What a Wonderful World ( A Yugioh Fanfic)

Chapter Four: Plans

Breezes blew strongly, causing the fluffy, marshmallow-like clouds above to dance across the pale blue sky as if it were a ballroom. The previously boiling air now cooled to make the day perfect. A purple kite was seen being flown by a sweet-faced toddler outside the school fence. The sole square of grass on the schoolyard was occupied by a group of seven pubescent teens. Their hair was being rustled by the winds.

"Stupid weather," Joey said bitterly as he made an effort to control his blonde mop of hair, "It was freaking steaming three days ago, now it feels like it's fall!"

"I would rather have it cool than hot," Serenity said, rolling her eyes. "Though I will miss seeing Honda sweaty..." Her eyes playfully scanned Honda, who looked surprisingly like a tomato. The girl laughed.

"Ha. Ha. Ha. Very funny." Honda tried to pout, but only ended up giggling.

"For the love of Ra, why aren't you guys together? You flirt more than any two people I have ever seen!" Ryou contested, earning embarrassed looks from Honda and Serenity.

"Well, I think there is where you are wrong, Ryou," Yami said, his voice steady, "They should be together but I think Kaiba, opps, Seto, and his puppy flirted so much more." The entire group laughed.

"I never gave you the right to call me Seto, ass," Seto yelled jokingly, "I'll let anyone say it, except you."

"Whatever you say, penny paid whore," Yami laughed as the rich CEO threw his hero at him. Yami ducked in time. However, Yugi, who wasn't paying complete attention to the gang's conversation, was hit squarely in the face with tomatoes, lettuce, cheese and some sort of smelly cold cut.

"Sorry, Yugi." Seto exclaimed from across the circle of teens, turning slightly pink. Yugi wiped the bread and whatever large parts of the sandwich he could touch from his petite face.

/Sorry, love. I would have taken the hit if I knew it would get you./ Yami said softly through the mind link. He searched for a napkin in his brown paper lunch bag. When he did, three seconds later, he quickly brought it to his hikari's face, wiping off his love's delicate cheeks. As the Pharaoh removed some mayonnaise, he revealed Yugi's blushing skin. The gang looked away from the tender moment between the two identical looking teens. All except Anzu, who looked at Yugi, green with envy.

/Thanks.../ the light said quietly through the mind link once Yami was done.

"Anyways... You guys know what happening this Saturday, right?" Joey asked joyfully. The group of friends groaned and rolled their eyes. They heard that question every minute since the day before. They were kind, however, and always played along with the excited blonde.

"What?" Yugi said thickly. It seemed that some of Seto's hero had ended in his mouth. The light swallowed with a disgusted look on his face. Yami was quickly reminded of the dream he had two nights ago, and he began to blush. No one noticed.

"My birthday. I have been telling you about it all day!"

"We were joking, Joey."

"Oh..." Joey's cheeks turned a shade red.

"Oh, Joey," Ryou said. "I don't think Bakura can come."

"That's great. That good-for-nothing tomb robber can't ruin Joey's party if he's what, probably smoking pot or snorting coke," Yami said roughly causing Ryou to shake his head angrily.

"You know he stopped that, Pharaoh. Leave him alone," the white haired boy said warningly

"Sorry, Ryou. I should have sent him to the Shadow Realm the second I saw you growing attached to him. It would have been a lot easier on you."

"Yami..." Serenity said quietly. "You should be nicer to Bakura. He is kinda one of us."

"That tomb robber will never be one of us."

"Shut up, Yami!" Ryou yelled. Yami bit his lip. Bakura's little hikari never yelled.

"Come on, guys. You all know how important this is to me," Joey said, trying to change the subject. "I'm turning 17! Two years older than Serenity. One year older than Yug, Anzu, Honda and Ryou. And I am technically going to the same age as Yami, Bakura and Seto!" Joey said, bouncing in his seat. The girls laughed as the guys rolled their eyes.

"Technically speaking, Seto is turning 18 in a month. And as for me and the tomb robber, we are around 5000 years older than you. Therefore, Joey, you are still younger than us." Yami said coolly. Joey frowned and put on a face that made it look like Yami had just killed his newborn puppy.

"You are no fun. Has those 5000 years made you bitter?" Joey pouted. The gang burst out in giggles.

/That wasn't nice; Yami./ Yugi smirked toward his dark.

/I know. I know. It was fun, though./ Yugi raised an eyebrow toward his dark.

/Joey was wrong. 5000 years has not only made you bitter, but also cruel, humorless and mean!/ Yugi stuck his tongue out at his dark.

"Mean? Cruel? Humorless? I didn't know you could be so rude, love!" Yami melodramatically raised his voice, pretending to be full of anger. He knitted his eyebrows and squinted his crimson orbs. He would have looked terrifying if he hadn't been smiling. The gang watched the Pharaoh intently, curious of what he might do. "I'll show you humorless!"

In the next moment, Yami was on top of his little hikari. Yami forced his knees into Yugi's hips. Screams of giggles erupted from the light's rosy lips as his dark tickled him. Yami was reminded of his naughty dream, but continued to tickle his little love. Ryou, Seto, Joey, Honda and Serenity laughed as loudly as Yugi. Anzu looked at Yami's small hikari like she was about to throw up.

/Am I humorless now?/

/Yes! Even more than I thought!/ Yugi laughed harder. He knew all he had to say was that Yami was funny to get his dark off. It wouldn't be a lie; Yami could be very funny. But if the little hikari said so, Yami would surely stop. Yugi did not want him to.

/Yami! Stop! I give up! You are very funny! I can't breathe!/ Yugi sadly said when he could no longer take it. Yami slowly climbed off his light, smiling as widely as everyone else in the circle.

"I won," Yami said smoothly, trying to regain his normal, regal self. Yami felt like kicking himself in the butt. Why had he done that?

"Come on, guys. Be mature," Anzu snapped bitterly. "Any plans for your party, Joey?" She added, trying to take the focus off of Yami and his love.

"Huh? Party? What do you mean... Oh, yeah! You all are coming to my house."

Most of the gang gave out a soft cheer. No one ever had been to Joey's house. Yugi, his dark and Seto, however, frowned.

"Joey, are you sure your father is okay with this?" Yami asked darkly. Him, his light, Joey and the rich CEO were the only ones who knew about Joey's semi-abusive, drunk father. Not even Serenity, Joey's sister, knew. She did live with her mother, half way across town, so it was understandable. Yami felt disgusted every time he thought of the blonde's father. It reminded him too much of Yugi's foster parent.

"Don't worry. He promised he will be good," Joey whispered to Yami, Yugi and Seto. "Anyway, he is always good when he even hears a thing about Yug. He won't do anything in front of you"

Yugi stared at the blonde with big, purple eyes. "What do you mean?"

"Oh come on, Yug. He loves you. You, according to him, are the perfect child."

"Oh..." Yugi looked away. Perfect, huh? He was far from it. The young boy began to list everything imperfect about himself. Let's see. There's my super pale skin, my extremely small body, my scars, my past, my love life... Yugi smiled inwardly. His love life was so messed up. He was in love with a man that didn't truly love him back. This guy was also a lot hotter...

/Love.../

/What?/

/Joey's father is right. Don't let yourself think that you are not. You are perfect, my love./

Yugi turned to face his dark. Yugi looked at the Pharaoh's crimson eyes. They were... so kind, soft and gentle. Yugi sensed something radiating from them. Love? Both light and dark began to blush.