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"Yami, I really don't think this should be happening right now."

"It should and it will," Yami responded with a frown,

"Yami...I am going to be completely honest here...I really don't have the energy to-"

"(Y/n), she has to apologize for what she has done. Even Yugi agrees with me, something must be done." Yami shook his head, "And now is a perfect time."

From watching the sunset and having a calming moment, Yami is now dragging you across the beach over to the rest of the gang. Why? Because he wants Tea to apologize to you. This sparred up when Yami spotted the Kaiba chopper descend to the ground in the distance. Although you found it touching, you were also incredibly exhausted from everything that has gone down up until now, and Yami is planning on having Tea apologize for everything. This could possibly mean including almost every single time Tea has been in the same area as you.

"Whether Tea likes to admit it or not, she has been incredibly rude. I wish I had noticed sooner just like Joey, so the matter wouldn't have dragged out like this. Not to mention how she held me back because she wanted to talk to me about how worried she is about Dartz while his own men took you away from my hands." He growled, his hand tightened a bit as he recalled your kidnapping. "And the way Dartz was praising that while we dueled...I will never let Tea go easy after that."

"Dartz praised Tea to you as well?" You snapped out of your brief tired state. Yami stopped and turned to you with a stare,

"He told you as well?"

"He...he told me he was happy Tea kept you busy. He praised her-"

"He did the same to me. He mocked me for letting Tea occupy me and graciously thanked her for making things easy." Yami's eyes narrowed,

"Oh...gods....I'm...I'm sorry, Yami-"

"Don't apologize. That's Tea's job." Yami shook his head, "I don't want to hear any sort of apology. You have done nothing wrong."

It wasn't long before you and Yami made it to where everyone else was. The moment you saw the chopper, you immediately tried pulling away from Yami's grip - you really didn't want to do this. Now that it's actually happening, you really felt bad.

"Yami-" You whispered his name and he looked at you, "...please, I mean....you guys are close with her, I don't want to ruin-"

"(Y/n). I love you. I really do. Tea is a close friend, that is true, but she is crossing boundaries. Even Yugi agrees, as well as everyone who you see in front of you." Yami assured, "Besides, I feel this is something Tea had been wanting to do deep down but doesn't have the courage to do so herself. So a push would suffice."

"Hey, it's (y/n) and the Pharaoh!" Joey took notice of you guys and ran to you with a smile, "Ya finally did it, (y/n)!"

"(y/n)!" Mokuba's eyes lit as he ran to you alongside Joey.

Quickly fixing the buttons to prevent Joey and Mokuba from potentially seeing you shirtless, you nervously nodded your head,

"What happened with Dartz anyway?" Joey asked,

"He's...uh....it's a long story." You shrugged your shoulders,

"Is he gone at least?" Tristan asked and watched you nod,

"Yeah..."

"Why are you wearing-" Just as Joey was going to ask about why you're wearing his jacket, Yami leaned over in Tea's direction,

"Tea?" He watched her flinch in reply, "Don't you have something to say as well?"

Tea slowly averted her eyes to Yami and you, fidgeting in response, "...like what?"

"I don't know, maybe apologizing?" Duke rolled his eyes, "I mean, you have been really rude-"

"I have not-"

"Tea." Getting the hint, Joey averted his eyes to Tea, "Come on, we all talked about this."

Feeling the intensity in the atmosphere, you shook your head and stepped forward,

"Tea, you really don't-"

"No." Tea shook her head, "I....(y/n), look, coming from someone who..really wants to know her friends more, I shouldn't have....mistreated you as I did before." Tea bit her lip and swayed her body, her eyes avoiding eye contact with you, "I...really hope you forgive me and we can...ya know...hang out."

You squinted at Tea's body language in comparison to her words. This.....uh.....sounds a little too awkward.

You felt all eyes lay on you now after Tea apologized. You slowly blinked at Tea, who finally locked eyes with you, and you took a sigh.

"Look....uh..it's all good." You assured, "Don't...don't worry 'bout it."

Not noticing Yami's eyes narrow at Tea, Tea's eyes lit up and she took a sigh of relief,

"Oh good...I thought things would turn out for the worse..."

"Uh..yeah.." You nodded and grimaced at the awkward atmosphere until Duke cleared his throat,

"Well...uh...heh...I'm glad that's over. We should celebrate in the meantime! After all, we did finally beat Dartz!"

"'We'?" Joey raised an eyebrow, "Duke, we did nothing."

"Well..uh....excuse me but we did help out with (y/n)'s brief escape from her grandfather's place-"

"That was for nothin' cause Rafael took her." Joey reminded Duke with a raised eyebrow,

"Welp, we're still gonna celebrate." Duke shrugged as Mokuba elbowed your arm,

"Blink twice if you want to get out of here." Mokuba whispered as he intensely stared at you for a response, "Seto is gonna leave soon, so now's your chance."

You squinted at the scene before you as everyone (except you, Yami, Mokuba, and Kaiba) was gathering with smiles and getting ready for a celebration. Taking a step back, you started to think about what may happen once you celebrate along with everyone; yes, you get to become closer with everyone else, so that's a good bonus. Not to mention how you just know they're gonna most likely tell you it's technically your party. But, not only do you do really badly at parties and massive attention, but you're gonna have to talk to Tea despite the extreme awkwardness....

You turned to Yami and tapped his shoulder to get his attention. Immediately, Yami looked over at you in response,

"I'll return this to you when I get new clothes. Enjoy the party." You whispered and stared at Mokuba with your eyes blinking twice.

Without any form of hesitation, Mokuba took your hand and quickly walked over to Seto within seconds - who appeared to be waiting for Mokuba.

"You ready?" Seto asked

"Let's hurry." Understanding the pressure of this party, Mokuba practically pushed you inside the chopper that turned on.

"Wait, where's (y/n)?" Tristan asked, now realizing you're not standing next to Yami.

"Pharaoh, where's (y/n)?" Joey asked and watched Yami nonchalantly shrug his shoulders,

"Beats me." He lied as the doors of the chopper closed once Kaiba got in. Gasping, everyone turned to watch the chopper lift off from the ground,

"See ya later, dweebs." Kaiba hissed through the speaker, "Enjoy your pathetic party."

"Don't tell me he took (y/n)..." Duke mumbled.

"We did." Mokuba confirmed

"(Y/n)," Yami watched the chopper as a smirk grew on his face, "You better keep your word on giving me that jacket, or I'm going to have to come and fetch it myself." He smirked as the chopper took off into the sky.

"Why did she even have your jacket anyway?" Rebecca asked,

Smirking, Yami shrugged his shoulders and switched to Yugi.

Unbeknownst to everyone celebrating on the ground, Mokuba was having a full-on freak out in the chopper.

Why? Well because he wouldn't stop bothering you that you "didn't kiss Yugi" throughout this whole experience....so you decided to tell him otherwise. Now he's full-on geeking out.

"WAIT, HOLD ON, YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU. YOOOOUUU. ACTUALLY KISSED HIM?!" Mokuba gasped,

"Why not have a megaphone and announce it to the sea?" You raised an eyebrow at his intense volume.

"Oh my God...OH MY GOD!" Mokuba cheered and hugged you tightly, "YOU'RE NOT THE OBLIVIOUS FRUSTRATING GIRL I THOUGHT YOU WERE!"

"Wh-" You stared at Mokuba, "Wh...what's that supposed to mean-"

"He isn't wrong." Seto chimed in, "It's a miracle you and Yugi made it this far this early."

You sneered at him, "Gee, thanks Seto."

"I'm only speaking at what I observe. I never lie. Anyway, I came here to tell you we're dropping you off at the Card's Chalice."

"Oh, we're here already?" You gasped and watched Seto nod,

"You better hang out with Yugi more now he's here, cause you never know when he'll be leaving," Mokuba smirked,

"Are you guys staying here too?" You asked and watched Seto shake his head,

"I've got a tournament to prepare."

"Another tournament?!" You gasped, "Wh...WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS?!"

"Do you want to participate?" Seto asked,

"HELL YES." You nodded, "ABSOLUTELY!"

"Can she?" Mokuba's eyes glistened at his brother for a reply as he shrugged,

"Yes and no. Because Nathaniel will be sponsoring with me, you will be treated like a VIP. You can come with us, but you can't participate." He answered, "So it's up to (y/n). She has until tomorrow morning."

"Dang...can't even duel?" You frowned,

"The losers who will attend this will cry when they duel you." Kaiba huffed,

"Tears bring profit." You raised an eyebrow as you felt the chopper hit the ground.

"What? No, they don't." Mokuba shook his head,

"Unless it's Joey's tears." Seto mumbled as the main doors of the chopper were opened by the familiar secretary standing by with a few security.

"Oh....it's Cassandra.." You grumbled upon seeing her eyes lock onto yours,

"Well, welcome back." Cassandra smirked as she reached her hand out to you, "We've all missed you."

You took her hand and was guided out of the chopper, "Yeah...I missed Nymphi and Papa-"

"Wooowww." Cassandra rolled her eyes, "Not even me?"

"You're....uh....yeah you were there." You nodded with a smirk, "How is Nymphi?"

"She's actually-" It wasn't long before you were jumped on by a little figure. Completely taken aback by this, you lost balance and fell to the floor and gasped before realizing who it was.

"Oh- Nymphi....you scared me!" You gasped as Nymphi giggled in response,

"She's been obsessed with you and the Pharaoh." Cassandra narrowed her eyes, "Despite only seeing him once."

"What? Nymphi you met Yami?" You gasped, "Don't tell me you annoyed him with a bunch of awkward questions, or ghosted him completely-"

She shook her head, "No I didn't."

"Then...what did you do?" You asked,

"Nothing. She just let him carry her." Cassandra responded for her. You stared at Cassandra in shock,

"...She doesn't even let Papa carry her-"

"Exactly." Cassandra nodded, now relieved that someone understood how puzzling it was. Nymphi stared at the jacket you were wearing,

"Is that his jacket?" Nymphi asked,

"Hm? Oh...yes." You nodded,

"Is he here now?" She asked,

"N...no....he's with his friends. Why?" You raised an eyebrow at Nymphi's sudden asking of Yami.

"When are we going to see him again?" Nymphi asked, "I want to see him. I want to see da-"

"IS THAT NYMPHI!?" Mokuba's scream covered Nymphi's words as he exited the chopper, "OH MY GOODNESS! HI NYMPHI!!"

Recognizing the boy's voice, Nymphi shot out of your grasp and ran to hug Mokuba, "HI MOKY!" She cheered as Mokuba twirled her around with a laugh,

"I missed you little one!" He laughed as he put her gently on the ground and gave her a tight hug, "How are things? Are you learning new stuff?"

"I know how to duel!" Nymphi responded,

"You do!?" You and Mokuba gasped,

"Since....since when?!" You asked and shot a look at Cassandra, who shrugged in response.

"Moky Moky! Duel me!" Nymphi eagerly jumped with her eyes filled with excitement, "If I win, you get to join me in my tea party!"

"Oh you're on!" Mokuba smirked as he was led into the building by Nymphi. A long pause ensued before you rose to your feet and stared at Cassandra,

"I didn't teach her if that's what you're thinking." She scoffed,

"But you do know cheats." You sneered, "Did you teach her-"

"Oh would you look at that! Nathaniel is expecting both you and Kaiba. Come on." Cassandra clasped her hands together and walked to guide you and Seto into the building. Not even two steps in and you were greeted with another set of arms wrapped tightly around you. Gasping for breath, you soon realized it was Papa, as he held you tightly,

"Thank goodness you're alright." He muttered, "I'm so proud of you, (y/n)."

"Th...Thanks.." Feeling touched, you returned the embrace and hugged Papa tightly. After a couple of seconds, he pulled himself away and almost gave you a smile until he noticed the jacket and narrowed his eyes,

"...isn't this Yugi's jacket?" He asked,

"Uh...yeah.." You nodded,

"....why are you wearing his jacket?" He raised an eyebrow,

"Well....uh...." Your cheeks turned red, "I'm....kinda....not wearing-"

"...Don't tell me you..." Papa's eyes narrowed, "...did you have se-"

"No!" You gasped and turned blood red, "Dartz tore off my shirt to try and use the Seal of Orichalcos-"

"Even worse." Papa frowned, "Is he taken care of." He asked and watched you nod, "Good. Go get some rest and get new clothes. As much as I would like to accompany you, I have some slight business to take care of with Seto Kaiba." He adjusted his coat and walked over to Seto, giving him a handshake, "Seto, thank you for watching over (y/n) to the best you could."

"Blame Yugi and Tea, not me." Seto shrugged and walked with Nathaniel back inside; Cassandra followed them shortly. You frowned at this but slowly walked inside and towards your room with the door closed once you got in. Taking off Yugi's jacket, you gently placed it down and went to your closet to find something to wear. Changing your bra in the process, you pulled out a black turtleneck and a purple buttoned shirt to put on over the turtleneck. Once that was on, you folded the jacket and looked outside your window. You did hear Yami earlier before the chopper took off, it's only a matter of where the hell he is so you could even return it. However, the moment you stared out the window, your eyes averted to the ground and locked with a familiar blonde haired female, who froze up when you made eye contact with her. Your eyes widened and you bolted out of your room and straight to the exit - yes, there was an elevator trip you had to take, but you bolted out the moment the doors opened. Yes, you were looked at by a few security, but they worked way past their hours and they're not gonna spend another hour chasing after you. Pushing the doors open, you ran outside and caught your breath as the woman sitting on her motorcycle before you raised an eyebrow,

"...talk about a marathon. You look like you've never run that fast before." She joked,

"Wh...what are you doing here?" You asked, "I...I thought you...."

"I came....I came because I wanted to tell you something. I was gonna leave cause I didn't think you'd care or-"

"What makes you think I wouldn't care?!" You scrunched your face, a little offended at that remark.

".....Don't tell me you still consider me as your friend after everything I did..."

"Why...why wouldn't I?" You asked,

"...(y/n)..." Her eyes widened a little bit. "....you...you mean to tell me you don't hate me after nearly kidnapping you in your own room?"

"Well...I was more betrayed and upset...but I'd never hate you for it." You shrugged your shoulders and watched her tense up in return. She bit her lip and took a deep breath as you tilted your head and gently rested your hand on hers,

"Mai.." You narrowed your eyes at her, "What's wrong?"

"Look, hun." Mai clenched the handles in her motorcycle, "....Dartz...I let him drag me into his mess because I thought he'd fill that..that emptiness in my heart that I've felt since the end of the Battle City Tournament. I...I chose that path because I thought it could...give me something I had always wanted, and what I got was to be used as a tool against the closest friend I've ever made." She stared at you with guilt and sorrow on her face, "And got my soul taken when I realized this was all in vain."

You bit your lip as her lips trembled, "......(y/n), I've been a bad friend. I have been the moment I turned my back from you and went to Dartz. I have been the moment I let Dartz corrupt my head and convince me to try and kidnap you when you were vulnerable. I don't know how to make it up with you. I fucked up by contributing to your torture, and for that, I am so sorry. I....I know this may seem like I am making excuses, but-"

Clenching your fists, you practically bolted to her and wrapped your arms around her, which she returned almost immediately. You felt her body tremble as she hugged you and you couldn't help but try to keep yourself together,

"It...It's alright." You shook your head, "Dartz...was a real asshole, but I'm glad you're here with me now. I...." You gulped already feeling the direction this was going to go, "...I forgive you."

You felt her completely tremble in your touch and heard her sobs that were buried in the crook of your neck. In response, you felt tears stream down your face and held her tighter. After a few minutes of sobbing, you felt Mai tighten your hug as she used her sleeve to rub her face,

"....We...we can catch up at my place if you want." Mai offered.

Perking up, you really wanted to go with Mai, but what about everyone inside? Your eyes slowly trickled up to find Cassandra watching you from a few floors up. Her eyebrow quirked when you made eye contact, then soon waved her hand as though she's urging you to go with Mai. Biting your lip, you nodded and sat behind her in her motorcycle with your face buried in her back.

"I...I would like that." You nodded.

Wiping her tears from her face, she sniffed and revved up her bike. She removed the brakes off with her foot and started up her motorcycle, taking off away from the Card's Chalice.

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A/N; Okay, I feel I should address this. Although the anime gives us two whole ass filler arcs (Grand Prix and Capsule Monsters arc), I will not be doing them - as I feel they are honestly a waste of time to cover as they have little importance for your relations with Yami/Atem and the plot. So, for this, I will be heavily relying on the manga dialogue/plot-line for this season (I do physically have the manga!). Now because of this, some chapters may be short, some may be long, so I do apologize for the weird amount of pages per chapter in advance.

Also minor update; I also forgot to include Yami/Atem's age, he is 25 years old. Many apologies for not addressing that. It has been updated in the Notice of Background chapter!

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