All Bets Are Off

All Bets Are Off
Belladonna (Goddess Chloe)/Sakura-Laurel

Pairing: Puzzleshipping (Yami-Yugi x Yugi)
Warnings: Oral, Hand-job, light mentions of Masturbation
Rating: NC-17
Summary: He never intended for his other half to take the wager seriously. A friendly Duel Monsters game quickly turns into something else.

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Two boys, nearly identical in appearance, shuffled their decks. Sitting across from each other, their mild differences were striking. One had harsher lines to his features, the other softer. Similar hair, but for three blond streaks and a forelock that hung stubbornly in the other's face. Almost the same height, just an inch or two off from each other. Looking at these two individuals one would never guess how different their personalities were.

A quirked eyebrow and a crooked smirk. "Feel like putting any stakes on this little duel, aibou?" There was something almost feral about the gleam in his red eyes. He reminded many of a predator stalking its prey with that same look. The younger boy often ignored it.

Yugi gave a sarcastic little smile. "And just what would I put up? I have no money, and there's little else I could give you." He mused for a moment on what he could possibly give up. Well, there were always cards, but they already shared all of those. He supposed he could offer to be the other's slave for a couple hours, but there wouldn't be much fun in that. They'd do practically anything the other asked anyway. He shrugged lightly. Maybe... "How about a massage? We've both been a little tense lately, from exams and college. Probably do us some good."

A snort as the smirk got a little wider. "A massage, aibou? Perhaps we should make it a Strip Duel Monsters game then. After all, ninety-five percent of all personal massages end in sex." He rolled his eyes, clearly not believing what he said.

The other boy laughed. "Pervert. You just want to see me naked, don't you?" He shook his head in mirth. "And just so you know, sixty-nine point four percent of all statistics by word are false." Of course, that was one of those statistical jokes where you could put any number in and have it sound good.

"It's people like you, aibou, that come up with such things. I'll have you know that almost all of my personal massages ended in sex." Atem placed his deck on the floor between them and leaned on one elbow. "Why would I want to see you naked anyway? I've seen you as you're changing before. It's not like we hide our bodies from each other. Ra, I shared one with you for a year and a half." His look turned sly then, as slippery as an eel. "And are you certain it will be you who ends up naked? You might as well just forfeit and give me the massage with that kind of attitude, Yugi."

The smaller boy just rolled his eyes. "Well, if that's how you're going to play it, fine. Clearly you are a pervert. We'll play Strip Duel Monsters, and just for the hell of it the loser gives the winner a blow-job." Yugi snorted derisively to show just what he thought of this entire thing. It was silly, how his yami was twisting things. He would prove the other was a pervert.

Yami Yugi's eyes widened and his eyebrows lifted. "Alright. I challenge you, Yugi Mutou, to a game of Strip Duel Monsters." He smirked widely. "The stakes are a Full-Body Massage and a Blow-Job. Do you agree? Or are you too chicken?" Perfect. There was no way Yugi could back down now.

Yugi glared at the challenge. He knew Yami was intentionally goading him into it, but damnit! He was no chicken. Something tickled the back of his mind, telling him that he should pay attention to what was said before that challenge to his masculinity. He shoved it away fiercely. It didn't matter. "I accept your challenge, Atem Mutou." He all but slammed his deck down. "Game Start."

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He stared at the cards, shocked. How could he possibly have lost?! It just wasn't feasible! He'd been so close, just one more card. He was going to activate his hidden trap card, play Spell-Binding Circle and Monster Reborn, bring back his Dark Magician Girl and equip her with Sage's Stone. It would've given him enough attack points to wipe out Atem's Dark Magician and then he could use his other trap card to attack his life-points directly. How in the world did his yami stop all that from happening?!

Oh yeah. Swords of Revealing Light, that was how. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid... Yugi sighed in defeat. "Fine." He glared at his still smirking other half. "You win. How? I still don't know. Lay down so I can give you your massage already."

"I'll admit, aibou, you played very well. You would have beaten me if I hadn't played Swords of Revealing Light and drawn that final card." His smirk became a little softer then. "You've always been a tough opponent for me. I've lost to you more times than I'd care to admit." Very slowly, he began undressing the last of his clothes. It wasn't much. Two socks and his boxers. He wasn't exaggerating when he said Yugi would have beaten him.

The smaller boy looked at him oddly. "Uh, Yami, why are you undressing? You won." Wait, he didn't seriously expect Yugi to give him a blow-job, did he? "Eh...I was just kidding about the blow-job thing. You know that, right? I didn't seriously expect either of us to...well, you know." He held up his hands defensively.

Atem's eyebrows rose in surprise. Did his aibou truly not take the deal seriously? He certainly had. "I wasn't kidding, Yugi. I had every intention of fulfilling both terms should I have lost, and I expected you to as well. You know how seriously I take duels, aibou. You should not have suggested it unless you could withstand the consequences." At the horrified look Yugi adopted, he sighed quietly. This was going to be more difficult than he foresaw. "If it makes you feel any better, I'd rather the massage first. You can start with my back." He laid down on his stomach and waited for Yugi to start.

With his heart in his throat and his hands shaking, Yugi made his way over to the former pharaoh's still very regal form. "I, uh, I wouldn't have made you...you know, give me one. Heck, if you tried I probably would've shoved you away like you were a leper. I don't think I can..." He trailed off, suddenly feeling as tall as an ant.

Yami turned his head, his eyes boring into Yugi's. "I stand by what I said earlier, Yugi. I gave you more than ample time to change your mind and you accepted my terms. You shouldn't have wagered something you couldn't give."

"But it was a joke! I wasn't serious! I expected you to gawk at the suggestion, and when you accepted it so calmly I figured you knew I was joking! I've never even thought of giving another guy a blow-job." He fidgeted a little with the muscles beneath his hands. "As far as I know, I'm straight. I've never..." Yugi bit his lip, truly worried his other half was going to make him give him a blow-job. "I bet it tastes disgusting." He kneaded his other half's skin a little too roughly and got a grunt of pain in answer. Yugi quickly put less pressure with an apology. "It's...It's gross. I mean, having another guy's dick in my mouth? Ew. And when was the last time you showered? It's probably not even clean... You pee out of it. It's... Ugh."

Yami sighed. "Listen, Yugi. If it makes you feel better, I can give you one first to show you that it's fine. You know how picky I am when it comes to what I put in my mouth. It's not nearly as bad as you're making it out to be. And for your information, aibou, I took a shower just before I challenged you, and haven't gone to the bathroom yet. I can assure you, Yugi, that I am quite clean." The last part came out a bit sharper than he'd intended, but he knew he'd gotten the point across.

He grit his teeth, still very worried. How could he get out of this one? After all, a deal was a deal. According to the stakes, he was supposed to give Yami a blow-job and a massage. When was the last time the pharaoh even had a blow-job anyway? Had he ever gotten one before? If so, from who? Was it a guy? Was his other half even straight?

"Listen... How about we just forget it alright? Instead of a blow-job I'll..." Yami turned to stare at him and his gaze was sharp. "I'll...uh... I guess I should take that as a 'no' then."

Atem sighed. "Let's make a deal." He propped himself up on one elbow, ignoring the glare Yugi sent him at the interruption. "I'll reciprocate. You'll still have to fulfill your end of the bargain, but to help you overcome your fear I'll do the same for you. You'll hardly even remember what you're doing." Yami smirked. "How about it? This way, we'll both be getting something out of it."

A distrusting look was his answer. "I'm not giving you a blow-job, Mou Hitori no Boku. That's gross. I'm straight. I like tits and girls and stuff like that! Hell, I watch pornos just like any other guy! There's no way I'd do something like that. My answer's final, Atem. Neither of us is getting anything. I - Was - Joking." He crossed his arms and looked away. "No - Way."

Atem smirked his 'Winning Strategy' smirk and stood up. Yugi gulped as a certain part of the pharaoh's anatomy came into full view. He noticed it wasn't quite erect, but it was clear the former spirit wasn't against the idea of a blow-job either. It twitched a little and Yugi looked away swiftly. Yami reached down and turned his head back to where it was. "Just touch it first. You won't have to do anything but grab it at the base. Pretend it's your own."

Yugi looked up at him like he was insane. A quick glance back down told him that Atem was thinking more about how good it would feel than how uncomfortable it'd make Yugi. "I'm not touching you, Yami. Uh-uh. You'll have to take care of it yourself." He didn't look away though, nor did he get up and leave (despite what his mind was yelling at him to do).

Instead of trying to convince his aibou further, he took hold of Yugi's hand and guided it to the semi-erect member. Oh, he fought it a little, but there was a small part of his brain guiding his actions that wondered if it was like touching himself. Just grab it around the base and give it a firm but gentle pump. Twist a little as you get to the head, just to see if he reacts similarly to you. A gentle rub to the base of the mushroom head and he looked up in surprise at the moan his darker half let out.

He went to snatch his hand away, but Atem's hand kept his own from moving. "I want you to lick it. Nothing really big or anything; just to see if the taste is as horrible as you seem to think." Yugi swallowed thickly at the husky quality of Yami's voice, but leaned forward before he could lose his nerve. He wasn't gay, never even thought of being with another man before, but he'd admit privately to being curious now. A tiny lick, barely enough to taste anything, and he frowned. Another curious lick, lingering to see if it tasted bad at all. Atem was cleaner than he expected and he only tasted a hint of that musky smell that was usually present in anyone's nether regions (his own included). There wasn't much taste to it at all and he wondered briefly if he actually could stand it long enough to get his darker half off.

Yugi wanted to run from the room at his own traitorous thoughts. He absolutely would never suck another guy's dick, whether it was Atem or not. It was gross and sick and wrong and-

Yami was holding his chin in place with one hand and guiding his erection with the other. Before he knew it his lips were parting to allow the tip past them. Yugi let a little whine escape as he tried to pull away, but the former pharaoh was insistent. "I told you I'd reciprocate. It won't take very long and I'll make sure to pull out before I climax. All you'll have to do is remember to close your eyes, so I don't get anything in them on accident. Alright?"

He closed his eyes, resigned. A deal was a deal, and he'd lost the duel. He should never have made such a stupid joke. Now here he was, giving his best friend a blow-job against his will because of it. Stupid mouth, served it right for making a joke like that.

Yugi opened wider to let it in fully, sucking a little. The taste wasn't too terrible, he supposed. It certainly wasn't pleasant, but he'd get used to it. The little sounds of pleasure his other half were making made up for any discomfort. Little grunts and muttered nonsense as he pumped his hips, and Yugi almost smiled at the abandon Atem was showing. He hardly ever let himself go in public, always preferring propriety and absolute control. It was kind of nice to see him let loose, even if it did take a blow-job to do it.

He sucked a little harder, bobbed his head a bit more, and made sure he used his tongue and lips enough to stimulate and not so much that it made him look like he was trying to devour the other. He'd always hated that about porn: how the girls giving the blow-jobs always looked like cows trying to eat the guy's dick. It was disgusting, with spit everywhere and this look like they were high or something. Yeah, he definitely didn't want Atem to liken him to a cow or a horse for his first time sucking cock.

Yugi flushed a little at how vulgar his mental voice was being, but didn't care to correct himself. It was kind of hot to use such dirty language in his head anyway. He gave a sharp little suck and heard Yami gasp. The former spirit thrust into his mouth once, twice, and then pulled out fully. "Close your eyes, aibou. Wouldn't want to get anything in them." Yugi obeyed, knowing it'd be a lot easier on the both of them if he did. "Good boy, Yugi. Now open your mouth just a little. I just want to see it drip from your lips, not get it in your mouth." He blushed bright red at the comment but did as Atem told him. He knew the other would keep to his word.

Yami took hold of his pulsing cock and pumped just the way he liked it usually. There was something really hot about seeing his aibou like that, all flushed with his eyes closed and his plump lips swollen and parted. He could even delude himself into thinking Yugi was waiting for him to orgasm, for his seed to splash all over those perfect lips and those rosy cheeks. It was gorgeous and wonderful and he was almost there and-

Yugi actually flinched from the first spurt hitting his face, but tried to hold still for the rest. It was mortifying, having another guys spunk all over his face, but he'd allow it for the sake of the terms of the duel. Atem was being nice enough to not do it in his mouth, the least he could do was let him do it on his face. He shuddered at the thought.

Another groan above him and he felt the last bit slide over his lips and down his chin. It felt really gross, but what was he to do? He couldn't just wipe it off, that would be rude. Could he do it surreptitiously? Would Yami let him? A chuckle broke him out of his thoughts. "Don't worry about it, Yugi. Here, I'll take care of it."

With that, the former pharaoh crouched down and began licking his own seed off of Yugi's face. Yugi opened his eyes wide, temporarily forgetting what Atem told him before. Thankfully, Yami was mostly aiming for the lower part of his face. Yami's tongue passed over his lips and he jerked back more out of automatic reaction than anything, but his darker half looked crushed anyway. Yugi gave him an apologetic look and before he could change his mind, kissed Yami square on the lips.

He didn't know what could possibly have possessed him, but it was nice and his other side was leaning into it, kissing back. His eyes slid closed once more and they kissed more deeply. It was softer and much nicer than he'd ever imagined kissing anyone and that scared him more than anything. Suddenly he was pulling away and running to his room.

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They didn't talk about what happened that day, didn't once even mention playing strip Duel Monsters. Once again, they were best friends with absolutely nothing weird between them. It was almost as if everything were back to normal. Except for one thing: the tension.

Oh all friendships have those few awkward moments where tension fills the room and you wonder if you've crossed one of those unseen lines. You try to play it off as nothing or change the subject, maybe confront it head-on depending on who you are. It seemed Yugi was the type to ignore it and subtly change the subject.

It wasn't anything too noticeable. Most of their friends were pretty ignorant of it, in fact. But Yami noticed when they'd be talking and suddenly Yugi would shift a little in his seat, or Yami would put a hand on his arm and Yugi would unconsciously avoid it. It wasn't ever anything big, but the little things that were so normal in their relationship.

Before that whole fiasco they were closer than best friends. There were times when they'd be almost like lovers even. Those little movements that were so common in a marriage of several years: the light touches, the inherent intimacy. They moved with each other, rather than against. If Yami passed by, he'd let his fingers drift over Yugi's hair as he was reading. Yugi in turn would tilt his head back and smile at him, before returning to his book. When Yugi wanted Yami to do something for him, all he had to do was put his hand lightly on his other half's arm and smile up at him. They'd do anything the other asked, with just those little touches.

Yami used to live for those little moments of intimacy. Now they were practically nonexistent. Instead of leaning up to smile at him as he passed by, he'd duck down a little and continue reading. Instead of putting his hand on his arm to get what he wanted, he'd just do it himself. The former pharaoh became lonely very quickly just from the lack of those things.

Finally, after months of prolonged tension he was putting his foot down. It was silly, all these problems from a little blow-job. Worse yet, it had seemed like Yugi was okay with it. Yes, he'd had his objections. But after Atem reasoned with him he certainly wasn't fleeing. Far from it, if he recalled.

Oh, he wasn't a fool. He knew it wasn't just the blow-job. It was the kiss afterward. The kiss that blew his mind and made his heart beat madly in his chest and butterflies erupt in his stomach. Alright, so he might have come onto him a bit strong, might have kissed him a little too deeply, a little too passionately. But come on, he was only human. When those soft pouty lips attached to his and that quick little tongue slipped into his mouth he was lost. Gone forever in that one instant of warmth and slick softness. He was in heaven.

Then Yugi came to his senses and fled. Seeing the panic on his aibou's face had crushed him. He felt lower than dirt.

No more though. He was fed up with Yugi ignoring the pink elephant in the corner of the room. Now was the time to bring it to the front.

His other half was sitting at his desk, putting a puzzle together. Atem smiled and leaned over the chair, placing his cheek next to Yugi's. The other boy jumped half a foot in the air, his eyes wide as he turned to him. "Don't scare me like that! Give a guy some warning next time!" He placed a hand over his heart and heaved for breath.

Yami smiled at him, before returning his expression back to seriousness. "We need to talk, aibou. I'm tired of us both avoiding it."

It didn't look like that's what Yugi wanted to hear. "Talk about what, Yami? Is there something you needed?" Seemed he was going to play innocent then. Not going to work, but he'd give him points for the effort.

"That day. The one with the duel. You know exactly which one I'm talking about." He added the last part at the confused look Yugi shot him. "You ran out awfully fast. Was it the kiss afterward? I was worried I came on a bit too strongly."

Yugi stared at him in disbelief. "You were worried about coming on too strongly with the kiss, but you weren't worried at all about being too forward with the damn blow-job?!" At Yami's hesitant nod he layed his head down on the puzzle. "It wasn't that, alright? It was... Look, I don't even know. It just- It spooked me, okay? One minute I'm trying to convey how sorry I am, the next I'm throwing myself at you and losing myself in a kiss that means nothing." He sighed lightly, the sound muffled by the puzzle. "My first damn kiss and I don't even think about initiating it. I always figured it'd mean something, that I'd be madly in love with the person I gave it to. Guess I can't now."

Atem gave him a pitying look. "I'm sorry. Had I known it mean that much to you I would have stopped you. If it makes you feel any better, it was one of the best kisses I've shared with anyone." He placed his hand on the smaller boy's shoulder.

"There wasn't really anything you could do. How were you to know I was going to kiss you. I honestly wanted to show you that I wasn't afraid to taste...eh...well, you know." He blushed cutely, turning his head to the side in order to talk to Yami better.

The elder smirked, his eyes dancing with mischief. Yugi was very attractive when he blushed, he'd admit it. "You know, aibou, I never did reciprocate. I certainly had intended to. Would you still like it?" He waggled his eyebrows suggestively, half-joking.

Yugi blushed ten shades darker, and buried his face in the puzzle again. After a few more minutes of continued silence, Atem was ready to just make Yugi's mind up for him. "I don't- I'm not sure if I could..."

Atem chuckled. Trust Yugi to be so inarticulate about his own desires. It seemed he would have to take charge after all. "Sit down on the bed. You can finish the puzzle later." When his aibou made no move to obey, he pulled the other to his feet.

Yugi stumbled a bit as Atem moved him where he wanted. A quick shove had the smaller male practically sprawled across the bed. Yami kneeled down in front of him, already working to open the other boy's pants. A bright flush decorated the pale skin and it was very becoming.

He wasn't very hard, Yami realized, but he could take care of that problem pretty easily. A smirk lit up his features and he ducked his head to 'help' his aibou out. A quiet moan was his reward.

Funny how Yugi was more apt to be obstinate when given the opportunity. He didn't really give the younger boy much time to say 'no' this time, and it was working to his advantage.

Yami opened his mouth to take the rapidly hardening cock into it and could've sworn he heard Yugi keen. A quick look up at his other half's face confirmed that thought. Awe lit up the other's face as he slid deep into Atem's mouth. He added a little suction, just to see how Yugi would respond.

His aibou was clawing at the sheets now, his mouth opened in a silent cry, his eyes shut tightly. A litany of "Good, so good, wet, hot, oh Gods..." filtered down the link they shared and he sucked a little harder to show his appreciation. He felt a pulse from the erection in his mouth and realized Yugi was a lot more sensitive than he first suspected. A few tongue tricks and a couple good sucks later and he was pulling back to let the other boy's seed splatter over his face and into his waiting mouth.

Yugi panted quietly, his eyes still shut, flushed and sweating. It was more attractive than Yami would ever admit to his aibou. He let his other recover before very visibly swallowing what had landed in his mouth. He smirked at the gulp Yugi took in response to the visual stimulus.

He did a fast clean-up and trapped Yugi beneath him in a heavy kiss. When Yugi tried to run once they broke apart, he pinned the other to the bed and took another kiss. A few deep kisses later, all thoughts of fleeing had left his mind. "Don't run. Why do you run when I kiss you?"

Yugi kept his eyes closed, a sad look crossing his face. "It's because...it scares me, alright? I never- I've never thought of being with a guy like that and every time we kiss it's... My body does funny things when we kiss. My heart beats really hard and butterflies erupt in my stomach and it feels like my spleen's in my throat and- I'm kind of afraid of what that means, okay? It- I don't want it to mean what I think it might mean and I'm afraid that if it is you'll feel awkward or obligated to feel it back and-..." Tears slipped down his cheek and Yami wiped them away tenderly.

"You should never be afraid of something like that. Yeah, so our kisses mean a little more than some do. So what? And I get the same feelings as you, so you don't have to worry about me feeling it out of obligation or my feeling awkward. And don't bother trying to name the emotion." He smiled comfortingly at his best friend. "I don't know what it is, I don't care what it is. All that matters is that it feels nice and we shouldn't ignore that. What's a bit of kissing between friends, right?"

His aibou smiled up at him in response and it was like his whole world lit up with a gentle light. "Thank you, Mou Hitori no Boku. I don't think I'm ready to name it just yet anyway. I'm glad you're my friend." He reached up and hugged Yami close, his darker half hugging back easily.

"I'm glad we're friends too. And we'll always be friends. No matter what, right, Yugi?" A smile was shared between them as they agreed.

Who knew? Maybe they could be closer than friends, closer than lovers, closer than soul-matese even. But neither was willing to rush it.

After all, what they had now was perfect enough.