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“Yugi, it’s been hours that you are getting ready for this party ” – said Yami looking at his partner adjusting the earings of his Egyptian Pharaoh costume.
“This will be YOUR first Halloween party, everything need to be just perfect. You are always helping me out when I need you the most, so I gotta let you also experience the good things. “ – Yugi just smiled at Yami's shocked expression and when he was about to protest, Yugi quickly continued – “Nope, we are not discussing this one friend, you go on and have fun tonight! I talked to Anzu and she will be here soon, she is the best person to make you company!”- and before the other could say something, Yugi gave him control.
“YUGI!” – nothing – “That boy...”
But as soon as Yami looked in the mirror in front of him a sense of nostalgia along with sadness almost drowned him. And his reflection was the cause of it. That costume, now that he was looking at it more carefully, looked like it represented a deeper meaning he could not understand.
“Yugi! Come down! Anzu is here!” – the voice of grandpa managed to wake him up from his thoughts, so he just grabbed his duel disk and deck just in case, and moved to meet Anzu downstairs.
“There you are Yugi. Anzu is waiting outside. Don’t worry about coming home late, you kids have fun!” – and went to the back of the store laughing. At times Yami could swear that grandpa knew about him and Yugi sharing the same body.
As he stepped outside, Yami gasped as soon as his eyes met Anzu’s.
“Y-Yami?! Hi... uhh... I look stupid right? No one will even know what this costume is” – said Anzu after noticing the way he was looking at her. It was so intense. After a little bit without an answer she moved closer to him – “Yami?”
“ You are an Egyptian Songstress, if one doesn’t know that he should consider himself a fool” – she blushed at his response. Only Yami could make her forget how to speak “But... how did you know so fast that I wasn’t Yugi?” – he asked genuinely curious while they walked the everyday path to school.
“OH, I get at this point I just know” – answered while looking at the stars smiling – “Whenever you are around I feel so safe and like, courageous. While with Yugi I feel light and filled with hope... – after looking at Yami she continued- “It’s silly, I know”.
“Don’t think this way, I’m glad you think of me like that.” – Yami’s smile caught her off guard, it’s not fair how beautiful that man was, which reminded her.
“I love your costume! You sure look like a real Pharaoh!” – said smiling.
“Thank you Anzu, you also look like you were meant to use these clothes.” – her smile got bigger and she made an elegant spin bowing for him.
“Why, thank you my prince” – and blushed again from the proximity and the way he was looking at her.
“Let us go, my princess” – he said while offering her his arm. Anzu was special to him, he found out after the adventures they had so far. She was his pillar of humanity, constantly making him forget he was just a spirit trapped inside an ancient artifact. Along with Yugi and the others, she was irreplaceable, but perhaps...more? By looking at her again, he froze in place. Just for a few seconds he saw himself on a throne... with her by his said.
“Yami? Is everything okay?” – She was worried with his distressed expression. Yami is always so composed, whatever happened must had been a big deal. He took a second to simply smile at her.
“Yes, don’t worry about it. We are almost there, it seems. – they could hear the music playing at their school – “ But before we enter, I want to tell you something “ – said taking both of her hands making her blush.
“Y-yes, Yami?”
“This costume really suits you”.
TO BE CONTINUED...