One day, I got this idea to take random Japanese words and build a story around it. Each is just a one shot and there will be probably be 10. I hope you like it! By the way, the main pairing will be Puzzleshipping! n.n

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! I OWN NOTHING!

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Part One: Hana

Hana translates as blossom or flower. A love between two young boys is about to blossom over one flower.

Yami laid the side of his face against the glass case display. He was so bored. The constant smell of flowers was starting to put him to sleep. He sighed and drew a frowning, angry face in the small circle of condensation.

A ruler was snapped on his back. "Pay attention! It's tasteless if a customer comes in and sees you asleep."

Yami grumbled and sat up. "What customer? I've worked here for two months and hardly anyone comes here!"

The bell hanging over the door rang suddenly as it opened. "Um, excuse me. Is this the Crawford Flower Shop?"

"Irrashaimase!" Pegasus ran over to the customer and embraced him. "Thank you for choosing Crawford Flower Shop! Your patronage is greatly appreciated!"

The customer chuckled nervously. "Y-you're welcome?"

Pegasus ran over to Yami. "Treat this customer like he is family. Understand?!"

Yami rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

Pegasus turned back to the customer and waved with a goofy smile on his face. "I'll leave you in Atemu-kun's hand, my most precious customer!"

He nodded. "Thank you."

Pegasus practically leaped into his office and shut the door. Yami rolled his eyes again. 'What a freak.'

He turned to the customer. "What can I help-…hey, I know you. You go to Domino City High. You're in my class. Motou Yuuki-san, right?"

He blushed. "Actually, it's Yuugi. But yes, I'm in your class."

"Sorry." He walked from around the counter and straightened his green apron. "What can I help you with?"

Yuugi's hands started to shake so he hid them behind his back. "W-well, I was wanted to send some flowers to someone. But I heard that there are meanings to flowers."

Yami nodded. "I think I know where you're going with this. What kind of message would you like to send to this person?"

He froze. Yuugi's cheeks turned a deep red. "W-well…I was hoping to…to maybe send them a love flower."

Yami smiled. "I see. A confession, right? Well, I think I know what you're looking for."

He led Yuugi over to the flowers and kneeled down. "The Acacia is a symbol of concealed and chaste love. The Arbutus means something like, "thee only do I love". An Aster is the symbol of love and daintiness."

Yuugi blinked and kneeled beside him looking at the flowers that Yami pointed out. "Wow, Atemu-kun, I didn't know you know so much about flowers."

Yami chuckled. "Pegasus-san is convinced I'll take over his business once he retires so he forces me to know all of this sort of stuff. All of the meanings I'm telling you are ones he's made me memorize from a textbook."

Yuugi saw a pink flower sitting next to the Arbutus. "What's that one?"

"That's a Camellia. A pink one symbolizes longing for someone while the red one means "you're a flame in my heart". There are a lot of flowers that mean love. It's just a matter of choosing one now." Yami smiled.

Yuugi nodded. "Which one would you choose?"

Yami paused. "Well, personally, I think roses, though romantic, are a little cheesy and expected. You'll want to catch this person off guard with an unexpected flower. Then tied to it is a romantic note that says the meaning of the flower and spills all your emotions for them into a beautiful, romantic poem."

Yuugi looked at Yami. "That's what you'd want?"

"Well, yes. That's just me, though." He chuckled. "I'm a hopeless romantic, I can't help it."

For the next fifteen minutes they went over all kinds of love flowers and different arrangements for them. Unfortunately, Yuugi didn't have any money with him. He had only come to the shop to get a basic idea of the certain flower to buy.

"Thanks for all your help, Atemu-kun." Yuugi bowed. "I'll see you tomorrow."

Yami nodded. "Ja ne!"

The bell rang again as the door was opened and closed when Yuugi left. Pegasus' office door slammed open. "How much did he spend?! What did he buy?! Flowers? A flower pot? One of my paintings of flowers? Your clothes? WHAT?!"

Yami raised an eyebrow. "Why would he buy my clothes?"

Pegasus hit Yami over the head with his ruler. "Answer the question!"

"Ow! Look, he didn't buy anything! Yuugi-kun didn't have any money so don't punish me for something I couldn't help!" Yami growled.

Pegasus sighed sadly. "Oh dear. I was hoping he would buy something. Thank you for trying, Atemu-kun."

Yami frowned. He hadn't seen Pegasus so sad before. "Is everything all right, sir?"

"Oh, yes, it's fine." He sighed again and walked back to his office not bothering to shut the door.

Yami followed the older man, concerned for his odd manager. "Sir? I've been meaning to ask you something. Is it all right?"

Pegasus hit his forehead on the desk, resting it there. "Yes, it's fine."

"I know this shop makes very little money." Yami began. "If it's not too bold, how do you make ends meet?"

Pegasus stood up and grinned, his one golden eye shining in the incandescent light. "AHA! My boy, that is a secret for another day!"

Yami sighed. It seems the manager hasn't forgotten his goofiness. Pegasus suddenly towered over him. "Besides, that's not part of your training! How can you run this shop properly if you worry about other peoples lives so much!?"

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The next day, Yami went to school and greeted his friends as usual. Only today he had a new friend to greet. The door slid open and Yuugi walked into the classroom. Yami smiled and waved. "Yuugi-kun!"

Yuugi looked up, surprised at hearing his name. He blushed and waved back at him, a minute smile on his face. "Good morning, Atemu-kun."

"So have you decided yet?" He asked.

Yuugi shook his head. "Not quite yet. I want it to be the perfect one and it's so hard to choose. I appreciate the list of the information you gave me, though. It's helped with my choice a lot."

Yami nodded. "It's no problem. I'd bed it's hard to choose. I hope you find one soon."

"Thank you." Yuugi bowed and sat down in his usual seat at the back of the class.

Jounouchi raised an eyebrow. "What was that about?"

"Yuugi-kun came to the shop yesterday." Yami smiled. "He wants to confess his feelings to someone with a flower."

Anzu smiled. "That's adorable. I hope he doesn't get shot down."

"We should let him sit with us at lunch." Yami said. "He's a really nice guy, I think you'd like him."

Honda nodded. "Sure, why not?"

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When the bell rang for lunch, students all over the school gathered with their friends and ate together. Yuugi took his lunch out of his bag and set it on his desk. He was about to start pulling the food out when he felt a hand on his shoulder. As it turned out, the hand belonged to Yami.

"Yuugi-kun, would you like to eat lunch with us?" He asked.

Yuugi blushed and nodded. "Thank you."

Yami led Yuugi up to the roof. His friends were already there but none of them had started eating yet. "We come here everyday for lunch. You should join us more often."

Jounouchi waved. "Oi! Yami, hurry up and feed me! I'm starved!"

Yami sighed and sat down beside him. "Someday, Jounouchi, you'll have to bring your own lunch." He handed the blonde a few different food items. "Everyone, this is Motou Yuugi-kun. That's Anzu, Honda, and Jounouchi."

"Hajimemashite." Yuugi bowed and sat down. "Thank you for letting me join you today."

Anzu smiled. "No problem. It's nice to meet new people."

"So, Yuugi-kun, who is this person you want to confess to?" Honda asked.

Yuugi gasped. "Atemu-kun, did you tell them?!"

Yami chuckled and scratched the back of his head. "Well, it came out by mistake."

He blushed so heavily; someone might have thought he couldn't breath. Then quickly so the subject would change, Yuugi shouted, "You don't know him! He doesn't go to this school at all!"

Jounouchi chuckled. "So this person is a guy?"

Yuugi gasped. His face instantly turned white. He bit his lip. "Um…"

Jounouchi patted Yuugi's back. "Oh don't worry about it. It's not a big deal. I have a boyfriend you know."

"We're all right with it, Yuugi-kun. It's not what you love it's who you love. Love is blind to gender!" Anzu said supportively.

Honda smiled. "I know a few guys I could set you up with if the confession doesn't work out."

Yuugi smiled. "Thank you all, but I won't need anyone else after this man. Even if I'm rejected, I'll still love him. I'll never love anyone else." He looked up at the sky as he spoke, watching the clouds roll by.

Anzu squealed. "The eternal love, the hopelessly devoted look on your face while you stare at the clouds! Oh, Yuugi-kun, that's so romantic!" She squeezed him tightly. "I really hope the confession works out! No one this sweet should be alone! We defiantly have to hang out from now on! Yuugi-kun!"

Yami chuckled. "You'll have to forgive Anzu, Yuugi-kun. She's more of a romantic then I am."

Yuugi choked. "I'll forgive her once I can breath."

Jounouchi laughed. "I like you, Yuugi. You're a good kid."

"Anzu, let him go already." Honda said. "Don't kill him. Anzu!"

She lessened her hold on him and patted his head a few times. "I'm sure it'll work out, Yuugi-kun. If he's smart, he'll accept your feelings and return them one hundred times more."

Yuugi smiled. "Thank you, Mazaki-chan."

"GAH! Even his use of last name and honorific choices is cute!" Anzu's grip on him tightened again. "'Atemu-kun', 'Mazaki-chan'! If he doesn't accept your feelings and return them one hundred times more can I take you home with me?!"

The three boys did their best to pull her off. "Anzu, stop! You'll break his back at this point!"

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When school ended, Yuugi was invited to go to the arcade with his new group of friends. Yuugi had to go home first and ask his grandfather if it was all right so they walked home with him.

"My grandfather owns the Kame Game Shop. We don't make as much as we would like, but it's enough to keep us alive." Yuugi chuckled. "We live in the store, but there's actually a living room behind the store and an upper level with our bedrooms."

Anzu gasped. "You don't make a lot of money? Now it's even more romantic!"

"How is that romantic?" Honda asked.

Anzu stopped walking, forcing the others to stop with her. "I can see it all now!"

(Inside Anzu's Head)

Sugoroku sighed. "I don't know what to do. We won't be able to be able to pay the rent at this rate. I'm so very sorry, Yuugi."

"Jiichan, don't be sad." Yuugi embraced him. "It'll be all right. I promise. I'll buy my secret love a flower with the little money we have and confess to him. Then I shall sell my body in order to make ends meet!"

Sugoroku gasped. "No, Yuugi! You can't do it! There must be some other way!"

"I'm so sorry, Jiichan. It's all we can do!" They cried, holding each other as their only source of comfort and warmth since they couldn't pay the heating bill on time.

(Out of Anzu's Head)

There were stars in Anzu's eyes. "That's exactly what happened."

"Sell my body?! Mazaki-chan, that's…" Yuugi was interrupted.

"It's true!" Anzu cheered. "He'll go to Main Street and start selling himself. Then his secret love will find out about his shady job and rescue him!"

"Mazaki-chan!" Yuugi blushed again.

Anzu's cheeks were wet with happy tears. "And then they'll share their first kiss! They'll slowly reach for each other, unsure of what to do since neither has been kissed before. Their eyes will close and they will be led simply be their bodies desires. And then finally, their lips will connect! Softly at first, but soon it will turn passionate. They'll be blinded by their love for each other and let their hands roam!"

Yuugi gasped and blushed heavily. Jounouchi started pulling him away from Anzu. "Don't mind her. She's a bit of a fanatic when it comes to shonen-ai. She'll have your whole wedding planned out by the time she gets to the arcade."

Yuugi's blush wouldn't go away. All those things Anzu had said completely embarrassed him. Yami put a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry about it too much, Yuugi-kun. Anzu didn't mean any offence."

"I'm not offended, it's just a little much." He said. "Why would I sell my body?"

Yami chuckled. "Well, I don't know. I think she went a little overboard with her fantasy. You should have heard what she said about Jounouchi and Kaiba when they first got together."

Jounouchi guffawed. "Yeah I remember that." He did his best to imitate Anzu's giddiness. In a high pitched voice he said, "They got drunk at a bar and had sex that night. When they woke up together, they couldn't be together in order to keep Seto's image clean. But their bodies' desires for each other were too great! They had to be together forever!"

Yuugi blinked. "That's not how it actually happened?"

Jounouchi gasped. "You think that's what really happened!?" He curled into a ball and sat near the wall of a building. "Yuugi-kun is so cruel."

"N-no, Jounouchi-kun, that's not what I meant!" Yuugi tried to comfort him.

Yami and Honda stood away from them and sighed. "We'll never get to the arcade at this point."

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Over the next few weeks, Yuugi became good friends with everyone. Other people in the class started saying hello to him and actually knew his name. He was happier then he had been in a long time.

Yuugi would visit the flower shop were Yami worked and be bombarded by Pegasus every time. He would spend hours hearing them talking about flowers and how to care for them. Though he would never buy anything. Not yet, anyway.

One day, Anzu brought party supplies to the group at lunch. "Everyone, we must celebrate this day!"

"Is it someone's birthday?" Honda asked, observing a party hat.

Anzu was shocked. "None of you know what today is?!"

Yuugi shrugged. "Tuesday?"

She squealed. "Dearest, Yuugi-chan, no. Today is indeed Tuesday but that's not what I meant." She took a brave stance. "One month ago today, Yuugi-chan started hanging out with us! It is our one month anniversary!"

Yuugi chuckled. "Well, that's very nice of you to remember. Though, a little creepy."

Yami smiled. "She's right. Today is a very important day indeed. We should celebrate friendship more often you know. It's not just for birthdays, it should be everyday."

"That was so lame, Yami." Jounouchi shook his head. "I agree with you, but get some better lines."

Anzu blew a noisemaker in Jounouchi's face. She made a T with both her hands in front of her chest. "Penalty! Five minutes in time out for unsportsmanlike conduct!"

Jounouchi had to sit in the far corner for five minutes while the celebration started. When he rejoined them, everyone clinked their plastic cups together to celebrate Yuugi. They were all glad to have met him.

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"Atemu-kun, um, could I talk to you for a minute?" Yuugi asked.

Yami smiled. "Sure. What's up?"

Yuugi sighed. He took a deep breath and stuck his arms out in front of him. "Please accept this as a token of my feelings!"

Yami blinked. Yuugi held out a single red tulip, the flower symbolizing a confession of love. As he inspected the sight before him, he noticed that Yuugi's body was shaking. He chuckled and took the flower from Yuugi.

"It's about time you confessed." Yami swooped in to gently caress Yuugi's lips with his own.

Yuugi gasped. Anzu had been right when she said that he hadn't been kissed before. He had no idea what to do now. He opened his eyes and stared back into Yami's ruby orbs. He blushed lightly as he thought they were the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen.

Yami pulled back and smiled. "I'll accept your feelings and return them one hundred times more."

They embraced and shared another kiss. Yami couldn't stop smiling. "I love you, Yuugi-kun."

Yuugi gently licked his lips and blushed. "I love you too."

"Well done!" Pegasus jumped out of the bushes near by and embraced the couple. "I'm so proud of both of you!"

Yami pushed him away. "You stalker! What are you doing here?!"

"I came each day since I knew Yuugi-chan would confess to you! I wanted to make sure you would say yes, other wise I would beat you worse then I do at work!" Pegasus wiped away a tear. "So not only was my presence not needed, I now have another heir to the Crawford Flower Shop!"

Yuugi blinked. "What?"

"Yuugi-chan!" Pegasus opened his arms. "Come, embrace me! We will start our new partnership with you as a fellow heir to the shop! If for any reason, Yami cannot be the new owner, you will take his place as manager!"

Yami growled. "Don't talk like that, you freak! Stalking us for who knows how long and saying these things! You're lucky I'm not quitting!"

He grabbed Yuugi's arm and walked away. Yuugi felt a sweat drop fall down the side of his face. Pegasus and Anzu should get together sometime. They would probably be great friends.

Yami sighed and sat Yuugi down on a bench. "Sorry about him. Pegasus likes to think I'm the son he never had."

"That's all right." Yuugi smiled. "It's nice that he cares about you so much."

Yami chuckled. "Yeah, he's an all right guy." He turned his complete attention to Yuugi. "I wanted to thank you before he interrupted us. I'm glad you walked into the shop that day. If you hadn't I don't know if we would be here right now. This is the path I would have chosen had I know I would be this happy."

Yuugi smiled and leaned against him. "I'm glad as well. I'm glad you walked into the classroom the day you moved here. The instant I saw you I wanted to be with you. I had never seen anyone so incredible. I never wanted to leave your side."

"And you never will." Yami kissed his forehead. "I'll always be with you, Yuugi. You won't lose me. I'll always love you."

Yuugi smiled. "I don't think always will be long enough for us."

They shared a final kiss before walking home together, hand in hand, the red tulip between their fingers.

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