Breathe everyone breathe, and say thank you to Mana's Madness for her brilliant idea. I give you a thousand cookies for not making me turn to another site for posting. Right, I do not own Yugioh, Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield, Come down to me by Saving Jane, and Blow by Ke$ha, enjoy! [YUGI, YAMI, and ATEM]
Chapter 2
"SURPRISE!" all of his friends shouted as he entered the room with his mates.
"Wow, I totally did not see this coming!" Yugi said in what he tried to make into a surprised, not sarcastic, voice. He didn't even half succeed.
"Ow!" Yugi said rubbing his head from where Atem had just smacked him.
"Act more surprised next time." He whispered.
"I was acting surprised." Yugi said hopping onto the white alabaster stone banister and sliding down it. Yami caught him at the bottom of it.
"Off of your sugar high?" Jou asked as soon as Yami put him down.
"Yes." Yugi said grinning.
"By the way, Mira came." Jou added.
"Shoot. How's Kaiba land?" Yugi grimaced before grinning broadly and asking him a question.
"Where did you and Ryou put the keys?" Jou asked handing him some punch.
"In the Power Supply room." Yugi said taking a drink of it and moving away from his mate.
"Classy, very classy." Jou said shaking his head.
"Yugi, happy birthday!" Mira said grinning and handing him a present.
"Mira, thanks." Yugi said handing his drink to Jou and taking the present form her. He ripped open the wrapping paper and opened the box. He closed it just as quickly, and put on a fake smile.
"So, what do you think?" she asked.
"It's a lovely gift, thank you." Yugi said shoving it under his arm and taking his drink back from Jou.
"Do you like it?" she asked.
"Like it? I love it." Yugi said very convincingly.
"Make, sure you put it to good use." She said walking away smiling.
"Oh, I will." He said less convincingly.
"What did she get you?" Jou asked.
Yugi handed him the present. He opened it and took in the gift inside. Inside the box Mira had given him was a book for the 10,000 best ways to kill a vampire without getting caught.
"Oh, very nice." Jou said closing it.
"Think Kaiba might want it?" Yugi asked.
"No, Seto doesn't need any more ideas when it comes to Seth. Give it to Akeifa." Jou suggested.
"Oh, good idea." Yugi said taking another drink of his punch. He took the box from Jou and made his way over to the werewolf.
"Yugi, happy birthday." Mana said stopping him halfway to his target.
"Oh, here you take this, and I'll take that." Yugi said handing her Mira's present and his empty cup, so he could take her present. Mana opened the box as he ripped open her present.
"Who gave you this?" Mana asked looking at the gift inside.
"Mira, but I must say, I like your gift more." Yugi said looking at the 20 packs of duel monster cards.
"I thought you might; let me know if you get any doubles, okay?" Mana said giving him a hug and handing him back his gift.
"I will, thanks." Yugi said returning it awkwardly. He disentangled himself from her and made his way over to Akeifa without anymore distractions.
"Akeifa, here, take this book. I have no use for it, but you might get some ideas." Yugi said handing him Mira's gift.
"Who gave you this?" Akeifa asked looking at the front cover art appreciatively.
"Mira, shh." Yugi said placing a finger on his lips.
"She still doesn't know?" Bakura asked looking across the room at the girl they were talking about.
"Not a clue." Yugi said looking in the same direction as Bakura.
"When do you think she'll find out?" Akeifa asked stowing the book away in his inside jacket pocket.
"Oh, around the same time that my sister does." Yugi said.
"Did you hear what she switched her profession to?" Bakura asked.
"Yes, archeology." Yugi said looking away from her.
"I hear that the same professor who taught your sister is teaching her." Akeifa said looking down at him.
"Well, he is the best." Yugi said looking at his feet before back up at him.
"You do know that your fairytale happiness is going to come crashing down at the end of the summer, right?" Bakura asked.
"No, I won't allow her to take this happiness away from me." Yugi said gritting his teeth.
"I don't believe she'll be asking for your opinion when the time comes. She'll do what she feels is best for her baby brother, your happiness be damned." Akeifa said before taking a drink of his punch.
"Oh Kami, I hope not." Yugi said shaking his head before walking away.
He walked over to Atem, where he sat down beside him at one of the tables lining the ballroom. He grasped Atem's hand and just held it rubbing his thumb in circles into the back of his hand. He did it absentmindedly as he worked to keep his mind blank, and free of any thoughts concerning his sister. Atem's prescence beside him helped, a lot.
"Something wrong?" Atem asked.
"Huh?" Yugi asked even though he had heard the question just fine.
"Is something wrong, Yugi?" Atem asked.
"No." Yugi said biting his lip and getting up walking away again, reluctantly releasing Atem's hand as he moved.
Are you sure?
Yes, I'm sure.
Yugi closed his eyes briefly, before walking to the far end of the ballroom. He opened the doors, and walked out onto the terrace. He stood out there looking up at the stars, trying to get his emotions in order. It was his 17th birthday, he was supposed to be happy, but with his sister's arrival looming closer, he was starting to lose his emotional control. He closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples in counterclockwise circles.
There was nothing wrong, she'd understand. After a little time had passed she would see how happy he was, and she'd understand. Oh, who was he kidding? She was never going to stop hating them long enough to understand, let alone see that he was happy. Akeifa was right, she'd do what she thought was right, his happiness be damned. He breathed out, rubbing his arms, even though he wasn't cold.
"Yugi, what's wrong?" Atem asked wrapping his arms around him. Yugi leaned back into him.
"Nothing." Yugi said back.
"You're lying." Atem whispered in his ear.
"Nothing, that you can control or stop from happening." Yugi finished.
"Try me." he said.
Yugi turned around and cupped his face with his hand. He leaned up towards him, and was about to place his lips upon his, but saw a shadow move slightly out of the corner of his eye. Yugi pulled his hand away, and moved away from Atem, taking his hand instead.
"Later." He simply said pulling him back into the party. Yugi let go of his hand and moved to mingle with Ryou and Malik.
"What's up with you?" Malik asked.
"Mira, she's keeping a close eye on me." Yugi said.
Yugi's acting strange, Habibi.
"Did she just ruin a moment between you and one of your mates?" Ryou asked.
What do you mean, Lover?
"Yes, yes she did." Yugi said sighing.
He was going to kiss me out on the terrace, but then just pulled away.
"You think your sister put her up to it?" Malik asked dropping his voice as Seth passed them.
It's not the first time he's pulled out of a kiss.
"I have no doubt about it." Yugi said looking over to Mira who had her eyes glued to him.
Yeah, out of, not away from. And another thing, there is something on his mind that he's not telling us about, or I should say, something he's keeping off his mind.
"I think you need Atem and Yami's gift to cheer you up." Ryou said grinning.
Probably his sister or something related to her. Don't pressure him about it, he'll tell us when he's ready.
"You know what it is?" Yugi asked frowning.
Alright.
"Yeah, I'll go get them." Malik said walking off towards Yami.
"Spill." Yugi said looking at Ryou.
"Uh uh, but I will tell you, that you're going to freak." Ryou responded shaking his head.
"Hmm, we'll see." Yugi said as Yami smirked in his direction.
Grab your guests Yugi, we're going out to the garden.
Why?
Come on.
Is my gift fireworks?
Ha ha ha, come and see.
Yugi sighed before attracting everyone's attention and asking them to take a stroll with him out into the garden. Most of the guests grinned, only a few wore puzzled looks, Yugi included, as he ran to catch up with his mates at the head of the line. Atem covered his eyes with a familiar black cloth, blocking out his vision.
"Come on you two, why is my gift out in the garden? It's not something lame like a fountain or bench dedicated to me, is it?" Yugi asked as they led him through the warm summer night air.
"Oh dang, there goes that idea Atem." Yami said seriously.
"I know, looks like we have to get him a different gift for his golden birthday." Atem said back just as seriously.
"Oh, please tell me this is a joke." Yugi begged.
"See for yourself." Atem whispered as he took off his blindfold.
Yugi's jaw dropped. Was he really looking at what he thought he was looking at? His mouth flapped as he tried to form words, even though nothing was coming out. He pointed at it looked up at Atem and Yami, and then back at his gift. Atem and Yami were laughing at his reaction to their gift.
"It's mine?" Yugi finally asked.
"All yours, to use whenever you like." Yami said still chuckling at his reaction.
"Oh Kami, this is way better than sex!" Yugi shouted completely forgetting about Mira's presence as he ran towards it.
"SEX!?" she screamed.
"Uh yeah, do you see this thing?" Yugi asked looking back at her.
"You don't mean to say you guys have actually had sex, do you?" Mira asked.
"At least once a week. Oh Kami, best gift ever!" Yugi shouted running around the gift taking it all in.
"WHAT?!" she screeched.
"Oh, I love it!" Yugi said running back at his mates and tackling them to the ground with a hug.
"We're glad." Yami said grinning broadly.
"Yugi, what exactly are you three?" she asked in a deadly calm voice.
"We're mates, do you have a problem with that?" Atem asked.
"No, but his sister might." Mira said her eyes narrowing.
"You wouldn't?" Yugi asked his eyes enlarging with fear.
"No, I'll let you tell her." Mira said making Yugi breath out in relief.
"Happy birthday Yugi, and sorry about the gift." She said turning to leave.
"Mira, why don't you stay?" Yugi requested getting off of Atem and Yami.
"No, I think it's best if I leave." Mira said before walking through his crowd of friends and disappearing.
"Hey, Yugi, why don't we break this gift in?" Malik asked grinning.
"Oh, you're on." Yugi said grinning back.
"I've got my deck all ready." Malik said taking it out.
"Yugi?" Atem asked handing him his deck. He took it grinning.
"Let's duel." Yugi said as he ran to one of the sides of the dueling arena that Atem and Yami had gotten him, Malik going to the other side. Truly, it was the best gift ever, and for once, he wasn't going to worry about the cost that such a gift would cost. He was happy with just excepting it, and having fun.
Yugi spent the rest of the party dueling opponent after opponent. Even Mahad challenged him, and Yugi took great pleasure in defeating him with his Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl. Kaiba and Rebecca were his biggest challenges though. The three of them had been playing the game for ages, so they knew every strategy ever created. He still beat them though, Rebecca with his Kuriboh, and Kaiba with his Black Luster Soldier. He was done after that, completely dueled out.
"No, no, I'm hungry, come on let's eat." Yugi said leading them back inside.
"You're talking about cake right? Not actual food?" Ryou asked.
"Is there any other kind?" Yugi asked smirking before running back inside the ballroom.
"Go get the entrées Yami." Atem said as soon as they walked into the ballroom.
"Okay." He said walking off.
"Atem might have a slight problem with those." Jou said grinning.
"Why?" Ryou asked.
"Because Penny and I were in charge of the food. We told them to make a cake, and that's all we told them to make." Jou said grinning. Yugi, Ryou and Malik laughed as Penny came over to join them.
"Here you go Yugi, happy birthday!" Penny said handing him a gift.
"Oh, thanks Penny." He said opening it to see that she had gotten him the complete series of A Series of Unfortunate Events.
"So, what do you think?" she asked.
"Oh, I love it! Thank you, Penny!" Yugi said giving her a hug.
"You're welcome. Ready for your birthday song?" Penny asked.
"I've been waiting for it all day." Yugi said grinning.
Atem, there are no entrées.
Well, what is there?
A cake, and that's it.
Better than nothing, bring it up.
Okay.
Yugi laughed slightly, as he waited for Yami to come back with the cake. He couldn't wait to see what his friends thought up of this time. Last year they had made him a cake in the shape of a dueling card, the year before that it was a Kuriboh. He couldn't wait to see what it was this time.
The lights in the ballroom suddenly dimmed as the cake was brought in. Yugi gave off a loose chuckle, and shook his head. The cake was completely golden, and there was a giant one and a giant seven. If he didn't know better, he would say that the cake was layered too. Helping Yami roll the cake in was his Grandpa. Yugi gave a squeal of joy as he went running to the old man, enveloping him in a hug.
"Ha ha, happy birthday Yugi." he said returning the hug.
"Thanks Grandpa." Yugi said releasing him.
"Here, something I think you'll be needing." Grandpa said handing him a bag.
"Oh, and what is this?" Yugi asked opening the bag and taking out the tissue paper. His face became a bright red, as he looked down into the bag. Lingerie costumes, his Grandpa had gotten him lingerie costumes.
"So what do you think?" he asked.
"I think your mind is dirtier than theirs." Yugi said jerking his thumb at his mates.
"Well, I'll take that as a compliment, considering I'm younger." Grandpa said before making his way over to Malik, Ryou, and Penny. Yugi shook his head, and closed the bag.
"What did he get you?" Atem asked as Yami took the bag from him.
"Ah, nothing!" Yugi said as he tried to grab the bag from him. Yami merely disappeared only to show up on the other side of the ballroom.
It's costume lingerie, Atem. Oh, this is going to be fun.
What kind of costumes?
We'll explore the bag of goodies later, and privately.
Fine with me.
Kill me, kill me now.
"Okay, Yugi, candles are lit." Jou called from near the cake.
Ooo, cake! Yugi went running off towards him.
He's so easily distracted by sweets.
It's one of the things I like about him.
You best like singing more real quick, get over here, the both of you.
Coming Beautiful.
"Alright, are we all ready?" Jou asked hopping onto a table.
"Birthday boy is in position!" Malik said.
"Everyone is ready to sing!" Ryou said.
"Let's do this!" Jou said.
"A one, a two, a one, two, three…" Jou counted down.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR YUGI, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" everyone sung, well screamed would probably be the better word, but hey that's what he loved about his friends, they never did anything halfway.
Yugi took a deep breath and blew out all of his candles in one breath. Everyone clapped before they started dishing out cake. It seemed there was actually a secret to the cake. The ONE was spiked with FBR-18, while the SEVEN was just plain double chocolate cake. Yugi laughed and congratulated Penny on her ingenuity, earning an offended look from Jou.
Penny was quick to point out that it was actually Jou's idea, not hers. This earned many surprised reallys around the room. Jou defended himself by saying he was sometimes brilliant. To which everyone agreed, that yes, Jou was indeed, sometimes brilliant. Jou huffed and stomped over to the other side of the ballroom, and took a seat away from everyone. Kaiba smirked as he went over and sat next to him, and spent the next 20 minutes trying to cheer him up.
Yugi laughed as he took some frosting and smeared it across Atem's and Yami's noses. They tried to get him back by throwing cake at him, but accidently ended up hitting Marik and Seth as Yugi had ducked. This started an all out food fight, and by the end of it, you couldn't tell which cake was which. Yugi laughed as he wiped cake off of Atem's face.
Soon after everyone's faces were clean of cake, not their clothes, but their faces, someone turned on some music. Yugi gasped as he dragged Yami out to dance to Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield with him. He had fun teaching Yami how to dance dirty, since neither of his vampires really didn't know how. Not to Unwritten, no that was a fun song, but to Blow by Ke$ha. Soon the songs slowed down, and Atem drew him away from Yami and danced the Waltz with him to Come down to me by Saving Jane. He wasn't the only once dancing the female part of the Waltz though, Ryou, Malik, and Jou were being forced into the submissive role too. Yugi smiled up at Atem as he twirled him around the ballroom.
This has been one of the best birthdays ever, thank you.
You're welcome, Yugi.
Line is so you know I'm talking now and not Yugi. Ra, your solution was so simple, it made me feel like an imbecile for not thinking of it myself. [shakes head] Right, thank you to everyone who have/are favorited/following this story. Also, thanks to everyone who reviewed Guest and User alike. Also, thanks for your ideas. Please review! Midnight ;p