Sweet Serenade

Sweet Serenade

Day 2

After sch Yug Yugi, Joey, Tristen, and Tea were talking about what’s going to happen that night. Yugi turned when he heard someone approaching nearby.

“Hey guys, what’s going on?”

“Bakura! I need to ask you for a favor.”

“What is it Yugi?”

“You know that karaoke place that just opened a few weeks ago?”

“You mean the place my uncle works at?”

“That’s the one!”

“What about it?”

“I need to know if you can get your uncle to reserve a certain table tonight. Can you ask him for me?”

“It might be hard for him to do that, since it’s the weekend, but I’m sure he’ll do what he can. I'll let you know as soon as I ask him.”

“Great! Thanks Bakura.”

“No problem. What’s it for anyway?”

“Well, you see, we’re trying to get Yami and Kaiba to go on a date.”

“Are you serious? How?”

“By giving them each a date and having their dates leave in the middle of the date.”

“That’s actually not a bad idea.”

“Of course it isn’t, it was my idea after all,” said Joey.

“Sure Joey,” said Tristen.

“Speaking of dates, where you able to find someone else to go?”

“Yea. Mai said she’d go. She told me she’d meet Kaiba at his place at 7.”

“We’ll all meet there by around 7:30 then,” said Tea.

“Great, then it’s set. The only thing left to do is to wait,” said d Yugi.

“Well since Kaiba’ll be one of the guests at the karaoke bar, I’m sure my uncle won’t hesitate to save the table. As a matter of fact, I'm sure he’ll make sure that that table is free for you guys.”

“That’s a relief. They definitely NEED to sit there.”

Bakura smiled and nodded as if he knew exactly what he was talking about. The others kept looking at each other with a smile as if they all knew what he meant, all except Joey. The look on his face was only confusion.
“What exactly do you mean by that Yuge?”

Everyone stared at him and then stared at each other. Tea sighed while Tristen smacked his forehead. Yugi and Bakura laughed.

“Never mind Joey,” said Yugi.

Although Joey wanted to know what it was they all knew, he didn’t feel like trying to convince them to tell him. “All right.”

When the bell rang and they went their separate ways, Tea approached Tristen before they went home.

“Um, Tristen?”

“What is it, Tea?”

“I just wanted to thank you, for, um, well . . . ”

“You don’t have to thank me.”

“I know, but I wanted to. I guess I owe you.”

“No you don’t. Just glad I can help.”

“Thanks.”

“No problem.”

Kaiba, dressed in an icy blue sleeveless shirt and black leather pants, sat in the living room while waiting for Mai to arrive. He glanced at his outfit and hissed.

“I’m going to have to kill Mokuba for picking this out.”

With nothing else to do, he channel surfed for an hour. Not knowing what else to put, he turned to the channel that was showing the movie “Moulin Rouge.” The first line he heard was, “ Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir.” Then he stared at the T.V, lost in thought.

“Yami. . .” He quickly shook his head, “get your mind out of the gutter Kaiba.” Then he stared back at the television with aggravation.

“How is it that I have so many channels and there’s not a single damn thing to watch!?”

Kaiba was feeling bitter because he still couldn't believe that he had accepted the invitation to the karaoke bar. He was feeling even worse because it was Valentine’s Day. Out of all the days in the year, he dreaded and hated this day the most. He felt that this day was not only pointless but that, like some say, it’s a day that was invented by the candy companies. He felt the same way for white day. (D-Chan: white day is the day hat people give thank you presents for those who gave them a Valentine’s Day gift. Just thought you might like to know that) Already dressed, he sat on the couch waiting of Mai to arrive. He looked at his watch and saw that it was only 7pm.

“One hour. In an hour, I’d have to go. Damn. At least I’d have something else to do besides loose my eyesight in a television set.”

Just as he said this, he realized that the movie was almost finished.

“Thank God.”

Then, when it went to a commercial break, the first commercial was on that T.V. station:

“The V-Day Movie Marathon will continue in a moment. Coming up next, a man and a woman of different classes fall in love on a cruise ship to New York City, until tragedy strikes. Titanic is next, on The V-Day Movie Marathon.”

“Oh I don’t believe this! Are you kidding me!? Just because it’s Valentine’s Day, it doesn’t mean that they need to give stupid sappy love movies! I just want to go already!!”

He looked at his watch again and saw that it was 8pm.

“Where is she!? She was suppose to be here at 7:30!”

Just then, the doorbell rang. He stomped towards it, hoping that it’s Mai and at the same time hoping that it’s someone else that’ll keep him from facing the others, not really sure if he’s ready to go just yet, even though he grows impatient as well. He opened the door and saw Mai.

“Hey Hun.” Mai said flirtatiously. Then she looked at Kaiba with a somewhat frozen expression on her face. “Lookin good, Kaiba,” she said as she winked at him, “I wonder why. It’s probably because of Ya---”

“You’re late.” he interrupted.

“I’m fashionably late.”

“No you’re not.”

He turned around and went back into the living room to turn of the T.V. Ignoring his comment, Mai followed him.

“ I had no idea you were a fan of sappy love stories, Kaiba.”

“ I’m not. I’m just suffering from boredom.”

Once the lines, “...when you hold her, and you touch her...” came on, he turned off the T.V.

“That man should not be saying that. Whenever I hear him say that, I don’t know whether to laugh, cry, or hurl.”

Kaiba nearly laughed at Mai’s comment, but he realized that doing so would mean that he actually finds something amusing, which he couldn’t allow, so he held back his laughter and walked out of the room.

“Come on. They’re probably waiting.”

It was 8:30 when they arrived. Kaiba hesitated to opened the door, feeling uncertain of what exactly he was doing. Once he stepped in, he was about to turn around and leave before anyone noticed him, but his attempt failed when Tea called out Mai and Kaiba.

“She had to ruin it,”he grumbled to himself. He turned around and walked towards the table in front of the karaoke machine. Their table was also the one in between one t tha that had a mother and her son sitting at it, and the table to the opposite side with a married couple in which he wife’s pregnant.

“Must we sit so close? I’ll be deaf by the end of the night.”

“It was the only table they had left,” said Tea.

Just then Tea and Yami had a somewhat socked expression on their face, just as Mai had previously, as they stared at Kaiba.

“Why the hell are you guys staring at me?”

“It’s just that, you always wear the type of clothing someone works in ,” said Tea.

“And?”

“You’re not wearing that today.”

“What’s you’re point?”

“Nothing, it’s just . . . different that’s all.”

“Well, for your information, Mokuba picked it out, so if it looks bad, blame it on him.”

“She never said it looks bad, Kaiba,” said Yami.

“Regardless, I don’t care what anyone thinks. I wear what I feel like wearing, whether or not it looks bad.”

“It doesn’t.”

“What?”

“It doesn’t . . . look bad. It actually looks . . . good.”

The music to the song “Sora’s Folktale” played in the back as Yami and Kaiba momentarily stared at each other. Kaiba’s cheek turned a slight pink before he turned away from Yami. He nearly smiled, but decided to try and hide the smile before anyone noticed. Mai sat next to Tea as they began to talk to each other, unsure of what exactly was going on in Yami and Kaiba’s head. Kaiba thought that he successfully hid his smile, but was corrected when Yami smiled. Still not able to look directly at him, Kaiba sat down next to him while staring straight ahead.

“Shouldn’t we sit next to our dates?”

“Kaiba, what are you talking about, we are sitting next to our dates,” said Mai.

“What are you saying!?”

“I’m saying, the person you’re sitting next to is your date and the one I’m sitting next to is mine.”

“You mean Tea’s your . . . and Yami’s my . . . “

“That’s right.”

“Is this some kind of a joke?”

“Nope, Yami’s your date.”

Kaiba stood up and began to walk away. “I’ll see you guys later.”

Yami stood up and went to slop him.

“Kaiba, you can’t go.”

“Why not!?”

“Because . . .”

“What? You’ll be disappointed if I leave or something?”

“That’s not it.”

“Why’d you decide to come anyway?”

“I don’t know.”

“Then why are you still here?”

“I was thinking about that too. As a matter of fact, I was going to leave before you arrived.”

“So what stopped you?”

“Tea.”

“You got a thing for Tea?”

“No. Tea said that she needed me here. She was going to confess her feelings to someone she likes, but she was afraid to to so if no one else was here.”

“Please tell me she wasn’t talking about me.”

“She wasn’t.”

“Then who?”

“Mai. She told me that she begged Tristen to make sure that the other person coming was Mai, so he did.”

“I had no idea.”

“Neither did I, until she told me.”

“So why is it so important that I stay?”

“If you leave, then they’d think that they’d be obligated to keep me entertained so I’m not sitting there, bored out of my mind.”

“I know the feeling.”

“If you stay, then at least I can pretend to have a conversa wit with you, that way they can enjoy their date. Please, Kaiba, stay.”

Normally, Kaiba would just ignore what Yami was asking him to do and walk away, but he had to admit that he actually liked the sound of Yami begging him.

“Fine, I’ll stay. Just as long as I drink whatever I want. That way, I can drink enough to forget where I am or why I’m doing this.”

Yami let out a sigh and smiled. “Thank You, Kaiba.”

Both of them walked back to the table and saw Mai and Tea laughing.

“What’s so funny?” asked Kaiba.

“Nothing, it’s just that, we have an idea as to how to make this night more fun.”

Before they said what they were thinking, Kaiba got a waiter to get him a bottle of sake. He opened the bottle just as Tea said what their idea was.

“We should all sing a song from the karaoke machine. It’s only fair, since we are in a karaoke bar.”

Kaiba began to guzzle down the sake. “No way. I’m not singing some stupid karaoke song.”

“Why not? They even have a theme for the song selections today. ‘ Reign of the Red Rose’ is the theme.”

“What’s that suppose to mean?”

“I don't know. I just know that it has something to do with Valentine’s Day.”

“OK . . .”

“So, who’s going first?”

“I’ll go,” said Mai as she approached the mic and told the person in charge what song she chose. Then she mentioned on the mic that the song she’s singing is the song “Never Let Go” by Hikaru Utada. The music played as Mai sang along.


Let’s lose honesty in the biggest lie

and misrepresent reality with the best dream

Just the two of us

I don’t want to lose you

Hey’ why am I so uneasy?

I don’t want any unshaken love, and yet


“I can’t believe she’s actually singing a stupid karaoke song,” said Kaiba as he continued to guzzle down the sake.

“Are you sure you should be drinking that much?” asked Yami.

“I can handle it.” Then he continued to guzzle down the rest of the sake.


Let’s kick off our shoes together

and go walking barefoot

I’ll never let go

Swimming in numbness

Running in the middle of anxiety

I’ll never let go

Kaiba continued to guzzled down the sake while Yami just stared am whm while trying the hardest he possibly could not to laugh.

Let’s kick off our shoes together

and go walking barefoot

I’ll never let go

Even if the sun dazzles my eyes

I won’t let go of your hand

I’ll never let go


“You really shouldn’t be drinking so much Kaiba.”

“Don’t tell me what to do, Yami. unless you want me to jam this . . . empty bottle into your forehead!”

Yami sighed as Kaiba loudly called the waiter to bring two more bottles of sake.

“Sir, I’m not sure if you should have anymore bottles . . .”

“Be quiet! And bring me my sake!”

“Yes sir.”

Let’s leave sadness to the gentle rain

and think of happiness

I can’t see the destination

But I’m not afraid

Where will we be tomorrow?

Unable to hold it in any longer, Yami began to laugh.

“What’s so funny!?”

“Nothing. It’s amazing how much self control you have, Kaiba.”

Kaiba was about to get mad at the sarcasm coming out of Yami, but decided to ignore it as he tried to open the second bottle.


Let’s leave sadness to the gentle rain

and think of happiness

I can’t see the destination

But I’m not afraid

Where will we be tomorrow?


Everyone at the bar clapped as the music ended and Mai walked off the stage and towards Tea. Tea blushes as she complimented Mai for her singing.

“I don’t know why you’re so happy for her, Tea. I onlsh Ish I had opened these bottles early enough to use the corks to clog my ears.”

Tea and Mai angrily stared at Kaiba while Yami tried to hold in his laughter. Kaiba looked at Yami and noticed that he was trying not to laugh, but was smiling at the samee. Se. Seeing this made the end of his lips slightly curl up. Not noticing this, Tea took the mic from Mai, saying that it was her turn to sing.

“Before I begin, I just want to sayt, Mt, Mai, this song will help me to say what it is I wanted to tell you today.” Tea and Mai smiled at each other as she continued to talk on the mic.” The song I’m singing is “Final Distance” by Hikaru Utada. The music began to play as Tea sang along.


Even though I worry about it, I can’t ask

I’m tired of swimmin, and even you have become shy

I want to see you, but I never can, waves push us apart

Again, just a little more distance


We can’t dismiss this if we want to keep going baby

If you don’t feel the same then tell me

Even if you see only the slightest chance,

Then it’s okay to try for the big celebration


Kaiba forcefully pulled the cork from the bottle, causing him to elbow someone at the table next to him. The person angrily turned towards Kaiba while waiting for him to apologize.


I want to be with you now

Believe in us together through the distance
Now is the time

We can star over

Because I don’t want to be alone

One day, even the distance

Will embrace me, but I’ll get used to it

Because after all, I wanna be with you


The person grew furious when they saw that Kaiba ignored what he did and began to guzzle down his second bottle. The person rolled up their sleeves and was about to punch Kaiba, when Yami attempted to stop the person.


Can a single word hurt this much?

Teach me loneliness and then come back to me


You can’t stop the time, keep on trying baby

I can’t promise but, trust me

Even if you see only the slightest chance,

Then it’s okay to try for the big celebration


“I’m sure that he’s sorry for what he did to you,” Yami told the angry person, normally, he would’ve apologized, but since he’s a little drunk right now, he didn’t even realize what he did. I’m sure you can be the bigger person and forget what he did.” The person became more calm. “All right, but only because at least one of you guys apologized.” Then the person sat down and continued to talk to the others that sat at that table.


I wanna be with you now

Fix your eyes on us in through the distance

Now is the time

We can start over

BecaI doI don’t want to be alone

Say it in words

One day, even the distance

Will embrace me, but I’ll get used to it

Because after all, I wanna be with you


“Dammit, who ever makes sake needs to make them in bigger bottles. I’m already on my . . .”

Kaiba attempted to count how many bottles he’s gone through, but was so drunk that he was unable to do so.

“I got it! I’m on my . . . fifth bottle! Ha, I’m not drunk!”
mi smi sighed and shook his head. “Kaiba, that’sr thr third bottle.”

“It is? Uh, yea, I knew that. I was getting there, you didn’t have to tell me!” he yelled.


I wanna be with you now

Coz I know this can’t be forever

We can start over, just you and me

I wanna be with you now

Coz I know this can’t be forever

We should stay together, just you and me

I wanna be with you


Tea got off the stage a soon as the song ended. She then nervously walked up to Mai.

“I didn’t know how else to tell you.”

“How long have you felt this way?”

“In the forest during Pegasus’s Dual Monsters Tournament.”

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“I was afraid you wouldn’t feel the same way.”

“I know how you feel,” Yami said out loud to himself before he could stop himself from saying so, causing Kaiba to turn and look at him.

“What ou mou mean, you know how she feels?”

Yami nervously turned to look at Kaiba. He hesitantly responded d to Kaiba’s question.

“I know how she feels because I . . . feel the same way for . . . someone else.”

Kaiba froze when he heard Yami say that he has feelings for someone. His thoughts piled up in his head , not sure where to begin thinking.

[[He likes someone!? Who is this girl? What’s so good about her anyway!? Wait, is he even straight? He probably is. Damn. There goes my chance. What am I saying? Do I actually feel what others think I do? Do I actually . . . like Yami?]]

Kaiba began to stare at Yami. He suddenly felt warmth and comfort inside. His shoulders relaxed as he slightly slouched forward. The look on his face and his body language gave everyone the impression that he was in some kind of hypnotic state. He couldn’t deny it any longer . . . he has feelings for Yami.

[[How did I manage to hide how I feel from myself? It was so obvious to everyone, yet I was so blinded by my arrogance. Now I really need to know who Yami likes. Is it someone I know, or do I not know them? Whomever it is, I need to know who the competition is before it’s too late. What if it’s not someone else? What if it’s . . . me? That can’t be possible . . . can it? Why not!? I’m cute. What am I saying, I’m not “cute,” I’m SEXY. I’m more than that, I’m irresistible, and there’s not a single person out there that can deny it. I’m definitely the person he’s talking about, or at least, I hope I am. Still, I need to do something in case it’s not me. And I think I know just what to do.]]

Before Kaiba can do whatever it was that he wanted to, Tea handed the mic to Yami and said that it’s his turn to sing. H e continuously refused while Tea and Mai begged, but gave up when he saw that they’d just continue to beg. Once Yami got on the stage and looked at the song selections, Mai and Tea claimed that they needed to go to the bathroom and insisted for Yami to begin singing the song he chose, whether or not they’ve returned by then. Mai and Tea carefully walked towards the direction of the bathroom, making sure that Kaiba and Yami weren’t looking at them. Then they rushed towards the exit and left the karaoke bar, not planning to return after their departure.

As Yami continued to find a song to sing, his thoughts ran loose, making it harder for him to make a decision.

[[Before I got up here, Kaiba couldn’t stop staring at me. I would’ve turned and asked him why, but his staring was making me nervous. How can I tell him how I feel? How can I tell him that I have feelings for him? Should I even dare? No, I shouldn’t. He considers us to be rivals. telling him would only make things worse. Still, I can’t help but wonder why he was staring at me. Is there something he needs to tell me? If so, what could it be? Could it be that . . . he has feelings for me?]]

Yami shot his head up from the monitor with the song titles and looked directly at Kaiba. Just as he was doing before, Kaiba was once again staring at him, only he was doing it subconsciously. He had a sort of dreamy look in his eyes and his cheeks were colored a pale pink. When Kaiba fell out of his dazed look and realized that Yami was staring at him, he shot his head to the side and looked down. Seeing his reaction made Yami even more nervous than he was before, as if being on a stage wasn’t enough. He looked at the monitor once more and got an idea. He chose the song he wanted to sing and he cleared his throat while waiting for the music to begin. Even while it played, Yami’s eyes never left Kaiba. ( The song he’s singing is called “ Ashita Moshi Kimiga Kowaretemo (Even If Tomorrow Dies)”)


“Call my name,”

that voice of someone calling

The deep sadness of the darkness

Your pale skin fills me with light


Without knowing if it was black or white

I wonder if this type of love is old-fashioned?

For the entire day

We just waited for the sunrise


When Kaiba heard the music play and Yami sing, he couldn’t help but look back up at Yami. He couldn’t help the feelings he felt overpower him. The way that Yami looked at Kaiba and sang the song made him feel as if Yami was trying to seduce him. [[If he is . . . then it’s definitely working,]] he thought to himself. Kaiba knew at that moment that he wanted him. It’s as if Yami was the target and Kaiba was the arrow.( D-Chan: that doesn’t sound right at all!! *blushes and giggles*)


Even if you could shatter tomorrow

I won’t run from this place

It cures the fatigue of my body

Your smile


Lonely heart

feelings beyond my rol
rol

It’s like a wide hole has opened

Unable to control myself, I became angry at something


“I can’t forget that love”

That’s what you had said when we first met

Your face hides your true intentions

Is there any redemption for me?


The more he sang, the more Kaiba was drawn to him. Just as magicians tend to do, he felt as if Yami wypnoypnotizing him. Sometimes people are against being hypnotized, but Kaiba was more than happy to be in this state. It was almost intoxicating. Yami didn’t reallyd tod to sing to make him feel that way. Yami didn’t need to do anything, as a matter of fact. his existance alone was attracting Kaiba to Yami like a moth to a flame.


Even if you could shatter tomorrow

I guess that I’d still keep wandering

Loving you, I discovered for the first time,

That fear of loosing you


Even if you could shatter tomorrow

Even if I should lose my sight

We’ll start walking

In those times, when we were at peace


It’s a ghost of you


Everyone in the bar clapped once Yami was done. His only reaction was to smile and nod before getting off the stage. His attention was mostly towards Kaiba. He nervously walked up to Kaiba and felt his heart rush before he spoke.

“I saw how easy it was for Tea and Mai to confess to each other about their feelings, so I’m going to try and do the same. I’m not sure how long I’ve felt this way, and I don’t care. What matters is that I feel this way and I can’t hide it any longer. Kaiba . . . I have feelings for you. I don’t care if you hate me even more for telling you this, but I had to tell you.”

Kaiba remained silent, making Yami even more nervous. Then he turned around and left the karaoke bar. Yami, frozen in his spot, was confused by Kaiba’s action. He wasn’t sure if he should take that as a bad thing or if he should wait and see if Kaiba was up to something. The nervousness he felt was so overwhelming that he fell into the chair he was previously sitting at and began to hyperventilate. Just then, Kaiba walked in and walked to the man in charge of the karaoke machine. Yami shot his head up and looked at Kaiba with a confused look. “He came back? What was that all about?” he said to himself.

Kaiba handed the man he walked up to a CD and told him to play it. The man took one quick look at what CD it was and shot his head up to look back at Kaiba. “What is this, some kind of joke!?”

“Just shut up and play this. The songs the karaoke machine has sucks, so I want you to play this one so I can sing it. I don’t even need the words.”

“Are you crazy!? I can’t play this! This song is banned from here! I can’t play this!”

“Just play it old man.”

“Old man!? Im 43 years old!”

“Whatever. Play this song or I’ll shut this place down.”

“And just who do you think you are, hot shot.”

“I happen to be Seto Kaiba. If you don’t play this, I swear I’ll shut this place down myself!”

“Seto Kaiba!? I didn’t realize! Forgive me Mr. Kaiba. I’ll play this song immediately.”

With that, Kaiba turned around and got on the stage. Before the music started, Yami approached him. “What’ going on Kaiba? Is everything alright?”

“I know what I’m doing.”

“Ok. But, before you start,anteanted to know . . . how do you feel about me?”

“ I can’t talk now. But I’m sure you’ll figure it out soon enough.”

Feeling too nervous to say anything else, although he wasn’t showing it, Yami sat back down.

Kaiba stood in front of the mic. He attempted to stand up straight but was unable to do so. His body kept swaying back and forth and he found himself unable to keep his ballance. Then he tried to look straight but couldn’t because his vision became blurry. He didn’t know why he felt this way, but everyone else could tell . . . Kaiba’s drunk. Normally, he’s able handle whatever amount of liquor he drank, but he couldn’t stop himself from becoming drunk since he drank more than usual. Then he heard the music to “ Vanilla” by Gackt begin. Some people at the v-bar the song as soon as it was played, while others have never heard it before. Some people who’s never heard it included Yami and the mother and her son that sat at the table to Yami’s left, and some who’s heard of it concise of the couple sitting to Yami’s right. The mother and child had a confused look on their face while the couple laughed their heads off. He looked up at Yami. One quick look and a whole lot of alcohol in his system was all it took to bring out a side of Kaiba that no one has seen before. It didn’t even take much for him to loosen up and lose himself completely in the song.


You’re a sincere moralist,

you trace me with a pretty finger

I’m a pure terrorist,

revolutions occur as you wish


A specialist in this kind of love

your long nails get me erect

I’m an egoist who wants to make you love me,

I want to push myself inside you

Ah . . .

The closer I get to ejaculating

The more your grows distant


Most of the people were frozen stiff from the shock that Kaiba’s words gave them. The couple began to laugh harder. The mother began to cover her son’s ears. Yami, however, was in complete shock. He couldn’t stop staring at Kaiba. He felt like something in him was keeping him from doing otherwise. Kaiba’s song had this affect on him. He felt as if he was the king cobra and Kaiba’s the snake charmer. The only difference was that when Kaiba was to stop singing, Yami would still feel the same way. Unfortunately, something had to ruin this moment, but fortunately, what ruined it was entertaining.


Would everything be ok if I loved you? In the trembling night

Do it just like that . . . do it more . . . deeper . . .

At the grind of your lips claiming mine

I am your . . . Vanilla


(Oh God . . .)

“ . . . You’re so affected,” You are cool and plastic

With hot looks like an ecologist, and a hot, irritating kiss


The mother covered her son’s ears as Kaiba continued to sing. The more he sang, the more shocked she became. Since Kaiba found that amusing, he began to articulate. Then he looked at the mother and winked and smirked at her. This pissed her off. Yami couldn’t help but find it amusing as well, but he held in his laughter out of respect for the mother and child.


Ah . . .

Your face is growing hazy

I have to do it myself


Would everything still be ok if I loved you? In the trembling night

Do it just like that . . . do it more . . . faster . . .

Your bruising lips hurt me more when you’re speaking

You and I are not . . . burning love


Although he held in his laughter, he couldn’t help but smile, making Kaiba find it even more amusing, causing him to not only articulate more, but to use bodyguagguage to accompahe whe words. The mother grew from shock, to anger and discuss.


Ah . . .

How many mornings do we have

Before this night ends

I’m dying surrounded by white flowers

Which scatter in the sky


Would everything still be ok if I loved you? In the tremb nig night

Do it just like that . . . “I’ve seen a tail.”

The shame almost burns me. I’m falling for you

A crew sees crying knees

I wanna need. Not betray!!


Yami couldn’t hold in his laughter anymore and began to crack up. Seeing Yami’s display of laughter only encouraged him to act up even more. He began to lick his lips and pass seductive looks at the mother, making her furious, and making Yami’s laughter grow stronger.

“Now I know what Kaiba’s like when he’s drunk,” he said through his laughter.


Would everything still be ok if I loved you? in the trembling night

Do it just like that . . . do it more . . . you are

At the grind of your hips against mine

You are . . . my . . . keeper


When Kaiba finished, the whole bar, except for some, very few, people laughing hysterically amongst themselves from the shock, was silent. Kaiba looked around to see everyone’s facial expressions but stopped looking once he saw Yami. He stepped off the stage and, before he could take another step, heard the man in charge of the bar cry and complain about how he’ll never be able to get business again. Kaiba rolled his eyes and attempted to walk rds rds Yami, but was stopped by the mother, whom approached him.

“How dare you sing such a song in a public place!”

Kaiba looked at her, then back at Yami. He ignored her comment by walking past her in the direction towards where Yami was sitting. Kaiba’s rude behavior enraged her. Once Kaiba reached Yami, he bent down and captured his lips with own own in a lustful, savage kiss. Then he parted their lips and stared into his eyes. The hunger in his eyes and the desire in Yami’s was strong enough to be seen even by a blind man.

“Don’t you ever say that I hate you,” said Kaiba.

“Oh, look honey! They’re so cute! and on Valentine’s Day! How sweet is that!?” said the pregnant wife.

“Yea, it’s nice when two people in love get together,” the husband said.

Yami and Kaiba smiled. Kaiba was about to kiss him again, when he felt someone tugging at his shoulder. The complaints he heard along with it made it clear whom it was. The annoyance he felt was clear as he rolled his eyes and turned around.

“Woman, don’t you ever touch me.”

“Woman! Now you better apologize or else . . .”

Her eyes widened when she saw that Kaiba began to talk to Yami while at the same time ignoring her once again.

“ You want to get out of here?” he said.

Unable to speak from the overwhelming feeling he got from the kiss, Yami nodded. Kaiba grabbed his wrist and pulled him towards the door.

“Hold on just one minute,” said the mother, “ I’m not done with you yet!”

Kaiba turned to face her and gave her the finger. “ I’m not apologizing for something I’m not sorry for, and I’m sure as hell not taking orders from a lowlife like you, so fuck off and leave me alone!”

Her wrath began to increase as she saw her child approach Kaiba. “That was cool mister! You made my mom turn red! I’ve never seen anyone do that before!How did you do that?”

“Do what?”

“That thing you did with your finger. Can you show me?”

Kaieganegan to laugh and showed him how to stick it out. (Dn: tn: that doesn’t sound right, does it? ::laughs:: that wasn’t my intention though, honest!)

“Wow! Like this?” The boy stuck out the middle finger from both hands

“Yea.”

“Gee, thanks mister!”

“ No problem.”

As the kid ran back to his mom to show her what he’d just learned, Yami and Kaiba laughed hysterically as they walked out the karaoke bar.

“You’re really good with kids,” said Yami.

“Well, Mokuba has to learn from the best.”

Both continued to laugh before Kaiba spoke again. “That kid was a real idiot. He must take after his mom.” The laughter between the two soon died down when Kaiba wrapped his arms around Yami’s waist and held him close. I’ll drive us to my place, no one would dare bother us there.”

“Kaiba, you’re in no condition to drive. We’ll have to take a cab there.”

“Yes I am.”

“No you’re not. You have too much alcohol in you’re system.”

“I’m fine, I’m used to drinking this much.”

“I’m sorry, but I’m not comfortable with you driving tonight.” Yami pulled away from him and called a Taxi. Kaiba was about to pull Yami away and take then to his car when he realized that he couldn’t find his keys. Then he looked at Yami and saw that he went into his pockets and took the keys without him noticing. Since he was too drunk to care about what he did, Kaiba let it go. Both of them sat in the back of the cab and Kaiba told the driver where to go. Hardly able to contain himself, Kaiba put his hand behind Yami’s head and began to lightly kiss his neck. He used his other hand to hold Yami closer to him. Yami put his hands on Kaiba’s back and held him closer as well, but soon let go when he realized where they are.”

“Kaiba, as much as I really, really want this, I don’t think you should be doing this here.”

“Why not?”

“Because the driver will see us.”

“Too late,” said the surprised driver.”

“Who cares, HE SHOULD BE WATCHING THE ROAD ANYWAYS.”

The driver stay silent while Kaiba tried to kiss Yami, but was stopped by him. “Kaiba, we really should wait ‘'til we get to your house. Besides, someone before us might have gone all the way in this cab,” he said with a smirk on his face.

Kaiba’s eyes widened and he separated from Yami. He sat straight and stared straight ahead. “You’re right. Driver, get there as fast as you can.”

Yami laughed at Kaiba’s actions. Once they got there, Kaiba paid the driver and ran towards the gate. He pushed the button outside of it and heard one of his assistants respond.

“Who’s there?”

“ Seto Kaiba. Open the gate.”

“Yes sir.”

The gates opened and Kaiba walked passed them, but stopped when he realized Yami wasn’t following him. He turned around and saw him looking up at his house in awe.

“ That’s right, you’ve never been here before.”

“ I never knew how big you’re house was. Yugi told me about it, but it’s much bigger than I imagined. Your guests must probably get lost when they visit.”

“I don’t have many guests. I don’t like to be bothered.” He walked up to Yami and grabbed Yami’s hand. “Come on, let’s go.” He pulled Yami towards the entrance. The doors were opened by his assistant before he even knocked on them.

“Master Kaiba, welcome home.”

“Thanks. This is Yami. We’ll be in my room fucking like rabbits all night and possibly again in the morning, so we are not to be drbedrbed at anytime.”

The man was astonished by Kaiba’s words, but realized that he’s drunk, so he brushed off the pale look he had on his face. Yami’s face had the same expression, however his expression stuck. “Yes sir. I’ll tell the others as well.”

“Good.”

The both of them walk down the long hallway and up the stairs at the end of the hallway. After passing 3 doors on the second floor, they finally open the door and walk in. Yami was in awe once again as he looked around the room.

“Kaiba, This room is so big. I’m surprised I can’t hear my voice echo.”

“Don’t call me that.”

“Call you what?”

“Kaiba.”

“you don’t like people calling you Kaiba?”

“No, that’s not why. You shouldn’t call me Kaiba.”

“What should I call you then?”

“Seto.”

“Why? You hate it when people call you by your first name.”

“I only allow those I care about to call me Seto. Besides, you need to know what name to scream.”

Before Yami could react, Kaiba pushed him against the door, making it slam close, and captured Yami’s lips with his own. He held Yami close while pressing his body against him at the same time. Yami wrapped his arms around Kaiba and and held him closer. Both of them went as fast as they could to Kaiba’s bed without breaking the kiss. When they got there, Yami slid Kaiba’s ja off off him, Kaiba quickly pulled off his shirt and helped Yami pull his off. Both of them kicked off their shoes as they continue to walk in the direction of the bed.

They fell back onto the bed and laid side by side as they continued to kiss. Yami couldn’t help but moan into Kaiba’s mouth as his tongue inserted Yami’s mouth.

Kaiba began to place soft kisses down Yami’s neck, making his moan grow louder. Yami put his hands behind Kaiba’s head and pressed his head down, making the kisses to his neck more forceful. Kaiba began to brush his hands up and down Yami’s sides. Yami closed his eyes, loving the feel of Kaiba’s hands to his flesh.

He began to trail the kisses from his neck and down his chest and onto one of his nipples. Yami arched his back. He quickly opened his eyes but slowly closed them when he got used to the feeling. He used his hands to press Kaiba’s head closer to his chest.

Kaiba took off his pants and boxers as he continued to lightly kiss his chest and unbuckle Yami’s pants to slide them downward. He left Yami’s nub and kissed him lightly down his chest to his navel. He stuck the tip of his tongue within it and gently licked it, gaining a gasp and a moan from Yami. “ Kaiba . . . please . . .”

He smirked at the thought of Yami begging, but frowned when he heard something from him that just wasn’t quite right. “I told you not to call me that. Guess you’ll have to learn the hard way.”

“What’s that suppose to mean?” Yami said internally. Kaiba roughly kisses Yami’s neglected lips as he traced his index finger slowlyYamiYami’s inner thigh. Yami slugged his hand onto the bed and squeezed the covers in reaction to the exhilarating sensation that was flowing within him.

Kaiba parted his lips from Yami’s and brought them close to his ear. “ I won’t go any further until you scream the right name,” he whispered, sending chills up his spine. Then he used two of his fingers contcontinued to brush them up his thigh, making sure to stop before he reached his member and bningning back where he started.

Attempting to gather up all the sound he had in his vocal chords, Yami whispered, “Seeetooo . . .”

Kaiba smirked. “You may have gotten the name right, but you forgot to scream it.” Yami’s eyes widened as Kaiba added another finger to the continuous tracing.

Finally managing to find his voice, Yami screamed out, “ Seeetoo! Seto . . . please . . .”

“That’s better.”

Kaiba sucked three of his fingers and slowly slid one inside him. As soon as Yami began to get used to the somewhat uncomfortable, yet rousing sensation, he added another digit and followed it by a third digit. Then he began to slowly thrust them. When he felt that Yami was ready, he slid his fingers out and positioned himself over his entrance.

Kaiba slowly entered him, sending pain within himself. Yami moved his hands from Kaiba’s head to his back and lifted his head upward, burying his face in Kaiba’s chest. Kaiba can feel Yami shut his eyes tightly and can fell his breathing speed up, making him realize what Yami was going through. He looked at Yami with concern clearly showing in his eyes.

“Yami . . .”

“It’s ok, just, keep going.”

Kaiba began to slowly thrust in and out of him, sending a little more paiaibaaiba began to get a little more concerned but became a little surprised at how quickly Yami got used to the pain. The more he thrust, the less pain he felt, and the more pleasure began to arise. Rzingzing this, Kaiba sped up his thrust. When he hit just the right spot, Yami let out a loud moan, encouraging Kaiba to continue and speed up his thrust even more.

Unable to resist the urge any longer, Kaiba crushed his lips against Yami’s, fervidly devouring them and inserting his tongue in and out of Yami’s mouth. He moved his lips and lightly kissed Yami’s jaw to his neck. The feeling of Kaiba’s constant thrust and the feeling of him marking his neck was enough to send Yami over the edge, not only making him release, but making Kaiba do the same. After one final thrust, Kaiba pulled out of Yami and held him close.

“ Seto, you know I’m going to have to get you back for teasing me, right?”

“Yea. In fact, I’m hoping you will.”

Light laughter arose from them before Yami spoke again.

“Seto, I love you. I know I’ve already said so, but I can’t help but mention it again.”

“I know how you feel. I guess I forgot to answer your question earlier.”

“What question?”

“You asked if I feel the same way.”

“You don’t have to tell me. I think I have an idea of what your answer is.”

Kaiba smiled. “It’s not the same. I want to answer your question with words as well. What I’m trying to say is that, I love you too.”

Yami held Kaiba tighter as Kaiba kissed his forehead and did the same.

“By the way, Happy Valentine’s Day.”

Hearing these words reminder Kaiba of all the times he grumbled to himself whenever someone told him the same statement, but then he realized that this would be the first time that he responded differently. With a smile on his face, Kaiba said, “It is, isn’t it.” Unable to fight his exhaustion, he joined Yami and fell into a deep slumber, making sure not to let go of his koibito, and leaving the smile he had stay planted across his face, since for the first time in his life, he was finally happy on Valentines day, thanks to Yami.

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