:Hi people! Sorry it's been so long! My boyfriend made me take an extra long break since I typed a lot and I had to obey because I don't want him to worry! By the way, to everyone who answered the little color thing. Yes, it was the royal's EYES! *gives hugs and cookies to all who answered right*, I hope you all enjoy this chapter!

"Yes!" Joey yelled, jumping out of his seat and pumping a fist in the air in happiness. His friends won! He knew they could do it! After all, why wouldn't they win? His friends were the best, and he knew that they wouldn't lose to anyone! He looked next to him at Seto, who was staring at the screen in shock. In your face, royal man! He stuck his tongue out at the adviser, before the brown headed guy turned toward him and he sucked in his tongue before he noticed.

"That was..." Seto breathed out, amazed at what he had just seen. "Interesting..." He didn't know Yugi would actually try, nor did he think that any of his friends would either. Why did Yugi try? Is it because he didn't want to fail the school semester? No, it can't be. With the anger and rage he had seen toward the prince, he would think that Yugi didn't care about failing if it could avoid being alone with Atemu. So, what sparked a will to try?

"I have to go congratulate them!" Joey spoke loudly, a bright smile on his face as he turned to the door and dashed in that direction. He rushed to the door, taking hold of the knob in his hand, and opened it. Or, he tried to at least. Joey jumped in surprise as he heard a loud banging noise next to him, the sound of something slamming itself onto metal. He looked to the side of him, seeing a hand to the side of him, stopping the door from opening. He turned around, his eyes widening when he saw Seto towering over him with his eyes narrowed and a small smile on his face. Joey felt his face heat up, what did this guy want?

"Do you..." Seto began, a slight chuckle in his voice. "Even know where you're going?" Joey blinked in confusion, huh? That was a good question, did he? He would think you would just meet them at the end of their races, but then again that was three races he would have to visit though. Joey looked down, now feeling his face burn in embarrassment, he shook his head mutely.

Seto chuckled at the blond boy, he really did act like a puppy. Right now, Joey acted like a puppy who knew he was in trouble and didn't know how to respond. The pout, the little shake of the head, this boy seemed so innocent...But he had quite the fire in him. Arguing with him before, it made Seto a bit angered to know that this blond had an annoying side to him, but it was charming in a sense. After all, everyone has their bad side.

"Thought so." Seto stood straight up, removing his hand from the door and reaching to the other side of Joey. He took hold of the knob, gesturing for Joey to move before he opened the door. Seto allowed a small smirk to appear on his face as he gestured to the door, as if he was allowing a lady through it. "After you, Joey."

Joey blushed at this, the way his name just flew off the mans tongue. It sounded sweet and yet menacing at the same time, and it wasn't even in a bad way! He darted his eyes back and forth, trying to figure out a way for his face to cool down. The only way he thought of was water, but that meant walking away and that would just make him look weird. He sighed, walking through the door and forcing himself not to look behind himself. Joey walked down the stairs as he heard the door shut, he breathed deeply through his nose, hoping that his face would now calm down. He let out a small yell as he felt a sudden grip on his hand, he jerked his head around to see, again, Seto. Joey looked down at his hand, feeling his face get even warmer at what he saw. The damn royal was holding his hand!

"U-Uh.." Joey stuttered out. "W-What are y-" He felt the hand squeeze his tighter. Seto's face showed a small smile as he walked to Joey's side and just began to gently pull him along.

"Come." He spoke, for the first time in a normal and, in a sense, happy tone. "We need to meet the winners at Pegasus' house..." Seto trailed off, or was it a office? No, it looked like a full fledged house, but he could just be really weird and call it an office. He felt a pull come the hand he was holding, a small one, but a pull none the less.

"Well, come on then." Joey pouted, not enjoying how they were just standing there. He could think about how his heart was going 100 miles an hour and his face turning into an oven later! He needed to go congratulate his friends! Seto smiled at him and nodded in response, gripping the hand tighter and pulling him along more.

"Very well."

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Pegasus smiled as he watched his winners and royal guests enter his house, making their way to his office. All of them looked charming together, well, all the ones that decided to come quickly. The only two pairs that came so far had been the two girls and Bakura and Malik. He narrowed his eyes as he watched the pairings start to talk amongst each other. Where, oh, where were the other couples?

"Does anyone happen to know the whereabouts of Yugi and the prince?" Pegasus questioned, a hand on his chin in thought. He knew that Seto and Joey were to come as well, but he wasn't worried about them as much. Seto could take care of Joey plenty and get here when he needed. The prince and Yugi though...Atemu would have a field day trying to get Yugi to come along with him.

Bakura's eyes widened, Yugi won? That's surprising...but not really, the threat Pegasus made would have surely put a spark in Yugi's shoes. He gasped as he felt a weight suddenly latch onto his shoulder. He looked down, seeing Malik cuddle up to him like a cat.

"Will you get the frig off me?!" Bakura demanded, his face now having a slight pink spreading amongst it. Why did the royal have to be so clingy?! No wait, why did the royal have to so clingy to him?! The damn guy should know he didn't even like him! He couldn't like him, he was a royal who was both annoying and just plain weird!

Malik looked up at him, his violet eyes shining in the room. He tilted his head in confusion. Why did Bakura always act like he didn't like him? Bakura didn't like him in the way he wanted him to yet, he was sure. But there was no way he didn't like him just a little bit, Malik was never observant but he did notice every time Bakura would blush around him. Like now, for example.

"Malik," Mana spoke, an amused smile on her face. "Must you be so clingy to the poor boy?" Malik pouted while Bakura let out a loud 'Thank you!' for someone finally noticing how touchy the guy was with him. Anzu giggled, acquiring Mana's attention in a split second.

"I think it's cute." Anzu commented, giggling more. "He seems to really really like you, Bakura." She rose a hand to her lips, trying to stop her giggling as she held onto the roses in her arms. Bakura blushed more and turned his head the other way, Malik just simply smiled and squeezed his arm tighter. It was funny! Bakura, the one who acted the cruelest in her little group, was being embarrassed by a little blond royal, it was funny and cute to boot!

"It is cute..." Mana said, a blush coming onto her cheeks as she placed her hands behind her back. Sorry, Bakura. She whispered in her mind, but if it makes Anzu happy, she wasn't going to stop Malik. Anzu was just so cute when she giggled! It was like cute little bells ringing when she giggled, so adorable!

"I do like Bakura," Malik said proudly, looking at Bakura, noticing how the boy had turned his head back around to look at him. He captured his eyes with his own. "I like him a lot." he added with a whisper, finding it charming when Bakura's face evolved from a slight pink to a bright red.

Bakura looked away again, noting how innocent the royal looked at that moment. How the hell does someone make their eyes sparkle like that and their voice go so silent but still loud enough for only him to hear?! Did royalty go to school for crap like that?! It would explain a lot in his opinion! All royals had that strange as holy hell ability to control their voices, wait a minute what was he saying? Malik wasn't even a real royal...But he's here as a royal, it counts...in a weird messed up kind of way.

Pegasus sighed, waiting patiently for the final pair to come through the door. Thankfully, the pair came soon. Just not quietly. The door opened with a slam, and a high pitched yell that could come from no one but Yugi erupted throughout the building. Great, what had happened with those two now?

"Put me down, you infuriating royal scumbag!"

"So, you're coming up with new nicknames now?"

"I don't need to come up with them, I can practically read them off you! It's so simple to come up nicknames for stupid royals like you!"

"Back to stupid royal, I see."

"Put me down!"

The five people in the room stared at the entrance to the office with either an amused look or a surprised look. Put me down? What was Yugi talking about now? What was Atemu doing this time? Atemu couldn't be doing something else Yugi hated, could he? The five knew the answer to this within a second. Yes, yes he could be. They watched as the door flew open and revealed Atemu carrying Yugi over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. Okay, now they know why he was pissed.

Yugi yelled and thrashed his legs around, beating on the back of the stupid prince's back. The idiot didn't have to carry him! After the fireworks had lit off, he had yelled at Atemu for kissing him, the royal had winked at him, again! And then he had said that they needed to go to Pegasus' place, but Yugi didn't want to go. He wanted to go to his dorm and rest, he was dead tired from the stupid race!

"Sorry if we're late," Atemu spoke calmly, despite the fact he had a thrashing and yelling teen on his shoulder. "Yugi didn't want to come along, so I decided to carry him." He cringed when he felt a harsh punch on his spine. God, the beautiful boy had quite the swing. He knew he was going to get hurt if he carried him, but Yugi looked like he wanted to leave, so what else was he going to do? Atemu didn't want to knock him out and then force him to come, that wouldn't score him any points for the bet at all! But then again, was carrying him getting him any either?

"It is fine." Pegasus spoke, a chuckle erupting from his lips. "Now we need to wait for the final pair." He looked to the clock in the room, waiting quietly and patiently as he counted down the seconds of how long it's taking the final couple to get here. He wasn't on a tight schedule, he just wanted to get this over with so the winners could rest. All of the poor racers looked tired, perhaps he should have cut out the car part. He had designed that car himself, so he would think it would be simple and fun to use. But if anything, it looked like it scared the holy heck out of his students. Maybe he should make them drive helicopters in the next race...

Atemu nodded, placing a thrashing Yugi onto the floor with much difficulty. Yugi landed on the floor, glaring up at the prince before he straightened out his clothes and crossed his arms. To Atemu, he looked like an angered child, but he was a cute one. He knew he was getting somewhere with Yugi, he knew he wasn't close, but he had advanced a level in Yugi's heart and it was obvious that he had. The way Yugi had stared at him was obvious to anyone, he had been in awe of him. He didn't know why he was, but he wasn't going to question it. To have such a beautiful person stare at him like that was such a heart warmer. If only Yugi would look at him like that all the time...

"Yugi!" Malik yelled happily, shocking everyone in the room. He unlatched himself from Bakura, who internally thanked every god that existed or was thought to have existed at that moment. He ran over to Yugi, jumping toward him and wrapping his arms around Yugi's neck and pulling him into a friendly hug. Atemu and Bakura watched this, their eyes now widened and their mouths slightly gaped in shock.

"Congratulations!" Malik laughed, happy to see his other new friend. Yugi chuckled awkwardly and wrapped his arms around Malik's back, returning the hug. Yugi wasn't ashamed to admit it, he liked Malik. He was one of the fun royals and he seemed to be really friendly. But, if he had to choose his favorite royal? It would be a tie between Malik and Mana. The two royals that acted normal and fun around him.

"Oh come on," Yugi chuckled. "It was just a simple race." Malik kept laughing as he nodded. Yeah it was a simple race, a simple extreme one! Sure, he thought that Bakura did the race more handsomely, but Yugi probably looked cool as he raced too! He was happy for Yugi for winning, but he was also happy for Atemu, he could have a private lunch with his little obsession. Malik opened his eyes to see Atemu standing right next to Yugi, and with the meanest glare in the history of the universe...Directed at him. Malik flinched in fright, what the hell was wrong with him?!

Atemu couldn't help feeling anger toward his friend. How dare he touch his prince of the sun?! Didn't he have his own interest to cling onto?! Why must he be all touchy with Yugi?! Sure, Malik was always known to be touchy with his friends, but he didn't have to be like that toward Yugi! He had to calm down, take deep breathes Atemu, this is no way a Pharaoh-to-be should act. No getting jealous, Yugi reacted to your advances with a blush on his cheek and stuttering, he's reacting to Malik's hug as if he were a friend. He closed his eyes, reopening them and instead of glaring, showed a small menacing smile to Malik, warning him to let go of Yugi.

"Sorry..." Malik whispered, letting go of Yugi. Yugi pouted, sorry for what? He didn't do anything wrong, all he did was hug him. Is it wrong to hug friends? He took a glance to the side of him, oh that's right. He was there. Yugi smirked mentally, he could have some fun with this. He wouldn't mind seeing a royal angry for a moment or two.

Yugi reached forward, placing his arms now around Malik's neck instead of his back, he pulled him into a hug. Bakura and Atemu let out a weird gasp from their lips, the girls were watching this in the background, just being amused by the whole show. Pegasus was just watching the clock boringly. Malik felt a slight blush come onto his cheek, he didn't like Yugi that way, but Yugi was still quite good looking so, how could he not blush?

"Y-Yugi?" Malik stuttered out, confused all of a sudden. Yugi held him tighter, his eyes closed in what looked liked a peaceful expression. Malik had to wonder, was Yugi okay? Did Atemu do something bad again? He was really confused, why was Yugi hugging him?

"What're you sorry for?" Yugi asked, faking a pained tone. "I didn't want you to let go, I was cold." Malik blinked in shock, his face heating up more. Okay, please tell me Yugi is joking! Malik pleaded in his mind, he liked Bakura more than anything, so why was Yugi making him react like this? His voice, it had to be his voice, it had dropped an octave and took a soothing, seductive tone. Could Yugi be an actor?

Yugi opened his eyes, trying not to laugh at his acting. God, this was weird and yet so funny! He turned his gaze to Bakura, who seemed to be glaring at him. Huh, is Bakura mad at him? Wait, could he be jealous?! Yugi blinked in shock and looked at Bakura, catching his eyes. The white haired boy narrowed his eyes at him, probably not even knowing he was doing so. Yugi rolled his eyes at him and mouthed out the sentence 'I don't like him.'

Bakura couldn't help feeling relieved at that sentence...But why? He looked down, why was he relieved that Yugi didn't like Malik? What did that mean? He had felt angered for some reason when he saw Malik hug Yugi and when Yugi hugged Malik, he got even more angry. God, what was with him today? The weird feeling in his stomach had come back, it had to be the tuna.

"Atemu was..." Malik responded, trying to keep his voice steady. Yugi pulled back, narrowing his eyes at him.

"Oh?" Yugi said in mock surprise. "The prince shouldn't worry about me, nor should he get mad at you." Atemu glared at his prince of the sun, okay he was confused! Did Yugi like Malik?! What was going on here and why did he want to kill his best friend all of a sudden? Oh, wait. He knew why he wanted to, because Yugi was all over him!

Yugi could almost feel the anger coming off Atemu, god the royal was so easy to rile up. He let go of Malik, sighing and placing his hands in his pockets. He turned his eyes to Atemu, who at the moment, looked like he was ready to bash someone's head in, quite the appearance of an intimidating Pharaoh indeed.

"Will you calm down?" Yugi spoke blankly, narrowing his eyes at the prince. "I was just playing, so will you stop thinking of ways to kill Malik?" Atemu's eyes widened, huh? He was just playing? He blinked in confusion at his little interest as he looked down at him.

"Huh?" He breathed out in shock. Yugi groaned, removing his hands from his pockets and crossing his arms. Yugi didn't know why he needed to stop his show so early, he was just having fun. But, he didn't want Malik to get hurt and especially not from a love struck prince...Love struck...Oh that's right...The prince acted in love with him, that's why he reacted like that...

"Don't do that, Yugi!" Malik cried out, catching said boy's attention "You had me so confused for a minute there!" He pouted at his small non-royal friend. He really had confused him, and it was all an act? This kid had to be an expert actor then! Yugi nodded his head in apology, Malik took a deep breath. He felt his face calm down, he walked to Bakura, who seemed to be a little bit on edge...Had he gotten jealous too?

"'Kura?" Malik poked him in the chest, gaining Bakura's attention. Bakura narrowed his eyes at the royal, what did he want now? Malik blinked in shock and smiled, Bakura looked like he had just recovered from a surprising experience. Maybe, just maybe Bakura had a thing for him after all. He felt a warmth explode in his heart, yes! 'Kura might like him! He jumped forward, copying the actions he had done with Yugi to Bakura instead.

"H-Hey!" Bakura yelled, shocked by the sudden tackle. "Don't latch onto me!" He felt his face heat up again, god dang it not this again! Atemu and Yugi watched this from the side, Yugi sighed and pointed at the odd pair.

"See?" Yugi said, hoping to get through the prince's thick skull. "He likes Bakura, so stop glaring daggers at him. I know you were." He spoke calmly, as if speaking to a small child. Atemu looked down at him, he couldn't help but notice that Yugi was talking to him as if they were on friendly terms. Just minutes ago he had been yelling and screaming, now he was talking calmly to him. He had to be making more progress.

"Alright..." Atemu felt a blush come onto his cheeks, he looked at Yugi. Taking in all of his beautiful features again, he felt his heart swell up and rose his hand to brush a stray bang away from Yugi's face, placing it back to the side where it helped shape his lovely face. "Just...Don't do that again without telling me first, okay?"

Yugi sighed, neglecting to notice the small pink color crawling across his cheeks. He nodded, closing his eyes and not taking in how he had just allowed Atemu to touch his hair...Wait..Huh? Yugi's eyes shot open and the calm expression flew off his face as it shifted into an embarrassed, angered expression.

"Why the hell do I need your permission?!" Yugi screamed. "You don't own me!" What did the royal think he was doing, saying that he needed to tell him first before he hugged anyone?! The stupid smug royal!

Atemu cringed, and he was doing so well at first. He looked away, feeling embarrassed now. Yugi didn't need his permission, it just felt like it was the right thing to say. And Yugi hadn't argued at first, so how was he supposed to know that he shouldn't have said that? He wasn't a person who could look into the future!

"It's quite lively in here..." A voice erupted from the now open door, no one had noticed it nor had they heard it...Yugi had been too loud. Anzu rose an eyebrow and Mana simply smugly smiled as they viewed the two entering. Seto and Joey had entered, holding hands!

"Aw!" Mana couldn't help yelling. "Look at the cute couple!" The two blushed, separating from each other instantly.

Joey looked down, thankful for the fact that they separated finally. Seto had been holding his hand so tight he thought it was going to break. Not to mention did he feel odd from him holding it, why was he reacting so much?! The guy was weird, and he had a high and all mighty aura around him...But he was also a flirt...Joey still couldn't forgive him for calling him a dog though.

Had to ruin it, didn't you Mana? Seto told himself, sighing as he looked around and saw the other pairs there. Malik was in a one-sided embrace with Bakura, Anzu and Mana were standing side by side next to each other, Yugi was yelling at Atemu, and Pegasus was standing behind his desk as if he didn't care what was going on. In anyone's point of view, this would have been a very comical sight. He looked to Joey, whose face seemed to refuse to turn back into a normal color. He was glad he could have an impact on the cutie, but he was still confused on how he felt. Surely, he didn't like Joey that much...

"Well, now that all of you are here." Pegasus spoke, clapping his hands together. "First allow me to congratulate you three." He gestured to the three winners with a smile. " But now, let us now talk about the prizes that were promised." Yugi and Bakura let out a loud groan, while Anzu and Joey simply blushed at the statement. The royals had no reaction to this, they knew how to keep a straight face.

"Now, all of the lunches shall be placed on different days." Pegasus continued. "I will inform you when it is your day, and you will be told where you shall be served." He smiled at the pairs in front of him. They all looked quite good together. "I hope you all enjoy your prizes, because I am sure the royals will." The royals couldn't help but blush at that, Pegasus mentally smirked. Hopefully, the royals weren't thinking dirty, but if they were, then oh well.

"Now I should think that all of you are quite tired from a long day, so." Pegasus smiled warmly at the four pairs.

"I wish you all a good night."

:And yay! Chapter 19 done! This is going to be so weird to plan because I've never dealt with a time line longer than like 2 weeks XD. But wish me luck! Please review!: