To Want Love

P.S. I know it has been a long time since I posted a chapter on here. Well here is chapter Seventeen. Places remember to thank Darth for her great work as always. I well also be posting all the way to chapter nineteen as my thank you to all of you that waited. Oh and one last this I do now have a yahoo account and am part of the little_Dragon group. I well be posting all of the chapters to this story up there. Those in little_Dragon look forward to getting the newest of chapters as soon as I fine out how to do so. Well I hope you enjoy.

Chapter Seventeen: Dance, Dance

A week had passed since Yugi had heard the story of how Jou ended up in the house. It had been a long week, though, since Yugi had spent it trying to avoid running into Yami as much as he could. The human really needed the time to himself as he tried to make up his mind about if he wanted to become Yami’s mate or not.

Even though the week had been straining, that did not mean that nothing had happened to make the time pass. Jou and Seto had been working hard to get ready for their mating show that was going to take place that night. Because of the big event, the house had been getting a lot of guests, of which many seemed to be friends and only one or two were actually family. One of the first guests arrive had been Seto’s younger brother, named Mokuba. The young demon and Jou got a long right away, much to Seto’s happiness. But with Yugi’s thoughts constantly on the nearing mating show, the human was also thinking about what Yami had asked of him a lot more than he would have wanted to, especially since he was still unable to make up his mind.

‘Yami is a great guy and many would simply love to have him as their life mate’, Yugi thought for what seemed like the hundredth time that week. ‘But do I love him? Do I want to be his life mate?’

Even though Yugi tried to stay away from Yami, the two would still see each other. Yugi knew that it hurt Yami when Yugi didn’t seem to want to be around the demon. But Yugi also knew that Yami understood that Yugi’s behaviour was brought out by his indecisiveness. Because of this Yami did not pressure Yugi to spend time with him and the time they did spend together was very little. Most of the time Yami would simply tell Yugi of recent events in the house, like who was coming to the mating show. One of the few exceptions had been when Yami had told Yugi where his room was in case Yugi needed to find him for one reason or other. But, usually when the two ran into each other they did not say much if anything to each other.

That day Yugi had stayed inside his room so that he could help Jou get ready for the mating show. The two humans had made an agreement of the time Jou would arrive into Yugi’s room. Jou was actually due to arrive soon and Yugi was getting nervous. The thing was, Yugi didn’t really know what was going to happen during the mating show, so he had no idea how he was supposed to help Jou.

Just as Yugi was thinking about that, the door of the room opened and Yugi looked into that direction to see no other enter than the blond he had just been thinking about. As soon as Jou had stepped into the room he started to speak: “Hey, how are things going Yugi?”

The question had Yugi once again thinking of his own inability to make up his mind about mating Yami and he felt saddened again. Jou noticed Yugi’s bad mood instantly and spoke out in a comforting tone of voice: “That bad huh. Have you given any thought to becoming Yami’s mate at all?”

“Of course I have”, Yugi insisted desperately. “But, even though I keep asking myself what I want I just can’t make up my mind. Yami is nice and I know most demons wouldn’t have given me the choice he gave me but I just can’t decide.” Feeling ashamed and feeling like a child for not making his decision, Yugi looked down at the carpeted floor.

There was a thoughtful silence before Jou answered: “Well, maybe the mating show tonight will help you out.” The blond smiled in his typical happy manner. “Seto once told me that sometimes when demons have a hard time on deciding if they want to be mated or not, they attend a mating show and it helps them. To mate or not to mate, one way or the other they make up their mind a lot more easier after seeing someone else become mated.” The blond shrugged his shoulders, like Yugi had asked him a question. “I don’t know how that really works but Seto said that you would have to see it to understand it.” Yugi finally looked up at the blond to see that he was blushing. “Seto is so smart”, Jou said softly. “I’m lucky to have him.”

Yugi found himself smiling slightly at the happiness Jou was displaying so openly but he actually gave some serious thought to the things the blond had said. It might actually do Yugi some good to see a real mating show; Yugi was going to do just that. But first he would have to help Jou get ready for the mating show or there would be no show to go see.

“Okay”, Yugi started, curling his mouth into a stronger smile. “I don’t know what I am feeling right now but if you think that watching the mating show will help then I will do it.” Yugi did not have to force his smile anymore when Jou grinned at him widely. “But first we need to get you ready. I want to know a few things at first, though. I’ve been wondering for quite some time now what exactly happens in the mating show and how I can help you exactly. It might actually be useful information later on.” Now it was Yugi’s turn to blush. “You know, just in case I do decide to get mated.”

Not commenting, Jou just looked at Yugi for a moment before smiling and starting: “Well, the thing I need help with is putting on the clothing for tonight and as for what a happens during the mating...” The blond frowned briefly as he thought about his answer. “A mating show is just that, a show. It’s been the same for thousands of years, from the times of the first demons. It symbolises the key aspects of demons’ mating, according to Seto.” Jou looked at Yugi in a questioning manner, to see if the other human was following. Yugi smiled and nodded his head in understanding and Jou continued: “The first aspect is love. I dance to show how I feel about Seto. The better I do and the more he likes then the more we love each other.

“Then comes the second aspect: security. That’s when Seto is going to fight against an opponent, another demon or something else, to show how strong he is and how he will keep me from harm.” A giddy smile spread on Jou’s face then, a clear sign that the next part was probably the one he was looking forward to the most. “The last part will be the dance of love, which we dance together with each other. It symbolises union, the last part of the mating show. Seeing the last part is the thing that is said to help a demon make up their mind.”

When Jou was finished with the explanation, he set down a bundle of clothing that Yugi just realized the blond had been holding the whole time during their conversation. Yugi took the clothes from Jou as the blond started pulling off his shirt in order to change. Yugi glanced down at the clothes in his hands, not wanting to be as rude as to stare at his friend while he undressed.

The bundle was light on Yugi’s hands and the human realized that there was not very much fabric, so that ruled out the possibility of the clothing containing any kind of a robe or cape. It was probably a good thing, since such an outfit would be difficult to dance in. The outfit was made of the smoothest silk Yugi had ever come across and on top of the bundle of clothing there rested a long scarf. The scarf was soft blue and the rest of the outfit was deep blue and golden and the both colors suited Jou’s hair perfectly in Yugi’s opinion.

Yugi did not get to make any more analysis on the clothing when Jou pointed out that he was ready to put the clothes on. Without any further delay the two started on getting Jou into the outfit and ready for the mating show. Yugi also noticed why Jou needed help butting the clothes on. The clothes had many parts in them that needed to be fastened by another person since all the binds were located on the back. Jou would also need help in taking the outfit off if he did not want to tear it and Yugi was not naïve enough to think that the blond would not get all the help that he needed from Seto.

Later that same night Yugi had ended up in a big room. The room was where the mating show was going to take place. There was a very large and round table in the middle of the room. There were chairs set around the tables, or which some had been placed on top of platforms of various heights. Yugi was sitting in on of the higher ones, right next to Yami and also a couple of other demons. One of the demons Yugi recognized to be Marik while the other one was not someone Yugi remembered meeting. But, even without knowing who the other demon was, Yugi knew that he must have been the last of the four masters of the house. All the other seats in the room were taken as well, and the room was full of demons that were all were waiting for the show to begin.

All at once all the lights in the room went out at once. Immediately afterwards the lights came back on, only to focus completely on the table in the middle. Jou was now standing in the middle of the table, dressed up in the clothing Yugi had helped the blond dress in. The deep blue really looked good on Jou, the golden trims of the outfit shimmering softly as they reflected light.

A couple of moments passed before a soft melody started to play in the room. At the moment the music started Jou began to dance around. Yugi watched in awe as his friend moved to the beat of the song, moving in such a delicate manner that Yugi had not thought the tough blond capable of it. The dance was beautiful, full of love and skill. All too soon in Yugi’s opinion the music started to fade way and Jou’s dance slowed down before finally coming to an end at the last, soft note.

The lights turned all off again and in the dark Yugi contemplated on the feeling’s Jou’s dance had woken in him. He knew that just looking at his friend dancing the way he had had moved him greatly and also made him feel like wanting to dance like that too. A few more moments passed, during which Yugi dwelled on those thoughts before the lights came back on again. This time Seto and another demon stood on the table. Both of them were in full demon form, with claws, wings and the like out, and looking ready to fight. Even though the opponent looked fierce it was not long after the beginning of the fight that it came to an end with Seto being the winner. Seto had truly wiped the floor with the other demon and it was really amazing to see how strong the demon master was. It made Yugi wonder if Yami was that strong as well, or if the crimson-eyed demon was actually even stronger.

That time around the lights did not go out but stayed on. Yugi watched Jou climb on top of the table, his hand grasped firmly inside Seto’s own as the demon helped him up. Together the two moved to stand in the middle of the table. Then Jou moved close to Seto, settling his body between Seto’s shoulders and legs. They looked like they could not get any closer as they held each other and Yugi found himself wishing to be held like that by Yami.

Then a song started to play and Jou and Seto started to move to the melody. To Yugi, it looked like both human and demon were dancing as one. The dance itself consisted mostly of slow, swaying movements, and to Yugi, it looked like the two where having sex on their feet, or at least were engaged in foreplay. Still, there was a feeling of love behind every caress that was shared between the two. The more Yugi watched the couple the more he found himself wanting to do that same thing. But it was not as much the desire to simply do it, but who he wanted to do it with. And Yugi wanted to do it with Yami.

Yugi’s lips turned into a blissful smile as the boy thought: ‘I want, no need to be with Yami. I love him and I want to be his mate. I want to be the one up there dancing for and with Yami.’

Even with those thoughts Yugi did not yet realize that he finally had the answer to the question he had been asking himself for days. Yugi decided that he would let Yami know that he was ready to be mated that very same night, and he had the perfect plan to do that.


A.N. I hoped you all liked it. Again thank Darth for her great work. I hope to see many of you back here soon. Oh and as I said I well be posting all the way up to chapter nineteen for you all.