"He's a Woman, Baby!" - Redux

"He's a Woman, Baby, a Woman!" REDUX
By Zero Mutoh

Chapter 1: "Queen of Games"

Disclaimer: Yu-Gi-Oh! and its assorted characters belong to Kazuki Takahashi. "Rapture," the song used in this fic, belongs to the singer Io and whatever record label she's on. Kidneythieves belong to themselves and so do their songs.
MY disclaimer : I used the same as DarkMage, considering this is a remake of his story, which can be found on the Grey Archives (www.greyarchive.org). Zero belongs to me (Or at least THIS Zero belongs to me; Seth Turtle developed the original, but he was too psychotic for this story). And YES, I am OBSESSED with sweatdrops, facefaults, facepamling, etc. What's it to you, anyway?

Timeline: This story is set after the Duelist Kingdom tournament. Pegasus has been beaten, and everything has turned out for the best. Yugi's grandfather has his soul back, as do the Kaiba brothers, and Joey has the prize money for his sister.

Author's note: Obviously this is a remake, as I said above. Some of this fic will remain as it did before, but much of it will be changed.

If you've read DarkMage's story, then you already know the basis of this fic. However, this version has some new surprises, including Zero, Yami's darker half. I should proably also mentiont that if you're not above eighteen, then get your ass out of here before I sick Exodia on you! GIT! *Ahem* Now that THAT'S over with, I'll let you read in peace now.

It had been a year since the Duelist Kingdom tournament. In that time, life had pretty much gone back to normal. Yugi and Tea had grown closer and were now dating, and Joey had gotten the money to pay for the operation that would save his sister Serenity's eyesight. He was also dating Mai. Yugi's grandfather and the Kaiba brothers had their souls back, and life had gone back to normal for them as well. Seto Kaiba was still determined to defeat Yugi, fairly this time, to prove that he truly was the superior duelist. There had only been one hitch in the whole thing, but that didn't matter. Yet.

Yugi had finally gotten a growth spurt, and was now the same height as Yami Yugi, his dark incarnation. The two were often mistaken for twins when seen together, although Yugi's eyes still retained their roundness and innocence, while Yami's were narrow and sharp. Also, Yami's hair was slightly spikier than his aibou's, and had golden streaks in the red/black portion.

Yami had also fallen for Tea, and now she dated both him and Yugi. They wouldn't all go out at once, or else Tea would be seen as a slut, and they didn't want that. Yugi and Tea also didn't want Yami getting so angry that he used his shadow powers to drive them mad, render them catatonic, or send them to oblivion. As kind and caring as Yami had shown himself to be, he could also be violently protective of his friends and girlfriend.

That day, Yugi, Yami, Tea, Joey, Mai, Tristan, and Bakura were all going on a tour of the Jusenkyo springs. Each spring was cursed, the guide had told them.

"What's the curse?" Bakura asked, a nervous smile on his face; he was already cursed with the creepiest yami so far, and he didn't want to add to that particular problem.

"Each spring had a living creature drowned in it," the guide explained. "Some were human, some were animals, and some were supposedly demons. If you fall into any one of those springs, you'll turn into whoever or whatever drowned in it."

"Yeah, right," Yami muttered.

"What was that, young man?" the guide asked.

"You heard me," Yami replied insolently. "I don't believe that theprinprings are cursed."

"Yami, please don't make a scene," Yugi pleaded.

"Sorry, Yugi," Yami said. "But I still don't believe it."

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you," the guide said calmly. "It's just a legend, really."

As they continued the tour, Joey moved over to Yami and said, "Hey, Yami. If you really don't think the springs are cursed, go right into one of them."

"And get wet?" Yami replied. "I don't think so."

"Chicken," Joey taunted.

Yami glared at him, violet eyes seemingly burning right into his skull. His Eye of Ra glowed, and Joey was momentarily scared that Yami was going to do to him what he'd done to so many others who'd dared to cross him.

the the Eye of Ra stopped glowing, and Joey sighed in relief.

"I'll go in," Yami said. "Because I'm not a chicken. Wanna come in with me?"

"I'll pass," Joey replied, a small sweatdrop rolling down the back of his head as he shook it vehemetly.

"Suit yourself," Yami replied as he steppedo a o a spring. His head was the only thing sticking out of it, and soon that was submerged as well.

"How long is he gonna be in there?" Tristan asked.

"Yami!" Tea shouted. She turned to Joey. "Did you dare him into doing this?"

"Uh, yeah," Joey replied. "Tha"That was a very stupid dare," Tea said. "What if he drowns?"

About five minutes later, Yami rose out of the spring. His clothes were drenched, and his black leather pants were even tighter than usual.

"See, Joey?" Yami said. "There is no curse." Then he felt quite strange.

It started with his chest. It expanded into a pair of rather amply-sized breasts. Then his body became quite curvaceous. His facial features became quite feminine, although his eyes stayed narrow and sharp. Finally, his hair cascaded down his back in crimson, ebony, and golden waves, stopping just above his shapely rear.

It was official. Yami had become a girl.

"What the hell happened to me?!" she screamed, then clapped a hand over her mouth My My voice, she thought. It's a girl's voice!

Indeed, it was. And if she hadn't been screaming, it would've been a sophisticated, sexy voice.

"So the legends are true," the guide said, carefully looking at the pool, the girl, the pool, the girl, the girl the pool, untill--

"So how long is he gonna be like this?" Mai asked, startling the man.

"If he'd come right out when he wen, he, he'd be able to change back when exposed to hot water," the guide explained, grinning sheepishly. "However, he immersed himself in it, so he won't be able to change back for about two weeks."

"Two freaking weeks!?!" Yami screamed.

"Yami, calm down," Yugi admonished.

"No, Yugi, I won't," she said, her voice calmer, though seething with deep exasperation.

"Look at it this way, Yami," Mai said. "You've got a body that I would kill for."

"And that can't be said of many girls because Mai is so fine," Joey chimed in.

"Joseph, you certainly know how to make a woman feel good," Mai said, her voice slightly sultry.

"I do, don't I?" Joey replied, his Brooklyn accent becoming inviting. "Maybe when we get back, I'll show you just how much I know about making a woman feel good."

"Could you save the sex talk for when we're not around?" Bakura asked, blushing.

Since there was nothing they could really do about the curse, Yugi-tachi (A/N: -tachi is Japanese for "and everyone with him or her") went home.

When Yami and Yugi entered the Game Shop, they were greeted by Yugi's grandfather, Solomon Muto. He liked Yami very much and loved him like he was his own grandchild. Admittedly, the boy had a tendency to be violent, but he protected and loved Yugi deeply like an older brother would.

"Hi, Grandpa," Yugi asked.

"Hello, Yugi," Solomon replied. He looked at Yami. "Yugi, did you find a new girlfriend?"

"No!" Yugi replied, turning red. "This is Yami!"

"Yami?" Solomon asked, incredulous.

"Yes," Yami replied. "I just fell into a cursed spring. That's how I ended up like this."

"I'll say one thing, Yami," Solomon said. "You're going to break a lot of hearts."

Yami went up to her room, and flopped onto the bed. She closed her eyes, and dozed off.

The Queen of Games was awakened by the ringing of a phone. She reached out to answer it. "Hello?"

"Hey, Yami," Tea replied.

"Hi, Tea," Yami said. "What's up?"

"Mai and I are taking you shopping," Tea explained. "Meet us at the mall at three."

"Shopping?!" Yami exclaimed into the phone. "But I'm a guy! I don't do shopping!"

"You're a girl now," Tea said. "So you need new clothes."

"I'm not going," Yami insisted, a sweat.

"Yes, you are," Tea retorted. "In case you're not aware of this, Yugi's listening in on an extension. And he'll make sure you get there on time. Bye-bye!" She hung up.

Yami hung up her phone. Just then, Yugi came up to her room. "Yami, we're going to the mall at three."

"No, we're not," Yami said defiantly.

Yugi walked over to her and looked into her violet eyes, his own adopting that sad puppy look.

"Stop looking at me like that, aibou," Yami said. "I can't say no when you look at me like that."

"So you'll come?" Yugi asked, his eyes hopeful and pleading and sad.

He's really cute when he does that, Yami thought. Wait, did I just think that about Yugi?! He's like a little brotto mto me, nothing more! Yeah. Enough of that nonsense. Out loud, "Yes, I'll come."

"Great!" Yugi replied, hugging her. Yami hugged back, and got the strange feeling that she didn't quite wish to let go of him. However, she had to, or else they wouldn't get to the mall. So she did.

At three, Yugi and Yami were at the mall. Tea, Mai, and Joey were there as well.

"So, Joey, Mai dragged you here, too?" Yami asked.

"Yeah," Joey replied, a stupid grin on his face as he held his head in his hands.

"He needs better clothes," Mai said.

"That's what they all say," Joey mumbled, looking sullen and pouty.

"Anyway," Tea said, "Yami needs some new clothes. So let's get her some."

So Yami was dragged through the mall. Tea and Mai thought Yami should wear something other than black. Yami thought otherwise. Finally, the two girls conceded. Yami could wear black, but it had to be fashionable.

Yami went into the women's dressing room with the clothes Tea and Mai had selected for her, and came back out.

"You look incredible!" Yugi declared, blushing.

"Why, thank you, Yugi," Yami said, blushing. She was dressed in a lace-up black top small enough to expose her belly button and black leather pants that clung to her hips and butt. The pants were cut low enough so that if she bent over, you'd see a pair of skimpy black panties peeking out. She paid for the clothes she was wearing as well as the other outfits she had bought, then walked out, Yugi, Tea, Mai, and Joey trailing behind her.

"You know, Yami," Mai said, "if I were bi, I'd invite you for a threesome with me and Joey."

"I don't know whether to be flattered or disturbed," Yami replied.

As for Yugi, he was having a hard time keeping his eyes off his dark half's backside.

What is wrong with me? Yugi thought. She's a guy, for God's sake! Even though she's really hot, and has a butt that sways when she walks. Hey, what am I thinking here?! Enough of that!

Tea was having similar issues.

She's a girl! she thought. Even though she used to be a guy, and she still radiates that sexy regal aura. Not to mention that she still has a cute butt. Stop it, Tea! I'm not like that!

Yami was also having difficulties coping with the emotions she felt.

Yugi's a guy! she thought. And so am I! Okay, I used to be, but that doesn't matter! I don't swing that way! But he is sweet. And cute. Dammit! Tea's my girlfriend, for Ra's sake! I can't cheat on her with a guy!

But we're both girls now, another part of her mind said. However, that doesn't mean we can't still have some fun.

"Hey," Mai said, interrupting the trio's thoughts. "There's this new club that just opened. You guys wanna go tonight?"

"Sure," the three replied.

"It'll be a blast," Mai said. "And Yami? You're sure to attract a lot of guys. Try not to break their hearts." She smirked.

"Whatever," Yami replied.

That night, Yugi had ditched his blue jacket and white shirt, opting to simply wear his buckle-adorned black top and a pair of blue jeans. Yami was wearing the outfit she'd purchased earlier that day.

"Bye, Grandpa!" Yugi shouted as he and Yami went out the door.

"Bye, kids!" Yugi's grandpa shouted after them. "Have a good time!"

When they arrived at the club, the others were all already there. Tea was dressed in a hot pink tank top and blue skirt. Mai was wearing her usual outfit, sans the purple leather jacket. Joey was dressed in a nicer-looking version of his usual clothes. The same went for Tristan, and Bakura had ditched his white sweater, opting to just wear his green button-down shirt and blue jeans. But the major surprise was that Seto Kaiba was there as well, dressed in his usual clothes.

"Kaiba?!" Yami shouted. "What are you doing here?"

"Just having some fun," Kaiba replied. "Dancing with hot girls, one of whom will certainly be you."

"I have no intention of dancing with you, Seto Kaiba," Yami snarled.

"I know, I know," Kaiba said, holding his hands up. "You wanna dance with Tea. Or little Yugi, perhaps."

"Who said I wanted to dance with Yugi?" Yami asked. "No offense, aibou."

"None taken," Yugi replied.

"Come on, guys," Yami said. "Let's dance and get away from this sleaze."

"I'm with you there, Yami," Joey said.

So they danced. Many guys flirted with Tea, and Mand and even Yami, but were rebuffed each time. Kaiba was really getting into the whole dance scene, dancing with four girls at once.

"That guy really knows how to work it," Tristan said.

"As much as I hate to say it, I've gotta agree with you," Joey said.

"Yes, he does seem to wield considerable charm," Bakura chimed in.

Eventually, a slow dance number started to play. (A/N: I know they don't have slow dance songs at nightclubs, but this is my fanfic and I can do whatever the hell I want, so there.) Yugi danced with Tea, Joey danced with Mai, Kaiba danced with some pretty blonde, and the others just went to one side.

Yami watched Yugi and Tea, seething with envy. She wanted to be the one dancing with Yugi. She wanted his arms wrapped around her. She wanted to see the love in his eyes when he looked at her.

But why was she feeling this way? About Yugi? Her aibou? Another guy, in fact?

"Damn female hormones," she mumbled to herself. Then she thought. Maybe it wasn't really her new body at all. Maybe she'd felt this way for him all along. Why else had it hurt so much when he'd declared that he'd never duel again because he was afraid of what she would do if allowed to emerge? Why else had it hurt so much to feel his tears? And why else had she felt like dying when she thought Yugi had back during that Shadow Duel with Pegasus?

It's official, she thought. I love him. I love Yugi Muto. There, I've gotten it off my chest.

But I still love Tea, she continued. How can I betray her like this?

After the song ended, Yugi looked over at Yami. "She seems so lonely."

"I know," Tea said. "I wish that there was someone for her to dance with."

Another slow dance song started. "I hope you don't mind, Tea," Yugi said. "But I'm going to dance with Yami."

"But you're both ---" Tea protested, but was cut off by Yugi.

"Not right now," Yugi contradicted. He walked over to Yami. "Would you like to dance?"

"Of course, aibou," Yami replied.

Yugi and Yami danced together. Tea noticed that they seemed so perfect together. A contrast of light and dark. Jealousy began to impinge on her mind.

Does Yugi like Yami better than me? she thought. I mean, sure, she's hot, and sexy, and busty. But, come on. Yami's just cursed to have that form. He's still a guy. They can't be in love . . . can they?

Yugi and Yami continued dancing, both sets of violet eyes looking into each other.

"You're a really great dancer, Yami," Yugi said.

"No, you just lead so good you make me look like that," Yami replied.

"I'm serious," Yugi said. For some reason, I'm enjoying having him --- or her --- dance with me. But why am I feeling like this?

I'm in heaven, Yami thought. Yugi, my aibou, my love, is dancing with me.

Yugi and Yami --- light and dark --- looked into each other's eyes. There was no denying the attraction between them. They leaned closer, closer, closer to each other. Just as their lips were about to meet, they were interrupted by Tea.

"Yugi, could you be a dear and get me a drink?" she asked.

What happened over there? Tea asked. Were they actually going to kiss?

"Sure, Tea," Yugi replied. He pulled away from Yami and moved to buy a drink for Tea and for himself. As he began thinking, hard (in more ways than one), he heard a familiar snicker next to him. Looking, Yugi sweatdropped when he saw who it was.

Leaning back against bar bar was Zero, a lecherous grin on his sharp features. It was incredible how someone who looked so much like Yami did (or used to, anyway) could be so... different, for lack of a better word. Currently, the dark spirit was drinking a White Russian and making faces every two sips.

"It's amazing how little alcohol are in these things," he sighed, prompting another sweatdrop from Yugi. "Nice moves there, big boy. And I put an emphasis on the word 'big,'" he laughed, his violet eyes sparkling with that odd silver sheen they possessed. Yugi gave Zero the once-over, and was somewhat surprised by what the other wore; instead of his normal leather get-up, Zero was wearing a partially-buttoned white shirt and a pair of black jeans that had scuffed knees. As always, his Ebon Puzzle rested against his chest, a small scar visible on the exposed smooth flesh. He also wore a leather choker with a small ruby set in it, and numerous rings on his fingers.

"What are you trying to say-" Yugi started before Zero hushed him.

"Don't get your panties in a knot, little aibou," the dark Yami grinned, an expression that ususally appeared on the male Yami's face. "You're not the only one with those 'troubled thoughts'. I've been here, trying to get drunk enough so I wouldn't notice her ass."

"Zero!" Yugi cried, somewhat appalled, with good reason; unlike Yugi, who was the Pharaoh's Vessel, Zero had once been a part of Yami, his dark, violent side. After purging it, things went funny, and one really short explanation and a duel with Pegasus later, Zero came to be a person of his own. After a while he had tracked down Yugi and they dueled, Zero acting a lot like Kaiba would have in the same situation. Not even when he summoned Solomon's Blue-Eyes White Dragon did Zero seem the least bit sane. After losing, Yami restored Zero's mind, only to find that he became even MORE of pain than he was before (if that was even possible). Ever since then, Zero had been popping in and out of Yugi's life, always with some kind of bizzare game he had found either in the morgue of his game production company or an some archealogical dig he had funded. Zero meant well for the most part, but he hadn't been a part of Yugi for as long as Yami, and tended to treat him like some kind of paragon. So to hear him say that about someone who he used to be was just too creepy.

"Yeah, I know. It isn't right; but I can't help the way I feel, and I doubt you can either. Just promise me this, little aibou; if you do... how shall we say, 'get intimate' with our Yami, give me a ring so I can have some fun too," Zero sighed, brushing his black bangs out of his eyes. Yugi turned a deep red and turned to go, but Zero stopped him. "You'll want these," he motioned towards the drinks that had been next to his arm all evening. "What? I like to plan ahead. That, and I've been using my puzzle to eavesdrop again." With that, Zero laughed and resumed his drinking and face-making. "White Russians my royal ass," he grumbled as Yugi left. "This should be called a White Pansy. Augh!"


Meanwhile, Yugi and Yami were doing some serious thinking.

Am I falling in love with my own yami? Yugi thought, sipping on one of the drinks. But that can't be. I mean, we're both guys, even though right now Yami's a girl. And a hot, sexy girl at that. WHAT AM I THINKING?!! God, I think I'm becoming as perverted as Joey!...oh, God, this tastes TERRIBLE! How can Zero stoamch this stuff!? he thought, putting them down on the nearest table.

Damn you, Tea! Yami thought. If you hadn't interfered, everything would've been perfect! Wait, that's not right. I'm supposed to be in love with Tea, and I suppose that I still am, but . . . Damn it all.

A dance number started up. The chorus went something like this:

"Mi amor? don't you know? My love, I want you so. Sugar, you make my soul complete. Rapture tastes so sweet. . . ."

Yami danced, her hips writhing sensuously to the beat. Everyone who had been dancing stopped to watch her, amazed at her incredible beauty and grace. She didn't really notice them, though, too lost to the music and to her thoughts of her beloved Yugi.

When Yami came to school, they ha int introduce her as Sami, Yugi's cousin from Egypt. Upon sighting her, all the jocks and "players," as the Americans called them, had accosted her, hoping to get a date with her so they could get into her hot pants. (A/N: Like the pun I put in there?) The less cautious ones had surreptitiously tried to sneak their hands up her uniform skirt, and had nearly gotten their fingers broken. The ones that got too frisky were sent to the nurse's office. They tried to excuse their actions, but the teachers and principal fortunately hadn't bought any of it, knowing full well of their reputations.

One day, at the end of classes, Yami had been taking her books out of her locker when she had been accosted by a jock named Sean Kasigen.

"Hey, Sami," he said. "Wanna ride with me?"

"Get lost," she replied.

"Come on," he insisted, flashing a smile that was meant to be charming. "Just one little ride."

"The lady said 'get lost,' " Yugi said, standing about twenty feet from them.

Sean turned to Yugi. "Just because you finally got some height doesn't mean you're anything more than a scrawny little punk, so you get lost," he sneered.

"Forgive me if I'm wrong," Yami said, "but you were the one I wanted to get lost."

The jock got irritated, never having been turned down a girl before. Actually, that was a bit inaccurate. Some girls resisted at first, but he was soon able to wear them down. The problem was, this girl wasn't going to be worn down at all.

"I want us to go for a ride," he persisted. "To my house. So we can study."

"No, you just wanna study me and get into my pants," Yami contradicted. "That ring a bell?"

Yugi chuckled. "Looks like she's got you all figured out," he said, smirking.

"That's enough out of you!" Sean snarled, and punched Yugi right in the gut. In fact, he hit him so hard it forced a pained gasp from him and he fell, bumping his head.

"Yugi!" Yami shouted. "Leave him alone!"

Sean turned back to Yami.

"Let's play a game," she suggested.

"What game?" he asked.

"Guess what color my panties are and what kind they are," Yami replied. "Guess right, and I let you go. Guess wrong, and your fate is in my hands."

The jock laughed, confident that he would guess right. "Black lace."

"You got the color right," Yami replied. "But they're not lace." She flipped her skirt up, revealing a pair of black string-bikini panties that didn't cover much. Still keeping her skirt up, she turned around and bent over, showing her butt to the jock. After all, she might as well give him something to soften the pain of what she was going to do to him. She straightened up and turned around so that she was facing him, letting her skirt fall back down around her hips.

"But I guessed the color right," Sean protested.

"That's not how the game works," Yami explained. "You have to get both the color and style right, or you lose. Which you just did."

"Ha ha ha," Sean sneered. "What're you gonna do to me, huh?"

"Teach you respect for women!" Yami replied as her Eye of Ra glowed. She extended her hand, and her shadow magick ripped right through the womanizing jock.

He collapsed, unconscious.

Yami went to Yugi and helped him up. "Are you all right?" she asked.

"Yeah," Yugi replied. He looked past her, to the unconscious jock. "What did you do to him?"

"Actually, I did all womankind a small favor," Yami replied, smirking.

That afternoon, Yugi-tachi were all hanging out at the Game Shop.

"So you hear about what happened to Sean?" Tristan asked.

"Yeah," Joey replied. "This one kid found him unconscious on his way out of school. He had to go to the hospital. The doctors had no clue what happened to him."

Yami was smirking the whole time, as if she knew something.

"Do you know something about this, Yami?" Bakura asked.

"Yes," Yami replied, still smirking.

"So tell us," Tea requested.

"It all started when the jerk tried to pick me up," Yami explained. "I told him no, but the idiot refused to listen."

"That's Sean for you," Tea said. "He just doesn't understand what the word 'no' means."

"Mainly because no girl's ever seriously told him no before," Yugi added. "I told him to leave her alone. He still didn't listen. He still tried to press the issue with Yami, saying that he just wanted a study session. Yami told him that he just wanted to study her and get into her pants. Her exact words."

"Good one," Mai said, smiling. "I like a girl with spunk."

"Yugi laughed at him when I said that, so he got pissed and socked him," Yami continued. "So I challenged him to a game."

"What was the game?" Joey asked.

"He had to guess what color and style my panties were," Yami replied.

"Daring move, Yami," Mai commented appreciatively.

"He guessed the color right, but not the style," Yami explained. "So I taught the arrogant jerk some respect for women."

"So that's what happened?!" Tea shouted. "Yami! I thought you weren't going to do that kind of thing anymore!"

"Relax, Tea," Yami advised coolly. "He's not permanently comatose. I merely removed from him the influences that caused him to see girls as nothing but sex objects. When he wakes up tomorrow, he'll have much more respect for them than he did before."

Yami high-fived Tea, then Mai.

"A victory for all womankind!" Tea rejoiced.

"Yeah," Joey agreed. "And he'll probably ditch his current pals for ones that know how to treat a woman right."

The next day, Friday, was the start of a three-day weekend, since there was a teacher's conference that day. Yugi and the gang had decided to go to the beach. The only problem was that Yami didn't have a bathing suit. So she had to go to the mall to buy one.

Yugi came to the beach, wearing blue swimming trunks. Joey's were green, Tristan's were black, and Bakura's were white. Tea wore a pink bikini, and Mai wore a purple, skimpier one. Understandably, their respective boyfriends were trying not to drool.

"So where's Yami?" Bakura asked.

"She said she'd come straight from the mall and meet us here," Yugi replied. He looked over in the distance. "Here she comes now."

Yami came down to the beach, wearing a black T-shirt and blue cut-off jean shorts.

"Hey, Yami," Yugi said.

"Hi, aibou," Yami replied. She looked over at the others. "Hi, everyone."

"So, Yami, what swimsuit did you get?" Mai asked.

In response, Yami removed her T-shirt to reveal a black bikini top that tied in the back. She then stripped off her shorts to reveal a black bikini bottom that tied at the sides.

The guys' collective jaws dropped to the sandy ground of the beach, Yugi's especially. None of them could believe how absolutely hot Yami looked. Tea was fuming with jealousy. Was Yami actually trying to seduce Yugi? Was that what was going on?

Yami chuckled. "Assuming you guys ever get your jaws off the ground, could we go get set up?"

The guys regained their senses. "Sure," Yugi said.

The gang got their beach towels and laid them down. They also got out the beach umbrellas, to provide some shade. However, through sheer coincidence, they had found Kaiba nearby, lying on his own towel and wearing a pair of teal trunks.

"Hello, everyone," he said. He smirked at Yami. "Looking good, Yami."

"Why, thank you," Yami replied sarcastically. Looking around, she saw the only other person she would rather have not seen walking towards here.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Zero smirked, the sun casting its rays on his black and red hair. The smirk looked out of place on his face, as did the black speedo he was wearing on his person. "Looking good, Yami, look-ing good!"

"What is it now, Zero?" the girl rolled her eyes, concealing her surprise at seeing her other half. The dark yami just shrugged, that infuriating grin back on his face, making him look like a complete ass.

"Nothing, nothing," he laughed, his eyes running over Yami's body, making her shiver slightly.

If only those were...NO! Stop thinking that way! She thought angrily. Looking up where Zero had been, she only saw empty space. Turning her head, she facepalmed as she watched Zero trying to look down some sunbather's bikini top before sitting next to Joey.

After about half an hour of lying in the sun, Yugi came up with an idea.

"You know," he said, "I brought a volleyball net and volleyball with me. Anyone wanna play?"

"Sure," Tea replied.

"Count me in," said Joey.

"Eh, why not, little aibou?" Zero yawned and stretched.

Everyone else shared their sentiments, except for Yami and Kaiba.

"Count me out," Kaiba said.

"Don't you wanna play with us, Kaiba?" Yugi asked.

"Not really," Kaiba replied. "Hitting a ball over a net. Anyone with half a brain could do that. I prefer games that require strategy to win."

"How about you, Yami?" Yugi asked.

"I'd join you, except I had plans to go sunbathing," Yami replied.

"Where?" Yugi asked.

"See that fence?" Yami asked, pong tng to a fence in the distance. "Past that is an area where people can get a tan without worrying about tan lines."

"Because they can sunbathe nude," Mai added.

Yugi turned red. So did Joey, Tristan, and Bakura. Kaiba just smirked, while Zero grinned laviscously.

Yami picked up her stuff and headed to the nude sunbathing area. "See ya," she said, looking over her shoulder at them.

"Bye, Yami," Yugi replied, still blushing.

"Don't get sunburned!" Tea added.

"I won't!" Yami replied.

Yugi was watching Yami walk away, admiring the sway of her hips and her heart-shaped butt.

Just what is wrong with me? he thought. I shouldn't be feeling this way, and yet . . . I do.

Unbeknownst to Yugi, Tea had been noticing his strange interactions with Yami.

Just what is going on between those two? she thought. They're not having a secret affair, are they?

"I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm ready to play some volleyball!" Joey declared.

"All right, Joey," Yugi said. "Let's get the net set up."

The net was set up, and the six got into teams. Yugi, Tea, and Bakura were on one team, and Joey, Mai, and Tristan were on the other. Zero was the referee, enjoying his new position as he made several remarks concerning the ladies' rears (much to everyone's annoyance - but Zero could be even more dangerous than Yami, and was less pickey about his victims). The
game started with Yugi serving.

The ball went back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.

"I got it!"

"No, I got it!"

"I got it!"

"I got it!"

That was what everyone was shouting in their mad scramble after the ball. Finally, Joey got it. Unfortunately, he hit it so hard that it went over the fence.

Moans of horror came from everyone. Except Zero, who screamed "Ball OUT!!"

"JOEY!!!" Tea yelled. "You hit the ball over there!" She pointed past the fence.

"My bad," Joey said, sweatdropping. Zero burst out in laughter, doubling over and rolling around on the sand.

"Who's gonna get it?!" she asked.

"Not me," Tristan said.

"Count me out, too," Bakura said.

"You get it!" Tea shouted at Joey.

"You want me to get castrated by Mai?!" Joey shouted.

"What about Zero?" Bakura asked, his question resulting in a massive facefault.

"Sure, if you want every woman in there to scream when he grabs thbuttbutts," Tristan rubbed the back of his head. Bakura nodded, a bit shamed by his own question.

"I'll get it," Yugi volunteered.

"Why you?" Tristan asked.

"Because, unlike some people, he won't be ogling the naked women," Bakura replied, pointing at Zero, who was now dusting himself off.

Yugi, not listening to any of them, walked over to the fence. He then opened it, and walked through, his attententientirely focused on the ball. Finally, he spotted it.

Yugi jogged toward the ball. When he finally reached it, he also saw that it was right next to a nude Yami. He blushed.

Yami's whole luscious body was covered in suntan lotion, which glistened in the sun. Yugi's eyes trailed down her body. Starting with her beautiful face, framed in tricolored hair, focusing on her closed eyes, moving to her nose, her heart-shaped lips, her elegant neck, her breasts, her toned stomach, her small waist, her womanly hips, down her long, sexy legs, and moving back up, the very center of her body, surrounded by neatly trimmed reddish-black curls. At this beautiful sight, Yugi began to stiffen down there.

Yugi picked up the ball, and was about to leave when Yami's violet eyes opened.

"Hello there, aibou," she said sweetly.

"Hi, Yami," Yugi said shyly.

"Don't be shy, dear," she said. "You've seen a naked girl before." She smiled at and and rolled onto her back, exposing her curved and rounded backside to his widening violet eyes. "Could you be a darling and rub the tanning lotion on my back?"

Yugi picked up a bottle of tanning lotion and poured it onto his hands. He then placed them on Yami's shoulders and started to rub the lotion onto them. As he rubbed, his hands felt the toned muscles in her back. He noticed that his hands were getting close to the sides of her breasts, and fighting temptation every step of the way, he avoided them.

Yugi's hands moved to the small of her back. His face turned a light shade of red as he realized that if he moved lower, his hands would be on her butt.

"By the way, aibou, could you get my butt, too?" Yami asked sweetly.

"Uh, sure," Yugi stuttered. His hands moved to rub the tanning lotion on her bottom as well. Yami noticed that his hands seemed to be caressing her more than they actually were rubbing the suntan lotion in. She felt warmth gathering in her crotch.

So this is what it's like for a woman when she gets aroused, Yami thought. She raised her butt upward.

I guess she wants to give me more room to spread the lotion, Yugi thought, oblivious to the fact that Yami was actually aroused. So he continued spreading the lotion around, making sure he didn't miss a spot. At the same time, his erection was getting harder and more painful.

Yami felt her self-control crumbling at her lighter side's innocent ministrations. Soon, it would be too much for her to bear and she'd end up jumping her aibou and forcefully taking what she wanted so badly from him.

Just then, Tea shouted, "Yugi! you you ever going to find that ball?!"

Tea's voice was the equivalent of a bucket of cold water to Yami and Yugi. Yugi had finally finished then.

"I better get back to the others," Yugi said. He picked up the ball. "See you, Yami." He jogged off.

"Bye, Yugi!" she called out after him. "Thanks!"

Yami straightened up to her knees and looked at where her crotch had been. There was a wet spot. Yami flipped over the beach towel and laid on it.

I . . . got wet, she thought. My own aibou made me wet. Damn, I really got the hots for him.

Yugi had gotten back to the others.

"So what kept you?" Tea asked.

"Joey hit the ball really far," Yugi replied. "It took me a while to find it."

"A really long while," Tea added.

"Do you think I'm hiding anything from you, Tea?" Yugi asked, half-curious and half-worried.

"I heard Yami thank you for something," Tea replied. "Just what was she thanking you for, anyway?"

"Nothing," Yugi responded. "I just helped her set up her umbrella."

"Is that so?" Tea asked. "Let me see your hands."

"Why?" Yugi asked.

"Just let me see them!" she snapped.

"Okay, okay," Yugi relented. He tossed the volleyball to Mai.

"Hey," Mai said. "The volleyball's got tanning lotion where Yugi's hands were."

"What were you doing with tanning lotion, Yugi?" Tea asked. "Rubbing it on Yami?"

"Uh, yes," Yugi replied, flushing as Zero began laughing at him.

"As long as that's all you did with her," Tea said.

"It was, I swear!" Yugi declared, making Zero laugh even harder.

"Come on, Tea, give him a break," Joey suggested. "Besides, I wanna play some volleyball."

"All right," Tea relented.

So the game resumed.


End Notes: Yeah, I know all I really did in this part was strategically insert Zero into some scenes. Throw me a frickin' bone herI haI haven't gotten to the GOOD bits yet. Then you won't be able to beat Zero off with an aluminum baseball bat! Well, probably, anyway.